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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 243

55page. fierce battle (4)

7.

an endless battle.

The ax that was as fast as a flash cut down the countless army of the dead at once. He went further and drove the King of the Undead beyond..

Quagga gaga go! Quaang!

A sandstorm blew up with a loud roar..

Ulan was not satisfied and pushed Asteban further. 'Cause the moment he gives him a bit of leeway, he realizes what's going on.

‘immortal clan.’

monsters in beast costumes.

I'm sure they were all killed, but they were resurrected in the form of dead people by Asteban..

Squeezing through the little gap that Ulan allowed.

‘fortunately…….’

That they ain't as strong as they used to be.

If the existing immortals thought and judged and moved on their own, the revived ones were like dolls without self..

Of course, that doesn't mean it isn't dangerous. It wasn't Uhlan that they were after, it was his comrades behind him..

[aaaaaa!]

At that time, the family members launched an attack again..

Ulan immediately spread the transcendental realm and cut them down, but the dead who were in a place where they could not reach the gap immediately broke through the defense line..

[Aaah! aaaaa!]

The destination of the dead is where Noah and Laurea are. but there was no need to worry.

Awesome! Quadduk!

Because there was a sword of light blocking their way before they even reached their destination..

“I won't send it to the saintess.”

Paladin Master, Cadel.

The sword of holy light he wielded cut through the dead in an instant..

Not only that.

Dillia and Ibella also responded by holding back the dead who were aiming for them..

Colleagues barely reunited.

Thanks to that, Ulan sighed and adjusted his posture. He was in order to drive Asteban once again. Then, suddenly, an unpleasant voice was heard..

【It's futile.】

Lord of the Undead, Asteban.

In the blink of an eye, the man who revived the immortal family anew had a fishy sneer on him..

【No matter how many times the bug calls out, nothing changes. Time was always on my side, and defeat was for mortals..】

Asteban affirmed with conviction.

Above all, a clear defeat.

Ulan laughed at this. Like it's not even the same. Then she spit it out in response..

“You're lying.”

【―what?】

“If the win or loss is really decided, there's no reason to say such a thing.?”

I guess I just took my time and waited for the outcome to be decided. On the other hand, Asteban repeated his words that Ulan was useless and that he should give up..

‘that means…….’

This means that the winner has not yet been decided..

I don't know what the outcome of the fight will be, so it's just words to shake up the uhlan..

So, ignoring Asteban who tried to talk to him again, I pushed him roughly..

The mission Noah asked him to do.

In order to perfectly fulfill the order to run wild as much as possible without omission.

8.

Meanwhile at that time.

Around the time when Ulan and Asteban were fighting.

Three warriors left the group.

Sven and Ian, Perticia.

It was in order to find the source of Asteban that these three, who barely knew each other, left the group..

“is it so. all good.”

Ian understood the importance of this mission..

We must find the source of Asteban to put an end to the endless battle..

there were just a few problems.

“But what am I supposed to do here??”

That the desert is too wide.

Besides, they don't even know what the source of Asteban looks like. Under these conditions, how can you find the source??

Ian let out a heavy sigh..

But you can't just pass the time. Even at this moment, Ulan was fighting Asteban's alter ego to buy time..

That's why, when I tried to move my steps.

“oh!”

Suddenly, Pertisia's eyes widened..

like you found something. Ian, who noticed this, asked with a surprised face..

“hey did you find it?”

“yes there.”

She pointed to the middle of the desert..

swaying sand. It certainly looks like something is buried underneath..

I wish I could find it this early.

Ian moved his steps with a bright color. Until I heard Perticia's words that followed.

“I'm undead.”

this crazy.

Ian, who was approaching defenselessly, was frightened and spread his territory. Then he cut down the dead who tried to attack him..

“……If you find anything suspicious in the future, can you tell me what you found??”

“hehe, I'll keep that in mind.”

Pertishia smiles shyly.

After a brief battle, the party moved on again. Then a strong sandstorm arose and hit the three..

“Ugh! what kind of wind…….”

A gust of wind strong enough to push the body backwards even with the shield held up. Ian looked back at Perticia, who had been using mysterious powers, and asked..

“How can it not be done with the power of the spirit??”

“It didn't work here.”

she shakes her head.

Not just the wind.

“It is said that neither sunlight, nor wind, nor sand can interfere. This is a special space where the power of spirits cannot reach..”

It is definitely a special place.

When he first arrived here following Baekrang, Ian thought this place was an illusion..

It was a natural decision.

Because they were in a palace full of dead just a little while ago..

‘but…….’

this place wasn't fantasy.

The wind that carried the heat and the sand that flowed along with the wind were all real..

So I suddenly heard this speculation..

I thought that I might have really crossed space and came to the desert in the southern part of the continent..

‘But is it necessary?’

Rather, fighting in the demon palace seemed much more advantageous to Asteban. When I was thinking of an unanswered question, the strong wind stopped.

how long has it been like that?

After walking for a while, the party arrived at the front of a high hill. And then, Sven, who had been silent until now, spoke for the first time..

“stop.”

Sven pricks up his pointy ears.

Seeing his sharp eyes, he must have found something. Ian thought back to what had happened before and asked carefully..

“Are you undead again??”

“I don't know. i'll go first.”

After answering, Sven immediately lowered his stance and headed for the top of the hill. He followed and he stopped at the highest point of the hill..

but it was a bit strange.

Sven, who reached the top, was just standing still without moving..

“Sven?”

no answer.

Sensing that something was wrong, Ian climbed the hill with Perticia. Then she continued her speech towards Sven..

“no, why no answer…….”

but at that moment.

Ian was speechless..

Where Sven's gaze goes. It was because I discovered the scenery beyond the hill late..

“……!?”

A space of nothingness as dark as pitch black.

It was a place full of darkness, so black that even the sunlight reflected on the sandy beach could be swallowed up at once..

Ian swallowed dry saliva involuntarily as he watched the scenery that somehow made him feel uncomfortable just by looking at it..

“I don't know what that is…….”

“It seems dangerous to move on.”

“that's right. Even the spirits won't go.”

Sven and Pertishia also made similar comments. In the meantime, Sven's pointy ears twitched once again as if sensing something strange..

“step back!”

Sven pushed Ian and Perticia away..

The two of them rolled up the hill, and Sven followed and came down the hill..

“ooh, i'm dizzy.”

“what are you doing all of a sudden?!”

accidental attack. Ian, who had rolled over the sand dune, protested by spitting out the sand that got into his mouth..

Sven answered in a calm tone..

“calm down and look over there.”

“what's there……!”

“darkness is coming.”

The hill where the party was just before.

The place was completely buried by the darkness that rushed in like waves..

If Sven hadn't pushed it away in time, he would have been swallowed up. With a terrifying feeling, Ian muttered in a daze..

“the desert…….”

“It seems to be getting narrower.”

As Sven answered.

The desert surrounding the party, the scene of the space itself gradually narrowing. Ian was speechless at the sight of the borders of the world being pushed back..

what kind of phenomenon is that?

what the hell is going on here?

All kinds of questions swirled around like a whirlpool, but no one could resolve them..

But this was clear.

‘……Origin of Asteban.’

That the shrinking space and the source of Asteban are somehow related.

I had such a strong intuition..

‘I have to let everyone know.’

In particular, Noah may be able to find the source of Asteban through this clue..

Ian thought so.

“Ugh, it's pushed all the way here!”

“I'd rather go back.”

The darkness that had just swallowed the desert had arrived right in front of the party. The party made a decision at the sight of the space to step on gradually shrinking..

to go back to where everyone is.

9.

Around the time Ian's party chose to return.

The fierce battle between Ulan and Asteban was becoming increasingly fierce..

Quagga gaga go! cooung!

A roar that shakes the hall.

A tight battle with no concessions. It was the same with Noah..

“haha!”

Ibella staggered from her seat as she cut the dead with a sword imbued with divine spells..

Breathing up to the tip of your chin.

A look of exhaustion was evident on his face..

It would be natural. Before coming here, she and her party had already fought a fierce battle at Asteban's throne..

“Now, there's not much magic left.”

Dillia is also having a hard time.

After estimating her remaining magic power, she put on a dark expression. I finally realized. The more time passes, the more disadvantageous this side is.

then.

Ulan, who was fighting in the lead, was pushed all the way back in an instant. Then, as if he had been hit by Asteban's blow, he spilled blood on the floor..

“Ooh, Ulan!?”

Laurea screamed in surprise..

Of course, as if Ulan didn't care, he got ready again and resumed the battle with Asteban, but blood continued to flow nonetheless..

It must have been a pretty big blow in the battle that just happened. Judging that, Laurea hurriedly tried to get out of his magic armor..

“I can't. i treat…….”

“no, i can't allow that.”

“Noah!”

“You decided to follow my instructions.”

Noah Resolutely Restrains.

Laurea retorted impatiently..

“Ha, but Ulan……!”

“are you okay. I will endure it.”

Ulan possessed phenomenal resilience.

Even if you get hurt, it's okay if it's Ulan. He is a berserker. He was a brave warrior who became stronger the more he was injured..

“So, I have to conserve my power now. You know what happens if you activate Astral Deity in a state where you don't have enough divine power, right??”

『star deity)』

This literally means the act of borrowing the unique power of the Holy Spirit..

As much as borrowing the power of God, it is impossible for ordinary humans. Only beings recognized as agents by the Holy Spirit are permitted to attempt.

Just one thing to note.

‘Deity requires a price.’

Usually, this is covered by divine power..

If I gathered all the sacred power of a saint or a king, I could have manifested the divinity of a star in the world at least once..

However, if the divine power is not enough?

From then on, life force is consumed instead. In the worst-case scenario, you could even lose your life..

‘so never.’

Laurea must live.

I didn't want to let him die, even if it wasn't for fighting the abyss. I wanted to save everyone in this place.

So Noah looked west.

This was the direction the three warriors left the group to find the source of Asteban..

‘please don't be late…….’

While everyone can still afford to hold on, hurry up and return to the source. Noah earnestly hoped and hoped.

Did you grant me that wish??

Suddenly, a welcome voice came..

“Noah!”

Three men and women who set out to find the source.

Ian, Sven and Perticia are back.

Noah was delighted at the appearance of those who had been eagerly waiting for them..

“did you find the source?”

Eyes full of hope.

But what came back was a negative answer.

“no, i couldn't find it.”

“Instead, I observed an unusual phenomenon..”

“yes? what is that……?”

To the puzzled Noah, Ian explained in detail about the phenomenon he had been seeing..

A space of nothingness that exists at the end of the desert.

In addition, everything, even the shrinking of this space itself. The moment he heard these stories, Noah suddenly felt a strange feeling..

It was a kind of intuition. Intuition that I shouldn't ignore this phenomenon I just heard.

Noah shook his head quickly..

‘Every change has a good reason.’

If so, there must be a good reason for the space to be reduced. Why is this happening all of a sudden? When I continued to think.

“……Really, endlessly, gears, come out.”

“Whoa, that's what I mean. Your magic might not be infinite, so how could you do this??”

magic power is infinite.

With the words Ibella uttered, Noah suddenly turned to Asteban..

‘Wait a minute, magic power is infinite?’

A body that continues to regenerate even after being broken by Ulan's axe. The dead and immortals are constantly resurrected..

Facing such a landscape, Noah felt a sense of incongruity that he had not realized before. At the same time, a new question came to mind..

‘If magic was really infinite…….’

Then why didn't he revive his family??

If Noah had been Asteban, he would have revived all the immortals and prepared for battle the moment Ulan and his party entered the palace..

‘Are there any conditions required??’

Conditions to revive the immortal family.

I didn't have to think long about what this was, the answer came out. demon palace and desert. Think about the difference between the two spaces..

‘……source).’

The desert is the space where Asteban's origin lies..

That's why, unlike the throne where only an alter ego was left alone, it must be the first time that he can properly use his original power..

‘and…….’

All sources, when they use force, their size also decreases. The Frost Demon Dragon and the Swamp Ruler were no exception..

Also, all the monarchs Noah dealt with in the original work were like that. So, it was to absorb human souls and obtain the magic of the abyss..

The source that shrinks with force.

A space that shrinks over time.

At the boundary of this strange commonality, Noah opened his eyes for an instant..

‘……!’

her eyes shone brightly.

As if I finally realized everything.

After a while, Noah had a small smile on his lips. It was a very refreshing smile, as if all the worries had disappeared..

“everyone please gather.”

“hmm? where do you mean?”

“By Laurea's side. And do everything in your power to protect Laurea..”

Noah ordered death..

The reason was then revealed.

“It's time to use the deity of the stars.”

“what, what?”

“that is……!”

Following Cadel's shocked expression, Laurea's eyes widened. As if asking if she was thinking right now.

Noah nodded..

“yes i figured it out.”

What is the origin of Asteban?.

Blue eyes shone like stars..

It was a confident look..