Chapter 42

Chapter 42

42. Necro Tech Skeleton (3)

He left the village.

Black Arm and him. And Kang Cheolmin.

“···I didn’t know I would move together with this guy.”

“Sorry. But I hope you understand that I did so to protect the mana vein.”

“Chet, what can be done.”

Cheolmin showed an uncomfortable look.

Well, it is understandable.

Like he himself slammed the Sand Worm, he was also slammed by Black Arm.

‘And that done in powerlessly in a state of lost energy so he will be more angry···.’

When he regained energy who knows again.

Because the Cheolmin at that time was already a state exhausted to the limit.

Anyway.

“Now if only leaving here the wall will be visible.”

He left the village and walked quite.

It seems he walked almost half a day but he says he has to go more.

Flutter—.

In the meantime, he read the book in gaps.

Although he learned extracting the grudge, the remaining things are still in a state not learned.

This time he might also obtain the skeleton so he has to learn.

-Grung, grrrung.

In the meantime.

Teri who let him ride on the back so he can comfortably read the book continuously rubbed its cheek on his foot.

Just can’t stay still even for a moment.

“Yeah, yeah. Thank you. Pretty, pretty.”

Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh.

-Grrrrrrung.

Then he has to find it pretty.

A guy who also does many pretty acts.

‘By the way I don’t know how he did that in total.’

Suddenly Teri who appeared tearing the air came to mind.

Not only that?

He also swung a giant blue form front paw in the air.

Not like he is a mage···.

‘Well, since conversation doesn’t work he can’t ask the reason but··· anyway he feels that he did so for him.’

Swoosh swoosh swoosh.

Cute guy.

It was good that he met this guy.

Wooooong—.

His mana battery.

Anyway.

Like that we walked, and walked again.

Only when the day set and it became night did he arrive at the destination.

Precisely at Afghanistan’s wall.

“This damn wall is the same dirty large whether Korea or Afghanistan. How on earth did the World Magic Society bastards make a wall like this?”

Cheolmin said while looking at the familiar giant wall.

That he also agreed.

An insanely giant wall over 50m.

Such walls are erected all over the world.

They say this is also a wall made with magic.

To make a wall like this doesn’t an enormous mana enter?

“This way.”

In the meantime, Black Arm continued guiding.

Entering beyond the wall is originally not easy.

Korea the government connected to the World Magic Society manages, but Afghanistan didn’t do so. From the start something the World Magic Society made was standing guard.

In other words, the sound that not anyone can enter.

But Black Arm continued turning along the wall not the front door.

“Here.”

He wondered how much he turned. Black Arm stopped.

One part of the wall outskirts.

“Does it mean entering here?”

“That’s right.”

“······?”

How on earth does he enter here.

Just a dirty high, even a giant wall that magic use also works.

Chaak.

Black Arm sprayed something on one part.

Then the wall that becomes faintly transparent.

“Temporarily can pass. Follow.”

“······.”

“······.”

At the peculiar act he and Cheolmin looked at each other and made a dumbfounded expression.

‘If doing like that entry is possible?’

Slurr.

Huh?

Really possible?

Then···.

Slurr, slurr.

Following Black Arm he and Cheolmin also passed.

Then the wall filling as original again.

“Still have to go more.”

Without even time to hear the explanation of how he did the movement continued.

Actually he won’t tell that either.

Anyway he and Cheolmin are outsiders to them.

Even so showing the appearance of openly passing the wall like this would be doing with something not easily obtainable.

As an outsider he didn’t particularly dig.

When entering inside the wall the scenery visible is a sand canyon.

The peculiar point was a canyon made of blue sand.

Swoooosh, swoooosh.

When walking the path in such a canyon, blue sand continuously flowed down from both sides.

“It is good not to step on the blue sand as much as possible.”

“Don’t step?”

“That’s right. All things here are things made by gathering the grudges of ancestor mages. The blue sand is also their mana gathering and forming a form.”

It is a story hearing for the first time.

From the start information about the wall is insufficient is also right, but to us the space beyond the wall was just a place to find relics or precious things not yet discovered.

But here words like ancestor or whatever come out.

Is it the difference between Korea’s wall and Afghanistan’s wall?

‘···Or they might know differently from each other.’

Shaak.

-Wooooooo.

“K-khek!”

At that time.

It seems Cheolmin stepped on the blue sand by mistake.

Then a bizarre crying sound was heard from the blue sand.

“I said. Don’t step as much as possible. If stepping such a crying sound comes out from the blue sand. We also call this place ‘Canyon of Crying’.”

“···Th-that so? Cough, this.”

Cheolmin’s face became completely pale.

Somehow it also seems like he is flowing some cold sweat.

‘The real man seems to fear ghosts.’

Born like he would beat ghosts too.

That seems not.

Like that coming out of the canyon and turning his body, a giant cave entrance was visible.

“There.”

Was the cave the Shadows’ hideout.

A giant entrance of a mouth shape as if swallowing something.

When entering inside that numerous Shadows wrapped in black turbans were visible.

But the unexpected was···.

‘It seems there are women or children too.’

Not only warriors.

Of course ordinary women, children were also somewhat visible.

As if one tribe gathered and living.

Whisper whisper.

Such Shadows whispered and stared at us.

Gazes also concentrated a lot on Teri following behind him.

“Would you wait a moment?”

When entering quite inside the cave, he arrived at a place that looks like a wide open space.

Black Arm left us standing alone there and disappeared somewhere.

And a little later.

“Are those them?”

He appeared again together with one man.

Somehow that man’s energy was not ordinary.

‘This is similar to what he felt from the grandfather.’

There was a time he tried on the grandfather’s mana right after first learning [Mana Detection].

What he felt then was a feeling as if blocked by a wall.

Not a feeling that the level is high or such, literally a feeling blocked by a wall.

That man was also the same.

“I heard the story. Alone processed the King?”

“···That’s right.”

“The method of using magic is quite rare. Moreover also wields magic of a form seeing for the first time. Even a rare guy like that···.”

“······.”

Of course him, the man making an unknown smile while looking at Teri.

It feels as if he knows something.

“Perhaps us meeting like this might not be coincidence. You said you want the relic? I’ll guide.”

Hmm, telling too obediently.

It seems he is interested in him though.

Surprised a bit because simpler than thought.

“Let’s go. I’ll guide to Lohstan (Resting Place of Souls) where the relic is.”

Black Arm led again.

* * *

Afghanistan canyon back, mana vein.

The 3rd platoon helped the destroyed village residents and waited for the support forces.

“When do they say the support forces come?”

“It seems about time to arrive now. Since they said the waiting unit and the magic unit also come together, we leave this place to them and return.”

O’Connor who was clearing the village debris recalled the matters experienced in this battle.

‘Korea’s mage. Really amazing.’

Four Sand Worms. And that two were giant guys to the point never seen here.

In contrast themselves?

Just platoon unit.

A level hard to face even if two Sand Worms appear at the same time. But not enough that the Red Sand Corps poured from the tunnel.

Even so they survived.

This was all thanks to that amazing mage.

Not only that.

Somehow the Shadows even attacked the Red Sand Corps.

It seems they misunderstood them until now.

He thought they were a force aiming at the US forces together with the Red Sand Corps···.

Dadadadadak!

“Platoon leader! It seems the support forces came!”

At that time.

One soldier hurriedly ran and reported.

“···But that is a bit strange?”

“Strange? What do you mean.”

“Clearly they said the waiting unit also comes? The unit is right but··· only three magic unit members came.”

“···Three?”

What is it?

O’Connor tilted his head.

Of course, if examining the current situation three magic unit members are certainly enormous power.

If magic unit mages they would be able to block even if the Red Sand Corps gathers again.

Although it was strange that they came faster, there was no need to particularly question.

“I’ll go.”

O’Connor stepped forward to greet the mages.

Soon three mages calmly walking from the front was visible.

White long robe coat.

Gold line engraved on such robe. Embroidery of a feeling as if embodying a mana circuit each emitted different colors.

Left blue emission, center red emission, right green emission. Each different light undulated.

Such mages took off the hoods.

Tsk!

O’Connor immediately saluted and said.

“Thank you for the hard work coming. 3rd platoon leader.”

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

The three people only silently looked.

While O’Connor who was saluting fell into worry whether to lower or not.

Swoosh—.

The green emission mage quietly placed his hand on the floor.

Then a green wave spreading in a circle.

Fwooooo!

The green wave completely covered the nearby floor.

Then several afterimages visible to the mage’s eyes.

Recent matters that occurred here unfolded to the eyes.

Soon he whispered something to the red emission mage.

“Where are the Korean origin war mercenaries who moved together with the 3rd platoon?”

“Ah, they briefly left the place to process the remnants of the escaped Red Sand Corps worrying about aftereffects. Since if them they will process without problem I separately asked.”

“···Certain they are not here. Understood.”

The red emission mage who finished the words quietly raised his hand.

But why aiming at me?

O’Connor tilted his head.

“······?”

Whoong. Shaaaaaaaaaak! Kwajik!

“Guk!”

Three red lights stretching long from such hand.

The red light that stretched like a laser pierced O’Connor’s body as is.

And soaring to the sky and unfolding like an umbrella red light.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The spreading red light fell in all directions and aimed at the whole 3rd platoon.

Head pierced, chest pierced.

In an instant the whole 3rd platoon died.

But he didn’t stop here.

This time the blue emission mage stepped forward.

Swoosh.

Lightly raising both hands.

Soon the surrounding air froze coldly.

Crrrrrrrack!!

In an instant cold air spreading in all directions.

The cold air swallowed the 3rd platoon corpses and froze solid.

And the blue emission mage flicked his finger.

Crash────────!!

In an instant the corpses that froze solid shattered and gradually melted.

The red emission mage quietly radioed.

“Situation report. 3rd platoon all died to the Red Sand Corps. No survivors.”

-Mercenaries also included?

“Them too···.”

The mage briefly trailed off then answered.

“The same.”

-Understood. I’ll convey as is.

The red emission mage who finished the report turned his head.

“The map?”

“Here.”

“Our goal is two. The two Korean mages not yet found, and finding the collaborator beyond the wall.”

The three mages chased the traces.

* * *

Following Black Arm and moving another space comes out.

The scenery of an old Afghanistan village unfolded.

Among them he entered one house that looks extremely ordinary.

“Teri, you wait here. If something happens immediately tell.”

-Grung!!

After making Teri wait for a moment and entering inside, Black Arm lifted the carpet on the floor.

Then the visible entrance.

“If going down below this it is fine.”

He and Black Arm went down the stairs.

Then the changing scenery.

Hundreds of honeycomb-shaped niches were dug, and faint light leaked from each niche.

Among them a quite large niche was visible in the center.

The left one was empty, and there was something on the right.

Quite small and frail physique.

A crack split long vertically in the center of the chest.

A crystallized red mark like tear marks on the plain face.

A relic made of red metal, a feeling similar to the existing Baekgwi’s torso.

···Precisely the skeleton he was looking for.

“The currently empty one was a relic made by gathering the mana of our ancestor Dawood. In the past that person was a person who mainly used body-type magic that greatly amplifies power and super regeneration magic.”

Swoosh.

Black Arm continued speaking while looking at his right arm.

“This was precisely that person’s relic. That I am using as a relic. Well··· because of the grudge of that person embedded I can imitate the abilities of life, but my level is too low so shabby.”

This connects like this.

A relic with the abilities of life embedded.

Was all the relics we knew until now such forms?

Someone’s mana gathered and changed to relic form, and the ability of such relic is the ability of life?

“And here··· is the relic of the ancestor ‘Haidar’ who was once our hero. As you see quite a young girl. Even so a person who led us with terrifying magic. But this person met death without completing the magic.”

“Haidar··· what kind of mage was she?”

He was curious about the mage called Haidar.

Why? Because they said the ability is embedded in the relic.

That means, such ability would also be embedded in this skeleton or relic.

If he revives this, he will also use that ability.

“That person was called the mage of ‘bone’. Used types of magic related to bone, and said extremely powerful.”

“Bone generation magic···.”

He roughly grasped what it is.

If he wields magic using elements, this mage wielded magics using bone.

Like [Bone Prison], [Bone Spear] etc.

“But things like this are different in form from ordinary relics, do you know why?”

“That we also can’t clearly know. But what we can guess is, the grudge of the ancestor who longed to revive deeply embedded isn’t it. The grudge wanting to live even becoming a relic.”

Hmm, something like that.

Then was the Baekgwi he faced the torso originally a relic made with his own grudge lingering?

Someone found Baekgwi’s grudge and blew into such a body?

‘His own body and original grudge.’

It seems like the optimal combination.

If it is correct that he revived in such a method, what he is trying to do now is a bit different.

A torso with someone else’s grudge embedded, someone else’s grudge.

Perhaps the method might be finding and injecting a relic with the original ability embedded.

However, he just tries for now.

Because such a thing is not particularly written in the book.

The one who wields the strongest bone magic and the strongest twin sword magic.

Perhaps it might become the best combination.

“By any chance would there be relics of this form in other wall spaces too?”

“···That I can’t know. I also haven’t been to beyond the wall besides here.”

Anyway the important thing is one.

It seems he found the skeleton.

The method is already in a learned state.

Then one thought that suddenly comes to mind.

‘Relics too, they said generated with the mana of such people in the space beyond the wall. Then···.’

Suddenly what they said the Shadows ‘protect’ the mana vein came to mind.

Why do they protect that.

“Can I ask one more?”

“Okay. Ask.”

“You said the Shadows protect the mana vein. Why do they do that?”

“That···.”

Black Arm hesitated.

But soon as if firming the resolve he opened his mouth.

“I can’t tell all. But we believe that mana vein is also related to the ancestors. 0 years ago gate destruction, the space beyond the wall that arose then, and the mana vein··· up to here.”

“······?”

Wait a minute.

What is this?

‘Not particularly strange. Since he knows well that the space beyond the wall arose as the aftermath of the gate destruction. Well the mana vein is also the same. But why say this together?’

Is he dropping some bait?

It seemed somehow related to each other.

“Then······.”

“Hmm?”

In the middle of trying to ask something more.

Black Arm looked at the air then his expression crumpled.

“···It seems I have to go back.”

“Is there some matter?”

“I have to confirm, but it seems uninvited guests came. Then can we see our promise as ended with this?”

Nod.

He answered with a nod instead.

Anyway this is also a relic.

“Understood. Our promise was fulfilled. Then I’ll go first.”

The guy hurriedly disappeared.

It seems there is a really urgent matter.

Anyway···.

“······.”

He looked at the torso relic.

First let’s try.

Swoosh.

He placed his hand on the torso.

And immediately executed [Grudge Release].

Whiiiiiiiiik!!

Something of white energy coming out from the palm.

The energy that looks like fog quickly permeated into the torso.

Now is a Necro Tech that will protect him arising?

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