Chapter 234 – Sleeping Flame (1)
─Suddenly.
When the illusion covering the barrier disappeared, an entrance appeared.
“Aha♡! After all, he is a senior!”
“Huh, slobber. This is dog gum.”
I bluffed, hiding my numb fists.
I thought I could hit it with a spear, but I deliberately punched it. It’s my fist. Even if it’s cracked, Dana can fix it, but the spear will be in trouble if it breaks again.
Fran recognized the hand I had hidden and touched it as if it were natural. I’m sorry.
After confirming that her husband’s hand is fine, Fran asks Veronica a question.
“What barrier?”
“It’s sad news for the owner who has a sore hand, but it’s a multiple barrier. Besides that illusion barrier, there’s one more inside. The welcome barrier is only partially broken here.”
“How about some? I wish there was an entrance. What’s the barrier?”
“Let’s take a look.”
Roughly analyzed, Veronica reached out to her entrance.
Veronica’s hand passed like a lie when she said there was a barrier!
─Pajijik.
However, unlike the illusion barrier, it must have been a barrier that did not have a concealment effect, and I could feel the mana reacting to the movement. Veronica licked her fingers.
“It’s a barrier with entry conditions set. Only those who are qualified can enter.”
“Ah, is that it again? I’ve seen it a few times.”
“It’s the basics of barrier art. The more severe the restrictions on entry and exit, the stronger the barrier becomes.”
Is it like the common build of boundary magicians?
Rather, I care about what qualifications are.
“Since there are no monsters, it doesn’t seem dangerous to have a party.”
I said that, putting a cold palm on my neck as well.
Party members also agreed. If it’s a heat problem, Veronica puts mana of water in her duck halcon pole, or if you put an ice pillar next to her, it’s a good thing.
“Check them one by one. I will do it first.”
I reached out my hand to the barrier.
My hand was able to pass through as if there was nothing, but everyone else in the party other than me couldn’t move forward as if they were blocked by a solid wall.
“Geugggeukgeuk.”
Like a pantomime master, Larry Lura pressed her shoulder into the air, but her gist was immovable. Dana, who knocked on her barrier as if knocking, clicked her tongue.
“This is annoying. There is no way to break it unless my ignorant husband can’t touch it.”
“Veronica. What is your magic?”
“It takes too much time. It would be a waste of mana. There is an auto-recovery function at intervals of one day.”
Fran thought, then looked at you as if asking for your opinion. I pointed to the base of the tallest tree near this cliff. The shade of the leaves seemed quite wide.
“You guys are resting over there. Veronica, do you have any measures against the heat?”
“Orichalcon pillars should be used for exploration. Set up several ice pillars and go.”
After saying that, Veronica fired a spell at the spot I pointed at.
─Bad! Chaeeng!
The ice pillar, which applied the rune of ᚺ (Hagalaz), was magnificent like the pivotal stone of a building. It took a while to make, but when I went inside, Dana whistled.
“With this, it won’t get hot. But husband, can you come before this melts?”
“A word of comfort to my husband who is going somewhere hotter than here?”
“… Will you give me an ice kiss when I come back?”
“That’s acceptable.”
I smirk and laugh. The sun was shining, so it was difficult to keep up a conversation. After tying the spear and putting things in order with Veronica, we entered the barrier.
─ Eagle Eagle.
It was a hot space, as if you could hear such a sound.
If he hadn’t been able to use cold magic, he might have died of dehydration. It reminds me of a steam room or an army march in the summer. PTSD ON.
“Fuck, is the word dead volcano real? Didn’t you put an illusion on an active volcano?”
“No way. If it were a volcano, the repulsive wave of mana would not extend only to the south.”
– Dumbly. The pillar of Orihalcon began to float on Veronica’s hand. Looks like something magical.
“It looks like there are flaming branches growing under the ground. How about finding a way down first?”
“Can you? I have to.”
After moving for a few minutes, the entrance to the cave disappeared. I drank the water, recalling the barrier blocking the entrance.
“The condition of the barrier at the entrance, the mana of the Old God, right?”
“Maybe. Of all you and I have in common, that is the only thing that the barrier can select.”
“Yes. Drink some water too. You can drink it all. I will fill it with magic.”
“Thanks.”
I kept thinking while watching Veronica drink the water.
It was probably the intention of the prophet who designed this ‘Garden Island’ to be a space that only those with the barrier of old gods could enter. Shall we carefully select the person who will bring the material?
‘I heard you need permission from the bicorns to get out of this island.’
Do you think you protected it with a double or triple layer?
My premonition turned into reality as I went out into the open.
“Five?”
It was because the moment we arrived at the huge cavity, the heat had gone away. Veronica and I made eye contact and exchanged smiles at the feeling that things were going well.
The cavity had only two entrances.
This is where we came in and the space to my left. Veronica said as she leaned against the Orihalcon pillar, as if she wanted to feel cooler.
“It’s a dead end here too, but… Isn’t it a barrier?”
“… Dead end road? There’s an entrance over there.”
“… What?”
Veronica stares at where I point and opens her eyes wide.
Oh, God of Heaven. I hope this…
“… You can’t see it.”
“Fuck. Is it real?”
Is Veronica out of line this time?
It’s cancer to explore alone, but it’s still Eva.
“… Let’s take a break and think. I’m going behind because of the sweat.”
“So be it. I am also quite overwhelmed.”
Veronica again put her handkerchief to her breastbone to wipe away the sweat. I thanked the cool space and cooled myself with the 〈frozen〉 touch before approaching the space only visible to me.
“Whoa whoa fuck.”
All in all, I was a little surprised that there was a bedrock that looked like a statue of a person crouching there.
The form is too crude to be a statue. Does it just look like a natural bedrock? Veronica, who was sitting and resting, opened her mouth.
“It must be a bedrock with an unusual shape, or a piece that someone made in the past has collapsed. I can’t feel mana.”
“Just in case.”
I tried stabbing it with a spear or detecting mana, but it was just normal bedrock. Even the stone fragments cut by scratching with the spear were soft enough to be lightly crushed with a finger.
“Nothing special.”
I roughly threw away a piece of stone. The problem is this barrier.
I don’t think there are any dangerous creatures inside, but even if I go alone, I should be able to see if it’s a burning tree branch or something. I thought a little and pretended to kick the empty space with my tiptoe.
– Puffy. The texture that returns to the toes. My eyes lit up.
“Wow? Five? Hey, Veronica! It can be touched!”
“Hoo. Was it a welcome barrier? I’m glad if that’s the case.”
“Hehe. That’s how it is.”
I was scared for nothing. I held the spearhead like a baseball bat and applied a full buff.
It’s a little bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of Since Dana isn’t there, your wrists will numb, but let’s hit it with a spear. Thinking so, I set a barrier hoping that the window would be intact.
– Creepy!!!!
“Gyaahiah …”
It feels like hammering a hammer into concrete! My palms tingled in front of the barrier that was stronger than I thought.
“You look very strong.”
“Tsubeol, no. You can do it.”
If you don’t catch Gao here, the name of the forager will cry.
I straightened my posture a little more and started attacking seriously. The idea was to unleash the best physical attack in terms of firepower that can be used in a full buff state.
“Mung-ge mung-ge——three swords!”
It was a barrage of mung-mung-mung skills that became possible after learning Muyoung-chang 〈 Cloud Summon 〉. ─Kagakaku!! [Gertur]’S official attack plane shot like a rocket and made a hole in the barrier.
“——Ramgak.”
As if widening the hole, he fired a round kick finish.
─Ae-Aeng Chae!!
A transparent barrier that shatters like sugar glass! It must have seemed to Veronica as if the thick bedrock was breaking with the sound of glass. I sighed as I turned off the buff.
“Whoa, sickness. It’s not all good if there are no monsters.”
“You have suffered.”
“Uh. Would you like to rest a little longer?”
“I do not care. Wipe off all your sweat.”
“Then let’s get it done.”
When it’s over, I’m going to go bathing again before leaving the island.
I took a deep breath and drank the mana potion. Veronica took my luggage and entered the aisle first.
It was then.
─Steal!!
Spine-chilling intuition. I moved before I thought about the thrill of electricity flowing from my waist to my spine.
“——Heheh?!”
After drinking, he threw the potion bottle away and pushed Veronica as if she was tripping down the aisle.
─Fluff!
– Clink!
As we roll into the passage, the potion bottle falls to the floor and breaks. Veronica was terrified of being under me.
“Wait a minute?! Master–Ah, no, my dear! I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t thought about what would happen, but at least I’ll wipe my sweat and try again——”
“——Hush.”
Veronica’s mouth was closed. She looked in the direction of our common room, feeling a new cold sweat run down her dry neck.
Veronica’s face stiffened as if she had noticed that my sudden action had some meaning.
I got up together silently and guarded the joint.
There is no change——.
“… Whoa.”
A few minutes had passed and nothing had changed, so I lowered the tip of the spear. Was it an illusion?
“Hey, what was the problem? Were you embarrassed?”
The mana that Veronica had also raised was retrieved into her body. Her face is a bit red I was embarrassed and scratched my neck.
“No, I might have misunderstood…”
“There is?”
It was Veronica who asked back when I was evasive. I wondered if I had to say this, but she opened her mouth with her heart asking what it would be like.
“What is it, the statue’s eyes moved.”
“… Snow?”
“Uh. I only glanced at it briefly, but it seemed like the statue was rolling its eyes and looking at your back from the corner of my field of vision. I felt cheap and jumped in. Sorry.”
It really gave me goosebumps to the bone, so I moved without realizing it. Sifal, it’s a pity that the mana potion is broken.
It may be that your skin has become sensitive after going from a hot place to a cool place. ─Tok tok. I touched the pillar of Orichalcon.
“It must be my mistake. Whether it’s a monster or a golem, if there’s anything, it’s not going to react.”
“That is a bit misunderstood. Now, what this pillar grasps is nothing more than the mana of water and fire. A creature with that attribute’s mana would be able to figure it out, but other than that it’s difficult.”
“… Uh, what if I figured it out?”
“It responds to or repulses the attribute. As we saw yesterday, the waves of mana coming out of the pillar are distorted.”
“… … Like this?”
I pointed to the pole. Veronica also turned her head.
The pillar’s mana waves were strangely distorted.
“… Dear I have an ominous feeling.”
“… It’s a waste. I wished I was the only one.”
We got along and looked at the space we had just before.
-Chin.
Three fingers gripped the cavity and the giant’s face was illuminated.
─Excellent water! Stalactites that fall from the skin like dirt that has not been washed for decades.
It was when I saw that exposed face.
My limbs stiffened with fear, and I choked on my breath. For the first time in my life, my hair turned white to the point where I couldn’t think of anything in front of an enemy.
It was a culture shock that I didn’t feel even when I was in danger of getting fucked by Yerna.
“Gggggqeee───!!!”
A strangely shaped, devoured giant that could have been five meters tall, roared as fuck and ran into the passageway where we were. I jumped and jumped.
“Ceeeee haircut!! I’m a giant, I’m ah ah ah ah ahhh !! “
“The expression is the worst, but it is an accurate description!!!!”
Me and Veronica ran without looking back.
Fight? Oh yeah. Fighting is good I don’t know how strong it is, but I have the heart to beat it to death.
‘But fuck it!! It’s so ugly!!!!!’
I couldn’t wait to see it from the front!
The giant’s face revealed when the rock pimple fell off was just as hideous!
A terrible appearance, as if a human face had been reassembled! Looking at it was more physiologically repulsive than looking at a cross-section of a dismembered cockroach!!
Veronica was crying and screaming at her.
“Even ugliness is a charisma when it reaches its limit!! Master!! I don’t think I’ll be able to eat meat for a while!! This is the first time my flesh looks so ugly!!!”
“GNnnnnnnnnnxcs!! Guiiiiiqqqk!!!”
“For the time being, I’m fucking fucking thinking about it!!! That bastard is pissed!!!!!”
Praaaaa!!!! No monsters!! There are no animals!!
For the first time I felt like I could be angry with Fran. Oh my God, mother Sifal, how long has it been since I jumped out screaming?
“Master!! One good news and one bad news!”
It was then. Cried Veronica, who was running ahead of me. I was trying to tell people not to waste their stamina with small talk, but I ended up getting angry.
“From the good news!!”
“I see an exit!!!”
“Bad news!!”
“It’s a dead end!!!”
“Fuck!!! I knew I would!!!”
As soon as I came out of the exit, I slammed on the brakes. The giant, who had been chasing at a distance of about two to three meters, attempted a body-butting without even slowing down.
I know. Being ugly is not a sin.
“But damn, that should be moderate!!!”
It seemed that it would be more appropriate to call the vertically split face not a giant, but a gigantic alien creature.
Wow! The strongest beauty in the universe! No, is it male? It must be a male because it has a cock!!
Shuwaaaaa—!!
Shake off your physiological fear and disgust and turn the full buff on. The giant continued his run and delivered his forward kick.
──Can we stop it?
“——You can do it!!”
I applied all my strength to the spear while dodging the kick.
The giant’s kick collided with my thrust.
─Tooqua and light!!!!!
Me and the giant bounced off in the direction we collided like a bowling ball.
