unsolved riddles (6)
Well, I purposely aimed for that and left the other familiars without correcting them.
Perhaps they had no choice but to stop by this place to retrieve the remaining familiars.
It was clear that if the identity of the ‘there’ they entrusted their bodies to was revealed, it would bring about a big wave in addition to simply revealing the existence of the black magician.
‘Of course, there must have been an intention to deal with the priests here.’
Maybe he didn’t think it would be enough to catch a few priests and paladins?
He couldn’t have imagined that all the priests from the Holy Land would be here.
I moved my steps leisurely and walked towards the main characters of the gigam.
The guys were walking through the mountain roads as if they were familiar with this place.
yet… … .
jerebuck-
“oh?”
The startled voice of a woman wearing a black robe continued as I stood in my way.
Then I looked around, realizing that no one was around, once again confirming that my purpose was with them.
“Can you see us? how?”
“… … .”
“First of all, it doesn’t seem like you came here with good intentions.”
I didn’t answer that question. He just picked up Elbern and left her with confidence in her question.
At that time, the man standing next to him frowned for a moment, then calmly opened his mouth.
“Silver hair, red eyes… … Undoubtedly. That man is the first prince of Esteban.”
“Is that person? really? Wait, why is someone like that here?”
“I don’t know. Maybe he followed the priests.”
There was something familiar around the black magicians who said that.
Mana of the negative dimension that spreads softly.
Did I say that humans want to turn their eyes away from the negative?
Perhaps that serves to hide their existence.
But now more than that.
“You’re cheeky.”
… … I didn’t like those warlocks who dared to talk nonsense in front of me.
ping-!
“Kuk!”
“hmm!”
The deadly air, as if freezing, strangled them.
Then, the mana of the sound dimension that flowed from their bodies disappeared like fireflies in front of the sun. In front of a stronger power, it helplessly curled its tail and disappeared.
As if they finally understood the situation, the guys hurriedly took out their wands, erasing the leisure they had been having a conversation with.
“… … Roy, was that just?”
“… … Perhaps it is a kind of killing spree emitted by the knights.”
“Nonsense. A knight’s life will nullify the magic of the black magic we created? this is something… … .”
“The first prince was said to have excellent swordsmanship… … It may not be impossible.”
However, it is known that the swordsmanship of ‘Prince 1’, known to the world, is only about handling Aura.
Considering that he is now only 21 years old, he can be said to be a very superior talent.
But, to put it another way. Even so, he said he couldn’t beat the high-ranking wizards yet, and that there was a limit to the output he could produce right away.
I would never be able to generate enough strength to block or forcibly destroy the barriers and magic they spread now… … .
Then there was only one correct answer.
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fast-
The man lightly bit his lip.
“You were hiding your power.”
“… … okay.”
The guys moistened their dry lips and talked quietly.
Of course, there was no conversation on that street that I wouldn’t overhear.
‘Roy.’
My eyebrows lifted slightly at the familiar name.
“Roy and Adele, the two warlocks leading the hardliners? Then the female side must be Adele.”
“You, what are you? How the hell do you know that?”
The black robed woman whose true identity was revealed in an instant murmured in bewilderment.
It was understandable that the prince knew they were warlocks.
Even now, he continued to exude a dark aura unique to warlocks, but to say that he was a ‘hardliner’ was something that was hard to believe at all.
That was an expression that only a few of the same warlocks used.
On the contrary, my lips twisted crookedly after I became convinced of their identity.
“Unfortunately, things that didn’t help my plan got caught.”
“what?”
“Well, it was fine anyway. Are you saying that there is no problem even if you are not holding your breath to obtain information?”
“… … !”
“Watch out, Roy!”
Slow-!
“Suck!”
Right after the woman’s scream-like cry was heard, the sword approached in the blink of an eye and cut off the man’s arm.
Roy’s face contorted in pain.
“Sometime soon… … .”
invisible movement.
But as if he didn’t intend to just get hit, he could see him moving his mana in a hurry as he cast his eyes on his severed right arm.
Of course, I wasn’t the one to just leave it at that.
snap-
Kwajik-!
“Ouch!”
The man’s head, whose mouth was blocked by his left hand, was smashed into a tree.
At the same time, he felt the mana he was moving dissipate.
The simplest way to stop the use of a spell was to stop it, voluntarily or involuntarily, before it was cast.
It was literally the simplest and easiest way.
However, the guy’s magical achievement was more outstanding than expected, and unfortunately, the mana that was condensed from his severed right arm continued without stopping.
The magic had already been activated.
Koo Goo Goong-!
The right arm swelled up, and soon began to contract at a point with a great vibration.
It was like looking at a powder keg about to explode.
‘It’s a dark magic that explodes parts of the body.’
I never thought I would activate something like that until the moment I was cut off.
If it was normal, it would have been quite intimidating.
Yes, if it was normal.
‘Eat it away.’
After staring at it indifferently, I immediately released the magical power stored in the magic imprint.
Dig-!
Then, the mana that spread like a wave touched the guy’s left arm and began to erase it.
Slowly, as if moth-eating the host, it destroyed the structure piece by piece.
The right arm that had contracted at one point. Negative energy that made this possible.
They began to devour all of them voraciously as if they were looking for prey.
It was the activation of Magic Control, which nullifies all magic in the radius.
“… … !”
Thinking that the attack would work, Roy hit his head and had no choice but to stare at the scene with his eyes wide open even in a stupor.
The magic that had already been activated disappeared, this situation that does not make sense with common sense.
And the cost of that failure was the remaining arm he had left.
squeak-
“If you thought nonsense would work, you are mistaken.”
“Big!”
thud!
The two arms of the guy who completely disappeared below the shoulder blades. I threw the still-captured guy’s face to the floor.
He was already dead from excessive bleeding and pain.
A chilly voice descended upon the corpse that had been stretched out so coldly.
“I’ve secured one for now.”
Adele, the woman in the black robe, had long since left this place.
In the first place, not only was he not specialized in ‘person-to-person’ combat, but he seemed to have judged that he had no chance of winning since one of them had already been defeated.
If that’s not the case, it’s just that their loyalty ended there.
‘Well, the level is worth knowing.’
I shrugged leisurely and looked in the direction the woman had fled.
And the direction… … Coincidentally, it was the direction where the priests and paladins were gathered.
Of course, it didn’t matter anyway. Because it was I who induced him to run away in that direction.
“… … Did you say puppeteer Adele?”
I hope you guys show me what I want.
My eyes widened with interest as I recalled the memories before the return.
* * *
heo-eok- heo-eok-
Adele was frantically running through the mountain roads. Her face was white, to the point of looking as pale as a corpse.
The reason she ran away with so much energy was simple.
‘To play with Roy… … .’
Unlike other wizards in the sun, there was no rank to divide the level of the realm of the black magicians who were destroyed, but she knew how powerful Roy’s magic was.
A level of magical power that a guardian-class wizard could handle like a child.
And the ability to operate magic that is not defeated even by knights, who are said to be the natural enemies of many wizards, in close combat.
The man who lived with only the emotion of anger was more aggressive than anyone Adele knew, and was also destructive.
However, such Roy was unable to counterattack properly and was struck in an instant.
She couldn’t even fathom how she had been beaten.
I blinked for a second, and in an instant, his arm was falling off.
Even though it wasn’t a fight with all her might, it was difficult to understand from the common sense she knew that she was being treated so futilely.
So, the fear that now engulfed her was as if it had only come from the unknown.
‘… … 1 The prince knew us.’
Suddenly, her body trembled as if she had a chill.
Is it true that he is really running away from the first prince?
Wasn’t even this struggle moving in the palm of his hand?
All sorts of thoughts engulfed Adele.
Now, it occurred to me that even this escape was nothing more than a fleeting fuss.
But I couldn’t stop. For what on earth have you been enduring such an obstinate life?
Before she knew it, she had a small pill in her hand.
‘I have to retrieve the traces somehow.’
And somehow you have to escape alive.
That way, at least the traces of ‘hardliners’ can be hidden.
Only one thought began to roam in her confused mind.
… … survival.
Adele hurriedly swallowed the pill in her hand and her eyes lit up.
An indescribable, terrible aura rose around her.
This pill was the last resort given to hardliners.
* * *
Paladins of the Holy Empire, Paladins, approached Roland.
“Prince 1 of Esteban tells us to prepare for battle.”
“I know. Yes, did you say to prevent damage from a battle by maintaining a battle formation in advance and preparing a sanctuary?”
“That’s right.”
“Huh, does he know how much effort and resources it will take to maintain an alternate sanctuary?”
Roland responded harshly, expressing his dissatisfaction.
At first, he didn’t like the situation itself.
‘I can’t believe the Seongguk is trying to wield a small country.’
It was Roland who had come to wield a sword only for the power of Roenna.
There is justice under the light.
With that one thought, he became a paladin, and he, who had talent, eventually rose to the glorious position of Paladin.
But what does it look like now?
What is it about such a small country that they have to send a lot of high-ranking healers, taking things with them, feeling sorry for them? Why did the high priests allow such a thing?
He was unaware of the transaction between the two countries regarding Shin Sung-cheol, so of course he had no choice but to think that way.
And before we left, I didn’t like that.
Even when Esteban arrived, Prince 1 even sent the priests and paladins to remote places like this, giving orders at will, as if they were servants.
He acted arrogantly and arrogantly, as if he was treating what was given to him.
The priests were originally an extension of what they were doing, so there was no great antipathy, but he was not one who was united with pride.
To even show such an arrogant attitude in front of the saintess… … .
‘On the subject of thunder and nakedness.’
hard-
Roland gritted his teeth and muttered.
“It’s like you can’t tell the difference between the traces of the black magician you luckily found… … .”
“What should I do? Would you like to follow the instructions first?”
“It is nonsense. There was no way that lowly black magicians would dare to attack the Holy Empire’s paladins. Even if they go crazy and attack you, you don’t even need a sanctuary. Treat it as always.”
Yes, it was confidence.
As always, the confidence that no one can stand against the Holy Kingdom.
So did the black magicians. They are only targets for the slaughter of the Holy Kingdom, and they will never become opponents.
… … yeah, just like it always has been.
“Then, as always, we’ll split into groups of two to track down those who will run away, and in the meantime, we’ll let the priests rest.”
“Let it be.”
After he dismissed it, he turned around. But at that moment, suddenly, an eerie sensation began to feel through Roland’s skin.
“This… … .”