124. orb (4)
“Um… … .”
With a deep voice, a hearty man turns over.
When I opened my eyes, my whole body was stiff and my head was pounding.
The man looks around with only one eye open. The first thing that comes into view is a cold stone wall. Elaborately carved bricks entered the space without any gaps.
If you lift your head slightly, you will see a window. It was dark outside. The sight of the pure white moonlight permeating is very beautiful.
The man then realized where this place was. This is where the Academy’s state-of-the-art security system, Orb, is located.
As soon as he entered this place, the man went into a state of confusion as if his mind had been thrown out, and he hurriedly called for help with the contact orb before collapsing.
“I remember… … .”
Phlegm boiled in his throat. How long have you been fainting here? The moon is already in mid-heaven.
The body was also stiff, and the situation was not good.
“You did something dangerous. consensus… … .”
The man mumbles something. I look up and look at the ceiling inside the spire.
There is no blue light as it should be. I couldn’t feel the thick magic power that would fill the air at all.
What this meant was the absence of an ‘orb’.
As soon as I recognized that fact, a headache came like a bone shaking. The aftereffects of delirium magic are very great.
It’s at a level where you need to rest in bed all day to get better, but I knew that now is not the time to relax.
The man lifted his heavy body.
The limbs creaked and did not move at will.
mess.
The man who somehow led his heavy body to the window narrowed his eyes and focused. In the distance, you can see mountains full of dark clouds.
“haha… … What are you going to do?”
I have an ominous feeling.
It’s not just about worrying about the orb.
The man prayed to himself that Eins Neromeri would not make the wrong choice.
She is an old friend and colleague. I didn’t want to see my friend fall into abyss because of a moment’s wrong choice.
You have to move. have to stop You can’t just leave everything to the cadets.
When things go wrong, the orbs run amok. If that happens, even the innocent students will get caught up in it, and you don’t know what will happen.
The man bit the tip of his tongue with superhuman strength.
“Kuh, keuheub… … !”
The aftereffects of headache and confusion are dominated by pain. The man has regained control of his body.
“let’s hurry.”
The man rushed down the spire in a hurry.
* * *
―――!
Sparks ignite, and blades of wind tear trees. A midsummer night’s snowstorm is infinitely fierce.
All kinds of magic and swords collided mercilessly. If you take your eyes off it even for a moment, you won’t be able to catch up with that speed.
Magien’s 4th circle magic was amazing.
The four circles in the air stopped Ackerman and his party by spewing magic without a break.
Even if their opponents are second-year students, they are also students at the top of the combat world. Ma Jieng’s skills needed no further explanation just by dealing with five by himself.
“Hey, everyone! I want to pray! cheer up!”
However-
Battles are always attrition.
With the support of a saintess with morale-level blessing skills, Ackerman and the others had nothing to fear.
‘How is the prayer working?’
Belle doesn’t know how she works this miracle, but for now she just does what she can. Even if I don’t like it, I’m aware that I’m a saintess candidate.
Golden divinity responds to earnest prayer. Blessings rest on Ackerman’s party.
Buff duration increased.
“Let’s go one more time!”
Ackerman shouted as he straightened his sword.
“I take the avant-garde! Hoya, help!”
“Ugh! Okay!”
Ponte, wearing the blessing of protection, charged like a red horse.
Despite the fireballs of pouring fire, Ponte swung his spear without hesitation.
“These!”
Magien snaps her fingers. Then, the two circles merged to form a huge disk.
Countless ice picks appeared from there and were shot like arrows. There were so many of them that it was impossible to block or dodge them all. Ponte is dangerous.
Pababat—!
However, dozens of arrows fired from behind bounced off all the ice picks.
Hoya, who was blessed with a 15% accuracy rate boost, flashed her eyes. It was like a hawk’s eye.
‘You’re watching, saintess candidate!’
Hoya proudly looked back at Bell, but Bell closed her eyes and focused on prayer.
‘You didn’t see… … Still, the way she prays is really pretty.’
A golden flash overtook foolish Hoya. The situation was not good.
Ponte was knocked out after being hit by Majien’s deadly, wind blade. It had the power to pierce even the blessing of protection.
Booung-
A golden flash collides with a menacing sound that chills the throat.
A wind blade that can split even rocks. However, it is useless in front of Cain whose strength stat has risen.
A sharp trajectory was created in Magien’s huge circle. Boouk, the circle split like tearing a piece of cloth.
“… … !”
In an instant, the 3rd year magic world chief was defenseless.
A blue trail that came straight into his eyes.
Ackerman draws a large parabola and strikes the sword with all his might.
――!
Water Dragon Repulse.
The fatal blow shatters even Majien’s magic armor.
A thumping, helpless sound.
However, in reality Majien’s expression was even more lethargic and full of despair.
“Ahh. I can’t.”
Magien grabbed his shoulder and trembled. He bit his lip and held back tears as if he was indignant.
“Eh, did you win!”
Bell lifted her prayer and stepped forward. Seeing Magien lying down, Bell approached him. Magien did not resist.
“Magien. Are you okay?”
Although they are now enemies, everyone here is still an academy cadet.
Taking lives is unacceptable. Bell mustered up the courage to protect Magien in case of an unexpected situation.
“Saintess, candidate… … .”
“yes. Please speak.”
“Please do not disturb the Vice Principal.”
Magien said grimly.
Those eyes were desperate, and Bell swallowed her breath. I was just confused about who was good and who was evil.
Ackerman stepped out.
“Are you saying that knowing what Vice Principal Eins is going to do?”
A somewhat scolding tone. Magien reacted as if Ackerman’s words were funny.
“What do you really know?”
“yes?”
Blood flows from Magien’s mouth. Belle panics and hurriedly begins to recite prayers for healing.
“thank you. Candidate Saint… … .”
Saying thanks, Magien glared at Ackerman again.
“The Vice Principal is my benefactor. Do you know how many academy cadets have been helped by him?”
“… … ?”
Ackerman narrows his brows. It’s something I don’t know at all, but for some reason my stomach tingled. It feels like facing an uncomfortable truth.
“You guys really don’t know anything.”
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Even after defeating Magien, there was no time to relax.
Ackerman’s party immediately started running after first treating their wounds.
The mountain is high. The higher you go, the steeper the slope and the slower the speed. My legs are as heavy as wet cotton.
It wasn’t just the steep slope that weighed down Ackerman’s legs.
‘You guys really don’t know anything.’
Even when I tried to shake it off, Majien’s words continued to linger in my head. Wandering thoughts weighed down Ackerman’s steps like mud.
It was a solid belief that I believed was right, but it started to be shaken too easily by a word from someone I had never seen before.
‘Just because I’m right, is that really right?’
Ackerman is not a god. I don’t know everyone’s inside story. He became afraid of the fact that what he thought was right could be a wound that would not heal to someone.
“Ackerman.”
At that time, Cain called Ackerman. I turned my gaze in the direction of the voice.
Colleagues were lagging behind. It turned out that only Acker, who had recovered his strength thanks to Bell’s blessing, was speeding up alone.
“Let’s rest for a bit and then go. You don’t look good either. Don’t overdo it.”
“still… … .”
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Kurleung-!
An ominous sound was heard high in the sky. At the same time, Ackerman became impatient. I wanted to be freed from fear.
Fear can only be overcome by facing it.
“no. I’ll go first. You guys take a break and follow me.”
Ackerman left his friends and started running again.
* * *
The forest is dreary.
It was completely different from Puribit Mountain in the daytime, full of greenery and full of fruits.
The thankful tree that provided shade approaches menacingly with its arms stretched out like a dark spirit.
The darkness spreads everywhere and creates the illusion that it is trying to swallow itself. It was a sensation that would terrify anyone who is afraid of the dark and narrow.
“I can’t see ahead… … .”
Seoni, who was walking at the back of Lena’s party, murmured.
The higher you go up the mountain, the darker it gets, limiting your view. Now it’s to the point where you can’t even see the person in front of you.
Seoni, who became very anxious, spoke in a trembling voice.
“Frankie. Franky? Are you in front?”
… … .
There is no answer. All you hear is the bleak sound of leaves shaking in the wind. Even that now felt terrifying.
“Ph, fr… … ?”
By the time you feel something is wrong, it’s already too late.
snap. The feeling of holding your hand. hair stands up
I scream reflexively, but no voice comes out. Tears welled up in my eyes.
Then the back of my neck felt hot.
… … Seoni’s memories end here.
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“Guys. The road is too dark. Stop, let me make you a torch.”
Lena, who bravely made her way through the darkness, said. It suited him well to lead the group as if he were a commanding officer.
“okay.”
“It is difficult to move forward. There is no moonlight because of the dark clouds. What is this?”
“It’s too late.”
At Lena’s words, Franky, Robinna, and Glein spoke in turn.
Lena felt that something was missing, but soon raised her head.
It would be nice if there was even a handful of starlight, but I sigh in regret. The calf was swollen. It’s because I haven’t been able to rest properly since leaving the mission.
It was a difficult situation in many ways.
‘Still, it would be right to help the vice-principal… … .’
Eins erased the complaint from his heart. I ate my heart again to make up for the failure of the last mission this time.
As she learned in class, she made a torch using a suitable length of broken branches and a kindling stone.
There were no magic cadets among the group I was taking, so I had to use the classic method.
“It is done.”
Hwareuk!
The flames illuminate the surroundings. I felt my pupils dilate at the wide field of view.
Lena smiled contentedly.
“see. Shall we go again?”
“okay.”
“It’s a little better because there’s a fire at least.”
“Let’s hurry.”
Lena and the others moved on again. Everyone felt that something was missing, but they couldn’t recognize what it was.
moved a while longer.
The night in the mountains was so quiet.
As a result, even the slightest sound causes the hair to stand on end and the back to tense up.
Is it because I’m too nervous?
The accident did not go straight. Their only reliance was on their blind allies and a torch too feeble compared to the darkness that lay here.
Robinna, who was walking right behind Lena, trembled.
In short, fear is the cause. The shady and dark forest, the terrifying calls of unknown birds, the intermittent rustling. everything was horror
Robinna was so frightened that she hummed a song. It was because if I didn’t do this at all, I would be rude when I was really grown up.
“Ongdalsaem in deep private affairs~ No. … … Why is this melody so eerie?”
make a cry Robinna shakes her head hastily and thinks of another song.
“Nannannananananana~”
“Nannannananananana~”
“I’m naanana… … .”
pop.
‘what. What did I miss?’
Lena walked, lost in thought.
Before lighting the torch, I was still tormented by the feeling that I had missed something.
I could hear Robinna’s sweet singing from behind. Yeah, I didn’t like it because it was gloomy, but it’s a little better to hear the song.
focus again… … I tried, but it wasn’t easy.
The mountain became steep, and breathing began to quicken.
lack of oxygen to the brain Accidents don’t work that way.
Lena paused for a moment and took a deep breath. I feel like my head is clear.
“ah!”
I finally remembered what I had forgotten.
pop.
“uh… … ? But when is the song?”
The back is tingling. This is a sign of muscle stiffness. Goosebumps rose up on his forearm, and he swallowed the dry saliva slowly so as not to make a sound.
‘Something is wrong.’
Lena slowly retraces the mistakes one by one.
First of all, the identity of the ‘thing she forgot’ that bothered her is Seoni.
Yes, there was no Seoni. Since when have you not been there?
What really gave me goosebumps was that no one noticed that Seoni was gone.
The second is that the singing sound, which sounded like background music, was cut off. I can’t remember when it was.
Finally-
“Guys?”
Lena continues to stand still, but no one… … No one said why it stopped. I couldn’t even hear footsteps.
Lena was alone here.
“Hey, guys?”
hig. I get hiccups. Since when did your friends disappear?
The feeling of fear goes beyond the limit and paralyzes the limbs.
ghost? Ghost? monster? demon?
My head spins round and round. The feeling of blood draining from the body gives strength to the legs.
“Hey, do it… … .”
That moment. In the abyss of despair, someone raises a hand, no, a pale face.
What Lena witnessed was a face paler than the surface of the moon. Are you alive? The question is heard first, and then the facial features are checked.
It’s a familiar face.
“Hey… … ! you!”
Lena raised her arm and pointed to the presence in front of her. His fingers trembled like an aspen tree.
“Senior Lena.”
A voice as pale as a pale face. My limbs freeze at the sound of that voice.
“Don’t disturb me and go back.”
* * *
Shiana nervously checked her watch.
7:38.
The 30 minutes I talked to Aren flew by. Shiana wanted to cry right away.
“Yeah… … Are you done? professor?”
“Well. I am also a student at Siana. The cleaning is clean, the animals and plants are healthy, and the facilities are strong!”
The magic world Professor Revero answered with a booming voice.
Professor Revero received Eins’ request and inspected the Magical Fauna and Flora Museum very meticulously. Of course, Cyana, who was in charge of managing the zoo and botanical garden, had no choice but to be captured.
Thanks to that, Sianna couldn’t keep her promise to Aren, who she loved the most in the world. It’s the worst.
But I can’t run away ignoring the professor… … . Sianna was confused, only wiggling her fingers.
“Then, may I go?”
“Um, um.”
Revero glanced over the facility.
I was asked to do just one inspection, so there was nothing special to do.
Above all, the Magical Zoo was impeccably clean.
It’s all thanks to the diligent cleaning and maintenance of the angelic Shiana. Seeing that, Revero said with a grin.
“yes! sure. Perfect. I will raise the report to 200 points out of 100!”
Cyana smiled brightly. It wasn’t because of the score. It was because the inspection was finally over and I could go see Aren.
“oh! really! thank you! professor!”
Cyana twice, three times. Boom bung! He bowed his head and said goodbye. And da da da da da da da da da! What was so urgent, I left the zoo.
“Oh, it’s pretty, too.”
He is kind, smart, talented, sincere, and has a bright personality. Even her lovely appearance melts people’s hearts.
As a professor, he was a student I really couldn’t hate.
But, if there is one problem with the perfect Siana,
“… … By the way. Lockdown here, who does it?”
In front of love, sometimes, my eyes turn away.