Episode 202
Sarah Dunphy continued to watch the forest.
Only after she was sure that Martin Ruska and the warriors had completely left did she come down to the ground.
Choi Hyun-seok lowered his head as he watched Sarah Dunphy approaching.
“Thank you for coming.”
Sarah Dunphy had a bitter expression on her face for some reason.
“What. I was just fulfilling a promise I made to you. I’m sorry it’s too late.”
After exchanging brief greetings.
She immediately looked at Park Hyun-ah.
“Fortunately, it doesn’t look like his life is in danger right now. The treatment was successful.”
Park Hyun-ah’s complexion had improved a lot.
It was thanks to Rachel’s generous use of expensive potions and her best efforts in treating him.
“Ugh…”
At that moment, Park Hyun-ah groaned and opened her eyes.
“Sister. Are you awake!?” “Shut up… I was awake all this time, Inma.”
In fact, Park Hyun-ah only lost consciousness for a moment, but soon woke up again.
We all watched Sarah Dunphy confront Martin Ruska.
However, I didn’t have the strength to move my body or speak, so I just stayed still.
“You little punk. What if you poured the potion so recklessly? You almost suffocated and died.”
“sorry.”
Choi Hyun-seok smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of his head.
It seems that I was a bit excessive in spilling the potion because I was in a hurry.
“How did you get here?”
Park Hyun-ah said while looking at Sarah Dunphy.
“I previously gave Choi Hyun-seok a magic that had the property of returning to him.”
The bead Sarah Dunphy gave me.
Inside it was magic energy that had been specially processed.
It quickly returns to the user with location information of that location.
“Did you track it back?”
“yes.”
Sarah Dunphy was able to come here based on information from that magic.
There was a force field nearby that prevented teleportation, so it took some time to come from a distance.
“By the way, I didn’t know you were such a braggart.”
Suddenly, Park Hyun-ah raised the corners of her lips and smiled.
“Your eyes couldn’t be deceived, after all.”
Sarah Dunphy also laughed back.
Choi Hyun-seok’s head tilted at the conversation between the two, the context of which was unclear.
“What do you mean by bluff?” “That magic is fake.”
Park Hyun-ah pointed to the sky with her eyes.
When I look up, I see black clouds made of magic.
Dark clouds filled the sky.
The clouds were writhing as if they were going to pour out something at any moment, and just looking at them made me feel intimidated.
“That’s fake?”
Just the magic I feel from the clouds right now is enough to make my flesh tremble.
But that magic is fake.
Sarah Dunphy answered the question.
“It’s like a beast puffing up its body. It looks like it’s going to do something, but it’s not actually threatening.”
“ah…”
“It was a gamble for me too, although it was something only a moderate wizard would notice.”
The reason Sarah Dunphy resorted to such trickery was simple.
Because there was no way to be sure how things would turn out when actually facing the enemy.
“Their link magic is very threatening.”
Sarah Dunphy had fought warriors before.
It is said that the victory was achieved without much difficulty at the time, but the enemy at that time was 200 people.
This time, it’s 2,000 people, ten times that number.
Even if Choi Hyun-seok’s fighting with Park Hyun-ah weakened his power, the numbers are still overwhelming.
“A doll that moves mechanically without any emotions. Not only is it fearless, but its linked magic is perfect without a single error. At the same time, each individual’s strength is also outstanding.”
Sarah Dunphy let out a soft breath.
“To be honest, I couldn’t guarantee victory either.”
Honestly, I don’t think he actually lost.
Liam was there too, and he was tired from the small fight.
“But, Park Hyun-ah here is definitely dead. Maybe Choi Hyun-seok too.”
“…”
“So I tried a little trick, and luckily it worked.”
Sarah Dunphy smiled.
Choi Hyun-seok felt that her smile was somehow cooler than usual.
‘I guess that’s what age and experience are all about.’
Just fighting and winning isn’t the only skill.
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Sarah Dunphy is stronger than anyone else, and she gets what she wants without a fight.
A victory more evident than that won in battle.
Choi Hyun-seok felt that he had a lot to learn from her.
“By the way…”
Sarah Dunphy took a step closer to Park Hyun-ah.
“You let your magical power run wild. And for some reason, it has increased to an unmanageable level.” “I had no choice. There was no other way.” “Hmm, the damaged circuits will heal naturally, but… the problem is the vessel.”
Sarah Dunphy’s expression became serious.
“If this continues, the vessel that holds the magical power will break.” “Then what will happen?” “One of two things. Either you will be unable to use magical power forever or you will lose your life.”
It was just like what Rachel had said earlier.
Choi Hyun-seok hurriedly opened the warrior shop.
“Should I use more potions? Or healing magic?”
I thought the injury wasn’t healing because it wasn’t treated well.
Sarah Dunphy shook her head.
“It’s not something that can be solved by treating trauma. In fact, most of the trauma has already been healed.”
“then…”
“As I said, the biggest problem is that you have powers that go beyond your limits.”
Choi Hyun-seok’s brow furrowed.
Magic power beyond limits.
I had a feeling something was going to be wrong, but I couldn’t figure out exactly how it was going to happen.
Then Sarah Dunphy opened her mouth.
“It’s simple if you think of it as a water bag.”
“Water bag…?”
Suddenly I thought of a water bottle.
Choi Hyun-seok didn’t understand, but rather than ask questions, he quietly waited for the next explanation.
“If a water bottle is full of water and you keep adding water to it, what will happen?” “Wouldn’t it burst? It might tear or… have a hole in it.”
“That’s correct.”
Sarah Dunphy nodded and looked at Park Hyun-ah with a serious expression.
“Here, the pocket is a vessel that holds magical power, and the water is magical power.”
“then…”
“It’s fortunate that it’s only torn or punctured. It will stop at a level where it can never contain magical power.”
Choi Hyun-seok swallowed and asked.
“If the magic pouch bursts… will I die?”
“okay.”
“Isn’t there a way to solve this?” “The simplest thing is to destroy the vessel that holds the magic power in advance.”
“yes?”
Choi Hyun-seok blinked.
You just said that if a bowl breaks you die, and now you’re telling me to break the bowl.
However, this was Choi Hyun-seok’s misunderstanding.
“It’s like preemptively inflicting a wound before it bursts at the limit. As I said, it’s like tearing a bag of water. Then you won’t be able to use your magic anymore, but your life won’t be in danger.”
Before the critical point is crossed and an explosion occurs.
It meant to inflict wounds in advance to cause magical power to leak out.
“Then can it be restored later?” “It is an established fact that a broken vessel can never be restored.”
“Umm…”
That means you can never use magic again.
Without magic power, not only would you not be able to use magic or spells, you would also be unable to simply strengthen your body.
That doesn’t mean Park Hyun-ah’s monstrous physical abilities will go away, though.
It should be seen that it does not even produce half of its original power.
‘It’s better than dying, but…’
Choi Hyun-seok’s expression darkened.
Is there really no other way?
Life and magic.
A way to protect both.
“Don’t look so gloomy. You’ve already prepared for this.”
Park Hyun-ah said, closing her eyes.
“I’m already sick of fighting, and I’m thinking of using the money I’ve saved up to go to some tourist city and pretend to be rich.” “What if you leave me to get screwed!?” “Shut up. How many years have I been rolling around…” “Wait a minute. Sorry to interrupt your conversation.”
Suddenly Sarah Dunphy came between them.
“It is a well-known fact that a vessel cannot be restored, but I know a method that others do not know.”
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Pope Orban IV burst into laughter.
“Haha, I failed again… I really didn’t know I would fail again this time.”
The leader of the hunting dog group personally led all the members.
Even that was not trustworthy, so they even moved a unit of warriors led by Martin Ruska.
They say it failed again.
“Besides, the damage is considerable.”
It wasn’t just a failure of planning.
More than half of the hunting dogs were killed, and 154 warriors were disposed of.
Although it may seem like nothing compared to the overall scale, it is a force that can reduce a country to rubble.
Even if the Holy Empire Gatren were a great power, this kind of accumulated damage would be fatal.
The man who was reporting then continued his explanation.
“Fortunately, it is said that Park Hyun-ah is likely to be irreversible.” “Just because it is likely doesn’t mean it is certain.”
“… sorry.”
The Pope shook his head.
“What do I have to be sorry about, Your Majesty? I was just telling you what happened.”
The man in front of you is just a contact.
The Pope was not so foolish as to lose his temper and take his anger out on the man in front of him.
“What happened to the Ultimoon Festival?”
The man’s expression brightened at the words “Ultimoon Pass.”
Because this thing was definitely a success.
“Ultimoon Fes is completely destroyed. Chieftain Carebe Cowell has been beheaded, and all of the key officers are dead.” “What about the damage here?” “There is no major damage, aside from the dead soldiers and knights.”
The Pope smiled faintly.
Finally, we have something satisfactory.
The person who was reporting then opened his mouth cautiously.
“Your Majesty, what will you do with the informer?”
I want to push.
He was talking about one of the executives of Ultimoon Festival.
He had been a spy for Gatren for a long time, but it was not something he had been ordered to do, but something he had chosen to do himself.
He came to me on his own two feet, claimed to be a spy, and asked for future wealth and status in the empire.
Gatren accepted his offer, but took no action other than receiving periodic information.
It was left to sit until the right time came.
“You said he was one of the executives there?” “Yes. He is a hero from the Kingdom of Hegel. He may not be a legend, but he is one of the top heroes.” “Take care of him. You never know when someone who has betrayed you will betray you again.”
“All right.”
He may have done this in hopes of promotion, but the Pope had no intention of treating him well.
Gatren is not so weak as to have to hold the hand of such a bat-like being.
So, once the utility has disappeared, we just dispose of it.
“And… Martin Ruska’s report contains information about the person who interfered with this incident.” “Oh, I’d like to hear more about that.” “Based on the circumstances, it appears that he is the same person as the necromancer who used magic in the Kingdom of Mariott.”
A look of curiosity appeared on the Pope’s face.
Even though I had been searching for information on a newly emerging figure of interest, I had not found any results.
“She is female, uses magic but doesn’t look like a demon, and she identified herself as Sarah Dunphy.” “Sarah Dunphy… Sarah Dunphy…” “Currently, no one knows that name, so the matter has been assigned to the Information Department.”
The Pope’s eyes lit up as he stroked his chin for a moment.
“Look for historical records of nations that have disappeared. You might find a Sarah Dunphy there.”
