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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 237

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4.

“please accept this first.”

“What is this? charm?”

“Yes, it's called the Ministry of Communications..”

Noah's New Amulet.

He was created in anticipation that one day he would fight Asteban..

“If you happen to be swept away by the labyrinth and fall, inject your magic here. Then you can have a conversation with me.”

The best thing is not to fall in the first place, but nobody knows what the future holds.

So, you'd better get insurance, just in case. Noah created the Department of Communications with this judgment..

“There is such power in this kind of paper?”

“Whoa, what a mysterious ability..”

Sven and Cadel, who received the talisman, each had a curious look on their faces. On the other hand, the group except for the two were not particularly surprised..

Because Noah had brought out strange things like this from time to time..

“Next, I will explain the Lord of the Abyss, Asteban..”

Asteban is the King of the Undead.

A person who has mastered necromancy and curses, and a monster who stands at the pinnacle of all undead. Furthermore, it is a being that boasts of being number one in the monarchy hierarchy..

Meanwhile, as soon as Noah's explanation was over, Cadel's expression hardened like a stone..

“A monster like that would have to be eliminated even if it wasn't an oracle..”

It was a natural reaction.

Because the Holy Kingdom announces that beings that go against the providence like the undead are its worst enemies..

What is more, a being at the pinnacle of them all..

It is a nemesis that must be eliminated immediately..

“Anyway, in summary, it means the king of the undead, right? Then he's not an opponent that can be solved with divine power enough.?”

Meanwhile, when Cadel's muttering had stopped, Ybela asked a question. Noah pondered for a moment, then shook her head..

“Um, yes, but a little different.”

“how are they different?”

“First of all, it's incredibly strong.”

Asteban is number one in the monarchy.

As if to prove this fact, he had almost perfect resistance to magic..

In addition, he has a body that is unscathed by a sword without an aura..

“What, what? You're a complete monster!”

“No wonder, the monarch, the rank, the number one.”

Following Ibella's reaction, Dillia also made a nervous expression. It was because it was said that the resistance to magic was quite strong..

Ulan then asked.

“Is there anything else to note?”

“Of course there is. As you may have seen it many times already, you must also beware of the curse of immortality..”

A curse that automatically activates when you are wounded by Asteban and those under his command..

If left untreated, it will be consumed by the curse and turned into an undead. So, before that, the curse must be cleansed..

“But you don't have to worry so much. Because we have Laurea..”

After reassuring some of the group who looked anxious, Noah pursed his lips again..

“Finally, in preparation for the battle with Asteban, we divided the group into three groups..”

The joe that Noah made was as follows.

[1Joe]: Ulan, Noah, Laurea

[2Joe]: Cadel, Sven, Perticha

[3Jo]: Ian, Evela, Dillia

The reason for organizing the group is simple..

This is to ensure that each role is clearly divided and that the command flows smoothly..

“In particular, Asteban can not only expand the master's realm, but also interfere with the transcendence realm used by Ulan..”

I know it well because I've fought several battles in the original work. Therefore, each group must have a master.

Originally, they were supposed to split into two groups, but thanks to Ian's enlightenment and becoming a Master, they were able to split into three groups..

“However, there is a point that I do not understand.”

“Is there a special reason why Ulan and Laurea are in the same group??”

In the meantime, Dillia and Ibela raised a question as if raising an objection. It was with eyes filled with some kind of wariness..

‘Of course.’

For the two girls, Laurea was like a rival. She also heard that there was a situation that provoked jealousy in the Labyrinth of Gluttony..

But this time, there is a special reason.

So Noah nodded..

“Yes, because in order to completely destroy Asteban, you will need the deity of the stars..”

star deity.

As soon as the words came out, Cadel and Ian's complexions hardened. After a while, Cadel asked again, dispersing his ferocity..

“where did you hear that?”

“oh that's…….”

I've played as Laurea many times..

I almost answered that in an instant.

But that can't be the case, so I was wondering what to say with an awkward face.

“i told you.”

Laurea stepped in to help.

Of course it's a lie. Meanwhile, Ian and Cadel, unaware of this, asked back with surprised faces..

“yes? you're a saint?”

“However, the deity of the stars is a top secret among top secrets. to speak carelessly…….”

“Noah is a star warrior. So he decided he should know.”

Laurea interrupted Cadel..

Then, with a smile on his face, he added words so that nothing else would come out..

“And anyway, I decided to reveal all questions after the battle, so if you have any questions for now, can you just skip it??”

“……Whoa, I get it. If the saintess says so, I will pass..”

The important thing right now is the battle right in front of you.

Cadel accepted Laurea's words without saying anything, and Ian also kept his mouth shut..

After all doubts are gone.

“All I have to say is this Depending on the situation, I will give instructions to the Ministry of Communications..”

“To agree. then don't move.”

After the discussion, the group got up from their seats..

It was to head to the center of the eastern jungle, the place where traces of Asteban were found..

5.

heart of the eastern jungle.

Ulan's party arrived at their destination leaving the forest turned to ashes. After a while, they were speechless at the sight unfolding before their eyes..

“This place…….”

A land without a single blade of grass, let alone a tree.

It was a desolate ruin..

Ulan looked at Dillia at the scenery that looked like the road the party had passed so far..

“Was this also a bombing range??”

“no, it wasn't.”

Dillia shook her head..

Her mission was to pave the way to her destination, not to lay waste to the heart of the jungle..

So how did this happen?

As the party, including Ulan, fell into doubt, Perticia's voice was heard..

“oh! There is a building over there!”

“it's a building?”

“Yes, the spirits told me.”

Perticia pointed over the hill..

No matter how you look at it, it was not a place where the building was supposed to be, so the party moved on with dubious doubts. And it soon turned out to be true.

“I'm really?”

“Why is there a building like this…….”

right after crossing the hill.

What came into everyone's view were the buildings that were presumed to have endured countless years..

That was a significant number.

Even if you count the buildings spread right away, it was about the same size as a fairly large city..

Isabella murmured curiously..

“Could there be a country once upon a time??”

If it is of this size despite being weathered over the years, the buildings must have been much larger than this when they were intact..

That's why I thought that there might have been an ancient country whose identity was unknown. However, Dillia and Laurea had different thoughts..

“At least, as far as I know, no.”

“Same for me. If there was a kingdom, it would have been recorded in the history books.”

In the first place, the eastern jungle is the habitat of demons.

There are no records of people living there. So Ibela's guess makes no sense..

Noah also nodded in agreement..

Ibela, on the other hand, thought differently..

“Then, unless it is a country founded by humans?”

“what?”

“It looks like a building made quite a long time ago, so there is no possibility that it was a country founded by fairies or other sub-species.?”

“that…….”

I can't say there's no possibility.

Just a hundred years ago, the Eastern Jungle was an uncharted and uncharted territory. Dillia nodded..

“sure, it makes sense.”

“Iknow, right. Also, looking closely at the building, the exterior is unfamiliar for some reason..”

Laurea changed her mind too..

It was an architectural style that was not commonly seen in empires, castles, and kingdom unions..

When we exchanged opinions like that.

Cadel, who had been looking around for a while, suddenly shook her head with her eyes narrowed..

“Right. Where did you see it a lot?…….”

His tone of voice seemed as if he had found out what the building really was. Upon hearing this, Laurea asked back with a curious expression..

“do you know anything?”

“Yes, the architecture here is very similar to that of the Desert Cult..”

“If it is the desert church…….”

“You mean the pagans of the south?”

“That's right.”

Cadel nodded..

Before becoming a paladin master, he was put into various missions as a paladin in Eloden. Subjugation of the cultists in the desert was one of them..

“At that time, there were several operations that raided the Desert Church, and the buildings of the pagans I witnessed at that time had a similar appearance to this one..”

So, with the words that he definitely remembers, Cadel finished his explanation. However, the group's doubts were not resolved..

“But even if I rode a horse from here to the desert, it would take more than a week.?”

“In the first place, pagans have never left the desert. But how did they build a building of this size in a place like this??”

Ibella and Laurea took turns retorting, and Cadel replied with an awkward smile..

“I don't know the details of the story either. All I know is that these buildings look similar to those of the Desert Cult..”

After he finished his answer, the party continued their conversation about the identity of the building to clear up unanswered questions..

But the conversation didn't last long.

“Ulan.”

It was because of the Spirit of the Abyss that appeared through Perticia's shadow. The guy who suddenly appeared gave a warning with a rather stiff face..

“I can feel the magic of the abyss.”

“Where?”

“it's under the ground be careful!”

Scary to end the short warning.

Numerous hands surged through the dry floor of the ruins. It was the hands of the dead, composed of rotting flesh and bones..

[aaaaaaa!]

A terrible scream shook the hall.

Hundreds of undead appeared in an instant. But there was no need to worry.

Laurea was here.

“Holy Ghost.”

Along with a short prayer, pure white starlight swept the hall. Then, in the blink of an eye, hundreds of undead disappeared..

saaaaaa!

The dead who become dust and scatter.

It is a divine spell of purification that was invoked through the prayer of a saint, not anyone else. It was impossible for an ordinary undead to survive..

“You don't have to waste your energy against these idiots..”

After praying, Laurea smiled..

An answer that reassures your heart just by hearing it. Ulan and the others laughed silently. On the other hand, unlike the group, there were also people who did not smile..

“……it's not over yet.”

It was the Spirit of the Abyss.

A different expression than usual. Seeing the serious expression on his face, Ulan immediately asked back..

“what does that mean?”

“The magic of the abyss felt beneath the ground is still intact. So don't let your guard down.”

But I got rid of all the undead?

Could it be that there's something more down here??

At the moment when various questions came to my mind, a sudden change occurred..

coo coo coo coo!

The ground shakes with a loud roar.

The sudden earthquake swayed each member of the party. At the same time, the ground cracked open and the ground began to sink..

“all, this way, come!”

Recognizing the seriousness of the situation, Dillia quickly opened the curtain of stars. It was a protective magic to prepare for unexpected shocks..

some time after that.

Through the cracks in the riotous cracks in the ground, an unbelievable sight could be seen. It was a swamp of uncountable corpses..

[Aaaaaaa!]

[ugh! haaaaa!]

Thousands and tens of thousands of dead.

It was several times more than the sum of all the undead he had dealt with so far. Then a hole rose in the middle of the swamp of the dead..

what looks like the entrance to a cave.

“me, that……!”

Noah's eyes twinkled..

because I knew what it was.

‘Asteban's Palace)!’

Simply put, it looks similar to a labyrinth, but in reality it is completely different. Unlike the labyrinth, the mageung is closer to the castle..

The royal castle where the lord of the undead resides.

In other words, it is a kind of boss stage..

‘At least if there is something similar to the labyrinth…….’

The fact that the flow of magical energy within the palace is unstable, causing frequent distortion of space..

In a word, it is said that there is a possibility that if you enter blindly, you will be scattered as if you were swallowed up in the labyrinth of gluttony..

So Noah hurriedly shouted.

“everyone step back!”

Rather than acting hastily, I decided that it was better to take action after devising countermeasures..

But her cry was a step too late..

Because the moment Noah recognized the existence of the demon palace, there was someone who ran before anyone else..

“……uh?”

A warrior wearing magic armor.

It was Ulan.

Kicking the ground without hesitation, he swung an ax and ran through the swamp of the dead. Just looking at it, it looked like it was going into the magic palace..

“wait a minute……!”

Noah, who had been blank for a moment, immediately grasped the situation and hurriedly reached out his hand. But it wasn't just the uhlans who charged.

“Glory of victory to the saintess!”

Cadel also ran, wielding a sword of light..

When the situation became like this, the other party also sprinted toward the demon palace. Seeing the reckless charge, Noah shouted with an absurd face..

“No, if you're just going to charge like this, there's no point in entrusting me with command.?!”

but there was no reply.

Everyone in the party has already headed to the demon palace..

Noah shuddered at the absurd situation. But he couldn't help it, so he kicked the ground straight away..

“Me too, I'll go with you!”

At this rate, I would be left alone outside the palace, so I quickly followed the party..

The palace where Asteban resides.

To the castle full of dead people.

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