Episode 120
‘hurry.’
My lungs were about to burst, but I couldn’t stop. Mentally, and also by force through the power of words.
‘Please, quickly, before something happens to Alakish.’
Holding Kasena with both hands, he used his telekinesis to pull the reins of the pony on which the unconscious white wolf was riding and continued heading south.
Only by bringing Kasena and this wolf to the wall will the spirit’s bond be broken… … .
The barrier, shining purple in the dawn light, seemed to be within reach, but the distance did not close at all.
‘If I hadn’t intensively trained my strength with Logan, my legs would have lost strength and I would have collapsed a long time ago.’
As soon as I could think about that, the day I was noisily practicing magic volleyball with my classmates from the 1388th class suddenly flashed before my eyes.
‘Hubert and Logan were arguing and Kayden was writing down abbreviations in his notebook and saying what he wanted to say… … .’
I also thought of Lillian and Nora, and the mischievous Gertrude Panton, and Christa Warden, who loved Zyjito, and Aunt Elin and Professor Owen.
‘I liked those guys and my daily life with them more than I thought… … .’
Why do I feel this way now that I am in such an urgent situation?
It was not the time to get lost in sentimentality. This was not the time to cry and miss. Now was the time to think and act.
That’s why I called Fifi, who had been hovering in the sky earlier and looking around.
“Pipi!”
“Phi phi, phi phi, phi phi.”
“Go to Barlzen right now. “It is said that a ridiculous monster has truly emerged with the power to control old things.”
What we have to guess is the purpose of the Overmind.
Why did the white wolves attack?
From what I once read in a book, it was said that the existence of the abyss turns the living into the dead and creates an army of darkness.
– They say the leader of the wolves has gone on a large-scale expedition.
What if they didn’t attack because they were white wolves, but were just targeting the one with the most numbers? What if Alakish can’t defeat him?
The fur on both arms stood up horribly. Then Ravenfell will become nothing more than a slaughterhouse… … .
There has to be something, some way. We have to find a way. Then, the next moment, the words came out of my mouth without permission.
“… … Yes, it’s a battleship base.”
“Byungseon, byeongseon, byeongseon?”
“It’s a military base, Fifi! Tell them to move to Byeongseon Base! “I’m going to open a barrier gate nearby.”
It was definitely not a decision made haphazardly in a state of panic.
The military base was located across Silver Horn Bay, azimuthally in the southwestern part of Harbadonia. Roughly speaking, it is a half-day distance from Ravenfell with Silver Horn Bay in between.
First of all, it was much closer to the Wall than Ravenfell, but the biggest reason was Prisvia, the number one platinum adventurer there.
– You can’t put the two together, ever.
Although he is a sneaky guy whose true nature is difficult to understand, it is nothing compared to what I just met. Now I needed at least one more help.
“Lin said, go to Byeongseon Base. Fifi, tell Varlzen what Lin said.”
“If you say Rin, they won’t understand, so call me Rain.”
“Rain said, go to Byeongseon Base. “Peach, tell Raine’s words to Barlzen.”
Fifi repeated what I said, and when I confirmed that there was nothing wrong, it immediately jumped up and headed northwest.
Was it loneliness? I felt like my whole body was getting colder when Fifi left… … .
No, no. The cold that penetrated my Arctic leopard fur clothing and scratched my entire body was not an illusion caused by an unexpected feeling of emptiness, but real pain.
‘no way… … .’
One step, two steps… … The footsteps, which seemed to gradually slow down, came to a halt of their own accord the next moment.
‘It’s gone, the power of Alakish.’
The power of words that forced the body to act and the warmth that always warmed the body suddenly disappeared.
All of that was fleeting and vain, without any warning, as if it were a short dream.
I looked back as if I was breaking into a sinister cold sweat and my heart was pounding so hard that it hurt. The world was just quiet.
‘No, no. There’s no way Alakish lost.’
It is a red true dragon that is said to have the power of a half-god, so there must have been a reason why it had no choice but to sever the power connection. You have to do your best… … .
‘Yeah, there’s no way I lost.’
I had to move while I had time to think.
The time Alakish had bought me should not have been wasted.
Out of breath, I began to take steps toward the wall again, this time on my own.
‘There’s no way I lost, there’s no way I lost… … .’
As my steps became as heavy as lead and would not let go, I convinced myself to turn towards the north right now.
I persuaded and persuaded and persuaded again.
In the Arctic dawn that signals the beginning of daily life, we get closer and closer to the
… … Buuuuuuuuu… …
As I left the pine forest and walked for a while through a wide field bathed in the morning sunlight, I heard a low, loud trumpet sound from somewhere on the wall.
As soon as that happened, the Cheongpoksumun (淸瀑水門), the miraculous gate that sealed the entrance to the abyss by pouring down sacred water, closed the waterfall, opening a long tunnel leading to the civilized world beyond the wall.
It was the moment when the main gate of
“Come on, this way!”
The passage through the barrier was brightly illuminated by a magic tool whose working principle was unknown, and three white wolves came running out of the doorway as if to provide cover.
One wolf took over the reins, looked at the condition of the wolf that had fainted on the saddle, and let out a muffled groan.
“Ah, Lenny, how did it happen…?” … .”
In the meantime, the waves came again at deafening speed, sealing the entrance.
“Thank you for bringing Lenny safely, but what about you…” … ?”
As the wolves looked at Lane and Casena with a puzzled yet suspicious look, I immediately pointed at the hair color of Casena in my arms.
“I am Lane Ludwig, heir to the Ludwig family, and this is Katsena Page, daughter of the Page family.”
Has the rumor about the Page family’s prestige and unique hair color spread all the way to the far north?
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“Page… … ?”
“It’s a page… … ?”
“Page… … .”
As if that alone was enough to confirm their identity, the wolves exchanged glances while swallowing dry saliva. I didn’t even have time to wait for that look.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t even have time to talk like this. Please guide me so I can talk to the executives, quickly!”
* * *
After crossing the long passage of the wall, the famous White Center, the headquarters of the White Wolves, was spread out in pure white.
The backbone, which served as the control room for
“under… … .”
I felt like I had entered a completely different world, and the tension that had built up over the months melted away and my legs relaxed.
This is the north, a cold land.
It’s definitely a cold land… … Compared to the north of the Wall, it was truly a paradise and a land where civilization flowed.
The sunlight shone several times warmer, and clear, fresh air filled my lungs instead of the fog of the abyss that was threatening to take my breath away.
‘however… … .’
Although it is such a large and majestic building, the number of crew members is so small that you can hardly believe your eyes.
The White Wolves were an elite unit that boasted a large number of members, ranging from as few as 3,000 to as many as 7,000 throughout history, and Northerners were proud to serve here.
Did a large-scale expedition really fail and the numbers decrease so much?
“The crew is not just stationed here.”
The wolf who was leading me opened his mouth, perhaps seeing such worry in my eyes. After hearing my identity, I started using honorifics.
“
“I heard the expedition failed… … “How many crews have we lost?”
“Five thousand wolves went out, but less than four hundred came back alive. I was still young and my fighting skills were low, so I couldn’t keep up… … .”
So I was disappointed, but now that I look back, I think it was a blessing from the gods, he added, trailing off.
After that conversation, I was guided to the command and control room located on the top floor of Backbone.
“The officials say they will meet Confucius. “Then I’ll end up here.”
It was a spacious room with a long, rustic table made of pure white wood.
There were about a dozen windows above the table, and he was a highly skilled clairvoyant who could observe the situation above and below the wall.
And there were ten wolves sitting on either side of the table, looking straight at me. Eight of them had bandages on their limbs or faces, as if they had been injured during the expedition.
“Is there something you need to say urgently?”
The old wolf sitting to my left looked me up and down and frowned.
“But is it really Ludwig’s forgery? “There must be at least one or two people impersonating nobles in a remote area like this.”
“you’re right.”
It wasn’t me who answered that, but the young wolf sitting across from him.
Even in this northern polar region, he was a young man with dark red hair who had the noble appearance of an aristocrat, and he looked at the Kassena I was holding in his arms in disbelief.
Strangely enough, the person seemed familiar. Where did I see this person?
“I’m not sure about Ludwig, but I’m certain about Kassena. “She still looks like the person I saw at the Sega meeting.”
Sega meeting… … .
So, is Vla also a prince?
Then a middle-aged woman with a stocky physique whose long hair was starting to turn gray raised her eyebrows.
“If it’s Cassena Page, then you’re the kid who went missing during the Sunspot incident? So, are you saying that this is Lane Ludwig, who is said to have died?”
I died?
It was strange. Why is Cassena missing and why am I dead?
“Yes, we’ll have to hear later about how it came from beyond the Wall… … So what’s going on? “You have something urgent to tell us?”
There was no time to explain the situation calmly and in detail, so I quickly told them about what happened during this trip.
Even in this situation, Alakish would still be fighting that monster… … I had to solve the problem quickly and return.
Impatience was distorting his composure and reducing his ability to make clear decisions.
“As expected, the beastmen were gathering in Ravenfell. Even though I went deep, I couldn’t see it, but it was dark under the lamp… … .”
“I’m sorry.”
While the officers were whispering, the old bachelor looked at me, stroking his pale beard.
“I can’t believe it. That the beastmen took such care of you. “It doesn’t make sense that the two people who went missing on the Blade’s Edge Peninsula suddenly appeared on the Wall.”
“Whether you believe it or not, it’s the truth. The existence of the abyss has awakened. “If things continue like this, all the prisoners on top of the wall will die and become ruins.”
“… … .”
“Don’t you all know better than anyone else that the abyss grows stronger by eating living things?”
No one answered.
Could it be that they knew the correct answer in the first place, but their pride did not allow them to act according to that correct answer?
“We have to open the barrier gate and save the prisoners.”
“It’s not that simple. More than anything, I think I was deceived because I was living with prisoners—”
“—I wasn’t deceived. It all came from a misunderstanding… … Shar’kas. Alakish clearly said his name was Shar’kas.”
“what?”
“This is the name of the monster that annihilated the white wolves!”
When I said those words that came to my mind without any context, the inside of the command and control room froze coldly. The bachelor’s complexion had turned completely pale.
“Shar’kas? No, that can’t be… … .”
“Do you know who it is? Now Alakish is fighting that monster alone. “We have to go help quickly!”
How can I persuade you a little more here? … How should I say it?
Be careful.
It can be said that this is the crossroads of victory.
“I thought it was very suspicious, but it turns out that this was a spy sent by the beasts.”
At that moment, the white-haired old man sitting across the table, at the head of the table, suddenly tapped his fingers on the table.
“Ludwig, this is a forgery. Did you think I would be fooled by your cubic crystal?”
“yes?”
“We know that the being from the abyss has awakened. Because we lost all of our main forces! “I was already writing a letter to His Majesty the Emperor and His Holiness the Pope.”
“If you know that, why don’t you open the door?”
“Why should we open the door to prisoners? “Are they all servants of the Abyss?”
“What are you talking about? Beastmen are not servants of the abyss, but humans like us—”
“—Shut up! Where does an animal dare to use its mouth? “Search that guy’s body, he’s probably got the mark of the beast hidden somewhere.”
As the wolves standing on both sides of the door hesitated, possibly due to status issues, the white-haired commander-in-chief let out an angry voice.
What crossed my mind at that moment was that it was all over… … It wasn’t the same feeling of despair, but extreme caution.
Perhaps thanks to Belle Curious’s eye-opening ability, the invisible, swaying magical current was creating a strange shadow behind the Commander-in-Chief’s back.
“who are you?”
The flower that mysteriously bloomed, scattering silver-white light from the boy’s eyes, was the blade of wisdom that interpreted all the abilities of the world through mathematics.
Belle Curious.
0100101010010101010… … I took my breath away for a moment at the strange sight of the bloody cut edge of the blade.
‘It’s a possessed spirit…’ … ?’
How can I explain the form created by countless numbers swirling together like a turbulent wave?
Something with dozens of tentacles writhing horribly was giggling as it inserted tentacles made of numbers into the commander-in-chief’s eyes, mouth, and nose.
As expected, there was something… … Unpleasant cold sweat beaded on my forehead.
“What did you say just now?”
There was a force behind the conflict between beastmen and wolves. And maybe this guy who possessed the commander-in-chief is a shadowy figure.
“No matter how much you are the son of a prince, what is the right thing to say to the commander-in-chief of the Wall?”
And it is not uncommon. The black magic that created this possessed spirit was a whopping 5 stars. No wonder the other wolves didn’t notice this.
‘But I heard that the position of Archmage is currently vacant… … ‘Who on earth does this magic?’
The moment I thought that, the mollusk-like possessed spirit suddenly opened its eyes and caught me.
That was the starting point of the fight.
The moment he pulled out all the tentacles that were encroaching on the Commander-in-Chief’s intellect and threw them at me, the moment when an executive roughly tried to pull me by the shoulders.
“I’m sorry, but I picked the wrong opponent.”
Blood light, a blinding light, exploded from the center of the blade, and the executive who was holding his shoulder was thrown into the wall as it was whipped into a storm of fierce magical power.
“W-what kind of magic power is this strong…” … ?!”
“Hey guy, what are you trying to do…?” … !”
“Commander… … !”
The executives sitting there had to hold on tightly to the table to avoid being caught up in the storm, but an even fiercer battle was going on in the world they couldn’t see.
‘Analysis complete, inversion correction.’
The runes used in all the magic squares analyzed during the 1.8 seconds were a mix of the modifier type Lutishen and the taboo type Orbios, but the main character was Lutishen.
The art of possession was famous as a traditional black magic, but this was a black magic that took advantage of Lutishen’s strengths and, simply put, was implemented as magic.
In short, it’s my specialty… … By easily twisting the mathematical equation, real roots are changed into virtual roots, creating loopholes in the magic square.
[…] … ?]
As if piercing my eyeballs, the tentacles that had come in before me began to disappear as they were sucked into the vortex that returned all supernatural abilities to nothingness.
So one, one, another… … And when the last one was left, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the main body that was being sucked into the vortex.
It doesn’t end with just eliminating the spirit of possession. I will find out who you are and where you are now. Otherwise, I won’t feel relieved.
‘Coordinates for casting magic power… … So, where are the user’s coordinates now?’
Just before interpreting the central circle, or core structure, of the magic square, the possessed spirit’s mouth was torn open with a grin.
[Oh, isn’t it surprising that this little guy has eyes like that? But it’s not like this senior doesn’t have insurance either.]
At that moment, a pitch-black number spewed out from the possessed spirit’s mouth to fill the field of vision… … A dizzying feeling of vertigo passed through my mind without any way to interpret it.
And as soon as his extremely amplified concentration was lost, the body of the possessed spirit held in his hand exploded.
A magical explosion at close range.
I felt a vague sense of floating envelop my whole body, and before I knew it, my body was lying on the cold floor next to Kasena.
‘what… … ?’
It tried to eat my body, in that brief explosion… … Being able to perform such advanced possession techniques is a power I have never heard of.
‘I was able to erase it with Belle Queer just before I was eaten, but… … .’
There are two problems: First, the aftermath of the explosion left me unable to move my body.
And as the shadow that was encroaching on the soul disappeared, the Commander-in-Chief was also pushed by the wave of magic power and fell, hitting his head against the wall.
It was this series of events that made me think I had attacked the commander-in-chief.
“… … Yes, Commander… … !”
“… … That guy… Commander… … !”
“… … Catch him, he’s an assassin… … !”
The sound of the executives standing up and shouting in despair rang in my ears, and Alakish’s face came to mind as the pain of having my arms bent back and tied with rope spread through my bones.
‘Alakish… … .’
Alakish’s face looked at me at the last moment and asked me for something with a sad smile… … .
What should I do? Well, I guess I failed… … .
With that last thought, I lost consciousness.
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