Chapter 399

Chapter 71. Again(1)

Ice and winter.

Would it be okay to call it a confrontation between the two?

– Slut!

– Kaaaang!

Now, despite the redness of the rising sun, I feel a bitter chill.

When the two’s energies, which contain no trace of warmth, collide, the nerves in my entire body tense up. Is it just a cold feeling or is it because of murderous intent and fear towards each other?

Without even being able to tell the difference, several Balkan crews who had moved the patient back stopped. Among those who participated in the fight but were not yet excluded, the remaining eight, excluding Planz and Arsene, were the same. Everyone forgot where they were and what they were doing. I watched the fight between the ice spear that cut through the winter and the winter sword that crushed the ice.

– Blah blah blah!

– Buuuuung. Quaaaang!

The gray sword, which seemed to embrace all the harsh things, struck the frozen ground before it could even dispel the blue. The earth shook and the forest cried.

In an instant, Calian was free from the grip of the ice that was approaching his feet and launched himself. Without any delay, he rushed towards Arsene. When Arsene saw this, a shield and a barrier of ice appeared simultaneously in front of him. Winter once again swept over the thick ice that had been created.

– Kagagak!

– ...... Wow!

He didn’t even pay attention to Plants, who was standing in the distance.

He didn’t show any interest in the remaining eight people.

– Whirr!

As soon as the thick wall that protected him cracked, Arsene disappeared.

Right behind Kalyan. Arsene appeared at the top of a tall tree, and a huge amount of magical power was released from his fingertips. As soon as he realized that Arsene was gone, Calian turned his body and jumped, leaving a deep indent in the tip of his toe.

– Ugh......

Dozens of ice spikes floated in the air. They each rotated and appeared from random directions. Some behind Calian, some at Arsene’s feet, some on the top of Calian’s head, and some at the tips of Arsene’s hands.

The ice wedges thus created increased their rotational speed.

“...... Huh.”

The wizards who saw that looked disgusted.

All different paths. All different sizes. All different directions of rotation. A magic calculation that must be done separately as they are different. Because I know that such a spell was successful and sent to Calian.

Arsene, who would normally have been proud, showed no change in expression. I used all my strength to move the magical power gathered at my fingertips and fire it towards Kalian.

– Cum cum cum cum juice!

The spikes, which all looked different but had the same sharp tip, were heading towards Calian, who was floating in the air. Rushing in from all directions. At a speed incomparable to that of an arrow, at the same speed as Calian swings his sword.

– Ugh......

Red light forms on the tip of Calian’s finger. The energy rose above the sword body like a snake coiling around the body.

Dark night. dark dawn.

Red aura is entangled in the sword that seems to contain all of that.

– Ugh!

Calian, who released even more of the aura contained in his sword, swung his sword as it was. A strong wind rose at the tip of the sword, which was simply swung without any sense of direction or time. A dull pounding sound, as if the heart was being squeezed tightly, encroached everywhere.

Arsene swallowed dryly at the sight, which was different from before when he didn’t even leave a sound.

– Kwaaaaang!

– Toad, toad, toad, toad!

An earth-shattering roar shook the whole place. The ice wedge that I worked so hard to create was blocked helplessly. They all bounced off and hit the ground.

This is what happened in that short period of time when Calian launched himself towards Arsene. In a split second, Arsene’s well-timed attack was canceled out.

– Taaat!

– Crispy!

Arsene’s body disappeared again.

Calian’s shoes step on a lone tree branch. Crumbled branches fall down like the grain in the middle of dry firewood.

Arsene, who appeared right behind Calian, constantly moved his magic. The ice spear was sent again. It repeatedly melted and froze in an instant, shooting out spears of ice that each had sharper energy.

– Kwaaaaang!

– Patter patter!

It gets blocked without a chance.

No, it was just broken. The ice, crushed by the weight of winter, broke into pieces and fell endlessly.

It’s not that Arsene is weak, but because the opponent was Calian. Arsene’s ice was hard, but Calian’s was a little harder. Arsene’s spear was fast enough, but Calian’s sword was a little faster.

Because Arsene was not the only one who grew up.

– Kuung.

Kalian’s feet hit the floor.

Frozen leaves are falling from the rainforest tree.

– Saaa.......

A cool wind blew.

Arsene took a long breath and continued to move his magic.

– Blah blah blah!

A long stream of ice started at Arsene’s feet and stretched out, tearing through the floor as if it were a crack in an ice river. It sent out branch after branch, creating midwinter frost on the ground, and stretched out a stream of magic power that seemed to be escaping at any moment towards Calian.

– Kagagak!

A stream of ice arrived in front of Calian and rose above the ground. Afterwards, a stretch of ice rose up behind Calian and overhead, as if it were a prison made of ice, trapping Calian inside.

The speed was as fast as Calian’s movements, so Calian’s vision was instantly blocked and his movements were blocked, so he turned his head to the side.

“The mithril net doesn’t work, so you’re sending an ice prison.”

After finishing his short review, Kalian turned his head.

The red lips moved willingly and gave a long smile.

It may have been useless, but it was amazing that Takari blocked his movement, even if only for a moment. And one more thing.

– Gugugugugung...

Beyond the ice wall.

Aren’t the powers of fire, earth, and lightning intertwined?

Magical power was concentrating next to the three wizards who were among the remaining eight. It was felt that the five knights were moving in front of the three at any time to protect the wizards from Calian himself. Other than a collision between two attributes, three other than an explosion of such magnitude that Calian is believed to be able to sufficiently prevent it on his own. The goal is to collide the three forces.

“What if both sides try to take each other’s time... It’s because the vice commanders are so out of sync with each other. It’s a big problem.”

Now that we know the different intentions of Planz and Arsene, how can we not laugh?

In order to give Arsene time to attack, Plants tries to draw Calian’s attention with the wizards’ large attacks, and Arsene tries to tie Calian up until the wizards attack.

At least, the Margrave of Haysard reduced a certain amount, the lords of the Sporton region and the Margrave of Mentes reduced a certain amount, the counts and viscounts of the Antara region reduced a certain amount, and a certain amount were reduced by Teilan. Teylan Castrin... The number has been reduced by a certain amount again. Thus, the number of soldiers who arrived in front of the capital Secreta. Eight thousand.

Guys wearing gray chain armor and holding swords or bows. Those guys are the majority of the eight thousand. But there is nothing to be afraid of them. There is nothing to worry about. Close the castle gate, shoot an arrow, send magic, throw magic bullets, pour oil, and light a fire. You can deal with it like that. You can deal with as many people as you like.

But it didn’t work out that way.

Those who were told that Teylan must be eliminated first. These are the guys that Teylan couldn’t stop in the end. They were a very small number, only about 500 out of 8,000, wearing white robes that did not suit this battlefield.

Wizard Vulcan.

Because of those demons.

They burned Secretia, which was so beautiful. I broke it. It collapsed. Trampled. In an instant, really instantly. Without even giving a proper reason. Without explaining anything.

– Tuk-tuk-tuk.

He raised his sword again and struck the floor.

Even though there are no more drops of blood falling, it’s just okay. To chase away the pouring sleep and come to my senses. To move again.

I raised my head.

The one who came to the battlefield late. The one in the gray armor and the one in the white robe came to the forefront. I saw that guy.

– Da-gak......

He got off the horse.

He stepped into a puddle of blood with an arrogant expression on his face. There’s a stain on his feet. A bright red stain stains my pure white clothes. It stains. It’s bloody. I smiled happily at that.

– Jump and jump.

The guy took just two steps forward.

Still standing at a distance, he raised his head and looked down.

“If holding on alone is too much for you, then step away.”

okay.

I looked down. I looked down at someone bigger than me. I looked down at him as if I was watching someone who had survived at the bottom of the abyss.

Then.

“... I’ll save you.”

He said something like this.

I burst into uncontrollable laughter again. I didn’t have the energy left to respond and pretended not to recognize the lie that was so obvious to my eyes, so I just laughed. I laughed because everything that was said was just ridiculous.

It’s just indescribable to say such words to a subject whose eyes you don’t know whether he has lived or postponed death.

“What kind of dog is this? Its barking goes over my wall.”

Not a single word was heard as a human voice.

Not a single word of conversation was exchanged.

Since it wasn’t a conversation, it couldn’t be an answer. Words that were just uttered alone. It’s been a while since I’ve said something swearing. Only that was returned.

It seems like it’s a reward for those words.

Shootaaa-.

The rain of arrows falls again.

* * *

Calian’s arm, which was extending his sword, stopped quietly.

– Flash.

Should I be grateful to Arsene, who revived in an instant a memory that even so many Balkan members and the deep pit could not awaken.

‘Don’t remember. ‘What’s your name?’

They didn’t know who was in Secreta.

Even the nobles of Secretia did not know that Bern had taken the path of the sword. Strength and humanity are inversely proportional, so it was not good for the nobles to know that the king, who had a lot of power but no humanity, had taken the path of the sword. So I hid that fact from the outside world. Since it wasn’t properly known to Secretia, it was highly unlikely that the Kairis would have found out about it.

Thanks to this, Kairis’ soldiers were also unable to properly recognize Bern. Not only had he never seen the King of Secretia and his younger brother in person, but it would be fair to say that he was not sure that the guy who had lost one arm and was wearing an auror and spewing out murderous spirits was the King’s younger brother.

‘I forgot.’

Didn’t even Arsene try to check Bern’s name at first? Even though he stepped out in front of the castle gate without even hiding his long hair, which was the same color as the King of Secretia.

– I forgot...

‘I am the leader of the Balkan Legion of Kairis Wizards. It’s Arsene Hertz.’

A ridiculous statement made like that.

Memories of that day ate into Calian’s mind.

‘You have fought enough.’

– Thick!

It’s throbbing. It hurts.

My normal shoulder is throbbing and my whole heart is aching.

It was phantom pain.

‘So now rest.’

okay.

It’s phantom pain.

I knew it. know.

– Blink... Blink.

Jerk.

I took one step forward.

Jerk.

I moved one foot again.

...... That’s it.

One more time. It moved. and.

I picked up my sword.

– Ugh!

Blue aura surrounds the gray sword.

A huge wind blows. A breathtaking stream flows out.

Terrible brother, you bastard.

I was taught so well, but I was a damn pea who learned everything from scratch, even to snake-like things.

“...Damn it.”

A small curse came out of Bern’s mouth.

A thick murderous feeling tightened around Arsene’s neck.