Embracing Magic Chapter 235

Embrace the Magic (235)

The scene created by a single loud noise was horrific. Out of the 500 people, less than 10 were still standing.

“We need to start with treatment first.”

“Treat the first group first. I think we should investigate from where the loud noise was heard.”

“All right.”

The 7th Circle Archmage Elder Berg personally went around and healed people. He first healed the magician and then brought the magicians back to normal to restore the members of the 1st Combat Unit.

“The sound came from the northwest. Investigate thoroughly.”

“All right.”

“Your name.”

The 20-man Combat Unit 1st Division set out first to the northwest. Elder Berg then quickly treated the other combat unit members, increasing the number of personnel deployed.

Following Group 1, Group 2 set out to the northwest. After a while, Groups 3 and 4 also set out to search to the northwest.

“We’ll go too.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After deploying a certain number of men, Lord Ernest also moved. Elder Haseor and Elder Berg followed behind.

“It looks like this place.”

We moved a few hours northwest. The combat unit that had been out on reconnaissance first called for Lieutenant Ernis.

“This is it?”

“Yes. It’s completely gone now, but a little while ago, the space was strangely warped.”

“Explain in detail.”

“It’s a bit hard to explain… … The space was distorted, how should I put it, it looked like it was torn into pieces.”

The description of it being split into pieces reminded Lord Ernest of something. In the records of the ancient Magic Empire, there were occasional references to spatial overlap and spatial distortion, and it seemed like that might be the phenomenon.

“Spatial distortion… … Even if such a phenomenon occurs, there is no way for us to detect it.”

Spatial distortion was a realm of mana, not magic. Ordinary people who could not sense mana were unable to detect or utilize spatial distortion.

“What would you like to do?”

“Hmm, there’s a spatial distortion in this mountain… … . There’s something here.”

As things currently stand, it appears that the spatial distortion has opened and closed on its own. According to his common sense, it is impossible for humans to find the spatial distortion.

There was no law that said it couldn’t be opened again. If you wanted to find the hidden space when it opened again, there had to be someone guarding it.

Moreover, they did not completely ignore the possibility of someone’s intervention. If a truly powerful person they did not know had visited this place, they had to do something, whether it was killing them or asking for their cooperation.

“Your Majesty.”

“Do you have anything to say?”

“This is a place that A-Ryong often visited.”

“A-ryong came here?”

Aryong was the name Valis Nova used to refer to Droyan.

In Valis Nova, it was also discovered that the dragon was a demon called ‘Droian’. The name was learned through the records of a relic discovered by chance about 200 years ago.

However, the term ‘Aryong’ was first used in Valis Nova about 600 years ago. Since the name ‘Aryong’ was already ingrained in people’s mouths, they continued to use the term ‘Aryong’.

“Yes. I have been coming to this place periodically for about 40 days now.”

“What were you doing here?”

“We confirmed that it was sitting there, eating the food it had caught. It stayed there for a while and then disappeared.”

Droyan was a monarch-level demon that ruled this area. If Droyan came out, the entire nearby ecosystem could change.

As dangerous as they are, Valis Nova never takes his eyes off Droyan. The moment they leave the nest, at least one wizard is always watching them.

Originally, Droyan ate food in his own nest. Even if he hunted somewhere far to the west, his feeding place was always near the nest.

But about 40 days ago, its behavior changed. It suddenly started coming to the foot of this mountain and eating food.

“Hmm, is it possible that A-Ryong and spatial distortion have something to do with each other?”

“We are also good at that… … .”

“Where is A-Ryong now?”

“It’s in the nest. I’ve already confirmed it.”

Suddenly, Droyan’s behavior pattern changed. Then, a tremendous sound was heard and spatial distortions appeared at the foot of the mountain.

Combining these points, it seemed like Droyan and space distortion might be related.

But when the loud noise actually occurred, Droyan was in his nest, as if it had nothing to do with him.

“I don’t know. One combat unit always guards this place. They change shifts twice a day.”

“I will instruct you accordingly.”

“Increase the number of people monitoring A-Ryong to two or more.”

“All right.”

After giving his orders, Lord Ernest looked up at the sky. It was getting darker and the stars were starting to appear.

‘It’s not good for variables to keep appearing.’

Ernest the Deputy did not like unexpected situations. He was a man who liked to follow rules and always felt at ease when everything went according to plan.

What happened today was unexpected. It was a variable, if anything. I didn’t like it at all.

* * *

Rodin ate breakfast early and headed straight for the palace. He arrived at the palace gates in the late afternoon.

“The zodiac is very wide. Even though I used magic to move, I’m only just getting there now.”

The main gate of the palace was also incredibly large. It was impossible for even a master-level inspector to force his way in.

“Are you going to fly away?”

“Yeah. Do you have any magical defense?”

“I don’t know about now, but back in my day, we had one. I know it by the way it would sound like a beep as it crashed.”

It made no sense that a place as big as the palace would not have security measures. However, as time passed, it was uncertain whether the security measures would still work.

“Okay? I’ll give it a try. You guys… … .”

“It will go into the necklace.”

“Okay. Once all the security devices are released, I’ll summon you then.”

Rodin ascended while maintaining his flying magic.

When I focused my senses, I could see the complex lines of magical power that tightly surrounded the palace.

“Hmm, this is… … surprisingly simple. Did all the high-level magic disappear over time?”

There was no need to dispel the magic.

It was similar to the gates of the ruins of the old Mode Wasteland. It was a structure that allowed for safe passage by carving a specific magical pattern into the circle.

I slightly changed the shape of the circle, recalling my old memories. Then I slowly went over the palace walls.

“also.”

I was able to safely cross the wall and land on the other side. The security devices did not sound, and the magic attacking the intruders was silent.

We had passed one wall, but that wasn’t the end. We had to pass through more gates to get to Daejeon.

Rodin walked inside without summoning Karis and Jenna. When the door opened, he climbed up and fixed the simple lock himself.

After passing through about seven gates, I arrived in front of a huge building. It was the central hall where the emperor and high-ranking ministers would conduct state affairs.

“I have to open this door now. Let’s see where.”

I injected some magic into the door and examined the magic engraved on it.

Fortunately, the magic circle inside was quite simple in form. The counterattack when forcibly opened would have the power of a 9th circle, but the composition itself was simple.

“It’s easy.”

I got around the magic circle a little and gained the qualification. Then I put my hand on the doorknob and the large door opened smoothly.

“Hmm, I’m going in. Charis, Jenna. I can feel a clump of mana inside. Stay tuned.”

Although there was no answer, Rodin believed that Charis and Jenna were ready for battle.

“Absolute curtain.”

Rodin cast a 7-circle defensive magic on his body and went inside. Magic lights lit up on both sides of the long passageway to match Rodin’s position.

“It’s been over 5,000 years and it’s still working fine.”

Except for the spatial distortion, it was all magic using magical power.

The magic lights on both sides of the Imperial Road, dozens of security devices built along the outer walls of the palace, and even the locks carved into the doors of the central hall.

There was no place where mana was used. It was quite elaborate and high-level, but in any case, the magic circle that was constructed was based on magic power.

“Is that natural?”

I walked along the long corridor absentmindedly. A grand hall appeared, where high-ranking nobles and the emperor would have sat and held meetings.

“Oxyhatar. Haoria Mithirios.”

A man stood in the left corner of the room. He was in his late twenties, a little younger than Charis, and had long hair hanging down his back.

The voice he heard was the language of the Magic Empire. If Rodin had not studied the language of the Magic Empire in advance, he would not have been able to understand what it was saying.

“It’s a battle doll.”

Rodin also answered in the language of the Magic Empire. Then the other person’s expression brightened noticeably.

“Yes, that’s right. I’m glad we can communicate.”

Rodin could clearly feel the mana that had gathered around the opponent’s body. It was a battle doll that operated on mana, just like Karis and Jenna.

“I have some wonderful people who taught me the language. Charis, Jenna. Want to come see me?”

“Cliff!”

“colon!”

Charis stood beside Rodin without making a fuss. She looked the same as usual.

But Jenna ran towards the battle doll in the battlefield, stopping at a fairly close distance and holding out her hand.

“It’s been a while, Jenna. But I’m not the captain. As I said before, I was just created a little before you guys.”

“But when there was a leader, the leader always took the lead.”

“How did it come to that?”

“Hmm.”

Rodin took in the battle doll Cliff and Jenna at a glance.

They looked quite similar. It was as if they had siblings, and they had so much in common that I thought, “If they were siblings, wouldn’t they look exactly like that?”

They were both blond and had fair skin. They had blue eyes and long eyebrows. They were even about the same height and wore the same gear.

“Your name is Cliff?”

“Yes. Meet the new master.”

“You don’t have any conditions? Charis and Jenna had magic patterns as conditions, so it was quite troublesome in the beginning.”

“My condition for selecting a new master is that he or she must come here. The previous master did not have any other conditions.”

Cliff’s former master seemed to think that simply passing through the spatial distortion and entering the central battlefield was enough to fulfill the condition. Perhaps there was some coincidence that had to be obtained before that.

The problem is that Rodin skipped over all of that. Princess Elanerienne’s arrangements also skipped over several steps, and this one was no exception.

“Who was the previous master?”

“Your Majesty the Emperor has been abolished.”

“General, who is His Majesty the Grand Emperor? Are you referring to His Majesty Osthenea Slavonerius?”

“That’s right. He was deposed when you were there, but he abdicated and stepped back a long time ago.”

Cliff was the first battle doll created by Princess Elanérien. At first, he was Princess Elanérien’s bodyguard, and after the other battle dolls were created, he became the leader of the battle dolls.

However, at the request of the princess’ father, the emperor at the time, the ownership was transferred. In other words, the cliff was gifted to the emperor at the time.

“The throne has been handed over.”

“That’s right. At that time, His Highness the Crown Prince inherited the throne. Later, the throne was passed on to His Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Wait a minute. Let’s talk about your side of the story later and first, let’s satisfy my curiosity. Why did Tae Sang Hwang leave you here?”

Like Charis and Jenna, Cliff was also a battle doll. The purpose of a battle doll is to fight, and Cliff was left behind to help someone in battle.

Rodin wanted to know who Taesang was thinking of.

It was clear that it wasn’t him. If he could see into the future, he wouldn’t have considered himself entering through an unusual means.

“The Squadron Master is… … .”

“Wait a minute. Instead of calling me Master of the Front or Master of the Front, just call me Grand Master. That way, no one will get confused with Princess Elaneri.”

“Yes. Your Majesty thought that there would be at least one person left with the blood of the Empire.”

Rodin listened to Cliff’s words lightly, then tilted his head. He felt like some important word was missing.

“Wait a minute. You’re not of royal blood, you’re of imperial blood? Are those two different things?”

“The subspecies of Proval do not mix with other races. Therefore, there cannot be any imperial blood that the imperial family is unaware of. The person that the Grand Emperor expected was not the imperial blood, but the blood of the empire.”

Suddenly, too much information came in. Rodin frowned and sorted out Cliff’s words.

Cliff described the lineage with the surname Slavonerius as a sub-species of Proval.

A subspecies is a concept lower than a species. Simply put, it means that it originated from Proval, but became a different race.

They do not mix blood with other races. This means that mixed blood cannot be born. The Slavonerians have continued to mix blood with each other and continue to pass down the generations.

The situation was such that the blood of the Empire wanted to come here. The people of the Empire that made up the Empire were of a different race from the Slavonerians, so they could mix their blood with those of the non-Imperials and produce mixed blood.

“I kind of understand. Cliff, do you think I am of Imperial blood?”

“No. They have nothing in common. If there was any bloodline, it should have shone faintly here.”

Cliff took a small bead out of his pocket. It was about the size of a thumbnail, and it didn’t emit any light.

“Is that how you tell bloodlines?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“If you say that it reacts to a certain bloodline, then you mean that the people of the empire were not of ordinary bloodline?”

“The original form of the Imperial people is Covenerius. You can think of them as a race with outstanding magical talent. Like the Slavonerius, they are a subspecies of the Proval, but their blood is much lighter.”

Slavonerius and Covenerius are subspecies of Proval with great magical talent. Slavonerius has a lot of Proval blood, while Covenerius has less blood.

Rodin understood it roughly to that extent.