Chapter 145

The sky I looked up at was cloudy.

It wasn’t raining, but the clouds were overcast and the sun was barely shining on the campus.

[The black sky looked like a sign of a disaster that was about to come. And it came suddenly.]

… … I made a script saying, but the situation has changed a lot.

Students who are not useful for power are well sheltered inside the tower, and the barrier, which will be completed a long time later, has already been installed and is operating.

If there is no obesity, there is no particular distance to be a problem. In fact, even if it comes, it’s enough if you don’t use fire magic.

“Did everyone gather?”

Power was concentrated at the fountain in front of the main building. The control of the students was taken directly by the dean, Yurain.

The professors were usually sent to the city, but the students were a little nervous but not trembling.

Most of them are students who climbed the barrier in the eighth episode.

Wirain said, looking at the students who had already formed a rank and lined up on Jungang-daero.

“There is too much power.”

There was a faint smile on his lips, which meant that he was trustworthy.

I had once witnessed monsters flocking endlessly over the horizon, so now it’s not that much of a crisis.

“They are heading northeast in a straight line. It raids villages and cities at random, and has a habit of being particularly attracted to magical powers. Summer Turge is exactly on that path, so it must be targeted.”

It is said that they come in sparsely every day, but the number is formidable.

The barrier also consumes the mana of the mana core, so if left alone, it loses its power. You must intercept the visible tribesmen.

“… … So, adjust your mana appropriately. to their respective positions.”

It was me and the other members who were placed on the pillar, the apex, and the students were the barrier for monsters to attack.

Towards the southwest, where the flying monsters were flying, the students spread out all at once in a fan shape. No special control was required.

“Ah, it’s Rockstrin!”

“Lord Rockstrin must be this way.”

“I heard that the main gate and the Agricultural Research Building are the most dangerous.”

They also paid attention to the arrangement of personnel to activate the barrier.

Naturally, as the most flocked to the southern and western vertices, I took a seat near the main gate.

There will be Ainim in the west, Hira and Lamyuga in the north, and Frid and Baeller in the east.

“What, are you going to be okay by yourself?”

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Just then, a familiar face near the front door pillar spoke up.

It was a broman I had hardly ever encountered despite sharing the same floor.

“Looking at it earlier, there were two people in the north.”

“I’ll be more comfortable than you.”

“Is that so? Anyway, it’s amazing. Create all these barriers.”

It wasn’t directly casting magic, it was simply a role of making a path for the mana of the mana core to pass so that a barrier could be formed, so alone was enough.

‘There is no problem so far… … .’

everything is in order

Perhaps not even. I can say for sure. There will be no damage.

the problem is next.

In the twelfth episode, ＜The Covered Nightmare＞, when the conclusion that ‘there was no damage’ is drawn, the difficulty of the following episode naturally rises.

“They do fly, but they say two or three die with one 1-star magic.”

“Are they that weak?”

“The professor said so.”

“What, I was just worried.”

“It’s just a fly bug.”

Like this, the danger of flying monsters will be overlooked.

It’s also great that in the eighth episode, we didn’t encounter any normal flying monsters at all.

For magicians who don’t particularly care if the target is in the air, the barrier is holding on tight, and as they say, it’s an enemy at the level of flying insects. Otherwise, you need to create a motivation that will awaken awareness.

And there is a very simple way.

To intentionally create an opening to cause death or injury to someone.

“Why are you smiling?”

“No, just. It makes me laugh.”

“… … Can I trust you?”

“Of course.”

“Well, I believe it because there is something I’ve done so far.”

I exchanged a few words with Broman, who met my eyes. There is no such option now.

I knew for a long time that it was wrong.

“come.”

Over there, the sky turned black.

It looked like a huge dark cloud was gathering. However, there were no students who were afraid.

It was also my turn to focus on my work.

At the same time, white beams of light rose from other directions, and before long the barrier was firmly formed.

[Initiate.]

With Wirain’s instructions, a scene he had already seen before unfolded.

““Rama Mea Tas”!”

““Rama Mea Tas”!”

““Rama Mea Tas”!”

A magic that unstoppably advances towards the sky towards the black crowd.

bang! bang!

A hole was opened between the monsters that flocked like a swarm of locusts. It was a hole big enough to cool the inside.

“It works!”

“Keep hitting!”

At most, three or four “fireballs” burned and disappeared in one room, and they were no different from moths on fire.

Even if they were lucky enough to avoid magic, the monsters that hit the barrier would fall helplessly downward.

Of course, earth-attribute magic was pouring down on the demons who fell without dying.

“What, are you really weak?”

“There is still a long way to go.”

“If it’s hard, take a shift!”

Compared to when I was on the barrier using the shift system, the system was not caught and it was being cast irregularly, but that was enough.

About an hour passed like that.

“what?”

“Is it over… … ?”

“already?”

I can’t say it’s all short, but everyone’s reaction was unexpected.

I didn’t know it was hidden behind me when I bumped into the barrier at random, but after a little less, I could see the brighter sky behind me.

In a bewildered atmosphere, the students cast magic several times at the corpses of monsters piled up on the floor.

[End of situation.]

Soon, Wirain’s voice resounded on the campus.

On the first day, the first group of flying monsters was successfully defeated.

Since it ended so easily, there was no cheering, and rather, the tension was maintained.

“It’s over.”

“You can do this in just two weeks?”

“I was scared for nothing… … .”

that’s not natural

At this point, the barrier is, so to speak, over-technology. It’s funny to think of it from the monster’s point of view, but it must have been pretty unfair.

No matter how weak the flying type monsters are, large-scale monsters pouring down from the space called the sky with few physical restrictions are dangerous enough.

However, just as there is a barrier on the ground, there is no way for them to set up a barrier in the sky.

[All corpses are disposed of by burning.]

[You may rest in peace until the next call. About 20 hours later.]

Originally, I didn’t know the exact time, so it’s normal to wait for two days without sleep.

Accurate information about distances from transmission towers is being passed on quickly. You have time to rest and relax.

“… … It’s lunchtime, right?”

“Shall we go get something to eat?”

“okay. I’m hungry after using magic power.”

While disposing of the corpse, I felt that there was a battle. That was it.

Most of them were small in size and thin in body, and there were no bones, so it was easy to burn them all.

It’s tomorrow morning in 20 hours, so they won’t attack again until then.

“Rox! Didn’t everything go well?”

I was keeping my seat while burning the corpse near the front door, but less than 5 minutes after the barrier was lifted, Ai-nim came to visit me with her blonde hair licking.

“Your Highness is also in good spirits.”

“I was just standing still. Can I just have two weeks like this?”

“Right, what. Burning the corpse is rather work.”

“Why are you burning them one by one with [fireballs]?”

Hwaaak!

The fire quickly spread to the piled bodies. It’s a 4 star magic.

“You don’t know what the situation will be, so you’re saving your mana for now.”

“is it?”

I also have surplus magic power, but I can’t use great magic. I made an appropriate excuse for Ai-nim.

“Actually, when I was making it, I wanted this to happen. It’s amazing to see it happen.”

“Your Highness made it, what?”

“I wouldn’t have thought of making it a one-way street if Rocks hadn’t told me in the first place.”

“I’ve been thinking that I should come up with a countermeasure after seeing the flying monster on the barrier. I’m glad it went well.”

“Wow, from then on?”

“But there is something that worries me a little.”

As I walked, I suddenly lowered my posture and squatted down.

The corpse of a monster that has been cut cleanly by the [Wind Blade]. It hasn’t been burned yet, so it’s still in relatively good shape, but it looks pretty gross.

“About these guys, what is their purpose?”

“purpose?”

“yes. The prevailing theory is that air raids occur periodically to secure prey for monsters whose spawning season has rapidly increased.”

“Because there was no corner that didn’t fit.”

This is a tentative conclusion made after research in the magical world. Since there have been numerous air raids, there is plenty of room to analyze the cause.

“So, when you see dead bodies in the North, they say they are pregnant or there are many immature individuals.”

“You mean these guys aren’t like that?”

“I looked at a lot of corpses, but there was no such trend. How far is it from near the Confederate front line to Summer Turge, and there is no reason to fly all the way here if you are simply hungry.”

“For any other purpose… … .”

While Ainim was agonizing, I looked through the remains of unburned corpses nearby.

Eventually, Ai gave an answer.

“To secure the territory.”

“Why secure territory? There must have been a place where I used to live.”

“right. Not to expand near, but far.”

It’s not a difficult story, and Ai-nim quickly drew the conclusion I wanted.

“… … escape?”

I nodded.

And among the countless corpses, he finally found what he wanted.

This was also the reason why they were only burning with [Fireball] while checking each item instead of using stronger magic.

“That’s why it bothers me.”

I abruptly held out the wings of the monster I cut off with the [Wind Blade] in front of the child.

The child also narrowed his eyes.

“There are scars.”

“If you see that it has healed moderately, it is not a wound made by our students.”

A long scar that could have been two spans long.

The red-hot scars that had healed to some extent weren’t caused by the students’ magic.

“I’m thinking maybe they ran away after fighting among themselves.”

“It means there are more dangerous people than these guys.”

“Then, even if we easily blocked these guys, we can’t take it lightly.”

“But I’m not sure.”

The attack of flying monsters lasts for 2 weeks. If that number of swarms escaped, it means there are at least as many stronger individuals to the southwest from where they flew.

However, since this is only circumstantial evidence, it is difficult to give a clear warning.

Flying monsters are a completely different type of threat. Response systems and facilities must be completely redesigned, which naturally entails enormous costs.

Is there any way to take the lead and force consumption in the face of a threat that may or may not exist? must be clearly demonstrated.

Opportunity, as always, once.

“At that time, I saw a big guy leading flying monsters on the barrier.”

“Did you hit it with a laser?”

“yes. If there is such a person.”

it’s heaven

As a colony of flying type monsters, they are gigantic monsters that live and move on their own.

“Let’s catch it.”

All you have to do is bring him down to the ground and show him in person.