Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 113

[ 113. Blood wets the sand (4) ]

#113

“Everyone is…dead.”

“What the fuck is this again?”

Realizing that things were going terribly wrong, Ronan cursed. The native boy lowered his head.

“Ay Mr. Let’s lay down for now.”

Ronan took off his coat and laid it on the floor. Schlieffen, who carefully laid the boy down, let out a drool.

“It is my negligence. I didn’t even know I was riding a bird because I was so weak.”

“Did you fall from a great height?”

“okay. If the ground were not soft sand, I would have died instantly.”

Schlieffen explained that Locke Bird’s fall was pretty rough. Indeed, the boy’s condition did not look very good.

Not only did he suffer large and small bruises, but he also showed signs of fractures. Every time I heard irregular breathing, the breath that came out reminded me of the scene where the soul leaves the body. Ronan looked back at Sheeta and said.

“Sita. request.”

“Pun!”

Sheeta’s eyes twinkled as if she had waited. A red glow oozing from the feathers enveloped the boy.

Paaa…! The bruises on the boy’s body began to heal quickly. The bruises all over the limbs were gone. Eventually, the boy’s breathing became stable.

“It has grown a lot. You must learn well from Ophelia.”

“Bye~”

Ronan stroked Sheeta as if he was proud. It had better healing power than most luxury potions. However, even after the treatment was over, the boy did not open his eyes.

“Damn it, wake up and explain what it is.”

It seemed that he needed a little more time to regain consciousness. Ronan, who was carefully examining the boy, frowned.

It was clear that they were also natives from Dyinhar. Black hair and reddish skin. Geometric tattoos all over the body proved it. Recalling the memories of his previous life, Ronan narrowed his brows.

‘They’re not easily defeated…’

The boy’s words that they were all dead lingered in his head. However, judging from experience, the natives of the Devil’s Land were by no means easy opponents.

Ronan thought that even the imperial army would have a hard time capturing it if they set up a sit-in using Dainhar as a fortress. Then, a soft moan escaped the boy’s lips.

“Uh… uh uh…”

“What happened?”

The fluttering eyelids slowly opened. Ronan and the boy’s eyes met. The boy, who jumped up, fell on his butt.

“Huh huh huh?!”

“Calm down ma’am. I didn’t do it.”

Ronan approached the boy with his hands in his pockets. He sat down and stepped backwards, scattering sand wherever he could get his hands on it. cried the boy in a weeping voice.

“Don’t come any closer! You guys killed people!”

“Ah, dirty. Can’t you stop?”

It seemed that he was still insane. Ronan, who was hit by sand, pulled Ymir out and threw him. hooked! The dagger that flew through the air landed exactly between the boy’s legs. The white boy froze as it was.

“Hey!”

“Are you a little more conscious now?”

Ronan approached slowly and drew his dagger again. The boy then stopped throwing sand. The boy, who was breathing heavily and looking around, opened his mouth.

“Where is this place?”

“Your front yard. How are you feeling?”

Only then did the boy realize that Ronan had no ill will. The fallen boy grabbed his hand and pulled himself up.

“It’s okay. Did you heal me…?”

“Exactly, he.”

“Pun!”

Ronan winked. Sheeta, who was sitting on his shoulder, flapped her wings in response. The boy bowed his head to Sheeta.

“Right. Thank you, strange bird. I mean it.”

Seeing the novel reaction, Ronan smiled. I couldn’t believe that the sociability was the same as the natives I had seen in the past. After saying thanks, the boy turned around.

“I must go now. I will definitely repay this favor.”

“Where are you going?”

“I am going to fight. We must take revenge on them and save those who are still alive.”

Instead of replying, the boy began staggering toward Dainhar. Ronan slipped his legs. Cheeky! A boy with tangled feet fell face down on the sand.

“Pu-huh! What are you doing!”

“Yumma. Where are you going when you can’t even move properly?”

“Don’t interrupt. I have to go. Otherwise…!”

“We are going to Dainhar anyway. I will help you, so tell me what happened.”

“Thank you for saving me, but I don’t need your help. You guys look at least the same age as me. Run away before they get here.”

“Hey Schlieffen.”

Ronan laughed and turned to Schlieffen. Understanding the meaning, he shot his sword towards the middle of the desert. Wow! A huge sandstorm surged up from where the sword energy collided. The boy’s eyes widened.

“It’s a monster…!”

“Don’t you think this would be of some help?”

“…Yes. Are you as strong as me?”

“I’m twice as strong as that. So don’t be stubborn and tell me, man. It doesn’t look like it’s something you can solve alone.”

“Ugh…”

Ronan said calmly. It was a cold but rational decision. The native boy who was grinding his teeth nodded.

“I get it. So… Whoops!”

Suddenly the boy vomited. It seemed that a memory that had been forgotten for a while came to mind. Ronan waited until he vomited everything inside. The boy who was breathing heavily opened his mouth.

“…strange guys killed and captured people. Almost all men who could fight are dead.”

“Strange guys?”

“Yes. They were really strange.”

The boy continued with a trembling voice. He described the unknown intruders.

One was a middle-aged man who looked quite old, and the other was wearing strange clothes, so he couldn’t recognize his face or gender. They even entered the village and committed a massacre.

‘Town?’

Ronan tilted his head, thinking of Dainhar’s damned structure. Even Ronan had never been to the aboriginal village that was said to be in the center of Dainhar.

“Did those bastards even fall from the sky? How did you crawl in there?”

“I didn’t hide. They pushed right in front of them. All of our defenses were breached in three days.”

“what?”

“I couldn’t stop it using my strange power. None of our attacks worked, but all of their attacks worked. The chief also died in the end.”

The moment he heard that, Ronan’s face hardened. It was a feature I had heard a lot about.

“I was going to keep fighting, but the adults sent me a big bird. I was attacked and fell while flying…Where are you going?”

Suddenly, Ronan turned around. He hurriedly ran to Lock Bird and began examining the corpse. Looking carefully, I noticed a wound I hadn’t seen before. A huge metal attachment reminiscent of a harpoon was embedded in the feather-covered flank.

“These bastards.”

Woowook…! Suddenly, a white halo of light rose from Ymir’s blade. It was as if objects with the same properties resonated.

aww Ronan gritted it. There was an all-too-familiar energy embedded in the metal, which was so sharp that one could sense malice.

“…Nebula Clazie.”

It was weak, but it was unmistakable. It was the sparkling mana that was the symbol of Nebula Klazie. Ronan, who was silent for a moment, turned to the boy and said.

“hey. What is your name?”

“It is dreamy thunder.”

“okay. Thunder.”

“Are you okay? The expression…”

The boy who saw Ronan’s face hesitated and stepped back. He was wildly distorted, as if he had become a completely different person. Ronan growled with his eyes on Dainhar.

“I’m leaving right now, so guide me. by the fastest way.”

****

They quickly packed up and headed for Dainhar. The rising sun was heating up the ground.

There was no break time. It was also a problem that Nebula Klazie was doing it, but the most terrible thing was that it had already been three days since the incident happened.

‘It wouldn’t be strange if everyone died.’

Ronan clenched his fists. They were so colorful that they couldn’t tell what they were up to.

However, judging by the brutality, it was highly likely that the natives had already been annihilated. Ronan and Schlieffen followed the thunder’s guidance and walked non-stop. Ronan looked around and twitched his lips.

“…It wasn’t such an easy road, after all.”

The tragedy unfolded even before reaching Dyinhar. The disgusting smell of poetry was spreading in the hot wind. The monsters that should serve as the gatekeepers were scattered and dead.

The feathers of the slain rockbirds were flying like fallen leaves. Sandworms, treated as adventurers’ nightmares, were also dead with their roots pulled out.

Among them, a huge object with a length of more than 10 m could be found uncommonly. They were not difficult to catch because they burrowed into the ground if they were at a disadvantage, but it was questionable what kind of skill they had to pull them out. The blood-soaked sand glistened under the sun.

“It’s so embarrassing…”

Something was different from before. Ronan, who suddenly felt a throb in his chest, frowned. It was unknown which heart was sending the warning.

They entered Dyinhar towards afternoon. It cut the whole day short.

Rocky mountains so high that the end could not be seen rose in front of my eyes. It was hard to believe that the sharp and organic shape could have been created naturally. Thunder, who was walking in the lead, pointed to the middle of the rocky mountain and said.

“You guys are quick to come this far. Go in through that gap. It is a shortcut to the village.”

“Damn, it’s in a different place, I can’t find the entrance.”

Ronan narrowed his eyes. Indeed, at the spot the thunder had pointed out, there was a small hole large enough for one person to pass through.

“Go up first. They might catch you, so be careful.”

With those words, Thunder started climbing the rocky mountain with his bare hands. His movements were so quick that he seemed to be looking at some kind of insect. Ronan and Schlieffen followed.

The aisles were dark and cramped. It was twisted and curved, and I felt like I would lose my balance and fall.

They walked in the dark, hearing only footsteps. It felt like about an hour had passed. Suddenly feeling dazzled, Ronan raised his head.

“Have you arrived?”

There was a crack-shaped doorway not far away. Light was pouring in from there. The thunder that had been breathing hard suddenly rushed forward.

“Arrived. Everyone…!”

“Yama, you said it was dangerous?!”

Despite being restrained, the thunder did not stop. Ronan hurriedly ran after him. The moment I got out of the rift, my vision was wide open. Swear words leaked from Ronan’s mouth.

“Fuck.”

The thick scent of blood came rushing in. There was no village in sight. Broken household items and corpses of children. Only the remains of houses destroyed beyond recognition hinted at the existence of people here.

The same metals that were stuck in the lockbird were stuck in people’s bodies. There were more than 100 corpses embedded in the rock wall like nameplates. The worse Schlieffen sighed.

“It’s awful.”

There were corpses everywhere, but those that were not mutilated were rare. Torn off limbs were as common as stones in the outside world.

It seemed that no brutal mercenary group could commit such massacre and destruction. The sparkling mana of Nebula Clazier was rising like a haze all over the place. The hardened thunder murmured softly.

“…they’re all dead.”

Distraught, he began to walk through the village that had turned into hell. Ronan, who came to his senses belatedly, expanded his senses. I didn’t see any survivors, but I didn’t see any bastards who might have done this. he said, turning to Schlieffen.

“Can’t you feel anything?”

“There is nothing immediately detectable.”

Schlieffen shook his head. He explained that since entering Dynhar, his sensing abilities have been disrupted. A bitter voice escaped from his mouth as he looked around at the devastation.

“Ronan. If it’s three days, it’s likely already too late. How about focusing on rescuing any survivors?”

“That makes sense, too… but it sounds like something might still be here.”

Ronan was certain that Nebula Klagie hadn’t left Dyinhar yet. The heightened chest pain was the proof.

Ronan, who was considering the situation, was about to move on to his next move. A thunderous scream came from behind.

“Waaaaagh!”

“What the fuck is it?”

It was the loudest voice of thunder I had ever heard. The two turned their heads at the same time. Some big man was running far away with a thunderclap.

“Damn it stop!”

Judging by their appearance, they were natives like thunder. It was unbelievably quick to pick up one person. After pulling out La Mancha, Ronan ran after the assailant.

An unexpected chase ensued. The assailant leaped over the corpses and swerved from side to side, attempting to elude his pursuer. But Ronan tenaciously followed.

“이 개새끼야 서라고!”

Again, the gap was gradually narrowing. It was the moment when the gap between the swordsman’s reach was narrowed. Suddenly, the stranger disappeared around the corner of the rocky mountain. Ronan, who turned the corner a beat later, frowned.

“What… where did you go?”

The monster and the thunder had disappeared without a trace. Ronan quickly looked around. Unless it had wings, there was no way it would have suddenly disappeared.

It caught my eye that there was a hole not far away, about a foot high. There was no other passage.

“I hid here. A weak child.”

Ronan put his foot into the hole without hesitation. And he spat out curse words. There was nothing where I expected the floor to be.

“Damn it…!”

To be precise, there was a very steep sandy slope. Rolling down like a keg, he plunged his knife into the wall. Chow ah! The sand cracked and the speed decreased.

“Wow! It’s even made to fit.”

Ronan landed on the floor after falling for a while. It was the moment when he was about to turn his back after spitting out sand. Along with the rattling of metal, there was a groaning voice.

“Don’t move. gentile.”

“what?”

It was the moment Ronan tilted his head. Whiririk! From behind came a sound reminiscent of a whistle.

Ronan swung La Mancha and turned around at the same time. visor! Sparks flew in the air, and the crossbow, cut in two, fell to the floor.

The neatly cut crossbow was made entirely of metal from the tip to the body. A roar of astonishment could be heard from everywhere.

“What…!”

“You’re still fucking with guests.”

Ronan chuckled and looked back in the direction the crossbow had come from. There were about thirty people who looked like thunder, half of them holding strange-looking bows in their hands. I was aiming at Ronan, and a thunderous voice came from the corner,

“Everyone calm down! Ronan is not a bad person, we are here to help!”

“You be still. Dreaming thunder.”

Others stopped him. Ronan suddenly looked behind the natives and opened his eyes wide.

Black crystals were densely covering the walls and ceiling of the cave. It was the magic stone from Dyinhar that everyone was looking for.