54. Heading to the Academy (5)
“Production.”
A 3-meter-tall earthen wall blocked the gap between us and the fireballs shot by the Wyvern. Since I was riding a horse, it was difficult to aim accurately, so the mud wall I built barely blocked the fireball.
Bang!
The sound of breaking walls resonates vividly. Having broken more walls than ever before, I glared at the Wyvern and measured the timing to build the wall.
If you make a mistake, you die.
My survival instinct, which I have honed over the past 10 years, is telling me the right timing when to build a wall.
I can’t die in a place like this. Even if it’s frustrating, you have to run away.
It would be more comfortable to fight back, but that’s the worst move.
Our goal right now is to run away, not to fight.
Besides, isn’t the opponent a wyvern? Regardless of whether they are strong or not, they are not very compatible with us.
Since he was so good at flying and shooting fireballs from a distance, we had no means to counterattack.
So, what came out in the end was a battle of attrition to block as much as possible by making the fireball collide with this wall.
It was a very troublesome situation. It is difficult to build a wall where I want on top of a swaying horse, and the only material that can be used is a pile of poor-quality dirt. Buildings made of earth cannot stop Wyverns.
As the saying goes, even if you hit the body head-on, the fragile earthen wall will crumble like Styrofoam. If you do that, the speed will decrease, so I’m grateful from my point of view.
“aaa! I can’t hear you!”
“Ride calmly! Hold the center well so you don’t fall!”
If you fall from here, it really is the end. Falling from a galloping horse would be deadly, but those mad cultists and wyverns would soon cut off even the faintest traces of life.
“Production. Produce. Produce.”
One fireball per wall. There is no way to attack from my point of view since they are doing a mean air battle. I can’t attack with my skill because it floats so high, and even if I make a bow, I don’t know how to shoot it. Are there any useful items from the general store?
It was a variable that I hadn’t thought of through the rapid development of the situation.
“Make, make, make.”
I desperately moved my hands to dig into the bag while gasping for production. Tasteless beef jerky, drinking water, various tools… By the time I made about 10 more walls, I had a small pouch in my hand.
What’s in this…
…Will it work?
If you fail, you could rather burn to death.
Still, if the strategy I thought of was possible, I might be able to turn off the time.
I stopped using the skill and waited for the wyvern to shoot fireballs. And as soon as the wyvern’s neck was stained with bright light, he opened the pouch and threw it with all his might. Purple powder is scattered in the air. Perhaps because he was running at a very high speed, the powder was fortunately scattered widely.
But it’s not over yet. I ignored the pounding head once again and used the skill.
“Production.”
Larger than the previous one, an earthen wall rose from the floor and blocked the view for a moment. It’s big enough to make your head dizzy, but if you don’t make it, it’s obvious that we’ll get caught up in it too.
“Milia! Cover your ears!”
“Yes!”
I was about to start talking about Lenny and then stopped. What about Karina?
This can’t be helped. One has to sacrifice.
“Lenny! Can you survive the explosion!”
“What?!”
“Cover Karina’s ears!”
I chose to tell Karina to cover her ears instead of Lenny, whose body is stronger than steel. Leniya will endure this level of binge drinking, but Karina won’t. Fortunately, Lenny did just as I said and deftly turned her around and covered Karina’s ears.
And, even though she covered her ears, an explosion of sound rang through her eardrums.
“If I hadn’t covered her ears, her eardrums would have burst…”
I let out a sigh of relief as I looked at the wyverns staggering, perhaps because I heard an explosion nearby. They were like original monsters, so the only one who crashed was the closest wyvern. The rest of the Wyverns shook their heads in agony and struggled to come to their senses.
“John! Words don’t listen!”
“What?”
I immediately turned and took the reins. Pulling myself forward and examining the condition of the horse, I saw that it was panicking and running like mad. We have to run like this anyway, so let’s just adjust the direction. I kicked the horse in the belly, pulled the reins, and induced it to go forward only, looking at Lenny.
Like a knight who has ridden many horses, Lenny quickly calmed down his panicked horse and ran away. Looking at the side of his face, he saw the expression that his head was pounding. No matter how much Lenny was, it seemed that he could not be safe from the explosion of his eardrums.
“Status window.”
“Huh?”
Arrive at Calon Academy.
Distance: 30km
Reward: Attribute Point 1
Already ran 20km? How the hell have you been running?
After closing the status window, I turned my head and looked at the wyverns and cultists who were getting farther and farther away. It seemed that this had been enough. He could no longer feel the cries of the wyvern, the sound of flame bullets exploding upon hitting the ground, or the heat burning his back.
“…I lived and died.”
“John, I’m having a hard time~”
Millia leaned against me with her body stretched out. As her milia’s crown settled just below her chin, I laid her head on top of her milia’s head and tightened the reins.
“If you enter the city you see over there, it’s over. Be patient.”
The end is really starting to show.
The end I longed for.
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Arrive at Calon Academy.
Distance: 1km
Reward: Attribute Point 1
“Even the horses are exhausted.”
It was unavoidable because it was a forced march, but it was no different from walking. We had no choice but to get off our crippled horses and walk towards the academy. I wanted to run, but I could be in trouble if I wasted my stamina recklessly in the current situation.
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“It’s hard…”
“Cheer up a little more. Because the destination is right in front of you.”
Now, you’ve really arrived at Calon Academy.
Seeing the background of Survival Academy, Kalon Academy, which looks as big as a fingernail, gives me a new feeling. The academy that I was tired of walking around in the game. I rubbed my eyes, unable to believe that I could actually see it now.
10 Years.
It has been 10 years.
Years of wasting time in the wrong places. But that too was about to come to an end.
Arrive at Calon Academy.
Distance: 0.6Km
Reward: Attribute Point 1
It’s tantalizing like crazy because there’s not much distance left. It seems like we’re getting closer, but I keep feeling like the distance isn’t getting any closer. When I arrive, will I become a human belonging to the survival academy?
Will something change?
You’ll know once you get there.
I calmed down and moved my throbbing feet frantically.
0.5.
0.4.
0.3.
0.2.
0.1…
Right in front of you. In front of you.
Aren’t wyverns suddenly popping out?
An assassin pops out from the academy…
This is an absurd worry. But until now, have I ever been undefeated? As the door got closer, my nerves were on edge.
It’s not over until it’s over.
Words that came to my mind out of nowhere.
But these were the words I had to keep in mind the most.
“Stop! It is forbidden to go inside the academy right now…”
“Lady Karina is in danger! Get out of the way quickly!”
The soldiers’ complexions turned pale at Lenny’s shout, which was comparable to the explosion of dust. Noise enough to deafen your ears for a moment. I stared at the guards while covering Millia’s ears with the palm of my hand. Her ears hurt
“Suddenly screaming, what is this…”
“Noisy! Shut up and open it! Before it breaks through!”
Will the roar of a ferocious beast be like this? Lenny walked forward, emitting a force that seemed to frighten him just by looking at it. If the castle gates were closed, they would break through the entire gate. Lenny reached into his bosom and pulled out a sparkling plaque, which he threw at the guards.
A plaque pierces through a stone wall. The guard saw the mithril card proving her identity as a Saint of the Calon Church with a face that looked like she might faint, and then turned around and shouted.
“Mu, open the door! The saintess has arrived! The saintess has come!”
Only then did the door begin to open.
A door that opens tantalizingly slowly. I glanced to the side and saw that Lenny was about to break down the door now. Fortunately, Lenny didn’t start abruptly until the doors were all open.
The door is fully open. But I didn’t move hastily. Because an enemy might pop out of nowhere. You can’t let go of boundaries.
…Fortunately, what appeared from beyond the door were surprised-looking guards in nostalgic costumes.
Are there no more enemies?
I stared at the sight through the open door with my eyes blurred.
Well-groomed gray roads, just like in the game.
Brightly colored houses that are closely attached to each other. And a huge academy at the end of the road.
“…Finally.”
A gray window appears in front of my relieved eyes. Even without looking closely, I seemed to know what window it was.
[Mission Clear]
Reward: Attribute Point 1
We arrived at Calon Academy.