Episode 77

Spending time in the pit, of course, was not pleasant.

“… … Platoon commander, are you okay?”

The food was two days worth of dried fruit and beef jerky, and since we couldn’t play cards during the operation, it was a pleasant pastime to catch earthworms that sometimes burrowed into crevices and watch them.

“why?”

“You’ve been looking at that earthworm for three hours.”

is not it?

“Has it already been that long?”

I threw the worm back into the hole in the corner where it came in.

I kept holding on to the thing I was trying to run away from and putting it back in place, but it seemed that I was tired.

“I’ll be back in three hours. Are you all awake?”

“Everyone woke up a little while ago. But the platoon commander was the same as yesterday… … .”

“it’s okay.”

O’Neill tried to say something with worried eyes, but closed his mouth.

“You didn’t even sleep, did you?”

“okay. I remember what you said earlier.”

“when?”

“Before midterms. I was worried because I didn’t seem to sleep for days. Did you say that you can endure it? I thought you were special.”

“I’m not lying, I am.”

Baeller, who had been leaning against the log wall with his eyes closed, straightened his upper body and said,

“It is as you say.”

Soon after, Baeller’s face opened and unexpectedly came alive.

It’s not that it doesn’t show that he skipped sleep for two days, but his eyes are vividly alive.

“I can hold on.”

“Yes?”

did you realize that now?

I looked at Baeller and smiled.

“take it.”

“What is this?”

“It’s called a radar, and it’s something that shows the location of each radar with a red dot. The rest are wired communicators in Summer Turge.”

“that’s interesting. Wouldn’t it be cut off by magic on the way?”

“I will hold out until [Blade Vortex] expands in earnest. When you go outside, tell us about your surroundings. I can give you instructions with this.”

Before entering the pit, he grasped and memorized all the topography of the area.

If it is a short distance, voice can be transmitted by wire. After sending Baeller out, you have to listen to the situation in real time and lead it to the center where monsters are concentrated.

“There is one more red dot.”

“Oh, that’s my radar… … .”

what. Wouldn’t it be?

I narrowed my brows in puzzlement as I spoke. The scale of the radar is quite wide, so it’s unlikely that you’ll see two dots less than a meter from each other.

They should overlap and appear as one.

“Wait.”

“Yes?”

widely.

I took back the radar I held out to Baeller.

“… … what is this.”

It was so embarrassing that the words I was trying to say in my mind came out of my mouth inadvertently. This is nonsense.

somewhere not too far away.

There is one more red dot.

“Any problem?”

“… … no. I was mistaken for a moment. Never mind that.”

After handing the radar and communicator back to Baeller, I returned to my seat some distance away.

I took out my radar and checked it. There is still one more dot in the same location.

What is it?

simple glitch? No way. tested several times.

It is a device that lights up in response to a kind of complex frequency, the wavelength of unique magical power created by Nael.

There is no way the light will come on by misunderstanding the simple magic of the monster.

‘I, Frid, Ainim, Baeller.’

There are 5 radars made by Nael.

All I needed was 4, so I only got 4 from Nael and gave it to 3 people. Therefore, there are four people with radar now.

‘Fridna Ai-nim?’

He instructed both Frid and Ai-nim on what to do. There’s no way Frid could have ignored that.

Since there was a case of the theft of magical power cores, I ordered the child to be more careful. At the end, he said he would follow my words, so he wasn’t even a child.

Then, one remaining possibility.

‘The fifth radar that Nael had.’

I also told Neil that it was a key item for carrying out the operation.

There was no way they neglected management or gave it away nicely.

how did you bring it?

What are you going to do with it?

to sabotage the operation?

who the hell

Did you annihilate the Battle Mage?

Will Neil be all right?

and above all else.

‘how?’

How did that red dot, how could it be openly roaming around in the neutral zone of the North?

Are you saying it’s not just one or two?

At that time, the pierced corpse of the monster that O’Neill found was really a trace of earth magic.

“Rockstrin?”

“… … yes.”

“Are you okay?”

“I feel a little sick. The dried peaches I ate earlier must have gone bad.”

I smiled at Baeller as I stroked my stomach, which didn’t even hurt.

“that… … . It will be a big deal.”

“Oh, it’s okay. It won’t be cheap here.”

“Nope. I’m kind of used to it now.”

“Can it be?”

Since the body was not cleaned separately, the pit still smelled of copper.

Anyway, a mountain of worries suddenly arose. It’s also where I came to prepare for times like this.

You have to be proactive.

“Looks like you’re close.”

Everyone held their breath at O’Neill’s words.

If you listen carefully, you will hear little by little. it’s the sound of the ground shaking

It’s pretty dizzy to think that tens of thousands of monsters will soon pass right over your head.

The sound gets closer.

“I won’t be able to hear you from now on, so I’ll replace it with a hand signal.”

The knights and wizards nodded at the same time.

Koo Goo Goo!

After about 5 minutes, a deafening sound filled the upper part. I was rather glad I didn’t see it.

I even checked that everyone had put on the earplugs I had prepared in advance, and I started drawing on the dirt floor.

‘The width of the monster’s movement is from here to here.’

The ambush point was set as close as possible to the center of the monsters from the beginning, but it is only an estimate, so it is not accurate.

Rockstrin has good ears, so I took off my earplugs and put my ears on either side of the wall to measure the distance.

‘You have to move this much to the left from your current position.’

‘how long does it take?’

‘Twenty minutes while maintaining the magic. The moment you depart, we assist from behind.’

The enforcement time is 1:00 AM, 10 hours from now.

The topography in the northern area is in the form of a shape where the width rapidly decreases as one goes toward the barrier.

The monsters that passed through here for 10 hours piled up like strata over the outpost, and it took time to deal with them all.

‘What is the expected radius?’

‘this much.’

Baeller drew a big circle.

The area was wide enough to accommodate three campuses at Summer Turge.

It’s not about drawing in moderation. In the case of Baeller Rongrt, it must have been an accurate range after elaborate calculations. It seems that there is no error.

‘Then, the number of monsters piled up on the barrier must be about this much.’

With the palm of his hand, he swept the soil in front of the barrier once, drawing a fan shape.

It is necessary to inform the knights and wizards of the future situation in advance.

In order for me to return safely, the magicians of the barriers have to reduce the amount of monsters piled up as much as possible, and make good use of the air raid gap caused by the oxidation of the magic core.

‘By the time we arrive, we are overtaken by some fast-footed monsters and attacked from behind. There is no end to dealing with them one by one.’

‘Then what should I do?’

‘It will open the way from the barrier.’

The knights nodded.

They’d think that the court mage Derek or Coltman would help, but by then the wizards at the barrier are barely able to afford it.

If you are a magician with powerful firepower like Derek, Coltman, or the professors of Summer Turge, you can’t afford it. Because there is one strange guy.

The moment you stop pouring magic into the wire, the outpost is breached.

Because it is a big problem that is different from the fact that troops who have already successfully operated cannot return, it is far behind in priority.

‘… … Did you get a confirmation?’

‘Yes.’

O’Neill wondered if he knew that. That’s why Derek laughed at me, calling me crazy.

-So who?

I didn’t ask that far, so I just smiled.

I believe that the child will do it.

‘Everyone is relaxing.’

There are only 10 minutes left until Baeller exits the pit.

The noise that still hits the ears shows no sign of stopping, and everyone seems to be stiff, no matter who it is.

I pretended to turn my arms around while sitting. Only then did the knights begin to move their bodies, their armor creaking.

Baeller brought the magic core in front of his chest and closed his eyes while holding it tightly.

Even though I’m right next to you, I can’t feel anything from the mana core, so it seems that I’ve entered a stage where I can control it completely.

“Sorry.”

Suddenly, Baeller opened his eyes and turned his head. He seemed to hear something, but of course he couldn’t hear it properly.

‘what?’

‘Are you ready?’

‘Ah, has it already happened?’

It was a blurry eye.

I don’t think I’m sane

The fist-sized blue orb contains twice the magic power of the empire’s territory.

Baeller couldn’t even feel the passage of time because he was so focused on controlling his magical powers.

‘Let’s start.’

When I raised my hand, everyone rose from their seats and took their positions.

Spread out three fingers and fold them one by one. The lips of one of the magicians in the special rental unit moved.

“「―Trama」”

Kwaaang!

Pierce the ceiling with an explosion of fire magic.

The dirt in the pit that covered their heads exploded loudly.

“「―ber」”

At the same time, wind magic blocks the aftermath of the explosion.

““―Grass””

Right after that, he uses earth magic to raise the floor and escapes outside.

“come!”

“It only takes 10 seconds!”

“Kuk!”

The knights block the monsters pouring in from the north and disturb the terrain with the earth magic they were casting.

Eventually, a long, thin line pierced the back of the square of the knights.

In the middle of the monsters covered in black everywhere, there was not much time.

“Now.”

He lightly pushed Baeller’s shoulder.

Through a wide gap as if it were the entrance to hell. Baeller took a slow step.

He chanted magic.

“”Wil Tro Le Ripper Route Vergres””

Great!

The magic core that was lightly thrown into the sky shattered and shattered.

The blue energy overflows and spreads in all directions.

“Ouch!”

“Cool!”

Whoa!

Colossal magic power burst out, and the wizards of the special lease who were casting magic immediately vomited blood.

I was no different. Even so, he gritted his teeth and fired [Wind Blade] over the knights.

After a while.

“coming!”

The wind rushes.

What seemed to tickle her hair for a moment caused a huge whirlwind in the sky.

The wind brushing your cheeks is warm. “Blade Vortex” is completed.

Looking back one last time, her gorgeous blonde hair was fading in the storm and light.

“「―Adia」!”

With O’Neill’s evil cry that had finally finished casting, the hollow ground was engulfed.

A patter, a pile of dirt poured over his head. Rather, the side was stamped on the shin guards of the knights. I screamed out loud, but I couldn’t hear it.

My eyes went dark.

Even in the midst of being buried alive, I pulled the device I was carrying on my chest to my mouth.

“Can you hear me?”

[I can hear you.]

“Be careful not to let the wind touch the floor. It won’t last long though.”

The twisted skein-like lines are slowly unraveling. It was proof that Baeller was moving smoothly.

Unlike the outside, the narrow space at the center of the whirlwind in 「Blade Vortex」 is safe.

If you move at the same speed as the whirlwind developed and advanced through “Beel” and “Gres”, you can move through the gap between monsters.

[I can’t see ahead. Maybe I’m blind. It’s a bit dizzy.]

“It must be because of the magic core. I can point you in the direction. Just turn 20 degrees to the right from the direction you are moving.”

Due to the burst of magic power, Baeller’s balance organ was broken. expected

You can use the radar to estimate the direction and let you know.

[Something seems to be sticky on the floor.]

“Then, please spread one [Wind Curtain] at the top. Acid will drip from your stomach.”

It is a monster that has not yet appeared at this point.

Since the acid is poured out with a howl rather than a direct yarn, the Baeller inside the whirlwind can be injured as much as it can be damaged at high altitudes such as on top of the barrier. expected

One “Wind Curtain” solves the problem.

[I see something black in front of me. It looks pretty big. Should I change direction?]

“no. It’s the right direction, and it’s not quite big, it’s ridiculously big. It’s still a long way, so keep going. Just draw a straight line with me on the radar.”

mother body.

It is a huge colony of monsters that appear from the tenth episode onwards.

When the eighth episode is successfully completed, the monsters become quiet for a while, and their existence is known by the scouting party that went out beyond the northern barrier.

The whole body must be blown away using the magic core.

“Are there any other special issues?”

[It seems so… … . No, wait. Rockstrin.]

“What happened?”

[That thing I said yesterday seems to be moving now.]

“… … Wait.”

At first, it was a subtle movement that made me wonder if it was moving. A sensitive Baeller would have noticed.

However, the red dot began to rapidly close the distance to Baeller.

[It’s coming closer.]

“Can I fall for him?”

[Impossible, Rockstrin. Even if you change direction, the speed is too fast.]

Right now, the whole area is being swept away by a gigantic “blade whirlpool”. That you can get through that sharp storm?

identity could not be ascertained. Even watching it on radar, the speed is noticeably fast.

“… … If he tries to interfere with your senpai’s magic, release the magic control on the spot.”

[Can I do that?]

“The worst thing is to stop the magic.”

The mother body is already in the range of fire. It’s okay even if you can’t completely annihilate it. Because that’s the best outcome.

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Just don’t fail. The remaining monsters can be handled by the barrier.

[…] … My communication is unstable.]

“Yes.”

Chijik.

The noise started to mix.

I have one last thing to say before it’s too late.

“You worked hard, senior.”

[…] … they say. you also.]

And we said nothing more to each other.

do you resent me If so, what can I say?

Eventually, the red dots overlap. It definitely looks like he’s trying to sabotage Baeller.

I closed my eyes.

Wouldn’t it be the help of the battle mage that was still in the empire? It’s stupid. It is certain that it will explode along with the magic core.

By the way.

[…] … Soo? how… … ]

“… … I beg your pardon?”

pop.

With that, communication was cut off.

“senior! senior! Answer me!”

No sound came out of the disconnected communicator.

My head got dizzy.

What did you just say, Baeller?

‘Professor’?