Chapter 70
I ran and caught up to Ebelheid, who was walking fast .
I was a bit out of breath, probably from walking around a lot and using up all my magic .
I reached to my pocket, thinking it was time to drink the Abel Potion .
“…… . . Oh, was that already out?”
I tried to give it to Abelheid…… then he pointed out that it was illegal…… and then the hobgoblins attacked us and that was… haven’t been returned yet?
I wonder if I left it behind .
That seemed to be the last of the ones I was carrying around .
I’m sure the carriage was still loaded with them…… . but I can’t go back to get them now .
“Um, Ebelheid-san…… I don’t think I’m right about this, but you knew what’s the behind the ruins, right……”
“As I thought you’re instincts are sharp”
As I thought, he knew .
If so, why did he pretend not to know?
From what I’ve seen so far, they should have let the lord invest in it without telling him .
“Beyond this door, there are ten golems lined up on each side . It’s the culmination of the technology of the Land of the Sky, Alfheim . Don’t worry, they’re not protecting the ruins . It’s just an unused weapon . ”
…… you’re thinking it’s okay to tell it to me?
“Then what’s there further down the line?”
“Right . I’ll tell you an old story that has come been passed down to us Zeshum . ”
Then Ebelheid begins to speak .
Looking forward, walking forward .
“We, the elves of Zeshum, defeated in the religious war, have been driven to earth . For us Elves, it is the greatest humiliation . The peaceful, yet certain, decline of our species . In some ways, it is worse than the death penalty . For we can only mourn and envy the heavens for generations to come until our blood is destroyed . ”
As I listened to Ebelheid, I crossed the second door .
The passage was different from the previous ones in that it was fancy painted .
The walls were recessed into a semi-elliptical shape, and in the recess sat a pure white earthen figure that must have been three meters long!
The Golem of Zeshum .
As Ebelheid said, there are ten of them on each side .
Right behind me, the investigators and Wegener shout in admiration .
Even I would jump on the golems if it weren’t for the current situation .
“But my ancestors did not give up . They overran and plundered the Norcs on the ground and built up a strong fortress . And for what purpose? All in order to drop the heavens and allow us Zeshum to take the throne again . ”
What is now being said by the world is that the elves were persecuted by the Norcs and built as a countermeasure to the persecution of the elves . The ruins of Zeshum .
But this is like the opposite .
I didn’t know it was the elves who attacked first .
“Before long, the elves of Zeshum were shunned even on earth, and the king of Zeshum fell in love with Norcs . The king of Zeshum fell in love with Nox . The king ordered his own entourage to seal the fortress of Zeshum by laying down strong wards .
He thought that if he completely destroyed it, the elves of Zeshum would suffer persecution . By sealing Zeshum’s fortress as a reconciliation plan, he simultaneously hurled a threat at Norcs . Though…… . . in the end, the king was killed by another elf . ”
Ebelheid told the history of Zeshum, which was not spelled out on the surface .
Mea tightly squeezed my hand, as if Ebelheid’s story was shocking .
I looked at Mea and she was looking at me uneasily .
“Then, the Arrow of God…”
I turn my gaze back to Ebelheid and ask .
“Naturally, it’s a weapon to shoot the land of the sky, Alfheim . With that, you can have everything in this world, even a country . It’s the most valuable treasure in the world . What a foolish king to choose the woman of Norcs in the balance . ”
When they reached the middle of the aisle lined with golems, Ebelheid stopped and turned himself around .
“Now then, I’ve no more use for you guys . ”
Ebelheid said and swung his arm down .
His sights were on Wegener, who was flailing at the golem and waving his valence at the surveyors .
“Oh Flame, Form, Sphere”
I didn’t think it was possible, but I was wary .
I waved my wand to the side .
A line entered the magic circle floated by Ebelheid .
Ebelheid’s hand exploded and smoke spread out .
“Guh!”
Scratching out a magic circle .
It is an advanced technique, but the book said it is not practical .
This is because if two sorcerers face each other, and if the magic can be scratched out, it’s faster to shoot another magic .
Besides, if the opponent’s chanting was fast, there would be a lot of mistakes .
In order to seal off the scratching out, the core of the magic circle may be encrypted and made difficult to understand .
The same was the case with Ebelheid’s magic circle .
Since I couldn’t grasp the core at all, I had to put up a mountain and draw a line .
As a result, it couldn’t be completely erased, and it exploded out of control .
When I confronted Noswell before, I’d redrawn the magic circle and reversed the direction of the magic, but that’s the exception to the rule .
Ordinary sorcerers chant from the transcription of a magic circle in a matter of seconds .
If they’ve even set up the encryption, there’s no time to analyze it and then redraw it .
“Hii, hiiiii! Hey, just now, you pointed at me a magic circle…… Eh, Ebelheid-dono, what do you think you’re doing! Depending on your answer, I won’t let you get away with it!”
Wegener turned over on the spot, pointing his fingertips to Ebelheid, who would be on the other side of the smoke .
When the smoke had faded, Ebelheid had moved farther away .
“You are brilliant as I thought, Abel . There are only a handful of things even a high elf could do to stop this technique of mine . You could be proud of yourself . ”
Ebelheid claps with a smile in his mouth .
“… . what do you think you’re doing?”
I said, keeping my wand pointed at Ebelheid .
“The Arrows of Gods, are beyond the reach of a norcs man . They are mine, the descendant of Zeshum . I have no more use for the lord’s men . ”
“Do-, don’t be silly! You! You say you conspired against this Wegener!”
From way behind, I could hear Wegener’s voice .
Ebelheid didn’t seem to be interested in Wegener and didn’t even look at him .
“In order to release the Arrow of God, we need a reasonable amount of magic stone . Even with the rest of the wards and what I have in my possession, I can’t fire more than three shots . I’ll conquer the earth and collect more magical stones, and eventually, I’ll take possession of the Land of the Sky, Alfheim . Heaven and earth, literally everything in this world will be in my possession . ”
“…… Conquer you say, no way . ”
He calls it to conquer, but in essence, it’s looting with weapons .
To show off their power, they will actually use the Arrow of Gods as well .
I don’t know how powerful it is, but if he does that, It’s clear that many people will die .
Ebelheid’s hand is extended to me .
I brace myself, thinking it’s a pre-magic action .
“Abel, be my right hand and I will give you half the world . ”
Ebelheid turned his left palm and declared that .
Maizen, who was attached to my side, stepped forward and drew his sword .
“You madman! Abel, can you deal with that elf?”
“Wait, wait a minute, Maizen!”
“Don’t tell me you’re gonna follow……”
“E-, Ebelheid-san . I’ll pretend I didn’t hear what you just said just now . So… . . ”
Ebelheid heard my words and snickered .
“Hmm, it’s true that your magic is top-notch…… but after all, you’re only a child . But it’s going to be a pain in the ass to go head to head with you . ”
Ebelheid held one of the magic stones in his hand and raised his arm straight up .
A large magic circle emerged to surround Ebelheid .
“Oh Miasma of the Forest of Sleep”
Is it the secret art of the elves, it’s a line of chanting and structure of a magic circle I’ve never heard of at all .
Perhaps it’s because of being warned, the time from chanting to activation is faster than before .
Besides, the distance is too open . It’s impossible to interfere with the magic circle from now .
In the blink of an eye, the magic circle emitted a black light and fired off a thick black smoke .
The smoke quickly spread and came towards us .
The scale is huge .
The black smoke completely covers the passage .
It seems that the magic power of the magic stone was used to increase the size of the place .
“Ugh…… . . Carry it!”
As I chant, an Ortem carved from the World Tree appears in front of me .
It’s the magic of teleportation .
I hold it in my arms as it floats in the air .
“Oh, puppet, suck it up!”
A magic circle floats around the Ortem and emits light .
Black smoke is sucked into Ortem’s mouth .
I hooked Maizen’s feet as he tried to escape and rolled him to the spot .
“Ouch! A, Abel, what are you… . ”
“The safest place is to be near the Ortem! Mea too!”
As the black smoke came up to us, it was sucked into the Ortem .
But what it failed to suck in passed behind us and swallowed the investigators and Wegener in a matter of seconds .
When the black smoke subsided, it was just me, Mea, Maizen, and Ebelheid standing there . .
Wegener and the others have fallen, but they are not dead…… I think .
From the feeling of the magic power, it is not the kind of thing that takes away lives . It’s probably a spell to put them to sleep and quickly neutralize them .