Chapter 157

When I came down the Tower of Truth with Baeller, Ramyu was already stomping his feet right in front of me.

“What’s up?”

“Towards the Agricultural Research Building!”

Without further ado, I ran after Ramyu with Baeller.

Speaking of the Agricultural Research Building, it is the place where the Sky Centipede that I caught before is located.

No matter what happens, Derek, the court wizard, is staying. Since the sky centipede itself does not possess any combat power, I thought there would be no room for problems.

“What is the problem?”

It was easy to catch up with Lamu, who was quickly exhausted before arriving.

Ramyu breathed heavily and answered.

“I can accurately know the number of monsters nearby.”

“number?”

“It’s hard to explain… … . Because monsters have magical powers, each one of them is identified and a dot is marked in my head. one by one.”

Lamu has an extremely sensitive sense of magical power. It is the setting that he is the most outstanding among the characters in the work, so it is not strange even if such a thing is possible.

“By the way?”

“It suddenly started being filmed all of a sudden… … . Where the captured monster is.”

“Isn’t that what happened all the time? It’s a colony of monsters, so monsters can crawl out of it. There are wizards waiting around.”

“That’s what I said it was marked with a dot.”

Ramyu said in a trembling voice.

“It’s not a dot anymore.”

“What if it’s not a dot?”

“It would be a dot if one or two were stamped, but thousands were stamped. I think it’s painted. I can’t even count them.”

“Thousands… … .”

“It keeps growing. In a little while, there will be more than 10,000.”

I mean something.

There are thousands of monsters in that clearing? First of all, I have my doubts.

Is it physically possible, to do.

“What, how did you know?”

It was just when we arrived at the vacant lot.

It was late in the morning, but Derek was awake.

A few wizards who were guarding the sky centipede began to wake up, and the surroundings became chaotic. I had just turned on the light and it was shining.

I asked Derek.

“He said he had a bad feeling… … . What’s going on?”

“It’s an egg.”

“egg?”

“Look for yourself.”

Derek said moderately pointing at the centipede with his finger.

It was because there was no need to point the house anywhere.

Took. Took.

You can see things piled up round the tightly tied sky centipede. It is presumed that it flowed from a hole in the body of the sky centipede.

Even now, one or two are falling.

It was a grain the size of a fist, with an unpleasant film on its surface and a gooey liquid.

“I didn’t expect to give birth to this many.”

Derek responded with interest.

Of course, I already knew that centipedes lay eggs. But this is too much.

Even if they give birth, they are hundreds of units, but the cycle is short in weeks.

There is not one sky centipede.

If the sky centipedes all over the continent lay thousands of eggs like this guy, the sky over the continent would be covered in pitch black within a few years.

‘It was swollen… … ?’

The centipede’s abdomen is more swollen than when it was first caught. That was a definite difference.

“for now… … .”

“I’ll burn it right away.”

“Yes? Did you just tell me to bring the video recorder?”

“I don’t feel good.”

“I just need to leave a few of them.”

According to the setting, a monster’s egg hatches within a week. Even if the eggs you see now hatch at the same time, it shouldn’t be a big problem. Because Derek is there.

But.

“Lamu. Are each of these eggs all that ‘dot’?”

“yes.”

“Didn’t you say thousands?”

Thousands are far too few in number. Although it is widely surrounded by the sky centipede, even if you collect all the eggs that have leaked out, there are hundreds of units.

“I think the rest is on the inside. Ooh, that’s disgusting.”

“Are those soon-to-be born pushed out?”

Hwareuk!

I raised a spark over my hand.

A few wizards staying nearby also started burning the eggs at Derek’s direction.

Since it was so large, the work of burning eggs was carried out while going around the surroundings.

“What’s the matter with waking up, this is… … .”

“Kek! The smell is so nasty.”

“But it is very small. The eggs I saw before with the video recorder were much bigger.”

“Can’t we just step on it and explode it?”

When me, Baeller, and Ramyu had almost turned halfway around, such a conversation was going on across the street.

“Oh, what is this?”

“It is broken.”

“Isn’t anyone here yet?”

“Did you see that guy?”

It was also seen from this side.

Not too far away, something black stuck flat on the floor.

““Rama Mea… … 」”

Is it the one who hatched earlier than others?

The wizards over there were casting magic first, so I thought there would be no problem. Because monsters that have just been born are nothing but flying flies.

But. Sussuk!

“What.”

The moment the magic was cast.

The monster that was flat on the floor disappeared from sight in an instant.

It was an unbelievably agile move for a newly born monster.

I, who was watching from a relatively far distance, shouted.

“Down!”

“Aha, I found… … . What?”

It was death.

Something dark jumped up and clung to the man’s neck.

The man’s body collapsed with the eerie sound of flesh being bitten.

“What, what!”

“what’s the matter?”

Even looking at it, it seemed that my head was stiff.

He must have hatched from an egg from a centipede. It wasn’t a flying monster. have no wings

It’s small, quick, and absurdly numerous.

I jump ten times my height.

The most difficult and dangerous monster to deal with. They are the ones who only reveal themselves in the bottomless cave when they reach the final stage.

Deviling.

“Get out of the way!”

Flash!

Hearing the commotion, Derek ran to the man’s neck with magic. The monster was crushed in an instant, but the man’s neck was already tattered.

“Mage, now… … .”

“What about the other guy?”

“Once all the eggs that came out were burned. He was the only one that hatched.”

“To rot.”

Derek strode towards the fallen man’s corpse.

The wizards gathered here didn’t just come to set up a night watch. A researcher affiliated with the Magic Society.

Now that such a person is dead, he will not be able to escape responsibility. Because Derek is in charge of the Sky Centipede.

“Why are you pretending to die? It’s the fault of the guy who didn’t keep his head straight in front of the monsters.”

“Can you make a statement at the Magic Society?”

“So it is.”

“sorry.”

“done. It’s a simple accident.”

Capturing a flying centipede and bringing it to campus was my own judgment that it would not be dangerous.

There is a huge monster of this size. Be aware of how dangerous they are, and be prepared.

If what was meant to be used as a warning causes internal damage, it is a complete turnaround.

“The plan will be scrapped. We only use the video recordings we have already secured.”

“Is that okay?”

“I would have thought about it a little more if it was somewhere else, because it’s summertime.”

So far, it can be seen as a simple accident. Not a big deal yet.

Since there was a risk, I thought to kill the centipede immediately.

“But the problem is how to kill this big guy. I want to be able to do it myself.”

“It would be the simplest to pour oil and burn it.”

I wouldn’t know if Ai was here. Essentially, there is none. Even if he borrowed the power of Ramyu and Baeller, it would be impossible.

“Oil will be in the main warehouse, so I… … .”

“Hey, Brother Rox.”

“yes?”

There is oil in the warehouse attached to the main building, so it’s not too far. I was about to go straight away, but Ramyu hurriedly grabbed my sleeve.

“I don’t think I can go now.”

“What are you talking about?”

“It’s moving.”

Push Yi Profit!

At that moment, the body of the sky centipede made a sound like sucking wind. The abdomen of the sky centipede, which was already slightly swollen, rapidly expanded.

“It has already hatched inside.”

“What… … ?”

“Damn it, everyone gather here!”

Everyone nearby gathered at Derek’s cry. Derek asked softly.

“Have you ever used magic properly since then?”

“No.”

flinch.

The hole in his body, which seemed to be breathing heavily, shrank.

Soon, the stomach, which had been distended and swollen, began to contract.

Took. Took. Tuduk.

“… … You should probably write.”

The ones that started to come out of the hole one by one were little devils.

Compared to that, our forces are actually only four. Me, Derek, Baeller and Lamu. The magic of the researchers is lousy.

“Lamu.”

“… … yes.”

I called Lamu.

Ramyu, who was always cheerful, was nervous and trembled.

“Can you go back and call the dean and the professors? Freed if possible.”

“Someone other than me… … .”

“Hey. Does any of you know where the main building is?”

“… … .”

I asked, but no answer came back.

They don’t even know where the main building is.

He was dispatched from the Magic Society along with Derek and was immediately assigned here.

Derek was in charge of all the administration, so there was no way he knew the structure of the campus.

“Go.”

I smiled and pushed Ramyu’s back. Right now, in terms of strength, Baeller is more helpful than Ramyu.

can’t take any more time Ramyu started running with his teeth clenched.

“Can I hold on?”

“I don’t know. When was the last time you used magic against the little guys? Hehehe.”

“How is your senior?”

“As much as you can.”

His firm expression shows his determination.

I thought it was still a long way off, but yes. If Kanin had been there, I would have been able to overcome this crisis.

“coming.”

The pitch-black group begins to move.

Derek was already chanting, and Baeller and I both cast the same spell at the same time.

5-star magic of the wind attribute.

“Typhoon”.

Creates a strong wind that rises over a wide area in front.

Although it lacks killing power by itself, it needs to knock the fast-moving little devil off the ground.

“Can you control mine too?”

“I’ll try.”

Whoops!

I handed over control of the [Typhoon] I had created to Baeller.

I can tell because I’m listening to the order next to me. Derek will create a [Firestorm] with fusion magic, but it is difficult to completely subdue a monster with a small target area.

shit.

There is a sound like something cracking inside. That bastard’s seal, I wonder why he bet that it will become like this in a short time.

It’s not completely broken though.

“What are you guys doing?”

“Please wait a moment.”

Hwaaak!

Right after the fusion magic [Firestorm] was completed. Derek shouted as he looked back at me who was just standing there.

While the little devils flew into the bright red flames and emitted acrid smoke, I concentrated my energy and sent my magic power up to the distant sky.

Derek looked up at this and muttered in amazement.

“Huh, what… … .”

As dark as the pitch-black night sky.

Dark clouds were gathering.