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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 233

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Meanwhile at that time.

By the time Ulan joined the other party, Noah silently moved on. Thick darkness blocked his way, but he had nothing to worry about..

aaaaaaa!

Her companion had a divine light that could clear the darkness.

there was just one problem.

‘awkward!’

Silence immediately wrapped around the hall.

Of course, it wasn't that there were no words from the beginning..

Because we exchanged simple names,.

‘but that was the last.’

Since then, Noah has not had any conversation with his companion. She let out a deep sigh in her frustrated heart..

Then, he glanced sideways at his companion walking ahead. Furthermore, when I blinked three times, the opponent's information appeared in front of my eyes..

[Name]: Cadel Dune Shanktooth

[age]: 43

[Rating]: A+

[Attribute]: Divine Blessing

Original named character.

He is a paladin representing the kingdom and a paladin master who leads all paladins..

He is very talented and has a good character..

However, he is famous for being reticent, probably because of his personality that thinks silence is a virtue..

‘Still, this is a bit harsh.’

It's been several hours since I joined Cadel, and I still can't believe I haven't said anything..

Noah, who was worried, finally couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere and pursed his lips. Anything is fine, so let's talk about it first.

But then.

“Did you say Noah??”

“……yes?”

Cadel spoke first..

At the sudden situation, Noah asked back with a rather embarrassed face. Cadel seemed to understand this answer as an affirmation, so he went on straight away..

“At first glance, I heard that you are attending Arsene Academy, but if it's not rude, would it be okay if I ask you a few questions??”

A careful attitude that can be felt in a respectful voice. She probably wanted to ask Noah something, but she seemed to have put up with it..

“Of course I know it's not something to ask under these circumstances, but I'm just curious.”

“Oh yes! are you okay.”

“Thank you. Other than that, I have a question about the exchange meeting held between Arsene and Elloden Academy..”

Cadel's questions poured in soon after.

As I said earlier, most of the questions were about the exchange meeting with Elloden Academy..

It wasn't a difficult question to answer, so when I was answering it gently, I suddenly realized one thing in common in the questions..

‘All questions about Laurea..’

What Laurea did at the exchange meeting, what exactly happened at the friendly mock battle and the fountain of magic, etc..

All Cadel wanted to know was anecdotes about Laurea..

‘Well, it's worth it.’

Cadel is a person Laurea has been watching since she was a child. He is the equivalent of Laurea's godfather, if you insist..

‘She didn't show it because of her reticent personality, but she said that she considered Laurea like a daughter..’

So of course you are curious.

Noah, who accurately grasped the intention of the question, continued to answer meekly. It was better than when she kept her mouth shut..

“Thank you. Thanks for clearing my doubts.”

after a long time.

After hearing all the stories she was curious about, Cadel put on a much more refreshing expression. Noah was also satisfied to be able to get out of her awkward atmosphere..

But that's only for a while.

After clearing up her doubts, Cadel closed her mouth as before, and the surroundings were enveloped in desolation again..

A crazy awkward atmosphere.

Noah, who could not stand the heavy silence of the deceased, spoke in reverse..

“Me too, I have something I want to ask you.!”

“hmm? Something?”

“I heard that Laurea received an oracle, but I never heard what it was.…….”

“Oh, that's what you mean.”

Cadel nodded silently..

Originally, the contents of the trust were one of the top secrets..

However, Noah was an exception. She was one of the star warriors mentioned by Laurea..

So I obediently recited an oracle.

『Far East end. The dead who go against the providence appear in the forest of life that has existed since the beginning, so let the world be covered with the darkness of the abyss..』

Immediately after hearing the first verse of the oracle.

Noah's expression hardened rather seriously..

‘……It's an oracle that didn't exist in the original.’

Only a handful of oracles directly mention the Abyss. So I figured out at once that there was no such trust..

‘Let's analyze the contents.’

Far East End and Forest of Life.

Clearly, this meant the eastern jungle, and the dead who go against the providence must have referred to Asteban, the lord of the undead..

‘that means…….’

There was a high possibility that the time when the oracle came down and the time when Asteban came out into the world overlapped. In response, Noah immediately asked back to Cadel..

“When did the oracle come down??”

“Uhm, I think I heard it was a little over a month ago..”

Then the time is right.

A little over a month from now, right before the end of summer vacation. Because it was the moment when the gap in the abyss opened without anyone knowing.

‘Now it feels like a puzzle is being put together.’

Then, Asteban came out of the gap of the abyss that opened at the time, and hid in the eastern jungle and raised his family..

Guessing closer to certainty.

Afterwards, Noah repeated the following passage from the oracle he had just heard from Cadel..

『Only when all the stars come together can we light up the darkness, O agent of the stars. Gather stars to light up the abyss in the forest of life and face the abyss.』

The stars here represent warriors..

However, this was not the case in the original..

The oracle mentioned the existence of heroes after all heroes passed the ordeal..

‘whereas now…….’

Ulan, Dylia, and Perticia were all who passed the ordeal. The rest hadn't even faced the ordeal yet. But already mentioning the warrior?.

Noah's mouth was closed..

It was with a thoughtful expression. But she couldn't carry on with her troubles..

“You're under siege.”

It was because Cadell, who was walking ahead, muttered at once. He drew his sword without hesitation, and soon grotesque sounds were heard from all directions..

[oh oh oh!]

[gurgling! Aaah!]

A group of undead surrounded the surroundings.

It wasn't just these enemies. After noticing the presence of the undead, people with a strong presence appeared..

【what? You are a stranger?】

A voice I don't want to hear, like sharpening blades.

After that, two monsters wearing beast masks appeared. The two, with blue eyes shining, fixed their eyes on Noah and clicked their tongues..

【I hope I can meet you here.】

【Tsk, where are those three and what are they doing?.】

monster in raven and wolf mask.

It is the family of immortality. Noah's expression hardened rapidly, and Cadel's too..

There was only one difference.

“I'm in charge of those two.”

Unlike Noah, who has hardened even his body, Cadel is burning with a fighting spirit..

He continued talking to Noah..

“Can you take care of the undead instead??”

“yes leave it to me.”

Noah hurriedly came to his senses and answered..

Of course, it is only possible to take care of the undead, and it is impossible to completely eliminate them..

The only thing that can completely annihilate the undead is spiritism and divine power, so.

‘still……!’

It would be enough to buy time for Cadel to deal with the immortals. Capturing her heart, Noah pulled out the amulet from her bosom..

The moment I was about to enter the battle afterwards.

A thunderous voice rang out..

“Holy Ghost! Purify the dead who go against the providence and take care of the poor souls..”

A prayer with a clear voice.

Eventually, when the prayer was completed, an intense explosion of light engulfed the hall..

Flash! Faaaaaaa!

Soon after the flash stopped, the undead turned into mere ash..

The moment they witnessed this, Cadel and Noah realized who caused the explosion of light..

“This……!”

“laurea!”

The two shouting with a happy face.

At the same time, the magic of the stars was pouring down along with a barrage of arrows, aiming for the immortals..

Papababak! kwaaaang!

As if to announce that the scattered party has gathered. On the other hand, the immortals exploded in anger at the attack from all directions..

【damn you bastards!】

【Do you think this number will work?!】

As the two families said.

Because in order to win against the immortals, there must be a transcendence realm. But there was no need to worry about it.

whoops!

While the followers were distracted by the fierce attack pouring in from all directions, there was a blow aimed at the momentary gap..

【───!】

And when I realized this, the heads of the two members had already been blown away..

Then, what was reflected in Noah's eyes was a man brushing off ash from an axe..

“Ulan!”

With the appearance of a familiar face.

The sudden battle came to an end.

5.

after all battles are over.

The party who finally joined shared what they had been through in the labyrinth for the first time..

And in the process, Cadell opened her eyes wide when she heard the news that Ian had crossed the master's wall..

“is that really?!”

His expression was clearly startled to the point of stuttering for an instant. Laurea nodded her head, and Cadel burst into admiration again..

“okay. finally the wall…….”

Cadel looked at Ian, still unconscious and unable to wake up. After a while, a bright smile bloomed on his lips..

“Haha, now you can entrust Sir Marcus to escort the saintess..”

a smile full of joy.

Cadel lightly stroked Ian's hair with a satisfied expression on his face..

some time after that.

After finishing sharing the story, Dillia, who was organizing information, brought up the main topic..

“Now, finding out where this is, where it is, and finding a way to escape must be the urgent priority..”

This is an uncomfortable space.

It was to the point where I could feel my mana being taken away just by existing. It was right to get out as soon as possible if possible..

Then Ulan opened his mouth.

“If so, Noah would know..”

“Yes? Noah?”

At the unexpected words, the eyes of the other party, including Dillia, turned to Noah..

Then Noah nodded obediently and revealed the information about the labyrinth that only Ulan and himself knew..

“This is a labyrinth. It's a kind of trap set up by Asteban, the lord of the undead..”

“The Undead Lord? asteban?”

“who is that?”

“One of the Lords of the Abyss. It was also his fault that the undead attacked Sulfern..”

The being that leads the undead army.

As soon as this explanation was over, Cadel's eyes lit up. As if there is something to guess.

“Perhaps it was mentioned in the oracle…….”

“yes, you are probably right.”

The only thing that fits the clues of the abyss and the dead is the lord of the undead..

When Noah affirmed, Cadel's expression quickly turned serious. But that was only for a moment, and he suddenly asked in a puzzled tone..

“But can't the existence of the abyss come out only through the spring of magical power? According to the saintess, it must have been so.”

“that's right. So I'm guessing it probably already came out a month ago, towards the end of the academy's summer break..”

end of summer vacation.

When Ulan's party was away.

There was a time when a gap in the abyss opened without anyone noticing. Noah continued to guess based on the information he heard from Baekrang..

“In other words, my guess is that at that time, Asteban had already come out of the world, and was hiding in the eastern jungle and growing up..”

“um, that's right.”

If all of the foregoing is true, Noah's guess was the closest to the truth. Cadel nodded her head in understanding..

Later, towards the end of the explanation of the labyrinth and Asteban that exists behind it.

“by the way.”

Suddenly, Dillia barged in..

with eyes full of doubt.

“Gee, where did you get the information from??”

“that…….”

finally the thing to come has come.

It was natural. It must be strange not to doubt when spewing out information that no one knows.

Noah swallowed dry saliva..

‘……heart's eye).’

Facing the golden eyes in front of her that no lie could pass through, she pondered for a moment..

It was because I was at a loss as to where to start talking about it. Then, she heard an unexpected voice from her who saved her..

“can't answer right now.”

It was Ulan who was silent..

He continued talking as if asking for a favor while facing Dillia, who raised a question..

“so wait a bit.”

“I want you to wait…….”

“No way, Ulan, already, knew, was?”

Ibela and Dillia ask as if surprised.

At the reaction of the two girls, Ulan silently nodded and spoke again..

“All questions will be answered after subjugating Asteban. So can you trust me and wait until then??”

On the other hand, Ulan's words made Cardel look concerned. Even if I said so, it was because the girls didn't seem to let it go..

But he was wrong.

“Okay, I get it.”

“If Ulan even says so.”

“I'll wait too!”

Dillia, Evela, and even Perticia.

The three girls accepted Ulan's offer without hesitation. At this sight, Cadel burst into admiration inwardly..

‘You've already earned everyone's trust.’

realized at the same time.

Who is the actual leader who leads the stellar warriors against the abyss?.

After negotiating that.

The conversation returned to the main topic.

Now that we figured out the identity of this place, it's time to discuss how to get out of the labyrinth..

Noah immediately came up with an answer..

“Escape from the labyrinth is simple. You can break the core in the center..”

“core? Was there such a thing?”

“there is. And to break the shell that envelops the core, you need divine power or spirit power, but you don't have to worry about that for now..”

After all, everyone joined.

The only problem left is to find a way to the center where the core exists. But there was no need to worry about this either..

“Then I'll take the lead.”

Cat-human hunter with pointy ears.

Because among all the warriors, there was someone with an excellent talent for pathfinding..

“I looked around and figured out the structure. So just walk around a bit and you'll figure it out in no time.”

“I'm strong too.”

Ulan grinned at Sven's words..

Soon the party resumed their movement..

And soon after, the darkness that covered Schulfern quickly lifted..

This means only one thing.

It meant that the labyrinth of gluttony opened by Asteban was successfully destroyed..

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