Episode 43
EPISODE.22
15 days since then.
“Whoa.”
Russell opened the canteen, letting out a hot breath.
Click-.
After opening the lid and bringing it to my mouth, I slowly moistened my mouth and thought.
‘It’s so hot I’m dying.’
Traversing the Great Desert alone for the past 15 days was no easy task.
If he wasn’t a 4th circle wizard.
If only I didn’t possess the subspace magic called inventory.
If only we hadn’t stocked up on water and food there.
A crazy thing you could never do.
Nonetheless, Russell did it.
gulp-.
I can feel the water flowing down my neck and spreading throughout my body.
Russell, who had emptied the canteen halfway, held it upside down. Immediately afterwards, cold water was poured over his head.
Sigh-.
I can feel the half-remaining water dampening my hair.
It may feel cool right away, but this feeling won’t last long.
The heat of the Great Desert was such that even this much moisture could be dried up in an instant.
Moreover, the desert heat was not the only thing that bothered Russell on the way here.
‘At some point, the number of dogs in the empire also increased significantly.’
This probably means that the empire’s territory is that much closer.
Of course, no battle occurred.
As soon as he discovered them, Russell hid first.
He also had no intention of causing a fuss right now.
‘after-.’
Even as I recalled the events of the past few days, the moisture on my head dried quickly.
‘I heard that the robe you receive when you become a mage also has a temperature control function.’
I wanted to get to the 5th circle as soon as possible because I wanted that.
Unlike Russell.
Like a fish in water, there is one guy who is happy to be surrounded by the heat of the desert.
No, there was one.
-Kyaaruk, kyaaruk.
It was Pepper, a spirit who spoke to me through my spirit.
In order to find the imperial palace and relics more quickly, they took out a pepper that could look around from the sky.
‘I never thought I would be so happy about that.’
Russell chuckled at the sight of the guy circling over the desert and sending out mental waves.
He then similarly asked through mental connection.
Is there anything you can see?
Because now it is time to see the ruins. Moreover, if the ruins were visible even from a distance, Pepper would have to be reverse summoned again.
The magic power I had summoned was overflowing, but…
‘Because he’s already seen Pepper once.’
If he spotted Pepper, even from afar, that was a problem.
It was then.
-Kyauk.
The thing circling in the sky sent a signal.
When I looked up, Pepper’s gaze was fixed in one direction.
A place that deviates to the left by about 15 degrees from the distance Russell walks in a straight line.
A place where the direction is somewhat in line with expectations.
The mental wave continued.
-Kerreuk, krruk, krruk.
Pepper described what she saw twice with great passion and passion.
‘The ruins look shattered, most of them buried in sand. What was revealed on the outside was… … .’
All there is is a few entrances and a spire that protrudes in a strangely twisted manner.
The distance is approximately 5km.
‘found.’
As soon as the explanation ended, Russell’s eyes began to glow crimson.
.
.
‘Isn’t this bigger than I thought?’
The size of the ruins that Russell confirmed after using stealth magic and killing all of them before approaching was much larger than Russell had imagined.
It was like that at the entrance.
Even if you look at it roughly, it is about a few meters wide. Inside, a shattered and curved corridor stretched.
Besides that, there were traces of what appeared to be entrances everywhere.
However, this seemed to be the most central entrance – that is, the main entrance.
‘The number of entrances alone is more than one. Besides, if the front door is this big… … .’
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The inside buried in the sand must be much bigger than first expected.
If the cultist was hiding somewhere here, it was obvious what to do.
‘Either pull it out or find it.’
The former case is simple.
You can use magic to destroy the entire ruins.
‘If you don’t want to die, it will pop out.’
The problem was when it couldn’t come out and died.
First of all, the mission was to capture him alive if possible.
‘In the end, you have to go in.’
The worries were short and the decision was quick.
After making his decision, Russell entered the ruins without any hesitation.
It broke and fell inside the curved corridor.
The first thing I saw was a lot of sand.
Although the shape of the passage was maintained, it was not possible to block the sand that came in through the collapsed and shattered areas here and there.
‘It’s deep.’
Well, I confirmed from the outside that the size of the ruins was not normal.
It’s no surprise that the corridor is deep. I wanted to use light magic, but unfortunately, that was impossible.
Because, like Pepper, there is a risk of irritating him.
There were passages branching off in all directions, but Russell continued straight ahead.
I wanted to go into the deepest part and understand the overall size of the corridor.
Even while walking, old skeletons often appeared.
As it is a ruin that has been abandoned for a long time, it must have been covered in sand and revealed again and again.
Perhaps in the process, some of those who were shipwrecked died while trying to rest here.
There are this many white bones in a straight passage alone.
If you include the ones scattered all over the place, the number seemed to be quite large.
‘It’s the perfect place for cultists to hide.’
How long had I been walking along the inside of the corridor, getting used to the darkness?
The darkness seemed to lighten a little, and then I faintly felt the presence of light.
The wind flow also changed slightly.
‘For the wind to flow like this…’
There is a wide space in front of here.
There is also a hole for the wind to escape.
Jerk.
Sure enough, as soon as he left the corridor, a wide cavity surrounded Russell.
There was a small hole in the ceiling, and it looked like it was connected to the spire.
‘I think it’s the spire I saw outside?’
The light was coming from right there. It wasn’t that bright, but dark adaptation had already been completed.
There was little light, but it wasn’t that difficult to see inside.
‘Temple… … ?’
Or something similar.
As if to prove that fact, there was a large stone slab in the exact center where the light fell.
It was a stone slab with a picture on it.
It is unknown what it is fighting because it has been cut in half, but it is fighting something whose identity is unknown.
It’s a huge dragon and-.
‘-Warrior?’
It was someone presumed to be a hero.
A record of a dragon and a warrior joining together to defeat evil.
Or, the story is the kind you commonly hear anywhere on the continent.
Of course, if you dig into the source, most of them were not real dragons but dragon knights who tamed high-ranking dragon species.
The problem is the appearance of the dragon and hero.
The dragon’s appearance was something Russell had never seen before.
The overall appearance was consistent with a normal dragon… … .
‘The number of horns is much greater.’
The generally known number of dragon horns is 1-2. In comparison, the dragon in front of me… … .
There was something more disturbing to Russell than the existence of such a dragon. It was the warrior’s hair.
Black hair, which is rare on the continent.
I’ve never heard of a black-haired hero slaying a dragon with many horns and evil.
furthermore.
‘My late mother also had black hair, and I also have black hair.’
A warrior fighting alongside a dragon.
And the power related to the dragon that was passed down to him.
Should we really call this a coincidence?
Just when a few questions were about to arise, an uninvited guest intervened without notice.
Clatter, rattle.
A sound like the bones of an old animal coming together irregularly, or something made of such things, can be heard coming from inside the corridor.
This was the corridor he had just walked through.
“I never would have thought that the person who was tracking me was the person I was targeting. “I didn’t know this.”
Voices talking incessantly rang out throughout the cavity.
‘It’s definitely something that hides its appearance and uses magical power to amplify the sound and transmit it.’
just as expected.
When I turned my head, I saw undead coming from outside the corridor.
They are undead made of materials that are more familiar than you might think.
‘These are the things that were abandoned inside the corridor.’
They were probably raised using necromancy.
Of course it wasn’t a problem.
It wasn’t something that was strengthened and raised using proper necromantic magic, but something that was improvised.
His combat ability is probably lower than that of a simple armed soldier.
“how is it?”
That’s why Russell opened his mouth with an expression that seemed indifferent at all.
“The target you were aiming for has arrived in person, so why not come out and talk to them face to face?”
Contrary to his seemingly cheerful voice, his eyes shine coldly.
Russell was currently trying to understand the flow of magical energy.
To find out where he is hiding.
‘It was quite complicated, but… … .’
There is nothing you can’t do if you have enough time.
The guy snorted, as if he knew what Russell was trying to do.
“To make such a trivial provocation.”
Because it wasn’t a provocation that I thought would work from the beginning.
“Rather than that, this time I’d like to ask you something from me.”
“… … ?”
“What do you believe in and are so confident?”
Among the many branches of black magic, a cultist with abilities focused on necromancy, and a 4th circle war mage with multifaceted combat abilities.
If two wizards fought, it was actually obvious who would win.
According to general logic, it is 7 to 3. Even if it is not possible, the War Mage will win with a probability of 8 to 2.
However, there was one variable in necromancy that could change the scale.
Clap, clap, clap.
It was a war of quantity taking advantage of overwhelming numbers.
and.
“Do you know how many monsters and human corpses are buried in this desert and are you so proud?”
Until it became neutral territory.
No, this Takl Desert, where frequent local wars took place even after it became a neutral area -.
“come. “My faithful servants.”
-The environment was sufficient to become that variable.
Rattling, rattling-.
In the corridor.
No, from outside the ruins, the sound of a considerable number of undead rushing in rang out non-stop.
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Crackle crackle-!
Old, worn teeth clashed up and down, crackling menacingly.
Regardless, Russell moved his fingertips.
Sigh!
As soon as it kicks off the floor and flies up, rain of fire formed along its fingertips and falls down from the ceiling of the ruins.
Whoa!
Fire bolts cast in bunches.
Dozens of fire arrows covered the area.
Wedge, bubbling!
The body of the skeleton that was hit was shattered and scattered.
‘I don’t know how many undead were prepared outside the ruins… … .’
Since this is the inside of the ruins, it will not be possible to attract all the undead prepared inside.
Even if it is a volume war, there are limits.
Moreover, no hostages were taken.
In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that it was Russell’s solo stage.
That’s why the cult member who created this situation chewed his lips.
I felt blood flowing into my mouth and cursed internally.
‘What a monster.’
His movements are too agile and agile to be considered a wizard.
No, in the first place, does it make sense for a wizard to jump several meters in one leap?
I didn’t even use the leap magic!
So Daria, you must have become that bitch’s disciple.
‘Unfair bastard.’
However, that didn’t mean he had any intention of letting it go.
Janggi is said to be necromancy, but that doesn’t mean that other types of black magic can’t be used.
‘If you’re proud of your outstanding physical ability!!’
All you have to do is stop it from happening.
After that, if you use attack magic to support necromancy -.
‘I guess I can kill him without having to waste time.’
There is no need to share the credit for killing Daria’s disciple with ‘those guys’!
Thinking like that, Xavier, a cult man, stretched out his finger.
Not necromancy, but curse magic.
tie your feet,
dulls the senses,
Make your eyes dim,
It prevents the body from being free.
Of course, most of the curses bounced off and disappeared, but it didn’t matter.
‘Because his mental power is not infinite.’
In a limited space,
Avoid the attacks of the undead,
Smashing the undead,
It was a situation where he had to block his own curse.
It will be a bit of a boring tug-of-war, but in the end, he will be the winner.
Olsen was sure of that.
At least.
“You were there.”
Until he made eye contact with Russell, who was looking precisely in the direction where he was hiding and emitting a sinister crimson glow.
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