Academy’s Genius Swordmaster Chapter 113

< 113. Blood wets the sand (4) >

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“They’re all dead.”

“What the f*ck are you talking about?”

Ronan, realizing that things were going very wrong, let out a curse. The native boy lowered his head.

“Mr. “Let’s lay it down first.”

Ronan took off his coat and laid it on the floor. Schlieffen, who carefully laid the boy down, fell asleep.

“It’s my fault. “I was so weak I didn’t even know I was riding a bird.”

“Did you fall from a very high place?”

“okay. “If the ground wasn’t soft sand, she would have died instantly.”

Schlieffen described Lockbird’s fall as quite rough. As expected, the boy’s condition did not look very good.

Not only did he have bruises big and small, but there were also quite a few signs of fractures. Every time I heard irregular breathing, the breath coming out was reminiscent of a soul leaving the body. Ronan said, looking back at her Sita.

“Sita. request.”

“Bye!”

Sita’s eyes twinkled as if she had been waiting. A swarm of red light seeped from her feathers and enveloped the boy.

Paaaa…! The bruises all over the boy’s body began to heal quickly. The bruises that had appeared all over my limbs disappeared. Eventually, the boy’s breathing became stable.

“It’s increased a lot. “I guess I’m learning well from Ophelia.”

“Pyeol~”

Ronan stroked Sita as if she were blessed. It had a healing power that was superior to that of most luxury potions. However, even after treatment was completed, the boy did not open his eyes.

“Damn it, wake up quickly and explain to me what’s going on.”

It seemed like he needed more time to regain consciousness. Ronan, who had been carefully looking at the boy, frowned at her.

It was clear that they were natives from Dainhar. Black hair and reddish skin. The geometric tattoos engraved all over the body proved it. Ronan narrowed his brows as he recalled memories of his past life.

‘They are not people who can be easily defeated…’

The boy’s words that everyone was dead lingered in my head. However, judging from experience, the natives of that demonic region were not easy opponents.

Ronan thought that if they used Dainhar as a fortress and entered a sit-in, even the imperial army would have a hard time taking over. At that time, a low moan escaped from between the boy’s lips.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu….”

“What, are you awake?”

The twitching eyelids slowly opened. Ronan and the boy’s eyes met. The boy jumped up and fell, hitting his butt.

“Huh?!”

“Calm down, man. “I didn’t do it.”

Ronan approached the boy with his hands in his pockets. He sat down and walked backwards, scattering as much sand as he could get in his hands. The boy shouted in a tearful voice.

“Go, don’t come any closer! “You, you, have killed people!”

“Mr. A, it’s dirty. “Can’t you quit?”

I still felt like I was out of my mind. Ronan, hit by her sand, pulled out Ymir and threw it. Sigh! The dagger flew through the air and stuck right between the boy’s crotch. The boy, completely white, froze.

“Hey!”

“Are you coming to your senses now?”

Ronan approached slowly and pulled out his dagger again. Only then did the boy stop throwing sand. The boy, who was breathing heavily and looking around, opened his mouth.

“···W, where am I?”

“The front yard of your house. “How are you feeling?”

Only then did the boy realize that Ronan had no malicious intent. The boy who had fallen grabbed his hand and pulled himself up.

“Gwae, it’s okay. “Did you heal me?”

“Him, to be exact.”

“Bye!”

Ronan winked. Sita, who was sitting on his shoulder, flapped her wings as if responding. The boy bowed his head to Sita.

“Right. Thank you strange bird. “I’m serious.”

Ronan laughed after seeing the novel reaction. I couldn’t believe that the friendly people were the same as the native people I had seen in the past. After saying thank you, the boy turned around.

“Now I have to go. “I will definitely repay this favor.”

“Where are you going?”

“Going to fight. “We have to get revenge on them and save those who are still alive.”

Instead of responding, the boy began to walk unsteadily toward Dainhar. Ronan walked slowly. Cheolpudeok! The boy, whose feet were tangled, fell down on the sand.

“Phew! “What are you doing!”

“Yumma. “How can I not even take care of my body properly?”

“Do not disturb. I have to go. Otherwise…!”

“We are going to Dainhar anyway. “I’ll help you, so tell me what happened.”

“Thank you for saving me, but I don’t need your help. At most, you guys seem to be around the same age as me. “Run away quickly before they get here.”

“Hey, Schlieffen.”

Ronan laughed and looked back at Schlieffen. Understanding what he meant, he fired his sword energy towards the middle of the desert. Quaaaaa! A huge sandstorm rose from the spot where the sword energy collided. The boy’s eyes widened.

“It’s a monster…!”

“Don’t you think this will be of some help?”

“···Yes. “Are you as strong as me?”

“I’m twice as strong as that. So stop being so stubborn and tell me, man. Just looking at it, it doesn’t seem like it’s something you can solve alone.”

“Ugh…”

Ronan said calmly. It was a cold but rational decision. The native boy, who was gritting his teeth, nodded.

“I get it. So… wow!”

Suddenly the boy became nauseous. It seemed like a memory I had forgotten for a while came to mind. Ronan waited until he had vomited out everything inside him. The boy, who was out of breath, opened his mouth.

“···Strange guys killed people and took them away. “Almost all the men who could fight were killed.”

“Weirds?”

“Yes. “They were really strange guys.”

The boy continued speaking in a trembling voice. He explained about the unidentified intruders.

One was a middle-aged man who appeared to be quite old, and the other was wearing strange clothes, so his face and gender were unrecognizable. They entered the village and committed massacre.

‘Town?’

Ronan suddenly remembered Dainhar’s devastated rescue and tilted his head. Even Ronan had never entered the native village said to be at the center of Dainhar.

“Did those bastards fall from the sky? “How did you crawl in there?”

“I didn’t hide. They pushed in front of them. “Our defense line was completely breached in three days.”

“what?”

“I couldn’t stop it because of my strange power. None of our attacks worked, but all of their attacks worked. “The chief also died in the end.”

The moment Ronan heard those words, his face hardened. It was a feature I had heard a lot about.

“I tried to keep fighting, but the adults sent me on a big bird. “I was attacked while flying and fell… Where do I go?”

Suddenly Ronan turned around. He hurriedly ran to Rock Bird and began examining the body. As he observed carefully, he noticed a wound that he had not seen before. A large metal object reminiscent of the tip of a harpoon was embedded in his feather-covered side.

“You bastards.”

Whoa…! Suddenly, a white light came up from Ymir’s sword body. It was a sight as if objects with the same properties were resonating with each other.

Wow. Ronan gritted his teeth. The metal, which was sharp enough to feel malicious, had an all-too-familiar aura to it.

“···Nebula Clage.”

Although it was weak, it was unmistakable. It was the sparkling mana that was the symbol of Nebula Clage. Ronan, who was silent for a moment, turned to the boy and said.

“hey. “What is your name?”

“Kku, it’s dreaming thunder.”

“okay. Thunder.”

“Are you okay? “The expression…”

The boy, seeing Ronan’s face, hesitated and backed away. It was so violently distorted that it seemed as if he had become a completely different person than before. Ronan growled, his eyes focused on Dainhar.

“We are leaving right now, so please guide us. “The fastest way.”

****

They quickly packed their bags and headed to Dainhar. The sun had already risen and was heating up the ground.

There was no break time. The problem was that it was Nebula Clazier’s doing, but the most terrible thing was that it had already been three days since the incident occurred.

‘It wouldn’t be strange if they were all dead.’

Ronan clenched his fists. He was a guy who did so many different things, so I couldn’t tell what he was up to.

However, judging from their cruel actions, it was highly likely that the indigenous people had already been wiped out. Ronan and Schlieffen walked without stopping, following the thunder’s guidance. Ronan, who was looking around, twisted his lips.

“···It wasn’t such an easy path.”

The tragedy unfolded even before reaching Dainhar. A disgusting smell was spreading through the hot wind. The monsters that were supposed to act as gatekeepers were lying dead all over the place.

The feathers of the loch birds that had been killed in droves were fluttering like fallen leaves. The sandworms, which are considered a nightmare for adventurers, were also uprooted and withered to death.

Among them, it was common to find gigantic individuals exceeding 10 meters in length. If they were at a disadvantage, they would burrow into the ground and were not difficult to catch, so I was wondering how they were able to pull them out. The blood-soaked sand was shining under the sun.

“I feel really uncomfortable…”

It was something different from before. Ronan frowned at her as he suddenly felt a throbbing sensation in her chest. She couldn’t tell which heart was sending the warning.

They entered Dainhar towards afternoon. It was like shortening an entire day.

Rocky mountains so high that the end was not visible were rising before my eyes. It was hard to believe that something so sharp and organic in shape could have been created naturally. Thunder, who was walking ahead, pointed to the middle of the rocky mountain and said.

“You guys are so quick to come this far already. Just go into that gap. “It’s a shortcut to the village.”

“Damn, it’s in that place and I can’t find the entrance.”

Ronan narrowed his eyes. Indeed, at the spot pointed to by the thunder, there was a small hole barely big enough for one person to pass through.

“Go up first. “Be careful because you might get caught by these guys.”

With those words, Thunder began climbing the rocky mountain with his bare hands. The movements were so quick that it felt like I was seeing some kind of insect. Ronan and Schlieffen followed.

The passage was dark and narrow. It was so twisted and curved that I felt like I might lose my balance and fall.

They walked in the dark, hearing only the sound of footsteps. It felt like about an hour had passed. Ronan suddenly felt a glare and raised his head.

“Have we arrived?”

There was a crack-shaped entrance not far away. Light was pouring in from there. Thunder, who was breathing heavily, suddenly rushed forward.

“Arrived. Everyone···!”

“Hey, you said it’s dangerous?!”

Despite the restraint, the thunder did not stop. Ronan hurriedly ran after him. The moment I left the crack, the view was wide open. A curse escaped Ronan’s mouth.

“f*ck.”

The thick scent of blood came rushing in. There was no village in sight. Broken household items and children’s corpses. Only the remains of houses destroyed beyond recognition provided any indication that people had lived here.

The same metal objects that were stuck in Locke Bird were stuck in people’s bodies. There were over a hundred corpses embedded in the rock wall like plaques. Schlieffen, who was worse off, sighed softly.

“It’s terrible.”

There were corpses everywhere you looked, but it was rare to find one that wasn’t damaged. Torn off limbs were as common as rocks in the outside world.

It seemed that no cruel and ruthless mercenary group could carry out such massacre and destruction. Nebula Clazie’s sparkling mana was blooming like a haze everywhere. The frozen thunder roared softly.

“······Everyone died.”

He began to walk through the village, which had become hell, in a daze. Ronan, who came to his senses belatedly, expanded his senses. There were no survivors, but neither were the bastards who had done this. He turned to Schlieffen and said:

“Can you feel anything?”

“Nothing is detected immediately.”

Schlieffen shook his head. He explained that his sensing abilities have been disrupted since entering Dain Har. A bitter voice came out of his mouth as he looked around at the devastation.

“Ronan. If it’s three days, it’s likely already too late. “Why not focus on rescuing any survivors?”

“That makes sense, but it seems like something is still here.”

Ronan was confident that Nebula Klazie had not yet left Dainhar. The evidence was the more intense chest pain.

Ronan, who had been considering the situation, was just about to take his next action. A scream of thunder was heard from behind.

“Waaaagh!”

“f*ck, what is it?”

It was the loudest thunder I’ve ever heard. The two people turned their heads at the same time. A large monster was running far away, carrying a thunderbolt on his back.

“Damn it, stop!”

Judging by his behavior, he was a native of thunder. It was unbelievably fast to get rid of one person. Ronan, pulling out La Mancha, ran after the assailant.

A chase broke out out of nowhere. The gunman jumped over his corpses and swerved around, trying to elude his pursuers. But Ronan followed along tenaciously.

“이 개새끼야, 서라고!”

In fact, the gap was gradually narrowing. It was the moment when the gap between sword energy was narrowed. Suddenly, the stranger disappeared around the corner of the rocky mountain. Ronan, who turned the corner a beat later, frowned.

“What…where did you go?”

The monster and the thunder had disappeared from nowhere. Ronan quickly looked around. Unless she had wings, she wouldn’t have suddenly disappeared.

Sure enough, not far away, I noticed a hole at about the height of my feet. There was no other passage.

“I hid here. “You weak bastard.”

Ronan put his foot into the hole without hesitation. And then he spat out a curse. Where he expected the floor to be, there was nothing.

“Damn it…!”

To be exact, there was a very steep sandy slope. He rolled down like a barrel and stuck his knife into the wall. Sigh! The sand split and the speed decreased.

“Sigh! “They made it so damn well.”

Ronan fell for a while before landing on the floor. It was the moment when he spit out sand and was about to turn his back. A loud voice rang out along with the sound of rattling metal.

“Don’t move. gentile.”

“what?”

It was the moment when Ronan tilted his head. Whirling! A sound reminiscent of a whistle was heard from behind.

Ronan swung La Mancha and turned around at the same time. visor! Sparks flew out of the air and her crossbow, broken in two, fell to her floor.

The cleanly cut crossbow was made entirely of metal from the tip to the body. Murmurs of astonishment were heard from everywhere.

“What…!”

“You still do a shitty job of greeting guests.”

Ronan grinned and looked back at the direction the crossbow had come from. There were about thirty people gathered together who looked like thunder. Half of them were holding strange-looking bows in their hands, aiming them at Ronan. A voice of thunder was heard from that corner.

“Everyone calm down! Ronan is not a bad person, we are here to help!”

“You stay still. “Dreaming Thunder.”

Others stopped him. Ronan suddenly looked behind the natives and his eyes widened.

Black crystal covered the walls and ceiling of the cave. It was the magic stone from Dainhar that everyone was looking for.