Episode 169
EPISODE.85
Rustling-.
As I opened the tent and went outside, the cold air enveloped my entire body.
It’s too early to even call it dawn, and even the morning star hasn’t yet revealed itself.
Looking around, I saw several similar tents lined up in a row.
Perhaps, inside the tent, there are members of the punitive force who are sleeping just like me.
One o’clock was a busy time.
Nevertheless, the reason why the members of the punitive force set up tents and rested was simple.
‘Because we must face the enemies with all possible combat power intact.’
The designated sleep time is about four hours a day. It would have been quite a short amount of sleep for ordinary people, but it didn’t matter.
‘The powerful who have reached the top will be able to maintain their best condition with just that amount of sleep.’
Of course, Russell himself left the tent, reducing his sleep time by about an hour.
‘Overlord and Wizard Body.’
Russell’s body, strengthened by two magics, was comparable to that of a decent Auror practitioner.
It is said that it is far superior to that of wizards who simply exercised for health or self-defense purposes.
‘Sleeping for about an hour less doesn’t cause any particular problems.’
Was it because of the rustling sound? Vermilion, who was standing in front of the campfire, turned his head to her.
I asked, looking at Russell.
“hmm? What’s going on priest? Today will not be a day for priests to be on watch… … ?”
As he said that, there were large dumbbells and kettlebells lined up in front of him.
Even at a glance, it appears to be an unusual weight.
‘Did you do at least some simple exercise while you were standing?’
Thinking like that, Russell shrugged his shoulders as if Vermilion’s question was insignificant.
“Because I tend to have trouble sleeping in the early morning.”
He added briefly.
“When I woke up, I regained my senses a little and got out.”
“It’s the health that radiates from youth.”
I didn’t quite understand Vermilion saying such things with a body that seemed to be healthier than anyone else’s, but anyway.
“It’s good to try hard at anything, but just take it easy. “It’s good to go fast, but sometimes there are things you can only see if you go slow.”
6th circle master.
Not only that, it was advice from a senior who had been in the magic world for much longer than he had.
Nothing bad will happen if you remember it.
“You can only see it if you go slow… … .”
Russell pondered those words again and nodded.
“I will.”
I approached the bonfire, sat still, and closed my eyes.
‘Monster (魔物)… … , Battle with a large army of monsters.’
Then, I slowly simulated the battle that would take place in my head.
Not only in my past life, but also not long ago, I had the experience of fighting to the death with the forces of monsters controlled by Hydra.
‘Of course, the number of monsters is so large that it can’t even be compared to back then… … .’
Tsutsutsutsutsu-.
As I gather my consciousness, the clock that was filled with darkness begins to turn over.
Eventually, Russell opened his eyes again to find himself in the middle of a battlefield with monsters scattered everywhere.
Grrrr-.
Gyaaaaaaaaaaa!
Quieeeeek─!!
The cries of monsters were heard everywhere. Realistic crying sounds, as if you were dropped into a crowd of real monsters.
The illusion created by the 6th Circle mage’s pure concentration was that realistic.
‘after-.’
In a highly accelerated consciousness, the boundaries of space and time become blurred. Then, the surrounding scenery begins to flow slowly.
Russell’s eyes flashed sharply.
Kya-ah-ah-ah!
He looked directly at the monster pointing its large maw towards him.
I calmly examined my fighting style and the cards I had.
‘hmm.’
In general, wizards’ favorite fighting method was mid- to long-distance combat.
‘A distance that can reliably hit the target while maintaining an appropriate distance to unleash firepower.’
Of course, the individual’s capabilities and skills were involved in the distance from which this target could be hit.
Russell was no exception.
The proof is that the basic magic he likes to use is mostly projectile types such as arrows and bolts.
‘Except for the anti-army magic, Falling Sun, Gaebolg is also often used as a projectile.’
However, sometimes, other than mid- to long-distance.
There were also some wizards who attempted close-range combat, which was tantamount to suicide.
Vermilion and Russell were also among them.
The reason Russell took this fighting style was simple.
Unconventional (破格). Because it is literally unconventional.
‘The idea of a wizard engaging in close-range combat is an idea that can catch the enemy off guard.’
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Moreover, if the wizard has a body comparable to that of a decent Auror practitioner, the enemy’s embarrassment will be further maximized.
‘But this fighting method is only useful in short-term close combat, one-on-one.’
It was not efficient to stick to this fighting method in a melee situation where enemies were everywhere.
What’s more, the opponent is a monster whose instinct takes precedence over reason.
‘It is only in situations immediately after the start of a war that the magic of the great army can be poured out without stopping.’
Assuming that you are inevitably caught up in a melee…
‘Is one hit, one kill the only answer?’
‘Rather than using magic that requires strong firepower, it would be better to achieve the best effect with the highest efficiency.’
‘What you should aim for is the forehead or heart, and if possible, multiple stacks of bolt-type magic that consumes as little magic power… … .’
‘-Apply auxiliary magic for continuous or rapid fire and add rotation and compression to compensate for the lack of power.’
‘If I had to memorize a few magics, I would use them to deal with surprise situations… … .’
─Every time I simulated a situation, large and small behavioral patterns accumulated little by little.
Meanwhile.
Ugh, wow.
There was a small sound that broke Russell’s concentration. It was an alarm spell that signaled the end of the scheduled time.
‘Has an hour already passed?’
When I slowly opened my eyes, I saw Vermilion stamping out the bonfire that had lit up the night.
Other wizards were also leaving the tent one by one and clearing up their surroundings.
‘The break is over.’
It was time to start moving again.
* * *
It had been about a day since we crossed the border and entered the red canyon.
It was already well past midnight, so if it had been as usual, it would have been time to prepare for camping.
In such a situation, Amelia Merwin was the first to sense something unusual.
Stinging net-.
As she rode through the air on a pure white rabbit doll, her eyes twitched as if she was displeased.
“… … “I smell blood.”
He held his nose tightly and muttered in a sound like his nose was blind. Nicolo, who recognized the situation half a beat later, scoffed with a stiff expression.
“It seems like something is wrong.”
There was still about a day’s distance left to reach the command center that Azlan had mentioned, but something unusual had already been detected.
As Nicolo and Amelia Merwin first said.
Ten days on the battlefield was enough time for something to happen.
The scent of blood mixed with the blowing wind is becoming stronger.
Azlan and Mathers’ faces turned pale as they felt the monster’s cries and screams become clearer.
“Well, like that-.”
“What happened to your clan?”
Nicolo nodded to them and raised his magic power. He ordered the punitive force following him.
“Let’s speed up even more from now on.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a total of thirteen new types were fired like fire bombs.
Kwagwagwagwa!
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Pot-.
As I flew off the ground like a swallow, the rocky mountain I climbed was visible in front of me.
It is a rocky mountain that is about a dozen meters high and resembles a long, horizontal wall.
The place where the screams were coming from was just beyond, and Russell expanded his senses as he felt the rocky mountain getting closer.
Hwaaaaaaa!
Six circles roar in unison, heralding a magical omen.
The air nearby boils with anger due to the magical energy emitted by the three death penalty spirits of the Flame Pagoda.
Pot-!
Meanwhile, the group all jumped onto the rocky mountain. I checked the scene beyond.
“Leave the injured to us!”
“Drop the rock!”
Grrrr!
The Feather people spread their wings, carry the injured, and lift and drop rocks.
“God’s protection, please protect us!”
An elf tribe that seeks to fend off monsters using spirits and bows.
Kyaaaaaaa!
“You crazy monster bastards! “Today I will break all your bones with a hammer!”
Then there were the dwarves who were swearing loudly and randomly swinging huge blunt weapons.
It was seen that various species of fairies were banding together and fighting against monsters.
No, it’s just a battle.
In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that we are retreating little by little.
Perhaps because this battle had been repeated for ten days, the Union command was pushed here.
There was no need to give a separate command.
Everyone here was a veteran of battle and knew what they had to do.
Nicolo was the first to take action.
bang!
He raised his hand after collapsing a nearby rocky mountain with a single roll of his foot.
Coo coo coo coo coo coo!
Dozens or hundreds of boulders are lifted into the air and rocks are falling.
Every time a rock the size of a house fell, the ground distorted and created a large dent.
Boom, boom, boom!
With a sound like thunder, about a dozen monsters turned into blood clots and disappeared.
One day, the wind changed.
‘This… … ?’
Russell stopped unconsciously as the wind swept all at once into one place.
A few seconds later, a huge air current begins to form.
A weather disaster called a Twister or Tornado descended on the monsters’ rear in a funnel-shaped dust cloud.
Kwagwagwagwagwagwagwa-!
This is a sight that reveals without filtering the wizard’s advantage of being able to bombard a wide range with his short stature!
A magic that can be performed because the fairies have not yet completely mixed with the monsters.
Vermilion laughed viciously as he witnessed the magic of the two archmages.
He patted Hubert and Russell on the back and said.
“I can’t lose. Isn’t it? “Priests.”
When it comes to firepower, the people who would be second to none were the War Mages of the Flame Tower.
Russell nodded as if it was natural to hear Vermillion’s voice.
“Even if it wasn’t like that, I was preparing. execution.”
“-hmm?”
Dozens of magic circles light up at once.
Formulas and formulas became intertwined, foreshadowing great destruction. Even though it was night, a brilliant sun rose in the air.
Gaebyeok (opening gate).
The artificial sun created by Russell pushes away the darkness of the night and the cold air.
“This is… … ?!”
The heat generated by the sun warmed the ground and reached the ground, and the fairies turned their heads involuntarily at the warmth and brightness.
“Endymion, they are the wizards of Endymion!”
“Azlan and Mathers are back!”
Hearing them cheer with relief, Russell let the sun fall.
The target area is the rear of the monsters.
A point where no harm will be done to the fairies, just like Amelia Merwin and Nicolo.
Falling Sun.
The fire-type anti-army magic, guaranteed by Daria and with the greatest power in the existing 6th Circle history, fell among the monsters.
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That time.
At the bottom of the bottomless pit, filled with nothing but darkness, there was a being crouching, looking at the sky through a small gap.
Krrrrr-.
What he sees now is only a very small gap.
An ordinary person might not know this, but he, who is bigger than a mountain, would not be able to escape through that small gap.
However, that gap continued to widen.
It won’t be long before you can go outside. Thinking so, the giant’s fifty pairs of eyes flashed.
A hundred arms were stretched out at once, as if to grab the faintly visible night sky.
Kurrrrrr-.
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