EP.107 Runaway from group task (4)
When people talk about stars, they never omit the word brilliant. To them, stars are a symbol of warmth and peace.
A warrior chosen by the stars.
A royal family blessed by the stars.
The Delohim Church that worships the stars.
Anything related to stars has always been brilliant.
That’s why people often mistake stars for beautiful and good things. Since only a handful of people can see the star’s true appearance, the widespread perception has not been corrected.
However, here is one boy.
The boy witnessed the truth of the star at a young age.
“I offer it.”
The stars may be brilliant, but they are not good.
The stars are just a kind of providence. If you offer something, the star will only give you corresponding rights.
“Collect.”
The star does not turn away those who want to do business.
“The deal has been concluded.”
The stopped time begins to pass.
Belnoa’s eyes returned to focus. He regained control of his body that had been taken away from him. The deal doesn’t stop there.
Giggeek, Giggeek.
Belnoa’s eyes turned black.
The long darkness of the underground waterway enveloped Belnoa’s body. It is a darkness thicker and dirtier than a shadow.
dump.
The man who was carrying Belnoa fell to the floor. The man who was used as a puppet even after his death is finally laid to rest.
I flinch.
Those who were leading the way stop. Turn your head and look back. Their unfocused eyes turn to the shadowed boy.
Crooked waist.
Both arms hanging down.
A shadow writhing like a tentacle.
It looks like a wild dog, closer to an animal than a human. As they looked at the boy, they were shocked and their shoulders shook.
They have no ego.
These are the people who are under the influence and are only used as puppets. However, they feel afraid. It is the instinctive fear that a prey has in front of a predator.
And, a wild beast never misses its prey that is terrified.
Yes.
It was just a moment. Something passed between them. It’s one leap and one slip. The gap between the two is only a moment.
In a split second, the three heads fell off.
Okay.
Blood splattered everywhere. Headless corpses fell into the underground waterway with a loud sound. They float along the waterway.
“······.”
Belnoa grabbed the torn off head.
The place where the spell was deeply imprinted was the eye. Belnoa pulled out the eyes from the corpse’s head. Senses expanded to their limits accurately trace the traces of spells.
Measure the continuous traces.
The traces continued into the distance through an underground waterway. The mana of that unpleasant woman was evident.
‘If you follow the traces.’
You can find Chloe.
There was no need to think about anything else. Belnoir took steps, dragging his shadow behind him. Towards an unknown place.
2.
“Did you call me, senior?”
Magic is an efficient tool. There is almost no problem that cannot be solved with magic. So, most things will be resolved through my efforts…
‘This is not my field.’
Finding people.
This was an area in which I was not confident. Missing people, deserters, kidnapped hostages, etc… Detecting such things cannot be solved with spells alone.
‘There’s a class called Tracker for no reason.’
There are people who are better than any other superhumans at ‘tracking’ something based on traces.
And, I knew who was the first person mentioned when listing their names.
“···What? Very fast?”
Tracker and royal hound.
I looked at my former subordinate, Kalt, with a bewildered gaze. I called, but I didn’t think it would come so quickly.
“Weren’t you on escort duty?”
“yes. “I’m doing it.”
“But is it okay to just come out like this? “I don’t think it’s been less than thirty minutes since you called me.”
There is a distance from the villa to here.
It is difficult to say that the distance was covered in 30 minutes. There was no explanation other than that Kalt was coming for me in the first place.
“Well, there was a good reason.”
Kalt shrugged his shoulders at my question.
“The escort mission is coming to an end… and the First Prince faction seems to be doing quite well.”
“Still, dude…”
“I entrusted the pinch-hitting role to my trusty Hound. And, I’m also currently working on another mission.”
“···mission?”
“Yes, it’s probably a similar mission to the one you called me for.”
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Kalt clapped his hands.
“The fact that you, a talented senior, took the trouble to call me… doesn’t mean he’s trying to find someone?”
“Uh, because a student went missing.”
“Belnoir, is that right?”
I frowned at that answer.
Although I expected it to some extent, I had a feeling that things would turn out a little strangely.
‘Khalt is a hound.’
A being at the head of the royal family.
Unless it is an important mission, there is no need to go out. There is no way Kalt knew that a mere student was missing.
“no way.”
I said what I had guessed.
“That wizard warrior I mentioned last time. Did he go missing with that kid?”
“Yes, that’s right. Hero candidates Chloe and Belnoa disappeared from the square two days ago.”
Kalt nodded, and I let out a long sigh. The situation turned out to be a bit more complicated than I thought.
“From what you say, it seems like you did enough research.”
“······.”
“Seeing as how I haven’t found it yet, even after doing so much research… I guess it’s one of two things.”
I held up two fingers.
“One would be if the hostage had died, and two would be if the situation had become so twisted that it would be difficult for you to do anything about it. Which of the two is it?”
“···The latter is correct.”
“Then how twisted was it?”
Instead of answering, Kalt took out a small wooden box from his pocket. There were several layers of chains wrapped around the box. It looked like something had been sealed with a spell.
click.
Kalt unchained the chain and opened the box.
Inside the box was a rotten, crushed hand.
“···A demonic beast has appeared in Cadinac. “This is a part of the demonic beast that was ripped off.”
“······.”
“It is impossible for us to cope. I’m really sorry, but I need your help. So, I was on my way up to the royal road to pick up my senior.”
Kalt spoke, and I remained silent.
I had no choice but to remain silent.
I didn’t shut up because I didn’t understand. Rather, it was the opposite. Because I knew what it was, and because I understood what it meant, I was silent.
“······.”
Knowing that, Kalt also waited quietly until I opened my mouth.
“under.”
Finally, I opened my mouth with a laugh.
“Holy shit.”
······Alchemist, or summoner.
Anything they create or summon leaves traces proving that it was their creation. Traces cannot be disguised. It can’t be erased.
Traces of a rotten and battered hand.
I know the alchemist who left those traces.
And, that’s why Kalt came straight to my call. It was like the answer to why this was a problem that Kalt could not solve.
“Apostate.”
I opened my mouth.
I opened it and pronounced the name that was stuck in my mind.
“Apostate, Gletus.”
The madman was behind the incident.
3.
The city of night, Cadinac.
The streets of Cadinac can be seen at their best at night, not during the day. When night comes, even ordinary restaurants turn into bars. They start drinking here and there.
A lively street.
Adventurers chatting in a tavern.
An entertainment district that lights up lanterns and welcomes guests one by one.
The nights in Cadinac are so lively that it is said that to see the true value of Cadinac, you must experience the Cadinak night festival. beautiful.
A sweet scent wafting from the window.
Drunkards walking down the street reeking of alcohol.
The streets of Cadinac at night were always lively with adventurers chasing a night of happiness.
‘If there are no adventurers looking for Changguan in Cadinac at night, something big has happened.’
The residents of Cadinac even exchanged jokes like that. Without even dreaming that what I said as a joke would become reality.
* * *
Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
Bricks bounce with a loud noise.
It wasn’t just the bricks that bounced around. The humans who flew up together are thrown to the ground. Buried in rubble.
“Ugh, wow!”
“Stay back! Maintain the line!”
“Stop it! Stop it!!!!”
As night falls, the streets of Cadinac are filled with heavily armed knights, not adventurers looking for Changgwan. They are shouting and throwing out their spears.
-Goooooo!
Where that spear knife is headed is to the demonic beasts.
Demonic beasts emerge from collapsed buildings, from alleyways, and from the thick darkness.
“Here we come again!”
“Hold it until reinforcements arrive!”
That number is unusual.
Last night, demonic beasts suddenly appeared and are running rampant, taking over the alleys of Cadinac. As time passed, they became more violent.
‘The attack doesn’t work.’
There is no confidence in the spear swords wielded by the knights.
It has to be that way. Neither the famous adventurer nor the Cadinac garrison commander could inflict any significant damage on the magical beasts.
‘It’s different from ordinary magical beasts.’
It’s a magical beast that looks like something mixed up.
Although they are weakened by the barrier, their fangs and claws are still sharp. The corpses of knights fill the alleyways. The smell of blood was overwhelming.
Quaaaaaaaaaaa!
New demons keep appearing. The floor collapsed with a loud noise. Something bubbled up from underground.
-Gwaoooooo!
It’s a huge monster.
It is such a huge beast that one wonders how someone of that size could hide underground.
Kwasizik, Kwasizik!
A huge demon came out of the underground waterway through the ceiling and grabbed the bell tower with a bell. Just pull it out. The hanging bell rang loudly.
Dang, daeng!
The bell rings in my ears.
At the loud noise, the knights winced and backed away with their faces crumpled. And the demonic beast swung the spire in his hand.
“Ugh, wow!”
The place where the bell tower is heading is the garrison where the knights gather.
A shadow falls over the knights’ heads. Some people scream, others sit down in fear. And, someone else…
“Move.”
Step forward.
“Get out of the way.”
A thin voice echoes among the knights.
She grabbed the shoulder of the knight who was standing blankly and pushed him back. And then walks forward. Even as the huge spire approaches, her eyes do not waver.
One step.
The robe she was wearing shook.
Two steps.
The robe swaying in the wind comes off. What is revealed is gray hair. Blue eyes sparkle between shaking hair.
Three steps.
On the third step, she stamped her feet with strength.
The floor cracks with a crackling sound. Her sidewalk blocks flipped around her. At the center of the chaos, a girl clenches her fists.
The bell tower approaches right in front of you.
The girl swung her fist at the bell tower.
Smash.
The spell shines.
Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
The bell tower shatters with a loud noise.
The fragments do not fly in all directions. The fragments rain down radially, following the direction in which the girl swung her fist. Demonic beasts are concentrated in that direction.
Boom, boom!
Small monsters are crushed by the falling debris.
The huge demonic beast that was swinging the bell tower fell backwards with a huge hole in its body. Once again shock shook the street.
Dust rose up.
A rain of falling bricks and the blood and screams of demonic beasts fill the streets.
“······.”
No one makes a hasty move.
The knights looked at the girl blankly. The girl lightly shook her hands and looked behind her.
“I go first. Follow me.”
“Yes, senior.”
A girl walks ahead among the knights who are speechless.
A man in black clothing follows him. The place they are heading is deep in the alley.
Kadinak, the city of night.
Aplia’s nightmare has arrived there.
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*At 12:48 a.m. on 8/23, one line of sentences was added to the bottom.
