The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 70
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6.
next morning.
Dillia woke up. It's because the sound of pouring rain suddenly knocked on my ears..
“groan…….”
A low moan escaped from pursed lips.
I tossed and turned as if I was complaining..
But the sound of the pouring rain did not allow her to fall back to sleep..
Ugh, I want to sleep more.
Dillia frowned. But she's already half-conscious. Now that she's been like this, she'd rather get up than go back to sleep.
So I blinked first.
In this way, the blurry vision gradually becomes clearer.
After a while, an unfamiliar ceiling was reflected in my blurry eyes. The ceiling-like exterior of a cave.
‘why am i in this place…….’
Is it because the energy of sleep has not completely disappeared??
Suddenly, I was struck by such a question. And then, suddenly, there was a loud noise outside..
Kurleung! shoot it!
heavy rain with thunder.
The moment I heard this sound, like a light coming on, a forgotten memory came back..
‘oh, that's right.’
Came into the woods for a hunting test.
and after hunting.
After returning to the base and talking about this and that with Ulan, I fell asleep..
‘huh? Then where is Ulan??’
did you wake up Or are you still sleeping?
With a sudden question.
He moved his small head gently. It was to look around the cave.
and at that moment.
“did you wake up now?”
A familiar voice from behind.
It's Ulan's voice..
I felt welcome for an instant, and immediately looked back. However, the happy feeling was short-lived, and Dillia let out a dazed exclamation..
“……uh?”
the reason was simple.
His face is closer than I thought.
If I stretch out my hand, I can touch it right away.
No, the ship was closer than that..
If you come a little closer, you can feel your breath.
what? why so close?
At the moment when such doubts were raging, Dillia's eyes widened in an instant..
“……?!”
It was only then that I realized.
your current situation.
“mu, mu, what, what…….”
A voice that doesn't come out properly because I'm flustered.
It was worth it. Because now Dillia was in Ulan's arms. From the moment I opened my eyes until now.
soon after realizing this.
Startled, she quickly backed away..
“my, i, why, yeo, here…….”
The time when I spit out gibberish.
The crimson eyes in front of my eyes moved..
Calm eyes like a calm lake.
Ulan pointed to the opposite wall with an expressionless face and said,.
“rolled over there.”
“Go, roll?”
Rolling, what do you mean??
Dillia looked at the wall he pointed to..
And then, a memory suddenly flashed through my mind. It's the memory of waking up in the middle of the night.
‘that's right. The floor is so uncomfortable…….’
I definitely remember now.
At first, I fell asleep on that wall.
But Dillia couldn't adapt to the bumpy floor and tossed and turned a little too much..
But I never thought I would have tossed and tossed so badly that I rolled over here. When she made a sound of pain with her belatedly recovered memories.
“Were you very tired?”
Ulan asked the question in the first place..
Yes, of course I was tired..
The day before the exam, I couldn't sleep at the thought of spending 72 hours with Ulan..
But why are you asking this all of a sudden??
“He snored a lot..”
“…….”
“I thought the cave was collapsing.”
A fever suddenly rose in the face..
Dillia replied in bewilderment..
“Cow, honestly, that order, it's not?”
“no, it was really bad.”
“Still, too exaggerated…….”
“I swear by a warrior's name.”
No, even to the point of swearing?
Dillia kept her mouth shut..
To say that, it must have been quite a snoring. She pouted her lips with her slightly pouting face..
“……usually not.”
After all, Ulan is the cause.
I couldn't sleep at night thinking about him.
But the sad face is also for a while. Dillia looked at her uhlan with her worried face.
“By the way, it's okay?”
“what?”
“Because of me, you couldn't even sleep.”
“Oh, that's fine.”
Ulan waved his hand..
“It was quite noisy, of course, but not to the point where I couldn't sleep well. and…….”
“and?”
Dillia tilts her head.
Ulan said with a grin..
“I slept well because my nightgown was soft..”
“…….”
Dillia kept her mouth shut..
Ulan's answer just now meant that he hugged himself while sleeping..
soon after realizing this.
“ugh.”
I covered my ears with both hands. To hide the red-hot ears. However, there were not enough hands to hide even the blushing face..
So I turned around.
At the same time, the topic hastily changed..
“Oh, I have to eat breakfast. I'll prepare.”
“can i help?”
“……Because there is no, there, there.”
never look this way.
In case her bright red face was discovered, Dillia prepared the meal without turning her body..
In fact, there was nothing prepared..
Breakfast was all the fruit from the tree picked yesterday. However, it was an extremely insufficient amount for Ulan..
“If it's not enough, you can eat my fruit.”
“are you okay though?”
“huh. Because I, normally, don't eat breakfast.”
“then thank you.”
Ulan did not decline.
While he gnaws at the fruit like a crab, Dillia gets some rainwater in the pot..
Then, while I was boiling water over the campfire I had just started, I took out a small envelope from my backpack..
“what is that?”
“It's tea leaves.”
After a brief answer.
He took out a few dried tea leaves. It was a bright yellow color like the leaves of a ginkgo tree..
bubbling!
After a while, when the water boils, I immediately throw the tea leaves into the pot. Then, I poured tea into a disposable cup that I had taken out before I knew it..
Bright golden color like Dillia's eyes.
A refreshing smell tickled the tip of the nose along with the smoke rising in the air. familiar scent. It is a scent I have often smelled in my past life..
“It was tea brewed with blonde leaves..”
“well, i know, i know.”
Dillia smiled..
like the correct answer. As he said, this is tea brewed from dried leaves called blondes..
Like a refreshing smell, it gives a refreshing feeling when drunk, and it was famous as a tea that Arpen rangers drank before starting their daily routine..
“It's hot, be careful.”
“I will drink well.”
Ulan accepted the cup.
As I took a sip of the hot tea, I felt refreshed as if I had put mint in my mouth..
Even the stuffy mouth feels refreshed.
At the same time, even my head became cool.
‘I never thought I'd be able to drink this again.’
Ulan sipped his tea leisurely, immersed in memories from his past life. Same with Dillia. By the time she finishes her tea.
shoot it―!
The rain got stronger.
As if there was a hole in the sky.
When I was looking at the cool pouring scene, Dillia suddenly muttered,.
“This too, as he, did, prophesied.”
It was obvious who he was talking about.
During the test period, only one person prophesied that it would rain in the Northern Forest..
“……What is he, what the heck, who he is?”
Dillia's eyes narrowed..
Noah didn't just predict the weather.
The change in the preferential treatment of this test, and even the prophecy that five agents of the task force will be attached as escorts, all came true..
‘Of course, I've heard that high level shaman can see the future, but…….’
I've never heard of being able to see the future in such detail..
So I asked with a curious face.
Ulans from the same tribe might know the inside story. But what Noah didn't know, Ulan didn't either..
“Actually I don't know either.”
“huh? Ulando, I don't know?”
“As I said before, I got to know Noah when I was leaving the meadow. I only know a little about my foresight.”
Leaving the meadow and coming here.
Ulan had already confirmed Noah's ability for foresight several times. He recounted every anecdote he had experienced at the time..
Furthermore, it is also revealed that Noah's prophecy has never gone wrong..
100% hit rate.
Dillia frowned. I was wondering if that was really possible..
But I couldn't blindly doubt.
Because Noah has already proven his foresight. After a while, her complexion darkened slightly..
“Well, that too, is true, sounds.”
“That's it?”
“……Abyssal Worshipers.”
Yesterday evening, Noah said.
The second day after the hunting test begins.
So tonight, a group of Abyss worshipers will pass through the forest. And I don't know why, but they're going to raid and kidnap students..
Right after thinking this far.
Dillia's face hardened..
‘Abyss worshipers are dangerous.’
Although I've never actually seen.
However, just looking at the records and documents, I felt that it was a dangerous existence..
They are all composed of high-level wizards or shamans, and they all use 'forbidden magic'..
Forbidden magic refers to magic that is strictly forbidden not only to use but also to learn..
When using magic, the effect on the surroundings is terrible, but the fundamental reason is the materials and catalysts needed to activate magic..
‘……human beings are needed.’
To be exact, the kind of magic that uses human blood, body parts, or even life as a material..
In other words, forbidden magic means magic that uses humans as materials. The fact that just thinking about it makes me nauseous.
Dillia bit her lip..
He then looked back at Ulan and asked.
“how will you do?”
“block.”
Answer without hesitation.
It was worth it. Unlike Dillia, who has never seen Abyss worshipers in person, Uhlan has been sick of them in his past life..
‘They're renegades who worship the abyss.’
Traitors who betrayed humanity and sided with the Abyss. And in the future, if you gain the power of the abyss and become an apostle, it will be difficult to deal with..
‘therefore…….’
When you haven't received the grace of the abyss yet.
When you are a worshiper, you have to reduce the number. Even in case the door to the abyss opens in the future.
Right after my eyes flashed fiercely.
Ulan remembered Noah's prophecy.
‘Estimated time of appearance is late at night.’
He said he didn't know the exact time.
I heard that the number of worshipers is six in total, and they act in groups of three each..
Next, using forbidden magic to turn the northern forest itself into a labyrinth, kidnapping students is all Noah sees..
and one more.
Noah, whom we met by chance at a restaurant yesterday afternoon, said these words only to Ulan..
「Please protect Dylia, Ulan..」
With a meaningful statement that perhaps the purpose of the abyss worshipers is Dillia.
Ulan, of course, thought so..
Dillia is a valuable companion and a magician who will be indispensable when facing the abyss in the future..
then.
“I have a specific plan?”
Dillia suddenly spoke to me..
With a somewhat anxious look on his face. In response, Ulan nodded his head and said.
“I can't pinpoint the location right now, so I plan to roam the forest moderately and deal with it as soon as I find it..”
“…….”
It's so scary that the word 'kill' is over.
pointy ears twitched.
At the same time, the golden eyes trembled slightly. Seeing this, Ulan suddenly realized the reason..
‘Right. Was it at this time?’
Someday with my friends from the past life.
I've had a conversation about this.
『When was the first murder?』
The reason this story came out was to comfort the bard who was suffering from his first murder at the time..
Ulan's first murder was when he was fourteen..
It was time to fight to protect the tribe from the raids of hostile tribes. But I didn't feel any guilt. This is just the result of what I did to survive..
‘and the fastest…….’
Sven Isaac, Sniper of the Warriors' Party.
He committed his first murder at the age of nine, the latest being the bard mentioned earlier..
The next one to be late was Dillia..
She said that she got human blood on her hands for the first time right before the door to the abyss opened..
In other words, what Dillia sees now is her instinctive aversion to murder. and it was fear.
Dillia, who can hardly calm down and fretfully flicks her nails. With her anxious face, when she clutched tightly at her amulet she received from Noah..
“do not worry.”
I felt a big hand above my head..
After lightly tousling her silver hair, Ulan continued with a serious face..
“I am in front of you.”
“……Ulan?”
“It is my share to be covered in blood..”
It's a natural responsibility as a commander.
Dillia, on the other hand, opened her eyes wide..
It is because the feeling of being read inside and the anxiety that was eating away at my heart mysteriously disappeared as if it were washed away..
“yes thank you.”
Soon, Dillia regained her sense of security..
The twitching ears and trembling eyes returned to normal. It was because I was relieved by Ulan's words..
By the time the anxiety is completely gone.
“the rain has subsided.”
The rain that was pouring hard has thinned.
It looks like it will stop completely after a while. Dillia dusted off her seat and stood up..
“now, shall we move?”
“okay.”
Ulan nodded..
Grabbing the ax I left in the corner.
“let the hunt begin.”
Monsters and Abyssal Worshipers alike.
Ulan's eyes flashed fiercely..
7.
some time after that.
The rain, which had gradually subsided, stopped completely by evening. Then, 'Ramil Birman', an agent of the task force, finally resumed patrolling the outskirts..
Ramil Birman is an Intermediate Mage..
His specialty is wind attribute magic..
So, on this mission, I was tasked with traversing the forest at the speed of the wind, searching for potential dangers..
“Tsk, what a fucking weather..”
Weather similar to the tropical rain forests of the East.
It had stopped raining all day, and the humidity had risen to an unpleasant degree. I couldn't help but swear. then.
saaaaa!
A gust of wind blew.
Magical power that can be felt at the same time. This is the magic of Walter, a high-ranking wizard and the leader of this platoon..
―East Perimeter Patrol is over.
―so is the north.
The voices of colleagues soon heard.
Then Walter asked Ramil..
―Ramil, how are you??
“yeah, this one is almost over.”
In fact, they had just started patrolling, but since they wouldn't be able to determine the location anyway, Ramil flirted..
After one such report.
Walter asked again..
―Dillia Arpen is?
―Camilla is spying.
Dylia Arpen.
At that name, Ramil frowned..
Because she was the one that got the task force assigned to this escort mission..
To be precise, Dean Dipplin's order. She ordered the observation and protection of Dylia Arpen..
“The dean is also really overprotective..”
It is a forest right next to the academy..
Plus, it's a place where only monsters below 2 stars live..
What kind of accident could happen in a place like this, attaching five special forces??
Besides, she is the one who is loved by mana.
If you look at your magic skills alone, you've already surpassed a high-level wizard, and you're an unprecedented strongman..
So when I was complaining all the time.
―good. Then, in 30 minutes, at 8:00 PM, everyone should gather at the temporary base. I will readjust the night watch and shift order..
―Camilla, I see..
―Yuan, I checked.
A summons order has been given.
After Ramil replied that he knew, he immediately stopped. After confirming that Walter's magic had been lifted, he muttered with a frown on his face..
“If I look back, I think it will be the same.”
I have to go back soon.
what's the matter?
As soon as I was about to turn around, Ramil's shoulders flinched and trembled..
‘……smell of blood.’
It's not a monster, it's the smell of human blood.
He looked around with a hard face. to find the source of the smell. Then he suddenly noticed something unusual in the distance..
‘that…….’
A person who looks blurry).
If you look closely, it looks like a person wearing a gray robe. Ramil, who narrowed his eyes, moved his feet stealthily, obscuring his presence..
no, i was going to.
But at that moment.
“Fresh ingredients came to me.”
A strange voice was heard overhead..
A voice scratching an iron plate with a knife.
Accompanied by an unpleasant voice, five shadows surrounded the surroundings..
‘at what point……!’
I didn't even feel it.
When Ramil's face hardened.
The figure in the gray robe that I had witnessed for the first time was also close by..
Soon after he took off his hood.
Ramil couldn't help but open his eyes..
“……!?”
Because it was so bizarre.
His skin was bloodless and pale, and his sparse teeth were covered with rotten flesh..
Also, there were only empty holes where the eyes should be. The most shocking thing is the human eyeballs dangling from the man's necklace..
The moment you finish your detailed observation.
Ramil sensed the other person's true identity..
“……Abyssal Worshipers!”
A mad wizard who gave up being human.
Their common feature is that they have a very grotesque and terrifying appearance. Just like the man in front of me.
Ramil, feeling goosebumps rising all over his body, hurriedly stepped back..
‘There's no way to win!’
I'm out of strength, and I'm outnumbered.
You have to retreat and deal with them with your comrades. After making his decision, he immediately cast acceleration magic. to run away.
but nothing happened.
The mana hardened like a stone and did not move, and the spell was not completed either. Ramil shouted with a clear look of bewilderment..
“Uh, why magic……!”
“won't it activate?”
Then the worshiper pressed his face.
The worshiper laughed, wiggling the eyeballs clustered in the necklace..
“Because it met my eyes.”
I don't know the details, but those eyeballs are probably the cause of the magic. When Ramil's face turned pale.
Suddenly he grabbed Ramil's face..
Kwadeuk! Aaaaaaaaaaaa!
a wretched grip.
Whispers of a worshiper tapped in my ear as screams leaked out from the formidable grip..
“Come to think of it, your eyes are pretty too. I really like how blue and bright it is like the sea.”
“wait a minute! no way…….”
“don't let me take it.”
At the end of the notice mixed with ridicule.
He plucked out Ramil's eyeballs intact..
both sides.
“Aww! Aaaaaaaa!”
The pain of having your eyes gouged out alive.
Ramil couldn't help but screamed..
and as a signal.
Other worshipers crept up as well..
With a black-edged knife.
“Then the finger is mine.”
“Tongue, tongue, tongue! i cut!”
“leave the heart It was good when I was out.”
end with scary words.
His body was quickly torn to pieces..
The screams of agony turned into death throbs, and Ramil's breath stopped before long..
By the time my whole body was torn to pieces.
The worshiper who first pulled out the eyeball grabbed Ramil's head, which was lying there..
Then, he stuck his sharp finger into his brain and opened his tightly closed mouth..
“It seems there are children in the woods..”
It was reading Ramil's memories. Meanwhile, other worshipers took an interest in the words..
“children? how old do you look?”
“I'd rather be five years old. It's good as a material, and it's good to offer to the abyss.”
“No, not that young. Apparently, they are students of the academy..”
“Academy? Maybe Arsene?”
“Eh, then ignore it. I hate getting caught up in a fuss for no reason.”
Arsene Academy.
At that, the worshipers shook their heads..
It was natural. Speaking of Arsene's students, half of them are from aristocratic families. Touching each other will only make you tired.
However, the person who read the memory had a different idea..
“no, catch.”
“……what?”
“I just have to hold on.”
a powerful voice.
The worshiper's reply was tinged with laughter. Like finding a gold nugget in an unexpected place.
“There is an offering that the abyss was looking for.”
“what?”
“That, I guess!”
“okay.”
long torn mouth.
He spat out words of joy..
“Beloved by Mana.”
“……!?”
the moment the answer is over.
Everyone's eyes changed. The indifferent reaction disappeared completely, and strong feelings of greed and obsession dwelled in both eyes..
“If it can be offered as a sacrifice, this is considerable merit. Maybe you'll get your grace sooner than you expected.”
Eventually, by the time I read all my memories.
Worshipers poured out cries.
“Go, go, go! go now!”
“nice Then it's worth the risk.”
“Now that it's like this, let's catch other students.”
“'Cause it'd be better if there were no witnesses.”
unanimous opinion.
It was the moment when a new goal was born..
“yes let the hunt begin.”
The worshiper threw Ramil's head.
The head, which had been rolling around, soon gave off black smoke and melted away..
and as a signal.
Abyss worshipers all disappeared.
Then the forest was again dyed with silence. As if there was no one from the beginning.
20page. you are a prophet
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