Episode 184
EPISODE.92
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[Three masks gather in one place to regain their true form.]
[You have completed the Crown of Solomon.] [
The abilities of the golden mask are unified.]
[The crown finds its true form .] According to this, the original ability increases to some extent.]
A bright gold mine fills the barracks, and a small crown emerges from within.
A crown made by combining three masks into one.
It was a crown the size of a fist at most.
Even a newborn baby, let alone an adult, would not be able to wear such a small crown on his head.
Woo woo-.
The crown trembled.
It was as if he was protesting that he did not necessarily need to wear himself over his head.
Besides, I’m even floating in the air with my own power.
‘Is it a summoning artifact…’
Once summoned, it hovers around the owner at any time and demonstrates its function.
that kind of artifact.
It was then.
While staring at the crown, Russell suddenly felt a strange sensation.
keying-.
With tinnitus, Russell covered his face with his palm.
‘Since before… what is this?’
A strange feeling, as if you were split into two.
What was even more surprising was that the existence of another self divided in this way was felt through the crown.
‘No way…’
Russell hurriedly closed his eyes at the fact that popped into his head.
I developed the formula with my eyes closed.
Hwaaak-.
I didn’t intend to use magic, so I didn’t use magic. Calculation of simple formulas.
The vast and deep formula of the Go Circle magic is rapidly expanding in my mind.
Meanwhile, Russell smiled faintly and raised the corners of his mouth.
‘also.’
While the calculations were being made at high speed, I felt a presence assisting the calculations.
Sensing its presence, Russell stared at the small crown floating in front of him.
‘Self no. Should I call it a differentiation of consciousness?’
The feeling of being split in two, just as I had felt for the first time, was not an illusion.
In fact, part of his consciousness was divided and existed inside the crown, helping to calculate the formula.
It was then. Keying-.
The strong tinnitus flowed in.
‘Ugh.’
With a moan, Russell shook his head. It was because of the momentary intense dizziness.
Along with him, a notification came from the crown.
[All of the consciousness that was inherent was consumed.]
[The function of the crown is reduced by a certain amount.]
The consumption of the internal mental power and the decrease of the function. As he organized the key keywords in the notification, Russell raised his lowered head.
“Moan—.”
I slowly guessed what it was like.
‘The arithmetic aids are still alive, but they’re definitely not as good as they were a while ago.’
Besides, the feeling of being two has long since disappeared.
What if the reason has to do with the alarm you just heard?
‘Is it an artifact that can store some of the rituals in the crown and use them when needed?’
If you think so, the preceding situation fits perfectly.
Even though I only calculated one formula, the fact that all of my consciousness was consumed was also—.
‘That must have been the reason.’
The amount of consciousness stored in the crown would not have been so great.
Of course, this is just a hypothesis, and we needed to do some experiments to be sure.
‘First of all, from the storage of consciousness…’
That’s how it was for a while.
After several experiments, including injecting magic into the crown, Russell nodded.
‘Concept closer to backup rather than storage of consciousness…’
Methods to block magic that affects the mind, including curses, were also roughly guessed.
Of course, since it claims to be one of Solomon’s items, it will basically provide a high-level mental barrier.
‘Nevertheless, if the mind is contaminated, the usual backup consciousness is overlaid on that part.’
Of course, this is just speculation. I couldn’t be sure.
In the first place, mental contamination itself is not something you can experiment on your own…
‘…it’s not something you can experience so easily.’
I don’t know if it’s a curse applied to the body.
A curse applied directly to the mind was not something that ordinary cultists could use.
‘For now, I have no choice but to be satisfied with the fact that I have a good artifact.’
As the masks were merged into one, there was no need to cumbersomely hang all three together.
Thinking so, Russell slowly leaned back.
lay down on the bed
‘For now…’
It was time to focus on recovery.
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A muffled sound was heard here and there, and exclamations flowed out in the midst of it.
“her-.”
It was Hubert’s voice among the people huddled together.
Letting out exclamation and moving my surprised eyes around for a while. Soon he asked Russell.
“It was surprising that he got up after only ten days, but to think he could move like this in just five days.”
His eyes reflect the image of Russell, who is moving his body around.
Woodeuk Wooduk-.
Every time you release joints and muscles, the sound of bones resonates lightly.
‘hmm.’
fortnight from him.
It was the time it took for Russell to fully recover.
Even compared to the diagnosis of the military surgeon, who expected about a month to wake up after robbing his seat, it was more than twice as fast.
Alan Page asked Russell with a worried expression.
“Are you really okay? Sir Russell?”
“of course.”
At his question, Russell nodded and moved his body around.
At the same time, he raised his mana and cast magic.
Hwaaak-!
Dozens of magic arrows made of flames, rocks, and thunderbolts fill the entire area, dyeing it in full-color.
As well as the clean operation of magical power like flowing water, as well as the surprisingly fast magic casting speed!
It was a figure that could never be seen unless the body was fully recovered.
“Hahahaha!”
Seeing that, Vermillion burst into laughter.
“I am also a priest. He has a very strong body, so it must be because he worked hard on a daily basis!”
He got up, looked at Russell and the other two, and muttered,
“Compared to that, you guys… it looks like you need to train your body a bit.”
At that, Hubert laughed bitterly, and Alan Page made a subtle expression.
Putting aside the correlation between physical training and abnormally fast recovery, both of them had trained their bodies to some extent.
In addition, unlike Hubert, who trained his body for light exercise, Alan also learned an art called jujutsu in the East.
That’s why Alan Page’s face became subtle.
‘Of course, it’s nothing compared to Sir Russell, who trained like a knight…’
Beyond that, he didn’t even dare to compare it with Vermillion, who developed muscles like a bear.
I don’t know if I know Alan’s thoughts or not.
“Sniff!”
Snorting, Vermillion said, standing in front of Russell.
“The priest seems to be in pretty good shape, so how about sparring in moderation? Let’s rehabilitate the body and not use magic.”
The expression that his whole body is itching to use his body right now. Russell asked, facing Vermillion’s face.
“I don’t care…”
he said with a confused expression.
“Would you mind the death penalty?”
Unlike himself, who had fully recovered from his bodily injuries, Vermilion still had a splint on his broken arm.
Besides, isn’t it a situation where the chest was tightly compressed with a bandage to fix the ribs?
“Hehehe.”
Vermillion laughed softly at Russell’s concern. He then slammed his splinted arm against a nearby rock.
bang!
Along with the explosion, the splint and the whole rock burst out.
Coo-goo-goo-.
Stone dust and dust are scattered in all directions.
“Ugh, heck.”
Hubert, who inhaled it out of the blue, frowned and took a few steps back.
“Well, there’s a bit of a creaking feeling left, but this shouldn’t be too much.”
He never thought he would smash a rock with his splinted arm to show off his strength.
Should I call this cool or ugly? He then moved his neck and back roughly.
Woodeuk dudeuk wooddeuk -.
Every time, the sound of bone… no, the sound of muscle leaks out.
“…If you say so.”
Russell smiled bitterly at the sight of him proclaiming, “I am fine.”
‘There’s a certain degree to being a man.’
With a tongue sticking out, Russell corrected his posture.
“There is no need to change places. sniff.”
As a mage of the same tower level, if he were to use magic to fight, there would have been a lot of things he had to pay attention to.
But now sparring using only the body purely.
The result of the surroundings being devastated like magic warfare would not occur.
Just like now, a large empty lot located on one side of the military camp was enough.
straight up.
The two stood facing each other like that, and Hubert stepped between them.
It was to see the referee.
“Then, can we assume that the one whose back touches the ground first loses?”
“of course.”
“I’m fine too.”
Both of them agreed, so now all we have to do is start sparring.
“Then let’s begin…!?”
Just as Hubert was about to signal, a commotion broke out.
The soldiers who were standing at the entrance of the camp and the watchtower were buzzing.
“I guess something happened.”
“hmm. Most of the monsters in the canyon have already been subdued, so it shouldn’t be an attack. What’s going on…?”
“Anyway, it would be better to put off Dalian for a while.”
While tilting their heads, the four wizards simultaneously use floating magic!
soared into the air
I looked in the direction the commotion came from.
After flying to a certain height, the sight beyond the wooden fence made by stacking trees begins to come into view.
“That’s…”
A group of people riding horses and running toward the 7th Legion.
They were all dressed in the same uniform, with the inside of their protective greaves.
One of them is holding a red flag embroidered with the emblem of the royal family.
“A knight-level person as the messenger of the red flag, which means urgent news?”
“Did the imperial bastards even come in?”
In fact, the faces of the four mages hardened coldly at the appearance of the messenger, which was no different from announcing the war situation.
Doo doo doo doo-!
In the meantime, the flag-bearing personnel arrive at the 7th Legion.
ten minutes later.
General Commander Niccolo Machiavelli summoned all personnel dispatched from the capital to the command barracks.
Something unusual was happening.
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“Archduke Bismarck. He finally revealed his hidden ambition.”
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