chapter 89
89 – A Horrible Scene
In the middle, where rumors that the elves were captured by the imperial family had been abuzz, the news that the 2nd princess Claire had been kidnapped by warlocks added to the center as well as the center. The entire continent became noisy.
“To think that Lady Claire was kidnapped… ….”
“She is not only that! They say that the head of the Violand family, which is rumored these days, was also kidnapped this time.”
“Really? The Marquis, the first apprentice of the Archmage of Penia, was also kidnapped?”
“That’s right! Have you ever seen me lie?”
The man in her chair stroked her own long beard as if a little nervously.
“By the way, aren’t the two people kidnapped this time both rumored to be able to use magic freely? How could such people be kidnapped within the imperial family…….”
“At that time, the warlocks who thought they were all gone have reappeared… ….”
Those who were listening to the conversation between the two under the name of a warlock began to darken in an instant.
Those who are young or live in areas quite far from the center do not understand the fear of warlocks.
But since childhood, those who grew up in the center remembered how many soldiers and commoners were killed by the ancient entity awakened from its seal by warlocks decades ago.
“The reappearance of the warlocks means that the terrible dragon will be released from its seal again… ….”
“Ah! Don’t let this man say anything sinister!”
At the man’s ominous words, the man became angry like fire.
Because the man also had the same thoughts as the man, she was more patient with those words.
Because it is still vivid how many people have shed blood in that incident.
Feeling frustrated that she was just an ordinary merchant and that she was of no help to them, the man filled her glass and immediately emptied her glass.
“Still, didn’t Fenia say that she herself came forward this time to deal with the black magicians? Besides, the imperial family’s soldiers also stepped out to rescue the princess this time, so that won’t happen.”
The Archmage Penia.
A great sorceress who battled a dragon that had awakened from a seal decades ago, and finally sealed the dragon.
Everyone lit her face again at the man’s words.
“But isn’t Fenia’s power weakened by the curse of the black magic? …. Besides, wasn’t it because Sword Master Aron Period worked together at that time…….”
However, the faces of the others began to darken again at the man’s words.
Aaron Period.
A former sword master and a person who made a great contribution to sealing the dragon together with Fenia.
However, he lost his life during the battle.
However, with Fenia weakened and the Sword Master who helped her by her side, how can she stop him this time?
However, the man’s desperate words continued unabated.
“… And that’s not all. At that time, only the face was summoned, but there is no guarantee that only the face will appear again this time, right?”
Yes.
Whether it was because the warlocks made a mistake in their magic, or because Fenia and Aaron quickly subdued it, the dragon at the time was not completely unsealed.
“If this time, not only the face but the whole body were to be unsealed……. Just imagining it makes my whole body tremble already….”
At the man’s words, the atmosphere in the store grew even darker.
But they didn’t know.
The fact that Fenia and the imperial guards were not the only ones heading north to subdue the black magicians.
*
Rail and Claire were running at high speed through the dark dark mage’s hideout.
“Left. Mrs. Claire.”
“Yes.”
And Rail, who started running after escaping from prison, was running without stopping even once.
Claire, who was running behind such a rail, was looking at it with a curious face.
The first time Claire heard the name of Rail was when he was reading the newspaper in his room as usual.
At some point, Rail Bioland’s name started appearing on the front cover of newspapers.
The news that you have become the first disciple recognized by Archmage Penia.
The news that all drug distributors, which the imperial family took seriously, have been arrested.
The news that you have subdued all the Lizardmen that have appeared in the veins of the Neonbar family.
The news that he got engaged to Princess Chloe Crafton, who is not easily treated in the imperial family.
The news that Rail Bioland can speak the language of the elves, which is one of the few on the continent.
All in all, Rail did all the things that Claire would be interested in, and started to spread her family name and name throughout the continent.
But Claire knew.
That rumors can’t always be believed.
He thought that most of Rail’s activities written in newspapers would be exaggerated.
However, even if there is an exaggeration, the story of Rail that has been heard so far has been so interesting that Claire did not show up even when most people visited, but when he heard that Helena called Rail, she attended the table to meet him without hesitation. Did.
And when she first came face-to-face with Rail, Claire realized that the rumors weren’t all false.
Even with the emperor and princesses right in front of him, he didn’t seem nervous and didn’t kneel at all.
And she, who was so confident in magic, couldn’t completely predict Rail’s skills.
That meant that Rail’s level of magic was slightly lower than his own, or similar.
But that wasn’t the only thing that surprised Claire.
It was because the level of the people around Rail was also unusual.
Looking at those rails, Claire thought that one day he might catch up with her.
However, she quickly changed her mind after seeing the magic Rail showed her.
‘I wonder if he was hiding his power…….’
The room where the rails were confined was not a place where magic could easily be used either by her.
Of course, if she wanted to, she could have escaped her room by herself, ignoring that amount of magic.
But what surprised her was that Rail used her magic faster than her in a place where even Claire couldn’t use her magic.
In addition, the power also blew away not only the padlock that was locking the door, but also all the magic-coated iron bars that were nearby.
Looking at that, Claire realized that the skills of Rail, whom he thought were inferior or similar to her, were superior to her.
However, she did not feel particularly dissatisfied with the fact that Rail was superior to her.
Rather, she felt more attracted to Rail because she met a man with a higher skill level than herself.
As she followed Rail, immersed in miscellaneous thoughts, the unstoppable footsteps of Rail stopped.
“Are you there?”
“… ….”
For some reason, Rail didn’t answer Claire’s question.
Then, as if very angry, his tightly clenched fists began to tremble.
Claire, who couldn’t see the front of her rail because it was covered by her back, wondered what the rail was seeing and making that expression.
Claire’s eyes twisted as she turned her head slightly to the side and saw what was in front of him.
“This, this… ….”
Claire was speechless at the unbelievable situation in front of her.
That was also the case because the corpses of the dead elves were piled up in the room in front of him.
And the black magician, who was calmly reading a book on black magic among the corpses of the cruel elves, was greatly embarrassed when he saw Claire and Rail.
“Oh, how did you escape from prison!”
But the two didn’t say anything to the warlock’s question.
Dude. Pop.
Because of how strongly he pressed his lips, bright red blood dripped from Rail’s mouth onto the floor.
“I wouldn’t have killed you if you had been kept quiet, but if you interfered with our work, I would have to kill you!”
Dark magic begins to rise from the man’s hand. Then, with the intention of killing Rail and Claire, he begins to cast magic.
‘That magic is dangerous!’
And Claire, who felt that the black magician’s magic was unusual, quickly regained her senses and started casting his magic immediately.
“Rail! Quickly cast defense magic!”
But for some reason, Rail didn’t respond to Claire’s voice.
And after a while, a cold voice leaked from the closed rail’s mouth that made Claire’s body tremble as well.
“Kneel.”
The nearly completed magic collapsed along with the warlock’s knee in the chant of the rail containing magical power.
Koo-gu-gu-goo!!
“Keuheuk! Uh, what is this…… !”
For a moment, the warlock broke into a cold sweat as he sat down on the floor with the heavy weight on his shoulders.
Then I looked up at the rails in disbelief.
However, the warlock raised his head and could not take a closer look at Rail’s face.
Taang-!
That’s what it was, because the blue bullets were rushing at his face at breakneck speed with the sound of air bursting.
Kwajik-!
With the sound of the warlock’s skull breaking, the warlock stopped breathing.
Claire, who was watching from behind, involuntarily swallowed dry saliva.