Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 32
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1.
past midnight.
Late at night when everyone was asleep. The academy was still bright. It was because of the news that three freshmen who were on a field trip to the fountain of magic went missing..
Shortly after being informed of this.
The security guard in charge of public order immediately summoned personnel and organized a search team. The same was true of Loen Pillaud, the deputy commander of the guards..
However, the place where Loen's steps headed was not the site, but the headquarters building of the Faculty of Magic. Soon he arrived in front of the dean's office..
smart!
Immediately after knocking on the door of the dean's office.
Suddenly the door opened on its own.
as if it had its own will.
After a while, what came into sight was a candle that was burning softly. After that, I saw a girl with a young face sitting across it..
It's scary to meet her eyes.
Rowen bowed his head..
“You must have been sleeping, I'm sorry.”
“Huhu, I'm fine, so relax your shoulders. When you get old, you lose sleep..”
girl with a light smile.
Dean of the Faculty of Magic, Dipplin Chernioda.
At her consideration, Loen once again lowered her head. Then she explained the disappearances at the Well of Magic..
“Well, to sum it up, an unknown magical disaster occurred at the fountain of magical power, and as a result, three first-year students went missing.?”
“That's right.”
Rowen nodded..
Dipplin asked again..
“Were the statements of eyewitnesses secured??”
“of course. It is said that an unidentified cave has risen at the boundary between District 1 and District 2..”
“cave?”
“Yes, it's hard to believe, but everyone present testified the same..”
It's a cave.
Her eyes narrowed narrowly..
“what else?”
“It is said that the waves roared with the strong current and swallowed the students. The last sighting is of being pushed towards the cave..”
“······.”
“and one more. There was a little special statement. According to this, the three students were probably pushed to the inside of the cave..”
Scared to finish the report.
Dipplin's eyebrows twitched. It was a habit that only appeared when something interested me..
“who made that statement?”
“Noah Darshen is a girl. He is said to have been with the missing person until the end..”
Noah. name in memory.
A relatively recent name.
who did you hear from? Dipplin, who had been silently groping for memories, immediately recalled the source..
Dean Berger of the Military Faculty.
To be precise, it was one of the contents included in the information about Ulan that had been handed over from him. I'm sure there's another barbarian who entered with Ulan..
‘That savage is······.’
Noah Darshen is a girl.
right after thinking about it.
Dipplin's eyes twinkled for an instant..
“Can you see the list of missing persons??”
“yes, of course.”
I brought it knowing that this would happen.
Loen politely handed over the list. Flipping through the list with her nonchalant face, she soon found a very familiar name..
【Ulaanbaatar, 17 years old】
Somehow it seemed so.
Dipplin's eyes narrowed. like a crescent moon. Her mouth twitched, but she couldn't take her eyes off Ulan's name for a while..
“me, dean?”
“Oh, I'm sorry. I've been thinking a lot for a while.”
“no. Of course you're upset.”
after calming down.
Dipplin got to the point.
“Anyway, the fact that you came to me means you need the power of the special task force.?”
“That's right. A disappearance inside the academy can only be dealt with by the guards, but if the fountain of magic is involved······.”
Rowen blurs out his words as if he has no face.
The guards led by him have the right to investigate all cases surrounding the academy..
However, the fountain of magic is an exception..
In order to enter this place, and to return without suffering any casualties, the cooperation of the wizard was essential..
That's not even the case.
In addition to magic skills, it is helpful only if you have excellent adaptability to cope with unexpected situations and combat skills..
And coincidentally, there was a group of experts who met this condition at the academy..
‘A special unit under the direct control of the Faculty of Magic.’
If the military department has an inspection team, the magic department has a special task force. Consisting of intermediate level wizards and above, they are involved in all cases related to magic and have independent investigative and judicial powers..
‘and······.’
He is also famous for only following orders from Dipplin. Even the chief said she couldn't move the task force without her cooperation..
This was the reason I came to Dipplin late at night..
Fortunately, she readily complied with the request..
“It's a dispatch order for one platoon of the special task force. I wish I could be of any help.”
“Yes, thanks to the dean for your cooperation.”
Rowen bowing her head respectfully.
With this, the purpose was achieved. He immediately turned around. It was to accompany the special task force and head to the scene immediately..
Some time later, after he left the dean's office.
Left alone, Dipplin closed his eyes. She then tapped her desk as if she was lost in thought..
“fountain of magic. missing. tide. cave······.”
A low murmur echoes through the room.
These are clues related to the disappearance case. And with all these clues, Dipplin knew one important piece of information..
“······Trial of a Hero.”
The slightly open eyes caught the moonlight and sparkled..
At one point, she had an interest in the Magic Fountain. While she stayed in the area and devoted herself to her research and research, she discovered an interesting record..
a long time ago.
When Arsene Academy was just established.
It was a record that some professors who were quite famous at the time had arranged arrangements for their future generations..
‘Ancient Ruins Named Ordeal.’
An arrangement in preparation for the opening of the door to the abyss someday. The Trial of a Hero was one of them..
‘I wanted to go in too······.’
Failed. Let alone entering the ruins, I couldn't even figure out the location of the cave known as the entrance to the ruins..
the reason was simple.
It was because the conditions were not met..
‘It is said that when three or more people with the qualities of a hero gather, the entrance to the ordeal that has been hidden will be opened..’
After recalling the opening conditions of the ordeal that I learned about after the research on the fountain of magic was over,.
Dipplin looked at the papers again..
“I think I know your purpose now.”
Ulan is strong. It is also a strong man who hides considerable skills. The reason why such a person entered the academy was because he had something he was aiming for..
I couldn't figure it out last time, but I never thought I'd find out about Ulan's purpose this way..
“Then all that's left is simple.”
She is familiar with other trials other than the hero's ordeal. So, on the condition that she tell me this, she asked Ulan to cooperate with the research..
Dipplin's mouth lifted up..
It was a smile of anticipation and satisfaction..
2.
Meanwhile around that time.
Ulan's party moved quickly to the place where the final ordeal was held. While walking endlessly through a long aisle with no end in sight.
tall!
Suddenly, Evela and Sylphy stopped walking..
The two of them furrowed their brows at first, and soon, without anyone saying anything first, they covered their noses..
“ugh!”
“uh, what a smell······.”
Suddenly I felt a terrible stench.
I couldn't stand it without covering my nose. On the other hand, Ulan's reaction was different from the two. Rather, he sniffed and identified the identity of the smell..
“the smell of blood.”
It's not just the smell of blood..
There was an indistinct smell mixed with it. Maybe that's the real cause of the stench.
Ulan walked silently.
Whatever it is, if you don't go forward, you won't even know what the smell is. Ibella and Sylphy also followed after him, frowning..
how long has it been like that?
The party finally reached the end of the road..
Soon, what was reflected in my eyes was a huge room.
“wow!”
Sylphy gave a brief exclamation..
Unlike the rooms I've been through so far, it's because it's very colorful. Just looking at the luxurious decoration on the wall made my eyes wide open..
But the admiration did not last long.
Since I came to the room, the stench has gotten worse.
“Ugh, my head is pounding.”
Smell bad enough to give you a headache.
Ibella let out a pained sound. This was absolutely not rude. Ulan, too, could not stand it any longer and pinched her nose to stop it..
“Oh, what's written here.”
Then Sylphy found something..
center of the room. It was written on the floor.
“If we observe and cooperate, will we win? ummm what does this mean?”
Sylphy tilts her cryptic face.
The moment when Ulan tried to think together.
cock cock!
Suddenly someone stabbed me in the back.
It was Ibela's finger..
“Ulan, what do you think?”
The place she pointed to was the left end of the room..
There was a huge lump that looked about 5m tall. An object that somehow resembles a human. Ulan gave his honest impressions.
“You look like a golem.”
“Yes too?”
Ibela seems to have thought similarly..
And I don't know if it's an illusion, but it was a familiar appearance for some reason. Ulan, tracing her memory, immediately recalled where he had seen it..
‘Trial of the Hero.’
The end of the road reached after defeating countless enemies.
There was also a golem that looked similar to that one. The golem called the Ruins Guardian.
In fact, from the looks of it, it was almost identical..
Except for just one.
‘material is different.’
At the time, the guardian of the ruins boasted a body like steel. To the point that a weapon that has not been used a few times will quickly break.
On the other hand, that guy is different..
At first glance, it was not solid. Rather, it seemed to be soft and elastic like jelly..
‘what the hell are you doing?’
A question crept into his narrowed eyes..
Then Ibella shouted as if she knew.
“ah! Could it be Sam's guardian??”
Professor Michael said.
Guardian of Sam is a golem created by wizards. In that sense, her guess was valid..
But Ulan shook his head..
“I don't think so.”
“huh? why?”
“It's a gut feeling. For some reason, I feel uncomfortable with him. as well as the foul stench.”
“uh? That was the cause of the stench.?”
Isabella asks in surprise.
Ulan nodded. Proof is that the smell gets thicker the closer you get to him..
At that moment.
Suddenly, a cry like a scream was heard..
“B, B, Blood Golem?!”
It was Sylphy. She looked at her golem with a startled look on her face. As if you know what a golem is.
“do you know what that is?”
“······Yes, it's the first time I've actually seen it.”
quivering eyebrows.
Sylphy's eyes trembled with anxiety. Then she swallowed her dry saliva and said.
“The Blood Golem is a guy that appeared in the history books of the ancient desert kingdom. At the time, he was called the kingdom's secret weapon..”
blood golem.
Just like its name, it was a golem made of human blood. The peculiar thing was that the method of making was very difficult and cruel..
“It is said that ordinary human blood cannot condense mana, so they needed blood that carries mana. That's why it is usually said that criminal wizards or shamans were used as 'material'..”
Normally, 999 wizards are required to create one blood golem..
It meant that nearly a thousand mages were sacrificed for one blood golem..
Not only that.
A powerful soul was also needed to create a blood golem. A soul strong enough to not wear out even if bound to the body of a golem for a long period of time..
“I just heard the explanation, but it seems very strong.”
“It was to the point of being called the kingdom's secret weapon. It doesn't work for lower-intermediate magic, and it's said to be immune to spells and curses..”
A golem impervious to magic.
The middle of the forehead crumpled. It was because the intuition that he was already a difficult enemy to deal with had risen slowly..
“Above all, the metal that touches the blood golem quickly corrodes. That's why even if you put mana on your weapon, it won't last..”
“······!”
Ibella's eyes widened..
it will have to be.
If magic doesn't work, and swords don't work, how on earth are you going to defeat them??
“Then how do you deal with that?”
“there are two ways.”
Sylphy spread out two fingers..
“The first is to attack with weapons imbued with Auras or Spirits. So even if it's a blood golem, it can't corrode the weapon..”
“what? auror?”
“You say you need a master.”
Immediately after Sylphy's answer.
Ibela reflexively glanced at Ulan, then shook her head. No matter how strong he is, he's still not up to the level of a master..
‘Above all, if you were a master, you wouldn't have entered the academy in the first place..’
No matter how much you are from a barbarian tribe, if you are a master, the treatment will be different. If you just become a naturalized member of the Empire right away, you will immediately receive a title and territory..
Meaning there's no reason to come to the academy.
So I quickly brushed off my lingering feelings..
“Then the second way?”
“This isn't easy either. I need a weapon made from a very special ore called bloodstone..”
“bloodstone?”
“Yes, it is an ore that becomes harder as it contains blood, but it is famous for being very expensive because it is difficult to obtain..”
Sylphy's complexion darkened..
“In other words, it's difficult to get enough quantities to make weapons. therefore······.”
“That means that the method is also useless..”
“Whoa, that's how it is.”
Sylphy lets out a sigh.
Ibella's expression also changed. Both methods were impossible under the current circumstances..
However, Ulan's reaction was different..
The reason was obvious.
‘It's all things that already exist..’
master's realm.
Weapons made of bloodstone.
Coincidentally, Ulan had it all. So when she let out a laugh.
“Ulan.”
Isabella has spoken.
with very serious eyes.
“Let's go back to where we suffered.”
“that, yes! I'd love to.”
Sylphy moves her head at the same time.
He probably decided that there was no chance of winning. Ulan, on the other hand, shook his head..
“Okay.”
“what?”
“it is possible for me.”
So don't worry.
Ulan meant to say that. But Ibella's complexion darkened even more..
“i know you are strong But if Sylphy's words are true, running away is the safest solution for now..”
“that's right. That said, a blood golem is not a monster that a mere student can handle. According to records, he even destroyed a city.!”
Sylphy screaming.
Ulan, on the other hand, was unmoved..
He had destroyed a city by himself. It was a city of monsters.
“You don't seem to have any intention of moving yet, so go to a safe place and wait for rescue.······.”
When Sylphy was speaking quickly.
Violent vibrations hit the hall.
coo coo coo!
Like a sign of change.
At the same time, the eyes of the two girls wavered..
tension and fear.
By the time the two emotions leaked out through his eyes. Ulan looked at the source of the vibration and muttered briefly..
“the guy moves.”
“······!”
I'm afraid the words will end.
The monster that was the subject of conversation.
The Blood Golem slowly rose. While dripping sticky blood.
The moment I witnessed this sight.
Sylphy's face turned blue..
“Uh, what?! Uh, what can I do??”
Sylphy stamping her feet.
Ibela's expression also hardened like stone. Then, at that moment, Ulan strode forward..
“do not worry. i will handle.”
“ha, but that······!”
“trust me.”
Ulan cut short..
unwavering voice. Sylphy closed her mouth as she looked confident in her victory. For some reason, I felt like it was really possible..
Maybe she found another way that she didn't know about. Just like the first time you dealt with the Undead.
“······okay. I will believe.”
Ibella nodded as well..
Just as Ulan believed in her talent, she decided to believe in Ulan's strength..
“Anything I can help with······.”
“Then ask for their counterparts.”
“huh? those?”
what are you saying all of a sudden?
As I tilted my head, I heard a familiar sound not far away..
Seruk! slippery!
The sound of old clothes rubbing against the floor.
After a while, beings with rusty swords walked out from all sides. Sylphy had a tired expression..
“Ugh, even the Undead······!”
“Oh, immortal?”
On the other hand, Evelyn's reaction was different..
That's because I'm already used to being an immortal..
If you use the fourth method that Ulan taught you, you can easily subdue the Undead with her skills..
“good. Leave those guys to me.”
“I'm strong.”
Ulan grinned..
with a satisfied smile.
The two immediately closed their mouths. Then, regardless of who said it first, they kicked the ground toward their respective battlefields..
11page. but that actually happened
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