85 – Academy Attack Case – 7
I don’t know why it happened so suddenly, but I couldn’t just ignore the opportunity that was right in front of me. Refined mana instantly turned into violence. A magical tsunami swept away the corps commander and nearby escort troops at the same time.
The Death Knight moved first, blocking the Elder Lich’s path. Maker, who had no troops to protect her and was unable to escape in time, was swept away by the torrent.
When the flashing blue light passed by, the dozens of Death Knights had been reduced to just a few. The Elder Lich was fine, and it was unclear where the Maker had gone.
“… ….”
The Elder Lich turned his hollow eye sockets towards me and snapped his finger. Once again, as many Death Knights as died were summoned. When I saw that, I thought that being a hero is important.
Even undead like Death Knights can be summoned in dozens with a single gesture. Without the Holy Sword, even a war of attrition would not have been possible.
“You are a rude person…… You’re interrupting the conversation…….”
“It’s a conversation and a babble, and the loopholes are openly revealed, so is there any reason not to make a surprise attack?”
“But it is a practical idea…… It’s a very appropriate way of thinking to explore knowledge…… It’s a pity that you don’t accept the path of truth…… He would have been a very good subordinate…….”
I was wary of the Elder Lich who was talking nonsense again, and I scanned the spot where Maker was. I saw that it was swept away by magic, but I was curious as to how far it had flown.
“What are you doing? “What a rude person!”
Even a tiger will come if you say so, the maker said, and flew away. Despite being hit defenseless, he didn’t appear to have a single scratch on his body.
If he had been fatally injured or killed by such magic, he would not have been called a corps commander.
“I will never leave you alone!”
The armor was put on the guy’s body. I also prepared the next spell. In any case, I planned to block the academy with a shield and even use wide-area annihilation magic. Because they are both guys who push the volume.
Not to mention the Elder Lich, Maker was also a mutant slime, so he was able to attack by splitting his body into thousands of pieces. He hated it when people told him he was a slime, but it was true.
We can’t beat up those guys one by one. I don’t know how long it will take.
“No matter where you try…… ?”
Suddenly, I caught something in the corner of my vision. He looked up at the sky. The defense shield surrounding the academy seemed to be blinking, fading away, and then slowly being lifted. It seemed that Ingrid had kept her promise.
It was a black energy that seemed as if it would attack the academy at any moment without the shield, but even though the shield was gone, nothing changed. Because that’s just a simple barrier. Just like it was in the original.
“This is a big problem! It’s a big problem! “Who on earth disarmed the shield?”
“This was unexpected…… How did you discover the truth…….”
The Elder Lich made a rare sound that was close to sneezing, as if he couldn’t believe it. Maker also jumped up and made a fuss.
“Mummy Crate! Why aren’t you surprised! “Now that all the defenses are gone, the demons will soon attack the academy!”
The maker pointed at me and tried to scare me. It looks like they’re trying to trick me now, but it’s already too late. They said it was a big deal and they made all the fuss about it, but is there any way to get over it?
If I hadn’t made a fuss, I wouldn’t have been fooled.
“I know it’s nonsense. That’s not Magi. “It’s a barrier that prevents people from seeing the academy in shambles from the outside.”
Maker’s eyes grew so big that they almost seemed like they would pop out.
“Oh no! “How much do you know?”
“At least enough to stop the nonsense you’re trying to do?”
I was about to respond with a preemptive attack, but suddenly a good idea occurred to me and I stopped moving. It was an idea that became possible because the shield was released at the right time.
“That’s right, it was Astaroth who leaked the information to me.”
“What! Is that true?!”
After hearing what I said, Maker stretched his neck and pulled out his head. The pupils, which were already big, became even bigger and rounder. The Elder Lich also ripped off the armrests of the chair and completely shattered them.
Even though it was a lie that made no sense based on common sense, both of them seemed to have been duped. It seemed like the things I had been doing so far were so outside of common sense.
Originally, I was planning on ending it with a bit of a fight, but if things go well like that, the story will be different. I started making up a story on the spot, as if I had really had a deal with Astaroth.
“Okay then. Your plan itself was planned together with Astaroth. Why is the Academy holding off attacks so well? That’s because they planned an invasion within the academy’s power, going along with everything from the beginning. “So that even if communication with the outside world is cut off, we can repel the invasion on our own.”
It’s a lie. Astaroth did not plan in a way that could be prevented with the power of the Academy, but because it was a hastily made plan, it could be prevented with the power of the Academy. The cause and effect was opposite.
“What about the fact that the Demon King ordered you to come back, but you refused? You’re probably going to join us after this is over anyway, so you’re ignoring it, right? It’s not your business anymore, so there’s no need to listen to it. Is not it?”
This is also a lie. The reason why Astaroth pushed ahead with the plan while ignoring the words of the Demon King was unknown. Of course, the reason I knew that fact was because the traitor was the devil.
“What did you say that the magic energy surrounding the academy was actually just a barrier? What did you tell me that you were messing with the core of the shield? That the shield will explode the moment it operates at full power? “How do I know this information and who told me to know this is a question that can be answered by just thinking about it for a little bit, isn’t it?”
Of course, Priscilla, a regressor, delivered it. However, those who do not know this can only assume that the information was spread by a traitor within the demon race.
And Astaroth was the perfect person to make people mistake him for a traitor. He is the one who actively led this whole plan, and he also wanted to pay us back for what we suffered.
“… ….”
Once they realized that if Astaroth was a traitor, then everything that was going on would be dramatically different, they also seemed to have deepened their suspicions. The cause and effect is probably too consistent to be ignored.
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Of course. Because I lied to fit the cause and effect. To drive a wedge in that fact, I opened my mouth with a smile to make it seem like there was something on purpose.
“Elder Lich, aren’t you itching for the Life Vessel? That one in the 37th room on the 23rd floor of the underground dungeon you used as a base. The one on the last floor is fake, and the one there is real. “Am I right?”
“Four years of Astaroth…… ! To what extent have they sold out the pride of the demon race…? … !”
When I told Priscilla the location of the real Life Vessel and gave off a hint of something, the Elder Lich’s actions became noticeably more urgent. It seemed like they had confirmed that Astaroth was a traitor.
It was worth it. The location of the Life Vessel has never been discovered by humans. But what if I know the exact location? It means that someone told us something. Of course that someone would be Astaroth.
At least the Elder Lich thinks so.
“If we don’t get back quickly, we’ll be in big trouble. Do you know what Astaroth will do there?”
Those words were the final blow. As if they thought they shouldn’t be here anymore, the undead army began to disappear as if they were being sucked into an orb. The maker jumped when he saw that.
“What are you doing? You came this far and are going back?! “Mummy Krait, with that human right in front of you?!”
“Shut up, slime…… My life vessel is many times more precious than yours…… Now that it is known that there is a traitor inside, I have no intention of staying here…….”
Despite the Maker foaming at the mouth, the Elder Lich persevered and opened the portal and disappeared. At least leaving the undead dragon behind could be said to be the last favor.
When we return, we will find that the Life Vessel is fine, but we have to prepare for possible sabotage and interrogate Astaroth, so we won’t be able to come here for a while anyway.
“Now you’re the only one left?”
He turned his head. The guy ground his teeth.
“For some reason, I thought that b*tch Astaroth was too obsessed with you! Who knew that wanting to kill you could mean something else! How on earth were you so incompetent that you seduced that slut! “A b*tch who can barely be satisfied after eating five or six minotaurs!”
‘Is it that much?’
Honestly, I was a little surprised. So does that mean that will happen later when Nika awakens as a queen?
“Good! There was a traitor, but I am also a corps commander! “Astaroth, let’s postpone killing that b*tch until after we deal with you!”
The maker inflated his body. He said calmly as he watched the maker growing like a balloon.
“There’s still one more left.”
The refined mana that had settled like fog near me soared into the sky. As countless magic circles were consumed as a power source, the mana that soared high into the sky stuck together and changed its appearance.
A huge magic circle was drawn in the air. The magic circle that continued without stopping hit the black barrier directly.
ㅡKugugu goong!
Thunder rumbled. The flames that soon began to burst out consumed the black barrier. Flames flew in all directions like a whirlwind. Warm air rushed into my skin.
When a large hole opened in the barrier, black energy melted and dispersed around the hole. The maker, realizing my intention, let out a high-pitched, tearing sound.
“Are you trying to call the Sword Saint now?!”
“How did you know?”
It was an action whose intention could not be understood, so I was just trying to be sarcastic. The guy’s face turned red.
However, he had no intention of just waiting for Geomseong to arrive. He exhaled refined mana again. Hundreds of magic circles surrounded Maker and me. And it became a barrier in itself, blocking all directions.
“You don’t have to worry.”
Mana surrounds eternity. A blue fog began to cover the inside of the barrier.
“I will never let you meet Geomsung.”