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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 313

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6.

Kazan Rudric.

Faced with the man who introduced himself that way, Ulan shut his mouth as if he was speechless for a moment..

how long has it been like that?

When only silence lingered for a while, Ulan opened his tightly closed mouth..

“……You say Kazan Rudric?”

“Yes.”

“But how can a human who is not a long-lived species still alive??”

his question was valid.

No matter how long the lifespan of an ordinary human being is, it is difficult to exceed a hundred years. It is this lifespan that cannot be overcome even if one reaches the level of a master or archmage..

Even if all the people around you are going to live for hundreds of years, only Dilian, who has fairy blood, and Pertisia, who is half-human and half-spirit, will be the only ones..

‘but…….’

According to Zhartoum's records, Kazan was a human.

It is a short-lived species, just like the Ulan. So, of course, I have no choice but to feel curious..

On the other hand, Kazan shrugged his shoulders as if he had expected some of the question that came back..

“'Cause I've sealed myself.”

“that it was sealed?”

“Yes, I made this with the help of Artina and other colleagues..”

After answering, Kazan lifted the bandage wrapped around his body and spread it towards Ulan. After a while, Ulan saw it and realized it wasn't a bandage..

“Is it a talisman??”

“correct.”

Kazan with a smile on his lips.

As the saying goes, it was not a bandage that covered Kazan's body, but an amulet. It was a fact that I was able to know because Noah used it often..

“However, strictly speaking, saying that I am alive is a bit wrong. As you can see, my body is not in a strange state no matter when it disappears..”

Kazan, who retrieved the talisman that looked like a bandage, suddenly raised his arm. Then, Ulan's eyes slowly widened..

“……!”

I had no choice but to.

Because Kazan's arm was cracked like a weathered rock after many years..

It wasn't just the arm. Cracks also occurred on the face, upper body, and lower body, and the entire body was gradually breaking apart..

“why the body…….”

“No matter how sealed it is, mere humans cannot endure thousands of years. No, maybe tens of thousands of years.”

Kazan had a self-deprecating smile along with some strangely meaningful words. However, she couldn't find any lingering feelings or regrets in her smile..

Moments later, with the amulet wrapped around his broken arm, he looked back at Ulan. Then he said with a funny face.

“By the way, I would never have thought that someone I had never seen before, who wasn't even my descendant, would have my emblem..”

“How did it happen.”

“haha, it's okay Because it's not a tree. It's better this way than being in the hands of the abyss or being out of reach.”

A voice that doesn't lie.

Kazan responded that it was good that his intentions were slightly off. Then, suddenly, his expression became serious..

“Rather, coming face-to-face with me means that I have finally escaped from the endless flow of time..”

“……what?”

and at that moment.

A crack appeared in Ulan's expression. It was because of the repeated words of time.

No matter how ignorant he was, he knew at least what this meant, so Ulan asked with a rather stiff face..

“did you know?”

“hmm? what do you mean?”

“The fact that time repeats itself.”

Looking at Kazan asking with a natural face, Ulan growled as if to tell him not to flinch..

Kazan, on the other hand, burst into laughter. As if he wasn't at all intimidated by Ulan's momentum.

“yes of course.”

Kazan silently nodding his head.

He soon met Ulan's crimson eyes and uttered a shocking word..

“'Cause I made it so.”

“……!?”

Is it because the answer was completely unexpected??

Ulan couldn't hide his surprise and showed it on his face. At the same time, countless questions welled up in her head..

From the question of how mere humans can control the flow of time, to why they would do it if true, and more..

When he was hesitant about what question to ask in the flood of various questions, Kazan, who had made a shocking remark, licked his lips again..

“I think there are many things you want to ask. I also have a lot of things I want to tell you. but…….”

“but?”

“Why don't you take a little walk before that? Maybe it's because it's been sealed for a long time, but the moth stings and I can't stand it..”

Contrary to what I was curious about, the answer that came back was a fairly pointless answer. After thinking about this for a while, Ulan nodded his head..

“i get it. not accompany.”

“haha, thank you.”

Kazan burst out laughing and turned and moved his feet. Her staggering figure seemed precarious, and I tried to support her, but she didn't have to..

[Greung! greung!]

Right now, there was Baekrang by Kazan's side..

With Baekrang's support, Kazan walked toward the depths of the tomb. Ulan also silently followed him..

7.

Meanwhile at that time.

After Ulan disappeared with Baekrang, all his colleagues who were left alone in the dark showed confused reactions..

“what, what?”

“Why all of a sudden…….”

a voice that breaks the silence.

Ian and Sven made puzzled faces..

Dillia and Perticia were flustered as well. In particular, Dillia's face was quite shocked, perhaps because Ulan disappeared right in front of her nose..

On the other hand, there were exceptions..

“everyone calm down.”

Saint Laurea.

She slammed her palms together, drawing the attention of the shocked party. Then she raised her voice again and said.

“There's no need to be upset about this.”

“……what?”

“This is what it is. Do you think Laurea knows why Uhlan disappeared??”

Following Dillia, who averted her gaze with a hard face, Perticia also asked back in surprise. But what came back was a negative answer.

“I don't know. But if you think about where this place is, the answer will come soon..”

“this place… … ? ah!”

Dillia's eyes widened slightly..

It was only then that he realized what Laurea meant by what he said. At this response, Laurea nodded with a grin..

“that's right. This is the tomb of Kazan Rudric. And Uhlan was called the heir to Kazan Rudric by the past Lords of the Abyss..”

Ulan and Kazan.

The two have one thing in common: they are tied to each other in the role of succession. In response, Laurea came up with a guess right after Ulan disappeared..

“In other words, wouldn't it be that the heir was summoned because he had a business? Or maybe you're trying to deliver something you need to face the abyss..”

Answer based on a good guess.

After Laurea's explanation, the first to respond were Ian and Sven..

“Hmm, that's a plausible guess..”

“Definitely looks very likely.”

The two silently nodded..

As if agreeing with Laurea's words. Then, Dilia and Perticia, who were agitated, were also able to get out of the confusion gradually..

At the end of the speculation about Ulan's whereabouts, Sven turned to everyone and asked.

“so what do i do from now on?”

“……yes?”

“Suppose Ulan was called in as the heir, then our job is done..”

“uh? I hear and see?”

Perticia blinked her bright red eyes..

The place where the party is currently is a space filled with darkness. If it were not for the faint light remaining on the mural, it would have been swallowed up in darkness long ago..

“Staying here will only waste your time, so why don't you go outside??”

Sven suggested it as if seeking the consent of the other party, but soon the answer came back in the denial..

“that can't be.”

“why?”

“I think it's a little bit awkward to leave Ulan here and go out by ourselves..”

I can't leave my friends behind.

What Perticia meant was this. And there was another figure who supported this opinion, and that was Laurea..

“just wait here.”

Laurea remembers a story from Noah about Ulan's past life. And what kind of end Ulan met.

Therefore, leaving him alone was unacceptable under any circumstances..

“But you know when it'll come out?”

“It will be out soon. If my guess is right, it shouldn't take that long..”

Laurea answers firmly.

Sven wrinkled his brow as if he was in pain. This resulted in a 1 vs 2 conflicting situation. Then, I heard a voice supporting Sven..

“I agree with Sven. For some reason, if it's Ulan, even if I'm left here alone, I think I'll be able to come out..”

It was Ian.

Now that he has expressed his opinion, there is only one choice left. The party looked back at Dillia without saying anything first..

Dillia, who received everyone's attention, answered with her characteristic insipid voice..

“I agree with Sven's opinion..”

“……!?”

Laurea and Perticia's eyes widened..

Like hearing something unexpected. Meanwhile, Dillia had good reasons..

“There is a little, concern, concern, part.”

“huh? what is it?”

“At the very beginning, I mean, from the time I entered this space, I always thought about it..”

Golden eyes that shimmered softly moved slowly and scanned the hall. After a while, Dillia muttered with a rather serious face..

“Apparently, here, outside, the flow of time is, quite, different, it seems..”

“yes? what does that mean?”

“You know, I, the stars, emit, the magic, I can observe with my eyes. But now, the speed at which magic flows is much, much faster than usual..”

Dillia is the one who is loved by Mana.

You can see the flow of magical power with your own eyes. Therefore, it is possible to detect abnormalities through this.

Meanwhile, Perticia and Laurea asked with surprised expressions as if they had realized something..

“that, that means…….”

“Are you saying that time passes faster in the space we are in than outside??”

“i think, yes.”

It's a space where the flow of time is different.

Normally, I would have thought it was absurd, but this is a special place. That's why when Dillia's words felt more credible.

“damage!”

Sven, who suddenly pricked up his ears, ran towards Perticia. Then she grabbed her body and rolled on her floor..

“Wow! s, sven?”

“back off Something appeared on the floor!”

In the blink of an eye, Sven took out his bow and aimed his arrow at the spot where Perticia had been standing until just now..

When the cloud of dust cleared, I saw something really appearing. At this, the eyes of each party flashed fiercely.

“it's me me don't be so wary.”

I heard a very familiar voice.

A voice I've heard many times. In the meantime, the opponent came forward, and soon the party opened their eyes wide as they came into sight..

“……Abyssal Spirit?”

Appearance similar to Perticia.

Exactly, a being with a face and body shape almost similar to that of Pertisia in her childhood..

It was the Spirit of the Abyss who was given as a reward for passing the hero's ordeal..

“how do you feel…….”

“That's because I have a soul contract with Perticia. So no matter where he is, he can move.”

Even if it's an abyss.

After adding a strong-sounding afterword, the spirit of the abyss immediately looked around..

“Anyway, it's really dark here. It's like the space where I first opened my eyes.”

It was with a curious expression.

At that time, Laurea and Dillia, who quickly regained their composure, asked a question..

“Rather than that, what's going on here??”

“that's right. You, with the other spirits, waited outside, it wasn't?”

“ah! I have something urgent to tell you..”

The spirit of the abyss opened its eyes wide..

As if it reminded me of something I had forgotten. Then he shouted in an urgent voice..

“I was attacked! i need your help!”

“……what?”

“Uh, do you mean that Noah and Ibella outside were attacked by someone??”

“huh! Right now, a big bird and a snake are fighting against each other, but I don't know how much longer I can hold out, so I have to go quickly to help.!”

Everyone's faces hardened at those words..

A deity of the Desert Church that can barely be dealt with only by becoming a master. It was because the enemy was so strong that even Rudrick's family struggled..

“ok, this is unavoidable…….”

“I have no choice but to leave first..”

And this urgent message delivered by the spirit of the abyss was reason enough to break Laurea and Perticia's stubbornness..

Immediately after everyone's opinion was unanimous, Laurea turned to the Spirit of the Abyss and asked:.

“Do you know where the road leads outside? There's no way to find an exit here..”

“of course. leave that to me!”

“great. then let's go right away.”

There is nothing to hesitate if you know the way out.

After making their decision, Laurea and the others turned to follow the Spirit of the Abyss. To save Noah and Ibella from danger.