How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 240

Bellbrook subjugation (8)

The magic circle that spread around the rose garden of the Ophelis Hall became huge before anyone knew it and covered the entire Ophelis Hall.

Most of the monsters couldn’t break through the defense circle and couldn’t enter the Ophelis Hall, but some monsters with strong resistance magic were able to break through even the defense circle of the Ophelis Hall.

It is actually very rare for a monster to be able to pierce the defense circle of the Ophelis tube. However, since the group of monsters was so vast in the first place, the size of such a special monster was not something that could be ignored.

– Caang! Chaeeng!

– Whoaaaaaaagh!

The sound of swords clashing and magic manifesting filled the entrance of Ophelis Hall.

The maids of Ophelis Hall are famous for being able to do anything they can’t do. Of course, they were well-versed in combat, and there were quite a few people who could use middle-class magic when they reached the level of senior maid.

Since it was a place where such maids were guarding in groups, and even a dedicated defense line was built, I was still able to maintain the front line with ease.

– Quaang! Quaang!

In addition, most of the students who use the Ophelis crown are excellent students. Not only the maids, but even the dormitory students had excellent fighting skills. Even the geographical location is vaguely out of the living quarters, so most of the monsters invade the center of living quarters and do not think of coming to the House of Ophelis.

In this crisis situation where even the imperial residence was in danger due to various conditions being intertwined, the Ophelis Hall was excellently maintaining a defensive posture.

“The monsters are pushing through the cracks in the southern defense formation once again!”

“There are no senior maids with empty hands right now! For now, mobilize all the people you can move to stop it!”

The central control room of the Ophelis Hall.

Maid Jean Belle Maia was giving orders to the maids from the command room, which was temporarily barricaded into the maids’ workspace.

Not only the maids, but also the students staying in the Ophelis Hall were blocking the monsters with one heart and one mind.

However, it is all about defending.

Perhaps there was no time to give a helping hand to another place where there was an uproar.

In the first place, it is impossible to get there by passing through a group of monsters of this size, and even if you come into contact with a group of other survivors, you cannot bring them to the Ophelis Hall intact.

In the end, there is no other way than to hold out as much as possible in the hope that the situation will be resolved.

“Did you get in touch with Lorail or Dex?”

“I heard the news from Lorail. Although it suffered great damage, it is said that it is somehow protecting the students. But… the Dex building… is out of contact…”

Upon hearing the report from the maid, Bell Maia gently closed and opened her eyes. She wasn’t in a position to do nursery rhymes.

The size of the dormitory was so large, and there were many dormitory students, that it would have been difficult to fully defend it.

It wouldn’t be strange to say that it’s probably devastated by now.

“I can’t help it. We will do our best to ensure the safety of the students we are protecting…”

Then, Velbroke roared once more.

Every time a sharp roar cuts through the skies above Aken Island, the magical power of that sound grows stronger little by little.

It’s a fact I don’t want to admit, but it means that the seal of Velbroke is getting weaker and weaker.

Right now, Lucy Meiril can somehow block it, but if Valveroke breaks the seal completely, even Lucy won’t be able to handle it.

In fact, at this point, Lucy Meiril has already reached her limit.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

“Keuuugh!”

The maids who collapsed on the floor screamed in the aftermath of the magical power.

Bell Maia also frowned and looked out the window. Bell Broc opened his huge mouth once again, gathering his mana.

The enemy Velbroke is aiming for is Lucy Meiril, who is blocking him. Along with the chain of seal that tries to pull his body back down into the deep sea, he is the biggest enemy to block himself.

However, the aftermath alone started to destabilize the defense of Ophelis Hall. This is because Velbroke’s magic has the power to neutralize various defense and anti-magic circles.

I don’t know how many times I can hold out, but once Valveroke fully revives and starts to exert its power, the Ophelis tube will no longer be able to maintain a defensive posture.

The only solution is to pray.

– Quaang!

Did I take advantage of that time?

A giant bat pushed through the gap in the cracked defense circle and clung to the outer wall of the Ophelis tube.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

“Do not panic! Bring out all the magic!”

The screams of students were rampant, and in the midst of it, some students remained calm.

Bell Maia also somehow managed to get up on the table. And when I looked at the window, the eyes of a giant bat were filling the window.

Bell didn’t hesitate even for a second, took out his rapier and stuck it into the bat’s eye.

– Clink!

-Kaaaaaang!

With the sound of shattering glass, a giant bat writhing in pain fell from the outer wall.

– Whoops!

The giant bat, which had crashed into the rose garden, struggled while bleeding, and began destroying the surroundings at random.

“Whoa… Whoa…”

The defense method also began to reach its limits little by little. The fact was hopeless, but I couldn’t let go of it.

Bell Maia directed her surroundings while barely breathing.

“Evacuate the students to an underground facility! In the future, the threat of monsters will be stronger! To minimize the damage, we have to hide the students first!”

As she shouted, she took out another rapier that had been decorated on the inner wall and opened the door leading out of the command room.

“Remember. Our mission is to keep students safe under all circumstances. With the will to burn this body, we must save as many students as possible.”

“Ah, I see…”

“I will pass it on to the maids stationed on the outskirts.”

Bell Maia nodded and sprinted out into the hallway.

It was not a wise decision to go to the forefront with the commanding position of chief maid. Because when he dies, his chain of command collapses.

However, as the situation goes to extremes, only one combat manpower is desperately needed. If the situation had progressed this far, Bell Maia herself could not remain silent.

When I came out into the hallway clutching my rapier, two different giant bats clung to the window.

– Bang! bang!

– Clink!

As the windows in the hallway are shattered all at once, the giant bat’s arm pushes into the hallway.

It shattered various artworks and ornaments at random, letting out an eerie roar intent on killing every human being within its reach.

“Keugh!”

It was the moment when Belle Maia tried to gather all her body’s magical energy to use her magic.

– Grasp!

A giant bat reached out toward Bell Maia with a grotesque sound.

Its neck was neatly cut.

Belle Maia, who was about to use magic, was taken aback by the momentary change of circumstances. However, after she finally kicked the giant bat, she saw the boy rolling through the window and understood the situation.

-Pusseuk, pudduck!

A series of flows that swiftly climbed up the wall with magical power and neatly cut the giant bat’s head. It tells us that he has a practical sense that does not panic even in this situation.

The boy who rolled across the floor full of shards of glass, brushed off his bloody sword, and stood up was… Ziggs Eiffelstein.

“I’m glad to see you’re all right, Mr. Bell.”

“Brother Ziggs. when…?”

“I just arrived. Taylor and Ayla came along. Ophelis Hall doesn’t look very relaxed either.”

Ophelia’s defense circle, which he thought would be able to withstand, was becoming more and more unstable as he went on.

“Isn’t there time for a lengthy explanation of the situation between each other?”

“Yes that’s right. It was a wise choice for you to evacuate to Ophelis Hall. Right now towards the underground facility…!”

“I didn’t evacuate, I came because there was someone to pick me up. Is Elvira here? After all, she would have come running in a month to get her alchemy supplies and her reagent materials in her room.”

It’s already been a long time since I’ve been in the same grade classmates’ behavior patterns.

Ziggs climbed onto the arm of one of the remaining giant bats, twisted and bent, and delivered a sword strike.

Then, the giant bat’s left arm was severed. The giant bat screamed and crashed into the back yard.

“To catch Velbrok, you need Elvira’s knowledge of alchemy. Because he is the only high-ranking alchemist who will accompany you without hesitation at this point where it is difficult to approach the alchemy professors…”

“You’re going to… catch Velbroke…?”

“Taylor can do it. We are not willing to let go.”

Wiping the blood off the knife again, Ziggs talked with his back to the broken window.

“I’d like to join the defense of Ophelis Hall, which is cornered, but… we have to go to more important things.”

“…You’re not joking.”

“A lot of people have already sacrificed. In order to save Taily, senior Ed was left alone in the most dangerous limb, and I also left the group of survivors in the student plaza to join Taily. Even though Elka is there.”

There is only one reason. To deal with the biggest threats.

“We… have to take responsibility and hold Valveroke.”

Ophelia is not the only place in crisis.

The same goes for the group of survivors in the student square that Ziggs left behind.

Under the leadership of the student council president, Tanya, the group of survivors who reached the living quarters had already endured many sacrifices.

Since Ziggs, the most important fighting force, was lost, it was only natural that they could not go to the living quarters without any damage.

It was full of people dying, but Tanya continued to move forward with life, saving at least one more person.

The garrison on the side of the Bachelor Cathedral, centered on Saint Clarisse, was also almost breached by the hordes of monsters…

The group of survivors at the student training ground, centered on the students of the combat unit, were also suffering a lot of damage.

The Elte Firm, which lost a third of its direct merchants due to the collapse of the Maxeth Bridge, is also protecting its building from the invading monsters… Rumor has it that the imperial family quarters have been nearly breached.

“Nevertheless, we must fight back.”

Ziggs asserted.

“I have no desire to sit still and accept death. So… I’m sorry, but I have to take Elvira.”

*- ‘I’m going to pick up my alchemy supplies and reagent materials in Ophelis Hall, so stay in a safe place!’

This is the story Elvira told as she ran toward Ophelis.

Even if I die soon, my life will not be devoted to alchemy, so my priority is to protect my research achievements even in a crisis like this. She didn’t know that she was such a woman. However, did you not expect that the situation would become this serious?

After parting with Elvira at the student plaza, I ran away from the monsters that suddenly came rushing in, but eventually succeeded in rejoining the nearest garrison. However, that was all.

A student training ground where students from the Combat Division gathered and built a garrison around Dyke.

In that corner, the man on his knees, his head bent, and shivering is Clevius Nortondale.

Although he belonged to the prestigious Nortondale family, and even had the title of senior sophomore… Clevius was terrified and trembled.

There were so many people dying, and the number of monsters covering the sky seemed impossible to handle.

If you stay like this, you will die. However, when I listen to the roar of the Holy Changryong covering the sky, fear rises as if my heart is being squeezed tightly.

As a huge disaster that cannot be dealt with with one’s own hands comes before one’s eyes, one realizes once again how weak one is.

– ‘That bastard… why did he join the garrison here…?’

– ‘He knows how to do some swordsmanship… but he’s the kind of guy who just runs away when he encounters a fight!’

– ‘Everyone is fighting for their lives, you pathetic bastard… Why doesn’t Dyke-senpai kick that guy out?’

– ‘Leave it alone, senior Dyke must have thoughts. First… focus on defending the outside of the garrison!’

“It’s me… Sipal… I know I’m doing this because I want to… Ugh… Hehe…”

He is a person who looks pathetic even at a glance. The human being called a man held back her tears while holding her trembling hand.

What do you mean though? what scares me It’s not like people’s emotions are arbitrary.

Just because everyone is fighting bravely, isn’t there a way to be brave as well? Like a flame that burns for a moment, the memory of throwing a sword against Lucy is now a long time ago.

After all, pathetic people are pathetic to the end. There is no such thing as completely changing the rotten inner side just because you’ve worked hard to cheer up.

Now, I don’t mind the gossips of the students around me who criticize me. I’ve lived with being cursed at all my life, but now I can’t even live a daily life without being hurt and shocked.

But, I’m afraid and I’m afraid again.

“Seriously… Sipal… Why did I have to go through this… Why…!”

A picture of him holding his knees and shaking his teeth.

Every time the students passing by saw him stuck in a corner of the safe garrison, he clicked his tongue.

Not only the seniors, but even the juniors openly said that Clevius was a coward.

In the current situation where everyone goes to the front as long as they can hold the sword, they are stubborn to the end. The juniors who watched the scene were evil and even put a suggestion to the garrison leader, Dyke. If you’re going to do that, kick out Clevius. It’s just bad for garrison morale.

However, Dyke had kept Clevius in the garrison for the time being in order to save even one more person. He could not cast out Clevius because he was a coward.

Clevius himself knows. He himself is a coward, an egotist, a coward, and a scumbag.

Dyke, who took care of himself, is a true leader, a good person, and deserves everyone’s respect.

I feel frustrated by the gap, but I don’t try to be a human being like Dyke.

This is because he knows better than anyone else that he is a gutter rat living in a gutter. No matter how hard he tries, the rat cannot be virtuous.

The eyes of the garrison students are getting colder. That look of contempt has endured all my life.

However, they are just struggling to keep their lives.

That is how Clevius survives.

He’s neither desperate like Ed Rosteyler, nor noble like Dyke Elphelan, nor completely badass. It is the life of a coward who is halfway there.

Clevius spread his hands and stared at them. His hand, holding nothing, was trembling in fear.

“The Ophelis tube is about to be pierced! Perhaps the garrison there is no longer safe!”

Before long, one of the students rushed in and loudly reported to Dyke. The voice was so urgent that it reverberated throughout the garrison.

“what? Wasn’t Ophelis’s coffin safe because it was even lined with a defensive line?”

“Somehow, it seemed to have been influenced by Valveroke’s magical power…”

“Then, the students on that side will also evacuate. If there are any students who will try to escape to our side, we must be prepared to accept them.”

“No, senior Dyke. It’s probably going to take refuge in an internal underground facility. Still… if the Ophelis tube is pierced, there is no guarantee that you will be safe.”

Honestly, it is purely a matter of luck as to which garrisons will hold out and which garrisons will be breached.

Fortunately, places where there are not many high-ranking monsters will last for a long time, and unlucky places where there are a lot of high-ranking monsters will not last long. That’s it.

The imperial residence was out of luck, and this training ground was lucky. It’s just that difference that costs so many people’s lives.

Dyke wrinkled his brow and sighed heavily, but at this point, there was no way to help Ophelis. This garrison is also a situation where my nose is stone.

“Please, I have no choice but to pray for you to be safe. We have to gather at least the survivors inside the combat department buildings!”

Dyke made a quick decision and spoke. It wasn’t a bad decision.

In the worst case, the entire Ophelis Hall students could be exposed to the threat of the monsters, but they had no choice but to pray that this would not happen.

“After resting for another thirty minutes, this time we go to the northern training district to search for survivors! Those who will come along, get your equipment ready now!”

After shouting that, Dyke picked up his knuckles. He had to move a little faster in order to gather even a little more survivors into the garrison.

It was a rather burdensome forced march, but no one expressed dissatisfaction despite such a tight schedule.

At that moment, Clevius stepped on Dyke’s eyes.

Clevius stood up from his seat as if possessed, and was heading towards the exit of the garrison with a sword in its scabbard.

Startled, Dyke jumped out of his seat and pulled Clevius by the shoulder.

“Clevius! Where are you going! It’s hell out there now!”

I understand the situation of Clevius, who continues to be pressured by the students at the garrison.

So, Dyke was conscious of Clevius to some extent. Still, he never thought he’d think of stepping out of his garrison as suddenly possessed.

Anyway, Clevius is a terrible coward. He didn’t think he would head outside in such a catastrophic situation, but…

Clevius held Dyke’s wrists tightly and set them down from his shoulders with chilling composure in his eyes.

At the sudden change of attitude, Dyke glared at Clevius in the eyes. However, Clevias’ eyes, which he thought would be trembling in fear, were infinitely calm.

“You, where are you going? In this situation?”

Elvira headed for the Ophelis House——the reason why such a trivial fact kept getting trodden on in her mind might be because Clevius was nothing but a coward after all.

If you live worrying about everything, isn’t it only a matter of seconds that useless worries increase?

I wonder if this, too, is a needless worry… But as much as the fear of death, another fear in Clevius’s heart has come out.

That… Elvira might die.

That hot-blooded alchemy maniac who grabs and shakes Clevius whenever he has a chance, brushes it off, raises his voice, and gets angry unnecessarily.

“…”

Clevius looked up into Dyke’s eyes for a moment, clutching Dyke’s wrist tightly. He was a good enough person to give for such a pathetic self, so he didn’t want to worry or ask for help.

“A walk.”

Is that what they say while heading to the inside of the bachelor’s school, which is no different from hell?

However, Dyke didn’t even think about stopping the deaf young Clevius… he just watched him leave the garrison.

Clevius puts a knife through his shoulder as he leaves the camp at the combat unit training ground.

A terrible pang surges up and a moan flows out of itself… but eventually the pain subsides.

I bent my back, and with the sound of breathing, I glanced up at the group of monsters surrounding the garrison with reddish eyes.

A sword stained with bloody magic was pulled out like a flash. A sword demon covered in blood goes out for a walk.

When he came to his senses, the road was stained red with the blood of the demons.

*Taylor McLore was sitting in the rose garden of Ophelis House, struggling to treat his wounds.

Ayla Tris, who reached the Ophelis tube with Taily, was running around the Ophelis tube looking for Elvira.

Ziggs Epelstein cut down the giant bats that were threatening Bell Maia, and explained the situation.

Lortel Kecheln was defending the building by shooting freezing magic directly in front of the merchant building.

Penia Elias Chloe was leading Emperor Chloel across the hallway of the imperial residence to escape from the monsters.

Elvira Aniston… was gathering all the reagent materials in my room,

Clevius Nortondale was heading towards Ophelis Hall, sweeping away the monsters of the school with blood and blood.

It seemed like it would take more time to gather all the members of the Bellbrook subjugation team together… but the fact that everyone survived is encouraging.

However, the Sylvania subjugation party, which had to be gathered around Ed Rosteylor… made little progress.

The characters who got away from the affair of < Failed Sword Saint of Sylvania > and got involved in a completely different flow. At least, there are people who can cooperate with Ed without affecting the power of the subjugation party…

Ed Rosteyler, Jenika Failover, and Selaha Einir Chloe were gathered in one place…

Lucy Meiril is exhausted and has almost run out of magic while trying to stop Valveroke alone.

Saint Clarice couldn’t even think of leaving the cathedral garrison.

Tanya Rosteilor was at her limit just taking responsibility for the survivors of her garrison.

Even in such circumstances, the end of the world was approaching step by step.

The great sage Sylvania watched the world crumble and shed a fishy smile.

Among the many variables that try to block the valve block, the one that needs to be eliminated first is engraved in his eyes.

It is… the existence of Lucy Meiril, who is fighting almost equally with the sealed-off Valveroke.

– Boom!!

Lucy Meiril clung to the remains of the half-collapsed bachelor spire.

Amid the rising dust, Lucy shook her head and looked up again at the perishing sky.

Along with Velbroke, the one floating with a staff in front of him.

The great sage, Sylvania… was looking down at Lucy with a creepy laugh. After that, the figure of Valveroke struggling was still the same.

“No matter how… To handle both at once… is a bit too much…”

Lucy took off her school uniform and threw it away, then stood up again with her tiny body. It was the first time I had ever had such a wound. The blouse of the school uniform was stained red with blood and was spreading.

Still, Lucy Meiril had no intention of stepping down. As always, I look up at the sky with a blank face.

I didn’t know for sure how long I could last.