A mage? A spell engineer!

Chapter 446 Rewinds to One Year Ago

Outside the fortress, many soldiers lay sprawled out. They were currently only being cleansed by negative energy; although the source had disappeared, their condition had not yet recovered.

Only Rorschach remained standing, as he gently laid the stiff Richard down. His old classmate, who seemed to have been lying in his grave for a long time, showed no signs of reversing his zombification even after the necromancer's disappearance.

If Richard adopted a "shut up and don't resist" policy when facing his teacher, now he's spilling the beans, rambling on and on, telling Rorschach everything that's happened at the fortress.

As he lay weakly against the wall in his final moments, he said, "Please tell Bart I'm sorry for not replying to his wedding invitation. Is the bride beautiful? Are he and his family doing well?"

"Great, that kid's living the dream right now." Rorschach initially thought Richard was seriously injured and tried to heal him with magic. But he didn't expect that once the "Resurrection" effect wore off, Richard immediately showed great pain.

"No way, you've become an undead creature?" Rorschach quickly stood in front of him to block the sunlight.

"It's come to this. Burn me to ashes and send me home so they won't find out." Richard stiffly removed the nameplate and armband, intending to hand them to Rorschach.

"Hey, don't give up on yourself so easily." Rorschach took out his cane from his ring and began preparing the [Reverse Ray] to fire at his good brother as soon as possible.

"This is the work of the necromancer. By the way, how is the chief?" Richard was worried that the chief accompanying the army would continue to cause trouble, so he went to Rorschach. However, judging from the pilot just now, Rorschach also had strong reinforcements of equal strength on his side.

"You mean that tattooed bald guy? He probably won't have a chance to contact you again."

Richard was initially incredulous, then squinted and re-examined Rorschach in the backlight. His appearance hadn't changed much; if anything, his hair was longer and his facial features were more defined.

"Dead?"

"Dead." Rorschach was certain that he had interrupted the necromancer's process of transferring his body and being reborn, and at the same time, his soul had dissipated, returning to the overflow of his creator. If he were more ruthless, he could have simply used the [Reverse Ray] to stop the opponent's rebirth spell, and then immediately used the necromancy-based [Enlightenment] spell to collect the opponent's remnant soul, stuff it into any container, and enslave him.

Rorschach only used [Anti-Magic Scream] because he was a great benefactor.

"Who killed him? He was a great mage skilled in necromancy."

"It's not fair to say that his soul disappeared in the presence of me and other mages. Among those who did it was an archmage." Rorschach didn't want to dwell on the matter. Even if that necromancer was still alive, the Arcane Senate would surely eliminate him.

Richard tentatively accepted this explanation: "That's good. At least for a while, the Chief won't be able to bother you. Rorschach, you should seek protection as soon as possible, and be careful."

Richard's voice grew weaker and weaker, and the functions of the rest of his body gradually ceased. A dense negative energy surged towards the last stronghold, the abode of Richard's soul. His pupils gradually dilated, and a red light shone deep within them.

"Kill me now!"

"Okay." Rorschach raised his hand and pointed the tip of his cane at his former classmate, Richard, who was now about to become a zombie. Richard smiled with satisfaction when he saw Rorschach's decisiveness.

"Don't get me wrong, I mean the magic to save you is ready."

Richard couldn't understand what Rorschach was doing or what was happening to him. The blue patches on his body began to disappear, the negative energy was restored to pure magic, and the blood color gradually returned to his skin. During this time, his consciousness gradually blurred, and he passed out.

Although Rorschach was using the Reverse Ray, this was the first time he had used it on a human target, and it was to reverse a spell that had been cast for an unknown period of time.

There is another unexpected and unavoidable problem: the spell is based on the caster's retrospective understanding of the target's state, meaning that the spell's final effect is determined by the influence in the caster's mind, and Rorschach hasn't seen Richard for over a year!

Whether it will be successful, and to what state it will be traced back to, are all unknown.

He watched as Richard fell into a deep sleep, and if he hadn't seen Richard recover, Rorschach would have been worried that he had killed Richard.

Looking at Richard's smooth, handsome face, Rorschach wiped the sweat from his brow: "Great, even if he doesn't wake up, he can still be buried beautifully and intact. No, how could I even think of that?"

It must be pollution from negative energy! Rorschach forcibly absorbed and transformed it back then, which disgusted him. Yes, it must be.

Next, he could treat the soldiers. Rorschach didn't stop; he planned to directly unleash a domain containing the power of "resurrection" to restore some health to the unfortunate souls who were staggering around.

Unexpectedly, there was another "person" standing next to him, who was the source of Rorschach's power of resurrection.

What are you doing here?

The appearance of Dryuyaz outside Moncado Fortress greatly surprised Rorschach. Was this a limited-time return of old characters? Although he recognized the other party immediately, it was clear that this deity's aura was different now.

The first time I saw Him, He was an androgynous deer-headed creature. When He returned for the first time, He surprisingly displayed a powerful male form. The last time we parted, He was a forest maiden like a fawn.

Now, she was even more beautiful, even more sacred and unapproachable. Although she had the appearance of a human woman, her demeanor was closer to the deer-headed form that Rorschach had first seen, and her eyes and brows were more mature and majestic. At this moment, her radiant hair seemed infinitely long, cascading and extending until it merged with the earth.

It seems that His power is much greater than before.

"If I wish to walk on the earth and eke out a living, I need permission. To obtain permission, I must do something for the one who made the promise." Not only did Dryaz's demeanor revert to that of the stag-headed form, but his tone and ancient elven-like grammar also began to resemble his former self.

"I still think your way of speaking should be more in line with the times," Rorschach boldly suggested.

"Ahem. As you wish." Unexpectedly, the god readily complied, and her voice returned to that of a young girl: "Since you treated your friend in this way, his physical condition will now revert to at least what it was a year ago. He should have been at the level of an intermediate mage before, but after your treatment, his spellcasting ability will probably temporarily decline."

Luo Xia was startled: "What about his memories?"

"Memories are bound to the soul, so they can't be easily erased by you; what's being traced back is just the body. Of course, he needs to start training again to restore his magic power and control to the level of an intermediate mage before he can use the highest-level magic he has mastered."

Sigh, my good brother shouldn't blame me for these aftereffects. Rorschach then thought, "Why did you come here? To help the soldiers and civilians affected by necromancy recover?"

Only a more powerful deity could command gods, and Rorschach could only think of one. The Lord of Order truly has a deep love for humanity and Valuwa; even in this state, he still sends outside help to pull them out.

"No, I have no time to worry about the ongoing disaster in Condi."

After Dryaz finished speaking, he began to release his divine power. The fields that had been scorched by the war were restored to their original verdant green of spring and summer. However, soon, an even more powerful force burst forth from the center of the fortress, once again sweeping through the fortress and the city.

(End of this chapter)