Chapter 41

Chapter 41

41. Necro Tech Skeleton (2)

The mana vein burst.

Due to the mana eruption mana filled insanely.

Naturally he also leveled up.

But as it goes it gradually decreases.

‘It would be like that the higher the level.’

Still enormous.

Because even now he did over 70 times.

First let’s learn magic urgently.

What would be good.

Whirrrrrrr────.

He urgently checked the magic.

Naturally the first thing he did was finding the golden card.

Because this was also the most core.

‘Oh, there is.’

Last time there wasn’t.

This time one came out!

Immediately checked.

<​Active>[Gate Summon](Legendary) -Summon-type, space-type magic

-Summons a gate connecting two designated points. -Gate maintenance time +40% -Gate connectable distance +50% *Magic Residue effect: Three types of gates added [Fixed Gate]: Installs a gate at a desired point and can use fixedly. [Multi Gate]: Summons small gates in multiple and uses for various purposes [Storage Gate]: Summons an infinite gate that doesn’t disappear.

10th Rank, magic [Gate Summon].

An enormous thing came out.

‘···Summoning a gate?’

Moreover with the [Magic Residue] effect gates were added.

Fixed, long-distance, storage.

Each seems to have different utilization methods.

This is enormous?

‘It will be useful in various ways.’

Depending on how he uses it seems he can utilize variously.

Anyway this is confirmed.

Besides this he also selected various magics.

Prioritizing he selected things related to mana recovery.

The remaining he selected and learned good to utilize ones.

Things like this all become bone and flesh.

Immediate utilization is also possible in any situation.

‘The remaining let’s invest in the Ancient Constellation.’

Converted part of the remaining points.

With the existing piled and this one he became able to learn one more.

What would be good.

‘This would be good.’

One of the ancient magics he had been eyeing from before.

Now he will be able to learn this too.

First learning from small points.

[Mana recovery +0.5%] [Mana recovery +0.5%]

[Mana recovery +0.5%]

[Mana consumption decrease +0.5%] [Mana consumption decrease +0.5%] [Mana consumption decrease +0.5%] ············ ············

Steadily continued.

And the last large point, ancient magic.

Immediately learned.

<​Active>[Mana Reflux](Ancient) -Mana circulation-type magic -Draws in the traces of leaked, consumed mana and circulates. -Traces of consumed mana finds whoever’s besides himself.

[Mana Reflux].

Ancient magic that finds and pulls the traces of consumed mana.

Moreover it also finds what he didn’t use.

‘Roughly just looking at the explanation it seems like receiving back the mana he used···.’

First shall he try once?

Anyway since mana also decreased, he has to check the performance too.

He immediately tried using [Mana Reflux].

Wooong—.

In an instant the air twisted very slightly.

Then something visible to the eyes.

The faint afterimage line of the [Annihilation Cannon] he just used.

The traces of the mana the sand mages healed the ‘King’s’ wounds. And besides that several afterimages were faintly visible to the eyes.

‘Is this the traces of mana?’

He grasped that faint line.

Whiiiiik!

Starting from that the traces of mana sucked toward him.

Several stems of traces flowed in, and his empty mana container gradually filled.

The impression was like this.

‘···Killer?’

Of course the afterimage of the magic he used, and even what the opponent used was visible.

When touching that it naturally flowed toward him.

With this another magic that solves the insufficient mana problem arose.

“···Y-you. What m-magic did you just use?”

At that time, Black Arm struggled and whispered.

It seems he was surprised seeing [Annihilation Cannon].

“Our relationship is not to the point of telling even that.”

Of course no way.

Where trying to know something like this.

He firmly refused.

“Th-that is right··· o-ordinary mage is not I-I knew but··· t-to this level··· soon the Shadows will appear··· because a signal came.”

The Shadows are coming?

He gazed at the place Black Arm pointed.

Above the hill surrounding the village, guys wearing the same black turban as the guy largely revealed their appearances.

‘Those guys are the guys called Shadows.’

A number that looks about fifty.

Compared to the Red Sand Corps the number was not that many.

But one, feeling each energy.

Most felt a level similar to Black Arm.

Elite minority?

“···Th-the US forces? What happens to the US forces?”

“Ah, don’t worry about the US forces. Because the justification to occupy there disappeared. Even if occupying there will be nothing to obtain.”

Because empty.

Of course, the mana vein fills over time.

However it will take quite time.

That is the problem.

Until that empty empty mana vein fills it is not a matter of just waiting.

‘He has to protect while fighting with the Shadows or Red Sand Corps like now.’

This is soon a matter of efficiency.

Rather than doing that finding another vein would be better.

So he said it is fine.

There is no need to explain this reason in detail.

“If you can’t believe try telling your friend to watch here. You will be able to know soon whether the US forces occupy this place, or just pass.”

“······.”

The guy hesitated.

Crackle!

-Mages are you okay!

In the meantime, Platoon Leader O’Connor’s radio came.

-Kuk, I’m okay!

-Fortunate! Ha-but another problem arose! Th-the Shadows appeared!

Swoosh.

He looked at the hesitating Black Arm.

“Now it seems time for you to also keep the promise. I processed the King, and the US forces also won’t occupy the mana vein according to my words. Then··· shouldn’t you also withdraw?”

“······.”

Look at this guy.

The appearance of the guy worrying is visible.

What worry is worry, he has to pull out!

Or by any chance pulling the bottom?

Then he also has thoughts.

“Hmm, no choice. I have to do as original.”

“···Wh-what do you mean?”

“I’ll make you tell the location of the relic on your own. Originally I held you to do that. Then handing over to the US forces is done.”

“······!?”

The guy’s eyes shook severely.

“M-misunderstanding··· y-your l-level I also know so there is no way to refuse the promise··· moreover our Shadows thoroughly keep promises··· this I guarantee. However, because I can’t know the US forces’ movements I h-hesitated···.”

Whoosh!

Whether scared, or truth.

Along with the words that the Shadows necessarily keep promises he raised the black arm up chuk!

Then the guys above the hill quickly came down.

···What is it, this bastard. Did he give an attack order?

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—!!

But his thought was half right.

Giving the attack order was right.

However, that was not us.

“Guk! Kueeeek!”

“Kyaak!”

The Shadows charged at the Red Sand Corps at lightning speed.

Due to such Shadows the Red Sand Corps collapsed flop flop.

Clearly numerically the Red Sand Corps was superior, but they were not the opponent of the Shadows at all.

“The Shadows after processing the Red Sand Corps, will disappear before the US forces appear··· until then let’s protect the US forces···.”

Just raising the black arm.

It seems they exchanged quite many talks among themselves.

Did they use communication magic···.

“Platoon Leader O’Connor.”

Then he also has to make an excuse for a moment.

He immediately radioed.

-Mage you were also safe! A little while ago was really amazing! Processing four Sand Worms alone!

Ah that is not what he was trying to talk about.

As soon as radioing praise pours.

“Ah, thank you. That aside. It is my feeling but those guys won’t attack us.”

-Y-yes? What is that···?

“So you can rest assured. I am trying to clean up the fleeing Red Sand Corps, is it okay?”

-Yes··· of course. If the mage is okay there is no problem. All this I will report to the upper without missing one. The remnant processing content too.

Okay.

He roughly made up.

“Now I can leave the place, will you guide?”

“···Let’s do so. However, I’ll say in advance, to go there we first have to go to the place the Shadows are staying beyond the wall. Is it okay?”

Staying beyond the wall?

What on earth is the identity of these guys?

The spaces beyond the wall that arose worldwide were said to be each.

But threatening places were the same.

He hasn’t even heard a story of staying in such a place.

However, this guy’s eyes don’t seem like lying.

At worst the principal.

If he can obtain the skeleton to conceive Necro Tech it is a benefit to him.

But he has to take minimal insurance.

“Okay. But before that let’s stop by somewhere for a moment. Wait a moment. Teri, let’s go there a bit.”

-Grung!

Tadadadadada!

He rode Teri and headed to the mana vein passage.

There the US forces who finished the work were taking a defensive posture.

“Uh, uh? Mage? What is the matter!”

“I want to go inside a bit for a moment···.”

“Yes! If the mage there will be no problem! But··· even if entering now there will be nothing particular to see. Because the mana vein is empty empty.”

Whether seeing the performance until now, or saving their lives.

The US forces gladly let him in.

Saying anyway even if going inside there is nothing.

Like that the inside of the mana vein entering for the first time.

‘Enormously big.’

Mana veins embedded inside the giant cave.

Whether absorbing all is right it just looked like rock lumps.

Originally they said it emits blue light.

‘That aside···.’

Swoosh, he looked around the surroundings.

And after approaching one corner he cast one magic.

Precisely [Gate Summon].

Slurrr.

He installed [Fixed Gate] among the gates.

Now he will be able to come here from anywhere.

A kind of insurance.

Also who knows.

Casually entering and the vein might be fully filled.

* * *

Afghanistan, US forces headquarters.

Commander Hayden heard shocking news.

Barely after suffering for a long time and breaking through the mana vein passage, what?

“···The mana vein is e-empty?”

“···Y-yes. A little while ago a contact came from the platoon members who broke through the passage in the 3rd platoon. They say all the mana inside was lost.”

“······.”

Tremble tremble.

Hayden trembled his whole body.

What is the current situation?

Declaring he will succeed in recapturing the Afghanistan mana vein staking everything of himself and came.

That was all underlay for promotion.

Already 6 months doing so.

Time flowed as time, and there was no achievement.

Then just as he thought he was seeing the fruit···.

‘Damn. If like this all the matters until now become in vain!’

Time wasted as time.

Precious forces lost as forces.

Truly the extreme of incompetence.

Far from promotion rather a situation of being reprimanded.

···He couldn’t leave it like that.

Hayden quickly turned his head.

“By any chance is this matter just reported now?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Good. Then for now don’t record and wait a moment. I’ll first reconfirm.”

“Yes! Understood!”

Hayden moved his body to a quiet place.

And secretly called somewhere.

“Uh, it’s me. I heard the news that the mages departed.”

-Don’t worry. Since your request I have to listen. This time we have to succeed in the mana vein recapture.

“······.”

His peer and long friend, Gerald.

A guy forming one axis of the magic unit.

Gerald stabbed the sore spot.

“A problem arose in that.”

-What? What are you saying?

“Barely broke through, but it was an empty mana vein.”

-······.

“But we can’t give up. Can I ask one thing of you? If this matter goes well, it will become a large achievement for you or me.”

-···What is it. Tell me.

Hayden’s eyes sharpened.

“A few months ago, there is a new mana ore discovered beyond the Afghanistan wall. How about using that on the mana vein?”

-What? What are you saying? This is already a matter reported to the upper. But suddenly using that? Without the upper’s permission! Moreover this was decided to proceed research first even in the upper!

“I also know. That ore is not the type of mana discovered until now so we have to be cautious. But think well. First saying it was lost. Of course there might be reprimand according to that··· but if saying we discovered a vein of more amount than the ore?”

-······.

Gerald couldn’t continue the words.

Right now the story that he came over to some extent.

Hayden pushed even more strongly.

“Think well. Who knows the vein we were trying to recapture now might have been a vein full of that mana?”

-···How are you thinking of making that like that?

Smile.

Hayden made a faint smile.

“Methods come out if finding. From what I hear among the Shadow members there is a guy with such ability. Strike the Shadows, catch that guy then change the type of the vein.”

-···That plan will have to be extremely swift.

“Right, time is life.”

-Good. Then I’ll send a few mages to your unit. Very excellent and faithful mages to me.

Done.

As expected if wanting to live there are all methods.

“Ah, and···.”

At that time Hayden continued the afterwords.

“While sending such mages can I ask one more thing?”

-Of course. Tell me.

“Somehow the 3rd platoon that was guarding there might have been done in by the Red Sand Corps. Including the 3rd platoon who came to know about this mana vein, the Korean mercenaries··· by any chance can you help them?”

-Ah, it could be. If done in by the guys it is troublesome. I’ll instruct to look into.

Even without particularly saying each other’s intentions were grasped.

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