Episode 55. The Enemy Inside
As my skin was ripening in the heat of magma, I weighed my life and victory in the battlefield on the scales and made a quick conclusion.
“Sha-ah, samsik. only you believe Myrtos!”
It would be nice to be able to implement the beach in several places, but I haven’t been able to build enough proficiency yet, so I released the sea on the battlefield that was holding the ground-type undead and implemented it deep under my feet.
with a plop!
The bubbling lava had been following me tenaciously, but the temperature difference was so significant that it spewed out bubbles and water vapor and cooled quickly.
As I headed to the surface, kicking the falling black lumps, hardened lava was blocking the entrance.
It’s not easy to break it with my own power, so I sent my thoughts to Igo-gang, who was nearby.
-Zaker is clearing the strange magic circle, what should we do?
‘Of course you have to take it out first, you bastard!’
-oh. step away
Boom! 1
A huge impact that can be felt even in the water was applied, and the solidified lava was completely destroyed.
“Heh heh. Whoops. Whoo… .”
When I came out, Igo-Gang stopped in front of me with a nervous look. In front of him, Zacher was standing in a position to examine the magic circle.
“Oh, I’m sure the mousetrap works.”
There is an institution that provides mana to the portal on each floor. The lower floors boast a considerable area, but from the middle floors, they were large enough to explore, so those who knew them knew the location.
The fact that the butchers would block this institution first was a fact that the rebels could easily guess.
The mousetrap is a magic that was inspired by Char, who saw the middle-class research data.
A fatal curse for wizards that returns the injected mana to the opponent and grinds the target’s mana circuit.
As I approach, Zacher’s eyes flicker and look at me.
“Are you still alive?”
– You… !
“You don’t even have the mana to make a human voice, don’t you? live like that A person must be pure Does taking care of the outside change the inside?”
After kicking Dan Zacher’s hand against the portal magic circle, he sat down on his skull.
– Knuckle, don’t think you won, kid. You guys have to rot in the middle class for the rest of your life.
“What are you talking about?”
– Contaminated organs. All connected magic circles will disappear within a few minutes.
“Aha. There’s no way to get to the upper floors, right?”
-It’s no use to come and ask for forgiveness!
I looked up at the ceiling, which he couldn’t see, smiled and called Igo-Gang.
– Yes, contractor.
“Let’s just take off the head of the jacker and the boono and let’s go. If you want your mana to move, don’t wait for my command and wake up.”
-All right.
On their way back to the battlefield, they found a long rod in the ruins of a building that had collapsed in the aftermath of magic and tied their skulls to the ends.
-dare!
-… … .
“Kww, that’s terribly noisy. You have to know how to accept defeat like a man.”
I dropped the pole on the floor and filled his mouth with the residual heat of lava, and only then did the thoughts in my head disappear.
* * *
When the Myrtos embodied by Nam Man-hyuk disappeared, the battlefield went into a state of silence for a very short time. It took a while for everyone to accept the sudden situation.
“Now!”
“All-out attack!”
“Don’t even think about recycling, just throw it all away!”
The wizards of the upper floors were not at all upset because the undead, who had collected and recycled the scraps, were thrown into the sea, but when the obstacles disappeared, they pushed the middle-class camp unilaterally, as if to show off their skills on the upper floors.
“We will fight back too!”
The rebel leaders hesitated at the excited Hydra’s orders, but they were forced to work together because they had already spread through radio.
And Char Natalia, who was listening to this, had an intuition.
– Lost.
The reason the rebels rotated on the outskirts of the city rather than in street fighting was because they believed in the Dark Boy’s sea and battleships.
That’s gone.
I don’t know what happened, but I can guess that it was an emergency.
Then it’s common sense for the ally to retreat until he comes back. Intoxicated by a short victory, the Hydra seemed unable to even think such a simple thought.
While Char Natalia was retreating to the rear with only one platoon escorting her, she noticed that a trap had been installed in the organ that opened the portal.
– With this amount of mana, Zacher?
Soon after, I found a boy walking with a skeleton carrying a pole inside the city.
-Dark Nexus!
“Oh, Char.”
Nam Man-hyuk frowned upon hearing the news of the war from Char Natalia and hurried his steps.
The battlefield that arrived was where the undead from the upper-class wizard were slaughtering the undead summoned by the middle-class wizard.
It was less than 1km to the tent where the rebel army’s central command room was located, and Nam Man-hyuk looked at Char at the encouraging and encouraging Hydra who climbed up on a high podium and shouted something.
“Why is your friend here?”
-… I don’t know either.
Nam Man-hyuk was the leader of the rebel army, even if he was that stupid, so he laid out the beach in front of him and slowed the advance of the undead.
“Ugh.”
Char and Lee Go-gang support Nam Man-hyeok, who stumbles.
– You must rest.
He needed time to recover mana and will power, so he radioed the signal.
“Look dark, step back. Captivate Zacher—”
Tsu side.
-Ignore all remarks other than my orders! Now is your chance, squeeze all your mana and launch an attack! Victory is imminent!
It was said that when an urgent situation occurs, the person’s nature comes out. Nam Man-hyuk, who heard through Char, that Hydra was neither cursed nor drugged, grinded his teeth.
“See you when it’s over. nexus. … Ugh.”
Rotating vision, blood dripping from the corners of his eyes. And up to this name.
Thanks to Nam Man-hyuk’s sacrifice, Seung-gi came over to the rebels at once, and the first and last battle was over by killing most of the upper-class wizards.
* * *
“You captured the Zacher? Why didn’t you tell me!”
If I had been a little younger, I would have vomited in all sorts of ways without holding back the rising anger, but I opened my mouth while suppressing my emotions as much as possible because I was on a mission.
“Okay. How can I contact the upper level wizard?”
“If you shoot the bone sphere vertically, it is a sign that you are asking for a conversation. If the opponent responds, I will shoot the bone spear in the same way.”
The Middle Ages wouldn’t do that. After that, the tradition of the Necro School that has been passed down for a long time was being talked about, so I pretended to listen and asked.
“The other side will know that Zacher was caught. But what do you think is the reason that the signal hasn’t come up until now?”
“It’s called a butt lord, but if you’re a high-level wizard, you won’t be under their control.”
“Then why did you join the war?”
“It’s because of our water lord.”
“me?”
“Golden tip.”
It was said that the upper-class wizard wanted research data for the middle-class wizard.
“The greed is great. You risk your life for that.”
“It’s like that. Any wizard—”
“I get it. So what are you going to do now?”
In any case, the rebel leader was a Hydra, so I would like to hear his opinion.
“that… .”
* * *
next day.
Around noon, when the rebels fired up the Bone Sphere, the Bone Sphere from the upper camp also soared into the sky.
As per tradition, it was decided that the chiefs would meet in the center of the battlefield to conduct negotiations, and Char and I participated in the negotiations under the pretext of assistants.
“We have the skull of the Zacher.”
“Not required. We want research data from all middle-class wizards.”
“Research data is like the soul of a wizard. It is not something that can be passed on like this.”
The expected topic came out, and we didn’t give up on each other’s arguments. As the sluggish negotiations continued, it was only when the lights on the ceiling went dark that the wizards on the upper floors revealed their true intentions.
“Without our help, you won’t be able to get upstairs.”
“why?”
“It was confirmed at dawn that the portals on the middle floor were all destroyed by the magic of the Zacher.”
“… Well. Can’t help it. Oops!”
The Hydra, who had been contemplating with her arms crossed, was about to accept it, so I kicked the chair he was sitting on, brought another chair, and sat down at the negotiating table.
The Hydra crumpled her face and tried to say something, but Char Natalia placed a curse on him to disable it.
“… Is it a civil war?”
“I had a lot of trouble dealing with the boss. After listening all the time, I see that this is very important to you.”
As he drags up and down the study table of contents on the board alone, his eyes tremble slightly.
“If you do, I will make a portal to the upper floors.”
“There is no need for that. My request is one. The purge of those who participated in Char Natalia’s posthumous pact.”
“What?”
“Did you add magic to it too?”
“Hey, do you want to throw away my mana on such a boring event?”
“Then it doesn’t matter.”
I alone put the board on the table and pushed it towards the high-level wizard representative. He was checking the research data while touching the board with his skeleton hand. I nod my head.
“good night. Take care of the advanced wizard who was absent that day.”
It is said that the sanctions against Char Natalia were carried out like a kind of event. The fact that the guestbook was still there made me happy inside.
“Would you like to write a contract?”
“Of course.”
He left, promising to deal with them before tomorrow.
And when I return to the rebel camp, Char stops and looks at me.
– Mana is coming back.
“okay? where.”
【Name: Char Natalia】
【Species: Human】
【Strength: 10】
【G: 75】
【Ma: 91 (130)】
【sleep : -】
[Attributes: Mana Save (S), Potential Breakthrough (A), Mana Hub (C), Seal (C)]
[Description: Status and characteristics permanently sealed by the post-mortem pact, reawakening beyond the potential, learning how to use magic by creating a passageway for mana outside the body, former low-class slum leader, recently helping the research of several wizards It is a pleasure to have gained much enlightenment, and the posthumous oath has just been relaxed.]
When I checked through Unforce, the grade of the seal definitely went down and the magic stat increased significantly.
“How many people do you think are left?”
At first, he sent the thought of being twenty, but he paused for a moment.
-4 left.
It looks like he was doing a sword dance in real time.
Another day later, I met him at the negotiating table. For reference, Hydra used the dragon too much on the battlefield, so I left it as a mask. Of course, the reality is that we spent a lot of money on it. So now the negotiator is Char.
“Keep the contract.”
“of course.”
The sharing of this research data has already been agreed upon. There was no one who strongly objected because the data had spread to some extent through the Golden Tip once.
Everyone said ok because he was mature enough and calmed him down.
“Awesome… , great. hoo. Does this mean that ade juice is automatically supplied in this way? It is useless, but the process itself is novel.”
Like a professor who evaluates students, he asks me, coughing at my gaze.
“Damn, do you really need to open the portal?”
It is said that the portal organ can only be restored by consuming a significant amount of the material only on the upper floor.
“What in the yard coming from the upper floors to the middle floors. Didn’t you join the war to get that data too?”
“Yeah, but… . good night. Then the war will be over.”
“okay. We suffered a lot because of each other’s mindless heads.”
“As you say.”
“Oh. Is it true that all the participants in the post-mortem pact on the upper floors were killed?”
“Are you suspicious of me? I swear by my soul and mana. Killed them all.”
I glanced at Char to confirm, and his eyes shifted slightly up and down.
“Well, if you say that.”
I left the negotiating room and went back to the rebel camp and told Char.
“Can you find it?”
The other four who participated in the post-mortem pact are among our allies. Realizing this, Char nodded his head heavily.