episode_0052

“… Coachman, as quickly as possible!”

“Yes…yes! Okay!”

So the carriage ran quickly and reached the road near Snowpil Village. They immediately got off the carriage and ran towards Snowpil Village.

“Crazy… What is this?!”

“What the hell is this…”

“…………”

The residents of the burning Snowpil village were crying while taking refuge outside a small fence, and their homes had already been burned and reduced to ashes.

The space of happy memories burned down, collapsed, and became a ruin.

‘Children, that girl back then… what about Venice?’

Ariel, who was quietly looking at the residents, confirmed that all the residents of Snowpil Village, who had come with Venice in the past, were there.

Only Venice was not visible.

-There…there are warlocks in front of me…!

-Oh my…our village…our house…!

-Ugh…!

“A warlock…? no way…!

“…Ariel, where are you going!”

“If we go, we should go together!”

Ariel ran towards the center of the village with a stiff expression on her face, and Kale and Fria, who spotted Ariel, quickly followed.

‘No way… no way…!’

A burning Snowpil village. And the warlocks that the residents cried out for.

….You can see everything, but the only thing you can’t see is Venice.

Ariel tries hard to shake off the anxiety welling up deep in her heart and the imagination running wild in her head.

Beep beep beep beep beep!

At that time, a series of loud alarm sounds began to sound from Ariel’s arms. Ariel found the source of the sound and took it out.

The identity of the sound was a warlock detection artifact that Ride had handed over. The artifact continuously emits red light and makes a loud beeping sound.

“That… is a warlock detection artifact, right?”

“It has never been like this before. The story of how such an artifact worked…”

“This means that there is a warlock in front of us.”

As they reached the conclusion, they became even more nervous and lowered their posture. Build up your mana and be alert in all directions so that you can react even if an attack comes at any time.

Beep-beep-beep-beep-

When Ariel picked up the artifact and placed it on a corner across the village, the artifact blinked even brighter. After confirming this, they look at each other’s faces and begin to generate magical power.

“What-! Yes…what are you bitches?! Die!”

While crossing the village, a warlock hiding around a corner appeared. As soon as the warlock saw them, he used dark magic to send them away.

The warlock’s friends seemed to think it was a surprise attack, but it didn’t work for them, who had already figured out the warlock’s location using the artifact.

“Jeol….cough, cluck!”

“Eriel-! Magic missile!!”

When Ariel vomited blood while chanting magic and the magic was canceled, Kayle quickly generated mana and sent it flying at the warlock.

The warlock must not have even imagined that he would counterattack, so he was attacked by the magical entity and died.

“Cough…. Cough.”

“Eriel!! Why are you doing that all of a sudden?”

“You…! What the hell is going on? They said I was healed!”

Kale and Fria were surprised to see Ariel suddenly coughing up blood and asked her, but even Ariel could not answer the question.

‘Why… why is this happening?’

The reason is that he himself did not know the cause. In all my life, I have never once had a magic fail, and I have never vomited blood.

Just like before, it was the magic I was most confident in. I was going to use cutting magic.

However, I was unable to use magic as I suddenly felt as if mana was flowing backwards from inside my body. It feels like… something is making it impossible to use mana.

I couldn’t try because of the terrible pain that felt like a bug had invaded my heart and was eating it from the inside.

“….Pfft. Leave this behind. Let’s go to the center quickly. Because there may be others.”

“You…! ha. okay. Instead, you should never use magic!”

“We will protect you! You can’t get sick alone again!”

So they quickly started running toward the center of the village.

There were times when a warlock suddenly appeared, but they were no match for those who boasted the highest rank in the academy.

Also, I don’t know why, but all the warlocks came out clutching their wounds and swearing, so it was easier to deal with them.

Kwaang-!

The burning house collapses, and the sound of something exploding is heard one after another.

As they reached the center of the village, a huge vacant lot welcomed them. The center of Snowpil Village, which originally had the appearance of a small fountain and a beautiful open space, was devastated as if it had become the center of a battlefield.

Pieces of broken wooden boards, ash blowing in the wind. A stream of water slowly flows out of a shattered fountain and forms a river.

And, the figure of the person seen in the center. A person wearing a black robe is standing. The corpses of numerous warlocks are scattered around him.

I could barely observe with my eyes that the spears made of black magic embedded in their corpses were slowly disappearing as if evaporating.

The black-robed man seems to be extracting something from the warlock beneath his feet, and dark magic can be seen slowly rising towards him.

“…Warlock!”

“Did this entire village collapse, you bug!!”

Kale and Fria unleashed their anger upon seeing the completely burned down village towards the warlock in front of them.

“……..!”

Rattling.

The warlock turned around as soon as he heard their voices, and the warlock wearing a black robe and mask suddenly stopped as if he were a robot whose functions had stopped.

They couldn’t figure out why the warlock stopped, but the warlock looked exhausted, so he lowered his posture and concentrated his mana.

“Mana Missile-!”

“Vine of Binding!”

A strong stem protruding from under Fria’s feet rushes towards the warlock, and the mana arrow generated from Kayle’s grasp flies towards the warlock’s eyebrows.

Seeing the magic quickly reaching the warlock’s nose, they guessed victory.

Slur…

“……!”

“What..!”

Until the warlock’s new form shimmered and disappeared, as if it were a mirage. They looked around without hiding their surprise at the sight of the warlock disappearing in an instant.

While Ariel was quietly reading the flow of mana around her, she focused her attention on a place where the flow of mana was suspiciously interrupted.

“There you are.”

Kwajangchang-!

As I looked intently at that place, I heard a sound as if a glass window was breaking, and the hidden figure of the warlock was revealed.

“Do you think some black magic hides its appearance in that way? Disgusting guys.”

“Be prepared. Because the crime of putting the villagers in danger is not a light one!”

“…….”

When Ariel saw her friends bursting into anger, she wanted to do the same, but an inexplicable throbbing sensation in her chest continued when she saw that warlock, and she couldn’t do it.

‘Why on earth… are you doing this? That’s just a warlock.’

It was clearly the same robe and mask as the warlocks I had seen so far. And even the way they use black magic that cannot be understood or sensed.

That man was clearly a warlock. However… anxiety was welling up in a corner of Ariel’s heart.

“……..”

The warlock began to approach them, extending his hand towards them. But they didn’t just watch it.

“Don’t come near! Fireball!”

“Earth shaking-!”

The ground rose and the warlock’s center began to collapse, and the fireball flying at him burned so fiercely that life or death could not be guaranteed at the moment it hit him directly.

Slur…

“….That guy is trying to hide again! Ariel, did you do something earlier?!”

“Wait a moment.”

Seeing the figure trying to hide again and disappear somewhere, Ariel read the flow without using as much mana as possible.

“Found it.”

Kwajangchang-!

Not far from where the warlock was standing. From there, the figure of the warlock who turned around and ran away appeared again.

“Why are you running away?! Are you saying your life is a waste after causing harm to people!!”

“Or is there a reason why I can’t attack you, you dirty bug!”

Although they screamed like that, the presence of the warlock felt like pressure to them as well.

If it were that warlock who couldn’t use all his magic even if it didn’t work, he would be able to overwhelm even them.

However, for some unknown reason, the warlock did not attack them.

It was strange to see him focus only on evasion and not fight, but now is not the time to think about that.

‘…It only needs to be done once. ‘Let’s just endure it for once.’

While Kayle and Fria were attracting the warlock’s attention, Ariel was concentrating with all her might and preparing for a single attack.

The result of trying to shake off the anxiety that was squeezing my heart and enduring the terrible pain while gritting my teeth. I collected enough mana to make just one attack.

“Cutting.”

I love you so much!

Although the strength was weaker than usual, and a handful of blood was vomited after chanting, the perfect cutting magic began to flow towards the warlock.

“……..!”

Quad deuk-!

However, was it luck or did he see the magic and avoid it? The cutting magic of conversion only passed through the warlock’s mask and shattered it.

Rattling-

The shattered pieces of the mask fall to the floor, revealing the warlock’s face.

“….younger brother?”

“Why are you…”

At the same time, the voices of Cale and Fria, full of emptiness, are heard. Ariel looks at the warlock, leaving behind the anxiety that is starting to build up.

Tied hair as black as the night sky. Fascinating red eyes that seem to be filled with blood.

“Be…. Nice…?”

Venice. His butler was looking at him from where the warlock was standing.