Chapter 116 – Insomnia – 1
A huge mushroom cloud rose.
“Oh My God.”
There was someone who was observing it from a distance.
The Purple Nine put a bracelet made of magic stones on their arms, took medicine to calm the body’s mana created by the organization to remove as much traces of mana as possible, and then observed it with an object called a telescope made by processing glass. Laughed as if it was nothing.
“Title… They say that they also carry magic stones with their own magical powers?”
Nine straightened her messy hair.
The aftermath has been exerted so far. A violent wind made the surrounding area a mess.
“… Is that magic specialized for explosions? If not…”
An explosion with such powerful magical power was not a sight that even he could easily see. Observing the explosion once again, he hid for a moment.
– Hwaaaaagh!
The day is bright.
“Lord Müller, Leoric Franz…”
12 o’clock at night.
He appeared
The day was bright.
“The monster… !”
* * *
I noticed it late because my senses were dull.
The aftermath of the magic that happened in this town and the owner of that magic.
No, that’s the case too.
“Oh My God.”
Isabelle’s voice was agitated.
If you follow your gaze, there are craters that seem to have blown away several buildings.
“People?”
“Lord, it seems that there are no seriously injured people around.”
I also took a look, but it seems that no commoners were seriously injured. Anyway, fortunately
I looked at the reddish orb at the center of the crater.
A magical crystal made of round bubbles that emit orange light. It was Sasha who was in it.
“… Whoa.”
Fortunately, he breathed a sigh of relief at the fact that there seemed to be no major wounds. He seems to have lost his mind from the sudden shock, but there seemed to be no other damage.
“Then.”
Swoop.
Last thing to look at.
“Keep, kkeuk!”
The bizarre creature, which seemed to have swollen flesh, was wriggling and groaning. I don’t know what shape it was originally, but the whole body was burned as if it had been burned, and smoke was rising, and even most of its body was exploding as if it had been hit by a cannon.
“Shall I start by tidying up?”
-Widely!
I snapped my fingers, and mana surged from my whole body and soared into the sky. The sphere containing my magical power swells up enormously in an instant and begins to light up the surroundings.
The moonlight becomes meaningless, and the light gradually spreads under the sky that has brightened like midday.
“Ah. Ah… ?”
Sunlight begins to shine on the bodies of people who block their ears and suffer. As the sunlight shone, the person’s expression slowly began to relax.
“There are no major injuries. No dead people Fortunately, though.”
“Kkeukkeukkeukkeukkeuk!”
The wriggling mass of flesh is slowly dying.
Well, it must be right to die. Moaning and movement are gradually diminishing. And the magic…
“What is this nasty magic?”
I don’t think it’s the kind of magical power that’s inherently mixed with feelings of wealth, such as death, resentment, and curses. Starting from the appearance, it doesn’t seem natural at all.
“Shall we try to capture it?”
The mana that rises from his hand restrains his movement. Can this be cured if treated the way a person is treated? First of all, it seems that this guy is the cause of this situation. I should move to the castle like this. I tried to lift him by tying his mana like a chain.
“Well?”
It was when he tried to roll up the monster’s thick body and lift it up. I felt a subtle resistance to the magical shackles that restrained him. This…
“It doesn’t seem like resistance.”
However, I couldn’t feel it in more detail, but I felt something constantly bothering me about the magical shackles that touched the body directly. Even in that state, it doesn’t seem to resist my magic. It feels different in its essence.
“Ah.”
Right.
I tried to weaken the bond of magical power that forms the shackles. The chains that bound the monster’s torso began to tremble little by little, and the shape was about to collapse.
“Nullify magic.”
It’s an amazing ability, but it’s a skill that would come out at least once in a fantasy world. It’s the first time I’ve seen Nara. Once again, the bond of magical power was strengthened and tied. I don’t know if it was weakened because of this state or if it was this level originally, but this level was only slightly annoying.
“Leo!”
“Are you?”
When I was looking at his condition for a while, Niña was the first to arrive before the soldiers or knights appeared. Since it’s near an entertainment district, Niña must be close, but to show up this fast.
“Kyaaak! Sasha… !”
Niña looked around and panicked, then she screamed when she saw Sasha inside the red orb.
“It’s okay. There are no injuries.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Niña, breathing a sigh of relief, looked at the monster I had tied up and hardened her face.
“No matter how close you are, if you come right away, you think you know something?”
“Yeah. If it was now, it would have been reported to the castle…”
“Ah, I guess we got mixed up. Great. Just tell me what you know right now.”
Niña nodded her head and she started talking right away.
* * *
“Indeed.”
She said that she had found traces of the man she had spoken of before, and that she had even found a rat from outside the castle during her last check.
And while he was explaining that, all the soldiers in the castle, including Chloe, arrived.
“For now, close this neighborhood and pass on the people.”
“All right.”
Chloe nodded and began deploying soldiers around her, commanding them. Seeing that, he looked at Niña.
“What about that rat?”
“They say they are at the inn now. I’m keeping an eye on it to see if anyone gets caught again.”
“I’ll give you someone, so hold on.”
“Yes.”
It looks like he came back from sleep, looking at his pale face. I’m sorry, Triana. I even confirmed that I was leading the knights and leaving immediately after my words.
“And where is that building?”
“… It’s hard to see properly because the building has collapsed, but as far as I know, it’s the one in the middle over there.”
Finally, I looked at the direction Niña had pointed to.
It was a little far from the explosion, but the power was so strong that the building completely collapsed. Still, not all clues were lost.
– Ugh!
With a gesture of his hand, he lifted the fallen building fragments into the air and removed them.
“Well.”
If I see a messed up place, I’ll have to send people downstairs to figure it out later. But given their characteristics, there’s probably no important clue.
After clearing the building debris, I saw a staircase going down to the basement.
– Phat!
I walked slowly, illuminating the surroundings with light. The rest of the children were alert and prepared for any unexpected situations, so Niña was following carefully.
“It’s a mess.”
“Yes. It’s going to be hard to get any useful clues.”
There is no proper item, probably because of a fuss. In the first place, the aftermath of the great shock that occurred above also affected this place… Looking at the remaining tools, it seems that there was something there. However, most of them are broken, and it seems that they have been physically broken without using magic. Above all, there is no data.
“But.”
There is one odd thing.
That monster
There’s no way that monster suddenly appeared, and if it’s been here for a long time, there must be cages to contain it.
But that’s not what it is.
“Nina. Did he stay here after he met?”
“Yes. The seemingly minions got out, but the target remains in the building.”
Then.
Take a look around with magic. There is no such thing as a secret passage. In other words.
-Gooooo!
Soared straight into the sky.
Under the bright sun, I looked down at the area lit up like daytime. The soldiers and knights were controlling a certain area, and they seemed surprised because of me who suddenly appeared.
Not only them, but also the people who looked at this place from a little distance and looked at me. Among them, there are people who kneel in front of me and pray.
“Hmm.”
When I checked earlier, I didn’t feel any sign of magical power. It’s not that there aren’t any suspicious signs. It’s also strange that the target suddenly disappeared. Rather, it is not strange to say that the monster was originally a target.
Isn’t it famous that they did human experiments?
– Woo-woo-woo!
Magical power welling up from my body.
Concentrates mana on the huge sun. Light up the surroundings and reap the healing power.
Focus your mind.
It was night, and the moon rose, so my senses became dull. However, it is the same as catching that monster with overwhelming power.
It is meaningless in the face of overwhelming power.
He pointed at the sun with his finger.
Following my touch, I felt the sun throb and beat, like a living being, as huge as a heart.
Now, the light of the sun that lights up the entire city as if it were daytime is scattered all over the city.
“Let there be light.”
The method is the same as when nullifying the stealth ability of a large-scale monster, Gourmet.
When there is light, it brightens. No one can hide from the sun.
Light from the sun sprinkles the city.
Just as each ray of light becomes my new arm, new ear, and new eyes. My senses are starting to expand.
And.
“Found.”
Eyes were directed
I find a guy who makes eye contact with me.
A very small, very faint magical power left in the building. Even during the daytime, it is so faint magic that you can’t find it if you don’t concentrate. At least the simple adventurer level has been surpassed. It was not an innate magical power, but an ability acquired through training. Although I admit that I have trained so much.
“For now, die right before you die.”
– Kwajik!
A huge pillar of light slammed down from above.
