episode_0183

The city of Albatea itself is quite large.

Of course, the term ‘county’ mentioned here does not only refer to a lord’s castle.

The story includes everything, including the external voices.

As is often seen in other medieval fantasy animations, the city is usually located within a large circular wall, with the lord’s castle spread out as a separate inner castle within it.

A curtain of blood spreads over the outer wall.

To be exact, it is spread out exactly outside the outer wall, in front of the outer wall.

Digging into the ground under the castle walls?

It’s impossible.

The land may be sold, but the curtain of blood is not simply spread out like a lid over food.

A kind of cylindrical barrier that stretches out along the outer wall of the Count of Albatea.

The only thing that passes through this barrier is the minimal sewer pipe that flows into the territory.

If there is a place where the blood barrier is the weakest, it is this water.

As is typical of culverts, there are iron bars, which prevent large pieces of waste from entering from the outside and from flowing up from the inside.

In other words, if humans want to conquer the ‘Count Albatea Castle Dungeon’ where this bloody curtain spreads out, the easiest route to conquer is through the underground waterway.

” You don’t have to worry about it.”

Chief Akamond has already taken care of everything.

“I’ve put a blade magic on the iron bars. Anyone who tries to pass through the iron bars will be cut down, and I’ve put an alarm magic near the entrance to the culvert. Whenever an enemy appears…like this.”

Chief Akamond casted a visual spell, illuminating dozens of adventurers gathered near the underground water supply.

“No matter what tricks they try, they can’t get through the blood curtain.”

Phew.

All those who tried to sneak in with the current were stopped by a curtain of blood.

To be precise, the curtain of blood that had previously existed loosely to allow water to flow in suddenly fell with a thud, as if a guillotine had been dropped, as if a slam had closed, preventing anything from passing through.

“No one can come in here right now. Haha.”

Chief of Staff Akamond opened his arms and looked up at the sky.

“Wait, should I adjust it so that I can see outside from inside?”

As if to show something interesting, Chief Akamond stretched out his hand into the air and moved it around.

Saaaa.

The curtain of blood has slightly thinned.

The night sky was revealed, covered in thick darkness, and for a moment, my heart sank.

“The boundary…!”

“I adjusted it briefly so that you can see outside from inside. It’s a trick that only works at night. During the day, you have to draw blackout curtains.”

Is there such a method in Blood Curtain magic?

Surely, if there were such a means, I wouldn’t have to go crazy looking at the blood-red sky all day long.

“It’s not like we hide underground because we don’t want to see the night sky.”

Chief of Staff Akamond looks up at the night sky with a hazy face.

“There was a time when we too looked up at the night sky from the ground. We hung glass windows on the ceiling and looked at the sky, and when the sun rose, we would spread curtains like this to block out the sunlight.”

When they said ancient magic, it wasn’t from a very long time ago, but rather from a time before we entered dungeons or underground.

“Teacher. Don’t you think this night sky is beautiful?”

“It’s beautiful, but I wish there weren’t people trying to break through the barrier.”

“Well, that can’t be helped. Ah. Don’t worry. This side can’t be seen from outside.”

today.

[My house!!]

[Attack!! Break the barrier somehow!! If you create a gap, the entire barrier may break!!]

Among those who escaped through the blood curtain, combatants continue to knock on the blood curtain.

Some people physically wield weapons and pound the pavement, others bring in wizards from other cities and keep throwing fireballs, and some priests pound the pavement with maces imbued with divine power.

Among them, there were several who came from places other than the Albatea territory.

Instead of the flag of the County of Albatea, which still flutters atop the castle, flags of those who appear to have come from other territories are fluttering wildly.

“There seem to be more humans than I thought. They’ve been attacking indiscriminately since the blood curtain spread. Is it because their house was taken?”

“That’s true, but this is the first time it’s been taken away like this.”

Chief Akamond was completely relaxed even in the face of an all-out attack from humans.

“Teacher. This curtain, shall I tell you a secret?”

“Can you tell me?”

“You should know. This blood curtain, it was clearly installed by vampire magic…”

Chief of Staff Akamond smiled faintly, clasping his hands together as if in prayer.

“The key to operating the barrier is the ‘Goddess Statue’.”

“You were hiding in the goddess statue’s womb, so what on earth did you do with it…?”

“Oh, are you just going to tell me that there was a space inside the statue of the goddess and that she was hiding inside?”

Chief Akamond used blood to create a doll-like version of himself, just like when he was defeated by the Mandarin.

“If there is a mistake, it is the fault of the humans who did not think of making the statue of the goddess whole and created space inside. This is a real secret.”

Chief of Staff Akamond lowered his voice.

“There is a magic circle engraved inside the statue of the goddess.”

“……Are you talking about the curtain of blood?”

“No. Magic that spreads divine power from the statue of the goddess.”

“…….”

Was there something like that?

“Do you know why the Goddess Statue has been the nucleus that has been able to protect the entire human realm until now?”

“I don’t know.”

“Because the statue of the goddess was the culmination of the faith and power of humans.”

“Ah.”

I know what it is.

“The goddess statue was a magical tool that released divine power.”

“That’s right. …You shouldn’t go around saying things like that. Now we’re using that statue of the goddess.”

“I understand.”

Divine power is electricity, and the goddess statue is a router.

It seems that all demons within reach of the electromagnetic waves emitted from the router are beings whose bodies are destroyed by the electromagnetic waves.

“Do you understand now why I was hiding inside? I was hiding in the womb of the Goddess Statue to maintain the blood curtain, but at the same time, I was waiting to prevent anyone from destroying the Goddess Statue. And while I was waiting, I modified the barrier magic inside the Goddess Statue.”

Chief of Staff Akamond pointed outside, at the curtain of blood that the humans were pounding hard against.

“Mashin Gyeolgye. I combined the blood curtain and the sacred gyeolgye using the goddess statue. Thanks to that, I can protect this urban dungeon without continuously consuming my magic power.”

“Come to think of it….”

No matter how strong General Akamond is, he cannot protect this entire city 24 hours a day when humans are continuously attacking.

Even if automation is achieved through the modification of the magic potion, the law of conservation of energy still exists in this world.

In order for the barrier to be automatically restored and maintained, magical power must be supplied continuously.

“Where on earth do you get your magic power from?”

“The secret to maintaining the barrier is our faith and belief.”

“What?”

“To be exact, it’s divine power.”

Chief of Staff Akamond licks his lips and giggles.

“If I may borrow your words or speech, it would be something like this. By the way, there are people who can maintain the barrier of this city.”

Thud, thud.

In the inner castle of the Count of Albatea, a man and a woman are the first to come out of the lord’s residence, holding each other’s hands.

The man is an old man, like Chief Acamond.

His hair is dark with gray, but his body is toned, perhaps because he continues to train even as he gets older.

And next to it.

“Oh. It seems that the altar’s effect is greater than expected.”

“…I thought it would be like Old Miss.”

A middle-aged woman with gray hair is walking out quietly, linked arms with a man.

Her appearance is that of a mother of a child.

She was a woman who looked at least 20 years younger than the old man, who you could never tell was of a similar age.

An age where no matter how much someone tries to insult me, they can only call me ‘auntie’, and I can’t call myself ‘grandmother’.

“Oh, Chief of Staff. Assistant Instructor.”

The woman immediately saluted me and Chief Acamond, who were standing outside the entrance.

The husband next to us looked quite uncomfortable and embarrassed, but he nodded slightly to us as if he were his own wife.

“The knowledge about vampires and the mindset that one should have as a member of the legion seem to have been naturally acquired when one became a vampire.”

“Yes, that’s right, Assistant Instructor. As a vampire of the Vampire Corps Albatea Territory, I will be loyal to the Vampire Princess, Assistant Instructor, and Lord Eris.”

There was no need to explain to each and every one of them.

The moment you become a vampire, the common sense and commands you must have as a vampire of the vampire army are imprinted in your blood.

“Then you know what you have to do from now on, right?”

“Yes, of course. Hohoho.”

The woman laughed and patted her husband’s arm.

“I don’t know if I’ll ever see my child again. Hehe.”

“Ahem.”

My husband looked at me with embarrassment, but soon nodded to me and Chief Aide Arcamond.

“Thank you for saving my life. If I hadn’t been a vampire, my wife would have died within a week….”

“No problem.”

Vampirism.

Life expectancy has increased.

That alone is reason enough for the countless vampires that follow behind to remain loyal to the Legion.

“Then go home quickly and do your best for our legion.”

Chief of Staff Akamond rubbed his hands together.

“Your child-making will be the driving force that protects this city.”

“…….”

Statue of a goddess.

No, not a drink.

Chief Akamond cast a spell over the entire city, ensuring that the divine power would not spread in all directions and that it would strengthen the barrier along with the blood curtain.

Concentration of regularity.

To be a little more blunt and to the point.

The number of times you use Nokonjilsa is proportional to the defensive power of the barrier.