◈ Episode 3 The Great Train Raid Case (1)
The haze of dust from the explosion settled.
“Okay.”
Pars.
I got up from crouching, brushing off the broken debris that covered my body.
Fortunately, there were no injuries to the body. Even the broken fragments couldn’t penetrate the coat I was wearing.
‘It was good to wear something sturdy just in case you didn’t know.’
Corridors and walls of vehicles, which had been fine just a moment ago, were completely blown away.
The cold wind that was running over the snow field blew through the open gap, and the cold wind raked my face like a blade.
“… … I thought you were an ordinary robber.”
To detonate a bomb wrapped around one’s body while being subdued by being electrocuted by electric current magic.
This is absolutely not the behavior of a train robber.
It’s harsh enough to be more serious than that, it’s close to a fanatic.
The mindset to die together even though you know you will die.
‘The remnants of the Prince faction who fled from the Kingdom of Utah? no. They’re busy hiding now. These are different guys.’
As I wiped my face with my hand in frustration, I let out a sigh as I felt my skin dangling.
For some reason, I felt like the cold wind was coming straight into my face.
“It’s expensive, but it’s a pity.”
Chewy.
I took off the bast mask I was wearing on my face.
There was no need to continue writing in a yard torn by the impact of the blast and the rubbing of shrapnel.
The face of a man in his 40s with wrinkles and beard could no longer do its job, so I threw a bast face mask out of the train.
I wanted to go safely, but I thought an unexpected incident would happen.
‘Come to think of it, where is that man?’
Ludger, who was said to be appointed as a teacher at Seorn Academy, was nowhere to be seen.
Immediately after, I realized
When the explosion happened, the man couldn’t react and was swept away.
A desolate wall that was half blown away and shattered. Ludger with no trace.
I poked my head out and looked down, and I saw a far-off cliff.
A blizzard was still raging under the cliff, and it was covered with misty snow clouds.
‘… … He must have died.’
If a guy you thought was a robber wrapped himself in a bomb and self-destructed, anyone would be embarrassed.
If I had known in advance, I could have prepared for it with magic, but unexpected situations always happen.
a pitiful person
Of course, he died on the day he was appointed as a teacher at the famous Seorn Academy. I meditated lightly and prayed for Ludger’s rest.
‘This isn’t the time for me to relax either.’
Knowing that they weren’t ordinary robbers, the level of danger had risen a few steps from before.
If they go wrong and attack all of them with self-destruct attacks, no matter how strong this magic engineering train is protected by magic, it might derail.
‘Seeing them do something radical like this, that might be their real goal.’
Let’s run away.
Having made that decision, I headed for the car behind me.
drooling.
At that moment, the door of car #5 opened and the conductor with a very nervous face appeared.
“What? customer. Are you okay? Gee, what the hell is this now… … .”
He looked at the blown bulkhead and me standing alone in the hallway, a little taken aback, then stuttered.
I answered calmly.
“It was attacked by robbers. He was armed with dangerous gunpowder. I almost got swept away by it.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Anyway, they seem to be targeting the No. 1 vehicle, so I think it would be best for us to step back.”
“ah. It was the car that was evacuating the other passengers to the back.”
“That’s good.”
I approached the conductor with a relieved face.
And the moment the distance narrowed to the point where I could touch it with an outstretched arm, I grabbed the conductor’s collar and pinned it to the ground.
Quaang!
“Ouch! Why, why!”
“Did you think that such a small act in front of me would work?”
“Yes, yes?”
The conductor looked up at me with a puzzled face.
If it was someone else, I would have erased my doubts by looking at his sad expression, but not me.
“I wanted something strange. To think that the magic engineering train, which was protected by magic stones and strong defense magic, could be penetrated so easily. Besides, he was running at high speed through the rugged Aret Mountains, and the attacker appeared as if he had been waiting for it.”
“Uh, what… … .”
“It is virtually impossible without someone using their hands inside the train. Unless someone turns off the magic that should work.”
“… … .”
At that moment, the conductor’s face changed in an instant.
He moved his hand and tried to pull out something, but I already knew that and prepared for it.
I thrust a sharp knife under his chin.
“Stay still.”
“Kuk.”
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“You act fast. He wasn’t an ordinary robber either. say. Where do you guys come from?”
“… … .”
“Are you going to keep your mouth shut? Well, that’s good too.”
I wasn’t too curious anyway. I raised him up with a knife aimed at his throat.
If my prediction is correct, something might have happened to the 5th car that this guy passed over.
“in action.”
With the knife he held in his right hand, he grabbed the guy’s neck, and with his left hand, he held down both arms as if bending them backwards, then kicked the boy’s foot.
Keugh.
He gritted his teeth and tried not to follow, but as soon as he twisted his bent arm a little more, he moved.
It will be soon.
“How many colleagues are there over there?”
“… … .”
“Are you not going to tell me? Then I will have to make you talk.”
That moment.
I heard something from the 5th car that the conductor had passed over.
It was a small sound that couldn’t have been heard in car #4, where the bulkhead had blown away and the sound of the cold wind blowing outside the train.
My ears, extremely alert, correctly picked up the sound.
clap.
It’s a familiar, metal-to-metal contact.
… … It was the sound of pulling iron.
Having figured out that far, I threw the conductor forward as if pushing him forward and fell flat on the seat.
Too-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!
Right after that, countless bullets pierced through the door and passed over my head.
───!
The conductor I pushed away became a beehive and collapsed without being able to evacuate.
Scattering debris and powder. I covered my head with my hand and stared out the door.
The bullets showed no signs of stopping easily.
‘Is it a submachine gun? You’ve prepared very well.’
If so, I have no choice but to use my hand.
After thinking so, they stopped shooting as if they thought that this was enough.
‘To shoot his comrades without remorse even though they went over. Even he wouldn’t let me send any signals.’
That means that the conductor, who has already become a mop, has already said something.
By any chance, if there is no news for some time after he passed away, he has already suffered, so shoot him relentlessly.
‘Similar to the suicide bombing, it’s obviously crazy people.’
Why did this happen when I got on this train… … .
I sighed at this bizarre life and got up from my seat.
After brushing off the powder and dust on her body, she glared through the door.
Soon after, the door was smashed and three burly men burst into the hallway.
“what. Is there anyone still alive?”
“You threw it that hard, but you didn’t die?”
“What are you talking about killing and not killing at will?”
I spit out in an annoyed voice as I watched the guys talking among themselves.
They exchanged glances with each other, and soon began approaching me with bloody momentum.
The hallway was so narrow that only one person came, and if I had to deal with them, I had to deal with them one by one.
Just looking at him over there, he looks like he’s a lot older than me in his weight class.
To put it bluntly, I don’t want to fight. It is a specification to take power in an inappropriate place.
‘Even if I surrender now, they won’t accept it.’
If I see those guys who are already ready to kill me, no matter what I try to appease them, they won’t work.
They have no intention of leaving me alive.
“… … There is something I want to ask you.”
He twitched his eyebrows as if he was displeased with my blunt tone, but he couldn’t help it. Because this is like my nature.
“what. Do you want me to come and shout for help now?”
No way.
“What kind of guts did you have to storm this train? Aren’t lives worth it? Will the rescue team come soon?”
“under! Was it a threat that didn’t work when you did something?”
The guy in the lead snorted at my warning and pulled out a sword that was appropriate for his size.
It’s a serious question, but it’s not even worth answering.
“I’ll cut it with a single knife.”
It came slowly towards me, and I slowly backed away.
However, the cabin of the half-destroyed train had limitations, and naturally my steps had no choice but to stop.
If you try to back off any further, you will fall outside the broken train.
“Heh. There is nowhere else to retreat.”
“Right.”
If you jump out of the train here, you will be following Ludger.
However, the front was blocked by his size, so he had to break through to go forward.
“I’m busy, so I’ll finish it as soon as possible!”
The moment he spit out those words and tried to run towards me.
I activated the magic I had prepared in advance.
Quaang!
With the sound of air bursting, the body of the guy who was about to slash his sword at me bounced back like a shell.
Courage!
Those who were standing at a distance from behind couldn’t react and bounced off together and rolled on the floor.
“Ouch. uh, what… … .”
“Wizard?!”
It was a bit strong magic power, but they didn’t show much distress, probably because they were quite strong.
no. To be precise, he was wearing something under his clothes. Is it like a protective suit?
Then you should go stronger.
I released the magic I had gathered and carved a spell. The three-dimensional figure drawn in the air eventually turned into magic, and in an instant, it became a huge wind and threw the guys who were raising their bodies into the air.
You will be embarrassed. It would feel like a huge, invisible hand holding you.
“Uh huh?”
“Hey, let go of this! Put it down!”
“I’ll drop you off whatever you want.”
I used the wind to move them directly.
Outside of the open train.
“Sah, save me! please!”
They shouted desperately, but I didn’t say that. They are the guys who attacked the train with the momentum to kill everyone. If I showed mercy, they would surprise me.
As I threw them out of the train, their screams echoed and they slowly moved away.
“Tsk.”
After tidying up the assailant, I pulled out a string from my pocket while tidying up my slightly disheveled hair.
Since I don’t pay much attention to beauty, my hair is quite long, so it becomes quite troublesome if I don’t tidy it up in time.
I tied the flowing back hair into one near the nape of my neck.
“I feel better now.”
I was thinking of running away, but this time the door of car No. 3 opened and new guys appeared.
As you deal with one, the other keeps coming out.
It seems there is no end.
This is why I wanted to leave quickly.
“What is this… … .”
Those who came over from the No. 3 car looked at the inside of the half-destroyed car No. 4 and me standing alone, and their faces hardened coldly.
“Kill!”
The guy who seemed to be the captain raised a blood band around his neck and gave orders.
At the same time, the guys on standby pointed their rifles at me.
Seeing that, I desperately held back the urge to let out a sigh.
okay. what can i do If you’ve come this far, you should see the end.
“Shoot!”
The captain gives the order and the men pull the trigger.
But the bullet didn’t go out.
Clap! Clap!
“Uh huh?”
“What are you doing!”
“Sec, the gun is out of order!”
“what?”
While everyone was talking like that, I prepared the next magic.
It’s easier to deal with this side if they’re gathered like that.
However, there was one fact that had been overlooked.
That there was a wizard among them.
Wow!
The magic I cast is offset in the air.
The wizard, who was aiming his wand in this direction, glared at me with a wary gaze.
“I can’t believe there was a wizard among the passengers on the train.”
“… … .”
“No matter what, since this has happened, you must die together.”
What’s wrong with this? I was trying to kill him from the beginning.
I guess these guys are terrorists, and no matter what I say here, it won’t work.
I took a pocket watch out of my pocket and checked the time.
Not even 10 minutes had passed since the terror attack.
‘time is… … Is it still a bit lacking?’
The scenery passing by outside is still cold and bleak.
I thought it was very beautiful when I saw it through the window, but it’s scary just because a wall between them has disappeared.
There is still time left before the train leaves the Aret Mountains.
It will be difficult for reinforcements to come right away.
‘I can’t help it.’
Considering the location and the past time, the remaining time given to me is at least 5 minutes.
‘I have no choice but to endure it.’
