133 – Academy Battle_20
The siege of the forest was thinned under the pretext of negotiations to prevent Laplace Academy cadets and Eve from contacting the rescue team.
At the same time, I could feel the wind gradually changing direction.
Soon the fire will rise.
It’s not even S-class, and the fire from a single cadet, to be honest, wouldn’t be enough to attract attention.
It doesn’t matter.
I planted a bomb inside the forest through teleportation and poured oil on it, so the fire will devour the forest at once.
The beginning of the play.
If you look at the level of play, it’s about the level of an elementary school recital.
If neither the actors nor the audience realize that it is a lie, it will be the best play in the world.
In short, the sense of immersion was important.
“Did you say this was the last negotiation?”
“Yes, pranks like this are no longer fun.”
“Just kidding…”
A paladin sitting on the other side of the forest opposite a desk made for assortment showed off his anger.
For the past few days, I think he must have been angry because he was made fun of by me, who doesn’t seem to be even close to him.
Especially, the word ‘play’ made my eyebrows go up.
As expected, I should have refrained from actions that draw aggro by planting bombs in the bodies of the children who were released through negotiations or poisoning them to send them off.
Anyway, seeing a cadet exploding right in front of your eyes or slowly dying from poison poisoning, a being with a human mind would have no choice but to react.
The paladin’s gaze weighed me down as if it had real weight.
At the same time, mana gushed out to the extent that it could be seen.
Perhaps because of that, the heroes who followed him often collapsed or complained of shortness of breath.
“Weren’t you on the same side as the people behind you?”
I looked at such heroes and asked curiously.
“So is he. There are things that we forget when we get older.”
Then momentum and mana began to focus only on me.
‘It hurts.’
The feeling that the whole body is weighed down by several tons of weight.
‘It’s not bad though.’
There was a harvest.
The paladin is a little bit, but he has lost his cool.
That was enough.
I continued as if nothing was wrong.
“It was a long talk. So let’s start the final negotiations. My terms are now 120k per head. All together, I’ll take you to a special price of $7 billion.”
“Do you think that is possible?”
At Paladin’s words, the heroes behind them revealed their intentions to die one by one.
He also took out a sword and spear and prepared for magic.
It didn’t look like he came to negotiate.
Anyway, since there are defects in the items received through negotiations, it seemed that they decided that further negotiations were unnecessary.
But judging from the fact that he didn’t hit me right away and was wasting time, I think he might have devised a strategy to use the entrance of Ella to spread a diversion while dealing with the bomb and attracting my attention as the captain.
Then, the flow of time after that would probably be negotiation, fire, diversion, rescue of Laplace Academy cadets, activation of the trap I planted, pinch, and the rescue of the hostage rescue team in danger?
‘Then when I enter…’
I don’t have a perfect prediction, but it’s going the way I roughly thought, so I thought I’d just have to measure the timing for me to intervene.
“Oh, is it because it is too expensive? If so, a little more discount is possible. We will take the total of 9,000 per head for a special price of 6 billion dollars.”
“…”
They were silent.
They seemed to be furious with my words and actions, but they persevered nonetheless.
“Ah, how many percent of the discount are you really trying to get? You are a complete player. It’s hard for me to discount more than this.”
So I decided to pretend I was stupid too.
But being too stupid is no fun.
“Then I can’t help it. We will give you a little more discount.”
– BANG!!!
An explosion sounded in the distance.
The sound of one shrinking.
The complexion of the heroes who knew the identity of this sound suddenly darkened.
But it didn’t move.
“I thought it was too expensive, so I reduced the chaff by one.”
“You damn bastard!!!”
So I added a little explanation, and one of the heroes who couldn’t hold back his anger drew his sword and started running.
However, the hero’s sword never touched me.
I didn’t do anything.
The other heroes overpowered him and pinned him to the ground.
They would surely be resentful, sad, and sorry for the sacrifice, but they desperately clenched their teeth and blocked the operation’s variables in order to catch the villains who did this and rescue even those who remained.
“Something unpleasant happened for a while.”
“I understand. I am also a human being, so when I hear someone has died, I get angry and sad.”
“…”
The paladin showed a moment of bewilderment, but soon changed his expression to a calm expression.
“So, are you willing to negotiate?”
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“Yes.”
“I’m glad. Then negotiate the price again…”
That’s when I was about to start what I call negotiations again, and what I call wasting time.
-!
A small wind blew.
The wind that used to blow from the south turned to the north.
– BANG!!!
Continuous explosions that resonate simultaneously.
From farther south, a red fire swept through the forest.
It was time.
The rapidly spreading fire and my instantly activated skill caused the crowd to become confused in an instant.
Knowing that there would be a fire, I tried to get out of the confusion.
‘Where do you get out like a rat?’
That was the moment.
As if it wasn’t a lie that he was S-class, the Paladin, who was not confused by fire or skill, attacked.
If hit properly, it was an attack with enough damage that even an A-class hero would be crippled.
‘I remembered something to do. I’ll see you in a minute.’
But that’s the story when it hits.
I lightly dodged the attack and guided the pursuing paladin into the smoke blowing from the south.
I succeeded in escaping to the west by taking advantage of the blind spot and using teleportation.
After that, after teleporting the robe and mask to a certain point, they joined those who decided to make a diversion that had fallen under the pretext of reconnaissance.
“I saw a fire coming up from the south.”
“Then…”
“Okay, it’s time.”
Then, as planned, we raised mana and drew aggro from the west.
Then the renegade cadets came running as if it were decided.
It was not at night, so they must be feeling great pain, but since they had no choice but to follow orders, they desperately pursued the Yangdong personnel.
“Then see you there as planned.”
“Okay, Seong-hyeon, you should be careful too.”
And then, according to the strategy, it was torn with Yang Dong-jo.
**
The plan worked.
Even though it was far away, the fire was clearly visible.
Of course, the flames were much bigger than expected and the sound of explosions seemed to have been heard, but that was not a reason to delay the operation.
I would have started diversion after seeing the flames rise there, so there was no chance if it wasn’t now.
So, through Eve’s eyes and Lee Seong-hyeon’s pre-planned route, Team 2 Kang Yoo-chan and Eve’s party sneaked into the forest without being caught by anyone and succeeded in hiding near the place where the cadets were being held.
“There are only 3 guards left…”
There are 5 people here.
If you simply look at the numbers, this side will win, but over there they are holding proper weapons.
Is that all?
Those who did this could have made other arrangements.
That’s why Kang Yoo-chan’s second group was stopped.
It was because I thought it was right to move rather than rush at it blindly.
“For now, I and Park Kang-cheol and Tara will draw the attention of those three people. Then, Miss Eve and Mikami, let’s break the restraints on the students.”
“Yes.”
Eve nodded.
Then she searched the place where the teachers were being held, looking for her brother.
‘I’ll be there soon.’
Only one step left.
If you go beyond this, you can meet.
Eve was determined.
“Then let’s begin. If you delay, the enemy will return, so quickly.”
“Okay.”
Two members strongly gripped the magic tool they had brought as a weapon.
Eve also maxed out mana.
“Let’s go.”
Kang Yoo-chan’s gesture.
Two sets kicked the ground at the same time.
“Red raid!!!”
The enemy couldn’t be unaware of this, so they also took a response posture and rushed at the second group.
Eve avoided them and found the place where Adam was.
How many did you find?
Eve was able to find Adam.
“Brother…Brother?”
His condition was miserable.
The traces of torture, numerous sword cuts, and maggots swarmed over wounds that hadn’t been treated properly.
Is that all?
The arms that used to wield the swordsmanship he was proud of, and stroked him kindly when he was sad, had been cut off.
A situation where you can barely breathe.
He was no different from a corpse, tied with mana restraints and ropes, on the ground, breathing heavily.
“Brother!!!”
Eve ran to Adam with a look of disbelief.
And I put him in my arms.
But nothing has changed.
Adam was dying.
“Please…”
Eve began to heal Adam by raising the remaining mana from her body.
However, there was no noticeable change.
On the contrary, the more he healed, the more he knew what kind of situation he was in.
Die.
Adam dies.
I don’t know if it’s a saint or a paladin over there.
You cannot save Adam with your own hands.
“Relax… Please…”
No matter how much light surrounds Adam.
There was no way to stop the loss of life.
Even so, Eve couldn’t give up.
Squeezing and squeezing mana beyond the limit, she could not stop even though blood flowed from her eyes instead of tears.
It was because he knew that if he stopped here, his brother would drift away.
“Because I won’t… Make you… Jealous… I won’t… Bother you. Please…”
Nothing changed even if I looked back on my sins and regretted the past.
His body was getting cold.
“Eve… Eve…”
“Oh-“
Has a miracle arrived?
Adam’s eyes opened dimly.
“Trap…Flight…Escape…Flee…”
And a very small voice in my ears.
-Kwajik!
Eve felt her mind wander.