Chapter 433 – Wave (2)

The location of the outpost was in the middle of the plain.

It is strange that it is not just a garrison, but a full-fledged facility to block the curved forces of Yeo-yeo, placed in the grassland and not anywhere else…

There is a reason for this.

“It’s not visible to the eye, but there is something similar to the terrain around here.”

“Are you talking about the barrier spread by the followers of Crooked Leisure?”

“As expected, you know very well. If you are close to the center, the outskirts of this area are made up of several barriers of appropriate size. For example, does it feel like a bunch of grapes?”

“Well, I guess so. “As the barrier gets bigger, the efficiency drops drastically.”

As the size of the barrier increases, the required consumption, whether magical power or divine power, increases exponentially.

So, when covering a certain area, it is much more efficient to use multiple barriers…

However, just increasing the number is not a good thing. As the number of barriers increases, control becomes more difficult.

That’s why when Helena deploys the Holy Barrier, she usually only deploys one.

Not only do you have to deploy a defense, but you also have to provide healing and assistance, but if you don’t have the mental space for other things, it’s difficult, isn’t it?

The saint is directly connected to God and can draw divine power through a direct line, and as Solari gave up her descent, the available divine power increased.

Therefore, even if the cost is a little high, it is to spread a huge barrier…

Curved leisure is the opposite case.

Unlike Solari, who projects enormous power through Helena alone, she can exercise her power through numerous believers.

Instead, the output of each individual item will be incomparably low… Rather, that may be why it is beneficial to maintain the barrier in the form of a bunch of grapes.

“Anyway, the fact that you suddenly brought up this story… Are you saying it arrived slowly?”

“Yes. “Up until now, I’ve been able to squeeze through grapes, but from now on, there’s no room to do that.”

“I guess it’s just the beginning. Be more careful from here on. “Even though I have magic, it could be discovered.”

No matter how many times I came through the gap in the barrier, this is a plain with no place to hide.

You can see it with your eyes. In fact, we also bypassed several groups of monsters that way.

The current number of people is 7, excluding Fei, who is missing because he is a non-combatant. Including the crown prince and his subordinates, nearly 20 people are moving.

No matter how skillful Tarla is in handling the powers of evil gods, in the end, he is merely fiddling with the remnants of a dead god, so it is impossible to cast the seething cloak of tranquility on all of them.

For that reason, I personally cast invisibility, noise removal, body odor removal, and cognitive impairment magic.

Except for cognitive impairment, all of them are low-level magic, so they will all be resolved as soon as you fight in earnest… Nevertheless, it has meaning.

“Don’t worry so much. “It will be enough for the beginner level.”

“But you never know.”

The curved space area is broadly divided into three categories.

Beginner, intermediate, deep.

The entrance in front of you is the widest, but it has the weakest area effect. The end result is an increase in the physical abilities of enemies and the ability to immediately recognize when a problem arises.

Since I don’t have a separate detection ability, I can hide as much as I like now… If you make a fuss even once, you will be caught right away.

Our primary goal is to penetrate deep into the core, seize control of the core barrier and reverse it, isolating the curved margin.

We’ll get caught someday, but until then, shouldn’t we dig as deep as we can?

The crown prince swallowed his saliva and said at my words.

“This is really the beginning.”

“Are you afraid?”

“… No. That’s because I’m excited. Infiltrate the realm of evil spirits and upset the battlefield. “A truly heroic feat.”

“Well, don’t be too excited and make a mistake.”

“Don’t worry. “Although they are not as good as forest elves, the beastmen are also a race that is quite confident in their secretive actions.”

The crown prince said that with a grin. Actually, a warrior would be better at using his body than me and my companions, who are wizards.

I nodded roughly and took a step forward.

Although I passed through empty space, I felt a strange sense of discomfort through my skin.

Does it feel like a thin film is covering your whole body? It might be easier to understand if you feel like the sticky air of summer has been compressed three times.

There is no hindrance to movement yet, but as you go a little deeper, this will not be the case.

I continued walking, holding the dagger I had previously drawn tightly in my hand.

***

How long did you walk? Since I was always using flight magic or moving around with teleportation, I felt like normal marching was frustrating.

Is it not just me? As I was avoiding a group of monsters moving around in front of me as if they were patrolling, Carla whispered in a low voice.

“Master.”

“Huh?”

“There aren’t as many monsters as I thought.”

“Well, I guess you believe in the barrier. Even if that’s not the case, Crooked Leisure has fewer monsters than other evil gods.”

“I knew I had learned it when I was still attending the academy, but I was surprised to find that there was less than I expected.”

There are many reasons why Crooked Leisure is obsessed with the barrier, but one of them is definitely the lack of numbers.

Originally, the evil gods fell to the continent of Aurelia and were treated as cults for ten years, secretly turning monsters into their followers.

It was only when most of the monsters were shared among the evil gods that the War of the Gods began.

However, Crooked Leisure is an evil god who was defeated by Rising Blue in the middle of the war between the gods.

In other words, most of the existing monsters are already owned, so there is not much left to pick up and eat.

Even though the barrier is making up for the shortcomings, it is probably not enough to patrol all the way to the entrance.

“Well, even if it’s a small amount, it’s still small compared to other evil spirits.”

“But. “It’s a bit unfair to attack their base and lock them in and hope that there aren’t many monsters.”

Carla nodded and lowered her head as if she understood.

From then on, she continued to walk, having a light conversation while maintaining her tension.

“Hmm?”

A strong feeling of rejection felt at some point. The body reacts first, as if there were a cage of wild beasts beyond the empty space.

As if Tarla had been waiting for my reaction, she came between me and Karla and said,

“You have a good feeling. “This is the middle entrance.”

“Because I’m in middle school… “I somehow managed to get through the entrance safely.”

Although it took a bit of mental energy, I approached quietly without being noticed by anyone. But that stops here.

From the point of entry, enemies within the area become stronger, and conversely, we, the invaders, are subject to a debuff. Weak mental attacks are a bonus.

Anyway, it’s that kind of place, but the problem here is the debuff applied to us.

In the process of activating the debuff, the power of the barrier is inevitably consumed, and of course the cultist who deployed the barrier will notice our presence.

“Of course, we don’t know the location, but we only know the existence of the intruder…”

“If we know that someone is hiding, we will immediately deploy a deterrent barrier.”

A barrier with stopping power… So, I’m talking about a barrier that has physical substance. That’s what Helena often uses.

From here on, no matter how quietly we move, the other person will turn on his eyes and move around to find us.

Nevertheless, no matter how you hide and approach, you will run into the barrier at some point.

“I guess I can’t hide from here, right?”

“That’s right. So now let’s go with what we said at the beginning.”

“Uh. Let’s do it.”

We have reached the final stage where we can enter by hiding. So what is left?

“I will open the way, so Professor Iris and Iona, please assist me. “Tarla, save your strength and focus on consciousness.”

“Gen is finally coming forward.”
“Yep. Just leave it to me! Now I’m used to looking after Yandel’s students!”

“Hehe. “Then, let’s rely on the favor and watch quietly.”

Iris and Iona take a step forward and close behind me. On the contrary, Tarla took a half step back and smiled his characteristic lazy eye smile.

“Good. “Let’s give it a try.”

She raised the corners of her mouth with a grin and started casting Yongin Hwa.

Exciting-!

The intense heat that spreads out to the entire body at the same time as the heart beats loudly. No, a huge amount of mana was swirling around to the point where you could be mistaken.

And this huge torrent leads to change.

Crack.

A pair of horns rising from the forehead with as much brutal force and a bloody sound.

A small drop of blood flows from the torn skin of the forehead, and at the same time, wings and a tail grow.

Finally, scales grew to cover part of the skin… The moment I closed my eyes and opened them, my vision changed.

The world appears more clearly, as if a layer has been peeled off. If you concentrate like this, you can see the mana in the air.

In fact, the border of intervention that had been invisible until a moment ago began to shimmer like a translucent curtain.

By now, even the eyes are probably torn vertically like those of a dragon.

“Oh oh… This looks…”
“Son of the Dragon!”
“Shinsalja…”

My companions and Tarla are calm because they have seen it a few times, but the reaction of the crown prince and his subordinates when they see my Yonginhwa for the first time is quite intense.

It goes without saying, but with the momentum being dispersed so loudly, the army of curved leisure also quickly began to gather.

It is a spectacular sight to see monsters and cultists from all over the grassland rushing in in an instant.

But whatever.

“Enemy.”

Compared to the armies of other evil spirits we have faced so far, the number is pitifully small.

Without crossing the boundary of interjection, I quietly raised my index finger.

Then, he chanted while drawing a straight line from left to right, as if tracing the horizon.

“Shining Ray. Burst.”

All monsters on the trajectory exploded.