Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 114
[ 114. Blood wets the sand (5) ]
#114
Black crystals were densely covering the walls and ceiling of the cave. It was a magic stone from Dainhar that everyone was looking for. Ronan’s eyes widened at a scale he had never seen before.
‘I’ll buy a decent castle or manor.’
It was more than enough to do a thousand times. He could have been playing and eating for the rest of his life even if he took just one chunk.
But that wasn’t what mattered now. Suddenly, a tall young man stepped out among the natives.
“Cool stranger. Why did you come all the way here?”
It was a giant with a head difference from Ronan. Overall, the face with thick lines resembled Thunder without knowing it.
The unique tattoos of the natives of Dyinhar were engraved on the muscular upper body. A dagger was clutched in his shaky hand. Ronan noticed that he was the man who kidnapped Thunder.
“Didn’t you hear the thunder? I’m here to help.”
“You great liar. To be able to say that even after seeing that hell… Cool, I know that the purpose of seeing it was the black stone anyway.”
“Have you been deceived? Of course, it’s not entirely wrong, but…”
Ronan dragged his tongue. Cool! After another deep cough, the man growled lowly.
“I know you saved the dreaming thunder. In return, you can take as many stones as you want and go back. Instead, never come back.”
“This is what the Dainhar monkeys are like. It is very arbitrary.”
“If you won’t listen…”
Suddenly the man grabbed the hilt. clap. The length of the dagger tripled with the sound of the metal fittings creaking. He murmured as he aimed the extended sword at Ronan.
“I will kill you.”
“Stop bragging, man. Even if I just run away, you’ll die first.”
“…what?”
“You are hurt. I saw you when I was chasing you.”
Ronan said calmly. He had noticed that the man’s condition was not normal from the time of the chase.
“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu007dare…”
The man who saw through gnashed his teeth. In fact, there were a couple of metal pieces the size of fists stuck in his back. It seemed that the glittering mana was smeared during the engagement with Nebula Klagie.
The stench emanating from the affected area indicated the seriousness of the wound. Ronan, who looked around, let out a smirk as if he was staggering.
“Did you use that body to save people? That’s great.”
“Shut up!”
Most of the people gathered in the cave were women, children, or injured. Circumstances, it seemed that the man had saved not only Thunder, but the rest as well. Ronan continued.
“If you leave it alone, it will die. I’ll fix it, so wait.”
“Keuuu…don’t interfere and get out!”
“older brother! Don’t do that!”
The man raised his arms. The watching thunder screamed. Chow! At that moment, a shadow slid down the slope Ronan had come down.
“Who are you!”
The man hurriedly turned his head. The natives, who were nervous, put up a protest reflexively. Kagak! Embers shot up in the air and the crossbows that were cut in two fell to the floor.
“I’m blocked again!”
A scream of bewilderment erupted. The shadow that struck the five crossbows at once rushed towards the man.
“Speed…!”
His movements were unusual. The bewildered man brandished a knife. It wasn’t a bad attack, but the shadow evaded the attack too lightly and burrowed into it. It was the moment when the two shapes were about to overlap. Ronan murmured as if sighing.
“Don’t kill me.”
At that moment, the shadow stopped. Took. The dagger fell from the man’s hand. A cold sweat ran down his temples.
“Heh heh heh… What is this…”
I couldn’t even figure out what had happened. The man swallowed thick saliva and slowly lowered his gaze. A bluish blade was pointed at his neck. Schlieffen opened his mouth without dying.
“Ronan. What happened?”
“Eight, I was trying to be peaceful.”
Ronan spat on the floor. Poor guys, so I tried to solve it through conversation if possible, but it seemed like it was already ruined. The natives who were crushed by Schlieffen’s death were hardened without even thinking of resisting.
Anyway, he was a cool-headed guy with no backs. It seemed like I should just do what I normally do. Ronan sighed again.
“It’s okay, so I’m just doing it. What about Sita?”
“Pun!”
Sheeta, who was afraid to speak, landed on Ronan’s shoulder. Ronan nodded and went behind the man. he said, looking around the natives.
“Now, everyone, stay still. The moment you guys start messing around, this healthy young man’s neck will fly off.”
“What are you trying to do… Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
A desperate scream erupted from the man’s mouth. In Ronan’s hand, he was holding the iron that Nebula Klazie had driven in. Blood and pus that had festered for three days dripped down the back.
“Ugh, dirty.”
“Oooh!”
Saying that, Ronan pulled out the rest of the metal. Schlieffen held out his knife and stopped the man from rampaging. After confirming that there were no more stuck metal pieces, Ronan said while stroking Sheeta.
“Enough now. Let’s use theta power one more time.”
“Damn it!”
Sheeta, who responded, flew upward. Four wings spread wide. A red halo covered the natives, including the man.
“This one?”
“The wound is healing…!”
People who felt the change erupted in exclamation. The wound in the area covered by the halo of light was healing. New flesh began to rise from bruises and abrasions, as well as wounds that were festering and decaying. The man who witnessed the miracle-like scene stammered.
“You, what the hell are you…”
“I told you. He said he was here to help.”
Ronan patted him on the back. I didn’t feel any pain. The area where the original wound had been was covered with bare skin.
Suddenly, water welled up in the man’s eyes. He looked around at the cured tribesmen and opened his mouth.
“…a benefactor. Lower your weapon.”
****
“Pal-yi-yi-i-i-yi…”
“It was hard. You’re better than people.”
Sheeta landed on Ronan’s shoulder after finishing the treatment. He looked quite tired from handling so many people at once. Ronan dropped two drops of the potion he had prepared in advance into Sheeta’s panting mouth.
” It’s Baren’s special. Eat and cheer up.”
“Byeom!”
Sheeta, who regained her energy at once, flew up again. Anyway, one effect was the potion. Ronan turned his head and looked around the bustling room. “Everything is healed. It doesn’t hurt anymore.
”
“Look at this, the angry gusts legs are moving!”
“Don’t overdo it. You’ll get hurt again.”
The natives who had healed were rejoicing. It was a somewhat proud yet bittersweet sight. The man who looked at each one of them returned to Ronan
.
“Okay. What’s your name?”
“An angry gust. He is Dreaming Thunder’s older brother. Thank you so much for saving my brother.”
“Somehow, I thought they looked alike, but they’re brothers. Ronan.”
Ronan shook hands. An angry gust of wind joined them. Ronan, who was waving his arms up and down, laughed. ‘I live like this.
‘
I didn’t expect to hear the benefactors from the natives of Dainhar. Ronan, taking out a cigarette, opened his mouth,
“Is this all there is to survivors?”
“As far as I know, yes. They’re all scattered, so there might be more…but probably not.”
An angry gust of wind twisted his lips. After a moment of silence, he pointed to the iron that had been pulled out of his body. ”
The guy in the strange clothes was dragging around the monsters that shoot it. He and the monsters killed them all. The other guy didn’t do anything.”
“monster?”
“Yes. The more I swallowed the black stone, the stronger it became.”
A gust of wind began to describe what had happened three days ago. As the thunder said, two followers of Nebula Klagier pushed into Dyinhar, and only one of them carried out the slaughter
. All the warriors of Dainhar fought back, but they were helpless because of the shield that blocks any attack. ‘The shield is the protection
of the stars… it’s a monster.
The situation was more serious than I thought. The identity of the monster was unknown, but using the protection of the stars meant that he was at least a branch manager level. The man who said he did nothing also bothered me. Ronan, who clicked his tongue, spit out smoke
.
“Thanks for letting me know. So do you know where those motherfuckers went?”
“Why do you ask that. Are you trying to catch them?”
“Eh. That’s why I came here in the first place.”
“Can not be done!”
Suddenly a furious gust of wind roared, and a startled thunder interrupted him
.
“It’s dangerous. They’re not opponents that can be defeated. I can’t let my benefactors die.”
“No, brother. All of these people are strong. They are warriors almost at the level of a chieftain.”
“Dreaming Thunder…!”
“No, it’s stronger. That blue hair can cause a storm just by swinging a sword. Ronan said it’s twice as strong as that.”
The thunder desperately persuaded the storm. It was funny how all the dying people were worried about the lives of others. Ronan scratched his head and said, “I’m sorry, but I’ll go find you no matter what you say.
”
“…you.”
“I don’t want to lose my strength, so I’ll just tell you. Does anyone really know where you’ve gone?”
Ronan looked around at the natives and said, “There was a thick silence. About a minute had passed. A gust of wind that had been quietly drooling opened its mouth. “I know.
”
“oh.”
People turned their heads at the same time, and Thunder also looked up at him, eyes wide open
.
“It can’t be. You have to go with me unconditionally. Outsiders can’t get there.”
“What are you talking about?”
“They went into their heart.”
For an instant, Thunder’s face hardened. The natives began to stir violently. A trembling voice flowed from Thunder’s mouth, which had managed to calm his excitement. “…
Brother. Is that true?”
“Benefactor, don’t lie. I saw it clearly.”
“I can’t do it. Why are you there…”
The reaction was unusual. Ronan tilted his head.
“What is the heart like?”
“…Holy ground. We swore to protect it from generation to generation. It is the reason we exist.”
“A holy place?”
“Yes. All the black stones came from there.”
Ronan’s eyes widened. This was a story he had never heard before. A gust of wind looked around and picked up the dagger that had fallen on the floor. “Let’s go. I will guide you myself.
”
****
“Be careful. If it falls, it’s over.”
“In what rocky mountain is there a road like this…”
Ronan shook his head from side to side. He seemed to understand why the gusts had declared that outsiders could not go there. It was a terrain that he would not have considered a road in the first place if he had not been guided
. “The road to the heart is the road to the heart.
” It’s like this, you can go anywhere, but not everyone can go.”
The angry gust spoke. He, like the others, passed through the narrow road.
Ronan and Schlieffen followed the gust to a place called the ‘Heart.’ The task of protecting the natives was left to Sheeta. Likewise, Schlieffen, who was maintaining his frog posture, murmured in a low voice,
“…that’s a shame.”
“But we are almost there. Be patient.”
To put it bluntly, it was a lie. They were able to get out of the narrow road right away, but the terrain that was even more damned greeted them. Seeing the liquid boiling under the stepping stones, Ronan cursed.
“Bad disease, is this lava?”
“no. red water It will be hot to touch, so be careful.”
“It’s lava. Fuck.”
It was only after about two hours that we finally found a way to walk. The huge aisle was wide enough for thirty horses to race. The gust of wind that silently guided them opened its mouth.
“…thanks.”
“what?”
“Even though I saw it, it kept bothering me that I turned away. Thanks to you saving and protecting people, I was able to go to the heart. I thought outsiders were unconditionally bad, but I don’t think so.”
“It’s okay, ma’am. When you reach the heart or whatever, run away without looking back. Do you remember what we promised?”
“I get it. Keep your promise.”
A gust of wind roared. It was Ronan’s demand that he never intervene, as he would catch and rescue Nebula Klazier. Thunder, which looked like it was about to make a fuss, had been tied to a rope.
Before long, the aisle ended and an open space appeared. Ronan and Schlieffen’s eyes widened. The scenery I had never seen before was unfolding before my eyes.
“Arrived. This is the heart.”
It was almost as big as the new Gran Cappadocia. Although there was not a wonderful ecosystem like that place, other factors overwhelm the viewer.
The light, which I don’t know where it came from, was lighting up the entire space. wall and floor. The ceiling was all covered with pure white metal.
It was an architectural style I had never seen before, but somehow the texture looked similar to that of the strange building I saw during the midterm evaluation.
“Pillar…?”
Ronan’s gaze, looking around, reached the huge colonnade. Dozens of hexagonal pillars lined up at regular intervals were erected at the end of the space. The circumference of the pillars reaching up to the ceiling was thick enough to be compared to the spiers of Phileon.
“I’ve never seen anything like this in my dreams…”
Ronan murmured, distraught. It was a landscape that did not feel real. In the center of unreality, there was a black crystal that was said to be the mother of all Dainhar magic stones.
The crystal, which was bigger than any farmhouse, was spouting mana in all directions, enough to distort the surrounding space. A man stood in front of him with his hands behind his back. Ronan hurriedly raised one arm.
“stop.”
The group stopped. Ronan stared at the man quietly. Sparkling mana was rising like fire over his drooping shoulders. It was clear that it was one of the Nebula Klages who had been invading.
‘Why is there only one? Anyway, what power…’
Ronan twitched his lips. I felt a stronger energy than any believer I had ever seen. The old man who rode the Brygia or the Wyvern was far above the level.
It was the car Ronan was about to put his hand on the hilt. The man with his hands behind his back opened his mouth without turning his head.
“Welcome. It’s the first time we’ve met in person.”