The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 71
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1.
It's been a full day since I entered the forest.
The torrential rain has stopped.
However, the rain had just stopped, and the sky was still full of dark clouds. Is that why? The forest at night felt terribly dark..
but there were exceptions.
Faaaaaaa!
A light that instantly clears the darkness.
It is the starlight created by Dillia. Although it was a soft light, it was not lacking. On the way back to base.
“…….”
Dillia's face hardened..
It would be natural. The night of the second day of the test that Noah prophesied is just around the corner..
Might have an abyss worshiper soon.
With these thoughts, the anxiety that I thought had long since disappeared slowly reared its head..
then.
“Okay. don't be nervous.”
A huge hand tapped his shoulder..
Ulan's touch. he said in a calm tone.
“I've been looking around the area since earlier, but I couldn't find anything suspicious..”
From the moment the sun went down until now.
Uhlan remained vigilant.
But so far I haven't found a single sign of what I believe to be an Abyssal Worshiper..
Meanwhile, the moment he finished answering.
Suddenly, Dillia stopped in her seat. Turning her body around, she immediately stared at Ulan..
extremely expressionless face.
Her expression was so dry that it was difficult to read her thoughts, but Ulan understood at a glance what she was trying to say..
“Is there anything you want to ask me?”
“yes, there is.”
Dillia nodded..
like the correct answer. After a while, she asked with a puzzled face..
“How can you read my expression like that?”
I've been curious since the beginning.
Even when they were in the same group for the entrance exam, Ulan perfectly read Dillia's words and emotions just by looking at her expression..
So while waiting for an answer.
Ulan's reply came soon.
“i just say what i see.”
“I see my expression?”
“looks very good.”
Ulan nodded..
Of course, it wasn't like that from the beginning..
I've only gotten used to it because I've been together with Dillia for many years in my past life..
On the other hand, Dillia, unaware of this fact, turned her head slightly and muttered in a small voice..
“……Ulan is a strange, man.”
“is it?”
“yeah, awesome.”
The more you know, the more amazing.
However, there are some differences from the first.
At first, it was just a strange feeling, but now it is accompanied by curiosity. Curiosity to know a man named Ulan.
‘want to know more.’
I want to know everything about what Ulan likes and dislikes, not just his past. Preferred foods, hobbies, even specialties.
And if you want to know a lot about someone you don't know, it's best to spend a lot of time together..
Right after thinking this far.
Dillia pursed her tightly closed lips..
“You know, Ulan.!”
voice a little louder than usual.
With a determined expression on her face, she hesitantly continued to speak..
“Week, midterm, when it's over, come with me…….”
Won't you go outside to play?
Dillia intended to say.
Of course, it's not something I would say in this situation, but I still wanted to get a definite answer. But unfortunately, the back story didn't follow.
perok!
A brief shock to the shoulder.
It was because Ulan suddenly pushed her. Unexpected sudden action. Dillia's body, pushed by the strong force, quickly fell backwards..
“……!”
The moment I was surprised by the sudden action.
There was something that suddenly caught my eye.
‘space……!’
The sight of the empty space distorting.
This is what happens when space is distorted..
Finally, Dillia fell completely backwards and rolled on the floor..
and at that moment.
woo woo woo!
Thick vines entwined the air..
The place where Dillia was until just now.
If Uhlan hadn't pushed her down, the vines would have snatched Dillia in the blink of an eye and dragged her away..
“what? Clearly just now…….”
I didn't feel any sign.
Not even abyss worshipers, not even the presence of a monster.
However, he suddenly felt a vine flying and hurriedly pushed Dillia over..
On the other hand, is it because I failed to snatch it?.
A greater amount of vines than before flew towards Ulan's body..
But it was the guy's mistake.
Awesome! Quadduk!
Shredded Vines.
At that moment, Ulan kicked the ground like a beast..
Ulan, who quickly reached beyond the bush, was soon able to face the owner of the vine..
“that…….”
It was a flower as huge as a building.
Large petals hung on the top, and several tube-like tubes sprouted from the stamen..
Also, dozens of vines that had just attacked Ulan were swarming on the trunk..
Truly a giant monster flower.
Right after I put the guy's appearance in my eyes.
Ulan frowned..
“why is candira here…….”
The name of the monster flower is candira.
He is classified as a bloodsucking plant and a monster..
After snatching prey with vines, it sucks the prey's blood and bodily fluids with tubes sprouted from stamens..
In terms of monsters, they are equivalent to 5 stars..
A monster that shouldn't be here. But that wasn't the reason Ulan frowned..
“……monster of the abyss!”
Ulan growled lowly. As the saying goes, Kandira is a monster from the abyss..
Of course, it is weak enough to be the weakest among the monsters of the abyss, but it is still a tough enemy for students or special forces agents to deal with..
“Is it the work of an abyss worshiper??”
It was a valid guess.
'Cause they work the monsters of the abyss.
I just had a question.
“There's still a long way to go before the door opens, how did you summon the monster from the abyss??”
When calculated based on memories of past lives.
For the door to the abyss to open, another 20 years remain. But how could a parasitic monster from the abyss roam this place??
Around the time when such doubts soared.
Suddenly, Candira began to transform..
Pudeuk! Wooddeuk!
As her body twisted, countless vines poured out from inside Candira..
At first glance, there are about a hundred vines.
In addition, sharp thorns sprouted.
If I were to get entangled in it, I would feel terrible pain and be dragged away. Soon after, the vines were released, and Candira immediately launched an attack..
Quaang! Quaggagak! bang!
Bombardment of vines falling on the ground.
After turning the target into rags, the intention was to eat slowly. But I can't feel the blow.
what? did you avoid?
Just as Kandira's tiny brain was guessing, she belatedly sensed Ulan's presence..
The location was right in front.
“I don't know the details.”
Uhlan has so far not spared a single being that crawls across the abyss. And this time he had no intention of making an exception..
Meanwhile at that moment.
Sensing the danger, Candira threw all her means of attack at Ulan..
And soon the results came.
Kwajik! peweoong!
with the sound of something exploding.
The boy's torso exploded. Not just the torso. Even the flowers and vines were torn to pieces..
This is the price of getting caught up in the master's realm.
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
The remaining torso fell to the ground..
After a while, the torso and fragments soon withered away, turning into gray smoke and disappearing..
What the monsters of the abyss have in common.
It was that it would disappear as smoke without leaving a body. as if returning to the abyss.
After a one-sided hunt.
The uhlans used reconnaissance again. Then, this time, a different result was obtained..
“there are three more.”
All of them are 'Candira'. not far from here.
Ulan's eyes flashed, and he turned back to where he was. Then he spoke to Dillia, who must have collapsed in the bush..
“It's fine now. you can come out.”
no answer came back.
Feeling puzzled, Ulan moved on..
After arriving at the place where I was before, I once again bore her name..
“dilia?”
still no answer.
After a while, Ulan realized.
The fact that Dillia, who had been here until just now, had disappeared without a trace..
2.
Meanwhile around that time.
Dillia, who was being pushed and rolled by Ulan, soon hit her head on a tree..
“ouch.”
Tears flow from the tingling shock.
but for a while.
She immediately came to her senses..
In order to recall once again the phenomenon in which space was distorted, which I witnessed right before I fell.
Sooner or later, the identity of the magic was revealed..
‘A kind of magic that expands space.’
Magic that literally intervenes in a specific space and narrows or expands the gap in space.
It was also a magic that I had only seen in books..
‘because this magic…….’
Because it's forbidden magic.
When this magic is used, the space is distorted and the magical flow becomes unstable..
Then, the possibility of a magical disaster occurring in the area increases, which leads to an increase in the frequency of appearances of various demons..
‘and one more.’
The catalyst needed for this magic is the 'human brain'.
It's a human brain that just died. For this reason, this magic was called forbidden magic..
right after thinking about it.
Dillia's complexion hardened..
The use of forbidden magic meant that an Abyssal Worshiper had appeared..
And to make matters worse, there was no Ulan by her side now. Judging from the fact that the space was distorted at the moment he was pushed, it is likely that the space expanded at that time and separated from Ulan..
“If this is the case, it is difficult.”
I'm not joking, it's really embarrassing.
The thought of being isolated in the forest alone, away from Ulan, gave me goosebumps without even realizing it..
But I can't go on like this.
‘Let's join Ulan first..’
After setting the top priority.
When I thought of a way to find him.
“oh, that's right.”
Something came to mind in a moment.
The amulet he received from Noah.
It reminded me of the saying that even if you are far away, you can know the direction of the other person..
So I took out the talisman with a glimmer of hope, but strangely, nothing changed..
‘why are you doing this?’
Dillia stared at the amulet..
It was to observe the spells and arrangements engraved inside the amulets. After a while, she fully grasped the amulet's performance..
‘The effective range of detection is about 3 km.’
This means that detection is impossible beyond 3 km..
Realizing the amulet's limitations, Dillia frowned. In any case, it meant that it wasn't particularly useful in the current situation..
‘Even if there were no clouds…….’
4You should be able to figure out Ulan's direction through star cluster magic and constellation maps..
However, in order to use that magic, you must receive magic from the stars floating in the sky. Impossible if it is covered by clouds like now.
The time when I sighed in a frustrated heart.
rustle!
Suddenly there was the sound of the bushes shaking. Startled, she immediately completed her spell..
2star cluster magic, star thunder).
It is a magic that condenses the magical power of the stars to strike the opponent as quickly and powerfully as lightning. Then, when I swallowed dry saliva with a nervous face.
Something jumped out of the bush.
“Pooh! four people?”
boy with wide eyes.
A student of the same age as Dillia. At the same time, students came out one after another from the bushes..
“Miss, I'm surprised.”
“I thought I was a monster again.”
“What is it, were you the same student?.”
Three young men and women.
Dillia tilted her head..
“you are……?”
“oh my name is jane.”
“I'm Luke And this is Amilla.”
“You're taking the same class. I do not remember?”
I don't remember.
In the first place, there was no interest in students other than Ulan. When I was silently nodding my head, the students started talking to me again..
“You felt it too?”
“do you feel what?”
“The forest has been a bit strange since before..”
“Even monsters I've never seen roam around.”
Agree that the forest is strange.
The abyss worshipers appeared, and it must have been different since they used space expansion magic..
“So, if it's okay, can I go with you? Because we're scared.”
“that's right. The more people, the better?”
“let's go together huh? please.”
Three students earnestly begging.
I guessed roughly why. He probably wants to be protected by the powerful magician Dillia..
Dillia nodded..
In fact, the reason she was anxious about being left alone was because she was the same. But at that moment.
rustle!
The bush swayed again.
“what, what?!”
“something else to come out…….”
Students with anxious expressions.
After a while, a familiar figure soon appeared from beyond the swaying bush..
woman with short green hair.
Dillia's eyes widened when she saw her..
“……Stella, Professor?”
Superintendent of the Hunting Trials, Stella.
However, the reaction was a bit strange. Far from being happy to see her students, she looked this way with her hard face wary..
At that time, three students approaching Stella.
“omg! you're hurt?”
“Wait a minute. we will soon…….”
“don't come closer!”
but at that moment.
A sharp cry rang out as a warning..
And that's not all. Stella pointed the loaded crossbow in the direction of the students..
“school, professor? why……?”
Am I taken aback by the unexpected hostility??
Around the time when the students looked at Stella with frightened faces. she opened her mouth.
“I've met five students so far. And I was attacked by everyone without exception. To be precise, from a monster imitating a student..”
“……!”
Dillia and other students' eyes widened..
Soon after, the students complained of resentment..
“Ha, but we really……!”
“then prove it.”
“proof, yo?”
“It's simple. If you cut your body and bleed, it means you are human. By the way, the monsters emit black smoke..”
Stella cut her arm with a dagger..
Blood flowing from the wound. In other words, it meant to prove that you are human by scarring your body..
“do it faster! If you don't, they'll consider you a monster.!”
Stella screaming like an intimidation.
Dillia sighed at this and immediately took out a grooming knife and poked the tip of her finger lightly..
Pop! Tuduk!
Vivid blood running down the blade.
“……now is it?”
“good. Dillia can come this way.”
Right after Stella's permission was given.
walked straight ahead. But then, I suddenly felt a strong murderous intent behind my back..
“……!”
The students' shapes were grotesquely distorted..
Soon, sharp claws flew at Dillia. She tried to deal with magic, but it was too late. The moment she tried to close her eyes,.
Papababak! puck! perok!
With a cool blow, arrows pierced the bodies of the students who tried to attack her. To be precise, to something wearing a student mask.
「hee hee hee hee hee!」
「Hey! ha ha ha!」
Those who were hit by the arrow let out grotesque laughter and turned into smoke and disappeared..
“Are you okay? no injuries?”
“……yes I'm okay.”
Dillia, who had regained her composure, nodded..
Afterwards, Stella asked again..
“But what about Ulan? why are you alone?”
“oh that's it…….”
After letting out a heavy sigh.
Dillia explained the whole thing. Everything from breaking up with Ulan, to the fact that the culprit behind the forest was the Abyssal Worshipers..
all stories are over.
Stella had a confused expression..
“Yep, abyssal worshipers. Something unexpected came out.”
“……now how do i do it?”
“Let's get out of the forest.”
she made a firm decision.
“This problem has crossed the line to be solved on our own. So it's better to inform the academy as soon as possible and ask for support..”
“However, Ulan…….”
“are you okay. he will be fine.”
Stella answered with confidence..
Ulan has reached the master's realm. In addition, the strong man who defeated the two swordsmen of the empire.
No matter how infamous an abyss worshiper may be, he probably won't be able to deal with the Master..
“So let's do what we can.”
Back to the academy, calling for reinforcements.
Dillia, who was worried, nodded..
After a while, the two walked away.
to get out of the forest. But there was something they didn't realize.
slippery!
A being hiding in the shade of the forest.
That there was a gray shadow that had been watching the two of them all this time. The two of them didn't know until the end that the guy was following them..
3.
puck! Quadduk!
with the sound of tearing vines.
Blood-sucking plant, Candira collapsed like it was collapsing.
He was the last guy left. Ulan watched as he disappeared as it turned into gray smoke, then quickly retracted his ax and turned around..
“All the monsters have returned to the abyss…….”
Now it's time to find Dillia again.
But I was having a hard time trying to find it..
That's also the case, it's because I've been using the scout since a while ago, but I couldn't find any traces of Dillia, let alone a sign..
What should I do.
When I was in trouble for a while.
“Ulan.”
Suddenly I heard a familiar voice.
dry and calm tone.
It's Dillia's voice..
“Ulan. i am here.”
Even the unique way of talking.
Ulan immediately turned his head..
Soon after, in the distance, beyond the bush, I saw Dillia walking this way..
But there was a problem.
“Ulan. what are they?”
“Don't be fooled. If you are deceived, no.”
“I am real Ulan.”
“trust me.”
that it is not just one.
There were six Dillias in front of me..
A very heterogeneous landscape. Ulan clicked his tongue low with his brow furrowed..
“Tsk, was the welcome mixed?.”
response was all.
Because it's a situation that I've been through several times in my past life. So I wasn't too upset.
Rather, I remember a few solutions to overcome this situation..
‘There are three distinctions.’
first. You can use Dillia's magic..
Among the magic she uses, there is a type of magic that distinguishes between illusion and reality..
But now I can't write. Since no one else, the vision of Dillia came out in a pile.
‘Second method as follows.’
Casting a holy maiden's divine spell.
Unknown illusions are created based on the power and magic of each other. That's why when you receive a purification spell, it disappears easily..
But this also can't be used now.
Because the saintess is not here.
‘then…….’
I have to use the third method.
Ulan's Way.
And it was also a way of distinguishing barbarians, who their colleagues said they would never want to be victimized by..
“Ulan, Ulan.”
“look at me properly.”
Dillia is approaching right in front of you.
Among them, Ulan fixed his gaze on Dylia, who was in the lead. Then she smiled lightly and stretched out her arm to Ulan..
“I, for real, Dillia…….”
Similarly, Ulan also stretched out his arm..
exactly the fist.
oh oh oh oh oh!
Fist stuck in stomach.
Soon, with a loud sound like a balloon bursting, Dillia's body was lifted into the air. After that, her body turned to gray smoke and disappeared..
Ulan muttered quietly..
“this was fake.”
This is the third distinction.
To inflict a blow that does not kill.
If it were real, he would have vomited or struggled in pain while holding on to his stomach, and if it was fake, he would turn into smoke and disperse like now..
There has never been a vision that has withstood Uhlan's blow..
“Are there five people left?.”
“…….”
and at that moment.
The five Dylias stopped in their seats..
They looked at each other and soon began to walk backwards..
“Okay. do not worry.”
Ulan, on the other hand, strode closer..
It was with clenched fists.
“I'll take it easy this time.”
Right after I fiercely flashed my eyes.
Wow! wooooooooooooooong!
A loud noise shook the forest..
Shortly thereafter, all five Dylias turned into smoke and scattered into the air. Seeing this scene, Ulan said as if he was surprised..
“I never thought it was all fake.”
I thought the third dilia was real.
It is also dangerous to judge by appearance only..
So Ulan decided.
I decided to use this distinction for Dillia, whom I will meet next time..
“I'm back to square one.”
what to do from now on.
Ulan was in trouble. Shall we go straight ahead? As I was about to make that decision, a memory suddenly flashed through my mind..
Noah's advice.
「And I'll give this to Ulan. If you find yourself in a difficult situation, open up. Because there will be an answer in it.」
Then he handed me a bag..
right after thinking about it.
Ulan rummaged through his pants. Finding the pocket before long, he immediately opened it..
After a while, I took out what was inside..
“letter?”
When I opened it, a long article came out..
It takes quite a bit of determination to read..
“woo woo.”
Ulan took a deep breath and calmed himself down..
Feeling increasingly calm.
Having regained his composure, he looked at the letter with focused eyes. Then he began to read slowly.
20page. you are a prophet
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