Episode 156
EPISODE.78
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Russell Raymond.
As for the rumors about him, Count Reinkel was also a car that had been brought in to have a scab on his ear.
The splendid flight of the Raymond family, a national contributor.
Daria Snowwhite’s youngest pupil.
royal sire.
The youngest 6th circle mage in continental history.
Even though he was the lord of the periphery, he did not completely keep his eyes and ears off the news of the central political world.
Besides, for the past few years, the name Russell Raymond has been flying high
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It was perhaps natural for Count Reinkel to know him.
thump thump.
The sound of strong footsteps resounds.
As he entered the lord’s room after being guided by a soldier, his appearance matched the rumors.
‘This young man with black hair and red eyes is…’
Young.
It was the first thought that came to the Count’s mind the moment he first saw Russell.
Even though she is the ‘youngest’ 6th Circle mage…
she’s just in her mid-twenties.
He had heard rumors of his age, but the face of Russell he actually faced was much younger than the Count had imagined.
However, looking young was only an outward appearance. It was difficult to dare to guess the depth as a person contained in it.
‘This is a top lord-class mage…’
It wasn’t simply because of the red eyes, but to the point where I felt shrunken at the sight of the active volcano blazing as if it were going to explode at any moment.
‘Mmm.’
The Count, who flinched for an instant, laughed inwardly.
‘haha.’
Realizing his mistake, he smiled bitterly.
‘I can’t believe I would be intimidated by the eyes of a young man the age of my youngest son.’
At that time, Russell, who met eyes with the count, simply lowered his head. A suitable example that is neither excessive nor insufficient.
It was clear that the opponent was older than himself, even if he was a royal daughter of the same countship.
“This is Russell Raymond.”
Only then did the count come to his senses and held out his hand with a shy smile.
“This is Tess Rainkel. Thank you very much for running to help the difficulties of this territory. Earl Raymond.”
That’s all for etiquette, including addressing and greeting. Suddenly, Russell’s eyes changed.
“If you’ll excuse me, can I hear the situation right now?”
The fact that the condition of the territory was unusual was already guessed from the atmosphere and part of the half-destroyed wall.
Above all, the wall that was half destroyed.
‘It was definitely due to magic and mass attacks.’
At Russell’s request, Count Reinkel nodded with a thin sigh.
“I will.”
The Count’s mouth opened, and Russell’s face, which had been listening to his explanation with a serious expression, hardened for an instant.
It was at the point where the life of Alan Page, who was covered with the hydra’s miasma alone, was in danger.
‘Sir Alan…’
It was a relationship that they didn’t even know each other, and at one time, they worked hard to improve each other’s skills.
Besides, it wasn’t that his personality was bad, but when he heard that he was wandering between death and near death, naturally, I was worried.
So, after waiting for the Count’s story to end, he opened his mouth.
“Where is Sir Alan now?”
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Click-.
As I turned the doorknob, a strong smell hit me from inside.
‘This…’
There was an unpleasant, sticky stench mixed in between the scents emitted by all kinds of medicines that were effective in detoxification.
The stench made Russell twitch his nose.
‘Poison.’
How toxic the poison is, the moment you open the door, the poisonous air flows out.
As I moved my gaze, I saw Alan’s face lying on the bed.
Not only was the whole body boiling with high fever, but even the black dead complexion, as if poison had spread throughout the body.
“Sir Alan…”
Did he faint from the pain?
If not, was it that he was distracted from fighting the miasma?
Despite Russell muttering loudly, Alan couldn’t even open his eyes.
“…umm.”
Alan tossed and turned as if in agony whenever a faint sound of pain came out.
Could it be that poison was mixed in even the sweat that flowed out?
Some of the bedspreads he was lying on were stained black.
It was then.
Some of the witch doctors who were checking Alan’s condition from the inside bowed their heads when they found the count who had come with Russell.
“…are you here? Count.”
His eyes were dark and dead, and he looked haggard and tired. It was probably the effect of miasma flowing from Alan’s body.
Seeing the witch doctors like that, the count asked.
“Looks like it’s about time to switch over.”
“yes. After a little while, we too will become seriously addicted.”
After hearing the story roughly, it seems that Alan was undergoing treatment by taking turns at regular intervals due to the weak miasma that flowed from his body.
The Count expressed his apologetic feelings toward the witch doctors who couldn’t hide their exhaustion.
“I’m sorry for making you suffer like this. But…”
“I know. Aren’t you the one who saved my family and the people of the territory?”
“It must be treated.”
The medicine men responded with determined expressions.
It has to be. The witch doctors here were not those who were forcibly conscripted, but those who came to heal Alan on their own initiative.
“I beg you. Just hold out until the person who went to pick up the high priest returns.”
Leaving behind the encouraging Count, Russell asked the witch doctors.
“How is Sir Alan? Does the antidote work?”
The appearance of the stranger gave some witch doctors a look of disbelief, and within a moment one of them stepped forward and began to explain.
“To be honest, it’s not good.”
There was no explanation, but seeing him coming with the Count, he seemed to think that he was either his guest or Alan’s acquaintance.
“Can I ask you to explain that it is not good?”
The hydra’s venom had strong venom, but that didn’t mean there was no antidote.
Nevertheless, the reason why Hydra’s poison is classified as one of the most poisonous in hand…
‘It was because the majority of people melted their bodies before using the antidote.’
In other words, if Alan is holding out like now, he can use enough antidote.
but it’s not good
“no way-.”
Russell hurriedly opened his mouth at the thought passing through his head.
“Does the hydra appearing this time have eight or nine heads?”
For a hydra of that size, it wouldn’t be strange if it had poison that the antidote would not work on.
‘Obviously, as written in the order, the hydra had five heads…’
Considering that the hydra, which is generally classified as an adult, has four heads, this object has a little more power than that.
The Count shook his head at the question he had in mind.
“That’s not it. I saw with my own eyes that he has five heads.”
“Then why…”
Russell blurted out his words as if he didn’t understand, and the witch doctor’s explanation continued.
“The venom of this hydra is a bit unusual.”
“…?”
“It’s—to be honest, it’s hard to explain. It’s the first time we’ve seen a hydra with such a poison…”
Another witch doctor added.
“We are continuing treatment in a way that supports the effect of the existing antidote, but honestly, we are not in a situation where we can hope yet.”
“Fortunately, apart from the antidote’s power, Sir Alan is resisting the poison, but…”
Russell approached Alan at the appearance of the witch doctors who said the situation was not good.
“The stomach is dangerous!”
“If you’re going to approach me, these gloves and masks…”
The witch doctors were terrified at the sight and shouted, but it was okay.
Because Russell was a 6th Circle mage belonging to the Tower of Flames, and flames were a fatal match for poison.
Even if he couldn’t drive out the poison in Alan’s body, he was able to blow away the slight amount of poison flowing into him.
‘It’s unusual?’
Russell reached out and grabbed Alan’s wrist, and secretly released his mana.
Hwaaak-.
The flowed magic power rides Alan’s mana rod and enters him.
At that moment, the miasma that ate Alan’s body recognizes a new prey and rushes toward Russell’s magic.
-!
The moment when miasma and magic collide!
With astonishment, Russell opened his eyes.
‘This is…’
The energy that flowed from the miasma at the moment of collision.
Russell’s shoulders trembled involuntarily at the presence of a completely unexpected energy.
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The lighted conference room.
Russell stood alone in the conference room, lost in thought.
It was after asking Count Reinkel to gather all the wizards dispatched from the capital in one place.
‘Hmm…’
Russell murmured to himself, with a slight frown between his brows and an involuntary drool.
‘That must have been the energy of a dragon.’
Surprisingly, the venom of the hydra was mixed with the energy of the dragon, albeit insignificantly.
Although the energy of the dragon was slightly different depending on the inherent attribute, the fundamental power was the same.
It was Russell, who had already been in contact with dragons several times.
Recognizing the dragon’s energy itself was not difficult.
‘Of course, I didn’t know what kind of dragon it was, but…’
The question is, why is the dragon’s energy dwelling in the hydra’s miasma?
Hydra.
This monster, which is classified as an adult if it has four or more heads, was clearly a branch of the dragon species.
It is also a high-ranking dragon that cannot be compared to the Komodo dragon that Russell met the day before.
‘A monster whose size not only increases as the number of heads increases, but also increases intelligence.’
Even that wasn’t enough, he instinctively handled magic and even fired it.
In fact, there is also a record that a hydra with more than a certain number of heads had a conversation with a human.
‘In terms of pure strength, it’s similar to the Arch Drake, or depending on the individual, it can be placed on top of it.’
However, a dragon is just a dragon.
There was a significant difference between the energy of a real dragon and that of a dragon.
‘But it’s not the same energy, it’s the real dragon’s energy…’
Along with the alarm, a translucent green window covered my eyes.
[Mission]
Hydra’s secret.
Defeat the hydra that destroyed Reinkel’s estate, uncover its secrets, and solve the mystery.
[Reward]
Defeat Hydra: Top-notch Magic Stone (Edible) x5
Secret of Hydra: ???????
‘The reward…’
was divided into two.
As a reward for simply defeating the Hydra and finding out its secret.
It was the latter that caught my eye.
‘There are more question marks than usual?’
So far, there have been several rewards marked with question marks, but this is the first time that such a large number has been displayed.
Is it simply a change in notation or is the reward itself completely different?
‘If I uncover the secret of Hydra, can Sir Alan be cured?’
I went to ask for the help of a high-ranking priest, but I had to be prepared in case he couldn’t heal even with his power.
‘In the first place, since the antidote is poison that doesn’t work, holy magic might not work.’
Russell let out a heavy breath, feeling that his head was somewhat complicated by that fact.
at that time.
thump thump.
Again and again -.
A group of signs were felt outside the conference room.
The magicians of the royal capital that Russell asked the Count to gather in one place arrived at the meeting room.
dragon-swallowed wizard
