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"Close it again!"
"Close it?"
"Close it!"
Davian went back up to the roof.
Liber closed the barrier he had opened.
Nubes pointed to the soldiers running towards them.
"Look over there, Davian. City guards. Looks like quite a few of them. Shouldn't we go out and join forces with the city guards?"
Davian shook his head.
This quest was about holding out inside the house until the academy professors arrived.
There was no need to go out and seek death by joining forces with the city guards.
It would be more beneficial to just watch and stall for time.
Latia spoke up.
"Davian is right. You saw the skills of the guys who came into the house earlier. We could get hurt for nothing if we went out. Now that the city guards are here, this much commotion should reach the academy professors. They'll know this is Davian's house."
"I guess. Well, if the academy professors hear and rush over, those guys won't stand a chance."
This time, Karin asked.
"But Davian, you have a spirit, right? Glacies? Can't you summon that spirit and have them wipe them all out?"
When the enemy is too strong, that's one way to go.
But Davian was bothered by the conversation he had with Sierra Clock, the X-7 base branch manager.
"Aren't you going to summon that ice spirit?"
"If you summon Glacies in this situation, won't you be pushed back?"
"I have my reasons."
She clearly knew about Glacies' existence but was acting like she wanted him to summon her.
If the opponent was from Alkancia, or even a demon, he wouldn't hesitate to summon Glacies.
But it was different against the Marino Empire guys.
He didn't know what it was, but they clearly had countermeasures against Glacies.
He couldn't afford to lose Glacies, his greatest asset, already.
At least, he couldn't expose Glacies until he knew what their intentions were.
"Let's just watch for now."
The sound of attacks on the barrier stopped.
Bonita, Velum, and Mons, who were in the front yard, also came up to the roof.
There were about thirty city guards.
All armed with heavy armor.
"Still, quite a lot came, huh?"
"Because they were attacking the barrier with such a loud noise in the middle of a residential area."
"The city guards here are quite decent, though not as good as the Third Guard of the capital."
"Elton City is considered a big city, after all."
The opposition had ten people.
Nine swordsmen in the same outfits as the three who entered Davian's house, and a burly man with his hands behind his back stood at the rear.
The city guards moved in unison and surrounded the ten intruders.
"Daring to openly attack a residential area in Elton City. Who are you!"
The man with his hands behind his back asked.
"Who are you."
"I am Guard Captain Hansel! State your identity and name!"
"I am Odin Nasar. You are insignificant. Die."
"State your identi... Keuhuk!"
Odin reached out his hand towards Guard Captain Hansel.
At the same time, Hansel's expression twisted in pain.
Thud, thud.
The thick heavy armor Hansel was wearing began to crumple like paper.
Thwack!
Hansel's body burst apart.
"Heok! Attack, attack!"
Whish.
Odin's hand moved towards the guard who had just shouted.
"Keuek!"
Similarly, the armor crumpled.
Then, his body burst apart.
While the surprised guards hesitated.
The nine Special Assassination Squad members began to charge.
"Everyone, draw your swords! Execute them on the spot!"
The captain and vice-captain were killed in the blink of an eye.
But.
The city guards' chain of command was well established.
The next person immediately took command and began to swing their sword.
Clang! Clang!
Swords clashed chaotically everywhere.
Some of the city guards even emitted aura and launched fierce attacks.
But.
Unfortunately.
The Special Assassination Squad's skills were several levels higher.
At first, the swords seemed to be clashing.
But only the guards' heads fell one after another.
"You worm-like bastards."
Odin turned his body again and looked at Davian's residence.
He made eye contact with Davian on the roof.
He raised both hands and aimed at the barrier with the cracks in it.
"Let's see how long you last, brat."
Kooong.
Odin's attack began to hit the barrier again.
Kooong.
"Liber! Is the mana cannon ready?"
"Yes! Charge complete! Ready to fire!"
"You know who to aim at without me having to tell you, right?"
"Of course. That terrifying guy."
"Fire."
"Fire!"
Weeeeee.
The mana cannon on the roof aimed at Odin.
Karin asked.
"Isn't the barrier completely cut off from the outside?"
"Yes. All the way to the ground."
"Then what kind of cannon is this?"
"You'll see."
Kwaaaaa.
The mana cannon fired.
The mana cannon that was flying menacingly towards Odin came into contact with the barrier and at the same time.
Ripple.
It was absorbed into the barrier.
Then.
It went back out through the barrier and flew towards Odin.
"What, what is that? Did you match the mana wave or something?"
"Yes."
"You did? Is that possible in actual combat? Isn't that only possible in theory?"
"If it's possible in theory, then it's possible in actual combat."
"That's nonsense... What exactly have you done to this house?"
It took a long time.
Half a year.
That's how long it took to build a perfect fortress.
And what about the money that went into it?
I was able to get this far because I received funding from Espin Ellina in the middle.
Meanwhile.
The moment the powerful mana cannonball was about to hit Odin.
The direction of the mana cannonball was deflected by 90 degrees.
Kwaang!
The mana cannonball flew to an innocent place and blew away an entire building that was there.
Velum was startled and shouted.
"The most delicious bakery in Elton City!"
It was quite a big building.
The exterior wall was blown away entirely.
Flames quickly engulfed the place where the building had been.
Latia murmured quietly.
"Is that telekinetic magic?"
The fact that he crushed the city guard captain's armor earlier, and the fact that he deflected this mana cannonball without even touching it.
It seemed a bit different from the telekinetic magic of the Alkancia Kingdom, but it seemed to be a similar ability anyway.
Liber shouted.
"Davian! One more shot?"
Davian shook his head.
It's no use.
It's a one-way mana cannon that I worked so hard to prepare.
It took three months just to perfectly match the mana wave.
It's useless if it can be so easily deflected.
The more I shoot, the more innocent buildings will be destroyed and the more civilian casualties will be created.
"Let's just hold on."
In the meantime.
The city guards were completely dealt with.
The damage they suffered while wiping out the thirty city guards.
Is that one guy is bleeding because his arm was cut a little.
Looking at him swinging his injured arm around, it seems like it doesn't hinder him from fighting.
Karin shook her head.
"It's not like the city guards' skills seemed low. Just what kind of guys have invaded?"
Bonita asked.
"Maybe they're Marino Empire guys?"
Davian nodded as he looked at Odin, who was attacking the barrier again.
"Maybe. Swordsmen, let's go down. Liber, open the barrier at 10 o'clock again."
"Branch Manager! Another side of the shield has opened! Shall we push through?"
"No, wait. If we go in like before, we'll just get taken out one by one again. Davian is coming out, that brat. He's quite smart."
Kooong.
Even in the midst of all that, Branch Manager Odin's attack continued to hit one side of the barrier.
It's the direction where the additional barrier has been raised, but cracks are starting to form again.
"It'll break soon. Wait."
"Yes!"
At that time.
Kuuuuuu.
The mana cannon fired again.
This time, it was aimed at the Special Assassination Squad members standing around, not Odin.
"You should know it's useless, right?"
While one of the nervous Special Assassination Squad members took out his sword and infused it with aura.
Odin waved his right arm quickly.
The mana cannonball was deflected to the side by Odin's telekinetic magic.
Kwaang!
Another building collapsed.
Odin smirked.
"You pitiful fool. You're stalling for time."
He knows that the mana cannon's attacks don't work, but he still fires it again.
It's clear that he's trying to keep Odin from attacking the barrier while he's blocking it.
"Is he waiting for the academy professors to come and help?"
Odin spread his arms wide and drew a circle in the air.
He drew such a large circle several times.
Kugugugu.
A tremendous shockwave split the air.
The ground that wasn't even touched was cracking.
Two of the Special Assassination Squad members who were standing close were pushed back.
Kwaaang!
The shockwave collided violently with the barrier.
Odin continued to draw circles by swinging his arms wide.
The shockwave continued to hit the barrier.
Crack, crack.
Large cracks began to form in the barrier.
"It's not that I'm afraid of those academy professor nobodies."
Crack, crack!
"Now I won't let anything go according to your wishes, brat."
Additional barriers were formed one after another in the 12 o'clock direction.
Davian's side, who had used up all four additional barriers, now had no choice.
"Liber! Take down all the other barriers and focus them on the front!"
"From what time to what time?"
"Take down half the back!"
"Th, then won't those guys all come in?"
"If we leave it like this, the barrier will completely break soon! Then they'll just walk in from the front."
"......Alright!"
All the barriers on the back half disappeared, and instead, additional barriers were created on the front.
A gruesome smile spread across Odin's face.
"Special Assassination Squad. Advance."
"Yes!"
The nine Special Assassination Squad members quickly flew out and scattered in all directions.
The wizards on the roof tried to cast spells at the Special Assassination Squad members who were approaching.
But.
The Special Assassination Squad's movements were too fast, making it difficult to hit them.
"Damn it! I can't hit them!"
"They're all coming in!"
Davian shouted.
"Everyone to the roof!"
All the swordsmen in the front yard jumped up to the roof.
"Stick to the back wall!"
The wizards gathered in front of the thick wall prepared on the back of the roof.
Five swordsmen stood around them, protecting them.
Luna and Velus, who had come up late, quickly joined the formation.
Sarah also came up to the roof carrying a large backpack.
Tanking Nubes.
Melee Mons, Bonita, Velum.
Ranged Latia, Karin, Liber, Velus.
Healing Luna.
Special attack Sarah.
All sorts of things Davian.
The party of 11 stood in a semicircle with their backs to the wall.
Thud, thud.
The nine Special Assassination Squad members who lightly stepped onto the roof surrounded Davian's group.
Behind them.
Branch Manager Odin Nasar floated in the air and looked down at Davian's group.
"Davian Naone."
"Who are you?"
"The branch manager of the branch that manages your academy and Elton City. Odin Nasar."
"What management from a spy. You mean spying."
Of course, I know that their role is not just spying.
'Still, calling it management is crossing the line.'
Branch Manager Odin Nasar.
Even Vice Branch Manager Sierra Clock had difficulty dealing with.
Now the branch manager has come in person.
And with nine skilled swordsmen.
Each one is slightly worse than Mons or almost on par with him.
"Is it okay for someone who's a branch manager to openly roam around the downtown area of another country like this?"
"It's not okay. Not at all. For the sake of the great cause, one must not reveal oneself until the very last moment."
Odin Nasar raised his index finger and pointed at Davian.
"But. I just couldn't stand watching you run rampant any longer. Davian Naone."
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