261. Training (1)
#261
“It’s the last time. “Is this enough?”
The early morning air was cold. In the distant sky, starlight like crumbs twinkled. Naransonia, who returned to her original form, threw a broken stone pillar far away.
thud! The pillar flew in a parabolic curve and fell on a mountain of rubble. All the fragments of her that once made up Adren had been removed by her.
“yes. I think it will work. thank you.”
Asher bowed his head. He was busily moving around the disk, correcting the letters and pictures written on the magic circle by rubbing them with a stone.
With this, all the obstacles blocking the disk disappeared. The magic circle used in Nebula Clazier’s ritual was revealing itself in its entirety.
Asher, who discovered the magic circle a little while ago, asked Naransonia to remove all the debris on the disk. Sonia wondered what kind of nonsense that was, but she eventually granted his request.
Adren was still falling. Even she couldn’t understand why she had invested the little time she had left in this little human wizard instead of devoting it to saving her own life.
‘Did I shed too much blood?’
Did you want to grasp at straws even though you knew it was impossible? If someone asked me why I did that, I had no choice but to say that I just felt like I had to.
“…It’s done.”
At that time, Asher, who had scratched a letter on the floor, stood up. My mana had not fully recovered yet, so my body had no strength.
He put down the jjangdol and sat cross-legged in the center of the magic circle. Naransonia asked.
“So what exactly are you trying to do? “You can prevent a fall with this magic circle?”
“If you’re lucky. Although this is a form I have never seen before, it is basically a coherent/radiative circuit. It gathers external magical power to the target, signals some of it, and then emits it. “It’s powerful, but the structure itself is simple, so I felt like I could use it with just a little bit of effort.”
Asher did not stutter once while explaining the magic circle. He said that he modified the magic circle, leaving only the power-gathering effect, and deleted the signal-emitting function.
“Emission and aggregation…what?”
Naransonia frowned. She did not understand most of the technical terms that came out of Asher’s mouth. However, I felt like I knew what Asher was trying to do. she asked.
“So… are you going to recreate the ritual that His Majesty did?”
“yes. We have to start before the stars completely set. “Can I ask for one more thing?”
Asher said. The sparkling eyes beneath the long eyelashes were heavily sunken. Naransonia frowned.
“What do you mean, please?”
“Whatever happens, please don’t stop me.”
The young voice was full of determination. Naransonia was shocked for a moment. The change in momentum made me feel like I had become a completely different person. She nodded her head without realizing it.
“···Sure.”
“Ehehe…thank you.”
Asher laughed. An inexplicable detachment was felt in his flawless and clear smile. Something that can reveal even someone who has given up everything. For a moment, Naransonia’s brow furrowed.
“Wait a minute, you can’t believe it…”
Before she could speak, Asher closed his eyes. The young genius once again fell into a world of selflessness where only himself and magic existed.
A singing-like spell began to flow from between small lips. The starlight that had been setting above their heads became brighter. The surrounding atmosphere and mana were swirling and converging into one point.
“This···!”
Naransonia’s eyes widened. An amount of mana far exceeding the total amount she could contain was being sucked into that small human body.
The cluster of lights spreading out from Asher illuminated the magic circle like molten metal poured into a mold. He slowly opened his mouth.
“Let me begin.”
Grumble. A thin stream of blood flowed down Asher’s nostrils.
****
“If you want to hang out, come see me.”
Duaru’s head fell off his body. Her blue blood soaked the sky. Orsay’s eyes widened as if they were about to pop out.
【You guy…!】
I couldn’t believe it even when I saw it. I couldn’t believe it, but I actually cut it down. Her headless body began to fall. Ronan, catching her breath, wiped the blood from her face with her sleeve.
“···after.”
The feeling of blue blood that I felt for the first time in a long time felt like shit, no different from my previous life. Doaru’s head, which had been spinning and rising, began to fall. For a moment, Ronan’s eyes met his.
“how···.”
Duaru’s eyes were still wide open. Instead of answering, Ronan made an obscene hand gesture. She had no reason to explain anything like that.
“···iced coffee.”
Duaru’s head fell to the ground along with his body. The movements of the light giants who were engaged in a fierce battle stopped. The puzzled dragons’ eyes focused on one place.
【Float, fall! Humans did it!】
【What, really? What happened to Your Majesty and the Demon Dragon?】
【oh my god···!】
There was no one who was not shocked. The monster, which could not even make a scratch even when all of Adren’s dragons charged at it, turned into a headless corpse and was falling headlong into the ground. Ronan and Orsay hovering in the sky looked like statues erected by a great master.
【Kaaaa!!】
【Kuhuhuh-!】
Pure emotion surged in their hearts. The dragons instead applauded by spreading their wings and roaring. The dawn that had just risen was dyeing the ruined Adren in golden light.
“···joy.”
Schlieffen laughed. Even he, who was always calm, was unable to completely suppress his overwhelming emotions. He, who was crossing his arms above the Dragon King’s head, looked up at the sky and closed his eyes tightly once, then opened them.
But the person who should have been the happiest was showing no reaction. Suddenly, the Dragon King’s voice rang out.
【···Hey, I’m a prosecutor who knows manners-】
【Is the monster dead?】
Schlieffen lowered his gaze. The Dragon King was staggering as if he was drunk and was slowly lowering his altitude. He still had thick, fresh blood forming and dripping down his left hind leg and belly.
The four pupils were cloudy, as if they were covered with a membrane. The scales, which were originally wilting, became even more faded. Schlieffen’s face hardened.
“you···.”
【Hahaha…Looking at the reaction-】
【I guess so…】
The Dragon King muttered softly. In his hazy vision, only the blue of the sky, the golden color of dawn, and the dark green of the forest were intertwined and spread abstractly. Schlieffen, who was silent for a moment, opened his mouth.
“…How did that happen?”
The condition was deteriorating too quickly. I thought it was too much, but I had no idea it would be this bad.
“your majesty?”
Schlieffen asked again, but the Dragon King did not answer. It wasn’t for any particular weight, he simply couldn’t hear his voice.
The sound was difficult to hear. The air I inhaled and exhaled tasted like blood. He didn’t even know how to flap his wings. However, his sense of duty to complete his duties as a king was moving his body to its limit.
He could not stop until he saw that all his subjects, people, and those who fought alongside him were safe. The floating stone was not completely destroyed, so there was still a chance.
【Let’s go back…not yet-】
【You can get it…】
The Dragon King was in the middle of his descent. Douaru’s mouth, which had suddenly fallen, slowly opened. A muttering sound came out so softly that no one could hear it.
『According to His will…』
No one heard. But change has definitely occurred. Duaru’s body, which had almost reached the ground, creaked and stretched out its arms. Photons gathered around him, and a spear made of light was held in his hand.
Compared to before, it was ridiculously small. If the existing window blew away an entire mountain, this was fortunate enough to destroy just one farmhouse.
It seemed meaningless. However, there was still one thing left for him to destroy. Du Aru swung his arms very slowly, aiming at the target.
Whoosh… The spear of light left my hand and flew away helplessly. Finally, his torso and head, which had been plummeting, hit the ground.
Wow! Bones and flesh tore as if exploding, and blue blood burst out. The light completely went out from Douaru’s eyes, where all five bodies were separated. Sigh! At the same time, the flying spear dug into a crack in the floating stone. Ronan, who belatedly noticed the strange incident, turned his head towards her.
“what···!”
It was the car he was about to shout out. Kwahahah Ah- !!! A huge pillar of light rose up with an explosion that turned the ground upside down.
The floating stone, which was almost broken, was completely destroyed. The mana pulsating inside the floating stone spread out in all directions, creating huge ripples.
【W-what?!】
【Everyone be careful!】
The dragons were agitated. Rumble! The ground of Adren was shaking like a wave. The descent was accelerating and the ground was rapidly moving away. Ronan, who saw the scene, cursed.
“This bastard until the end!”
It was reckless. I didn’t expect it to move even though its head was cut. Ahayute that bastard died too, what a terrible bastard he was.
Even though their master died, the light giants did not disappear. It turned violent, as if it was his last struggle before dying. They flew around like a swarm of angry bees and started attacking the dragons again.
“Goooot!!”
“Gooooooook!”
But the fighting did not resume. Now the dragon side didn’t have to waste time fighting the giant. The Dragon King, who understood the situation, shouted loudly.
【Hehe…The floating stone was broken-】
【Retreat! All who have wings, begin saving lives!】
Blood poured out from the mouths of the two heads. One by one, the frozen dragons regained their senses. About a hundred dragons ignored the giants and began flying towards Adren at once.
Since the floating stone was destroyed, there was nothing to do. As the Dragon King said, we had to save as many lives as possible before everything was destroyed. Suddenly, someone’s face flashed through Ronan’s mind when he heard the word ‘life’.
“Aser.”
Asher was the only one in the group who was in the recovery group. And as far as he knew, Asher did not have enough mana left to protect his body. Lin Ronan hurriedly shouted his friend’s name.
“Damn it, Orse!”
【I know too!】
Orsay took a nosedive. He used Blink continuously and broke through the group of buzzing light giants. pop! pop! pop! The figures of Orsay and Ronan repeatedly appeared and scattered as shadows.
“Get out of my way, you bastards!”
“Goaagh!”
Ronan did not stop swinging his sword even though he was hit by a wind that made it difficult for him to even open his eyes. The dismembered bodies of the giants turned into light and disappeared.
Orsay reached the city area where Asher was presumed to be located in literally the blink of an eye. As Ronan was scanning the ground, a familiar voice sounded in his ears.
“Stop! Can’t you hear me? “Stop!”
“···Naransonia?”
Ronan turned his head in the direction of the sound. In the middle of the scene, Sonia, now in her true form, was screaming her loud voice.
“Human, do you really want to die?!”
In front of her, Asher was sitting cross-legged. At the feet of the two, the magic circle seen at the top of Sky Tower was shining in pure white.
“That’s…!”
Ronan raised his eyebrows. It wasn’t just because Asher’s butt was floating about 1m above the floor. Seven streams of blood were flowing from his face, which was pale as a sheet of paper. Even in his nose, mouth, ears, and eyes.
The small body was shaking as if it would explode at any moment. Nebula Clage’s unique sparkling mana was spread all over her.
I don’t know what the hell they were doing, but I had to stop it. Ronan gritted his teeth and shouted loudly.
“Asher!!”
【Wizard!】
Orsay took a nosedive. It was the moment when he was about to activate blink again. Suddenly, a huge magic circle unfolded across the dawning sky.
Kwak-ga-ga-ga-gak! Adren’s fall stopped with the sound of a hook scraping the ground.
