96 – The Trial of Nothingness – 27
About two days have passed since the bloody battle with the disgusting undead (Berajie) was over.
Illyana was still unconscious and couldn’t wake up, and Cluadi took care of Illyana with Clara.
In my case…Well…Just playing around. I had nothing to do.
Still, today is a commemorative day in its own way. Why?
“Here is the item you entrusted to Alberto Blacksmith.”
“Thank you.”
At last, the armor I had commissioned to make has arrived at the Alberto Blacksmith’s. Thanks to this, the troublesome incident of having to come down to Boreas again occurred, but it was unavoidable.
-It’s finally here.
“Sure. It takes a long time.”
Now…Then shall we do an unboxing? Honestly, as a person who enjoys the strange pleasure that you feel when you open a package, it was a very exciting situation.
Crush…Crush…
“Ohh..It’s a very luxurious packaging, isn’t it?”
-Isn’t it the most famous forge in the empire? This much is not natural.
“That’s right. Now then… open it.”
I carefully opened the luxurious package. Then inside…
“…What? I think I came to the wrong place.”
-No. If you look closely, there is something
Obviously what I asked for was armor. Of course, I wanted a lightweight style rather than full plate armor…
“This is just… A black robe…!”
Yes. What came from Alberto’s forge was not armor, but just a robe, one of the common types of clothing.
I wished for armor that I could move lightly, but I didn’t want clothes like this.
-Look carefully. There’s something patched inside the robe.
“…What red color do you see?”
But when I looked closely, there was something like red scales attached to the inside of the robe. Just looking at the shape, it looks like some kind of lizard scale…?
-This is…The scales of the red dragon.
“…Dragon?”
-That’s right. It is a treasure that dragons who come out to enjoy games in Dragon Land sometimes leave behind. It must have been very expensive because of its high rarity…. The money must have been quite broken.
“Well, it’s not my money.”
By the way… No matter how expensive the material is, can the attack be blocked with a piece of cloth like this? The dragon scales are also quite thin, so I think it will pierce them easily.
-Red dragon scales are enough. Isn’t it the king who wanted something lighter than anything else? Rather, I would like to commend the blacksmith Alberto Blacksmith for coming up with such an ingenious idea.
“Are these scales really blocking an attack?”
-The dragon’s scales. It has excellent defense and magic resistance. Besides, since it’s the scales of a red dragon, it won’t even burn in Suzaku’s flame.
Oh that’s nice? The reason why I have not been able to use Suzaku’s flame so far is because I have not been able to directly contact the flame with my body.
I used to have to be careful with the operation because even the slightest touch would burn my entire clothes, but now I don’t have to. Because? I now have a robe made from these red dragon scales.
“Then let’s try it on.”
Surely…
Hmm, the fit is fine. The red dragon’s scales were on the inside of the clothes, so it was a bit of a nuisance, but it was tolerable.
So how about the exterior… Veronica?
-Not bad. Just a plain robed king.
“Then the style is ok..”
The last thing to check is the durability…Let’s test it out.
Rest….
“…It doesn’t burn.”
-Didn’t I tell you? That I wouldn’t ride
“But I did just in case.”
This completes the confirmation of fit, appearance, and durability. The problem is how much this suit blocks attacks.
“Then we should go to the top of the rocky mountain soon. I’m going to wonder why they told me to wear armor and go.”
-I’m sure you’ll admire my wisdom later.
But what the heck is there at the top to say that? Is it related to the god of the orcs or something?
-How about going back?
“Okay.”
Since everything in Boreas is over, let’s go back to Rocky Mountain. He has to be ready to climb, too.
***
“Are you going to climb a rocky mountain?”
“Uh.”
“Then maybe…”
“Don’t worry, I’ll bring you magical herbs.”
“Thank you.”
“It’s okay, take care of Illyana.”
When I arrived at Orc Village, I first looked for Claudia. I stopped by briefly to do a favor she asked me the other day, and to say hello to her.
“Be careful, the temperature will drop exponentially the higher you go.”
“So I picked out a new outfit.”
“…? If I wore only a robe like that, I would surely freeze to death?”
“It’s okay. These are high-end clothes, so I don’t mind the cold.”
Veronica said that dragon’s scales are a super-special porcelain material that even regulates temperature, so it doesn’t matter down to minus 50 degrees Celsius.
“Then the thing to be careful about is… It must be ‘God’. I’ve never seen it myself, so I’m not sure, but be careful because that Gurush is trembling and scared.”
“Okay, okay.”
What kind of existence is the ‘god’ of the orcs?
Does it really literally mean a complete transcendent beyond mortals? Or is it just that he is called a god because he has terrible power?
I don’t know right now, but I’ll find out soon. The author called ‘God’.
“Then let’s go up slowly.”
After breaking up with Claudia, I found my way to the top.
I heard from Gurush that there is only one road to the top of the rocky mountain from here. They say you can go from the back of the Orc Village…
-It looks like there is a road over there.
“…Is it the right way?”
-If you call it a road, it must be a road.
There is a road behind the village that leads up. But should I really call this the length…?
“One…70 Degrees?”
-I think it’s at least 75 degrees.
“Damn it, is that the road?”
It usually contains the meaning of a road going uphill. That means that the slope itself can only be truly uphill when people are allowed to climb it…
If the slope is more than 75 degrees, isn’t it normal for people to climb it? But what the hell is this uphill road that I see before my eyes? If Veronica hadn’t told me, I would have mistaken it for a cliff.
-All other places are cliffs, so this uphill seems to be the easiest way to climb.
“….[Psychokinesis].”
Since the mana consumed while fighting Beragee hasn’t fully recovered yet, I was going to just walk away…But this isn’t the case. It would be 1000 times better to just go up to [Psychokinesis] Than to walk down that road.
Still, I’m glad there’s [Psychokinesis]…
“Kuhheh?!”
-I forgot to say it by mistake, but from here the winds and mana storms are so strong you won’t be able to fly away.
“Keuugh… You speak so quickly…”
In an instant, a mana storm of great force hit me and I fell ridiculously to the ground.
It was a bit absurd that such a mana storm would naturally occur, but I got up and lightly brushed the dirt off my clothes.
“…That means you have to walk after all. Then.”
-I will be by your side and cheer you up.
“Wow.
-I heard that if you climb a mountain with half of your physical strength reduced, your skill proficiency goes up that well…
“Sorry.”
Let’s shut up. There could be a misfortune that upsets Queen Veronica’s planting and climbs the mountain in a state of open skin.
“Whoa…Let’s go then.”
So I walked for about an hour along that dirty, sloping road.
Thanks to the high stats, it wasn’t too difficult…. As I kept walking down the road close to the cliff, it felt like my ability to perceive space was paralyzed.
Should I say that it feels a bit like playing a VR game in real life… I don’t know how to explain this.
‘By the way…’
The closer you get to the top, the stronger the mana storm. Looking at the blizzard, the temperature seems to be very low… Fortunately, there is a robe made of red dragon scales, so it is not unbearable.
-Red dragon scales are not expensive materials for nothing. You can see it’s worth it.
‘Yeah… Ah, it’s hard to walk… Because of the snow.’
Every time you walk, the snow comes down to your knees. That’s enough for Earth’s Canada and Alaska
You can barely rub it.
Still, it wasn’t that difficult or anything like that. Rather, it is surprising that there has been no problem so far, usually something big explodes at this timing…
Guuu…
‘…I think I just heard something strange…?’
-I heard that too.
This feeling of something chilling down my spine. Usually, bad things happen when I feel like this.
-Usually, when a sound like that comes from a snowy mountain like this…
‘What if?’
-…I wonder if it’s not an avalanche.
Kurururururu-!!!
f*ck, I speak really fast. Really.
While I was putting all kinds of lust into my heart, an avalanche poured down the road at breakneck speed.
‘I’ve been having really bad luck lately….. After all, this is f*cking sh*t…!’
First of all, we need to stop the avalanche. I’m not sure if it can be stopped because it’s so large, but shouldn’t I try it first?
‘[Psychokinesis]!’
Kurrr…..
I slowed down the avalanche with [Psychokinesis], But… As a result, I couldn’t stop it completely. I probably won’t be able to completely stop it even if I consume all of my current mana.
-Reduce damage as much as possible with flames.
‘Are you very calm right now because of other people’s work? Huh?’
-Then it’s someone else’s job, is it mine?
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It’s true, so I can’t refute it, but… No, damn, it’s not important right now.
Regaining my senses quickly, I wrapped the flames of Suzaku all over my body and prepared for the shock that would come soon. If we can somehow change the flow of the avalanche using [Psychokinesis], We can minimize the damage.
‘Coming…!’
The avalanche came right in front of my eyes, and the moment the pure white snow was about to hit me…
The light came down.
Shhhhh-!!
“?!”
A ray of light that suddenly appeared split the avalanche that was descending at high speed at once, and the split avalanche made a loud roar as it passed on both sides of me.
“…Crazy..?”
-This is…
The ray of light that appeared like a hero was not a natural phenomenon.
Someone intentionally created magic… No, it was ‘sword skill’.
“What? It’s not Gourush.”
An easy-going male voice from above. When I only heard his voice, I felt strongly like the uncle next door, but I could tell.
That the author of that voice created this beam of light.
‘[Emotion].’
[LV 100 (+100) Mars]
Stamina: ?/?
Mana: ?/?
Status: None
Uh…..
What the f*ck? Are my eyes wrong? Since the additional level is 100… That’s level 200, right?
“Who are you, kid?”