Attack – Defense (1)
The city center that had been out for a long time still looked like a modern day, but it was a landscape with a little sense of incongruity. Now, even people passing by wearing armor are used to it and don’t even notice it.
‘It must be proof that you have perfectly adapted to this world.’
Today, many people are roaming the streets to see if something is going on. Arwell took a deep breath, looking around among the crowd.
It looks like he is trying his best not to show off the smell. It’s just plainly visible.
“Yes, yes?”
When his name was called, Arwell looked at Noah Park in surprise. Park Noah shook her head with her bitter smile. She would give her a caution not to do that.
Arwell, who was dead, bowed his head and walked forward a little faster. I looked at it and asked.
“Is this your first time using the Mana Gate?”
Noah Park and Arwell, who were a little ahead of my question, looked back.
“I used it a few times when I was a kid.”
“This is my first time.”
“Hmm. Were you both from the tower?”
I approached Park Noah’s side while asking a question.
“Yeah. Me and Rihanna lived on the 25th floor. Ellen was there too.”
“The 25th floor…. What kind of place is that?”
Noah Park raised her gaze upward as if contemplating on how to explain it, and spoke slowly.
“Ummm~. What should I say? I think it has to be said that several worlds are mixed together. The 25th floor I lived in has a similar feel to this place.
“Well, that’s right. I’m running out of time.”
Anyway, if you go to the tower now, there is nothing to do, so it is a waste of time. Until the first semester, I mainly went around the academy and the outside, and it was only in the second semester of my first year that I was able to progress little by little with contents related to the tower.
‘It seems that the environmental conditions in the tower haven’t changed even if it’s more hardcore than that.’
Like in ‘Maiden Curse’, I thought there would be a change in the background, but fortunately, it seems that it is not enough to change the fundamentals. Because the 25th floor I know was similar to the modern city center, not the 7th floor fantasy world where ‘Rhein Castell’ lived.
Soon, a huge station began to appear. It was not the first time, so it arrived earlier than the last time. As you enter the station, you will see a long line standing in front of dozens of mana gates.
“Let’s go over there.”
I found a quiet gate and took Noah Park and Arwell with me. As they lined up in turn, Noah Park put her head to her side, and then her eyes trembled as if in embarrassment.
I wondered what he saw, but he must have been surprised to see the huge gate fee.
“What’s the price?”
“What are you surprised about? You said you’ve used the gate before?”
“…that’s because I didn’t scratch it.”
Noah Park replied with a glance. She was wary of pretending to be deceived.
I took my student ID out of my wallet.
“Did you each bring your student ID?”
“If you show your armband and bring your student ID together, you’ll pay in front of Yoosung Academy, so don’t worry about the cost.”
“Huh, really?”
“Meteor Academy seems to be a good academy!”
Arwell, who had been standing still, was also surprised by the addition.
…but that money anyway. Everything is paid with the tuition paid to Yoosung Academy. I don’t pay
Since the line was quiet, our turn came sooner than expected. I paid first and stood in front of the gate.
“Then go first.”
“Yep!”
Arwell smiled excitedly and waved his hand. I wonder if it will be that expression after a while.
Whoa! As I entered the gate, I felt a little dizzy with a strange sound like last time.
So, this means… that I’m not used to it. When I woke up and opened my eyes, a different landscape was unfolding. It was the same street, probably because not much time had passed since the last time I came.
It was just that there were fewer people walking on the street than when I had come before.
‘I heard that a lot of demons have appeared recently, so is everyone out?’
Soon after, I heard a continuous sound coming through the gate from behind.
Noah Park and Arwell appeared while holding hands. And neither of them got up in the same position with their legs bent and their backs slightly bent.
“Aren’t you overturned?”
“······yes.”
Arwell’s excited expression became pathetic. I’m sick of it too, but those who are using it for the first time will probably do it more.
‘Because I have a place to listen anyway.’
In the meantime, I have to tell you to calm down.
“Then let’s take a break. Let’s take a break here.”
“Uh, where are you?”
“I have a place to listen to.”
I left the two of them and went to the store in a remote place. slinky. When I opened the door, the bell rang.
Hearing the sound, the old man looked towards the door and said hello.
“Um? You….”
“Ahaha. I’m here to keep my promise.”
As I said with a smile, the old man smiled absurdly and nodded.
“It’s me. Yes, thank you. What did you come to buy this time? Food?”
“No. I’m going to buy some mana potions this time. Do you have any in stock?”
The old man asked if my words were strange.
“Mana potion? Why would a student buy it?”
It’s a natural reaction. I don’t know if it’s a health potion, because mana potions are rarely used except by wizards.
But unlike then, I needed it now.
“I have something to use.”
Because today I was planning to fill my stomach with a mana potion for a late night snack.
I stood in front of the border lined with a red line with Noah Park and Arwell, who had regained some energy.
“If you go outside this line, monsters may come out immediately, so be careful. And Arwell uses this.”
I took a ‘shabby cloak’ from my backpack and handed it to me. Arwell received it and wrapped it around his body. Calling for sympathy is strangely fitting.
“If you think it’s dangerous, if you let the mana flow there, ‘stealth’ will be activated.
“Yes. A lot.”
Weapons like Arwell are said to consume mana continuously to maintain that state after transforming into a weapon.
Due to the characteristics of such a race, the magic ability is very high, so it will not be a problem for a few hours, unlike when I used it before.
“··························· along.
…and I hope you don’t smell it because it smells manly.
“Well then, shall we go?”
“It’s a little exciting.”
When I pulled out the Assault Wolf, Noah Park also drew a sword from his waist. And at the same time crossing boundaries.
Suck! The landscape changed and a forest appeared.
Park Noah had a calm expression whether it was an expected change, but Arwell looked around to see if she was bewildered by the sudden change of space.
Whoops.
The quiet sound of the wind only stimulates the tension.
‘I saw that the privilege was not activated…’
There were no monsters nearby that were aiming for this side yet. I said as I followed the paved road.
“It will only take 30 minutes to walk to the first base. Enemies may appear suddenly, so let’s go nervous.”
. Like last time, I thought that a random count would trigger and even a goblin would appear.
‘Did everyone rush to the 4th base?’
I was convinced that somehow it would. It’s going to be a pretty tough defense too.
As we walked along the reclaimed street, a large neon sign that read MOTEL caught my eye. Noah Park muttered as she saw the stronghold built in the middle of the forest.
“I’m a little awake…”
Well, it’s sympathetic. After entering the base, we opened the door to the last dorm and entered. A senior member of Yoosung Academy, who still wore an armband, welcomed me.
“Long time no see! Meteor Academy.”
“Yes. It’s been a while.”
Then the owner was startled and surprised to see Noah Park and Arwell coming after me.
“…who are they?”
“These are freshmen. They asked me to guide you because it was my first trip.”
“A freshman? Did you get that at this time as well?”
At that, I shook my head.
“No. I’m a special student.”
“…well, you didn’t like those guys, did you?”
At that time, Arwell intervened in the conversation as if he had listened to the owner.
“Did you?”
“········About the past. Not now.”
It wasn’t me, but Seo Ji-han, who didn’t like it, but I can’t say no. I think we should get out of the seat before the owner makes more strange noises.
“Don’t be weird and give me a room or two.”
“Yeah, okay, I was mean. I got it.”
As if it was a joke, the owner smiled and gently handed the key. I was given two keys and handed one to Noah Park. The assigned rooms were on the second floor, so I went up the stairs and asked.
“So, when will the 4th base depart?”
“Um, looking at the request form, it seems to be quite urgent. I think it would be better to take a break first and then leave immediately in the morning. Is it okay to leave then?”
It is also an early morning departure. The road will also pass through Hidden Street.
“No problem. The nearby roads are clear.”
“Oh! That’s reliable.”
The assigned rooms are placed side by side in two. Before entering my room, I gave Arwell and Noah Park a final warning.
“Go in and go to bed right away. It takes about four hours to get to the 4th base, and you won’t have time to close your eyes if it isn’t now.
“Okay. It’s about 2 o’clock now, so let’s prepare from 10 o’clock.”
I finished talking and went into my room. And first, I put down the magic backpack and reviewed the items I had brought in.
‘This is enough for a mana potion. There are 500 rounds with reinforced bullets…’
Hmm. That’s enough. I washed quickly and went straight to bed.
Park Noah and Arwell had a relaxed expression on their faces, but when dawn comes, they will regret that they will come back to sleep a little more. Even if the method I want to use is a ‘shortcut’, it will be a slightly more difficult ‘shortcut’.
Originally, this attack was only possible on a rainy day. Or is it a nogada that moves a large amount of water for a few days?
‘Originally, I was going to hit it with an ice sphere, but…’
Now that I got the water ball, I don’t need to do that, so it’s more comfortable. Even if there is not enough mana, there will be no problem in expressing magic since I brought a mana potion.
‘There is a hill a little farther away near the 4th base.’
The slope is difficult to climb, but the summit has a strange flat structure. It was the perfect environment for a sit-down.
We will not enter the 4th base today, but will fight the demons there.
A sword made of mana bounces into the air.
Without missing the gap, he moved the hand holding the spear back. He grabbed hold of it in an instant and then stretched one of his feet forward together. thud! When he hit the myeongchi, the opponent groaned and fell to the floor.
“Now, is this five to one?”
Oh Yoon-seong looked down at Hong Jae-yu, who had fallen on the floor, and said. Then she swung her spear as naturally as her limbs and leaned it against her shoulder.
At those words, Jae-Yoo Hong frowned and stood up immediately as if he had collapsed.
“Don’t be silly. Four to two.”
“Well, then that’s it. So are you going to do it again?”
“Why? Are you tired already? Those muscles are a waste.”
Jae-Yoo Hong made a similar provocation, picked up the handle again, and drained mana. Whoa! As if he was still full of stamina, the blue sword spurted out vigorously.
But soon after seeing the state of the magic sword, he was puzzled. Even though it may not be her fault, the mana that formed her sword spirit is slowly losing her control and shaking. She and she gradually began to flow into her somewhere.
Looking at where Mana was heading, in the distance, in a corner of the training ground, Oh Yun-ha was concentrating on her knees.
You can see blue lines swirling around her. ‘Manasa’. By using her personality, she dominates all of the mana in the area.
It probably wasn’t like that in the first place…? Hong Jae-yu had doubts, but couldn’t ask Oh Yoon-seong because of her pride. However, her brother also murmured while looking at her younger sister as it was the first time she had seen the scene.
“…my little sister, but she’s like a monster.”
The guy in front of me looks like a monster, but that guy is even worse.
Hong Jae-yu once again felt the difference in talent. If it had been before, she would have spit out her swear words and escaped her place out of shame.
But… now that’s not the case.
‘···He did it too, but I can’t do it.’
If you push yourself like this, you firmly believe that one day you will rise to the next level. I hate to admit it, but it’s because I’ve seen such a case recently. So now, I’m going to put aside even that useless pride and compete with Oh Yun-seong.
However, the horses were just dalian, but in reality, it was no different from training.
“Stop doing anything else and do it right away.”
Hong Jae-yu poured more mana. Then, the blade that escaped from Oh Yun-ha’s influence stretched out longer than before.
“No, I’ll take a break. Practice with you doesn’t go well.”
But, in spite of having such a heart, Oh Yun-seong shook his head and pointed the tip of the spear downward. Hong Jae-yu couldn’t stand the swearing that came up to the end of her neck.
“Damn disease. What can’t you do with that horse? It’s annoyingly the same for you and your sister.”
Oh Yoon-seong also apologized for being aware of it.
