Regressor of the Fallen Family - Chapter 116
Episode 116 Kwaaaaang!
With an explosion, the wall exploded and the study turned over.
And through the dust that filled the room, a red-haired man swung his sword.
With that single sword, a piece of iron that had been blocking the way of Chern Crow, or rather Crowne Ranfield, was completely split apart.
Ugh!
Ugh.
Kwaaaaang!
Logan’s body, which received a much weaker beam of light than the first time, was pushed away, but that was the impact.
Logan swung his sword, shortening the space of a few meters.
But at that moment, with Crowne’s hand gesture, red flames were already filling his entire face.
“Get lost!”
However, the five layers of flame waves were swallowed up by the eight layers of golden waves that exploded from the enemy.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
“Whoa!”
The Crowne, with the remaining two orbs shattered, was struck by the golden wave and fell through the wall.
And then a red-haired young man approached him with shining blue eyes.
“What is it that hurts me so much, Mr. Crowne? Huh?”
In reality, the past of the massacre mage Crowne was unclear.
Everything about where he learned magic and what he was doing before he became a superhuman was unknown.
A superhuman who appeared from nowhere just before the Imperial War and achieved unprecedented success.
And he is a man with a bad personality who has made numerous enemies with his paranoid sadism and arrogant attitude.
That was all that was known.
“How did you know? I erased all traces of it?!”
Looks like a fugitive somewhere.
The wizard who was sitting down and walking backwards had a shabby appearance that did not look like a future superman.
“Where do you think I come from?”
Logan looks at him slightly.
“Don’t be ridiculous! That’s mine!”
Flashing.
Quaaaang!
A blue light burst out from within the arms of the guy who collapsed with a shout.
An attack that occurred at too close a distance.
I unconsciously raised my sword to block, but lost my balance for a moment.
And in that moment, Crowne stood up quickly, broke through the cracked wall, and ran inside.
Breathe!
‘My useless curiosity….’
The situation ended up like this anyway, so what’s the importance of his past?
If things were to go wrong, the goal should have been to completely eliminate potential threats in the future.
Logan, who had been momentarily relaxed due to curiosity, gathered his composure and rushed towards the wall that the bastard had penetrated.
Then a gloomy stone room appeared.
In front of a wide space that gave the impression that this was a wizard’s laboratory without any explanation, Logan found Crowne wearing a black robe that gave off a strange glow.
“die!”
A storm of cold air poured from Crowne’s body, which rose slightly with the voice, followed immediately by a bright yellow thunderbolt.
A quick magic combo that is unbelievable for a class wizard.
but.
“joy!”
The moment when Logan’s eyes shine.
Those magics were disoriented by the sword pressure, which had a strange power over the space.
A golden ray of light cut through the gap, shattering the staff Crowne was holding and piercing his hand.
“Ahh! This guy…!”
Ugh.
With a scream, the black robe radiated a strange energy and unleashed enormous power.
“Slow down!”
I was unable to use any power under the huge golden sword that split the entire laboratory at an angle, with Crowne at the center.
“Mi….”
Ugh.
What did you want to say?
The wizard, who could not even leave a final will, split his body diagonally and spilled out his internal organs.
“Phew…”
And with a sigh, a ray of sweat flowed from Logan’s forehead.
Grrrgggggg.
The ceiling surrounding the laboratory cracked, and part of the building flowed down, following the traces of the sword attack that cut the owner in two.
Rumbling.
Part of the building collapsed with a tremendous noise.
Frowning slightly at the sudden sunlight pouring in outside the house, Logan slowly looked around.
‘Kraune’s laboratory.’
The laboratory of a magician who would later be called the Artifact Master.
At first glance, there weren’t as many artifacts as expected.
What’s more, the artifacts he had personally worn were destroyed moments ago.
All that remained were three artifacts stored separately in a corner of the lab.
Even so, he didn’t use it until an urgent moment, so I didn’t have high expectations.
but.
‘Something else is more important.’
Logan’s eyes turned to the bookshelf and desk papers in the corner of the lab.
The reason why the mass production of low-level artifacts was possible for the mage of massacre in his previous life.
It is said that this is because they developed a method of permanently storing magic power in common metals instead of the extremely rare mithril or higher precious metals needed to create artifacts.
What will happen only 67 years from now.
Perhaps the data on the method being studied might remain here.
No, it definitely will.
‘Even if it’s not the finished version.’
So Logan calmly looked inside the lab.
I look closely at each and every item, from the open booklet to the piece of paper on which Crowne has scribbled something.
“As expected… I don’t know.”
Although he was fluent in ancient languages in his past life, he is unfamiliar with magic.
The content written in the booklet was limited to words that I could only recognize and could not guess.
And then some unwanted noises were heard.
“It’s over there!”
“It’s the wizard’s house!”
“It’s smashed!”
“What have you done again?”
“Call the soldiers!”
The sound of the surrounding area becoming noisy.
Logan let out a small sigh and picked up the bundle bag he had left in the study.
Then, I quickly started gathering all the books and papers in the lab.
I piled up the papers that were most likely to fly away, and took the books on the shelf first, starting with the ones with the most stains.
Fortunately, the bag the size of a person was large enough to fit all the remaining artifacts.
Logan, who took everything in the lab, carefully looked through every corner of the house, thinking he might be in good condition.
I wonder if there are any secret passages or labs.
Only after using my best senses to grab the two magic books hidden under the bed did I hear shouting from outside.
– Wizard! Are you there?!
Logan let out a small sigh, then put his bag on his back and headed out the front door.
Jeez. Jeez.
“Woman. Thank you for your hard work.”
“who are you?”
A knight who seemed to be leading the soldiers wearing armor with a bell symbol engraved on his chest asked Logan while looking at him with a puzzled expression.
It was an eccentric wizard’s house, so I couldn’t enter even though I saw it was destroyed, but strangely enough, a person I had never seen walked out with a calm expression.
“Ah. I am a merchant who came to sell goods to Chern. I entered the castle today…”
“Ah, that merchant.”
Someone behind the article pretended to know Logan.
At first glance, I turned my head and saw the soldier I had seen at the gate.
“Jin. Do you know him?”
“This is a merchant who came into the castle today. He said he was robbed…”
“Robbery? Do you think a merchant who was robbed has something to sell?”
Unfortunately, the driver was not stupid.
Unfortunately for me.
Ugh. Ugh.
“Oops!”
Logan’s fist crushed the knight’s armor and stuck in his side.
At best, the level of reading with the senses is equivalent to that of a skilled reviewer.
The moment Logan’s fist hit the knight, his entire left ribs were broken and his eyesight went dark.
I feel like I’m suffocating with intense pain.
Even in that situation, the knight remained faithful to his duties.
“That enemy…”
Baaaaaa!
dump.
“I live such a tiring life.”
When Logan, who knocked the knight unconscious by hitting him on the back of the head, laughed calmly, the soldiers surrounding him were startled and hurriedly raised their spears.
“That’s the enemy!”
“catch!”
However, the soldiers did not emulate the knight’s faithful sense of duty.
However, since 15 soldiers could not do anything to an enemy who knocked out a knight with just two blows, it was difficult to blame them for lack of courage.
‘I feel like I want to wipe out all the small fiefdoms.’
I have already refrained from doing anything that provokes the empire.
Logan glanced at the fallen, writhing knight, but did not do anything further.
and.
“Then, take care of your troubles.”
He confidently raised his hand in greeting to the soldiers and left the scene like the wind.
It was impossible for the soldiers to keep up with the movement created by the combination of the Ghost Shadow and the Wind God’s Boots.
That day, a rumor spread throughout the surrounding territories that a ‘3rd Circle’ wizard had been murdered in a small territory called Ruspel in the southeastern corner of the empire.
However, other than the fact that he was a wizard who had some kind of business relationship with Lord Ruspel, no one even knew the identity of the victim, and no one was interested.
On the contrary, his usual behavior was so bad that some people were happy that the wizard Chern Crow had disappeared.
Therefore, only the power of the robber who killed the wizard and knocked out the knight felt unique.
However, only the lord, who had visited Chern Crow’s house a few times and looked at several artifacts, felt sorry for the stolen items.
So in the end, the wanted notice for the fierce-looking young man with red hair and ‘blue’ eyes spread from the Ruspel territory to the surrounding territories.
The wanted notice, which no one bothered to look for, just disappeared in a blur.
* * * Three days’ walk from Ruspel.
Logan, who had secured enough distance by running non-stop for half a day, lit a bonfire in a clearing in the forest while watching the sunset sky.
Grumbling.
‘Even if it’s not the best, it’s the next best… No, it’s the best. No matter how you look at him, he was a mess and had personality problems.’
He promised himself that he would not regret it even if the research materials he was aiming for were not among the items he had packed.
Still, Logan couldn’t help but feel a little lingering, so he took out the artifacts he had brought with him instead of books or research materials that he couldn’t recognize right away.
“I’m not looking forward to it, but…”
Logan muttered, but looked at the items he had taken out with eyes that were the opposite of what he was saying to himself.
A ring, a necklace and one gauntlet.
Hold the small ring in your hand and inject the Force.
Ugh.
A weak mana spread along with a light vibration, and light poured out in front of it.
The light shining ahead created the shape of a black snake coiled in the air.
“…end?”
Unfortunately, no other effects were felt.
At least the necklace was a little better.
The moment I put it on my neck and injected it with force, I felt a refreshing feeling and increased strength throughout my body.
However, it is unfortunate that the amplification amount is only about 10%.
It was at least a class 3 artifact that could amplify the power of Logan, who possessed exceptional physical abilities among senior knights, by 10%, but for Logan, who already possessed the artifact called Wind God’s Boots, it felt like a disappointment.
“What do you mean you’re full?”
Strictly speaking, Mana is an ability that is completely different from Force.
Accepting more than one type of mana into one’s body was poisonous to the Force user.
Therefore, there are only two ways in which even advanced Force users can use physical ability amplification artifacts without overloading them.
‘But…’
In other words, Logan could still use one more amplification artifact.
Even if you have Wind God’s Boots, you can use this necklace.
This alone seemed like a worthy excuse to my father.
If you give 10% of your power to a promising talent like Ronian or Victor Eilen, the effect will be several times that much.
So, I picked up the gauntlet with a light heart.
however.
“uh?”
An object that didn’t seem to have that much power at first.
But when I held it in my hand, it felt different.
A feeling that something much bigger is hidden beyond the seemingly feeble mana.
Logan had experienced a similar feeling once before.
“No way…”
His eyes caught a glimpse of the boots, which now felt almost like one body, and then he poured his force into the gauntlets just like before.
And soon, just like before, the force started to be sucked out like crazy.
“Sigh!”
Is it because I had that one experience?
Even though his complexion was becoming increasingly pale, Logan’s face showed more anticipation than a sense of crisis.
And soon, that expectation became a reality.
Awesome!
A feeling as if something blocked that I only hear in my head is being broken through.
Along with that feeling, the force that rushed back into my body revealed the efficacy of the artifact just as it did then.
The moment you put it on both hands, the gauntlet shrinks to exactly match the size of your hand.
They were similar to Poongsin’s boots, even down to the almost imperceptible comfort.
“Strength endurance increased by 30%. Force amplification. Size adjustable. Self-recovery… Huh, something like this again?”
It has the same power as the Wind God’s Boots and a feeling similar to a seal.
I couldn’t help but think that it was something created by the same person or group.
of course.
“It’s okay. If I can write well, that’s fine.”
There is no need to worry about questions that cannot be answered even if you think about them.
The joy of having defeated one of the greatest enemies of the future and the fact that I have obtained a useful artifact.
With these two achievements alone, it was bound to be a very happy return.