Chapter 182

“You can just put this on and go.”

After going down the stairs, Ai-nim took out a cloak from the main building’s storage room and held it out.

In the past, it was in the form of a wide silk, not a cloak, but it was shaped so that a person could wear it properly. It was a cloak that prevented magic from leaking out by spreading tea magic stone powder widely.

The four people wearing the cloak are Ainim, Hira, Ramyu, and Jerome. Maria wasn’t a wizard, so she didn’t need to use it.

“Are you taking him too?”

Lamu poked Jerome in the side and said. It’s usually not easy to see, but it was a guy who couldn’t be seen because he was managing the barrier.

“Rox will take you in case of emergency.”

“Did your brother do that? Mmm.”

Seeing Ramu’s suspicious gaze, Jerome spoke quietly.

“… … Just drop it from the sky and I can kill it.”

I didn’t want to reveal. However, even Jerome realized that things were not going well when he arrived at command.

“I’ll leave that part up to you.”

“Yep!”

He entrusts the disposition of the sky centipede he and Hira dropped to Lamu and Jerome. It was a very simple plan in words.

“majesty… … ?”

“Let me out.”

“You mean now?”

It was Frid, who had been stationed in the parking lot since the start of the attack and guarded the area near the main gate.

Naturally, the fact that Baeller had fallen did not leak out beyond the roof of the main building. Because it affects morale.

It is certainly strange that Ai-nim, who is in charge, escapes the Summer Turf while the monsters are pouring in.

“I’m going to intercept the Sky Centipede.”

“… … Is there a problem with the top? All right.”

“Keep it a secret.”

“Yes.”

Freed didn’t ask further and sent the carriage with the child out.

A stench was seething outside the front door.

The corpses of monsters that could not be incinerated are piled up and decaying, so all sorts of insects are rampant.

“Ugh.”

Lamyu was disgusted by this, so Ai-nim slipped his fingers out the window.

tadak. widely!

The shimmering heat swept through the direction of travel, burning all the flying insects. The foul smell was blown away by the ensuing wind.

The horse-drawn carriage drove an hour west.

[Two will approach after 10 minutes.]

“okay.”

News came from the communicator.

A total of 30 flying centipedes were identified from transmission towers throughout the southern part of the country. The further you go backwards, the less likely it is.

It was thanks to Baeller’s hard work right before he collapsed.

‘It’s almost the limit.’

It’s not just Baeller.

The students have almost run out of mana. The speed at which you kill flying monsters clinging to the barrier has noticeably decreased.

This was the last hurdle.

“It’s station number 7 in 10 minutes, so I’ll fall into the forest at this point.”

If the sky centipede and the movement line meet, you will buy a wary. It should be met at an angle from the side rather than the opposite side.

It’s not difficult since you’ve already done it once. can do.

“I’ve been curious about it before.”

“yes.”

“Why are the monsters attacking us?”

Ramyu said while waiting for the centipede to appear.

Regarding the movements of the monsters, research has been continuously conducted in the past and now, but nothing has been clarified.

It has been established that air raids that occur periodically cause them to rapidly expand their activity area due to lack of food during the spawning season or winter, but this situation is not explained by that.

“At first, I thought that there was simply a summer turge in the path, but they all crash their heads into the barrier, right?”

“Yes.”

That was the part that Ai also wondered about.

There are many cities that have been attacked by flying monsters while flying toward Summer Turge. However, on the contrary, it does not pass the summer turge.

The Confederate Front, which is fighting bloody battles with the largest number of monsters, is also located on a straight path from the Whirlwind Islands to Summer Turge.

It means that from the beginning, the final goal of the monsters was Summer Turge.

The child met eyes with Hira.

‘If you simply think… … .’

‘It must mean that Rocks made it that way.’

‘I wouldn’t have intended it.’

If I had known, I would have said it. In other words, even Rocktrin doesn’t know.

But obviously there is a reason.

Assuming that there is something hidden in Summer Turge that can attract monsters, it makes sense.

“It often appears in legends. That there is a terrifying dungeon hidden under the palace.”

“no. There are no underground structures except for the practice room that is bursting with summer heat.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Ramyu made a sullen expression.

Hira, who was next to me, said with a smile.

“Do you remember the words written on the sign in the Tower of Truth?”

“’Wisdom points to the sky’?”

“Yes, because of that.”

This is a phrase that has been around since the time Summer Turge was first built.

Someone said it was engraved when Rongrut was a kingdom. I don’t know who wrote it. If you put the writings on the three towers together, you get this.

[Wisdom goes to the sky.]

[An unbending will becomes a star]

[The grand goal becomes the rising sun.]

The newly built Tower of Hope does not connect with these, so it feels separate.

“There are a lot of towers in Ridden as well as in the Magic Society, right? That’s why our dormitory is the top. Since ancient times, wizards have loved towers.”

“In the theology books, they say it was because they wanted to reach God in the sky.”

“Oh oh… … .”

“That’s why I don’t use the basement.”

At Ainim and Hira’s explanation, Ramyu’s eyes lit up.

“But why did people in the past think that God was in the sky?”

asked, tilting his head.

“It can be underground, or it can just walk on the ground.”

“Yeah, sure.”

“Whoops. Yes.”

“… … what?”

Ainim and Hira laughed strangely. Only question marks floated in Lamu’s head.

“Somehow, there must be something in Summer Turge.”

“If it’s a useless item, I want to throw it out.”

There are more than one or two items in Summer Turge’s custody.

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Just like the former Professor’s Research Building, where the initial magic core was stored, there are many things being stored for magic research. If you count the things each professor has, it would be close to impossible to find them right away.

“I’ll have to look into it when it’s over.”

If a large army of monsters that can devour an entire kingdom flock to one academy, the cause cannot be neglected.

“come.”

“It’s a little later than expected.”

It wasn’t until 20 minutes, twice the scheduled time of 10 minutes, that I saw a flying centipede wriggling away. Compared to the sky centipedes I have seen so far, the speed is much slower.

“Aren’t you tired from coming from afar?”

“Good.”

At Ramyu’s words, Ai-nim nodded. It means that the monsters will gradually lose their strength as they reach the end.

As planned, the party closed the distance with the Sky Centipede, maintaining an oblique path while wearing cloaks.

“Hira.”

“yes.”

The moment the sky centipede was placed on top of my head.

Hira grabbed the left hand that Ai-nim held out. The rushing wind fluttered the cloak, and flames entwined in all directions.

5-star fusion magic 「Firestorm」.

It can be used by a child alone, but the efficiency is not very high, so the loss of magic power is severe.

There are a total of 30 centipedes to deal with. It was the right decision to properly use fusion magic together.

“Aww!”

Patter!

From the moment the magic was cast, the flying type monsters that stayed around the sky centipede suddenly poured down.

Even while screaming, Ramyu fired dozens of “water bullets” to stop the monsters, and in the meantime, the tree trunks that Jerome had grown created a thick barrier to protect the party’s sides.

There were not too many monsters that penetrated even that barrier, and Maria was able to deal with them all with her sword.

“It falls.”

[Firestorm] was launched twice, and each accurately burned both wings of the centipede.

cooong!

Soon, the huge body of the sky centipede fell to the ground, and the ground let out a long cry.

“next!”

Two heavenly centipedes.

The second centipede, watching the fall of the preceding centipede, hurriedly turns its direction, but it is impossible for its size to move swiftly.

Meh eh eh!

The [Firestorm] that was launched once again hit the target without any doubt, and the second one also broke trees in the nearby forest and crashed.

“We need to get closer.”

“I will cover you.”

The group provided cover for Jerome to approach the fallen sky centipede.

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Jerome strode towards the staggering sky centipede with a tanned side.

It wasn’t even that special. He just quietly placed his hand on the tip of that hairy leg.

“Wow, whoa.”

Passes!

The huge body of the sky centipede, which lost its vitality in an instant and stopped moving, split as if it had been weathered for a long time.

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Jerome wiped his hands off and came back. There was no sign of distress.

“Was it such a scary ability?”

“There are a lot of restrictions.”

It was used to build a pillar to support the barrier only in Summer Turge, but it is a lethal blow against the monsters it came into contact with. Against humans, of course.

‘perhaps… … .’

no. Ai shook his head.

You don’t have to think that far, do you? Dealing with the rest was the first step.

“I dealt with it.”

[All right.]

Katrina’s cracked voice was heard over the communicator.

“Professor must be having a hard time.”

“Because I just woke you up.”

“You are old.”

[I am still young, Your Highness.]

It was a sharp voice. Ai-nim thought that it was fortunate that he still had energy.

“Oh, I heard you. sorry. Is there any problem there?”

[Yes. No, um.]

The sky centipede was neatly handled here. Of course, I thought it would be nothing special, but an unexpected reaction came out.

[Should I call it a problem… … .]

“yes?”

[Monsters are not sticking to the barrier.]

“Isn’t it good?”

It was a normal thing.

After a sky centipede is shot down, nearby flying monsters often get lost and fall into confusion.

[This is different from before. It is not at a quiet level.]

“then?”

[There is no one at all. None of the students are currently casting magic.]

Ai looked back.

A dense forest near Summer Turge. A tall, tall tree blocks the view. I don’t see what’s going on on the Summer Turge side at all.

That was definitely an unusual case.

Demonic spirits have blind hostility, so if they see a human nearby right away, they will attack.

“Hey, Your Highness. Weird.”

At that time, Lamyu, who had her eyes closed, grabbed Ai-nim’s collar.

It is said that nearby monsters are marked like dots, and their numbers and movements can be grasped.

“The course has changed.”

The movement of the monsters that had been rushing toward Summer Turge all along changed completely.

Ai asked calmly.

“Where?”

“Um, everything this way… … .”

[Your Highness, can you hear me? You must return right now!]

Kathrena’s urgent voice came from the communicator. Ai looked up at the distant sky.

Black dots are being stamped.

“Aha.”

You weren’t aiming for Summer Turge. The child laughed bitterly.

[It is said that the trajectory of the monsters all at once slanted westward from the Confederate Front. I’m going to where Your Highness is!]

Tane’s dreams were always heading towards destruction.

There is one unanswered question, especially in the case of failing to keep Summer Turge.

There were many students who survived the destruction of Summer Turge, but for some reason, Ainim, the most powerful force, never survived.

Now you know why.

“Haha, Rox is an idiot.”

It was me from the beginning.

Looking at the black group that gradually began to cover the sky, the child giggled and laughed.

“I won’t hate you, though.”