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In the fierce battle, the regiment was getting more and more exhausted.
Priests and wizards were assisting, but there were physical limitations.
“How long will these monsters come out!”
One of the mercenaries screamed in frustration.
Chloe replied.
“We have to find and destroy the dark magic circle where the monsters come out! But now it is difficult to detect magic power!”
“shit!”
Everywhere was full of monsters and dark followers.
No matter how talented a wizard, it was impossible to detect the magic of the dark magic circle.
But among them, there was the only one who didn’t get tired of killing monsters and dark followers.
It was Robert the White Wolf.
The white wolf, Robert, pushed without hesitation.
He maintained the lead in the death squad, and was clearly revealing the fact that he was one of the five swords on the continent.
Again, Robert tried to finish off by defeating a dark follower.
At that moment, the fallen dark follower gave a fishy laugh.
“Kukkuk. You idiots!”
“What?”
“You came here as a member of the group, but you are lying on your back!”
It was as if he had lured the death squad to this place.
Robert was blown away.
“… … ?!”
Robert grabbed the dark follower by the collar and slapped him.
“Are there any other targets?!”
“You idiot. Would I say yes, I understand?”
The Dark Follower, who ridiculed Robert, poisoned himself to death without a second thought.
dump!
Robert threw the dark follower’s corpse.
‘Come to think of it, not only this guy, but everyone else… … .’
The Dark Followers, whom the guild had encountered so far, were strangely relaxed, even to the point of death.
That added certainty to Robert’s conjecture.
‘If this is a two-way operation, the least expensive place is at risk!’
The place immediately popped into Robert’s mind.
He shouted at Jackson.
“prize! Where are the loot now?!”
“I will be in the sealed chamber! I was there until the explosion.”
“What about the security forces?”
“Come to think of it… … ! Priest Ethan was guarding it, but he has not yet joined it!”
Due to Ethan’s personality, when there was an explosion, he would have helped people if he had helped, not the person who would escape.
Hearing Robert and Jackson’s words, the twins rushed in.
“I beg your pardon?”
“Then you mean Priest Ethan could be dealing with the Dark Followers alone?”
“no. The knights will be there too, so I’m worried… … .”
Robert cut off Jackson’s horse.
“The security of the seal room must have been neglected due to the kings’ escort issues! I’m going to the sealing room, so you guys take care of this place!”
At the same time, Robert flew a new model.
* * *
Robert arrived on the fifth floor, where the sealing room was located.
The sealing room was closer than I thought to where they were.
However, due to numerous obstacles on the way to the sealing room, the time was delayed.
“shit!”
This made Robert nervous.
Because it was proof that his ominous premonition had come true.
‘If they weren’t interested in the loot, they wouldn’t have placed a monster here either.’
As Robert was running down the hallway, he soon encountered a brutal scene.
“… … !”
The corpses of the knights were piled up in front of the sealing room.
‘yes?’
But strangely, next to the dead knights were the corpses of the Dark Followers.
The number was not alone.
With doubts, Robert opened the door to the sealing room.
And there he found Ethan.
“Ethan, you’re safe!”
The worst was assumed, but fortunately, Ethan survived.
‘But has the seal been broken?’
The door to the sealing room was open, and the seal inside it was broken.
It wasn’t just that.
‘Have the magical powers in the loot gone?’
The plunder from the dark follower’s citadel in the swamps was full of magical power.
However, those magical powers are now completely gone.
“Evil children. Were you aiming here to extort magical powers?”
Robert trembled and clenched his fist.
And he went to Ethan.
‘I must have been very surprised to see the Dark Followers here alone.’
Unlike mercenaries like them, Priests had little chance of encountering a dark follower at the front.
However, all the knights died and kept this place alone, so the young priest must have suffered a lot.
Robert had the eyes of a loving father.
“Ethan, what happened here?”
“Shortly after the explosion, the Dark Followers raided. It seemed to be after the magic in the plunder, so I stopped it.”
As soon as he heard the story, Robert immediately checked Ethan’s body.
There were no wounds, but magic was wrapped around his body.
Robert’s expression wrinkled.
“It’s terrible magic.”
“yes. So you have to stay away from me.”
“How is your condition?”
“It’s still okay because of the divine power. But I think we should avoid contact with people for the time being.”
“Right. He said he was exposed to it while trying to stop him from stealing it. There was a lot of trouble. Even if you were a priest, you should have prepared yourself for death.”
Had the Dark Followers spread the magical energy they had deducted from their loot to Central, it would have caused a huge amount of irreparable loss of life.
It was thanks to Ethan’s dedication that Central was able to survive.
Then Robert suddenly had a question.
It was because of the corpses of the many Dark Followers in front of them.
‘By the way, did you get rid of them all by yourself?’
Of course, he could have dealt with the Dark Followers with the holy magic he showed in the southern swamps.
However, while preparing for magic, I thought that it would have been difficult by myself as I would become defenseless.
At that moment, I suddenly remembered what Jackson had said.
‘Come to think of it, I said that I used superpowers when dealing with subspecies monsters.’
Just like Stella.
‘Right. Did you use supernatural powers like her? He’s also her disciple.’
Robert smiled warmly once more.
* * *
Meanwhile, before Robert came.
Ethan captured the magical energy in his body.
“Whew.”
The Dark Followers came here looking for the spoils of the expedition.
It was to extort the magic from the loot and spread the magic to Central.
‘Magic pollution can have the simplest yet most lethal effect. He must have been trying to summon ancient species monsters as well.’
However, Ethan subdued all the Dark Followers who came to the Sealing Room.
And he absorbed all the magic in the plunder.
Then, the protective barrier that was tormenting Ethan actually helped Ethan.
In the first place, Ethan suffered from the Guardian Barrier in Central because of the imbalance between divine power and magical power.
However, when he absorbed the magical power obtained from the plunder, it was balanced with the amplified divine power.
Ethan was created by combining the amplified divine power and magical power into divine magic.
‘New magic filled the danjeon!’
Ethan’s eyes lit up.
How weak was his divine magic at first?
It was only about the size of a millet.
But it now fills the danjeon.
It gave Ethan an indescribable sense of fulfillment.
As usual, Ethan’s body could not withstand such a load.
In fact, not only Ethan, but everyone in general would.
But Ethan had the heart of Behemoth.
Absorbing the magical powers of the loot, Ethan absorbed the heart of Behemoth with his jet-black eyes.
Thanks to this, all the life force and magic power in Behemoth’s heart became Ethan’s.
Thanks to that, Ethan’s body transcended human limits.
‘Even if it’s not enough, I’ve achieved the physical ability of a Platinum Knight.’
Platinum Knight’s first physical ability.
It was a truly astonishing achievement.
Of course, he hadn’t become a Geumgang Knight yet, and the difference between the Geumgang Knight and the Platinum Knight was the difference between heaven and earth.
Above all, it was just the beginning of the Platinum Knights.
‘But the important thing is that the results are satisfactory.’
It was an achievement that I could not have dared to wish for in my previous life.
Even so, I did not feel any gratitude to Saint Eileen.
‘Anyway, I need to rest for a while.’
I felt like I ate too much because I had absorbed too much life and mana at once.
That was then.
Kick!
I felt someone running into this sealed room.
As a remnant of a dark follower, he didn’t feel any magic.
Besides, the power it had was enormous.
‘That’s him, Robert.’
The door swung open and Robert the White Wolf entered.
Ethan blamed the Dark Followers for stealing the magical powers of the plunder.
‘I’m dead anyway, so please do something good for me and go.’
Ethan laughed evilly in his heart.
But Robert gave him an eerie warm gaze, wondering what he had been mistaken for.
That kind and majestic gaze has always been associated with Stella.
Robert put his hand on Ethan’s shoulder.
“It’s wonderful. In the future, I will not abandon you.”
what kind of bullshit is this?
Ethan felt dirty and shook his hand.
Still, Robert did not hesitate and supported Ethan.
“Compared to the general public, it is strong in magic power, so you don’t have to worry.”
He seemed to have mistaken it for worrying about transferring his magical power.
Ethan was upset.
bang!
But this wasn’t Ethan’s heartbeat.
Ethan and Robert hurriedly looked out the window.
“The administrative building… … !”
“After all, neither you nor I have time to rest. Let’s go.”
I pretended to be close to myself and became self-conscious.
Robert motioned for a quick exit.
Although the work of the Sealing Room was completed, Ethan also wanted to avoid the deaths of the kings of the Seven Kingdoms.
‘If the Confederacy is shaken, the movements of the Dark Followers will become even stronger.’
Ethan, who calculated that way, flew the new model.
* * *
The attack on the administrative building was very intense.
The group desperately tried to break through the swarm of monsters, but it was not easy.
On the other hand, monsters were constantly rushing in from that side, while the death squad had limited physical strength and was inferior in numbers.
“Ugh! Ugh!”
“shit!”
All the squadrons had wounds all over their bodies or were exhausted.
“Everyone get away!”
Whoops!
Lightning and water, two magics, hit the monster swarm at the same time.
The minnows died at once.
The larger ones withstood the attack, but their movements became sluggish due to electric shock.
Then, a sub-magic to keep the isolation state was given to the squadron.
“Thank you!”
The gang rushed into the monster horde, thanking Chloe and Charlotte.
Chloe and Charlotte were the most active members of the group.
“Charlotte, are you okay?”
“yes. you?”
“It’s worth it.”
“So do I. Let’s hold on a little longer.”
The two showed signs of exhaustion, but they continued to use magic without stopping.
Not only did he use secondary magic in the right place, but he also often hit attack magic when the squad was in danger.
It was to prevent the depletion of the body’s physical strength even a little and relieve the suffering of being inferior in numbers.
Although it was the first time in actual combat, the twins were excellent in rear support.
But that wasn’t the problem.
The twins looked back with worried eyes.