Chapter 25 Barriers (3)
At first it was obviously an arrow. It was only natural because it was shot from a bow.
It lit a strange light and cut through the air with other arrows, but eventually it was split into dozens or hundreds.
“I, what is that… … .”
Someone muttered, forgetting that the battle was imminent.
But there was no one to blame. Because everyone was watching that long trajectory.
The moment when the light became a halo, eventually the Milky Way, and reached the edge of a monster.
shoot-
Each ray of light drew its own trajectory. The halo that looked like an illusion was a clear reality, and it was scattered by the sound of rain.
Bubbly!
The monsters had their heads pierced. There was a hole in his throat and he couldn’t even scream. Some had their heart pierced, and some had pierced from the top of the head to the groin.
The arrows that fell as rain struck down all the demons and killed them. There were no missing arrows. Everyone accurately and ruthlessly pierced through the vital points of the monster.
‘… … This is ‘fireworks’… … .’
Selena swallowed.
—The owner of the firecrackers may be Frontier.
Even with the information Mangot gave, Selena did not readily believe. It was because when the monsters attacked Constell, what was recorded as ‘fireworks’ was too vain.
But it was seen right before my eyes. It was a sight that perfectly matched the record. No, the force of reality even felt like the record was reduced.
“No, the demons… … .”
Someone said in a trembling voice. The monsters that made up the scale were thrown into corpses in an instant. The advancing demons stopped and hesitated.
The remaining monsters were only a handful. If it’s like this, before it really hits the barrier—
ugh-
“uh?”
Selena screamed at Frontier’s appearance.
Frontier was pulling the bowstring and aiming. That was the second arrow.
‘Wait, can you use that skill again?’
As if answering the deepest thoughts,
A second firecracker flew and lit the air. The human side had forgotten the thought of fighting and watched the scene blankly.
Keek! A loud scream was heard. The demons now know their identity. I ran the same way I had come with all my might.
The escape of the outside monster. It was the first sight the soldiers had seen here.
Bubbly-
Of course, escaping or whatever, the ‘fireworks’ were mercilessly and precisely killing them… … .
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Not to mention the monsters outside, none of the battles that humans have experienced on this continent have ever ended so blandly.After a moment of silence, the knights scratched their heads and went out to check the corpse of the monster, and the soldiers returned to the barracks.
The prisoners entered the road as they came out. Among them, there were those who constantly bowed their heads toward the Frontier and wept.
Up until now, the knights had praised Frontier once in a while, but this time there was none.
As if there had been no battle in the first place, people did their assigned tasks like machines.
Everyone was trying to act as usual. Because I didn’t know how to react when I saw the sight of ‘fireworks’.
and Selena.
For some reason, Frontier is still looking out from the wall. Selena looked at him and closed her eyes.
‘… … This man.’
Selena took a step back. Originally, I was behind Frontier, but one more step.
‘Dangerous.’
Selena put her hand into her arms. The needle was already ‘loaded’ inside the colorful garment.
Her superior, Hagly, has only given her the task of escorting and monitoring the Frontier.
The escort is to protect ‘ancient language interpretation ability’, and the surveillance is to prevent Frontier from thinking otherwise.
So, Selena’s thoughts now come from her own judgment.
—If you kill Frontier here.
I haven’t figured out all of Frontier’s skills yet. Because Frontier has never engaged in close combat during the battle so far.
Of all the information on Mangot received so far, only ‘Fireworks’ was a correct hit for Frontier.
In other words, all the information that treated Frontier lowly was false, and the hard-to-believable powerful weapon was the truth.
In this case, it should be said that there is no information on Frontier. Therefore, close combat may also be as ignorantly strong as ‘fireworks’.
However, this distance, the moment the opponent has not yet noticed the hostility.
The distance and the situation in which she is most confident, all conditions are met.
If it was a single-minded surprise, it might work,
“Selena.”
“… … !”
Suddenly, Frontier called her. Selena flinched.
“Yes, yes.”
“Are your eyes good?”
Eye?
“Well, speaking of eyes… … .”
“Literally. You ask if your eyesight is good. Or are you good at mana detection or finding signs?”
“Yes, yes. It’s a field I’m confident in.”
An assassin who was chosen and trained for satisfaction. Everything that Frontier has said now is like the basics of an assassin.
… … But why does Frontier ask that? It’s like you know you’re good at that.
“I will.”
The appearance of Frontier, who nodded as if it was natural, only aggravated the anxiety.
“Come by my side. And look ahead.”
Selena walked to Frontier’s side. The raid was postponed.
… … For some reason, the timing of what Frontier spoke was too clever, and the thought that he might have been caught crossed his mind.
“Can you see the forest over there?”
“… … Yes, you are talking about ‘Sacred Forest’.”
Beyond the barrier of Tayburn, a forest with green trees even at a glance. Everyone calls it the ‘Sacred Forest’.
Because it is an area that should be defiled by monsters earlier, no monsters can approach that forest.
Of course, I didn’t know that ‘Excalibur’ was sleeping there, but in the eyes of people, it was already recognized as a special forest.
“Look at that forest. It is good to see with the eyes, and it is good to increase the feeling to the maximum. Anyway, look inside me.”
“… … What are you looking for?”
“There will be someone.”
someone? in that forest?
Selena thought nonsense. That’s the outside realm.
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No matter how sacred the forest is, even though it is a place where demons cannot enter, humans cannot go there in the first place.But for now, I did as Frontier told me to. Concentrate on the eyes and maximize the feeling. Well, if you don’t do this, you can say no.
“… … uh?”
However, it was felt It was faint, but the presence of mana so faint that it was impossible to tell whether it was a monster or a human.
“Is there anyone?”
“… … I don’t know if it’s a person or what, but it is. faintly. But maybe it’s just a small animal… … .”
“You really think so? What you feel is a small animal.”
… … not.
Small animals cannot even faintly feel at first in this distance. If you can feel the presence even from this distance, it means that what is inside is not ordinary.
“no. It is definitely mana that cannot be overlooked. But why didn’t I feel it until now, and why I feel it now?”
And how did Frontier predict that he would find a sign of mana now.
Frontier gave only half the answer.
“I came to see the situation. His troops were wiped out in an instant, so he stepped a little closer to the wall to figure out what was going on.”
“Your army… … ? no way! Frontier is… … .”
Frontier nodded.
“In that sacred forest, there is a ‘commandor’ of demons.”
* * *
The vacant lot in front of the house.
Aten was facing a fear she had never felt before.
“Heh heh heh… … under! How are you?”
Cybel proudly stretched her chest and groaned. However, the sweaty face and panting breath were somewhat less convincing.
“… … Incredible.”
“haha! Is not it? It would be funny if something like this caught on me! Ahem!”
Cybel thought that Aten had just given a formal compliment, and chatted with excitement.
But it wasn’t Aten.
Aten looked calm to Cybel, but Aten just didn’t know what to say in this situation.
‘… … It won’t take five days.’
Cybel’s training has almost entered the actual stage.
The content was simple. Light a fire under the ice cubes that Aten made. In the meantime, Cybel injects mana into the ice cubes created by Aten so that it does not melt.
At first, the ice melted quickly, but 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes… … Gradually and very smoothly, Cybel passed the one hour mark.
‘This is not the concept of a genius. I can see why Frontier said that.’
If Aten dared to express Cybel’s talent, it was an intuition that was sure to hit.
Infuses mana to prevent melting the created ice. Anyone can do it as long as they have mana. If you spend enough time learning it.
However, in the process of learning something, people repeat countless failures. To find out what went wrong, what was right, and which was efficient and effective through trial and error.
and embodying it. All of this happens naturally.
However, Cybel does not have this trial and error process. All of her intuitions are correct.
Trying the right way the first time you try, learn by taking the shortest steps without any brakes.
“But why do the ice cubes look like this?”
Cybel looked at the ice cubes that Aten had made.
At first, I didn’t really care, but when I looked at it, it wasn’t just a piece of ice.
“Is this a hammer? The hammer is cute because it is made small.”
As Cybel said, Aten’s ice cubes were in the form of hammers. I didn’t get along very well with Aten.
“… … The sack is very short. Where did you see this?”
parsak-
Immediately after Cybel’s murmur, the ice cube disappeared.
“Uh, what?”
“… … Canceled the magic. Next time we’ll try something a little bigger.”
“Uh… … ? what the hell The barrier will be much bigger than this!”
Cybel thought Aten’s behavior was a little strange, but said cheerfully. Actually, I didn’t have much time.
“Oh, you were here. both.”
Then someone walked in from the side of the house. It was frontier.
Aten wiped his chest with relief. If Frontier saw the ice cubes just in case, it doesn’t matter if they didn’t, but still… … .
“ah! Frontier! You make me do strange errands without saying a word!”
“sorry. Because the work on the wall is too urgent. Thank you for your help. really.”
“Hmm, well, hmm, yes.”
Frontier was surprisingly low-key, so Cybel scratched her head. There were a lot of things I wanted to say, but it all felt good.
“Is your training going well?”
“then! You succeeded in keeping the ice on the ice for 1 hour! Of course, he’s a little guy.”
that in two days.
It would have been a shocking story if others had heard it, but Frontier just nodded.
“Also.”
“Can’t you surprise me a little more?”
“sorry. Not that surprising.”
As for the Cybels, these things are not surprising.
Aten heard the hidden meaning and looked at Frontier for a moment.
“But I heard.”
After speaking like that, Frontier coughed once.
I wanted to talk about the real purpose of coming here.
“Cybel, you said you were riding a Cassian when you came here?”
Cassian. The best horse in central.
Cybel said he borrowed it from Constell, which is probably true.
“Yeah, why?”
“Lend me a minute.”
“Cassian? It doesn’t matter, but you only fought on the wall. What are you going to do with Cassian?”
“I think it will be necessary soon.”
Saying so, Frontier smiled plainly.
Cybel nodded her head without thinking much at that languid and loose face.
In other words, he was deceived by the peaceful face of Frontier.