76 – The Trial of Nothingness – 7
“What? Let’s go into the woods all of a sudden?”
“That’s right.”
I was panicking because Veronica suddenly disappeared, but when I came back, I went into the forest where an orc appeared.
The original plan was to go in tomorrow, but…
“You can go tomorrow.”
“No, I have to go now.”
“Why?”
“You’ll know when you see it.”
Now it is 7:40, the time when the sun has completely set and darkness is settling down. Of course, I had [Dark Resistance], So it wasn’t a big problem, but in general, monsters active at night were more dangerous than monsters active during the day.
However, no matter how strong a monster active at night is, it was nothing compared to me, and there must be some reason why Veronica insisted that way….
“Can’t we just sleep?”
“No way.”
“…..”
Okay, so can you stop looking at me like that? If I refuse, it looks like a black mist will fly.
“As expected, the king who listens well seems to be the most handsome.”
“Do you think I am a child?”
“Isn’t it?”
“Hmm… By your standards, children are right…”
Kwajik-!
“Chehehe…!”
“I’m sorry. I can’t hear you properly because my hearing is bad. Can you repeat it?”
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Inaudible long horns, considering Veronica’s physical abilities, she could have even heard me rubbing my tongue against the roof of her mouth. That she couldn’t hear her because her ears were bad? It would be more credible to say that the earth is flat.
“Heo-euk…Heo-euk…Okay, let’s clear up that fog…?”
“As a loyal servant, I will carry out the king’s orders.”
“……”
In fact, wouldn’t the will of a servant have a different meaning in another world?
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“So…I’m here, but what am I supposed to do here?”
-Wait a minute.
First of all, I came to the forest under the rocky mountain according to Veronica’s words (orders), but… I have no idea what to do here.
I was told to turn on the [Dark Curtain], So I turned it on, but are you trying to hunt monsters here?
-That’s it.
“…?”
At that moment, I felt a tremendous energy of mana nearby. This was the minimum level of chaotic fragments of mana.
Of course, it wasn’t an ominous mana like the mana of chaos.
Seeing that I couldn’t feel any foreign matter, it was obviously pure mana.
“What is this energy… Did you really ask me to come out to hunt monsters?”
-Do you think I’ll be king for that reason?
“Yes.”
-That’s true, but not this time.
No, don’t you usually answer ‘no’ at times like this? Why did you agree and fall asleep?
“First of all… Can we prepare for battle?”
-No, just watch.
“Sibeol…”
What the hell do you want? Didn’t I call you to deal with that guy who emanates a lot of mana from afar?
-You’re coming.
“…What is…”
At that time, I found the owner of intense mana coming towards me.
A short height of around 160, gray hair that stands out even in the dark, and a very beautiful look.
I’ve only ever seen one person with such an outward appearance.
That’s Illyana.
“…What is it? Why are you here at this hour?”
-I heard that the person who went missing today due to the orc attack is that child’s brother. That’s probably why he came into the forest.
“..Dread…?”
Come to think of it, a few hours ago I saw Dredd and Buren go out for a request at the Adventurer’s Guild.
But, could it be that the place of the request was this forest?
“…Then you came into the woods to find Dredd…? That’s kind of odd for something like that.”
Even if you say you entered the forest to find Dread, Illyana’s current state is very strange.
Not only did his eyes not focus, but he was also releasing an abnormally large amount of mana from his body.
Being able to withstand that much mana with a level 21 body would have been a nonsense story in itself, but Illyana was doing that nonsense herself… Of course, it doesn’t seem normal. I did.
-I guess that’s why that kid was called a monster. With that amount of mana, he could have easily wiped out at least one criminal organization.
“…Hmm.. It’s definitely something to be afraid of when a girl who hasn’t even changed her 2nd job exudes enough mana to slap a level 80 monster on the cheek.”
It is said that a normal human under level 20 feels fear and anxiety just by feeling the mana of a level 60 monster.
Of course, I’ve never felt anything like that thanks to the [Cool Mind], But I don’t think everyone has the same ability as the [Cool Mind].
“[Emotion]”
[LV 21 Illyana]
HP: 1246/1246
Mana: 54115/54115
Status: Mana Burst
“..?”
I tried using [Emotion] Just in case, but the amount of mana displayed in the system window was strange.
Obviously, when I used [Emotion] On Illyana about an hour ago, the amount of mana wasn’t that high. She should have had 10,000 mana tubes at least…
-It’s a momentary but maximum mana increase due to mana runaway. It’s probably one of the unique abilities that has that kind of effect.
“..What kind of cheating ability do you have that makes your mana barrels 5 times bigger?”
– Doesn’t the king also have a ridiculous ability to increase mana by 10 times without any side effects?
“Oh, is that so?”
Come to think of it, I was in a state where my mana barrels had risen 10 times due to the [Those who rule the void] Effect.
Originally, a dog covered in poop would say something like a dog covered in poop, and that was exactly what I was like.
“Grrr… Krrr…”
Illyana was looking around the forest growling like an animal.
She seems to be looking for Dread instinctively… But if she exudes mana like that, even her real brother will run away.
“…I think the reason you asked me to come here is because of Illyana… What the hell are you trying to do? Beat me to death and bring me back to my senses?”
-Do you think I would have such a barbaric thought?
“Usually hitting well…”
-If the king thinks so, he actually does.
“Sorry.”
The word “Be careful with your words whether sleeping or waking up” Didn’t come about for nothing.
-That’s enough… Actually, that Iliana is more important than the King thought.
“…Illyana? Doesn’t seem like there’s anything special about it other than having some unusual abilities.”
-It must look like that in the eyes of the king.
Does Veronica know something about Illyana? There was always something when I said something meaningful like that…
“Grrr… Krr..!”
-Grrr..!!!
While I was tilting my head at Veronica’s meaningful words, I heard the cry of a monster not far away.
Illiana is openly exuding ferocious mana, but there is a monster that doesn’t hide her presence… What kind of fool is she?
If you go near Illyana right now, most monsters will die instantly due to the splash of mana, but don’t you know that?
“Grrr!! Human..! Woman..!”
“… Huh?”
At first, I thought it was just a low-intelligence monster… The one who appeared from the direction of the cry was completely beyond my expectations.
First of all, the appearance itself was not much different from a normal human male, but he had dark brown skin as if he had been sunburned all year round, and he was about 3m tall, much taller than an adult male, and his entire body was densely packed with muscles.
Above all, the most important thing… Was that he was bald. In addition, the chin was said to be very large, so the mandulman’s head without a single hair could be seen better.
-That’s Oakne.
“…Is that an orc?”
-So, is that an oak or something?
It’s not that different from the orc I was thinking of…But he has dark brown skin and looks just like a human…Of course he has a big chin and bald head…But I felt a bit disappointed.
If at least the molars were sticking out, I would have been satisfied to some extent, but it wasn’t like that…
“Grrr…! Kill…! Humans…Kill!!”
“…But why does that even seem insane?”
-…Look at the scar on that chest.
“..Hurt?”
As for the wounds on the chest…Are you referring to those black scars? I just ignored it because I thought it was a wound from a fight.
Could it be that Orcs were a race that used the mana of chaos?
-..How could that be? That must be a wound from a battle with a being of chaos. However, the mana of chaos penetrated too deeply into the body, and it must have gained the power of chaos.
“Actually, I thought so too.”
-Did I forget that I can check the king’s head?
“…..”
Cabi.
-If you know, prepare quickly. If you don’t want to see that child brutally murdered.
“Okay, okay.”
As for the simple power itself, Illyana must be twice as powerful as Orc. Just looking at the amount of mana she exuded, Illyana was already level 80.
However, the Orc’s overall stats and abilities were currently enhanced with Chaotic Mana, and the only thing Illyana could offer was the amount of mana, and her physical strength and other stats were overwhelmingly lacking compared to the Orc.
Also, it was obvious that an orc who had been through the battlefield many times would have a better combat sense than Illyana, who had lost his mind.
“Grrr!!! Humans!! Kill!!”
“Grrr..!”
Just in time, the orc raised a huge greatsword with a muscular arm bigger than my torso and attempted to slash at Illyana.
Illyana tried to push the orc away by emitting mana as instinctively as possible, but that alone was not enough to defeat the orc.
“Gaaa!!”
In the end, the orc’s greatsword was struck down at Illyana, and the moment the greatsword was about to touch Illyana’s head, who had lost her reason…!
“[Psychokinesis].”
“Grrr?!”
My [Psychokinesis] Forcibly stopped the movement of the orc.
No matter how strong the orc received the power of chaos, its ability was not strengthened enough to resist my [Psychokinesis].
Also, [Psychokinesis] Had one great advantage, and that was that the [Dark Curtain] Could not be released even if the opponent’s movement was restricted with [Psychokinesis].
Thanks to that, even after using [Psychokinesis], The orc couldn’t understand why he suddenly stopped.
“Grrr..!”
“Gureuk!! Human woman!!! What did you do!!”
The orc must have thought that the reason she stopped moving was because of Illyana’s magic.
“Koho Oh !! Leave it !!!!
“Grrr…!”
Illyana approached the orc who was forced to stop being restrained by [Psychokinesis] And spewed out her ferocious mana. It was because she had no particular magic she had learned, and she had no means of attack, so the only attack she could do now was to emit pure mana.
Of course, Illyana’s mana attacks didn’t work on the orcs at all, and rather resulted in the orc’s disposition being scrapped.
“Goooh!! Let go immediately!!!”
“Grrr…! Oh..Brother…Uh…Where…Uh…!!”
“Gaaah!!”
Oh sh*t, just looking at the situation itself, it seemed like two dirty-tempered elementary school students were arguing.
One of them can’t move, and no matter how much he attacks, the damage is 0…Thanks to that, we’re angry with each other, but we can’t solve it. If this isn’t an elementary school fight, what do you mean?
Well, whatever it is, elementary school fights or whatever, that wasn’t important right now.
“If Illyana uses [Purity], She seems to come back in moderation… What about the orcs?”
-There is one thing to check first.
“..Do you want to check it?”
-Wait a minute.
At that moment, a black mist popped out of my shadow and tore off the head of the orc that was stationary due to [Psychokinesis].
No, it wasn’t some kind of beer bottle cap, it was really amazing how it was so easy to open.
“What if I kill you saying I have something to check?”
“It doesn’t matter if you’re not alive.”
Unwittingly coming out of the shadows, Veronica approached Illyana, who was making her beastly howl, and placed her finger on her forehead.
Then her Illyana’s eyes slowly closed and she immediately fell to the ground and fell asleep.
“Leave this child alone…Now we must investigate this orc. We must find out where he got this chaotic power.”
“I must have been attacked by a fragment of chaos.”
“No, you can’t have the power of chaos like this by being hit by a fragment of chaos. The culprit who did this must be a high-ranking chaos being.”
A high-ranking being of chaos…Are you talking about something like a soul?
Although it was strong, it was not deeply engraved in her mind because it was a monster that was cut by Veronica for one second.
“Confusion is not very strong among the beings of chaos. Rather, it is very weak for a high-ranking person.”
“Then how strong are you?”
“At least stronger than Alokhen.”
Damn it, that might be a little risky?
“…This is…”
Veronica, who was rummaging through the corpse of the orc whose head had evaporated, momentarily hardened her expression and muttered quietly.
“…No way…That guy.”
“..That guy?”
Veronica took her eyes off the orc corpse and turned her attention to the rocky mountains in the distance.
“…It seems that something bothering me has happened, my king.”
“…Troublesome?”
I don’t know what it is, but something is extremely ominous…?
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