To Get Back One Woman

Vermillion gnashed his teeth at the sight of Anise looking at him, bound and tied.

What the hell did that girl do wrong to deserve such misfortune?

I just want to ask God about the truth of it, but right now, there’s something I need to do before that.

,”…Well, well, you’re still alive. You wicked heretic.”

As Vermillion’s gaze reached him, the Archbishop gave a snake-like, sly smile and said.

There was still a bit of uneasiness left, but who would have thought he’d actually be alive.

I guess there’s no need to ask how he got here.

Just by looking at them, you could tell he and this girl were quite close.

“Keep blathering. You’re going to die here today.”

“Huh. Confidence becomes arrogance at that point. Do you really think you can beat us alone?”

“Alone? What the hell are you talking about? Do you think I’m crazy enough to come alone?”

“What…!?”

As Vermillion responded with a cynical smile to the blatant provocation, a look of bewilderment flashed across the Archbishop’s face for a moment.

Right after that.

Kwaaaang─!

Another huge roar came from the outer wall of the cave, and a man in white robes came running up and shouted at him in a hurried voice.

“A, Archbishop-nim…! The people guarding the perimeter have been subdued! You must evacuate quickly…!”

“All those people?”

The Archbishop’s eyes widened at his subordinate’s report.

I couldn’t bring too many people because it was a mission that required secrecy, but there should have been at least twenty.

But all those comrades were killed in an instant?

Those skilled people who are considered elites even within the Eyes of Dawn?

That means the opponent’s skills are not to be taken lightly either.

‘Who the hell?’

Swish─!

While he was in a state of confusion, a silver strike, taking advantage of the gap, covered the Archbishop as it was.

Clang!

But with a single wave of his hand, he easily blocked the attack and looked at Vermillion, who had cast magic, with cold eyes.

Vermillion lightly clicked his tongue, expressing his disappointment.

I knew he wasn’t an easy person to kill with just one attack, but as expected, he’s not an easy old man.

Is there a reason why he’s one of the top three most powerful people in the Eyes of Dawn?

‘At this rate, it would be better to arrive at the temple and carry out the grand plan.’

Meanwhile, the Archbishop was just as anxious.

Defeating Vermillion here is not difficult for him, but if time is dragged out and another support force arrives and he loses this girl, it would be the worst result.

Erasing the miracle doesn’t have to be done here, so it’s a matter of returning to the temple as soon as possible.

For that, the Archbishop lowered his waist and placed his hand on the ground.

Jiiiing.

“……!”

The magic circle that was created in an instant grew large enough to wrap around him and Anise, and Vermillion sensed something strange.

The shape of the magic circle on the floor is definitely a 7th-tier teleportation magic used for intercontinental travel.

In other words, he’s planning to run away from here right now.

But there was no way to cancel the already activated magic circle.

If only Kyle’s artifact, Canceling, which he showed before, was possible, but that’s an artifact that requires at least twice as much magic power as the opponent used to cast the magic.

Moreover, the structure of the magic must be perfectly understood.

“Damn it…!”

In the end, thinking that there was no other way but to kill him before the magic circle was activated, Vermillion immediately concentrated his magic power in his hand and created a huge lightning spear.

Pajijik─!

As if holding lightning itself in his hand, sparks flew in all directions with dazzling light.

Vermillion, who was concentrating his magic power on one point at the end, threw the spear without hesitation.

However.

Chaeng!

“……!”

With a fierce sound as if hitting metal, the lightning spear that was fired did not penetrate the Archbishop’s heart and stopped in front of him.

Blocked by an invisible wall, it can no longer move forward.

To think he had the余裕 to do a double casting even after casting that level of magic.

Pajik! Pajijik!

Fortunately, the lightning spear was doing its best to pierce the invisible wall, as if responding to its owner’s wish, but even that light was slowly fading.

Is he going to miss her like this right in front of his eyes?

Is he going to let her go again like this, after finally finding her?

Vermillion gritted his teeth and poured out all his strength as he felt the helplessness surrounding his body.

On the other hand, it was the moment when a sneer formed on the Archbishop’s lips, sensing victory.

Kuoong!

“Keuk…!”

The Archbishop’s eyes widened at the sudden, unidentified pressure that pressed down on his entire body.

He couldn’t resist the force because he was concentrating on the teleport magic and had only barely created a barrier made of magic power in front of him.

Kwajik…!

In the end, he couldn’t withstand the force and fell to the floor in an ugly manner, and an even greater force pressed down on him.

He could feel the bones in his entire body cracking, breaking, and screaming.

At this rate, he’ll end up looking like dried filefish.

In the end, the Archbishop was given an either-or choice: forcibly cancel the teleport magic and gather magic power again to resist this force.

But the creation of the magic circle was not far off, so he gritted his teeth to endure it somehow.

Woong….

“What…!”

Suddenly, the magic circle created on the floor lost its light and faded, and he widened his eyes and hurriedly gathered magic power again.

I don’t know what kind of harmony it is, but it means that someone forcibly canceled the magic.

In that case, he had no either-or choice, but only one choice.

Soon, as a thick magic power sprang from his body, the Archbishop felt his body lighten in an instant, as if it had removed what was pressing down on him.

“Sorry I’m late.”

“That was a close call.”

“Kyle…. Princess Eleanor….”

Meanwhile, Vermillion’s eyes, which had been filled with despair, returned to normal as Kyle and Sylvia, who had arrived late, approached him.

I thought I was going to have to let Anise go like this.

“How did you do that just now…?”

Vermillion was full of questions as his mind came back to him.

Even if Kyle used the magic to subdue the Archbishop, he couldn’t grasp what method he used to get rid of that magic circle.

No matter how much Kyle is, he wouldn’t have been able to cast Canceling against that level of great magic.

Kyle just shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly at him, who was asking about the principle.

“I don’t know. All I cast was gravity magic. Sylvia forcibly canceled the magic.”

“Ah….”

Only then did Vermillion’s gaze turn to Sylvia, and he was able to find her blood-red eyes shining so brilliantly that it gave him goosebumps.

So that was also the power of the Mystic Eyes.

She was only being protected by Kyle and Vermillion until that incident happened in the Imperial Palace, but she has gained this much power.

Badeudeuk.

Just as he felt even more helpless, as if only he was standing still, and clenched his fist so hard that it was about to break.

Pulseok.

“Sylvia!”

“I’m, I’m okay. I just used a little too much power just now. I can get up again.”

Sylvia’s legs suddenly gave way and she sat down, and Kyle approached and checked her condition.

The light in her right eye, which had been shining so clearly that it was frightening just a moment ago, had faded somewhat.

Well, it’s no wonder.

In the first place, forcibly canceling 7th-tier magic, there are only a handful of magicians in the entire empire who can demonstrate such an artifact, or none at all.

She forcibly realized such a miracle with the power of the Mystic Eyes, so it’s only natural that her body would be burdened.

But Sylvia, who didn’t want to be a hindrance to the two, repeatedly tried to get up again, but kept falling over.

Kyle, who had been silently watching this, shook his head and pressed Sylvia’s shoulder, forcibly sitting her down again, and put a small shield around her, saying.

“No. Sylvia, rest in the back. You’ve already done your part enough.”

“But….”

“It’s really okay. Vermillion is here too. I’ll finish it quickly and come back.”

“…Okay.”

Sylvia wanted to participate in the battle somehow, but if she looked at it calmly, Kyle’s choice was right.

If she forced herself in this state and was attacked by the enemy in the middle, she would become a burden beyond not being able to help.

In that case, it would be better to admit her limitations and step back this time.

“Let’s go, Vermillion. You have to bring your beloved woman soon.”

“…I have to.”

Kyle, who had put a safety device on Sylvia and got up, muttered playfully, and Vermillion, who had blushed and said no before coming here, nodded with a determined expression.

“You’re not saying no anymore.”

“There’s no point in denying it.”

“That’s right.”

Kyle, who liked that point, smiled and raised his magic power.

“These dirty heretics dare…. With the Archbishop, this body, in front of you…!”

Kwajik. Kwajik!

The Archbishop, who was furious at the leisurely sight, released his power, and the cave began to scream as if it would collapse at any moment.

Kyle and Vermillion’s expressions also hardened as they felt the fragments of that power on their skin.

It’s not just magic power.

This alien sensation, which is quite different from ordinary magic power, must be divine power.

Generally, it is a source of power that cannot be mixed together like water and oil, but if he is a big shot like the Archbishop, can he overcome that realm?

“Be careful. Vermillion.”

“You too. Kyle.”

The two men encouraged each other and bumped fists briefly.

Perhaps at this moment, the thought suddenly occurred to both of them that the true war with the Eyes of Dawn might have begun.