254. East, Cheonseon Academy (19)
Eisel was completely pissed off.
That expression is one I have never seen before.
When was the last time you saw that expression?
When she kidnapped me, she must have been when Yuri came looking for her.
Well, what can I do?
My decision to keep them alive was a judgment based on rational grounds.
These guys were definitely prepared by Wei Zihan.
“……”
Eisel glances at me.
I know. I know very well.
I thought I could save them and somehow make them open their mouths and send Wei Zihan to the bottom of the abyss.
Anyway, isn’t he the head of the school building?
Blindly, ‘That bastard is an absolute bad bastard!’ Even if I claimed that it was, there were few people who would believe it right away, and since it was impossible to suppress it forcefully, I had to find a political solution.
It wasn’t too difficult to subdue the thieves who didn’t even know where they came from.
I thought I would be able to completely subdue the bandits like that and drive a nail through Wei Zihan’s palm…
…At that moment, they exploded with a bang.
That’s literally it.
My body exploded.
The flesh was ripped open, and the ‘contents’ inside it protruded out, soaking those around them.
This was the blood bridge, that is, the method of blood mages.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s human or animal.
Actually, it’s hard to treat these guys who disappeared without a trace with the explosion as human beings.
But one thing is certain: to them, all life forms with blood in their bodies are consumables.
“Woo-wook…”
I endured the nausea that Jangsan tried to climb up one after another. The grotesque scene unfolded in an instant, and he had to regurgitate everything he ate for breakfast.
The other members of the group weren’t much different either.
Because we were in the middle of subduing the bandits, even the clouds surrounding Ungui Valley couldn’t stop the sight of a living person bursting like a balloon.
Lucia also screamed and ran wild as her blood splattered all over her body, but she didn’t vomit.
Unexpectedly, the stomach seems to be good.
I was lucky enough not to get bloodied. Crank and I were at least intact because Crank, who was next to me, raised the shield just in time.
Still, it is an undeniable fact that the majority of the personnel were covered in blood.
“Ugh… What is this…”
“What were they doing?”
“I don’t know. I want to wash quickly.”
Around the time when the complaints of those who had not been able to wash away such unpleasantness came pouring out.
A woman with bright platinum hair dyed in red came up to me.
“…If I was going to do this, I’d rather have killed him with my own hands. That would have made me feel less bad.”
Eisel grumbled, not even wiping the blood from her face.
“Still, I understand why he didn’t kill them. They must have been under the Blood Bridge. To be precise, they must have been the ones who were under the control of the governor.”
“I’m glad the misunderstanding has been resolved.”
“The important thing is…”
“Yes, the evidence is gone. It’s like meeting a ghost.”
“Haa… I think I’ll get out of here easily if I carry these meaningless blood clots…”
Eisel let out a sigh and brushed off something from her shoulder, whether it was an organ or something.
The evidence is gone.
The fact that there was no evidence to accuse Wei Zihan was the same as the reason for stopping the test as I had originally planned.
The claim that there were unknown intruders in Ungwi Valley will have no meaning at the point when the intruders explode and die.
Isn’t it all about getting compliments?
‘I can hardly step on his tail.’
As Wei Zihan has been working as a spy for the Blood Bridge for a long time, he seems to be very careful in his actions and is good at covert operations.
However, there was not much to be found.
The attempt to collect the blood that Wei Zihan was supposed to be aiming for was also prevented.
‘Right now there is blood everywhere, but these guys’ blood didn’t meet the conditions of the thousand peninsula.’
Besides, there are still opportunities left.
To them and to me.
Exploding a person’s body after casting a spell is a common occurrence when dealing with blood mages.
The spell can be activated remotely at any time, but in order to activate it, the spirit of the blood mage who cast the spell was unconditionally needed.
There would have been no reason to explode the bodies of those they gave orders for no reason.
So the bloodmage should have seen us subdue the bandits.
The moment their bodies exploded, the spirit of an unknown person touched the end of the feeling.
Since Ouija Han was not a blood mage, she was certain that he was a blood mage who assisted Ouija Han.
The reason we were able to witness him overpowering the bandits in this cloud obstructing our vision was because of the item Lucia was wearing, who had regained her composure and became clear again.
She was an item like the goggles worn by the head of the thieves, but according to Lucia, she could pierce the clouds of the Valley of Clouds and see into the distance, she said.
It was clear that the blood mage also had an item like that.
Well, anyway, like it or not, the fact that I had to continue the test didn’t change.
I opened my mouth while looking at the members who were scratching their heads and covering their noses in blood.
“…Let’s wash ourselves first.”
Everyone’s eyes were focused on me at my low-pitched voice.
“You can wash it? How…?”
“If you leave Ungwigok like this, it’s the same as giving up the exam yourself, Zeto…!”
Jin Yeo-ling muttered in disbelief, and Jang-san, whose test scores were important no matter what, exclaimed.
“It’s not like that. I heard the water pouring on the way there. There must be a valley there.”
***
On the other hand, the Ogye (烏鷄) group, which was the opponent of the White Dog (白犬) group to which Jeto belonged, was led by Namgung Sehwi and was in command.
“I know well about Ungwigok. hahahahaha! Trust me and follow me. I’ve done a few dances here.”
Namgung Sehwi smiled broadly and looked at Kaen and Yuri.
“”……””
“Ah, by the way, Bimu definitely won.”
The two of them didn’t answer much, so the embarrassed Namgung Se-hwi smiled as he spoke again.
Kaen and Yuri looked at each other and started whispering.
“Is that the ‘Namgoong’?”
“Yeo-ryeong said that flirting is annoying. She is exactly what she says.”
“But since you said your skills are good… Let’s go for it. I don’t think we can beat Jeto Cadet in a place like this anyway.”
“That’s not true.”
Yuri turned her head and looked in front of her.
It was obscured by a hazy cloud, so she couldn’t even see what was in front of her nose.
After looking at the clouds at Unguigok, Amon, who became anxious, spoke to Namgung Sehwi, who was ahead of him on the road.
“Do you have any plans…?”
“A plan? Capture the flag is just a game.”
“How are you going to find the enemy?”
“The other person will be wandering around Ungwigok without a plan, so we’ll meet someday. That’s why three long days were given to such a simple game. Well, it’s nice to be able to spend time with beautiful flowers thanks to that. “
“Namgoong hyung doesn’t know yet… The other party can find out where we are.”
“What does that mean?”
Namgung Sehwi stopped her and frowned at her.
Amon also bowed his head and approached him.
“There’s Jeto over there.”
“If it’s Zeto… Are you referring to that blind man? What is he talking about?”
“Think carefully if you have a head. Do you see what’s in front of you?”
“…”
Amon tapped his head, and Namgung Sehwi nodded his head.
“For everyone who enters this place, darkness is ahead. You don’t know what is there, and you don’t know where the enemy might be. That’s because the whole world has been dark since the beginning, so it’s more beneficial to someone who is more accustomed to darkness than anyone else.”
“Ha, that’s why he’s blind. I don’t know if our cadets are taking sides too much just because they’re from the same place.”
Amon’s lengthy explanation made one of the academy students grumble as if they were full of energy.
“I just want to beat him. Even if it’s just for fun.”
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Amon grabbed the grumbling guy by the collar and opened his eyes wide.
“That’s about it. Cadet Amon.”
Kaen, who was worse than him, stopped Amon, and Amon clicked her tongue and let go of her throat.
Soon after, Kaen spoke her words to Namgung Sehwi, who was not happy with Amon’s attitude.
“We don’t intend to stir up trouble either. We’re in the same group anyway. But as he said, we shouldn’t overlook Cadet Zeto.”
“I got it. His fighting spirit seems sincere… So I’ll try harder.”
Namgoong Se-hwi tried to smile as he bit his teeth.
He didn’t like that they looked up to Jetto blindly.
In the past, didn’t even his younger brother, who was better than himself, stop him?
‘I’ll have to press the bridge of my nose properly this time…’
That was unacceptable for the would-be emperor.
However, for those who experienced Zeto’s ability, it was just an obvious fact that Zeto should not be overlooked.
Keeping Namgung Sehwi in front of her teeth, Kaen managed to hold back her sigh and turned her head away.
***
After looking for the valley, we soon found a valley where clean water flowed without anyone stepping in for a long time.
So what am I doing now?
I was standing guard.
A blind man standing guard is a contradiction in terms.
From the back, I could hear the chatter and laughter of the women who were washing away the thick blood.
There was one reason why I stood guard for them.
It’s hard to say this, but the reason was that he was blind and bloodless.
It wasn’t self-inflicted, but I wasn’t particularly selfish.
As long as it is a fairly long joint training that takes place over three days, it was just necessary to maintain the morale of the members.
No, really.