Chapter 124 – Of Course It Makes Sense~ (4)
Due to Justia, the goddess of justice, I was imprisoned in a ‘cage’ even though I hadn’t done anything wrong. Since he was imprisoned on the lowest level without even going through trial, there was no way to get out of this prison in a normal way. And as long as there is one of the gods who sustains this world behind the scenes, it won’t help much to insist on my innocence. If so, how can I get out?
Simple. It is to persuade other gods besides Justia.
As of now, the only god who is wary of the existence of me is Justia. She is one of the main gods of this Attopia, but she is not the only one in this world, so if many other gods of equal rank decide that it is useful to get me out rather than imprison me, even Justia, I will be free from this place. You won’t be able to leave it there until it rots away. Even for that, I had to prove myself useful.
The means are the abilities that I have awakened.
Their power is neither magic nor the power of a god. It is a power that can only be dealt with by crossing a level that is difficult for even well-trained warriors to reach… The power of the mind, ‘deliberation’. At a time when the limits of what can be raised only with pure physical combat power without magic or divine authority are clear, if the power that was thought to be possible only in theory, which even those who have no talent for magic or those who have not been chosen by God, actually exists Those who want power will never miss it.
The prison director of Break Wing decided to give me a chance to prove my worth in return for awakening my abilities. I had a connection with one of the representatives of the seven most advanced cities of Attifia, and I had given him a place to showcase my abilities. Teaching the four guards as students was the springboard for that.
By proving the usefulness of the four Awokens that I have personally guided and awakened, I am letting them know that I am a wasteful existence to merely rot in the lowest layer of the cage. For that reason, I did not spare them the arduous education that was close to torture, and if I measured it again in Metaverse City, I succeeded in achieving growth to the point where my combat power rank went up by one notch. If it’s this much in just two weeks, it’ll be more than enough.
Today, when I promised to show off my abilities, I was transported with handcuffs on my wrists that blocked magical and divine powers, and my eyes and ears covered to prevent any unforeseen circumstances. And when the earplugs and eyepatch were removed, I was sitting right next to the director of Break Wing in the auditorium of a vast arena reminiscent of the ancient Roman Colosseum.
“Let me introduce you. This is Ragna Armageddon, the prisoner recently imprisoned on the lowest floor of the cage and the teacher who awakened those four talented people.”
On the other side of the prison director of Break Wing, there was a person with a strong presence, even though it was a first-time acquaintance, you could immediately sense that he was an unusual person.
“Let me introduce you, Ragna Armageddon. This is Eleista, the head of Magistos, the land of magic.”
Leader of the seven great cities.
The Land of Martial Arts, the Master of Murim, Heavenly Demon (天魔)
The city of steel and technology, the manager of Metaverse City Akawiki
Gilgamesh, ruler of the golden kingdom, Eldland
A land of magic, Eleista, the leader of Magistos
Nemu, the elder of the mysterious island of Maboroshima
The Underground City, Shantark, King of Shambhalon
…And the city of adventure and freedom, Desperado’s guild master Siu Jung.
“Ragnar, Armageddon. Ragnar comes from Armageddon, which means disaster and end, and Ragnarok, which also means end. It may sound a little rude at first glance, but it must be a very ominous name. You must have been concerned.”
If you know that your words and actions are rude, don’t just say it. It feels bad enough to say that someone else’s name is ominous and click your tongue, but to defend a goddess who ordered to be locked up forever in prison because she’s afraid she’ll do something wrong in front of me.
I really want to hit one. However, I couldn’t bear to say these words literally in front of one of the seven strongest people in Atipia, so I evaded it with a kind smile.
“I heard the story from Breakwing. You deal with mystical powers that are not magic or divine powers? A wizard is a mysterious seeker, and if there is an unknown existence, it is the magician’s specialty to uncover it. Analyze the mystery you are proud of. Even though I’m busy, I made time to visit, so I hope you’ll satisfy me.”
Elle Star sneered at her and tapped her on the floor with the staff in her right hand. Then, in the center of the arena where four of my students were standing, three magic circles of different colors began to emit light.
“The test is simple. Enemies will appear one at a time in those three magic circles, but if those four people defeat all enemies, I’ll pass it. Isn’t it difficult?”
“Yes, it will depend on what kind of enemy comes out.”
“You don’t seem very confident?”
“Well… You’ll see, won’t you?”
“Heh, good. Then first…”
Right. Eleista once again tapped the floor with her staff, and the first magic circle that emitted green light flashed and an enemy jumped out of it. The first enemy that came out of the magic circle was an ugly-looking giant wearing a stone pillar as tall as himself on his shoulder instead of a blunt weapon. It was a humanoid monster with a huge height of up to 3 m, long, thick arms that reached down to the knees, and hard, rock-like dark gray skin.
“The first opponent they will defeat is the Giant Troll. It is a hybrid of a Giant and a Troll, and basically has very high physical strength, physical durability, and regenerative power, so even magic, divine power, or expensive and powerful equipment equivalent to it It’s a wall that can never be crossed no matter how many people gather, even if there are several people who don’t have combat power rank C or lower. In fact, the condition for determining combat power rank C and B is to the extent that you can distinguish whether or not you can kill that giant troll alone. Well, four people It’s okay if we work together, so the first test is to defeat him no matter what…”
Even before Eleista’s words were finished, the hungry Giant Troll screamed as soon as it found the four prey in front of it and charged with terrifying force.
Squeak.
“… Of course, if I can’t defeat even that…?”
An eerie cutting sound rang out, and the giant troll’s movement, which was running towards the enemy with great momentum, stopped abruptly. It wasn’t long before Eleista was puzzled by the figure, and before long, the giant troll’s body collapsed in vain.
The giant troll, which was famous for being difficult to kill due to its thick neck, with a diameter longer than the arm length of an adult man, was cleanly cut, and its defense and vitality were high.
“…You killed a giant troll in one blow? No, wait a minute… The power I felt just a moment ago, if I’m not mistaken… But can it be? ‘Incarnation’ that can only be used by very few people…”
First of all, it seems that he has definitely succeeded in attracting Eleista’s attention. I still don’t know if it’s good or bad.
“You…Your name must have been Rag or Armageddon? What did you do to those guys? How did those punks get those… Powers they didn’t deserve?”
“It’s nothing special. I just brought out the power of their ‘mind’ into ‘reality’ with my own power.”
“That’s the problem!”
Bang! Eleista jumped up from her seat, stared at me with burning eyes and urged. Indeed, the statement that he was one of the seven strongest people in Atipia was not a bluff.
“How the hell? How? Even I haven’t been able to fully ‘deliberate’ or fully grasp it yet, what have you done to make those stragglers deal with a power that even I can’t handle! Answer me! “
I don’t know what the hell the problem was, but Eleista, who looked calm, completely lost her cool now. And as I smelled the smell of his desire flowing out of such shaking emotions, realizing that an unexpected opportunity was coming, I smiled leisurely.
“Yeah, of course… Because that’s my little talent?”
“It can’t be! Impossible! Impossible!”
Alas, I finally guessed what Eleista’s fierce reaction was. Occasionally, there are tribes that believe that they are superior human beings because they have superior abilities than others. And they never stand to see what they cannot do, what those whom they despise as inferior do.
That unnecessarily high ego would never allow such a situation. If someone inferior to me does something that I can’t do, the assumption that I’m superior to him collapses.
But… There’s no need for me to please him.
Nonsense?
“Of course it makes sense, right?”
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“…Ha, is this real?”
Zhang Sen, the man standing in the center of the arena, looked down at the corpse of the Giant Troll, who died instantly after being cut neatly with a ruler, revealing a feeling of dismay. This monster was obviously the same species as the one that made him assigned to the C rank of Combat Power because there was absolutely no way to kill it when the Combat Power rank was measured in Metaverse City four years ago.
This monster, which is hard to pierce leather with a moderate blade, recovers quickly from wounds, and rushes ferociously with ignorant power, is a wall that those without special powers will never be able to overcome, and Jean-Sen also breaks the wall in front of this monster. I just had to feel it.
But the monster, now died in just one shot. In his hand too.
“..Haha…”
The helplessness he felt four years ago, the satisfaction that seemed to have been compensated for this week’s nightmare time, which he did not want to go through again, and the sense of omnipotence that he, too, now had the power to kill such a monster at once, made Jean Sen’s body move. I trembled with joy.
Of course, it wasn’t a feat accomplished alone, but it certainly made a big difference that just two people had slain a monster that several people could not have killed even if they attacked together before.
“Calm down, Mister Zhang Sen. The exam isn’t over yet.”
“Who’s the old man? I’m a big brother enough.”
“Wow.”
Originally a good person, Baek Yu-ri, who abandoned her personality in just two weeks, spoke bluntly and raised her ability again, and Zhang Sen laughed lightly at her ridiculous reaction and grabbed the transparent blade she handed to her again. Was
Zhang Sen’s ability is [Distortion Acrobatics]. The ability to distort the laws applied to her own projectiles.
And the ability of Hundred Glass is [Glass Craft].
The glass sword she created with her powers is not durable enough to break with just one blow with her fist, but it is a weapon with out-of-standard cutting power that cuts even thick rocks as lightly as cutting tofu.
It was made of transparent glass, so it was hard to see, and most of the armor was a glass knife that split like a piece of paper, and the ability to manipulate the projectiles he threw as he wanted.
Although they were two people whose personalities did not match each other, the synergy of their abilities was enormous. Bai Yu-ri makes her less durable but sharp transparent glass knife and gives it to Zhang Sen, who then picks it up and throws it.
The invisible deadly weapon, the connection between the two that was made in that way boasted tremendous lethal power that could kill even the famous Giant Troll in one blow. In addition, the weakness of the glass knife’s lethally fragile durability is compensated for by the fact that it can ignore various laws while being thrown with Jean Sen’s throwing ability.
The law of action and reaction.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. However, if Zhang Sen’s ability is applied and only her reaction is ignored, Baek Yu-ri’s glass sword will receive a strong impact and even the method of smashing it will not work.
“Over there, in the audience, the man next to the director of Breakwing prison… It’s definitely Eleista.”
“It must mean that it is important enough for the head of the Magical Land to come and see it in person.”
“But I think you’re yelling at the teacher right now…?”
“Compared to that, the teacher’s expression looks very relaxed. Just like when he rolls us.”
“Crazy, don’t say horrible things. Let’s prepare for the next exam.”
After the first test, which ended so quickly, the four people who had been talking to each other, saw the second magic circle shining and got ready for battle again.
The thing that jumped out of the second magic circle was a beast with a body 1.5 times bigger than the giant troll that died earlier, and it was so famous that it was rather strange to not know about it. The head and paws of a lion, the head and hind legs of a goat, the head and wings of an eagle, and the tail of a snake. The name of the monster with three different heads and a body mixed with the characteristics of various beasts is…
“Kiaaaaa!!”
“It’s a Chimera…”
“An eagle’s head sees through hidden things with sharp eyes, a goat’s head spits out fire from its belly, a lion’s head chews on anything with strong sharp teeth, and a snake’s head on its tail kills in an instant. It spews a deadly venom.”
“It’s very strong, but it’s so well known that it’s easy to have a weakness. You know, Mr. Sen, right?”
“I-I told you not to call me Mister. Huh-it-cha!!”
Whiik, wooooong!
Zhang Sen threw the glass sword in his hand, and the blade, which was difficult to discern with the naked eye, flew with fierce force toward the pair of wings sprouting from the Chimera’s back. The eagle’s head noticed the blade and moved its body to avoid the flying blade, but Jean Sen’s ability did not end just by dodging it once.
The blade drew a bizarre trajectory that could not be seen with ordinary weapons, and the eagle’s head flew again from an unidentifiable direction, and the fierce blade, which gained high attack power in exchange for weak durability, cut off Chimera’s left and right wings sequentially. Abandoned
“Ehee eh!”
The Chimera, which lost its wings in an unexpected raid, fell from the sky.
“The Chimera’s strategy is to cut off its wings first to prevent aerial combat.”
“And since the goat’s head emits fire from the front and the snake’s head emits poison from the rear, if you try to fight it from the front or catch it from the back, you’ll see blood instead, so you have to attack from the side. I can’t reveal it, but…”
The Chimera, which had fallen to the ground, screamed and seemed to get up immediately and spit out flames and poison, but it did not rise.
“It’s okay. I’ve already got it.”
No, it couldn’t happen. Like a worm caught in a carnivorous plant’s trap, the chimera struggled in confusion as the sides of his body did not come off the ground.
It was the ability that Jenny possessed, fixing the two sides in contact.
The fallen Chimera was within the range of Jenny’s ability, and Jenny fixed the body of the guy who touched the floor as soon as the Chimera fell. Because of that, the Chimera struggled back and forth unsightly, unable to raise its fallen body, even though there was nothing sticky on the floor or restraints to hold its limbs.
Jenny, with a somewhat tired face, lightly subdued the gigantic beast weighing dozens of tons, and looked at Zhang Sen.
“It’s your turn, Jean Sen.”
“Don’t be late, finish it quickly, mister.”
“…You don’t even call me by name anymore, damn kid.”
Zhang Sen let out a sigh of relief and grabbed the glass sword that Bai Yu-Ri handed her. And the transparent glass knife he threw rushed toward a strangely large target, a gigantic Chimera that stuck to the ground and couldn’t move, no matter how roughly it was thrown, it couldn’t hit.
It took less than a minute for the chimera’s three animal heads and the snake’s head to be cut off.
