Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 211

211. King of the North (5)

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“Nice to meet you. You worms who ruined everything for me.”

“Barca.”

Ronan hurriedly turned the corner. Barca was nowhere to be seen. Only sparkling mana and signs resembling Jaifa were swaying beyond that darkness.

“It’s like a young daughter?”

“I’m not stupid, Ronan. It’s not a clever idea to show up after experiencing your sword skills and its strange powers. Your ability must be to attract the sight or the beings that touch the light.”

Ronan’s eyes widened. Two things surprised him.

One was that the fake Zaifa knew his name, and the other was that he was immediately aware of the Auror’s abilities. Barca said.

“It’s a powerful ability, but the way to destroy it is simple. Either one of them has to stand in front of you.”

“It would be nice if the poop was thick. Who gave me my name?”

“Did you put the two Ha Lycopos away and hope you didn’t know? It is no exaggeration to say that everyone in the church is targeting you. Of course, my stupid brother said something in a letter.”

“Brother, Jaifa talked about me? Is that guy related to you guys too?”

“Ha ha ha…well.”

An affirmative laugh was heard. Power went into the hand holding the hilt.

He wanted to scream what bullshit he was talking about right away, but Ronan suppressed his doubts by inhaling and exhaling deeply. That, too, could have been psychological warfare.

‘calm down.’

It seemed like it would be an annoying fight. Unlike his older brother, who presses down with force, he was the one who actively used his head.

I tried to focus my attention on its exact location, but strangely I couldn’t detect it. Did they do anything to this entire ice cave? Ronan glanced at the seven heads and opened his mouth.

“Jage, did you make this?”

“You can do that. I wasn’t the one who cut the neck.”

“Why did you do that?”

“Jager was literally a maggot. He had a knack for gathering people, so he tried to use it somehow, but he betrayed him at the last minute, no matter what he wanted. Thanks to you, most of my plans went awry.”

Judging by the way he spoke, he seemed to be angry. Barca’s voice came from a completely different direction than before. But in the end, he died as a king, Jayger. Ronan clicked his tongue once and continued.

“If the plan is to rally the North?”

“There is no reason for me to tell you until then. It looks like you’re wasting time trying to escape, but let me tell you first that it’s a waste of time.”

“Patience.”

Ronan spat out a curse. In fact, he was moving stealthily toward the exit with Adeshan. There was nothing good about being in its mouth. Fuck. I’m quick to notice

‘Damn, is there anything good to talk about?’

I tried to move it towards the exit as much as possible, but the situation got embarrassing. Barca’s dreary laughter cut off. It was the car he had been saying his villainous goodbyes to.

“Then let’s say goodbye here. Well…”

“You tried to kill Jager after raising him as a tyrant by putting him up as a puppet. Then you can become a hero. I think I can see why you didn’t increase your power even though you have the ability.”

Adeshan suddenly intervened and cut off his words. Ronan raised his eyebrows. Suddenly, she came close to him.

“senior?”

“Because you can’t escape Zaifa’s shadow by being normal. There are still far more people who are content with the peace that Jaifa’s sacrifice has won. He must have intended to reveal that the curse imposed on the northern part was a collaboration between humans and jagers.”

The eyes that were shaking with anxiety were calm. There was a fairly long silence, apparently succeeding in attracting attention. Barca’s voice, which became more ferocious, came from the darkness.

“…the woman who was there then. What is your true identity?”

“He’s the one who took everything from you. There is one thing I want to ask about Barca.”

“What.”

“Why are you so obsessed with northern rallies? Is it worth doing to your fellow countrymen? Even by wringing out the tears of those who will later become your people or your army?”

No answer came back. The two started walking again.

Despite the considerable movement, the passageway was so long and winding that there was no sign of an exit. aww A gnashing sound echoed in the darkness.

“…To show hell to you humans, especially the Imperials. In a little while everything will disappear in the starlight anyway, but that is a very sweet and peaceful death for the pigs of the Empire.”

“What do you mean by starlight?”

“You will find out sooner or later. And to that hateful Zaifa…”

Barka dragged on. The brows between Ronan and Adeshan narrowed at the same time. Previously, he had said something about the letter, but this time he said he hated it, so he was confused as to which tune he should tune it to.

‘This is…’

Ronan, who was suddenly moving, raised his eyebrows. The sound of crashing waves could be heard not far away.

By this point, it seemed we were close enough to the exit. The two people who exchanged glances were about to run out of the car. Kugoong! Suddenly, the ice ceiling in front collapsed, blocking the passage.

“What the fuck is that?!”

Ronan reflexively tugged at the hilt. The sword energy poured out like a torrent hit the ice pile.

Wow! Cold fragments scattered and opened the way. However, the ceiling further ahead immediately collapsed, blocking the front again.

“Fuck you.”

There was even more debris than before. It seemed like it would take some time to break through. Then, a similar collapse echoed from behind them. Sensing something, Adeshan shouted urgently.

“What happened to Ronan? They’re coming this way!”

“I beg your pardon?”

Ronan’s eyes widened. Indeed, as she said, I felt a presence that had not been detected before. Something was rapidly approaching the two of them. A gut-wrenching scream echoed through the ice cave.

“Grrrrrrr! Aagh!”

“It’s been a long chat. Say hello to Jager.”

In an instant, Barca’s presence disappeared. But right now I couldn’t afford to pursue him.

Adeshan, who was aiming inside the passageway, triggered a crossbow. hooked! At the same time as the sound of arrowheads digging into the flesh, a shaped shadow rolled across the floor.

“Kaeng!”

It was a wearfox that looked similar to the boy who attacked Jager. Dark blood flowed from his open mouth. The joints that turned in a bizarre direction stood out.

“This is what I saw then…”

A crossbow shot by Adeshan was firmly embedded in the middle of the little head. Judging from the immobility and shuddering of his body, it seemed that his brain had been destroyed in a single blow. Adeshan, who was looking down at Warfox, frowned.

“It must be. It’s made with necromancy. Black magic isn’t enough because of the curse…”

“My brother and I have very different majors.”

It was a combination that didn’t suit Wear Tiger and Warlock. As Ronan grabbed the hilt, a golden afterimage rode up his right arm to his shoulder blade. First of all, escaping this fucking freezer was the first priority.

“Then I will go. Follow me closely.”

Having said that, Ronan ran toward the exit. For an instant, his hand went blurry, and dozens of straight lines were drawn over the rubble in his path. Ronan rammed his shoulder into the rubble without slowing down. Kwaaang! The ice walls shattered with a roar like a bomb exploding.

“oh my god!”

Adeshan admired. Baren’s aura-enhanced physical abilities made such a reckless thing possible. Suddenly, a tearing shriek rang out from the front.

“Kheaaaaaagh!”

“Greureuk Kyririk!”

“It varies.”

Seeing the scene ahead, Ronan laughed. Contrary to the expectation that it would be wide open, the aisle was extremely congested.

A dizzying thick smell came rushing in. Beasts revived by necromancy were filling the passage. It was a car that made me wonder where all this came from. Kwajangchang! The ice wall in front of me was destroyed and one Wear Deer popped out.

“Myik! Myiik-!”

“aha.”

It seemed that the bodies were buried here and there in blocks of ice. Feeling a sense of deja vu, Ronan tilted his head.

“How many of them are familiar?”

“The beasts in Jager’s room…!”

Adeshan bit his lower lip. Among the living corpses, the one I saw in Jager’s room was definitely included. Instead of withdrawing, it seemed that they were annihilated by Barca. One Wear Lion, whose mane was completely missing, was screaming in a hoarse voice.

“Ronan. Ronan. Ronan.”

“This is a real fucking bastard.”

His dislike of Barca was growing. The situation was unfortunate, but there was nothing I could do about it. Ronan ran off the ground and pulled the hilt. A slash drawn in a wide semicircle was drawn across the lifeless face. Poo-! The beastmen’s heads shot up to the ceiling, leaving only their lower jaws.

“Kyaaaaaagh!”

The headless bodies collapsed all at once. At the same time, waves of corpses rushed towards Ronan and Adeshan. Fifty in the front, fifty in the back. There were over a hundred of them just from what I could see right away. Ronan, who once again sprayed the sword, looked back at Adeshan and asked.

“Isn’t the mind control working?”

“It’s impossible because they’re corpses without intelligence…!”

“Fuck.”

It seemed that there was no other way to break through ignorantly. Ronan slashed and stabbed the corpses that came rushing in, and occasionally fired sword energy to smithereens.

The prisoners who had already died did not breathe. It was both bitter and funny that even though there were so many people, only the two of them had their hearts beating and breathing.

Gathering his energy, Ronan swung his sword diagonally. A sword blade exactly the same width as the aisle was fired forward. Every time the red crescent moon moved forward in the darkness, the two parts of the body popped up like popcorn.

“If you’re dead, go well!”

Even so, the waves of corpses showed no sign of calming down. The ice wall broke again and the protruding beastmen rushed at them, trampling on the dismembered bodies of their comrades. It looked like they were really well prepared.

As the battle continued, the situation worsened. Their bodies were covered in rotten blood and turned black. The rotten blood was evaporating along with the sweat, taking body heat away.

Adeshan struggled by alternating between using a crossbow and a whip, but the already dead warriors clung to him tenaciously. Fuck! Werewolf’s front foot dug into the square and struck Adeshan’s back.

“Ugh!”

“What are you okay?”

“are you okay. Whoa, blocked it!”

Adeshan gritted his teeth. Fortunately, I was able to reduce the impact by half thanks to the quick rotation of the whip to defend it. Werewolf’s head exploded like a balloon from Ronan’s stab. Suddenly wondering, Ronan asked her.

“I’m confused, but the aisle is getting narrow right now, right?”

“Yeah, I think so…!”

Besides, if it wasn’t an illusion, the aisle itself was narrowing. There seemed to be some magic hanging over this whole block of ice.

It was really difficult to go on like this. If he didn’t escape quickly, he would not only miss Barca, but would end up turning into frozen meat along with the corpses of the prisoners. The blood gauge needle was slowly moving north.

‘If that bastard’s personality is certain, he’ll make sure we die.’

It didn’t seem like they had run far yet. Perhaps he is leisurely appreciating the operation of his trap from a moderate distance away.

Ronan really didn’t want to miss Barca. It was only a few words of conversation. It was a monster filled with disgusting wickedness that shouldn’t exist in the world. Ronan’s eyes widened as he desperately sought a countermeasure.

‘for a moment.’

There was a memory that I brought without knowing. Ronan rummaged through his inner pocket with his non-sword hand. Something like a small jewel touched the tip of my finger. A smile appeared on his blood-stained face.

“This is it.”

Ronan pulled his hand out of his pocket. In his hand was a sun-shaped badge. It was a first-class service medal awarded by Aun Pillar, a master of fire magic, when he saved the Dawn Magic Tower from Vajra’s demon beast two years ago.

Originally, I put it in my school uniform, but I brought it because I thought I might need it in the cold north. Aun Fila said that he had some magic for self-defense imprinted here.

Judging by the temperament of the author, it must have been a powerful flame magic. Because he was a man with a large original body. What will happen if you burn everything with this and escape? Ronan looked back at the struggling Adeshan and said.

“Stick with me, old man. As close as possible.”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Eight noisy, come quickly!”

Ronan stretched out his arms and wrapped his arms around Adeshan’s waist. She gasped at the unprecedented close contact.

“Ro Ronan!”

“Let’s take a look at your workmanship. Aun Fila.”

I don’t know how the magic works, but I thought it would work if I was attacked. It was the moment Ronan raised his badge in front of the beastmen. A dizzying burning pain overtook him.

“Cuck!”

“Ronan?! are you okay?”

It was such a pain that my body shook. Heat as if burning the blood vessels throughout the body was emanating from the inside of the heart. Ronan’s mouth hung open at the pain that somehow felt deja vu.

“Keuuuuuuuuuu Navardoze?”

It was the same pain I experienced when playing Haeju in my father’s room. I could vaguely feel the heat rising up my arm and gathering into the badge.

‘What’s about to happen?’

I didn’t know the details. However, it was only speculated that it was a side effect of putting his own embers in the place where he pulled out the curse.

A huge wear bear was slamming its paws. Ronan, who shook his head and came to his senses, raised his badge again.

“come.”

“Wow!”

Its powerful forepaws had the power to blow off the upper half of a human at once. It was the moment when the coldly hardened meat balls came into contact with the badge. A flash of light burst out centering on Ronan and lit up the dark aisle.

****

The sky was overcast. The fluttering snowflakes were disappearing as they touched the sea water. Drift ice from the sea of ghosts was floating everywhere.

-Carr. Carre.

White dolphins like ghosts were swimming in the black water. It was a very rare species of fantasy, but Barka was not interested in whales. He muttered softly as he rowed on top of the wooden boat.

“It must be over soon.”

His gaze rested on a huge block of ice that was moving further and further away. After this amount of time had passed, even if the Corpse Warriors hadn’t killed Ronan, the ice would have covered the passage and he would have been crushed to death.

The glacier that spans the land and sea was a tomb and trap created to bury Ronan. How much effort did you put into building that one?

“What a waste. I wanted to kill myself.”

Barca clicked her tongue. As the enemy who ruined everything, I wanted to pull out the liver myself, but as the opponent who defeated the Darman, I couldn’t be vigilant.

‘no. This is right.’

Prudence with prudence was Barca Turgeng’s way. What’s more, the best killer, who was always carried inside the robe, was currently undergoing detoxification treatment in the laboratory. It was because he was stabbed instead of Jager’s dagger.

“…the earthworm.”

When he still thought of Jagger’s face, the fire soared. I didn’t know that trash could exert its potential. If I had known this was going to happen, I would have turned it into a corpse soldier and used it over and over again instead of cutting my throat with a single knife.

“okay. You can do it again.”

However, Barca soon shook off his anguish and regained his composure. Except for the resentment against the empire, all the past was just an obstacle holding on to his ankles.

Also, there was some time left before the descent of the stars. It was enough to swallow the north with another strategy. Anyway, the laboratory located in the Sea of Ghosts was lined with weapons that could unite the North.

With his determination, he was about to start rowing again. Kwaaaaang!! With a roar that shook the heavens and earth, the glacier that Ronan was imprisoned in exploded. Barca, who stood up unconsciously, shouted in bewilderment.

“What?!”

It seemed that the dragon had breathed out from inside. Huge pillars of flame flicked their tongues toward the sky. Debris and charred corpses that rose high were falling into the sea like rain.

“No way. There were no wizards among them…!”

Barka stared at the burning ice, speechless. I couldn’t figure out what happened.

Did he self-destruct at the last minute? With an explosion of that size, you won’t be safe, but should we go check the body? It was the car he was gasping for breath. A familiar voice came from his feet.

“Whoa… I barely caught up. It was dangerous…”

“What?!”

“Ugh, it’s cold… fuck.”

Barca hurriedly lowered her head. A beluga whale clung to the side of his boat. Originally, her eyes, which were supposed to shine with a beautiful blue color, were dull gray. A young man covered in black blood and seawater wrapped his neck around the whale and looked up at him.

“Roronan?!”

“Hey…but they look really similar…?”

Ronan grinned. Barca’s face without the hood was very similar to his brother’s. If it weren’t for the rather reddish hair and the horrible scars running across her face, Zaifa herself would have been believable. Barca shouted in bewilderment.

“Uh how…!”

“That’s… Whoa, there’s no reason for me to tell you.”

bang! After releasing the dolphin, Ronan jumped onto the boat at once. The moment I came out, the sea water on my body completely froze. I’m going to have to finish this soon. Ronan swept his bangs once and opened his mouth.

“To the one who will die soon.”

“this guy!”

Barca reflexively punched out. As expected, it was quite fast because it was Turgung’s blood, but it was far less than his brother’s. Ronan, who lightly twisted his shoulder to avoid the attack, pulled the hilt. A stab like a comet pierced Barca’s chest.