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The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 363

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5.

Fountain of Power, Area 5.

A huge rift sprouted from the deepest part of Arsene, wrapped in pitch-black darkness..

Right in the gap of the abyss. Soon, a huge number of monsters poured from the gap..

[Grrrrr!]

[haha!]

After a while, the monsters moved in perfect order and scattered in all directions. As if someone had given any instructions in advance.

On the other hand, there were people watching this scene from the corner of the fountain of magic. Men with twinkling eyes full of surprise and admiration.

Together with Demuel Ron Dermore, the Apostle of the Abyss, they are the ones who created the scene before their eyes. They were Abyss worshipers who served Lacus..

“Whoa, that's truly spectacular..”

“I've always heard of it, I never really imagined something like this possible.”

Originally, in order to summon the monster of the abyss, all kinds of difficult conditions must be met. It's only one or three or four.

But I never thought I would see the monsters of the abyss pouring down like a swarm of ants. Abyss worshipers trembled with emotion..

“It's not such a fuss. It's a sight you'll see often in the future.”

On the other hand, Demuel's reaction was calm..

I had no choice but to.

Demuel, an aide to Lacus, had faced countless beings from the abyss. He had become accustomed to such a sight..

“Rather, have you finished what I asked you to do??”

“yes, sir.”

“Equipment given by the owner?”

“As you said, I threw it directly into the Magic Fountain. Even the star warriors won't find it easily unless they go inside..”

Demuel nodded his head as if satisfied with the replies he received in succession..

“good. then let's go back.”

“yes? I'm already going?”

“The warriors must have noticed by now. I have to leave as soon as possible.”

Demuel replied firmly..

In any case, there was no chance of winning if I ran into the warriors here. So I turned in the opposite direction to the front door the monsters were facing..

With the intention of escaping the fountain of magic at once through a deserted place. But when I had only walked a few steps, I felt a sudden change..

“hmm? what?”

“It seems that the surroundings have suddenly become quiet..”

The true identity of the incident is a heavy sense of desolation.

I couldn't hear the intermittent roar of monsters and the busy footsteps..

The moment I looked around the worshipers in an atmosphere so calm that it seemed as if the flow of time had stopped for an instant..

“······!”

Demuel opened his eyes..

as if you noticed something.

After a moment, biting his lip, he slowly turned to face the Abyssal Worshipers. Then the Abyss Worshipers asked incredulously..

“sir the apostle why do you?”

“anything to say to us······?”

Worshipers asking questions with bewildered faces.

But I couldn't speak any more..

because no voice came out. Only then did the worshipers, feeling strange, try to figure out the situation, but it was too late..

Took! degur─.

The heads of the two worshipers rolled on the floor. Eventually, the torso that lost its head collapsed onto the floor like a doll whose thread had been cut..

Death came unexpectedly. Then, a sound struck Demuel's ear distinctly..

Heavy footsteps on the ground.

At that moment, Demuel had a hunch..

That the owner of these footsteps was the one who brought death to the worshipers. And he knows it's too late to run away.

“Count of Dermore.”

Then, a voice suddenly heard.

It was a clear voice like a clear lake, but there was no emotion buried there. With him, the owner of the voice came into sight..

A girl with black hair resembling the night sky and blue eyes like jewels. The moment she saw her, her de Muel muttered her girl's name.

“······Noah Darshen.”

A girl from a barbarian tribe who received his letter of recommendation last year and entered Arsene Academy..

At the same time, Demuel's daughter, a being who was one of the candidates to become a vessel for Yurpe Dermore. At the time, it was the only existence.

If I had known from the start that Noah was a stranger, I would have gotten rid of him long ago..

Demuel felt a little regret..

But he didn't express himself. Then he greeted me casually with a calm face..

“Long time no see. You will soon be a sophomore, have you gotten used to life at the academy??”

“To some extent. More than that, I never expected to see the Count in a place like this..”

It's a lie. If it was a really unexpected situation, it's normal to show a little surprise or bewilderment, but Noah was calm..

That means I figured everything out.

Demuel grinned at the fact that there was no reason to gossip as if he didn't know anything..

“So am I. I'd like to meet you here Rather, you are here······.”

“That's right, Ulan came too..”

As soon as Noah's answer was over,.

Behind her, seven men and women appeared with many signs. Fragment of the incident, the warriors of the stars including Ulaanbaatar.

Seeing them arrive earlier than expected, Demuel laughed bitterly. Then, just as he was about to speak again, Noah spoke first..

“why did you do that?”

A question with many.

Demuel let out a laugh..

It was because it was absurd that Noah, not anyone else, would ask such a question..

“If you're a stranger, there's no way you wouldn't know.”

Lacus said. It is said that the stranger is a person who has lived through countless lives in the flow of time that has been repeated countless times..

If so, he must have guessed why Demuel had no choice but to cooperate with Abyss..

And, as expected, Noah calmly gave an answer..

“Yes. I know. He must have joined hands with the abyss to revive the daughter he left years ago..”

“okay. I was guessing too.”

“But that way is wrong. Yurpe Dermore isn't resurrected, it's just being held captive in a false body..”

Noah denied his decision.

that the choice itself was wrong. You are being tricked by the Lord of the Abyss. To this accusation, Demuel reacted unexpectedly..

“i know.”

“······yes?”

“I am also a wizard who has reached the level of a wizard. I am well aware of my daughter's condition..”

The fact that Yurpe's revival is not perfect.

As long as Abyss' mana isn't supplied, it's not strange to collapse at any time..

Everyone knows that if left alone, sooner or later the body and soul will separate. At this, Noah shouted as if he could not understand..

“Then why······!”

“Because I wanted to see you again.”

Demuel responds calmly.

However, his voice was not dull. A voice mingled with powerful longing. He clenched his fists and muttered with a faint look on his face..

“I just wanted to meet my daughter, whom I spent in vain. Any parent with a child can relate.”

Although there is no one here to sympathize with.

At the end of Demuel's answer, Ulan, who had been silent, suddenly asked a question..

“Even at the price of countless sacrifices??”

“Of course. The lives of strangers are not worth as much as Yurpee's claws..”

The appearance of assertion without the slightest hesitation.

Sven crumpled his face at this..

“······Even if I’m crazy, I’m firmly crazy.”

“Yes, it seems that you have already fallen into the abyss.”

“Abyss, worshiper-like, idea.”

Ian and Dillia also agreed..

Only Abyss Worshipers had the mentality to consider the lives of others as sacrifices..

“Then ask back.”

At the reaction of these warriors, Demuel smiled as if he was having fun. Then, he asked questions and assumptions that were based on his situation..

“There must be one or two precious people among you. What choice would you make when faced with a situation where you have to weigh their lives against the lives of countless others??”

“that······.”

The warriors who tried to answer right away but closed their mouths.

This is because I understand that this is a question that cannot be decided in haste. Conversely, unlike the others, there were those who gave an immediate answer..

“it's a simple matter.”

None other than Ulan's voice.

Demuel asked curiously..

“Whoa, can you tell me the answer??”

“You can just break the scale itself..”

“······.”

Demuel immediately shut his mouth..

It wasn't just that. The other colleagues around me also scratched their cheeks with awkward faces..

“Ulan, that's a bit······.”

“Then you can get both.”

Noah was about to say something, but Ulan brought out the words that he couldn't even say. It was with red eyes blazing like soaring flames..

“If you don't choose one and save them all, there's nothing to worry about..”

An answer that only Ulan can give.

Those were words that only those who had actually saved everyone could utter. Demuel, meanwhile, burst into laughter..

“Haha, I must have been a fool to ask such a thing of a barbarian. Do you think my question is such a simple problem to solve? if possible······.”

“possible. It's always been that way.”

As the saying goes, Ulan faced many choices while living his second life. And when it was hard to choose between the two, they always turned the tables..

I have come this far after walking through the process of eliminating the source of the problem. That's why Ulan was able to answer without hesitation..

“······Yeah, maybe it's possible. You are a fragment of an extraordinary phenomenon called the whirlpool of change itself..”

Hearing Ulan's answer, Demuel thought for a moment and then nodded. He said that he partially agreed with what he said..

“On the other hand, I am neither a warrior chosen by the will of the stars nor a stranger from another world like you. That was the only way I could do it.”

“So you want me to understand?”

“Of course not. I just wanted to talk to someone. Above all, I don't have the confidence to make the person who wants to destroy the scale itself understand..”

Glancing at Ulan, he burst into laughter..

But that's for a while. Demuel erased the smile that bloomed on his lips as if he had never done that..

“So let's stop talking here. Because it looks like you have a lot to ask me.”

Now it's time to get to the point.

As soon as Demuel finished answering, Noah asked a question as if he had been waiting for that..

“Why are you here? what's the purpose?”

“I've opened a rift in the abyss, and I intend to wreak havoc in this area. And I plan to use this as a pretext to get rid of you guys..”

Did I give up on everything??

Demuel gave an obedient answer..

I looked at Laurea and Dillia, wondering if it was a lie, but both shook their heads..

I meant it wasn't a lie.

Ulan, on the other hand, frowned as if he couldn't understand Demuel's answer..

“Just like the monster in the abyss??”

“Haha, of course not. You won't be able to understand my plan in the first place..”

Demuel ignored Uhlan with a smile on his face..

As if it's a waste of time to even answer.

Then, as I was about to look back at Noah, a question came back from Ulan this time..

“where is lacus?”

“hmm? Aren't you already guessing? If you are the owner, from the beginning······.”

“What I'm asking is the location of the source.”

A space where the origin of Lacus is hidden.

Only when we find that place and destroy the source can we defeat Lacus. Meanwhile, Demuel, who belatedly understood the meaning, shook his head..

“I want to tell you that, but I can't. There is a prohibition on the apostle that he cannot speak of anything related to his master. you would understand?”

After answering, he turned to Noah..

The closest thing to the forbidden was the shaman. Noah silently nodded, and Ulan nodded his chin knowingly..

“Then we have nothing more to share..”

Ulan strides forward while holding an axe..

He caught Demuel's gaze squarely and then uttered words that sounded like a death sentence..

“Do you have any last words?”

“Please do your best. I want to see the power of those who have reached the realm of the transcendent..”

“i get it. not trying.”

Ulan catches his breath..

Although he was not a warrior, it was true that he was helped in many ways by Demuel. So I thought I'd listen to your last request..

After that, the moment I tried to enter the realm of the transcendent.

Quadduk! puck!

An unexpected variable intervened. Someone from behind jumped out like a flash and cut Demuel's head at once..

“······!?”

Head split in the blink of an eye.

It was a completely unexpected situation, so Ulan put on a puzzled expression for a moment..

After a while, he looked incomprehensibly at the person responsible for slitting Demuel's neck..

“Ian, what are you doing now?······.”

Ian Marcus who dealt with Demuel.

On the other hand, he silently brushed off the blood on the holy sword. Just as I was about to ask again, Noah's voice suddenly tapped my ear..

“I asked.”

“what? why······.”

“did you forget? That the Lord behind Count Dermore is Lacus, the Eye of the Abyss..”

“what does that have to do with now?”

“Lacus is the observer. So, you're probably seeing all of this right now. But what would happen if Ulan were to give full force here??”

I will definitely come up with a solution.

With Lacus, it is possible to analyze an opponent's strength and ability just by seeing it once. That's why I asked in advance to prevent this..

By the time I finish answering like that.

“Noah! the count's corpse······!”

An urgent cry was heard from the front..

Then, when I turned my gaze, I saw the sight of Demuel's corpse, whose head and torso had been separated, beginning to melt horribly..

“······Also my prediction was correct..”

“what does that mean?”

“The true end of the Abyss Apostle is to be engulfed in flames and reduced to ashes. Just like the other Abyssal Lords.”

whereas now it is different.

Demuel's corpse has completely melted and turned into mud, which means only one thing..

That we haven't met the end yet.

“that, that is······!”

“Are you saying the Count isn't dead yet??”

“Yes, it should be said that the source of the Abyss Apostle was not destroyed. So one way or another, we'll meet again sooner or later.”

After answering, Noah turned around..

The blue eyes were heading northwest from District 5 of the Spring of Magical Power. It was the place where the imperial castle of the Ruben Empire was located..