Maze (3)
Blue sky. The sun shining pure white.
Noah Michel always had such sunny weather. Even if it was raining or even if there was a typhoon, the sun always shone where Noah Michel was.
‘Is everyone okay?’
A soft voice that sings like a song. A movement that moves like a spring day.
A familiar born from Noah Michel’s unique magic lands on his shoulder. The white dove wearing a blue ribbon tilted its head and chirped softly.
Noah Michel smiled slightly and raised his index finger to stroke the familiar’s head. The dove expressed her friendliness by rubbing her beak against the wizard’s finger.
‘Because I came.’
The jewel of Nantes. The great genius of the century. Rune Master.
There were many nicknames for Noah Michel.
Hair that shines like gold shines like a halo. Those who came to her aid used to call Noah Michel in her honor.
‘There’s nothing to worry about now.’
Daughter of the sun.
* * *
It was a strange feeling.
I felt like a puddle of water being sucked into a sewer.
In other words, it’s very bad.
Alex Hope said only what he had to say. To be honest, the only thing I could understand from what he said was Noah Michel’s name and the words to kill Shem Bloom.
There was something else that made my eyes roll.
Rune.
Rune!
No matter how good I am, I don’t go around memorizing all the runes. I know that these are basically things that are often used in dungeons, but they are the basic skills of a hunter. If you don’t know how to draw, you should quit being a hunter.
No, I’m not just saying that, I really mean it.
Hunters of level C or higher take a rune test every time they renew their license. This test is administered by the International Association for the Performing Arts. If you do not exceed a certain score, there is no problem in working in the country, but you will not receive an international hunter license.
To that extent, runes have become an essential element.
I also had to become knowledgeable about runes. It’s not just me. If you work at the management office, you must know not only the common runes but also the runes that are not often used.
Nevertheless, the runes I don’t remember are organized in the magic clock.
But even without confirming it, you can definitely say it.
This is my first time seeing the runes roughly drawn by Alex Hope with his foot. A rune that devours people? And the runes spitting out from a completely different space? It’s not even magic?
The number of wizards who can use space movement magic can be counted on two hands, even if their scope extends to the entire world.
If there was a rune that could have the same effect as such a difficult spell, of course I would remember it!
Could it be that this is also Noah Michel’s work? or not? A few runes were also used on the Ark. Actually, was that also Noah Michel’s rune? If you think about it, the proportion of awakened people among the members of the Ark was not high. Would it be any different if it were cleaners who wore masks like their older brothers?
However, as far as I know, the runes used on the Ark were limited, and there was no place specifically to study runes.
Everything gets tangled up. All the information and knowledge I have is thrown away.
I can’t see the answer. I don’t even know where to start.
I closed my eyes tightly and opened them.
Still, you have to do it.
The strange sensation disappeared as soon as both feet touched the floor. The last person to hit the floor was Alex Hope.
“cadet… .”
Hope groaned and covered her eyes. He ignored him and looked around.
The frustrating wall blocking the view is made of the same material as the maze we saw earlier. Judging from the distance between walls and the fork in the road right in front, this is just like a maze. Is this the downstairs Hope was talking about?
“This is why I don’t like having someone take me around. “Ouch, it hurts.”
“What on earth are we going to do?”
“You kept talking earlier.”
Hope said, squeezing her eyes shut.
“I told you to kill Shem Bloom. How many times do I have to say it for you to understand? “Why am I even doing this?”
“therefore… .”
Hope sighed and cut me off. This guy is real.
“I can only take you so far. Here, uh… One floor? no. Go down two more floors. “It’s a dungeon where everyone dies anyway, so it’s okay to just break the floor and go down.”
Hope ignored what I said and talked about whatever she wanted.
“If I stay here any longer, will I get caught? Goes? “Please take care of me?”
“for a moment… !”
Before I could catch him, Alex Hope rubbed the floor with his foot and disappeared.
shit.
“… … .”
I saw Hong Seok-young, who looked equally uncomfortable. She was an underground labyrinth, but there were still torches on the walls.
Isn’t this the type of dungeon that confuses you with darkness? Although it is half-erased, there is a faint trace of incontinence on the wall. Considering the scale of the maze seen from upstairs, there may be a trap.
“Oh.”
Alex Hope, who had disappeared, showed his face again.
“I forgot to tell you this.”
I’m still pressing my eyes shut. The eyes peeking through the fingers became completely golden.
Hope moaned and spoke slowly.
“There is no door here. I don’t have the motivation to maintain that. “Don’t waste your time trying to find the gate.”
“… what?”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry. The dungeon will disappear in an hour at most, right? Then the people inside can go outside. So let’s not think about anything else and just kill Semblum. Understand?”
“… … .”
“I’m really going now!”
“… … .”
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“… … .”
Only after persistently shouting Semblum’s name as if he was brainwashing did Alex Hope really disappear.
I glared at the spot where Alex Hope last stood.
I hate being swayed by other people’s words. Even if there is a good reason, I don’t know whether to listen to it or not, but what do you want me to do when you only hear me say something meaningless like you don’t want to avoid trouble?
Do you know what that guy is after?
I’ve called Semblum a psychopath and all, but from my perspective, Alex Hope is more untrustworthy than the blue-haired wizard I haven’t even spoken to yet.
however.
“Then shall we go?”
Unfortunately, I was not the one in charge in this situation.
“yes?”
“Why are you standing still?”
Hong Seok-young held the spear again and scanned the floor.
Hong Seok-young’s movements are clearly visible. I’m trying to figure out where to destroy it.
I frowned.
“Are you going to do as he says?”
“There’s nothing we can do right now.”
“But you’re going to do whatever he tells you to do?!”
“When you say it that way, it makes it sound like he’s my boss.”
Hong Seok-young spoke in a dissatisfied voice.
“I don’t have anyone over my head.”
“I guess that’s right… . “Alex Hope could be lying to us.”
“So you’re not going to check?”
“… … .”
check… .
okay. I have to do it.
Although I was still dissatisfied with this situation, I nodded.
Still, I did say something in the end.
“I just hate being dragged around like this without knowing what’s going on.”
“It seems so.”
Hong Seok-young laughed.
I felt like a child who was stubborn for no reason, so I avoided eye contact.
No, I didn’t do anything wrong. I decided based on common sense.
“… “What about Semblum?”
“hmm?”
“Alex Hope said he would do as he says. “Are you really trying to kill me?”
“So don’t say that… .”
Hong Seok-young scratched his head.
“I thought you’d understand once Hope got down. Check, kill him if he’s dangerous, or not. In any case, there is no evidence that Semblum created the dungeon, but isn’t there circumstantial evidence that he set off the bomb?”
“… The car Semblum was riding in exploded. “Then wouldn’t it be considered a terrorist attack aimed at Semblum?”
Hong Seok-young opened his eyes round.
“After all, you are my disciple. “You’re smart.”
“… “Aren’t you extremely unthinking?”
“What are you talking about?”
Hong Seok-young twitched his lips.
“There is no way an innocent victim would be wearing a robe with overlapping runes. Come on, disciple. “It’s the first class.”
“… … .”
What nonsense are you trying to say again?
“To talk to the wizard.”
ah. this.
I sighed. I already know what I’m going to say.
“It’s better to start by hitting one first. Do you understand?”
“… … .”
Still, before Hong Seok-young broke the floor, he warned him one more time as his son.
“What if this is a trap?”
“As I said before.”
Magical power gathers at the tip of Hong Seok-young’s spear.
“It’s actually better.”
Seokyoung Hong slowly pushed the spear into the floor. The spear is driven in without any resistance, as if cutting tofu.
Just before exploding the accumulated magical power, Hong Seok-young spoke.
“Then you can just destroy everything without thinking.”
Wow!!!
The floor cracked and shattered with a heavy sound.
* * *
It’s a huge cavity.
The light flickered and illuminated the interior like a broken lamp. But there was no fire anywhere. There were no torches or anything else lighting up the hallway.
But the space was full of light and shadow.
In the center, a bundle of pure white feathers curls up.
Slowly, the feathers rise and fall. The slight movement revealed that it was a living thing.
I can’t tell where it comes from: the head or the torso.
It is not clear whether it has arms or legs.
Through the feathers, sleepy, half-open golden eyes were visible. The eyes are as lifeless as a dead fish. However, like the body rising and falling, its eyes occasionally blinked. Each time the eyes were closed, the light in the cavity disappeared, but when the eyes were opened, the light returned.
Coo!
Stone debris fell from the ceiling along with a slight vibration.
Facing the white feathers, the young wizard glanced up.
“already… .”
The feathers fluttered as a voice muttered disapprovingly.
The wizard looked down from the ceiling.
“It doesn’t change my mind.”
That voice was strange.
It’s a low sound, like singing. But I couldn’t hear it with my ears. It’s not something that rings in my head.
I could just feel it with my whole body.
“ah. Still, if possible, I’d like to keep my hands as they are. “Why not a bridge?”
“… Then there is nothing we can do. it’s okay. I had no intention of living like this anyway. rather … “It would be an honor to receive it.”
“yes. Of course. My faith is unchanging. Glory is eternal. Life continues and death is conquered.”
“The will continues, the will is transmitted. The Holy Sacrifice is remembered, the stars are guarded and the heavens are opened.”
“yes.”
The wizard slowly knelt down. He put his hands together and clasped them. The way he kissed his fingers and lowered his head looked like a believer praying.
After a short prayer, the wizard spread out his hands and held them out to the bundle of feathers.
The wizard smiled brightly like a child.
“please.”
Wow!!!
The ceiling shook once again.
The bundle of feathers blinked slowly.
Pure white feathers swayed. A hand reached out from among the feathers. The wizard recognized the hand reaching out to him.
It looks exactly like your own hand.
Wow!!!
The sound was getting closer.
The hand of the bundle of feathers came closer and closer.
thud!!!!
The ceiling collapsed and two men fell. One is holding a spear and the other is holding a sword.
At the same time, a feather hand grabbed both of the wizard’s hands.
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