The best territory designer ever - Episode 170
170fury. In front of the walls of Namaran (1)
trading post.
A place where many merchants come and go.
A place where trade goods and currency also come and go between cities..
The same was true for the trading post in Namaran City..
It was the most frequent stopping place for numerous merchants operating in the southern and eastern parts of the kingdom..
Although the eastern part has been devastated these days, it has become less crowded than before, but still, this place has always been full of life..
but not today.
“…….”
silent.
This was the first feeling Javiel got when he arrived at the trading post..
This place, which would normally be noisy, was so quiet..
no one was seen.
At this time, the wagons and carts that are busy going in and out of the trading post are also busy..
The stevedores who work hard and sweat to load and unload trade goods.
There are also merchants who raise their voices while bargaining next to them..
no one was seen.
In the front yard of the trading post.
At the loading dock across from there.
For some reason, I couldn't see a single person..
‘no way.’
Javiel's brow furrowed slightly under the hood..
there is something.
The truth he uncovered today in Cannavaro's basement.
Seeing that cruel truth and seeing the trading post surrounded by silence today gave me an ominous feeling..
Kwaang!
I kicked in the door of the trading post and entered..
But it was also empty inside..
Normally, the guide who would have been the first to greet merchants coming and going was nowhere to be seen..
“…….”
Did you notice?.
Javiel searched everywhere from the basement to the third floor of the trading post with a stern gaze..
But I couldn't find a single person.
It was like an abandoned shipwreck..
‘Why? Did you notice that the facility on the second basement floor of the mansion was exposed?.’
No, there wouldn't have been time for that..
Because as soon as I found out the truth there, I came here right away..
For that reason, I even postponed telling the truth to Lloyd and Count Namaran..
‘just 5 minutes.’
The time it took him to get from Cannavaro's mansion to this trading post..
Meanwhile, Cannavaro and the warlocks sensed the situation.?
He vacated this place completely and escaped completely.?
Realistically, it didn’t make sense..
‘Because there wouldn't have been time for that. Then why? Why??’
Should I run to Lloyd like this?.
Or should we continue the search here?.
He walked away, engulfed in nervous worry..
But it was the moment he grabbed the doorknob to leave the trading post..
Couuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
Suddenly, a sound like thunder rang out..
in the sky?
It wasn't.
It was everywhere..
Outside the trading post.
In all directions, north, south, east and west.
A huge roar came as if something was exploding..
My stomach turned with him..
“……!”
My stomach suddenly cramped..
My heart was beating wildly.
My vision suddenly wavered..
My mind suddenly became clouded..
At the same time, mana flowed out of my body into the air like an ebbing tide.!
‘what.’
If he wasn't a sword master.
If it weren't for the person who achieved the endless cycle of mana.
If only I hadn't drawn on the power of such abundant mana and instinctively used the dark mind technique..
He would have lost consciousness in an instant..
“……Big!”
I urgently moved my mana heart..
I activated the dark mind technique..
The three-pronged circle was rotated with full force..
Kiiiiing!
The circle howled, blocking the rapid outflow of mana..
Only then did my cramping stomach and heart calm down..
My vision returned and my mind recovered..
‘how.’
What's going on?.
Javiel was scared.
Is this what it feels like to have the air change so suddenly?.
No, is that the same feeling you just got when the air around you starts sucking all the life force out of your body?.
He finally realized.
‘Mana is trying to escape into the air. With great momentum.’
It was like that at this moment too..
I had to keep using the vague mental techniques..
If the mana circle stops rotating?
I felt like I was going to experience the same thing again..
‘What the hell happened?.’
The huge roar that just sounded.
At the same time, a strange phenomenon began.
something is happening.
Feeling ominous, he opened the door to the trading post..
And I witnessed it.
“what…….”
A huge wall surrounded the city.
It wasn't a material barrier..
Purple mana that is almost black.
An ominous atmosphere enveloped the city like a shimmering haze..
It was much higher than the castle walls..
It soared upwards of hundreds of meters, as if piercing the sky. No, it even covered the sky above the city..
Thanks to this, even the sun was covered.
Sunlight, transformed into black purple, poured down everywhere..
And there were people lying down on the main street..
everyone in sight.
“Look.”
I ran. I looked at the fallen person. She was an old woman with white hair..
“Ugh… … Ugh…….”
I was already unconscious.
My whole body was shaking..
His eyes were rolled back and his mouth was full of foam..
“……this.”
You're being robbed of mana..
Just like what I experienced a little while ago, right before reflexively activating the faint mind technique. But unlike him, he has no way to deal with a situation where his mana is taken away..
It wasn't just the grandmother in front of me..
So did all the people lying on the street..
Everyone was experiencing the same thing.
I didn't know why.
No, I could have guessed..
that barrier.
An ominous wall of mana surrounds the city..
I'm sure it has a lot to do with it..
Maybe that wall is mercilessly absorbing people's mana..
Even the mana to maintain basic life..
So what about Lloyd?.
“Lloyd.”
My heart sank..
I won't be able to endure it.
Even if you have a shabby mind, it's like that..
This is true even if you reach the intermediate level of Sword Expert..
I can't stand it.
Because I'm not a sword master.
Because the endless cycle of mana could not be achieved..
You might be able to last a few minutes longer than others, but much longer than that..
Eventually, you will lose consciousness, you will no longer be able to use your mind skills, and your mana will be mercilessly taken away..
I will die like that.
“……I'm sorry for not being able to take care of you. Instead, we will make sure to resolve this phenomenon. Please hold on until then, please.”
I laid my grandmother down in the shade.
I said it with a sorry heart..
There was nothing more I could do..
Solve this situation as quickly as possible.
That's the only way to save Grandma and the fallen people..
With that in mind, Javiel ran..
I passed the boulevard in front of the trading post, crossed the square, and ran towards Count Namaran's mansion..
people fallen on the street.
Those convulsing in the square.
I also saw the lady at the distribution center collapsed..
Every time that happened, Haviel bit his lip and accelerated his running even more. While mobilizing all of my mana hearts and circles to prevent the mana theft, I ran and ran, pouring out all of the little mana I had left..
And then we arrived at the count’s mansion’s guest quarters..
“Lloyd!”
Kwaang!
I kicked in the door of the accommodation..
I quickly found Lloyd..
but it wasn't visible.
There was no Lloyd.
My heart is pounding.
sat down.
‘where?’
Lloyd.
I have to find it quickly..
That way you can save it.
Only then can everyone in this city be saved..
‘Lloyd, you definitely seemed to know something..’
If you think about it, it's been like that for a long time..
I was suspicious of Cannavaro from the beginning..
It was like that the day Lady Namaran arrived at Frontera territory..
Lloyd, who faced Young-ae, first asked a question about Cannavaro..
So Lloyd knows something..
You probably know a way to solve this situation..
Lloyd's Wisdom.
there's your own strength.
You have to combine the two.
We must stand shoulder to shoulder and help each other.
Only then can everyone in this city be saved..
however… … There is no Lloyd anywhere in the dorm..
“Lloyd!”
Javiel's cries became more urgent, echoing throughout the count's mansion..
♣
“Oh, it's not here either.”
Puuk!
A steel shovel dug deep into the ground..
Sweat dripped down around the head of the shovel that had dug into the ground..
Lloyd pursed his lips while looking at that..
“I guess I came down here for no reason.”
He grumbled and raised his head..
I looked up at the top of the cliff slope I was standing on..
almost a hundred meters above.
I saw the city of Namaran standing tall there..
In other words, he was way down from the top of the cliff in the city of Namaran..
The reason was simple.
It was to get more jewelry..
‘Before, I only explored around the Namaran wall..’
The number of gems obtained in this way reached 200..
I was satisfied and disappointed at the same time.
If possible, I wanted to take care of more jewelry. I wondered if something might happen. It was because he remembered that he had never explored down the cliff slope..
‘There was no hesitation.’
There was nothing to lose..
All you have to do is sell your feet a little..
Just sweat it out a little bit..
Then you might be able to get some additional expensive gems..
With that thought in mind, I immediately grabbed a shovel and a bag and came out..
I diligently explored the bottom of the cliff slope..
But it was all in vain.
“Tsk. I thought I saw a skull.”
Maybe a couple of times.
Buried skulls have been found using underground scanning options..
But I was so excited that I dug it up and it turned out to be just an ordinary skull..
There was no concentrated mana or gems..
‘This time, it really seems like it's the remains of someone who was executed a long time ago..’
Tsk.
I clicked my tongue without realizing it..
‘Was I too greedy?.’
I came here just in case..
I was trying to take advantage of the chance to make a fortune..
I guess I made a fuss this time..
‘Ugh. Let's close. Fold it. Let's get some rest today.’
I sweated enough..
With that in mind, Lloyd packed a steel shovel and an empty bag..
I asked into my vest pocket..
“Coming? ruler?”
“……Coming?”
“Tsk. no. tight.”
The little girl in my pocket who dozes off and raises her head with half-closed eyes..
I burst out laughing at that sight..
It was only for a moment, but I thought about riding it and going back to the city..
When I thought about it again, I thought it was too much of a waste of the red sunflower seeds that I had to use..
‘Just walking for exercise, whatever..’
After packing his bags, he started walking along the access road that circles the cliff slope..
The passing late summer breeze felt cool for the first time in a while..
“the weather is nice.”
Fortunately, a cloud blocked the sun, so the scorching heat was reduced..
I couldn't help but hum..
But that was then..
Suddenly, the clouds turned dark..
From white cumulus clouds to black dark clouds.
At the same time, strange fluctuations of mana were felt in the city above the cliff slope..
“uh?”
What is it.
What's going on?.
I became confused.
I raised my head and looked alternately at the sky and the city..
It was then.
A purple, almost black, mana barrier began to be erected..
Tsutsutsutsutsu!
“……!”
It shimmered and rose like fog..
I thought I was waking up and then I jumped up..
It blocked out the sun, tore through the clouds, and surrounded the city. No, I swallowed it..
Lloyd's eyes widened..
‘What is that?.’
no way.
Namaran's Wall?
I wanted to rub my eyes harshly.
Because he couldn't believe what he was seeing..
‘I think that's Namaran's Wall. So, it's the same as the one I saw in the illustration for the novel Iron Blooded Knight. But is this possible? how?’
I didn't understand.
Because he removed the skull and jewels from the ground..
Because the magic circle itself that formed the barrier of Namaran was destroyed..
However, to put his performance to shame, the wall of Namaran was rising right in front of his eyes. It surrounded the city. Overtly revealing a gloomy and evil energy. It began to greedily suck up all the mana and vitality of the city inside the wall..
It was from the moment I realized that.
“shit. Coming!”
Lloyd hurriedly woke up Kkomin..
“sorry. Explanation later. Let’s eat some of this first..”
“Kko, kko ming!”
Did I feel an ominous energy while dozing in my pocket?.
Kkommingi's eyes were already wide open..
I quickly took the red sunflower seeds he offered me and ate them..
And it became huge.
Powwow!
“let's go! upwards!”
“Coming!”
I put my body on the guy's back..
I flew up, encouraging the rough flapping of my wings..
I passed the cliff slope in an instant and climbed up to the city..
But I couldn't get inside the city..
‘It's really Namaran's wall..’
Lloyd pursed his lips..
Observing from above the city, I was able to see the entire wall..
A purple, almost black mana barrier.
The translucent membrane completely enveloped the city..
There was no room for not even a bird or a fly to enter..
‘I can't break this.’
You can never do it with your own strength..
Even if triple blasting is used, that will happen..
A barrier of curse that could not be broken even with the Sword Master's Aura..
Did Javiel in the novel feel this way in front of that?.
‘What happened to this?.’
I tried so hard to prevent this situation..
Lloyd chewed his lip in front of the wall that was eventually erected..
something has to be done.
But I don't know what to do.
Don't just throw your eyes in all directions like this..
We have to find a way to break that barrier..
‘Should I invest RP? Should I increase my Mana Heart skill and become a Sword Master? No, there won't be enough RP for that. There is a much higher chance that you will clumsily only reach the upper level of Sword Expert and then stop. Then, shall I raise a vague sentiment? What if I increase the number of circles and use quadruple blasting instead of triple? Wouldn't it be possible then?.’
But Lloyd quickly shook his head..
‘no. No matter how much you fire, it won't work. It doesn't matter how much blasting is going on. You need to combine blasting with aura..’
An aura with tremendous power that can cut through most materials..
You have to mix it with the blasting..
But I can't do that.
Because I'm not a sword master.
‘Then what should I do?…….’
I became at a loss.
But that was then..
Suddenly, I saw something on the ground..
“person?”
People were seen scattered around the wall surrounding the city.
The number is about 90 people..
3They were scattered regularly around the wall..
But their clothes looked somehow familiar..
black robe.
black hood.
An illustration seen in the novel Iron-Blooded Knight.
“He's a warlock.?”
Lloyd smiled without realizing it..
It was nice to meet you.
I met you at the right time.
I was wondering how to break the barrier..
Just in time, the producer(?) who created the wall caught my eye..
Once you hit those guys, you'll be fine..
Then we can figure out how to remove the barrier..
‘Anyway, the barrier that only causes such inconvenience is return of goods.!’
nettle!
Holding the steel shovel tightly.
Lloyd began a reckless dive..
It was aimed at the warlock at the nearest point..
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