Academy’s Strongest Concession Stand Man 74

Chapter 74 – Destruction, Coming (4)

Even before there were signs of battle, someone had already predicted it.
The first to sense the karma of the demons were the half-human, half-horse skirmishers of the scout battalion.
Although most of the trees were burned due to the fire, the Ravier Mountains are wide. They were the best assassins who were skilled at surprising and annihilating enemies with their superhuman senses in this huge mountain range.

While jumping between the trees, you can’t even hear the sound of the grass. Kundra, who was in the lead, immediately gave a hand signal to the main team.

[Fifty mid-level monsters, many low-level monsters, and 1,000 regular troops of the Demon King’s army.]
[Death worms in the basement, witches in the sky, no dead people in sight.]

After receiving the skirmisher’s report, the Federation headquarters immediately placed the entire mountain range on alert through telegraph lines and communication channels.
When Adalbert Alves, the leader of the Hooksclaws, arrived at the command center, the middle-aged man waiting there frowned arrogantly.

“You’re ridiculously late, Adal. “You couldn’t have gone to the village and been a bitch, right?”
“On this nice day, it’s better than sitting in the corner of the room scribbling away at a magic book like you. Hmm… “Is this all the content of the telegram?”

Valery Petersen, commander of the Battle Wizards Blue Moon. While he was gently dropping the magic book on his desk, Adalbert checked the telegram announcing the enemy’s invasion.

“What about Mateus?”
“Goliath? It’s already gone. Are you going to send Hooksclaw out as well?”

Although most of the alliance’s constituent groups had unified operational authority, twelve organizations were able to freely decide whether or not to participate in the war under any circumstances.
Adalbert declared that ten Hooksclaws would be sent to the battlefield, considering the size of the enemy, the current vacancy of the knights, and preparations for an unexpected diversion.

“At best? “I heard there are dozens of witches floating in the sky.”
“That’s enough. “They won’t fight until daybreak anyway.”
“Hmm… Hey there! Is there anyone!?”
“Yep! Loyalty! I am Gellerhart’s apprentice from the Alkaid Magic Tower! All the messengers are out now… !”
“That’s it! You know how communication crystals work!? “Go and launch this!”
“Yes, yep! All right!!”

The operation order signed by the two people was delivered to the entire mountain range by a boy who came in hastily from outside.

Soon, the beacon caught fire and flares were scattered everywhere. An army of demons revealed under the dark blue sky.
The leader was the cursed bullets sprayed by witches playing with their wands.

— Haha!!!
– Haha!!!

Powder that evokes various illusions and paranoia spreads across the battlefield. Immediately afterwards, a mid-level monster, Death Worm, broke through beneath the castle wall.
Kugoogung! The ground collapsed with a sound. The waiting wizards quickly used magic to build a mountain.

“Kwaaaaa!!”
“Stay where you are! “Don’t back down!”
“Saxony Knights!! “Hurry and evacuate the injured!”
“I need magical assistance! Hurry!!”
“Don’t put out the lights! Float all the familiars!”

The demons’ surprise attack in the dark was fatal. They needed neither sun nor fire.
Every time gigantic monsters that a human body could not fight against pounded on the castle walls, and every time invisible curses and poison spread, an unprecedented fear settled on the battlefield.

The only thing that could turn the situation around was magic.

“Hooksclaw!!!”
“””Yep!”””
“Fly high!”

Flight 〉 of the 〈 squadron of Hawk’s Claw has begun. The witches floating in the sky ran away in haste and were stabbed in the back.
Subsequently, Blue Moon’s large-scale magic, 〈Moon Berserk〉, swept the battlefield. Several mid-level monsters completely melted under the sight that became as bright as daylight and the burning energy of the white magic sword.

Boom, roar!!

Adalbert, who reduced one of the Witches of the Black Night to ashes, looked around the battlefield spread out under the wide sky.
The damage to the castle walls is not that great. However, the area of ​​concern was the greenwood forest near the tail of the mountain range, which received relatively little attention but did not have a proper defense line in place.

In particular, most of the people on the other side were not knights or wizards, but ordinary soldiers and commoners who held swords instead of scythes. If a high-ranking warlock or a large monster attacked, the damage was bound to be great.

‘Let’s see… Huh?’

There was a slight sparkle in his eyes as he stared at the forest. In addition to the vigilantes acting under Paris’s leadership, the casting of magic was also seen.
It was a feast of elemental magic with solid fundamentals, although the direction was a bit off due to nervousness.
Among the recently accepted stragglers, it seemed like they had some useful history.

Just as he was about to let go, something huge came running towards the spell caster on all fours.
Flash Rhino. It was a mid-level monster with thick leather covering its flesh and horns protruding from its forehead.

Thud! Coo! The surrounding trees were swept away like reeds. The rumbling of the ground was enough to travel through the air to where Adalbert was.
Tsk. He clicked his tongue slightly and raised his sword blade to keep Flash Rhino in check. But before his magic could reach, there was something blocking the heavy fuselage.

Kwaaaaang——!!!

The battlefield’s attention was drawn to the thick dust and heavy smoke. Rhino’s horn, which can pierce even a castle gate with a power comparable to that of a bomb, was grabbed by someone, and its neck was bent in a grotesque way.

He hurriedly lowered his altitude, narrowed his eyes, and was shocked to see a man spitting in the dust.

“Bare hands… “What?”

That person stopped the monster’s charge without any magic or magic.

***

My cheeks were hot. My throat burned. With his head spinning tightly, he adjusted the remaining mana in his body and endlessly monitored the battlefield.
I could hear someone’s terminal on the left, and the sound of the ground cracking on the right.
Liv felt his senses extend to every cell of his body, and fired 〈 lightning strikes 〉 at the demon in front of him.

It’s so scary!!

Black skin and long tail. But the blood was red.
For a moment, his chest was tightened by the guilt of having committed murder, and his light body flew through the air as he was caught in an explosive bomb that fell nearby.

Kwaaaaang!!

My ears hurt so much. His legs didn’t move properly. My instincts were screaming that my life was in danger.
Before looking at the injuries, Liv first looked up at the sky where the bomb had fallen. In the distance, a witch was checking to see if she was dead.

〈Baekmado: Gravity Reversal ⌜Reverse Gravity⌟〉

He immediately aimed the magic weapon he had brought from the garrison and cast his magic. The witch, swaying on her staff, was impaled by the sword of a Hooksclaw member who happened to catch her target and was reduced to ashes.
Only then did she take a deep breath and look at her leg, where the pain was throbbing. Fortunately, although she was red from burns, she didn’t end up hanging on a nearby tree branch.

“Heo-eok, heo-eok, heo-eok…”

Feeling of exhaustion. Uneasy. Impatience. Feeling of loss.

And fear.

As she was preparing her next spell, a familiar silhouette appeared in her eyes.
Stepping back to the edge of her tree, Liv fired 〈 wind blade 〉 at the person who was right in front of her.

Sigh!

Torn palm. And bleeding palms.
As the palm carefully wrapped around her, Liv was startled and burst into tears.

“Ah, ah, uh… “Huh.”
“It’s okay, it’s always like that at first.”
“Ah, boss… I’m sorry… ! “Sniff!”
“It’s all over. Take a deep breath. A wizard can overcome Shellshock just by maintaining mental composure.”
“Ha, ha…”
“I hurt my leg. Shall we call a priest?”

Doridori. Liv shook her head vigorously. He didn’t want to get away from Lewis. He felt like if he walked away from him, he would be caught up in the madness of the battlefield again.

“All right. “It just stays like this.”

Fortunately, he hugged her shoulder as if he was very used to this kind of thing.
Still, when the trembling did not stop, he hesitated a little and placed the palm of his hand that had been injured by his magic on his stomach.

“Ugh, huh…”
“You get used to it quickly. Do not worry.”

I didn’t want to get used to this kind of thing.

“I have to return alive. Yes?”

Liv nodded her head, choking back her cries.

***

There was stillness in the dawn of her ever-survival. Priests doing purification work, injured people groaning, new recruits collapsing from exhaustion…
The scenery of the defense line where the Demon King’s army retreated was truly miserable. After watching some mercenaries familiar with war wipe the blood off their swords and wander around looking for alcohol, I headed to Liv’s tent.

The barracks for the wounded soldiers were already full. The burns on her legs were not that serious, so she collapsed in the tent after being treated by a priest.
Every time she takes a breath, the blanket raised to her chest heaves slightly. As I was fixing her hair with her eyes closed, I wondered if Rebekah would be able to overcome this battlefield.

It is the battlefield you have chosen. Hold on to evil with all your might -. Because it is dangerous to say that. How about getting out of the mountains altogether?
But she also doesn’t seem like she would run away from her father behind her character. I had a lot of concerns in many ways.

“Yes…”

While I was lightly tossing and turning and pulling up the blanket that had fallen down, I felt someone’s presence outside.
No, more accurately, I heard people outside greeting me in surprise.
As I lifted the cloth at the entrance, thinking it was Paris, an unexpected person spoke to me.

“Are you the one who defeated Flash Rhino yesterday?”

The leader of Hooksclaw. Adalbert Alves. He was a sword master and a veteran who had been on the battlefield for decades, something that Hubblet had talked about tirelessly.

“You’re right.”

When I nodded, he glanced at Liv who was lying next to him and took out her business.

“Speak bluntly. “Aren’t you planning on joining the alliance?”

Gasps came from the mouths of those watching us from afar. A sigh came out. The word was an alliance, but in reality, it was an invitation for Hooksclaw to join.
But I shook my head without any hesitation. He was holding Liv’s hand.

“I don’t like it.”
“The reason is?”

There are a few reasons, but I think it’s a bit like a lame excuse to say it directly.
First of all, even if I die, I cannot use 〈 Infinite Changing 〉, 〈 Formation Flight 〉, and 〈 Tactical 〉, which are required conditions for joining Hooksclaw. The only magic allowed to me is what Terra gave me.
And secondly, at best, I didn’t want to go under someone like Hubblet, who was the future Hooksclaw who would serve as the leader of the knights.
Not only was there no reason to join a group of them and play house, but it was also completely different from my fighting style. If I were to be honest, I was closer to a skirmisher.

“… “I won’t answer.”

It was an answer that could sound quite rude, but surprisingly, Adalbert nodded. He continued speaking with his eyes focused not on me but on Liv next to him.

“Are you family?”
“No.”
“Then friend?”
“Not even that.”
“… I understand. “It is always important to protect your loved ones on the battlefield.”

What bullshit.

“If you change your mind, come to the command center. “I will use this for my wife’s treatment.”

He left behind a bottle of healing water. He seemed to have made a strange misunderstanding since in the past, especially commoners, tended to get married early.

‘Well, it’s still not impossible.’

I picked up the healing water, turned my head, and suddenly noticed something strange about the sleeping Liv.

‘Were you originally covered with a blanket all over your head?’