Belbroke Subjugation Battle (6)
I ran down the third floor hallway of the Trix building shaking off my bleeding arm.
A draft was blowing in from the already broken windows and stars and magic circles were visible from the half-blown ceiling of the hallway.
There is no time to pay attention to the battle between Belbroke and Lucy. First I had to dig into an area with as many terrain features and obstacles as possible to make it difficult for Sylvania to detect my location.
– Woowoouk
However there is no way that someone of Sylvania’s age could not read my intentions.
As the feeling of gathering magical energy spread from downstairs I gritted my teeth and braced myself for impact.
– Quaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
High-ranking lightning magical punishment.
In an instant the lightning strikes and destroys the remaining remains of the Trix Building.
Now the Trix building which has almost no intact parts left collapses once more.
Rather than a destroyed building at this point only the remains of the building remain.
I tried my best to avoid the magic by running between the remains of the intermittently erected outer walls…
– Hwaaaah!
High-level spatial magic ‘Space Leap’.
Sylvania landed right in front of me casually using a high-level spatial magic that requires an astronomical amount of magical power just by using it once.
“Kahak ahahaak.”
Sylvania let out a strange laugh that made phlegm boil and held her cane in front of my nose.
“I don’t know if I could have prevented it once but it looks like it would be difficult to do it twice.”
If ‘instant death’ hits even once more here I won’t be able to block it with my Aspect magic power. Knowing that fact well I quickly bent over and kicked Sylvania’s staff away.
But Sylvania didn’t care she gathered her magic power and fired two magic bullets into my shoulder.
I gritted my teeth held my shoulders and went out to the corner of the hallway. As I fell I started to raise my Aspect magic power again.
Normal horsepower can be handled. However the Aspect magic power cannot be dealt with.
The biggest characteristic of aspect magic. That you can never deal with it without any compatibility at all.
These are magics that can never be defended except under exceptional circumstances where they are defended using magic power of the same Aspect.
“Huh… ”
If you stay still you will suffer.
We have to keep attacking no matter what to prevent Sylvania from casting the Aspect magic.
I drew on my magical power and summoned the mug in an instant.
The rising fire transforms into the shape of a bat and spreads its huge wings. Mug who screamed looked at Sylvania and used fire magic.
A quantity of fire that is completely different from basic elemental magic rises around the area. The direction of the march of flames is Sylvania which is attracting the magic power of the constellation.
Sylvania narrows her brows for a moment but then lets out a creepy smile.
Then just by swinging the staff and applying magic all the flames were scattered.
The direction of the following aspect magic was towards the mug.
– Kaang!
Aspect magic ‘Time Prison’ struck in an instant.
The mug floating quietly in the air with its wings spread… She couldn’t move anymore.
When a time prison occurs the caster’s time itself stops until the caster’s magic power runs out or is canceled. You have to remain still frozen as if you have turned into a stone.
Of course Sylvania will never run out of magical power so it is safe to say that if she is hit even once it will be over.
However it was successful in neutralizing the star magic that Sylvania had once gathered.
I feel sorry for using the mug as a shield but I was able to create an opportunity to draw out greater magical power. Eventually the magical power that was revealed created a huge wind wolf… Meryl Da gets back on her feet and sets out into the world again.
– Hwaaaaaaaaa!
– Kaaaaaaaaaa!
A flowing stream of magical power covers the sky above the Trix Building.
With a roar Merilda tramples the remains of the buildings and looks down at the petite girl wizard.
[Sylvania… ]
A close friend who once sat side by side at the end of Mt. Orn looking down on Aken Island… I look up at the giant wind wolf.
Holding a staff larger than my upper body at an angle and wearing a robe with many colorful patterns embroidered on it… Sylvania who was looking up at Merilda blankly muttered.
Oh my goodness… .”
There is no life in those eyes.
“The wolf is big.”
There is no time to be heartbroken over the fact that you were not recognized.
Before Sylvania made the first move Merylda raised her magic power. The air in the area was shaking due to the magic power embodied by Merilda.
The moment Merilda’s magic was about to overtake Sylvania… ──A huge ice spear had already penetrated Merilda’s body.
[ … ]
Merilda’s squinted eyes widened. He didn’t even notice the flow of her magic power.
Ice Spear is a mid-level magic.
However a huge ice spear rose from the ground and pierced Merilda’s abdomen making it seem like it could be called intermediate magic.
The surface of the window is stained red due to the dripping blood.
[ you… uh… ]
“It’s a pity the spirit… I can’t even die. “If he were human he would have died comfortably from this blow.”
The status of a high-ranking spirit is enormous. It is safe to say that just by being able to handle high-ranking spirits one can join the ranks of famous spiritists in the area.
Even such high-ranking spirits can be eliminated by Sylvania in a single blow.
However the fact that magical power was consumed does not change. What this means is that an opportunity has emerged for me to take action.
– Quang!
I exploded the floor with a ‘one-point explosion’ and quickly jumped down to the ground.
Sylvania looked towards the hole I had made with an expression of disgust and jumped down with a light gesture.
The moment Sylvania falls to the floor I who was hiding in the blind spot of vision pull out the dagger I held backwards and try to stab her in the back.
It was a surprise attack completely out of sight but she activated her defensive magic as if she had eyes on her back and deflected the dagger.
– Kaang!
When my hand was thrown away by the impact of the defensive magic Sylvania took advantage of the opportunity to turn around and grab my collar.
The rising magical power enveloped my body and pushed me with such great force that I fell to the floor dragged by the aftermath.
Sylvania planted her knee on my abdomen grabbed my collar and pushed her bloodshot eyes up to my nose. Even so more blood flowed from her body which was already full of wounds.
“Did you think you would win in close combat? Because I’m a wizard? Ahaha amazing. It’s really amazing it’s amazing. Even in this situation you were using your brain to take the battle in a different direction. In a situation where it would not be strange to run away because you are scared and afraid of death… I was thinking of a winning move somehow. It’s amazing it’s really amazing. It’s a waste to kill. If it weren’t for a world like this if it weren’t for a future filled with darkness… “You would have become a great person.”
“… ”
“Wow… Ugh… Hmm… sad… I’m so sad… It’s sad that people like you have to die. There must be so many amazing and great people like you in the world. The fact that we all have to die and struggle in that endless darkness one day is so futile and sad… ”
I smiled and then started shedding tears… As her emotions fluctuate like a madman Sylvania speaks with her eyes focused on mine.
The tears I shed just now haven’t even dried yet. He lifted the corner of his mouth and smiled.
“So I’ll kill you.”
“I decline.”
– Quang!!
A huge shock came from within me and covered the entire area.
‘Shock-enhanced wave sphere’. It is one of the magic engineering supplies that I saved until the end. The crystal ball in her arms shattered and Sylvania frowned covering her eyes with her fluttering collar at the sudden shock.
Because of the defensive magic applied to the body it does not fall out. However it was successful in blocking the view.
Just like that I gathered up the dust scattered on the floor with my fist and flung it into Sylvania’s eyes.
Sylvania immediately screamed and closed her eyes and took a few steps backwards. I was sure that Sylvania who had lived her entire life as a dignified wizard would not be used to street fighting like this.
Just like that I took out my dagger and gathered magical power. I tried to manifest the spirit consciousness but the spirit consciousness engraved on the dagger did not respond at all.
“Whoa..”
I frowned and just took the dagger and sheathed it.
Because the mug was caught in a time prison even the spirit ritual connected to the mug did not work properly. If I was in a hurry I had to dig into this very slight gap.
However even though Sylvania lost sight she sensed the flow of movement through her magic and quickly turned her body to avoid it. At this point she felt like she could have taken a single blow but she was a human whose intuition was surprisingly developed.
However because she twisted her body sharply to avoid it Sylvania took a step back due to the inertia and hit her back against the broken pillar.
– Bang!
With my back against the pillar… Sylvania took a deep breath and glared at me with even redder veins in her eyes.
“It’s the ceremonial dagger of the Rosstaylor family. Then you… ”
Sylvania looked at me with wide eyes then the corners of her lips trembled and she continued her story.
“Ed Rosstaylor. Yes you are Ed Rosstaylor.”
“… You know that. “Because you are a human being who has observed the future unfolding in many different directions.”
okay… okay… memory… He’s trying to get out… Definitely in my memory… Ed Rosstaylor… A man named Ed Rosstaylor… It didn’t feel like this… ”
Sylvania who was speaking in a strangely twisted voice as if she were reciting finally smiled once more giving goosebumps as if she had realized something.
“Ah haha… . ha ha ha… .”
Blood trickles down from my lips as I chew them once again. The fresh blood slowly dripping from the tip of her lips represents her horribly broken mental state.
i get it… I get the idea now… you… “It’s a by-product of a mistake I made a long time ago.”
what?
“A time when I thought I could resist this useless world. The foolish me of the past was convinced that if I admired life I would somehow find a way… I was dragged in while struggling feeling like I was grasping at straws… You are an innocent victim… ”
Sylvania slowly lifts her back from the pillar lifts her body and raises her head.
The amount of magical power that becomes even stronger will increase not decrease if it is greater than before.
Sorry… I’m really sorry… You suffered a lot because of me… The time when I was dragged in without knowing anything hitting fighting and struggling to continue my useless life… It was so painful… I’m sorry… It’s my fault… It’s all my fault… ”
Sylvania is crying again with tears streaming down her face. I simply cannot follow the flow of emotions.
“So I will take responsibility and kill you. Rest in peace. “You no longer have to endure pain to continue your useless life.”
At that moment the expanding magic power filled the lobby of the Trix Building which only had its form remaining. The pillar that was barely holding on just collapsed in the aftermath.
– Coogung! thud!
I quickly dodged the falling building debris by flying away. And the moment he was about to take a fighting stance two ice spears flew into his left shoulder.
Before I could even utter a gasp another magic bullet was inserted into the left side of my waist. I rolled over several times and landed against the outer wall of the wreckage.
As I stood there with my back against the outer wall the thick dust eventually settled.
I somehow managed to regain my sight by shaking my head and saw Sylvania right in front of me with her palms spread out towards me.
A considerable amount of Aspect magical power had already been accumulated. It feels like I am gathering star power at a much faster rate than when I first encountered him.
It seemed as if there had been a major change in his emotions and as he shed tears he gathered a huge amount of Aspect magical power.
I plan to perform ‘instant death’ once more. Unfortunately I didn’t have enough Aspect magic left to resist.
Once manifested death is certain. Sylvania would know that fact well.
“I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry. It was painful. It was so painful. It was hard. are you okay. I’m really okay now. You’ve had a hard time so far. really… “You had a hard time..”
I tried to muster up all my strength and try to avoid it but my body couldn’t move anymore.
The spreading magical power of the Aspect was concentrated in Sylvania’s hand in an instant—
When Sylvania clasps her hands tightly the high-level magic ‘instant death’ is manifested… It hit me directly.
*- Sigh!
– Hwaaaaaaa!
Ed Rosstaylor with blood pouring all over his body bowed his head… Soon he dies.
Looking at Ed Rosstaylor leaning against the outside wall with his head down as if he was falling asleep… Sylvania held her breath for a moment.
The fire bat he summoned and the wind wolf impaled on the ice spear were also quietly summoned… returns to a fluid state.
And just like that another person passed away into eternal rest.
– Whiiiiing.
– Kaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Belbroke roars as if he is going to end the world.
And an unknown girl wizard who is somehow blocking the Velbroke.
Sylvania tilts her head and looks at the scene.
We managed to sort out Ed Rosstaylor but there are still so many ‘variables’ in the world that are trying to stop that Bellbroke.
There are so many people that need to be sorted out that there is no time to relax. but… My body didn’t move right now.
In front of us lies the corpse of Ed Rothtaylor covered in blood. His eyes are comfortably closed as if he were asleep but looking at the wounds and various blood stains remaining on his body it is not difficult to see how much pain he must have been in when he was alive.
Sorry.
Sylvania recited that.
“If there is nothing left but suffering in life… “It’s better if it ends this way.”
Sylvania closed her eyes and meditated for a moment toward Ed Rosstaylor. When all the magic around his body disappeared tears flowed from Sylvania’s eyes again.
What comes to mind is when I met my first student Glokt.
The young disciple asked Sylvania exactly what she was worried about.
I can’t believe I’m now thinking back on that question from that foolish disciple hundreds of years ago. Should I say that it is truly Cheongchuleoram? It’s truly ironic what’s going on in the world.
The question the young boy asked as he looked at Sylvania with empty eyes.
“Is there a reason to continue living even if it means just struggling in pain?”
Sylvania herself who knew nothing at the time… What answer did you give? Now it’s buried beyond my memory and I can’t remember much.
Sylvania herself whose memories are fading like a black and white photograph…
I don’t know why but I remember answering with a big smile…
Sylvania quietly opened her eyes feeling buried in nothingness.
“Just live it first and then talk about it you bastard.”
──At that moment Ed Rosstaylor covered in blood rushed forward and stabbed the dagger he was holding back into Sylvania’s shoulder.
– Grasp!
I thought the whole situation was already over so I disrupted the flow of magical power.
However the moment you open your eyes all you see is… It was Ed’s face covered in a horrifying amount of blood.
“Wow… Ugh… !”
No matter how much magical power she is wrapped in Sylvania’s size is dwarfed.
It is not surprising if a blow from a sharp dagger results in a fatal wound. Fortunately the dagger stuck under his shoulder did not hit the vital area. This is because Ed’s body was at its limit and he was not relaxed enough to properly target the vital area.
– Taang! Clink!
I heard something falling to the floor. that… It was an hourglass the size of half a fist.
Sylvania barely muttered in an embarrassed voice.
“Dell… Hey… ”
A magical engineering product that can help you overcome the danger of death just once by gathering the energy of the magic god Delheim.
Long ago three students attended Sylvania School which did not yet have any semblance of a school. Teslyn McLore Glokt Elderbane Filona Bloomriver.
Among them Philona a disciple who excelled at alchemy was studying it with particular excitement… Sylvania knows the records of those magical engineering supplies.
I didn’t pay much attention to the idea that it was an unrealistic research record but over a long period of time the records left by her disciple Philona were passed down… In the end modern engineering technology has succeeded in implementing that blueprint. They say that the method was so difficult and the ingredients were so rare that it didn’t mean much… Just by coming this far Philona’s record left behind its own meaning.
“Wow… hehe… ”
The student who always had a smile on his face and kept research journals… Filona Bloom River.
The hourglass-shaped magic engineering supplies drawn on her blueprint… Sylvania still remembers.
“You… ”
But it was a strange thing.
─Sylvania is a great sage who has read all the future trends that will develop in this world.
However Philona’s invention the ‘Delheim Hourglass’ has never been observed to exist as a finished product.
– Paang!
Sylvania quickly used her magic to throw Ed’s body away and frowned when she saw the dagger stuck in her shoulder.
Holding back the rising pain and gritting my teeth… Somehow he pulls out the dagger.
nice… Ugh..Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!
The dagger was pulled out but blood was still flowing from the shoulder.
Sylvania manifested the magic power of the Aspect in her other hand and somehow gritting her teeth returned the wound on her shoulder to its past state.
“Kaaah! haha… ”
The wound is gone but the aftereffects of the pain remain. Even if you turn back some of the time in your body the memories of the pain will not disappear. The feeling remained like phantom pain and Sylvania continued to break into a cold sweat.
In the meantime Ed was slowly standing up bleeding steadily.
Hiding the trumpet number until the very end… His calmness makes you let down your guard as he gives his all. It is no longer human.
However the blow just struck may have been the trump card that risked everything. If you definitely caught Sylvania off guard but couldn’t finish it off with that one blow… In the end it’s just a meaningless struggle.
Nevertheless… Ed Rosstaylor stands up by forcefully lifting his upper body.
Ed Rothtaylor now looked much more zombie-like than Sylvania… His eyes still burn with the will to survive.
The determination to survive. Just that one thing.
Even in the battlefield where bullets come and go and in this academy where magic comes and goes. It was only that single thought that allowed him to stand with both legs on the ground until the end.
“I hate people like you the most.”
Ed speaks in a voice that makes phlegm boil.
“You think you know everything about the future you observed right? “So did I.”
He is a person who knows all the scenarios in ‘Sylvania’s Failed Sword Saint’.
But nothing went as planned.
The history of this world which I thought would proceed as planned betrayed expectations without exception and proceeded as it should.
This damn world is full of all kinds of surprises and variables and even though you think you have it all figured out it continues to unfold as it pleases.
Life doesn’t go according to plan.
So I lost a lot.
So I gained something.
Death is always just around the corner.
In a world where that is natural… In that hellish island where bullets fly and tear into human flesh… There was a time when I looked up at the cloudy sky with dead eyes.
There were long periods of time where I was stuck in a corner of my room and just held my breath because the nightmare wouldn’t go away.
I didn’t want to hold anything in my hands for fear of losing it and I was confident that I would reluctantly survive in a world colored with colorless colors.
however.
My decision to live a quiet life without getting involved with anyone with the sole goal of getting a diploma was in vain.
The camp which was just a temporary residence has become so attached to it that you don’t want to leave.
I don’t want to worry even a nice spirit girl so I end up fending for myself.
He committed an unbecoming fraud to take responsibility for a very hurt merchant.
He gave a hug to the shoulder and made a fuss about comforting a wizard who was infinitely stronger than him.
I look at the night sky and get lost in sentimentality.
Busily running around the hunting grounds.
I feel strangely confident in my growing skills.
I hummed for no reason as I watched the cabin camp grow.
Looking back at the steps I have taken I feel a sense of unnecessary pride.
I’m tired of life stretching out in unexpected directions and in unexpected ways.
It has become natural to struggle just to survive.
That was the life of Ed Rosstaylor on Aken Island.
“That kind of arrogant thing… ”
It’s a wonder that Ed Rosstaylor who is dripping blood is still alive and moving.
But he is still alive. Even though he is pushed to his limits to the point where he needs all his strength to even walk a single step he continues to breathe and live in the present.
“That’s something only those who have lived can say.”
I am not making irresponsible claims that everything will work out well. The unhappiness of the present will someday be resolved and replaced with the pain of the past… He doesn’t even sound full of such hope. There is no unrealistic consolation that your life will definitely have a happy ending.
However Ed Rosstaylor… I absolutely hate people who pile up a lot of lottery tickets that they haven’t even scratched and then whine that they don’t have any money.
No matter what other people say.
At least that’s how Ed Rothtaylor lived his life.
you… What are you… ”
Sylvania gritted her teeth and raised her magic power again. Although the aftereffects of pain still lingered and tormented her mind she decided that the first thing to do was to end Ed who was standing on his feet.
In any case there are no means left to further resist Ed Rothtaylor.
Her life was saved once with the Delheim Hourglass but even the final turning blow for which she had risked everything could not end Sylvania’s life.
Now all I can do is wait for the final blow and die… It’s just a living corpse.
To deliver the final blow Sylvania wrapped her hands around the magical power she had drawn up. Dozens of ice spears bloomed. If he were allowed to take just one hit Ed Rosstaylor would die.
Dozens of ice spears flew in to take Ed’s life…
– Kaang! Hwaaaaaaa!
– Grumble!
What arose was a huge fire that covered the entire area.
Spirit Ceremony – Fire Flower
A blooming flower of fire fills the lobby of the Trix Building and instantly melts all the ice spears.
Ed Rosstaylor knows well the identity of the spirit ceremony.
The power of the high-ranking fire spirit Tarkan was drawn and engraved into cosmos embroidery on the cape of spiritist Yenika Palover… It is a high-ranking spirit ceremony.
The moment he guessed who it was a girl with a shawl waving had already landed in front of Ed’s nose.
The light pink hair of Yenica Palover which flew in through the Lieutenant Wind Spirit fluttered once in the flames.
Before long he waved his arms downwards causing numerous spirits to cover the sky above the Trix Building.
A procession of magic bullets pouring down. Great Sage Sylvania quickly activated her defensive magic and blocked them all without difficulty.
Yenica Palover took advantage of the opportunity to quickly run towards Ed Rosstaylor and hug him as if to support him.
She closes her eyes tightly as if her heart is in pain holding Ed who is completely weak and almost completely weak in her arms. She grits her teeth like that for a moment and then summons the lieutenant wind spirit Kallax.
Sylvania notices the giant archeopteryx-shaped wind spirit quickly picking up the two people. That girl is trying to quickly retreat taking Ed Rosstaylor who is in a completely injured state with her.
At this point Yenica Palover had already noticed. Great Sage Sylvania is not an opponent worth beating in a one-on-one match.
“Where…” !”
However the magic power of the giant fire lizard Tarkan causes a huge explosion. I don’t think the attack will work anyway. This is to block the view.
It may be impossible to beat Sylvania but it is possible with a strategic retreat. Yenica Palover’s spirit army is so enormous that it is unrivaled in volume.
Eventually when the smoke was cleared with magic power Yenica Palover riding on Kalax’s back had retrieved Ed and was running away into the distance.
The skies above Aken Island. Yenica Pale Rover who was holding Ed’s head tightly in her fluttering collar was glaring at Sylvania clearly even from a distance.
Sylvania clearly felt those gazes… She stood still for a moment holding her staff at an angle.
The numerous armies of spirits all disappeared once Yenika completed her retreat.
Soon there was only silence in the Trix building where only the remains remained.
“… ”
Sylvania left alone lowered her head for a moment.
As for the Yenica Failover Sylvania has also observed it several times. However I get the feeling that her appearance and behavior are a little different from what Sylvania observed.
Is it an illusion? Or is it the result of some inevitable action?
The mind which had been gradually sinking due to being trapped in a prison of time for a long time is soon overcome by even greater pain.
“Uuuuuuuuuuuu… Ugh… Huh.. Huh… ”
Sylvania who was hugging my shoulder while making a strange noise soon gasped. The pain of Ed Ross Taylor’s dagger stabbing still seems to linger in her shoulder.
Still… little by little… little by little… The pain that was cutting through my bones subsides.
okay… yet… The variables that need to be removed are… There’s a lot left… Not yet… There’s a lot to do… ”
The aftereffects of madness rising again were still eating away at her mind.
