The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 300

Chapter 63 Heir of the Faded Star (8)

11.

Monster birds and poisonous snakes.

Perticia, who had been listening closely to what the two divine beasts said, turned to Ulan and the others and interpreted and conveyed what she had just heard.

“From now on, according to my promise with the owner, I will guide you to the tomb, but I am asking if you want to leave right away? How should I answer this?”

When Perticia was staring at the group.

A voice suddenly intervened.

“Now, wait a minute!”

This is Sirpi Rudric.

She looked at Shinsu and Perticia alternately as if she had heard something surprising.

“If it’s a tomb, then it can’t be…” … .”

“You mean Kazan Rudrik’s grave?!”

Muak, who intervened late, intercepted Sirpi’s words and asked a question. Perticia met her two pairs of gazes and obediently nodded her head.

“Yes, they say so.”

“… … !?”

Sirpi’s eyes were filled with astonishment.

It wasn’t just her. Muak and the warriors who followed him widened their eyes. Noah asked back in confusion at the sudden reaction.

“huh? “Is this really that surprising?”

“of course! “Nothing is known about the tomb of our ancestor, Kazan Rudrik, except that it exists somewhere in the desert!”

Sirpi answers with great excitement.

As she said, to the Desert Cult, Kazan Rudrik’s tomb was the stuff of legends.

Furthermore, since Kazan Rudrik was like the root of the church, his grave was destined to be found someday.

“But the church has not been able to find the tomb of our ancestors for a thousand years.”

The desert was too large to be investigated by just the Desert Church’s personnel, and there were no clues at all.

An unknown place shrouded in mystery for a thousand years.

But when they suddenly told me they were leading me to such a place, I couldn’t help but be surprised.

“I don’t understand.”

Meanwhile, Muak suddenly frowned as if something was on his mind. He then looked at the divine beasts and muttered as if he was disappointed.

“If you knew the location of the grave, why didn’t you tell me sooner? Even though I knew that the church was looking for the grave… … .”

After being silent for a thousand years, why are you speaking now? And in a place where there are so many outsiders.

Muak looked at Shinsu as if he couldn’t understand. Then, Perticia, who had been listening to the answers of the divine beasts, immediately delivered the interpretation.

“Oh, they said it was because they didn’t meet the qualifications.”

“If you qualify… … ?”

“It is said that in order to enter the master’s tomb, two conditions must be met.”

First, the heir to the faded star.

In other words, the existence of a direct descendant of Kazan Rudrik’s blood is necessary. Soon Perticia explained what the second condition was.

“A being who passed the heroic trials prepared by Kazan Rudrik. So, it is said that the second condition is a successor who carries on Kazan’s will.”

“Then the successor is… … .”

“Yes, I mean Ulan.”

Perticia nodded and pointed to the hero’s imprint on Ulan’s back. Seeing this, Muak’s eyes wavered as if he were agitated.

It was the same when I first saw it, but it was clearly the Kazan emblem recorded in history.

‘Why on earth does someone who is not a member of the church have the Kazan emblem?’

A question that arises quickly.

However, there was no time to resolve this.

This was because Noah, who noticed that the conversation was slowing down, lightly slapped his palms together to attract the attention of the group.

“Come on, let’s leave soon.”

“Well, sure.”

Ulan responded in agreement.

Now that I had figured out all the records left by Priest Zartum, there was no reason to remain here any longer.

[Caw! Click!]

[Surrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

The monster and the poisonous snake also turned around as if they had been waiting. Just as I was about to take a step towards my new destination, the tomb of Kazan Rudrik.

Stop!

Suddenly the white wolf stopped in place.

He spun around in place and then sniffed. Then he exposed his angry teeth towards the entrance to the tomb.

[Grrr!]

A cry with clear hostility.

It wasn’t just the white wolf whose attitude changed.

The monster and the poisonous snake also stopped in place and revealed their murderous intent towards that place. Noah muttered as if embarrassed by the unusual atmosphere.

“What is it? Why all of a sudden… … .”

“It looks like an uninvited guest has arrived.”

Ulan’s eyes narrowed.

As if he too realized it too late.

“gate crasher? “Are you a demonic beast from the desert?”

“Wrong. “Because the demonic beasts of the desert fear and reverence the divine beast and do not approach it.”

“Uh, that means… … .”

When Muak answered, Noah fell into thought again. The purpose was to guess the identity of the uninvited guest.

However, there was no need for that.

Because there was currently a hunter here whose senses were as keen as those of Ludrick’s family.

“This is the sound of human footsteps.”

“Is this a human?”

“okay. The number is seven. “They’re coming from the direction we’re going, so I think we’ll run into them in a little while.”

Sven, whose ears perked up, delivered a detailed report. Upon hearing this, Noah tilted his head as if he was confused.

Are you human? Is there anyone worth coming here?

Around that time, such a question suddenly occurred to me.

A brave voice was heard.

“Ah, then let me take a look!”

It was Perticia.

After answering, she immediately summoned the spirit of the wind and sent it towards the place where its presence was felt.

To find out who the uninvited guests are.

Some time after that.

“uh?”

Perticia, who was sharing the view with the wind spirit, opened her eyes wide. It was as if she had witnessed something she knew.

“L-Lord Lapidis?”

“… … !”

The name that flowed from my lips.

The moment the existence of Limeren Lapidis was mentioned, Noah also opened his eyes wide. Then, as if thinking about something, she took out the amulet from her pocket.

[alarm]

*Shortcut skill #39, activated

*Advanced magic: 【clairvoyance】

―All views 1km ahead are shared.

―Duration: 5 minutes

A blue amulet quickly engulfed in flames.

After a while, the effect of clairvoyance activated where the amulet was, and the scene ahead unfolded.

And that moment.

The group’s eyes widened.

“… … !?”

As Sven said, there were seven uninvited guests.

Five of them had familiar faces to Noah. Four masters and one wizard who belong to the five swords of the empire.

‘Demuel Ron Dermore!’

Commonly known as the Earl of Dermore.

He is presumed to be a collaborator of the Abyss Lord.

Why on earth is that guy in a place like this? When Noah was confused by the momentary question, an angry voice suddenly came from next to him.

“That man… … !”

“Istan el Deorg!”

The cry of Muakwa Desert Warriors.

Perhaps strong hostility was revealed towards the appearance of Istan, a notorious pagan hunter.

Meanwhile, Ibella was also taken aback by Istan’s appearance. Those embarrassing times continued.

“Everyone, come to your senses.”

A calm voice knocked on my ear.

It’s Ulan’s voice. He looked back at the group and continued speaking in a low tone.

“If we continue like this, our true identity will be discovered.”

“… … Yes, Ulan is right.”

The first to come to his senses after hearing those words was none other than Noah. She patted her cheek with the palm of her hand and turned to everyone.

“You can’t just sit around like this. “You have to prepare somehow before you face something unprepared!”

“B-but how…” … ?”

Are you embarrassed by Istan’s appearance?

Ibella asked back, still unable to get out of her confusion. Then Noah smiled brightly, as if he understood how she felt.

“We should first hide our true identity.”

If things continue like this, not only Ibella but also the Principality of Arpen and the Holy Kingdom will be involved. So, the immediate priority was to hide our identity.

And coincidentally, there were people here who were perfect for hiding their identities.

“So, take off your clothes.”

“… … what?”

Muak and the desert warriors ask questions as if they are absurd.

But they couldn’t hear the reason. This was because, at Noah’s urging, Ulan and Ian stepped forward and forcibly removed their robes.

By the time all preparations were completed.

[Grrr!]

A white wolf making a threatening sound.

It was a notification that the uninvited guests who had just been examined using the clairvoyant technique had arrived.

12.

Meanwhile, at that time.

Istan, who left the main imperial army, chased after Rudric’s family with the imperial masters and reached the underworld of the desert through quicksand.

The group that arrived was a total of seven people.

They were four imperial masters, Count Demuel Ron dermore, and two agents from the Crow Brigade who were tracking Rudrick’s family.

“Okay, it’s pretty dark.”

“That’s because it’s underground.”

Towards Seorik, who was looking all over the place, Demuel smiled and replied, as if asking why he was saying such an obvious thing.

Then, using magic to emit light, the basement was brightly lit. Soon, the scenery of the underground space came into the group’s sight.

“Wow, this is pretty good.”

Barka let out an exclamation as if he was surprised.

It is an incredibly vast area that is unbelievably underground in the desert. It was hard to believe that it was as if a plain made of sand had spread out.

That wasn’t the only thing that surprised me.

“Hmm, I never thought there was a place like this under the desert… … .”

Istan also let out a low groan.

It’s been more than ten years since I served on the southern front, but today was the first time I learned of the existence of a place like this.

At that time, I was walking down the street with such admiration.

Suddenly Barca turned to look at Demuel.

“Hey, mage.”

“yes?”

“Is there really a candidate for empress in a place like this?”

“According to the device, yes.”

After answering, Demuel held up the crystal ball.

The light gets brighter. From the moment I came down to the basement, it felt like the light got stronger.

In other words, there is a goal here.

In response to the strong light of the crystal ball and Demuel’s answer, Barca closed his mouth without saying anything.

How long did it take to walk like that?

The Raven Brigade agents at the forefront suddenly stopped. In response, Seorik asked a question with a puzzled look on his face.

“hmm? Why does it suddenly stop?”

“I found traces of a divine beast.”

“Shinsu?”

“I am a descendant of Ludrick.”

Burnt marks on the floor of the underground space and traces of something passing by. Each member of Istan’s group saw this and their eyes sparkled.

Because it meant that the destination was right around the corner.

As they continued to chase him a little further, the group had no choice but to stop in place.

“… … !?”

Because I finally found it.

Beings presumed to be members of Ludrick’s family.

A huge bird with its entire body burning brightly and a black snake twice as large. The very powerful energy that followed.

“Those guys are… … .”

“Is it a non-standard level magical beast?”

Barka, holding the great sword, grinned.

A very belligerent smile.

On the other hand, unlike the rest of the group, Istan momentarily twitched his eyebrows.

This was because a beast with a familiar appearance was discovered beyond Ludrick’s household.

‘Wait a minute, that wolf… … .’

A huge white wolf shrouded in fog.

According to Istan’s memories, that guy is clearly following Ulan. Does that mean Ulan and his party are also here?

Around that time, I suddenly had that thought.

Demuel’s voice pounded in my ears.

“There are heretics too.”

Only after hearing those words did a group of people with Ludrik’s family come into view.

Those dressed in pure white robes.

The attire of a desert pagan was evident. Furthermore, just by looking at the naked men with them, they were warriors of the Desert Church.

Then at that moment.

“That… … !”

Rimmer, who was carefully examining the group of heretics ahead, widened his eyes.

Rimmer’s eyes landed on a girl with hair as white as snow. She seemed to have lost her mind and was being carried on the pagan’s back.

“Feh, Lady Perticia!”

The moment her shouting stopped.

The crystal ball that Demuel was holding sparkled brightly and shot out a beam of light.

Paaaaaa!

The beam of light that shot up like an arrow soon pointed to Perticia, and at that moment, the Masters, including Istan, hardened their faces.

“… … !”

A beautiful young girl.

Limerjen Lapidis’s reaction.

And even the change in the crystal ball that traces the traces of the empress candidate. Considering all these facts, there is only one identity of the girl.

At that moment, the empire’s masters simultaneously drew their swords without any thought of who was first.

[Knock! Kaaaaaaaaak!]

[Shhh!]

At the appearance of the razor-colored blade, Ludrick’s descendants spread a menacing spirit.

At the same time, the group of pagans who were with them also drew their weapons. Since they were confronting each other with weapons, there was no need for conversation.

“coming! “Be prepared!”

Taking Demuel’s urgent cry as a signal, the two forces clashed violently against each other.

It was the moment that signaled the start of the battle.

fantasy,