120. Time to Explore
“If you think about it, I told you to look at my face and say that I would talk to you, but I could just blow it away from afar!”
Alfred quickly ran through the ruins of Hermod while holding Arcel’s hand.
Going through the harsh wind, jumping over roots and running over the remains of buildings.
In the meantime, the pursuer is fiercely following.
“You can let go! Because I can run too!”
“It’s not something that can be solved simply by running fast?! Look at that! “Someone would say it’s not a copy, but it’s so similar to the original!”
“What does that mean all of a sudden?!”
“Just shut up! “If you do something wrong, I’ll bite your tongue!”
With Arcel in my arms, I kicked off the wall and jumped high into the sky.
As soon as Alfred left the earth, a wave of light swept over everything on the earth.
It is just a storm of pure magic, and if you get caught up in something like that, it will disappear without a trace.
“Don’t you remember? “When I kidnapped the princess, you even tried to blow me away and the princess together like that!”
“My, when did I say that…!”
I try hard to deceive myself and deny my memories.
I guess she lost her senses for a moment when she found out that the object of Arcel’s escort for 24 hours without sleep was actually Alfred in disguise.
At that time, even though she was a princess, she acted with the determination to catch Alfred and kill him.
“Besides, even if they said that! “I have never swung a sword so violently before!”
“Can you really put your hand on your heart and swear?!”
“Well, that is…”
“Look! “You just stuttered!”
Looking down at the ground, I was astonished by the power of the storm.
The storm of swords that flew in just moments ago was of such a magnitude that it was hard to believe that it had ever been used inside Hermod’s city.
“Well, I didn’t do it that way though! No, I couldn’t…! “No matter how many people there are in the city, it will still be their home.”
Flash!
At that moment, a flash of light flashed from behind.
“Here we come again! Hold on tight!”
Alfred descended to the ground as the light flashed, narrowly avoiding another attack.
The aftermath of the Holy Sword soon turned into a powerful typhoon.
Nearby mountains and forests were swept away by a sudden typhoon.
“…No, it doesn’t seem to care about its surroundings anymore.”
In fact, the reason why no one was able to catch Alfred when he kidnapped the princesses was partly because he was quick, but the fact that most of the places where they were kidnapped were important places such as royal castles or cities also played a role.
“Do you know that now?”
This is why it was not possible to completely release the magic power of the holy sword or use large-scale magic to capture Alfred in a place where other people could be involved.
In some cases, a few sacrifices are unavoidable, but sacrifice is the minimum that must be done.
“Anyway, how long are you going to run away! If what you said a moment ago is true, you won’t even need to breathe for the attack just now! And you can’t avoid it forever!”
Arsel takes out the holy sword and prepares to face the pursuer.
It was a wave of light that swept away everything on earth, but unfortunately, it wouldn’t even be described as exhaustion to the pursuer.
According to Alfred’s words, if the pursuer continues such attacks, the world will be destroyed sooner than before he uses up all of his magical power.
Even the power is increasing little by little.
“Stop it, why do you want to fight blindly when you don’t even know your opponent well? “My immediate power output may be similar to yours, but in a long-term fight, I will definitely be pushed back.”
“That’s true, but…”
Arsel also knew that confronting him head on was pointless.
“And if you’re just a strong idiot, there’s no need to run away, but that’s a bit weird even for me to see, isn’t it? “I said I controlled my strength, but when I used it, it was a magic that would hit my mother in the back, but even after getting hit, I was still fine.”
When Morian first came out, I didn’t notice anything strange.
“It would be better if the magic didn’t work. It was just so stupidly strong that it didn’t take any impact. “Do you think that’s normal?”
“That’s definitely true, I feel like it brings back bad memories…”
However, when he received Alfred’s magic, an incredibly large amount of magic power was created in Morian’s body, and he appeared to be completely unscathed.
It seemed like it was specially protected with magic, and it didn’t seem to be magic that could provide protection, so I was really puzzled.
“But you’re right, you can’t keep avoiding attacks and that’s too boring. Then…!”
At that time, Alfred began to memorize the language he had never heard.
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“This?”
A bright light briefly obscured Arcel’s vision, and when he opened his eyes again, his surroundings had changed.
“It was originally an escape magic I made in case you came to kill me, but it comes in handy here.”
For a moment, I blink, wondering if I saw something wrong.
This is because there were dozens of Alfreds around, not just one.
Even the Alfreds were all holding Arcel one by one.
But what was even more strange was that the more Arcel blinked, the more the number began to increase in squares.
In that way, dozens, hundreds, and even thousands of Alfreds were created.
“This is an illusion created by magic, but it all has the mass and presence of reality. “Maybe you’ll have to go through some trouble to find the real thing?”
“Why on earth is it because of me?”
“…Are you asking because you honestly don’t know that? This may be your first time experiencing being chased like this, but right now I’m seriously experiencing déjà vu. To my horror, some of the princesses would have even begged me to save them. “Actually, I don’t kill people.”
Thousands of Alfreds began to scatter in all directions, carrying thousands of Arcels.
Morian was momentarily confused and chose to chase after and destroy them all one by one.
Although it takes time, it is a sure and accurate method.
Ignorant but simple would be the best choice.
“Let’s take a breather for a moment. This magic is all good, but I have a headache because I have to move each and every illusion myself.”
“But thanks to that, I don’t think they can come after us right now. “If you want to get out of this place, now is your chance.”
“I guess it has to be that way. “With that momentum, we’ll be able to buy at least a few hours.”
Alfred stretched lightly and hid on the ground to avoid the eyes of his pursuers.
After that, the ground continued to shake for a while as if an earthquake had occurred.
The pursuer was chasing each illusion and destroying it without a trace.
†††
The place where Alfred hid was surprisingly inside the Kingdom of Hermod.
While some of the illusions were sent outside of Hermod’s kingdom, the main body actually hid in Hermod’s basement to catch its breath for a while.
An underpass used as an evacuation passage during war.
This place seemed like it had not been visited by people for a long time, perhaps because it had not been maintained for a long time.
“There is a saying that it is dark under a lamp. Anyway, that guy doesn’t seem to be tired at all. Regardless of magical power, if he keeps swinging the sword like that, won’t his arm get cramps?”
“Hermod’s knights train to swing their swords 100 times, 10 times each. Probably, I also increased the intensity of the training of ordinary knights by at least 10 times. “It will take a long time for your arm to start cramping.”
Arcel shakes his head and tells him not to get his hopes up.
“Oh no, that’s not some kind of hand-to-hand combat tank… There is no such thing as strategy. “They just attack and destroy what appears to be invincible defense and the strongest attack power.”
Alfred sighs and says he is fed up.
“Is it really that bad?”
“Yes, I am trying to control the illusion clones from above and attack them, but my magic is not working at all. “Is the power to easily blow away a mountain just enough to falter slightly?”
“No, those illusions can attack?”
“The magic power that can be used is limited, but it is possible. But the more I look at it, the more I vomit. Even Grandma Clen will have to give in to that guy.”
Previously, in the case of Clan, who had high defense, Alfred had a very difficult time.
The power of the magic he used was not enough, so he ended up summoning the Witch of Cinder.
“…That’s right! And then you kind of… It’s awkward, but didn’t you say that you can summon your mother as an undead? “Can’t we deal with it the same way as before?”
The flame of ash that burns even the soul.
If that were the case, no matter how invincible your defense might be, you would never be able to withstand it.
Arsel said right away as if it was a good idea.
“It’s possible, but when I gave the estimate, the stage couldn’t hold up before the winner was decided. You said it before, right? Mother’s magic is too dangerous and should not be used carelessly. Of course, I don’t care what happens.”
“No, it’s done…”
“Don’t worry, maybe in a few hundred thousand years something similar to humanity will appear again and we’ll start over from the Stone Age.”
“Where on earth are you telling me not to worry?!”
The witch’s magic and the holy sword’s storm combine.
It was not a good idea to fight a powerful weapon with the same weapon.
If each party fires weapons with enormous destructive power, the full price will ultimately be passed on to the world.
More than simply the destruction of a country, it will become a land where life can no longer live on earth.
“Tsk, is there no right way? It is certainly frighteningly destructive. It doesn’t care about the damage around it. “I am only focused on annihilating the enemy.”
“Now that I think about it, it seems like my maximum output is surprisingly the same as yours. However, as you said, you care about the destruction around you, whereas I don’t.”
“If you say so, doesn’t he have tremendous magical power? “But the output is the same as mine?”
“In short, the tank that stores the water is very large, but the faucet from which the water comes out is relatively small.”
“Save water…”
Arsel closed his eyes as if lost in thought for a moment.
“But Alfred, do you really think that child has that much magical power?”
Of course, that is true according to the explanation.
However, there is a limit to the magical power that a living being can accommodate, and once the body itself recovers magical energy beyond a certain level, it no longer accumulates magical energy in the body.
In the process of naturally expelling waste products such as breathing and sweat, unnecessary magical power is lost.
“Should I say exactly that it can be used? “Probably, you store magical energy somewhere and use it by drawing on it.”
“I guess that’s it. “Others also saw my magical power and wondered how I was alive.”
“You have the magic power of dozens of skilled ears, and your recovery speed is also extremely fast.”
“It’s so damn fast…”
Arcel frowned slightly.
“It’s true, but what?”
An ordinary elf possesses 10 to 100 times more magical power within the body than an average human.
Honestly, Arcel in front of me never fell into the category of normal.
Thanks to this, the problem was that Arcel’s magical power was drawn and stored for as long as 5 years.
“Anyway, take a little rest now, because there’s nothing you can do right now anyway.”
“How can I rest? You may have bought time for now, but eventually it will find me and come after me. Even five years ago, it was the Kingdom of Hermod that went beyond the influence of the curse and pursued me to the end.”
“You don’t have to worry. “I’m the one who wins this race against time anyway.”
“You win the race against time?”
“The queen tried her best to act smart, but she gave away too much information.”
Arsel did not understand why Alfred was so confident.
Even though just a little while ago, we thought an all-out war was impossible and retreated.
“Let me explain in more detail what I said a little while ago. First of all, if the magic that was collected from you over the course of 5 years through that curse was a large water tank. “That unpleasant counterfeit is a faucet.”
Alfred uses the magic he stole from Arcel to create a water tank.
He continued his explanation by comparing the faucet to the Morrigan.
“Actually, simply having a lot of magical power is not a big problem. The biggest problem is that he is incredibly strong. “Honestly, that thing has no weaknesses.”
It is questionable why Morrigan was so seriously injured in the land of the elves.
But I don’t have time to worry about that right now.
You may be able to use it as a reference depending on the situation, but the difference between the then and current Morian is so great that it makes you question whether they are really the same person.
“But, thanks to that magical power, I developed a weakness that wasn’t there before. “There is a way to attack invincible defense.”
“What method is that?”
“Watch this carefully.”
Alfred took a small beer keg out of his pocket and made a hole with a hammer.
In addition, I put a faucet in there, wondering where it came from.
Unfortunately, when I turned on the faucet, no beer came out, but plain water.
“How do you feel?”
Alfred suddenly asks if he understands.
“Even if you ask me how it is…”
Arsel shook his head and responded that he still did not understand Alfred’s words.
“Right now, there is no problem when I turn on the water from the faucet, the water just leaks out normally. This can happen because the water pressure in the faucet is limited.”
“What is the point?”
“But if you arbitrarily adjust the water pressure of this faucet…”
Alfred once encouraged Arcel to try turning on the water himself.
Boom!!!
“…Alfred.”
This time, the faucet spewed out water with tremendous force and eventually exploded.
Arcel was drenched and glared at Alfred.
“What do you think? You understand now, right?”
As if they were playing some kind of magic trick, the faucet was unable to withstand the water pressure and was destroyed.
“I think I know what you mean. What you’re saying is, perhaps, manipulating the magic tank to explode the faucet. In other words, doesn’t this mean that you will overload it?”
“That’s right, no matter how strong your body is, there is a limit to the magic power you can store in your body, right? If you use it, you can take down a fortress with invincible defense. “Thanks to the incredible magical power, weaknesses that did not exist have also emerged.”
It is definitely a method with potential.
Because the overload of magical power took the lives of many wizards.
Even if it were to be overloaded with not just one person’s magic power, but Arcel’s magic power, that’s 5 years’ worth of magic power, there was no way he could withstand it no matter how invincible his defense was.
Rather, we have to worry about its power being too strong.
“But there is no way the queen has hidden her magic power in an easy-to-find place. Even if she searches for it right away, it will take quite some time.”
And finding the place where magical power is stored is also a task.
Even so, the capital of Hermod Kingdom is a combination of several cities, so it takes time to find it one by one.
“It’s probably in or near the Kingdom of Hermod, because although it’s faint, a magical energy similar to yours can be felt inside this kingdom. “It’s so faint that I can’t tell where it is.”
“…It would be good if we could find the clones you created before they are all disposed of.”
“Actually, the search work is almost finished. “There is only one place left.”
“Really? “Since when did you start looking for it?”
“I didn’t try to find it from the beginning, but it was before we entered the Kingdom of Hermod.”
“How…”
Arsel asked Alfred, who seemed as if he had foreseen all of this, what method he used.
“This is not what I originally used, but something new.”
Alfred smiled and pointed to his body.
In short, there was a reason why Alfred worked only with his head for a long time.