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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 284

61page. rally the warriors (4)

5.

“……i was the lowest.”

A self-deprecating smile blooms on your lips.

At Ulan's question about the possibility of becoming the next leader, Sirfi let out a deep sigh..

“I didn't get any choice in the ceremony where the candidate for the head of the church was decided and recognized by the priests of the church, that is, Ludrick's family..”

so he left the desert.

In order to find Baek Rang, a member of Ludrick's family who is known to exist outside the church, and unseal him and be recognized as the successor..

Furthermore, if he can win the support of Baekrang, the icing on the cake. So, she hid her identity and entered Arsene Academy..

“Of course, being acknowledged by Baekrang didn't solve all the problems..”

“what does that mean?”

“Unlike the other candidates mentioned earlier, I don't have any talent. So there were very few forces following me in the first place..”

Muak, who has excellent qualities as a warrior, Heor, the necromancer with the greatest talent of all time, and the witch doctor Arena, who became the new leader..

Compared to them, Syrpi's talent was mediocre. By the time she put on her complicated expression,.

Suddenly Noah blinked three times..

Then, a screen that only she could see appeared..

[Name]: Sirpi Rudric

[age]: 16

[Grade]: D (B)

[Attribute]: Blood Inheritance

It was Syrpy's status window..

Content that has not changed from the first time I saw it.

However, there were parts that were of particular concern. That's part of the rating..

‘It's true that you don't have talent if you're in D class.’

At least one soldier level.

Based on the original work, it is no exaggeration to say that they are just extras walking around the streets..

‘but…….’

Syrupy had a characteristic that could not be seen in any other character. It was just another level in parentheses..

‘Class B.’

At the beginning of the semester, considering that Himmel Deorg, who was called a swordsman genius, had a B+ grade, this was by no means a low grade..

However, the problem is why the corresponding grade is in parentheses. The moment when the question that could not be solved even when he first looked at Syrpie's status window complicatedly colored his head again..

“I'm so glad.”

I heard a sound that broke my concentration.

Laurea's voice. Meanwhile, as she suddenly spewed out her unknown words, Dillia tilted her head and asked again..

“suddenly, what a sound?”

“I said it was fortunate that that woman had the lowest chance of becoming a religious leader..”

cold amber eyes.

Laurea finished her answer with an uncharacteristically cold tone..

“If it had been a strong candidate, my attitude would have changed from then on..”

The reply made Dillia realize why Laurea was reacting this way..

Since ancient times, the Holy Kingdom and the Desert Church have not been on good terms enough to be called Cheolcheon enemies..

And one more reason for her to hate desert cultists..

‘……Laurea's past.’

Noah, who belatedly remembered the character story, swallowed a low moan..

Before she became a candidate for sainthood.

Laurea was an ordinary girl who lived in a village on the outskirts of the Holy Land. She was called 'Irea' at the time, and she lived her normal days like the rest of her children..

Then one day, an incident happened.

A small guild came to the village, but in fact it was not a guild, but pagans disguised as merchants on a mission of some kind..

However, their identity was discovered along the way, and they burned the village to destroy evidence and fled..

‘And the only survivor of the town…….’

The Saint of Eloden right in front of you.

Laurea Lo Charpelle.

In other words, she lost her family and friends as her hometown was burned by the infidels. So she must hate the heathen more than anyone else.

‘If Syrpy hadn't been a guide, he might have tried to get rid of him as soon as he knew who he was..’

That's how deep Laurea's hatred was..

Meanwhile around that time.

Seeing Laurea's reaction, Sirfi kept his mouth shut. Then she gulped down her dry saliva, feeling cold sweat trickling down her back..

‘Ha, I almost got into trouble!’

Sylphy, who continued to talk while lamenting his life, almost revealed a secret he had been hiding without even realizing it while talking about his past..

A secret not even told to Istan.

It's the secret of origin.

It is said that the founder of the Desert Church is a descendant of Kazan Rudric, a hero of the ancient desert kingdom..

Since then, as time passed, the descendants naturally divided into direct and collateral lineages. And currently, there is only one candidate for the successor from the direct line..

It's just Sirfi Rudric..

‘if you reveal this…….’

It won't end just by receiving cold eyes. So it was the secret of secrets that had to be hidden no matter what..

When Laurea closed her mouth, Syrupi closed her mouth as well. In an instant, the hall was tinged with a prison-like desolation..

When the situation came to this, Noah silently looked at the two girls. Then, the moment she was about to say something to break the awkward atmosphere,.

“everyone stop.”

There was someone who spoke first.

It was Sven who walked at the head of the pack..

“What happened?”

“I can smell blood over there.”

Sven sniffing.

Laurea slightly furrowed her eyebrows at the reply. It was because it hadn't been long since the battle with Sandworm had ended..

“Could it be that you are a witch again??”

“no, it's different this time.”

Sven shook his head..

Then, just as I was about to continue talking, Ulan suddenly appeared and intercepted my answer..

“……The smell of human blood.”

Road to the heart of the desert.

Ulan stared out over the sandy hills. A strong wind blew with him, and his companions could smell a similar smell..

The fishy smell of blood mixed with the wind. Furthermore, there was also the smell of iron as the swords collided..

it was the smell of battle.

“let's go.”

Uhlan, having specified a direction, turned.

The other party also followed him without a word. The fact that the desert smelled like this amount of blood meant that the opponent was most likely a pagan..

‘if it really is…….’

I was thinking of taking him prisoner and digging up information..

It was to investigate the recent trends of the Desert Church, unknown to Syrpy. So Ulan and his party chased the smell of blood and crossed the hill..

6.

Meanwhile around that time.

The epicenter, which smelled of blood, was currently in the midst of a fierce battle. No, to be precise, it was close to a unilateral massacre on one side..

“aaaaaaa!”

“Heck! buy, save…….”

The soldiers who desperately held out fell like fallen leaves. but not all were like that.

Even in a hopeless situation, there was someone who did not give up and endured until the end..

“wake up everyone!”

It was Alec Droppin, a lieutenant leading a reconnaissance unit belonging to the Southern Command..

He shouted insistently, not caring about his bloodied appearance..

“In just a little while, reinforcements will come! Until then, somehow keep the formation!”

After encouraging the soldiers.

Alec stood at the head of the formation to hide his expression. A face crumpled in pain. 'Cause he lied about reinforcements coming.

Of course, it was true that flares were fired to request support, but the possibility of reinforcements coming was slim..

‘……it was a mistake.’

Bondi Alec and his troops were scheduled to patrol and reconnoiter the desert neighborhood along the set route and return to the unit..

However, at noon today, I deviated from the route and came to the base of the cultists to investigate the suspicious anomaly found near the turning point..

In other words, it means that you have entered the depths of the enemy camp..

Therefore, it was unclear whether the support unit would be able to detect it even if the signal flare was fired..

Afterwards, Alec recognized this fact and quickly tried to return to his original path..

‘but…….’

couldn't.

This is because a group of pagans who appeared out of nowhere attacked them. If it was just this, I would try to solve it somehow, but the real problem was different.

‘They're in a weird state.’

Alec is a veteran who has been rolling in the desert for more than 5 years. That's why he was more familiar with fighting the heathen than anyone else here..

However, the pagans in front of me were different from usual..

It's hard to explain clearly in words, but it was like watching wooden puppets rattle and move while hanging from a thread..

‘and one more.’

there was a big problem.

The monster that appeared with the cultists.

It was a black wall that moved slowly like a living creature..

‘what the hell is that?’

Seeing that he is with the cultists, it must be a Witchbeast, but I've never seen a Witchbeast like that before..

He also had bizarre abilities..

When Alec tried to escape with the soldiers, it was the ability to move at breakneck speed and block the escape route..

That wasn't the only thing that bothered me.

Animated walls gobbled up the corpses of fallen soldiers..

At the same time, seeing him getting bigger and bigger, Alec even felt an ominous feeling for some reason. By the time the number of soldiers gradually decreased.

‘It's impossible to run away.’

Alec realized the miserable reality..

Reinforcements will not come as he expected, and at this rate, everyone will be annihilated. So he had to make a decision.

‘If I could send just one person…….’

It won't be dog death.

If we spread information about the cultists and the mysterious wall, the wizards of the mage tower gathered on the southern front will surely come up with a countermeasure..

But it was a vain wish.

Quagga gaga go! iron fist!

The wall, which had grown in size as it swallowed the corpse, suddenly wrapped itself in all directions..

“what, what……!”

Not only the escape route, but also the wall surrounding Alec and the soldiers in an instant. A few panicked soldiers swung their swords, but the wall was immovable..

a situation where you can't go.

and at that moment.

The cultists who had been confronting each other with the distance wide open launched an all-out attack..

“don't back down! form... … . kook!”

“Aaaagh! buy, save me!”

Soldiers lose their will to fight when the retreat route disappears.

Of course, the formation collapsed in an instant, and the cultists began slaughtering the soldiers at an unprecedented speed..

‘does it really end here?!’

Alec clenched his teeth in resentment..

Furthermore, the moment he blamed himself for his hasty judgments and mistakes, a cultist broke through the formation and swung a sword made of obsidian..

death approaching.

The moment I tried to close my eyes tightly in despair.

“……uh?”

The sword that had reached the nape of my neck stiffened in the air..

As if someone stopped time.

After a while, the body of the cultist who was aiming at Alec was destroyed. When he was perplexed by this unknown situation, there was something reflected in his eyes..

“fire, arrow?”

Countless arrows stuck in the heathen's back.

At a cursory glance, dozens of arrows pierced my back without missing a single one..

The moment I saw this, a question came to my mind..

It would be natural. Because Alec and his soldiers don't handle these types of arrows..

‘that means……!’

This meant that the expected reinforcements had arrived..

As Alec's face flushed, this time he heard a sound similar to chopping wood with an ax..

Quadduk! oh oh oh billion!

“……!”

At the same time, Alec opened his eyes..

I had no choice but to.

The black wall, which had been impervious to any attack until now, was shattering as if it had been struck by lightning..