Academy Squints, but is not dark-Episode 205
Episode 205
205fury. Maestro Volkan of Battle(12)
Suddenly - suddenly-.
Tdu-duk-duk-.
The sound of bones colliding filled the surroundings..
gulp-.
The members of the punitive force, including Kiel, swallowed dry saliva..
Skeletons narrowing the siege every moment.
As the purple-black eye light gradually got closer, the frequency of swallowing became more frequent..
Because I was feeling scared.
Undead. Beings that never die. Those who cannot be killed.
It was a punitive force that realized their fear as soon as they fought one battle..
“kiel.”
“Lindberg, what happened to the wounded??”
“I moved it to a place where it can't be seen as much as possible..”
“What are our numbers now??”
“……If you had eyes, wouldn’t you know? Now there are so few that I can count them.”
Lindberg smiled self-mockingly..
Only then did Kiehl become aware of reality again..
‘Thirteen?…….’
Yes. The visible personnel were the entirety and power of the punitive force..
That's a shame because that number included the Lucid family's nanny. Without her, it would have only been twelve..
That wasn't the only problem.
‘There is no Adonis anymore..’
Crying-!
Thunder and lightning continued to strike from the royal palace with its back turned..
Adonis is probably at work..
‘If he were here... … We could have easily conquered this battlefield.?’
Adonis' overwhelming inaction).
If he were there, the skeletons in front of me would have been nothing more than a rolling bowl of skulls..
Should we have caught Adonis??
If so, we might have been able to pull out troops to transport the wounded to a safe place..
“…….”
Kiel shook his head and tried to shake off that thought..
That's not the way to win. It's just a way to preserve one's life.
‘This is a child who should have played as a spear in this subjugation battle from the beginning. It shouldn't be used as a shield to protect us..’
That was when Kiel gathered his thoughts. Lindbergh, who hesitated, opened her mouth..
“So, what are you going to do now? Retreat with the wounded??”
“No, you can't back out. We must defend this place..”
“The reason is?”
“Adonis went in there three minutes ago. The person who organized those skeletons in the blink of an eye is still fighting? Something happened..”
It's not just Adonis' story..
Elester and Lucia are also there..
It was clear that a fierce battle was taking place..
The battle is so fierce that they, who are called monsters, cannot easily win..
‘If they just wave their finger, these skulls will be shattered.…….’
That also consumes stamina and mana..
The continuously resurrecting skeletons will be a huge burden..
“So we have to defend this place. Not letting a single animal in there. That's our... … This will be the last mission.”
“……Okay, I understand. I tell other people.”
Lindberg left for others..
Kiel, who was looking at his back, hit himself hard on the head..
‘‘Last mission’. I ended up spitting out ominous words..
Lindberg is a brilliant person, so I'll leave that out..
‘Sowing seeds of anxiety in Lindberg... … stupid guy!’
It was when Kiel was covering his head and scolding himself..
Crying-!
The thunder that rumbled in the palace never stopped..
Although much of the palace was destroyed, visibility was not completely clear..
I frowned slightly and looked in that direction, but all I saw was golden lightning and magic..
‘Lucia, are you okay??’
Kiel was active in this battlefield and showed a good performance, trying to impress Lucia with his presence..
For a moment, it suddenly occurred to me and I threw it away..
Edwin, the friend who gave me the opportunity to talk to Lucia..
Edwin was always cheerful. It was time for him to smile.
Edwin turned into a skeleton and aimed the bowstring at himself..
It was the last time Kiel remembered seeing him..
‘shit!’
That was when Kiel was about to hit his head again. someone held his hand.
“Kiehl, are you okay??”
“Sylvia…….”
It was Lucia's friend, Silvia..
“Don't beat yourself up. It's not your fault those kids ended up like that..”
“I should have been more careful. If only I had thought a little more…….”
wobble-.
It was warm and smelled nice. I felt a small vibration in my back..
Textures and smells that can never be felt on the battlefield.
Kiel soon realized. Sylvia was hugging her tightly and patting her back..
Kiel was able to see through the dimly secured vision..
The ribbon tied to Sylvia's scabbard.
‘black ribbon…….’
Kiehl knew the meaning of that ribbon..
The war with the Kingdom of Doron broke out about 19 years ago..
It is an object used as a symbol to commemorate the soldiers who died there..
A ribbon with such meaning that few people remember now..
Only then did Kiehl remember.
Sylvia is one of the war heroes.
This is a person who has lost more friends and colleagues than himself..
‘To laugh at a person like that... … Kiel, are you still human??’
I must apologize.
The fact that they had forgotten their deaths.
He saw himself not understanding Sylvia, who could not overcome the pain of war..
had to apologize.
“Sylvia, actually…….”
“It's okay. Because I understand everything.”
“yes?”
“It's a good thing that people are forgetting the pain of war. That means it's full of happy things..”
There are many ways to overcome pain, but the best way is to overwrite it with another memory..
It's about overlapping happy memories. Memories that are so happy that you can forget the sadness..
“Memorial services are held once a year. That's enough. So there is no need to apologize. The thing that hurts is… … Because we alone are enough.”
“…….”
“So don't beat yourself up. They don't want you to get sick either. yes?”
Kiel could tell. What Sylvia is telling me now is her experience..
Sleeves torn from battle. A scar full of wrist that can be seen through the gap.
Kiel quietly closed his eyes in Sylvia's arms. And she took a slow deep breath.
Kiel, who has regained stability, escapes from Sylvia's arms..
“Thank you for your concern. Don't worry I won't do anything stupid.”
“okay. I believe you can do well. Let's try our best. Because it seems like this fight is coming to an end.”
Kiel was lost in thought as he watched Silvia's back turn to someone else..
‘A married woman’s tolerance…….’
Astheon immediately came to mind. Astheon lying down with the other wounded..
How envious he would be if he knew this.?
“One more reason to defend this place.…….”
I must survive.
I'm going to brag that Sylvia hugged me tightly..
“So wake up, you idiot.…….”
I wanted to check on Astheon's condition, but I couldn't..
Because the skeletons have already come close..
Since there were only thirteen people left, the area each person had to cover was very large..
The biggest problem is…….
Dagdauk- Dagdauk-.
They were skeleton knights who had completed recovery..
Although we used a divine power potion to eliminate them first, there were still about 20 left..
‘Since Astheon is lying down, there is no way to stop the charge. It's only a matter of time before the formation breaks down.’
Do they even have memories of the cavalry's tactics??
Twenty skeleton knights lined up in a row..
‘You have to stop it before it rushes..’
But if you tell someone to stop that, you're telling them to go and die.
If you give someone an order, they will gladly follow it. But I didn't want to pass the buck..
‘I have no choice but to do it..’
It was a time when Kiel, gritting his teeth, loaded mana into his calf..
“Hehe, I can't help this. I have no choice but to go. Tsk tsk, everyone is so weak.…….”
Extremely strange way of speaking.
Soon, I saw Kiel. The sight of the nanny stretching her body here and there, standing in front of her..
“Please take my place. I'm sure you can do that.?”
“……yes?”
Took bang!
Before Kiel could ask a question, the nanny kicked the ground..
The nanny arrived in front of the skeleton knight in an instant. and.
“Ahhhhh!!”
I pushed the skeleton knight at the end to his back..
A powerful strike full of mana.
The skeleton knights lined up in a row had no choice but to fall like dominoes..
thud!!
The nanny stamped her foot loudly..
Her new model had already reached the Skull Knight on the other side..
Surprisingly, the heads of twenty skeleton knights were all shattered..
Everyone, including Kiehl, gaped..
‘They say all the Lucid family's nannies are monsters... … Was that true?.’
The current level of the nanny is in the late 7-star stage. Because she could not attain enlightenment, she remained in the 7th state..
Most of the punitive force has just reached 7 stars..
So it was natural for them to be surprised..
‘Of course, it was done in a flashy way on purpose..’
It was necessary to instill ‘hope’ in the punitive force and boost their morale..
The nurse glanced at the palace. She is where Lucia is, whom she must protect..
‘……It doesn't look like there are any plans to summon a demon..’
Should I say I am fortunate? There is a corpse of the commander, but there is no devil..
The devil's curse on the Lucid family.
If the conditions are met, Lucia will die..
8The Holy Knight faces death without any resistance..
‘It's really upsetting.’
But there was another reason that made the nanny angry..
That's none other than…….
‘Even though I've been wandering around the party all day, I can't believe you're making me fight a warlock at this busy time.!’
This is Lucia, who succeeded in dieting after several years..
I liked Zero, but if you look around the party, you might find someone with better conditions..
While busy looking for a party venue, an order to subdue a fallen warlock was issued.!
It was enough to make the nanny angry..
“Anything to stop a girl from getting married…….”
green onion! monster! one! all!
The nanny started rampaging around the battlefield..
The skeletons turned into bone fragments and then turned into powder and scattered in the sky..
“……hmm?”
Volkan thought while observing the battlefield from his hiding place..
To that place.
I said I should never go..
* * *
Crying-!
Adonis, who was searching around the palace, stopped for a moment..
This is because Crowley's energy is getting stronger..
‘The demon energy is getting darker..’
The magic circle surrounding Crowley.
If you use a holy sword, you might be able to break it. but.
‘Must be saved. Because that's the best hand we have.’
It is a holy sword that even you can only use for a short time..
Above all, there was no guarantee that the holy sword could destroy that magic circle..
‘I guess I'll have to trust Elester from here on out..’
Crying-!
Adonis, who was moving to the other side, caught something in his eyes..
person wearing a robe.
He was stretching his hand towards where Elester was, as if he was trying to use magic..
‘volkan……!’
Although he was wearing a robe, he had the same build as the Volkan I had seen for the first time..
‘I can also feel mana. Warlock's Manaya.’
Adonis flew in the other direction.
I pretended not to see it in order to let my guard down..
Distance of approximately 300m.
However, for Adonis, who was called the Thunder Emperor, this distance was.
It wasn't a distance that could be said to be far..
Kwarung-!
Adonis arrived in front of Volkan in literally a split second..
He immediately threw out his spear..
The fifth draw of the Kassel clan.
Ssangchang (雙槍) abyss (奈落)).
The spear of Adonis split in two..
Two thrusts so fast that one spear feels like two.
His attack was aimed squarely at Volkan's head and neck, and was a perfect hit..
Quad Deuk-!
“……!?”
But Adonis couldn't help but be surprised. Because he had strange taste in his hands..
The sound of tearing flesh and muscles was not heard, and the blood that a human would have to shed did not flow..
Yes. It's like…….
‘Doesn't it feel like I stabbed a skull??’
Less and less-.
As if to prove that fact, the skull bowl fell down..
It was something that couldn't have happened in common sense..
‘He even had the mana of a warlock. then…….’
After thinking for a moment, Adonis was able to come up with a plausible deduction..
‘Does this mean that a skeleton can control anything?.’
rattle- rattle-.
Skeletons started jumping up and down here and there..
Currently, there are dozens of buildings that can be seen. and…….
Quad Deuk-!
Bone spears were created from several skeletons and shot towards Elester..
Kak! kagak!
Because Lucia was protecting him, he could not reach Elester..
“…….”
Adonis looked at the sky.
The fog had cleared considerably. This is probably because the power of the magic circle floating in the sky has weakened..
crunchy-!
Adonis rose to the sky and looked down on the battlefield..
It was pure white.
Did it snow? no. Because snow is not the only white thing in this world.
“……This is the worst battlefield. No, is this the best battlefield for him?.”
Adonis could see.
The sight of a land littered with thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of skeletons..
Yes. The pure white thing was none other than a skull..
‘Volcan… … Was this your trick too??’
This is the battlefield chosen by Volkan.
A place full of death, full of skeletons that Volkan can use as hosts..
‘……It might be a battle of stamina..’
Adonis thought.
Maybe this fight.
I think it might end when I smash all the skeletons in the land..
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