“transaction?”
From the inside of Frisvia’s helmet, the half-words were modulated into inorganic mechanical sounds and flowed out.
But fortunately, it seemed that he was interested, and he wasn’t spouting out his life like before.
I moved cautiously to the control facility with crab steps. And also… … With a sigh of relief, I held up my black sheep.
“This is the god’s treasure that Karenden the Black Sun gave to the descendants of Emissa.”
“Hoo?”
“I only knew it as a magical tool that restores mana… … Couldn’t it be used as an energy core for this military base? There is also a groove that fits perfectly here.”
He is not the kind of opponent who hides his numbers and deceives them. I don’t even have time for that.
As if she could dodge my attack anytime, anywhere, Frisvia came closer without hesitation and looked down at the location I pointed at.
And for a moment, the movement stopped. there… … Because there was a small groove. A groove just right for Black Sheep.
“If the Byeongseon Base is put into operation, I think there will be changes in the research you have not been able to accomplish until now… … what do you think?”
“… … .”
“Please help me. Then I’ll lend you this black sheep. Until the end of your studies.”
Frisvia slowly alternated between Black Sheep and Home as if doing some calculations.
For a while, I thought there was a silence that weighed down my shoulders, but suddenly hehehe, hehehe, hehehehe… … A ghastly laugh leaked through the gap in the helmet.
“I never thought work could be so much fun.”
“… … ?”
“Originally, I was going to move the beastman over the barrier as a condition of receiving wings from Arakish, but heh, that would change the story.”
I asked for bait… … .
The fist was carefully clenched.
It’s a loan, not a give, so it’s a transaction that has no choice but to rely on Frisvia’s conscience.
“Because it’s a black sheep, I thought that would be the core of energy. hehehe, ok, lend me Until my research progresses. It will take about 10 years.”
“10 years… … 10 years?”
Originally, I almost asked if it was only 10 years, but I was so embarrassed that I said that. I thought it would last for decades.
“hehehehe, until the beastmen pass through the barrier safely, they will defeat the dead and fight together with the ancient being who killed Arakish, but isn’t 10 years cheap?”
“Anyway, I think 10 years is too long. Let’s do it for three years.”
“Is that what you mean by beheading? uh, 5 years There is no compromise beyond this.”
It would be a lie if I said that the conflict did not arise out of personal regret.
I have already received significant help from the supernatural powers of the Black Sheep. Whether in magic volleyball or wandering around Harbadonia… … .
However, what I could definitely feel from the engagement just now was the fact that Frisvia was an overwhelming master. The adventurers under his command must also have tremendous skills.
“lane… … ?!”
As I removed the black sheep chain from his neck, Cassena exclaimed in bewilderment.
“I need help from Frisbia to overcome this hopeless situation. Five years is a long time, but isn’t it cheap compared to the price of a life?”
And even if they didn’t give it away, there was no way if Frisvia tried to take it by force. It was best to accept the deal now.
It was the time when I was about to hand over the flickering black sheep in my hand, amid deep personal regret.
I thought I heard a clear sound from the side first, then Cassena reached out her hand to Frisvia.
“No, then I’ll lend you mine!”
I could see the black sheep hanging from the chain swinging like a pendulum beneath my clenched fists.
what… … ?
As I watched blankly, Frisvia grabbed the Black Sheep, but Cassena did not loosen the chain that hung the Black Sheep.
“You’re going to keep your promise of 5 years, right? No more extensions and nothing like that!”
“Of course, my son speaks after making perfect calculations.”
After confirming that, Frisvia took off her helmet and took off the metal hanging from her neck and handed it to Cassena.
“If you don’t believe me, take this with insurance. Heh, exchange in exactly five years.”
It was an adventurer’s dog tag with the name Frisvia engraved on clear platinum in mechanical handwriting.
For high-ranking adventurers, the dog tag was like a badge of identity and a symbol of honor, and with that alone, they could borrow an enormous amount of money from the Alliance or the bank.
There, Frisvia ranked first in the platinum rating, and the value of that dog tag did not dare to be converted into numbers.
But no matter how much it is, it is trivial compared to the value of the black sun’s treasure, the black sheep… … .
“My lady, what… … That’s the treasure of the lady’s family! It is absurd that the young lady does not have a black sheep!”
I came to my senses and immediately tried to hand over my black sheep instead, but Cassena grabbed my arm and shook her head.
“Rain is not okay. He’s a very good wizard, so he really needs the Black Sheep.”
“No, anyway… … !”
“It won’t be until five years later that I’ll be a wizard who needs a black sheep. So it’s okay!”
My stomach rumbled. I don’t know how to explain this warm pain in my chest, but it was a word that wasn’t in the dictionary in my head.
As Frisvia immediately put the black sheep she had received from Cassena into the groove, the red emergency lights that had been gloomy in the base turned into dazzling white light.
Frisvia nodded her head in satisfaction with that uniform regularity.
[Confirmation of Celestial Nuclear Interlock, charging power for all-electric positioning… … The Celestial Core can only supply 4% of the power to this ship.]
Without even listening to the end, Frisvia rolled past us toward the doorway, rolling the cogwheels of her mechanical armor.
I didn’t know what else to do, as I was staring at him blankly, Frisvia pointed at the window that floated on the dissecting table.
My heart skipped a beat as I looked there. In the midst of the blizzard that hit the rear ranks of the beastmen, a fierce blood battle was taking place.
“The black sheep you put in that slot, take it back and follow me.”
“?”
“Isn’t the ultimate goal to defeat the ancient being? In order to do that, you should be of some use as well, huh. If you’re scared, it doesn’t matter if I stay here to see if I’ll be sure to carry out the deal.”
“… … !”
“But if you’re going to find Arakish, you’d better fight it yourself and put an end to this fuss quickly.”
Then Cassena looked at Frisvia blankly and asked in a trembling voice.
“I heard Alakhish is dead?!”
“It has not been confirmed. Above all, there is no way that Jinryong will die so easily.”
“Then why did you say that?”
“hehehehe, it was just part of the means to break your fighting spirit and kill you easily and surely. Originally, when I hunt someone, I use all available methods.”
When I heard that explanation, I almost collapsed from fainting, I was convinced of three things.
The certainty that this child had not risen to the pinnacle of the platinum rank by chance, and that he was a pro at killing and hunting like Valencidis.
And no matter how much time passes, I won’t be able to get close with this Ajin… … sure that.
“Let’s go fight together. But if we get into a rough fight, we’ll do nothing about this deal.”
Frisvia lifted her chin as if she laughed at my warning.
“Hey, who do you think I am? I am a lady who always keeps a promise once made.”
* * *
When I ran out of the military base, the sad sound of a horn immediately alerted me to the seriousness of the situation.
boo, boo woo boo woo… … .
Terrified beastmen screamed and ran south, the few warriors hurriedly carrying torches to the aft ranks.
“miss.”
The riot reflected on the snowy night was so great that in order to have a conversation, you had to put a hand trumpet around your mouth and shout.
Before getting into the saddle, I handed the basket of dragon eggs that I was carrying on my back to Cassena.
Cassena didn’t even ask the meaning of that action, she just noticed… … He bit his lip helplessly and muttered something.
“… … Leave it.”
“I beg your pardon?”
“If I die, I won’t let you go!”
I couldn’t promise anything, so I laughed weakly and got into the saddle and rode the pony.
As we approached the source of the turmoil, the cold intensified, and urgent shouts and desperate screams interspersed here and there.
In the midst of a blizzard where one could not see an inch ahead, only the distant, roaring clamor rang in my ears.
“Don’t miss a single one!”
“My God, they come without end!”
“It’s a spider, it’s a spider!”
First of all, I jumped off my horse with the determination to deal with this chaotic situation.
The shape of the magic square to be built is a three-fold triangle, and the runes to be engraved are heat, wisdom, and kinship.
3-star single flame attribute magic is endowed with heat (extends wide), ji (long-lasting), and conclusion (closes the door) traits.
Chae Ae Ae Aeng——— Glow!
Following the sound of grabbing and breaking the magic square floating on the palm of your hand, a mirage of clear flames was cast over the distant horizon.
As the dawn shines into the darkness, the blizzard is blocked by the spreading curtain of fire, and the field of view opens wide and bright.
At the same time, I could see the dead who were engulfed in flames screaming in all directions along with ghastly screams before falling one after another on the snowy field.
“Rain, lane, lane.”
Perhaps he noticed that magical power, he heard the clear sound of flapping wings somewhere, and soon a warm creature landed on the top of his snow-covered head.
“Peach, you’re all right.”
Almost as soon as I let out a sigh of relief, Barlzen ran from the direction Pipi flew in. The warriors of the Durancus tribe were also together.
“lane!”
“Varzen, go to the western gate of the wall right now. I decided to open the door!”
“The fake wolves listened to you?”
Barlzen, who had blinked his eyes as if he was quite surprised, laughed widely as he tore the wolf’s muzzle long.
“Have you heard, useless children! My friend made the barrier gate open!”
The warriors led by the warrior chief of each tribe joined here one by one.
Opus, the white bear, also caught a glimpse, but the one with the largest number of warriors was Grypion, the eagle beast.
Beyond the barrier of flame, there are still countless dead people, and hideous primitive spiders called the old ones swarmed with hundreds of arms emitting menacingly high-frequency sounds that could tear the eardrums.
“Is the barrier gate open?”
“Yes, on top of that, the adventure group from Frisvia will cover you. So, move quickly!”
The warriors exchanged glances blankly as if they couldn’t believe it, but soon their eyes shone with resolute fighting spirit.
The fire in the name of hope made the blood circulate vigorously in their bodies.
At that time, a nervous rattle sounded from behind, and Frisvia, who had followed with a dozen men, let out a sinister laugh.
“No, those left here have no choice but to survive or die. Heh heh heh.”
There was no reason to ask why.
There was no need to wonder the reason for the panic that spread across the faces of the warriors as they looked east.
I was muttering this unconsciously.
“come… … .”
In the primal fear, cold sweat trickled down my forehead and my breathing sped up spontaneously.
The curtain of flame that lit up the world and blocked the powers of darkness fluttered here and there as if screaming, then powerlessly began to fade.
The wild howling blizzard sounded like a flute playing a cosmic melody… … Ancient beings dancing ridiculously in the pure white tone and extreme cold… … .
In the midst of beings without the warmth of life, no souls to return to the light, and no mercy for the living, Shar’kas, the white lord, appeared.
Did he not want to give in to fear, or did his feral instincts tell him that it was dangerous if he didn’t deal with the presence in front of him.
“No——”
Nearest, a dozen or so beastmen warriors to the east charged Shar’kath in droves.
Before the urgent voice of dissatisfaction even vibrates through the vocal chords, the spider’s web swayed like a blade that cuts through dimensions… … The limbs were slaughtered, leaving red bloodstains in the snow.
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A vague and terrifying vision of death passed through the eyes of the warriors like that. Clearly, that would have happened in practice.
“… … ?!”
“… … ?!”
“… … ?!”
If it hadn’t been for that very moment, that spider’s web hadn’t been set ablaze with white smoke from a pillar of fire that erupted violently from the ground.
“Back off! Because it’s not something I can deal with! That guy is Shar’kath, the White Dolphin! One of the spider lord’s five standards!”
Perhaps it was the repercussion of the 4-star magical instantaneous calculation, it was Lane Ludwig who shouted that while holding her forehead from a headache and gasping for breath.
“Baek Do-ryeong… … ?”
“Shar’kath… … ?”
“Rain, is what you just said true?”
When everyone looked back at the boy with puzzled eyes, Shar’kath, the White Dolphin, also raised his eyebrows as if interested.
“Lane? Lane Ludwig?”
The fear at that moment was so intense that it made it difficult to breathe.
what.
How does that guy know my name?
“This is amazing. I thought it was a quick run over the barrier. Is this also the king’s grace?”
Shar’kath walked out barefoot in his clogs across the white snow, and every movement was strangely silent.
“Is it true that the Queen of Time was looking for you? Did Karenden send you here?”
I stared blankly at Shar’kath. My doubts were amplified, and now my head was jumbled by hyperventilation.
The only person I’ve said that to is Arakish.
Can you read thoughts? Then, isn’t it like the magician’s nemesis?
“How did you… … ?”
Then Cassena shouted in a thin voice.
He filtered the abyss with his magical powers, and he didn’t collapse and spurt blood like last time, but his complexion was extremely pale.
When Shar’kath didn’t even respond to the question, he clenched his fists and shouted again.
“What did Arakish do… … !”
Shar’kath wanted to tilt his head for a moment, but the next moment, an innocent and evil smile appeared on Shar’kath’s face.
“Ah, there was that.”
Shar’kath snapped his fingers, and ‘it’ shook the ground out of that thick, distant blizzard.
The moment we saw ‘it’ appearing behind Shar’kath, none of us dared to speak.
I hit the bat hard as if my heart would explode, as if everything would end soon… … .
“Say hello to old friends, Bardumkus (mission).”