The Academy’s Barbarian Chapter 301

Chapter 63 Heir of the Faded Star (9)

13.

Immediately after discovering the heretics with Ludric’s family, the first to rush out was the northern swordsman, Varka Jan Arkaden.

“Hahaha! “I’ll get rid of them all!”

His nickname is Battle Maniac.

Barca took the lead, letting out a belligerent laugh as if to prove this fact. Then the other party also immediately took action.

[Caw! Knock!]

A monster howling menacingly.

He ignited a pure white flame, and soon the burning flames turned into countless arrows and rained down on Barca.

However, Barca did not avoid this, and soon a loud explosion filled the hall.

pop! Fuuuuuuu!

Barca was suddenly engulfed in fire.

However, for a moment, Barka ran through the flames and ran onto the battlefield again. He used his great sword as a shield to block the fiery arrows.

“Now it’s my turn, monster!”

With a loud roar as a signal, Barka expanded his territory. Then, in an instant, he closed the gap between him and swung his great sword aiming at his opponent.

Whoa! Kaga-ga-gak-!

At the same time, the attack was blocked.

However, the person who blocked the attack was not a monster, but a large man wearing a pure white robe.

“Hmm?”

A strangely shaped sword he was holding.

It is a weapon called a curved sword. Barca, who discovered this, crumpled his face.

“What a pagan!”

Did he feel the battle was interrupted?

He struck down his opponent with his great sword, while raising his auror to expand his territory. Soon, Barkaman’s battlefield, which was twelve steps long, was created.

“die!”

They tried to put down their opponent at once, but this was just Barca’s vain wish.

The opponent did not flinch at all, but rather invaded the territory and even launched a counterattack.

“… … !”

After exchanging several attacks, Barca widened the distance from his opponent. Then he suddenly grinned at the man holding the curved sword.

“Right. Was he a master?”

“… … .”

No answer came back.

It didn’t really matter. Interfering with the Master’s domain was the clearest evidence of all.

“That means you are the heretic who kidnapped the candidate for empress.”

The person who defeated Limer Yen Lapidis.

With that fact alone, Barka felt a sense of elation overflowing from his body.

As his name suggests, he was a battle fanatic, and he always yearned for battle with the strong. Barca then twitched the corner of his mouth and continued speaking.

“I thought Count Deorg was incompetent because he had been guarding the front lines for over a dozen years, but there was a reason for that.”

Actually, I looked down on Istan at first.

They thought he was a coward with no spirit, given that the battle line had been fixed for over a dozen years against mere heretics.

But now it’s different.

If there were people of this caliber in the desert, Barca would certainly have had a hard time.

“Then try again!”

Barka swings the great sword again.

The opponent silently moved the curved sword and blocked his attack. It was around the time when a close battle began that no one could hastily intervene in.

Istan, who was watching the battle between the two from afar, had his eyes flashing fiercely.

‘Yes, I’m sure.’

To be honest, I was a little confused at first.

Because he was wearing the robes of desert warriors, and also because he was wearing an unknown mask.

However, the moment Istan saw him fighting with Barca in the master’s territory, he had a hunch.

Who is the warrior holding the curved sword?

‘Ulaanbaatar.’

Istan’s eyes calmly sank.

One more thing here. There was reason to be sure that he was Ulan. It was the pure white furred wolf standing in front as if guarding a group of pagans.

‘So, they are cadets of Arshen Academy, including Noah Darshen.’

Ten days ago from now.

Istan silently shook his head, thinking of Ulan and his companions crossing the southern front and heading into the desert. At the same time, as he sensed the identity of his opponent, his original doubts suddenly bloomed.

‘But why?’

They said they were heading to the heart of the desert, so why are they in a place like this? That too, along with the demonic beasts called Ludrick’s descendants.

Istan felt confused.

Then, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

‘Wait a minute, that doesn’t mean… … .’

They say Ibella is among them.

Realizing this fact, Istan immediately came out of his thoughts and quickly started looking for the person presumed to be Ibella.

Before long he found Ibella.

However, there was a problem.

“Lady Perticia!”

The point is that Limeren Lapidis is running towards where Ibella is.

To be precise, he found the empress candidate behind Ibella and ran toward him.

Then, Ibella blocked her path. Faced with an unexpected interruption, Rimer wrinkled her face and growled.

“Do not disturb, heretic!”

The moment he saw this, Istan’s eyes widened and he turned around, forgetting his identity.

It was to save Ibella.

Because she judged that she couldn’t stop Rimmer with her current skills.

‘No, you’re late!’

However, by the time this was realized, Rimmer’s sword had already gotten close to Yvela.

Istan’s eyes are getting bigger.

However, fortunately, Rimer’s sword did not touch Yvela.

Pabababak! Green onions!

It was thanks to the arrow that suddenly flew in.

Rimer winced at the barrage of arrows that flew in as if in check, and his face scrunched up.

“With nothing more than an arrow like this… … !”

After repeatedly getting angry, she swung her sword, struck down the arrow, and expanded her territory. She then turned her direction towards the bowman.

“I’ll get rid of you first!”

With the intention of first eliminating the annoying archers and recapturing Perticia. But in conclusion, her plan came to nothing.

Although he was successful in narrowing the gap with the bowman and expanding his territory, what happened next was something Rimmer had never expected.

“… … ?!”

An arrow flew into her territory.

Rimer, who instinctively sensed danger, hurriedly twisted his body and narrowly avoided the arrow.

Afterwards, Rimmer distanced himself from the bowman again and looked embarrassed.

“What is this… … .”

An arrow that pierces the master’s domain.

This means only one thing. It was said that he was a strong master like himself.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the opportunity that Rimmer was stranded by the bowman, Istan approached Ibella. Then he swung the sword without any killing intent.

Kaang! Kaga-ga-gak-!

A series of sword strikes.

After several exchanges of attack and defense, Istan was confident once again.

‘Of course Ibella is right.’

Although he is covered in a robe and his face is covered with a mask, this sword is clearly Ibella’s sword.

‘Then why on earth are you acting together with the desert pagans?’

I’ve never heard a single word like that.

Moreover, Istan could not guess why she was with the candidate for empress.

I wanted to ask him directly, but I couldn’t. There are quite a lot of eyes watching this place right now.

‘I can’t help it.’

We’ll resolve the question later, but for now, let’s do our best to keep Ibella from getting hurt.

Having set his purpose, Istan continued his attack and defense with Ibella, swinging his sword without killing intent.

So the battle became increasingly fierce.

14.

Meanwhile, around that time.

Uhlan, who was playing a close game against Barca, recalled what happened just a few minutes ago.

Just before encountering the Empire’s masters, Noah stole the robe and mask from Muak and the desert warriors and handed them to the other party members.

It was to hide his identity.

‘If my face is revealed, I’ll be in trouble in many ways.’

So I agreed without saying anything.

As a result, they wore the same clothes as when they attacked Rimer and the Royal Guard who were taking Perticia to the imperial castle in the past.

Thanks to this, it seemed like there was a misunderstanding and the battle started, but anyway, as long as I was with Perticia, friction with them was inevitable.

“Hahaha! “Please get this too!”

At that time, Barka closed the gap again and frantically swung his aura-covered greatsword.

It seemed like an attack of remorse in its own way, but Ulan was accustomed to letting off the offensive. At the same time, he frowned slightly.

‘The weapon is too light.’

The weapon currently used by Ulan is the curved sword.

It is a desert warrior weapon borrowed from Muak.

‘If I use what I originally used, I might be able to overwhelm him more easily… … .’

That couldn’t be done here.

This is because if he wielded Ose and Gula, Istan or Seorik, who he had faced once before, would be able to recognize his identity.

Of course, this problem could be solved by killing everyone except two, but that couldn’t be done. This is because, just before the battle, Noah made a divine request.

“You must never kill anyone!”

It was said that if even one of the Empire’s swords was killed, there would be a lot of trouble later on.

Above all, the party’s goal is to hide their identity, elude them, and escape from this place, not to win the battle.

That’s why Noah said.

Let’s fight for a while and then move to the second destination, Kazan’s Tomb, when the time comes.

‘That’s true.’

Ulan also agreed with Noah.

However, I was a little dissatisfied with the statement that no one should be killed. Because it wasn’t just the Empire’s masters who were here now.

‘… … ‘Earl of Dermore.’

Demuel Ron Dermore.

A person who is highly likely to be an apostle of Lacus, the Lord of the Abyss. Wouldn’t it be okay to just get rid of that one here?

Ulan thought so.

Noah, on the other hand, had different thoughts.

“If he is truly Lacus’ apostle, the moment the Count is killed, Lacus will most likely hide forever.”

Lacus, the howling eyes of the abyss, may well be like that. That guy had a very insidious personality even in his last life.

In other words, it is better to kill Lacus and Count Dermore at the same time later.

Therefore, even though Ulan faced the Apostle of the Abyss outside of his territory, he could not approach him.

‘and… … .’

There was one more reason why it was impossible.

This is because, except for Ulan, Sven, Ibella, and Noah, the rest cannot go into battle hastily.

First of all, Perticia had to pretend to have lost her mind, and Delia, Laurea, and Ian had very strong characteristics of strength.

‘Cluster magic and divine power.’

Delia’s star cluster magic is a rare magic that is used by less than five people across the entire continent.

If you use this, there is a very high chance that your identity will be discovered. Laurea and Ian’s divine powers could not be used for similar reasons.

‘If you’re targeting the Count… … .’

The front line will collapse, exposing Delia and Laurea to danger.

Then, it was clear that the two would use cluster magic and divine power, and if that happened, Noah’s plan would be the same as having failed.

Accordingly, Ulan suppressed his murderous intent towards Count Dermore and focused on the battle with Barka.

Then at that moment.

Suddenly, someone who caught my eye appeared.

‘Marquis Gorpant!’

Did he think the war situation was unfavorable?

Seorik, who had been quietly keeping his position, suddenly entered the battlefield. However, instead of helping Barca and Rimmer, he chose a new option.

Targeting Delia and Laurea.

‘I can’t leave it like that.’

Ulan, who noticed this in advance, turned to stop Seorik. But at that moment, Barca tenaciously held on to his feet.

“this guy! “How dare you look away!”

Barka blocked Ulan’s path.

If we delay any longer here, Delia and Laurea will be in danger. The moment that thought occurred to Ulan, he made a decision.

『Transcendent Realm』

A realm that unfolds within a realm.

The curved sword in Ulan’s hand struck Barka’s armor harshly along an area that stretched beyond the range of the Master’s senses.

“… … !?”

A powerful strike full of power.

Barca was thrown into the wall without even being able to react.

Quagga-ga-ga-ga! Quaaaang!

It was not simply thrown against the wall, but only came to rest after breaking through several walls and stone gates of the tomb.

“Bah, Lord Barca!”

Seorik saw this and immediately turned around.

Because I realized that Barka, who had been hit by Ulan’s blow, momentarily lost consciousness.

On the other hand, Ulan had no intention of fighting Seorik.

If you clashed weapons with him, there was a chance that your identity would be discovered. Therefore, Ulan had no choice but to make a different choice.

‘It destroys the battlefield itself.’

Immediately after choosing a new option.

Ulan put his choice into action.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

After wrapping all the spirit around the curved sword, he struck the pillar of the tomb with all his might.

The stone pillar collapsed in vain, and the subsequent shock waves continued to shake the entire tomb of Zartoum.

And the result.

“Wow, the ceiling is falling!”

“It’s a rockfall! Avoid them all!”

The agents of the Crow Brigade, who were observing the situation without participating in the battle, shouted urgently.

The masters of the empire, including Istan, hurriedly escaped from the tomb of Zartum, and Seoric also left the battlefield while supporting Varka.

“Knock, call!”

“Ugh! What kind of power does that… … .”

The entire tomb collapsed.

Each of the masters coughed. At the same time, he was looking around as if he were looking for Ulan and the others who had disappeared along with Perticia.

“Ugh! “Where have they gone?”

“It’s gone over there!”

A small passage opening on the other side of the tomb.

Seorik immediately left his seat. He wanted to track them down as quickly as possible before he lost them.

Then at that moment.

Demuel shouted urgently.

“You must not approach hastily!”

“what? why?”

“There is a poison puddle at the entrance to the passage. “It is also a very powerful corrosive poison.”

A poisonous puddle believed to have been created by a poisonous snake, one of Ludric’s descendants. That wasn’t the only reason it couldn’t be traced.

Kurrrrr! thud! Kwaaaang!

The basement ceiling suddenly collapses.

The collapse probably began when the impact of just breaking the pillar was transmitted throughout the underground.

“Bah, we have to get out!”

“If we stay here, we’ll all be buried!”

Did you feel a sense of crisis because of this fact?

The agents of the Crow Brigade shouted in obvious confusion. Then Rimer bit his lip and shouted in retort.

“But with them right in front of you… … !”

“Do not worry. “All we have to do is join the main force, determine the direction in which the heretics disappeared, and resume the chase.”

At that time, Demuel came forward.

While tapping the crystal ball, a tracking device that still emits dazzling light. Then he looked back at the group and continued speaking.

“So let’s get out of here first!”

There were no significant differences of opinion.

In this way, the masters of the empire left the collapsing underground space behind and ran towards the road leading to the surface.

Meanwhile, Istan, who was in charge of the rear of the group at that time, glanced at Zartum’s grave, which was quickly being buried.

‘Ulan, Ibella… … .’

Because I didn’t hear why they were going with Ludric’s family and, by extension, the pagans.

Is that why?

As Istan headed to the ground, he just stared with a confused expression at the underground passage where Ulan and his group disappeared.

fantasy,