Episode 68. Magical energy flood (3)
Students lined up at the beginning of the Wrist Forest.
It was a forest quite far from the minefield.
Of course, I also removed most of the mines, so there was probably no way someone would go in and detonate them.
“This test is monster hunting!”
“Monster hunting…?”
“suddenly?”
At Sergei’s exhilarating cry, the students began to gossip.
Of course, I was guessing to some extent.
Because the Wister Forest is famous for being infested with monsters.
However, it seems that he did not expect that he would throw it away in a real battle.
“Everyone doesn’t have to worry too much! The monsters they are dealing with are black dogs! They are those who work in a relatively low concentration of demonic energy.”
“If it’s about a black dog, then what…….”
“I’m glad I did.”
The atmosphere, which had been exhilarated, had subsided again.
These are the guys I dealt with last night.
Considering it as a single individual, it can be said that it has the fighting power of a crazy dog.
It’s a little troublesome to walk around in groups, but since they have almost no intelligence, it won’t be difficult for a party to deal with hundreds of black dogs if they fight well with the terrain.
“You shouldn’t be relaxed just because you’re a subordinate monster. Everyone must have seen a black dog at a monster garden or something. What was the image of the black dog you saw there?”
“It’s just like an old squirming dog.”
“Yeah. It’s because it’s not the right environment for him. The area you’re going to enter from now on is a low concentration of magical energy. There, you’ll experience heavy body weight, nausea, and dizziness. On the other hand, the black dog They’ll run to bite your necks in the best condition they’ve ever heard.”
“ah······.”
“It’s an extreme situation. Remember. If you breathe quickly because you’re choking, more magical energy will accumulate in your body. And always know your way out. Even if you catch all the black dogs, you can’t get out and if you fall down, you’ll die right away.”
“Hey, uh…!”
“I’m going to form a party of five people! If you catch 20 black dogs, you can get out! If you think it’s too much, you can step back and re-enter, but don’t forget that this test is a race against time! Then I’ll announce the party I’ve made. !”
A little bit of tension here.
Maybe it will be a party like Einz.
You have to move separately from Einz here, but if it’s the same party, you’ll end up in a situation where you have to leave Einz in the forest.
That much had to be avoided.
“It’s the last party! Schlus Heinkel…”
Fortunately, no such incident occurred.
Einz, Trie, and I were all assigned to different parties.
It must be because the three are currently competing for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in combat magic.
It seemed that the party was organized with the balance of power in mind.
“Then start with the first team.”
“Yes!”
Five students, including Einz, responded and stepped forward.
All they were given was a single bottle of magic energy antidote.
If I only hunted 20 black dogs and came out, that would be more than enough.
But is that really the case?
“Additional points will be given to the person who performed the best in the party. Then, 1 team, let’s enter!”
At Sergei’s signal, Einz’s party rushed into the forest.
Additional points for one person who performed outstandingly.
This was a trap for Sergei to roll his head in.
What this practice requires is teamwork, not individual abilities.
If there were only team members who were going to get extra points and run wild by myself, the team would be destroyed in an instant.
Will Einz be able to suppress his desire to appear alone?
“Go now.”
“Yes, Professor.”
Soon after the 1st team, the teaching assistant started with a small eyebrow.
If there was an emergency, the teaching assistant would have thought of evacuating the first team…
This time the teaching assistant won’t be of much help.
“Now then, let the rest of the team wait. After the first team’s test is over, it’s team 2, so don’t slow down.”
“professor.”
“Any questions?”
“What do I do if magical energy attacks me during the test? I heard that magical energy periodically comes in and goes out in the Wrist Forest.”
Trier raised her hand and asked.
It was also a tree that was sensitive to safety.
No, but when you beat me up, you don’t seem to think about safety…?
“Uh-huh! I’ve been waiting for that question! If you’re worried about that, you don’t have to! Today is one of the days when the magic energy fog doesn’t move twice a year!”
“Oh, is it?”
“So now, it’s actually in a layered state. The areas where Black Dogs are active are rigidly set, so if there is too much load on the body or if you see monsters other than Black Dogs, you can just fall right back. Nothing will happen. Just in case you’re curious, let me know…”
Sergei, seemingly in a good mood, began pouring out words like a rapid-fire rap.
But I’ve been paying attention and paying attention to my surroundings.
I wonder if the spies are coming.
In the original story, they followed Hurt Locker and watched the test all the time.
There is a very high chance that you will be here today.
But finding them is another matter.
‘Should I just leave it alone?’
Even if you are lucky enough to find it, there is nothing you can do about it.
I’m not the type of person who would say to turn it off and eat it.
If you fight them here and use ‘selection and concentration’, it will be extremely difficult to deal with the overflow of magical energy.
I’ll just have to pray for them to keep quiet and watch.
If you openly try to interfere, then there will be no choice but to fight a battle…
Ha, really ignorant bastards.
After all, things are messed up because of these guys.
In the original story, it was the main character’s homeland, but for now, I felt like I wanted to erase the Trud Kingdom from the map.
Tooth…
The communication artifact Sergei was holding made a noise.
Sergei’s expression turned serious as he brought it to his ear.
Shall we wiretap?
– Something’s wrong, Professor. According to the checkout, it should be the area of black dogs until the rocky mountain, but you can already see the orcs, right?
-Are you sure it’s the first rock?
-Yes. I’m sure.
-Where is the team?
-1 Team is still in the Black Dog Zone.
-then······
– Huh? Something is strange. A swarm of orcs descending south at high speed?
Sergei’s face turned white.
“Huh? What is that?”
Then everyone turned their heads to the voice of one student.
A dark cloud could be seen in the distance.
It was too low and too dark to be called a dark cloud.
For a cloud…
okay. The term black mist would be more appropriate.
“It’s absurd. How can such a thick fog of magical energy…!”
The fog began to slowly descend south.
The sun was obscured and shadows slowly fell.
In an instant, darkness like night arrived, and the fog rushed in to cover the entire sky.
“Ma-energy overflow…! Such a disaster must be now!”
This is the magic energy overflow.
Looking at it in person, I felt like I was out of breath.
If you are swallowed up by that mist, you will never survive.
My instincts, or perhaps Schlus’s instincts, were saying so.
“Everyone evacuate! Into the town’s bomb shelter!”
“Professor! Team 1?”
“Team 1 will be fine. I will go.”
“professor.”
I wanted to do this, so I grabbed Sergei’s arm.
It was so filthy that I couldn’t even hold half of my forearm in my hand.
Once again, I wondered if this was human physics.
The Hurt Locker could somehow be beaten by hand-to-hand combat, but this man didn’t seem to be able to deal with it at all.
“You won’t have to go.”
“What?”
“Isn’t the assistant holding several bottles of antidote for magic energy? Perhaps the assistant will lead Team 1 and hold out until the situation is over.”
“How can Schlus-kun be so sure of that?!”
Sergei frowned and grabbed my shoulders.
It was a difficult question to answer.
In the original story, Sergei, who entered the Wrist Forest to save the first team, is blocked by a monster wave and isolates, and is permanently injured while fighting a lonely fight without contact with the first team until the end of the situation.
I couldn’t quite say it.
“I’m not sure.”
“then······!”
“But I’m pretty sure what would happen to the town without the professor.”
“What?”
“This flood will reach the village. The demons will easily break the door of the bomb shelter and break in. We are the only ones who can stop it, so what can the students do with each other? The professor must lead us.”
“············”.
Sergei quickly closed his eyes.
really. I really hate it, but I must have realized that what I was saying was right.
“Are any of these guys scared? If yes, go into the shelter now! And never come out!”
“············”.
Sergei slowly examined the faces of the students.
Everyone seemed very nervous, but no one took a step backwards.
“It’s going to be a tough fight. If you’re surrounded by monsters, you might not be able to enter the air-raid shelter on the way.”
“············”.
Sergei lowered his voice and gave a warning.
Still, no student moved.
Is this the dignity of imperial university students?
To be honest, I was quite impressed.
If I were them, I would have run away without worrying about it.
“Hey. They look like those who have lost their cowardice. Yeah! From now on, I’ll check the countermeasures to stop the demons! Next, I’ll explain the strategy for defense! These three people! You… ·”
Sergei calmly began to conduct.
Because of Sergei’s overwhelming physical strength, he had forgotten about it for a while.
It was not only because of a single force that he rose to the rank of Marshal of the Imperial Army.
His excellent mercenary skills, with a bit of exaggeration, are said to transform 1,000 peasants into an army capable of fighting 100 elite cavalry in one day.
“Move quickly! Always place the oil barrel two steps away from the fire! Shake up the food and store it in the main camp! The locals will understand anyway!”
It was only now that I saw the students moving in unison, I realized it.
It’s really started.
Worst event ever.
I clenched my fists and held my breath.
‘I’m going to be terribly busy.’
I really have so much work to do.