Chapter 40

Chapter 40

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◈ Everyone Else is a Regressor (40)

―Swoosh!

A fireball, cutting through the air, smashed into the head of a monster just as it began to climb the city wall, scattering its remains and causing the surrounding monsters to fall as well.

The power to annihilate multiple monsters with a single fireball seemed nothing short of miraculous to the soldiers, who could only wield their weapons.

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"Put in more effort, you guys! The mages aren't retreating, so how can we, the soldiers defending Turris, fall back now!"

With each fireball tearing through the sky and each rapidly fired fire bullet piercing a monster's head, at least one soldier's life was saved. KiJun had no time for leisure.

Sure, wielding his shield and plunging into the fray would earn him accolades, but that would narrow his field of vision and reduce the number of people he could save.

Disguised as a Flame Human, KiJun realized just how splendid the profession of a mage was, launching flames to counter numerous enemies.

'I’m not a mage, though.'

―Ordinary mages can’t cast spells consecutively like this, Contractor. It’s the advantage of being a Summoned.

Right, mages normally require good control over mana and intelligence to operate. KiJun, communing with spirits and naturally manipulating and detonating flames as if part of his body, was different from the magic mages use.

But what would the soldiers know? Seeing fireballs fly in from a distance and incinerate monsters, they only cheered, thinking it was magic.

Moreover, his actual attack power was significantly higher than that of the few mages among the city's defenders!

―For now, this approach is fine. But there will come a time when you, the Contractor, must step to the frontlines.

'I know. For now, I'm satisfied that I can save people even by imitating a mage.'

KiJun felt the monsters' level in the Overflow gradually increasing.

There was a leading figure in the army formed by the Overflow, a sign that they were employing tactics.

First, they would send weaker monsters to exhaust the humans and then deploy stronger monsters to finish them off.

It was a cruel but undeniably effective strategy.

―Level 6 reached, Light Magic (L) increased by 3!

―Fire Spirit Magic (R) has reached 42!

Of course, this doesn’t consider that lower-level people like KiJun killing masses of monsters could level up, recovering health and mana.

As KiJun created an even larger fireball and exploded the flesh wall formed by the monsters trying to climb the wall, the soldiers cheered again.

"Wow! The mage is revitalizing!"

"How can he keep casting fireballs consecutively without getting tired? How high is his mastery?"

"Idiots, the mage is a special race. Unlike us humans who can hardly handle mana properly!"

The foolish soldiers were deceived.

As KiJun continued to cast fireballs, preventing the monsters from climbing the walls, he naturally became an idol to the soldiers.

Though he was uneasy about not collecting the monsters' heads directly, he hoped the lord wouldn't turn a blind eye to his efforts in saving the soldiers.

But how long could he keep fighting the monsters this way? That moment eventually arrived.

―Grooooan...

―Uuuaaaaah...

A rotting hand clutching the wall.

A monster with flesh peeling off to reveal bone, unnaturally contorting its body, suddenly raised its head.

A shudder ran through everyone on the vast city wall at that moment.

"Damn it... Undeads! There are undeads!"

"Cut off their heads! Otherwise, they'll revive!"

"Undeads in the Overflow... We're doomed, it won't end until we're all turned into undead...!"

Undead monsters were more about their symbolism than individual strength.

Their tenacious vitality, dreadful morale, and contagious nature that could infect even healthy humans.

Their sinister will to hate the living and draw them to their side further demoralized the living.

Feeling the atmosphere change drastically, KiJun, about to unleash more flames, halted when suddenly, a giant sword, like a boomerang, soared through the air, slicing through the undead climbing up the wall.

"Has driven back hundreds of undead―! We've reclaimed the wall―!"

The soldiers quickly occupied the area and actively pushed back the undead, loudly proclaiming their achievements.

They knew what was needed most now: unwavering courage and morale to support them from falling.

"South wall―! Knight Tolchi―!"

"Has decapitated an elite ghoul―!"

Soldiers' voices echoed from afar, competitively sharing hopeful news of the battle, striving to foster hope that they could overcome this Overflow.

Feeling the soldiers' brave calls mixed with faint fear, yet determined not to back down, KiJun sensed the swirling mana inside him intensify and his eyes widened.

―Your self-developed mana circulation method, Salutaris, reminds you that it operates on spirit rather than mana. As long as your spirit doesn't give up, Salutaris will always produce mana. 'Salutaris (L)' has reached level 3!

Indeed, Salutaris, perfected by KiJun's insights and Bice's teachings, was more than mere mana circulation.

As it merged mana with the spirit, the intense will and emotion driving the spirit made it stronger.

―Contractor, are you okay?

'Not the safest situation. If this wasn't a battlefield...'

The faster the mana rotation, the greater the power and destructive force, but also the more severe the backlash on KiJun's body.

Yet, he was aware of the most effective remedy to alleviate this.

'For now― there are no issues!'

―Squeal!

The holy fire conjured by KiJun as a result of Salutaris turned into a huge sphere, thrown into the air.

Surprisingly, it vaporized into cloud-like formations, floating over the wall and soon starting to rain fire.

An intricate control, targeting only the monsters with hot flames, sparing the humans, it was a splendid spirit magic, befitting KiJun's widened vision, incapacitating more monsters and saving more lives.

―The fantastic synergy with spirits and the strong will of the summoned has successfully implemented this complex spirit magic. 'Fire Spirit Magic (R)' has jumped to level 45! Your Spirit Power (L) has increased by 1!

―Level 7 achieved, increasing Dexterity (L) by 1, Light Magic (L) by 1, and Spirit Power (L) by 1.

The medicine named 'level up' hit KiJun's body.

He felt his spirit and body reviving as if he had never been injured, bringing a bright smile to his face.

He felt like he could fight all day long.

But he knew he had to be aware.

High charisma not only boosts the morale of allies but also draws the attention of enemies to oneself.

―Koo-oo-oo-oo-oo!

The undead kept swarming in.

There was still a lot of time left until the end of the night.

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): I'm free! I'll be resting all day today, aren't you happy? So let's play together all day.]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): What, you're not reading my messages again? Why is a newbie who just crossed over to Reta so busy?]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): You're not doing something weird, are you? With your charisma increasing, like...]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): (Message deleted.)]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): No, you wouldn't have the nerve. If you did, you would have done it by now.]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): (Message deleted.)]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): At the end of the day, it’s probably because of your suddenly increased charisma, and you can’t handle all the quests pouring in, right? It’s obvious. I’ve lived in Reta too, you know.]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): But always be careful, right? I’ve always been more afraid of people than monsters. Being pretty like me, there were bastards who wanted to take advantage of me, could’ve built a kingdom with them. Doesn’t matter if they're summoned or NPCs, they're all the same.]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): But who am I? I know how to see through those things, how to quickly filter out those making a move on me. You should be careful too. Don't be fooled by some strange girl, okay?]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): Look at the eyes, their eyes. If they seem cloudy, filter them out. And if someone avoids eye contact or is overly confident, they definitely have something to hide.]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): Also, be wary of people whose words and attitudes subtly differ. Those who pretend to say and act right but subtly steer things in their favor are the biggest problem. Before getting backstabbed by such people, you should hit them first, got it?]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): Ha, what am I doing talking to myself when there's no one to answer, really.]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): Hey, isn't it?]

[Bice♥ (Dimensional Waiting Room): ...You're not meeting a girl, are you?]

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