Chapter 416 – 119. Before the People of Essenmund (2)
Kakan- Chaeng-
The sound of weapons clashing filled the camp. Soldiers and mercenaries who drew swords belatedly joined the battle.
I too was involved in the battle. And went into battle. He shouted at his still cluttered allies.
“If there is a holy priest, please hurry up and check the level of the monster! It would be dangerous to recklessly charge the Witchbeast!”
At those words, a light green light covered the surroundings. The priest who created the light shouted.
“Check 3 breakout gates! There is a Type 2 Witchbeast! More than three! It seems that there are more than 20 subordinate demons, so be careful!”
“Type 2 Witchbeast… Shit! I can’t deal with a Type 2 Witchbeast with my skills… But!”
Like that said. From type 2 monsters onwards, they are higher rank monsters.
Around the middle of the first semester. Even Chloe and Rosette, who were at the top of the cadet ranks in the Pantheon, could not deal with it alone.
Of course, I’ve even dealt with type 1 monsters recently. The people gathered here are not knights. If it’s a type 2 monster, it’s very dangerous.
‘Even so, everyone doesn’t back down.’
As expected, the spirit of Essenmund was felt among the soldiers.
‘Three type 2 monsters.’
Still, it’s not me, it’s a beast that even Lucia now can deal with.
Lucia is a 6th rank swordsman. That skill is enough to become a regular knight instead of an apprentice knight in the midnight sun.
But I asked Lucia to escort his party.
Eirin and Cecilia are non-combat agents. And Tricia, an elementalist, wasn’t specialized in combat either. It was better for Lucia to protect them.
‘Actually, I want to warm up more than that.’
The tension of the soldiers was felt in the darkness.
Soldiers and mercenaries created their own formations. The appearance of receiving blessing spells gathered around the holy priests.
3 breakout gates. And since the demonic spirit power emitted by the higher level monsters began to encroach on the surroundings.
Without a shield through divine power, you will quickly fall under a curse-like debuff. It wasn’t for nothing that the Pantheon’s students also served as divine priests.
‘Though the soldiers here won’t be able to use divine power.’
Proof of faith offered to 6 gods. Is that the same as studying theology and catechesis?
It was extremely rare for normal soldiers to use divine power. It means that the cadets of the Pantheon were elite.
“First, let’s get rid of the subordinates!”
The mercenaries shouted. A battle ensued.
But now it’s the night of the new year when the moon doesn’t rise. So the movements of the soldiers seemed unnatural.
Awakeners who use mana have much better physical abilities than normal people. Still, fighting at night with extremely limited visibility like now was never easy.
‘Well, it’s no problem for me at all.’
The source of magic is the power that came down from the goddess of darkness.
I was able to use that magic at the level of dominance. So this speed of darkness was no different from daytime to me.
I quickly grasped the strength of the soldiers now.
About 50 soldiers and mercenaries are gathered in the camp. Not all were well armed.
And even after confirming the Type 2 Witchbeast, his eyes were alive.
‘Everyone seems to have experience. But it’s not to the point where I can attack a type 2 monster.’
Still, mana bloomed on the sword, and they continued their battle. There were also people who could use auras.
Kyaaaaa
The Type 2 Witchbeast let out a terrible shout. The atmosphere in all directions vibrated at the magic power.
Fortunately, the Type 2 Witchbeast moved his subordinates for the time being. It seemed that he was grasping the strength of the soldiers.
It was a typical Witchbeast movement. Because they are afraid of opponents who cannot be engulfed by magic power.
‘That’s why the Essenmundians fight well against permafrost.’
An indomitable spirit passed down from Atlin, the swordsman.
Even in the era of Atlin, it was already known that the fear of soldiers amplified the magic power of demon beasts. Unless, of course, you are afraid of witches. The debuff is also reduced.
Shasak-
I slashed the heads of the three demon beasts that stood in my way.
After moving silently, like the movement of an assassin.
Atlin is the worst demon. He recalled the Wernige battle against the fallen angel Greiel.
‘Atlin was also afraid of Greiel.’
He drove his men to limb himself.
Still, the odds of winning were slim. The black aura that Atlin raised in that hopeless situation was Sunoh’s pole night.
However, Atlin transcended even that polar night.
After that, Atlin had the most intense aura that could be created with the Lion Heart Sword. He created Choi Jong-oh’s White Night.
‘I think I know now. How high was the level the swordsman reached.’
The realization I gained from Roia’s ordeal was also renewed every time.
‘It’s still a long way to reach the level of Huna and her maternal grandfather.’
Now, I was looking at the swordsmanship I was using again.
At first, I thought it was the midnight sun.
Considering that it was actually an ordinary swordsmanship that could not even be compared to Atlin’s Midnight Sun.
The answer to the next stage will start by looking back at the current stage.
So even the polar night, which I was already using proficiently. I’m thinking about the technique of the sword type again.
‘Swordsman Atlin, even in the depths of despair, suppressed himself.’
Atlin even hid her fear of Graiel inside herself.
Atlin is the lord of Essenmund and the lord of the lions. As the leader of the North, she had an obligation to punish Lyell.
She was walking through the corpses of Essenmund’s elite soldiers and knights. She couldn’t let her fear out.
‘So, the sword sentence in the polar night. Its essence is hidden.’
I gripped Siertia’s handle tightly. And soon hid himself in this darkness.
***
“Uh… What happened?”
The battle of the camp is over. Although there were some injuries. There were no fatalities.
“Didn’t I say that there were definitely three Type 2 Witchbeasts? But how… No one died?”
“No, more than that, who defeated the Type 2 Witchbeast? There was no article here!”
“Even though Euler-sama knows how to use Auras… But that doesn’t mean he has three type 2 monsters…”
At those words, the eyes of the soldiers turned to one place. It didn’t seem like an article.
A man with rather sharp eyes answered that gaze. He shook his head.
“No. I wasn’t the one who killed the Type 2 Witchbeast.”
At Euler’s words, everyone murmured.
“Then who killed him? They’re not like the type 3 we used to deal with! Is it possible to kill three Type 2 Witchbeasts without leaving a trace?”
The soldiers looked around. For a moment, a soldier’s gaze landed on a wagon. The wagon was said to belong to one of the upper ranks.
It was said to be a transport wagon to deliver magical supplies to Harsen. Soon, his gaze turned elsewhere.
Euler observed the traces of the beasts on behalf of the soldiers for a while. And then he said in disbelief.
“The cut is surprisingly clean. So, that means he had complete control over his aura as he wished. This kind of thing is possible with the Midnight Knight… No, the Midnight High Night!”
His words caused a commotion again. However, there was one person who internally denied his words.
‘No. Even a high night in the middle of the night might be impossible. At least it’s possible for knights who have reached the level of master.’
Lucia quietly listened to them right outside the carriage.
She saw Yulian killed three type 2 monsters at once with his sword. And Lucia was shocked by the movement of the sword.
‘It was faster than my sword attack. Even so, it was so secret that I couldn’t even hear it moving. And it was so sophisticated that it couldn’t be compared to other aura swords.’
Lucia’s level is a 6th tier Aura Expert.
So unlike the swordsman named Euler who barely used Aura. It is already at a level that can compete with the Knight of the Midnight Sun.
But Lucia knew.
‘If it were the original me. If it was at that level, I wouldn’t have seen Yulian-nim’s sword attack at all.’
Its movement was like that of a ghost.
Hiding in the darkness and shadows of the night. To the extent that even the slightest movement was hard to grasp, Yulian’s actions were stealthy and swift.
The thing that Lucia was able to grasp that movement. Because her body was Unir’s incarnation.
Although Lucia, unlike Yulian, she couldn’t use magic skillfully.
At least for those eyes, it was possible because she was receiving the blessings of her goddess intact.
‘It seems that Julian-nim has progressed a step further. As expected… He’s a great person.’
An aura sword named Polar Night. It seems that the climax of the sword attack that Yulian created has reached the next level.
That sword attack was completely different from the lion heart sword that Lucia knew.
A lion heart sword that emits its inherent aura to the outside, creating a stern sword strike. The Lion Heart Sword is a famous strong sword in the Empire.
However, the polar night that Julian showed me just now. Its movements were so stealthy that it didn’t even sound like a lion’s heart sword.
As if all movement around the aura had stopped. I didn’t feel the enormous pressure the aura was radiating outward at all.
That extremely stopped movement. It seemed to freeze everything around.
‘I saw Eunir-nim and Yulian-nim when they were training. Julian-sama… Was using the aura as if it were a demon’s control.’
Dominance that can even stop the opponent’s time. Like that power of dominance, it controlled all of its movements and hid them from the outside world.
As a result, an extremely restrained aura. It was like a piece of ice abandoned in the extreme cold.
Julian had that aura that was sharp enough to cut through the space around him. It was created with Siertia’s blade.
‘As expected, Yulian-nim is really amazing. It feels like you’re one step further away from me again.’
Besides, now that Julian has returned to his hometown of Essenmund. As the next owner of Essenmund. He will stick to his role as his next change-back.
I almost felt depressed for a moment. Lucia hastily shook her head.
He has already left with Essenmund. In the future, she had to become a member of the Midnight Sun.
‘There is Sir Uriel in the Midnight Night Knights.’
Yulian’s escort knight and female knight of the White Night Knights. If he doesn’t want to lose to that Uriel. He shouldn’t be easily frustrated.
‘To stand by Yulian-sama. I have to become stronger too!’
Lucia was well aware of how charming Yulian was.
Even Unir, the goddess who borrowed her own body. The fact that her heart as a woman was shaken as she shared her sexual love with Julian. She also remembered her incarnation, Lucia.
A man who can seduce even a goddess like that. He should not be satisfied with the position of prospective wife.
‘I’m going to further prove my worth to Yulian!’
It was then. The soldiers’ voices were heard again.
“Anyway, it is fortunate that there are no casualties from our allies. If there are any injured, let’s get them treated quickly and get some rest!”
It seemed that the raid of the night had come to an end.
Lucia, too, slapped her own cheeks with both of her palms to bring her to her senses.
‘Yes! If I don’t want to lose to Sir Uriel, I will continue to master swordsmanship…’
The moment I was so determined. Someone stood in front of him
“Yes? Why is that?”
It was a familiar voice, Yulian. Lucia’s face reddened.
“Oh no! I’ve been waiting for Julian-sama to come back…”
“I see. Anyway, it looks like the raid is over. You’d better rest before we start again.”
At Yulian’s words, Lucia vigorously nodded her head.
As the day dawned, her party headed back to Harsen. But when I got to that point. Something unexpected was happening.
Harsen, Julian’s domain, was burning.
