The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 278

Chapter 60. Road to the Desert (5)

10.

Sven suddenly stopped walking.

He looked back at his group and opened his mouth.

“There’s a problem.”

“yes? “Problem?”

“okay. “Look at the map here.”

The map that Sven unfolded was the military map attached to Istan’s letter. He especially tapped the area leading to the detour.

“There is no road leading this way.”

“… … yes?”

“Look Carefully. From here on out, it’s just a forest. So that means carriages can’t travel.”

The group’s eyes widened.

As Sven said, the detour Istan mentioned was surrounded by rugged mountains and forests. The group realized this belatedly and looked embarrassed.

“It’s definitely difficult.”

“What should I do now?”

Of course, there was a way back.

However, if you go that way, you won’t be able to make it on time even if you move without sleeping.

That was when I was thinking about solutions.

Ulan blurted out.

“Crossing the forest.”

Ulan stretched out his finger and drew a straight line from the group’s current location to their destination.

A truly simple and clear answer.

Sven, on the other hand, frowned. Then he just pointed out the problem with the proposal.

“If it were a normal forest, that would be okay, but unlike other places, the slope here is steep. “There are cliffs along the way, so how are you going to get there?”

Sven’s point made sense.

However, this only applies when the other person is ordinary. On the other hand, Ulan was not ordinary at all, and Noah and Delia spoke in unison.

“Oh, that’s okay.”

“that’s right. “There was no need to walk in the first place.”

“… … what?”

There’s no need to walk? why?

Sven looked puzzled.

Then, just as I was about to ask him if he was planning on using some sort of flight magic.

Hot!

Suddenly, Ulan was carrying Noah and Delia on his shoulders. As if carrying her burden. Afterwards, she looked back at Sirpi who was far away and said.

“Ride on my back.”

“Why, why?”

“Stop talking nonsense and quickly.”

At repeated urgings, Sirpi hesitantly approached Ulan. Afterwards, he put her on his back with his tiptoes raised and hugged the back of his neck.

Then at that moment.

A soft whisper was heard.

“Hold on tight. “If you don’t want to fall.”

“yes? What does that mean all of a sudden… … .”

“Then we will leave.”

Right after he said what he wanted to say.

Ulan activated his spirit and raised his entire body’s senses to the limit. She then kicked the ground with all her might and began to sprint.

“… … !?”

Truly incredible speed.

Only then did Sirpi realize why Ulan had told him to hold on tight and screamed as hard as he could with his eyes tightly closed.

“Now, wait a minute! for a moment! “Aaaah!”

However, perhaps because of the strong wind, her screams were completely drowned out. Leaving this behind, Ulan and his party resumed their movement into the desert again.

11.

Meanwhile, around that time.

Ulan and his party were not the only ones heading to the desert. A group of groups departing from the Holy Kingdom also passed through the eastern jungle and headed toward the desert.

“Everyone hurry!”

“We have to go through the jungle today!”

Busy people moving around.

Those who spent the night in the eastern jungle were the Paladins of Eloden. And this group wasn’t just about knights.

“Holy woman, are you awake?”

Ian Marcus served as the saint’s escort.

He came here to help the knights organize the barracks and tents that had been spread out last night.

This was the temporary barracks where the Saint of Eloden, Laurea Lo Charpel, spent the night.

“Saint?”

Ian yawned and stood in front of the barracks, waiting for an answer.

But no matter how long he waited, Laurea’s voice could not be heard, and in the end, Ian had no choice but to carefully look inside the barracks.

“Now you have to leave quickly… … .”

Then he quickly closed his mouth.

Because I found Laurea kneeling with her eyes closed and praying with a devout look on her face.

A body wrapped in soft starlight.

The moment Ian saw this scene, he took a step back with a stiff expression on his face. It was because I understood what that scene meant.

“Ah, Sir Marcus.”

“Has the saint woken up?”

At that time, priests passing by the barracks spoke to me. Ian still spoke in a muttering manner with his stern expression on his face.

“Please tell this to everyone.”

“yes? What to say… … .”

“I ask you to stop what you are doing immediately and protect the saint’s barracks.”

“What are you saying all of a sudden?”

At the unexpected request, the priests tilted their heads as if they did not understand the situation. In response, Ian spoke in a whisper with a serious look on his face.

“The saint is receiving an oracle.”

“… … !?”

At the answer that followed, the priests’ complexions also became as hard as stone. Afterwards, while the priests were gone, Ian looked inside the barracks again.

If a saint king, a saint, or a saint is covered with starlight and shines, it means that he or she is receiving an oracle.

This was also a teaching given by his teacher, Paladin Master Lord Shanktus. So Ian guarded the entrance to the barracks with a stern face.

Some time after that.

The paladins and priests who rushed to Ian’s call surrounded the barracks at once.

Then, we continued our vigil with all our nerves tense. This was to thoroughly prepare for an unexpected situation.

“Lord Marcus, the saint… … .”

“You are still receiving trust.”

You never know when receiving a trust will end.

Even if the content is simple, depending on the situation, it can take as little as half a day or as long as three days.

How long has it been like that?

It was only when the sun, which had been sticking its head out at an angle as if hanging over the mountainside, rose in the sky that I could finally feel the presence of people inside the barracks.

“Whoa.”

It was the sound of Laurea, who had been engrossed in receiving the oracle for a long time, letting out the breath she had been holding for so long.

After a while, a rustling sound was heard, and Laurea soon appeared.

She pursed her lips, not particularly surprised by the sight of the paladins and priests surrounding the barracks as if guarding them.

“… … “The Holy Ghost spoke.”

Message from the Holy Spirit, oracle.

At the words that escaped Laurea’s lips, all the Holy Knights, including Ian, knelt down with reverential expressions and bowed their heads.

Laurea, who was receiving all the attention, spoke out the oracle she had just heard.

“A huge abyss will arrive in the heat-dead land where not even a handful of ashes remain. “Agent of the Star, find someone who inherits the will of the faded star and raise the flag of ruined country high.”

After closing my mouth for a moment and taking a breath.

Laurea continued speaking again.

“I just warn you, beware of the primordial darkness that covets starlight. Furthermore, be careful and prepare so as not to be caught by a predetermined fate.”

This was all the Holy Ghost’s message.

Afterwards, when she closed her mouth, the Holy Knights, including Ian, stood up one by one.

Then, without anyone else taking the lead, he started talking about the contents of the oracle.

“The will of a faded star.”

“What did the Holy Spirit want to convey?”

“The land of the martyrs you mentioned at first seems to refer to the southern desert… … .”

Except for this, the rest were difficult to interpret.

One by one, the Holy Knights turned their attention to Laurea. Because she thought that she, as a saint, would be able to interpret her oracle.

On the other hand, contrary to their expectant looks, Laurea quietly shook her head.

“I don’t know the details either.”

A trust is a very abstract expression.

So Laurea was cautious and kept quiet. Then he looked intently at the southern sky and muttered in a low tone.

“But I think you will naturally find out when you reach the desert. Just like we did last time in the eastern jungle.”

“Well, I guess so.”

The paladins nodded.

Finally, the chaotic atmosphere disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Even the saint couldn’t interpret the oracle, because she realized that it would be a waste of time for just a single paladin to put their heads together.

Afterwards, Laurea and Ian got on the carriage and the knights began preparing for departure again.

Eventually, when the carriage door closed, Ian looked back at Laurea as if he had been waiting.

“So how far did you interpret it?”

“Like I just said, I don’t know. instead… … .”

“instead?”

“I think I know roughly what the ‘predetermined fate’ I heard about in the second message is.”

Amber eyes flashing low.

Soon, Laurea recalled the story about the original story she had heard from Noah the other day.

‘… … A fate sealed.’

In the original game that Noah played, which was created based on this world, it was said that there was a fate that could not be changed no matter what was done.

Through this, Laurea guessed that the ‘determined fate’ she heard in the Holy Ghost’s message and the ‘determined fate’ spoken of by Noah had the same meaning.

‘And the rest… … .’

It’s hard to guess at the moment.

Because there weren’t enough clues.

After finishing her thoughts, Laurea conveyed them to Ian. And Ian, who nodded silently, summarized his oracle succinctly.

“That means we have to fight monsters in the desert just like last time.”

It was a simple but clear summary.

Anyway, the fact that we will have to fight the Abyss Lord again this time will not change. Laurea burst out laughing at the sight of Ian sighing.

“You don’t have to make such an overtly difficult expression. Because we have Ulan.”

“Well, that’s true, but… … .”

“Also, we’re different than before, right?”

After finishing her answer, Laurea smiled meaningfully. As they said, there was one change in the two that Ulan would be surprised to hear.

When Ian remembered this fact, he shook his head in silence. Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he spoke with a strange expression.

“Well, it has changed. “Just looking at you right now, you’re not drinking.”

Laurea always drank alcohol, day and night. But recently, Laurea’s drinking has noticeably decreased.

At this surprising change, Ian made an exaggerated expression and spoke in admiration, while Laurea responded as if it was no big deal.

“Because it’s bad for your health.”

“Hmm, is that really why?”

“of course. “Then what did you think?”

“It’s nothing else, but what I heard at first glance is that you’ve gained some weight recently due to frequent drinking… … .”

Before Ian could finish speaking, a fist suddenly flew out from Laurea. It was quite fast, but Ian easily avoided it.

Laurea also frowned and asked back, as if hitting wasn’t her specific goal.

“No, who would say such bullshit?”

“The Virgin Mary.”

“… … .”

The Holy Mother refers to a previous saint.

Laurea tried to swear but immediately covered her mouth. Then he refuted with an effort to maintain his composure.

“joy! “You must have heard wrong.”

“No, I’m sure you heard correctly.”

Ian fights back without losing.

Laurea clenched her fist again, but this time she didn’t swing it. Because he realized that it wouldn’t hit him if he swung it anyway.

‘And above all… … .’

Currently, Ian is quite different from usual.

Normally, it would have been normal for him to curl his tail or bow down, but coming out this strong meant that he wanted something.

Laurea narrowed her eyes.

“… … what do you want?”

“Please speak kindly to Master later.”

“what? “What?”

“I didn’t neglect my training even when my teacher was away.”

As soon as she realized her intention, Ian made his request as if he had been waiting for it.

Meanwhile, after Ian finished speaking.

Laurea immediately frowned.

fantasy,