Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 342

Part 2 Episode 82

Summer’s Grave

『Is this guy just being deceived? If you don’t want to believe it, don’t believe it!』

Watching Mephisto get angry and run wild.

Elric nodded quietly.

‘It’s true.’

For a man with such strong self-esteem to say something like that means he is not lying at all.

Now Elric knew very well how to deal with Mephisto.

[I asked this as a final confirmation, just in case. Hehe.]

『Anyway, the smirk is…! Ugh!』

Elric thought as he comforted Mephisto several times.

‘As long as we find the right place this time, we can grow the dragons and complete the Spring Seal.’

At the same time, I was also filled with anticipation that I would be able to perfect the skills that Hargan had taught me.

After much training while coming to the Forest of Jewels, Elric was able to completely blend most of Hargan’s techniques with his magic fighting skills.

But it was still different in reality.

This was because whenever I tried to use Hargan’s technology, my body immediately became overloaded.

The gap between mind and body.

Hargan said it was a result of the body not being perfect yet.

To put it simply, I know it in my head, but my body can’t keep up.

However, if the seal of youth is completed as the seal of spring, the story is completely different.

Basically, it will improve your physical abilities several times more.

‘Actually, the Spring Seal and Hargan’s skills work well together.’

This was because the two original owners were lovers and had a great influence on each other.

By the time my thoughts reached that point.

“found.”

A smile appeared on Elric’s lips.

The carriage headed straight in the direction Elric said.

Rattling rattling!

The carriage shook on the rough forest road.

* * *

Canyon of Blades.

Originally, this is where the ghost castle should have been.

But all that remained here were the fragments of the broken airship and countless corpses.

In a place like that.

Tuk!

Someone quietly appeared.

A monster wearing a robe that covers his entire face.

He glanced across the ruins and shouted into the empty space.

“Has Summer’s legacy been resolved?”

….

An echo that returns nothing.

“Did you get it resolved?”

The monster asked a slightly irritated question, but once again it became an echo without an answer.

“…If you keep ignoring my questions, I can’t sit still?”

Slightly annoyed tone.

That moment.

Whirly!

Suddenly, a whirlwind appeared in front of the monster and took the shape of a human being.

It was Lepent.

“Hahaha! “Why is our captain so sensitive too?”

One corner of the monster’s mouth curled up.

“You’re not ignoring it?”

“no way. No way. “I didn’t know where other strange guys might appear, so I was too late to be on guard around the surroundings.”

What Lepent said was true.

After it became known that he was Sejak. Because the pursuit of the Magic Tower and the Neresta family has begun.

In addition, there were several times when Anonymous, known to have become Mervinger’s vassal faction, came forward and almost got discovered.

Even though he knew that a monster had appeared, he did not show himself.

It was to check whether there was a tail nearby or not.

But fortunately there was no tail.

No, I didn’t even know that it was natural.

The fact that its tail could attach itself to this monster in front of me was absurd.

‘If that were possible, we would have been captured by the Empire long ago.’

First achievement of the Empire.

A being that the imperial family tried to get rid of somehow, but could not even step on its shadow.

The shadow of the continent.

He was the leader of the Free Revolutionary Army.

“First of all, I missed ‘Heart’. “It would be more accurate to say that I threw it away.”

The monster frowned slightly at Repent’s words.

Repent flinched and trembled without realizing it.

Before he was the leader, he was a colleague and friend who had been with him for a long time, but at times like this, it was extremely scary.

In fact, this was also natural.

This is because the Free Revolutionary Army spent a considerable amount of time, money, and effort to place Repent, who had been planted as a Sejak, in a key position at the Tower of Magic.

If it weren’t for the opportunity to get the ‘Heart of Summer’, it would never have been a hand that could be exposed so easily.

But it failed?

Naturally, it was a matter that was bound to result in severe punishment.

“but!”

Lepent quickly shouted before his friend got ‘really’ ‘angry’.

“Don’t worry, the structural formulas are all in your head!”

The speculation that had been creeping out of the head suddenly stopped like a lie.

“Good. Good work.”

At the same time, the hand patting Repent’s shoulder was full of power.

‘Really, if I hadn’t gotten this right, I would have been in big trouble.’

Repent gently felt his neck to see if it was intact.

“Then, since this matter seems to have been sorted out to some extent, let’s go.”

“huh…? Where are you going?”

Only then did Lepent realize that the commander’s outing was not simply to check his own situation.

‘but. The Empire must be watching with their eyes wide open. Now that I’m out, I guess I’m going to organize all the work I’ve been putting off.’

Lepent immediately followed after the commander.

“I have someone to meet.”

“Who are you meeting? who?”

The commander answered Lepent’s question with a grin.

“Old friend.”

* * *

Doo doo doo doo!

How long did it take for the carriage carrying Elric and his group to run?

At some point, the forest scenery was changing by the minute.

There were thick tree roots sticking out on the ground, as if they were trying to knock down the carriage.

Some trees blocked the road like gates.

Sometimes there was water flowing in the middle of the road, and Elric had to freeze the water before he could pass over it.

Since we were going to a place not visited by many people, the road was quite rough.

“What kind of forest is this?”

Sean frowned blatantly.

Since it seemed like I kept entering a rough terrain, I wondered if I had found the right path.

Elric shrugged his shoulders.

“I can’t help it. “Because we’re going through places that have been blocked off.”

“Are you sure you’re going this way?”

“Did you ask them?”

His eyes turned to the baby dragons flying in front of the carriage.

Kiyuyuyu!

Kiyuyu! Kiyouu?

The baby dragons were busy playing with each other, howling as if they were very happy.

For five days now, the baby dragons have been acting as guides.

Maybe he felt something, but even though it was his first time in this place, he acted as if he was familiar with it.

A scent similar to the path Elric saw with his mind’s eye.

Thanks to this, he was able to close his mind’s eye and rest comfortably.

Sean seemed to be anxious because of the ever-growing harsh environment.

ha!

Then Sean let out a long sigh and decided to somehow let go of his worries.

‘If you see that Yamsaeng doesn’t say anything, it means he’s doing well on his own.’

But that decision is short-lived.

“….”

“Is this… really true?”

Sean and even Elric looked perplexed for the first time at the scene unfolding before their eyes.

This was because the harsh environment suddenly disappeared and a wide open space suddenly appeared.

And beyond.

A village with a gloomy atmosphere appeared.

It looks like people are living there, but there is almost no sign of popularity.

A town that seems like it might be haunted right now.

“Are there any residents?”

“no. “I don’t think that’s right?”

The trees around the village had been neatly cut down, and there were clear scorch marks left over a wide area here and there.

Evidence that slash-and-burn farmers burned part of the forest to create rice fields.

‘But… it seems like it’s been a while since that kind of slash and burn operation took place.’

There were more than one thing that was suspicious in many ways.

Hehe!

At that time, there was even a faint sound of wind.

I got goosebumps for no reason.

“…It’s a bit of a strange place, isn’t it? Ho Ho.”

Tasha looked a little scared.

Why on earth did you guide them here?

Elric quietly looked at the baby dragons.

but.

Wow!

Kiyukiyu?

The guys just tilted their heads as if asking what was the problem.

Instead, they were busy urging people to fly around the carriage, asking what they were doing instead of just going with their bright smile.

‘okay. ‘What do they know?’

I opened my mind’s eye just in case, and found that it was heading towards the village as well.

“…Let’s go first.”

“All right.”

Hey!

The driver cracked his whip and the carriage began to move slowly again.

Kiyuyu!

* * *

The carriage slowly entered the village.

It was so quiet that the only sounds were the sound of horses’ hooves and rolling wheels.

At first glance, the village looks like a ruin.

The houses built here all looked in poor condition, as if they had been burned down, and the crops were not maintained at all.

Not only did the grains piled up on one side, but the condition of the slash-and-burn field was not very good.

Because all the crops that grew there were rotten.

Elric felt ominous for no reason, so he called all the baby dragons outside the carriage into his arms.

Kiyuyu!

The dragons, who had been excited just a moment ago, noticed Elric’s mood and quietly entered the robe.

Mephisto looked around the village and clicked his tongue.

『It’s really strange. “People are living in a place like this when they probably won’t be able to survive for long.”

It was something I couldn’t understand.

If it wasn’t managed like this, it would be difficult to live without eating properly.

At that moment, Elric made eye contact with a villager who was just staring at the window of his house.

The deeply shadowed eyes of the villagers were full of wariness and anxiety.

The resident, who couldn’t tell if it was him or her, looked at Elric’s carriage as if observing it and then immediately closed the window to make a noise.

widely!

It wasn’t just him.

Every house that Elric’s carriage passed by had their windows closed as if on guard.

Nevertheless, I felt like I could feel the gaze of the people here beyond.

“As expected, I feel a bit uneasy about something.”

Tasha, perhaps frightened by the eerie atmosphere, trembled lightly while holding herself.

Sean closed his eyes and scanned the entire village with mana.

Hwaaah –

A translucent energy spread widely around him.

After repeating this several times, Sean opened his eyes again and spoke as if to comfort Tasha.

“There is nothing like that, sister. “Don’t worry about it because you can’t even see my nose.”

“Then thank goodness…!”

It was the moment when Tasha nodded with relief.

“Stop!”

Squeak!

The carriage stopped at someone’s shout.

“Elric…!”

The coachman turned towards Elric as if asking for help.

Elric got off the carriage and checked the front, wondering what was going on.

There were people blocking the carriage’s path.

“Who on earth did you get permission to come in here?”

“I’ll give you one last chance, so get out of here!”

They were young men from the village.

They were holding farming tools such as scythes, hooks, and shovels and were gathering together to threaten the carriage.

Wizard who swallowed talent