The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 295
63page. Heir of the Faded Star (3)
4.
Right after entering the sand hell.
With the feeling of rough sand brushing my body, I felt the sensation of falling down..
but there was no need to worry.
saaaaa!
Brilliant starlight wrapped around the whole body. Then the rate of fall began to slow down..
‘Dillia's Cluster Magic.’
I can't remember the exact name, but this magic has the effect of reducing the speed of falling..
Having received help from time to time in his past life, Ulan quietly entrusted himself to the starlight..
some time after that.
By the time the brightly shining starlight disappeared little by little, the party including Ulan was finally able to set foot on the ground..
“It's deeper than you think.”
“huh. Quite a long time, it seems like it fell.”
Even considering that I used magic to reduce my falling speed, I was in the air for about 5 minutes..
Through this fact, I realized that the place where the party is currently located is quite deep underground..
And one more thing, there was something peculiar.
“wow, that's huge!”
Pertisia making a strange face.
As she said, the space prepared under the sand hell boasted a very large scale..
It was so vast that it was believed to be a wide plain, not a desert underground. As he was looking around, Sven's ears suddenly pricked up..
“all gathered in the center!”
“yes? Why all of a sudden…….”
“something is coming this way!”
The moment Sven's warning echoed.
Suddenly, a crackling sound began to be heard from all directions. What appeared soon after was a giant ant that looked bigger than Ulan..
“Come on, Giant Ant!”
Syrpy's eyes widened..
It was with an expression that he didn't know why he was here. Then Dillia spoke to her while holding onto her wand..
“What, they are, tell me.”
“Ah yes! Giant Ants are monsters that flock in groups of hundreds. We are weak against fire, so if we fight with fire attribute magic, we have a good chance of winning.…….”
But I couldn't speak any more..
As if sensing Dillia's raging magic, the Giant Ants rushed in unison..
Those who run like they won't even give me time to prepare their magic. But they couldn't even get close to Dillia..
“Holy Ghost! keep your servant!”
It was because Ian spread his divine shield..
After that, the moment the advance slowed down and the movement slowed down, the uhlans rushed out of the formation..
The onslaught that began immediately).
With an ax that rips through the air, Ulan spins madly like a wolf leaping into a flock of sheep, shattering the giant ant's outer shell and slicing through its flesh..
[Kiruk! quiver!]
[karrreuk!]
Of course, just because he was a Giant Ant, he didn't sit still. They tried to fight back somehow, but alas, it was all futile..
puck! Kwajik! Wood deok! kwaduk!
Ulan, who had spread the territory, moved at an invisible speed and launched an onslaught, and the Giant Ants had no choice but to be defeated..
Muak, meanwhile, gazed at the spectacle with an enchanted face. Then he naturally turned his gaze to Sir Py..
‘Where the hell did you get that monster from??’
Even when he heard rumors that he was going out of the desert, Muak thought that Sirpi had run away from a succession battle..
But I never thought I would accept the cooperation of a monster like that. Muak looked at Syrpi with eyes filled with both surprise and respect..
Meanwhile, Ulan, who was in the center of amazement and admiration, slain all Giant Ants before he knew it..
No matter how fierce the battle was, his whole body was filled with yellow bodily fluid. When Ulan made a disgusted expression at this.
Perticia came running.
“Ulan, I'll wash you.!”
“hmm? here?”
Ulan tilted his head curiously..
Perticia stretched out her hand in the air with a smile on her face. With a light gesture that followed, a large mass of water formed and covered his body..
shoot it!
It was the spirit of water..
The spirits rushed through Ulan's body like a waterfall. At the same time, the bodily fluids on his body were washed away..
“well, that's better thanks.”
“hehe yes!”
Perticia laughed bashfully..
Like I'm glad I can help.
After a while, after reorganizing, the party moved to look around..
A blinding darkness enveloped the surroundings, but it was not particularly troublesome..
Hwareuk! roar!
It's because Noah kindled the flame..
In addition, the spirit of fire summoned by Perticia also played a part in lightening the darkness. As I was walking for a long time, something blocked my way..
“that…….”
“It kind of looks like a door.”
Laurea muttered softly.
As she said, what appeared in front of the party was a huge stone gate..
And on the surface of the door, an unidentified character was imprinted, and Muak and Syrpy, who discovered it, opened their mouths in turn..
“It is the language of the ancient desert kingdom..”
“Yes, it's written in sacred script.”
“that is…….”
As soon as the two of them finished talking, the other party looked at Noah without saying anything first..
Noah also moved toward the stone gate as if he knew why the attention was focused on him. After a while, Ulan asked curiously..
“what is written?”
“Hmm, it seems that the identity of this place and the conditions for opening the stone gate are written..”
Noah's eyes narrowed..
Putting the contents of the entire text into her head, she began to interpret it step by step, starting with the topmost characters of the slate..
“First of all, to interpret the name of this place, it is said that this is the 'Tomb of Priest Zhartum'..”
“……what?”
Then Muak responded to Noah's words..
He twitched his eyebrows at the word Zhartum's Tomb, then shouted in rebuttal with a stiff face..
“Nonsense! The tomb of Zhartum has been managed by the church since long ago. But how could this be Zharthum's Tomb??”
“Even if you ask me, I can't answer. I'm just reading the text written on this stone gate.”
Noah answers with an awkward smile.
Hearing it, he was right, so Muak quickly calmed down his excitement. When the atmosphere calmed down again, Noah let out a clearing of his throat..
“Hmmm! Then I'll keep reading.”
After making the group focus.
Noah again focused on the interpretation of the text..
“To you who came here with the key to the seal, prove that you are qualified. then the door will open.”
“Qualification?”
A group of people shaking their heads.
I understand that qualifications are necessary, but it is because the content of qualifications was not mentioned..
At that time, Noah's interpretation continued..
“Only the inheritor of the faded star can open the door, so if you are qualified, put blood on the pattern engraved in the center of the stone gate..”
As she said, a pattern symbolizing blood was engraved in the center of the stone gate. When everyone was looking at this, the final interpretation continued.
“Just be careful. If an unqualified person tries, he will be judged by the Gravekeeper..”
The text on the stone gate was all.
some time after that.
Based on the interpretation Noah mentioned, the party inferred what the 'qualification' written here was..
“So, to summarize briefly…….”
“The 'qualification' mentioned here means the heir of the faded star..”
“But who is the heir to the faded star??”
Perticia tilted her head..
A puzzled expression. But no one readily gave an answer. It's the first time I've heard that even Noah is the heir to a faded star.
However, not everyone showed a curious reaction. Laurea and Ian. It is because the two of them showed quite different reactions from the other party..
After a not-so-short period of time, Laurea and Ian called the party together..
“……everyone. pay attention for a moment.”
“I have something to tell you all.”
“what? Is it important?”
“Yeah, it's a story about an oracle..”
Laurea nodded with a stiff face..
Before arriving in the desert, she spoke the contents of the oracle she had received from the Holy Ghost. Exactly where the Heir of the Faded Star is mentioned.
『A huge abyss will come to the land of heat death where not even a handful of ashes remain. Agent of the star, find the one who inherits the will of the faded star and raise the flag of the ruined nation high..』
『I just warn you, beware of the primordial darkness that covets the light of the stars. Furthermore, be careful not to be caught by your destiny, and prepare again..』
After disclosing the details of the trust.
Laurea bowed her head in silence..
“sorry. Originally, I was going to tell you earlier, but somehow it happened late..”
“no it's okay.”
“that's right. Until I was in this situation, I wouldn't have known anyway, even if I had listened to it in advance.”
On the other hand, the group did not care.
The contents of the oracle were incomprehensible, and as Ibella said, it was clear that she would not have known what it was about even if she heard it until this situation came..
After a while, based on the contents of the oracle, the party came up with their own guesses about who the heir to the faded planet was..
“Well, considering that Laurea is called the agent of the stars, isn't it a similar position??”
“for example?”
“Well, the saintess of the desert church or something?”
“that's not.”
As soon as Ibella's guess was over, Muak, who was listening, shook his head..
Soon after, he explained why.
“There is no one in the church who can be called a saint. If there is one, there are shrine maidens, but there are quite a few shrine maidens in the church..”
The agent of the stars, the saintess, is the only one.
On the other hand, there are hundreds of shamans of the Desert Church. That means it's not rare. So, to say that she resembles a saint is incorrect..
There have been many opinions since then, but none of them felt right..
When time passed endlessly like that.
Sylphy, who had been sitting in a corner and silently thinking, opened her mouth..
“……It's not all, but I think I know what it's like to be a faded star.”
“yes? really? what is it?”
“When I was learning the history of the desert, I heard it at first glance, and the faded star referred to our ancestor, Kazan Rudric..”
The faded star means Kazan Rudric.
At those words, everyone in the party lit up their eyes..
It was a hint to reach the correct answer in a situation where there was no clue..
“Oh, maybe you mean Ulan??”
“me?”
“Yes, the Lords of the Abyss often referred to Uhlan as Rudric's heir.?”
Laurea gave her opinion, recalling the time she had fallen into the abyss in the past. Hearing this, Ulan also silently nodded..
“Mmm, that makes sense.”
So far, every time he faced the Lord of the Abyss, Ulan was called Rudric's successor by them..
In that sense, Laurea's guess was persuasive in its own way. Noah nodded her head as if agreeing with her opinion..
“give it a try.”
“i get it.”
Ulan strides toward the Stone Gate.
But then, suddenly, I heard a voice stopping my steps..
“……wait a minute.”
a voice hardened like stone.
It was Muak Rudric. He made a hard expression as hard as his voice. Then I looked at Ulan as if I didn't understand..
“I just heard something I couldn't ignore, why are you Rudric's heir??”
“oh that's…….”
The moment Noah tried to explain everything.
Ulan took off the robe he was wearing to protect himself from the desert sun. It was to show the pattern engraved on the back..
“Maybe it's because of this pattern.”
“……!?”
“Ka, the engraving of Kazan Rudric!”
The moment they found the imprint, Muak and the warriors of the desert made a startled expression..
I was so surprised that my eyes widened.
Moments later, Muak muttered as he gazed at the pattern as if possessed by something..
“Great, where the hell did you get that pattern?……?”
“It gets complicated if I explain that, so I'll skip it for now. i'll tell you later.”
Then Noah cut off the conversation..
Because I decided that the important thing right now was to move beyond the stone gate. Perhaps realizing this, Muak closed his mouth without saying anything..
Soon after, Ulan moved again..
Afterwards, he arrived in front of the stone gate, cut his palm lightly with an ax, and smeared blood on the pattern in the center of the stone gate..
Then a strange thing happened.
coo goo goo―!
Suddenly, the stone gate began to vibrate with a loud sound. At the sign of an unusual change, Ulan muttered, her eyes twinkling..
“is it correct?”
Is the door about to open now??
As I looked straight ahead with eyes filled with anticipation, the vibration suddenly stopped. But the stone gate did not open. When I tilted my head at this.
Sven perked up his ears..
“Tsk, looks like the wrong answer.”
“haha, it looks like that.”
Ian smiles awkwardly as he holds up his shield.
Ulan also grabbed the ax and turned away..
Buggy Bukkake! all over!
Footsteps from all directions. Soon, red eyes burned like flames in the black darkness..
After a while, hundreds of undead appeared.
It was a group presumed to be 'gravekeepers'..
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