00267 Crazy Wizard and the Broken Ones ——————————————– —————————–=
Baek Han-gyeol carefully handed over the glowing sphere as it would break if he held it tightly. Eventually, I accepted the sphere and lifted it up onto my palm to examine it closely. It was literally just a glowing round sphere. But for some reason, I had a rough guess.
The cane that Marvolo took out against me. Ordo later kicked him. Since I saw it stretching out like a staff from my hand, it must have been hiding some kind of secret.
‘Did this appear in episode 1? ‘It’s a long shot.’
Tilting my head, I immediately activated my third eye.
『Ordo Of Order』
(General Description: Ordo of Order. It is the key to the magic city of Magia used by Marvolo de Aelite, the archmage of the ancient Hall Plain, and proof of its leadership. It is an essence that contains all the magical knowledge of the past. It is a sphere. If you are recognized as the owner of Ordo, you can be delegated all authority over Magia.)
(Detailed explanation: 1. This is equipment exclusive to the wizard, alchemist, and priest classes. 2. There is a process of performing an ownership ritual. If the ritual is successful, the Ordo of Order is vested in the user. (However, when the user dies, vesting is automatic. is canceled.) 3. It can produce 150% output for all of the user’s magical attributes (including sacred spells). 4. The user’s magic power recovery rate increases by 30%. 5. The user’s magic power is increased by 30%. It can be restored to 100%. However, this ability only applies to those who have acquired the qualifications of the owner, and it is recharged again starting from 7 days. 6. The Dispel spell can be used 3 times a day, and the user’s magic and It is based on your luck ability. It recharges every day. 7. Basic magic resistance increases slightly. 8. You can learn the latent martial chanting ability.)
“… … .”
‘omg.’
I was staring blankly at the messages floating in the air, but then I suddenly came to my senses when I saw the three people’s focused gaze. She maintained a calm expression on the outside, but her heart was pounding as if she was being beaten by a bat. Her mouth starts to water and she starts to laugh. Forcibly pulling down the corner of my mouth that kept trying to rise, I returned Ordo’s sphere to Baek Han-gyeol.
“Hanbyeol. “Where did you pick this up?”
“Well, I’m not sure where it came from. However, when I was bringing his brother back earlier, it flew by itself over the place where the wizard had fallen, and floated above it. So quickly… .”
“You took good care of it. Let’s put it away for now and analyze it later when we return to the city.”
“yes.”
Even if we look at it objectively, we can say that this expedition was richly rewarded by saving one Ordo. But of course it didn’t end there. I’m sure the items I remember are sleeping inside Mavolo’s home base. When I thought about taking it all, I kept struggling to keep my mouth open.
I calmly composed myself and waited for Go Yeon-ju to return. About 10 minutes passed after I checked Ordo. From afar, figures began to be seen walking across the corpses that had fallen to the ground. You can tell who they are without even looking at them. Finally, Go Yeon-ju, Ahn Hyeon, and Lee Yu-jeong finished exploring the surrounding area and returned.
Go Yeon-ju had a relatively calm expression, but An Hyun and Yu-jeong Lee’s cheeks were puffed out. The city had lost much of its previous grandeur. He must have been quite disappointed to see that the crystal window he had passed on his way here had now turned into tattered rags.
“Su-hyun. “You’re awake.”
“brother! “I was really surprised.”
“Oppa~. Are you feeling well? does not it hurt?”
Soon after, we approached the place where we were waiting. The three of them looked glad to see me up and said hello. Seeing people showing concern for one way or another about my physical condition made me feel grateful. In return, he nodded once or twice and opened his mouth in a low voice.
“It’s a little bit weak, but it’s not enough to cause any inconvenience in movement. By the way, I heard you went on an expedition. What were the surroundings like? “Have you found any traces of the shallows or the rescue team?”
Perhaps tired of my attitude of asking about the expedition right after receiving my greeting, Go Yeonju said with a wry smile.
“no. There was nothing, let alone a trace. Does it just feel like a desolate ghost town? “I just went into a few nearby buildings, but there was no reaction.”
“hmm. “Have you not crossed the bridge yet?”
“yes. I thought it would take more time to get there. “For now, I waited for Su-hyeon to wake up.”
“Okay. All right.”
As soon as I got up after talking with Go Yeon-ju, I felt a sudden sense of dizziness that immediately hit me. However, perhaps because he was paying attention to his balance, he did not show the shame of falling again. Go Yeon-ju checked my condition and suggested I take a break again, but I flatly refused. Rather than taking a rest that didn’t even feel like a rest here, it was much more beneficial to finish work quickly and quickly return to the city to rest.
I stretched out greatly and turned my attention towards my legs. It was a bridge that I considered my second achievement goal, but I was able to clear the boss before I even crossed it. As I slowly took the lead, I could now see the clan members forming their formation automatically.
Immediately after seeing the formation of the phalanx, he said, “Then, let’s go get the reward.” I was about to say, but after thinking for a moment, I changed my words.
“Maybe it’s too late.”
“yes?”
“The users who came here first… . For now, let’s leave. “I don’t see any danger around me, so I think it would be better in many ways to go at a fast speed.”
After speaking, I literally started marching for rescue and exploration at a fast pace.
We crossed the bridge in an instant and went straight ahead along the wide open street. There was definitely a subtle difference in the sight before and after crossing the bridge. However, the place I was targeting was not another chaff building. My only goal was the towering castle in front of me.
‘Magic elixir, weapons, classes, etc… . You can also obtain Marvolo’s research results. Hayeon and Vivian will like it. ‘Wow, this is exciting.’
When you defeat Marvolo in the first round. I understand that because so many clans participated, the rewards to each person were small. However, we are qualified to monopolize it. This was why I tried to somehow bring my clan members with me. Magia is like a treasure trove. This is because countless gold and silver treasures that have endured for a long period of 300 years lie dormant.
Several buildings were built around the main road leading to the castle. It was full of buildings filled with the tastes of wizards, rather than plain buildings. Still, the buildings across the bridge were not at the level of being called ruins. As the castle that was visible from a distance got closer and closer, I felt that the level of destruction that had been at the point of destruction was gradually improving. Of course, the naughty atmosphere still remained, but the fact that the children’s expressions were gradually relaxing and showing excitement was proof of this.
Anyway, as a result of walking without paying attention to other buildings in the name of saving users, we were able to arrive at our destination faster than expected.
“Hello. We finally arrived at the castle. But are there really any users here?”
“He definitely did that. They said some of them were locked up. In that case, there is a high possibility that they were locked up in the castle, their home base.”
I answered Go Yeon-ju’s question appropriately and looked up at the castle in front of me. It was literally a castle worthy of being called an old castle. The exterior seems to have retained its former glory, showing a bit of majesty that remains. But that was all.
The bricks that made up the castle walls were dark in color, and there were loose joints here and there that looked as if they would break if kicked hard. Some places even had holes in them. The overall appearance was well thought out, but it gave off the atmosphere of a dead castle.
“to… . Is this a castle? “It kind of smells like dog hair.”
“Hey, Yujeong Lee. We’re here to save the users. “What are you saying?”
“Crazy guy. what. Who cares? “Then are you going to save just those people and go back?”
“I’m kidding, I’m kidding. So what I meant from the beginning was, let’s not have expectations.”
Would we have been able to have such a conversation even if our colleagues had been trapped inside? It was a sad phenomenon when I thought of the kids during their first rite of passage, but it didn’t particularly stop them from talking. In a way, this could be seen as a process of adapting to the hole plane.
While listening to the children’s stories, I walked into the castle, which had a desolate atmosphere. The gate was wide open to begin with, so there was no pressure to enter.
*
Unlike the scenery outside, the interior of the castle was relatively well-organized. It was still comparative, after all.
As I entered the entrance, I noticed a statue of a wizard holding a wand on either side. Most of the statue was made of marble, but there was something shiny about the eyes and the end of the staff. It was a gem.
‘I guess I’ll have to snatch it up when I leave work.’
Since I was planning to search every nook and cranny of the castle and rob them anyway, I decided to be as relaxed as possible about the reward. After entering the entrance, we walked down the long passage, looking around at the wall where there was a portrait of someone we didn’t know who it was.
Eventually, we arrived at a very spacious hall. Beautiful decorations hanging from the ceiling, and the stairs to the second floor rise in a smooth U shape. And even though the weather was bad, the square windows hung neatly.
But the most impressive thing was the huge fireplace right in front of you. The interior of the fireplace, which appeared to be about 2 meters high and 1 meter wide, was very dark.
‘Now we have to go underground.’
Most of the kids’ eyes were focused on the second floor. The internal structure continued from the 2nd floor to the 3rd floor, and then from the 3rd floor to the 4th floor. I thought about going up the stairs in case something was different from what I remembered, but suddenly I looked back at Go Yeon-ju.
“Go Yeon-ju. “Have you ever tried detecting it?”
“I turned it on as soon as I came in. However, at least the first and second floors are not showing any response. Well, you have to go up there to find out more.”
“Then where are the captured users?”
“Hmm. Well, if you’re asking my opinion as the Shadow Queen… .”
Go Yeon-ju paused for a moment and lifted his foot upward. He then struck down hard and continued speaking.
bang!
“If you look at it now, the magic power is penetrating all the way downward. I also built a similar basement at the inn I previously ran in Mule. “I’d bet my head that there’s a door to the basement somewhere in this castle, and that there will be users there.”
“okay. That’s my opinion too. “Then the key is to find the door to the basement.”
“Ho Ho. I got it right, right? Okay then… .”
“Well, then, what is it?”
When Go Yeon-ju responded sharply, she burst into laughter. I sighed and crossed the center of the hall.
It further increases the density of magical power and rotates the senses in a fan shape. As I began to calmly turn from the rear, I felt the presence of clan members slowly following behind me.
Actually, I already knew where the door leading to the basement was. However, if you come into the castle and look like you already know everything, you will definitely be looked at with suspicion. So, Go Yeon-ju got a little lucky. Although she was a little frustrated, she knocked on the stone bridge and told her to cross it, so she decided to think of it as a confirmation process. When the magical power slowly turned and passed the fireplace, she could feel something strange blocking her.
“The inside of the fireplace looks suspicious.”
“It’s definitely a bit odd in size.”
After staring at the fireplace for a moment, I went straight inside. Because it was so big, I was able to get in without any hassle. Just an old, musty smell hit my nose, but it was tolerable.
“───. ───. ───. “Light.”
Kim Han-byeol, who is quick-witted, memorized the light spell on his own even though no instructions were given. Soon, a sphere of light the size of her fist appears and enters her room.
“… … .”
As expected, the interior of the fireplace was deeper than necessary. The light floated for about 5 meters, stopped at a certain point and brightened up the entire area. and… .
“uh? What is that? “What’s inside?”
“It looks like a door? and… . “There’s a door in the fireplace.”
We found a heavy iron door locked inside the fireplace.
“It’s an iron door in the fireplace. “It smells really bad.”
“Let’s hurry. “For now, structure comes first.”
Urging my clan members, I quickly stood in front of the door. And as I looked at it closely, I realized that the door was not locked. Anhyeon stuck her head out next to me and spoke in a quiet voice.
“Brother, is this a door leading to the basement?”
“That is likely to be the case.”
“Oh, then here…” .”
“Let’s open it and go in. Still, just in case, everyone forms a formation and takes out their weapons. And Hanbyeol can maintain light magic, right?”
I waited for a while while the clan members made their own preparations. Finally, after confirming that they had finished preparing everything, they straightened out their hand towards the round doorknob.
Sigh!
There is an unpleasant noise of steel joints cracking. However, the tightly closed iron door was slowly opening. And the moment I pulled the door handle completely, a long dark blue staircase extending downward appeared before my eyes.
‘bingo.’
Light magic went in first and illuminated the stairs. Looking at the slightly brightened interior, I could see that the stairs were longer than I thought. After telling the exclamating clan members behind me to be careful not to slip, I slowly started to go down the stairs.
*
A strange scent filled the stairs, and an indescribably unpleasant air was weighing heavily on the air. About 20 minutes passed after I came down the stairs. Even though we came down carefully one by one, the basement stairs continued longer than expected.
But I felt intuitively that these stairs would soon end. Because the scent flowing into her nostrils was gradually becoming more intense. No, this was no longer incense. It was a stench that was a complex mixture of various smells, including the smell of blood, chestnut blossoms, body odor, and the smell of liquid. As the smell grew stronger, I eventually stopped using my sense of smell.
It was then. The sphere of light, which was descending downwards, stopped moving forward as if something was blocking it. I was at the forefront, but after seeing the scene, I stopped walking downhill. And as I looked closely around the light, I could see a large wooden door painted black in front of it.
“… … .”
The son-in-law was quiet. The battle is over, but a different kind of tension begins to swirl around. I made up my mind to be able to unleash the Sun and Moon God Sword at any time, and shortened the distance to the wooden door. When I finally stopped right in front of the door, I could see a single phrase written right at my eye level.
Although it was written in an ancient language, there was some knowledge about the subject. As I was still interpreting the letters, I felt a tap on my shoulder from behind. He turned around and saw Go Yeon-joo quietly putting his finger to his mouth and poking the inside three or four times. It was a kind of signal that a reaction was felt inside. I nodded and quietly pulled out the Sun and Moon God Sword.
And just before I opened the door and went in, I read the words on the door again.
‘Let’s remember that day. Let’s throw away our emotions and become an animal.’
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P.S. We will combine the re-ripple in the next episode. I have to go to bed early because I have to leave at 9 am today. ㅜ.ㅠ
PS2. Dear readers. I was really wrong about the cutting machine. Please put down the rocks in your hands for a moment.
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