Chapter 218 – Kidnapped
A shadow that suddenly appears and instantly subdues Cordelia and Flare.
[…
The black shadow in the shape of a woman looked at me silently, then immediately stretched out its hand towards me.
Swayak-
Black magic power extends from the hand of a female shadow. This magic instantly surrounded me and trapped me like a cage.
“Wow.”
A black magical iron cage completely surrounds me so that I cannot escape. I grabbed the iron bar with my hand and shook it, but there was no way it would open.
The female shadow that imprisoned me in the magical prison then turned its gaze to Flare and Cordelia who were crushed on the floor.
“Ugh.”
Flare and Cordelia trembled and tried to escape the magic that was oppressing them, but it was not possible. The difference in power is clear even at a glance.
‘I said he was a knight of chaos.’
It seemed like an enemy of a similar level to the chaotic monster that Duke Rachel had fought in the past. No matter how strong they become, it will be difficult for these two, who are still just military academy cadets, to defeat this shadow.
[…
The shadow looked at Flare and Cordelia, who had fallen to the ground for a moment, and gathered magical energy in its hands to form a black scythe.
Keying-
A huge scythe similar to the reaper’s scythe.
The shadow aimed a black scythe that radiated vicious magical power at the fallen two.
Movement of a shadow that seems to be trying to harm Flare and Cordelia.
“!”
The two are now unable to resist. If you do it wrong, there is a possibility that both of you will get hurt or even die like this.
When I saw this, I gathered my courage and shouted at the shadow.
“Stop!”
That time when I overcame my fear and screamed.
Stand tall-
The female shadow stopped attacking the two and looked blankly at the sky while holding the scythe.
Eventually, the shadow released the magic scythe and made it disappear, grabbed the magic prison where I was trapped, and jumped.
Flash-
At the same time, something sparkling rained down from the night sky towards this place.
Quaguangwang-
A bombardment of magic like a pure white beam of light pouring towards the female shadow.
It seemed like a nearby magic battery that sensed an abnormal situation had provided support fire.
Swish-
A shadow that avoids magic bombardment with flashy movements.
“Wow!”
However, while I was trapped in a magic cage, the female shadow dodged the magical barrage here and there, so I was shaking randomly and rolling around inside the cage.
I grabbed my head with both hands and tried to protect it from getting hurt as much as possible, but…
Bwaak-
I soon lost consciousness with a dull sound coming from the back of my head.
***
“… This is the contents of the report.”
Late night.
Academy Chairman’s Office.
After hearing Leila’s report, Chairman Adele narrowed his eyes.
“Did I miss it in the end?”
“No shame.”
Leila bows her head. The chairman looked at that for a moment and sighed deeply.
“No. There is nothing we can do if the opponent is a knight of chaos.”
Chairman Adele leaned back in his chair with a resigned expression.
An enemy attack that occurred around this evening.
‘The attack on the test subject Kite was known in advance through previous intelligence.’
Therefore, in addition to Flare and Cordelia, a number of elite bodyguards were placed around Kite to follow along the route.
The plan was to induce an attack by tricking Yeon into thinking that only Cordelia and Flair were guarding him, and to capture the enemy when he was carrying out his plan, interrogate them, and dig up their details.
However, more big players than Chairman Adele expected participated in this attack, and all plans were in vain.
‘A knight of chaos, one of the vanguards of the forces of chaos.’
The Knight of Chaos is almost as big as Commander Rachel when compared to the Human Allied Forces.
A formidable space manipulation ability that instantly takes control of all magical power around it and instantly subdues even the bodyguards stationed nearby, rendering them incapable of combat.
He even has the physical ability to easily avoid magic bombardment that can knock off even Drake.
Chairman Adele quietly gritted his teeth.
‘How could a monster that should only be on the front lines end up in the middle of the city…’
There is no way such a big man could have broken the barrier of this safe zone and confidently entered the city. If that were the case, the city would have been in chaos a long time ago.
This means that there is a helper who secretly brought the Knight of Chaos into the barrier.
It also means that he is a decision maker or a person with enough power to temporarily lift and restore the barrier without anyone knowing.
I had expected the existence of a traitor within the Allied Forces, but I never thought we would confirm it in this way.
Adele took a cigar with a bitter taste in her mouth.
Whoo-
After blowing out a puff of smoke, Adele looked blankly out the window and asked.
“Are Flair and Cordelia okay?”
“Yes… I covered myself with magic bombardment before it became a dangerous situation.”
“It’s a blessing in disguise.”
“…”
After a short conversation, Chairman Adele just smokes a cigarette and looks out the window, remaining silent.
Leila, unable to bear the silence, asked the chairman.
“Chairman. What happens now?”
“What do you mean?”
“Hasn’t Yeon been taken away? If things continue like this…”
Leila didn’t speak any longer, but I was able to guess what she said next.
Leila is right. It was very painful for her to have Kite, the hope of humanity, kidnapped without much benefit.
If the situation had ended like this, it would have been a huge loss.
Of course.
“Don’t worry. The kite is still alive.”
Adele quietly puts down her cigar on the ashtray.
She looked at the red light blinking from the crystal ball on the desk.
‘A microscopic magic attribute tracker mixed in little by little into Yeon’s meal.’
Although it is periodically excreted through urine, it is possible to determine whether the kite is alive or dead and its location until then. The red light shining from the crystal ball is proof of this. Even now, his coordinates are moving little by little.
With this, we might be able to rescue Yeon and find out who is behind this incident.
Adele thought as she looked at the red light of the crystal ball.
‘… In this attack, a strong enemy outside my expected range appeared, and the operation failed, but paradoxically, that made the kite safer.’
If he is a big man who colludes with the Knight of Chaos to kidnap Yeon, he must understand the usefulness of Yeon better than anyone else.
If you could have used his abilities, you would have used them. There is no way you could easily kill him.
If it were a minnow who didn’t realize the enormous value of the kite and would kill it right away, there is no way he would have enough power to ruin the plan like this, and if he was strong enough to notice this trap and overpower all the bodyguards, and if he was a high-ranking person in collusion with him, then the value of the kite is high. There is no way you don’t know.
It is a simple calculation.
When Adele explained this, Layla breathed a sigh of relief.
“The chairman had a plan.”
“… It’s more of a minimum safety measure than a plan.”
“But knowing his location doesn’t guarantee you can rescue him, does it?”
The enemies are the Knights of Chaos, and human beings of a high enough level to collude with the Knights.
It is difficult to even fight with any amount of power.
Adele smiled and answered Leila’s question like this.
“What are you worried about? Don’t you know who is coming to the academy right now?”
“!”
“If Her Highness comes in person, there will be no problem.”
Layla’s eyes widened at Adele’s words.
Agnes, princess of massacre.
Humanity’s strongest and most vicious weapon will soon arrive at the academy.
For Princess Agnes, rescuing her sister was not that difficult.
The only thing Chairman Adele wants is for her to be safe until she arrives.
***
Good luck-
“Eupupupu-“
I woke up startled by a sudden splash of water.
“Wake up, human.”
I looked around without understanding.
Where are we? Who am I.
A prison-like space made of black bricks. The torch was crackling, and the iron bars were blocking the way.
There was only a thin pile of straw between the wet, hard floor and my butt.
After looking around for a moment, I looked at the person behind the iron bars.
A mysterious girl who sprinkled water on me from a bucket.
The hair is as fine black hair as ebony. It was hard to see because it was dark, but it looked even blacker than me, a Korean.
The skin was so white that it contrasted with the hair color, and the eyes were red with slit up and down, like those of a reptile.
Although she had an inhumanly beautiful appearance, I somehow felt chills as I continued to look at her.
I asked her carefully, wearing her maid uniform.
“Who… Who are you? Where are we?”
I was definitely attacked by a shadow on my way home after dinner with Flare and Cordelia. But when I opened my eyes, I saw this place. What happened…
The girl frowned as if she was annoyed by my question.
“It’s noisy. You have no right to ask questions.”
Pot-
When the girl extended her index finger to point at me, her red magic flew in and blocked her mouth.
“Eup-eup. Eup!”
Red magic surrounds my mouth like a gag. This magical power coiled around my neck and arms like a snake, even binding my wrists.
Cheolkeng-
The girl who opened the prison bars said.
“Get up and follow me, human. The master is calling.”
