◈ Episode 393 Different Thoughts (2)
“What do you mean now?”
“We said we would drop out.”
The wizards of the old mage tower spoke sternly, as if they had no intention of overturning their decision.
It was a meeting to overcome this situation, but the plan went awry from the start.
“Anyway, the exit won’t open in the next two days. You can hold on until then, but I don’t see why you would risk yourself.”
“No, you don’t know what they’re going to do, so you’re just going to stay inside? You know what’s going to happen and say it so easily.”
“I don’t know what the mysterious raiders are up to, but how long will they last outside the outpost? He must have already died because he fled to a place full of mysteries. We just need to solidify our external barriers and stay still.”
“Do you think they are not stupid and did this without being prepared for it? Of course there must be a way!”
“What is that method? Do you think they know something that our Kuma Tower doesn’t know?”
“You guys don’t know everything, do you?”
The old mage tower mages frowned as if they were rather upset.
“You are talking too much.”
“Isn’t that too much?”
The atmosphere quickly turned grim.
Who would want to take a risk in a situation like this?
It’s all about living
However, the wizards belonging to the old mage tower were not willing to take any risks, so they had no choice but to frown on the other wizards.
“Are you that scared?”
“I beg your pardon? We just made the right decision!”
“What’s the point of lowering your head like a coward!”
“what? Did you say everything?!”
The voice gradually rose.
Even if they joined forces, they were already fighting and criticizing each other.
“stop! Do it in moderation!”
Ekaterina stepped in and tried to mediate the situation, but it was seldom easy.
The wizards of the old mage tower have high self-esteem to the point of piercing the sky.
His usual attitude is also arrogant, but now he has become extremely sensitive due to various bad news.
Despite Ekaterina’s intercession, the wizards split in half and sneered at each other.
“In case someone isn’t a remnant of the old days, their actions are always stability-oriented. So don’t go backwards like that.”
“Your nose pierces the sky at the topic of the sect that was created after our mage tower’s name.”
The word sect was a common word used when the Old Magic Tower made fun of the New Magic Tower.
That you fell away from us meant that the root was in you.
Even the school associations have different opinions.
They are, after all, an aggregation of several schools, large and small, small and medium.
Of course, what each thought was not the same.
“ha.”
Even if Ekaterina tried to stop them, the war of nerves among the wizards did not subside easily.
The old feelings that had been built up for a long time had to burst out in the worst possible situation.
‘What can I do? At this rate, I’ll run into difficulties from the start.’
Ekaterina was in trouble.
Wizards were the intellectuals of this era, so they had strong pride.
Even if this was the queen of the country, I couldn’t make them all bow their heads.
The fact that the Cassar Basin is a space cut off from the outside also played a big part.
At least on the Mystic Night, the wizards knew far more than Ekaterina herself.
‘It would be nice if someone could help me here.’
Did someone even read that mind?
A man’s voice resounded in the conference room, which was tense with tension.
“It will be useless if we stay here.”
A very calm voice.
That’s why it was heterogeneous, and ironically, it rather attracted people’s attention.
All eyes turned to the black-haired young man who spoke.
“Ludger Chelsea.”
Someone who recognized Rudger muttered the name.
Rudger answered indifferently.
“Everyone seems to know my name, so there’s no need to introduce myself.”
“What do you mean by what you just said? There is no point in holding out.”
One of the wizards of the old magic tower asked, sharpening his voice.
“Those who orchestrated this incident have no intention of leaving us alone.”
“How can you be sure of that?”
“Anyone who has been to the mansion will know. What happened to the secret mansion?”
At those words, a commotion erupted throughout the conference room.
Some wizards who had not heard of the news showed a curious look.
“The mansion has collapsed. It could not withstand the power of the leyline and fell into ruins. The problem is that where the mansion collapsed, leylines overflowed.”
“Certainly, that pillar I could see across the forest… … .”
He was quite surprised that he wasn’t there.
The surge of leyline energy was a phenomenon that could be witnessed even at outposts.
The wizards did not know what had happened, but after hearing the story, they intuited that it was not an ordinary thing.
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“But what does that matter?”
“It’s a problem. That’s a big problem too. Do you think it was a coincidence that one of the leylines became like that?”
“You mean they’re aiming for that?”
“Sage Limray, he deliberately twisted the flow of the leylines running inside the mansion and caused it to collapse. The purpose did not stop there. What is happening now beyond the forest is the result.”
The representative of the Old Magic Tower, an elderly wizard, frowned.
“okay. You said you were with Rimray. That’s reliable information. But do we have any reason to believe that?”
Rudger stared at him, wondering what that meant.
The old wizard snorted.
“You’re saying that you also took part in Rimrey’s affairs.”
“That means, on the contrary, that I doubt my teammates, including myself.”
“Sempas and Roina Pavlini? There’s something else I can’t doubt.”
“what?!”
It was a magician belonging to the school association who came out in a fit of fuss there.
There was no one here who didn’t know that Roina belonged to the School Association and was a Lexarer-level magician representing it.
“Are you saying that the Kuma Tower is suspicious of us now?”
“I’m just trying to keep the possibility open.”
The old wizard looked around at Ludger.
“Or am I wrong?”
“I understand.”
When asked if he was wrong, Rudger’s answer was quite absurd.
“What do you understand?”
“Ignorance is not a sin. I don’t know anything, so you might think so.”
I said it in a roundabout way, but it meant ‘you’re saying that because you’re stupid’.
To the wizard, who can be said to be a symbol of intelligence, that word was one of the most insulting words.
The wizard who hit the counter distorted his face.
“What!”
“Do you know how many leylines run through Kasar Basin?”
Instead of responding to the anger, Rudger immediately asked a question.
“What are you up to again!”
“Don’t you know?”
“this… … !”
The old wizard tried to shout something, but calmed down after being conscious of the gazes around him.
“… … Five.”
“Fortunately, you know. Kassar Basin is a different world created by the pooling of five leylines in one place. And one of them burst this time, a leyline that ran underneath the secret mansion.”
The overflowing energy was now flowing out and spreading.
The surrounding area must have been very sloppy.
“The Cassar Basin is like a dam containing vast amounts of mana. One of the pillars supporting it collapsed. Their intention is obvious. They intend to destroy the other pillars in the same way.”
“what? If so, here… … .”
“It will come crashing down. The moment the flow of the leyline is twisted, the enormous energy will collide with each other. What do you think will happen after that?”
“… … A terrible disaster will happen.”
That was exactly what the Black Dawn wanted.
And what happens when the Cassar Basin collapses does not simply stop inside the basin.
A terrifying chain of destruction will spread along the stream of the leyline, and the whole area will collapse.
“Only three nearby cities. Besides that, there are also villages where people live. How many people do you think will die if this happens?”
“… … .”
The wizards were silent.
Only then did he realize what his opponent was aiming for and how serious the current situation was.
“Did they go outside? If that’s the case, try another leyline. If we don’t intervene quickly, something big will happen.”
“for a moment. If so, that’s strange. It’s a secret mansion. Even so, it’s a place where you don’t know when a mysterious phenomenon will suddenly happen. They say they operate a place like their front yard?”
It is a phenomenon that many wizards have not realized even after many years of research.
It didn’t make sense that people who didn’t even know it knew about it.
“When exactly did they move?”
“what? why is that all of a sudden… … .”
“Have they not responded since the mansion’s leylines started twisting?”
It was Ekaterina who answered the question.
“that’s right. Something happened beyond the forest, and great beasts charged at the outpost.”
“And inside, they showed their true colors. After indiscriminate destruction, they fled outside in an organized manner.”
Derek let out a sigh.
“You mean you were aiming for one of the leylines to become unstable from the start?”
“yes.”
“… … Right. Mysterious phenomena are, after all, phenomena that take place on top of the flow of leylines. So if one of the leylines gets twisted, there’s no choice but to be affected by it.”
“If we stay quiet at the outpost, that’s what they want.”
Rudger stared at the magic of the old magic tower and said.
The Kuma Tower was furious at the pitiful gaze, but couldn’t bear to open its mouth.
It wasn’t that they didn’t realize how foolish they had just been.
“But how are they trying to destroy the leyline? Even if there is a plan, humans do not dare to touch the energy that flows from the leyline.”
One of the wizards of the School Association gave an opinion.
In fact, knowing that this land was created due to the flow of a huge leyline, there were no attempts by wizards to utilize it somehow.
But all failed.
The energy flowing beneath the ground was enormous.
You can change the course of a suitable stream, but you cannot change the course of a huge river.
“There’s a big difference between dealing with it and twisting the flow at will. Of course, it would be easier and simpler. For example, causing an explosion in the core area where the leyline flows.”
“That is impossible!”
“Why do you think it is impossible?”
“That’s right, such a precedent until now… … .”
“There is no precedent. Then, is the collapse of the mansion now an unprecedented situation? If that’s not possible, how do you think the secret mansion drew energy from the leylines?”
“That, that… … .”
“There is a distinct difference between not knowing and not having a way.”
Rudger’s words were the decisive blow.
“So, instead of just spending time at the outpost, we have to go directly to the leyline to stop them. Otherwise… … .”
“… … If not?”
“Everyone will die.”
At that shocking remark, everyone stared at Rudger with their eyes wide open.
The response was how the hell do you know all that.
Rudger immediately added an afterword.
“… … More than that, these were the words of Mage Roina Pavlini.”
“A message from Roina-sama?”
“He told me to tell him that.”
All of these opinions are from Roina, and I’m just a substitute.
When Rudger said that, the wizards immediately seemed to understand.
“If it’s Roina-sama’s analysis, it’s reliable.”
“Did he analyze this situation even at this moment?”
“Perhaps the fact that you’re not there right now is just trying to find one more piece of information during the meeting.”
Perhaps if Roina were here, she would have grabbed Ludger’s collar, asking when did she say such a thing.
Silence.
A heavy silence hung over the meeting room.
In the end, the huge disaster that came before our eyes painfully weighed down everyone’s hearts.
“great. It seems that the situation has been sorted out.”
Queen Catherine stepped forward and drew the attention of the wizards again.
“Now we have to protect the leyline by chasing that mysterious group. One of the five is already broken, so there are four left.”
“The enemies would have split into four and each headed for a leyline. We need to stop them as soon as possible.”
“no. Three.”
The one who stepped out at that time was an old wizard who had always been dissatisfied.
What else is that person trying to say?
When everyone looked at him like that, the old wizard put on a displeased expression.
“There are a total of four remaining leylines. But there are only three things we need to care about. Because one of the leylines is right below us.”
“Bottom, outpost?”
“okay. This outpost is built on top of one of the leylines. That’s why I was able to hold out in this Kasar Basin for a long time.”
“It is not possible that the enemy suddenly started terrorism from within… … .”
“They must have tried to destroy the ley lines here. But when they failed, they headed for the next leyline.”
The plan itself made by the Black Dawn was plausible, but what they overlooked was the quick response of the wizards to the sudden betrayal.
What made it possible was Ekaterina’s presence.
Even in a sudden situation, Ekaterina gathered and commanded people, and was able to organize the chaotic situation faster than expected.
‘It was helpful in this area.’
If it hadn’t been for Ekaterina, two of the leylines would have already been broken.
It was a lot of luck out of misfortune.
It means that one out of five leylines was saved.
But the score is now 1-1.
And there were three leylines that hadn’t collapsed yet.
With just one leyline, the mysterious phenomenon of the Cassar Basin has faded.
If the second one breaks, you don’t know what will happen next.
“I have to protect at least three of the five leylines.”
“That is also minimal. You have to approach it with the mindset that you can’t give away even a single thing.”
“You have to build a team. It should be divided into three.”
“We have to leave people inside in preparation for an unexpected surprise attack. We have to take care of the wounded.”
Operation starts 30 minutes later.
Until then, we decided to get ready, recruit people, and then reunite.
The meeting ended just like that.
Everyone left the tent and scattered to make their own choices. It was the same with Ludger.
‘I don’t have time to spare, but it’s not urgent enough to be serious right now. Since the location of the rest of the leylines isn’t exactly known, they’ll spend a lot of time trying to find them.’
To destroy a leyline, you must touch the exact core of the flow.
It was also a complicated process of having to hit multiple places at the same time, not just one.
‘Now that the mysterious phenomenon has just ended, no matter how rushed they are, they will need time, and if this side is in a hurry, we can stop them.’
There was just something that caught on.
‘But it’s still strange. I thought that with old man Rimrey dead, their chain of command would be shaken.’
For such things, the process of attacking and retreating the outpost after the collapse of the mansion was too quick.
‘Is there still someone left in command?’
Rudger pondered and headed to the central square where Roina and Arfa were to be.
Then, in his gaze, he saw a being beyond the half-broken tent.
“you… … .”
A girl staring at Ludger from behind the tent with her head sticking out.
She, with bright blonde hair, was a child I had never seen before.
