Wood chattered non-stop as he guided them through the woods.
When I heard the story, it seemed that I had a lot of interest in humans from the beginning.
Somehow, except for the old man who seemed to be the head of Drent, there seemed to be no Drent who could speak human language, but Wood seemed to learn it separately because he was interested in humans.
“Since when did you become so strong?”
“Are all humans really that strong?”
“Last time I saw you, sister, she was just making fire. Is that magic?”
“Can I become strong like my brother and sister?”
The hostility he showed towards me at the beginning has long since disappeared.
Is it simple or pure? Although he had some clever parts, he looked like a child when he saw him like this.
However, I did not listen to his words.
unexpected encounter.
Accompanied by Bella Trey.
It was because I had to see if this really worked for me.
There is a high probability that Lemegeton is in the back of this forest.
In addition, it was almost certain that the humans we would encounter soon would be members of a coalition called ‘Goetia’, in my estimation. It is an open fact that they are looking for something inside the academy.
They must have already obtained the information they requested from Blue Moon through Gireth Harman, so they must know that there is something in this forest.
He must have sent members of the organization to find the clue.
However, with Bella Trey by my side, I cannot use black magic.
Fighting with them was obvious, but not being able to use black magic, my main power, was a big blow to me.
‘I have no luck getting involved here.’
Worst of all, I had to consider disposing of the Bella tray as well.
If someone like her suddenly disappears, there will be quite an uproar within the academy, but what can I do?
I am a black magician, not a wizard in the first place.
If you are on the defensive, you have no choice but to use black magic to survive.
If that happens, Bella Trey, who has learned that I am a black magician, will also attack me, and then I will have no choice but to kill her.
‘Still, I’m pretty sure… … . But if you make a knight like her into a familiar, it’s pretty useful… .’
I shook my head hurriedly at the sudden, dangerous thought.
It gives me goosebumps as I feel that my way of thinking is getting farther and farther from that of an ordinary human being.
Wood asked with a curious face, his round eyes shining.
“brother. Why are you shaking your head all of a sudden?”
“Nothing. I just had a bad idea.”
“A bad idea? What is it?”
“If a kid finds out, it hurts.”
“tooth. I know everything.”
I just have to pray that that doesn’t happen.
The deeper we went, the more the forest became more like a maze.
It seemed to me that they were going round and round in the same direction all the time, but Wood strode on without hesitation.
I wondered if there might be some sort of mark that only Drent would know.
Maybe an hour passed.
It smelled like charcoal from far away.
“I think we are almost there.”
As Wood said, after exiting the maze-like forest, a vast field appeared.
“… what is this?”
“The heat is no joke.”
one side is infertile
“This side is all frozen.”
“… The cold is just disgusting.”
One side is frozen ground.
Other than that, there are no words to describe.
Half of the vast field was covered in flames.
The heat was so hot that despite the distance, my breath caught in my throat and my face flushed.
Wood, who is relatively weak against flames, put on a very painful expression.
“I think I’ve come this far. If you go beyond this, it is a temple.”
Bella Trey and I nodded.
“Thank you for guiding me. Come back.”
“Are you coming back?”
“of course.”
“I’ll be waiting for you.”
After saying that, Wood returned to the maze-like forest.
exactly half.
The field was divided by fire and ice, as if an invisible boundary had been drawn.
Right now, it seemed that each other was checking and suppressing each other, but if this fire continued to grow, it was obvious that the village where the Drents lived would soon become a sea of fire.
Conversely, if the ice side became stronger, that would be a problem. In fact, I realized that it was not called a disaster for nothing.
“I guess this is the disaster Drent said.”
“Looks like it. You mean the temple is over there?”
“It seems so.”
“So you’re saying you have to go through that sea of fire to get to the temple?”
“yes.”
“Or do we have to go through that blizzard?”
“yes.”
Bella Trey walking straight into the sea of fire.
I also followed her. Fortunately, the fire-related resistance increased noticeably due to the ‘blood water squeezed out of the heart of the fire dragon’ that was taken this time.
If it wasn’t for that, I probably wouldn’t have been able to hold on and escaped by now.
【You’re strange,】
‘what?’
【no. I’ll tell you when it’s clear.]
‘It’s bland.’
The flame spirit on my shoulder jumped around with an excited expression and started consuming the flames around me.
gulp.
As he ate the flames at a tremendous speed, as if he were filming a mukbang, the spirit gradually grew in size.
‘Is this really the lowest level spirit… ?’
I don’t know what it is, but thanks to the spirit, I was able to survive in this terrible fire.
Bella Trey seemed to have a natural resistance to fire.
I was still sweating profusely, barely enduring it, but her expression didn’t change at all.
Seeing the other spirits around her clinging to her, it was evident that she was strong against fire.
“Housemaster.”
“why.”
“Is your source attribute fire attribute?”
She nodded.
“Yes. My source attribute is triple, and all three are fire attributes.”
Is it possible that all triples are fire attributes… ?
It was the first time I’d ever heard of it.
“… Is that possible?”
“It is possible. I’ve never seen anything other than myself in my life.”
no. No matter how much I think about it, it makes no sense.
How is that possible?
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“for a moment.”
She, who was walking in the lead, suddenly stopped.
“Why is that?”
“There is a person in the front.”
That there are other people besides us in this pit… … .
“Looks like the ones Drent was talking about.”
She nodded.
“come.”
Roaring!
Huge fireballs fell from the air. Bella Trey, who drew a sword from her waist, cut the fireball in an instant.
that buck that buck
“what? Are you human?”
“… … George Lefner.”
“oh. do you know me?”
A man with red eyes. Because of the demonic spirit I felt from him, I knew at once that he was a black magician.
“The notorious wanted bounty was here.”
“Is it an honor to meet my fans here?”
“Where is your brother? Wasn’t it between the two of you dying?”
“… Are you a real fan?”
The man’s conversation with Bella Trey revealed that he was a bounty hunter.
“Do you know each other?”
“I’ve encountered them a few times on the battlefield when I was a mercenary. They are wanted criminals known for murder, rape and arson. The twins are both very evil. The younger brother deals with fire and the older brother with ice magic. now… … I see you also deal with black magic. A f*cking heretic.”
Black demonic energy rose from the man’s body. he said with a sinister smile.
“Heh heh. I don’t know why I only learned this good thing now. It’s so full of power.”
A red aura slowly rose from the sword Bella Trey was holding.
“Seil Sieghart.”
“yes.”
“I will deal with that guy, so get out of here and head to the temple. If you happen to run into that bastard’s brother, try not to fight until I come.”
“All right.”
I was worried about not being able to use black magic when I was with her, but I was grateful that she herself suggested this.
I didn’t want to miss this opportunity, so I answered like a knife and went straight to the back.
If the younger brother was over there, the older brother was likely on the other side.
“Is it a snowstorm this time?”
frozen soil.
frozen ground.
It was a climate reminiscent of the tundra.
It is truly a disaster that cannot be believed to have occurred in one space. But this was the only option. You have to go through this to enter the temple.
Perhaps Remegeton, whom you have been looking for so much, is asleep there.
I stepped onto the ice field.
A blizzard so strong that you can’t see properly.
His face, which had been hot just a moment ago, had cooled. This time, the ice spirit was dancing in the air with a happy expression.
It was showing off its elegant figure in its own way, but because it was so small, it only looked cute.
The further we went inside, the stronger the blizzard.
I feel my body slowly freezing.
The ice spirit, who had been dancing happily, beckoned, and the blizzard subsided a little.
When I gestured again, the surrounding eyes were sucked into her mouth.
The cold was reduced by the spirit sucking snow like a vacuum cleaner.
A spirit pounding on the convex stomach. I said while gently caressing what was supposed to be the spirit’s head.
“thanks.”
The ice spirit rubbed its body against my finger as if it were pleasant.
It wasn’t that he didn’t feel the cold at all, but thanks to the spirits, it wasn’t as big of a hindrance as he thought.
fortunately out of misfortune
‘I can’t help my body getting dull.’
As I was thinking about that, the spirit of the flame, inflated to its fullest, climbed onto my shoulder and warmed my body.
It seemed that his strength had grown as much as he had absorbed the fire, and it felt like his body was melting just by being on his shoulder. They were more useful friends than I thought.
As I continued to walk, I found something.
‘This… .’
Footprints clearly imprinted on the snow.
Judging from what was still there, it seemed like it hadn’t been long.
“Noise.”
I activated the magic to cancel the sound.
From now on, I did not know when I would encounter the enemy. Because of the snowstorm, I couldn’t see properly, so there was a possibility of a surprise attack from somewhere.
Bella Trey told me to avoid fighting as much as possible until she came, but it was better for me not to have her.
I continued to walk, following the footprints.
After walking for about 5 minutes, the footprints were no longer visible.
‘It’s cut off… ?’
I looked around, but the snowstorm prevented me from seeing anything.
That moment.
An awl-shaped column of ice rose from under my feet. Fortunately, I managed to turn around and avoid it because I was not relaxed.
‘Even if I was just 1 second late, my body would have been pierced.’
A voice came from far away.
“Hoo. avoid it?”
What emerged from the blizzard was a white, gray-haired man with blue eyes.