The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 228
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4.
Ruins in the heart of the jungle.
A place full of old buildings as if to prove that civilization existed here in the distant past..
someone showed up here.
A being wearing a red robe.
Holding a staff made of unidentified bones, he had a very small body, but he spread great intimidation separately..
That would be natural.
He is Asteban Urbatra Modem.
He was the lord of the Undead, who created all the dead who currently roam the jungle, and who boasts of being the first in the lord of the abyss..
【With this, all preparations are complete..】
For three days since I first opened my eyes.
While staying in the jungle, Asteban created countless undead while devising a plan to effectively procure the magic of the abyss..
The solution is a labyrinth).
Among them, it is a labyrinth that absorbs the magic of all living things in the labyrinth and converts it into the magic of the abyss..
As soon as he completed the labyrinth, he searched for an area adjacent to the jungle. It was to find the place with the strongest magic response..
Eventually I found a suitable place.
【city of humans.】
Right in the direction of Schulfern.
Having found a suitable place, the labyrinth moved like a living creature and headed south. And it just covered the city.
In this way, the purpose has been achieved.
【All that's left is―.】
After the labyrinth absorbs the mana of living beings, it is only a matter of converting it into the mana of the abyss. Then, Asteban's magical power will naturally be replenished..
By the time I finished my judgment.
someone showed up.
【my king.】
A dead man in a lion's mask.
He is the first member of Asteban's family and an apostle at the same time..
It was Agent Calex..
he bowed his head and said.
【This is a report from an observer..】
Asteban nodded his head in silence. He means he's allowed to speak. The story of Kalex followed..
【It is said that guides and gladiators were killed, including the priest who had left the forest earlier..】
The news of the three families being killed.
The light in Asteban's eyes narrowed slightly at the unexpectedly bad news. Showing his discomfort, he soon pursed his lips..
【Was it the work of a star follower??】
【say that it is not.】
【then who is?】
【I don't know exactly, but I think it's probably the 'stranger' that Eyeball was referring to..】
gentile. At those words, Asteban's eyes shone thinly. It was because when I was in the abyss, I remembered what I heard from Lacus..
【Because I am a stranger―.】
A being who came to this place from another world following the call of the stars. Lacus referred to the being and called it by the name of the stranger..
warned at the same time.
The stranger would be as disturbing to the abyss as the agent of the stars. Recalling the words of the time, Asteban immediately opened his mouth..
【calex.】
【yes, my king.】
【Choose six members of your household and send them to the Labyrinth..】
Asteban's remaining followers are nine.
At the instruction to dispatch the majority of them, Kalex's eyes flashed fiercely..
【what the king wants―.】
【Killing of the Gentiles.】
【All right. I will obey.】
Kalex bowing his head respectfully.
After a while, as he disappeared like smoke, Asteban looked south again..
It was in the direction of the labyrinth.
【not long now.】
Asteban's ultimate goal.
It is to build an eternal kingdom where no one grows old and never dies. No one will tolerate anything that gets in the way.
So, if there were any variables or obstacles, I thought of excluding them all. The stranger just mentioned was one of them..
【Jim will surpass you this time.】
Asteban looked west.
Based on the fountain of magic in the center of the continent, the southern desert is located. As he gazed intently at this, he muttered quietly..
【Kazan Rudric.】
A voice mixed with sadness and hatred.
However, it soon disappeared and was buried in the wind. Soon after, the wind died down, and Asteban disappeared without a trace..
5.
Right after the darkness swallowed Sulfern.
Along with the sudden distortion of space, a considerable headache came to my head for an instant. unbearable pain. Noah closed her eyes tightly..
“ah heuk!”
Not only that.
The speed was wobbly and dizzy.
so hard to balance.
After that, I sat down and took a rest, and then the pain gradually subsided. Noah, who barely came to his senses, opened his eyes softly..
‘what just happened……?’
Maybe it was right after a strong headache came??
I couldn't remember because my head was confused. After a moment of silence, she spread her palm and patted her cheek vigorously..
mate!
to understand the situation.
Noah, who managed to regain his senses, slowly recalled what had just happened..
‘I organized a subjugation party to go to the jungle.’
A subjugation team consisting of a total of nine people.
Except for this, the rest decided to evacuate to Murka, a commercial city south of Sulfern, to prepare for a possible second raid..
I definitely remember this far.
‘and…….’
The soldiers who were watching the jungle delivered some news with urgent faces. A moment later, right after I remembered what they had shouted.
Noah opened his eyes.
“labyrinth!”
All the memories of the past came back..
The black fog slowly approaching from the direction of the jungle, and the whole area of Sulfern was swallowed up in thick darkness..
‘that's right. It was definitely a labyrinth.’
It was similar in the original.
Of course, it wasn't what happened in Sulfern, but after the door to the abyss was opened. Anyway, at that time, there was a labyrinth that moved like this..
‘I hope you can play.’
Noah bit his lip..
Of course, the existence of the labyrinth was expected. But he knew that he would face him only after entering the jungle, he did not expect to attack so openly..
But Asteban overlooked something.
Noah's Existence.
She has repeated numerous rounds so far, and has experienced a variety of labyrinths. She has also remembered how she escaped from the labyrinth so she.
‘Let's start with the types of labyrinths.’
Asteban's Labyrinth has many different types..
From labyrinths that show hallucinations to labyrinths that make you wander through mazes without an exit. Depending on what kind of labyrinth it is, the way out is different.
So the moment I tried to look around.
Noah stopped walking..
“This…….”
It was because he saw bluish smoke pouring out of his body and being absorbed into the darkness..
The identity of the smoke is none other than magic.
And darkness means the labyrinth itself. Noah, who recalled this far, crumpled her face..
“Ugh! All in all, it's gluttony.”
Labyrinth of Gluttony.
Literally, it means a labyrinth that gnaws away one's mana and vitality. The only way to stop this is to escape the labyrinth.
‘I can't last a day at this rate.’
That is, they must escape before the day is over. Otherwise, the mana will be exhausted and the existence itself will be absorbed into the labyrinth..
Noah shuddered..
It was with the thought that I had to get out of here as soon as possible..
‘just before that…….’
First you have to join the group.
Space was twisted as it was swallowed up in the labyrinth, and the party was scattered in the process..
Furthermore, to escape the Labyrinth of Gluttony, Laurea, Perticia, and Ulan's strength are needed..
‘I wish I could have met Ulan first..’
Aside from the reasons necessary to escape the labyrinth, being with Ulan calms my mind. Also, your safety will be guaranteed..
Noah walked cautiously..
How long has it been like that? Now, when I thought it would be nice if anyone showed up.
“……!”
I saw a light shining in the distance.
The light that gnaws away the darkness. is the power of the divine.
Who is it? Could it be Laurea??
Or Ian? With a happy heart, Noah ran to the place where the light was manifested in one month. However, the encounter was a somewhat unexpected person..
“oh! you are…….”
A paladin who has just finished praying.
It was the Paladin Master, Cadel Dune Shanctus.
6.
Meanwhile at that time.
Like Noah, there was someone who wandered in the labyrinth. It was Sven Isaac, a cat-human hunter with pointy ears..
‘where is this?’
I must have been in Schulfern.
Then, I suddenly got a headache, struggled with pain, and came to my senses and found this place..
So when I was reminiscing about the past.
“Milena!”
Recovering his memory, he opened his eyes wide..
It was because the last thing Sven saw was Milena and the follow-up corps trying to move to Murka just before Sulfern was swallowed up by the darkness..
‘Could it be that Milena was also caught up in it?……!’
If so, I had to find it quickly..
This darkness somehow made me feel uncomfortable. However, it was difficult to secure the view, so Sven brought up other senses..
right aftertaste. He used his much better sense of smell to follow Milena's scent..
However, no matter how much he sniffed, he could not smell Milena. This fact made Sven a reasonable guess..
‘Aren't you swept away by the darkness??’
It would make sense to see that.
Realizing this, Sven let out a sigh of relief. When the confused emotions went away, the cool-headed reason unique to hunters returned..
‘I'll have to find an exit.’
he walked straight ahead.
to find a way out of here.
But it soon stopped. It's because I felt a loud presence not far away..
‘this sound?’
Footsteps thumping the ground.
Estimated from the vibration, it seemed to be a being with a size of at least 3m. If so, the possibility of being a human immediately drew an arrow at the right time..
to fight anytime.
But what was feared did not happen.
“that…….”
The identity of the footsteps is a giant golem.
At that moment, the golem also stopped moving and looked at the place where Sven was. Around the time the strange confrontation continued, Sven spoke first..
It's because I know who the opponent is.
“you are obviously…….”
“Ulaanbaatar.”
The low-pitched voice I heard then.
Ulan, who was wearing magic armor, took off his helmet and met Sven's eyes..
Then, the introduction continued..
“I am a student at Arsene Academy..”
“……Sven Isaac.”
Immediately after completing a simple statement.
Both of them took up their weapons..
Because I realized that I am not the enemy.
Sven, who joined Ulan, stared at him and then suddenly asked a question..
“you mean.”
“……?”
“do you know where this is?”
There was a reason I asked this question..
It was because Ulan looked so calm. As if you've been there several times.
And Sven's prediction was right..
“this is a labyrinth.”
“labyrinth?”
“Yes, it is one of the many labyrinths created by Asteban, the lord of the undead. I remember being locked up a few times in my past life.”
Asteban? the past life?
Sven put on a puzzled expression at the sudden incomprehensible sound..
Still, the nuance of what he said was that he somehow knew the identity of this space, so I asked if he knew how to escape..
With a hint of hope.
but it quickly broke.
“I do not know.”
“what? why?”
“I've always been stuck in a labyrinth, 'cause it's always been my teammates who brought me out.”
Ulan answers confidently.
Are you saying this to be proud of? Sven glanced at Ulan in pity. Seeing this, Ulan burst into laughter..
It was a familiar reaction.
Because Sven was the one who brought Ulan out of the labyrinth the most..
「No, it looks like a labyrinth at first glance, but why the hell are you going into it! I thought only the brain was made of muscle, but maybe the eyeballs are also made of muscles??」
Sven yelled nervously.
He said he would pretend not to know whether or not he was trapped next time, but he was the one who helped Ulan before anyone else when he was trapped in the labyrinth..
After the nostalgic reminiscence is over.
Ulan is back to the point.
“just don't need to worry.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Noah would know how to escape.”
“……Noah?”
“it's my colleague have black hair.”
I realized who it was right away at the word black hair. Because there was only one girl with black hair in the entire party..
At that time, Ulan's words continued.
“find noah.”
“did you ever tell me?”
“Yes.”
“Are you asking me to find a guy I haven't talked to before? in this dark place?”
Sven asks back with a tone of feeling full of energy.
Ulan nodded..
“you can.”
“no, on what grounds…….”
“Do you have a good sense of smell? Even people who come in contact with it once can remember the smell for several days..”
This time Sven was speechless..
Eyes wide open as if surprised.
After a while, he glanced at Ulan with a flash of vigilance in his eyes..
“how do you know that?”
“heard.”
from Sven in the past life.
Ulan, omitting the afterword, stood up..
Then he pointed to the darkness where he couldn't see an inch ahead and started talking..
“Anyway, only Noah knows how to escape the labyrinth. So find something.”
“……I'm telling you in advance, just because you know the smell, there's no guarantee that you'll be able to find it..”
“not note.”
When Ulan's answer came back, Sven let out a deep sigh. Then he sniffed his nose right away..
Recalling the smell of Noah, a girl who is said to know how to get out of the labyrinth. After a while, Sven's tightly closed mouth opened..
“I'm not sure but it looks like this.”
“good. move right away.”
Ulan advances abruptly in the direction he points. Sven burst into laughter as he acted as if his answer was the correct answer..
‘he's a weird guy.’
The two are virtually identical to each other.
It's because we met for the first time in the battle earlier and exchanged a brief exclamation point. However, I felt endless trust and trust in Ulan..
The type of person you meet for the first time in your life.
When I felt a strange feeling, Ulan, who was moving in strides, suddenly stopped in place..
“what? why stop?”
“enemy.”
“enemy?”
what is that all of a sudden?
Sven frowned. Soon after, his face hardened like a stone. It was because he sensed the enemy's presence one step later than Ulan..
Powerful presence felt from afar.
Sven immediately opened his eyes..
“those guys……!”
monsters in beast costumes.
That's as many as three.
The time when tension bloomed in Sven's face at the appearance of strong people who appeared out of nowhere..
“fight cover.”
“what? no, wait…….”
Are you fighting all of a sudden? without any plan?
I wanted to ask that question, but I couldn't.
Before Sven's words were finished, Ulan had already kicked off the ground and ran away..
“this crazy!”
A truly reckless assault.
Sven, who crumpled his face, spat out a curse. On the other hand, contrary to the angry voice, he was busy feeding arrows to the bowstring..
was to join the battle.
52page. labyrinth
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