112 – In this place, there is no one like you….
A clash of magic. It was clear which side had the upper hand in the battlefield overflowing with countless powerful energy.
The shadows had the upper hand, and the mages struggled.
You don’t have to take a difficult approach. If you just look at it, you will naturally recognize it.
“Can you see well? Ella.”
The jealous witch taps her crystal ball a couple of times with the tip of her sharp fingernail. She is currently observing the whole situation in a pitch-dark space.
Ella stood beside her and nodded her head quietly.
She too can now see. It is thanks to the ‘shadow eyes’ he received from the jealous witch.
Also, Ella learned that the jealous witch’s name was Ishmael.
“How about seeing my own shadows?”
It could have been infinitely elegant, or infinitely grotesque. Ella couldn’t even find a way to describe the shape she was changing at will.
“It’s vivid.”
In the end, all I had to do was spit out three letters.
“It has to be lively. Because it has a soul in it.”
“Soul?”
“Yes. Over the soul that was stored formless, I put a shadow over it and manipulate it at will.”
The principle of the sophisticated shadow army is simple.
Actually, the soul that once existed in a physical body is controlled by confining it to the shadow this time.
“How is it? Are you looking forward to it more after seeing it?”
Ishmael’s pupils deepen.
“When things come into my hands, they will become even greater than before. How much…. Do you know how wonderful that is?”
“Mmm.”
As she followed Ishmael around, Ella got a glimpse of her information about the ‘Ancient Rune Treasure’.
First of all, it is a great power source.
She’s said to be able to build a new mage tower at the academy, but Ella can’t even guess how much power that is.
Ella peered into her crystal ball. She confirmed the greatness of the shadows and nodded her head.
“Admit it. But.”
He answers slowly and rolls his black eyes. The target that the slowly moving eyeballs are aiming for is flan.
“Flan hasn’t come forward yet.”
“heheheung. Are you worried about flan?”
The two women peered at the man through the crystal ball. It was all too clear what Flan’s figure standing still meant.
“Ishmael. Don’t you care?”
Still, Ella kindly opened her mouth and asked back.
“Flan is rather taking advantage of this situation. To train the other three mages.”
I was a bit confused at first, but after focusing like this, it became clear. Plan was in the middle of training the three representatives by properly adjusting the war situation.
“It’s like playing with your shadow.”
I would have expected to use a little more force or feel some rage, but Ishmael just laughs.
The sound of laughter that humans can’t possibly make, the moment Ella hears it, the cold seeps into Ella’s body.
“If you enjoy it, let it enjoy it more. If it’s growing, let it grow more.”
Ishmael muttered and touched the crystal ball.
“The stronger the opponent, the more the pleasure we feel.”
“It’s a waste of the spent souls and shadows.”
“Not at all?”
The witch turns her head and stares at Ella.
“I’m sorry about Cheongun, but this is a battle for you in the first place. All fallen souls and shadows will be used as food for you.”
“….”
Curse of absorption.
As she recalls the power she possesses, Ella becomes sentimental for a moment. She recalls countless things she has absorbed since entering Berkel.
As long as she could absorb, she didn’t choose between humans and beasts. Ella’s most powerful moment in her life is right now.
However.
My heart is still complicated when I see him. He can’t convince himself that he can win.
I can’t even tell if this stems from learned fear or if it’s real.
“Ella~ You still have a fear of flan, don’t you?”
Ella shook her head without saying anything.
“Nothing.”
She looked at the crystal ball again.
Plan started to give instructions and assist other wizards, and at some point the situation turned upside down.
Roaring—!
Trixie’s blue flame calls out. The wave-like magical energy covers the shadows that approach them all at once.
Kagagak—!
Then, the expression that makes the space quiet. Becky’s ice freezes the hallway, and the next moment it all shatters.
Lewis’ beam of light rushes towards the frozen ones. The sharp and thin bundle of straight lines pierce only the vital points of the shadow.
… In a short time, they are already breathing together.
“Did you see it?”
Ishmael asked with her eyes shining. Ella quietly nodded her head.
“Growth is fast. It’s like a curse of absorption….”
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“That’s what makes it so much fun. I’m very greedy for both the growing side and the growing side….”
Ishmael wants to make all of this into a shadow only for me, and a pitch-black desire rises in Ismael’s heart.
“… Before that, shall we try just one experiment?”
Ishmael blew black energy into the crystal ball.
At the same time, several shadows stopped moving.
The Faculty of Magic tilted its head and examined the situation.
But in fact, the shadows do not stop. I just chug my stomach and prepare for the next one.
─This…. It looks like it’s about to explode!
By the time I felt something was wrong, it was too late.
Several shadows exploded entirely. It covers the whole field of view, and the battlefield is not even visible.
“This is just a blank bullet~”
Ishmael chuckled.
The battle continues relentlessly.
The shadows rush at the wizards with no visibility, cutting their bodies….
Then at some point.
The black fog and the reverberation of the explosion disappeared all at once. To the extent that we could not observe the process, we have no choice but to express it in terms of extinction.
Then someone started walking ahead.
Moving the body on the battlefield is common.
However, if you walk this far, it’s not common.
Several sensitive shadows stopped and looked at him. Like it’s ridiculous
You never know when the shadow will explode again.
The power of the explosion was such that it could easily take a human life, so the other wizards were keeping their distance as much as possible.
But because of that, the figure of the only man approaching the shadow was very conspicuous.
The three wizards’ eyes widened as if they would pop out at any moment.
─Don’t get too close!
Someone is shocked and shouts that it is dangerous.
Plan.
He walks slowly, writing down notes on a piece of paper left in the air, without any special armaments.
─Flan!
Even if you shout loudly from behind, you won’t stop walking. He is more calm than anyone else in the hallway of the temple.
─We, we should do something too!
─Let’s chase it!
The three belatedly tried to catch up with Plan. But Flan quietly raises his hand to stop him.
“It looks interesting. So here too….”
Ishmael blew black energy into the crystal ball. This time all the shadows sway loudly.
But then.
“… ?”
Ishmael’s eyebrows quivered.
Flan raised his head and met Ishmael’s eyes through the crystal ball.
It can’t be.
She is currently observing the battlefield without any traces. She moved her body a little just in case.
Plan’s eyes quietly pursue her.
He was definitely looking at Ishmael.
“… !”
Goosebumps run down my back. No matter how many times I’ve observed someone, I’ve never been observed in reverse.
At the same time, a large amount of mana flows into Plan.
Ella muttered involuntarily.
“Absorption… ?”
Hera, the spirit of the night, accepts power in a dark space and converts it into fuel at the same time.
In the dark hallway of the temple, he rather transcends his total.
Coo-goo-goo-goo.
Energy that has not been absorbed yet surges out and shakes the entire hallway.
Kung—! Koo-ung!
The ground rattled violently, as if something gigantic was wandering underground.
Plan completely captured his energy. A huge magic circle appears behind his back.
Plan finally spoke.
Ishmael quietly read the mouth.
─It doesn’t matter where you are.
Finally, a blue light illuminates the surroundings.
Still staring at Ishmael, he muttered.
─… From now on, look at your future.
The echo that shook the hallway stopped.
Next moment.
Countless blue rays were fired from the magic circle.
No sound. You can’t even measure speed.
As if space and time were all fixed, the shadows pierced the body before they could react.
A blow that does not allow even self-destruction.
The rays melt the shadows like melting snow, and even Ishmael’s crystal ball watching it….
Kagak—!
Made it crack.
“What nonsense… !”
Ishmael hurriedly blocked the crystal ball. It was an almost instinctive act, without thinking.
There were things she couldn’t understand, and the first sighting of Plan was full of doubts, but I had to do it for now.
Parching─!
But in the end, the crystal ball shattered.
“….”
A drop of sweat ran down the witch’s forehead.
What is left of Ishmael and Ella.
It was just silence and darkness.
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The heart of Berkel.
Scarlett, the knight of the embers, stands leaning against the huge body of the dragon. I’m just immersed in my thoughts and soothe my boredom.
Approaching an evil dragon that melts everything it touches with extreme poison is surprising in itself, but for Scarlett, who is considered the successor to the ‘Sword Saint’, this level is so easy and natural.
However, it wasn’t without concerns.
It was because, at some point, I kept feeling the flan’s energy in the dangerous area.
“… You are arrogantly running around.”
Scarlett muttered quietly.
“He is strong and meticulous. He doesn’t seem to have anything to describe as cocky.”
As the dragon took over Scarlett’s self-talk, she nervously glared at the dragon’s skull.
“Shut up. Before crushing it.”
Despite Scarlett’s warning, the dragon doesn’t stop talking.
“Knight of the flames, why do you hate him?”
“There is something you should know first. The Judith family has one pride and one shame.”
“I am proud of you. If so, who is the figure?”
“That guy. You have nothing to ask.”
Scarlett crumpled her expression while giving a short answer. A guy she never wanted to get involved with crawled into the danger zone.
The article remembered what Plan had said that day.
─It might be a wizard family.
“The dragon. How do you see it?”
Knowing that she didn’t make sense, Scarlett recited her thoughts, just in case. The more uncertain she was, the more she wanted to talk about it.
“Is that guy good enough to knock you down?”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
Then the snake rattled his chin slightly. It will laugh
“… Does that mean you were curious about it?”
But she didn’t have time to listen to Scarlett’s answer.
“….”
Scarlett, who was waiting for her answer in the heavy silence, at some point raised her sword and aimed it far away.
Lightly swing once.
And the next moment.
Kwaaa!
A shock that shook the world.
The unique ability of ‘Small Flame’ that resonates within the sword. The world turns red at that moment. The crescent-shaped flame extends forward and devours everything it touches.
Hwaaa….
A scarlet flame that runs across the entire dangerous area.
In the quiet world, there is only the sound of something burning.
“… Did you miss?”
Scarlett muttered quietly.
The dragon also noticed what was lurking at the end of the flame.
“Is it the energy of a high-level demon?”
“Yes. It seems to be a witch who handles shadows.”
It was a fleeting moment, but in the end the attack missed. Subject appeared to have already quickly evaded the spot.
But you can’t ignore it and leave it unattended. The tribe of demons, if left unattended, will burrow into the weak hearts of humans and try to appease them.
“I need to go back for a while.”
With those words, Scarlett took her steps.
The land stretched out in a straight line is scorched all over.
A straight trajectory where the red sword pushed away the terrain where something had been packed. Scarlett quietly walks on it.
“Knight….”
Left alone, the dragon rattled his chin and laughed.
He had many conversations with Scarlett, but this time there was something he couldn’t agree on.
However, his senses would not have been wrong this time.
“In this place, there is no one with blood like you….”