Chapter 50: Trace

When the master first ran in a hurry, Lucius didn’t have any particular thoughts.

There must be enemies wherever the master went.

Since the master was someone who would go to dangerous places even if it meant going to dangerous places, there must have been very dangerous enemies in the south, not the north.

And his prediction was not wrong.

Kieeeek!!

A huge enemy appeared from the south.

Lucius gasped at the appearance of such a huge enemy.

Sandworm.

It was so huge that it seemed impossible to deal with it using common sense methods.

He knew the name, but such a huge enemy was so big that he thought it could swallow up the entire city.

However.

Against that sandworm, he somehow felt like he couldn’t lose.

If he used the Holy Sword of Wind.

If he used the power of the Holy Sword, he would definitely be able to defeat the sandworm.

The Holy Sword of Wind had enough power to defeat the black dragon.

Lucius thought of the scene he had seen in his vision before.

The warrior of the wind.

The one who caused a golden storm and showed overwhelming power against the black dragon.

Perhaps he was the previous warrior.

The scene he saw must have been the battle between the Holy Sword Hero and the Great Demon King Bel Pegor.

Considering his powerful strength and skill, the Sandworm was no big deal.

Finally.

Despite the danger, Lucius felt excited for a moment.

If his master ordered the release of the Holy Sword.

He could cut down that Sandworm with one blow and become a hero who saved the city from the Sandworm.

If a man had the power to become a hero, then any man would naturally aspire to become a hero.

If he went beyond simply being a user of the Holy Sword and became a true warrior, a true hero.

His master would surely praise him more.

Lucius clenched his fists at the prospect of his activity.

And.

Ah.

He quickly realized that it was an extremely complacent thought.

Crack, crack.

People were dying.

While he was completely absorbed in his desire to become a hero and lost his mind, those who had fallen into the Sandworm’s swamp were being sucked into its stomach.

Ah, no…

Lucius naturally turned his head to his master.

Unlike Lucius, who was only thinking about how to use his power against the Sandworm.

His master was crying.

Although he wasn’t shedding tears, his eyes were moist and he was shaking.

He was an undead, so he shouldn’t be crying, but maybe the mana flowing inside his body was flowing out like tears.

Even if that were the case, it was clear that his master was greatly shocked.

After that, Lucius’s body moved naturally.

He stretched one foot forward, bent his upper body, gripped the handle of the iron sword on his waist more tightly, and turned his head forward.

What came to mind was speed.

Running along the wind, running through the air, and reaching the enemy like a whirlwind at the speed of light.

The movement was like a wall of force.

If you ride the wind current and advance forward- no.

He didn’t do that.

The warrior who faced the Demon King Dragon didn’t do that.

He…. the wind….

Lucius!!

At that moment, Lucius’s body jumped forward without him knowing it.

Was his master controlling him? No, that wasn’t the case.

However, the moment he heard his master’s screaming voice, his body moved without him knowing it.

Riding on the wind?

It was already too late.

His feet had already stepped on the railing of the wall and jumped up, and his body was already high in the air.

If he just stayed still like this, he’d crash down.

However.

Remember.

He began to hear a voice, as if someone was whispering.

You’re not running on the wind.

A familiar yet unfamiliar voice.

It was as if his master, whom he had met in his imagination, was whispering to him before he gave his body away.

If not running on the wind, then how?

It wasn’t to land.

It wasn’t to show off.

Even a little faster, we need to get to that giant sandworm and save the people.

You already know the answer, right?

You know the answer?

“Me?”

The voice was hoping that Lucius would figure out the answer on his own.

Just like the master was teaching him.

No, the master was still teaching him.

She might be the mother bird who fed him the answer like food, but even the mother bird would eventually teach him how to fly and hunt in the sky.

I’m a guide, the master said.

I’m the one who advises you on the path you’re walking.

I can’t decide the path you’re walking.

Because you are you.

Listen carefully.

The path you walk is your path.

“___!!”

Lucius’s eyes changed.

The body that seemed to be slowly descending was running forward, and Lucius’ body was already running forward.

Running through the air.

Running through the sky as if it were the ground.

Not running along the wind, but running as if he were the wind himself.

The speed was literally a gale.

“Woooooooo————!!”

Ta-at.

Lucius took a big step in the air.

Although he had no foothold, he ran forward faster, stepping on the wind flowing sideways.

Kyaaa…

Some avoided the sandworm’s jaws and flowed towards its neck, while others completely circled the sandworm and aimed for its tail.

Among them, the place Lucius chose was – Front!

“Oh my!”

Following his instincts.

“Crimson dash!!”

Lucius raised his sword and ran towards the diagonal line above the sandworm’s head.

And then.

“Woooooo -!!”

He aimed his sword blade diagonally to the side and ran towards the sandworm’s head.

And its tail.

The sandworm’s body began to split as if it was being sliced by Lucius’s sword blade, and Lucius managed to run all the way to the end and landed on the ground.

Boom!

The sandworm’s tail flew backwards.

Lucius lightly flicked his sword to the side in the same position he had landed in.

At the same time. Puhwaa-ak!! Blue blood poured out from the severed cross-section of the Sandworm.

Kieeeek….. The Sandworm let out a scream like its final words.

Thump――――!!

With a powerful earthquake, it slammed its head into its own swamp.

Lucius blankly turned his head.

The people who were still safe.

The life responses still remaining inside the Sandworm.

And.

The Red-Haired Witch, with her eyes tearfully closed but a bright smile on her face, was looking at Lucius while holding onto the edge of the wall.

Good job.

The shape of her mouth was clearly saying that.

And.

The Master, in one breath, just like he had jumped, placed his hands on the railing of the wall and jumped down.

Rosemath, who had been standing behind blankly at the sudden action, jumped down with him in an attempt to catch her Master, but the Master swung his staff and used gravity magic to land lightly.

Ah. Underwear.

Lucius was relieved to have landed safely.

The master ran towards Lucius, pressing down his hat with his hand.

“Master!”

The witch ran towards the Sandworm with an extremely urgent face. Lucius felt embarrassed at the hand that was reaching out to his master.

…

However.

“Uh, uh…”

“S, save me…!!”

You are truly the master. Lucius couldn’t hide his smile as he watched his master running towards the people inside the Sandworm.

Look.

That back view. Hurry, we have to save him! That figure was truly the utopia he had to pursue. Lucius happily followed behind his master.

Kaasaang!!

Every time the crows flapped their wings, a black whirlwind knocked against the magic barrier. Kagagagang! The protective barrier made of mana gradually crumbled as holes were pierced by the feathers that the crows were blowing, and the black whirlwind eroded the outer wall.

If things continued this way, the magic barrier would soon collapse, and the humans on the walls would be torn apart by the black whirlwind.

However, the humans’ resistance was also formidable.

“Shoot!!”

Doo doo doo.

The garrison brought all kinds of long-range attack weapons, including magic rifles, and opened fire in the air.

Not only the Normans’ defenders, but also the adventurers who had gathered to participate in the raid joined in, uniting to intercept the strange birds and lending their strength.

“Die, you strange birds!!”

“Not a single feather will enter Normans!”

They were people who had gathered for the raid from the beginning.

No matter how many crows there were, it was natural that damage would occur if the people who had gathered for the raid were pouring out their full power.

“Full Commander! The humans’ resistance is fierce! 20% of the Black Ravens were intercepted!”

“We will not back down.”

Malphas spread his wings wide to the left and right.

“This fight is a feast for the Demon King! It is the process of preparing the ritual to offer humans as sacrifices for his true descent!

Even if we die here, the Demon King will revive us!”

“How about—”

“General!! There’s something, inside-”

The inside of the magic barrier flashed with red light. Malphas quickly turned his head towards the direction of the light, but—

Kwaaang!! The red flames that shot out from inside the barrier covered the sky.

The huge flames scattered in all directions, instantly engulfing Malphas’s legion.

“What, what?!”

“You’re foolish, demon!!”

Ta—. The red-haired woman who jumped out on top of the barrier herself.

“Uh, crazy…! Coming out to the battlefield naked!!”

“Hahaha! I’m not naked!! You saw right through me!”

She wrapped herself in red flames like clothing and aimed her red sword at Malphas as she shouted.

“I, Bearness, the Flame Warrior! I will cut down all of you here and now!”

“Hey, you’re a warrior…!! The warrior of the holy sword, this is wrong!!”

Malphas stretched out his hand towards the soldiers and ran towards Bearness.

“I’ll buy time! Everyone, retreat!”

“It’s too late!! In the name of the Goddess of the Moon!!”

Hwaruk. The flames emitted from the red holy sword began to burn in the shape of a crescent moon.

“Burnt up, flames of hell! Inferno Blaster!!”

Red flames like sulfur covered the sky.

“Wow” Jackpot.

Lucius killed the sandworm.

As expected of Lucius.

I grabbed the railing of the wall and jumped down. I lightly stepped on the ground just before landing with levitation magic, then ran forward excitedly.

“Master!! -”

“I have to save him quickly!”

I have to find him quickly before the others take him. I might be able to use my half-year lifespan, or the magic of a great magician in an instant.

“Farming!!”

Towards that sandworm’s magic stone!