Episode 160. Cellok (4)
Rubin, who came out of the cave, headed straight to where Oscar was. There was no need to deal with the darkness to find Oscar among the cadets scattered throughout the cave.
Because Selok, who sensed Oscar, led the way. The beads in his pocket bulged out of his clothes to indicate the direction, and Rubin followed him straight on.
-Rubin.
‘Yes, Haneke.’
– I guess I finally have time to talk. To be honest, I was just as surprised as you were. I had to gather my thoughts.
I thought Haneke was just seeing an extinct griffon. But they were ‘the chosen ones’, ‘the intellectual beings of a demigod’. It was far beyond the scope of knowledge he had in his life.
-You know that spider that helps your family? The one who administered the test during the ‘second selection’.
‘You mean the dream spider?’
-Yes, that’s right. So is that guy also one of the ‘intellectual beings of the demigod’?
Rubin nodded.
‘Probably. According to what Selok said, the ‘intellect of the demigod’ is also divided into several levels, so it must belong to one of those levels. Different from Selok.’
-Then it could be higher or lower than Celloc.
‘Yes. I don’t know yet, but I will know everything someday. I will figure it out.’
-Okay. I agree. I’ve been getting more and more curious about the secrets of this world. Anyway, the origin of the Roinecrow you want to meet. Do you have any idea who it is? It’s not the dream spider, I guess.
Rubin thought so too. Although it is a demigod’s intellectual body, the dream spider is merely a parasite that lives on the Assassin’s Blade in order to survive.
I felt a sense of detachment from Selok that only an immortal being can have, but that was not the case with the dream spider obsessed with survival. I could feel the difference in class between Selok and him.
However, that doesn’t mean that the dream spider’s value was completely zero. It was an immutable fact that it was a demigod’s intellectual body.
‘This might be a good time to visit the Dream Spider. I’m sure there’s a lot of information to be gained from it.’
-I agree. I have a feeling that we will reach our goal much sooner.
It was a new experience, but Haneke’s expression “we” touched my heart. It’s been years since we’ve been together. Although he is now in a state of spirit, he was a legendary imperial general without peer.
I have a feeling that somewhere in this world there is a way to develop Haneke. This too will be revealed soon.
-I have a feeling we’ll encounter quite a few demigods before we decapitate Telmah.
‘I think so too.’
-You do realize that not everyone will be your ally, right?
Of course. Just like I fought Cellok in my previous life, I might have to fight the demigod’s intellect again. I don’t know if it’s something I can kill.
‘How much does Telmah know?’
A question that suddenly comes to mind.
He used the body of a dragon as his weapon and armor. He has the entire continent under his feet, so how many secrets does he know?
Maybe… he already has his hands on the sapient bodies of several demigods.
Haneke’s answer could not be heard. At that moment, the voice that Rubin was looking for was heard. Selok, who had been guiding the way, also became quiet.
“Oh, Luden!”
Oscar was approaching, his mask slowly removed. The hood of his robe, pulled back, was stuffed with something incredibly thick, and it turned out to be all magic powder.
As I had boasted, I had been gathering all the magic herbs I could find, and my hood was so full that it looked like it was going to burst. As a result, my body’s center of gravity shifted backwards every time I walked, like someone carrying a backpack.
“I told you, I’d find a magical power that’s incomparable to yours! How much did you earn, Luden? Oh, and what’s with that robe? It’s such a rag! Did you go on a mining expedition while I wasn’t around? Oh, and, did you eat the food that maid Chloe made? I ate it today too. Oh, and… …”
I quickly cut him off because I felt like the ‘Oh, and’ would just keep going on forever.
“Oscar, have you seen Professor Kaizen?”
“Kaizen? Why are you looking for that person from me? Shouldn’t you have stayed with me?”
“Well, somehow our paths crossed.”
At that moment, Dahlia appeared walking from over there. It seemed that she had been unable to bear Oscar’s chatter and had stayed away.
“Dahlia, have you been collecting a lot?”
“not really.”
Dahlia, who had heard the conversation between the two people before, answered Rubin’s question.
“Professor Kaizen, you were heading towards the entrance earlier? It must have been an hour.”
“Oh, Luden! Long time no see. What happened to you Rob?”
The person who followed behind was Chloe, who was worried.
“It just so happened that it turned out like this. But… … .”
Something was off. Celestia was nowhere to be seen. She would never leave Chloe’s side.
“Chloe. Can’t you see Celestia?”
“Ah, Celestia… Where did you go just now?”
“Leaving you behind?”
“Yeah. I think there was a problem.”
Chloe said it was nothing serious, but Rubin didn’t think so. The fact that Celesne had moved on her own, leaving Chloe behind, meant that something serious had happened.
And that was when it happened.
Kwakwakwakwakwang!
A tremendous roar echoed through the cave. For a moment, the cave shook as if an earthquake had occurred, and some of the rocks fell from the ceiling.
“Huh! What is this, all of a sudden! Is it the Jang Education Committee again?”
Rubin spread his shadow as wide as possible. The collision was reported near the entrance to the cave. Three figures were detected from there.
‘Damn it, Rosenthaler. This is going to be a good one.’
The distance was too far to tell who the three Inyoungs were, but Rubin was certain that one of them was Rosenthaler. The other two were most likely Kaizen and Celesna.
‘Rosenthaler arrived at the cave first, so he probably didn’t expect Celesne’s presence. She’s a maid who doesn’t miss even the slightest thing that could threaten her young lady.’
Maybe Celesne had found Rosenthaler and was chasing him. No, Rubin thought it was definitely so.
This clash just now. It was by no means an easy battle. The five-star drones gave it their all, and the only opponents who could fight as well here were Celesne or Benitez.
Digging-digging-
“Wow, it’s getting dark… All the fluorescent frogs are going outside?”
The fluorescent frogs, feeling threatened, were all rushing out of the cave. As soon as the fluorescent frogs that had been scattered throughout the cave and lighting up the cave disappeared, the cave suddenly became dark.
As a Rubin with a dark side, darkness is not a problem, but magic students are different. Unless they use magic, they are just children.
Even now, everyone is scattered. Even if the professors control the situation, it will take time for them to gather in one place.
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‘The wizards may not have felt it, but the impact just now made the cave dangerous.’
At first glance, the cave appears to be stable again.
But Rubin’s senses, sharpened by the darkness, sensed the danger all too clearly. His instincts were telling him to get out quickly, as the place might collapse at any moment.
Knock knock.
“… … .”
As expected, the Selok in the robe pocket was also sending a warning by tapping Rubin. It seemed as if he was going to jump out and force Ferman to evacuate if he continued to hesitate.
“Chloe.”
Rubin made a quick decision. He could have just taken Dahlia’s crew out, but it wouldn’t have been a good situation for him to have a disaster at school.
“hmm?”
“I think it would be a good idea to use magic to get all the students who are currently spread out out.”
“The cave seems to be in good condition?”
“No. It’s really dangerous.”
“Luden might be right. It’s like a sense of unmannedness, something like that.”
It was Dahlia who helped Rubin. Thanks to the training course of the Jang Education Committee, he trusts the unmanned material.
“So you use your magic, Chloe.”
“Luden, you want me to use magic? Why are you doing that?”
Rubin answered Oscar’s question firmly.
“Well, Chloe is the only one who can use magic regardless of the outdoor class rules. No one can say anything about Chloe. Even the professors don’t realize the seriousness of the situation yet.”
At those words, Chloe responded with a smile. An internalized hunch appeared next to her face as she made her decision.
Phew.
At first, a lump of light the size of a face appeared. Soon, it was torn off one by one like small pieces, and then took the form of dozens of sparrows, which began to fly around the cave.
Flap. Flap.
“Go and lead all your friends out of the cave. Tell them that I am telling them that the cave might collapse.”
At that instruction, the birds of light began to quickly scatter.
“Okay, Luden.”
“Then I’ll go to the cave entrance. I think something happened there.”
“Celestine will be there too.”
“Maybe so. You guys, follow me right now. Chloe. Can you give me a little bit of that ball of light? I wish I could tear off a little bit myself.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Chloe created another ball of light and placed it on Rubin’s hand.
“You just have to follow the signs I left behind. I remember the entrance exactly.”
“Hey, Luden. Just come with us.”
That couldn’t be done. I had to run at full speed and see how the fight between Selesne and Rosenthaler was going.
“No. You guys need to run as fast as you can. If the fighting gets any worse at the entrance, the cave will quickly become unstable.”
“A fight? At the entrance?”
Oscar couldn’t hear an answer from Rubin, because Rubin’s dash through the darkness had begun.
At the unbelievable speed of sight, the three people there swallowed their saliva at the same time.
Saaaaah.
Rubin ran, tearing off bits of the light Chloe had given him at each fork in the cave.
His dark side was that he had a perfect grasp of the terrain and a perfect memory. Thanks to this, Rubin was able to arrive at the battle site not long after he started running.
‘also.’
As expected, it was Rosenthaler and Celesne. There was also Gaizen gasping for breath around the two people facing each other.
“Ugh.”
The reason Kaizen is groaning like crying is because of the sword wound on his waist. He is bleeding, but not to the point of death. It must have been because Celesne intervened just in time.
‘I didn’t think you’d be this stupid.’
Rubin quickly scanned the battlefield to gauge how the battle between the two was unfolding.
Rosenthaler, unable to control his anger, attacked Kaizen, and Celesne, who noticed something strange, happened to witness the scene. That was how the battle began.
Rosenthaler must have been surprised by Celesne’s unexpected intervention and unexpected realm, and Celesne must have been surprised as well. The opponent was not an ordinary person, but a five-star warrior.
“Celeste.”
As Rubin approaches, Celestia turns around. Her shoulder is covered in blood.
“… This is Lord Luden.”
Rubin lifted the cloth covering his face briefly. Then he exchanged a quick glance with Rosenthaler. Fortunately, nothing seemed to have been revealed yet.
“Khuhuhu.”
Now, Gaizen was shaking. He must have been out of his mind just from being attacked by Rosenthaler, but seeing Rubin suddenly come back so well made him want to deny reality.
“Step back, my lord. You are a dangerous opponent.”
“You seem to be pretty hurt too.”
“… I’m fine. It’s dangerous, so step back. The author is at least a 5-star unmanned.”
“5 stars… …?”
Rubin pretended to be surprised.
“Get out of the way. They’ll be charging at you again soon.”
Celesne pushed Rubin away slightly. At the same time, her circular motion was quickly drawn.
Phew.
Phew.
Behind her, three giant ‘scythes of fire’ rose, and a suit of armor made of strong stone formed around her injured left arm.
The earth-based defensive magic ‘Giam Gap’ and the fire-based offensive magic ‘Hwayeomgok’. Both were high-dimensional magic.
She was Witherspoon’s maid. Graceful yet strong mana. Her mana level was 5-star, which was a level that surpassed that of most magic professors.
However, the opponent is also formidable. The scorching 5-star aura was surrounding the entire ‘Robson’s Sword’, increasing the air pressure in the space.
‘I’ll let you go for today, Rosenthaler.’
Rubin thought this. Since he had to deal with the opponent himself in Selesne’s absence, he would spare her life just for today.
Working with Celesne would make it easier for Rosenthaler to win, but that’s not the clean-cut situation Rubin wants.
Not only was he forced to reveal his true nature to Celesne, but he also ran into trouble getting his hands on the secret sword. There should have been no witnesses to Rosenthaler’s death.
“Celeste.”
Just before the battle that had paused for a moment began again, Rubin called out to Celesne.
“The situation inside the cave is not good right now. The cave will collapse soon because of the fight between you and that unmanned person. If the fight continues, Chloe inside will be in more danger.”
When I mention Chloe’s danger, Celesne’s eyes change. It seems like her mind is becoming complicated. It’s important to defeat the five-star drones, but in the first place, it’s to protect Chloe.
If the fight hadn’t stopped, a catastrophe could have occurred, with Chloe being trapped in the cave.
Croak croak-
Croak croak-
At that moment, the fluorescent frogs that Rubin had been ahead of began to pass them one by one and escape the cave. The smaller the creatures, the more sensitive their sense of survival. It hinted that collapse was imminent.
at that time.
Kwakwakwang!
Rosenthaler blasted all the fluorescent frogs that approached him with his sword. The cave shook again from the impact.
“… I can’t help it. Catching the author is important, but… I have to take care of the young lady first.”
Celesne changed her mind. She withdrew her attack magic and immediately started running into the cave.
“Hey, phew!”
As Celesne walked away, Rosenthaler lifted his mask briefly and spat on the floor. He realized that Rubin had prepared an escape route for him.
He too was injured here and there in his battle with Celesne. He glanced at Rubin with a look of irritation rather than gratitude, and then quickly left the cave.
‘Well, that’s okay for now.’
Rubin approached Gaizen briefly before pretending to pursue Rosenthaler.
“Ugh! Cadet Luden.”
The fear engraved by the ‘Black Leaf’. And the unbelievable fact that he had returned alive from the five-star unmanned. Even at the sound of Rubin’s breathing, Kaizen trembled like a rat.
“Professor, it doesn’t seem to be a fatal wound. You won’t die.”
You’ll probably be dead in a few days, Rubin said, standing up immediately without adding anything.
“I will chase after him.”
Then Rubin started chasing Rosenthaler who had grown distant.
