Chapter 299 – Episode 299 – Academy (32)

Episode 299 – Academy (32)

Meanwhile.

The time when Siwoo left Seoul.

Le Cardo, the owner of the collapsed Black Death Tower. A subordinate approached him, an 8-star warlock.

“Lord Tower! “He finally came out of Seoul!”

Lecardo frowned. He said, massaging the bloody lump of flesh.

“That guy? “Who are you talking about?”

“S-sorry. Choi Si-woo, who brought down our Black Tower, has come out of Seoul.”

Kwasik!

The flesh that Lecardo was kneading was crushed. Blood splattered in all directions.

“That insolent bastard crawled out of the city without fear?”
“Yes. But… He came out with the paladins.”

Lecardo’s eyebrows twitched. He muttered in a voice full of disgust, as if he had seen a bug.

“Paladin… You mean those cockroach-like guys?”
“Yes. What should I do? Should I try the next opportunity?”

“···No. I’m going now. I can’t leave alone the guy who dared to mess with my magic tower. “I will make you a pig and stuffed you alive.”

***

How long has it been since Siwoo and his group left Seoul? We arrived at a small hill.

“Is this the mountain peak that is getting bigger?”
“···Yes. “I think so.”

I carefully looked at the mountain peaks. The tension that had risen quickly disappeared in an instant.

Kang Soo-ho grumbled.

“No way···. What is that. “Isn’t this a hill?”

It wasn’t a mountain peak, it was just a hill. The diameter was only about 30 meters. It was so small that it was embarrassing to call it a mountain.

The only thing unusual is that there is a crypt that looks like a cave. It was a pile of dirt that can be found anywhere.

One paladin spoke as if reporting.

“Just yesterday it was about 20 meters in diameter. But it almost doubled in size in one day.”

“Ha.. Well, it’s still just dirt.”

I ignored Kang Soo-ho’s disappointed words.

“It doubled in size in one day…?”

I looked closely again, but it was still the same. It looked like an ordinary pile of dirt.

I thought it was an amorphous monster like slime, but it wasn’t anything like that.

‘It’s dangerous…’

No matter how you look at it, it looks ordinary. That’s why it was more dangerous. This means that it is a phenomenon that cannot be observed with our senses.

He said as he pulled out his sword.

“···Can I cut it?”

The saintess who was thinking nodded her head.

Ugh!

An intense radiance enveloped the sword. It was a sword that contained 1/10 of its internal power.

A rough wave of air struck. The shocked group retreated from the surroundings.

Sigh!

The slash that extended in a split second split the mountain peak. No, it seeped into the dirt.

“···Her.”

If it’s a small hill, it’s a sword strike that will pulverize it. But it left no trace. The surface is not hard. All the destructive power was simply absorbed quietly.

‘It feels strange…’

It felt like I was swinging a sword into the sea. I could hardly feel any rebound.

“Huh.. That kind of sword strike without preparation..”
“Surely. “I understand why the saint requested it.”

Several paladins let out exclamations.

“I can’t believe it’s still intact even in such strong weather… It’s definitely a suspicious hill.”

With one swing of the sword, any doubt I had felt, whether I knew it or not, disappeared. She felt that the saint was someone worthy of extreme respect.

“Tsk..”

The same was true for Kang Su-ho, who was confident. He was immediately discouraged.

He looked back at the paladins. I asked about something unusual about an ordinary-looking hill.

“That crypt. “Has anyone ever been in a cave?”

“No. I sent the drone, but the connection was lost at some point. “It was programmed to return automatically, but none of it was recovered.”

Many questions were asked, but in the end, the conclusion was that there was no way to know.

In the end, we set up camp around the hill. I decided to take my time and observe.

Two days passed like that.

The saint who commanded the Holy Knights came to visit.

“Master. I can feel a weak magical response inside the cave. “It is probably assumed to be the source of the abnormal phenomenon.”

“In a cave?”

“Yes. It would be nice if it could be purified outside. It seems difficult. No matter what magic I used, it was simply absorbed. “I guess I’ll have to go in and check it out myself.”

While I was wondering what to do, Kang Soo-ho shouted.

“Let’s just go in! “It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but let’s solve it right away!”

The way he was shaking his butt made it seem like he wanted to run out right away.

I looked at him anxiously and thought about it. Anyway, the hill is getting bigger. It has already exceeded 50 meters in diameter.

I didn’t know what growing up meant. But it seemed like there was no good point in wasting time.

“···Good. “Let’s go in.”

I nodded my head as if giving permission, and everything went smoothly after that.

There was no one who could oppose my decision. Because the paladins followed the saint, and the saint followed me.

A group of armed men gathered in front of the hill.

“Our paladins will enter first.”

Kang Su-ho shouted at the words of a paladin.

“What···? That’s not it! This is the trial of a hero! Of course, as a hero, I have to go first!”

The saintess said with her sigh.

“Ha.. Suho. There might be something inside. I’m going to join the advance guard. “It’s too dangerous.”

“Ugh..”

The tone was kind but firm. The tone was as if comforting a child.

I watched their conversation and shook my head. No matter who goes in, the danger is the same. I didn’t necessarily want to use the Paladin as bait.

I was used to throwing myself into the unknown.

“Lydia. This is an ordeal. “If you want to gain something, you have to take risks, right?”

“Ah···.”

Lydia blinked her eyes and lowered her head.

“I’m sorry, Lord.. Siwoo. I guess I was too overprotective. Siwoo, what you said is right.”

Kang Su-ho frowned. She screamed as if she was aggrieved.

“What! Lydia! It’s the same thing! “He scolded me when I spoke!”

“Yes? It’s completely different. “Siwoo said what he said after fully considering the risks, and Suho just blindly followed his emotions, right?”

“What..? Oh no! “I know it’s dangerous too!”

His handsome face crumpled. I pounded my chest out of frustration, but Lydia didn’t even look at me.

“But… I’m a little reluctant to take risks, even to the Lord.”

She glanced at my face. She pursed her lips and thought about it, then she said.

“How about we all go in together, except for a few people?”
“Hmm..”

As the number of people increases, the force increases. The risks may increase, but this does not mean there are no advantages.

I looked at the cave right in front of me.

It broke in the middle and there was no end in sight. But that was it. It’s a 50 meter diameter hill. How deep is it? It looked like just an ordinary crypt.

Honestly, it felt ridiculous to be nervous about going into a place like that.

‘That’s what’s more dangerous.’

It was so ordinary that I didn’t feel any sense of crisis. I forced the tension up.

“Let’s go.”

With your companions. Entered the cave.

The crypt was winding as if a huge earthworm had passed through it. How long did you walk?

Suddenly, I felt a strange feeling.

‘For a moment···.’

I narrowed my eyes and looked around. The size of the hill seen from outside was only 50 meters. It grew bigger over the next two days, but it still couldn’t get beyond the level of the hill.

‘···How far did you walk just now?’

50 meters? It’s already been a while. The strange thing is, that’s not the end. Suddenly, all the people around me disappeared.

‘Whenever?’

I am the strongest among the group. Still, I didn’t realize it. This means that it is a phenomenon that is beyond the senses of a Hwagyeong-level expert.

Perhaps the others headed inside the cave without knowing anything.

“···Her.”

I turned around and saw a brightly lit entrance.

I might be able to get out now. But I didn’t intend to do that.

‘I don’t know about anyone else, but I have to take care of Lydia.’

There was no hesitation.

Inside the cave. I walked to a place where not a single light came in.

***

Kang Su-ho, who was walking in a daze, stopped.

“Yes?”

Whiiing!

The cold wind tickled my cheek. I suddenly came to my senses.

“W-what is this place…!”

My eyes widened at the unfamiliar scenery. I looked around, but before I knew it, there was only a dense forest. I could even see the sky beyond the lush bushes. No matter how you looked at it, it wasn’t in a crypt.

Moreover, the companions had also disappeared.

“Crazy..”

I swallowed my saliva. From the moment I entered the cave until now. My memory was vague. It didn’t connect as if it had been cut off.

I was anxious about being left alone in a place with no one around. I carefully pulled out the knife.

‘···Is there a crack here?’

I was suddenly thrown out alone and didn’t know what to do.

After groaning for a while, I suddenly raised my head.

‘Yes, that’s right. ‘We have to start with communication.’

If this was a rift, and if her group had scattered, she would have to rejoin them.

Ugh!

She imbued her magical power into a bracelet-shaped artifact.

‘You won’t get caught!’

Unfortunately, there was zero antenna space. I increased the transmission and reception output to the maximum, but the same thing happened. No one responded.

“Okay..”

Even though there was no satellite connection. The highest level artifact doesn’t work. It meant that there was something blocking communication… Or that it was extremely wide.

‘···What should I do now?’

He hesitated, but then took a step forward. I planned to move as soon as possible.