Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 36
36. Scream in the ground (3)
#36
Blood dripped down the blade of the sword. Instead of dripping or condensing, drops of blood permeated the sword. Ronan’s eyes widened.
“Young rice ball man…what the hell did you make?”
In many ways, it was a sword far from common sense. Red aura glistened on the surface of the blade that had absorbed the blood. Behind the translucent sword body, the landscape of the forge was visible.
It is also surprisingly light in weight. Even if you wielded rice straw of the same area, it did not seem lighter than this. Ronan, who spun the sword several times in the air, frowned.
“Damn, doesn’t it break as soon as it touches it?”
Ronan was anxious and took one more longsword and dagger each. It was in case the new sword didn’t work.
As I left the forge, I saw Sheeta and Asher busily moving.
Every time the wreckage rose into the air, people who had been buried were appearing. Those who had already been rescued were lying on the floor in a row, receiving Sheeta’s healing magic.
It seemed that the reinforcements Marja had sent had not arrived yet. Ronan started running in the footsteps of the giants.
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‘Damn it. Shit. Shit. Damn…’
Didikan took a cautious step. Fortunately, the footsteps were not loud. He even resented the fact that he was a creature that needed to breathe to live.
“Keuuh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh uh…”
In the middle of a vast cave. Three cave giants spread around Didican. Every time the ugly stones exhaled, a terrible smell of sulfur leaked out.
I felt like I would pass out if I was off guard even for a moment. The werewolf’s sensitive sense of smell and the heat built up inside the body armor made him confused.
Even so, Didican couldn’t take off his armor. The moment the invisibility magic applied to the armor was released, the cave giants would tear him to pieces. Tears welled up in Didican’s eyes.
‘How did this happen…!’
It all started in a newly dug tunnel. Suddenly, the bedrock collapsed and a spacious cavity appeared.
And unfortunately, it was the home of cave giants. The giants who invaded their territory chased the workers and reached Gran Cappadocia.
The cave giants turned Gran Cappadocia into ruins in just a few hours. They threw rocks the size of houses to destroy buildings, scooped up lava with their hands, and splashed it on the streets.
It was unprecedented, and it happened so quickly that I couldn’t react. The giants who destroyed the village took a few workers and artisans as lunch boxes.
Old Doron was one of them. Didican remembered the image of Doron being arrested while installing his work, saying that he had to protect his works.
‘It’s like a foolish inspiration. Did you think he was a warrior?’
Didican sneaked into the depths of the cave to avoid the giants. Finally, the cavity where the giants made their nest was revealed.
Didican swallowed. A dozen cave giants were sleeping or strolling around. At that moment, the werewolf’s keen sense of hearing sensed something.
“I don’t want to die… I don’t want to die… Damn you, Master Doron. will we die? Is that so too?”
“It is very likely. Still, shouldn’t we give up hope until the end?”
Doron’s voice mingled with the conversation. Didican hastened his steps.
Before long, the figures of people sitting huddled together came into my eyes. Doron sat next to a young man who looked extremely anxious.
“Aren’t you afraid of your father-in-law? I’m going to die… I’m going to be eaten by those giants…!”
“I am fine. It was a life without regrets. However, not being able to deliver the sword to that child leaves a little regret.”
Doron muttered bitterly. He was satisfied with the fact that he had finished the last piece of his life with such a masterpiece, but at the same time regretted not delivering it to the owner. Is it fortunate that I abandoned my body and protected the smithy?
The young man who had been chewing his nails all this time spurred on and stood up.
“shit! I can’t die here! I don’t want to fall prey to monsters like that!”
“Wait, look!”
Doron tried to stop it, but it was in vain. The young man started running toward the exit. Naturally, the sound of footsteps drew attention, and the nearest giant chased after him.
thud. thud. thud. thud. The giant, who had caught up with the young man in only four steps, snatched him up.
“Aaaaaagh! help me!!”
The young man held in the giant’s hand screamed. The cave giant put the young man’s head in his mouth.
Didican turned his head. Kwajik! Blood spurted out like an explosion between the lips made of rocks.
‘Damn it…’
The giant who ate the young man returned to his original position. Didican gritted his teeth.
At least Doron had to be taken out before it was too late. At that moment, goose bumps ran down his spine.
“Kwok?”
“shit.”
Didican slowly turned his head. A cave giant was staring blankly at him. Looking down, Didican realized that the armor’s invisibility had been lifted.
‘This time, of course…!’
The reason seemed to be that the enchantment was still incomplete. I had to hurry up and achieve my goal. This was the moment Didican was about to run towards Doron.
“Kwaaaaa!”
“Ouch!”
Suddenly, a cave giant appeared behind him and kicked Didican. bang! Didikan flew off and landed on the wall.
“Oops, groats…!”
The disorienting shock passed through the armor. Diddycan vomited blood and slid down the wall. Doron’s eyes widened when he finally found Didican.
“Didikan? Why are you here…”
“Cool, noisy inspiration. Just run away…!”
there is no way now Didican threw down the pitch. As he nearly doubled in size, gray-brown hair grew all over his body. Didikan, who turned into a beast, rushed at the giant who kicked him.
“Come on!”
“Wow!”
Mounted on the giant, Didikan swung his fist. The rocks covering the giant’s face shattered with a dull sound. The people who were caught started to run away from Honbibaeksan Mountain.
“Huh! Didikan?”
“It’s now! run away!”
“Keuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
The cave giants who heard the sound were screaming and running. All their attention was on Didikan. Seeing Doron still frozen in place, Didikan exclaimed.
“You’re still not going, what are you doing? Run away!”
The cave giants were already right in front of me. Didikan spat out a curse and threw himself. Rocky fists and kicks poured in as he tumbled on the floor, hugging Doron.
“Ugh! Whoops! Whoops!”
Four giants surrounded Didican and began stomping on them. The impact, reminiscent of a battering ram, pounded his body nonstop. Although Didycan had good size and strength for a werewolf, there was no way to do anything in this situation.
‘Should I have learned how to fight? I guess I should have listened to my older brother.’
My brother’s face came to mind in my blurred consciousness. Then a giant lifted a huge rock.
“Big! It’s big!”
It was a megalith bigger than a chicken coop. That’s it. It was the moment when the resigned Didican closed his eyes tightly. A familiar voice came.
“It’s not too late. thank god.”
thud! Suddenly, the body of the giant holding the rock fell to the side. The giant blinked his eyes and lowered his gaze to his lower half. Yellow blood was gushing from the cross section of the severed ankle.
“Kwok?”
The foot that had fallen from the body lay in a place not far away. The giant, who belatedly grasped the situation, was about to scream in pain. The shadow that ran over the giant’s body swung the sword as it was.
squeak. A yellow line formed around the giant’s neck, and his head fell to the floor.
“Ku-wook?”
“Wow!”
The giants who stepped on Didican turned their heads. Slowly raising his head, Didican’s mouth sounded like he was wandering in a dream.
“You…”
“Um. You won’t need this either.”
Ronan threw away the longsword he was wearing on his right waist. Didican’s eyes widened when he saw the sword in his hand. Ronan gave a thumbs up at Didican.
“Nice, diddykan. I saw you fighting.”
“Ro…Me? W How are you…the other giants?”
“ah. The guys on the way?”
It was the car Ronan was about to say. One of the giants who came to their senses threw a fist at Ronan.
“Wow!”
Ronan stepped on the giant’s fist and jumped up. Rising to the height where he could meet the giant’s eyes, Ronan swung his sword while spinning vertically.
Awesome! As the thin sword cut the giant’s face in two, the huge body collapsed forward. The moment his head hit the ground, the spurted brain water soaked Didican’s face. Ronan said calmly.
“I killed them all.”
“what?”
Come to think of it, I couldn’t see the giants roaming the joint. Ronan rushed at the rest of the giants. Every time the translucent blade danced in the air, the giants’ limbs were severed.
“Keuok! Come on!”
“Chur auk!”
Sporadic screams erupted from the giants’ mouths. The strange knife sliced the giant’s ore skin like tofu.
“My God…”
Didican watched Ronan’s slaughter, forgetting the pain. Doron’s sword was also a sword, but his sword skill itself was incomparably more mature than last time.
The imperial swordsmanship, Nabiroze Ryu, and even the swordsmanship stolen from Marya. The swordsmanship appropriate to each situation was continuously expressed.
Suddenly, Didikan shuddered. If Ronan had made up his mind, he could have really died during their first meeting. thud! Within minutes the last giant fell.
“Whoa…whoa…billion…”
“Fucking pebbles.”
Ronan swung his sword as if spraying it into the air. It was a habitual gesture to shake off the blood, but the strange black blood did not spit out.
“Oh oh oh…! I finally found it…!”
Doron crawled out from under Didican’s chest. Ronan, who saw that he was unscathed, shook his head.
“You are alive, sir. I’m glad I didn’t meet you as shit.”
“okay. Thanks to my apprentice.”
There was not a single wound on the tiny body. Didican laughed and collapsed as if collapsing. Doron said, stroking the battered assistant’s armor.
“Thank you Didican. really.”
“If you know…promote me to a full-time blacksmith…”
Didican passed out with those words left behind. Doron smiled and turned to Ronan.
“He’s a very quick-tempered guy. After all, this guy will take my place.”
“It’s because they’re a species that can’t live hundreds of years like the old man.”
“is it? Heh heh heh.”
Doron stroked his beard and smiled. He said looking at the sword in Ronan’s hand.
“So, did you like La Mancha?”
“La Mancha?”
“okay. What is the name of that sword? Named after the dreamer I love. The name of the mad knight who wanted to reach the stars.”
“Wanting to reach the stars… that’s fine.”
Ronan nodded. Doron hissed and continued.
“Isn’t it really great? You wouldn’t know what trouble I went through to melt and alloy the eggshell. Ursa, which was made by mixing ten ores, was less difficult than that.”
“You’ve worked hard.”
“It is truly a weapon for you. Harder than mithril and light enough to give goosebumps. But the most amazing thing is that feeding the blood restores the damaged blade and increases the energy. My God, I didn’t even use a separate enchantment!”
The reason La Mancha drank blood was said to be unknown even to Doron himself. However, Ronan only assumed that this ability stemmed from Sheeta’s ability to handle blood.
Doron, who had been talking about La Mancha for a long time, opened his eyes wide as if he remembered something.
“What happened to those who were really captured?”
“Everyone escaped safely. All the giants on the way have been killed, so you can rest assured.”
“Yeah, that’s right…you did a great job.”
Doron let out a sigh of relief. He closed his eyes for a moment and meditated silently, thinking of the sad young man who died.
Eventually Doron opened his eyes and slowly looked around. The corpses of cave giants strewn about came into view. There seemed to be dozens of them. Doron, who suddenly felt a sense of incongruity, tilted his head.
“By the way…something is strange.”
“What?”
“That is the current situation. Do you know about the ecology of cave giants?”
“…how much?”
Ronan nodded. In his previous life, he had been put into a cave giant subjugation operation as a punishment soldier. Doron stroked his beard meaningfully.
“Then the conversation will be quick. What do you think is the reason these guys gathered like this?”
“Eh? Aren’t they originally monsters who live in groups?”
“Don’t make a crowd. But three or four at most. I’ve never heard of so many cave giants coming together.”
“Come to think of it…”
Ronan’s eyes widened. When I heard it, I was right.
At that time, the subjugation operation took place in a mine in the west. Even though it was a huge mine as deep as Gran Cappadocia, only four giants appeared. Ronan remembered what the commander said at the time.
-It’s the first time I’ve seen four of them walking together. relax everyone
“Hmmm…”
Doron’s expression was serious. Ronan, who had been touching his chin, opened his mouth.
“What happened between them?”
“Okay. It also bothers me that these guys were… overly aggressive. Maybe
… ”
It was the car Doron was trying to follow. A familiar roar echoed from the other side of the common room.
With a thump, new cave giants appeared. Doron sighed and took a step back.
“What is this… more?”
“Anyway, these bastards are astounded to stop talking. As the old man said, I see if there is anything there.”
At a glance, there were more than twenty of them. The eyes of the giants were burning in the dark.
Ronan looked at La Mancha’s blade. Even though he took so many lives, his fierce anticipation did not abate. Ronan, who corrected his posture, glared at the giants.
“If you kill something, something will come out.”
“Kwoaaaaaaaa!!”
The cave giants roared at the same time. Ronan, who grabbed La Mancha, jumped forward.
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