episode_0223

“….”

I walked into a quiet alley.

Of course, his body was tightly wrapped in a rune barrier.

I was tense so that I could react at any time, but there was no enemy in sight.

Low, low, low.

As I went deeper into the alley, I felt the reverberation of magical power becoming stronger.

In the silence where only the sound of regular breathing and walking could be heard, I made full use of [Mana Sensitivity] to understand the opponent’s magical power.

The fight itself is at a disadvantage to me.

The opponent will attack me while hiding, and I have walked into that trap.

At that time, a dagger made of magical power flew from the front.

Kang!

‘face?’

Kang! Kang! Kang!

The other person didn’t do anything stupid to reveal their location.

It flew from the front. At almost the same time, magic power came from three places: above, to the right, and behind.

The flying magical sword was simple, but fast and powerful.

Even if you tried to determine the opponent’s location with the magic thread attached to the dagger, you couldn’t track it properly because it was immediately cut off.

‘The attack is weak.’

Just like checking to see if a watermelon is ripe, the opponent seemed to be testing the strength of my barrier with a light attack.

Kang! Kang!

Every time I went forward, daggers of magic flew at me, and I concentrated a little more.

The level of the person hiding is clearly higher than mine.

First of all, if you want to win, you have to face each other somehow.

Regardless of whether the opponent is strong or weak, you will only have a chance if you can fight.

It’s a battle of whether you can find the hidden opponent quickly, or whether you can break through Naerun’s barrier before that happens.

Kang!

After deflecting several flying magic swords into the rune barrier dozens of times, I stopped walking for a moment.

“…Strange.”

weird.

There are more than one or two points that I don’t understand.

First of all, this alley.

Even if I walk, I can’t see the end.

I know the entire structure of the Academy Mall by heart.

This is to think of a way to escape in case of an attack.

I’ve already been through the alley blocking the knife for over 20 minutes.

It’s already time to get out onto the main road… The dark alley ahead still had no end in sight.

Slowly, we were losing, and at night, the opponent who hid himself had a greater advantage.

But there is something more important than the never-ending alley.

The murderous intent felt towards the other person was sincere.

Moreover, the heaviness of the magical power oppressing me is at a high level.

I could see that the level of the attacker itself was very high.

Whether it’s the quality or level of magical power… There was no comparison to me.

The emotions I felt when I met Imsol and Rebecca.

The reaction I had when meeting a strong person whose body I had become accustomed to was coming out.

However, compared to that, the attack coming at me was weak.

This means that the magic is too weak compared to the quality of the magic power.

There may be such people, but there is no way that a person who is in the ranks of the powerful cannot control that balance.

If I had done that, I wouldn’t have become a strong person in the first place.

Just as the top players from each region can come together and compete to select the top again, only geniuses among geniuses can become strong like Lim Sol.

Moreover, although the attack was weak, the follow-up action was outstanding.

His skill in cutting off magic power to avoid revealing his location was top-notch.

‘Are you watching?’

That’s a characteristic of villains.

It’s a cliché where you watch and then get turned around by the main character.

But that can’t happen in reality.

“….”

I quickly shook my head.

A strangely strong raider.

If they are targeting my life, they should deal with it as quickly as possible, but they are taking time.

In that case, you can judge that there is something you want from me.

Or maybe he’s a crazy pleasure killer… Among the pleasure killers in this world, there is no one this strong.

At least as far as I know.

And the timing of the attack.

If I look back on what happened to me recently, I can identify the attacker to some extent.

First of all, if you go to the Pandemic Skull Mask.

There was an attack recently, and it is clear that they are targeting Moon Su-rin and me.

But they can’t waste time like this.

Next is Rebecca.

Of course, the first meeting was an attack… As expected, there is no reason to attack me.

‘A person who is extremely strong and has a connection with me… .’

As I searched through my memories one by one, I came up with a hypothesis.

‘Iris Guild.’

It was just two days ago that I was in charge of Ellis’ massage.

The reason why I was worried and kept Scarlett away.

This is because I was worried that the daughter of the Iris Guild, the leader of the Fool Guild, would come to spy on me.

The guild leader, Isaac, was not a very important character in the original work.

It’s true that she’s a strong character, but she’s not a character that would appear in a game where she targets heroines.

To be honest, my face has never been shown properly.

So I was wondering if they would attack me like this… .

“….”

Ha, I can’t think of anyone other than him.

In fact, I have committed so many sins that I’m a little scared of the academy’s director, Moon Soo-rin’s grandfather, and I’m also a little scared of the association that lost Baek A-young because of me.

But those people won’t come to attack me.

“Whew.”

If you were going to kill me anyway, you would have made a proper attack long ago.

Because the assassin has no reason to waste time.

I think it would be better to assume that the opponent is Isaac and move accordingly.

I lifted the rune barrier surrounding my body.

and.

‘Bloodbeat.’

Excited – Excited –

The internal horsepower circuit was expanded.

The flow of magical power became smoother, and the concentration of magical energy spreading around me became thicker.

In this state, even if an attack comes, you can immediately react and block it.

If it were another opponent, there would be no need to be in a dangerous state, but… If the other person is Isaac, it will work.

Because there are only two certain pieces of information we know about him.

What a huge idiot.

The next thing is that I have a lot of pride.

Of course, it doesn’t matter if it’s not Isaac.

It would be better if I showed myself angry.

If the attack becomes stronger, you can track the magic power and know its location.

‘Not bad.’

It’s risky, but you can’t do anything like this anyway.

You have to force the opponent out.

I entered the alley, raising my magic power to respond to the incoming attack.

*

“Wow, he’s good at blocking? I heard he’s a genius wizard, and he’s amazing.”

Kang-kang-

Isaac threw his magical power towards Lee Ho-yeon and nodded.

“….”

‘Crazy guy.’

As expected, I need to quickly abandon this guild and switch to Lee Ho-yeon.

Scarlett looked at Isaac’s back without showing any signs of it.

It was like a boy taking revenge by saying, ‘This is what happens when you touch my things!’

Of course, I don’t think of Alice as an object, but… It’s so precious that I must have gone crazy.

“Scarlett. What are you thinking?”

At that time, Isaac smiled and turned his head back.

Scarlett, who flinched for a moment, naturally moved on to acting with a sympathetic expression on Lee Ho-yeon.

“…I think it would be best for you to show yourself now. It is quite late.”

Scarlett couldn’t help but feel frustrated as this strange behavior continued for thirty minutes.

Strong people have something strange about them.

For example, Ho-yeon Lee is crazy about women, and Isaac is crazy about Alice.

“That guy isn’t scared. That barrier is too strong and I can’t suppress it. Even if I get hit, it doesn’t hurt.”

Is there anyone in the world who wouldn’t stop a sword from flying like that?

Scarlett tried to persuade Isaac as rationally as possible.

“…Still, I think there will be problems if it occupies the road where people travel for too long.”

“Really? Usually when there is a barrier like this, don’t you think someone is going to fight?”

“Korea has good security, so things like that don’t happen often.”

If you are unlucky, a high-quality hunter passing by by chance may report you.

It’s a neighborhood with a lot of bad people, but also strangely good people.

“Sure. Okay then. Let’s finish this quickly. I think I had too much fun.”

There was a part of him that was surprised that only one cadet kept blocking his attacks.

Of course, I lost a lot of strength… Most of the guys who say they are hunters can’t even block that much attack.

‘It’s a shame it ends like this.’

[I am Ellis’ father.]

[This kind of person is the father of a woman with dark intentions.]

[Can you handle it?]

I wanted to take the lead in this way.

However, if you attack from a distance and it doesn’t work, it makes an ugly appearance… It doesn’t really fit with my philosophy.

If you’re going to reveal yourself like that, it’s better to run away like this.

At that time, Hoyeon Lee suddenly started behaving strangely.

The strangely strong, unidentified barrier was lifted directly.

Then they began to enter the back of the alley.

Since it was a magic that forcibly expanded the space, there was a risk that the magic would be revealed if we got a little closer.

“What is that?”

“….”

As expected, Lee Ho-yeon is not normal.

Scarlett gave up understanding and decided to watch the collaboration between the two crazy guys.

“You’re provoking me now, right?”

“…I do not know.”

I really don’t know.

Why are you doing that?

If you do that, Isaac will be angry.

“Scarlett.”

“yes.”

“It sure took a lot of time. He taunted me about being a cadet.”

“…You probably didn’t know that it was Isaac. Just calm down and take a look at Student Lee Ho….”

“I’m going directly. I’m going to talk to you while you’re lying on the floor in one minute, so follow me.”

“…Yes, I understand.”

ha.

Scarlett followed Isaac with her eyes closed.

‘Now I don’t know.’

Defeat it within 1 minute.

Since Isaac said that, I will do my best.

Still, since the other person is a student and an acquaintance of Ellis, I won’t kill him.

Just hope it doesn’t hurt too much.

Scarlett walked down the alley, preparing a high-level shield spell that could be created immediately.

*

‘… Wasn’t it this?’

Clearly, the provocation was effective.

Because the other person ran out directly.

Kang! My own work!

The problem is that it is too strong.

Kaga River!

I blocked the magic power that flew towards the rune barrier.

The concrete that made up the alley crumbled with only the remnants of the magic power I had blocked.

Kang! Ssuk-

At the same time, I felt a severe shock.

Something kept hitting Naerun’s barrier.

At an invisible speed.

‘Opening eyes’

I tried to chase the opponent by focusing my eyes, but I couldn’t catch him.

It felt like a huge wall.

But the good news is that I met Rebecca yesterday.

Thanks to this, the rune barrier became stronger and upgraded, blocking the opponent’s attack.

If there wasn’t a rune barrier, I wouldn’t have even thought about counterattacking.

Grumbling-

The flame flowing along my hand stuck to the floor, drew a circle with a radius of 10 meters, and then soared into the sky.

My magical power was connected to all fires.

Crackling-

It’s a very slight feeling, but it feels different.

No matter how much you hide, if you exist in space without deviating from the laws of physics, you have no choice but to come into contact with the flames.

I quickly focused the flames in that direction.

Grumble-!

Kagagaga River!

However, something escaped from among the flames and attacked Naerun’s barrier again.

I took a step forward, enduring the shock as best as I could.

The magical energy coming from the tips of my feet chased the opponent’s form like a vine in an attempt to capture him.

Of course, the opponent fell behind, but up to that point, it was just as I had planned.

A magic circle is drawn pretending to chase the opponent.

Once again, flames are created in every space.

Since I was forced to get out, my posture must have collapsed that much. I was planning to aim for it this time.

As expected, it has a radius of 10m, so it will be absolutely difficult to avoid.

but.

“…Fuck really.”

The opponent has disappeared.

Literally.

The opponent disappeared from the 10m radius space where I controlled the flames.

Was it lost to the outside in an instant?

You might think so, but it felt completely different.

The magic that existed there suddenly disappeared.

Just like Nam Da-eun, who ignored the laws of physics and cut through space.

It felt like I had completely disappeared from space.

Kwaaang!

At that time, a handsome blond man suddenly appeared before my eyes.

He’s gritting his teeth, his expression is strangely proud, but he looks a little happy.

I swung my arm straight at Naerun’s barrier.

Crackling- crackling-

The rune barrier, which was already so badly damaged, shattered like a glass window, and I had to step back.

“ha….”

There was a handsome blonde man standing in front, and Scarlett was following behind him like a secretary.

‘It’s Isaac.’

I wasn’t sure if it was blonde alone, but if it had scarlet, I was sure.

Scarlett wasn’t even making eye contact with me.

They’re probably afraid of getting caught, so they don’t make contact at all.

Luckily, Isaac didn’t seem to know about our relationship.

Whoo-whoo-

I was out of breath as if I had run a marathon, but Isaac seemed fine.

‘It’s really fucking strong.’

I gave it my all.

I didn’t have time to attack, so I couldn’t use big techniques like Spiral… That is also the opponent’s ability.

The previous fight was my highest.

That doesn’t work either.

Well, if you try to match the world’s strongest person, you have no conscience.

Jump and jump.

Isaac came towards me, and only then did I feel it.

“How do I overcome this?”

Isaac, who did not hide his momentum, could really feel the difference.

I was just holding on with the morale skill called Rune Barrier that I learned from Rebecca.

What just happened wasn’t a proper battle.

Since Isaac wasn’t trying for my life, we only had a brief standoff.

Excited – Excited –

Isaac did not harbor murderous intentions toward me.

However, the sense of battle was making my heart beat faster because the strength was so different.

If the other person shows even the slightest sincerity, he or she will die immediately.

Because I instinctively know this.

Isaac came to me.

It was definitely a man who could have killed me a long time ago.

Still, if you were fucking with me for over 10 minutes, I guess you have something to say.

What was it that they pushed me so hard to say?

Isaac was sleeping in front of me, and only then did I feel it.

Although it was slightly, I was out of breath.

I feel a little proud.

I looked at Isaac nervously.

Tsk.

The little boy suddenly lost his appetite and opened his mouth.

“…Pass.”

“…?”