Chapter 882 – 882. Hero Academy (6)
When the raging storm calmed down, I smiled and opened my mouth.
“I just wanted to buy a fan, and it worked out. Give it up.”
Of course it wasn’t sincere.
It was just a word shed to mock the other person.
But there was one thing I overlooked.
As soon as…
“Yes, who are you guys!!! Stepping into the throne of the watchdog without permission!!”
It was the fact that the other person did not understand my ridicule.
‘Didn’t I just say it as a debt?’
While I was so regretful, Pharaoh roared again and slammed his staff down on the floor.
Wow!
“How dare you ignore Jim! I will put you in a coffin full of worms and make you rot alive!!!”
The storm of mana that had calmed down began pouring out of the staff again.
However, only the beginning is grand, the staff’s mana…
Wow…
As if incontinent, only the wind was flowing.
When the staff, which had been working fine so far, didn’t listen, Pharaoh began to tremble and backtrack.
“Uh… ? Uh, why does Osiris’ staff…”
Pharaoh, who was backing away like that, glared at me and shouted.
“Yes, you boy! You’re in the same relationship with Leila!!”
“Uh… It’s not right.”
That’s not wrong.
Because I met Leila and made a deal with her.
Leila offered to do anything if she defeated the pharaoh, and at the same time she said that she would help with anything.
However, there was one fact that Pharaoh overlooked here.
It wasn’t because of Layra’s help that I didn’t succumb to the wand’s power.
Just…
‘It’s tougher than I thought.’
It was because I was using the guide’s eye light.
I thought while having a snowball fight with the cane with the guide’s eyes.
‘That wand… It’s a thing.’
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Staff of Osiris
[Echo of deception], [Undead], [Absolute obedience], [Loyal]…
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It was obviously a lifeless item from the outside, but it was a being with a basic ego.
The first thing that caught my eye was [Echo of Illusion].
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[Echo of Deception]
You can seduce living creatures within a radius of 300 meters and make them your subordinates. (The lower the mental and physical strength of the being, the shorter the time it takes to be dazzled.)
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I was able to figure out the situation only after seeing the [Echo of Deception] Skill, the disposition of the staff, and even the disposition of the pharaoh.
‘As Leila said, there’s nothing wrong with a Pharaoh. That wand is the key.’
I wanted to kill the guy with the middle 2 disease right now, but it wasn’t as easy as it sounds.
‘If I get caught by mistake, I’ll be fucked.’
Now I was focusing all my attention on the guide’s eyes.
If the timing is bad and the staff voluntarily uses [Echoes of Deception] On me while I’m reaping the guide’s eyesight, the situation will take a turn for the worst.
Not only me, but also Yeriel, who is relaxing behind me, will be dominated by the [Echo of Deception].
Even though I was put in such a dangerous situation, I admired it on the other hand.
‘It’s enough to withstand the guide’s eyes…’
Cerberus’ eyeball can force the undead to obey, but there is one impossible condition.
It was that it had no effect on gods and demigods.
It is probably said that it has no effect on demigods, but it would be more accurate to say that it is less effective.
And the story…
‘I guess that means that the staff is a demigod or something close to a demigod?’
A staff that absolutely obeys its master… And even the ability to counteract Cerberus’ eyeballs…
‘I have to take care of that!’
I stared at the staff and took a step towards the pharaoh.
“Hey, give me that.”
“Ooh, don’t be funny! Where is the solemn… !”
“Give me that and I’ll save you.”
“Go, dare! You insult me like this!!!”
This time he seemed to understand my ridicule.
Hearing my taunts, Pharaoh raised his right arm and shouted:
“I will never forgive you guys!”
“Huh?”
Naturally, I thought I was casting [Echo of Deception] As before.
But the pharaoh exclaimed, shining the ring on the middle finger of his right hand, not his staff.
“I will personally execute you!!!”
“!?”
The throne and the huge staircase supporting the throne, along with the pharaoh’s second illness, turned into sand…
“Huh!?”
“This, this!?”
It slowly began to devour me and Yeriel.
Shoot aaaaa!
Further on, a powerful sandstorm swarmed our sights.
The sandstorm had long since erased the pharaoh from sight, and all I could see was Yeriel knee-deep in the sand.
I shouted as I watched Yeriel getting buried in the sand.
“Get out at once! I don’t know what he’s doing, but if he does this, he’ll die without even hitting his coffin!”
I said that and prepared to jump up.
But…
“Ouch…”
Yeriel staggered over her body, and instead she fell in front of her.
Because she used too much power earlier, it seemed that her body couldn’t move properly, let alone use magic.
Looking at Yeriel like that, I didn’t do any calculations…
“She’s a woman with a lot of hands.”
“What, what!?”
He took her in her arms and lifted her up.
Yeriel screamed while struggling in my arms.
“What, what are you doing!?”
“What are you doing? I’ll have to get out of here…”
While arguing with Yeriel like that…
“Huh?”
Suddenly, the sandstorm calmed down, and all the sand that was blocking the view began pouring down on the floor.
And at the same time as the sand pouring around me and Yeriel…
“… Where else are you?”
“…”
The surroundings lay in the middle of a huge desert with the sun beating down on it.
..
..
In the middle of the desert, I murmured as I covered the sun that seemed to burn my body with my hand.
“… It’s a pain in the ass.”
An hour has passed since I was trapped here.
And what I found out after walking around for an hour was…
“Nothing.”
It was the fact that all around was sand.
Even the sand was all made of fine particles, so each step seemed to consume more strength.
In fact, even though I fell in the middle of the desert like this, I didn’t feel a sense of danger at all.
It’s because it’s enough to ride the warp if you have to.
But unlike me…
“Ha… Ha…”
Unlike me, Yeriel did not have such fraudulent abilities.
Exhausted, I looked at Yeriel, who was on the verge of collapsing, and opened her mouth.
“Take a rest.”
“No… Go a little further…”
It wasn’t that she didn’t understand that Yeriel was telling her to go further.
Rest was also possible only when a suitable place was prepared.
You might really die if you take a rest in the sand where it is so hot that you can burn a person to death.
For that reason, I didn’t recommend taking a break right away, but I just walked around and looked around.
However, the knowledge I gained after walking for an hour under the burning sun was that there was no place to rest nearby.
I sighed and told Armonia.
‘Armonia, please.’
[All right.]
Armonia, who understood my words, made Enello tents right away.
I suddenly pulled the tent out of her cloak, and Yerriel looked at me with a look of surprise, despite her waning energy.
After soaking the surrounding sand with water magic, I set up a tent on top of it.
‘In this way, even if I install it right away, my back won’t burn.’
As soon as I quickly set up the tent, I told Yeriel.
“Go in and rest.”
“…”
Yeriel pondered for a while, but her thoughts were not long.
“… Thank you.”
After answering that, I started crawling into the tent.
Then, as soon as he sat down, he curled up on the floor and lay down.
“Ha… Ha… Ha…”
“…”
Right now, Yeriel’s appearance was pitiful.
She was on the verge of exhaustion from using up all her mana, and as she walked in the scorching heat, her long hair and her clothes were all wet with sweat.
The outfit was already torn here and there, so if you saw it on the street, you would have immediately suspected child abuse and reported it to the police.
Looking at her, I started to feel guilty.
‘Ac… If you open the door…’
She helped out with good intentions, but the results weren’t good.
Yeriel, if she couldn’t open the door and she went the other way, she would have met Leila and she would have dealt with the Pharaoh together.
If Yeriel and the Holy Beast Aga had received Laira’s help, she would have easily dealt with Pharaoh.
Thinking so, I turned her head and looked around.
‘Armonia, did you find a way out?’
[Layra also explained that she hadn’t heard of any artifacts that were imprisoned in a desert like this.]
‘Whoa…’
Getting out didn’t seem so easy.
‘Should I have attacked anyway?’
[If the enemy was looking for an opening while Suho was receiving the light of the guide, he would have faced the worst situation.]
As Armonia said, at the time I was focused on neutralizing the staff.
It was a situation where a single mistake could endanger both me and Yeriel.
However, neither I nor Ray knew that Pharaoh had such a trump card.
With that thought in mind, it was the moment I was about to sit down and rest on the awning installed at the entrance of the tent.
“You also… Come in and rest… ?”
“I’m done.”
In fact, my desire to rest was like a chimney.
But, without realizing it, I refused to go inside the tent.
‘Because the sunshade is enough anyway.’
It’s hot, but unlike Yeriel, she didn’t consume much mana or her stamina, so it was tolerable.
In addition, thanks to her cape, she was able to block the heat somewhat, reducing her stamina loss to a minimum.
In contrast, Yeriel’s condition was that of her being on the verge of death.
It seemed that if I went in, I wouldn’t be able to get proper rest.
After rejecting Yeriel’s proposal, I closed my eyes and remained silent under her canopy.
However…
“… Then I’ll go.”
Suddenly she started to come out of the tent as Yeriel stretched her limp body.
I opened my mouth with a puzzled expression.
“What are you doing?”
“You… You seem uncomfortable… I will come…”
“…”
For a moment, I felt like I was seeing Yeriel’s true self by her side.
If anyone faces such a situation, selfishness will prey on reason and take over her whole body.
However, Yeriel lightly cut off that selfishness and took notice of me.
I said with a sigh.
“Go in.”
“This is the tent you made. If I’m uncomfortable, of course you should leave… What!?”
I grabbed her back as if I were holding her dog by the back of her dog, and dragged her into her.
Then, after laying her down, I turned over and said,
“Because I have to conserve my stamina until nightfall. Can you rest now?”
“… Okay.”
I didn’t see Yeriel’s face, but the sound of her happy smile tickled my ears.
So, with our backs to each other, we began to take a break in the tent.
‘I’m sleepy from lying down.’
[I’ll wake you up if something happens.]
‘Thank you. Also, tell Lena and Moon Joo-ah well.’
[All right.]
As soon as I heard Armonia’s answer, I started to relax.
It was the moment when the power in the eyelids was released, just like the tension that was released.
“Excuse me… Can I ask you something?”
Yeriel’s voice traveled through my ears and tapped my eardrums.
Even in a drowsy situation, I answered bluntly without showing any sensitivity.
“What?”
“I had a business. What’s your business?”
“…”
It was not a bad situation to talk about business.
It was a bit unreasonable to say that it was relaxing, but it was clear that it was an optimal place for a conversation just the two of us.
But I didn’t open my eyes and answered while slowly getting drunk.
“I’m the type of person who doesn’t take back what I said once.”
“What is that… ?”
“You must have said that Yong-geon would speak after joining his colleagues?”
“…”
I started hearing the sound of Yariel tossing and turning behind me.
Until earlier, it felt like she was back to back with me, but it was like she turned around and looked at my back.
“You know, I met some of my colleagues earlier.”
“And we broke up again.”
“…”
Behind her, Yeriel’s dejected laughter was heard.
I use that laughter as a lullaby…
“If you join your colleagues… Then tell me about your business.”
I fell asleep with my last words.
