How a Two-Life Scoundrel Lives

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【Chapter 61】

‘This is troublesome.’

Carlisle urgently threw his body toward the castle gates.

Swoooosh!

[Whisper of the Earth] on his left wrist emitted an intense aura.

Squelch squelch!

As [Mud Swamp] was cast, the area in front of the castle gates turned into a quagmire, binding the feet of the enemies pouring in.

“Urgh!”

“Guwaaaaak!”

Barbarian warriors and undead monsters flailed helplessly as they sank knee-deep into the mire.

“I’ll block them!”

Helen quickly moved to the entrance where [Mud Swamp] was spread and swung her sword at the enemies.

“Uaaaaak!”

“Kyaaaak!”

The enemies, just like during the previous siege battle, flailed in [Mud Swamp] before meeting futile deaths.

Once they set foot in it, they were essentially bound in place, so there was nothing they could do but face death while standing.

However, even that had its limits…

“There are… too many… no matter how many we kill, there’s no end…”

In front of [Mud Swamp].

A soldier who had been attacking enemies alongside Helen muttered as if half out of his mind.

And for good reason, as there were far too many enemies.

They were stepping on the corpses of allies who had died in [Mud Swamp], entering the fortress one by one.

At this rate, the enemy corpses would become a kind of stepping stone or foothold to overcome [Mud Swamp].

‘This is the worst.’

Just as Carlisle cut a skeleton soldier in half and bit his lips tightly.

Whooom!

Something massive and heavy came flying in an arc from far away.

“Watch out!!!”

Marder urgently warned and cast [Rapid Fire] at the approaching object.

Thunk thunk! Thunk thunk thunk! Thunk! Thunk thunk!

Arrows fired like rapid artillery all embedded into the approaching target.

However, the stopping power of arrows couldn’t halt him.

No, they couldn’t even penetrate his body in the first place.

Ting, tiing!

The arrows bounced off helplessly.

Thoom!

Crash!

The shockwave from his landing swept through the surroundings.

“Uaaaak!”

“Aak!”

Thud!

The soldiers of Bowden Fortress positioned nearby were instantly lifted up and crashed down.

[Lightning Stomp] was cast simultaneously with the landing of [Thunder Leap].

“Sigmund… Valhallaaaa…”

Resentful and obsessive muttering flowed from the head held in his left hand.

Rotting eyeballs looked around searching for his enemy.

Bjornsen.

Resurrected as a [Dullahan] by Dark Mage Crowley, he had invaded Bowden Fortress once again to take revenge on Carlisle!

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“Private Carlisle seems to be quite popular.”

Kudo casually joked to Carlisle.

Though it seemed unlikely for jokes to emerge in such a desperate moment, among those who lived on battlefields, there were many who didn’t lose their humor even until just before death.

Why?

Because for them, death was part of daily life.

“Is that a compliment?”

“Having many people looking for you is a good thing, isn’t it? Haha.”

“If I get a little more popular, even ten thousand lives wouldn’t be enough to survive.”

Carlisle grumbled sarcastically.

When even people approaching with goodwill were bothersome and unwelcome, what good was being popular with those harboring malice.

“Sigmund… Sigmuuund…”

Bjornsen’s head, upon spotting Carlisle, opened and closed its mouth like a goldfish.

It was remarkable that he could produce sound with just his head, without the organs needed to push air for vocalization—namely, lungs.

“I’ll help you face him. The other comrades seem busy. Ah, of course, I’d like to let you monopolize Carlisle, but then Private Carlisle might not remain safe. Huhu.”

“What do you mean by wanting to monopolize me?”

“Interfering with someone’s affection isn’t a pleasant thing to do.”

“You call that…”

Carlisle tried to protest, but unfortunately, there was no more time.

“Sigmund… Sigmuuund!”

Bjornsen charged at Carlisle.

Whoosh, whoooom!

The speed of his swinging axe seemed several times faster than before.

Naturally, the destructive power and sharpness of the axe had also become several times stronger.

“Urgh!”

Carlisle threw his body to evade Bjornsen’s attack.

Crash!

The massive axe struck down on the ground.

The axe blade didn’t just dig into the earth but caused cracks, so if hit by that attack, his head would split and his body would be vertically bisected.

“You’ll die if you get hit!”

“I know!”

Carlisle shouted back and readied his stance.

Whoosh, whoooom!

The axe relentlessly targeted Carlisle.

“Aren’t you being too fond of only Private Carlisle?”

Swoosh!

An aura-laden blade slashed across Bjornsen’s back.

However, only a long scratch was carved into Bjornsen’s back.

Even the sharpness of an aura-infused katana couldn’t cut through the skin of Bjornsen, who had been reborn as a Dullahan.

“Valhallaaaa!”

Bjornsen laid his axe blade flat and launched his own head.

Whooooom—!!!

Crash!

Bjornsen’s head, flying at a terrifying speed like a cannonball, struck Kudo squarely in the center of his chest.

“Kuhek!”

Kudo coughed up blood and flew far away, crashing into a wall.

He had neutralized Kudo, one of the strongest in the scout unit, with a single blow using a method no one could have anticipated.

“Sigmund… Sigmundddd….”

Bjornsen picked up his own head that was repeating the same words like a parrot, then turned his back to Carlisle again.

“Sigmunddddd…!!!”

Bjornsen once again lunged toward Carlisle.

Bang, crash!

Every time Bjornsen’s axe clashed with Grimgand, Carlisle was forced to stagger back several steps.

Despite his appearance, Carlisle possessed monstrous strength, but before the overwhelming power of Bjornsen who had become a dullahan, he could only be helplessly pushed back.

‘Damn it. My attacks aren’t working.’

Moreover, even when he tried counterattacking in between, it was difficult to deal meaningful damage to Bjornsen even with Grimgand’s sharpness.

It wasn’t a matter of skill, but purely the result of too severe a difference in weight class.

Bjornsen was a powerhouse who had overwhelmed Carlisle in terms of build even when he was alive.

Now that he had become a dullahan, Carlisle could only be one-sidedly beaten.

Thwack!

“Gah!”

Carlisle was sent flying by Bjornsen’s kick.

‘I need to get up quickly… Urgh!’

Craaack!

Before he knew it, Bjornsen had closed the distance and his foot was slowly crushing Carlisle’s chest.

Despite his massive build, Bjornsen’s movements were terrifyingly fast.

“Carlisle!”

Swoosh, swooosh!

Marder’s arrows flew continuously, but Bjornsen didn’t budge.

Thud, thunk.

The arrows with bent or broken tips fell to the ground like fallen leaves.

“Gah, gahhh!”

“Sigmund… Valhallaa….”

Bjornsen’s dead eyes gleamed with vengeance toward Carlisle.

Was that why?

Craaack!

Bjornsen’s foot pressed down on Carlisle’s chest even harder.

It must have been revenge for what he suffered while alive.

Hadn’t Bjornsen died crushed under rocks by the scout members, just as he had crushed Derek to death?

Considering who had suggested that idea, it was natural that Bjornsen would try to crush Carlisle to death with his foot.

Crack, crunch!

Eerie sounds echoed from Carlisle’s chest.

His sternum was clearly beginning to break, unable to withstand the crushing force.

‘I need to counterattack somehow… Urgh!’

Even while thinking this, Carlisle didn’t give up and swung Grimgand, trying to escape the current situation.

But it was insufficient.

It wasn’t even a dagger, and a sword swung while his chest was being crushed couldn’t be threatening.

Craaack!

‘In my previous life I died from being hit, and now I’m going to die from being crushed….’

Just as Carlisle’s consciousness was gradually fading.

“Who stepped on my tail.”

The baby dragon poked its head out through the gaps in Carlisle’s military uniform.

Still not fully awake, the baby dragon’s expression was blank and drowsy.

However, the emotion in its tone was clear irritation and anger.

It was already in a bad mood from being upset with Carlisle, and now its peaceful sleep had been disturbed, so there was no way the baby dragon would be in a good mood.

“What, you?”

The baby dragon looked up at Bjornsen above Carlisle and made a venomous expression.

“You dared to step on my tail, is that it? You’re in big trouble. Yaaawn!”

The baby dragon opened its mouth wide like a cat yawning.

No matter how wide a baby dragon the size of a squirrel could open its mouth, the result was by no means trivial.

Whoooosh!

Green flames burst out from the baby dragon’s mouth in a fan shape and engulfed Bjornsen.

Roarrrrrrrrrrrrr!

The flames that wrapped around Bjornsen blazed fiercely, and scorching heat devoured the surroundings.

“Kraaaaaaaaaaaaak!”

Bjornsen’s head let out a scream filled with agony.

Ding!

A notification window appeared before Carlisle’s eyes.

[Alert: Baby Dragon has cast 【Dragon’s Fury】!]

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Thud thud!

“Krak, kraaaak!”

Bjornsen stomped his feet in agony.

Undead are dead creatures moved by dark magic.

As such, their nerves are naturally dead too, so it was normal for them not to feel pain.

Nevertheless, the fact that screams burst from the undead’s mouth meant that the [Dragon’s Fury] the baby dragon breathed was by no means ordinary fire.

[Dragon’s Fury]

“Touching a sleeping dragon’s whiskers is foolishness.”

【Continental Proverb】

Fire breathed by a baby dragon when its anger reaches its peak.

[Dragon’s Fury]

“Touching a sleeping dragon’s whiskers is foolishness.”

【Continental Proverb】

Fire breathed by a baby dragon when its anger reaches its peak.

[Dragon’s Fury]

“Touching a sleeping dragon’s whiskers is foolishness.”

【Continental Proverb】

Fire breathed by a baby dragon when its anger reaches its peak.

[Dragon’s Fury]

“Disturbing a sleeping dragon’s whiskers is foolishness.”

【Continental Proverb】

The fire that a baby dragon breathes when its rage reaches its peak.

[Dragon’s Fury]

“Disturbing a sleeping dragon’s whiskers is foolishness.”

【Continental Proverb】

The fire that a baby dragon breathes when its rage reaches its peak.

‘Must be really angry.’

[Dragon’s Fury] is the fire breathed when rage reaches its peak.

If that was the case, then Baby Dragon must have been incredibly furious about having its tail stepped on.

Otherwise, there would be no reason to use [Dragon’s Fury].

Effects:

– [Burning] Burns enemies with scorching heat.