The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 158
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1.
The hero's ordeal given to Dillia.
As soon as he stepped through the entrance, the world around Ulan changed rapidly..
“What a mysterious place.”
A dreamy world full of light.
Ulan let out a short impression and moved forward. A moment later, a huge door blocked him..
It must be the gateway Noah spoke of earlier..
As soon as we arrived at the door, letters were engraved on the empty surface..
『Unauthorized visitor.』
『This is not an ordeal for you.』
『If you still want to challenge yourself, answer.』
『what is magic to you?』
Softly sparkling starlight letters.
It was the language of the ancient fairies. But Ulan frowned and muttered:.
“what are you saying?”
I have no idea what that means.
At first, he didn't even see it as a text..
It only seemed to be full of curly hair and worms emitting light..
But there was no need to worry. 'Cause Noah taught me how to get through this gateway.
‘physical force.’
Immediately after coming up with a simple solution.
put this into action immediately.
I squeezed through the gap in the gate and forced my fingers in, then pulled the door with all my might..
some time after that.
The iron door began to open little by little..
so much!
With a loud noise, a thick tendon sprouted from his forearm. After a while, the door that seemed never to open was wide open..
After solving the problem with force.
I walked straight through the door.
But at that moment, a hazy mist suddenly rose and enveloped the whole area..
“what?”
A space that has changed quickly, with no time to panic at the sudden change. the surrounding landscape has changed.
dark and foggy place.
All around, tall walls towered in a dizzying manner, poised to pierce the sky..
“right here…….”
Perhaps it is the labyrinth Noah spoke of..
After looking around, I realized that all the roads are tangled like a spider's web..
After realizing the situation.
I remembered Noah's words once again..
「The way to break through the labyrinth is also simple if you know the tricks. You can find the exit only by going east along the right wall..」
right wall, and east.
With two pieces of information in mind, Ulan placed his hand on the barrier. But that was for a while, and he hasn't moved a step since..
“Wait, but where is the east side??”
A place where no wind blows.
The sky was completely black, with no moon or stars visible, let alone the sun. How do you guess the direction in a place like this??
Not only that.
There was no way to tell whether the wall he had just touched was the right wall or the left one. Because if you turn around, everything will change.
“Eh.”
Ulan's forehead was deeply dug..
I ran into an unexpected problem.
What now? While I was sitting and thinking over and over again, something suddenly crossed my mind..
‘Come to think of it…….’
I've had something similar before.
Of course, it wasn't like this, but I was once isolated in a maze-like place..
During the midterm exam, during the actual hunting lecture, it was at the time of taking the practical test. That's when I was attacked by the Abyssal Worshipers..
It reminded me of the sudden appearance of thick fog that made the forest look like a maze..
‘Even back then Noah gave me the solution.’
Somewhat complex solution.
But Ulan did not follow this. It's because I came up with an easier and surer way than that..
clearing the forest itself.
If you cut down all the trees and trample the bushes, the maze will naturally disappear too. After reminiscing, he looked around..
“…….”
tall wall.
As I was watching this, I thought that it resembled a tree in some way..
After some time, Ulan made a decision.
“destroyer.”
Just like it was in the forest last time.
If you destroy all of them, you will find the exit. Ulan, who took out an axe, took a deep breath and kicked his seat..
Wow! r r r r r r r r!
The collapse of the labyrinth has begun.
2.
Meanwhile around that time.
Dillia, who fell into the labyrinth one step ahead of Ulan, managed to find the exit..
It was thanks to finding the way to the exit from the sky through the eyes of the observer. A sigh of relief escaped my lips immediately..
“ha.”
Now she was in a state of exhaustion..
In the process of escaping the labyrinth, he encountered all sorts of monsters. But without even having time to rest, a hazy fog suddenly rose..
now a familiar phenomenon.
Dillia waited for the surrounding scenery to change with a calm face. At the same time, he recalled those who attacked him earlier, on the other hand..
‘what is the identity?’
I thought of people who might be targeting me, but there were no suspicious ones..
Especially in the Principality of Arpen.
When I kept searching for memories like that.
“……ah.”
There was one candidate that suddenly came to mind..
several months ago.
The beings who aim for her life out of nowhere.
‘Abyssal Worshipers.’
Come to think of it, Abyss worshipers also wore gray robes at the time. Dillia's eyes flashed coldly at the common ground she found by chance..
However, not all questions have been resolved..
They all acted as expected, from the fact that they would find this place today, to the fact that they entered this unknown place..
“Turn off.”
A wrinkled brow from repeated doubts.
After a while, she brushed off all these questions neatly. It's because I don't think it's a question that can be solved right away anyway..
And just in time, the white mist that covered the hall cleared away..
“this is…….”
The landscape has changed again.
The towering barrier disappeared completely, and a huge bookshelf filled its place..
Seeing this scene, Dillia took out the first word that came to her mind..
“library?”
As the saying goes, the bookshelf was filled with all kinds of books beyond counting. After looking around for a while, Dillia pulled out some books..
I thought that if you read the contents of the book, you might know what this place is. So I opened the book to the middle of the book and started reading..
『―As much as he longed for adventure, my twin brother early wandered across the continent. Then one day I sent this news.』
『I've been looking for someone special.』
I don't know what the before and after content is because it unfolded from the middle. Dillia, on the other hand, repeatedly flipped through her pages as if her details didn't matter..
『His name is Kazan Rudric.』
『He is said to be a man born in the desert..』
『I was honestly surprised. I never thought I would be interested in short-lived species that live for a moment. However, it seems that his brother has decided to stay by his side..』
Dillia's eyes shone at the word short-lived..
That's because the author of the book is likely not a solitary species..
『After a time that was long enough for an instant, but shorter than eternity, she returned after wandering around..』
『but the situation is a bit strange.』
『He looked emaciated to the point of questioning whether the person I knew was right. I asked what happened, but the answer that came back was the same.』
『I came to see the end of the distant future.』
『‘I have to block the abyss―.』
“abyss?”
Eyes slightly enlarged.
It was because of the word abyss that came out of nowhere. Turning the pages with doubts, I reached the last chapter before I knew it..
『The next day after the unknown words, the younger brother left his hometown again and started wandering..』
『I didn't know at this time. The identity of the end that his brother saw. If he had known the truth about her sooner, he could have helped her..』
The content of the book ends there..
Dillia opened the next volume, but unfortunately the contents did not continue. There are only records of her daily life and small talk..
some time after that.
It was only after reading dozens of additional books that I realized the identity of the stored book..
‘diary).’
A book of daily life.
Some were dated, some were not, but it was a clear diary..
and one more.
noticed something peculiar.
‘It's all a diary written by one person.’
The proof is that the handwriting is the same.
To think that this enormous amount of books is nothing more than a diary written by only one person. The moment I realized this, there was a guess that passed through my mind..
‘that is…….’
Means that the author of the diary is not human.
It was a natural guess.
Just looking at the number of books right now, it looked like they were written over hundreds of years. Also, it was the same that I was surprised by mentioning that it was a single species earlier..
Based on all these clues.
Dillia guessed the identity of the author.
‘longevity species).’
Beings that live for hundreds of years.
Spiritual creatures and phantom beasts were the same, spirits were the same, and fairies were the same. Dillia, a half-blood of a human and a fairy, also belonged to the long-lived species..
Also, considering that most of the characters written in the diary are those of ancient fairies, it is safe to say that the author of the diary is a fairy..
‘interesting.’
Currently, few records left by the fairies remain. But I never thought that such an enormous amount of diaries could be kept in a place like this..
her eyes twinkled.
As a magician who pursues the truth, he felt his curiosity stimulated. So the moment he stretched out his hand to read a little more,.
Whoa! Aaaaaaang!
Suddenly a huge explosion occurred.
The sudden explosion swallowed the bookshelf and Dillia intact, and countless serial explosions covered the hall after that..
After a not short time has passed.
From the entrance of the library, a series of groups appeared. Dozens of wizards wearing gray robes. They were the ones who caused the explosion..
Hudders! patter!
When debris fell and dust rose.
Suddenly, a strong wind was created, and the dust that filled the surroundings was blown away at once..
“Whoa.”
Dillia appeared next..
She appeared unscathed and unscathed. Since she was first taken by surprise, it is thanks to her preparedness that she can be ready at any time..
She let out a short sigh and asked while glaring at the wizards surrounding her..
“What are you guys really like??”
“…….”
no answer came back.
Then, among the wizards, someone stepped forward. A swordsman wearing a white mask. It was the existence that aimed at Dillia's head in the first surprise attack..
He silently threw something at her..
A thick leather pouch. There were countless fingers sticking out of it..
The fingers had something in common.
One is that they are all index fingers, and the other is that a green ring is worn without a single exception..
“This…….”
Dillia immediately figured out who the owner of the finger was. Because only the duchy's rangers wear green rings on their index fingers..
When her eyes were cold.
A fierce surprise flew in..
woo woo woo!
A sword that cuts through the wind. The masked swordsman again aimed at Dillia, but failed..
In an instant, the veil of stars, a type of defensive magic, wrapped around Dillia as if to protect it..
“…….”
Realizing that the attack had failed, he quickly backed away, and Dillia responded without blinking an eye..
“Just, with something like this, don't be shaken.”
People from Arpen are familiar with death.
She, too, grew up seeing terribly mangled corpses from a young age. She meant that she wasn't weak enough to be agitated at the sight of her fingers..
But I couldn't stop my anger from escalating..
“Don't think about living and going back.”
Because I intend to pay the price for touching the Rangers of the Principality of Arpen..
With eyes soaring to live.
The head of one of the Abyssal Worshipers that surrounded Dillia exploded. It was the result of star cluster magic being used in the blink of an eye..
“First of all, one.”
Dillia's murmur as a signal.
All worshipers, presumed wizards, chanted in unison..
“―――.”
There's a lot to consider in battles between mages..
It is basic to be familiar with the attributes the opponent mainly uses and their compatibility, and it is also necessary to read the number of types of magic..
But Dillia is an exception..
Because you can see magic with your own eyes.
As a result, all types of magic chanted by Abyss worshipers were destroyed at once..
“……!”
“this, what is this…….”
The first to speak out in bewilderment.
and one more.
Something they didn't know.
In a battle between wizards, there is a way to easily win without having to consider compatibility or read the numbers..
‘speed.’
If you can quickly develop a series of processes that compose magic formulas and inject magical power, you can ignore all odds and overwhelm the battle..
This was Dillia's specialty..
That's why the magicians completed their offensive magic without giving them time to reorganize..
『meteor flash)』
5Astral cluster magic.
It is a wide-area magic that devastates the surrounding area starting with the thunderbolt of starlight that fell on a specific object..
Quarreureung! Aaaaaaang!
The intestines trampled like they were hit by bombing.
With this, at least half would have disappeared. I guessed that, but the reality was different from what I expected..
“only two, no?”
The only thing that turned into a lump of charcoal was the two of them.
For the rest, only the robes were scorched, but overall they were in good condition. Does that mean there's a wizard powerful enough to stop this??
When I thought so, the question was soon solved..
gurgling! iron fist!
A worshiper's body softened like jelly before collapsing. The moment she saw this, Dillia understood why they were able to block the meteor's flash..
‘……forbidden magic.’
part of the body.
Or magic that uses humans as materials.
Shortly after discovering the identity of this terrible magic, she was certain of what they were..
“Abyssal Worshipers!”
The moment when speculation turns into certainty.
The masked swordsman suddenly moved..
Dillia used the veil of stars again at the pouring fierce swordsmanship, and the worshipers of the abyss poured magic, aiming for the momentary gap..
After fighting so many times.
Dillia's face grew crumpled..
It was because no matter how much time passed, there was no sign of an end to the fight..
‘I think…….’
I wanted to use powerful magic like a meteor shower to wipe it out in one fell swoop, but I couldn't..
There is only one reason. It's because the masked swordsman was aiming for a chance and attacked..
‘annoying.’
Of course, it could have been solved by dealing with the masked swordsman first, but even that was not easy..
Presumably, the opponent is a strong expert.
Never a friendly opponent.
At least it would have been a little easier if I had a colleague who would buy me time..
‘For example…….’
Ulan or something.
but this is just an illusion.
He couldn't be in a place like this. That's why Dillia brushed off his thoughts and focused on the battle again..
how long has it been like that?
As time passed, only the nervousness grew..
I thought I'd killed quite a few worshipers since my first clash, but it was because I still had more than half the enemies left..
‘If you go like this…….’
There was a high probability of losing the battle.
Because her magic power was less than 30% left..
As I bit my lip in silence, I saw the worshipers of the abyss gathered together and chanting magic..
‘I can't stand still.’
So I immediately tried to destroy the magic..
but it was impossible.
‘uh?’
The moment I tried again with a puzzled face.
Suddenly, I felt the sensation of something unknown climbing up my leg. Unpleasant feeling of a fairly large and hard insect crawling around the body.
Before long, Dillia realized what it was, and soon opened her eyes..
“this, this……!”
To put it bluntly, it wasn't a bug..
Those were the Ranger's fingers that were in the leather pouch earlier..
Dozens of fingers clung to Dillia's body like living creatures, and quickly began to absorb her magical energy..
“ah heuk!”
Dizziness that came on momentarily.
As the concentration was disturbed, the magic power that made up the veil of stars was also scattered..
gap created in an instant.
The masked swordsman did not miss this.
“……!”
A sword attack that seized the moment and flew at terrifying speed. Dillia, who noticed this belatedly, hurriedly chanted defense magic..
but it was futile.
‘horse power……!’
hardly left.
Of course, the magic was not completed, and in the meantime, the sword attack arrived right in front of me. The moment I felt the strong smell of death.
kaaaang!
The sword bounced off in vain.
As if blocked by a transparent shield.
Not only that.
The fingers that were clinging to Dillia's body and ravenously craving magical power fell to the floor all at once. Shivering like an electric shock.
with a sudden change.
There was something in Dillia's field of vision..
“……charm?”
Amulets that appear suddenly and are stuck in the air.
what? Did Noah leave more amulets behind my back? The moment that question sprouted, the masked swordsman stepped back..
Then he aimed at the corner of the library..
“what kind of guy are you?”
as if someone was there.
but no answer came back.
Instead, the floor suddenly turned into a swamp. Flame-laden amulets rained down from all directions, burning two worshipers in the process..
A new enemy emerges.
Realizing the situation, the Abyssal Worshipers immediately rallied. Then, from afar, I saw someone approaching through the darkness..
Blue eyes that burn like wisps of fire.
Soon after, the opponent opened his mouth..
“Have you ever heard of something like this?”
“……what?”
“It is said that the main character is the last to appear..”
It's a familiar voice.
Around the time I thought it was a voice I had heard somewhere, Dillia's eyes widened..
It was because of the realization the moment the other person came out of the darkness. who is the main character of the voice.
“I'm here to help, Dillia..”
A girl who appeared wearing many amulets.
Noah Darshen smiled..
38page. star witch
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