episode_0053

Kiik!

An octopus man was running towards me, wiggling the tentacles on his body.

Sigh!

It was cut down by a sharply swung sword.

“Thank you!”

Saying thank you to Aira, who had protected her by swinging her sword, Mary hastily prepared the next spell.

Since the battle began, I have been casting and casting magic non-stop.

Literally, to the point where I didn’t even have time to take a break.

Although he moved with the momentum of grinding his soul, the number of monsters in front of him showed no signs of decreasing.

So much so that even Mary, who is always optimistic, had negative thoughts for a moment.

However, the situation was not completely hopeless.

Because she wasn’t alone.

Alexis, who constantly pours out magic based on her vast amount of magical power, and Rachel, who shows such fast casting speed, accurate judgment, and outstanding power that I knew she was good, but I wondered if it was at this level.

And Cedric, who swings a wide sword and stirs up crowds of monsters, and Ira, who protects wizards who are vulnerable in close combat with precise and fast movements.

Everyone was doing their best to the best of their ability.

And the most notable thing among them all.

Grumble!

Key profit!

Kiik… !

“There is no end.”

With irritated eyes, he waves his hands.

Then the flames erupted again and burned dozens of monsters at once.

She, Estelle, was constantly handling the flame of such fierce power.

I knew that Reinberg’s arcane magic was powerful and that she was skilled in such arcane magic.

But I had no idea it would have this much power.

… No, is that really magic?

Mary, who could be said to be quite familiar with magic, felt the slightest doubt about the flames.

It swings as if casting doesn’t exist, and the magic power doesn’t seem to be felt in the flames.

Of course, there is definitely magic that hides traces of magical power… Even so, it felt foreign.

… No.

Now was not the time to question this.

That’s something you can think about later.

If you have time to think about such things, it is right to cast at least one more magic.

Mary shook her head lightly to shake off her doubts and began to focus again on the situation in front of her.

Is it thanks to everyone’s efforts? The situation was still not good, but it was not hopeless either.

Although we faced a crisis once, we escaped the crisis thanks to the masked people who appeared just in time, and from then on we were able to block the monsters more reliably.

And leisure gives birth to thoughts.

Mary’s eyes looked beyond the monsters in front of her.

Behind endless monsters, on a completely frozen lake.

There stood a wolf-shaped monster with a huge body that was clearly visible even from a distance, and against it, a man who looked like a small dot from this distance.

No, to be more precise, the man’s appearance was not visible.

There were times when it was visible properly, but most of the time it appeared blurry, like an afterimage, or sometimes it disappeared from view altogether.

Mary realized that it was because the man, Wade, was moving at an invisible speed.

Wade was moving at such terrifying speed, fighting against a disaster-level monster.

‘Wade… … .’

Mary had also noticed that Wade was hiding his skills.

It’s been a long time too.

However, she had no idea that his skills would be this level, that he would be able to take on disaster level monsters on his own.

Standing alone against disaster-level monsters.

This was something that only a very limited number of people on numerous continents, commonly referred to as the Ten Sword-level warriors, could do.

But Wade is doing it.

Wade is only eighteen now.

That was a shocking thing when viewed from the perspective of common sense.

No, some people would say it was impossible.

Perhaps, if this fact were revealed, the entire continent’s attention would be drawn to him.

And a storm will arise centered around him.

There was no way she wasn’t worried about that fact, but Mary’s worries were directed towards the near future.

What if Wade gets hurt in that fight, or even if something goes wrong?

To her, Wade is a childhood friend and family member who has always been by her side since she could remember, and at the same time… He is a very precious person.

Wade going wrong like that was something Mary didn’t want to even imagine.

If I had the same heart, I wanted to rush over and help Wade right away.

However, that is not possible, and even if it were, it is highly likely that it would not be of much help.

In fact, it would be fortunate if it didn’t get in the way.

Knowing this very well, Mary could only look on with longing.

Her eyes fluttered when the monster attacked, and when Wade attacked her one-sidedly, she inadvertently clenched her fists.

However, neither side was able to cause serious damage to the other, and the fight continued rather sluggishly.

It was in the meantime. The trend has changed.

It was hard to tell exactly what triggered it because it was so far away, but something changed, and from that point on, Wade began to overwhelm the monster.

Strictly speaking, I couldn’t even see it properly, but I could guess that the monster was taking a lot of damage. That Wade is pushing the monster.

First the legs, then the neck, and then the head.

It was a one-sided situation, leaving the monster helpless.

And what marked the end of the fight was Wade’s bell slash while standing still.

“… … !”

Mary took a deep breath.

Unlike Wade’s swordsmanship that she had seen so far, the last sword was slow enough for her to see.

As if he could never harm anyone. As if even a child could easily avoid it.

But that sword split the lake and the monster.

It was literally a shock, like witnessing a miracle.

And it seemed like it wasn’t just limited to her.

“Alternative… … .”

Her head naturally turned when she heard a voice coming from next to her.

There, there, staring blankly, was Rachel.

“… That doesn’t make sense.”

Alexis’ reaction was no different.

He muttered with his eyes wide open, as if he had truly witnessed a miracle.

“… … .”

“… … .”

When they reached Cedric and Aira, they were at a loss for words and were staring blankly at Wade.

Perhaps, since the two are unmanned, they can learn more about that sword.

Of course, Mary was also very surprised.

However, the relief that Wade was safe was greater than that.

I continued to put down the rock that was resting on my chest.

Now that Wade’s fight is over, cleaning up other areas will also gain momentum.

If Wade’s personality is right, he’ll come here to help right away.

Then you will be able to organize your surroundings more quickly and end the situation more quickly.

After organizing my thoughts, I looked towards Wade.

As expected, Wade started walking towards her direction after a while.

However.

The walk didn’t last long.

Soon Wade stopped walking and turned around again.

Towards the center of the lake, where the island is.

and.

Eventually, Wade began heading toward the island.

Soon the island’s dense trees hid Wade’s appearance, and he became invisible from then on.

“… Wade.”

Why on earth did Wade head to the island?

What else is happening?

Only unanswerable questions lingered in her mind.

***

An island entered through thickly grown trees.

Suppressing the anxiety that grew as I went inside, I continued to move my legs, and eventually I was able to see the center of the island.

There… … .

‘… person?’

In the center of the island, a human figure wrapped in a robe was lying on the ground.

After examining it with my senses, I found that it was not dead.

Obviously, alive.

However.

I felt an inexplicable strangeness from him.

Although it was clearly alive and had the shape of a human being, I felt a strangeness from the human figure, as if it was not a human being.

To the point where I felt like I didn’t want to approach him at first.

‘… Anyway.’

That’s the only thing that stands out on this island.

Moreover, this is the center where a rift occurred and monsters from another world poured out.

It is unusual for people to be alive and well there.

So, I was on guard.

However, regardless of that vigilance, you cannot know the truth unless you check.

I finally decided to take the risk and investigate Inyoung.

I was about to take that step.

Wiggle─

Inyoung moved.

It was only a slight movement, but it was definitely moving.

Before I could even react to him.

Wiggle─

Inyoung moved again.

And, as time passed, the movement grew bigger.

The slight squirming spread, and soon my whole body began to tremble.

And, after some time had passed, the inside of the body surrounded by the robe began to bounce around like dough.

“… … .”

I felt chills at that bizarre sight.

It was not simply because I had seen a bizarre scene.

It was because a creeping sense of anxiety and intuition that had constantly stimulated me suddenly started running wild.

Therefore, I immediately spread my sword energy mixed with intent towards Inyoung.

Quang!

Although it was made in a hurry, its power was not that shabby.

It has the power to easily cut and destroy even rocks.

In fact, they dug up the island’s land, raising dust.

I suppressed my wild anxiety and waited for the dust to settle.

I hope my sword skills have paid off.

However, that is my wish.

“I don’t know who it is, but it’s rude.”

It was cruelly broken by a voice coming from within.

It was an abnormal voice, as if there was noise.

Eventually, the wind blew and instantly kicked up the dust that my sword energy had raised.

And the scene that was revealed was bizarre and foreign.

“But… It worked out just fine.”

A human whose body was covered in tentacles, wearing pieces of cloth that had been torn to pieces and turned into tatters, was looking at me with shining eyes.

“It would be perfect to test your strength.”

The monster laughed.