Episode 468
Episode 152. Prepared by God for Human Fighting (2)
Looking closer, I realized once again the majesty of the barrier.
When I raised my head right against the barrier, I couldn’t see the sky properly, and when I put my hand on it, I realized that it wouldn’t be easy to do anything even with the brawn of a grandmaster.
It would have taken at least 30 years to build such a barrier using purely human labor. It was the result of direct construction by dragons carrying rocks and using dragon language magic.
“I made this in a couple of months. It’s amazing.”
Yuma swiped one hand across the barrier and said. Rakir nodded as if he had no choice but to admit that.
What a profit…!
The thick iron door was slowly opening. While waiting for the door to open, Yuma was able to look inside the citadel of the Gusennen Castle.
[It’s rather lively than the capital, right?
Kyahak.]
“I see.”
Surprisingly, the inside of the fortress was similar to any other city in peaceful times. Except for the fact that civilians were busily moving and helping to repair the inside of the fort, and that allied soldiers were serving food themselves.
It was strangely lively. There were seven ogres across the sea, so it didn’t suit the situation where you didn’t know when a full-scale battle would begin.
But Yuma liked it. It was because it seemed like proof that people were holding out hope.
[Have you come?]
Flutter!
Kriesha, who was floating in the air, landed on the ground. Beside her was Orlando, who is Ariel’s older brother and sacrificed his magical powers at the dimensional gateway to the East not too long ago.
-Among my children, there are two of them with fighting power equal to that of the ogres. Krissainu and Orlando. Each of these children will lead some dragons and take on two ogres.
As Mahatrisha explained during the meeting, Orlando was an axis that formed the core of the Balaur force along with Kriesha.
In order to install a dimensional gate connecting the east and west, more than ten dragons had to permanently lose a considerable amount of magical power.
Because of this, Orlando, who participated in the opening of the 1st dimension, lost about half of his magic power, but fortunately there was no problem with his combat power.
Orlando was not strong because of his dragon magic or authority, but because he was a dragon who used weapons like a human.
He was also a Grand Master by human standards, so even if he lost his magical power, it wouldn’t be a big problem.
[This is the first time since the dimensional door, Yuma Drake.]
Orlando turned into a human and held out his hand to Yuma.
“Okay, Orlando.”
The two shook hands and smiled.
[If the times were good, I could have competed with you at least once. It’s a pity that I have to risk my life to fight strong puppets that move without pride or will.] A
strong puppet that moves without pride or will meant an ogre.
And Yuma just got the feeling from Orlando’s words that he didn’t look like a dragon at all. He must speak with a feeling similar to that of human strongmen he knows.
Yuma nodded lightly.
“I can’t imagine my mentor or Captain Hugo being attacked by an ogre. In that sense, Orlando-sama is the same.”
[Haha, thank you for saying that. Anyway, don’t worry about this. Now, I’ll spread the board properly so you can focus on Rizol.]
Kriesha lowered her head toward Yuma.
[I waited to scout across the sea when Yumane came. Would you like to go right now?]
The barrier on the polar side could not be dispelled even by Chrysa’s power.
“of course. After procrastinating for days to come running with Tulka, now is the time to get busy.”
[Get on his back. Orlando and you go together.]
[That’s right. The Demon King, too?]
[Kyaaha, I’m busy. You should also look at the master’s bedroom again.]
Normally, dragons are regarded as lizards, but high-ranking dragons like Kriesha and Orlando were somehow uncomfortable with Rakir.
[Respect.]
Yuma and Orlando climbed onto Krissa’s back. Immediately, both wings flapped and Chrysa’s body flew over the barrier.
Outside the barrier, there was only one extremely narrow beach, and it was straight to the sea.
It was a structure that was difficult for Yuma to understand. It was too gigantic to be just a barrier erected to block the shockwaves of battle unfolding across the sea.
[When the battle begins, each unit will split up with the dragons and lure some ogres to this area.
Then, after lifting the land under the sea with magic, we will use the barrier as a shield to launch a firefight.]
As if reading Yuma’s mind, Kriesha began to explain.
“Putting the land under the sea?”
[Yes, this is the first time a dragon tribe has used linking magic of this magnitude since the battle with Sheltion-sama.]
Yuma turned his head and looked at the other dragons floating in the sky.
Dozens of dragons were circling the sky and casting dragon magic under the sea. It was like drawing a magic circle on the sea, and it was the largest scale since the beginning of time.
All eyes were dazzled by magical powers.
Blue light burst from all over the sky, and each time a line was added to the complex magic circle.
“That’s amazing. It almost looks like they are having a party rather than preparing for war.”
Kriesha’s body passed between the dragons and the magic circle.
It was a distance that Kriesha could reach in two hours if she flew at full speed to the pole. The closer Yuma got to the pole, the more he could understand why the Balaur hadn’t been able to break the barrier.
‘Rizol’s magic is covering the space. It would be difficult to tear apart this unless it had a unique aura.’
If Mahatrisa had maintained all her powers, no matter how strong Kriesha and Orlando were, Rizol’s barrier was unavoidable.
[Until a while ago, the ogres were moving around here, but now they can’t get out of the barrier.] “Is something wrong inside the barrier?”
[According to the report, they hurriedly gathered at the barrier a few days ago, but they were in the mood to search for something until then.]
“A search… maybe they were looking for Evan.”
[Yes, I think it is highly likely. If that’s true, Risol is wary of that child, so it could be the key to this fight.]
Chrisa and Orlando didn’t feel it, but as they got closer to the barrier, Yuma realized that the ogre’s energy was reaching her body.
“This should be fine. Please stop, Kriesha.”
Yuma said with a sword.
Soon, the energy of ice stretched out of his hand and fell into the sea.
One side of the sea froze in an instant, and Yuma jumped under it.
“I will learn the barrier. Please wait.”
Roaring!
Ascalon was engulfed in flames.
When I first got my unique Aura in a country free from snoring, it took me quite a while to cut the transcendental barrier, but now I could gather that much power with just a little bit of focus.
The flames that spread through the Ascalon grew in a circle and gathered again into the sword body.
As Yuma took a step forward and struck Ascalon, the barrier burned like paper, revealing an inner space.
It was a pole full of icebergs.
Similar to the last line of deterrence, an ice wall towering high like a mountain at the poles was oppressing the view.
[Mmm!]
Eullando admired and stood next to Yuma. Kriesha also transformed into a human and landed on the ice made by Yuma. Because of the ice wall, it was difficult to advance to the back by flight.
[I didn’t expect to see a glacier like this again in a place other than my hometown. Does this mean that the polar regions of public interest originally looked like this?]
“No, Mr. Orlando. It seems that Risol caused a change in the terrain by setting a barrier.”
[If you look closely at Orlando, you can see that the space is distorted.]
[Ah, I must have lost a lot of magic. Hmm, if there are so many glaciers, it will be difficult for human troops to enter.]
Khazik Kazizik!
As Yuma moved, the sea froze in that direction and made a path.
There were supposed to be seven ogres beyond this iceberg. God sensed that the ogres were moving, but Evan’s energy was not captured.
But even if he didn’t get his energy, it was clear that Evan was here. As expected, the ogres were making a search move.
‘Even when he first disappeared from the east, I couldn’t feel his presence. It’s clear that I’m in a special state, so I can’t feel Resoldo’s presence either. And Rizol… It seems that he doesn’t have confidence in fighting.’
Looking at the glacier, Yuma thought.
The icebergs stretched out tightly like an iron fortress reminded us of a cowardly animal digging into a hole.
After getting to know Risol, he had a vague feeling that the archmage was afraid of him.
Yuma was convinced of that feeling this time.
[Looks like the iceberg is as hard as the barrier we built.]
Overkill!
said Orlando, punching the ice wall. It was a punch with quite a bit of force, but the ice wall was only slightly crushed.
If it was an ice wall that could be easily broken by a skilled person like Eullando, it meant that ordinary soldiers or soldiers could not even scratch it.
“Hmm, I can’t go to war like this.”
[For dragons, you can turn around and engage in aerial battles, but it’s impossible for humans. I didn’t expect the road inside the barrier to be like this.]
“I’m afraid that me and the human allied forces are pushing in to the pole, or Evan, who came inside the barrier, changed it to prevent him from escaping again, or would it be one of the two? all.”
Kiik! Yuma approached the ice wall and stabbed Ascalon. Unlike Orlando’s fist, Ascalon easily cut through the ice wall without much resistance.
However, cutting off a block of ice also required a considerable amount of Aura.
“We need to clear this area in advance before the troops arrive.”
[Here? It will be exposed to the ogres.]
“But I can’t help it. Just removing the entrance ice wall would take a week. Oh, I don’t think they’ll pay much attention to me because they’re looking for Evan.”
Yuma wielded the Ascalon in earnest and began cutting through the ice wall. In order to fight, you have to clear the way.
For a while, Krissa and Orlando just stared at Yuma’s back as he shaved the iceberg.
[…you mean you’re going to get this all off until the troops arrive?
Like carving?]
Kriesha asked, and Yuma nodded.
“Fortunately, the Aura is infinite, so there doesn’t seem to be a big problem. If you run into an ogre, it’s enough to stick with it.”
[Even if you run into an ogre, you shouldn’t fight. It is unacceptable for this side to have a problem with Risol after fighting them.]
“Um, I see. So I guess I’ll just have to cut the ice wall and return when the ogre approaches. Please give me one of the dragons, starting with me.
In this way, Yuma went back and forth between the fort and the barrier area for over ten days, clearing the ice wall and making his own path. A way for the human allies to advance against the ogres.
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