determination (1)
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Koo-!
Everyone was determined to get on the elevator.
Hundreds of people began to head underground as the ground sank with an area that could easily be burned.
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No matter how well-made it was, it was a structure that was nearly 2,000 years old.
It could collapse and fall at any time, and there were signs of it.
However, none of the people on the elevator were afraid of falling.
Even if they weren’t wizards, they all had a sense of exploding mana and stepping into the air.
He was only concerned about the unknown danger waiting in the basement.
Tsu-!
While Luna spreads her barrier just in case.
Gilland asked Rey.
“Is there any way to track down the mercenary you need to rescue?”
Even if there were no demon worshipers in the underground city, it would take quite some time to search all the inside.
In an environment similar to that of the Magyeong, they could not stay long enough to search the entire city.
Ray nodded.
“If there’s a mercenary in there… there’s a way.”
“Right.”
After hesitating for a moment, Gilland lowered his voice so that only Rey could hear it.
“I know I’m not in a position to tell you this. But, I have to.”
“…?”
“If things go wrong, ask the members.”
“…don’t you need to be pessimistic already? There may be nothing unexpectedly in there…”
Koo!
Before Rey could finish speaking, the elevator stopped.
As a result of the recoil, stone shards poured over his head.
Everyone was staring straight ahead, even as they were struck by stone.
Coogong! Dude!!
The walls split open, revealing the space inside.
It was not like an underground city, it was a narrow and dark space.
A little bit of light flowed into the space that used to be a dark room, and 12 pairs of eyes flashed in it.
What was unusual was that all 12 pairs of pupils were embedded in one shape.
After Luna deployed a soundproof barrier that envelops the narrow space, she performed light magic.
All directions brightened, revealing the appearance of a terrifying test subject.
Goo-!
A test subject with 12 pairs of eyes, shaped as if all kinds of monsters were put together like clay, stood up with a blunt body.
It had seven legs.
“Shut up…!!!”
The subject’s jaws spread open and liquid like stomach acid dripped.
Because it looked so terrible, a silent commotion spread among the knights for a while.
Gilland then pointed his sword straight at the Chimera.
Tsuzui!!
A sword appeared on Gilland’s sword and spit out a flash of light.
A blade of light that could almost completely neutralize almost all armor in the world was swung towards the chimera’s jaw.
Knocked down!!!
The rugged biometric gloves that protected the Chimera’s face were torn away.
Objects believed to be blood poured from the shattered chimera’s jaw.
Cheek-!!
Gilland’s armor that had come into contact with blood spewed smoke.
Gilland warns as he shakes off the liquid on his armor.
“It is a corrosive substance.”
At Gilland’s warning, the knights tried to activate the armor’s shield function.
However, Rey stopped the knights.
“The Artifact Power Source isn’t permanent, so don’t waste your energy already. He’ll take care of the blood spatter, so get rid of him quickly.”
The knights exchanged glances and then nodded and approached the chimera closely.
Kaga Gak!!!
Dozens of blades cut through the main joints of the Chimera in an instant.
Each time the Chimera’s skin cracked, Rey and Luna performed magic to freeze the wounded area to stop bleeding.
As the chimera could not balance and struggled, the knights swung their swords indiscriminately.
The bodies of various monsters were messily attached to each other, so it was impossible to know where the main organs were, so I had no choice but to stab them.
Chii profit-!!!
Soon after, the chimera could not withstand its corrosive blood and began to melt on its own.
Looking at the result, it was a very easy battle with no casualties.
However, no one cheered.
The chimera was, in any way, a test subject created by demon worshipers with malice.
The meaning of the fact that it was wandering around the entrance to the underground city was clear.
If you break through the doorway you see at the end of this narrow space…
A city encroached upon by demon worshipers would welcome the knights.
Everyone held their breath, listening to see if something was moving or approaching from beyond the wall.
So far, I haven’t felt a suspicious sign beyond the wall.
Rey looked at the Chimera and called for Luna.
“Since the barrier has been opened, let’s check if hope is detected here once.”
Rey pulled out a branch from her bosom.
It wasn’t just a branch, it was a branch of the World Tree confiscated from Miner, an elf crawling on four legs these days.
Before departing for Alimo.
Rey asked Luna for advice on how to track Ult.
It would have been much more helpful if there was a way to detect the Ult even within a radius of 1 or 2 km.
And Luna did not betray Rey’s expectations.
World tree branches.
It contained mana derived from the World Tree.
In fact, it was ambiguous to even call it mana because some of the powers of the World Tree were materialized.
In any case, it was clear that substances with similar properties resided in Ult’s ‘genesis’.
Although it was said that it lost its value due to a curse, Genesis was one of the original roots of the World Tree.
Luna was handed the branch of the world tree and concentrated her mind.
Luna, who confirmed the unique mana existing in the branches of the World Tree, amplified the wave of the mana and spread it widely.
👌👌👌👌
The invisible wave of mana spread widely.
While Rey was waiting for the result, Gilland met his eyes.
Ray smiled lightly and waved his hand.
“Even if you don’t detect the presence of a mercenary in the underground city, don’t worry, I’ll enter the city with you.”
It was ‘theoretically possible’ to use the unique mana of the World Tree to figure out the existence of Ult.
The theory could be wrong, or Ult could have been robbed of Genesis.
One way or another, Rey also had to search the underground city.
Then Luna opened her eyes.
The wave of mana that had just spread, resonated with another ‘similar type of mana’ and returned with a greater amplitude.
Luna looked back at Rey.
“…I found it.”
“Well done.”
Ray raised the corners of her lips to express her joy.
Luna was really performing beyond Rey’s expectations.
But Luna frowned slightly.
According to this method, Ult’s location had to be accurately identified.
However, as if the space had been distorted, only the approximate direction could be known and the exact location of Ult could not be specified.
When Luna explained the situation, Rey nodded.
“It’s enough if you only know the approximate direction.”
There was no need to search the whole city anymore.
As Rey signaled to Gilland, Gilland tapped his left shoulder.
The Silver Cross Knights and Paladins activated the concealment function granted to the armor.
Tsuzu-!
They were definitely inferior to the artifacts used by the Empire’s special missions.
If you move quickly, the concealment is distorted, and the imprint is easily revealed.
However, it was difficult to find the knights in a dark place using only sight.
Although invisible to others, the Knights Templar had the means to identify each other, so they had a great strategic advantage.
Rey and Luna also wore a cover-up.
Gilland gave a series of hand signals, and opened the entrance to the city.
Duck!!
As it is an old facility, there was a lot of noise even when one door was opened.
Everyone cautiously entered the underground city.
“…!!”
And, everyone was astonished.
Buildings of considerable size, including a huge tower in the middle of the underground city, filled the underground city.
And between the structures of the city, bizarre living tissue was covered like a mucous membrane.
“…”
It was quiet inside the underground city.
I couldn’t even hear the cry of the demons.
It got even more sinister, and some knights carefully clenched their fists and opened them.
First, I had to explore.
I had to see with my own eyes exactly what was going on in this city.
Gilland turned to Rey.
Rey pointed in a direction slightly off the west side of the city center.
In that direction, the amplified signal was returned due to the resonance.
Gilland nodded and headed forward in the direction Rey was pointing.
The floor was soggy.
Everyone was at a peak of tension because they didn’t know when, where, or what was going to pop out.
“…”
After continuing to advance, they came to a building with one of the largest scales in this underground city.
Gilland gave orders to search the building through hand signals.
I had to search through a few buildings to find out what the hell was going on in this city.
Rey also agreed and developed a simple search magic.
The reaction of living organisms from the inside was hardly felt.
When Rey signaled, the knights first entered the building, leading Gilland.
Rey followed behind and entered the building, sighing briefly.
‘It’s terrible…’
It must have been a facility for a different purpose 2000 years ago, but now it has been converted into a facility for horrific experiments.
How the hell did you get the materials needed for the renovation?
The answer was not difficult.
“…”
Everyone recognized the seriousness of the situation so clearly.
All over the laboratory, dead and unsuccessful specimens were scattered.
Looking at the rotting corpse of the Wyvern with its internal organs hanging and deformed to the point where it was difficult to understand the original form, Rey felt a strong sense of incongruity.
This laboratory was abandoned.
Traces of the brutal experiments remained intact, but they were all in the past.
‘The trap is… no. Even if this place is a trap, there is no need to decorate the lab as if it had been neglected for several years.’
That was very strange.
The place where Ray is currently entering was one of the largest buildings in the underground city.
‘Enough space for demon worshipers to leave such a huge building unattended?’
Although it was very spacious for a city built underground, it was an evaluation considering that it was an underground facility.
At first… I didn’t feel popular in this underground city.
As soon as I opened the door and entered, I thought I would be greeted with a grand welcome, but there was nothing.
Everyone searched the laboratory with a slightly different but similar kind of anxiety.
The knights meticulously took care of the items that could be evidenced.
A shadow was watching them from afar.
“You’re cute.”
The shadow chuckled.
Seeing them come into the mouths of others without fear and rush around in such a tight mood, I could feel my sympathy.
“It’s a bit disappointing to end it all at once…”
Some of them must have come to find ‘the mercenary’.
Maybe if I waved them as bait, I didn’t know that the mercenary could be pulled out.
“For now, let’s push it lightly.”
The malice hidden in the city began to gather and stir.
*
Above the landscape that is broken into pieces.
Ult was swimming in the bottomless air.
If it stayed like this, it would be torn apart slowly by itself in the gap in the space.
So it didn’t happen.
Ult had someone to save.
He went on a long journey only to save her.
That journey might not be appropriate to call it an escape.
Ult was not confident not to go crazy by protecting her until the end.
so he left
However, Ult was able to discover the story of the Magical World, the World Tree, and the nature of the curse here.
The fragment of the miracle that had been so lost was here.
It still took many miracles to save her, so Ult had to return to her.
I had to get out of here.
ooh-!
Genesis resonated with something.
Ult had a gut feeling that someone had entered this place in search of him.
Is this a trap or the only chance of escape?
Even if it was a trap, I had to turn this into an opportunity.
‘It is impossible for demon worshipers to escape from this place if they so desire.’
Because this was their home.
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No matter how great a strong man was, he had no choice but to wither and die while breaking through the siege.
To escape from here… we had to destroy the whole place. Ult knew how to do it.
When the unwary demon worshipers had their leisure time playing with the invaders, they had to feed them with a blow.
However.
Ult, who had checked the abandoned city as if it had been used up, had no choice but to ask himself.
Truly in the Forbidden Forest…
‘Is there only one underground city here ?’
