-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"That's it!"
The dark crimson flames that Miguel shot out completely enveloped Glacies's body.
It was because his subordinates had bought him time.
More than anything, it was because his bodyguard had sacrificed himself to cut off Glacies's attack on Miguel once.
"Even if it's the ice spirit Glacies, it will be difficult to walk out of those flames."
He was more confident than anyone in fire magic.
The dark crimson flames unfolding before his eyes right now were.
It could be said to be Miguel's life itself.
Miguel was born with a constitution that accumulated a lot of mana from a young age.
Thanks to that, he entered the academy, which is said to be an elite course.
However, his ability to utilize magic power was much more behind than others.
When he entered, he was the most promising freshman of the year.
However, as the years went by, his status diminished.
Perhaps because he received too much spotlight when he entered.
His peers gradually began to ignore and distance themselves from Miguel.
'A moron who only knows how to accumulate magic power.'
'He'll be accumulating magic power until he graduates.'
Such whispers reached Miguel's ears.
But Miguel didn't give up.
He poured everything into fire magic, the magic where the size of magic power is the most important.
At the same time, he did his best to increase the size of his magic power.
As a result.
No one could withstand Miguel's fire magic in the graduation exam.
Having focused solely on fire magic.
After becoming an adult, there was no need to particularly practice magic.
Miguel invested all his given time in increasing his magic power.
The result of that.
Is that dark crimson flame mass burning before Miguel's eyes now.
'Even if the ice spirit Glacies is great, it's over now!'
He was confident.
There is no being in this world that can withstand the flames into which he has poured all his magic power.
"Oh, hot. You're pretty good?"
Miguel's expression, which had been looking at the flames with a proud look, contorted greatly.
"H-How!"
Rustle, rustle.
Glacies walked out of Miguel's flames.
Not a single strand of hair, not a single piece of clothing.
Not a single trace of being scorched by fire remained.
'N-Now is not the time to be surprised!'
Miguel poured magic power back into the flames that Glacies had already escaped.
The flames grew bigger and tried to engulf Glacies again.
"I said it's hot."
Crack, crack!
An ice barrier that rose from the ground completely blocked Miguel's flames.
Glacies's head turned towards Miguel.
Miguel, who had turned pale, was trembling so much that his teeth were chattering.
"Nice try."
Whiz!
Ice spikes created in the air pierced through various parts of Miguel's body.
The situation was completely reversed.
Glacies, who appeared here and there like a phantom, easily roamed around, smashing the spy party.
Branch manager Matthias Ronin, sensing that something was wrong, instructed one of his quick-witted subordinates.
"Go check what's happening."
"Yes!"
After completing the annihilation of a group of feudal lord's army.
A magician who had been holding both arms high to detect another group of feudal lord's army opened his mouth.
"It's over there!"
"Let's go. The speed at which signal flares are rising has slowed down, something must be happening."
A swordsman following Matthias said.
"Could it be that the enemy's resistance has become stronger?"
"It doesn't feel like that. Something is definitely wrong. Ever since this unpleasant hail started falling."
Hail?
Matthias Ronin's eyes widened.
"Could it be?"
"What's wrong, branch manager?"
"Weren't there guys in academy uniforms on the coast of Fortus?"
"Yes. I saw about eight of them forming a party and wandering around. Those kids were quite something."
"Davian. Davian Naoneda."
"Yes? Are you talking about the person of interest that was mentioned several times in the official documents? Why is that guy here... Anyway, isn't he the guy with a huge reward on his head? If he happens to be here, we can just catch him."
"That guy is not the problem. This hail, no, ice rain... It seems the ice spirit Glacies has appeared."
"Ah...!"
The magician who had been listening to the conversation hurriedly approached the branch manager.
"Branch manager! Did you bring the dimension crack potion?"
Branch manager Matthias Ronin nodded and tapped his chest.
"Since there was an official document saying to always bring it when going to Alkancia, of course, I brought it."
"That's a relief! Then we have to find that ice spirit before it kills all our troops!"
"Can you find it?"
"I'll try."
He was the magician who had played the biggest role in finding the feudal lord's army so far.
A person with special abilities in wide-area mana detection.
After stretching both arms high, he began to feel the flow of mana that intertwined like silk and scattered like wind.
'I've never detected a spirit before. But someone that strong should definitely have a different aura.'
He closed his eyes tightly and focused on the flow of mana.
After a while.
The magician opened his eyes.
"I found it!"
"Which way?"
The magician raised his finger and pointed west.
"It's that way. The distance is a bit far."
"Are there any more feudal lord's army in between?"
"Yes!"
"Moving west. If we go that way, Glacies will find us first."
Swish!
Count Gregory Garrett's sword cut through the enemy's neck.
The feudal lord's army that formed a squad with Gregory numbered 15.
Now, less than 10 remain.
Bradley, the captain of the 1st company of the 2nd Guards, approached.
"They are not ordinary guys. If they are this skilled, many of our troops must have been defeated already."
Another adjutant approached.
"The signal flares they keep shooting into the sky are also ominous. They must mean something."
"The island is also too big than expected. The forest is too dense! We don't know where the company squad members of the scattered company are to chase the pirates."
"You have to make a decision now."
Gregory Garrett frowned.
Even if the adjutant hadn't said it.
Gregory Garrett also knew.
It was time to decide.
Whether to issue a retreat order to reduce further casualties.
Or to push forward and wipe out all the Marino Empire guys on this island.
After experiencing the first battle, he learned that the opponent was not a pirate.
In the second battle, he tortured one of them and found out that this was an operation of the Marino Empire.
After that, he confirmed the plan and the personnel involved.
The opposing forces waiting on this island were slightly more than our side.
But Gregory Garrett thought that the feudal lord's army, which included half of the 2nd Guards, had a good chance of winning.
But.
As the third, fourth, and fifth battles continued.
The certainty that the feudal lord's army would win began to crack.
The level of the opponent was too high.
Even though it was a squad that included Gregory Garrett himself, already six people had been defeated.
Of course, the opposing forces that had been defeated so far numbered in the dozens.
But not all squads of the feudal lord's army are that strong.
'It would be right to issue a retreat order.'
Although he would be retreating in a hurry due to a dirty trick.
Although today's incident would delay his full establishment as the Count of Fortus.
He couldn't just keep sacrificing his subordinates who believed in him and move forward blindly.
'Damn it...'
He wanted to meet the branch manager of the spy organization X-3 of the Marino Empire right away and settle the score.
But it is not a true commander who puts his subordinates in harm's way just by trusting his own skills.
"Adjutant."
"Yes! Count!"
"Retreat signal..."
At that time.
"Count!"
One of the feudal lord's army ran up urgently, pushing through the rough bushes.
His body was full of sword wounds.
"Cayden?"
"Count! The ice spirit... the ice spirit Glacies is fighting on our side."
"What?"
"When our squad was on the verge of annihilation, the ice spirit Glacies appeared and annihilated the enemies. Then she left to find the next enemy group."
"Glacies is...?"
"Yes! I wandered through the forest like crazy to deliver this news to you."
Cayden, who had barely caught his breath, slapped his thigh.
"Didn't you acknowledge me for my running and stamina?"
"Yes, what was it like to actually see Glacies? Is it enough to turn the situation around?"
"Yes. That's why I ran and ran to deliver this news to you. It didn't take even five minutes to pierce the bodies of the 10 enemies who had driven our squad to the brink of annihilation. No, I don't think it took even a minute."
Cayden recalled the time when he met Glacies.
"Are you the ones who are trying to invade my Alkancia?"
After asking the question.
"Then die."
After saying that.
She simultaneously pierced the bodies of the 10 enemies who had troubled him so much and drove him to the brink of death with ice spikes.
Then, she turned her head and looked at Cayden.
"Alkancia has become too weak. To think you'd be defeated by those guys. Hey, you over there."
"Yes? Yes!"
"Go tell your captain. If he ever issues a retreat order because he's being pushed back by those guys and disgraces my Alkancia, I'll go find him myself and cut off his head."
"Yes, yes!"
Cayden didn't exactly convey Glacies's words as they were.
"Glacies said, now that I'm with you, the Alkancia army should not be afraid and advance."
One of the squad members shouted.
"Glacies is with us!"
Following that, other squad members also raised their fists high and shouted.
"Come to think of it...! This is that legendary ice rain!"
"When the ice rain falls, the flow of the battlefield completely changes!"
"Let's drive out the dirty spies of the Marino Empire!"
"Let's show the power of Alkancia!"
Gregory Garrett took out a healing potion from his pocket and threw it to Cayden.
It was the highest-grade potion used by the royal family.
"Cayden. Join our squad and continue the battle."
"Yes!"
Gregory Garrett looked around at the squad members.
"Let's go, let's show the power of Alkancia. Today, this island will be the enemy's grave."
"Yes!"
"I'm still worried."
"Davian, about what?"
"I have to go see Glacies."
Latia asked.
"Are you saying that Glacies will be defeated by those guys?"
Liber intervened.
"The party we met might have been a low-level party. If it's an operation where a base has been投入ed, like Davian said, the branch manager over there must have come too. Don't you remember when a guy named Odin broke into Davian's house before?"
"But even that Odin branch manager was taken down by Glacies in one hit, right?"
"That's true... Ah!"
Liber shouted at Davian as if he had remembered something.
"That! Davian, is that what you're worried about right now! Dimension crack potion!"
Davian nodded.
"I have an ominous feeling. Let's join Glacies. Everyone okay with that?"
"We're fine with anything. But do you know where Glacies is?"
Davian is Glacies's only contractor.
When Glacies is devoted to the human world, he can vaguely feel her presence.
"I know roughly. It's better to join up than to move separately."
Comments
Post a Comment