I opened my eyes.

“… .”

Four men and women were looking down at me.

Raina was crying, and there was a murder in Mahol’s eyes.

Alice’s eyes were a bit frightened because they didn’t contain emotion, and Beatrice was strangely glaring at me.

Quite burdensome.

“What are you gathering?”

I touched the ground as I got up.

But there was something on hand.

A sword that glowed even in the dark underground was held in my hand.

“Are you all right?”

“yes.”

It’s really okay.

Rather, it was more lively than before catching the Basilisk.

a little bit embarrassing.

“How much time has passed?”

“The sun has just begun to set.”

The sun was just rising when I entered the basement, and I spent a lot of time catching the Basilisk.

The time I fell unconscious cannot be said to be very long.

If I had to calculate it, it would take about 2 or 3 hours.

He recovered faster than when he was knocked down before.

‘Aura is similar to muscle.’

Aura, the mana used by knights, was also similar to human muscles.

Just as muscles get stronger the more you use them, the more you use them, the more they change to suit you.

The side effects are reduced, the loss of strength is reduced, and the strength is increased.

My current state can be seen as an adaptation period for the aura.

Even so, because this body had one circle formed, there was less resistance to using mana.

‘That doesn’t mean I don’t have a short circuit.’

A wizard’s mana and a knight’s aura are different.

It’s true that both draw from natural mana, but after that it’s different.

Wizards with Circle, Knights with Danjeon.

Magicians and knights have different mana properties.

For example:

If the huge sea is mana, the knights and wizards are the rivers and streams that flow from the sea.

A mage’s mana is like water, and a knight’s aura is like lava.

It is difficult to mix the mana of a wizard and the aura of a knight, just as the two become halfway when mixed.

It was the magic swordsman that made it possible for the two to coexist.

Although they have the strength of being able to use magic and aura at the same time, unfortunately, they usually stagnate in a certain section.

It’s too much to dig just one thing, but trying to dig two, you can’t do either.

‘The reason why a magic swordsman can exist is because Danjeon and Circle coexist.’

Magicians basically have two mana stores.

heart and short circuit.

Since there were two of them, it is possible to use magic and aura at the same time.

i don’t have that

Exactly, there is no short circuit.

I’ve never learned any other Aura training methods, so there’s no way I’m going to have a dantian.

It wasn’t even using the circle’s mana.

A mage’s mana is different from a knight’s aura, to be honest, I still don’t know how to use it.

The reason I was able to use my aura was because I drew mana from the surroundings, not Danjeon.

“It is difficult.”

“Yes? What did you say?”

“no. nothing.”

difficult.

All I can tell now is that the aura I’m using doesn’t conflict with the circle in my heart.

So I was able to stay fine until now.

“By the way, what is that sword?”

“this?”

Mahol’s eyes twinkled and pointed at my sword.

I was curious because I had a sword I had never seen before entering the North in my hand.

I am a famous sword! Because it was a sword that boasted a sharp blade.

It’s no wonder that a person who uses a sword is interested in a sword that looks good.

“The spoils you got from catching the Basilisk?”

Mahol’s eyes quickly scanned the sword.

Greed arose in those eyes and then disappeared.

“What about the basilisk?”

“It’s in a state where Beth disassembled everything and kept it.”

Beatrice disbanded herself?

I can’t imagine.

“I just did the obvious.”

Beatrice, perhaps embarrassed, turned her head away and avoided my gaze.

Thanks to her, I was able to skip the cumbersome process, so I was quite grateful for that alone.

“thanks.”

She gave no answer.

He just nodded slightly.

“First of all, it was late at night today, so it would be better to move tomorrow.”

In the north it is better to remain motionless at night.

The monster is very dangerous because it is in a state similar to Berserker at night.

In particular, it has a habit of flocking to people when it finds it, so even the strongest people hide at night unless they are sword masters or archmages.

***

Unlike the steamy desert, the morning in the mountains was cool.

It was even a little strange that there was such a difference in temperature even though it was only one foot difference.

How much time has passed since you started moving to the center of the mountain range.

Beatrice muttered softly as if wondering.

“Can’t you see the monster?”

“Because there is an advance party.”

I answered briefly.

It was after mercenaries and knights swept through this place before we came.

I don’t know if it’s been more than a month.

No matter how prolific the northern monsters were, it was difficult to fill the vacant positions overnight.

“Would it be okay?”

Beatrice looked back at me with a slightly impatient face.

We hunted basilisks, and the value of the by-products would be enormous.

After the personnel here distributed and took it, there was little that I could actually get.

At most, about two or three hundred gold.

Although they hunted sandworms, they did not collect their by-products.

Considering the magic stones I used here, it was difficult to even cover the money I used to enter the North.

Beatrice was worried about that.

Moreover, since he had heard the circumstances I had created at the inn before coming in, his worries must have been greater.

What should I do if I can’t catch the monster and go back like this?

I’m worried because I don’t know who I am.

“It’s fine.”

It’s really good.

Rather good.

It was very comfortable because I didn’t have to move hard and bothersome.

“But it seems too quiet.”

That’s right.

As Marhol said, the forest was too quiet.

Originally, the more monsters went into the center of the mountain range, the more they had to increase.

No matter how much there was an advance party.

“It’s quiet, but it’s so quiet.”

The closer you get to the center, the greater the amount of monsters and the higher their quality.

That means that the survival rate of people will also drop, and it means that monsters will hunt people.

In particular, monsters that are not found in other regions inhabit the northern part.

It’s just that there are no high-ranking entities like dragons.

Wyverns, giant ents, lamianas and even manticores.

The northern part was infested with monsters that were no different from disasters when they appeared in the city.

‘Anyway, this isn’t too much.’

I did too much to do this.

It seems like they came in quite deep, but they didn’t even see the common goblins, let alone monsters.

“What the hell happened?”

It would not be strange even if a superhuman such as a sword master or archmage made up his mind and entered the North.

Or that the Empire is doing a major clean-up in the North.

‘But it couldn’t have been.’

If there was such a thing, there’s no way I wouldn’t have known about it.

Because it’s from the original.

“There is a crowd ahead.”

Mahol reflexively raised the dagger and put Reina behind him.

It seems that his senses become sharper as time goes on.

I already noticed something I didn’t feel and was preparing for it.

“Oh, sh*t! This time it’s complete nonsense!”

“Where did the monster come from! Hey, hey!”

A group of people who appeared from behind a tree were spitting out all sorts of curse words.

Their eyes were bloodshot red, and their physical condition was not very good.

There was blood and flesh sticking to it, and it looked like it had been there for several days.

“uh? what?”

“Hey there!”

Those who have found us are approaching with strides.

Then he yelled at me not to go inside.

While in a daze in an unexpected situation, they began to express their dissatisfaction.

“No, Mr. There’s nothing to be gained by going here! We just caught the goblins!”

“There are no monsters like that? A troll’s head flies off with a single sword stroke. I don’t know if that’s all. f*ck. There is no morality, no morality! You should know that it is moderate. What are we supposed to eat!”

“You look thick from the outside. You don’t seem to be able to listen to words, but what?”

“If that’s the case, I don’t even feel so unfair. Does it make sense to swing a sword just because I told you to do it in moderation?”

They were swearing at someone.

“If you’re trying to get inside you, I’d recommend stopping.”

“Monsters are monsters, but there is no chaos inside. Monster hunting is banned because of monsters, so kids go crazy.”

“Don’t just go in and get killed. Stay here for a reasonable amount of time and then go back.”

very kind

It was to the point of being wary of them because of how kind they were.

“Red Mill.”

Mahol sneaked up to me and slapped my arm.

He took his hand and pulled it back.

Because I know what Mahol is feeling and talking to me.

‘It must be dangerous. I don’t know who caused it.’

What they tell us would not be wrong.

They were definitely talking about the situation inside.

He even said to kindly return.

“Thank you for your concern.”

I put my hand on the handle of my sword and looked at them.

He had a nice smile.

as much as the mouth.

Unlike their smiling mouths, their eyes were cold.

I said to them who were quickly scanning us with eyes filled with various negative emotions.

“We will take care of it.”

I drew my sword and glared at them.

Beside him, Mahol quietly raised a wish to live.

I felt mana gathering in one place behind my back.

Perhaps belatedly grasping the situation, Beatrice was preparing a magic.

A fierce spirit began to emanate from them, and they glared at me.

for a while too.

“… If we had said this much, you would have understood. They are not children.”

“Is that right? Well, there were times when we were too harsh.”

“sorry. we were hasty Good luck!”

The bloody atmosphere was broken in an instant and they passed us.

One of them, who had just passed me, looked back at me and muttered something softly.

“I hope to see you smiling next time.”

A somewhat harsh tone.

I looked at the backs of them disappearing and said to Mahol.

“Be vigilant about your surroundings from now on.”

“Yes.”

Mahol nodded.

Until then, I looked at the place where they disappeared.

“Tsk.”

Things seem to explode.

That too in a very irritating way.

My prediction came true in less than a day.

“Did we meet again?”

“I thought you’d be hiding in moderation.”

“Are we sure we warned you? Don’t come in here.”

We are besieged by men who have reappeared.

They were smiling brightly, holding weapons stained with blood as if they had just killed someone.

“Sigh… .”

A sighing situation.

I shook my head once and looked at them.

“Really, that’s f*cked up.”

I had a hunch that it would be like this.

In fact, when I experienced it, I just didn’t feel so good.