265 – Final Chapter (18)
Lichten Academy Student Center.
The student center, where a long table was originally placed, was filled with academy cadets and citizens of Liechten.
It was the largest and safest building in the academy, but the atmosphere was full of anxiety and fear.
Iris is the vice president of the student council and the daughter of the Rippenstein, the ruling family of Liechten.
She was walking among people.
“aaa!”
“Uh, Mom, what should we do?”
“It’s okay. It’s okay. The academy will protect you.”
Children tremble in fear, and parents are busy soothing them.
Actually, it was a relief to stop.
“Um, uhm, haven’t you seen my daughter? Her eyes are big, and her hair is orange-.”
“Dad-Mom-aaa!”
“Hyung, are you okay? Joe, just wait a little longer. I’ll get a doctor…”
People who can’t find their families, people who are injured.
This place was in total chaos due to the monsters that suddenly invaded.
Iris walked among them, trying to calm her people down.
“Don’t worry too much. The academy cadets and professors, as well as the knights and wizards remaining in the principality, will do their best to protect you.”
Go up to the podium and calm people down.
“If there is a missing person, please gather under the white pillar over there. It may be difficult to find there because there are so many people and it is crowded. We will help you from there.”
We divide the area into areas to prevent people from mixing together and causing confusion.
“We will soon provide first aid to emergency patients first. Please wait a little longer.”
I also took care of the sick.
The reason why Iris took care of them was simple.
There are many people on the front line to protect them.
It is also important to calm the mood of evacuees.
Thanks to Iris’s busy running around, Paninso gradually began to find peace.
More than anything.
“By any chance, Lee, are you the daughter of Count Rippenstein?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Ah! As expected, the Rippenstein family did not abandon us!”
Her identity also played a role in calming people down.
“Is Count Rippenstein returning from the external front?”
“Yes. I sent the message before the portal cut off.”
“Oh, thank goodness. He will definitely come back.”
In this way, little by little, Iris drove away all of her fear.
— Kwaaang!
A loud impact sound is heard occasionally.
This is the sound of monsters attacking the academy’s protective barrier.
“aaah!”
There are occasional screams, but everyone has regained considerable stability.
Iris sighed softly.
‘But I’m still worried.’
The number of monsters outside is overwhelming.
You may have to endure for several days or weeks.
Is there a place to put them to sleep?
Will there be enough water and food?
The moment when those worries poured out.
— Kuwagagagagagagagag!!
There was a loud sound.
“aaah!”
“The barrier has finally collapsed! We are all dead!”
A big commotion happens once again.
“The barrier has not been broken. Everyone, calm down.”
Calming her people, Iris swallowed her saliva.
I didn’t know that maybe there was no need to worry too much.
‘… Is there such a thing as hope?’
She knows the situation surrounding the academy barrier.
Numerous monsters, and even one unidentified extraterrestrial being.
“It’s okay.”
That was all she could say.
Yet deep inside, she couldn’t help but wish.
‘Please, someone save us…’
A savior who will save these poor people and themselves.
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Sylvia was wrapping her head in the student council room that had been converted into a strategy meeting room.
The barrier, the last line of defense, is broken.
But there is no way to turn the situation around.
“… What should I do in cases like this?”
In her ear, she mumbled so shallowly that no one else could hear it…
— Kuwagagagagagagagag!!
A huge explosion was heard.
Kugu Palace.
The shaking of the ground arrives late.
It felt like an earthquake had occurred.
It was different from the explosions that were heard sparsely as strange creatures broke the barrier.
Silvia quickly began to assess the situation.
“What’s going on?”
“A huge explosion was heard from the western forest. Now dust is filling the sky.”
What happens again this time?
Fortunately, there was no additional bad news.
Rather, there were reports that the entire area collapsed and some of the monsters that were advancing toward the academy were lost.
It was not bad news.
— Square, square.
Sylvia moved her pen.
She corrected the power difference between allies and enemies.
It was not enough to influence the general trend.
It was still hopeless.
“… Hmm.”
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Silvia let out a small sigh. She
Of course she didn’t show it.
— Kwaaang!
The sound of an explosion is heard.
I felt a faint vibration, as if the durability of the barrier was running out.
“Uh, what should I do, Sister Sylvia? Can you hold on like this?”
Elena asked, her hands shaking.
“The durability of the barrier was halved due to the explosion…”
Quang!
An explosion was heard again.
“To be exact, it fell below that level.”
“So you can’t last even six hours anymore?”
“Maybe so.”
Major figures gathered in the conference room.
A faint despair began to spread among them.
Silvia realized that she had conveyed only the facts, and quickly vented her surroundings.
“Of course, it doesn’t mean there is no way.”
“How?”
Someone in the student council asked back.
Sylvia nodded her head quickly.
“I think everyone knows that we are in a position to defend the academy. And among the defensive strategy methods, there is something called phase theory.”
“Phase theory?”
“Yes.”
Silvia brought a blackboard set up.
She then cut it into thirds with chalk.
Phase 1.
Phase 2.
Phase 3.
“Broadly speaking, the enemy’s offensive that a defender must endure can be divided into three stages. Phase 1 is the stage where we clash to check each other’s strength, so to speak.”
“… Are you saying that what we just blocked was Phase 1?”
“That’s right.”
There was silence for a moment.
Because everyone put all their effort into blocking the first phase.
“Phase 2 is a clash with the main force. The power of the monsters that are currently breaking the barrier can be said to be the main force.”
— Kwaaang!
After waiting for the sound of the explosion to subside, Sylvia continued her words.
“Phase 3 is the final battle of Mal Gradol. Let’s hope that the unidentified monster wins Phase 3.”
“Then what should we do?”
One of the student council executives asked.
“We will do our best in Phase 2. We will put all our efforts into defending Phase 2.”
“You mean…?”
“Yes. Let’s stop it right now. It’s the best we can do with our power. We can’t afford to wait until later.”
“Then Phase 3… How do we stop it?”
“Salvation.”
Silvia Laurent.
A leader who takes every situation into account and makes rational judgments and plans.
A word that rarely came out of her mouth came out.
Some people asked back.
“Salvation?”
“Yes. They will come to save us. Let’s wait for Phase 3.”
“Who are you talking about?”
Silvia did not answer right away.
It has been just one day since Shale Bridge set foot in Liechten.
There will be many people running to the academy right now.
Northern Grand Duke Yergina.
Princess Asteria.
Aria became a saint.
Perhaps even Emilia.
“However, all the portals have been destroyed. It will take some time for help to arrive. On the other hand, that Phase 3 monster… Looks like it will arrive soon.”
Someone pointed it out.
It was something that made you nod your head.
There is no salvation right now.
Everyone thought so.
Except for a few cadets here.
“Ian Black Angus.”
It was Lina who took a step forward.
“Ian?”
Among those who expressed doubts, Danya was confident.
‘
“Yes. Ian will come to rescue me.”
Elena also helped.
“That’s right! Brother Ian will definitely come to the rescue!”
Everyone was tilting their heads wondering what those people were talking about, but even Asilia said something.
“I also believe in disciples.”
If several words agree, even a lie becomes the truth.
Actually, it was a good story among the people here.
Hope.
It was definitely a situation where I needed a place to lean on.
“Yes! Someone will come to save us!”
“I trust that guy, Ian. He was a very unusual cadet.”
“Let’s believe it!”
Hope for salvation.
It spread quickly.
It gave me the mindset to pour everything into the next phase.
Looking at that, Sylvia nodded her head.
“Phase 2 is an all-out war. I think everyone has agreed.”
No words of opposition were spoken.
“Good. From now on, we will begin preparations for Phase 2 defense. For now, the plan is as follows. The moment the barrier is broken, we will immediately activate the best wide-area skills available to us.”
“Wide area skills?”
“Yes.”
Silvia looked back at Danya and Lina.
“Use Miss Danya’s grass arrow baptism and Miss Lina’s fire reaction.”
Silvia’s explanation of the elemental reactions between grass and fire continued.
“That seems plausible.”
The professor of magic, who had gray hair and was not drafted to war, nodded.
“And I will use the magical power of the remaining people to strengthen the magic of the two people.”
“Strengthening?”
“Yes. Christina?”
Silvia called out to the red-haired woman.
Christina lowered her glasses from her head and explained her invention.
“There is a magical engineering amplifier that I developed. If you add magical power to it, the magic that passes through these rings becomes stronger. The maximum magical power capacity is 100 million mps…”
She concluded, her eyes shining.
“By strengthening Miss Danya and Miss Lina’s magic, we can burn down a city.”
A faint light to overcome despair.
Under the collapsing barrier, preparations were made for the final resistance.
And.
— Damn it!
The barrier surrounding the academy was shattered.