147 – Emilia’s Conspiracy (3)
Sharon bit her lip gently.
Ian Black Angus.
It was difficult for her to keep her composure every time something related to him came up.
If you think about it, it has been like that since the past.
Sharon’s cool-headedness was always helpless in front of Ian.
If the feeling was hatred in the past,
Now it has only changed to atonement.
“Miss Sharon?”
“What is it?”
“No matter how much you do this alone, Ian won’t be able to find out. I’m asking you to let us pass by.”
Emilia’s persuasion or provocation.
It makes sense.
Here, even if she blocks Emilia, her Ian will not recognize her.
But Sharon gritted her teeth.
Even if Ian doesn’t watch over his atonement, it doesn’t matter.
“It doesn’t matter whether that person recognizes me.”
If you just happened to look back at me once in a while, if only I had a chance to apologize.
That was enough.
Sharon put pressure on the handle of the sword she was holding.
— Crackle!
The frost that spewed out from Sharon froze the surroundings.
A look full of will to fight.
It was Victor Yan who reacted to that appearance before Emilia.
“You want to give it a try?”
Wow.
Victor Yan shook his head.
Sharon’s cool eyes reach him.
“… Victor Yan.”
“Wow. It seems that the daughter of the Pierce family is truly honored to know this lowly bastard. Still, they are in the same knight department.”
“……”
“Well, okay. I wanted to compete with you at least once anyway. Come on.”
Emilia hastily grabbed his log-sized arm as he tried to go ahead.
“What is it? Emilia?”
“No.”
Emilia shook her head and pointed to Sharon’s surroundings.
A frozen flower bud turns into powder and disappears in the wind.
“Sharon, that child’s condition is unusual.”
It was Emilia’s intuition.
She asked Sharon.
“Mr. Sharon, how on earth did you come across this central island? Not only the bridge we were in charge of, but other places must have been under control as well.”
“……”
Sharon had no answer.
But guessing was possible.
Sharon Pierce.
As far as Emilia knew, this woman would never pay the toll to cross her bridge.
Two assumptions were possible.
‘The other group guarding the bridge was annihilated…’
Or they found another way to cross the bridge.
Emilia’s anxiety stemmed from her second home.
Sharon’s surroundings. Completely frozen objects.
The level of coldness she gave off could hardly be called ordinary.
Emilia’s mouth opened unconsciously.
“… Sharon, did you cross that river by freezing it?”
“……”
Sharon’s silent expression.
But Emilia had a hunch.
This woman actually froze the river and crossed it.
The width of the river alone is 500m.
The strength and intensity of the current is that of a torrent, not a river.
You crossed that river by freezing it?
‘What is this…’
Even if we were to name her as an unrivaled genius at the Lichten Academy Department of Engineers, it would not be enough to explain everything.
Then, one reason why it is possible is the workplace.
“… You finally achieved enlightenment?”
There was no answer.
But it was obvious.
You must have jumped over a wall that was blocking you for a while.
‘I was hoping I couldn’t get over it.’
Emilia clenched her fists.
She then opened her mouth towards Victor.
“Victor Yan. We will handle this place. You can handle Ian alone.”
“You three are going to take on that one child? Are you out of your mind? A woman who only has 25 health?”
“Victor Yan. Are you really afraid of dealing with Ian alone?”
At Emilia’s provocation, Victor Jan slammed her fist into a nearby tree.
Kuung.
Wood fragments.
“That can’t be possible!”
… After all, he is an easy person to deal with.
“As I said before, it will be difficult to deal with Ian alone now. We will kill this woman as quickly as possible and join you, so try your best in the meantime.”
Emilia took out another yellow ampoule and threw it to Victor.
The identity of Ampoule is a specially prepared stimulant.
An item that temporarily increases physical and magical abilities by a significant amount.
Of course, it is illegal, so the side effects are unknown.
“Are you telling me to drink two of these now?”
“A body the size of yours can handle two with ease.”
“I guess so.”
The corners of Emilia’s mouth turned up.
“It’s an overdose, but you can handle it.”
With a nod of her head, Victor Yan rushed in the direction where Ian was, as if shooting out his huge body.
The moment when Sharon was about to turn her body towards him.
— Kwazizizik!
A violent current of electricity fell in front of her.
“Where are you going?”
Chrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Emilia laughed, waving her magic wand like a whip.
“Your opponent is me.”
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After successfully completing a day of hunting, Ian and his group looked for a place to rest.
There are ‘disposable bases’ on the central island.
Special resting points that do not attack while inside.
Although it was damaged after one use, it had the advantage of being able to get a definite rest during the night.
There are various types of disposable bases, including tents, tents, huts, caves, and houses on trees.
“…Hmm. It’s kind of hard to find.”
Ian suddenly regretted what happened yesterday and scratched the back of his head.
We found two disposable shelters, but since men and women slept separately, we used up both in one day.
‘Because something like that happened with Danya that day…’
Things like Danya’s touch were still vivid. The sweet smell I had often felt since coming to this island seemed to be Danya’s body odor.
In such a situation, it would have been right to avoid sleeping in the same room as Danya.
It was a bit disappointing, though.
When I was looking around like that.
Elena suddenly growled.
“… This is a trace of the Saint Celeste faction.”
She pointed to a pile of grass that had turned completely white.
“That?”
“Yes. When they use divine power, the surroundings turn white like that. Bad guys. Be careful of the Celeste, brother.”
Ian was quite surprised by Elena’s strong reaction.
Was the relationship between the Celeste faction and the Numina faction that bad?
Of course, these are two denominations that are experiencing tremendous conflict behind the scenes within the Holy Kingdom and Holy Constantine. But it wouldn’t have been that bad in Liechten.
‘I’ll have to check later.’
Anyway.
The fact that there are traces like this means that there are other cadets already active…
‘A little fast?’
The time has come for one or two to appear, but it is sooner than expected.
As everyone has a certain amount of coins, the fights between cadets will become more intense.
If you are declared incapable of action due to exhaustion of all your stamina, half of your coins will be taken away.
This means that there is a high possibility that it will unfold in a different way from before, when all you had to do was hunt monsters.
‘It would be better to quickly secure a disposable base.’
Ian came to that conclusion and gave instructions to his team members.
“Let’s split up and search. You three go together.”
“Then what about you, Ian?”
“I can run away quickly, so it would be safest for you to stick together.”
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Just like that, Ian parted ways with his teammates.
Take a walk and explore the surrounding dense forest.
— Paang!
Suddenly, I felt tremendous wind pressure above my head.
Ian instinctively raised his shield to block.
— Cooooo!
My arm goes numb from a heavy impact.
Even though I immediately strengthened my body, it is like this.
‘What on earth is he doing?’
Without even looking around, attacks came one after another.
A quick punch aimed at the abdomen.
Kagan!
Ian lowered his shield to block and widened the distance.
But straight away, iron tools came flying.
‘Axe?’
As I bent my back, a huge ax barely passed before my eyes.
‘Wow. ‘I really thought I was going to die.’
Ian immediately widened the distance between himself and his opponent with a short leap.
Only then did the other person come into view.
A large, muscular man.
A vicious face.
“… Victor Yan?”
Hearing Ian’s muttering, he laughed harshly.
“Hoo. Do you know me?”
I know.
Victor Yan is a villain who operates deep in the shadows of the Academy.
He is also the main boss of ‘Underground’, one of the main scenarios.
When he destroyed the raft yesterday, I thought it was just an extension of him trying to save his bridge.
Are you targeting me at all?
Ian straightened his posture.
Sigh.
Victor raised the corners of his mouth viciously.
“This guy has some sense. He blocked my surprise attack.”
“First, I want to hear the reason for the surprise attack.”
“Are you that curious about that?”
Thud.
Victor tilted his head once and opened his mouth.
“There’s a lot of money on your head.”
Crack, crack.
Every time he bent or extended his finger joints, there was a strange sound of twisting steel bars.
Ian finished assessing the situation.
‘I guess I was instigated by someone.’
Now that I think about it, I saw him with Emilia yesterday. Emilia’s involvement was clear to the point where he moved Victor Yan.
‘Damn it.’
Ian cursed to himself and took a stance.
— Paaaaang!
This time, I saw Victor Yan’s new model being launched.
Papak!
Park!
Each punch is painful enough to make my muscles tremble.
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Even though I am blocking it with a shield, I can see my stamina decreasing.
But at the same time.
‘Is this worth a try?’
At first, I was pushed back by the momentum of Victor who came in with a surprise attack, but after exchanging moves a few times, I got used to it.
It is definitely strong, extremely strong.
The speed of the fist is difficult to follow with the eyes.
My physical abilities were no longer at the level of a cadet.
However, it lacks delicacy and is only aggressive.
‘Then…!’
The story is that there is a clear weakness.
Ian’s utility was optimized for exploiting the opponent’s weaknesses.
The moment Victor takes his stance for the next punch.
– Wow!
Ian summoned a pile of dirt at his feet.
“Fuck!”
Victor lost his center of gravity and stumbled greatly.