108 – Scene 108# Minotaur
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“Professor Ralph! Have you contacted Chancellor Mondry?”
“Yes. He said he would return by the fastest train.”
“Do you know when I will arrive at the station?”
“It will be tomorrow morning at the earliest.”
“Damn it… . The president has to come quickly so he can do whatever he wants… ! Have you completed the barrier to cover that barrier?”
“The faculty completed it some time ago.”
“great. I’m glad that Now then… .”
In front of the barrier, there was a commotion with the professors taking care of themselves.
The atmosphere froze as I appeared among them.
“Hey, Chairman… .”
“Are the students injured?”
“Oh, they all look like bruises, so I sent them to the infirmary.”
“It may leave scars. If there are students who want treatment, send them to the university hospital. I will pay for the treatment.”
“Yes, yes. If the chairman does that, the students will be really grateful… .”
I ignored the bowed professors and approached those sitting in a corner next to the barrier.
“Count… .”
Helga, who had been sitting down, jumped up.
I instructed her
“Hello. You now go to the University Hospital of the Luelberta Foundation and fetch the therapists.”
“Yes? You mean the therapists?”
“yes. Give me my name and I will give you as many therapists as possible. Bring them all here.”
“uh… . Yes. I know. Count.”
Seeing my serious face, Helga immediately left the arena, probably realizing that it was not serious.
And when I saw that Helga had left without a shadow of a doubt, I sighed. Because if she had been there, it was clear that she would have tried to stop what I was doing from now on.
I looked to the side of the seat where Helga had been sitting. There was a woman lying limp with an ice pack on her head.
I opened my mouth slowly.
“Professor Ariel.”
“Chairman… sir.”
The ice pack was removed and Ariel looked up.
She was the one who did her best to release the barrier a while ago. His complexion was pale as if he had consumed a large amount of mana in a short period of time.
Ariel must be feeling more responsible now than anyone else. Since an accident occurred during the practical test he was conducting, he must be desperate to rectify this situation.
“sorry… . If you wait a little bit, I’ll try something.”
“There is no need for that.”
“Yes?”
Ariel frowned.
I calmly explained to her.
“Even if it’s just for a moment, make a gap in the barrier.”
“aperture… You mean?”
“yes. Then, I will enter the barrier when you release the barrier.”
“… !”
The ice pack Ariel was holding fell to the floor.
“Did you say you’re entering the barrier right now?”
“yes.”
Here’s the plan.
If Ariel creates a gap in the barrier once, the hidden Myohail will delay the restoration of the barrier. And in the meantime, by entering the barrier.
The sage, Myohail, was in a position where he could not appear outwardly. I was reluctant, but I had no choice but to step in and push Ariel on the back.
And, as expected, Ariel, who was pushed back, responded that my instructions were unreliable.
“Do you know how absurd the president said just now? The identity of that ceremony has not yet been accurately revealed, so you are going to go there?”
“yes. It is as it is said.”
“Sigh… . I’m sorry, but I’m not in the mood to joke right now.”
“I am not kidding. The only human who can pass through the barriers is a strange species like me.”
“A different species? ah? Ahh… .”
It was only then that Ariel seemed to notice my intentions.
“There really was a way. But I am the opposite.”
“Why?”
“Because it is so reckless. Then you can get caught in the barrier and die for real. So please wait until President Mondry arrives. That’s the only thing the chairman can do right now.”
The barrier has already been closed and a lot of time has passed.
I couldn’t delay any longer.
I took a moment to catch my breath and opened my mouth.
“You are just wrong. Professor Ariel.”
“… Yes?”
“Waiting is the same as doing nothing. I’m just trying to do the only thing I can do.”
I picked up an ice pack that had fallen on the floor and handed it to Ariel.
“Do you want to save the students?”
“Yes, of course… .”
“Then follow my instructions.”
I looked straight down at the sitting Ariel.
She is one of the characters with a deep grudge against the Ruelberta family. I can’t get rid of her grudge right now.
So I decided to force myself out.
“The more time you drag out like this, the less chance you have of rescuing the trapped students.”
“You’re wasting time. How much am I-”
“You are a responsible and excellent professor. When it comes to dispelling the spell, there is probably no wizard here who can do it as well as you. If you don’t help me, they will die because of you.”
“no… . I beg your pardon?!”
Ariel jumped up in a fit of fuss.
“Are you threatening me?”
“I didn’t threaten you. I’m just trying to give you a chance. Whether or not to save the students.”
“If that isn’t a threat, what is!”
“Do you really want to see me threatening you?”
“… ?!”
I showed a little ‘angry’.
My ‘anger’ towards Ariel squeezed her heart. not to overdo it. But clearly.
It was important to let her know that she could trample on anyone.
“Don’t make me do anything. If I’m going to stop you from saving my students, I have no choice but to threaten you. So cooperate with me. Professor Ariel. You are the only one who can help me right now.”
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Despite my threat, Ariel managed not to avert her gaze.
That’s why her grudge must also be great.
But that was all.
“… I am not responsible for anything that happens to the chairman.”
“I will take responsibility. You just open the door.”
“I know… .”
Ariel answered meekly.
Although she used drastic measures, the safety of the students was important to her as well. So, in the end, you had no choice but to follow my instructions.
“Now I don’t have much magic left. Maybe you only get one chance… .”
Ariel warmed up and picked up her wand.
“Are you really going to enter the barrier? I don’t know if I can come back or not… . Besides, if I make a mistake, I can never get it back.”
“I do not regret my choice. And your skills are not enough to entrust my life to.”
“… … is that so.”
Ariel moved her wand in the air with a graceful gesture.
“Then I hope the president is right.”
The spell engraved on the barrier began to fluctuate.
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Crunchy.
The first to hear the unusual sound was Hannah, a female student who had been keeping her eyes closed for a while.
“… ?”
At first, I thought I couldn’t hear the sound of rain.
However, the sound could never be called the sound of rain.
awesome Wood bank.
something breaks… No, it was an eerie sound of hard bones crushing.
The students under the tent were soundly asleep as if they hadn’t heard the sound yet.
It was the moment when Hannah cautiously looked out of the tent.
“… Hick!?”
What she saw was a huge back.
A monster that seemed to be three meters tall even when sitting down was chewing something near the tent.
Wooddeuk.
Even though it was from the back, I could see two horns rising from its head. Seeing that, there was only one monster that came to mind.
‘Mi, the Minotaur?!’
It was a formidable monster to deal with alone.
Fortunately, he didn’t notice them yet, but he was absorbed in eating the corpses of monsters.
Let’s break it down together.
Hanna carefully woke the students who were sleeping next to her.
And the students who understood the situation immediately prepared to deal with the Minotaur.
I couldn’t see where the other one was resting, but it didn’t matter.
Anyway, it would be enough to deal with 4 people like the Minotaur.
Coming out of the tent, they looked at each other and nodded.
“Now!”
As the spells drawn in the air flashed, a sharp piece of ice pierced the Minotaur’s back.
All of the ice fragments that were subsequently launched were embedded in the monster’s back.
Teamwork was perfect. Their surprise attack was a success. But something was strange.
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“… ok?”
The Minotaur, who must have been mortally wounded by them, continued to eat the same as before.
It was something I couldn’t understand.
“… what? Why are you not responding?”
Ugh.
The back of the Minotaur devouring the corpse of a monster was somehow gloomy.
Only then did the students realize that something was wrong.
“Purrr… .”
Eventually, the Minotaur finished eating and finally turned around to look at them.
The moment she saw the guy’s face, Hannah couldn’t help but scream.
“Kyaaak!!”
“Joe, a zombie?!”
It was the face of a rotten Minotaur.
Zombified monsters were difficult to deal with.
Tenacious vitality and tenacity for prey.
Moreover, if a monster of the size of a minotaur became a zombie, its power is on a completely different level from that of an ordinary zombie.
“Goo-!”
The Minotaur, who became a zombie by devouring the corpses of monsters, roared.
The sight of flesh falling from its rotten mouth was the pinnacle of grotesqueness.
Finding the students in front of him, the Minotaur laughed.
No, I had the illusion that he was laughing.
The ripped flesh exposed the jawbone, giving it the appearance of a smile.
It was the face of having found a new prey without fail.
The time when the students took a backward step without even realizing it.
“?!”
An arrow of bright light pierced the Minotaur Zombie’s head.
“Coke… ! Do, run away!”
The one who shouted that was Wendy, a shabby-looking girl.
While they were resting, they looked miserable as their clothes were melted in places.
“hurry! Coke… !”
Wendy coughed and continued to swing her wand.
The arrows of light that appeared from the spell she created pierced the Minotaur’s body one after another.
The sudden attack started staggering him.
But it just seemed to stumble.
“Goooo!”
The Minotaur hit the arrow with a broken arm.
And the other fist flew straight at Wendy.
“… ?!”
Wendy’s tiny body flew towards a tree and got stuck. Blood gushed out of her mouth in shock.
Wendy collapsed clutching her stomach in agony.
“Goo-!”
The Minotaur roared in anger.
His attention was completely on her.
Realizing that the situation was an opportunity to escape, the male student shouted.
“f*ck! run!”
“uh? Ugh!”
“hurry! Run away!”
“Run!”
The students started running with their backs to the monster without looking back.
“Goooo!”
I heard the Minotaur’s roar from behind, but I ignored it and continued running.
The pouring rain was hot.
I felt sick as if my flesh was being burned by the high acidity.
But now, the priority was to get away from that monster as much as possible.
Because I couldn’t die from a monster like that in a place like this.
They sprinted over the dirty mud.
“Huh… . Heo-eok… !”
how far did you run
Suddenly, the roar could be heard from far away.
Only then did Hannah and the students, relieved, catch their breath for a moment.
“under… . I will turn Live and live Minotaur Zombie.”
“Is he okay?”
Apparently, Hannah had no choice but to use her heart.
The image of Wendy who went out to save them was not erased from my mind.
Another female student answered Hannah’s question.
“It’s fine… . It will be fine. Heo-eok… . didn’t you see He defeated all the monsters by himself. Is there anything special about being that strong?”
“yes… ?”
“yes. He would have run away by now. don’t worry.”
“Then I’m glad… .”
Hannah breathed a sigh of relief.
It may also be a bad idea.
Wasn’t he an excellent and outstanding student unlike them?
“… … .”
“… … .”
A heavy silence followed.
Even if he was an honor student, it was difficult to relieve the guilt of leaving a younger girl alone.
As if to evoke such a gloomy atmosphere, the male student opened his mouth heavily.
“Let’s wait for the rescue team to come soon. In the meantime, you should conserve your mana as much as possible.”
“no. The rescue team is not coming.”
“what? who…?!”
The sudden low voice gave me goosebumps.
Because at some point, there was a shadow they couldn’t see in front of them.
“Hey?!”
The moment she saw the man’s face, Hannah jumped on her buttock in surprise.
A stream of rain falling incessantly. The man’s eyes looking at them in the meantime were cold enough to be cold.