Episode 318
Episode 107. Enchanted Forest (3) As
the soldiers raised their shields, arrows began to rain down at the same time.
Yuma scattered aura left and right to block a considerable number of arrows, but the number of arrows that came in was not small.
‘What kind of arrow is this?’
The arrows shot by the skeletons had a strange corner.
Bone arrows shot with a crude bow didn’t seem to have high killing power, but strangely, it accelerated as soon as it got out of the bowstring.
Knock! Excessive! The arrows hitting the soldiers’ shields were heavy. When Yuma also directly hit a few with a sword, he judged that the power could be burdensome for the soldiers.
“brother! The arrows seem to flow with magical energy!”
cried Ballinan. When I looked consciously, I saw that scattered mana was waving. Depending on the direction the arrow was shot, grains were formed.
Although Yuma knew Aura well, he did not know much about magic. It was almost like a stranger to magic.
Unleashing her speed, Yuma exploded and cut through the pile of bones in front of her. Another pile of bones right next to it stabbed Ascalon, causing an aura explosion.
After removing two piles of bones, Yuma immediately turned around and looked behind him.
Igor swung his spear, shining a blue aura, and Tane didn’t seem too far away.
So far, there has been no significant damage to the soldiers. The soldiers dispersed in platoons, formed defensive formations, and thrust their spears into the newly rising mounds of bones.
It was an aspect that could lead to a melee, but the soldiers responded calmly according to the command of the officers.
Yuma and Igor Thein had no separate orders.
Right after the battle began, Barlinan seemed to be thinking about something.
From the point of view of Ballinan, the current flow of magical energy in the forest was completely incomprehensible.
“floor! Skeletons start to rise from the floor!”
A soldier near the center of the ranks shouted.
When the bone heap was sorted out to some extent, skeletons were coming out of the ground. Like a corpse coming out of a coffin.
Bones of hands and skulls protruding from the ground slightly moistened by the night dew. It was a horrifying sight. However, it didn’t come as fast as it was land, not water.
The soldiers could easily dispose of the protruding bones by trampling on them or stabbing them with spears. But the problem was that there were too many of them.
The piles of bones that stood like rocks near the ranks also began to turn into skeletons. It was a crisis that could be surrounded.
Skeletons, which were formed first, were moving with staggering steps.
Among them, there were also those holding swords that were not rusted and polished.
Compared to humans, such skeletons seemed to be in the position of officers and knights. However, his combat power was slightly higher than that of other skeletons, but he did not command.
Explosive buzz! Yuma swung his sword wide and hit the road. After looking at it for a while, it was not at the level of retreat.
In the first place, Yuma didn’t bring the soldiers because he was afraid of catching the skull. I was brought here to secure access roads and build them.
The large number of enemies was not a problem for Yuma either. About 120,000 skeletons could be dealt with by Yuma alone.
The rear guarded by Igor and Tane also had no signal flares fired. It meant it was worth fighting for.
With a lighter heart, Yuma carefully observed the behavior of the skeletons.
They weren’t moving at all. Of the skeletons that had penetrated the ground, only half of them moved.
A skeleton standing at a distance occupied the other half.
‘Why are they just standing there?’
Even when the Aura Blade was blown, the still skeletons did not react at all and crumbled away in vain. Yuma tilted her head and killed the moving skeleton first.
The skeletons were moving based on the thick magic that spread through the forest.
However, that magical power did not only benefit the enemy.
Various artifacts of Ballinan were also radiating much stronger power than usual with the help of magical power.
The fireballs fired from the artifact almost looked like the Red Dragon’s breath.
Fire! Crimson flames engulfed the skeletons just standing up from the other side of the forest. The skeletons walked out through the flames even as they were charred.
But it wasn’t that he wasn’t hurt.
The burnt skeletons soon shattered even with a light stab. Thanks to this, the soldiers were able to take a breath and organize their ranks.
“I’m sure bro! It’s not a command, it’s a controlling servant!”
Ballinan said, holding the mana-measurement artifact in front of Yuma.
Yuma didn’t know how to see the figures displayed by the artifacts.
However, I could tell that the numbers weren’t constant, which Barley Nunn explained was evidence of manipulation.
“You can think of a puppet show, hyung. The skull is a doll, and mana is a thread.
The inconsistent number means that the controller is not able to control all of these skeletons at once.
“It sounds like there is a wizard on the side of the demons.”
“But I’ve never heard of magic like this before. Rather than magic… I think it should be seen as something that uses mana forcibly.”
“Is it great?”
“Not even my father can. Not even my father. Can you move the skull like this with your aura? I guess he’s no ordinary guy.”
Upon hearing that, Yuma immediately understood what a great and ignorant thing he was doing.
The two powers had fundamentally different properties, but it was not easy to move objects that were out of reach even with auras or magical powers.
How much more, to move thousands of skeletons at once!
That was something even Yuma could not do unless it was in the underworld where he could use authority.
“Probably the magician who controls these is not too far away. Why don’t you leave the troops to Igor and Tane and find the magic circle with me? At this scale, there must be a huge Jin.”
Yuma decided to follow Ballinan’s opinion.
Although Ballinan was unable to use magic, he had more knowledge about magic than most Archmages.
It was the result of his obsession with magic because of his longing for abilities he couldn’t have.
There was not a single proper wizard in the allied forces. This is because magicians themselves are extremely rare in the East, where magical power is weaker than in the West, and there is an alternative system called Elementalists.
Therefore, if the enemy uses magic, it is necessary to actively accept Barlinan’s opinion.
‘I didn’t expect that in the East, I would be dealing with the magic of the human world, not the black magic of the demons.’
I wondered if the guy who used the skull was a demon, so I searched for demons from earlier, but I didn’t feel it at all.
“Maybe he’s an insignificant wizard, but he’s showing off these abilities because of the magical power of the forest.”
“It would be nice if that was the case, but a really strong wizard would be in trouble. I’ve never fought a wizard before.”
It is safe to say that all of the world’s most famous military men have experienced it. However, Yuma had never had a match with an outstanding mage.
Others in the Allied Forces did the same. At least Randall had been with wizards on the battlefield, but he hadn’t dealt with wizards himself either.
“If you find the magic circle, can you dispel it?”
“maybe. No one in the world knows more about dispelling magic than I do. even my father I can’t guarantee that the magical power of the forest will disappear if I cancel it, but I think I can at least stop controlling the skeleton.”
Yuma nodded and took a deep breath. It was to give a command loud enough for even Tane to hear.
“Igor Thein! The enemy is a wizard!
He’s manipulating the skull, so inform the main camp of the situation and have your troops stand by! I will search further inside separately!”
Then I got right into the tul car with Barlinan.
The search had to rely exclusively on measurement artifacts. An Aura or a Magi would be able to find it with only Yuma’s senses, but magic was a power Yuma couldn’t really explore.
“We have to go in the direction of increasing the number of measurement artifacts. It’s on the left.”
Tulka ran, trampling over a mound of bones with her massive forepaws.
Ballinan kept an eye on the artifact’s rounded surface as it ran, and Yuma continued to turn Tulka in the direction he pointed.
Barlennan said the result in a trembling voice within 30 minutes.
“Tongue bro.”
“why?”
“I don’t think the magic circle is the problem…. The artifact is pointing to the highest level just now.”
“What’s wrong with that?”
“This artifact is designed so that even if you measure it against most dragons, the maximum number will not come out.”
Yuma stopped Tulka by pulling on his mane. It felt like an unknown, creepy aura hit the back of my head.
“Are you saying that it could be a dragon controlling this forest?”
“huh. with a very high probability. It’s incredibly strong too.”
“I stick to the side of the demons in the underworld because I feel sorry for the dragon. The artifact isn’t broken…
Exciting!
At that moment, a vibration rose from the floor as if an earthquake had occurred. It was such a vibration that the large piles of bones scattered around the two of them collapsed like sand castles.
Surprised, Yuma and Ballinan looked at each other. And the moment the heads of the two turned downward at the same time, the vibration spread again.
It was as if a giant creature was making a loud heartbeat in the ground.
“Hyung Yuma. Haven’t we ever felt a similar feeling to this one?”
“Did you mean when you rode the rune bullet summoned by the spirit king?”
It was definitely similar. When riding on Runtan’s back and heading to land, Yuma and the others experienced a unique vibration transmitted from the back of a giant creature.
“Oh bro. We probably.”
Could it be riding on the back of an underground dragon?
Instead of saying that, Ballinan couldn’t help but scream. It was because the ground to the right of Tulka suddenly cracked and what appeared to be ‘wings’ of something protruded.
I hadn’t even thought of this development.
Yuma couldn’t help but keep his eyes wide open as well, unable to hide his embarrassment.
Wow! Then the wings came out from the other side as well. Even those two wings were overwhelmingly huge compared to those of any dragon Yuma had ever seen before returning.
Ballinan checked the artifact’s level with trembling hands.
And he couldn’t help but doubt his own eyes. As if the highest number was not enough, the artifact was displaying strange characters.
“Ughhh.”
“Damn it! What is a dragon!”
Yuma spat out a curse and slapped Tulka on the side. It meant hurry up and get out of here at full speed.
But just as Tulka was about to step out with her hind leg, this time something like a pillar rose from the front.
it was the neck dragon’s neck. It was so thick that it temporarily blacked out my vision.
Reflexively, Yuma fired a straight Aura Blaird and heard a small sound that he would never forget for the rest of his life.
kang.
‘Kang?’
Unknowingly, my mouth fell open.
No matter how much Sword Eye didn’t activate, it was an Aura Blair Drag that flew reflexively, but it had the power to gently pierce a castle wall treated with strong magic.
But it’s bullshit!
The Aura Blade fell to the ground like a stone thrown off an iron plate.
The dragon’s neck slowly began to bend backwards. The eyes of the dragon, large like a giant magic lamp, were half-hidden by thick gray eyebrows like tree branches.
[Are you Yuma Drake?]
A voice that sounded like hundreds of voices echoed through their bones.
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