The Barbarian of the Academy - Chapter 132
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6.
Before the gap in the abyss closes.
Ulan, who threw himself without hesitation, felt his body go down. Like she's falling off a bottomless cliff.
but that's for a while.
With the sensation of his body stopping in midair, pitch-black darkness soon greeted him. A place where you feel uncomfortable just by existing.
‘abyss).’
Ulan narrowed his eyes..
In fact, it's not the first time he's been to the abyss. Even in his past life, he had come and gone through the gap several times through the abyss..
after thinking.
The first thing he did was hold his breath. He then inhaled again as he exhaled slowly..
To adapt to the abysmal environment.
‘The darkness of the abyss is like deadly poison.’
It is often said that the darkness caused by the erosion of the abyss is a poison puddle, but the darkness of the abyss is much worse than that..
The consumption of vitality and mana is much worse, and you can even see hallucinations if you lose your composure..
So, Ulan slowly repeated his breathing and tried to adapt to the abyss environment..
some time after that.
After adjusting to a certain extent, Ulan remembered the reason he had come to the abyss..
‘……laurea.’
Rescuing her from being dragged into the abyss.
Immediately after recalling his purpose, he activates the Spirit throughout his body and expands his senses to the limit..
Technology that detects presence even in the dark.
It was to use the red enemy..
saaaaa!
a sense of rapid expansion.
After that, many signs were felt. And many of them came this way. However, there was no sign of Laurea among them..
‘that is…….’
I guess it's an enemy.
The moment his eyes flashed.
puck! quadruple!
The black ax danced.
It activated the area and blew off the heads of the closest ones. And as expected, their identities were monsters from the abyss..
the battle wasn't long.
As long as I realized that everyone is my enemy, I just had to swing the ax without thinking..
After the monster hunt was completed in an instant, Ulan used the scout again to search for Laurea..
‘I need to find it ASAP.’
There's only one reason he's in a hurry.
It's because of the memory of the past life.
It was not long after all seven heroes had joined. It happened on a night when I couldn't sleep after a battle..
At that time, Ulan had various conversations with other warriors before going to bed. Of course, most of it was small talk..
Then this topic came up..
『Before joining the warrior party, when was the most difficult and painful moment??』
A story that came out while confessing each other's past as colleagues who will face the abyss together. And at the time, Laurea said:.
「I've been caught in the abyss.」
Long before joining Ulan.
Laurea fell into a trap while chasing the Abyss Worshipers with the Knights of the Holy Land. After that, he revealed that he had been isolated in the abyss for two full days..
「It was terrible. It was overflowing with unpleasant magical powers and was full of monsters. But the most painful thing was that no matter how much I prayed, the divine power was not restored..」
Laurea, who was reminiscing about that time, had her face turned blue just by recalling the memory..
It must mean that it was such a painful memory..
That's how Laurea lasted for two long days..
Just before the holy power was depleted and all the relics were destroyed, a rescue team, including Ian Marcus, re-entered the abyss and rescued her..
The situation was over, but Laurea couldn't shake the memory of the abyss..
Even after that, I often woke up from nightmares of being isolated in the abyss..
「If I had been there one more day, I probably wouldn't have joined you. If it was before passing the hero's ordeal…….」
Couldn't have lasted more than an hour.
Laurea said as if it were assertive. And that was why Ulan was in a hurry.
In addition, there are some information that I learned thanks to Laurea's story at the time..
First, in the abyss, it is impossible to use all kinds of magic, actions, and tools that restore physical strength, magical power, or divine power..
Second, the darkness of the abyss cannot be revealed no matter what. All types of magic, spells, and tools that generate light cannot be used..
Third, the voice can be heard very well even from a distance. This is why the rescue team of the Holy Kingdom was able to rescue Laurea..
‘so that…….’
Ulan told Laurea.
If one day you can no longer use your divine power, call my name as soon as you perceive the change..
This was a request that assumed that she would one day be isolated in the abyss. She of course she knew that it would be now she didn't even expect Ulan.
‘I hope you remember my words.’
End of these thoughts.
Ulan busily roamed the abyss. However, Laurea's presence was hard to find..
Apparently, she followed shortly after being swallowed by the abyss, so why can't I find her? There was a reason for everything.
‘Dillia in the past life said.’
The inside of the abyss is very unstable.
So space is constantly warped.
No matter how much you chased Laurea and came in, if the space was warped in the meantime, there is a possibility that you moved to a completely different place..
‘That said, for now, Laurea's voice is the only clue to its location..’
Thus Ulan strengthened his hearing.
To be able to hear sounds even from far away. After that, he repeatedly explored his surroundings and hunted monsters in the abyss..
『raaan!』
a sudden short cry.
At that moment, I stopped walking..
It was a voice that was heard from a considerable distance, but it was a voice that I had definitely heard..
‘Laurea's voice.’
The moment Ulan's eyes flashed.
I heard her voice again and again.
『I'm here!』
the second voice.
At the same time, Ulan specified the exact direction and approximate distance from which the voice was heard. After gathering all the information necessary for.
dig!
A large foot kicked the ground..
Ulan chased the source of the voice with his animal senses and started running..
No, it wasn't just a run..
Because the Master's territory was expanded and the distance to the destination was narrowed repeatedly. I ran through the abyss at an insane speed..
quagga gaga!
Ulan running with terrifying momentum.
Back then, ignoring even the attacking monsters and continuing to run through the shortest path.
‘found!’
I recognized Laurea's presence..
Looking at the situation, it seemed that it was buried in a swamp and was slowly sinking. And she felt a presence with special powers in front of her..
A sense of intimidation that cannot be felt by ordinary monsters.
There is only one existence like this.
‘Lord of the Abyss.’
It was obvious who it was among them..
It was the same with the members of the swamp who fought outside earlier, but the clearest clue was the muddy swampland that was currently on the floor..
‘swamp lord.’
Shortly after confirming his identity.
Ulan focused all his spirit on the axe..
Then, I swung the ax with all my strength toward the body of the guy. Then, an intangible shockwave hit his body..
Whoa! Aaaaaaang!
A tremendous roar as if the ground were collapsing.
The boy's body collapses..
However, this alone cannot be eliminated.
Just like the Frost Demon Dragon, the Lords of the Abyss can be completely eliminated only when they destroy their source..
‘still…….’
It wasn't a pointless blow.
We made time to save Laurea..
While the lord of the swamp regenerated, I followed her footsteps and arrived at the center of the swamp..
After that, I threw my arm into the swamp..
‘here you are.’
A clear sense of presence.
Ulan grabbed Laurea by the back as she was sinking into the swamp. Then he pulled her up on top of her.
some time after that.
Laurea's body came out..
My whole body was sticky as if it were covered in mud, but I was certain that I was alive..
“Coke, Coke!”
Coughing is proof.
Ulan was relieved by this fact. He realized that it was not too late. He grinned as he gazed at the place where he felt the presence..
“I'm here to save you, Laurea..”
“……!”
Meanwhile, the moment I hear his voice.
Furthermore, immediately after realizing that the person in front of her eyes was Ulan, Laurea's legs relaxed..
staggering muddy body.
However, there was no such thing as putting one's face in a swamp..
It was thanks to Ulan supporting her right before she fell to the floor..
“thanks. for remembering my words.”
“Whoa, whoa…….”
Ulan's voice heard again.
A strong sense of relief followed..
At the same time, all the emotions that I had been suppressing for so long came out in the form of crying..
At the same time, there was a question that came to my mind.
“Hey, how did you come here?”
Laurea clearly saw.
The sight of the abyss gradually closing before losing consciousness in the swamp. So she was curious. The gap is closed, how is he here?.
Meanwhile, Ulan simply replied.
“I've been chasing you.”
“so how?”
“As soon as I saw you being swallowed up by the abyss, I immediately jumped in..”
Laurea's eyes widened slightly..
Perhaps right after she passed out, Ulan jumped into the gap. At the same time, Laurea nodded her head without speaking..
“in case.”
“what?”
“It's been like this in the future?”
must have been.
That's why I asked him to call me if he couldn't use the divine power, and he was able to jump in without hesitation like this..
Laurea guessed so.
But the expectations were spectacularly wrong.
“I heard there was.”
“Yes?”
vague-sounding answer.
she furrowed her eyebrows.
“did you hear what does that mean?”
Ulan briefly explained what had happened..
About making such a request based on the story I heard from her in my past life..
By the end of such a brief explanation.
Laurea's complexion gradually turned white..
After a while, she shouted with a clear look of surprise on her face..
“That, then it's something you've never experienced, but it means that I jumped into the abyss believing only the story I told you in the future.?!”
“Accurate.”
Laurea made a blank expression..
I thought he moved based on what he experienced in the future, but to think he acted just by hearing the story. Reckless, too reckless.
she exclaimed in bewilderment..
“Why did you do that?! If it's something that hasn't happened in the future, it means you don't know what's ahead!”
“yes.”
“Maybe a different event from the future could have happened and I could have been trapped in the abyss forever.…….”
“oh, it could have been.”
Ulan opened his eyes a little wide..
As if I just realized.
Laurea involuntarily got angry at the frustratingly dull response..
“Knowing that, why……!”
“because you are here.”
The moment I heard Ulan's answer.
I was speechless for a moment..
Ulan, on the other hand, recalled the memory of Laurea in his past life and his eyes lit up in silence..
‘Laurea is a symbol of hope.’
In the future, she will become the hope of not only the soldiers of the Holy Land, but also of all mankind facing the abyss..
He was also a valuable companion to Ulan, and one of the Lords of the Abyss that will appear later, a warrior that must be present to eliminate the Ghost Knights..
I mean, I can't let you die here.
“so i saved.”
that's the only reason.
Ulan dismissed the answer..
“…….”
Laurea, on the other hand, was still silent..
I wanted to say something, but my voice didn't come out. Instead, her eyes became a little hazy with the feeling of her emotions rising..
Dew that moistened around the eyes.
At the same time, my heart became warm.
Not for any particular reason, but just because I was in the abyss, I was so happy that I came to save you..
“So take it easy.”
with a voice heard again.
Suddenly, Ulan took himself into his arms..
Beyond the strong muscles, you can hear the regular sound of your heart beating. As he listened silently, he laughed again..
“I won't leave you alone this time.”
i will be by your side.
The answer that followed was so reassuring that Laurea just nodded in silence..
At that moment.
Ulan took Laurea in his arms and immediately left the swamp. Then, the waves of the huge swamp poured into the place where the two of them were..
Aaaaaaaang!
The ruler of the swamp, who had lost his form in the Uhlan attack, was regenerated..
【This wormy bastard―!】
【Ants are just ants even if they form a group.】
【that nothing changes.】
As if angered by the attack of the uhlans, the lord of the swamp unleashed an angry attack..
On the other hand, Ulan, who had already spread the distance, evaded the attack. Then, as if his anger was more intense, his spirit became more lively..
After escaping from the swamp.
Ulan stopped dodging and put Laurea down. Then, holding on to the axe, he faced the oncoming lord of the swamp..
The moment I saw this sight.
The guy held a sneer.
【it's futile resistance.】
【Weapons made of minerals do not work..】
【Jim is the ruler of all swamps.】
【The body is like a rock―.】
The moment we continued talking with a laugh.
Ulan swung an axe..
Whoa! quadruple!
With the sound of something exploding, the body of the guy who was preparing to attack was cut to pieces..
“Soft for a rock.”
The ax flashed blue with cynicism..
An amulet that sticks to the surface of an axe. It was the light flowing from Noah's amulet..
7.
a similar time.
Zone 3, Out of the Abyss.
Along with the bizarrely twisted space, a pitch-black gap rips through the air and reveals itself..
Ian and Ibella opened their eyes..
“Abyssal Cleft!”
“I'm really successful?!”
It's a success. Noah laughed silently..
All that remains is to enter the abyss and rescue Ulan and Laurea. But at that moment, Baekrang suddenly kicked the ground..
dig!
Moves as fast as a flash of light. He squeezed through the gap in the abyss faster than anyone else..
“uh? wait a minute!”
sudden sudden action.
I was startled and hurriedly stretched out my hand, but Baekrang had already disappeared beyond the abyss..
No, is there any reason to go so fast??
Noah had an absurd face.
“Let's go too.”
“All right! move right away!”
Dillia's words at that time served as a signal.
Ian took the lead with his shield in front. Soon after, Noah and Ibela also joined the display..
It was to go to the abyss.
Afterwards, the moment he tried to move his feet beyond the abyss following Baekrang, who had disappeared first.
tall!
Everyone's body stopped in place..
As if bound by invisible chains.
the reason was simple.
It was because the abyss beyond the gap spoke to me once again, just like it did before..
【gentile.】
A voice that seems out of this world.
A voice that gives goosebumps just by hearing it.
It was the voice of the abyss. The darkness beyond the pitch-black gap always spoke to Noah..
【it's your turn next.】
【The time of reunification is not far.】
【Soon the abyss will find you.】
As soon as I heard that the abyss was coming, my pulse suddenly quickened. As her head went pale, she began to breathe little by little..
Fear, fear, hopelessness, etc..
All kinds of negative emotions swirled in Noah's mind. Noah bit his lip and tried to overcome his fear..
‘You have to ignore it. I should be…….’
it wasn't easy.
The moment I met the abyss and the gaze, I felt that everything I was hiding was being dug up..
If Laurea's projection was simply to see through the essence, now it felt like digging into the essence and tearing it to shreds..
so i didn't do anything.
Just trembling like an aspen tree, weighed down by the fear of the abyss. However, there was no need to be ashamed of one's helpless appearance..
‘maybe others too…….’
Because it will be the same reaction as you.
Noah was so sure.
But less than a minute later, Noah's confidence was shattered..
jerebuck!
footsteps heard suddenly.
It was Dillia. She silently moved her steps, facing the abyss..
“Yes, if you come, you can, come.”
Eyes that no longer tremble.
She shouted with a confident face as if she had overcome the fear of the abyss..
“Last time, like it was, this time, with a meteor shower, I'll blow it all away.”
After the confident voice stopped.
This time, Evela drew her sword..
She, too, spoke without averting the gaze of the abyss, as did Dillia..
“No, you don't have to come. 'Cause I'm going to find you anyway.”
A sword aimed at the abyss.
Ibella growled lowly..
“I can go anywhere to save Ulan.”
Even if that place is an abyss.
As soon as the resolute chanting was finished, Ian also moved forward with his shield at the fore..
There was no fear on their faces..
As if the fear of the abyss had been completely shaken off. Noah bit his lip at the sight of him moving forward..
‘i have to go too…….’
I have no strength in my legs.
Noah, half-sitting, stretched out his hand as he watched the backs of the three as they headed towards the abyss..
but the gap is getting wider.
The moment when Noah's face eventually gave way to resignation.
“……!”
“all back off!”
Ian's warning suddenly resounded.
The three, who had come close to the gap, immediately backed away. Because the sound of something pouring was heard from beyond the chasm of the abyss..
some time after that.
Quarrrrr! iron fist!
Colossal amounts of mud spurted out. Afterwards, the three of them immediately frowned at the appearance of the monsters quickly taking shape..
“……kin of the swamp.”
These are the same monsters we fought earlier..
number of more than one hundred.
Soon, the members of the swamp clung to each other and built a wall. As if blocking the space leading beyond the gap in the abyss.
“To enter the abyss…….”
“I have no choice but to fight.”
I don't have time to waste in a place like this.
The group made a nervous expression.
But it wasn't all that hopeless. Because the party also had a corner to believe in.
As soon as the gap in the abyss opened, Baekrang immediately rushed inside. Recalling his existence, the party prayed with the same heart..
‘I hope you can save them both…….’
After earnest prayer of longing.
The people of the swamp that did not form a wall rushed towards the party. From this point on, the battle outside the abyss began..
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