Episode 468 Storm Clash (2)
Why Are You Here?
Sensing Ludger’s gaze, Lutus shrugged lightly.
“I also have a lot of questions, but it’s a pity that I don’t have time to do so because of the situation.”
The moment he saw Rudger, he knew who it was at once.
The clash outside Ledervelk that day left a deep impression on Lutus as well.
Rudger also naturally accepted what Lutus wanted to see him do.
“….is it.”
Whatever it was, Lutus wasn’t the enemy right now.
On the contrary, he was an ally who would be stronger than anyone else in desperate moments like now.
“Long time no see.”
Lutus looked away from Ludger and greeted Ambella.
Ambella looked at Lutus and her only one eye bent like a crescent moon.
“Haha. How much is this, a human youth? It has grown beyond recognition since that day.”
“I’m a human, so I’ve aged a lot. Actually, that side is still the same as it was then and now.”
Vierano asked, surprised by the sight of Ambella exchanging friendly words with Lutus.
“Did you two know each other?”
“Well, it’s between teaching and learning swords from each other.”
Vierano was stunned at Lutus’ light words.
That the person Ambella was talking about was Lutus Wardot?
But on the contrary, when Ambella said that the human swordsman was Lutus, it was strangely understandable.
To think that the strongest swordsmen of the time learned each other’s virtues and shared lessons.
Isn’t that a historical thing?
But unfortunately, I didn’t have time to talk kindly about what happened then.
This is because Bentmin Refre was visibly annoyed at the appearance of a new human.
“Lutus Wardot. I’ve heard the name It’s called the Empire’s first sword, right?”
“Oh oh. That’s a bit of an honor. But there is one thing wrong.”
Lutus said that and lightly swung his sword at Bentmin.
Following that trajectory, a sharp-forged slash aimed at Bentmin’s face.
Bentmin summoned an oak barrier to block it.
However, the strong oak barrier split vertically like firewood.
With a light blow from Lutus.
“It’s not the Empire’s first sword, it’s the continent’s first sword.”
“You are arrogant.”
Bentmin snorted, asking if that was a provocation, but he couldn’t hide that her eyes had sunk even more coldly.
Ambella hahaha! and laughed out loud.
“Since you received this one too, should I give you a present?”
As if in response, 5 tree branches moved, aiming for Lutus.
The five twigs twisted into a five-fold spiral in the air, then merged into one and stabbed Lutus like a drill.
Lutus lightly pointed his finger at the drill.
The moment the tip of the sharp branch touched Lutus’ fingers, the branch twisted like a twist and gradually began to open the crack.
It was not enough for the tightly woven branches to unwind like a skein of thread, so they twisted in reverse and shattered into pieces.
Bentmin’s expression hardened.
Rutus Wardot.
Indeed, befitting a swordsman who boasts that he is the strongest in the empire or the strongest on the continent, his inaction far exceeded the human level.
“This is true. You have a knack for making me surprise you all the time.”
Actually, Lutus said Bentmin’s surprise attack as if it was no big deal, and then glanced back and smiled slightly when he saw the transliterated Hans.
“It’s been a while since that beast, too.”
[…..]
Hans did not answer.
I hated being associated with this monstrous human being.
Lutus, who missed the opportunity to get close to Yeongsu, clicked his tongue in regret but did not forget what he had to do.
“So, is it okay if I cut down the tree in front of me over there? I came as a knight, not as a lumberjack.”
Of course, that meant the world tree.
It was an arrogant statement, but no one pointed it out.
“I saw it from a distance, but the world tree was very, very strong. To be honest, it’s hard to be alone.”
“Hey, human young man.”
“I’m old now, so I’m far from being a young man, so just call me Lutus.”
“Oh yes, Lutus. Still, if we join forces, won’t something happen?”
“Lord Ambella. No matter how easy it is, isn’t it too easy to say? The world tree is not a tree that can be cut simply by cutting it down.”
Rudger intervened between the three of them who were giving their opinions to each other.
“There is a way.”
“okay. what is that way? The secret youth.”
“…Call me Rudger Celish.”
Ludger knew everything he knew since he had come this far, so Ludger didn’t hide it anymore.
He pointed to Sedina, who was sitting on a throne in the center of the World Tree.
“We have to save that child.”
“Come to think of it, someone is sitting over there. Is that child the key to moving the world tree? Wouldn’t it be better to kill him?”
“You have to save it. I will not take any objections to this.”
Lutus shrugged his shoulders at Ludger’s resolute figure, burning intense flames in his eyes.
“It’s scary. It was just something I said.”
That’s what he said, but Lutus was a man who could really be killed if he could be killed.
It was Vierano who removed such lingering feelings from Lutus.
“There is no point in killing them. Because the World Tree has already accepted her factor and awakened. In other words, only Miss Sedina can suppress that world tree.”
Vierano reasoned that he needed to save Sedina.
The priority is to get Sedina out of that throne and rescue her.
A sense of common purpose was born at this moment.
“In order to do that, we have to break through that witch who is blocking us. And even the world tree that is trying to get in the way.”
In fact, in order to rescue Sedina, she had to pass through the World Tree and Bentmin to reach her center.
“So who should be the first to open the way? You’re not trying to make me do it, are you?”
Ludger shook his head at Lutus’ question.
“I do.”
Saying so, Rudger took the artifact stored in the Steel Raven and spread it around.
“In the first place, this is the role of a wizard.”
A high-fire rear support that opens the way for the knights to advance.
Taking charge of it has been a duty and role that a wizard has had since a long time ago.
Whoops.
As the artifacts interlocked, Ludger’s body slowly rose into the air.
At the same time, bluish mana began to flow from his body.
“So, watch over me until then.”
The mana stored in the artifact’s magic stone also slowly escaped in response to Ludgar’s rule, drawing a complex picture in the air.
Seeing this, Vierano was horrified inwardly.
That wasn’t just about using a 6th tier great magic.
2? Three?
All sorts of spells, no matter how many, are drawn overlapping, but they don’t get tangled up and harmonize naturally.
I thought I was already surprised enough, but was there anything more surprising here?
But Vierano immediately recalled his role and stared straight ahead.
“under. Magic against the World Tree?”
Bentmin laughed at Ludger’s challenge.
But it’s a kind of bluff.
Realizing that the magic Ludgar was trying to use was not ordinary, she gave orders to the World Tree with some impatience.
woo woo woo
Wood zombies rumbled up and rushed towards Ludger.
It was Ambella Burke who stopped it.
“If it is the wizard who opens the way, the role of the vanguard has been to protect the wizard since ancient times.”
With a single blow, the wood zombies were cut in half and rolled on the floor.
However, they immediately woke up by regenerating their bodies.
An opponent that cannot be defeated simply by slashing.
However, it was possible to buy time.
Rudger, who was implementing a complicated spell in the air, looked down at Hans and said.
“Connect your magical power to me.”
[…!]
“Anyway, the world tree absorbs pure unprocessed magical power as it is. However, magic implemented as a technique is different.”
Hans understood what Ludger was trying to say.
Immediately, the golden horns shone and the powerful magic power of the Spirit was transmitted to Ludger.
The artifact’s mana, the mana received from Hans, and even the original mana.
It mixes all of them together to stabilize them, and at the same time unravels the threads of magical power to realize the magic formula.
In an instant, complex three-dimensional figures like constellations are engraved in the air.
Like a planetarium, the constellations of blue magical power spread out around Ludger as brilliantly as celestial bodies in the night sky.
“Kill that human!”
Bentmin fired a light that contained the heat of the sun.
Countless rays pouring down from the branches of the World Tree all aimed at Ludgar.
It was a hasty attack, so it was far less powerful than it had wiped out the corps.
Even so, the level of being able to shoot against an individual was far above.
The size of the falling light was like a huge pillar, so even one hit would cause an instant death beyond a fatal wound.
Rudger was in a very fatal situation as he was unable to move recklessly as he was fixed in his seat while implementing the spell.
It was Lutus Wardot who stepped out then.
When Lutus stretched out his hand, the pillar of light that touched him turned and flew away.
It was the same with the pillars of light that flew in afterwards.
After deflecting the attack in the air, Lutus glanced back at Ludger.
Rudger’s expression didn’t change at all, as if he had thought he would block it from the start.
Seeing that, Lutus laughed.
“This is true. Other than Princess 1, this is the first time anyone has tried to use me like this.”
Is this why men and women meet each other?
Lutus grumbled, but continued to block or deflect incoming attacks.
In the meantime, the magic implemented by Ludgar had reached the level of unfolding the desired level of magic.
Ludger, whose blue eyes radiated from his two eyes, stared at Bentmin.
It was a phenomenon caused by excessive overflow of mana flowing out of the body.
“The magic is complete. I will open the way.”
Ludger reached out his right hand toward Bentmin.
As if responding to it, the magic spread around them emitted a strong light.
Magia Ex Machina Magic that
replaced the magic Leslie showed at Kasar Basin with an artifact.
When all the magic that was composed of metal cubes was composed of artifacts, it became extremely destructive.
If the magic Leslie used is a steel accessory, all metal magic can be used without prior work.
Rudger will be able to use all ‘magic’ without prior work.
6th tier ice attribute great magic.
[Cheonhae Icebreaker]
Just like now.
A huge warship made of ice fell from the sky and aimed at Bentmin.
“Sixth rank? What are you going to do to me now with magic like that?”
Bentmin smiled at Ludger’s intentions, but her expression stiffened at the sight that followed.
There was not a single ship falling toward him.
as many as five.
The fleet, not a ship, pounded Bentmin with a heartbeat.
Pillars of pure white ice expanded in all directions as if exploding.
The chilly air that froze everything around it fanned out and reached the World Tree.
The power of 5 rounds of 6th tier great magic was explosive.
“With something like this…!”
Breaking the ice, the trunks and roots of huge trees rose up.
The World Tree never dies, even in the event of a severe ice age.
In other words, there was no point in using only 6th tier ice magic.
However, what awaited the raised roots was a terrifying flame of heat.
6th tier fire attribute great magic.
[Super tropical flame system]
Rain of fire poured from the sky and overturned the roots that raised their heads.
It was the same this time too.
Just like the shallow sea icebreaker used earlier, the supertropical salt system that was deployed now was also powerful, overlapping at least 3 times.
The evidence was that the roots of the World Tree could not stand it and burned black.
Bentmin couldn’t come to his senses.
The 6th tier great magic is activated so quickly with multiple hits?
Is that something humans can do?
As soon as he was about to roll his head and judge the situation, Ludger’s next magic unfolded again.
6th tier wind attribute magic.
[Hwiwolpung Shrine]
The stronghold of the wind god who tears the moon apart.
True to its name, the enormous wind composed of enormous magical energy fanned the flames of the supertropical flame system that still remained, not enough to tear down the roots blocking the way.
wind and fire.
The fire caused by the combination of the two attributes burned everything.
“How many of them…!”
Bentmin was astonished at this, but did not stay still.
The root of the World Tree swelled up and spewed water towards the rushing flames.
The water stream, which was a mixture of underground water drawn from the depths and the sap of the World Tree, competed on an equal footing with 6th tier fusion magic.
Fire and water collided, and misty steam rose around them.
Bentmin was suddenly overcome with uneasiness.
‘I’m sure you’re not trying to use it again, right?’
Rudger had already far exceeded the level of mana that humans could handle.
Even if you bring magical power to an artifact and use it, it is Rudger who implements the formula in the middle of the process.
Just to control all that magical power, people had to squeeze their brains to the limit.
The magic he had already shown was enough to be called a miracle.
So stop.
Did he even read Bentmin’s inner thoughts?
Ludger began to squeeze his enormous mana into another form.
Paperweight!
Fierce sparks flew in the air.
Even Bentmin, who had changed into the form of a mighty old tree, had the illusion that his skin was stinging.
Ludgar’s surroundings turned yellow and his mana fluctuated.
The violently vibrating mana caused friction with the steam, gradually creating an intense current.
Such an anomaly unfolded in all spaces with a radius of 500m centered on Ludger.
6th tier lightning property magic.
[Chamunmanroedo (斬雲萬雷刀)]
Swords burning with golden lightning cut through the veil of steam that filled the surroundings and fired at Bentmin.
Some flew like thrusts, others swung as if they were going to cut. Some even rotated like boomerangs.
True to the name of the magic, the number of such thunderbolts approached 10,000.
It wasn’t that their power was lacking in numbers.
When a sack of brains brushed past a wood zombie, the wood zombie with strong life force burned black and scattered ashes.
A spear of light was shot from the branch of the World Tree to shoot down such a thunderbolt.
The sword of lightning and the spear of the sun collided, creating dazzling light and explosions.
The acrid smell of burnt plants emanated from the trembling skin.
At that moment, part of the window of light suddenly disappeared.
Don’t fall!
At the same time, an ominous sound rang in my ears.
Bentmin raised his head and looked up at the branches of the World Tree.
Some of the branches of the World Tree, which should have been bathed in the sunlight and constantly shooting spears of light, were breaking with a noise.
It was because a huge mass of metal was falling.
No matter how strong the branch of the World Tree was, it was not easy to catch the huge meteorites that contained falling energy.
Even more so if it is a super-massive body materialized by magic.
6th tier metal property great magic.
[Cheonbungun Gold Jade]
