Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 337

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The Necromancer Academy’s Summoning Genius — Chapter 337
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The Khan Kingdom’s army surged toward the fortress.
The soldiers on their side were beastfolk with small frames, but perhaps because they were the enemy, they seemed relatively larger and more imposing than the defenders.
“Ready! Ready! All forces prepare to fire!”
Beastfolk adjutants barked orders. Archers along the fortress wall moved in perfect unison, nocking arrows and aiming at the dark wave of enemy soldiers rolling toward them.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Even though they were within bow range, the tide surging beneath the fortress wall showed no signs of stopping.
“Loose! Whistle!”
Countless black arrows cascaded down, and the wave below rippled as if struck. Soldiers with arrows buried in them collapsed one after another. Behind them, more soldiers trampled over the corpses and charged forward with a roar.
“Whistle! Aim again!”
“Quicken the pace of your shots! Fire!”
Another volley of arrows poured down like a torrential rain.
Formidable firepower. The black arrows pierced armor and penetrated the enemy soldiers. One arrow killing two was not uncommon.
“Hehehehe! Did you all see that? You saw it, right?”
Dik spoke from atop the fortress wall, his face flushed with excitement.
“My Enchantment is truly specialized for siege warfare, isn’t it? When I strengthen the soldiers’ arrows and weapons, they just……!”
“Concentrate before I pierce that mouth of yours.”
At Merin’s words, Dik’s mouth snapped shut.
Simon let out a quiet chuckle and turned his gaze back to the front.
The momentum of the Khan Kingdom soldiers was formidable. They charged toward the fortress gate without fear, their cries splitting the air.
Soon, wielding weapons like great felling axes, they brought them crashing down on the gate — Bang! Bang! — and the gate shuddered violently, sending debris flying.
“The battering ram!”
And now they were sending up a battering ram from the slope. Soldiers pushed a cart fitted with a metal-banded log toward the fortress gate.
“Simon! I’ve put Enchantments on the gate too, but it won’t last long if they hit it with that ram!”
“Leave it to me.”
Around Simon, a total of sixteen Skeletons stood ready. Eight were Skeleton Mages wielding staffs, and the other eight were ordinary Skeletons.
“Throw!”
The ordinary Skeletons hurled Oil Fruits with a whoosh. They tumbled and rolled down the slope before the gate.
Then, using Cross Operation, he put the ordinary Skeletons on standby and connected his consciousness to the minds of the eight Skeleton Mages. A Magic Circle began to form above the staffs they raised.
“Dark Blaze.”
Not quite equal to Merin’s Dark Flare, but a lower tier of Dark Element flame magic.
Above the Magic Circle, fireballs swelled like blooming flowers. Influenced by Simon’s Mana Color, they bore a deep blue-black hue.
“Release!”
Whoooooosh!
Eight blue-black fireballs tore through the gray sky, ascending in an arc.
The fireballs, which had been climbing in a gentle curve, suddenly turned their trajectory downward toward the base of the fortress gate.
The Khan soldiers’ pupils dilated. The flickering flames approaching them looked like a living fire demon opening its jaws wide.
“Scatter! Scatter!”
Kaboom——!!
The fireballs detonated in unison, igniting the soldiers. In the same instant, the Oil Fruits scattered on the ground caught fire and exploded — boom, boom — spraying oil across the ground in profusion.
The flames spread to the oil, creating a vast inferno around the fortress wall and slope.
“Wow!”
Dik let out an exclamation of awe.
Not only the soldiers climbing the slope but even the siege weapon itself, the battering ram, had been engulfed in flames. Soldiers with fire clinging to their bodies shrieked in agony and tumbled down the slope.
“Click-click! A Guardian after all!”
“A Guardian stands with us! Whistle!”
The display of fire boosted the morale of the defending forces. Merin, standing beside Simon, snorted and yet smiled.
“Dark Element flames suit you well, don’t they?”
“I still have much to learn.”
His words were humble, but Simon himself felt a certain sense of accomplishment.
A Summoner’s strength lay in numbers.
He could not command advanced Black Magic like Merin’s right now, but the ability to unleash eight Dark Blazes simultaneously was a clear advantage that did not fall short of her power.
“Put out the fire!”
While the Khan Kingdom soldiers cleared away the fire and oil and sent in the next battering ram, the assault on the gate was delayed.
But the Khan Kingdom was already preparing its next move.
“Ladders!”
Towering Siege Ladders were set against the fortress wall, and soldiers quickly climbed. Some soldiers with hooks drove upward in swift succession.
“Whistle! They’re coming over the wall!”
“Hold the line!”
The soldiers of Aon Kingdom on the Fortress Wall held back the Khan Kingdom troops from climbing up.
Then arrows rained down onto the Fortress Wall, and Aon soldiers began to fall.
The Khan Kingdom archers on the ground had begun launching volleys toward the wall.
“Target the archers! Fire!”
This time, the archers of Aon Kingdom answered with a counterattack. The battle between the bowmen was fierce, and the sky remained filled with a ceaseless torrent of arrows in both directions.
Simon, who had been quietly observing the state of the battle from the Fortress Wall, turned to look behind him.
“Deputy Commander.”
“Yes, Commander!”
The beastfolk deputy standing at the rear lowered his head respectfully.
“I can manage the Fortress Gate alone, so concentrate our full strength on the Fortress Wall.”
“Are you certain? I worry we’re placing too great a burden on you…….”
“I’m certain.”
Even as Simon spoke with his deputy, he sent fireballs from his Skeleton Mage toward the enemy below.
The commander nodded and redirected the forces from the Fortress Gate toward the Fortress Wall.
‘I thought the outer fortress would fall easily, given how low these walls are, but they’re holding up quite well at this rate.’
The South Gate, which Simon and his group were defending, remained intact—as did the other gates.
But.
This war possessed powerful variables.

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“Hold! Hold the line! Clash!”
The battle on the Fortress Wall grew ever more intense.
While dodging the rain of arrows from below, soldiers had to cut down enemies climbing the Siege Ladders.
“Push the ladders! Get them away from the wall!”
“Raise your shields! Don’t fall back! Clash!”
And commanding this section of the Fortress Wall was a veteran beastfolk deputy.
His voice raw from shouting encouragement, he wielded his sword from the very front line alongside his soldiers.
Just as he was pushing back an enemy soldier climbing the ladder—
Thump-thump-thump!
A strange sound came from below the wall. He leaned over the edge to look down.
“Hmm?”
Something was climbing up the Fortress Wall itself.
It was a wolf.
Or more precisely, a werewolf.
“What is that……!”
He didn’t finish speaking. The moment their eyes met, the werewolf burst up the wall and drove its claws into his throat.
“Slash! When did it climb up!”
Aon soldiers defending the wall rushed toward the creature.
On the werewolf’s wrists grew triangular, razor-sharp claws like blades—now stained black with the Dark Element.
Screech!
Slash!
With each sweep of the werewolf’s claws, soldiers sprayed blood and fell.
Its movements bore no comparison to the soldiers’. Before they could even thrust their spears properly, they were cut by the werewolf’s claws and torn by its fangs.
“Slash!”
“It’s too strong! Fall back!”
Though soldiers formed ranks and charged, their physical specs were simply outmatched.
The werewolf vaulted over them like they were acrobatic obstacles, wheeling behind the soldiers and shredding their throats with a single pass of its claws.
“Shoot that wolf!”
Archers at the end of the Fortress Wall nocked their arrows, taking aim at the werewolf.
Seeing this, the werewolf raised its palm before its snout. A Magic Circle was drawn on its palm, and it opened its mouth.
-Awooooooooo!
An Area Curse triggered by sound—Wolf Howling.
The archers’ expressions flooded with utter terror; their legs trembled violently. Some dropped their arrows, others felt their trousers grow wet. In this moment, the werewolf that rushed forward slaughtered the helpless archers.
A single intruder was laying waste to the entire Fortress Wall.
[Ahahaha!]
From the werewolf’s mouth, which until then had only growled, suddenly came the voice of a young boy.
[This is hilarious!]
The werewolf turned its back to the wall and shouted downward.
[Milena! Send them all up!]
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three siege ladders rose into the air, defying gravity. More than a dozen Khan soldiers clung to their rungs.
“Go! Cut down those Aon Kingdom dogs!”
“The Guardian walks with us! Forward! Forward!”
The Khan soldiers leaped onto the Fortress Wall. And below the wall stood a girl in a Kizen School Uniform, wiping sweat from her brow.
“Come all this way just to play elevator with a siege ladder. Really.”
At her gesture, the ladders descended back to the ground.
“Next.”
She turned to regard the Khan soldiers waiting in line.
“Please climb aboard.”
“Yes, Guardian!”

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[Ha! Hahahaha!]
A werewolf stalked the Fortress Wall, and siege ladders ferried soldiers upward like elevators—the tide of battle had turned.
In several sections now, Khan soldiers outnumbered the defenders. If this continued, the entire wall might fall.
[This is fun! So much fun! No wonder they told me to try the Endolas Game when I came to Kizen!]
Thirty Kizen students fighting as Guardians.
Now well into their second semester as 1st Years, the young necromancers had shed their novice marks—their power was considerable. But the beastfolk, small in frame and weak in strength, could not withstand this werewolf.
[Found one!]
The werewolf spotted another officer-rank soldier—a vice-commander—and leaped with all four legs.
Whoosh!
A leap that transcended all limits.
The aging vice-commander couldn’t react to the speed. Just as fangs were about to sink into his neck—
Clang!
A sword suddenly interposed itself. The werewolf skidded backward and dropped to one knee.
‘They blocked my attack?’
“Ha!”
A blonde Kizen student with a glib smile had stepped between them. The werewolf, finally grasping the situation, let out a low chuckle.
A necromancer had to be stopped by another necromancer, after all.
[You’re late.]
The boyish voice issuing from the ferocious, massive werewolf’s mouth sounded strangely at odds.
Dick wiped his chin thoughtfully.
“Hmm—let me see.
Dick squinted, scanning the werewolf’s form with meticulous care.
“Necromancers who specialize in the Shapeshifting Dark Magic Metamorphosis aren’t thick on the ground at Kizen. There’s maybe ten? Oh wait, one was expelled this term, so that makes exactly ten.”
[…….]
Dick’s tongue flicked rapidly.
“And a werewolf of this quality wouldn’t be something learned here at Kizen—it’d be a family specialty. Plus an Area Curse that spreads fear through sound? Yeah, the answer’s clear now.”
Dick smiled wickedly and bowed with elegant flourish, like a gentleman.
“Miss Canis McGlory.”
[…….]
“Does the young lady of the high nobility have a hobby of mimicking a man’s voice?”
At that, the werewolf’s expression turned cold.
[……Who are you?]
This time, a girl’s voice came through. Dick shrugged.
“I’m Dick Hayward from Class A!”
[How did you know right away? Glek’s more famous for the werewolf Metamorphosis than I am.]
“Ah, Glek Crow! With Special Exception rank nine, fame comes naturally. But for bluffing that tries to hide your traits—”
Boom! Boom!
Dick pulled a massive metal case from his Subspace and grinned.
“You just picked the wrong opponent.”

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