The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 327
67page. the eighth warrior (7)
9.
Relatives of Giant King Largtan.
After completing the subjugation of the raiding leader Albaric, Ulan and his party followed White Rang on the same path..
A stranger's trial left by Kazan Rudric for a new stranger. It was to challenge the eighth hero's trial..
“anyway.”
At that time, Sven, who was walking ahead, looked around the narrow aisle and opened his mouth..
“I've been thinking about it since I first came here, but the road here is really complicated. Like the topography, the structure itself looks like an ant nest..”
Ulan nodded silently..
As if you agree with that statement. While the other party members were also shaking their heads, Dillia suddenly let out a low voice..
“Rather, there is a separate thing to note.”
“Eh? What?”
“Perhaps, Noah, would have noticed, but the space surrounding us is, moment by moment, changing..”
An answer that sounds meaningful for some reason.
Laurea tilted her head..
“yes? what does that mean?”
“literally, literally, meaning. For example, if, as it is, when we try to go back the way we came, we will never be able to find the exit..”
“yes? I hope so…….”
“Does it sound like I'm trapped in this maze??”
Along with the surprised Ian, Ulan also threw a question. To this Dillia nodded her head again and replied..
“that's right. It's probably a device to prevent anyone who has nothing to do with the ordeal from entering..”
“Then you must never miss Baekrang..”
“huh. That's how it is.”
Dilia smiled positively..
Meanwhile, Perticia, who was not far from her, suddenly raised her hand..
“I have a personal question.”
“To me?”
“Yes, I've felt it for a long time, but when I talk to us and when I talk to Ulan, the way I talk is not a little different.?”
Dillia shook her head..
As if he knew what Perticia was talking about. Perhaps it is a reference to the slurred tone of speech..
so i answered right away.
“This is a habit, you said.”
“But when you answer Ulan's question, you don't talk like you do now.?”
“That's because the opponent is Ulan.”
After replying as if asking for something so obvious, Dillia crossed arms with Ulan. Then she said with a smile that she was happier than anyone else..
“Unlike you, Uhlan is, to me, special. So, pay attention, answer, that's all.”
“…….”
Maybe it's because I'm at a loss for words at the absurd answer??
Or was it that his anger flared up at the sight of him arm in arm with Uhlan? Perticia's face turned cold. Soon she was talked to again.
[Aaaaaaaa!]
Suddenly I heard the cry of a grotesque bird..
At the same time, Baekrang, who had been walking restlessly, also stopped. Then, a huge stone gate appeared in front of the party..
“Looks like you've reached your destination.”
A door similar to the one seen in the Tomb of Xarthum. The only difference is that there are no letters engraved on the door..
only one thing to see.
There is only a keyhole in the middle of the door..
“Noah, you open it.”
While watching this, Ulan handed Noah the key he had received from Kazan. Accepting this, Noah moved forward without a word..
some time after that.
Clap! coo coo coo!
With the sound of the door opening, the stone gate blocking the view slowly disappeared. After that, a new space appeared before the eyes of the party..
“huh? that…….”
“altar)?”
As someone said just now, beyond the stone gate are high-rise stairs. And it was an altar at the end of it..
Among the group, Sven, who had the best eyesight, realized that there was something on the altar. So he was about to start walking up the stairs..
“stop.”
Suddenly, Ulan grabbed his arm..
Sven asked curiously..
“what? why?”
“We don't deserve to climb the stairs.”
This is definitely a warrior's ordeal.
That's why only Noah who was qualified to challenge the trials could approach. Perhaps understanding Ulan's meaning, Sven stepped back without a word..
“then go check it out.”
Ulan, who had also stepped back, looked back at Noah and said that. But no answer came back from Noah..
“Noah?”
So I turned my head curiously.
An unexpected sight that unfolds soon.
It was Noah staring into space with a blank face. Of course, she had her reasons for doing so..
【Unlocked a hidden achievement.】
Notification message appearing in front of your eyes.
This was mainly the content that appeared when subjugating the Lord of the Abyss or passing an ordeal..
Just as she was making a puzzled expression at the notification message that appeared out of nowhere, a notification appeared that made her even more confused..
【Achievement】: Hero of the Stranger
【Condition】: Challenge and pass the ordeal
【Reward]: Elixir of Restoration
Eighth Hero's Trial.
It was because of the notification that Kazan Rudrick had passed the trial of the Gentiles..
‘I just opened the door with the key…….’
I've already passed the ordeal?
Seeing the absurd reality, Noah read the notification message again and again with a blank face. Then, I heard a voice that broke my thoughts..
“noah why?”
“is there any problem?”
Maybe he was worried about Noah who didn't answer when he called, but Dillia and Ulan started talking to each other in turn..
Thanks to that, Noah got out of his daze and shook his head as if he was startled..
“oh! no. that's it…….”
“therefore?”
“That, well, I was just surprised by the sudden notification that I had passed the ordeal..”
“Eh? already?”
“Did you just come in??”
Sven and Ian wide-eyed.
The reactions of Ibela, Laurea, and Perticia were not very different from the two. Around the time when I was surprised by an unexpected situation.
Suddenly, Dillia stretched out her hand..
“Maybe, it has something to do with it?”
She pointed to the altar.
To be precise, it was the letters engraved on the surface of the altar..
The first sentence of the written record of the ancient desert kingdom began like this.
『I tell the strangers who arrive here.』
From the fact that he wrote the word stranger, he could already tell that Kazan was engraved. The interpretation of the second sentence followed immediately..
『Falling into an unfamiliar world and reaching this point by blood and blood alone is itself already an ordeal, so you have passed the ordeal confidently..』
right after reading the second log.
Only then did the party understand why the message that they had passed the ordeal had appeared..
“Well, that's not wrong..”
“Yeah, it definitely makes sense.”
Ian and Ibella talking as if they were arguing.
As the two said, Noah was alone in an unfamiliar world and suffered all kinds of hardships. Ulan, who was well aware of this, nodded her head in agreement..
After a while, the last sentence was interpreted.
『This is a place of reward. I left an artifact on the altar, so please accept it..』
After reading all the records of the altar.
Noah climbed the stairs following the path the group had made. Eventually, when she arrived at the altar, there were three items in front of her..
An old book, an amulet, and a dagger.
First, Noah opened the book closest to him. It was only after turning over a few pages that I finally figured out what the book was about..
‘Diary of Kazan Rudric.’
There, the story of Kazan, a stranger, from falling into a strange world to the process of facing the abyss was written in the form of a diary..
‘That's mostly what I heard from Ulan..’
I didn't see anything special except when I looked at it with my own eyes..
Still, Noah decided it would be necessary to take the time to peruse it. Maybe Kazan has hidden messages or something..
‘to the next…….’
box next to the book.
Noah picked up the amulet that was kept in it. At the same time, an old memo enclosed with the amulet was also found..
Noah immediately read the record in the memo..
『This is a bookmark that can interfere with timelines. When the moment comes when you need to use it someday, I hope you will use it without hesitation..』
Immediately after interpreting the contents of the memo.
Noah's eyes widened wide..
“……!?”
That would be natural.
It is said that the talisman picked up without thinking is actually capable of interfering with the time zone, so of course you have to be surprised..
At that time, Ulan, who was watching Noah's reaction, tilted his head and spoke..
“what? is there any problem?”
“ah. no! that's not it…….”
Shaking his head, Noah explained to the group about the bookmark he had just obtained..
After a while, the group huddled together next to Noah each had their eyes twinkled as if in amazement..
“that this can interfere with time?”
“Was there any instructions on how to use it??”
“It wasn't there. but…….”
“but?”
“Somehow I think I know.”
how can i trigger it.
Noah carefully held onto the bookmark. Seeing this, Ulan nodded and said:.
“That's it.”
Anyway, the bookmark was given to Noah..
Since that person seemed to know how to use it, there was no particular problem.
“More than that, I didn't say there were three relics.?”
“That's right.”
“then what is the other?”
Noah took out the last relic from the altar and showed it to Ibela, who was curious. Seeing this, the group tilted their heads in puzzlement..
“dagger?”
“What skills do you have here??”
“I don't know either. Unlike bookmarks, there are no notes here…….”
Noah scratched his cheek shyly..
Like the answer I just gave, this dagger didn't feel particularly magical except for a lot of rust after a considerable amount of time..
Immediately after obtaining all rewards.
Noah opened his eyes again..
【Unlocked a hidden achievement.】
A notification that appeared when an ordeal was passed.
It's because the message appeared again.
【Achievement】: The Eighth Champion
【Condition】: Obtain the reward of the ordeal
【Reward]: Seat of the Hero (座)
Three Artifacts Left Behind by Kazan.
Obtaining all of them seems to have been the condition for achieving the achievement. At the same time, I felt a sudden burning pain in the back of my hand..
Right after he frowned, a star pattern was engraved on the back of Noah's hand. The moment he saw it, Noah realized what it really was..
‘warrior's mark!’
Every hero who passed the hero's ordeal has their own mark.
For example, in the case of Ulan, it is in the form of a necklace, and in Laurea, a mark called a stigma is engraved on a part of the body..
‘that there is evidence……!’
It means recognized by the world..
That I am qualified as a warrior to face the abyss.
Realizing this fact, Noah's eyes shook violently. Then Laurea shrugged her shoulders and said a word mixed with laughter..
“This has made you a true colleague as well..”
A word I really wanted to hear.
Following the saintess, Laurea, other colleagues also added their own answers..
“what? Noah was a colleague from the beginning?”
“that's right. Incompetent, but capable, comrade.”
Swordswoman, Ybela Elead.
Star Witch, Dillia Arpen.
There was an embarrassed expression on the face of the two of them talking as if refuting Laurea's words..
“Haha, that's a bit of a contradiction…….”
Paladin, Ian Marcus.
Unlike him, who scratched his cheek and smiled awkwardly, there were others who agreed with Dillia's words..
“I know roughly what you mean though.”
“Hehe, I'm glad we could be together anyway!”
Hunter, Sven Isaac.
Bard, Pertishia Ib Al Ruben.
Among them, Pertisia, in particular, was really happy that Noah had obtained the badge of a warrior, so she hugged her tightly..
Around the time everyone congratulated me.
Suddenly, a large hand appeared in front of my eyes..
“……ah.”
A palm full of scars and calluses. A being who has been with Noah in all sorts of penances.
Red-Eyed Berserker, Ulaanbaatar.
Meeting Noah's gaze, he grinned and pursed his lips. Then, the word that Noah wanted to hear the most came out of his mouth..
“Welcome, the eighth champion.”
“yes……!”
A big hand reaching out to you.
Holding on to this, Noah smiled broadly..
It was a smile full of joy that I could finally make because I was in the same position as everyone else..
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