Chapter 185: The Battle to Reclaim Zestrad (1)
Maloka sat alone in the darkness of the Zestrad mansion’s second floor. He hadn’t even bothered to light a lamp. Calmly, he regulated his mana and necromantic energy, recalling the black-haired young man he had seen earlier that day.
That bastard must be the one Sir Leven mentioned.
Thanks to the future Leven, who had possessed Emil's body, Maloka had learned the name Karnak. The problem was that all he knew about his opponent amounted to little more than a name and a vague description.
In truth, the future Leven hadn't been able to stay in the present Leven's body for long. He had been interrupted and expelled almost immediately. The time he had actually spent face-to-face with Karnak had barely lasted a minute.
The only things he had confirmed were that Karnak had demonstrated an intricate level of necromancy, something only a Tesranach could likely achieve, yet his actual necromantic energy wasn't particularly strong. If only Demphis had been safe, Maloka might have been able to receive a full report on the situation. But, of all times, he had gone missing after that day.
There were too few clues. The continent was far too vast to track someone down with just a name and a rough description. Fortunately, the future Leven had strained to recall the moment and remembered the conversation the young man had with the present Leven.
—I’m part of the King's Order too! Do you think I'm doing this because I want to?
Thanks to this, Elezar had managed to pull the name Karnak from the depths of his memory.
—Come to think of it, there was a mage by that name in the Eustil Kingdom’s King's Order.
The existence of a necromancer of that caliber was unheard of, but the name itself had appeared in Hudel's reports. With a solid lead, it wasn’t difficult to confirm his identity.
His full name was Karnak Zestrad, the current head of the Zestrad Barony and Vice Commander of the Eustil Kingdom’s King's Order. He was a high-ranking mage, and known for his hatred toward necromancers.
Further investigation revealed that he was, in fact, the true source of the so-called Anti-Necromancer Magic that the Azure Silver Tower had been spreading. To Elezar, it was an utterly ridiculous revelation.