The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 223
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8.
Eastern Jungle Heart.
King of the Undead, Asteban's Abode.
Abyssal worshipers gathered in this place teeming with countless undead soldiers. And suddenly an urgent message flew to them..
“yes? I am annihilated?”
Leader of the Abyssal Worshipers.
Estelle Outra opened her eyes..
It was because of the news that the undead army, which had been advancing in three directions under Asteban's orders, had been completely annihilated..
“Even if the Kingdom of Endrark and the Principality of Arpen are counted second, are you saying that the legion headed for Sulpern was also annihilated? Can't capture the castle?”
“Reportedly yes.”
Abyssal Worshiper, Charon Bartezan.
He is the step-brother of Regens, Estelle's teacher, and is like an uncle to her. I'm never the type to talk nonsense.
“I can't believe it easily. I never thought that Sulfern would have enough energy left.…….”
Estelle bit her lip..
It was natural. To be honest, I didn't know what happened to the other two kingdoms, but Sulfern was the place they originally aimed for, so.
Around the time when I was nervous.
“However, there is one good thing.”
“in this situation? what is it?”
“The fact that the brothers on the outskirts of the jungle witnessed what was happening..”
“……!”
There are eyewitnesses among the worshipers.
Estelle's eyes widened at those words. At the same time, the reason for the annihilation of the undead army was revealed..
“All culprits are holy kingdom.”
“Seo, Seongguk?”
“okay. It is said that the Holy Knights and Heretic Inquisitors belonging to the Holy Kingdom invaded the battlefield of Sulfern, and as a result, the army was annihilated..”
Estelle with a dazed expression.
Why is Seongguk suddenly?
For a moment, these doubts soared, but quickly subsided. It's because I had a guess..
“Probably because of killing the priests…….”
“maybe that's the cause.”
Karon nodded silently..
In the past, they had killed a group of priests who were hunting for Sven Isaac..
Recalling that time, Estelle bit her lips with a contemplative face..
‘I shouldn't have touched the priests either..’
No matter how much Lacus ordered, it hurt the priests of the Holy Kingdom. I felt regret belatedly, but it was already too late..
‘as it is……!’
Huge setbacks to plans.
Perhaps the Holy Kingdom might send additional reinforcements. Then things will escalate, which is not what worshipers want.
Situations where no solution is in sight.
When I was rolling my feet with a nervous face.
【no fuss.】
A strange voice emerged from the darkness of the jungle. Those who soon appeared were bizarre beings with animal heads..
【The guys who sent out earlier were jobbers (雜卒)).】
【I expected it to be like this.】
【The king's true army is here.】
They were the immortals..
The moment three of the twelve members of the group showed their presence, the arms of numerous corpses rose from the wet soil..
Awesome! kudeudeuk!
Three thousand undead legions.
However, something was a little different from the undead that invaded the three kingdoms with the demons earlier..
‘Abyssal magic……!’
something much stronger and deeper.
Each undead felt a power comparable to that of a decent knight. In addition, many high-ranking undead presumed to be liches were also mixed in..
It was a moment of convincing why they called the undead who started earlier.
“D, are you finally leaving the army??”
“Then maybe the king……!”
Then some worshipers shouted with excited faces. But it didn't take long for the excitement to cool down..
【don't climb, mortal.】
A voice as cold as ice.
The immortals flashed their eyes with gooey murderous intent at the worshipers who mentioned their king, Asteban..
【you don't deserve to know.】
【Don't wonder about our king, don't ask any questions.】
【If you ever mention the existence of a king again, then you will pay the price with death..】
The ferocious and ferocious bluff made the worshipers freeze like statues. After making such a fuss, the family members turned around..
all over!
Three thousand Undead legions followed behind and marched together. The destination was the outside of the jungle, the three kingdoms to which the advance party headed..
some time after that.
When the power of the abyss that had been scattered by their followers completely disappeared, Charon and Estelle, who had been bowing their heads all the time, slowly raised their heads..
“gone.”
“Fortunately, there are no victims today..”
Estelle let out a sigh of relief..
The immortals are arrogant, self-righteous, and even tyrannical beings..
On the other hand, there was no one whose head exploded like last time, so considering the actions of the Undead's family, they showed maximum mercy..
“Sin, sorry! Mr Karon! Estelle!”
“we just…….”
In the meantime, the two admirers who froze the atmosphere collapsed on the floor..
Estelle waved her hand and replied..
“That's Okay. it's not your fault.”
“Autra-sama is right. But in the future, pay more attention.”
“yes old! I will!”
Is it because of the relief of being forgiven??
Worshipers bowed their heads. Along with him, Estelle's lips moved again..
“Oh, right. And to answer the question posed earlier to the immortals, the immortal lord is currently building a labyrinth..”
“yes? If it is a labyrinth…….”
“I don't know exactly.”
I just heard that it makes a labyrinth.
Still, I had a guess..
I heard from Lacus that it is not easy for the lords of the abyss to operate in the world now that the door to the abyss has not been opened..
there was only one reason.
‘Because the magic power of the abyss is not enough.’
For Abyss Lords, Abyssal magic is a source of power that helps them to maintain their existence..
So unless one day the door is opened and the world is covered by an abyss, the monarchs will not be able to exert their full power..
‘So Lacus-sama too…….’
It hides its body in a secret place in the mansion of Count Dermore and acts as an alter ego. Only then can the Abyss' mana consumption be reduced..
In other words, they speculated that the reason why Asteban made the labyrinth was similar to this. I'm sure you're trying to build a place to save your mana consumption..
“Anyway, sooner or later, when the labyrinth is completed, the Lord of the Undead will send troops, so let's focus on our own mission..”
Worshipers have a task left.
To annihilate a boy named Sven Isaac who would later become a hero. Recalling her initial purpose, Estelle looked at the southern sky..
It was Sven's base, where Sulfern was located..
9.
Meanwhile at that time.
Contrary to Estelle's expectations, Sven was not in Sulfern, but in the eastern jungle..
“whoops, whoops!”
The sound of breathing up to the bottom of the chin.
A sweet taste in the dry mouth.
1Minutes, no, even 10 seconds is fine, so I wanted to sit down and take a break. but there was no time for that.
there is only one reason.
Because of the pursuers who are after them.
An eyeball monster floating in the air. Furthermore, even unidentified men who each possess skills higher than that of a high-ranking mage..
‘Although I barely escaped…….’
their pursuit was fast.
If you slow down even a little here, you'll be overtaken immediately. So Sven kicked and kicked the ground as hard as he could..
how long has it been like that?
The end of the hideous chase was approaching. It is because those who are presumed to be supporters of the pursuers have appeared..
“……!?”
Spear of fire demon flying from the front.
Dozens of spears of flame flew aiming at Sven. Fortunately, he was aware of this in advance and avoided it altogether, but soon a new problem came to him..
‘……surrounded.’
The pointed ears twitched..
This is because a large number of signs sensed the approaching sound while building a siege..
‘Should I climb a tree and escape??’
I thought about it, but I couldn't put it into practice. He found an eyeball monster hanging like a fruit on a thick branch of a tree..
【There's no escape now.】
【Give up gently, mortal..】
monsters doubled.
In addition, the number of men in gray robes increased noticeably. It was a bleak situation indeed, but Sven did not give up and rolled his eyes..
was to find a way out.
Then I realized the reality.
‘I can't see a hole through.’
I tried predicting the situation several times, but there was no chance of a successful escape..
It was because of the invisible attack that that eyeball monster often uses..
An attack that can only be recognized by instinct. If you rashly open up a gap, you won't even be able to fight a worthwhile battle and you'll be defeated..
“woo woo.”
In a cornered situation, Sven fiddled with the object in his arms. It was a signal from Milena before coming here..
「Shoot me if you need help.」
Handing it over, Milena said so.
If she fires a flare, she will come to her rescue no matter what. The Milena Armadin that Sven knows are like that..
But Sven didn't.
‘these monsters are strong.’
To the extent that even if he led Sulfern's forces and attacked, there would be no chance of victory. If you rushed to ask for help, you could endanger Mileena..
In that case, it would be much better to die fighting alone. After making his decision, Sven grabbed an arrow instead of a signal flare..
“woo woo.”
As I calm my rough breathing.
The trembling eyes slowly faded..
Soon the eyes shone softly.
Those were the eyes of a hunter who had stopped running away and had given up on surviving..
‘They're in league with the Witchbeast.’
The proof is that it moves with the talking eyeball monster. And if this guess is correct, it means that they are enemies of Milena and Sulfern..
‘Then don't hunt one more.’
until the heart stops beating.
With desperate determination, Sven immediately kicked the ground. At this, the eyeball monsters who surrounded them were ridiculed..
【Dumb and foolish.】
【There is no place to run anymore―.】
It seems that Sven thought he was running away again..
But this time it was wrong. After hitting the ground, Sven headed to the back of the giant tree. As soon as he hid himself in his hiding place, he drew the bowstring..
Papababababak!
Rain of arrows pouring down like heavy rain.
It was a sudden surprise, but the beings in the gray robes responded without panic. but did not fully respond.
“……?!”
“step back!”
“the guy is coming!”
Sven, who hit the ground as soon as he fired an arrow, arrived in front of them in the blink of an eye..
He drew his daggers with lightning speed and ripped out the hearts of the mages. Soon after the unexpected attack, Sven's hunt began..
“Back off! Keep your distance from him!”
“Attack at once at intervals!”
Of course, they weren't alone.
In cooperation with the eyeball monster, he relentlessly attacked Sven and inflicted small and large wounds on him..
a tense battle.
Around the time he hunted about six wizards, a crisis came to Sven..
“……!”
Dozens of formless attacks.
It's an eyeball monster's attack. Although they instinctively avoided the attack, the problem was that an unexpected attack was hidden..
‘from the floor……!’
This intangible surprise, which had been hiding its presence all along, waited for Sven to float in the air to evade it, then flew in..
It was a very fatal blow.
“Heck!”
Sven, who was beaten in the abdomen, rolled on the floor and landed in front of an old tree. In the dark red blood that spurted out, pieces of internal organs were also visible..
“Cool, Cool! keuheu!”
Sven regurgitates blood bubbles.
Beyond the blurred vision, I see eyeball monsters and wizards approaching. He tried to hold on to the bow, trying to resist somehow.
but couldn't.
‘Mo, strength in the body…….’
Is it because the unexpected blow was too strong??
I couldn't move my arms and legs, not even a single finger. In the meantime, the monsters that arrived right in front of me widened their eyes..
【It's over, Sven Isaac..】
【So the stars are covered with darkness.】
【Glory be to our king!】
open mouth.
I saw small teeth growing out..
But strangely, other emotions came before the fear of impending death..
It was lingering regret and regret.
‘If you knew you would die like this…….’
I'll say thank you to Milena.
I should have come after saying thank you for saving me from being almost sold into slavery and thanking you for caring for and caring for me like family..
When I blamed myself for regret and lingering.
The monster's mouth swallowed Sven's head..
The shadow of death fell over a face full of regret. Soon after, the monster's sharp teeth were about to tear through Sven's skin..
wooooooooong!
A sudden, out of nowhere explosion.
Soon after, a blindingly bright light drove away the darkness and took over Sven's vision..
“……uh?”
what? what happened?
Just as I was blindly blinking, a strong voice suddenly resounded in front of me..
“Holy Ghost! keep your servant.”
The protagonist of the voice is a boy knight with ultramarine blue hair. With a pure white sword and shield in front, he blocked Sven as if to protect him..
Intangible attack that flies at the same time.
Sensing this instinctively, Sven wanted to shout that it was dangerous, but he didn't have to..
squeak!
It was because the intangible attack completely disappeared with the sound of the knife cutting the rope. When I stared blankly at this with surprised eyes.
“Sven Isaac, right??”
I heard a strange voice.
His voice was much more profound and heavy than that of the boy he had heard before. What appeared soon after was a middle-aged knight dressed similar to a boy..
“all, you……?”
“We are the Paladins of Eloden.”
“I came to save you by the name of the saintess.”
Eloden? Paladin? saintess?
Is it because unfamiliar words popped out one after another??
Sven's face was confused. Meanwhile, the middle-aged knight, who was examining Sven's wounds, said as if directing to the ultramarine-haired boy..
“Ian, memorize the prayers of healing.”
“All right. from the master……?”
“I'm going to fulfill my duties as a paladin.”
Finally a short word.
The middle-aged paladin, Cadel Dune Shanctus, turned around. Eventually, the place where his steps headed was the place where monsters and wizards were..
“Holy Ghost. you are my star.”
He pursed his lips, and a calm voice came out as if in prayer. However, unlike his voice, his spirit overflowed with murderous intent..
“I give you victory.”
The moment the declaration of victory was over, the realm of judgment and condemnation unfolded around Cadel..
It was the realm of the Paladin Master..
51page. unexpected reinforcements
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