episode_0063

The excited guy with red veins on his forehead rushed towards Lee Hyeon.

He stepped forward and clashed blades with it. At that impact, the magical energy contained in the blade lights up the air like a flame.

“Dirty wizards! Dirty pigs who discriminate and persecute ordinary people! I cut your head today… !”

The guy started talking with spit flying out of his mouth, but he didn’t listen to a single syllable. I just thought that there might be a script office somewhere.

They were saying the same thing as the guys in the northeast, without a single difference.

He ignored the guy’s attack and assessed his skills appropriately. Despite all the noise, he doesn’t seem like he’s very talented. Even after dividing just one sum, the bottom can be guessed.

It’s probably just leftovers that have barely escaped mutation.

Lee Hyun strengthened his arm and threw the guy’s blade away. Then, I sharpened the blade, blew particles into it, plunged it into the guy’s stomach, and slashed upward.

“Wow… !”

The warlock’s upper body, including his head, split open and fell on the wall with a loud crashing sound.

Lee Hyun turned around and looked at Yeon Myeong-ha. Yang Yeon-ha, who had deployed a protective barrier spell and was observing the surroundings, trembled slightly when she saw the warlock’s miserable body lying there.

“ugh… ”

“Senior. Are you okay?”

However, he soon returns to his calm expression and nods slightly.

“… Yes.”

“I think I need to move. Please follow me closely.”

Yan Yanha nodded, and the two lowered themselves and followed the steps of the wall back the way they came.

-Kaaak… !

-Quaang! bang!

-thud! Coo… !

Screaming and loud drinking were heard in the city center. The fact that my vision was covered with blood and I could not see clearly further stimulated my fear of the unknown.

“I… Damn, communist… What is it?”

As if trying to erase her fear with another topic, Yeon Myeong-ha shook her head and asked in a low voice.

“It’s just a word used to call warlocks. Magi is red.”

It was a phrase that Sa Jae-hyuk used so often that it has now become a part of his mouth.

-Cow!

-Pass…

As the vibrations get closer, dust from the gaps in the barrier crumbles and falls on their heads.

“You know… What the warlock just said… that… Persecution… ”

“There is no need to listen to such nonsense. I’ve seen guys like that countless times. These are the people who will blame others even if they trip on a rock and fall.”

“Still… ”

“It’s just dirty self-justification. Take a look right now. What did those people who said things like that do?”

Lee Hyun gave an immediate answer. These were the people he hated and hated the most.

-Cow!

-Ta ta ta… !

“Support… As for support… ! Wow!”

“Please save me… Wow… !”

The city, which was filled with energy and the smell of delicious bread until morning, seemed to have suddenly become the bottom of hell.

Those with red lights flashing in their eyes ambush those who have just come down from the stairs. Lee Hyeon blew off one of the guys’ heads, and at the same time, Yeon Sang used the flickering flames to roast the other one.

They continued along the wall to the block where the quarters were.

-Pass…

-Krrr…

-Cow!

It wasn’t just heavy drinking and screaming that was heard. Something like a low growl, something like huge fangs clinking together, something like rustling wings rubbing together.

Sounds that could never come from humans come out from all directions mixed with the fog.

“Kwaaak… Save me… Save me… !”

I was wondering if I could hear someone shouting for help, but he suddenly disappeared to the floor. Where the sound disappeared, there was always an open manhole or a passage leading to a sewer. A similar situation repeats itself several times while retracing the route.

“… Tsk.”

Suddenly, Yeon Myeong-ha looked to the side and frowned. This is where the store where she bought bread with bean paste was located. But now, all that was visible was the horribly broken wreckage and someone’s blood flowing out.

-Krrr…

As they advance along the wall, a huge new figure suddenly rushes in front of them. The demonic beast’s glowing red eyes let you know that it has been tamed by the black magician’s magic.

Lee Hyeon dodged the heavy front paw swing and drove the blade straight into the beast’s heart.

Soon, a demonic beast with thick fur and abnormally developed fangs falls down in front of them with a thud.

-Cow!

“Senior. What is the trace?”

“… It doesn’t extend around. The spirit’s vision is completely blocked, so you can’t see anything.”

“What about crows?”

“I’ve been singing it since a while ago… There is no answer.”

Lee Hyeon, who defeated the demon beast, asked, but Yeon Myeong-ha shook his head.

Soon, someone’s body appeared, lying carelessly at their feet.

I immediately recognized a somewhat familiar face. This is an old man who was the governor who greeted Yeon Yeon-ha until yesterday.

He was lying in a miserable state with several people who appeared to be his attendants. Their backs were full of signs of being hit by demonic energy, and they all looked as if they had been ambushed from behind. It seems that he suffered a misfortune while trying to leave the governor’s residence due to a sudden situation.

“This person… ”

Yang Yeon-ha, who also recognized him, bit her lip. My face was so pale that it turned completely white. The death of the governor meant that things were moving in an increasingly unpredictable direction.

Lee Hyun walked between them and took a quick look. Then, he took off the gloves of a woman who looked similar to Yeon Myeong-ha’s physique and handed them to Yeon Yeon-ha.

“Wear it.”

“How… Si, what I peeled from the corpse… ”

“That’s not really important. Even the intruder suit the corpse was wearing would be better than a one-piece dress.”

“… Aren’t you scared of this situation? If we do something wrong, we could die too… ”

“This is a body that has already come back to life just before death. The fear of death is no longer in me. I’m more scared of not being able to do my job than that.”

“… ”

It seems to mean that there is something that must be accomplished even if it means dying.

On the other hand, it seemed like he was filled with regret, as if he couldn’t do it in the past. Then, I was about to ask what you should do now, but I quickly gave up.

However, sympathy was able to regain some degree of composure due to the strange sense of trust given by the calm sound. After putting on my anti-violence uniform over my one-piece dress, I adjusted my posture and headed out again.

By defeating the charging demon beasts and warlock dregs, they were finally able to return to the compartment where the guest room was.

It seemed as if a battle had taken place nearby, and guards and unidentified corpses were lying here and there.

The students who were barricading the front door of the dormitory almost fired their magic at that moment, but they sighed in relief when they saw Yeon Myeong-ha.

“… What about the rest?”

“… This is everything.”

As Yeon Myeong-ha looked around and spoke, a second-year female student answered with her words trailing off. About 30% of the students who applied this time did not show up. Even among the few students who were there, most of them had splints on their arms and legs and had blood streaming down their heads.

Yan Yanha’s face darkens greatly. When other students heard the news that the governor had died, their faces also turned pale.

Then, Director Cheon of Hoseo Hannong, who had been guiding them the whole time, came over and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yeon Myeong-ha. He, too, seemed to have been through a fierce battle, his clothes were all torn, and blood had clearly dried on the frames of his glasses.

“Lady… ! Fortunately, the. I just thought something had happened to me. Where are you injured? ”

“… I’m fine. Rather, what is the current situation?”

“… sorry. We are still assessing the situation. We also wonder what the heck this is… ”

The man answers with a puzzled expression.

“It is not the time for you to be here. The terrain around here is not very good for defense. I’ve arranged the safe house, so you better move there quickly… ”

Following his guidance, the students dismantled the barricade and prepared to move. However, Lee Hyun’s intuition continued to loudly warn of danger.

His thoughts were full of doubts. It was clear that the attack had been carefully prepared over several years.

The governor died after being ambushed from behind.

A weather magic tower that spewed blood-red fog instead of rain.

Traces of demonic beasts coming and going through the sewer and open manholes I checked on the way.

Looking at the circumstances so far, it is obvious that there were enemy collaborators inside.

According to Yeon Myeong-ha’s words, the person who manages the agricultural waterways and sewers for crops is a private soldier of the company that asked her for this mission.

And the person in charge of this request was originally someone other than him, but due to a sudden accident, he was changed to the person in charge.

I was so preoccupied with pity that I seemed to have missed it, but all the dangers that had occurred so far were related to that personable-looking man wearing glasses.

“… ”

Lee Hyun glanced at Lord Cheon. I was worried for a moment, but was soon able to make a decision.

In such urgent situations, it is something that must be confirmed.

He approached Director Cheon, who was encouraging the students and giving them various instructions, and spoke to them.

“Now, students, hurry… Student Jinhyeon Yoo? what brings you here… ”

“Could you please wash my blade with ‘vibrant water droplets’ just once? I think the others are too tired and have no energy.”

“Yes?”

“Please do me a favor. It seems like the blade has become very dull due to the fat.”

“Haha, wait a minute. Rather… ”

If it had been said that particle exhaustion was dangerous, doubts would have been lessened. However, the suspicion grows deeper due to the seemingly skillful evasion. Judging from the fact that he is wearing a particle array on his right wrist, it is clear that he is also a wizard.

And because Vibrant Water Drops has a very simple structure and requires only a very small amount of particles to create, it is a basic general-purpose magic that even non-talented magicians can easily use. In this situation, there is no reason to refuse the request of the few intact combatants.

Unless you have a body that can’t use general-purpose magic in the first place.

Lee Hyun instantly put his weight on one side of the scale. It is better to apologize later than to take unknown risks.

He pulled out the blade and swung it at Chief Chen in an instant. The target was the right shoulder of the arm where the particle array was installed. Although it does not pose a fatal risk to life, if the blood vessel is ruptured, magic cannot be used immediately.

-Quaaang!

Wow!”

“Well, what are you doing… !”

The surroundings become chaos due to the sudden chaos. Dust flies, and surrounding objects are blown away and damaged by the shock wave. Lee Hyun gritted his teeth. No matter how I heard it, it was not the sound that could be made when a blade touches a person’s shoulder.

“… Ha.”

Someone’s sarcastic lament can be heard beyond the point where the blade is aimed. Eventually, as the dust cleared, the tip of the blade, blocked by the all-red crackling barrier, came into view.

The bespectacled man with the kind smile no longer existed.

There is only one warlock who emits a cold, fiery eye glow and looks as if he is looking at his prey.

“Ha, you’re a quick-witted kid. How did you know?”