244. Dongbang, Cheonseon Academy (9)
“Kieack!”
Pu-wook.
A red blade was slashed at the beast’s neck as he let out a final word.
“Why is Bongma Cheonsujin…”
Drenched in the beast’s blood, Qin Yeo-ling muttered as she sat on the floor.
“I don’t know if it’s Bongma Cheonsujin or what it is. It’s dangerous here, so please get back.”
“How about you…?”
“I have to block this place.”
“Yes…?”
“If you weren’t blind, you’d know. This isn’t just about breaking the barrier.”
“……”
Instantly, Qin Yeo-ling swept through the beasts piled up around him.
“A group of monsters of different species are charging at each other. This is an intentional attack. And if I, the front line, don’t stop them…”
“Academia…”
A wave of blood will come crashing down on the academy.
“I don’t really want to see students and cadets who were sleeping soundly being torn apart by the monsters’ claws and pouring out their organs.”
For no reason, he tapped the bandage and said that.
ㅡKieek!!
A continuous attack from the rear without even giving a chance to have a short conversation.
I didn’t even look back, I tilted my head to avoid the beast’s claws.
Was it ironclad?
Even though the leather was hard, the red circles all over their bodies were clearly engraved in my eyes.
The body of the guy who swung his front paw at the back of my head leaned forward.
ㅡ Creepy!!
When he raises his sword and slashes, his body gently splits in half and his blood pours out.
“Miss Yeoryeong, don’t look back from now on and run towards the academy. Please request support.”
“…I understand.”
“Then see you next time.”
After nodding her head, Yeo Ling Qin stood up from her seat, and I smiled and patted her hand.
If it were a normal person, she would have been able to panic when she was covered with the blood of the monster, but she was a warrior in her own right.
It’s just that there is no sword.
‘I didn’t know it was the sword of a long master. Somehow, the weakness was faint…’
I think I had an accident while trying to make things easier.
The fact that Yeo-Ling Qin’s sword was broken also happened while she was fighting, so she didn’t blame me, but she must be worried in her own way.
Anyway, that’s it.
Now I had to focus on what I had to do.
In front of me, there were monsters glaring at me and taking precautions, and behind me, I could hear the sound of Jin Yeo-ryeong’s urgent running.
“…I guess I’ll have to use all my cards.”
The scope to be protected was quite wide.
I was able to deal with a larger number of monsters because I was standing here, the shortest route to the academy, but I’m sure not all of them are here.
‘There are no people around.’
The conditions for revealing the hand have been prepared.
I quietly drew a line on the floor in front of the monsters who were drooling and about to rush at me.
Then he asked the hair ball at his feet.
“Shady, please hold the feet of those who cross this line from now on.”
It was enough to hold my feet.
Because I was going to have to use Reverse Heaven all the time, manifesting Shady was a burden in continuous combat.
However, there were too many of them to block the movement of all monsters within range.
“Kerung!”
Shady’s powerful cry continued.
“For some reason, Shady is very energetic.”
[ Can you hold out until support arrives? ]
“Wouldn’t it be a bad picture if I, Jawol’s apprentice, couldn’t do what the swordsman did?”
[ What do you mean by that? ]
“Oh, I’m sure Master hasn’t heard of it. When there was a war against the demons? The swordsman, who participated in the war, went alone to the plains, which were expected to be the center of a fierce battle.”
[ …So? ]
“I single-handedly wiped out all the demons who came with a large army. We call that anecdote the ‘Legend of the Yusgrad Plain’.”
[ Heh, should I say Chris-like? ]
“Will I have a legend like that one day?”
At my question, Sierra raised the corner of her mouth and stroked my cheek.
[ There’s nothing that can’t be done. ]
“Right?”
“Kreurreuk!!”
Soon after that, one of the monsters who was scattering life on me couldn’t stand it and rushed at it.
“”Kyaaah!!””
Starting with the guy who kicked off the ground and started running, the beasts start running all at once as if they had matched the sum.
ㅡKagagak!!!
ㅡ Fuuk!!
A sturgeon that had opened its mouth was cut horizontally, and the urethra was inserted deep into the abdomen of another.
“Kreuk…”
Ignoring the pain, the ironclad with its urethra stuck in its abdomen resisted me by swinging its long forepaw.
‘Is this the order of the Blood Sea King?’
It seemed that the evil serpent was directly involved in the battle, rather than simply giving an order.
Otherwise, it was a movement that could not have come from a simple animal that only followed its instincts.
An unexpected attack.
I let go of my sword for a moment and burrowed into his crotch as the rest of the beasts’ combo attack extended right away.
ㅡ Kwajik!!!
The front paws of three ironclads slammed down at the same time where I was standing.
They have been moving as one body like a coordinated killer for at least several decades.
“Kleureung…”
Soon, Ironclad, whose urethra is stuck in his abdomen, gets farther away from me, and other beasts stand in the way between him and me.
‘It’s annoying…’
It seems that the Blood Sea King judged that my existence was interfering with his plans.
So he changed his priorities.
It must have felt like they were going to somehow get me out of here and move on, rather than trying to spread their demons to the academy as soon as possible.
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It was a good decision.
How big a blow would be if only one or two of them hit the academy.
But it was also good for me.
As I happened to miss the sword, I immediately took out the Arachne’s thread from my bosom, and at the same time made a short leap.
ㅡ Kwajik!!
The ironclad fangs rushed at me and hit the tree behind her.
I threw the thread after floating in the air. Inheriting my will, the thread that stretched the shortest distance toward ‘Sierra’ wrapped around the bag tightly, making one or two turns.
ㅡ Huung!!
As soon as I stepped on the ground, I ducked down to avoid the Iron Armor’s forepaws.
Then I stretched out my left arm at him.
Because the weapon I had wasn’t just ‘Sierra’.
ㅡKeying!
The sound of the engine ringing in my ears.
ㅡPeeing!!
A short beam of light emanating from his left hand creates a huge hole in his belly.
Because I didn’t have to use it often, the magic stored in the prosthetic arm was sufficient.
ㅡ Fuuk!!
I thought that this was enough, and when I pulled the thread, ‘Sierra’, which was tied to Arachne’s thread, was pulled out of Ironclad’s abdomen.
The moment I was running towards the yodo, I saw a group of other yogis running towards me, who had been touching the kigam a long time ago.
So I gave a message to the ‘serpent’ who was watching this battle with a smile that looked as relaxed as possible.
The desired sea.
Continue flocking to me.
I’ll be a huge stumbling block to your plans.
The beasts surrounding me at once.
It’s not too late to get ‘Sierra’ back in my hands.
“…Chapter 2 of Reversal.”
***
“It’s an assault!!!”
My eyes fluttered open at the raucous sound coming from outside.
I had another strange dream.
It was such a strange dream in which Zeto, who was wearing an oriental armor, appeared.
If there is one difference from the Jetto I knew, the Jetto from the dream did not have bandages around his eyes.
His blue eyes were always on me.
With those eyes, as if he wanted to remember me for even one more second.
Now I’m getting used to meeting Jeto with a bare face in my dreams.
However, this dream did not feel very good.
It was great to be able to clearly recall Zeto’s blue eyes, but I didn’t want to see the tears flow from his eyes.
In my dream, I was bleeding.
But I didn’t feel any pain.
Is it because it was simply a dream?
I wonder if I was able to forget the pain because I was so happy to see him at the last moment.
As of now, I don’t know.
The important thing is that I could have died in his place.
There was an ambush.
It was a trap made to trample him.
I could have died in his place.
It was like that in my dream.
But I don’t know how it will be in reality.
Can I die in place of Zeto?
When that day comes, will I be able to look at him and smile?
Like it was in the dream.
I don’t know yet.
At least, what is certain is that the Jetto I saw in my dream did not look happy at all.
“Fengma Cheonsujin is broken! Those who wake up, form a group and head to the mountain!”
Anyway, I had been hearing people shouting non-stop from outside.
“Bongma Cheonsujin? Did something happen?”
When I muttered that and got up from the bed.
ㅡ Drrureuk!
Someone slammed the sliding door of the dorm and entered.
“Uh, Cadet Lucia. What’s going on?”
“Ha ha… Ha ha…”
Lucia opened the door and pressed against the wall, breathing heavily.
“The barrier is broken…! Those who can fight should hurry up and gather…”
“If it’s a barrier, is it the barrier on the mountain where the monsters are?”
I quickly tied my hair up, grabbed the sword next to the bed, and asked.
“Yes, monsters are coming in droves…!”
“I need to go soon.”
“I’m going to finish waking Miss Yuri…!”
“I beg you. Oh… Have you seen Cadet Jetto?”
“No, I haven’t been to the dorm where the male cadets are yet…”
“I’ll go.”
Lucia nodded at him, caught his breath, and ran down the corridor again.
“Let’s join quickly!”
“What kind of trouble is this while sleeping…”
“The instructors are coming soon!”
As I came out into the hallway, the cadets with quite serious expressions quickly passed in front of me.
I knew right away that the situation was not good.
Having a bad feeling, I hurried to the annex building opposite where the other students were staying.
I was able to meet Amon and Crank there.
“Cadet Amon! Where is Cadet Zeto?”
“Me and Crank just woke up. Go to the room. Eisel went first.”
“Okay.”
I immediately followed Amon’s guidance and headed to Zeto’s room.
ㅡ Drrureuk!
“Cadet Zeto…!”
As I opened the door and entered, the platinum-haired girl there quietly turned her head.
“Are you here?”
The owner of the room, Jetto, was nowhere to be seen, and only Eisel, who had been looking for Jetto first, remained in the room.
“What about Cadet Zetto?”
“He’s not here. No, he wasn’t.”
Eisel’s hand slowly ran through the cold blanket.
“That means… Ha…”
I let out a deep sigh and threw my head back.
Eisel, who was sitting on the bed, stood up and opened her mouth.
“Isn’t it amazing? It’s said that the barrier has been broken, but the academy can’t even see the ghost’s shadow.”
“They must be at the forefront blocking the monsters.”
“Yes. If it were Jetto… I’m sure he’d be there. He’d noticed this before anyone else, but he’d try to solve the problem alone without letting anyone know.”
“Because I don’t like to hurt someone important to me. More than that, why was Cadet Eisel here?”
I asked Eisel why he didn’t run to Jeto. If he wasn’t in the room, he would have known better than anyone where he was.
“I was just thinking about it. Maybe I’m being punished.”
Eisel said that and smiled.
That smile was neither sweet nor seductive.
It was a bitter, astringent smile of despair and regret.
“…A bee?”
Despite the urgency of the situation, such a question leaked out of my mouth.
“Penalty for failing to keep the property.”
Eisel passed me and continued her words.
“Because he couldn’t protect it. Because he didn’t trust me. That’s why he was desperately trying to protect it. How did this happen? How did Zeto develop a terrible illness to carry everything alone?”
Unlike the tumultuous outside, the room is quiet, and the smell of Zeto subtly emanates from it.
“……”
I couldn’t bear to open my mouth and speak out at Eisel’s question.
The words Jeto had told me in the dream seemed to be still vivid in his ears, so he couldn’t answer.
He said that as he held my hand, which was gradually losing strength, and shed tears redder than rubies.
‘Never again… I will make sure this never happens again…’
And I knew very well that it wasn’t just a dream.
‘Can you forgive me? It’s a dohwa.’
So I couldn’t answer that question.