Episode 354 Isolation (1)
The lakeside where the garrison is located is one of the few safe zones in the Dark Continent.
However, just that monsters do not occur naturally does not mean absolute safety.
It’s not just monsters that are dangerous in the labyrinth.
Just like this.
Beep-! Beep-! Beep-!
An alarm magic that sounds like an emergency siren upon detecting an enemy.
It is clear who the enemy will be.
Even if a monster accidentally came in, the monster wouldn’t fire a magic cannon.
“It’s Noark!”
“They’re invading!”
But another problem arises here.
I know who the enemy is.
But how did these guys get here?
The main unit, which had gone ahead, must have thoroughly searched and advanced.
‘There’s no way the main unit could have been hit once.’
First of all, such a premise was laid.
What is the number of the main unit? There is no way that many troops could have been defeated in this short period of time.
If we were in such a difficult situation, we should have been contacted, and if we had been contacted, the 3 Corps to which we belong would have immediately gone out to support.
Therefore…….
‘Avoiding the eyes of the main force, they attacked this place.’
The above possibility is the most plausible, and according to this premise, the attacker’s troops are likely to be small. It’s much more reasonable to move with a small number of elites in order to avoid the eyes of the main force.
Of course, I don’t know what it will be like in real life…
“Mister……! What are you doing! Don’t leave quickly!”
Because it’s Lehen.
After all, Raven had a misunderstanding, so there was no need to correct it, right?
“Okay, let’s go out.”
I finished organizing my short thoughts and hurriedly came out of the barracks.
and that moment.
“Uh uh…!”
A shell made of pure magic was visible from the front.
You did well to come out ahead.
Kwaaang-!
When blocked with a shield, the remnants of magic explode and scatter in all directions. The impact was quite substantial, but not to the point of being pushed back.
50% is absorbed by the Mark of the Guard.
“Are you all right?”
cowardly.
Is it because the magic unit was always in the rear?
“No problem.”
As she reassured Raven’s aide, who was surprised by the magic bullet that exploded right in front of her nose, she quickly gave the order.
“Did you say Alex? Stay close behind me.”
“Yes yes!”
“Emily Erwen, you two follow from behind and guard this man.”
“yes!”
In an instant, the formation was captured.
Originally, Alex, the leader of our group, would have to do it, but
after all, he is the type who only does what he is told to do.
It doesn’t seem like there was any resistance to my ordering.
“Where is Vice-captain Alex’s barracks?”
“It’s over there!”
“Then let’s head there first. Follow me.”
“yes!”
While other explorers rushed out of the barracks and headed outside, we moved inside the garrison.
Our group’s goal is to protect the key person.
… was an excuse to be honest, and I decided that I would be able to get more detailed information about the current situation if I went to the command center.
‘I don’t know if Raven is in danger……’
So I spurred my feet and arrived at the barracks where Raven was to be.
Just in time, Raven was standing in front of the barracks.
There were a lot of magicians belonging to the magic corps in uniform around them. The magic circle was drawn on the floor, and it looked like he was doing some kind of magic…
“What kind of situation is Vice-captain Raven currently in?”
Raven frowned as I hurried forward and asked.
“Why are you here…”
“Of course it’s an emergency, so you’re not here to carry out your assigned mission.”
“Ah…”
Raven nodded with an understanding face.
Apparently, it reminded me of changing our group’s mission to my own escort.
But one thing still bothered me.
“Deputy Admiral Alex Halo, why is this guy doing what you need to report to? Aren’t you the leader of this group?”
When Raven glared at him, Alex froze in embarrassment.
“That’s right…”
It seemed that he realized that I was leading the group naturally.
It can’t be a reason for mitigation, though.
“Is that so…?”
“No shi… I’ll fix it!”
“What am I going to do to correct it… Ha, that’s okay. I don’t have time to be like this right now.”
“Vice-captain, the magic charge is complete!”
Raven ended the conversation at the cry of a wizard and stepped in between them.
And…
「Arua Raven cast the 2nd grade defense magic [Wall of Heavenly Gold].」 A
huge iron wall covered the entire lakeside in the shape of a dome.
***
To be honest, my jaw dropped as soon as I saw it.
‘Wow… are you going to use level 2 magic now?’
Level 2 defensive magic Wall of Heaven.
Dozens of wizards poured their magic, but in the end, it was Raven who cast at the center.
Simply put, it means that you have grown to the point where you can use level 2 magic if you have enough magic power.
‘It feels strange…’
Vice-captain of the Magic Corps.
I expected that he would have become quite strong because he had the nickname of a gold wizard, but…
Will I be able to bring him back as a teammate?
If he was the vice-captain of a corps, he wouldn’t have to live an explorer’s life in the future.
“First of all, I bought time with this. Everyone did a good job.”
“No, vice-captain!”
“Everyone follow me.”
Afterwards, as Raven moved forward with the boss force, the wizards of the corps followed suit.
I quickly sped up and joined Raven’s side.
“Where the hell are you going now?”
I was worried in my heart even when I asked, but luckily Raven glanced at me once and replied with an annoyed expression.
“…I got a call from the command of the 3rd corps. First, activate the defense magic and then join the central headquarters. If you get an answer, don’t ask any more questions from now on. I still have a lot to think about.”
I fully sympathize with how annoying it is to interrupt my thoughts, so I just shut up and followed him.
Soon after arriving at the central headquarters, Raven went inside alone.
I was about to follow, but…
“…why are you following me here?”
“My team’s job is to protect you—”
“Stop talking nonsense, stay out there. Orders.”
Due to Raven’s stubbornness to draw a line, this time he had no choice but to take a step back.
I was curious about the conversation the top leaders would have inside Hu.
How could there be no way to eavesdrop?
I also asked Erwen and Amelia, but it seemed like there was no way to do it because they said it was them.
How long has it been since you waited so long?
“Vice-captain!”
After about 30 minutes, Raven came out of the barracks.
I wanted it to be the right time, so I hurriedly joined him and asked how things went, but I only received a cold reply saying that I couldn’t tell you.
‘Ha… I really don’t like people I’m not close to.’
I miss the old Raven.
Even though she put on a disgusting face, she did everything I asked for…
“Emily, can you find out for me?”
“I was thinking of that anyway.”
At this time, information is more valuable than gold, so he collected information through Amelia.
It didn’t take long since I had a lot of experience in this field.
“They said that communication with the main unit was blocked.”
“So you’re saying we can’t get support from the main unit?”
“Well, it’s not really like that. Because we normally contact each other at regular intervals. If that stops, the other side will also be able to recognize that something has happened.”
“Then the key is whether we can hold out until the main force returns.”
Nearly 10 hours had passed since the main unit departed.
Even if they return due to a loss of contact, it will inevitably take a considerable amount of time for them to return.
“What is the reaction of the explorers?”
“It’s not too bad. Everyone trusts the gold wizard. It’s like they believe that nothing will happen this time, like the last time.”
“Last time?”
“Oh, I know that!”
Erwen intervened in the conversation, thinking it was time.
Has your garrison been raided just once?
It is said that it was in the early days when there was no information about each other.
“At that time, the woman summoned this wall by infusing magical energy into the magic circle she had set up beforehand. I tried to break through it for several hours at Noark, but in the end I couldn’t penetrate it and ran away.”
For reference, this was the incident that earned Raven the title of ‘Gold Wizard’, and since then Noark realized that Raven always guarded the garrison and never made this attempt again.
Yes, until today.
“Something is strange.”
“Definitely…”
Unlike Amelia, who agreed with my muttering, Erwen tilted her head.
“Is that weird?”
“Is that because he failed then and never made the same mistake again?”
If you rewrite a strategy that failed once, it is right that you have a way to break through.
Because Noark guys aren’t idiots.
The guys who prepared a large-scale explosion magic in anticipation that the main forces would escape through the dimensional door just stabbed one more time?
This one makes no more sense.
‘The problem is how the heck are you going to break through…’
I thought about the ‘wall of heaven’ magic.
It was a high-level spell that could be used only when mastery of land and lightning magic reached its peak.
For reference, the characteristic is…….
‘First of all, it’s not a channeling skill.’
Unlike other magics in which magic is continuously applied to maintain the real thing, the duration of this magic is determined in proportion to the amount of magic used when it is first activated.
‘Besides, if damage is done, it is possible to fix it by injecting more magic power into it.’
I guess I can see why the explorers don’t see the current situation as hopeless.
First of all, didn’t the mages of the corps unit gather?
If it’s broken, it’s enough to fix it, and beyond fixing it, it will be possible to activate the magic again at least twice.
But…
‘Just looking at it, it doesn’t seem like it’ll end like this.’
Hadn’t I met Hans just a while ago?
Assuming that the other side had some trump card, I rolled my head hard.
“Um… mister?”
“Leave it alone. He seems to be thinking about something.”
How is he going to break through this wall?
Did he come with a high-ranking wizard like the Ruinist?
No, in the first place
…
If I were them, I would have closed the distance abruptly instead of shooting magic cannons from a distance to induce melee.
But they didn’t. I gave them
a ranged attack from a distance and gave me time to use the ‘wall of gold’.
It’s like waiting for that moment. ‘In other words,
they wanted to use a wall of gold.’
If so, what would be the reason.
I also thought about this from the other side’s point of view, and the answer came quickly.
”
Because I’ve already
sneaked inside .
” …what does that mean?”
Instead of answering Amelia’s question, I looked at the wall of heavenly gold that covered the lake and asked,
“Do you know how long this wall lasted?”
“Eight hours… I guess. . They say it remained undisturbed for a long time after the main force arrived.”
Yes, that’s right.
‘Eight hours……’
It was time for us to be trapped inside these walls.
***
Noark’s plan was in my head. The moment I was drawn, I went straight into Raven’s barracks.
“I have something to say
. ” Did that woman ask you to emulate even the rudeness?”
Raven frowned, but did you see this expression once or twice?
Regardless, he gave all the information
he wanted to convey. At first, Raven wondered what the situation was like, but as the conversation progressed, his expression “Why repeated meaningless attempts in Noark .
That’s definitely something we’ve been curious about too. And what you are saying has some truth. I organized this opinion well and passed it on to the upper level—” “
We need to
come up with countermeasures instead of forwarding it.”
I hung up and said it once more firmly, but unfortunately it didn’t work.
Is it because it doesn’t sound like a barbarian?
“I don’t think
it went well.”
It was a time when we were spending time guarding
the .Puzzik-!
Suddenly, something dark and swarthy landed in front of us in a parabolic arc.And
then
slowly stood up
.
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