Chapter 78

Slow Client (1)

“That, we are keeping an eye that is approaching the North gate. The first repot cam in through the telecommunication server, I sent people to every town to confirm it.”

“A monster you say?”

What is the monster that everyone is talking about?

Can a monster just pop out?

“The repot stated that it looked like a boney lizard from the undead. It was slow and didn’t seem to be attacking any human…… by now the first tea would’ve reached their position.”

A boney lizard with walking with two feet?

Could be a one of kind thing.

The monster that was seen in the underground in the past from the Ivory Tower.

No, the line from the Dragonian household.

‘Then, the dragon?’

As soon as Ian was looking for a possible explanation, his mind came up with dragon. It is difficult to be certain, but usually in these cases an unexpected scenario was never out of the question.

“Where is its exact location?”

“It is approaching from the Imperial capital’s direction. It crossed the Rolf village and…..”

Ian looked at the gate attached to the road. Its exact location was a little of mark from the south gate. Already countless mages from the Imperial Forces were gathered in the middle of the South Gate, little by little formations were being made.

Bang! Bayang! Bang!

The aggressive magic of the mages was very strong. The ‘boney lizard’ could be expressed as a body with large bones. Only the head of the ‘boney lizard’ looked like a skull, but overall the body was that of the human.

“What, what….!”

One eye was on the attacks of the mages, no, not even a single bone was wavering on the boney lizard. Like all almost like every attack was being absorbed. If not, is it better to stay away from this?

“Doesn’t make sense…….”

“I’m, I’m not dreaming, am I?”

These were the agitated words of the mages, they didn’t know what kind of action the monster would take. It was only moving forward. Its destination was the Capital of the empire, Greenriverdiem.

“Prepare to use ice wall.”

The absence of Ian was abnormal, a few senior mages who were ahead commanded to the starter mages. In the middle of nowhere the to stop the advances of the boney lizard they were pouring out their abilities.

“Spread out in all the directions!”

The hard barriers of ice were summoned and surrounded the boney monster on north, south, east and west directions. Now he was not in a position to get out of it, even if he wanted to.

Bang!

The wall of ice was wailing.

Kwang!

The sound of the barrier that was breaking in the inside could be heard.

Bang! Kwang! Bang!

It did come out by penetrating the wall

Not a single layer, but various layers of the barrier.

Bang!

It is hard for the seize weapons to break through the wall but the boney monster broke it.

And he was back heading to the Imperial Capital.

And was still not attacking any humans.

“Where the hell is the monster………..?”

The middle aged senior mage Ronan muttered as he lost his cool. This was the first that he saw a monster like this. Even when the mages were constantly attacking him, he was not attacking them back. There was no possible way for the hard ice to break. Where the hell is that monster going to?

“Excuse me!”

The mages were getting warm before they could enter, followed by Imperial Army in the back. Dozens of Imperial army horseback riders were divided into two teams and were on the move. And in between several layers of chains unfolded, on both the sides of the boney monster to slip through it. Many dozens of attacks. They had a chance to stop it.

“Heiiiiiiing!”

After waiting for a moment, the horses that were running, in a moment lifted their front foot and cried. While running they began to tight the chains around the boney monster. That’s all? Rather it wasn’t being dragged.

Thousand of attacks, but one monster couldn’t be taken down.

“It, it doesn’t make any sense……”

The wizards of the Ivory Tower greeted the monster with a sophisticated look after seeing the scenario, and the imperial army was overwhelmed with embarrassment. One thought came back on the mind.

“Support has arrived…..”

The siege army, more number of mages, and now there was no stopping the advancement of the first team being led by him. Like just now, the patter was repeating itself, but it was all a step back.

“For starters, step back.”

The moment when helplessness was filled in the advancement team.

Everyone heard the voice that made them relieved.

The voice that was amplified with mana.

“Tower lord…….?”

Showing overwhelming difference than any kind of support or existence, the most powerful weapon in the empire. The Ivory tower’s Ian Page was coming on a pure white unicorn.

“Tower lord, has been late!”

“Back off all of you! We have come from the Ivory Towers!”

Ian got down from the pure white unicorn. He was in front of the big boney monster. A skull of a monster that was more similar to that of a lizard, this was what he expected.

‘Dragon.’

It was bigger than what was seen in the underground in the Ivory tower in the past but, as compared to its size, it seemed more powerful than before, it was clear that this was a dragon. No, to be precise…..

‘It was an empty shell’

Just as the fairy queen has explained its physical appearance was like a empty shell. Body was soul, said that no one know its presence.

‘By any chance, did he come for revenge?’

Came to pick up from the Greenriverdium in Imperial capital, there are only two possible answers and no more. One cause was to get Ian for himself, or found the fairy queen who comes a similar household.

‘First let’s stop it.’

They advanced towards the monster to stop it. No one wanted the dragons shell/ scales to reach the city. It was the same for Ian too. If not won’t a lot of disturbances rise?

‘If physical force is not possible to stop it.’

We should carefully take care of the advances that are made.

There is a need for more ways to stop it.

“Entangle”

The entangle invokes vines from the ground. Though it was the spell of a low class, it a 6th class mage uses it, it is a different story. Ian touched the floor with the cane, numerous amount of vines came from the below and were flooding till the top. The mages were surprised at the vast ness of the spell.

“That is entangle, right…..?”

The mages were right there, what about the Imperial army who were relatively unfamiliar? They watched the spell Ian cast with their mouths wide open. No need to think about the mages, their body’s were stiff as if paralyze spell was cast on them.

“Catch it.”

One word from Ian.

A word that people could not have heard cleared through the numerous vines. Immediately looked at the empty shell dragon, and rushed it. The boney guys hands, legs, neck, body and giant vines were covered. It was completely wrapped in it.

Ujik! Ujijik!

Though there were numerous vines, it didn’t seem to be sufficient. That guy wielded his arms and the vines were uprooted. He indeed had great strength. It was a different opponent than the one from the Ivory Tower in the past.

“Summoning.”

Ian was definitely not done with it. He calmly drew a circle. He wanted to use the complicated spell and summon a wolf spirit or a unicorn or a salamander, something that was summoned was beginning to come out from the inside of it.

“The eternal spirit of Earth, Noice.”

The higher spirit of earth, ‘Noice’

A giant with the earthly skin came out.

It was a size that does not below that of the dragon.

“Noice, below that guy.”

With a short command, the large body surfaced from the floor. How many seconds have passed since then? A big palm came out from the under the feet of the guy who was tearing the vines open. The hands of Noice were both lightly tattered.

“Bury.”

The command of Ian was very short.

Even then Noice understood the command.

And it grabbed both the ankles of the dragons.

Kung! Kkung! Khyuung!

It started to drag him into the ground.

And was being squeezed into the pit.

There was not hesitation, there was no clogging.

The pit was the will of Noice.

The pit wasn’t a result of force, it was the result of sincerity.

“…….”

Even those mages who were familiar with this spell had their mouths open. Looking at that sight, what words could they mutter?

The boney monster which didn’t even stop for a seconds because of the magic, was buried in an instant. It indeed was a monster.

“Haah!”

Ian gave out a huge sigh.

And he went forward to the pit.

To finish this off.

“Cio Oiv Lava”

Ian was calling for lava into the pit.

There was no was for a dragon to stay inside a lava.

(Fairy’s……… Queen……….. with……..Human being?)

A voice inside Page’s head.

Sounded similar to that of the fairy queen.

It definitely wasn’t the voice of a woman.

It was a heavy and slow paced voice.

‘……?’

Ian thought of his from the order.

And he looked at the face of the dragon.

The dragon was looking out of the pit.

His gnarled eye bone was blue.

‘A soul?’

In the pas, in the underground of the Ivory Tower when they met the dragon, the fairy queen looked at the eyes of the dragon. The absence of the soul was told, it attacked to its hearts content.

At that time both the boney eyes were empty, now blue shine was present in them.

“It is not a shell after all?”

Said Ian after lowering his body. And he did not forget to unfold the silence spell. It was an intangible spell and the mana was sprinkled on the land. And nobody could notice that.

(The shell…….. is talking…….. like this. Right now……. I’m ……. not an……… empty shell. The shield………… had the…………… name Sparto.)

A slow paced walk along with a suitable words. Suddenly he remembered the words that the fairy queen said in the Ivory Tower in the past. Wouldn’t it have been nice to not hear the frustrating voice of the empty shell?

‘That is what happened.’

Without realizing Ian nodded his head.

The dragon spoke about ‘Sparto’.

There were a lot that he wanted to ask, now was one of the time.

“What is the reason for you to come here?”

And he had to ask about it.

He had to choose what to ask.

(To……….. meet……….. the fairy………. Queen.)

“The queen?”

(Tough to……….. understand………. the reason. Wish……. to talk with opponents ……….. no one other than her ……… need to find her only.)

Ian heard till that and then began to look around. I knew that something was the matter with the dragon. Now he understood that he was here to meet someone. Now that was a problem. He was not the enemy.

‘How do I get him out?’

There were many eyes that were watching.

More will arrive soon.

This was not a situation to share the story.

“Firstly, I understand that you have come to meet with the fairy queen. The problem is, this it the wrong way. What are we supposed to do if come here like this?”

(There was……… no way.)

Okay. There was not other.

But it wasn’t necessary to continue.

How to get around this situation.

Ian didn’t see a way out.

(There……. must…….. be……… one……….. way out.)

“What? The way.”

(It is………… simple.)

After saying that the dragon didn’t move a muscle. Instead, blue light was emitting from the skull. The light disappeared. The soul is the body, it looked like it was coming out of the shell.

(Please……… process it. Your………. magic……. can……. damage….. the empty shell.)

The weakened shell would end by the process. That was what the words of the dragon meant. He was much smarter than what he thought. Compared to the very small pace of his speech.

“Cio Oiv Lava.”

Ian summoned the lava and it began flow in the inside. Super hot lava was filling the pit, Senior mage Deckard being a late comer arrived then.

“What is happening? The monster?”

Deckard was in charge of the late comer group.

He asked Ronan.

“Whatever…… I think it is over.”

“What? How?”

“That, The tower lord….”

Deckard took a close look at the scenario.

There was a big and deep pit.

And smoke was coming out of it.

He just missed the monster that was in the pit.

“Hooo…….”

Deckard didn’t see the situation thoroughly. And the tower lord solved it by himself, and that was all it was. Ronan saw it directly, and the people of the first team are different.

The 6th class mage difference of the overwhelming power, he witnessed to true abilities of him.

“It was more of a monster………..than the thoughts.”

Ronan was furiously murmuring.

“A monster? The monster talks?”

Deckard sensed something and asked this

“No, tower. The new head of ours”

Ronan shook his head and answered.

At that voice he was stunned.

The 6th class which was only measured and recorded.

And the 6th class just a while back he witnessed it with his eyes.

Do I have the courage to express it?

There was a lot of gap in the power.

“The lord of Ivory Tower, I seem to have regained my senses back. I’m certain that what he displayed, that power……”

If that kind of power is seen, one will have a desire to reach that point. Specifically Ronan the senior mage. In the mages is there no one who can be classified as a genius? But even a genius will feel overwhelmed. But in this case, he did not even desire to reach that level. Honestly.

“Deckard.”

“I’m listening.”

“If you won’t mind….. I plan on following him.”

“What do you mean?”

The endless suggestion of Ronan.

The suggestion was simple.

“From now on, everything that he does, I hope to follow. Whatever it is…..  he seems to be beyond humanity.”

Other than him.

Ronan’s eyes looked at that direction.

Ivory Tower’s, Ian Page.