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#105
“…shit!”
Ronan who came to his senses late ran after the doppelganger. Shoot a strong night wind was sweeping through the forest. Adeshan’s shout was heard from behind.
“Ro Ronan!”
But Ronan had no time to pay attention to her. The speed of the doppelganger was unbelievably fast. The good thing was that his blood was dripping so we could see where he had gone.
As soon as the doppelganger got closer he disappeared out of sight again. Ronan ran jumping over her huge stump passing under the leaning trees and waking the dozing birds. Ronan cursed as he saw the doppelganger disappear behind the tree again.
“It’s so damn fast…!”
This was the moment when Ronan who was running along the blood trail overtook a large oak tree. An unfamiliar structure appeared before her eyes. It was a wide pointed tent like something used in a circus and the roof was so high that you had to tilt your head back.
“Is this…?”
There were probably dozens of different types coming from inside. Ronan noticed that this was a place where the fantasy species that would appear in the Hundred Beasts Festival were gathered.
The entrance to the tent with its mouth open like a shark came into view. The blood stains continued inside. Ronan was about to enter the car. Crispy! The grass behind him opened up and Adeshan jumped out.
“senior.”
“Okay gotcha…!”
Adeshan followed behind and stopped in front of Ronan. Before I knew it I noticed her hair tied up behind her. Her sweat-soaked nape was shining white in the moonlight. As she rested on her knees and caught her breath she opened her mouth.
“Ha…why is the crane running so fast…”
“sorry. “I’m in a hurry.”
“Ha…no that’s possible…by the way Ronan. The doppelganger’s appearance….”
Ade Shan lifted her head and looked at Ronan. He was staring at the entrance to the tent clutching the hilt of his sword. Ronan who was silent for a moment nodded his head.
“that’s right. “It was me.”
“you….”
“Let’s catch it first. “We’ll talk about the rest later.”
His mind was racing but he couldn’t afford to think about anything else right now. The two people took a step forward.
The moment I entered the tent I was immediately hit by an indescribably strong smell. It was the body odor of animals mixed together like a cocktail. Adeshan was amazed at the sight of the interior that soon unfolded.
“Wow…I see you were collecting them here.”
“I spent some money.”
The tent was a structure that stretched out in a straight line like a huge cave. The well-appointed interior was reminiscent of a luxurious barn.
A lantern hanging high from the ceiling was emitting a soft light. Inside the cages lined up along the walls on both sides were various creatures.
Fire rats wooden camels desert slimes etc… Dozens of fantasy species and monsters that are difficult to find in everyday life were sleeping in individually tailored cages.
‘I think it’s better than our dormitory.’
Ronan laughed when he saw the luxurious facilities. It was clear that Varen had designed it himself. Several of the comfortably constructed cages could comfortably accommodate people.
“Let’s keep going.”
“huh.”
I looked around but there was no sign of the doppelganger. Fortunately the blood stains were connected without boiling.
The deeper we went the more dangerous and rare entities appeared. Ronan stuck out his tongue after seeing a halo of pink light inside the glass box.
‘Did you even bring Fairy? ‘That’s amazing.’
It was a scene that would have made Balus faint from happiness if he had seen it in his previous life. It was about time we reached the end of the tent. A cage so large that it could not be compared to the rest of us appeared.
“This is…!”
“Wow…! “Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr r r r r r r r r r r r r e r r e r ?”
Adeshan seeing the inside of the cage hesitated and stepped back. A huge manticore was snoring with its stomach turned over. Ronan laughed.
“You’ve been staying here. Selling is also good. ”
Judging from its appearance it was clear that it was a manticore that had been suppressed by Varen. Perhaps because the training was over all the restraints attached to various parts of the body had been removed.
The shining poisonous sting at the end of the tail was covered in a shiny purple liquid. It was a powerful poison that instantly killed even large monsters such as wyverns.
Is it okay to show something like that to students? It was the car Ronan was mumbling about. Adeshan who was standing next to him tugged on his sleeve.
“Ronan.”
“yes?”
Adeshan’s eyes were fixed on a dead end in the distance. Ronan turned his head. A familiar figure was standing with his back to them. A rich dark brown mane grew on the back of the giant’s neck.
“Baren?”
It was the back of Varen who was in perfect condition. Ronan shrugged his eyebrows. He clearly sent me a note telling me to go somewhere else but I was wondering why he was here.
It was a moment when I wondered if our paths had crossed. The blood stains at his feet caught my eye. The blood black as a shadow was slowly disappearing as if evaporating.
For a moment an eerie goosebump ran down my back. Ronan placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.
“You’re not the professor.”
“…huh. “It’s a doppelganger.”
Adeshan muttered softly. At that time Varen’s body collapsed to the side. dump. A man appeared where the doppelganger fell.
It was a large body that looked like three normal-sized adult men were placed side by side. A thick red beard covered the lower crown.
A bear mask was placed on top of her pigtailed head. Her man sensing her late interest raised his head. Ronan’s eyes met his.
“What are you?”
“…!”
Ade Shan shrugged her shoulders without realizing it. I could tell at a glance that she was an unusual person. The low ringing voice contained the power to overwhelm people.
Red energy was coming up from Ronan’s forearms which were thicker than his waist. His large fist was blinking like a volcanic bomb about to explode. It was one of the roughest and most vicious aurors I’ve ever seen.
‘Under the circumstances the doppelganger must have transformed after seeing that author. ‘I hate Varen… he’s an Aura of that level… Damn it.’
Ronan sighed. Even though he didn’t say it in full I felt like I knew his name. Why do ominous predictions always come true? Still it was fortunate that we didn’t run into other club members.
“Answer me. How did we get here? “Is it just a coincidence?”
“That’s what I wanted to ask. Aarondale.”
The eyes of the man called Aarondale widened. He tilted his head at her and placed his right foot on the doppelganger who had turned into Varen.
“Do you know me?”
“Roughly.”
Ronan nodded his head. It may have occurred to me late but even in my past life I had at least heard rumors about Caribolo’s Three Giant Beasts.
The second-in-commands of the continent’s leading poaching organization. A cruel murderer whose blood forms a lake from the animals he has killed. Funny enough the information at the time was also something I heard from Balus.
‘He talked until my ears were pierced.’
During his time as a punitive soldier Balus praised Caribolo’s commander-in-chief and the three behemoths immediately below him as if they were gods. He used to say that as long as the three beasts existed Caribolo would live forever.
Among them Aarondale was a writer who was mentioned a lot. I felt like I could unintentionally confirm that power today. Ronan continued.
“I know your plan failed. “I’m sure all your men have been defeated by now.”
“…What do you mean? “Do you know who we are?”
“Well… isn’t it Coribolo or something like that?”
Aarondale’s face hardened. Ronan slowly pulled the hilt of the sword. La Mancha’s black sword body appeared. He whispered his eyes fixed on Aaron Dale.
“I saw my senior’s opportunity and ran away. “Go and call Instructor Nabirose or Varen.”
“What about you?”
Ronan didn’t answer. Adeshan’s face hardened at the silence whose meaning was self-evident. After hesitating for a moment she nodded slightly. Aarondale growled.
“Kid. Unless you want to become food for wild dogs along with your family answer gently. “What do you know?”
“Why should I tell you that? “And to that fucking poacher.”
Suddenly Ronan picked his ear hole with his little finger. A bulging vein rose above Aarondale’s temple. Ronan withdrew his finger and blew the earwax towards Aaron Dale.
“If you want to know take it out yourself.”
Ronan grabbed the hilt of his sword. A band of red light came streaming up the sword body. He said Ade Shan who had been walking backwards turned his back and started running. Aaron Dale who was dumbfounded for a moment nodded his head.
“Sure.”
Aaron Dale suddenly put the mask on his head over his head. Ronan took a counterattack stance in response to the unexpected action.
“what?”
“I can’t believe I’m getting into trouble with the kids. No matter how much your status has fallen….”
But instead of attacking Aaron Dale put his hand on his waist. Whoa! That was the moment he put his hand on his belt. White smoke billowed out from the round buckle. Ronan covered in her gas let out a curse.
“What the fuck is this….”
Ronan instinctively covered his mouth but ended up taking a gulp of his gas. For a moment his dizzy sleepiness rose up. It was only then that Ronan realized why none of the animals were sleeping without waking up. It was a sleeping gas often used by poachers.
“Such a dirty bastard…!”
If I lost my mind like this everything would be over. Ronan shook his head and bit his tongue. As soon as the fangs dug deep into my tongue I felt drowsy. After spitting out the blood that had accumulated in his mouth he looked back at Ade Shan and shouted.
“Shut your fucking mouth!”
But Adeshan’s form had already been swallowed up in the haze. Soon enough her smoke screen subsided revealing her collapsed form. Ronan gritted his teeth.
“Damn Adeshan.”
“Where are you looking?”
Quang! Aarondale kicked the ground and rushed forward. She couldn’t believe the speed coming from such a large man. Ronan twitched her lips as the gap closed in an instant.
‘fast.’
It felt like the walls were rushing in. Ronan made a quick decision and aimed at Aaron Dale. If she had fought back half-heartedly they would both have died.
It was the moment when the gap with Aarondale closed to about fifteen steps. Ronan swung her arm widely and unleashed her sword strikes. Quaaa! The crescent-shaped sword energy was shot forward.
“It’s a sword. “You’re a useless remnant of talent.”
Aarondale did not stop or avoid even when he saw the sword coming right in front of him. She has faced countless swordsmen in her career but she can count the ones who have hurt her on one hand.
Up to this point she was confident that she wouldn’t even be scratched by the baby’s black skin. At that time the red sword collided with Aarondale. His face suddenly distorted.
“Kuh?!”
Suddenly! The sword energy passed through Aarondale’s flesh. A burning pain struck Aarondale. Blood was gushing out from his shoulder which had been hit directly.
The trajectory of the rush was distorted by an unexpected shock. Quang! Aarondale’s shoulder struck the iron bars that imprisoned the manticore. The iron bars which were thicker than most trees were bent like taffy sticks.
“What the fuck is this….”
It was an unbelievable sharpness. If he had been hit in the neck or head he would have died instantly.
The man who had just pulled out of his body turned his head. Ronan’s face loomed before her eyes. The La Mancha held in his hand was emitting an eerie red light.
“Get lost!”
“What…!”
Aarondale hurriedly manifested an auror. Good luck! Red energy emerging from the core covered his body. Kagagak! At the same time dozens of slashes crossed Aarondale’s entire body.
