Episode 608 Central Reactor (1)
Andrash opened his eyes wide.
A reaction that never occurred to me that Ludger would suddenly activate magic.
A cruel hand was holding my mouth, so I couldn’t even use a word of magic.
“You seem to be curious about why you can use magic.”
Even under the pressure of this huge magic resonance circle, Ludger remained calm.
If before he had tried to feign calmness, now he seemed closer to not being greatly affected by the environment itself.
‘no way.’
An uneasy thought passed through Andrasche’s mind.
Ludger looked at Andrasche’s eyes and nodded in the affirmative as if his thoughts were correct.
“Like you, I wrapped a thin layer of magic around my body to match the natural frequency of the wave resonance.”
The reason why Andrashu didn’t feel anything even though he was in the same space as Ludger.
This was because it maintained the same frequency as the powerful magic wave resonating around it.
But Andrasche knew well that it would be difficult in practice.
The natural frequency is not constant.
The basic point is that as the number of steel needles installed around increases, the frequency changes constantly.
Since at least 50 needles are spread around the surrounding area, the number of changes in the wavelength is said to be at least 50 or more.
An environment where more than 50 waves change their frequencies at any moment in no set order and put pressure on them.
If it weren’t for the artifact that had been prepared in advance to adapt to the wavelength, Andrashu would have had a hard time using his magic properly.
However, Ludger was unable to figure out the pattern in that short period of time and even adapted to it.
It’s still the same now.
The moment the wavelength changes, Ludger changes the magic curtain and immediately adapts to the same frequency.
I was completely caught off guard.
“No matter how much magic it is, it won’t be of any use if you keep your mouth shut like this.”
Ludger put strength on the hand covering Andrasche’s mouth.
Andrashu was better than anyone else at outwitting his opponent in a fight, but in close combat he was no different from any other ordinary wizard.
This is a bad thing because there is no need to move the body as long as you have the power of speech.
The moment they got this close, Andrasche’s defeat was almost certain.
“Really? “It was done intentionally.”
Andrasche frowned and said, ‘
How?’
Ludger sensed something strange about that and immediately took his hand away from Andrasche’s mouth and stepped back.
“Get crushed!”
Ugh!
The ground where Ludger was standing just moments ago caved in.
A sight as if struck by a huge, invisible hammer.
Ludger could not help but have doubts about the words that contained stronger will and power than when he had just used them.
‘I obviously covered my mouth, but how?’
That question was quickly resolved.
Andrasche raised his hands and spread his palms wide.
There was a human mouth on top of the palm.
“You modified your own body?”
“That’s correct.”
Andrasche spoke with three mouths at the same time.
“The downside of the commandment is that it blocks the mouth of the caster. But if you do it this way, it’s as if there are no such disadvantages.”
He made a mouth out of both his palms.
There was no way an ordinary wizard could modify the body to that extent.
“Did you remodel your body by joining hands with Nikolai? “Are you not proud of yourself as a Rexerer-level wizard?”
“There’s a way to make up for my weaknesses, so there’s no reason to refuse, right?”
Andrasche stretched out his hands towards Ludger.
Three mouths that say “die” .
According to simple calculations, the power of words has also increased by at least three times.
A pitch black energy arose around Andrasche and shot towards Ludger like a long meteor tail.
The word containing the murderous intent to kill took on the form of killing a person and carried out the given goal.
Ludger saw black smoke flying from all directions and had a hunch.
It’s a curse that kills people the moment it touches them.
To be honest, it looked similar in texture to the sword that Cravat showed while fighting.
‘It would be dangerous if I touched it.’
Behind Ludger’s back, a cloak made of shadows spread wide like wings.
The large feathers on its wings scattered in all directions, transformed into a ghostly form, and collided with black smoke.
Magic bursting out of thin air.
In an instant, black smoke spread like fog around the area.
The magic disappeared, but its traces remained in the air.
“Swing,”
Andrashu uttered the command.
A strong wind raged around him, pushing black fog in Ludger’s direction.
A black fog flew in like a sandstorm and engulfed Ludger.
It would have been nice if he had fallen like this, but Andrasche did not take Ludger lightly.
“Protect.”
Several layers of magic curtain were created around Andrashu.
Action to prepare for a possible surprise attack.
“It’s a great option.”
Andrasche held out his left palm without turning around when he heard a voice coming from behind him.
“Soar.”
The gravity of the place where Ludger was standing was reversed.
The debris scattered around rose up into the sky as if traveling backwards.
But Ludger’s appearance had already disappeared.
“Space movement. “I wonder if this is too much.”
As Andrasche said that, he rolled his eyes and became anxious to find Ludger.
Although it must have taken a lot of mental energy to perform magic while changing the vibration frequency one by one in the magic resonance, Ludger looked very fine.
They say that all we need to do is bide our time, but at this point, we are only focused on taking care of our side’s survival.
At that moment, a scream erupted from one side.
“Like this.”
Andrasche realized Ludger’s goal.
Even if it wasn’t him, there were enemies everywhere for Ludger to deal with.
The war mages guarding the metal spit fell to the ground, spraying blood without even being able to counterattack properly.
Although they were not lacking in skills, they were useless in front of Ludger.
Ludger removed the steel needle and then moved to remove the other steel needle.
The sight of Ludger disappearing like a mirage and then appearing somewhere else was like seeing a night goblin.
Ludger, who can move anywhere there is a shadow, was a new arrival and departure in itself.
Wherever he passed, only a trace of blue eye light remained, causing the war mages to be filled with fear.
“Calm down.”
Andrashu forcibly calmed the agitation with the power of words.
“Everyone, use your defensive magic!”
“He cannot enter the magic curtain without permission!”
The War Mages performed defensive magic at their seats, preparing for a possible attack by Ludger.
But as time passed, Ludger did not appear.
The same was true for Andrasche, who was looking around very nervously.
“Come out now!”
Andrashu used the power of words.
The words that three mouths shouted at the same time created large mechanical eyes above Andrasche’s head.
The eyes, rotating like a globe, quickly scanned all directions, focusing on Andrasche.
Even the eyes, which were supposed to detect enemies within a certain range, could not determine Ludger’s location.
‘no way?’
Andrasche realized late that he had overlooked one fact.
“Did you run away?”
Ludger didn’t need to fight this side in the first place.
Didn’t Andrasche know that too, so he tried to buy time by somehow capturing Ludger?
As the fight intensified, it was thought that Ludger would continue to deal with this side, but it turned out to be a defeat.
While Ludger was already tense and working on defense, not knowing when and where he might be attacked, Ludger had already left this position a long time ago.
“ha ha ha.”
Andrasche couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“It’s amazing. “I can’t believe I got hit.”
He revealed his magic, which could be said to be his secret weapon, and even modified his body to use the mouth hidden in his palms.
Nevertheless, rather than killing the opponent, he ended up playing along with his intentions.
“Ah Andrashu.”
The War Mages, who sensed Andrashu’s discomfort, trembled their voices and looked around.
“Why are you so dazed?”
The voice was heavy, rather than the usual relaxed tone.
The war mages were full of energy and straightened their backs. The command issued in the form of
“Find it now!”
cleverly penetrated the minds of the War Mages.
The war mages dispersed to find Ludgar, who had run away.
Andrasche, who was left alone, calmed his anger and fell into thought.
‘I know he’s trying to deal with Nikolai. But how do you plan to find him in hiding?’
Andrasche realized that he could not move freely.
He needed to find him in order to stop Ludger, but Andrasche had no way of finding the man who had been wandering around.
But Nikolai had it.
Because he now has [eyes] that can look into this entire island.
In fact, the reason Andrashu blocked Ludger’s path was because he received a call from Nikolai…
Kwasik!
As soon as Andrasche thought about it, he took out the communication device in his arms and destroyed it.
“I never thought you would do such a shameless thing.”
Andrasche realized what Ludger was aiming for.
‘The moment I send a communication to confirm the location, they will probably plan to trace the communication back and find the hideout.’
If they were half-baked people, they would only receive reports from above, but Andrashu is a 6th rank wizard.
He had a direct line to receive news directly from Nikolai.
Ludger knew that, so he pretended to disappear and waited for Andrasche to contact Nikolai.
‘I can’t determine its location with my magic, but it wouldn’t be surprising if it was hiding somewhere and watching me.’
Andrasche’s thoughts were correct.
In the shadows of a distant place.
Ludger, who confirmed Andrasche’s series of actions, turned his back without hesitation.
“You’re quick to notice.”
I was panicked by their disappearance and was waiting for the moment to contact Nikolai, but Andrasche realized their intentions like a ghost and destroyed the communication device.
This may be because the communicator itself could provide clues that could reveal where Nikolai is hiding.
“But what you did just now blinded you.”
Andrasche destroyed the communication device to prevent Ludger from finding Nikolai, but that wasn’t necessarily the case.
Ludger withdrew his outstretched hand from a nearby monitoring device.
The thread of magic connected to the monitoring device returned to Ludger.
“okay. “Were you there watching me?”
Even without Andrasche’s communicator, there was already a way to determine Nikolai’s location.
A surveillance device that has been watching you ever since.
Nikolai continued to determine his location through that and sent bounty hunters and test subjects.
That means that if we can reverse hack that surveillance device, we can also see Nikolai’s location.
“He who looks into the abyss must keep in mind that the abyss is also looking into him.”
Thanks to the free time created by Huiron opening the way, Ludger hacked the surrounding surveillance devices one by one by inserting magical threads into them.
Not all devices were connected to Nikolai.
But is there really just one of those countless devices?
Ludger was finally able to find Nikolai.
“okay. I had a rough idea of where you were. “In order to manage most of the surveillance devices on this island, geographical locations have to be determined.”
Even if the location could be roughly determined through such an elimination method, the range that had to be checked was too wide.
However, Ludger persistently searched for the location through surveillance devices and finally caught a clue about Nikolai.
“Sneaky guy. “Were you hiding there?”
The place where Nikolai is hiding is the center of Isla Machina.
The center does not mean that it is located in the middle or central part of the island.
He is literally the exact center.
In other words, it was buried deep inside a mechanical device that rose like a mountain.
Since the island itself is a machine, there must be several passages leading inward.
Although it was an island, Isla Machina was also a fortress. There was nothing strange about there being a path leading inward.
In fact, wasn’t it inside the island when Ludger fell here through Linne’s magic?
“Lord Hyron. The enemy’s location has been identified. “I’ll send you the location so you can check it.”
Ludgar sent a message to Huron, who was still fighting the Bounty Hunters.
The only sound that could be heard through the communicator was the pounding of destruction, but Whiron would have fully understood it.
After Ludger finished communicating, he tried to throw away the communicator.
Not only because it was no longer needed, but because there was a high possibility that Nikolai had also intercepted this communication.
“ah.”
Instead of destroying the communicator, Ludger put his mouth to the communicator and spoke as if he had remembered something.
“Didn’t I tell you? I’m going to find you.”
I don’t know if Nikolai is listening.
But Ludger was confident that he would be watching everything.
“I’m going now.”
With those words, Ludger destroyed the communication device and activated magic.
The steel cubes created in the air gathered in one place and eventually took the form of a huge bird.
Steel Raven.
Ludger climbed on the summoner’s back.
The destination is Nikolai’s hideout in the center of the island.
The steel bird clad in shadow roared and shot quickly.
