Chapter 281 – 65. Windswept. (6)
It was wrapped in a transparent film, and the blue cold inside flowed like an ocean current.
The awe he felt when he saw the majestic appearance of the World Tree, he felt the same when he saw the spirit of cold.
Like the pious step of an ascetic, the long process one by one to move forward was slow but magnificent.
With one awe in front of them, the mercenaries each prayed to someone in their hearts.
Allen, the money ghost, could not feel his cheeks from a certain moment. It was a chill he had never felt before. As if the cold she had experienced so far was just a prelude…
Even though he was wearing a cold-resistant cloak, his body was slowly stiffening.
Only then did Allen return to his spirit, which had been struggling in awe.
… There is not much time… !
He couldn’t fight long. The time given to them was extremely short. The moment you delay even a little, your whole body will freeze. … Didn’t quite a few members of the Reiga-Mercenary Corps also fall victim to the cold.
The fire demon Grenzo must have realized that his coldness was beyond imagination, so he started fighting right away. In fact, it would be more appropriate to say deterrence rather than combat.
He stretched his arms toward the ground, making a fistful of his hands. And, the evil spirits that bring them up… !
ㅡㅡ!!
At the same time, an enormous pillar of fire pierced the spirit’s body and soared upward.
However, the flames that soared vigorously soon disappeared in vain. Of course, the spirit of cold shrank, but there was not even the slightest blow to the source. At most, the small spirits that hovered near the spirits of cold simply melted away in the flames.
It was a scene to the extent that the nickname of the continent’s strongest illegal death was colorless. In other words, it is difficult for even such an archmage to affect the source of cold.
Soon, a strong wind began to blow as if counterattacking. At the same time, countless spirits flew like bees towards the mercenaries.
They were wriggling like light blue mud dough, with irregular shapes, and even magic shields couldn’t stop them. … Because the existence of the spirit is the aura itself.
ㅡ!
After the spirits clung to each other, regardless of human or object, they were frozen in that state. If not removed immediately, the plate will become an ice statue in an instant.
“Be careful! At least keep it off the body!”
Fortunately, the spirits were formed into matter right before they clung to each other, so if you aimed well at that moment, you could strike. Of course, it’s easy to say, but it’s never easy with normal skills.
However, they are the best talents who have been picked and picked from among the numerous mercenaries spread across the continent! It makes no sense to receive and eat hundreds of gold coins every month.
The group of mercenaries skillfully countered the spirits that were attacking them.
They have only one purpose.
Somehow, to protect my fellow mages—-.
The crew drove the 3rd line wizards and healers into the middle, formed a circle around them, and protected them from the physical attacks of the spirits.
As long as the shield is powerless, mages are very vulnerable to external attacks. … Of course, fire ghosts wrapped around their bodies are an exception.
The fire ghost Granzo must have felt a little bit embarrassed that his magic didn’t work on the cold spirit at all.
He raised his arms high into the sky, creating a huge ball of fire. The heat he spewed out in an instant made even the bloody cold retreat for a moment.
It is hellfire brought from the end of the world… !
Grenzo tossed it to the spirit of cold.
The fireball hits the source of the cold with precision.
ㅡㅡ!!
However, even that hellfire, even if it destroyed the form of the spirit, the source of the cold itself did not take any damage. His attempt to break the energy before the sealing magic was ultimately ineffective.
Of course, since his form was completely destroyed, his advance was stopped. It stood still, slowly restoring the body that had been hit by fire magic.
The mercenaries weren’t even fussing about blocking the spirits that were still flocking to them. Gradually, their hands and feet are getting dizzy and mistakes are coming one after another. For each mistake, they had to tear off a handful of frozen flesh.
Gren Joe Danju, who had been floating, landed next to Allen and returned to his original form.
“That is an existence that cannot be stopped by magic. … You should try the sealing magic as it is.”
“Is that possible?”
“I don’t know. You should try it.”
It was unusual for the fire-ghost Granzo to give such an ambiguous answer. That is why it is such an enormous existence that the result cannot be guaranteed.
… But even if there was a high chance of failure, I had no choice but to try. You should try everything you can.
As time passed, the members of the Reiga-Mercenary Corps, who were mixed with the Allen-Mercenary Corps and the Greenzo-Mercenary Corps, collapsed one by one, unable to withstand the bitter cold. To be honest, it was brave to endure this much with a pitiful body condition.
Against such a terrible guy, Allen once again admired the persistence and power of the North, who stopped the cold spirit once and hit it to the root with an axe. … Of course, there must have been a lot of human casualties before that was achieved.
… Still, the cold feels a bit weaker than before.
As the source of the cold air slowly restores the collapsed form, the powerful energy leaks out less. … However, the number of spirits rushing in still did not decrease.
Let’s start to run out of stamina, serious wounds or injuries began to come out one by one. As the seats were vacated, the fatigue imposed on the remaining mercenaries increased, which in turn led to a vicious cycle that led to serious injuries.
While the colleagues were holding on with all their might, the sucker wizard and the servant of interest were also gritting their teeth and preparing for the sealing magic.
The seed of interest created a circuit of sealing magic in the space, and the sucker master supported it by injecting an enormous amount of mana.
However, because the energy of the source was so strong, it kept getting distorted when a circuit was built near the source. So with each failure, the circuit had no choice but to keep moving away from the source.
The problem was that as the distance increased, the circuit grew larger, and the amount of mana consumed increased exponentially.
The burden on the two women increased as well. To the point where he didn’t even have enough energy to summon the world tree.
Granzo Danzu, who confirmed that, shouted.
“Cut the distance a little more!”
“No… ! It’s so powerful, I can’t narrow it down any further!”
“Damn it.”
So Granzo Danju also joined in designing Elizabeth’s circuit.
Although the coldness has decreased, Allen, who was still suffering from it, held back several times from wanting to shout when it would be. … It’s not something that can be done again anyway.
Slowly reaching the limit It’s getting hard for the crew to hold on… !
The time when Allen was contemplating whether he should retreat for a strategic reason. Rai, who was fighting a rough battle with the spirits, couldn’t wait for Danju to come inside.
“What the hell are you doing! Why are you still?! What about the seal? Are you still?!”
“Not yet. Little bit more… !”
But things weren’t too good to say a little more. All members of the main unit of the Raiga-Mercenary Corps had already fallen except for Danju, and among other mercenaries, those who fell due to the attack of the spirits appeared one after another. There were also those who were attacked from the top of their necks and passed between life and death…
Raiga Danju, who had already been through something similar to this situation, exclaimed excitedly.
“At this rate, all of you will die!”
“Just hold on a little longer!”
At Allen’s cry, Danju Raiga gnashed his teeth and approached Danju Granzo with a determined expression.
“Danju Granzo. Set my body on fire Just like you did before.”
ㅡ!
Then, the evil spirits gather their eyebrows.
“Then kill you!”
“You said you had to buy time! So you mean I’m going to earn it!”
“It’s not possible! If you hold out a little longer… !”
Surprised, Allen hurriedly stopped it, but Raiga danju screamed as if he was not even ready.
“Then how do you buy time! No time for this! Do it faster! Hurry!”
At the cry of the monster Raiga, the fire demon stretched out his hand. … The hand hesitated for a moment, but eventually touched the opponent’s body.
At the same time, Raiga Danju started to burn in an instant.
Unlike Grenzo Danju, who could handle fire magic freely and took no damage at all, Laiga Danju could not help but feel the terrible burning pain in his body.
… And it will not go out until all the mana he has is consumed.
“Get out of the way!”
Raiga Danju shouted and ran towards the source of the cold.
Then, countless spirits gathered at him and shot at him.
Thanks to this, the mercenaries who had been driven to the brink of death were barely able to breathe.
Marie’s armpit hair, which frantically hit the spirits with her bow, let out a tearing scream as she saw her father running forward while on fire.
“Father, hey!”
The three gatekeepers gritted their teeth and designed and constructed circuits faster. As the mana was consumed in large quantities, nosebleeds burst and rejection reactions rose, but they still clenched their teeth and endured.
So that his sacrifice would not be in vain. To save his remaining comrades.
The monster Raiga laughed madly wahaha and ran. It was a laugh that sublimated even the pain.
“Come, yes, come, come!”
The spirits desperately clung to Raiga. Like parents trying to protect their children.
Conversely, it was the same with Raiga. As a parent, in order to protect her children, she ran and swung an ax until she died.
… And finally, the sealing magic prepared.
At the same time, Granzo Danzu shouted at the top of his voice.
“Everyone, hold on so you don’t fall!”
The moment the mercenaries slightly lowered her upper body and lowered her center of gravity, enormous mana began pouring in from all sides of her towards the infinite cold.
Ah.
A cluster of light so intense that it was impossible to see entered it all the way in a straight line, and began to dance and flow along the designed mana circuit as if it were overflowing.
The complex circuit, which made me wonder how I could memorize it all, became clearer and clearer as it wrapped around the source of the cold air.
ㅡㅡㅡ!!!
Like that, a strong wind blew for a long time due to the vortex of mana. Allen finally collapsed onto her floor, unable to withstand the cold and gust of wind.
And finally, the magic circle that sucks up all the mana and casts.
Then, like an aftershock, the shockwave exploded. The mercenaries almost collapsed from the shock.
The snowflakes that had risen subsided, and they focused their eyes on the source of the cold air.
Like a box that holds things, a huge hexahedron-shaped golden magic circle floated around enveloping the source of the cold air.
Perhaps because it was caught in the shockwave, the spirits around it were no longer visible.
… Did. I did it. Succeded… !
… But the moment of joy is short-lived.
The mercenaries saw Raiga Danju lying down near the sealed source. A charred raigar contrasted with the pure white snow and ice.
Seeing this, the armpit hair ran towards her father in a fit of seizure.
“My father—-!!”
She turned the fallen father over and held him in her arms.
“Father, father, wake up, father!”
But he was limp, motionless.
Allen hurriedly ran to it and poured her potion water into the mouth of Raiga Danju.
“Healer! Healer quickly!”
A healer belonging to Granzo-Mercenary Corps hurriedly ran and poured healing on Laiga Danju. … But his heart still wasn’t beating.
Ah.
A cool silence fell.
Allen struggled to the end, but she honestly already knew the odds were slim.
In order to save him, it took a miracle that was close to regeneration rather than recovery. … However, why is a miracle called a miracle?
“My father–.”
Marie continued to press her father’s chest while crying. Without rest. Clinging to a possibility smaller than a single fluff.
… Just then, the space opened and the abundant branches came down and Lai carefully embraced Danju and Mari.
World tree. The most benevolent creature on the continent.
Even though Elena almost ran out of mana due to the sealing magic, she really squeezed out all the mana as if she squeezed water out of a dried squid.
I can’t let this great northerner die like this. … At least, you should try everything you can.
Please, please, please, please.
Marie begged and begged.
Please save her father.
“Father, father…”
She fell on his chest and sobbed.
Tears were a luxury for a Northerner who so cried out in her honor, but she couldn’t help but weep.
It was for my respected father, it was for the great 10, it was for the true northerners.
At that time, the sap from the World Tree dripped into Raiga’s mouth.
Reiga’s mana, which had been completely exhausted by Grenzo’s fire magic, was refilled with the mana of the World Tree.
Then, new flesh grew under the charred flesh, and the heart that had stopped beating again.
The monster Raiga, who flinched and moved at the same time.
Uh, uh, ah, ah… !
Raiga Danju wriggling and groaning as if he had rats all over his body.
“Father!”
The armpit hair called out to his father.
And after a while, his eyesight slowly returned. That means that even the eyeballs, which had been completely burned by fire, were regenerated.
Miracle.
Other than that word, I couldn’t describe this situation.
Everyone saw the miracle and fell into a wave of astonishment, admiration, and emotion.
Ah!
The monster Raiga, who had been croaking for a while, smiled lightly as he looked at his daughter with her mouth wide open, a mess with tears.
He was still muttering in a gurgling voice.
“… I was saying hello to my ancestors for a long time, I mean…”
“Father… !”
The World Tree, which had given a miracle, slowly withdrew.
Marie clung to her father’s chest and wept bitterly.
Raiga asked as he looked at Allen and Granzo, who were looking down on him.
“… Did you do it?”
“You did it. Thanks to you.”
He grinned.
“This… , Northern honor.”
