Chapter 347
A huge ice cave.
In the beautiful light like a five-colored crystal, Adela felt rather afraid.
“The place that was a forest not long ago… … .”
Shin Yu-seong and Adela had been to Ruin Castle to hatch Velvet, which was an egg. The forest around Ruin Castle was cooler than the season, perhaps due to the sealing stone, but it was full of animals and trees.
But what does this scenery I see now mean?
Lewis’s ice cave was like a maze prepared to prevent invaders from entering his castle.
“This cave. Although it looks beautiful on the outside, it is made only of ice and crystal… … . Perfect for losing your sense of direction. Plus, clairvoyance doesn’t work because of the barrier.”
Moreover, Lewis’s barrier has evolved further to the point where even Shoichi, who has the eyesight of the mind, cannot recognize its structure.
“This is a disadvantageous strategy from the start. Louis had the perfect castle… … “We have to go through the maze bare-handed, without knowing what kind of traps there might be.”
As Eliza said, passing through this ice cave was only going as Lewis intended. As we headed toward the center of the ice cave, the light decreased and the space became larger.
But that wasn’t the end.
The path through the ice cave continued. If you calculate the walking time, you should have already reached Ruin Castle, but the cave was endless, like an unknown subspace.
30 minutes.
1 hours.
That time when I was moving endlessly through the cave.
“… … Is this a crossroads?”
Eliza, who was leading, stopped.
What was in front of her was a huge space like a temple and an entrance with three steps and three steps. Angela, who was watching the scene next to her, caught her eye on the unusual letters engraved on the ice above her footrest.
“There are mysterious letters engraved on the ice.”
As Angela stared intently at the ice, Lorelai strode over to the letters and began to explain.
“… … The letters carved into the ice are in an ancient language. If you set the recognition range to the dimension that Lewis came across and activate the pocket, interpretation will be possible.”
Having said this, Lorelai had absorbed most of the knowledge in the Clock Tower Academy’s library, so she did not need the Pocket’s translation function.
“Of course, you can read these short sentences without translation.”
Lorelai lifted her index finger and infused it with mana. When she placed her index finger on the wall, the hot mana melted the ice and engraved letters.
[The most outstanding one.]
[Walk on the path of the moon.]
[The wisest one.]
[Walk on the path of the sun.]
[The bravest one.]
[Walk on the path of the stars.]
After reading Lorelai’s translation, Eliza saw the scaffolding in front of the entrance. At the entrance, they are hung in order like enigmatic sentences. sun. star. There were three patterns drawn.
“What the hell is this…” … Shoichi. Can’t even your mind’s eye read what’s on the other side?”
“When I use the ability, I actually can’t see anything because of the mana of the barrier. “It feels like the colors were forced on.”
Shoichi just used his mind’s eye. However, all that was visible was a hazy fog, and Lewis’s mana, which filled the ice cave, interfered with Shoichi’s vision. Maybe it wasn’t just Shoichi. Lewis’s barrier is like a natural enemy for any hunter who deals with mana.
However, it did not work for Shin Yu-seong, who could feel the flow of mana.
“It’s a simpler technique than you think.”
Shoichi was taken aback by Shin Yu-seong’s confident claims, and everyone’s eyes gathered together.
“Simple? “Do you really want to say that you have figured out this barrier?”
Shoichi felt embarrassed by Shin Yu-seong’s claims. Lewis’s barrier did not even work with his mind’s eye, which is one of the few S-class search-type traits. I couldn’t help but think that it was a bluff that a single student had figured out such a barrier.
“I didn’t have any exploration skills, so I couldn’t physically figure out the structure of the cave… … . The structure of how Lewis’s technique works has been figured out. “The ice cave is closer to space transformation magic than to a barrier.”
Most hunters would have thought that the road leading to Ruin Castle had changed when they saw this ice cave, but Shin Yu-seong realized that Lewis’ ice cave was a subspace from the beginning.
‘Maybe that’s why I can’t see the path with my mind’s eye. Because you can’t grasp the true nature of this ice cave from the outside.’
Saaa-
Shin Yu-seong closed his eyes.
Then, he slowly poured mana into both hands. It would be a very brief moment to use clairvoyance since I don’t have an exploration skill, but just 1 second was enough.
Suddenly!
After completing preparations, Shin Yu-seong opened his eyes and cut the flow of mana with his hand blade. He had cut off one of the lines that made up the magic trick.
“This is mana resonance… … .”
Shoichi sighed at the sight of black sub-space surrounding the beautiful ice cave.
However, the change in the surroundings was only for a short time. As the ice cave regained its original appearance, Shin Yu-seong began to explain.
“At this rate, no matter how much we wander around the cave, we won’t be able to reach Ruin Castle. It’s a huge barrier, but… … No matter how long you wait, it will never be lifted.”
Shoichi listened to Shin Yusung’s words. Because I knew what Shin Yu-seong saw through his actions just now, I had no choice but to admit it.
“Why is that? No matter how much Lewis does, he can’t maintain such a huge space mutation barrier for long. If that were the case, the mana… … .”
Shoichi asked in a serious tone, as if he had acknowledged Shin Yuseong. It looked as if he was coordinating opinions with an outstanding veteran rather than just a student.
And that judgment was right.
What was melted into Shin Yu-seong’s body was the knowledge and experience of King Yu Won-hak, who saw the truth of the tower.
“First of all, this barrier does not use Lewis’ mana. “The design may have involved mana, but it continues to recycle power through reflectors.”
Inside the barrier that Shin Yuseong saw, three mana were moving like waves. Like a mirror reflecting light, the mana that reached the end was moved back to the center and used as fuel for the barrier.
“There must be a device like an artifact to utilize mana inside the barrier. If you destroy just one of the three, it will stop moving.”
After hearing Shin Yu-seong’s explanation, Eliza looked in disbelief. How could he understand the flow of mana without even having the skill to understand the inside of a barrier that he could not even understand with his own eyes?
It was a level beyond human, but Shoichi already trusted Shin Yusung.
“I was sure there were three… … “Are you saying that the flow, that is, the movement of mana, can be seen with your eyes?”
Just as humans cannot detect minute electric currents like current sensors, no hunter can detect the flow of mana through which a spell operates with the naked eye.
If we were to say that we could know the composition of atoms in the air, that would no longer be the domain of humans.
But the impossible was possible for Shin Yu-seong.
“I see it. “That too clearly.”
It was hard to believe, but the mana resonance that had just occurred briefly was the proof.
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“So, the place where this entrance leads… … .”
Eliza looked at the entrance again.
There were three entrances and three scaffolding in this space, and there were three devices forming this barrier.
What further explanation is needed?
“Someone must reach the end of the entrance to destroy the barrier and reach Ruin Castle.”
Adela stood on the step at the central entrance to Shin Yuseong’s answer, which was so simple.
Grumble-
As Adela stood on the platform, the sun symbol engraved at the entrance rotated half a turn.
“Half a turn. I think there are only 2 people to enter the entrance. then… … . “I’m here!”
Angela immediately climbed onto Adela’s stool. Among the 6 members of the attack team, the number of people was just right if we divided the 3 entrances into 2 people each.
“Then we have to pair up two people, so the veteran and the students… … .”
Eliza, a level 6 hunter, tried to pair up students one by one, but Lorelai seemed to have a slightly different opinion.
“Well, I think…” … “I think it would be good to pair up like this.”
Lorelai, whose cheeks were red, had no idea when she would move and strongly hoped to step on foot with Shin Yusung.
“Well, I understand. “It’s a dungeon where the mind’s eye doesn’t work properly, so that means they’re more trustworthy than me.”
Shoichi misunderstood Lorelai’s intentions, but Eliza was persuaded.
“… … It might be okay for them. In some ways, their experience is better than ours.”
As Shoichi and Eliza stood on the platform, the moon symbol rotated. The flow of mana gradually changes as the spell works. Lorelai carefully approached Shin Yusung.
Lorelai always tried to keep a cool mind during raids, but Lorelai’s heart started beating faster just by approaching Shin Yusung.
It was such an amazing thing.
Even though she had only seen Shin Yoosung a few times, Lorelai felt familiar.
When looking at the book, Shin Yoosung’s face overlapped with the handsome male protagonist, and when Lorelai dreamed, Shin Yoosung always appeared.
Although the role and appearance are different, the fact that the person is Shin Yu-seong does not change.
Perhaps that was why Lorelai’s heart trembled. It was the first time in her life that she felt this nervous.
Shin Yu-sung watched Lorelai from the side and said as he placed his hand on her shoulder.
“… … “Don’t be afraid.”
Shin Yooseong’s voice and soft tone were so similar to those in her imagination that Lorelai had to hold her breath.
“I will protect you.”
Lorelai’s thousands and thousands of imaginations could not overcome a single reality. Now Lorelai had no dreams or wishes.
“Yes, eh… … .”
Instead of being the oracle of a noble clock tower, Lorelai just nodded her head vigorously, becoming a girl with blushing cheeks.
fantasy,
