167. Untier (4)
As I passed the back gate, I felt that I was late.
The interval at which the ground shook gradually decreased, but even if it was fast, it was too fast.
In the next few tens of seconds, his demonic hand was poised to attack the Imperial University.
“Barrier…?”
But the wide-area barrier held him primarily
Kwaaang······!
A bunch of magic fired secondarily stopped him.
As a result, the time earned was about 30 seconds.
It was more than enough time for me to arrive.
“Buying time. Thank you for your hard work.”
“·······!”
I put my hand on his shoulder and Ludwig looked up at me with a look of surprise.
A glimpse of joy and anticipation could be seen through his expressionless expression.
But the problem is…
‘What should I do now?’
First of all, they rushed in, but there was no countermeasure.
Of course, at first, I planned to use ‘Selection and Concentration’ on my magic to direct all my magic to him.
However, I changed my mind when I saw that the professor did not budge even after being baptized with magic.
It wouldn’t make much of a difference if I shot it.
Besides, unlike the professors, my magic isn’t sophisticated, so I can’t even focus it on one point, so my firepower will be low.
I had to find another way.
Another way to strike that gigantic, creepy-looking behemoth.
Fortunately, there was one thing that came to mind in a split second.
‘Buffet by any chance?’
I wondered if that sword of light could pierce Untier’s skin.
A sword that penetrated even thick trees without any resistance.
It even shattered an iron sword if it was swung fast enough.
But there was still a problem.
I had to get close to him in order to insert the barfe.
I also wondered if even if I plugged it in, it would go deep enough to cause a fatal wound.
‘Increase the size······?’
At that time, an amazing idea occurred to me.
I had to use magic to stop the ax that was aiming for my head when I was wildly wielding a barfe in the great forest.
At that time, my mana ran out, so my barfe faded for a while.
However, the moment his mana was recharged through ‘Selection and Concentration’, Bape came out with a brighter and bigger light.
So, in theory, it could be scaled according to the amount of mana pumped into the circuit.
Now it was time to prove the theory.
Failure was unacceptable.
Even if you take one step back from here, it will be mass casualties.
‘Selection and concentration. Uses 1 second for magic power. Uses 3 seconds for mana stress.’
In an instant, the magical power level exceeded 100,000 and soared rapidly.
It was also because all the magical energy emitted by Untier was converted into magical energy.
“Go back, Schluss Heinkel! This is something you can handle…”
Weiying·······!
The internal circuit started to turn, and the sound of the engine resonated unreasonably.
Until now, the most mana was flowing into the circuit all at once.
The circuit started to spin violently, my heart beating faster and my body starting to heat up.
The internal circuit was overloaded.
If you overdo it here, your blood vessels will burn out.
The internal circuits started to run rapidly, and the magical energy accumulated in the body began to increase like crazy.
My head was spinning and my nose was spurting out blood.
It was now.
I stretched out my right hand high in the sky.
Quaaa!
Light emanated from the palm of my hand, like a beam of light.
The beam of light that came out with the force to pierce my hand, in an instant surpassed the height of the trees and went up into the sky without realizing it was high.
I forgot that the professors were running away and looked up at the sky.
I wonder if they are expecting that much from me.
Then I had to respond to that expectation.
“Kwoaaa!!!”
The stiff-necked guy started running towards me with an ugly face.
It was much faster than before, probably because of the excitement.
Five seconds until crash.
‘Damn it. Is it heavy?’
But the pressure on my right arm was no joke.
My right arm didn’t budge, as if something was squeezing it hard.
I suddenly looked up and saw that the pillar of light was incredibly thick.
It would be impossible to wield it with one arm.
I raised my left hand and joined it with my right.
Like holding a longsword.
Then, a branch of light flashed and formed a certain shape.
“That, that’s…!”
“The shape of the great sword…?”
It was definitely in the shape of a sword.
A huge sword of light rose above the mountain peak.
High enough to be seen even from outside the islands.
Now it was my turn to take this down.
“Gaaagh!”
My muscles burst, so I gave strength and lowered my arm.
Even so, the sword moved only in small increments, frustratingly.
Untear was approaching him before he knew it.
To the extent that those large eyes could be seen in detail.
One second to crash.
At that time, the slow descending sword was accelerated and plunged at a fierce speed.
0 Seconds until crash.
Quaaang!
Just before its mouth engulfed me, a rush of blue light cut through its body.
In an instant, the shock wave swept away and the body was cut in half, and the two separated bodies came out and passed by both sides of Ludwig.
Koo Goong! Coo-goo-goo…!
There was a commotion as the fragments that were cut off rolled over the mountain.
In the place where the debris rolled, not a single tree remained, and all of them were bent or uprooted.
I hurriedly looked back and saw the professors lying face down on the ground.
Is everyone safe?
No. One person was missing.
Who are you?
“Huh! hehehehe?!”
At that moment, I heard something similar to the sound of picking a pig’s throat from below.
After chasing the source of the sound, Professor Relic collapsed right in front of Untier’s claws, which had been pushed down halfway up the mountain.
With the tips of those sharp claws barely touching his face.
When did you say you ran away…?
Anyway, Professor Relic was also safe.
There were no casualties.
“Whoa…”
I sighed and examined his arm.
He was dyed blue, so at first I thought it was some kind of blue.
It was only later that I realized that these were all bruises.
I looked around and saw that the mountain had become very bare.
It still feels like a dream when I see Untier’s corpse, cut in half, lying there.
This was the first time I felt it.
‘Isn’t I really f*cking strong?’
At this point, I had the realization that I might be among the strongest among humans.
I thought he was a halfway guy who was beaten by Heart Locker in close combat, by Fellain and Trier in swordsmanship, and by Einz and Erica in magic.
If it was the current body of Schluss, covered with all kinds of perks and opportunities, it might be quite strong.
“Schlus Heinkel.”
“Ouch!”
As a strong grip gripped my arm, I let out a noise without realizing it.
No, it wasn’t really that hard.
Ludwig flinched and trembled as if he was startled by the sound.
Damn it. I’m going to die of shame
“Good work. Evacuate now.”
“Yes?”
Ludwig’s eyes were fixed on one place.
Following their eyes, I let out a sigh.
Uninvited guests in black hoods were looking down at us from above.
***
“Is there anyone with magic power left here?”
“·······.”
Heavy silence.
Ludwig gnashed his teeth.
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I ran into an unexpected ambush.
Everyone here is in a state of exhaustion with not a single drop of magic left.
It was a hopeless situation indeed.
“I’ll take my time. In the meantime, the professors… aaah!”
“How can you pass the time with that tattered arm? Stop talking and go down. Go down, contact the Imperial Police, and surround this mountain.”
“·······.”
Schlus Heinkel’s expression twisted.
He did his job well enough.
No, I overdosed it.
Now it was the professor’s turn to step forward.
Soon Schluss Heinkel clicked his tongue and crouched behind him.
‘Are the teachers aiming after all?’
From the circumstances, it was safe to say that they freed Untier, an ancient monster.
At that point, the target of the attack must have been the entire system, but it seemed that the first target of the attack was the faculty of the Imperial University, as they were ambushing on the mountain in preparation for Untier being killed.
What kind of grudge do you have against the substitute professors…?
“Usek! Isn’t that frustrating! Why don’t you take off that hoodie now!”
“What?”
Schlus suddenly made a strange noise behind him.
Usek? Yusek…? Yousek phone… What was it?
Even when Ludwig looked back on his memories of Amman, he couldn’t remember his last name.
He was definitely my assistant, but he was the one who lent me to act as an attendant for Alexia, the chairman of the board, for a while because he wrote only poor papers.
There’s no way a pathetic guy like that could be standing there right now…
“Ha ha ha! Schluss Heinkel! Since when did you notice?”
Ludwig couldn’t hide his embarrassment when his hood came off and his youthful face was revealed.
That bastard planned to free Untier and annihilate the faculty?
How can a guy who has neither the ability nor the courage to do that?
“Hey, graduate students. Why don’t you all take off your hoods? It must be hot.”
“·······!”
The moment Schluss made another nonsensical noise, the hoods slid over.
The faces of the professors who confirmed those aspects were colored with astonishment.
I found graduate students under my guidance.
Most of them were repeating the same process because they hadn’t been able to write a proper thesis for several years.
So, is this all a plan to kill the professor out of hatred?
There were also professors who could not accept the shocking fact and fell into a panic.
“Okay. Good job. We’ve taken off their hoods. Now what are you going to do, Schluss Heinkel?”
“·······.”
“I’m not going to say I don’t have any plans after all this.”
“·······.”
Schluss kept his mouth shut tight.
He must have a plan.
He’ll definitely be there.
Because Schluss Heinkel has never failed.
Of course he had a plan, so he didn’t run away.
“Ludwig von Bermanstein! Do you remember me?”
“······Usek.”
“I remember the name at least, yes! I kept it attached to that damn mine b*tch for over a year, so I thought she forgot my existence!”
“·······.”
“What? You are useless, so become a puppet to take out the Mine Chairman’s anger? That’s funny! Who is useless! I was reborn, Ludwig! Received a blood transfusion of the Mine’s power-“
“It’s dirty and noisy.”
“·······?!”
Schlus Heinkel, who wanted to be silent for a while, came forward.
What kind of method is there?
A way to subdue them with words.
Ludwig looked at Schlust’s back with a little anticipation.
“You have a long tongue. Who wants to argue because they aren’t graduate students? I think I know why you guys have been stuck in the lab without graduating. They’re like losers in life.”
“Damn it!!!”
For an instant, Ludwig felt a dizziness in front of his eyes.
I wondered if there was a way, but instead of wasting time, they came out to provoke me.
I didn’t believe that madman.