Episode 99
The ship could accommodate up to 50 people, including crew members, and Sophie, the water spirit, was in charge of the transport ship’s high-speed movement.
“You don’t have to push yourself, Sophie.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Sophie, the Water Elementalist, was a twenty-one-year-old woman. She learned water magic from Batman, and in addition to elemental magic, she also awakened water magic. She was still a second-class magician, but it was expected that she would rise to fourth class within three years.
“Wow! Hebron! Hebron!”
The Hebron flag on the transport ship waved. The workers who saw the flag cheered and waved their hands.
Unless they were forced slaves, those brought here were paid well. With the massive construction going on throughout Hebron, there was plenty of work in Hebron.
Even if they were vagabonds of unclear status, they could dig canals in the wasteland and use this as a springboard for their own recovery.
The wasteland canal was a preparation for the mine of magic stone. The ultimate goal was to connect the river that runs through Hebron with the mighty River Scone that runs through the capital city of Zenon.
To achieve this, not only did he need to expand his territory, but he also needed royal approval.
‘There are plenty of places to put money, and I’ve made decent money, but it’s not enough. I need to become a count so I can brag about discovering a magic stone mine in the wasteland.’
The plan was to hold out for a few years and build up military power, but developing the mine while keeping it a secret was not as easy as it sounds.
‘Yes, let’s become a count.’
I made up my mind.
You have chosen a method that is sure to be risky.
‘The greater the risk, the greater the reward.’
While I was lost in thought, the transport ship reached its terminus. The huge dam, large enough to irrigate all of Hebron, rippled calmly like a lake.
The sound of horses neighing was heard from the barracks near the bow. The war horses were sent first, and then the cavalry was sent in pursuit.
While Amy was busy organizing the barracks near the base, I sat down on the deck. The Brechaite Archpriestess Yuria sat quietly beside me with her eyes closed.
The three-wheeled vehicle has opened.
Before I could look far away, Yuria caught my eye. I caught a glimpse of the great amount of divine power gathered deep within her body, and turned my gaze to the distance.
There were three other Brechasian high priests besides Yuria, but their skills were at the priest level. Since it was such a small sect, the position of high priest was given to three older priests.
After a while, I closed my eyes. Instead, I opened my eyes.
“Found it.”
Amy came up on the boat at my beck and call. She spread out a map of the area in front of me, and I pointed to a spot on the map with my finger.
“Eleven Drakens.”
I missed the eleven Drakken that had appeared before. I even summoned the spirit of darkness to hunt them, but I couldn’t catch them because they flew so fast and high. Instead, I succeeded in finding out where they were living, and I prepared for this hunt over the course of several days.
He brought with him well-trained war horses, twenty cavalrymen, three knights, a water elementalist, a Brechaite high priest, and new weapons.
As I approached, the mounted cavalrymen on their war horses thrust out large crossbows instead of swords.
“Nothing more than a rapid-fire crossbow.”
Even now, slave soldiers were mining magic stones in the magic stone mines. Since they were not professional miners, there were frequent minor accidents and the mining speed was slow, but magic stones were a gem that could be traded for a large price even in small quantities.
Since I couldn’t sell the magic stones right away, I decided to collect only the lower-grade magic stones and bring them over. I could say that I bought them through the top of the serpent.
Under the crossbow handle was a square box. It could hold fifty bolts and fired at most ten at a time. It was a method of pulling the string of the crossbow with the mana of the magic stone. It was a simple structure that only required the installation of the magic stone and pulling the trigger, without having to use a machine to pull the string, set the bolt, and pull the trigger. It was not very powerful, but it was enough to threaten Draken.
‘The main attackers are Solon, Adol, and Loka anyway.’
Even though they were the same rapid-fire crossbows, their power varied greatly depending on the user’s magic power. If you placed your hand on the magic circle and blew your aura, each bolt would be imbued with wind magic. It was an ancient magic circle that created wind, modified so that knights could use it.
I also grabbed six additional boxes containing a rapid-fire crossbow and bolts.
“Let’s go! Hebron’s soldiers, to the sky!”
“Smile!”
The warhorses galloped, kicking up a cloud of dust. The cavalry dispersed in groups of three instead of sticking together. This was to lure Draken away.
I moved alone. Syang charged forward, leaving behind his expensive warhorse.
Unlike the barren land, the sky above was the same blue, whether it was the Duke of Breyo, Hebron, or the wasteland.
Seven shadows were cast across the clear blue sky.
It was Draken.
“Blood cells, did you bleed?”
The blood cell didn’t respond. I told it to shut up a few days ago, and it’s still upset and hasn’t said anything.
-……no.
“But why do they only come to me and do all this crap?”
-You’re a fu*king monstrosity that knows a fu*king human, so catch me while I’m at it.
Ignoring the grumbling blood cells, he raised his crossbow.
There was a magic stone embedded in the center of the ancient magic circle that I had personally carved. Its role was to activate the magic circle with the aura it received from me.
Although the efficiency was low, it was a new technology that would make the magicians of the Magic Tower roll their eyes if revealed to them.
Thump.
The trigger was pulled with a light sound. A bolt popped out of the box and settled inside the crossbow, and the string was pulled, causing a gust of wind. The wind wrapped around the bolt and shot out, aiming at Draken. Nine bolts flew in a row behind it.
Kweeeeek!
Quieeeek!
Three bolts pierced the Drakken. Their bodies were harder than armor, but their wings were thin and spread out. Two Drakkens with holes in their wings broke away from the group, falling quickly before barely regaining their balance and taking flight.
Thump.
It took about 10 seconds to use the crossbow again. It was a safety device to prevent the magic stone from exploding, but in some cases it was possible to forcefully release it.
In about ten seconds, ten arrows were fired again. The bolts, which were about a span long, had a solid body made of iron, so they had good penetrability but a short range. If the range was not increased by a magic circle, they had to be used to attack enemies at close range.
“Tch!”
The Drakken horde had no intention of running away. They dropped roughly, dodging the ten bolts while skimming the ground as they tried to attack me.
Meeeeeee!
Syang tried to hit the leading Draken with his horns. Syang, whose fur had grown thick, had transformed into a monster that could not be destroyed except by a sword imbued with aura.
Kwaaaaang!
The Draken that had bumped into the head of the Syang was thrown back. Those with holes in their wings had not yet joined the group, and the remaining four tried to attack me.
The crossbow was hung. The string attached to the crossbow was tied to the saddle of the saddle.
The Draken flew down like an arrow, trying to pluck out my eyes with its vicious claws. Some of them were said to breathe fire from their mouths, but from what I read in the books, they had to have a pouch under their neck that inflated just before they breathed fire.
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I pulled my sword from the scabbard at my waist.
Reinhardt’s sword technique: 1 second swordsmanship.
As Serenade spread out like a ray of light, drawing a line, Draken’s feet curled. However, two of the creature’s three claws failed to converge and he fell.
I slightly turned my upper body to avoid Draken, and thrust Serenade under the neck of the one flying behind me.
It was a place where magic power did not gather. After hunting various monsters, I found that places like that were usually weak points.
Phew!
As expected, Serenade pierced Draken’s neck. It cut through the sac hanging from his neck and dug deep inside, and a pale liquid poured out like blood, staining the back of my hand.
Chewy!
It smelled spicy.
It smelled like rotten alcohol, and it also smelled like sulfur.
‘They say you can make fire with the bile that was collected in a bucket, and this is it.’
There are also records from ancient times of this smoky liquid being collected to make bombs. These were bombs made of pure substances that did not use mana.
Unfortunately, detailed information about the materials and mixture needed to make the bomb was not provided.
A group of Drakens that were still alive passed me by. They soared into the sky and circled back, trying to attack the back of my head.
‘You said a clean corpse costs 500 gold each?’
It was the price offered by the money-filled Magic Tower. If you hunt all eleven of them cleanly, you would earn 500 gold. However, it was impossible to hunt them without leaving any wounds. It was best to bargain by leaving only the minimum amount of wounds.
“Dimes.”
The darkness of the beginning protected me. He covered the sight of the living with a curtain of darkness that bordered death. Draken, who entered the realm of darkness in an instant, let out a frightened roar and flapped his wings wildly, contrary to the rumors of his ferocity.
Kieeeek!
It was easy to kill a confused Drakken, but it was impossible to kill the rampaging ones without getting hurt.
I leaned my upper body back and lay down against Syang’s back. The two Drakens were quickly gaining altitude and trying to fly up.
I aimed my crossbow at them.
Thud, shushushushut!
One Draken survived and charged at me. It was the one who had been struck by the bolt first and had broken away from the pack. Its throat swelled.
It smelled like sulfur.
A red-hot ball of fire appeared from the gaping maw of the Draken.
“Inferno!”
The firebird flew towards the fire-breathing bird. Their flames met in the air and seemed to mingle, but soon they flew to one side.
The phoenix has dug into Draken’s maw.
Draken had the ability to breathe fire, but he had no ability to swallow it. When the Firebird forced the embers into his throat, his throat burst and his skull caught fire.
“Blood cells, you can sprinkle blood.”
-… … Please kill me with the bloody sword.
It was a bit unpleasant, but it seemed inevitable. When I reached out, Dimes pulled out a ceremonial dagger from the dark space. I used it to cut off the windpipe of Drakken, who was lying on the floor.
-Pee! Pee! Pee! Pee! Give me blood!
The blood mist spread in all directions, and the Drakens, who were too weak to run away, rushed at me like lions. I stabbed the ceremonial dagger into their hearts as well.
The dagger’s blade was unable to penetrate Drakken’s tough hide, so it had to be infused with aura to stab deep into the blade.
When I had cleared out the seven Drakens, I felt a sense of discomfort and turned my head. There was one Draken there. The cavalry and knights of Hebron had hunted down three of them and were chasing the remaining one.
Draken, who had been flying high in the sky, changed direction.
The cavalrymen, who had given up on pursuing him, thinking he had escaped, aimed their rapid-fire crossbows into the sky.
‘Why?’
Something that had not been seen before, or should not have been seen, was discovered on the vertically falling Draken. The Trickster’s Mark, which had not been there before, suddenly appeared.
‘Trickster, do you want to fight me?’
Kwaaaaang!
Draken crushed three cavalrymen. The warhorse that carried them was also crushed and torn by Draken’s talons.
