The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 242
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4.
The rift created by Asteban.
Stepping beyond that space, Ulan thought that the surroundings in his heart were surrounded by darkness..
Because the air where the rift appeared and the entrance to the rift were pitch-black as well. But what came into sight was an unexpected scenery..
“This place…….”
land of heat.
A wide expanse of sandy hills. In the desolate landscape without a single blade of grass, the party muttered at the same time without saying who said first..
“desert?”
When I was making a blank expression at the unexpected scenery, a gust of dry wind suddenly blew..
Hot wind blowing with sand.
The momentary obscured vision was cleared, and soon footsteps were heard breaking the silence..
all over!
Numerous signs coming here.
They were warriors armed with swords and shields. And at the head of the group was a man dressed in the typical desert tribe attire..
“that…….”
a tall man.
He had unconcerned eyes, it was definitely a face he had never seen before, but it was strangely familiar..
where did you see?
To recall the memory, the group looked at the man's attire once again. However, the time to observe was not given very long..
“ah heuk!”
“bar, wind…….”
This is because a strong sandstorm hit the group..
Ulan and the others tightly closed their eyes.
After a while, facing the scenery after the wind died down, the party opened their eyes wide..
“……!?”
I had no choice but to.
Because the soldiers who were ordinary until just now turned into dead people without a single exception..
And the man who gave the party a strange familiarity at the head of the group also changed into the same figure as the soldiers..
but it wasn't unfamiliar.
Rather, this one is more familiar.
“……asteban.”
The Lord of the Undead Appears in an Unexpected Form.
Ulan's eyes sank low..
5.
The strange silence that dyes the hall.
Noah and Laurea gulped their saliva nervously. On the other hand, Ulan just stared at Asteban with an expressionless face..
【I hope you follow me here.】
When the feeling of desolation lasted for a while.
It was Asteban who spoke first.
【no, it's better.】
A voice scratching an iron plate with a blade.
With his characteristic eerie voice, Asteban turned his gaze away from Ulan..
【The desert is where we were born and raised, and where you and Jim formed a brotherly bond. There's no better place than here to cut off bad ties.】
Along with an incomprehensible sound, Asteban began to spit out unknown stories..
Meanwhile, Noah, who listened closely to this conversation, felt a strange sense of incongruity. And he soon realized the identity of the incongruity.
‘……something is weird.’
The original Asteban is not a talkative character. It was close to a machine-like personality that only works for its own purpose..
However, Asteban in front of me continued to say nonsensical words to the point of being excessive..
‘why? what is the purpose?’
Asteban does not do anything meaningless. So, there must be a reason for continuing such a trivial conversation..
The moment I continued worrying about my worries.
‘wait, no way……!’
Suddenly, there was a guess that passed through my mind..
What is the reason for telling useless, meaningless stories?.
so I immediately shouted.
“Ulan! attack! He's wasting his time pretending to talk!”
A cry I heard out of nowhere.
It was a bit sudden, but Ulan spread the territory without hesitation..
However, before the ax had touched, Asteban had already pulled back..
【Tsk.】
Uncomfortable planting nestled in blue eyes.
This proves that Noah's guess was correct..
【but it's already too late.】
I'm afraid to finish his words.
Awesome! kudeudeuk!
With a huge magic circle on the floor, the army of the dead merged into one..
Moments later, the massive mass split into three, rapidly shrinking and transforming into a shape familiar to the group..
“……!”
Undead wearing a beast mask.
belong to the immortal family.
It wasn't just that.
Asteban swung his staff, and this time a strong sandstorm suddenly arose..
“kyaaak!”
“Oh no! this, this…….”
Not an ordinary sandstorm.
Every time the sand brushed against the skin, the skin tore and blood spattered..
wounds all over the body.
Besides, the wind was so strong that I couldn't even open my eyes easily. Noah and Laurea struggled to hold back their screams and endured the pain..
Then, the two girls suddenly felt their bodies floating in the air..
big hand holding my waist.
It was Ulan. Throwing off the magic armor, he lifted up Noah and Laurea and put them inside the magic armor..
“stay here.”
Ulan's sorcery armor was customized for him. There was plenty of space inside, so even two girls could comfortably enter..
Meanwhile, Laurea, as if realizing Ulan's intentions, shouted urgently..
“ha, but then you……!”
“I am OK. Because I'm used to it.”
After replying with a blunt tone.
Ulan met Noah's eyes..
“Noah.”
“yes yes?”
“Leave him to me and find the source.”
Ulan also knew.
that in order to achieve victory over Asteban, we must find the source.
“……yes, leave it to me!”
Noah nodded with a sad face..
Putting the two girls in a safe space, Ulan blocked the front of the magic armor as if to protect it..
He didn't care even though the sand as sharp as shrapnel healed the wound. Because the wounds healed in the blink of an eye anyway.
‘imprint of a hero.’
The engraving of Kazan Rudric on the back.
In addition, the effect of the elixir received from Noah was added to activate the wonderful recovery power..
With this, the preparations for battle are over..
Uhlan quickly took out the ax from his waist and glanced back..
‘magic armor.’
definitely good stuff.
Not only does my body feel bigger, but the limits of the area have also increased to the extent that I can feel it..
but that's it.
‘that's not my strength.’
It's just borrowing the power of things.
Of course, it's perfect for fighting monsters, but it's an object that only gets in the way of growing by challenging the limits..
Ulan knew very well that he couldn't grow up drunk on convenience and comfort. So she willingly gave up her magic armor..
“woo woo.”
Ulan took a deep breath.
Soon after, I glared at the direction of the sandstorm that gradually stopped. Then, a familiar voice was heard from beyond the blurred vision..
【Kazan Rudric.】
At the same time, the sandstorm completely stopped..
What appeared next was Asteban and the Immortals, and an army of dead people surrounding them..
【Accept death meekly from the place where our misfortunes began. This is the only mercy I can give to a traitor.】
Asteban closed his mouth and raised his staff..
It was the signal for the start of the battle..
6.
Clash between Ulan and Asteban.
Starting with the head-to-head clash between the two forces, the battlefield was once again enveloped in a sandstorm. Around that time, Noah pursed his lips..
‘think. think. think!’
It is the precious time that Ulan earned.
I couldn't write in vain. So, with her eyes wide open, she tried her best to find a possible location for Asteban's source..
but didn't see.
No matter how much you search, all you see are sand dunes and desolate deserts. So, if there is a possibility, the answer would be under the sand..
‘but that's the problem.’
The desert was too wide and vast.
It's literally as difficult as finding a needle in the sand. So the moment she rolled her feet with a nervous expression on her face.
“kyaak!?”
Suddenly, Laurea let out a short scream..
It was because something suddenly emerged from the darkness inside the magic armor..
Could it be that Asteban used necromancer??
I suddenly had such a thought, but what appeared next was a very familiar figure..
[purr!]
It's a little wolf.
It was the alter ego of Baekrang. It must have come with Ulan when he came here..
Meanwhile, Baekrang sniffed and buried his head in Noah's chest..
“wait a minute!”
Noah taken aback by his sudden action.
But the feeling of embarrassment soon dissipated. Baekrang quickly pulled out his head and held the blue amulet in his mouth..
“This…….”
A talisman familiar to her.
It was the Ministry of Communications..
What made this shine was that someone contacted me. And in the current situation, the number of people who can contact Noah is very limited..
“no way!”
Eyes that grow in an instant.
After a while, a smile bloomed on his lips..
It was an expression that reminded me of the possibility.
Meanwhile around that time.
A fierce battle continued outside the magic armor that protected Noah and Laurea..
Whoo! quagga gaga!
An ax that ferociously cuts through space.
Gula, the ax of gluttony, ravenously devoured the enemy's mana. Even if it's the magic of the abyss, I don't care at all.
where is that?
The ax of perm held in the other hand, Ose cut off all the evil magic powers that threatened his master..
The battle continued so tight that it was hard to believe that there was a numerical inferiority..
Resurrected Undead Clan.
Since earlier, he has been aiming for the magic armor behind Ulan. Perhaps it was to pass him by and attack Noah and Laurea..
‘can't be like that.’
Ulan's eyes shone grimly..
Since then, he has exchanged dozens of battles, and he naturally created gaps..
A little more than a step gap.
Anyone can see that it was a bait, but the immortals who revived imperfectly snapped at it..
And my body split in half.
Ulan made it not a gap, but a transcendence realm. Subsequently, Ulan spread his territory one after another toward the followers of the immortals following him..
puck! Kwajik!
The ax that flew wildly cut through the remaining immortals in space. However, it did not reach Asteban on the other side..
It's not because the interval is short.
It was because at the same time as the transcendental realm was activated, he quickly pulled his body back..
【Did Jim seem foolish enough to take the same attack twice??】
Asteban holding a sneer.
The transcendence realm was seen through, but Ulan was not particularly taken aback. Because Asteban was not the first monarch to not pass through the transcendence realm..
‘Giant King Largtan.’
Last life, the enemy who fought on the final battlefield.
There was a similar situation at the time.
The first transcendence area that was extended touched the body of the giant king, but could not be cut, so the second transcendence area that was extended missed..
It is because the King of Giants, like Asteban, understood and saw through what the transcendent realm was..
‘Still, there is no answer.’
At the last moment, against the Giant King, Ulan proudly won the victory. Recalling his memories of that time, Ulan took a rough breath..
‘but…….’
This time the case is a bit different.
At that time, the King of Giants contained the source in a huge body, but Asteban in front of him was just an alter ego without a source..
‘So hold on.’
until the goal is achieved.
Buying time while protecting Noah until she finds the source. This was the mission given to Ulan now..
Meanwhile, as the offensive subsided, Asteban's blue eyes shimmered..
【Why did you hesitate to attack?.】
like noticing something.
I immediately asked again as if driving a wedge..
【Do you want to find the source of your burden??】
Asteban was quick-witted.
Just by observing Uhlan's fighting style, you can find out what his ulterior motives are..
Ulan, on the other hand, responded silently..
Even though he must have been stabbed, he smiled with his mouth twisted at the appearance of not even a word of agitation..
【It's a futile thing. You can't see through the source of burden with your strength alone. you'll never win!】
Igal with strong conviction.
Just as the roar that tried to bring despair to Ulan stopped, a voice suddenly broke into the conversation..
“Definitely not wrong.”
It was Noah's voice..
Coming out of the magic armor, she nodded as if agreeing with Asteban's words. Then she bowed her head towards Ulan..
“I'm sorry, Ulan. I can't find the source of Asteban with the power I have..”
As if I'm sorry I couldn't grant you a favor.
At this, Asteban laughed heartily. It was because he judged that their hopes had been crushed..
Ulan, on the other hand, did not despair..
Because there was a bright smile on Noah's lips when he said he was sorry..
“So I called in reinforcements..”
Brilliant Shining Talisman.
When she took out the communications department, she smiled brightly..
From that smile, Asteban somehow felt uneasy. Then, a small object jumped out of Noah's arms..
【───!?】
little wolf.
Ludrick's family, the White Rang of Mimu.
Only then did Asteban, who recognized the creature's existence, put on an expression of regret. At the same time, Baekrang howled loudly into the air..
[aww woo!]
The moment a cool cry resounded.
The spear blade of the shadow flew towards Baekrang. Asteban's necromantic. It is the spear of darkness that almost drove Noah to her death..
but there was no need to worry.
The window of shadow that brings death was all broken before reaching its target. He is led by Ulan who realizes what he has to do..
【do not disturb!】
The moment an angry roar continued.
Suddenly, a crack opened in the air.
Kwajik! click!
A space that breaks like broken glass.
Soon after, white shadows rushed in like waves from beyond the gap. They were the alter egos of Baekrang, a beast with white fur..
【You guys! like a hound!】
However, it was not only the alter ego of Baekrang that set foot in this space. The sharp arrow cutting through the air was proof of that..
puck! Puck puck puck! perok!
The arrows that flew in succession pierced Asteban's body. Silver plated arrows. Soon the shooter came to Noah's side..
“did you say I will hit you without missing a single shot.”
Sniper, Sven Isaac.
With the appearance of hunters specialized in exploration, a soft singing voice was heard..
Soon, as the fatigue accumulated in his body completely disappeared, a voice as sweet as the singing voice tapped on Ulan's ear..
“Hehe, I just found it.”
Bard, Pertishia.
Appearing next to Noah, she looked at Ulan and smiled. At the same time, a sword of holy light surged across her fierce battlefield..
“Whoa, it's a mountain beyond a mountain..”
“It held up well. Let's fight together from now on.”
Paladin Ian.
paladin master cardel.
The two were in a mess as if they had fought a fierce battle. However, as if he couldn't rest yet, he aimed his sword of light at Asteban..
“don't worry about the back!”
“we will protect.”
Swordswoman Evela.
Star Witch Dillia.
The two girls who joined last surrounded the magic armor as if to protect it. The warriors gathered in one place in an instant. When my heart felt better.
“Ulan!”
Noah has spoken.
With eyes sparkling with hope, she continued with a smile..
“Leave it to us to find the source and you do what you have to do!”
“If so, instruct.”
what am i going to do.
Noah has decided to lead this battle, so I just follow him as promised. Noah laughed in satisfaction at Ulan's answer..
“Please run amok. hotly.”
favorite instruction.
Ulan grinned and kicked the ground..
Leaving behind trustworthy comrades, only to deal with Asteban.
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