I thought there would be a backlash, but surprisingly, Flake easily agreed to what I said.
“okay. “It’s right for the strong to do whatever they want.”
What kind of thoughts are going through that crazy person’s head? What dark intentions are hidden inside?
Rather, I was the one who got confused when he accepted my offer too easily.
‘There is no need to think deeply. Anyway, I have the initiative.’
Even if that guy regains his original strength, he won’t be able to defeat me. What’s more, now even my magic is controlled.
The Flake I’ve seen so far is a guy who, if he wants something, will try to get it in any way possible. Since he agreed to help the Holy Kingdom in return for his cooperation, he won’t just rebel.
Controlling magical power is just a leash that I can hold on to.
“It’ll be a while, but let’s do our best.”
“Kkkkk, yeah.”
I untied the rope that bound Flake’s body and shook his hand.
Flake and I’s uncomfortable companionship began at the same time as the negotiations were concluded.
Fighting. Tuk. Tuk. Tuk.
Stone dust falls from the cliff as it hits the wheels of the powerfully moving carriage.
The atmosphere between Flake and I, sitting across from each other in a small space, excluding the coachman driving the horses in the front seat, is suffocating.
Does this guy who never opens his mouth know where this carriage is going?
All you have to do is stare blankly out the window or sit down, close your eyes, and meditate. It’s better than bothering to talk to him, but it’s a little frustrating because you have no idea what he’s thinking.
“Heee!”
The carriage came to a sudden stop with the sound of horses hurling. The harsh voices of strangers followed.
Is this an ordinary situation that we always experience? Normally, I would have been annoyed and just showed force and kicked him out, but now I was quite curious. How will Flake react?
“Ren, a bandit has appeared.”
The coachman’s voice was calm. It was the calmness of someone who clearly knew that they would not be able to do anything to this carriage.
“We will take care of it.”
After saying that, I looked at Flake.
“Go solve it and come back.”
Flake, who had his eyes closed as if he had no interest at all, frowned and glared at me.
Then he clicked his tongue and obediently got out of the carriage.
‘It’s unexpected. ‘Is it that I have no choice but to take control?’
How will Flake cope in a situation where he can’t even use magic?
As soon as magic power is sealed, wizards become no different from ordinary people. But even so, it didn’t occur to me at all that Flake would be attacked by those bandits.
“If you step on someone else’s land, you have to pay a toll.”
Kwasik! Crunch!! Wow!!
Strange noises flowed into the carriage from outside. As soon as I got off the carriage, it happened so quickly that I couldn’t even stop it.
I hurriedly got off the carriage to check the situation outside, but a guy with a lot of blood on his hands and clothes casually got on the carriage with a long blade in his arms.
“Can we leave?”
The coachman asked. I glanced at Flake and nodded.
As the carriage passed by, I could see the corpses of the bandits outside the window. Fabrics that have been stabbed and cut by something sharp. There are corpses all over the place that have been brutally mutilated to the point where there is no need to do so.
‘this… … .’
As if he was showing me off. It seemed as if he was saying, ‘If you bother me like this one more time, I will kill you even more cruelly.’
Even though the bandits are people who drink the blood of innocent people passing through the mountains and do not hesitate to commit cruel acts, my feelings became a little complicated when I saw that scene.
“Tsk.”
Looking at the number of dead, it appears that they are probably not all bandits in this area. Soon, my colleagues will come down and collect their bodies.
* * *
After a few more days, the desert began to appear. The important thing is where Aston Cash is hiding in this wide desert. Aston is alive, as the main quest hasn’t failed yet.
I don’t even know how much time is left. First, I went to the Black Ax tribe that I had previously met on a desert expedition.
The tribal leader welcomed me warmly as soon as he saw me.
“Has anything strange happened in the desert recently?”
“Strange thing… … . there was.”
He called a tribe member. When a short, muscular tribe member was asked about what happened that day, he spoke with a very frightened face.
“The atmosphere of the desert was strange that day. The monsters were excited and moving somewhere as if they were possessed by something. Scared… It was loud. A sandstorm broke out, a huge explosion was heard, and then it suddenly disappeared. “It disappeared like a charm.”
‘Something happened.’
This is probably a phenomenon that occurred when Aston Cash and the forces of Black Star clashed. If it suddenly disappeared, it must have been hidden in some way.
“Where is that place?”
“Please guide me.”
“There is nothing now. there.”
“it’s okay.”
“i get it.”
I and Flake, who borrowed two battle camels from the Black Tribe, followed the tribe members.
‘It’s near the place indicated on the desert map, right?’
The direction on which Edward and the map where the Bates family’s legacy was hidden, discovered under the lava field, pointed was near here.
“Look. there’s nothing.”
As the tribe member said, nothing was visible. Only the hot sunlight is heating the desert sand.
Not a single human hair was visible, let alone a branch of the Black Star.
“Is this correct?”
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“Yes!”
“thank you. “You can go now.”
“be careful! “Even if there is nothing, there are a lot of desert monsters.”
“yes.”
The tribe members left for the village again, leaving me and Flake alone.
“What are you looking for?”
“Black Star bastards.”
Flake’s eyes twitch at my words. Then he glares at me with an uncomfortable face.
“Try to release your magic.”
“… … Why all of a sudden?”
“Aren’t you here to kill those black bastards?”
“Right.”
“You should have told me earlier.”
The corner of his mouth twitches, as if he can’t bear the pleasure that is about to come, and he opens and closes his hand repeatedly.
“I owe them money too.”
Can I trust it? Actually, I dragged this guy all the way here, but he’s still untrustworthy.
A guy who uses any means necessary to achieve his goal. A madman who thinks that anything is possible with strong power.
I’m not the type of person who measures things backwards and forwards and makes precise calculations. Even in arbitrari, they attacked recklessly without even knowing the opponent’s strength.
‘If Karina, who was hiding her identity at that time, had decided to kill this guy, she would have died on the spot.’
“I have a way. So, solve this quickly.”
“If I feel like you’re doing something stupid, I’ll cut off your head right away.”
“do whatever you want.”
I put my finger on the guy’s heart. I can feel the magic pulsating from within. With my skills, I can’t completely restore this guy’s broken body, but I can make it possible to use magical power for a while.
– There is a way to temporarily use magical power. Insert energy and coat the torn magical passageway. But it’s only a temporary solution. This isn’t difficult, so give it a try.
This is a method that Gemma taught by demonstrating herself.
My energy spread out from Flake’s heart and instantly covered his entire body.
“done. “Try using magic.”
“Hoo.”
The guy immediately raised the tip of his index finger.
“Detect.”
Then, the wind disperses like smoke and spreads out in all directions through the air.
Then he closes his eyes for a while and seems to concentrate, then suddenly opens them and twitches the corners of his mouth.
“found.”
The guy’s red light flashed. The wind created in the hand instantly grew in size, spun sharply into five branches like the claws of an animal, and tore through the air.
Coo coo coo coo coo coo.
At that moment, a haze appeared in the air, and the world of night was revealed beyond the empty space.
“what’s this?”
“Wow, you hid it very well.”
The flake that said so goes into the gap without hesitation. I followed him in as well.
The gap in space that appeared out of nowhere disappeared as soon as we entered.
The sunlight that had warmed our skin just a moment ago has disappeared, and now only a cold chill envelopes us.
Far away, a huge black curtain floating in the sky. Below that, a building that appears to be a branch of Heukseong is lying flat on the desert.
“I never thought a branch would be hidden in a place like this.”
I was able to understand why no snout was seen in the desert. It was a barrier so detailed that I could not feel the slightest sense of discomfort with my current senses.
‘I understand why Aston Cash suffered. The air is different.’
This was the first time they invaded the branch where the Black Stars were hiding. Just looking at the black curtain floating in the sky gives me a sense of crisis. It felt like I had entered the middle of enemy territory alone.
“hmm… … .”
Flake’s expression is not good. Seeing that the magic power floating in my palm was shaking unsteadily, I guess the temporary solution I had put in place was coming to an end.
“you… … .”
Just as Flake was about to speak, something caught my senses.
Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!
A black flash of light pierces the air and rushes straight towards us.
“Sigh!”
As I was trying to dodge, I realized that there was a flake behind me, so I took out my first spirit and struck the flash.
Kaaa!
The flash of light spins and falls to the floor. Something black and hard that looks like a drill. When I looked in the direction it had flown from, a guy riding a huge scorpion appeared in front of us, bringing several humans with him.
“intruder? “How on earth did you get in here?”
The size of the scorpion was not comparable to the ink-colored earthworm I had seen before, but it was dozens of times larger than a human.
The tail part moves with a grunt. And inside, something similar to the one that flew in just moments ago sticks out from the tip of the tail.
“Hmm, is there something wrong with the barrier? “I don’t think they are Seongguk guys.”
‘I guess Aston came in.’
The spiky-haired man riding on the scorpion must be the leader of this group.
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The particles of energy flowing over the first soul are extremely condensed and rotated.
“Stop it! Shoot!”
The sword energy of the slash flew in the shape of a half moon, crushing its shell along with the poisonous stinger fired by the scorpion.
At the same time, venom poured out from the stinger that was split in half.
“Kaaak!”
Chiik-chiik-.
The followers covered in venom all scream and fall down, and the spiky-haired man tumbles to the floor and steps back with a terrified look on his face.
“Where is Aston Cash?”
“I don’t know either!”
“I’ll make you understand.”
I learned a very useful torture technique from someone.
When I placed my finger on the guy’s heart and injected energy, a foamy scream came out.
“Kaaa!!”
The effect is very good.
“Now, where is Aston Cash?”
“I’ll tell you! Not long ago, those guys from the Holy Kingdom… … .”
After getting all the information from them, I let them go cleanly and painlessly.
“Tsk.”
“You were playing a prank on me?”
Flake shoots a crazy look in his eyes. By forcibly squeezing out the magic power that was not coming out and pulling out a faint sphere of magic power.
“I didn’t say I would fully recover, did you?”
“Kkeke, that’s right. “I guess I was the only one who misunderstood like an idiot?”
“fun?”
“It’s fun. It’s funny, right? This situation. “After all, didn’t you bring me here because you needed me?”
His eyes are full of composure. Confidence that eventually these shackles holding you back will be lifted.
If you want to attack a branch of the Black Star, you can’t use the flakes properly using temporary measures like before. That guy must have reacted like that too.
“good. “This time, I’ll really return it to the way it was.”
“oh.”
The guy lets out an exclamation as if he is surprised. I didn’t want to release Flake’s restrictions so quickly, but I can’t help it.
‘Aston Cash has already been captured.’
The secret desert branch of the Black Star under the black curtain. That dark red magic energy that stuck to the tent like blood.
No matter how strong I have become, attacking that place alone is no different from inviting death.
Gather some rocks lying around to make a rock tomb, and stick a scorpion’s tail next to it to make a tombstone.
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“It will hurt a little.”