The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 242

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4.

A crack created by Astevan.

Ulan, who stepped beyond that space, thought inwardly that his surroundings were surrounded by darkness.

The void where the crack appeared and the entrance to the crack were as dark as pitch black. But what came into view was an unexpected sight.

“This place… … .”

The land of heat death.

A wide expanse of sandy hills. In the desolate landscape without a single blade of grass, the group muttered at the same time, without any thought of who would speak first.

“desert?”

While I was staring at the unexpected scenery, a gust of dry wind suddenly blew.

Hot wind blowing along with the sand.

As soon as the vision that had been obscured for a moment cleared, footsteps were heard breaking the silence.

Jump, jump, jump!

Numerous signs approaching here.

They were warriors armed with swords and shields. And at the head of the group was a man dressed in the distinctive attire of a desert tribe.

“That… … .”

A tall man.

With his indifferent eyes, he was clearly a face I had never seen before, but strangely enough, he looked familiar.

Where did you see it?

In an attempt to recall their memories, the group took a closer look at the man’s attire once again. However, we did not have much time to observe.

“Ah!”

“Well, the wind… … .”

This is because a strong sandstorm hit the group.

Ulan and the others closed their eyes tightly.

After a while, the group faced the scenery after the wind had stopped and their eyes widened.

“… … !?”

It had to be that way.

Because the soldiers who had been ordinary until just now turned into dead people without a single exception.

And the man at the head of the group, who seemed strangely familiar to the group, also changed to look exactly like the soldiers.

However, it wasn’t unfamiliar.

In fact, this one was more familiar.

“… … Astevan.”

An immortal monarch who appeared in an unexpected form.

Ulan’s eyes sank low.

5.

A strange silence colors the hall.

Noah and Laurea swallowed their dry saliva nervously. On the other hand, Ulan just stared at Asteban with an expressionless face.

【I never thought they would chase me all the way here.】

A feeling of silence continued for a while.

Astevan was the first to speak.

【No, it’s better.】

A voice scraping a steel plate with a blade.

With a characteristic unpleasant voice, Astevan turned his gaze from Ulan to the surroundings.

【The desert is where we were born and raised and where you and Jim became brothers. There is no better place than here to cut off bad relationships.】

With incomprehensible sounds, Asteban began to tell unintelligible stories over and over again.

Meanwhile, Noah, who was listening closely to this conversation, felt a strange sense of discomfort. And he soon realized the identity of his discomfort.

‘… … ‘Something’s not right.’

In the original, Asteban is not a talkative character. He was closer to a machine-like personality that only worked for its own purposes.

However, Asteban in front of me continued to say excessively indecent words.

‘why? ‘What’s the purpose?’

Asteban doesn’t do anything meaningless. So there must be a reason for continuing this trivial conversation.

The moment when I kept worrying about my worries.

‘Wait a minute, no way… … !’

Suddenly, a guess crossed my mind.

What is the reason for telling a story that doesn’t need to be told and is not nutritious?

So I shouted right away.

“Ulan! Attack! “He’s wasting time pretending to have a conversation!”

A shout that came from nowhere.

Although the content was somewhat sudden, Ulan expanded his territory without a moment of hesitation.

However, before the ax reached him, Asteban had already retreated.

【Tsk, it’s just needless to be quick-witted.】

An uncomfortable feeling that dwells in the blue eyes.

This is proof that Noah’s guess was correct.

【But it’s already too late.】

No sooner had he finished speaking.

Wow! Knock knock!

With a huge magic circle created on the floor, the army of the dead merged into one.

After a while, the huge mass split into three, quickly shrank, and soon took on a shape familiar to the group.

“… … !”

An undead wearing a beast mask.

It is a member of the immortal family.

It wasn’t just that.

When Asteban waved his staff, a strong sandstorm suddenly arose.

“Aaaah!”

“Ah! This, this… … .”

This is no ordinary sandstorm.

Every time the sand touched my skin, it tore and blood splattered.

Wounds blooming all over the body.

Moreover, the wind was so strong that I couldn’t even open my eyes. Noah and Laurea struggled to hold back their screams and endure the pain.

Then, the two girls suddenly felt like their bodies were floating into the air.

A large hand holding my waist.

It was Ulan. He took off the magic armor, picked up Noah and Laurea, and threw them into the magic armor.

“Stay here.”

Ulan’s magic armor was custom-modified for him. There was plenty of space inside, so even two girls could fit comfortably inside.

Meanwhile, Laurea seemed to have realized Ulan’s intention and shouted urgently.

“B-But then you…” … !”

“I am OK. “Because I’m used to it.”

After replying in a blunt tone.

Ulan made eye contact with Noah.

“Noah.”

“yes yes?”

“Leave it to me and find the source.”

Ulan also knew.

In order to achieve victory against Asteban, we must find the source.

“… … Yes, please leave it to me!”

Noah nodded his solemn face.

Ulan, who put the two girls in a safe space, blocked the path of the magic armor as if guarding it.

He didn’t care even though the sharp sand like debris made his wounds bleed. Anyway, the wound healed in the blink of an eye.

‘The imprint of a hero.’

Kazan Ludrik’s engraving engraved on his back.

Adding to this the effect of the elixir received from Noah, a wonderful recovery power was activated.

With this, preparations for battle are complete.

Ulan quickly took out the ax from his waist and immediately glanced behind him.

‘Magic Armor.’

It’s definitely a good thing.

Not only does it feel like your body has become bigger, but the limit of your area has also increased to the point where you can feel it.

But that’s it.

‘That’s not my strength.’

All I can do is borrow the power of things.

Of course, it is perfect for fighting monsters, but it is an object that only hinders growth by challenging the limits.

Ulan knew very well that one cannot grow if one is intoxicated with convenience and comfort. So she willingly gave up her magic armor.

“Whoa.”

Ulan took a deep breath.

Immediately afterwards, I glared in the direction of the sandstorm that was gradually coming to an end. Then, I heard a familiar voice from beyond my blurry vision.

【Kazan Rudrik.】

At the same time, the sandstorm completely stopped.

What appeared next was Astevan, his immortal family, and the numerous army of the dead that had already surrounded the surrounding area.

【Accept death obediently at the place where our evil relationship began. This is the only mercy I can show to a traitor.】

Asteban closed his mouth and raised his staff.

It was a signal announcing the start of the battle.

6.

Clash between Ulan and Astevan.

Starting with the head-on collision between the two forces, the battlefield was once again engulfed in a sandstorm. At that time, Noah kept licking his lips.

‘think. think. think!’

This is precious time earned by Ulan.

I couldn’t spend it in vain. So she kept her eyes wide open and did her best to find a place where the source of Astevan might be.

But it wasn’t visible.

No matter how hard you search, all you see are sand dunes and a barren desert. So, if there is any possibility, the answer would be under the sand.

‘But that’s the problem.’

The desert was too large and vast.

It is literally as difficult as finding a needle in a sandy beach. So, I was stamping my feet with a nervous expression on my face.

“Kwaaaah!?”

Suddenly, Laurea let out a brief scream.

This was because something suddenly emerged from the darkness inside the Magic Armor.

Could it be that Asteban used necromancy?

That thought suddenly occurred to me, but what appeared next was a very familiar figure.

[purr!]

It is a small-sized wolf.

It was the white wolf’s alter ego. It probably came with Ulan when he came here.

Meanwhile, the white wolf sniffed and suddenly buried its head in Noah’s chest.

“Now, wait a minute!”

Noah was taken aback by the sudden action.

But the feeling of embarrassment soon disappeared. The white wolf had pulled out his head and was holding a bright blue amulet in his mouth.

“This… … .”

A talisman familiar to her.

It was the Department of Communications.

What made this shine was that someone contacted me. And in the current situation, there are very limited people who can contact Noah.

“no way!”

Eyes that get bigger in an instant.

After a while, a smile appeared on my face.

It was an expression that reminded me of the possibility.

Meanwhile, around that time.

A fierce battle continued outside the Magic Armor that protected Noah and Laurea.

Huh! Quagga-ga-ga!

An ax that fiercely cuts through space.

Gula, the ax of gluttony, ravenously ate up the enemy’s magic power. Even if it is the magic power of the abyss, I don’t care at all.

Is that all there is?

Ose, holding the perm ax in his other hand, cut off and cut off all the evil magic that threatened his master.

The battle continued so tightly that it was hard to believe that they were outnumbered.

A descendant of the revived immortals.

From now on, we have been targeting the Magic Armor behind Ulan. Perhaps they are trying to pass by him and attack Noah and Laurea.

‘I can’t leave it like that.’

Ulan’s eyes shone faintly.

After exchanging attacks dozens of times, he naturally created an opening.

A gap of about one step.

It was clearly bait, but the incompletely revived immortal family bitten it.

And the body split in half.

Because what Ulan created was not a gap, but a transcendental area. Afterwards, Ulan expanded his territory one after another towards the immortal descendants who were following him.

puck! Kwasik!

The ax flew loudly and cut down the remaining immortal family members. However, it did not reach Astevan, who was beyond.

It’s not because the interval is short.

This was because as soon as the transcendental realm was activated, the guy quickly pulled his body back.

【Did I seem foolish enough to suffer the same attack twice?】

Astevan looks scornful.

Although the transcendental realm was seen through, Ulan was not particularly embarrassed. Asteban was not the first monarch to be unable to access the transcendental realm.

‘The Giant King Largtan.’

In my past life, the enemy I fought on the final battlefield.

There was a similar situation back then.

The first transcendental area extended touched the body of the giant king, but was unable to cut it, and as a result, the second extended transcendental area missed.

This is because the Giant King, like Asteban, understood and saw through what the transcendental realm was.

‘But that doesn’t mean there isn’t an answer.’

At the last moment, Ulan achieved a proud victory against the Giant King. Ulan took a deep breath as he recalled his memories of that time.

‘but… … .’

This time the case is a little different.

At the time, the Giant King contained his origin in his gigantic body, but the Astevan in front of him was nothing more than an alter ego, with no origin.

‘So hold on.’

Until the purpose is achieved.

Buying time by protecting her until Noah finds the source. This was the mission given to current Ulan.

Meanwhile, as the offensive subsided, Asteban’s blue eyes shimmered.

【I was wondering why you hesitated to attack.】

Like I noticed something.

Immediately after, he asked again as if driving a wedge.

【Do you want to find the source of your burden?】

Asteban was quick-witted.

To the point where you can figure out what Ulan’s intentions are just by observing his fighting style.

On the other hand, Ulan remained silent.

Even though he must have hit the nail on the head, he smiled, twisting the corner of his mouth at the sight of him not showing any signs of agitation.

【It’s a pointless thing to do. Because you can’t see through the source of the burden with your strength alone. You will never win!】

A story full of strong conviction.

When the roar that was trying to bring despair to Ulan stopped, a voice suddenly joined the conversation.

“It’s definitely not wrong.”

It was Noah’s voice.

After coming out of the magic armor, she nodded as if agreeing with Astevan’s words. Then she bowed her head towards Ulan.

“I’m sorry, Ulan. “I cannot find the source of Astevan with the power I have.”

As if he was sorry for not being able to fulfill his request.

At this, Asteban smiled happily. It was because he decided that their hopes had been trampled.

Ulan, on the other hand, did not despair.

Because Noah had a bright smile on his face when he said he was sorry.

“So I called reinforcements.”

A brilliantly shining amulet.

She took out the communication department and smiled brightly.

From that smile, Asteban felt some uneasiness. Then, a small object jumped out of Noah’s arms.

【───!?】

A small-sized wolf.

He is a white wolf of Mimu, a descendant of Ludrick.

Asteban, who only then recognized the creature’s existence, made an expression of regret. At the same time, the white wolf howled with all its might into the air.

[Awww!]

The moment a cool crying sound rang out.

The spear blade of the shadow flew towards the white wolf. Asteban’s necromancy. It is the spear of darkness that almost drove Noah to her death.

However, there was no need to worry.

The spear of shadow that brings death was completely shattered before it reached its target. By Ulan he realized what he had to do.

【Do not disturb!】

The moment when an angry roar continued.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the air.

Kwasik! Clink!

A space where glass shatters.

Soon, a pure white shadow came in like a wave from beyond the gap. They were the clones of a white tiger, a beast with white fur.

【You guy! Just a hunting dog!】

However, it was not only Baekrang’s alter ego that entered this space. The evidence was the sharp arrow cutting through the air.

puck! Puk puk puk! Pow!

The arrows that flew in succession got stuck in Asteban’s body. Silver-plated arrows. Soon, the person who shot the arrow arrived next to Noah.

“I told you, right? “I will hit it without missing a single shot.”

Sniper, Sven Isaac.

With the appearance of a hunter specialized in exploration, a soft singing voice was heard.

Soon, as the fatigue accumulated in his body completely disappeared, a voice as sweet as a song knocked on Ulan’s ears.

“Hehe, I finally found it.”

Bard, Perticia.

She appeared next to Noah and smiled brightly as she looked at Ulan. At the same time, a sacred sword of light soared into her fierce battlefield.

“Phew, it’s a mountain beyond the mountain.”

“You held up well. From now on, let’s fight together.”

Paladin Ian.

Paladin Master Kadel.

The two were in a mess, as if they had been in a fierce battle. However, as if he could not rest just yet, he pointed the sword of light at Astevan.

“Don’t worry about what happens next!”

“Because we will protect it.”

Geomhee Ibella.

Delia, the star witch.

The last two girls to join surrounded the magic armor as if they were guarding it. The warriors gathered in one place in an instant. A time when I felt reassured.

“Ulan!”

Noah spoke up.

With eyes sparkling with hope, she continued speaking with a smile on her face.

“Leave it to us to find the source and you do what you have to do!”

“Then give instructions.”

what am i supposed to do

Noah has decided to lead this battle, so I just follow him as promised. Noah smiled with satisfaction at Ulan’s answer.

“Please run wild. “Hotly.”

This is a command I like.

Ulan grinned and kicked the ground.

I entrusted my trusty colleagues with the sole purpose of dealing with Asteban.

fantasy,