The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 230
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9.
saaaaa!
Dusty ashes scattered in the air.
The three members of the family, who had been spreading ferocious spirit until just now, turned to ashes in an instant. Sven, who landed late, looked at it with a blank face..
‘……I didn't see any.’
I don't even know how Ulan wielded the ax, or how his followers met their end..
I just jumped and landed following his instructions, but the battle was already over..
A question that springs up.
Sven, who was worried, finally couldn't hold back his pure curiosity and asked a question..
“what the hell did you do?”
“fought and won.”
Ulan answers in a non-trivial tone.
When the obvious answer came back, Sven furrowed his brow and put on a puzzled expression..
“you're not asking that.”
“Then what are you curious about??”
“I want to know how you defeated the monsters.”
Eyes of different colors stared at Ulan. It was with curious eyes.
Ulan nodded silently at this..
He soon revealed the truth.
“Simple. I just waited for them to enter my territory and dealt with them all at once..”
“If it's a realm, the master's realm?”
I've heard of it while walking around the battlefield..
It is said that when you pass through the advanced knights and reach the master's level beyond the wall of expert, each person has something called a 'territory'..
And I also heard that if you are not the same master, you cannot follow what happened within the realm with your eyes..
‘but…….’
I guess that's not all.
It's because I heard that Cadel, the benefactor who saved him, is also the strongest of Masters..
Unlike Ulan, he struggled against a monster wearing a beast mask. Uhlan, on the other hand, took down three monsters at once..
‘There must be another reason.’
Sven was so sure.
And it hit right.
“well, it's a little different.”
“how are they different?”
“Because the one I used is the transcendent realm.”
what else is that?
Sven made a puzzled expression at the unfamiliar word. Then Ulan answered briefly, brushing off the ash from her axe..
“You can understand it as expanding another area within the master's area..”
An area is a huge circle).
The owner of the area exists on the central axis, and each has a different distance from the center to the border of the circumference, depending on skill or experience..
And the transcendent realm means a separate circle that blooms from the center of this huge circle..
“It's a skill created to deal with opponents who can move within the master's realm..”
“that's possible?”
The master's realm alone is great, but is there anything that goes beyond that? When Sven asked back in surprise, Ulan just nodded in silence..
meant it was possible.
“By the way, you can also.”
“what? no, on what grounds…….”
“because I saw it myself.”
what did you see?
I asked again with an absurd face, but this time there was no answer. It was because Ulan, who had grabbed her axe, turned around..
“don't go back.”
Conditions to get out of the labyrinth.
It is a call to resume the search for Noah. Sven had a disapproving face because his question was not answered, but he moved on without saying a word..
‘Because I don't think you'll answer me anyway.’
So I focused on Noah's search..
And right now, escaping from this place is more important than solving my doubts..
how long has it been like that?
Sven, who was moving along the scent, repeated stopping after locating his direction. Observing this scene, Ulan immediately said,.
“I guess the smells are mixed.”
“……how did you know?”
“it just seemed like.”
He doesn't seem to have a good sense of smell, so how did he know that the smells were mixed??
I'm tired of being surprised.
Sven nodded meekly..
“That's right, I'll be honest..”
With a short sigh as a signal, he revealed why Noah's pursuit was difficult..
“Noah's smell is too light. Another reason is that the smell is strong.”
“if on the other side?”
“The one called the saintess.”
“Right. Is it Laurea.”
Ulan's eyes flashed low..
The strong smell also meant that it was easy to track. After thinking for a while, he decided to change the search target..
“Then join him first.”
“uh? It's OK?”
“do.”
“But the only way to escape from here is to find a guy named Noah.…….”
“That's right, but once you join Laurea, you can clear this darkness..”
Then you will be able to secure your sight and it will be easier to find Noah. Sven finally understood the meaning and nodded his head without a word..
some time after that.
The sound of footsteps disappeared in the darkness.
10.
A place full of pitch black darkness.
Placed in an unfamiliar space, Laurea blinked. She soon retrieved her memory and quickly recalled what had just happened..
darkness from the jungle.
The darkness that was alive and moving like a creature swallowed Sulfern in the blink of an eye, and the field was covered with darkness as it is now..
‘and one more.’
There was a difference from before.
The 'voice of a star' that had been heard all the way until the darkness came over Sulfern suddenly stopped..
Laurea had been isolated in a similar location before. Recalling the incident at the time, she hardened her face for an instant..
‘……abyss).’
Eyebrows trembling as if shaken.
I had a similar experience when I was dragged into the abyss by the lord of the swamp..
But it wasn't long before Laurea was convinced that this wasn't the abyss..
It is thanks to the realization of the decisive difference.
‘The abyss has no essence itself.’
On the other hand, here is the essence.
The maze-like landscape reflected in Laurea's projection is proof. She let out a sigh of relief and burst into laughter..
‘Well, it can't be an abyss.’
The only passage to the abyss in this world is the fountain of magic, Arsene. The fact that she was not the abyss quickly restored her composure..
‘Then let's take a look around?’
They all scattered to different places as space warped, but they wouldn't be very far away..
Because the subjugation party was all in the same place before the darkness overtook Sulfern. Having finished his judgment, Laurea snapped his fingers lightly..
Hwareuk! roar!
A holy flame that burns quietly.
The pure white embers quickly cleared the darkness, and with her eyesight secured, she moved on..
Contrary to what I thought the group would be nearby, I looked around and couldn't even sense any sign of them, let alone the group..
“I hope I'm not isolated?”
Laurea furrows her brow.
Of course, even though I was isolated alone, I didn't feel particularly anxious or afraid. 'Cause there must be a uhlan somewhere here.
Also, she had a word like a talisman.
「If one day the moment comes when the voices of the stars cannot be heard, if the time comes when the hands of God cannot be reached, then do not hesitate to call me..」
Recalling what Ulan had said, the corner of her mouth naturally drew an arc..
so i wasn't afraid.
“good. let's look around again.”
After a light tap on the cheek.
She resumed her movement. It was to find another scattered party and join them..
how long did it take?
Suddenly, Laurea's steps stopped..
“wait, just…….”
what did you hear.
After figuring out the direction, she headed straight for it. But it wasn't the scattered party she was waiting for Laurea..
“Ugh! You're undead.”
The fine brow wrinkled..
Meanwhile, did you hear Laurea's voice? Or did she sense divine power? The undead rose from the floor and screamed..
[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!]
Of course it didn't last long.
The divine sparks that lit up the surrounding darkness consumed his rotting body..
An undead turned into a lump of charcoal in an instant.
After being incinerated in the blink of an eye, Laurea turned around again. But I couldn't move her steps.
[ugh!]
[gurgling! oh oh oh!]
screams from all sides.
Looking closely, Undead were springing up here and there. She crumpled her face at the numbers easily surpassing the tens and reaching the hundreds..
“ok, this is a bit much.”
Of course, it is not difficult to deal with.
Laurea is the saint of Eloden..
Even if you use only the divine spell of purification, you can take down all the lesser undead..
But there were other concerns.
‘Divine power must be saved as much as possible.’
If you can't hear the voice of the stars, it means that your prayers can't reach you. This means that divine power cannot be restored through prayer..
Once isolated in the abyss, she realized that the only way to survive in a place like this was to save her divine power as much as possible..
‘If there were uhlans…….’
I would have been able to take down all the undead just by imbuing the ax with a divine spell..
Laurea sighed..
With a look of regret.
“Whoa, I can't help it.”
It's good to save divine power, but it's more urgent to put out the fire right in front of you..
The moment I was about to recite the prayer of purification.
flash!
A flash of light broke through the darkness..
The sudden burst of light turned the undead to ash and quickly came this way..
‘that…….’
A flash of white that runs through the darkness.
Laurea, who had been silently watching this, widened her eyes..
‘no way!’
Did Ulan really come??
Her eyes twinkled with anticipation..
But this soon disappeared. The one who subdued all the undead was because he spoke a much more familiar voice than Ulan..
“Lady, are you okay??”
Paladin with ultramarine blue hair.
It was Ian.
As soon as she realized it wasn't Uhlan, Laurea clicked her tongue low..
“Sheesh, what is it? it was you?”
“……what was the response?”
“disappointing response.”
“I know that when I see it. No, who did you think it was?…….”
“Of course I thought it was Ulan.”
If I hadn't expected it in the first place, it would have been better than this. Laurea sighed again..
but for a while.
she regained her senses.
“What about other people? I didn't see?”
“Yes, I tried to find it, but the road was too complicated and I was lost all the time..”
On that point, Laurea agrees..
This space filled with darkness is a labyrinth in itself, and the road was very complicated..
“But rather than standing still, why don't you meet someone if you keep walking around??”
“um, that's right.”
“If possible, I would like to meet Master. I think that protecting the saintess alone is a bit incompetent..”
Ian expressed his uneasiness..
It was because of the beast mask..
Monsters with power strong enough to interfere with the master's realm. If I were attacked by them in the current situation, I wouldn't have the confidence to win..
Meanwhile, when Ian mentioned Cadel, Laurea also reflexively expressed her wish..
“I want to meet ulan.”
“Mmm, maybe that could be better. Unlike Master, he defeated several monsters wearing beast masks..”
Ian nodded as if he understood..
On the other hand, Laurea's reaction was a little different..
“There's a reason for that, but it's been a while since we've seen each other, and we haven't even exchanged a few words..”
So, if I'm going to meet you, I like Ulan..
A shy smile bloomed like a flower on Laurea's lips after she finished answering..
But even for a moment, she noticed Ian's gaze staring at her. So she tilted her head and asked.
“what? what are you looking at?”
“I'm a bit surprised.”
“what?”
“That's right, doesn't the saintess have middle-aged tastes??”
For an instant, Laurea's body stiffened..
The quiet silence that followed.
After a while, she stammered out..
“what are you talking about now…….”
“You know everything, so there's no need to hide it. No, you said it yourself..”
“what? I?”
“If you drink too much, you often say.”
Ian responds calmly.
There was not a single lie in his story. As Laurea's face grew hotter, Ian continued..
“Anyway, coming back to the main topic, isn't Ulan younger than the saintess? Of course, the way he speaks and behaves like an old man.”
“that…….”
I can not say.
It's not that I'm ashamed to admit my tastes, but to explain this, I have to say that Ulan remembers his past life..
then.
Suddenly her eyes widened.
‘Come to think of it, we are all gathered now.’
With the addition of Sven Isaac, all the warriors Ulan and Noah talked about gathered together..
several months ago.
Ulan, Noah, and Laurea agreed to reveal their secret only when all the warriors gathered together..
‘Maybe when this is over…….’
I'll have to tell everyone.
The Secret of Ulan and Noah.
Furthermore, it is an important task to start preparing to face the abyss in earnest..
‘What will be the reaction?’
I was curious and worried.
But the important thing now is not the situation after the secret was revealed. For now, the day will come when the secret will be revealed only if we solve the problem right in front of us..
After thinking like that.
As I was thinking about how to answer Ian's question, Ian suddenly grabbed my arm and pulled it..
“uh?”
At the same time, the body tilted sharply.
In the process, she almost fell to the floor, so Laurea crumpled her face..
“what? what did you do suddenly…….”
The moment I tried to argue with a sudden action.
A few straight strands of hair fluttered in the air. blue-green hair. When Laurea recognized the situation, her expression hardened..
【You're a nice guy.】
I heard a strange voice.
At the same time, an unpleasant noise was also heard..
It was the sound of dragging the blade close to the ground..
【I was going to cut off the head at once, but I never thought I'd see through and stop it..】
A terrifying word that I heard again.
At that time, Ian with a shield stood in front of Laurea. Then, with a serious hard face, he whispered a warning.
“……Step back, lady..”
Seeing the figure of his opponent slowly appearing, he intuited that something he feared had happened..
What appeared before my eyes was a monster wearing a crocodile mask..
Because it was the immortal family.
53page. breakthrough
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