Episode 195 Episode
62. Compass Stealing Operation (7)
The shells fired from the warships of the Empress of Bellado were encased in magic.
Enhanced magic for war that increases range and explosive power. It took at least a hundred 6-star wizards to strengthen the hundreds of guns.
Also, the fact that there are so many 6-star wizards means that there are many high-ranking wizards who lead them.
Originally, it was a force that would never come to this small abandoned island. While Runcandel dispatched ten middle-class Guardian Knights, Bement sent a war-sized force.
That means Bement is ahead of Runcandel when it comes to information about Zipple and Kingelo. Or, it means that you care more.
Black dots in the sky were falling at high speed. The shells flew all the way to the port in an instant.
“Everyone bow down!”
“Aigoo!”
The pirates screamed in dismay, and the Runcandel Guardian Knights narrowed their brows in displeasure.
Puffup! bang! Wow!
Shells began to fall on the harbor and on the beach. Columns of water shot up in the explosion, pirate ships were wrecked, debris splashed, and the stones and sand that formed the harbor exploded.
Unlike the pirates, who just lay down flat or scream and run recklessly, the Guardian Knights skillfully slashed or evaded shells and fragments that flew near them.
“That’s annoying.”
“Let’s report it to the home and post it. I mean, it seems that the bastards of the Bellado Empire are crazy.”
pop…! Boom Boom!
The pirates didn’t even have time to come to their senses, and the next shelling continued.
This is an advantage for Jin. The more confused he was, the easier it was for him to leave his seat, avoiding the eyes of the Guardian Knights, and even if all the anchored ships were destroyed, he was going to ride Murakan anyway.
Unfortunately, however, it was unfortunate for Jin that a ship from the vassal state of Bellado appeared.
It was because another magic was starting following the shell reinforcement magic.
Suddenly, the dark night sky was turning red.
Not because the shells spewed fire. That was the result of the wizards aboard the ship of the Bellado Empire opening a barrier.
‘The great connection barrier…!? The Bemont special rental team prepared that!?’
The Great Link Barrier, as the name suggests, is magic in which multiple wizards combine their magical powers to build a barrier.
Usually, magic used to protect a castle or city from enemy attacks.
There was also a case of unfolding ‘to prevent the enemy from escaping’. Just like right now.
‘Red Link Barrier. This is not a special lease, but a linkage magic used by the wizards of the Royal Guard. Did you mean the bodyguards were waiting!’
The red link barrier was one of the magics symbolizing the wizards of the Beamont Royal Guard. The core of this magic they independently devised is ‘air control’.
A barrier created to annihilate and prevent escape when dragons or flying monsters terrorize the imperial palace. Within the red link barrier, winged creatures larger than sparrows cannot fly at will.
This was because when an aircraft was detected, the barrier immediately spewed out thousands of red rays. As much as it was magic developed for the safety of the ‘Emperor’, it was terrifying.
It was the moment when Jin’s plan to escape on Murakan was in vain. The barrier was on a scale that wrapped around the entire island.
‘Even if it is assumed that Murakan can withstand the barrier, the safety of the passengers is an issue. I need to revise my plan.’
You have to escape by boat.
However, the shells pouring down without a break were smashing the port and the pirate ship, and the island was besieged by the fleet of the Bellado Empire.
‘Still, it’s better to somehow find a ship and engage in a chase with the Belize fleet. It’s too dangerous to fly inside the barrier.’
First of all, you have to get on a boat and go out of the barrier. The fleet will come after you, but if you go outside the barrier, then you will be able to escape again on the Murakan.
Returning to Murakan became more important than finding colleagues. The red link barrier was developed about a hundred years ago, so he has no choice but to know the danger.
In case Murakan started flying because he was frustrated while looking for his colleagues, he had to let me know.
“Murakan!”
“Little?”
I went back the way I came and searched around the area, luckily I was able to run into it right away. And while Jin was explaining about the red link barrier, Siris appeared out of nowhere.
“jin! Do you know the situation roughly? In the east, the harbor and ships were completely destroyed. The island is small, so there is a limit to avoiding flying flies.”
She was in the state of grasping the situation just like Jin after evading the special rental unit.
“Siris, do you know which extraction point the rest of your colleagues have moved to?”
“We moved to the extraction points in the west. Those two are from Bement, so you should know what that barrier means. If you can’t find a boat, there is no answer.”
“Damn humans, when did you develop that kind of magic again? All of them are being destroyed by cannonballs, so how else can we get a boat? Didn’t you, little girl, bring an eye toad?”
“If I could have brought Mort, would I be going through this trouble? black dragon. Why don’t you tell them to advertise that it’s a very secret affair?”
“It would be better if the three of us went together. Let’s find Alisa-sama Sir Casimir and hope that at least one ship remains in the nearest port.”
There was a continuous explosion in the distance. Murakan turned back into a cat and was placed in Siris’s arms.
“After the special lease is not enough, even the SS. I didn’t expect things to be this complicated. Although my mother told me to help out in the mood to go back and drink.”
“I was surprised when I first found out that Siris-sama participated in the operation.”
“I am more surprised that you turned the second floor upside down by yourself. You have become a monster, Gene Runcandel.”
“The Guardian Knights are looking for Siris with their eyes open. Let’s move unnoticed.”
The direction Alisa and Casimir moved to evade the task force was west. Thanks to Siris, the party was able to quickly find the escape points without getting lost.
“Sir Casimir.”
Casimir and Alyssa Quikantel were found at extraction point 7.
It was the warehouse of the pirates who resided on this island. Originally, after the capture of the compass was over, the comrades who escaped there were supposed to get on the pirate ship and escape, mixed with supplies.
“I decided to wait three minutes to see if he would come, but I guess I wasn’t wrong. Long time no see, Confucius.”
“Miss Siris safely got rid of my juniors.”
“Seeing that Murakan is fine, it seems that he did not fly in the barrier. I wondered what would happen if we flew to find them and everything was torn apart.”
“Are the human barriers so great? Can’t you just fly through it?”
“The magicians of the SS are on the same level as the Midnight Sun. Dozens of those guys gathered and hit it. Just the two of us isn’t enough.”
I skipped the greetings briefly and decided to look for a boat.
However, the western port that I checked out of the escape point was completely destroyed by artillery fire. There was not a single intact ship, and only the corpses of pirates killed by the Guardian Knights were lined up.
All that was left was the southern port.
However, it took too long to get to the southern port. Even though the island is small, I had to run for 30 minutes no matter how fast it was.
The gun blast was getting closer and closer. While the friends were gathering, the fleet of the vassal state of Bellado had narrowed the encirclement and was almost enclosing the island.
“It is unlikely that there will be ships in the south. It would be better to swim out of the barrier from now on.”
Jin sighed and said.
“And what if you get hit by a shell?”
When Siris asked, Jin shrugged.
“Well… we’re all strong.”
“Uh hmm. okay. That’s right. It seems there is no other way anyway.”
“It’s enough to survive being hit by shells, but the real problem is that it can be captured directly by the fleet. At that time, the troops on board will launch a direct attack.”
“While I was swimming, the White Night level wizards were aiming and shooting magic.”
No matter how strong Jin and his friends are, they can’t fight properly in the water.
The moment they were exposed to the special fleet or wizards, there was a high possibility that they would not even be able to counterattack properly and be subdued.
Because of the barrier, the two dragons couldn’t fly, couldn’t fight properly while swimming, and there was no way to hide from their eyes on this small island.
“after.”
Although he calmly suggested that he swim, his heart tightened as he had no choice but to rely on luck, not skill, to escape by swimming.
‘Damn who would have known that the SS would open a red link barrier.’
His colleagues also felt the same way as Jin.
If luck is good, everyone will be able to get out of the barrier safely, but it was necessary to be prepared. One or two might not be able to return to Tican.
“…let’s go!”
You have exited the extraction point.
What you see is an island that has become a mess, the sky stained with red barriers, and the cannonballs embroidering the sky.
Still, the pirates screamed and ran everywhere, as did the nobles and the beggars. Confined to the island, it was like a scene when the world perishes.
“The port side is under heavy fire, so you better look for the cliff… Huh?”
“what’s the matter?”
When Jin stopped talking, the eyes of his colleagues focused on him.
‘Isn’t that the pirate who incited us to run by boat in the northern port earlier?’
A pirate came into Jin’s field of vision. It suddenly came to mind that he had instigated other pirates and then ran away on the contrary.
He had a calm face, unlike in the northern port earlier.
Another pirate who ran down the street screaming stopped beside him. While everyone was running frantically, only the two pirates stopped walking.
“Siris-sama, Alisa-sama. Can you read the mouths of the two pirates over there?”
“suddenly?”
“I could?”
“Is it possible.”
Siris and Alisa read their mouths without asking further why.
“I thought I was going to die of regret when the captain put so much money into making it, but thanks to him, I lived.”
“That’s right, our captain seems to have an insight when he sees it sometimes. I knew a day like this would come someday.”
“All the other guys are doomed fools. When I said let’s run by boat, I just really jumped. I really didn’t expect that. The Runkandel Guardian Knights are holding on, but they jump at a word? crazy people.”
“The ones who survived until now with that stupid head are the dragons. So did mine. Only we will survive. The legend of the Great Pirates will increase again. They evaded Bement’s regular fleet while the island was under siege!”
“It seems that no one else will come. Let’s go slowly.”
That’s all the voices Siris and Alisa read. After the conversation, the two pirates were moving somewhere.
The colleagues who had heard the conversation through Siris and Alisa only looked at each other’s eyes for a while.
“Isn’t what they say kind of unusual?”
“Looks like you prepared something for an occasion like this? It won’t hurt to follow along.”
Jin smiled unconsciously.
‘I didn’t like having to rely on luck rather than skill, but this is a different story again.’
I don’t know what the pirates prepared.
Somehow, I got the feeling that I would be able to overcome this situation wonderfully.
