#301
Helmut
Episode 301
Phew!
The paladin’s sword split the spot where they stood just in the nick of time.
A look of disappointment flashed across the paladin’s face. He bent his waist directly towards the high priest.
“I apologize, High Priest.”
Levina, who had already escaped the barrier, was standing there. Levina lightly raised her hand.
Her facial expression was not very good as she poured all of her divine power into the sacred barrier. But she knew she had done it.
“it’s okay. Our job is done… … .”
Levina’s gaze lifted upward. Above the sacred barrier, towards the sky.
A noble gaze, as if looking up to Lumen.
She let out a promise.
“With this, the barrier has been solidified again, and whatever tricks they were planning would have been foiled. “Now let’s go back to the temple and talk about it.”
Levina felt the presence of something suppressing the source of power in the barrier. A fairly powerful magical device.
However, as soon as Levina infused power into the sacred barrier, it was unable to resist and was broken.
‘Like a piece of ice that will melt at any moment.’
I don’t know how those wizards installed something like that in the sacred barrier.
It is not impossible for an archmage to enter and exit the sacred barrier, so perhaps this is not something to be overly sensitive about.
‘But what is this unexplained anxiety?’
Levina tilted her head. However, the shaking of the sacred barrier itself is something that has never happened before.
Levina managed to calm her anxious mind.
No matter what happens, this world will eventually flow according to the order of Lumen.
Just as it was decided that way a thousand years ago, after the Demon King War.
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It was a little while before Levina touched the barrier.
Elaga was trembling on top of Ygrel, and Ygrel was flying hard while feeling intense fear that Elaga would urinate on his back.
“We’re about to enter! “Everyone get ready!”
Area stood up and shouted. The target indicated by the end of the beam of light is getting closer.
The highest point in the barrier, the center of the sky where the power of the four directions of the barrier extends and merges.
Helmut also aimed his sword. Even while riding on a huge bird soaring into the sky, he kept his eyes on the barrier without wavering.
Ygrel muttered.
[Hmm, it’s definitely weaker than the southern barrier, isn’t it?]
At this rate, I think I can break through on my own. This Grell confidently thrust his body towards the barrier.
Ygrel’s movement was a signal. The beak that gradually condensed from Ygrel’s beak struck the sacred barrier in a straight line just before it collided with the barrier.
Cuguaga River! Kaga River!
At the same time, Helmut’s sword swung, and magic unfolded in Area’s hands.
Charlotte and Asuka were the same ones who swung their swords at the barrier.
All the powers of the group struck the sacred barrier at the same time as if they were one.
With a loud noise, the blue sky appeared on the other side.
As the intense impact scattered the divine power at that point, the barrier disappeared in an instant and a vacuum passage was created.
[Good!]
Ygrel cheered.
Ygrel, who was pushed back by the repulsive force of the sacred barrier and lost speed for a moment, now strengthened his wings to pass through the passage.
As he passed through the barrier, Helmut suddenly discovered something.
A shining pattern appears on the surface of the barrier that maintains its shape. It felt like the shiny object was heading this way.
Helmut thought.
‘It looks just like snow.’
Eyes of Lumen. It was staring at those who, against their will, were trying to escape the forest of Pahe.
Lumen’s will. The will to protect the human world and confine all evil things in this forest of Pahe!
I couldn’t say it wasn’t right, but I couldn’t say it was right either.
Helmut tightened his eyes as if making a promise.
‘I will continue to be human and live as a human!’
Never again will I be controlled by the sprouts of darkness.
But at that moment, something strange happened.
Lumen’s will. The sacred barrier, which had become weak for an instant, glowed intensely by combining the sacred powers coming from four directions.
The barrier quickly began to return to its original state, like waves sweeping across a sandy beach.
The intention is to close them as if cutting them in the middle.
‘Did it move in the temple?’
Area’s face hardened as she quickly remembered her family.
I wish it had been sooner or later. When passing through a barrier!
The worst situation is that if you get caught in it, everyone could die in this sky.
At that time, Helmut moved.
“Elaga!”
Helmut instinctively climbed on top of Elaga’s head and struck the bridge of her nose with the scabbard.
[Ouch!]
Only then did Elaga come to her senses. He was not doing anything because he was afraid of heights.
What is more intense for monsters than their fear of heights is their feeling of repulsion against divine power.
The monster called Elaga was so strong that it had never instinctively felt fear of death. But this moment was different.
Divine power pressing in from all directions. This will burn his body, destroy his core, and erase him as a monster from this world.
The pressure of divine power as strong as the sun transformed into the most powerful threat to Elaga at this moment.
It moved him.
[Kaaaaaaaa!]
With a roar, magical energy exploded from Elaga’s body. It felt like a volcano was exploding.
All the condensed magical energy exploded in an instant, crushing the divine power reaching towards me.
It was not calculation, but Elaga’s instinct that made her feel that she should use all her strength without sparing any effort.
A fierce battle took place as the fearsome magic energy came into contact with divine power.
Lumen’s eyes were instantly torn out of thin air.
Two forces that could never be compromised were competing with each other. But it won’t last long.
The results seemed clear. Even though Elaga is the most powerful monster in the Forest of Pahe, this is a fight between a god with infinite power and a living, moving monster with limitations.
However, the end that had almost been obscured was clearly visible again.
Ygrel did not miss the opportunity and soared into the sky, escaping the sacred barrier.
As soon as they escaped, the sacred barrier closed again. It has been restored to its original state.
Without even having time to breathe a sigh of relief, Igrel screamed.
[Damn leopard, relax! The magic has been broken! I think I’ll just turn around and drop it!]
His colorful feathers seemed to be getting wet with sweat. In order to support Elaga, who had returned to his original weight, Grell had to raise his demon energy to his full strength and flap his wings.
It was heavenly luck that I was able to escape the sacred barrier while carrying that weight.
It was also thanks to Cian not forgetting his role and levitating Ygrel as the wind spirit.
The last magic stone crumbled from Xian’s pale hands.
“Haha, you really worked hard until the end. “This is the first time I’ve used my strength like this.”
At that moment, I felt Igrel’s back swaying, and as the two forces collided, Igrel was pushed up with the spirit.
Area quickly cast a spell towards Elaga. As soon as he got out of the barrier, he felt a strong fear of heights again and closed his eyes tightly, so he accepted the magic obediently.
Area muttered after finishing what had to be done. Her face also turned white.
“Anyway, it was a success. Helmut… … .”
Purple eyes watched Helmut closely.
After showing his wits by striking Elaga in the back of the head, he put his sword back in his waist and looked up at the sky.
It was a dazzlingly blue sky. My eyes hurt again. I never thought I would be able to see this sky again.
My heart is pounding, I don’t know if it’s because of longing.
Area quietly held his hand. Helmut looked back at her with a stern look on his face.
“thank you.”
It was a word that sounded unfamiliar to say out loud. But it was also something that had to be said.
Area laughed. She had a dazzlingly bright smile. With this, her preparations were over, and they were together again.
It takes a lot of preparation to achieve what you truly want.
Now that she had achieved it, an indescribable emotion welled up in her heart.
“Oh my god, we’re out of the Forest of Pahe! “It’s heaven!”
“Yes, Sarah. “I’m really grateful.”
Mother and daughter Susan and Sarah also held each other’s hands and squeezed out tears. Asuka, Xian, and Charlotte also looked at each other and shared this emotion.
“I knew what would happen in the end.”
“That’s right, I thought I might fall to my death here too.”
“But it worked! You are free now. “I will never go into that terrible forest again!”
“I would too. “I won’t even look at the Forest of Pahe.”
A smile appeared on Charlotte’s face as she watched Asuka and Sian having a conversation.
Asuka noticed it and turned her head, pretending not to notice. Soon, Charlotte’s face became slightly dark. But no one could know it.
Whether the humans on his back are happy or not, Ygrel’s job of carrying them is not over.
Ygrel grumbled for no reason.
[I had the most trouble. The sky is blue.]
Although I was forced to join their group, I did my part.
No, if I wasn’t confident, there was a high possibility of failure.
Of course, without Elaga, there was a greater chance of failure, but that ignorant leopard was busy shaking right now, so he was out of the picture.
Area greeted kindly.
“Thank you for your hard work, Ygrel.”
[Yes, you did a good job too. It’s all of you.]
Anyway, Ygrel was happy as well. He can now escape the forest of Pahe and enjoy the skies of the whole world.
Plus, I had one more new experience.
‘Is this what unity is? It’s hard for monsters to feel this kind of thing.’
Working together with humans to achieve something gave him a strange and new feeling.
for the better. Although they were nothing more than food in the forest of Pahe, he had come to realize once again that humans were quite useful beings.
[But why is the air outside so stuffy? It’s hard, it’s heavy, and it’s really killing me. Pretty human wizard with shiny hair, where should I go?]
Igrel, who felt moved for a moment and now wanted to put down the burden on his back and be free, asked.
“Let’s go east. There are people you need to meet there. It will be helpful to Ygrel, too.”
Area’s voice answered calmly.
She had already made a plan for what to do after leaving Pahe Forest.
[Okay, this is because it’s east.]
Ygrel’s head turned to the east. Now all that remains is a peaceful flight.
In this way, they broke through the sacred barrier and escaped the Forest of Pahe for the second time in history.
