Chapter 277 – The Longest Day in the World

“You said you removed the barrier?”

Hearing Luke’s words, Kruger frowned. Although he wasn’t a magician who specialized in barriers, he at least knew how to handle spells better than third-rate wizards. A wizard of at least the same level was needed to break the barrier he had built in a short time.

“Ah… I heard someone said that he is a magician belonging to the guild headquarters, is he from the dreamer clan? His name was Luke. I remember the names of the wizards.”

Kruger quickly recognized the identity of Luke, one of the few wizards in the guild. The first thing he figured out when he moved to the guild headquarters was the list of wizards. It was only natural for him that if there was a wizard stronger than him, he would have to go crazy.

However, Kruger thought that if he was a wizard named Luke, there was no need to worry.

“You’re a second-class wizard, just like me. Heck. He’s a very young guy. He must have just awakened to his destiny as a wizard. Did you recently acquire a magic wand?”

According to information obtained by Kruger, Luke is 23 years old this year.
He is young enough to have become a second-class wizard, no matter how talented he is. He is in his late thirties, and compared to Kruger, who has been a second-rate wizard for over eight years, he is far short of his age.

“Hey young man, even for a second-class wizard like you, the difference in skill becomes sharper as you get older. A lump of blood like you can’t stop me. Please quietly disappear before you get hurt. I’ve been a second-class wizard for eight years. .”

He tried to warn, but Luke wouldn’t move from the spot.
Rather, he just looked at Kruger with a pitiful look.

“Eight years? Are you proud of being rotten for eight years in the second class?”
“Under?”
“He’s a talentless guy.”

A talentless bastard!
Hearing that one word, Kruger thought at first that he had heard hallucinations.
Most wizards can’t break through the third-rate wall even if they try their whole lives.
He was praised as a gifted wizard wherever he was of second rate.

A master of fire magic.
The idol of wandering wizards.

That was the praise Kruger received from people every time.
However, Kruger’s talent, which had raised his self-esteem, was denied in an instant.

“You don’t have any talent?”

Feeling deeply insulted, Kruger muttered as if possessed. The same words were pouring out of his mouth like a broken radio.

“Talent? No? Me? … No talent?”
“Yes, an old man wasting his time.”

Old man!
Luke’s last words aroused Kruger’s anger.
Kryuger, his face reddened, chanted an incantation at Luke.

“O primordial fire. I will release your power.”

At that moment, blue flames began to roar in front of Kruger’s eyes.
The flame magic, which contained tremendous heat, had a different level of energy than the fireball that had been blown earlier.

[Incinerate]

Advanced magic learned by fire mages.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is an offensive magic with one of the best firepower at the second-class level.
It is a magic that Kruger has used in every important battle for 8 years.

Magic that incinerates enemies by emitting magical flames in the form of a fan.
So far, there has been no living thing that has survived intact after being hit by [Incinerate]. It’s only natural that Kruger had never used it against someone stronger than himself. Even when fighting, it was Kruger’s principle of action to win after careful calculation.

Haha! Burn and die!”

Waves of flame swept over where Luke was.
I couldn’t even scream because of the overwhelming heat, and I would turn to ashes. Kryuger tried to watch Luke’s last while shedding a laugh full of joy.

“You’re hot, Mr. Krueger!”
“I also didn’t like that dreamer from before!”

The adventurers around them cheered as they watched Kruger’s fire show.
However, when the flames dissipated and the landscape of the road was revealed, something unexpected happened to everyone.

Luke, who had been thought to have been burned to death, stood there with a normal appearance.

“Uh huh?”

‘Isn’t this?’ Thought Kruger reflexively.
The translucent magic barrier created around Luke completely blocked the flame.
A mere thin barrier wouldn’t be able to block the incineration magic.
Kruger, who rubbed his eyes and looked ahead again, couldn’t help but panic.

“Thirty chapters…?!”

If you are a magician, it is a second-class barrier magic that is essential to learn.
It is evaluated that the durability of a single barrier has a limit in blocking magic.
It was an appropriate strategy to supplement durability by overlapping multiple barriers, but the number of Luke’s barriers was beyond imagination.

A whopping 30 pieces!
It far exceeded the maximum number of barriers that second-class wizards could deploy.
The layered barrier completely blocked the incineration magic.

“Wasn’t I on the same level as me?”

Kruger backed away in surprise. The information he firmly believed was wrong. He made a huge mistake in thinking that Luke was inferior to him.
The time has come to pay the price for miscalculations.

“…”

Muyoungchang.
Activating magic without a spell, Luke approached Kruger. The temperature in the alley went down and a chill spread through the quarter staff. Every time Luke’s foot came off the ground, it left a frozen trail where it passed.

“Huh…”

Kryuger released sparks of magic several times, but it was meaningless. The blonde-haired dreamer bringing coldness has closed the distance from Kruger like a nightmare. Without saying anything, just with a look that showed how to live.

Shaking.

My legs tremble.
Kryuger trembled and scanned his body.
It was only later that I realized why my body was shaking so much.

‘I think I’m going to freeze to death.’

This is because the temperature is too low.
The chill that spread from Luke took away all of Kruger and his adventurers’ body heat.
It was winter, so even though I was wearing thick clothes, I couldn’t stop the loss of body heat at all.

“Sah, save me.”

Kruger belatedly stopped his magic and tried to escape. However, his frozen body has hardened and does not move smoothly.
At some point, a blonde dreamer holding a quarter staff was approaching Kruger.

He begs for help, but there is no answer.
Instead, a quarterstaff flew heavily towards Kruger’s head.

Kwajik!

The unmatched pain that was so hot that reason flew away.
A rupture sound as if the skull had been shattered.

It was the last sensation Kruger felt while alive.
The moment he touched the quarter staff, Kruger’s body was covered with ice and a frozen man was born. In a short time of less than one second, the whole person was frozen.

[Quick Freeze].
An ancient magic that freezes the target it touches.

“Huh.”
“The wizard is dead.”

The adventurers who witnessed its devastating power were stunned. Kruger, who ordered them to kill Wendy, left at once on the Nether Road.

“Now, have mercy. We just followed Kruger’s orders.”
“I couldn’t help it for the subjugation quest. Please get better.”

He servilely cried out for help now, but to no avail.
Luke’s answer to them was this.

“Go to hell and beg Kruger to save you.”

There’s no way she can look after the adventurers who threatened Wendy. Luke wielded his quarter staff and crushed the heads of the adventurers one by one. He swung just 10 times to clear the 10 adventurers.

“Thank you Luke!”

After the alley was cleared, Wendy bowed her head to thank Luke.
Kruger and the gang that followed him no longer exist in the world.
Wendy felt relieved, as if she had lost a tooth she had been suffering from.

“So why were these guys targeting Wendy?”
“There was a time when Kruger got into a fight with him in the guild. He deliberately followed me to pay for the humiliation he suffered. Thanks to Luke-sama, I managed to survive.”
“You’re trying to kill people just because you got into a fight? You’re not crazy.”
“Because there are so many eccentric people among wizards. You can say that Luke-nim, who acts like a common sense person, is rather rare.”

Luke, who was treated as a rare animal, put on an embarrassed expression.

“Wow, in a world where people are praised just for having common sense. It’s gone for a while, even if it’s a little tasteless.”
“It’s such a harsh world in the first place. It’s a sin to be weak like me.”

Wendy brushed off her skirt and stood up.

“Still, the spirit skills Luke taught me were useful. Thanks to the protection of the lower spirits, I was able to buy time. Thank you always.”
“Are you going to say thank you with your bare mouth?”
“Then what else do you need?”
“Please invite me to dinner next time.”

Are you trying to repay her for saving her life with just one meal in the evening?
In many ways, he was an unpretentious young man.

I’m not asking for a reward.
After hearing what Luke said, Wendy smiled involuntarily.

“If it’s dinnertime, I’ll serve you any number of times. I sometimes think of you, but Luke-sama seems to have a cute side.”
“Ah, no cute corner? I’m over 20 now, do you still say I’m cute?”
“The cute part is getting angry when you hear that sound.”
“Under…”

Facing Wendy’s smiling expression, Luke shook her head.
It’s been a long time, but she still remembers Wendy and Luke from the first time they met.

A young boy who finds an adventurer’s guild to make a living.
The boy who couldn’t catch a single goblin grew up to be reliable before he knew it and came to protect Wendy.

Wendy couldn’t deny that she was attracted to Luke as a young man.

“I’ll take you home, Mr. Wendy.”

Luke, speechless, walked out of the alleyway.
Wendy chased after Luke on the street dyed by the sunset.

Looking at that broad back, Wendy’s thoughts suddenly flashed through her mind.

‘I think I can trust this man for the rest of my life.’

Wendy’s faith in Luke was no longer a vague guess, but a conviction.
The opponent of her destiny, whom she could trust and follow all her life, was right in front of her eyes.

Throbbing.
The beating of the heart rings out.

A hot emotion welled up from the depths of her heart and turned Wendy’s face red.
Wendy knew that this was her feeling of love.
If you let go of that man like this, you will probably regret it for the rest of your life.
It’s a one-of-a-kind relationship that will never come again.

“Whoa.”

Taking a deep breath,
Wendy is determined to pluck up her courage at this moment.
I wanted to convey her honest feelings to Luke.

“Luke, I have something to say, would you please listen? Please stop there for a moment.”

An evening when the whole world is colored with the glow of the sunset.
A street during work hours when citizens are busy coming and going.

Countless noises resounded, but now they just passed by Luke and Wendy helplessly.
We just hear each other’s voices and see each other’s faces.

“I think I like Luke.”

Wendy said to Luke who stopped.
Her voice rang out clearly.

“Can you accept my heart?”

A simple two-word confession.
After the confession, Wendy felt as if a long time had passed while the silence continued.

Today may be the longest day of Wendy’s life.

Before long, Luke’s answer came.

“If it’s your heart, I’ll cherish it. I’ve liked Wendy since the first time we met.”

At that moment, the long and long meeting between the two men and women came to fruition.