# 367
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367
Magic books piled up and scattered on a desk in one corner of the library.
There are traces of the book, but the wizard is not there.
The moment I discovered it, a guess was made.
There was a wizard here and he was helping the prince.
“If you are allowed to enter the library, you are a high-level wizard. “It’s definitely hiding somewhere.”
“It cannot be detected with the magic tools we have. “If that wizard escapes…”
“It would be better since he can’t use magic outside anymore.”
The masked man, who appeared to be the captain, glowed darkly.
Xian, who was thinking about sneaking out with the crown prince, flinched.
If you can’t use magic outside, it’s impossible to even protect yourself, let alone protect the prince.
‘What is this situation? ‘I got caught out of luck.’
“I don’t have much time. “Let’s use this.”
The masked man took something out of his arms. As soon as Sian saw what was in the man’s hand, his eyes widened.
He pushed the back of the crown prince who was listening carefully to the conversation next to him.
“Hurry, hide over there!”
As soon as they hid themselves in a corner of the second floor library, divine power spread out.
You cannot use magic in the imperial palace. However, the imperial palace’s barrier was originally intended to restrict magic.
It exists to block enemies with magic tools, such as wizards hired by someone or evil warlocks, from threatening the imperial family.
The sacred barrier is a barrier created long ago when the Deus Empire was establishing its foundations.
The basis is to protect the emperor.
In those old days, it was not assumed that a temple would become an enemy of the imperial family.
Even though reinforcements have been made since then, the inhibitory power against sacred magic is relatively weak.
Because the barrier itself is not meant to block divine magic.
What was in the masked man’s hand was a sacred object. Xian immediately recognized the enormous divine power contained therein.
Relics are like magic tools. Allows the user to exercise enormous divine power.
It even had power comparable to that of the High Priestess. It is hidden deep in the temple, so no one can take it out or use it.
Its very existence is evidence that the temple was involved in this matter.
‘But if you want to use that as evidence, you have to live here first.’
Sweat beaded on Xian’s forehead.
“What’s going on?”
When the crown prince sensed an unknown change and mumbled, Xian hissed and put his finger to his mouth.
That was a barely-there response.
The divine power spreading throughout the library was dispersing his magic.
Xian did his best to concentrate and maintain the summoning of the spirit that created the barrier.
A repulsive force that felt like vomiting arose from inside the body.
The spirit of light blinked as it repeated counter-summoning and summoning. As a spirit wizard, his magical power is slightly different from that of an ordinary wizard.
Spirit magic is located in the middle ground between sacred magic and normal magic.
That’s why he was able to hold out like this, but Xian was not yet a magician at a level capable of resisting the High Priest.
‘Still, it would have been different if it had been Area. ‘What did she do?’
It made sense that the crown prince doubted Xian’s skills. Area is a wizard who is close to the level of a great wizard.
It was a subtle difference between the chief and second chair, but it was a much bigger difference than I thought.
Sian took a deep breath.
‘It’s amazing that even holy relics are mobilized. For some reason, ever since I was able to use magic, the signs have been unusual.’
These are people who know the internal design of the Imperial Palace Library. He must know about the library’s barrier.
Not only about the library, but also about the internal geography and boundaries of the entire imperial palace. The barrier was temporarily disabled by using a sacred object to touch the core of the barrier.
And now, they were using holy relics to disperse the waves in this area and dispel the magic.
Resisting the flow of divine power felt similar to passing through a sacred barrier.
Although the repulsion force was much weaker than passing through the sacred barrier, it was overwhelming for Xian, who had to maintain magic.
“Your Highness… please carry me and move… “I need to move away.”
I don’t even have the energy to walk. It is clear that the closer you are to the sacred object, the more difficult it is to endure.
At least if you keep a certain distance from the person who possesses the holy object, you will be able to survive without being detected.
Of course, the crown prince, who had never carried someone before and had never imagined that he would be carrying a boy, frowned.
But there was no choice. After roughly assessing the situation, he carefully placed Xian on his back.
Xian enjoyed the luxury of being carried on his crown prince’s back and focused on summoning spirits.
Although he had been sitting at his desk and processing documents ever since he became crown prince, he still had the stamina to carry the corrupt Xian for a while.
The crown prince walked slowly while carrying Xian on his back. Towards an inconspicuous place inside the library.
However, the enemies were not easy either.
“Search thoroughly! It’s definitely hiding somewhere. “If you feel anything strange, swing your sword right away, even if it’s in the air!”
“I felt a strange feeling on the stairs earlier. “He must have gone up to the second floor.”
“okay? Then you must have checked the hideout. Search the second floor!”
The masked man with the holy relic immediately stormed into the library.
The release of divine power was truly enormous.
A holy relic is a tool that contains divine power. Because it is rarely used, it contains an enormous amount of sacred power.
Every time he came close, it felt like waves were hitting his whole body.
Sian endured the force of repulsion that made her feel like she was going to vomit.
“Ouch!”
It was a moment when I understood Asuka’s feelings after having to endure riding on Elaga’s back all day.
Aside from the danger to his life, the crown prince was also faced with another fear.
Fear that Sian might vomit on his back.
‘If you’re killed with vomit on your face, that’s just the worst.’
I had no idea that one step into the library late at night would lead to such a crisis.
No, the crown prince often visited the library late at night.
If they had known that fact, they would have been waiting for this one opportunity.
The enemies finally reached the vicinity of the crown prince and Xian.
“There is moisture here.”
“Is it sweat? “It’s around here.”
It looks like he found a few drops of sweat falling from Xian’s forehead. It was terribly sharp.
Xian canceled the summoning of the light spirit and strengthened the dark spirit. Since they bring light anyway, visibility is secured.
Hiding was important, not being able to see clearly.
Xian and the Crown Prince were leaning close to the second floor window.
Xian suddenly whispered and asked.
“Is the window… the iron bars… sagging?”
“No, it’s magically strengthened glass. “It can be opened for ventilation.”
Now that the library’s barrier was neutralized, this window was just an ordinary window.
At that moment, the crown prince and Xian had the same thought.
Second floor. First of all, unless you are extremely unlucky, it is not high enough to kill you, and if you jump well, you can avoid injury.
“You can’t use magic outside.”
“If you get caught, you have to do something.”
The crown prince nodded. If you get caught. That means there’s no need to jump if you don’t get caught.
Ironically, the two prayed to God that they would not be caught.
Even though I am being chased by assassins sent by the temple.
But the enemies were too thorough. As if he was looking for the crown prince with his eyes lit up.
They too were nervous. This is the imperial palace. No matter how late it is, you never know when the imperial wizard and knights will notice the situation and attack.
“Look towards the window.”
The side by the window is a hallway where people can pass. I could have bumped into it while passing by.
The crown prince gritted his teeth as he watched the masked man approaching. The masked man was holding a sword.
If you swing it, it will pierce the prince’s body in an instant. With that, they achieve their purpose.
The masked man who approached a few steps in front tilted his head as if he felt something.
“hmm? “The temperature here…”
The temperature near the window is bound to be low at night like this. However, both Xian and the crown prince were nervous, so their body temperature rose. The rising body temperature warmed the air.
That is a fact that even the spirits of darkness cannot hide.
The masked man swung his sword into the air. A distance that seems almost out of reach.
The crown prince urgently took a step back. Sian hit his body against the wall. A small moan came out of my mouth.
“Ugh!”
“It’s here!”
The masked person caught the appearance of a disturbed barrier. He swung his sword again. Whick!
His sword narrowly grazed the crown prince’s collar.
He clearly felt something cutting him.
The masked man with the holy relic heard the shout and turned and ran toward the window.
The source of the dense wave of divine power is rapidly approaching.
This time it wasn’t a slow approaching wave. It felt like a rock had fallen from a cliff and hit me all at once. “Boo!”
Sian eventually vomited blood. The spirit of darkness has been reverse summoned. The hidden appearances of Xian and the Crown Prince were revealed in their raw form.
“You hid like a rat!”
The masked man raised his sword. His eyes sparkled as he saw his goal in front of him.
The crown prince held his sword with a pale face. There has never been a time when I felt so regretful about neglecting my swordsmanship training.
Now I have no choice but to break the window and jump out. A shout came out from the mouth of the excited masked man.
“You noble imperial lineage that betrayed God! May you realize your wrong choices in the arms of Lumen!”
The moment they were about to rush towards the crown prince, a shadow suddenly fell and obscured their view.
As if a huge bat with wings spread had attacked.
A loud noise rang out. Wow! A shard of glass flew out and scratched my cheek.
However, the crown prince barely noticed the pain.
A man who broke the window and landed on the second floor stood up leisurely, straightening his back. He was standing between the masked man and the crown prince.
Blue hair swayed lightly in the wind. Between them, an intense gaze that seemed to sparkle flashed through them.
He smiled with one corner of his mouth raised and declared fiercely.
“The guys outside are all crazy. Now it’s your turn!”
