241 – Closed pipe training (3)
Paganism.
Pagans are always targets of subjugation.
Everyone, including guilds, countries, intelligence agencies, religious groups, etc., Is aiming at them.
If it is an overwhelming organization like Shaleam Bridge, the degree is even greater.
A doctrine that does not regard humans as humans.
All the believers are crazy.
Savagery and strength at the same time.
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Axis of Evil.
In Panta
It has no hesitation in harming people, and even absorbs them.
It becomes stronger, and the stronger it becomes, the more harm it does.
Even at this level, Shaleam Bridge is already everyone’s enemy.
What’s even scarier is the fact that he hasn’t revealed his full-fledged ambition yet.
‘… The cult leader was the problem.’
The final boss of this game, Shale Cultist.
The moment he attains enlightenment and ascends to the position of blood demon is the end of everything.
However, that realization will not be easy even for the religious leader.
From the moment the cult leader releases the Shaleamists into the world to find enlightenment, the world falls into chaos.
Conversely, his realization was difficult enough to find it by turning the entire continent into an enemy.
It wasn’t far.
Until the religious leader began to move in earnest.
‘If they had not been able to prevent the war between the Vatican and the Empire, they would have taken advantage of the confusion and moved right away.’
However, the plan came to nothing.
Thanks to me.
In the end, I gained some time.
With the time I had earned, I was captured by the enemy.
It was definitely the worst situation…
‘In a way, it’s an opportunity.’
This is their home base.
This is the headquarters where not even the slightest trace could be found.
That was the reason why the continent could not unite to subdue Shaleam Bridge.
I would need to know the location of the target to decide whether to form an alliance or not, but I don’t even know that.
We cannot gather together with the goal of an illusion.
Therefore, identifying the location of the base is the key to subjugation.
Even though I was caught as prey to a spider.
‘Where I am is in their stomachs.’
The key to the annihilation of Shaleam Bridge has been given into my hands.
“……”
So, it was natural for me to stop in my tracks.
The feeling of déjà vu I just felt.
It was a feeling of déjà vu, as if it overlapped with the time I entered Richard’s Danjeon.
I remember the scenery I saw around this place before entering the cave.
A huge palace.
Highly resistant.
The city beyond.
A large number of believers and various scenery.
‘If…’
This is just an assumption.
I ended up wondering if this place could also be someone’s Danjeon.
Just like Richard did.
‘… Then.’
Wouldn’t it be possible to leave a trace?
If I can somehow send my magical power outside of this Danjeon, a trace will remain.
If there are any traces left, you will be traced.
‘The kids are probably following me.’
I left a note telling them not to chase me, but I’m sure they are chasing me.
When time stopped on the way back.
I had a hunch.
That day, the blood girl will kidnap me.
I left a note.
It was a short sentence telling me not to look for it.
I wanted to warn people of the danger, but I was in a hurry.
I shouldn’t have let her know that I could move within the time freeze of her blood girl.
Therefore, she wrote, do not rush after it.
But she will definitely be chasing you. Just be as careful as possible.
I don’t know about other children, but I believe that Sylvia will fully understand my intentions.
‘… If only I could figure out my location like that.’
The home of Shaleam Bridge is revealed to the world.
This means that the power of the continent can be concentrated here.
The important thing is how to leave my traces…
‘I’ll chew everything and swallow it, but I’ll try to get the unnecessary energy out of the danjeon. It’s like removing waste.’
You will have to approach in this direction.
Creating unnecessary energy and letting it flow naturally.
The problem is that it swallows anything and everything is the characteristic of Shaleam Bridge.
What is useless energy?
What can I spill to reveal my location?
“What are you doing?”
What broke my thoughts was a beautiful voice.
Inside a dimly lit cave.
The red eyes shine particularly eerily.
I turned my head toward the voice.
The blood woman was staring at me.
“You’ve been standing there for quite some time. Have you thought of a way to escape?”
Only then did I realize that I had stopped in my tracks.
How long have you been lost in thought?
“… No.”
“Hmm.”
The suspicious eyes of a blood girl.
It was too late to come up with a plausible excuse.
Rather than lying, I spoke the truth.
“This place. The flow of mana is mysterious. It feels like I’ve entered someone’s stomach.”
As I said that, I looked at the blood woman’s expression.
She is ranked 3rd in the Hwalam Bridge.
If this was someone’s Danjeon, he could have known that fact.
But the blood girl just laughed as if it was fun.
“As expected, Ian, you have excellent five senses. I never thought you could feel the unique prayer of this place. Even the main woman felt it only during the third closed training session.”
“Prayer? Are you talking about the flow of energy?”
“Yes. That’s why the training here is special. It’s more efficient than training outside.”
Hmm.
In terms of the game, it feels like a growth speed buff is given.
“Are you really planning on learning all three books?”
It was somewhat unexpected.
The blood girl raised the corners of her mouth, as if that was revealed on her face.
“I could see it all in the eyes of the main woman. The worry I was thinking about earlier must have been about how I would learn all three of her books. Her face was truly full of greed.”
Uh…
That’s not true.
But there is no reason to shake your head when the other side is making the wrong mistake.
More than anything, I planned to learn all three books as the blood girl said.
“hehehe. Did you know that? It was said that a long time ago, the sect leader also became the sect leader after the temple closed.”
The blood girl approached me before I knew it, smiling coquettishly and stroking my hair.
“Ian, mine. You really have a lot in common with the leader.”
“……”
“So I’m looking forward to it. How much more amazing you will be after the museum closes.”
“……”
“That’s why I’m letting you go even though I’m sad that I won’t be able to see you for a while.”
Sureuk. Sreuk.
Every single touch of the blood girl was like the legs of her spider, giving me goosebumps.
She petted me for a while and then led me deeper into the cave.
There was a big rock.
— Coo coo coo coo coo!
As her blood girl breathed her energy into it, the rock moved and opened of its own accord.
What unfolded before my eyes was a huge cavity.
There was a simple bedding and a table in one corner, and the rest of the space was completely empty.
However, there were traces that seemed to have been carved into something on the rock wall here and there.
“How does it look?”
“Not bad.”
Dry grains and beef jerky were piled up in one corner, and there seemed to be plenty of water.
Above all, it has enough mana and a rock wall that looks sturdy enough to withstand any magic.
The force felt from the traces carved on the wall was unusual.
The traces were dug quite deeply, that wall.
‘It’s a permanent season.’
The highest tier material of Panta
But here, all the walls were in the middle of the year.
“……”
I placed the items on the table.
Then he sat down on the floor and crossed his legs.
“Are you going to start right away? Without even saying goodbye?”
The blood girl sounded like she was crying.
It was beyond my interest.
I heard the sound of pacing for a while.
— Grumbling
The rock gate was closed.
It was the beginning of full-scale closing training.
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Knock, knock, knock.
Long, beautiful fingers are hitting the table at a constant speed.
If you move your gaze along the arm, you come across purple eyes immersed in deep concern.
Silvia Laurent.
A person who is overshadowed by the four heroines, but has greater resourcefulness than any other character.
She was dedicating all of her wonderful brains to Ian’s rescue.
The fact that Ian was captured by the Shale Cult, and the fact that the place where he was captured was probably their headquarters.
Sylvia had already finished her reasoning.
‘… I need to figure out the location somehow.’
To move the entire continent.
The opponent is Shale Bridge.
It’s not normal.
Even inferring from the note left by Ian, it will be stronger than imagined.
The problem is that it is not easy to grow the plate.
So far, only one academy cadet has been kidnapped.
Unless we knew the location of Shale Bridge, there was no way to gather the power of the entire continent.
‘… We need as much support as possible, starting with the search.’
That was my concern.
If there had been at least a political background, the empire could have been moved.
There may be a way to lobby using the Laurent Chamber of Commerce and Emilia, which has promised support.
‘… It’s too late.’
Lobbying requires a lot of effort.
In addition, the Raymond Merchant Alliance clearly supported the 2nd Prince’s side, so it was difficult to obtain cooperation in this regard.
— Squeeze.
I was holding down my throbbing forehead.
“Hey, branch manager.”
Her general secretary came to visit her.
“What’s going on?”
“This is a message from the Imperial Minister of Foreign Affairs.”
“Minister of Foreign Affairs? You mean Lord Blitter?”
“Yes.”
Silvia’s eyes immediately began to burn.
Blitter is a person who is both an imperial operative and a minister of an administrative department.
Appearance power and actual power.
This means that he is the one holding everything.
‘The fact that it is a greeting from the first princess’s side is a concern, but…’
At the same time, he is a person with strong pride.
It is said that it is not enough to give everything to support the first princess.
It seemed like there was hope to move the empire.