episode_0171

Time is limited.

A situation where you have to make a choice somehow.

Ellen and Luke put their heads together, their smiles fading away.

Luke suggested first.

“I think it would be best to head east first. In terms of scale, that would be the hardest to stop.”

According to Aurora, the monsters are coming in like a tsunami.

The number of members of the Holy Nation is by no means small.

It was also clear that they could not defend leisurely.

“If you look at it that way, the South is no joke either. If all the animals in the Great Forest are being controlled… … .”

The south may suffer more damage than the east.

But new monsters have appeared.

Because the original animals being controlled means the destruction of the ecosystem.

“No. The South might be okay.”

But Ellen changed her mind.

“Bena is going now, so I’m sure she can hold out.”

After the meeting.

I decided to go straight to each region and take charge of the defense.

Since you were sent to the portal, you must have already faced the situation.

“I trust Bena.”

Elin trusted her best friend’s skills.

It was a confidence that could be shown, knowing how much summoning magic, which used to be limited to puppet shows, had developed.

Of course, if Bena had heard it, she would have screamed.

“Okay. Then to the East… .”

“No, let’s go west first.”

Elin spoke firmly and opened the portal.

Three portals open at once.

“Let’s clean up the West and move to the East.”

There were portals leading to the West, South, and East.

“A storm of swords is coming. Can you stop it alone?”

“Hmm.”

It was a logical point.

A storm made of black smoke is truly a natural disaster.

There’s no way Leo could survive this alone.

“Okay. Then let’s go straight to Nordagen.”

“Yeah.”

Elin grabbed Luke’s hand… no, her leash, and jumped into the portal heading west.

* * * * *

Arrived in Nordhagen.

There was no need to search for the storm.

Cookies, cookies, cookies, cookies!

It is because I can feel the huge wind approaching from far away, grinding everything down, on my skin.

“Are you here?”

Leo greeted Elin and Luke with a serious expression.

Next to him was a middle-aged woman whom I had never seen before.

“Garcea Nordagen. I don’t have time to introduce myself leisurely, so I’ll skip it.”

“Ugh.”

Elin took a deep breath without realizing it.

A muscular, stocky body.

Scars that are proudly displayed.

Even the black blindfold covering one eye.

Garcea was a woman who looked more like a general than a duchess.

“Is this the youngest princess of Bertain? Thank you for your hard work.”

Garcea extends his hand as if to shake hands.

Kwak.

I didn’t feel like I was using much force, but I thought my hand was going to break.

“Ugh… !”

“I’m sorry. I’m not in a position to adjust my strength.”

Garcea apologized briefly with a nod of his head.

Pointed to a sandstorm.

“At first, I couldn’t believe it. The devil’s resurrection… But it made me believe it.”

Garcea clenched his fist.

“If things continue like this, the entrance to Nordagen will be swept away. Do you have a solution?”

In the North, they just let the black air flow.

Since there was nothing but snow, nothing could be harmed.

But the Duchy of Nordage is a different story.

It is by far the largest urban area in the West.

If you let your sword flow carelessly, you will obviously be torn apart.

“First, I tried to remove the storm surge as much as possible.”

“… Yes?”

“Don’t make me say it twice.”

Leo said calmly, like he was crazy.

You removed the black ink from this great distance?

Judging by the redness on the back of his hand, it seems he is receiving recoil from the Dragon Sword.

“Still, there was no chin.”

Leo did his best to ward off the sword energy mixed with the storm, but there was a limit.

If a single human were to try to fight against nature, all it could do was slow it down for a few seconds.

“Can you still swing your sword?”

“Yes.”

It’s not like I couldn’t swing my sword because there was recoil.

In the first place, I made a contract with Bertain to handle the Yong-A Sword.

I just didn’t waste my energy on things that seemed hopeless.

“You mean you can calm the storm if you just buy me some time?”

“You can definitely do it.”

Leo speaks confidently.

There was anticipation in his eyes.

“Can you delay the time?”

“I’m not sure, but it’s worth a try.”

widely.

Ellen gave Luke a light tug on the leash.

“What are you going to do? Tell me and do it.”

Luke speaks without confidence?

I didn’t know what it was, but it was clear that he was going to do something dangerous.

“Even so, the princess needs your help.”

Luke didn’t grumble.

This is because he anticipated that Elin would pull the leash and came closer in advance.

A close distance where our breaths can touch each other.

I looked straight into Elin’s eyes.

The fugitive’s gaze no longer existed.

“Let’s lock up the storm.”

“… … ?”

The fool’s hair curled into the shape of a question mark.

* * * * *

First, I came up to a high ground where I could cast my spell.

“Go slowly! Don’t push! If you try to go too fast, people will die!”

Below, Anne was helping with the evacuation with a loud voice.

It would be scary if a huge sandstorm were to engulf the territory.

“Okay, please. I’ll put it here.”

“We’re leaving. Please take another carriage!”

Merchants and soldiers joined together to direct traffic.

The people of Yeongji also moved with calm expressions.

“The evacuation seems to be going smoothly.”

“So what are you trying to do?”

Of course, Elin doesn’t care what happens to the Nordagen people.

What was more important was what Luke was going to do now.

“I told you, I’m going to keep the storm at bay.”

“You can’t stop the advancing storm unless you tear the entire space apart… … .”

Ellen closed her mouth without saying anything.

Luke smiled as if to say, “That’s it.”

“… Is it possible?”

“I don’t know. But I guess I should try. It seems easier than building a dimension.”

It would be easier to split an existing dimension than to create a completely new one.

Luke reached out to Elin.

“Can you lend me some mana?”

“… Do the math together.”

Ellen took Luke’s hand.

It’s a difficult idea.

When I think about it, the rest is a matter of calculation.

In fact, the task of twisting dimensions is not much different from opening a portal.

Swish.

Luke was madly drawing mana from Elin’s body.

I didn’t worry about anything unnecessary.

Because I already know you have a dragon-level mana heart.

“I think it needs to be expanded a little more.”

“How much?”

“Let all the storms come in.”

The operation was simple.

1. The entire desert where the storm is approaching is carved out and moved to an outer dimension.

2. While the dimensions are out of alignment, Leo and Garcea strike back at all the sword energy in the storm.

3. The storm subsides as the black energy disappears.

Of course, the operation was simple.

Gulp.

Blood is flowing from Luke’s nose.

Spatial magic is the most complex magic with the most variables.

The wider the casting target, the wider the effect.

The magic must be calculated with unimaginable precision and speed.

This means that we must accurately recognize even each grain of sand inside.

Otherwise, when the magic is released, a dimensional rift will appear.

“Teacher… .”

“Almost done.”

Ellen wiped the blood flowing from Luke’s nose.

Luke brought a little more in return for what he was getting.

Ukshin-

My head felt like it was going to explode.

I thought that if I didn’t endure it, the teacher would have to suffer, so I endured it.

After all the calculations are done.

“Your Majesty.”

“Yeah.”

Wooo-!

I cast a spell using Elin’s magical power.

Jeokjeok-

The sound of a crack in the dimension.

“Huh… .”

A heretic who tries to split a normal dimension in two.

Those who try to go against providence will face backlash.

Luke watched the results closely with bloodshot eyes.

Shu-

A transparent hexahedral mana surrounds the desert.

It falls down with a thud and the dimensions are reversed.

A desert floating in the vastness of space.

This was a space separated from the continent.

“… Please start removing the black ink!”

Leo and Garcea stepped forward.

The Dragon Sword that cuts through the air.

Squeak-

A moment later, a sword filled with dragon power extends out and collides with a sandstorm.

thud-

Garcea stamped his foot.

Kukuku… .

Rocks rising from the sand.

Paang-

It is fired with a cannonball sound.

But as soon as it was hit by the storm, it turned into dust.

It was clear that he was gradually losing strength.

Kikkikkikkikkikki

The space that was forcibly dropped tries to return to its original place and stick.

“Sigh… !”

Elin offered ocean-like mana in return.

While the spatial separation was barely maintained.

Crunch-!

Ppaang-!

Leo and Garcea’s work continued.

The protruding debris no longer interferes with the continent.

It just bounces off into an extra-dimensional space and falls apart.

“… I think I know what you mean by building a dimension.”

“When is this when you gain enlightenment? ”

Elin, who was desperate to maintain the magic, was shocked.

I can’t believe I was thinking about the solution Bertain gave me even in this situation.

Of course, Luke wasn’t the only one thinking about it because he was crazy about magic.

“Dimensions are like this… .”

I felt it when I forcibly dropped the dimension and touched it.

What is a dimension?

What is space?

Concepts that I didn’t understand before are forced into my head.

It was like a child dissecting a machine and understanding its structure.

If this is the case, then creating an artificial dimension might not be too difficult.

The moment you think that.

“I believed you too.”

Creepy-

A voice came, as if striking my brain.

No, it just sounds like that because you’re interfering with the space.

“You came all the way here? I thought there was a knife. Right?”

Gernom’s mocking voice crawls through my brain.

“That was a good decision.”

A sinister voice that sends chills down your spine.

“But… unfortunately, that’s not the correct answer.”

The sandstorm lost its strength and collapsed, releasing what was inside.