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The other party had the outfits of an ordinary traveler, but he was by no means an ordinary traveler.
An ordinary traveler does not block his way on a deserted imperial road on a dark evening like this.
It was covered with a cloak and coat, but the face that was exposed through them emanated a ferocious light from the eyes.
The voices of the workers grew louder and harsher.
“A final warning! Reveal your identity now!”
When no answer came, the workers immediately shot a crossbow. The bolt of the crossbow was shot out with a harsh sound.
puck!
Instead of a piercing sound, there was a clogged sound. The workers immediately reloaded the crossbow without any regard.
The workers who carried luggage to the magic school were not ordinary workers.
In addition to identification, he had to know how to fight to protect his luggage in case of emergency.
Workers from empire adventurers, mercenaries, and soldiers!
So even when this happened, I didn’t panic. With skillful movements, he jumped out of the wagon, pulled out a crossbow, and aimed at the enemy.
“launch!”
“Foolish bastards. Do you know who you are on your side right now?”
“…!”
The other person started talking in a thick, harsh voice. In the dark, the voice sounded even more gloomy.
“You guys are now on the side of the wizards who are corrupting the Empire. Get out of here before you get possessed by evil magic!”
“Damn ancestral beard! They are anti-magic!”
The dwarf worker shouted like a scream.
Imperial anti-magicists.
Among the many villains of the vast empire, they were particularly notorious.
As the name suggests, they abhor all magic.
-Magic disturbs order, destroys nature, and corrupts humans!
of courseHee, it didn’t end with just hating magic.
They used to attack wizards or attack magic schools.
There was only one reason why such violent people were waiting here.
“In the name of ＜Twilight Brigade>!”
“In the name of ＜Twilight Brigade>!”
As soon as the warning was over, the opponent started running. The workers swallowed their saliva at the sight of the weapon emitting sharp light in the moonlight.
“The Curtain of Order!”
A huge magic shield was placed around the wagons along with the powerful wave of magic.
Enemies that rushed in were thrown back and vomited blood.
Professor Garcia’s magic had been cast.
“Oh oh…!”
“You’re a professor too!”
The armed workers admired the majesty of the magic.
But Garcia’s expression was not bright.
Because of his appearance, it was often mistaken for Professor Garcia as a master of battle, but Professor Garcia was not good at fighting.
There was a prejudice that a high-ranking wizard would be good at fighting, but that was a mistake.
Magic and combat are completely separate realms.
It was not easy for a wizard who had been sitting at a desk all his life to study magic without losing his composure in the chaos of his battlefield.
If you lose your concentration or make a mistake, the magic has different results all at once.
A dangerous double-edged sword!
It was not for nothing that a mage trained in combat was called a ‘battle wizard’.
‘Let’s take the time.’
Professor Garcia swung his wand. Then the birds made of light soared into the air and flew away.
These birds will inform the other professors at the Witchcraft School of the current situation.
“Shrink bones, shrink muscles!”
The raiders near the shield let out a painful scream.
Magical power transformed into a curse wrapped around their bodies and began to weaken their bodies.
“Turn it on!”
But the opponent wasn’t too hard.
Professor Garcia’s face darkened.
The wizards of the Empire were by no means easy-going.
The anti-magicians who continued to attack such wizards knew very well how to deal with wizards.
woo woo-
Along with the low-pitched vibration that shook the eardrum, the surrounding magical power began to shake violently.
Then it was sucked into one point.
“!!!”
The Curtain of Order laid out by Professor Garcia also melted in an instant like snow in midsummer.
Professor Garcia was astonished at the immense power.
‘Antiquities!’
It wasn’t that there was no way to counter magic.
In the Empire, there were metals with the property of absorbing or repelling magic, and there were magic that removed magic.
However, among those methods, there was no way to absorb this vast range of magic at once.
There was only one in the Empire that performed such an absurd miracle.
Antiquities.
Treasures containing mysteries and knowledge long forgotten, often found in ruins and dungeons!
I’m sure they’ll find one of those relics.
“professor! Avoid back!”
The workers tried to hide Professor Garcia behind as the shields were gone and the enemies began to approach again.
Garcia swung his wand and tried to cast the spell again, but before that, the spell broke and the magic was sucked into the artifact.
“You evil wizard. You will be punished!”
The assailant who approached with equal momentum drew his sword and lifted up to cut Garcia.
Pak!!!!
At that moment, the assailant’s head turned sideways.
“…?!”
“???!”
Both Professor Garcia and the workers were terrified.
What’s going on?
* * * *
‘It’s definitely not the principal’s trap.’
behindHearing the name of the Twilight Dawn from the carriage, Lee Han could no longer deny reality.
If a principal could dig a trap up to this point, Lee Han had no more dreams or hopes. At that point, he might have been better off as a graduate student forever under the headmaster.
Twilight Brigade.
It was the name of the largest and most ferocious of the Imperial anti-magicians.
Of course, as Lee Han also came from the Empire’s famous magic family, I’ve heard their names several times.
I didn’t expect to see you here, but…
“Uh, what are you going to do?”
“Ratford. You hide.”
“no way…?”
While Ratford was startled, Lee Han sang a spell.
“I breathe at night.”
With the spell, Lee Han’s appearance became transparent. Before being surprised by the effect of the artifact, Ratford said hurriedly.
“Dangerous! They are no ordinary bastards!”
“I know. So you’re careful.”
It’s better to prepare in advance than to throw away any chance you could have caught while hiding here.
Lee Han had always been a person who prepared for the worst.
– Curtain of Order!
‘Is the professor stopping you?’
When a huge shield unfolded and Garcia’s curse broke the attackers, Lee Han was sympathetic.
However, the raiders took out some strange-looking artifacts and blew away all the magic around them.
Powerful enough to blow away even Professor Garcia’s magic!
‘!!!’
Lee Han was shocked, but there was one thing that was fortunate.
The point was that Lee Han’s belt was holding up.
Even in a situation where the surrounding magic collapses and the magic is sucked into one place, the invisibility magic doesn’t work.
Is this Freesinga’s grace?
‘…No. It’s because of my magic.’
Lee Han could read the flow of magic around him.
As all of the nearby magic power was being sucked into that artifact, Lee Han’s magic power was being sucked out as well.
The problem was that no matter how much of Lee Han’s magic was sucked out, the belt continued to be filled without any gaps.
So, no matter how much magic power is absorbed, there is no way the magic can be dispelled.
There’s a huge battery right next to it.
‘come!’
There was no more time for Lee Han to think.
Enemies began to attack Professor Garcia.
Pak!!!!
As the old knights of the family, Alarlong and the elf swordsman professor, Ingaldel all acknowledged, Lee Han had a talent for swordsmanship.
It was only natural for a surprise attack like this to be successful now that it even went through invisibility.
“professor. That’s me! Lee Han!”
Lee Han immediately shouted at Professor Garcia.
If he was attacked by an ally because of a misunderstanding, he could not go anywhere and complain that it was unfair.
“Student Lee Han?! Why are you here…?!”
“It’s long to talk about! professor. Please tell me what to do!”
Lee Han grabbed the sword of the fallen opponent and shouted.
Professor Garcia was awakened by the student’s cry.
“I sent a call to the school, so application will come soon. Until then, stay unharmed!”
Puck, puck-
The sound of crossbows fired by workers roared through the night sky.
At first glance, this seemed advantageous, but Lee Han could notice that the opponent’s movements were terrifying.
‘Everyone is a master of swordsmanship!’
The crossbow had great power, but it took time to fire and reload.
The assailants were approaching while reading the gap.
“There is a high probability that the workers will not be able to stand it! Can’t you use magic?”
“The magic around you right now is all… Wait.”
Professor Garcia was puzzled to see that Lee Han was in a transparent state.
How to do invisibility magic?
“How… ah!”
Professor Garciarealized how Lee Han was maintaining his invisibility magic.
Great magic like a bottomless well!
“Student Lee. Lend me your magic!”
Lee Han grabbed Professor Garcia’s outstretched hand. Then I felt the magic shift.
Professor Voladi had already done it once, so I wasn’t too surprised.
“Petra’s Golden Spear!”
Without hesitation, Professor Garcia chanted his magic towards the artifact.
He was worried about the adverse effect, so he tried to pass the time mainly on defense, but the story was different as the opponent brought artifacts such as fouls.
I will destroy the relic even at the cost of sacrifice!
“!”
Lee Han was astonished to see a huge spear of gold spear that appeared in the air.
How dare you create such a spear out of empty air!
“Avoid!!”
“Harm!”
Perhaps the raiders also knew its power, so they hurriedly deviated from the path.
Even though the ancient relics continued to absorb magic power and reduce their power, the golden spear that had already been created did not disappear.
Kwajik!
With a roar, the golden spear exploded over the ancient relic. At the same time, the flow of magic around him returned to normal.
“Flesh-biting lightning wolf!”
With a crackling sound, a huge mass of lightning appeared in the air, then changed into a wolf shape and began to bounce in all directions.
And it ripped all the enemies in its radius.
“…!”
Lee Han trembled at the sight of the lightning wolf suffocating the enemy and burning them.
It was a bloody spectacle that showed the respect for the professor.
woo woo-
“!?”
Lee Han raised his head at the ominous sound he had heard earlier.
The half-shattered ancient artifact was working again.
“Kill that wizard… Kill it! certainly!”
Dozens of people fell, but the few remaining assailants attacked Professor Garcia with evil spirits.
Lee Han fought back, wielding the sword he had taken earlier.
Whoops!
“Someone has invisibility magic! There’s a guy who uses invisibility magic! You damn wizard!”
The anti-magic, whose body was pierced by the sword, spewed out a handful of blood and sprayed it in the direction of Lee Han.
Lee Han felt his spine cool.
‘They aren’t usually good at fighting!’
How can you respond so quickly to an enemy that is transparent and invisible without panicking?
It was like fighting Alaron.
Besides, the leader of the raiders who gave the order earlier was also approaching. Just by looking at his posture, he felt like a master.
Will you be able to protect Professor Garcia while dealing with all of these people?
“I am revealed in the morning.”
“!”
With the order, Lee Han’s appearance was revealed.
The enemies glared at Lee Han with startled eyes. The opponent must have been a young blue priest.
“I don’t know what the guts are, but I’ll send you along with that wizard to your comrades.”
“Yes or no.”
“?”
“I am going to destroy the artifact!”
Lee Han started running forward with those words. towards the ancient relics.
The raiders were astonished to see the empty ancient relic without a guard.
“no! Stop that bastard!!”