The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 231

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One.

Believer, Berdik.

As one of the twelve members of Asteban, he separated from the group and wandered the labyrinth alone.

This was to eliminate the remnants, separate from the king’s order to exterminate foreigners. Among them, what Verdic is targeting is the threat of all undead.

It was the agent of the stars.

【You are lucky today.】

A girl dressed in pure white robes.

Verdic raised the corners of his mouth and grinned at the enormous divine energy emanating from her.

【I never thought we would find the star agent so quickly.】

As he said, Berdik separated from the group and found Laurea not long after. He then took his steps, dragging his mace behind him.

The gap is gradually narrowing.

Ian swallowed dry saliva.

“… … “Saint.”

A feeling pushed to its limit.

Focusing his attention on the guy who might attack at any moment, he whispered with a solemn look on his face.

“I will hold him down, so find an appropriate opportunity to escape to the other side.”

There is no chance of winning if you fight head on.

In that case, it would be best to let Laurea run away and then find the other party members and ask for help.

Laurea’s reaction, on the other hand, was different.

“No, I think that would be difficult.”

“yes? What are you saying… … .”

“Look closely at your surroundings.”

Laurea biting her lip slightly.

In response to the unusual reaction, Ian expanded his focus on Verd*ck to his surroundings.

Immediately, both eyes widened.

“… … !”

Undeads suddenly surrounded the surroundings.

The number is much higher than before. It probably appeared along with Verd*ck’s appearance.

As I was gritting my teeth against the suffocating pressure, I heard Laurea’s words again.

“I will do something about the undead. “You focus on fighting that monster.”

“Yeah, I guess that’s best for now.”

Ian also agreed without saying anything.

As each person finished dividing up their roles, Verd*ck’s momentum, which had been gradually narrowing the gap, suddenly changed.

A killing intent that makes your skin tingle.

Soon a heavy body kicked the ground.

Quagga-ga-ga-ga-ga!

A vicious-looking mace flew through the wind. A truly threatening blow. It was so fast that it was difficult to follow it with the eye, but there was nothing to worry about.

Ian had a secret trick.

‘One step.’

A random area created with divine power.

It was only a one-step area, but even that was a blessing in this situation. Otherwise, you won’t be able to block Verdic’s strike.

Kaang! bang! Puk puk puk! Pow!

An attack that rages like a storm.

Ian raised his shield and barely blocked all attacks. Was it because the offensive failed? Berdic clicked his tongue low.

【go away. A crumb of a star!】

His goal is not Ian.

All you have to do is get rid of Laurea.

So I tried to ignore him and move on, but Ian wasn’t there to let him go.

Ga-ga-ga-ga-gak! Kaang!

Ian desperately stands in his way.

Berd*ck eventually let out his anger due to the persistent defense.

【Mortals and such. Know the topic!】

A shout that rings in my ears.

Ian burst out laughing without realizing it.

Because he knows his subject better than anyone else. So he knew very well that he had no chance of winning.

‘I can’t win with my own strength.’

If I didn’t have someone to protect, I would have chosen to run away. Because he doesn’t fight a battle he can’t win.

‘but… … .’

I can’t do that right now.

Because he has something to protect right now.

Now that Laurea has been chosen as an official saint, it is the paladin’s mission to protect her. So Ian strengthened his resolve and blocked the attack.

And one more thing.

There was a corner of belief.

‘… … Ulan Bator.’

A barbarian from Arsene Academy.

He is stronger than Cadel, the man whom Laurea is in love with and Ian’s teacher.

‘He must be here somewhere.’

So, if you keep fighting, he will definitely hear you and come to your rescue. Ian continued his defense while holding on to a glimmer of hope.

However, as time went by, the limitations came little by little. This is because the area created with divine power could not be maintained for long.

And the result.

I failed to follow Verdic’s blow with my eyes, which led to a big mistake.

Quack! Crack!

The sound of bones being completely crushed.

Ian screamed.

“Ugh!”

It was worth it.

Because it was his shoulder that caught the mace, not his shield. However, there was no need to worry.

Paaaaaa!

With a flash of pure white light, my collapsed shoulder returned to its original state and the pain completely disappeared.

Soon Laurea’s voice was heard.

“Ian! Even if your arm or leg gets blown off, we’ll fix it right away, so don’t worry and fight!”

It appears that a healing spell was probably used.

Ian laughed and asked back.

“What if your head flies off?”

“Then I will pray for your soul to rest in peace.”

“I will stay alert and fight.”

No matter how saintly she is, she cannot heal someone whose head has fallen off or whose heart has been destroyed.

Ian, once again aware of this fact, took a deep breath and focused on the battle.

Meanwhile, around that time.

Berdik, who stopped the fight for a moment, shifted his gaze from Ian to beyond him.

【… … .】

A quietly burning eye light.

He didn’t say anything about what he was thinking and immediately looked away. Then he took out a new mace from his chest.

Afterwards, the battle resumed.

Quang! Let’s go! bang!

A barrage of ignorant attacks.

Ian gritted his teeth and continued his defense as the blow flew in as if it were crushing the air. This is because he decided that the best thing to do was to hold on.

In the process, I occasionally received a stray attack with my body and my arm was crushed or my shoulder was caved in, but there was no need to worry.

“Holy Ghost! “Guard your knight.”

Ian had Laurea.

I’ve been injured and recovered like that several times.

When the attack and defense continued without giving up an inch, Berdik suddenly widened the gap.

Ian’s eyes lit up at this slightly different behavior than before.

‘Are you planning on targeting the saint?’

Ian’s territory is only one step away.

So, if you widen the gap and take a short detour, you will be able to reach Laurea. Ian sensed the guy’s plan and prepared himself mentally.

just as expected?

It moved as expected.

【Die, agent of the stars!】

Exactly three steps and a half.

After widening the gap between him and Ian, he quickly made a detour and aimed at Laurea. Ian quickly blocked the movement as expected.

Let’s go! Quang!

An attack that was narrowly prevented.

But then, Verdik grinned.

【You got caught.】

A bizarre sculpture blooming beneath the mask.

For some reason, I felt cold. And at that moment, there was something reflected in Ian’s eyes.

“… … !”

It was the mace that left the guy’s hand.

They pretended to make a detour and attack, but this was all just a decoy. The real attack targeting Laurea is that mace flying through the air.

Ian hastily turned around.

【Your opponent is here!】

Verd*ck blocks the way as if he’s been waiting.

The guy launched a ferocious attack to tie up Ian’s feet. However, Ian was not one to be easily stranded.

Geek! puck!

Ian, who had been blocking the mace, gave up his shield. He then pulled his body back, even parrying several attacks with his shoulder.

It was to protect Laurea.

but… … .

‘no! ‘It’s late!’

The mace approached right in front of her nose.

Even if he activates the area, his distance is only one step. There was no way he could reach it.

Even now, Laurea is praying to cast a healing spell. So I didn’t even notice the existence of the mace.

‘in action. in action. in action!’

I can’t lose Laurea like this.

So we desperately expanded our territory.

During this process, my body was overloaded and my legs and arms were twisted. Furthermore, dark red blood poured out from the eyes, nose, ears, and mouth.

But I didn’t care.

‘in action!’

The divine power is now completely depleted.

Nevertheless, Ian took a desperate step forward. The moment when I was expanding my territory again in an extreme situation where it wouldn’t be strange to lose my mind right away.

An unexpected change came.

‘… … !’

Immediately my senses began to expand.

Like a drop of water falling on a calm lake and creating waves, all my senses expanded rapidly.

‘This… … .’

One step, two steps, three steps.

As our senses expanded and our cognitive range increased, the surrounding scenery also changed.

Not only the movement of the undead surrounding the area, but also the mace flying towards Laurea gradually slowed down and eventually stopped completely.

It feels like time around me has slowed down.

At that moment, Ian realized.

The area that was only one step widened with an expanded sense.

‘Six steps.’

This is a distance that can barely interfere with the mace. After realizing this fact, Ian tried his best to twist his body.

‘Reach!’

Then he swung his sword towards the fixed mace as if it were stopping in the air. Furthermore, the moment when the sword and mace wrapped in sacred aura meet.

Frozen time has returned to its original state.

Ga-ga-ga-ga-gak! Pow!

The mace and the sword clashed loudly.

Ian, who was thrown out in the aftermath, hit Laurea, and the two were pushed back.

“Ouch! “Hey, Ian?”

Laurea screamed in surprise.

It was because I encountered an unexpected disaster while praying. When she seemed perplexed and was trying to figure out her situation.

I heard Ian shout.

“… … “Step back!”

Ian stood in front of her as if guarding her.

The battle is not over yet, and Verdic will attack again. And this prediction was right on target.

Kaang! Geek! Quang!

In a split second, the two exchanged dozens of attacks. Then, as Verd*ck widened the distance for a moment, Ian let out the breath he had been holding in for a while.

“omg! “Huh!”

A heart that beats as if it might explode at any moment.

A pain that felt as if his entire body would be broken struck him, but a smile formed on his lips.

And then.

Verd*ck, who was confronting Ian, frowned as if he guessed why he was smiling.

【… … I can’t believe it. It’s impossible to break through the wall and expand the territory in such a short period of time.】

As he said, Ian overcame the wall that had previously blocked him on the border between life and death.

Furthermore, as I realized how to expand my senses and my cognitive range expanded, I finally reached the realm of complete mastery.

【You guy. It wasn’t just a crumb.】

Blindingly fast growth.

Verdic’s eyes glowed with murderous intent.

It was as if he realized that for the sake of the future, he had to get rid of not only Laurea but also Ian.

Meanwhile, around that time.

“Whoo, whoo!”

Ian, who faced Verd*ck, took a deep breath and continued to shake his head. He wanted to come up with a trick to overcome the situation.

‘I was lucky enough to get over the wall… … .’

That doesn’t change anything.

The only way to get rid of Verdic is to move faster than him in the master’s territory.

But now there is a limit.

In the process of breaking through the wall, Ian’s body was overloaded, and even Laurea’s healing spell could not solve it.

‘Being able to expand your territory properly… … .’

Only once.

This is Ian’s current limitation.

Seizing this opportunity and cutting him down is the only way to win this battle.

When everything was ready.

Berdic, who was waiting for another opportunity to attack from afar, suddenly froze like a stone statue.

【… … what?】

Eyes that fluctuate as if agitated.

Bright blue eyes looked into space.

Then, he continued talking into the air as if he had heard an unexpected sound.

【Three of them got hit? To whom?】

Judging by the reaction, it appears that he is probably having a conversation with someone. Berdic, who stayed still for a moment, then nodded his head and spoke.

【i get it. Finish the battle and join us.】

A seriously stiff voice.

After a while, Verd*ck’s eyes turned to Laurea and Ian again.

【Now the joke is over.】

At the end of the heavily subdued voice, the magic power of the abyss began to surge like an explosion.

Berd*ck soon adjusted his posture.

As he was about to attack with all his might, Ian also adjusted his posture.

With so much tension flowing.

Two people clashed.

Quaaaaaaaaa!

The final area unfolds with a clash.

Ian mobilized all the strength he had saved to fight off the guy’s attack. The moment when he continued the brutal battle using his body as a shield.

‘now!’

I found a momentary gap.

Ian did not miss the opportunity and grabbed it, squeezing through the gap and pushing his sword in.

Quad Deuk! Wow!

The sound of tearing apart a rotten body.

But it couldn’t be cut down completely. This is because, just before destroying the source, Verdic gave up part of his body and broke away from the attack.

【Huh, that’s a shame.】

A gap as narrow as a sheet of paper.

The difference allowed Ian an opening, and Verd*ck’s mace flew in.

Pow! Crack!

The horrible sound of a body being crushed.

The pain was so strong that I couldn’t even scream, and I almost lost my mind for a moment.

“Wow! “Keueuu!”

I held on desperately, but now I am truly at my limit.

I no longer have the strength to swing my sword.

On the other hand, Verdik is still healthy except for half of his body being torn apart. In a hopeless situation, Ian’s eyes shined with determination.

‘If this is going to happen… … .’

At least Laurea can be saved!

After making his decision, Ian brought the hand that was not holding the sword to his left chest. He wanted to use a secret trick given to the Paladins.

『Prayer of Sacrifice』

A final blow that uses all of one’s life force and soul to protect someone.

The sacred spell created through this boasts greater power than any other sacred spell.

Then at that moment.

“No, Ian! stop!”

Laurea shouted urgently.

It was because I realized what Ian was trying to do through his actions. But I couldn’t stop. Then we’ll both die in peace.

【Disappear, mortal!】

As he watched the mace flying towards his head, Ian recited a prayer with all his might.

However, Ian could not utter a few words of prayer and had no choice but to close his mouth.

“… … uh?”

This is because the killing intent suddenly disappeared.

It’s not just that.

The mace falling towards his head also stopped in midair. Just like the sword Ian was swinging earlier, there was a narrow gap of just a piece of paper.

what? What happened?

When he looked like he didn’t understand the situation.

Quack! Oh my!

Verdik’s body was split in half.

Soon, a familiar voice that I had heard somewhere came from beyond the vertical gap.

“You jumped over the wall.”

A person who immediately noticed the change in Ian.

Ulan grinned and continued.

“Great job, Ian.”

“ha ha ha.”

The moment I met those bright red eyes, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter. At the same time, the tension was relieved along with a strong sense of relief.

Ah, I can collapse now.

With these thoughts in mind, Ian let go of the spirit he had barely managed to hold on to.

Chapter 53. breakthrough

fantasy,