Academy’s Genius Swordmaster Chapter 332

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“We really don’t know anything! “Please save me!”

A grim-looking middle-aged man bowed his head. He who was the leader of the Black Scorpion bandits just an hour ago suddenly became a beggar who lost everything. Behind him hundreds of devastated gang members were trembling in the same posture.

“Ooh we’re all going to die…Why is that guy here…”

“Boss…! Hehehe!”

The sky was covered with thick clouds. A quiet place on the outskirts of the island. At first glance the moonlight was shining on the ruined fortress.

The devastation that seemed like an earthquake was all created by one person. Ronan who had turned his sword around asked nervously.

“Aren’t you blowing straight? They say you are the biggest group of thieves around here. “You’re going to have to spit something out.”

“That’s true but…! We also have something called Sangdo. Collecting money was done only in designated areas and did not go anywhere near the system. “Please believe me!”

“I fell asleep after playing the harp like this. “I’m proud of you you bastard.”

Perfect! Ronan hit his leader on the head with the back of his sword. Perhaps because he had a polished bald head a clear sound rang out as if he was knocking on the wooden table.

“Hehehe…!”

The leader gritted his teeth. It was an indescribable shame but all he could do was tremble and swallow his tears. The leader shuddered as he remembered what happened a moment ago.

‘Am I dreaming? They cut down the entire fortress.’

It took less than an hour for the Black Scorpion bandits who boasted a four-year tradition to collapse. Ronan who invaded alone asked if he knew anything about the recent disappearances and he began to cut down the fortress and its people. thud! The leader complained hitting his forehead on the floor.

“I swear to heaven we don’t know. “Please save me!”

“Please save me!”

His subordinates repeated those words in horrified voices. Now it was slowly reaching its limit. Prison or anywhere would be fine so I thought I would be satisfied as long as I could escape this monster.

“Fuck then who on earth is doing something like this?”

Ronan who was looking at the thieves cursed. Judging by his facial expression and tone of voice it didn’t seem like he was lying. If this happens someone will go missing somewhere again.

‘It’s been a fucking month and there’s no progress.’

As always he was hunting down people who were suspects in disappearance cases. He was running around all day and night making it difficult for him to fulfill his duties as a husband and father.

Still I thought these bastards would know something because they were big but I was just disappointed. Ronan was groaning as he thought about where to go next. A familiar voice rang from above his head.

“Ro Ronan! “We’re in big trouble!”

“ok?”

Ronan raised his head. He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn’t notice it coming at all. Asher dressed in pajamas was floating in the night sky.

The youthful face was no different from ten years ago except that it became a little haggard. Her flaming red hair did not lose its shine even in the dark. The thieves’ eyes widened as they recognized him.

“Great Archmage…!”

I could tell it was a ridiculous outfit. Following Lorhorn it was Mage Asher who reached the pinnacle of magic. After being a swordsman who cut down a star he became an archmage. Ronan asked a question leaving the despairing bandits behind.

“What’s going on? “My face turned completely white.”

“Ooh my kids are gone! Ranse and Sechika…!”

“…what?”

Ronan’s face hardened. Asher cried and explained the whole story. The sudden disappearance of Ranse and Sechika is consistent with the previous disappearance cases. And unidentified blood traces remained at the scene. Ronan opened his mouth after hearing the whole story.

“Is it Lansena Sechika’s blood?”

“I’m not sure about that. I just discovered it… Sita is flying in from the north right now.”

“Okay…I guess that’s what happened in the end.”

Ronan muttered. The thieves who had suddenly noticed the two men sighed. My body did not move as if paralyzed. A deadly force that he had never experienced before was spreading across Ronan’s shoulders.

“Soo breath…!”

“Please save me. “Please.”

The life force was so strong that I couldn’t even breathe properly. People began to sob or urinate one after another.

The bandits who had become more desperate than ever were pleading for mercy. Ronan’s arm went blurry for a moment then he returned to normal. Paang! A belated sound was heard.

That was before he even wondered what he had done. Sigh-! The cloud-covered sky split to the left and right and a cluster of stars appeared overhead.

“Huh!”

The thieves were astonished. The cross section of the clouds cut by the sword wind was as clean as it was smooth. Ronan’s previously empty hand was suddenly holding La Mancha.

A sword that slaughtered even flying giants. Ronan turned it around and turned his attention to the leader.

“hey.”

“Yes yes!”

“I won’t talk too much. “Turn yourself in.”

Ronan growled lowly. Even if I encountered a tiger I thought it would be better than this. The leader who was out of breath threw his head on the floor once again and shouted.

“Of course! I’ll turn myself in right away!”

“go away.”

Ronan declared coldly and left with Asher. The bandits were completely crushed and could not raise their heads even after their figures had completely disappeared. After a while the bandits stood up and naturally moved towards the nearby security post even though there was no one watching them.

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“Ugh…Ugh….”

Lance who was moaning opened his eyes. His mind felt fuzzy as if he was on drugs. He staggered to his feet and looked around.

“Where is…?”

The entire surroundings were covered in darkness. Since there was no sound of wind blowing it seemed like the interior of some structure. What happened? Lansei muttered while holding his forehead.

“What…what happened?”

My memories of last night were sparse and disconnected. I think I heard someone’s voice before I lost consciousness but I couldn’t remember it clearly.

‘So after coming out of the house… and going into the back alley… ah.’

Suddenly Ranse’s complexion who had been going back through his memories step by step turned pale. I couldn’t see anyone who was supposed to be there. He looked around urgently and shouted loudly.

“Sechika!”

A voice echoed in the darkness. But no answer came back. Ran Se put his hand around his mouth and shouted again.

“If you’re alive answer me! Sechika!”

This time too there was no answer. Lance’s breathing was becoming heavier as he remembered the worst situation. Sigh! Ran Se’s body which was looking around suddenly rose into the air as if riding the wind.

“What?!”

Something invisible was grasping him. The pressure pressing down on his body was somehow familiar. Before long a familiar voice was heard from behind Lance who had stopped.

“Don’t make a loud noise. you idiot. “What are you going to do if you get caught?”

“you…!”

Lance turned his head and his eyes widened. Sechika was watching him with her arms crossed. She too was floating in the air like him.

“Sechika.”

Her clothes were a little dirty but she didn’t seem to be injured. The tense tension was relieved. Lan Se who was speechless hugged her tightly.

“La Lance?”

“You’re alive. Thank goodness.”

“It’s all natural. “What do you think of this Sechika-san… will you please let go of this for now?”

Sechika’s face turned red. Lance who belatedly realized what he had done quickly released the hug. The two people who had been clearing their throats with their backs to each other faced each other again.

“Hmm…I’m sorry about that.”

“Oh no. “It can happen if you’re too happy.”

“Thank you for understanding. So…where am I?”

“I don’t know. I just woke up a while ago. But I guess…it’s not a normal space.”

Sechika frowned. Gifted with her sensitive mana and her sense of sensitivity she knew from the moment she opened her eyes that this was a strange place. Lan Se tilted his head.

“You’re saying it’s not a normal space?”

“Everything is twisted. “I once saw something similar in my dad’s book… It’s a subspace artificially created by a being with very powerful magical power.”

“Subspace?”

“okay. A dimension that shouldn’t exist in the first place. “Who on earth made this?”

Sechika muttered. Now that her eyes had adjusted to the darkness she could slowly see her surroundings. When she heard those words many strange things about her caught my eye.

It was a space reminiscent of the cavity of a huge cave. Even when speaking softly the voice rang out and there were no walls or ceilings to be seen. Shadows thicker than the darkness were drifting like a haze everywhere as far as the eye could see.

I’ve definitely never seen anything like this. Taking a deep breath Ranse closed her eyes and focused her mind. Inheriting keen senses from his mother he was able to feel things that others could not see or hear.

Lanse who soon opened his eyes pointed to the center of the darkness and spoke.

“I hear something from over there.”

“really? “I can’t hear anything.”

“no. I’m sure. “Is it the sound of water…or is it the sound of footsteps?”

“Well it will become clear once we get there. “You don’t get motion sick anymore do you?”

In response to Chika’s question Ranse raised her thumb. The three chicas laughed and chanted her spell.

Seaaaa… the wind that emerged from her fingertips gently wrapped around the legs and feet of the two people. It was a Haste spell that increased movement speed.

An attribute that was purely her own not inherited from Asher. Ran Se was amazed as she felt that her body had become noticeably lighter.

“My skill level has increased.”

“It’s basic. “You heard it so take the lead.”

Lance did just that. Because Sechika was able to cast telekinesis and wind magic at the same time the two glided through the air toward their destination.

A darkness of indeterminable depth was passing by them. We had been traveling like that for about ten minutes. Lance who discovered something shouted loudly.

[Stop!]

“Ugh…!”

Sechika who was following suddenly stopped. Lan Se wiped her face once and stretched out his index finger to point to the floor.

[Look over there.]

“…!”

The three chicas lowered their heads and covered his mouth with both hands. Dozens maybe hundreds of people were lying in a row. There was no distinction between men and women of all ages but there were an unusually large number of children and all of them had blank eyes. Barely able to control her emotions she opened her mouth.

“These are the people who went missing… It’s clear.”

“…is he dead?”

“I don’t think so. “Anyway mana is being drained from her body….”

Sechika stammered her words trailing off. She could see mana draining from people’s bodies in real time.

The flow of her mana was all concentrated in one place. She was slowly moving her gaze along the flow. As Sechika reached a certain point a harsh scream came out of her mouth.

“Aaaah!”

“What’s wrong…hehe!”

Lanse’s eyes looking at the same place got so big that they seemed like they would pop out. In the distance in the darkness a white snake bigger than any dragon was sleeping curled up in its coils.

“…What is that?”

I couldn’t believe it even when I saw it with my own eyes. Scars from frostbite covered about half of its slimy body. Lance was about to say something more. Someone’s voice rang right behind me.

【It would be better not to disturb the heart. Unless you want to get eaten right now.】

“What…!”

【After all he was the leader of the Pandemonium Battle.】

Lance turned around reflexively. Before she knew it one of her men had appeared and was looking down at the two of them with his back to her.

He was a fairly handsome young man but he had ugly marks reminiscent of stuffed toys all over his face and limbs exposed outside his sleeves.

“La Lance…”

“Who are you?”

Ran Se who stood in front of the three Chika placed her hand on the hilt of her sword and growled. The sparkling air current seen in the alley was floating around the young man. The mouth of the silent young man slowly opened.

【My name is Darman. He is a remnant of the great Nebula Clazier and was once killed by your father.】