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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 286

61page. rally the warriors (6)

8.

“then get this.”

“yes? This……?”

“It's a flare used by the Crow Brigade. People will come to help you.”

To be precise, it was one of the signal flares received from Istan. I heard that if you use it, Istan's henchmen infiltrated throughout the desert will appear..

Then Alec and his troops could be moved to a safe place. Meanwhile, in Noah's favor, Alec shook his head in emotion..

“Me, thank you so much! I'll be sure to repay you when I see you again at HQ later..”

“Yes, I wish you a safe return..”

Noah smiled..

We'll never see each other again.

After saying goodbye, the three left Alec's group and headed for the dunes. Eventually, when there were only three left, Noah called Ulan..

“……Ulan.”

“why?”

“You know what that monster was?”

The monster that formed the shape of the black wall.

A guy who eats human corpses and not only grows in size, but also has tremendous regenerative powers.

Ulan nodded without hesitation..

“Are you talking about Urkaban??”

“yes that's right. I remember too.”

His true identity is the monster of the abyss.

At the last moment, even the fact that it turned into ashes matched the characteristics of the monsters in the abyss..

Above all, Urkaban belonged to the most annoying and troublesome monster among the monsters of the abyss, excluding each lord's family..

‘Because he has the ability to manipulate people.’

Humans under Urkaban's influence are mesmerized by its unique body odor and become puppets that only follow its instructions..

Even intermediate knights and wizards are no exception, and his dominance is at a considerable level..

‘and one more.’

By eating corpses, the gnome not only enhances its own abilities, but also increases its physical abilities and regenerative powers to the limit..

Among the Urkaban that have grown to such an extreme, there have been occasions when they have become more powerful than the Abyss Lord's family..

‘However, what is more noteworthy is…….’

It is because Urkaban is a monster that lives in the deepest part of the abyss..

That's why he always appeared only after all the Abyss Lords were out of the world..

Shortly after recognizing this.

Noah bit his lip..

“It's strange, but I'm sure with this.”

What the appearance of Urkaban announces.

That means that all the Lords of the Abyss have come out of the world. Ulan also nodded as if he understood Noah's meaning..

“Then he must be somewhere.”

With an eye full of awe.

Seeing this, Noah immediately figured out who Ulan meant by the 'guy' he just said..

‘……Giant King Largtan.’

Ulan's nemesis. The one who always pushed Ulan into the pit of death in the original work.

immediately after thinking of him.

Noah pulled Ulan's arm..

“I beg you, just in case, if you run into Largtan, don't rush into it..”

“Know.”

“I mean it from the bottom of my heart. Even if you fall into a trap, you must never be left alone as you were in your previous life. Got it?”

“yeah don't mind.”

Ulan silently nodded to Noah who asked again. It was only after receiving confirmation several times that Noah finally showed a relieved face..

“then go back After rejoining the other party, let's go to the place Lieutenant Alec told us about..”

After Noah's words, Ulan carried her on his back as if he was accustomed to it. It was a consideration to take care of Noah, who was weak in her physical strength..

After that, the three quickly ran up the hill..

It was to join the party waiting at a place a little away from here..

9.

some time after that.

Joining the waiting party elsewhere, Ulan briefly explained what he had been through..

A battle with the heretics who attacked Alec's troops.

Furthermore, the information about Urkaban and the report about the spire that Lieutenant Alec talked about..

As soon as the explanation of what they had been through was finished, the party opened their eyes wide..

“what? A monster from the abyss appeared?”

“There, towers rose from under the ground.?”

“yes, obviously said so.”

Ulan silently nodded to Ybela and Laurea who asked back in surprise. Then he immediately turned to Sir Py and asked again..

“do you know anything about this?”

“Not at all. It's the first time I've heard.”

Syrupy shaking his head.

At this, Dillia and Laurea nodded their heads at the same time, no matter who said it first..

I mean it's not a lie.

“It's a story that even Noah doesn't know?”

“Yeah, I've never experienced that either..”

In the first place, in the original work, he rarely even came to the desert. So, of course, I have never experienced an extraordinary phenomenon in which a tower rises from under the sand..

“I'll know once I go.”

Everyone nodded as Perticia muttered. Even Ulan and Noah, who have been telling the story, couldn't figure out where the tower came from..

After that, the group moved on again..

Detour a long distance to avoid running into Sergeant Alec's troops..

After crossing the sand dunes, we arrived at the place Lieutenant Alec had mentioned..

just got a problem.

“ugh!”

“What, dust, like this…….”

The point is that a strong sandstorm was raging near the place where the tower was said to be..

A strong wind that can't even open your eyes.

Eventually, at the moment when I was stumbling because I couldn't even control my body, there was someone who stepped forward..

“i'll solve it!”

It was Pertisia. Holding her hands together, she pursed her lips with a calm face..

After a while, a song played, and the wind spirits responded, and soon, at her will, interfered with the violent sandstorm..

how long has it been like that?

The sandstorm that engulfed everything and raged began to subside like a lie..

Ulan said with a grin..

“Good job. I live thanks to you.”

“Hehe, please compliment me more. Hurry up.”

Perhaps thanks to the rare compliment, Perticia smiled bashfully and poked her head at Ulan..

On the other hand, as I narrowed the distance with the momentum to hug him, the twin hearts naturally lit up in the eyes of the three girls who were watching..

But I couldn't keep Perticia in check.

It wasn't just because of her great help. A more fundamental reason was the scenery that unfolded right in front of my eyes..

“……!?”

A sandstorm that disappeared in an instant.

Eventually, all the winds died down, and a landscape appeared that hadn't changed a single word from what Alec had said..

huge spire.

It is a high-rise with as many as thirty floors..

The tower was still pouring sand nonstop from the wall, as if proving that it had squeezed through the sand itself..

“what the hell is that?”

Ulan muttered with his eyes narrowed..

However, no answer came back to resolve his question. It was natural. Because no one knew the identity of the tower.

When I couldn't get out of my embarrassment, Sven suddenly pointed to the tower and asked again..

“what are you gonna do now?”

As if to choose whether or not to enter.

The party, who managed to recover from this, exchanged their opinions with the unknown tower in front of them..

“First of all, I am in favor. I'm still not sure if it's related to the abyss, but I think it's necessary to investigate..”

“I am the opposite Suspicious, but, rather than that, I think the desert, the church, come first.”

Laurea and Dillia were the first to comment. The two each gave reasons for and against it..

Ian followed Laurea's will, and Perticia, on the contrary, supported Dillia's opinion. Ibela then turned to Ulan and asked,.

“what do u think?”

“I'm going to follow Noah's opinion.”

Answer without hesitation.

The group's gaze naturally focused on Noah. Is it because I felt a burden??

Noah blurted out his words with an awkward face..

“uh, i…….”

The moment I thought about what to answer.

Suddenly, her eyes widened..

It is because of the scenery that only Noah can see, and the system notification message appeared in front of his eyes..

[alarm]

▶Trial of the Hero—Activation

▶Challenger: [Noah Darshen]

―Break through the Tower of Xarthum

[Time remaining until the ordeal is complete]:

*23time 59 minutes 59 seconds

Eighth Hero's Trial.

The content was still unkind, but this was certain. It was that they had to break through the spire that appeared right in front of them in one day..

Noah burst into laughter..

“I can't help but go in.”

“what? why?”

“that's right…….”

In response to Sven's question, Noah explained the notification message that just appeared. Then everyone, including Ulan, agreed with her..

The existence of the unknown warrior was related to the abyss. So, it was safe to say that the tower was also related to the abyss..

“then let's go in.”

Once you've made your decision, there's nothing to hesitate about.

Grabbing the axe, Uhlan immediately descended the dune. The other party also followed Ulan one by one down the slope of the hill..

It was to enter the spire.

10.

Meanwhile at that time.

the heart of the desert. This place where a huge oasis existed in the past and which the Desert Church calls a sanctuary is now crowded with countless people..

“Raise arms for the Order!”

“everything for the master!”

Disciples gathered from all over the desert.

It was a group called heretics. Tens of thousands of them cried out for the glory of the church and its religious leader with the momentum of bursting their throats..

Under the plaza where these pagans gathered, there existed a temple called a sanctuary..

This area, which boasts stricter boundaries than any other area, was also the temporary residence of the new leader of the church..

and now.

There was a visitor who visited this place.

“Is the teacher inside??”

“Yes that's right!”

An elderly woman of considerable age.

Covering her head with a red cloth, she was 'Kaharim Mutra', one of the elders of the Order..

He is a person who has served a total of three religious leaders from his youth until now, and in the desert church, he is the second most powerful being next to the religious leaders..

“we will guide you.”

“nope Is alone enough.”

The old woman waved her hand, saying don't mind..

In fact, she is one of the top three necromancers in the church. That's why I was able to solve quite a few threats alone..

Kaharim, refusing the guard's favor, hurriedly walked down the aisle..

some time after that.

Kaharim soon reached his destination.

She stopped in front of a magnificent temple and bowed her head to a young woman sitting inside..

“teacher.”

After biting my lips with a polite face.

Kaharim's report continued.

“As you commanded, we have finished distributing troops to each front. You can advance at any time as long as you give an order..”

The content of the report was extremely short..

After a moment of silence, a woman inside the temple stared intently at Kaharim..

Hair color reminiscent of ashes and dark blue eyes tinged with emptiness. Soon after, she spoke to her in a calm tone..

“……What is the progress of the excavation work??”

“That's about half done.”

“Now, the deployment of troops is good, so please work on that first priority..”

Arena Ludrick.

It was the name of the woman who had risen to the position of the new leader of the Desert Church. Meanwhile, at her instruction, Kaharim bowed her head without hesitation..

“Yes, I will do as you command.”

“Then go away.”

Kaharim disappeared with a backward step.

After that, when her presence completely disappeared, only Arena was left in the temple..

“…….”

She looked around and placed her hand on the amber jewel in the center of the temple..

Then an amazing thing happened.

rattle! coo coo coo!

The floor of the temple itself began to descend underground with a loud noise..

The floor heading underground stopped after a long time, and this was the destination of the arena..

huge underground cavity).

This place, connected to the bottom of the oasis, was filled with darkness without any light..

and one more.

It wasn't just the darkness that was here.

―Grrrr! Kreuk!

―Aaaaaaa!

Monsters of all kinds of bizarre shapes let out a loud howl. Among them was Urkaban, one of the monsters of the abyss..

However, Arena did not shrink at all even with these monsters under its nose. In fact, even her monsters couldn't lay her finger on her..

The reason was simple.

【―did you come?】

hollow voice.

With this as a signal, the screams of the monsters all at once stopped. At the same time, a huge crack appeared in Arena's expressionless expression..

“Ah ah ah ah ah!”

face full of joy.

With eyes filled with all the happiness that exists in the world, she sat down as if collapsing..

Then, he crawled across the floor, then banged his head on the ground and shouted,.

“Your Apostle has an audience with the Lord of the Deep, the greatest in the world..”

no answer came back.

It just didn't matter. This wasn't a word I said hoping for an answer, it was just to prove my loyalty and respect..

So, Arena opened his mouth again and again..

With a face full of blind faith.

“……my king, largtan!”

King of Giants from the Abyss.

Faced with the bowing arena, he sat on a large throne befitting his gigantic size, and his nonchalant eyes flashed..