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“Simulation starts.”
“Video team is operating normally.”
“The artificial beast team is operating normally.”
“Safety countermeasures team, operating normally-”
Hatan U-zul nodded after hearing the reports coming in one after another from near the situation room.
“It was well made.”
Those words came out in a satisfied voice.
From the perspective of someone who has personally hunted a large demonic beast, I don’t think there would be anyone among them who would know that it’s fake.
Of course, it may feel a bit harsh on young people who clearly don’t have any real combat experience.
‘True quality comes out only when a person is pushed to the limit.’
The very name of the Furnace of Struggle was given with the intention of exposing students to the harshest environments countless times.
Isn’t it true that the more iron is struck, the stronger it becomes?
In that respect, this virtual simulation was enough to make Hatan smile with satisfaction.
“Wow, every time I see something like this, I can’t get used to it.”
The laughter disappeared as soon as I heard the voice coming from next to me.
A woman smiling with narrowed eyes.
The surrounding area is full of people wearing uniforms with a barbarian feel typical of tribal alliances, but this woman is dressed in a more civilized manner.
The next sentence must have been one in which you could clearly feel that difference.
“People who look like this are using cutting-edge devices that can only be used in the Magic Tower. “The more you look at the Tribal Union, the more strange it becomes.”
“…Priest Tatiana.”
Hatan sighed and stroked his hair.
“Please, if you’re here to observe, why don’t you keep your mouth shut and just watch?”
“oh.”
At the harsh sentence, the woman stuck out her tongue and slightly raised both hands slyly.
From Hatan’s perspective, it was such an abominable sight that he wanted to punch himself in the face right away.
“Isn’t that too much? “What did I do wrong?”
Hatan’s expression sank even further.
“Then let me tell you straight here.”
Compared to before, the sentences were poured out with half-hearted intentions.
“I hate you, Chief Priest. “Considering what you did to Alan, I’m glad you didn’t kill me right away.”
“…”
“That guy was my friend. “His brain was just as stupid then and now, but he was still a warrior who was brave, knew honor, and knew how to fight fairly.”
“…”
Hatan’s voice, like frost, poured down on Tatiana, who was still smiling without answering.
“He wasn’t the type of guy who would suddenly do something crazy like challenge the warchief who was ruling the alliance well, cut off three of his limbs, and even wipe out his entire clan.”
It was indeed so.
He engaged in a duel with Casa Garda, who was respected by all warriors, and cut off all three of the woman’s limbs despite everyone’s opposition.
This all happened after this woman was appointed as the chief priest of that tribe.
Even the ‘process’ of the duel itself…
‘…It was terrible.’
Hatan mentally gritted his teeth as he recalled the scene at the time.
It was by no means a fair duel.
To be exact, it was a ‘massacre’ that was shameful to even call a duel.
Besides the duelers, most of Casa Garda’s clan were killed that day.
“Chief Allan only rose to the position of ruling the tribal union through a fair duel. Both authority and legitimacy are suitable. “Isn’t that right?”
“…”
That’s why it was a test of the limit of my patience not to throw a punch at the woman who was talking like this so calmly.
Instead of replying, Hatan continued to give the following instructions to the personnel in the situation room.
“…Trace the vital signs of everyone on the train.”
“We will enforce it!”
With the tribal alliance’s technological prowess, it wouldn’t be that difficult to get that much information from everyone over there.
It is also an essential process. Because vital signs tell us a lot.
It is easy to prevent accidents, and you can also see how cool-headed the person is in this situation.
Those with lower heart rates, less emotional agitation, and the quickest decisions.
And, the people who show the best performance by those standards are…
“…”
Liru Garda and Casa Garda.
A wry smile appeared on Hatan’s face when he saw the familiar faces.
Those two know the tendencies of the tribal alliance, so it wouldn’t be unreasonable to say that they calmly assessed the situation immediately upon seeing this.
‘…I don’t want to stop you from setting foot on your hometown again.’
Entering the furnace of struggle like this is highly likely to be suicide in many senses.
Maybe it would be a good idea to come forward and give at least a word of advice before you come in like that.
And, except for these two.
“…Daud Campbell?”
Hatan grinned as he saw the man moving above the train like a turtle crawling around.
Oh yeah.
That guy.
I remember it.
The way he stood up to the Pope before left a very strong impression.
As expected from a guy who does such things, he seems to be the most calm even in this situation.
I don’t know why he’s moving around in such an ugly manner.
“…”
However, this time it was different from the smiling Hatan.
Tatyana’s face twisted next to her.
The face is always smiling with narrowed eyes, so the change is so subtle that it’s hard to notice if you look closely.
“Oh. Chief Hatan.”
In the voice that followed,
That feeling was definitely there.
“Can we slowly increase the difficulty level?”
“…what?”
Hatan’s absurd voice rang softly into the situation room.
“What kind of bullshit is that, Chief Priest? “What difficulty level-”
Before Hatan could finish speaking, Tatiana snapped her fingers.
On the screen, it was just before Liru lunged at the large Majo.
And at the same time.
Yellow energy began to emanate from the large demon.
Hatan’s eyes opened wide.
“…Chief priest. “What did you do to the artificial beast?!”
“Well, I just inserted the heart of ‘Thunderbird’, a real large monster, into the finished version of the artificial beast. “It could probably be half as powerful as a truly large demon beast?”
The faces of most of the situation room personnel who heard those words turned pale.
If that is not a ‘true magical beast’, it is a ‘special magical power’ that can never be handled.
There is a reason why, even if it is a medium-sized monster that can be defeated only by a regular knight, it cannot even rub against the tip of the claws of a large monster. A large magical beast that wields special magical power has the same power as a natural disaster.
Even if it’s only half that amount, all the people over there are students. There’s no way I can handle it.
“You can’t just welcome guests from the empire. “Isn’t it supposed to be like this?”
“Have you gone crazy! All the people over there are students of the Empire. I have no practical experience! “If I have to die…!”
“Are you going to die? “Do I need to pay special attention just because I’m a student?”
Hatan was at a loss for words at the casual reply.
“…You sold your last conscience, crazy bitch. “You’re ignoring the lives of students in the field of education?”
“The weak die this way and die that way. “Isn’t it better to weed out those people quickly?”
Tatiana’s face as she said those words was still the same as usual.
Squinted eyes, smiling face.
As if such a thing was really nothing to me.
“This was done under the instructions of the Warchief. If you have a complaint, why don’t you go there and talk about it?”
Even going so far as to pass the blame on to others.
Hatan, whose eyes were bloodshot, gritted his teeth.
Even if we talk about the political and diplomatic backing and the intentions, it doesn’t make any sense.
“Get your equipment ready now! “I’m going in myself!”
It can be said that since it has penetrated the heart of a real demonic beast, there is no way to remotely block it.
The only way would be to go into the simulation site and kill it yourself.
However, there will definitely be casualties while you go in.
While Hatan’s expression was distorted as he remembered that thought.
“Wait a minute, Chief! “Something is strange!”
“what?”
“I sense massive energy!”
Someone inside the situation room shouted something like that.
“Great energy? what-”
And, there was no time for Hatan to ask anything back.
-!
-!
-!!
‘Gray’ energy.
It rose up from inside the train like an explosion.
From the glimpse through the gap in the broken train, it looked like two women with swords drawn were slashing on the spot.
“What is that…!”
At the same time someone screams like that.
The entire screen went black.
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“…Are you okay?”
Let’s check things first.
Looking at Liru nodding her head in my arms, she seems to be in good condition.
Actually, I had just come up with a plan to deal with it.
The ‘Stigmata’ skill, which uses all available means to increase durability, has a record of blocking even Kasa’s blow.
I create it at an appropriate location to ‘hit’ Liru, and I catch his body as it falls down and escape Majo’s attack path.
That would have been the best way to protect someone who had difficulty changing direction in the air.
I don’t know how to defeat Majo, but at least there wouldn’t have been a better plan than this for the purpose of protecting this person. It actually succeeded.
“…”
okay.
The problem is that it is successful.
Dropping a cold sweat, I turn my head towards the sound of footsteps walking towards me with Liru in my arms.
“…I came because I heard your voice from above.”
Elnor said as she sheathed her sword.
We alternately check the sword sliding into the scabbard and the aftermath of the ‘blow’ this person threw.
The ceiling of the train that was hit by the first slash was cut more intact than expected.
Of course, the fact that the metal plywood was cut off in chunks rather than just being cut directly by the sword does not mean that it was fine, but when you look at the things that were cut afterwards, it means that it is.
The slash that stretched out inside the train cut off part of the train like tofu and stretched straight out.
The large horse-shaped horse hanging in its path was ‘shattered’ until it was almost reduced to dust.
It expanded for a long time, even destroying the dome-shaped ‘outer wall’ that surrounded this simulation set.
Thanks to that, I can now really see the sky. You can even see seagulls among the sparks flying from the wires protruding from the broken exterior wall.
“I came because I thought I had to quickly rescue you in this emergency situation.”
and.
If I make a mistake, I end up being hit by an attack of that kind of power.
Elnor opened her mouth with a grim expression.
“Who is that woman?”
I look at the window that appears in front of me with that voice.
< System Message >
[The corruption level of the target ‘Enor’ increases by 50%! ]
[ Target enters ‘suspicious’ state! ]
[During the ‘suspicious’ state, the corruption level increase is doubled! ]
“…”
Who was this guy who said without any sense of danger that he wouldn’t die until he entered the academy?
I want to kill him.
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fantasy,
