Chapter 121 – Adventure’s Lightning Mage (7)

Five days after moving in the carriage, the carriage stopped moving as if it had finally arrived at its destination. The carriage owner knocked on the window leading to the cabin.

“Im here.”

“It has arrived. Let’s get off.”

The orca with the book closed went down first, and I followed. She paid the balance to the carriage owner and returned.

“Three silver coins in five days, isn’t it too expensive?”

“Thanks to you, did you come comfortably?”

“That’s right.”

The carriage that Orca wanted was a high-end carriage, different from the one that the Celis and I usually rode. Of course, the chair was soft, and thanks to that, my butt didn’t hurt even after running for five days.

‘What did you put in the chair? Cotton? Linen?’

I’m not sure, but I’ll use that wagon later when I can afford it. Seris had a hard time every time she rode the wagon.

‘Is it because my hips are big?’

Exactly, but the silence followed.

“What are you doing not following me?”

Orca looked back from a distance and said.

She was wearing clothes that were different from those at the Adventure Hall, perhaps for going out.

A huge crow’s hair was attached to the neck, and a dense mesh covered the neck and breastbone. Even if she tried to cover her, she was a net, so if you glanced at her, you could see the curves of her breasts.

On the other hand, under the net, he was wearing a proper black robe. Even that, there was a side slit under her thighs, so her legs were exposed.

It is a very revealing garment in many ways.

On her back, of course, there are no backpacks tied. Of course. Because I am carrying her burden.

‘He’s a nobleman who didn’t bring any luggage in the first place.’

I brought all the camping tools, such as food and pots. All Orca brought was a few sheets of parchment and money.

With quick steps, I closed the gap between her and me.

“Do you mean that mountain by Onyx Mountain?”

As they walked shoulder to shoulder with her and looked at the huge mountain in front of her, she said. It might be called a mountain range, not a mountain, given that it stretches out for a long time.

“That’s right. We just have to go around there and find the places written here.”

Orca said while flapping the translation of the ancient texts.

“…You mean you’re going to search all over that mountain range?”

“Uh.”

Crazy.

* * *

In Korea, I was able to work without difficulty even at night. This is because light sources such as streetlights and signboards are so well distributed that the night is not too dark. The safety is also good, so the icing on the cake.

On the other hand, this world is not like that. There are no lights and no signs.

When the sun goes down, the only light sources you can rely on are fire and moonlight. Even that wasn’t bright enough to be relied on, and it’s pointless to talk about security.

That’s enough for a city, but what about wild mountains?

There was nothing good about walking around at night.

I put firewood in the campfire.

“Was it a lie that you could go back in two weeks?”

Hwareuk, the flames intensified momentarily.

“It’s not a lie. It is possible if you work diligently.”

Sitting across from her, looking up at her star, she lowered her head.

With her light turning her face crimson, she took her parchment from her bosom.

This is the translation I wrote.

“Read this once.”

I went to her side and read what she pointed out.

– Ariton’s authority is blocked by Ael’s authority and it is Dolconis’ domain, but it is not only Dolconis’ domain.

The part she pointed out was the culprit that led me to this point after I read it carelessly.

My eyebrows narrowed, but she explained without hesitation.

“Ariton, Ael, and Dolconis appearing here are all names of gods. Ariten is the god of the sun, Ael is the god of the earth, and Dolconis is the god of darkness. So, where is Ariton’s place where her authority is blocked by Ael?”

A place where Ariton’s authority is blocked by Ael?

‘Because Ariton is the sun god and Ael is the earth god…’

Where the sun is blocked by the earth.

“Are you a shadow?”

“That’s right. That’s why it’s not even the domain of Dolconis, the god of darkness. Even if it’s a shadow, it must still be daytime. We just need to find this shadow as the core.”

“But isn’t the mountain full of shadows? Even if it’s just around here…”

“You fool. It’s the shadow of a tree If it was the shadow of a tree, it would have been ‘Jirok’ instead of Ael.”

“…Jirok?”

“God of nature and fertility.”

I was taken aback by her answer.

What kind of god do you have so many?

I knew it was polytheistic, but I never thought I would experience it like this.

“All right. Then you just have to look for the shadow of the mountain, not the shadow of the tree, right?”

“Including rocks.”

“By the way, there seems to be a problem even if the range is reduced like that.”

“What?”

“As the sun moves, don’t the shadows continue to move as well?”

“That’s right. Ariton won’t sit still.”

“Yes?”

I looked at her with her questioning eyes, wanting to know what she was talking about.

Then Orca made an expression as if asking why.

‘Ah, people here believed that God moved the sun.’

I forgot the magic book I read a while ago because it was so mathematical.

‘No, since this is a fantasy place, the real Ariten might move.’

So, could the continent be flat here?

Every time people said that, I laughed inwardly and passed it on, but thinking that it might have been real gave me goosebumps.

“Anyway. No problem with that either. You can tell by looking at the other writings.”

Orca pointed to a different writing than before.

-The incarnation of Toriel, Julius loved the incarnation of the goddess of water. I never forgot her until the day she died.

Why are love stories appearing out of nowhere?

Looking at Orca, she didn’t open her mouth as if to think for herself. Because of that, I had to think for myself while immersed in my thoughts.

There are two types of information in the text.

The name of Toriel’s incarnation is Julius.

Julius loved the incarnation of the water goddess and never forgot it until his death.

What does it have to do with it?

‘Come to think of it, I said that what we’re looking for is one of Julius’s legacy, right?’

Heritage

It is the property that a deceased person leaves to others.

Julius died and he left some form of legacy.

He did not forget the incarnation of the water goddess until his death.

As the two pieces of information came together, an assumption came to mind.

“Is that legacy by any chance around water? In the shadows around rivers and valleys?”

“It is most likely.”

Shrugging her shoulders, Orca pulled out another piece of parchment and held it up. It was a piece of parchment with a mess of squiggly lines.

“This?”

“It’s a map drawn by looking at Mount Onyx from the sky. What wizard used to draw with flying magic? He said he made a lot of money with this and built a mage tower… No, this isn’t important right now.”

Orca pulled out her pen and marked the bottom southwest corner of the map.

“This is where we are now. As you can see, not very many came.”

Around that point she drew a circle.

“We will search inside this circle tomorrow.”

“…Isn’t that too broad?”

The circle was huge for the distance we traveled today.

“You idiot, what did you hear me say? We only need to search mainly in valleys and rivers. There’s no way there’s a river on top of a mountain, so let’s look at the valley first.”

“All right.”

After that, a brief silence ensued. Only the sound of sparks and the flapping of parchment tickled my ears.

Orca continued to read translations of ancient texts.

I asked what I was curious about.

“Then why did you only bring me? Wouldn’t it have been better for the other party members to come too?”

“Even if you bring in the incompetent ones, there are many things to take away.”

“Well, then Orca-sama thinks I have the ability? I’ve never shown my skills in front of Orca-sama before.”

“Grandpa Cohen brought it. So that means you have the basic skills.”

She replied bluntly.

On the other hand, I opened my eyes wide in surprise.

“Did you remember? You didn’t remember the last time.”

“What… I just happened to.”

Orca ran her fingers through her hair.

* * *

The next day, we climbed the mountain towards the valley marked by the orcas. At first the slope was not very high. However, the higher we climbed, the steeper the slope as well as the ground became.

Beads of sweat trickled down Orca’s forehead. Sweat stopped on his chin and dripped down, soaking the black mesh.

“Are you okay?”

“…Uh. Are you okay.”

She wiped the sweat from her brow with the back of her hand.

However, it was stealing because her whole body was already drenched in sweat.

Climbing seemed to be overpowering because I usually lived without using my body.

“Let’s take a little rest here.”

I pointed to the least flat place around. Orca shook her head.

“It’s okay. We are almost there.”

The orca climbed up to the valley of the nose with his hands supporting his knees. As soon as she reached the valley, she put her hands on his knees and took a rough breath.

In the meantime, I looked at the scenery of the valley.

‘It’s fine.’

It was surrounded by stones, so it was closer to a small canyon than a valley.

The clear water, the freshwater fish that live in it, and the sound of the babbling water created a sense of freshness.

‘But there seem to be too many rocks here… Can you find them?’

It was time to ask the breathless Orca. Someone walked towards us not far away.

“Hey! This is our territory!”

He was a skinny man in loose clothes.

“I don’t know who it is, but this is our district. Let’s keep the basic morals.”

“You mean the district?”

“What, don’t you know what a zone is? Have you ever come to see a mountain? Then pay the toll.”

“Yes? A toll? Was this your private property?”

I turned my head in the direction the man in front of me was walking. A few men of a similar appearance are sitting together.

“Private land? Uh, uh yeah It’s our private property. So, if you’re going to pass, you pay the toll, otherwise you’re gone.”

He held out his right hand as if telling the man to pay quickly.

I turned my gaze to Orca.

“Is that so?”

“So what is it?”

Orca, whose breathing had stabilized before she knew it, stretched her back. The man admired her face once and another time when he saw her figure and clothes that were very revealing. Orca wiped away his sweat with an expression of displeasure at her blatant gaze.

“Sometimes it’s shared as a treaty, but it sounds like private land. Don’t talk nonsense, can you get out of the way?”

“What, what? What did you just say buggy?”

“Huh. Or what other words can there be to describe those of you who are shutting yourself in a normal valley and eating tolls?”

The man’s face contorted. He pulled his knife out of his trousers and raised it. It’s a skinny dagger like his forearm.

“Do you think this year is all it takes? I tried to just let it go, but I can’t. Hey you.”

“Me?”

“Yeah, you bastard. You just let go Hurry up and leave this year.”

The man said patronizingly and pointed the way we came with a knife. It means go back the way you came.

I was dumbfounded.

I could tell by looking at the eyes of the guy who kept glancing at Orca’s body. This bastard pretends to be angry, but he’s just in heat.

“Okay! We will use your girlfriend well and give it back to you! If you don’t want to be left behind, jump around!”

A group of men in the distance giggled and laughed.

I sighed at him,

“What?!”

With his right hand he aimed his sword and grabbed his wrist. He hit him right in the side with his left fist.

“100 million..!”

The man’s back was bent. A kick in his ankle caused the man to lose his balance. As he was about to fall, he twisted the arm he was holding onto.

Wood deuk

With his arms bent, his gravity added. The man’s joints were shattered with a bloody sound.

“Quaaaaagh!!!”

The man grabbed his twisted arm and let his tears and snot flow.

-Uh? Uh huh mat! That fuck!

The men who had been watching from afar started running.

“Do I do everything?”

“Do it if you can.”

Orca nodded her head and she flopped down with her butt on the floor.

“I need to get some rest.”

“Because you’re going to rest.”

She smiled and put her backpack down. With a cool sense of liberation, mana was turned into the body. The mana that circulated through the body settled on both arms and permeated the muscles.

In the meantime, the bullies reached my closest range.

“Search!”

The archer in the lead used the recoil of his waist to slam the pickaxe down forcefully. I dodged to the side and put my fist to the guy’s face.

Kwadeuk. It felt like my nose bones were breaking. At the same time, Yangachi’s head was thrown back. He couldn’t overcome the force that pushed him forward and rolled on his floor.

Wooddeuk. Awesome Kwajik!

“Oops…”

The floor was hard stone, so it was only natural that a few bones would be shattered.

“What, what is this bastard?!”

As the one who was running in front collapsed spectacularly, those who ran from behind stopped. There was a look of bewilderment in their eyes.

‘There are six left.’

But there was no reason for me to stop. He went up to the nearest guy and punched him in the jaw. Perhaps because he was embarrassed, he couldn’t even react properly.

After quickly taking care of the next one, the remaining gangsters came to their senses.

“Hey, hey! What are you guys doing?! Hit it together!”

The remaining four rushed at once.

No need to panic.

It’s because I realized something from the sparring with Seris and Kara.

‘Even if there are a lot of numbers, we can’t attack at the same time.’

It is difficult for several people to attack one person at the same time without properly practicing joint action. It’s because you might get caught up in each other’s attacks if you did it with some stupid skills.

That’s the case even in the current situation.

At first glance, the arches seem to come in at the same time, but if you look closely, there is an order.

‘The first is an axe, followed by pickaxes, daggers, and one-handed swords.’

I calmly responded to the bullies’ attack.

I dodged the ax that was swung first and put my fist into the guy’s ribs.

The pickaxe that was approaching immediately was hit and blocked with a wriggling arch.

“Aagh!”

“Mi-sorry!”

Yangachi with a pickaxe stopped moving in panic. I grabbed the guy by the neck and threw it at the dagger man.

It was a close range, so the dagger man couldn’t escape. The two tangled together and banged their heads on the floor.

Now all that remains is a one-on-one fight with Yangachi with a one-handed sword.

“This, damn it!”

I grabbed the back of the head of the guy who was trying to escape and slammed it to the floor. He confirmed that he had passed out and brushed his hands to get up.

‘It’s like dealing with seven with my bare hands.’

Of course, it was thanks to the mana, and it was probably because the opponent was a ragtag bully with no good armor.

In particular, her fists filled with mana had a special touch. That hollow feeling when you hit her ribs…

It’s hard to put into words.

“Great job. It’s not a bad skill. Grandpa Cohen deserved it.”

Orca approached and said.

“But what are these guys doing?”

“Well, as you can see, they are beggars who dream of reversing their lives with onyx.”

She frowned at her slumped archers.

“But do you need to keep them alive?”

“Yes? Can I kill you?”

“What if no one is watching? In the first place, the corpses rolling around the onyx mountain are unknown corpses.”

“If so…”

There is nothing to shy away from.

I drew my dagger.