‘hurry.’
My lungs were on the verge of bursting, but I couldn’t stop. Mentally, and forcibly by the power of words.
‘Before anything happens to Alaqish, please, quickly.’
Holding Cassena with both hands, with telekinesis, she grabbed the reins of the pony on which the fainting white wolf rode, and continued southward.
I have to bring Cassena and this wolf to the wall to break the spell… … .
The barrier, which glowed purple in the dawn light, was almost reachable, but the distance didn’t get any closer.
‘If I hadn’t intensively trained my physical strength with Logan, I would have collapsed sooner because my legs gave out?’
Scary to think such a thing, the day when I practiced magic volleyball with my class 1388 classmates noisily passed before my eyes.
‘Kaden wrote down the abbreviation in the notebook after Hubert and Logan were fighting and said what he wanted to say… … .’
I also thought of Lillian and Nora, the mischievous Gertrude Panton, the clay-loving Christa Warden, Aunt Elin and Professor Owen.
‘I guess I liked those guys, the daily life with them more than I thought… … .’
Why do I feel this way now, in such an urgent situation?
It was not the time to get sentimental. It was not the time to weep and miss. Now is the time to think and act.
That’s why I called Pippi, who had been hovering above the sky for a while and looked around.
“Pippi!”
“Pippi, Pippi, Pippi.”
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“Go to Barlzen right now. Tell them that an outrageous monster, the power to control the old has really appeared.”
What we have to guess is the purpose of the Overmind.
Why did they attack the white wolves?
From what I read in a book before, it was said that the beings of the abyss turn the living into the dead and create an army of darkness.
– They said that the head of the wolves went on a large-scale expedition.
What if they didn’t attack because they were white wolves, but were just aiming for the one with the most numbers? What if Arakish can’t take him down?
The hair on both arms stood up terribly. Then Ravenfell will be like a slaughterhouse… … .
There has to be something, some way. We have to find a way. The next moment the words came out of my mouth.
“… … Yes, it is the Battleship Base.”
“Byungseon, Byungseon, Byungseon?”
“It’s a military base, Pippi! Tell them to move to the military base! I will open the barrier gate near it.”
It was absolutely not a decision made haphazardly in a state of panic.
The military base was located on the other side of the Silver Horn, and in terms of defense, it was in the southwestern part of Harvadonia. Roughly speaking, it was about half a day’s drive from Ravenfell with the Silver Horn in between.
First of all, there was a point that it was much closer to the barrier than Ravenfell, but the biggest reason was the platinum adventurer, Frisvia, who was there.
– You can’t reconcile the two, never.
It’s a sneaky guy that’s hard to understand, but it’s nothing compared to the one I just met. Now, at least one more help was needed.
“Lin said, go to the barracks base. Pippi, tell Barlzen what Rin said.”
“If you say Rin, they won’t understand, so say Rain.”
“Rain said, go to the barracks base. Peach, tell Barlzen what Lane said.”
After Fifi repeated my words and confirmed that there was nothing wrong, I immediately flew up and headed northwest.
Maybe it was a sense of loneliness, it felt like my whole body was getting colder after Pippi left… … .
No, no. The cold that penetrated the arctic wild cat’s fur clothes and scratched the whole body was not an illusion caused by a sudden feeling of emptiness, but real pain.
‘no way… … .’
One foot, two feet… … The footsteps, which seemed to have gradually slowed down, stopped at will in the next moment.
‘It’s gone, Arakish’s power.’
The power of the spirit that forced the body to act and the warmth that always warmed the body suddenly disappeared.
All of that, just fleeting and futile, without any notice, as if it were a short dream.
An ominous cold sweat welled up and my heart thumped so much that I looked back as if it were bouncing. The world was just silent.
‘No, no. There’s no way Arakish could have lost.’
It is a red Jinryong that is said to have the power of a half-god, but there must have been a reason why it had to sever the power connection. You have to do your best or… … .
‘Yeah, there’s no way I could have lost.’
I had to move when I had to think.
The time Arakish had earned was not to be wasted.
Out of breath, I began to step toward the barrier again, this time on my own.
‘I couldn’t have lost, I couldn’t have lost… … .’
That’s how I persuaded myself to turn to the north even now, with footsteps that had become heavy like lead and couldn’t fall off.
Persuaded, persuaded, and persuaded.
In the arctic dawn that announces the start of daily life, getting closer and closer to ＜Seolryeongjangseong＞ burning in pink.
… … Woo woo woo woo woo… …
After leaving the pine forest and walking for a long time in the open field illuminated by the morning sun, I heard a low, thick trumpet sound from somewhere on the wall.
As soon as it did, the Cheongpok Water Gate (淸瀑水門), that is, the miraculous door that sealed the entry and exit of the abyss by pouring holy water into the waterfall, withdrew the waterfall and opened a long tunnel leading to the civilized world beyond the barrier.
It was the moment when the front gate of ＜The Great Wall＞ opened, but there was no time to admire it.
“Come on, this way!”
The passage of the barrier was brightly lit by a magic tool whose operation principle was unknown, and three white wolves rushed through the doorway as if to cover it.
One of the wolves took over the reins, examined the state of the fainting wolf on the saddle, and let out a muffled moan.
“Ah Lenny, what happened… … .”
In the meantime, I shot again, and the water poured down with deafening steepness, sealing the doorway.
“Thank you for getting Lenny to safety, but what are you guys… … ?”
The wolves looked at Rain and Cassena in a suspicious yet suspicious manner, and I immediately kissed Cassena’s hair color in my arms.
“I am Lane Ludwig, the heir of the Ludwig family, and this is Cassena Page, the daughter of the Page family.”
Did the rumor about the prestige of the Page family and its unique hair color spread all the way to the northern tip?
“Page… … ?”
“Paige… … ?”
“Paige… … .”
As if that alone was the end of identification, the wolves exchanged glances while swallowing dry saliva. I didn’t even have the time to wait for those glances.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t even have time to talk like this. Please guide me so I can talk to the executives, quickly!”
* * *
After crossing the long passage of the barrier, the famous White Center, the headquarters of the white wolves, spread out in pure white.
Backbone, which served as the control room for ＜Seolryeongjangseong＞ for 1,400 years, was a beautiful and gigantic fortress, if not as great as a wall.
“under… … .”
Feeling as if I had come to a completely different world, the tension that had built up over the months melted away and my legs relaxed.
This is the northern, cold land.
It’s definitely a cold land… … Compared to the north of the wall, it was truly a heavenly paradise and a land where civilization flowed.
The sun shone warmly many times over, and instead of the fog of the abyss that had been choking me, my lungs were filled with clear, fresh air.
‘however… … .’
Although it was such a large and magnificent building, the number of members was so small that the eyes were suspicious.
The White Wolves were an elite unit that boasted a large number of members, ranging from as little as 3,000 to as many as 7,000 throughout history, and Northerners were proud to serve here.
Is it really that large-scale expeditions have failed, and that many numbers have decreased by this much?
“It is not only here that the crew is deployed.”
Seeing such concern in my eyes, the wolf who was leading me opened his mouth. After hearing about my status, I started using honorifics.
“In ＜Seolryeongjangseong＞, there are five fortresses centered around the backbone. Well, even so, it is true that the situation is hopeless.”
“The expedition failed… … How many men have you lost?”
“Five thousand wolves went out, but less than four hundred returned alive. I was still young and my combat skills were poor, so I couldn’t catch up… … .”
So I regretted it, but now that I see it, it seems that it was the grace of the gods, he added, blurring his words.
While having such a conversation, I was escorted to the command and control room located on the top floor of the backbone.
“The executives say they want to meet Confucius. Then I’ll be here.”
It was a vast room with a long table made of pure white spirit wood.
There were dozens of windows above the table, a highly clairvoyant capable of observing conditions both above and below the barrier.
And on either side of the table, ten wolves sat facing me, staring straight at me. Eight of them had bandages on their limbs or faces, probably injured on the expedition.
“Do you have something urgent to say?”
The old wolf sitting on my left moved my face up and down and frowned.
“But is Ludwig’s forgery really correct? There should be one or two people pretending to be nobles in a remote area like this.”
“you’re right.”
It wasn’t me who answered that, but the young wolf sitting across from him.
Even in this northern polar region, he was a young man with dark red hair who retained the noble appearance of an aristocrat. He looked at Cassena in my arms in disbelief.
Oddly enough, he was a familiar figure. where did i see this guy?
“Ludwig is not sure, but Cassena is sure. The image I saw at the Sega meeting remains strong.”
It’s a three-family meeting… … .
Then, is it possible that Vla is also a prince?
Then, a stocky middle-aged woman with long hair starting to turn gray raised her eyebrows.
“If it’s Cassena Paige, is that the girl who was said to have gone missing during the sunspot incident? So, is that Lane Ludwig, who is said to be dead?”
did i die?
It was strange. Why is Cassena missing and I dead?
“Yeah, we’ll have to hear how it came from beyond the Wall, but… … So what’s going on? Do you have something urgent to tell us?”
There was no time to explain the situation calmly and in detail, so I hurriedly talked about what had happened on this trip.
Even in this situation, Arakish would still be fighting the monster… … I had to fix the problem quickly and go back.
Impatience was distorting his composure and impairing his ability to make sharp judgments.
“As expected, the prisoners were gathering in Ravenfel. I couldn’t see it even if I went deep, but it was dark under the lamp… … .”
“I’m sorry.”
While the officers were whispering like that, an old bachelor with a backbone looked at me while stroking his white beard.
“I can’t believe it. That the beasts took care of you like that. It doesn’t even make sense that the two people who went missing in Blade’s Edge suddenly appeared on top of the Wall.”
“Believe it or not, it is the truth. That the existence of the abyss had awakened. If we continue like this, all the prisoners above the barrier will die and become the dead.”
“… … .”
“Doesn’t everyone know better than anyone that the abyss eats living things and gathers forces?”
no one answered
I wonder if it was the expression that he knew the correct answer in the first place, but his pride would not allow him to act according to the correct answer.
“We have to open the barrier gate and save the prisoners.”
“It’s not that simple. Most of all, I must have been fooled by living with the beasts—”
“—I wasn’t fooled. It all stems from a misunderstanding… … Shar’kath. Arakish definitely named him Shar’kath.”
“what?”
“The name of the monster that wiped out the white wolves!”
When I conveyed the words that popped into my mind without any context at the moment, the inside of the command and control room froze coldly. The bachelor’s complexion had turned pale.
“Shar’kath? No, it can’t be… … .”
“You know who? Alaqish alone is fighting the monster now. I have to go and help!”
How can I convince you a little more here… … How can I say
Be careful.
It can be said that this is the crossroads of victory.
“I thought it was suspicious, but this must have been a spy sent by beasts.”
Just then, the gray-haired old man who was sitting on the other side of the table, that is, in the seat of honor, suddenly tapped the table with his fingers.
“A Ludwig forgery, did you think I would be fooled by your cubic table?”
“yes?”
“We know that the Abyss has awakened. Because we lost all our main forces! I was writing a letter to be sent to His Majesty the Emperor and His Holiness the Emperor.”
“Why don’t you open the door when you know that?”
“Why should I open the door to prisoners? Are they all servants of the Abyss?”
“What are you talking about? Beasts are not servants of the abyss, but humans like us—”
“—Shut up! Where does a beast dare to speak? Search his body, he must be hiding the mark of the beast somewhere.”
When the wolves standing on either side of the gate hesitated, perhaps because of a status issue, the gray-haired commander-in-chief roared.
Everything that passed through my mind at that moment is over… … It wasn’t the same sense of despair, but extreme vigilance.
Perhaps thanks to Belle Curious’ ability to open his eyes, the air currents of magical power that seemed to be caught in his eyes were creating a strange shadow behind the commander-in-chief’s back.
“who are you?”
The flower that mysteriously bloomed from the boy’s eyes scattering silvery-white light was a blade of wisdom that could interpret all the supernatural powers in the world through mathematics.
Bell Curious.
0100101010010101010… … I inhaled for a moment at the bizarre sight of the blade cutting through the bloody color.
‘It’s called the Ice Spirit… … ?’
How can I explain the form that is formed by combining countless numbers in a whirlwind like a raging wave?
Something wriggled horribly with dozens of tentacles, giggling as it stuffed tentacles of numbers into the commander-in-chief’s eyes, mouth, and nose.
There was still something… … An unpleasant cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
“You bastard, what did you just say?”
There was a force behind the conflict between the beastman and the wolf. And maybe this guy possessed by the Commander-in-Chief is in the dark.
“Even though he’s the son of a prince, what’s the habit of talking to the Commander-in-Chief of the Wall?”
And it’s not an easy bet. Because the black magic that built this Spirit of Possession was 5 stars. No wonder the other wolves didn’t notice this.
‘But I heard that the position of the archmage is vacant now… … Who the hell is this magic?’
The moment I thought so, the possessed spirit like a mollusk suddenly opened its eyes and caught me.
That was the starting point of the fight.
The moment he pulled out all the tentacles that had been eating away at the commander-in-chief’s intellect and threw them at me, the moment an officer tried to drag me roughly by the shoulder.
“I’m sorry, but I picked the wrong person to dump.”
A bloody, dazzling light exploded around me, and the officer who was holding my shoulder was pushed against the wall by a storm of fierce magic power.
“What, what kind of magic power is this strong… … ?!”
“Hey man, what are you trying to do… … !”
“Commander… … !”
The executives sitting there had to hold onto the table firmly to avoid being caught in the storm, but a fiercer battle was taking place in the world they couldn’t see.
‘Analysis complete, back-calculation.’
The rune that was used in all the magic squares analyzed in the 1.8 second moment was a mixture of modified Lutishen and taboo type Orbios, but the main focus is Lutishen.
Possession was famous as a traditional black magic, but this was a black magic that put more emphasis on Lutishen’s strengths, in other words, was implemented as magic.
In short, my specialty… … Easily twist the equation and change the real root into an imaginary root, forcibly creating loopholes in the magic square.
[…] … ?]
As if stabbing the eyeballs, the tentacles that had been stabbing right in front of me began to disappear as they were sucked into the whirlpool that returned all abilities to nothing.
So one, one, another… … And when the last one was left, he reached out and grabbed the main body that had been sucked into the vortex.
It doesn’t end with just getting rid of the Spirit of Possession. I will find out who you are and where you are now. otherwise it won’t work out
‘Coordinates for magical casting… … So, where are the caster’s coordinates now?’
Just before interpreting the central circle of the magic square, that is, the core structure, the Spirit of Possession’s mouth was torn apart.
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[Ah, it’s surprising that a kid has eyes like that? But it’s not like this senior doesn’t have insurance either.]
At that moment, let’s emit black numbers from the mouth of the Spirit of Possession… … A dizzying vertigo penetrated my brain without a chance to interpret it.
And as soon as the extremely amplified concentration was disturbed, the main body of the possessed spirit exploded.
An explosion of magical energy at close range.
I wanted to feel a numb feeling of floating wrapped around my senses, but before I knew it, my body was lying on the cold floor alongside Cassena.
‘what… … ?’
It tried to eat my body, in that brief moment of explosion… … To be able to possess such a high degree of possessiveness is an unheard-of power.
‘I was barely able to erase it with Bell Curious right before I was eaten… … .’
The problem is two, first of all, the aftermath of the explosion made it impossible to move.
And as the shadow that engulfed the soul disappeared, the commander-in-chief was also pushed away by the wave of magical power and fell with his head against the wall.
It was this series of events that made me mistakenly believe that I had attacked the commander-in-chief.
“… … Yes, Commander… … !”
“… … That guy is the Commander… … !”
“… … Catch him, he’s an assassin… … !”
As the screams of the exasperated officers rang in my ears, and the pain of bending my arms behind me and tying them with rope spread through my bones, Arakish’s face came to mind.
‘Alakish… … .’
The face of Arakish, who looked at me at the last moment and asked for something with a sad smile… … .
What should I do? I guess I’ve failed… … .
At the last thought, consciousness was cut off.