Chapter 97 – When the Flower of the Sun Blooms (01)

I thought that if I used [Star Magic], My field of view would change like in the game, and I would specify an aiming point in the air and drop it there.

Wouldn’t it be simple and easy to understand?

Above all, if you watch the video of Alice using [Star Magic] In the actual game, the entire map screen is revealed and a topographical map viewed from the sky is displayed, and a range is specified from high up, and a meteor strike is struck after a few turns.

The characteristics of [Star Wizard] Are that it is easy to search for and find suitable stars when looking up at the sky, and while the stars are up, it gives a buff to the maximum mana amount and increases the speed of mana recovery according to the number of visible stars.

As the sun begins to rise, the [Sun Flower] Blooming in the center of the meadow begins to radiate heat.

As sunlight was obscured by clouds, the drooping flower stems began to rise again, and as leaves bloomed to receive more sunlight, flower buds soaked in the sun’s light finally began to raise their heads little by little.

If it receives sunlight like this until noon, the flower of the sun will bloom.

‘Look how hot it is already… ‘

The surrounding area was darkened as if it was absorbing the sunlight pouring into this area, but the area near the [Sun Flower] Was absorbing the surrounding sunlight as if a convex lens was used to concentrate the light.

We were at a certain distance, so it was okay because the temperature had risen slightly, but the grass around us was drying up rapidly and the ground was starting to dry, and the flower buds of the [Flower of the Sun] Were ripening as if they were growing by feeding on the vitality of the grass. .

Now I was sure. The day this flower blooms is today.

I cleaned up all the remaining baggage around me, excluding the tent where Alice was sleeping, and started collecting mana to use [Star Magic].

‘Of course, Alice can use [Star Magic] With just the amount of mana she has.’

Since my current amount of mana was insufficient to use [Star Magic], I was casting magic by implementing a calculation formula as if making an installment plan and charging and pouring in mana in real time.

Unlike Alice, who put all her abilities into mana and intelligence, I had to use a different method.

“[Shadow Mask].”

I spread the available shadows as thinly as possible, gathered them in my palm, and kneaded the shape with my hands as if I were doing origami.

Originally, it would have been easier to make it thinner and simpler, but since the [Shadow Art] I had was about 35%, the accuracy was low, so making it this size was the limit for manipulating something of this size.

I tore the shadow like tearing a piece of paper, tearing the lower part of the chin and shaping it. As I kneaded it without thinking about the design, the snout became longer and parts like sharp wolf ears sprouted.

‘…I guess I was affected by Alice always calling me a wolf without knowing it.’

The shape didn’t really matter, so I just covered my face.

When I put on the mask, the bright light around me was blocked, the stars appeared again as if I was in a dark room, and my mana began to recover rapidly.

“Huuuuuk… “

Since [Solar Flower] Was creating a shadow like a light, I easily maintained [Shadow Mask] And prepared [Star Magic].

The magic that started in the morning proceeded for a long time by repeating casting, calculation, and mana charging, when the sun reached mid-sky.

The flower buds of the [Solar Flower] Were opening as if they would bloom at any moment.

‘Coming’

When I took off the [Shadow Mask] And looked around, red status windows were coming from all directions.

This area was known to be a safe zone where monsters did not easily appear, but most of them were small and avoided people and did not attack, so many low-level monsters such as goblins and wolves appeared and were running towards them, aiming for the [Flower of the Sun].

When Alice came to her senses belatedly and came out of the tent, the area was already under siege.

However, to access the Flower of the Sun, you had to go through the surrounding grass and thorns, so there was only one actual entrance.

Because the tent was set up nearby, the monsters were just standing at the edge of the basin, surrounding the Sun Flower.

As Alice came out of the tent, I looked around her and saw that she was surprised, so I wrapped my arms around Alice’s waist, who still had no idea what was going on, and pulled her towards me, causing her to lie down on the floor.

And at 12 o’clock, when the sun shines most brilliantly.

When the monsters are ready for battle, gnashing their teeth and stretching their bodies to attack.

Stars were coming down from the sky.

Alice’s eyes opened wide as she was forced to lie down in my arms, and she was astonished as she saw the [Star magic] Falling from the sky.

“Are you sure… You can use it…?”

Due to the simplified orbit, the star fell vertically from the sky, avoiding the exact center of the basin.

——!!!

Indescribable destruction surrounds us.

The tent that Alice was leaning against just a moment ago is blown away by the storm, and strong winds that can blow away a few people are blowing everywhere.

Of course, due to its characteristic of not causing damage to ‘ally’, the [Star Magic] I used did not cause any damage to the Sun Flower and Alice, but there was a risk of being blown out of the basin by the wind and falling to death, so I fixed myself to the floor. He did so and hugged Alice.

Gooooo…

The monsters remaining on the basin evaporated without a trace.

Only a small crater that appeared where the star’s magic fell was the only thing that showed what had fallen, and the corpses of the monsters and the luggage we had packed were caught in it and blown away, leaving the surrounding terrain clean as if it had has been erased.

The sound of experience points coming in was ringing so hard that it hurt my ears, but since most of them were monsters like goblins and wolves that gave almost no experience points even if they were killed at their current level, I couldn’t expect much improvement in my abilities.

I didn’t really understand the numbers, but there were at least 100, that is, enough to complete the defense mission with one shot, so I decided that this one shot would be the end.

Tiring-


– The sudden event [Flower of the Sun] Defense battle begins –

– Monsters enchanted by [Sun Flower] Approach –

– Defeat more than 100 monsters or survive for 3 hours –

“…!!”

I raised my head again at the unexpected system message.

‘It was noon… Wasn’t it?’

Is it because the number of digits in the calculation was slightly wrong, or is it because I completed [Star Magic] Faster than expected, which made a slight difference?

When I raised my head, the monsters waiting around me started to form a siege again, but instead of the wolves or goblins that had formed the siege until now, it was made up of mid-level monsters such as orcs and higher.

If you catch the event before it starts and the kill count does not increase, the difficulty level should remain the same. How absurd would it be to increase the difficulty and start the kill count from the beginning!

In addition, the terrain that was supposed to be easy to defend by creating a narrow path at the entrance due to the grass and dirt intertwined at the entrance was completely destroyed, making it possible for monsters to come up from all directions without any hindrance.

Cooooo!

‘Ah, that… Wyvern…!’

As I saw the giant reptile walking from behind with its wings on the ground, without scales, with a long neck, and looking like its shoulders had been replaced with wings instead of the dragon’s typical quadrupedal + wings, I realized that this event was twisted , even if it was twisted. I did it.

Wyvern is not a monster that can appear in the academy part in the first place. It is a monster that can fly in the air, has a poisonous sting on its tail, and eats up small monsters around it to regenerate in real time, so it was difficult to deal with even if all the students in Class F were brought in .

‘Should I give up?’

If there was at least some terrain left, I would have held on and tried to drag on for 3 hours, but now the terrain had been completely destroyed and monsters were flocking in from all directions.

Anyway, the purpose of these monsters is [Flower of the Sun].

Unless we block the road, the monsters will not attack us but will approach the Sun Flower, so escaping was not impossible.

Alice was already preparing [Star Magic].

“Alice…”

Alice nodded her head at me as she quickly began writing down her calculations in her cursive on a piece of paper she was holding.

Eyes that purely believe in something.

I don’t know if it’s due to her or if I believe what she said yesterday … That I would protect her.

I couldn’t run away after seeing those eyes.

“…Ha… I’m going crazy.”

As a result, when I become involved with Alice, I feel like I’m having a hard time trying not to disappoint her expectations every time, but what can I do?

Even now, I can’t betray the trustworthy ‘wolf’ that will protect me, so I have no choice but to hold on here.

The orc warrior was the first to run and try to grab the [Sun Flower], But he cut off his arm with his sword and blocked the path.

Tiring-

– Number of monsters killed: 1/100 –

“Kooooo!!”

“Come at me!”

They shout on purpose to attract aggro and engage in defensive battles against the monsters that flock in.

It doesn’t take long for Alice.

If it were me, I would have to prepare in the morning and prepare for hours, but Alice was quickly completing the calculations and calling up the stars she needed.

The monsters that were already possessed by the flower of the sun were not as aggressive as expected and moved as if they had lost their souls, so it was not that difficult to block them, but the problem was that the wyvern was preparing to fly with its massive body over the heads of the monsters blocking its path. .

I need some preparation time to prevent it from crushing me with my body, but I’m too busy dealing with this minor monster right now-

– Kkkk!! –

The moment when the wyvern flew towards the flower of the sun, with an ear-popping howl ringing out.

A star fell from the sky.

One more star, exactly the same as the one I called earlier.

The star was falling precisely on the head of the wyvern that flew into the sky.

‘That… Was calculated in real time?’

At the same time Alice smiled and raised her thumb, the Wyvern and [Star Magic] Clashed in the sky.

Kuwaaaaang-!!

Unlike me, who had ignorantly pinned it to the ground earlier, the wyvern hit by [Star magic] In the sky exploded on the spot, star fragments rained down in all directions and began to destroy the monsters flocking to the flower of the sun.

Perhaps because they were mid-level monsters, I tried to block them by lowering my posture or raising my shield above my head, but the surrounding area was being devastated not by a single explosion but by a barrage of small stars, so defensive measures were of little use.

As if stars were raining from the sky, numerous star fragments were exploding the monsters, but the only thing that did not rain down on the sun flower and me who was in front of it.

‘Wait a minute, is this… A starburst?’

The magic of stars exploding in the air. And as I watched the magic pouring out in all directions and causing secondary damage, I wondered if it was a starburst, but I quickly shook my head.

‘That can’t be possible. No matter how much of a genius Alice is, she’s a star burst at the academy without even receiving my training buff…’

It was time to lower the sword, thinking that this was the end of the story, thinking that it was just a mistake because the technology was so superior.

Tiring-

– Number of monsters killed: 99/100 –

There was only one left.

An orc that had been hit by Alice’s magic was staggering and trying to run away, and once that orc was dealt with, the kill count was reached at 100, so this event ended in success.

When I tried to deal with the orc with a light heart, the orc ran to the edge of the basin and fell to the ground.

‘Escape…?’

I was confused because there were no cases of monsters escaping in the game, and as the game is famous for bugs, I was wondering what I should do if I couldn’t reach 100 like this.

“Ah… Oops. Right… Ugh. Thank goodness.”

Fortunately, the event’s end condition was that it lasted until 3 o’clock, so it was fortunate that all I had to do was wait and see.

‘Is this the end of the monsters prepared?’

Although there was a brief crisis in the middle, it seemed like bringing Alice, the [Star Wizard], Was the right answer.

Sereung.

When I was about to put away my old iron sword and go back to give first aid to Alice, who was suffering from mana depletion due to the [Star Magic] She had just used hastily.

Huuuuung-!

With a heavy sound cutting through the air, a huge scaly face appeared behind Alice.

‘New… Monster?’

The current kill count is close to 200, but a new monster is coming?

A wyvern appeared after only about 100 kills?