This was the true gift Gerard left to his student.
Tethron, who had descended from Mt. in his previous life, came here after saving money through mercenary work and learning about the world. And after fighting hundreds of evil spirits, he read this stele with his senses becoming extremely sharp, and was eventually able to go beyond the realm of the 4th layer and realize the 5th layer of Calamity Soul.
‘Of course I thought the Demon King would have already passed by here and reached the level of 5 overlaps. That’s why I was so afraid of him.’
Tethron smiled bitterly.
‘There was no need to be afraid. He is not that different from me now. We are both unfinished wizards and unfinished warriors!’
The long sword in his hand gave off a yellow aura. Tethron raised his sword and aimed it at the stone monument. Although it is Jim Unbreakable’s old treasure and an item with little memories… … .
“There is nothing we can do for the future of the continent!”
Letting out a cry, Tethron thrust his sword long towards the stone monument.
“Spiral Blade!”
A swirling aura struck the stone monument. The thick stone monument shattered and fragments flew in all directions. Tethron laughed cheerfully in front of the crumbling stone monument.
“Haha! Repenhardt! Even though I lost today, I won’t just give up! Come all the way here, waste your time, and throw a tantrum!”
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Leffenhardt and his group ran eagerly through the passage. I didn’t know the way, but I didn’t get lost. This was thanks to the fact that Tesron and his party had gone ahead just a little while ago, leaving their footprints in plain sight. For Tashid, who was also a skilled hunter, footprints of this size were like leaving a milestone.
As I followed the traces of Tesron’s group, I came across a staircase and a stone chamber located at the end of the passage. Tashid was puzzled when he saw the footprints heading towards both the stone chamber and the stairs.
“what? Benefactor, the footprints split in two.”
“huh? why?”
After examining the footprints closely, Tashid answered.
“It looks like he went to that stone chamber and then went up the stairs again.”
Reppenhardt tilted his head and looked into the stone chamber. The others followed suit. Siris muttered while looking at the central altar.
“Is there a mark where I broke something?”
It was a sign that something like a square rock had been smashed. When I looked, I saw that the common language letters were written on each broken piece.
‘Is this some kind of tombstone?’
The fragments were so spread out that it was impossible to tell what sentence the letters made up. I briefly checked it with magic, but it wasn’t any kind of magic tool or Silver Age relic. It was just an ordinary piece of stone with no magic attached to it.
I really don’t know why they broke this monument while they were busy running away. Reppenhardt pondered and eventually came to a conclusion.
“Did you lose your temper and start a riot? Well, that guy has been hot-tempered since long ago.”
Reppenhardt, who knew nothing, just shrugged his shoulders and left the stone room. Well, since I don’t know anything, of course there’s no need to throw a tantrum.
“Tsu-tsu, anyway, with your temper… … .”
With his tongue clenched, Reppenhardt headed straight for the stairs. As he climbed to the ground, Russ suddenly asked:
“But brother, who on earth is this Tethron? “It seems like you and your brother know each other very well.”
Reppenhardt, who was already thinking about how to explain it, frowned. How can we explain the existence of Thesron without talking about his past life?
As a last resort, Reppenhardt stuttered and opened his mouth.
“You and I are like hometown friends…” … Hmm, should I say it’s a kind of alumni? Actually, we were never close from the beginning. Opinions about different races differ greatly. They believe that my liberating this race will cause great harm to humanity. So, did they try to antagonize me and kill me? … .”
Although I explained it vaguely, if you think about it, I wasn’t wrong. Moreover, Russ was fully aware of how dangerous Reppenhardt’s ideas were and how unacceptable they were in this era.
“but… … “It may seem like an extreme reaction, but it’s not something I can’t understand.”
Russ nodded in understanding. Inwardly relieved, Reppenhardt looked at Cilan, still asleep, on his shoulder. If it were this much of an explanation, Silan would understand it just like Russ.
“Anyway, let’s leave this cursed place quickly, I’m shaking.”
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The stairs led to the mountain behind the abandoned house where Jim Unbreakable’s first door was located. Tashid came out and muttered as if he was moved.
“Oh oh! It’s the sun! sun! “I never thought the sun would look so happy.”
“I completely agree.”
Russ shrugged as he followed him outside. Next, Reppenhardt, carrying Siris and Silan, also stepped onto the ground. Leppenhardt clicked his tongue as he looked around him.
“Tsk, I can’t sense any sign of Tesron. Well, after all this time, there’s no way I’m still staying here.”
Siris shrugged her shoulders with an apologetic expression.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Leffenhardt. I asked to come here for no reason… … .”
Even if she hadn’t asked to come here, there wouldn’t have been any trouble and other people wouldn’t have gotten hurt like that, right?
But Leffenhardt didn’t think so.
“No, thanks to you I came to my senses. “I’m really glad I came here.”
It wasn’t specifically to appease Siris. Repenhardt truly felt fortunate to have encountered Tethron.
“I thought if I just got the magic back, everything would be fine. “That was arrogance.”
I still drool when I think about what happened to Tethron. To that extent, Tesron’s technology was unknown territory for him.
“Even though I was treated like that, I don’t even know what happened or how. I definitely released the arm that was strangling my neck, but it seemed to be strangling me even more. The more I struggled to get free, the tighter it became… … .”
That is the scary thing about wrestling joint techniques. Martial arts such as striking and swordsmanship are direct and intuitive, so even if you don’t know much, you can respond somehow if you have a sensuous and instinctive sense.
But grappling techniques are not like that. Unless there is an absolute difference in each other’s physical performance, if you don’t know, you have no choice but to suffer.
Russ clicked his tongue.
“I had no idea that a martial artist as good as my brother would be so ignorant of ground wrestling. Not a prosecutor, but a counselor… … .”
No matter how knightly you are, you have to learn some wrestling techniques in case you fall from a horse or lose your weapon. In the first place, wrestling itself was a technique that started out to cause damage to opponents wearing armor, so Russ also had basic skills.
“Our Mumun teaches us not to roll around on the ground in shame.”
“Well, I definitely sympathize with that, but… … Anyway, in wrestling, if you practice a little, you can be good at defense. Would you like to teach me as soon as I have time? “It’s impossible to be technical, but I know some techniques to defend against technology.”
“Please do me a favor.”
Surprisingly, Reppenhardt seriously agreed to Russ’s opinion. It seemed like he had been treated really harshly.
“And even if it’s not just the technology… … “I painfully realized that I am not even using what I have properly.”
Reflecting, Reppenhardt looked down at his fist. Even if it wasn’t just because of grappling, Tesron was superior to him in every way as a martial artist. Leffenhardt is clearly superior physically! This is by no means something to ignore.
If you think about it, his skills as a martial artist have changed little since he came down the mountain. Since his basic performance was so excellent, he was quite satisfied with just this body. So he was only focused on getting his magic back.
‘I was wrong.’
Now that everything has changed, he is no longer the Demon King. If so, he must face martial arts as seriously as magic.
Reppenhardt squared his shoulders, thinking that he would have to seriously focus on his martial arts training when he returned. Well, this is just his problem. Looking at Siris, who was still sullen, Repenhardt changed the topic.
“And it’s not like we didn’t save anything. “You proudly rescued another Auror over there, right?”
Only then did Siris’ expression brighten a little.
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“Is that so?”
Tashid puffed out his chest and burst into laughter.
“Yes. Thanks to you, I finally received the blessing of fighting spirit. Siris, if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have had this luck.”
Seeing Tashid laughing, Siris also smiled brightly. Looking at the two, Reppenhardt muttered to himself.
‘I really didn’t know that Tarsid would awaken his Auror already. It’s normal to wake up after about 10 years.’
In his previous life, Tashid became an Auror when he left the Blue Bear tribe and wandered around the world. He was always chased in the human world, fighting against all kinds of powerful people, and each time he broke his own limits.
‘Then you said that you awakened your Auror status while fighting against Cameroon, the Auror power of the Halaine Kingdom, right?’
If you think about it, the current Tashid came into the world much earlier than in his previous life. He grew up experiencing all kinds of battles during the Crovence Kingdom’s civil war, and gained a lot of insight into Aurors as he continued to stick with Russ. Unlike Kalken or Starla, Russ was a human Auror user, so he was able to gain a lot compared to dealing only with Orc Auror users.
Then, when he meets Stevan, who uses Berserker armor, and takes out everything he has, the dam that was blocked eventually burst.
‘It’s definitely luck, but it doesn’t mean it’s completely absurd.’
“Anyway, I found Jerun Ting, which was my original goal, and I also got an unexpected bonus, so this trip is a good result.”
Tashid also agreed with Russ’ words.
“Let’s go home and get some rest.”
Now, there is no awkwardness at all in calling the white planet Antares home. Reppenhardt smiled as he watched Tashid naturally use the expression “home.”
“Okay, let’s go back. To our home.”
Chapter 22 Those who were captured, those who were released
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Three shadows were running quickly through the dense tropical forest. They were a troll, a race with lumpy skin and long, skinny limbs like spiders. A tall, adult-looking troll was leading two young trolls as they frantically cut through the bush with a stone knife.
“Huff!”
I continue to breathe heavily, jumping over rocks and digging through bushes. A young troll tripped over a tree root and fell. The troll child sat down in tears.
“Huh, huh, huh! “I can’t run anymore, Utrang!”
“You can’t fall! “Humans are chasing us!”
“B-but… … .”
Utrang was embarrassed as he watched the young trolls pounding their chests. Unlike him, who has already come of age, these young trolls have not yet developed regenerative powers. If you continue to overwork your lungs like this, your life is in danger. Compared to adult trolls, who could completely heal even if their limbs were cut off by eating well, young trolls were fragile beings who could easily die from overwork or excessive bleeding.
Utrang looked anxiously across the forest.
“but… … If I continue like this, I will be captured by humans… … .”
On the other side of the tropical rainforest, about 200 meters away from the trolls, a group of humans were walking through a forest littered with large vines. They were armed with crossbows, spear swords, and high-quality leather armor. Their leader, a middle-aged man, shouted as he ran through the forest.
“Did you find any traces?”
A young man who was taking the lead and examining the rocks and dirt floor answered while pointing.
“He ran that way, Captain Lundon!”
Lundon, a middle-aged man, grinned and measured an arrow in his crossbow.
“good! Drive as planned, narrowing the siege to the left and right!”
“I understand!”
Following Rundon’s orders, the others quickly disappeared into the forest.
These were monster hunters with quite a reputation in the Denkid region, southern part of the Halein Kingdom. Since the blood and biological tissue of monsters were valuable materials to alchemists, there were quite a few people who hunted various monsters at the request of the Alchemist Guild.
And among them, the most valuable monster was the troll.
Troll blood makes an excellent ingredient for healing potions. Originally, healing potions were made by alchemists combining various precious herbs and wizards injecting magical power, but if you have troll blood, that process is greatly reduced. Even if you use cheap herbs, just adding a few drops of troll blood can have the same medicinal effect as a traditional healing potion. Even the wizard’s magic power is no longer needed.
Healing potions were expensive items, costing ten silver coins per bottle, and of course, troll blood had a value equivalent to the same weight of gold.
Of course, hunting such trolls is not easy. The troll itself is a powerful monster that is difficult to catch unless you are a fairly experienced monster hunter, and because it only lives deep in the forest, it is not easily noticed by humans.
In that respect, Lundon was lucky.
While hunting monsters, I happened to be in a village in the old jungle where a troll appeared nearby and asked me to exorcise it. And Rundon and his companions were monster hunters who were skilled and powerful enough to deal with trolls.
After scouring the jungle around the village for a week, they finally found and tracked down the troll. Runden muttered, his eyes full of greed.
“It’s a jackpot that I found with difficulty, but I can’t miss it, hehehe.”
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The siege of humans is gradually narrowing. Utrang looked up at the sky. If he is alone, he can somehow escape from them. But it’s impossible with these kids.
‘It is my mistake!’
Utrang beat his chest in sorrow. The problem was that they did not listen to the instructions of Guru Matero, who led the village, and headed outside the restricted area.
‘I shouldn’t have gone to that waterfall.’
