Black Badger - Chapter 406



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406. Archmage (3)

The wind that burst out from the center of the flower flowed through the petals.

A cool breeze blowing below the knees.

Cecil now had tears streaming from his eyes.

The eyes that look somewhere into the void have no focus.

Just as her heart was about to break at the sight, the spheres that had been stuck on her palms suddenly floated up.

Woof… .

Cooldown is full.

yes!

Kwaaaaang!

Two blue spheres flew in a parabolic arc and hit the ground directly.

The ball that was stuck midway between me and the flower flew blue and sent shockwaves rippling the surrounding area.

Downed utility poles and streetlights scrape the asphalt and roll along the ground.

A sharp shock came.

It feels like the atmosphere itself is being pushed in.

Kwaaang!

He swung his sword and parried the incoming attacks.

The wind blows in two directions and sweeps across my body.

As I squinted my eyes to check the rippling afterimages, I heard a familiar voice from behind me.

“heartbreak!”

Youda.

“Hold on and go in when it cools down!”

“Hide your body next to Shu.”

He answered without looking back.

I couldn’t afford to look at his face, because the Archmage was currently sending a halo of light into the sky.

From the palms of her hands she gathered together, rays of light rose like grass.

I also remembered this magic clearly.

‘A thousand meteor showers.’

A thousand spells shot into the air, drawing white lines.

A beam of light rising gracefully into the sky like a bouquet of fireworks.

I lifted my head to follow it and saw the sky covered with white dots.

It’s pouring.

“head!”

Pavabavaang!

I gritted my teeth and swung my sword into the sky.

“Yow! Up!”

“Bow down!”

This was followed by Shu’s sharp cry.

“Get under me! I’m a badger!!”

Kwaaaaang!

Boom! Kwaang! Kwaaang! The sword strikes fired in succession exploded, blocking the pouring attacks.

But I couldn’t stop them all.

Still, I was able to stop You, Shu, and myself from getting hit directly on the head.

Things that we couldn’t cut out fell into the space where we weren’t.

Quagwagwa!

The road is getting bumpy.

The area around the meteor shower was full of holes.

What’s the next attack?

They prepared for the onslaught that would follow, scattering smoke billowing from where the acid rain had fallen.

“Communicator!”

Then the scribe shouted.

“Put the communicator to your ear!”

I heard the sound of the communicator my subordinate had thrown hitting the ground.

After estimating the location by sound, I jumped back twice and stood behind the communicator. Then, to prevent myself from being swept away by the wind, I stabbed my sword in front of the communicator.

He bent down and picked up the communicator.

As I pulled out my sword and put the communicator into my ear, I heard a familiar voice.

[Hilde.]

It was Assistant Gilbert.

[Support?]

“Don’t send it.”

He answered briefly.

“It is disturbing.”

The aide wasn’t angry.

You didn’t even try to convince me.

Instead, he made a short affirmative sound and spoke without any tone.

[I thought so. There’s nothing we can do about those who ran away, but I won’t send any more.]

Thank you for understanding.

[I will stay here and act as your eyes.]

Thanks for that.

[Mobilizing all drones within the center core.]

So that’s why we keep hearing the propeller noise even though the drones are constantly crashing due to Cecil’s attacks.

Of course, drones won’t help in the attack.

When will mana run out?

Now Cecil was floating dozens of arches made of light in the air.

An arrow of light that floats like a hologram, aiming straight at me.

It’s not easy to let go of one.

ping!

The bow left the bowstring.

Ping! Peek-a-boo-boo!

I swung my sword heavily and cut the flying arrow in half.

A sparring style that was often exchanged between Nol and the others.

But Cecil didn’t have time to reminisce about that time as he watched the arrow being cut cleanly.

The severed bow begins to form a circle on the ground.

At the same time, dozens of different types of light bullets flew towards me.

There is no interruption.

He continued to repel the dazzling attacks that were coming his way.

It was a tedious task.

I lost the flow because I was being pushed without rest.

I haven’t felt this burdened since I recovered my stamina thanks to Bingryong.

Even when facing Myerbold, I felt like we were on equal footing, and I didn’t feel like I was being pushed around.

But now it’s been pushed back.

I was being overwhelmed by firepower. I wasn’t being pushed back immediately, but I couldn’t take control of the battle.

They were only focused on defense.

This is not good.

If I miss it like this once… .

Kwaaang!

“Ugh!”

“heartbreak!”

I was hit by a bullet of light that fell in front of me.

The price for missing that one was high. The shock wave from the bomb that exploded in front of me hit my body hard and passed through.

For a moment I couldn’t breathe.

I think I’ve been injured.

Probably on the stomach or intestines.

Supporting his staggering body with his sword.

He spat out the blood that had flowed down his esophagus.

But the moment he quickly tried to get into position, another attack landed on his head.

Kwaaaaaang!

“…Igor.”

I smiled faintly at the sight of the servant who grabbed my arm and fell backwards, and the knight who jumped out in front of me.

“Your skills have improved.”

A large man swung his sword heavily.

You don’t seem to have the time to answer.

I saw the timing and attacked well, but I didn’t know that the magician’s mana would run out, so he will be pushed back soon. I guess 3 minutes is the limit.

Some of the meteor shower attacks that started again left holes in the ground without destroying anything.

The shaking ground.

I pulled my arm out of Kairos’s hand.

“Thank you, Kai. Now stay with You.”

“Will it be a bother if I join in?”

“I guess.”

After exhaling, I walked forward.

“go.”

Ordinary monsters are crushed before her without being able to exert even a single ounce of strength.

Kairos was the Empire’s greatest minister, but he was not one to defeat the Archmage one-on-one.

To begin with, missionaries are people who demonstrate their true value in combat situations where many people fight each other rather than in one-on-one situations.

Fortunately, Kairos did not insist.

He lifted me up without saying a word and disappeared from my side.

We can’t stop Cecil with a monster, but we can protect You and Shu.

Actually, I wish he would just step back completely… .

“Absorb it!”

The bookseller shouted loudly.

He spoke so loudly that his voice was clearly heard even amidst all the noise.

“Trauma, it’s a mess, absorb it! Absorb it! Trauma is the problem in front of a rampaging archmage right now?! How can you overcome that while spitting blood!”

“Your temper is still the same.”

As I approached, Igor slowly backed away and grumbled.

I stood beside him and laughed. Even after 50 years, the subordinate remembered the method he often used when he was attacking.

When I step forward, Igor counters the attack and steps back. The key is to gauge where the opponent will move and strike with the sword.

I was wondering if you had forgotten the swordsmanship route.

The subordinate swung his sword while avoiding the places I would step.

Thanks to that, I was able to get my bearings without getting hit by the pouring rain.

The blade and sword strikes cut through the pouring attacks with much more precision than before.

I think that sword fight could be polished up a little.

Igor grumbled.

“If that’s something you can do depending on the situation, then why is it called trauma for nothing?”

I chuckled.

“It’s nice to see you all feeling better.”

“That kid hasn’t apologized yet?”

Igor brought up a fact he had forgotten in the noise.

“Captain, you may have forgiven that kid and moved on a long time ago, but I want to see that kid finally apologize properly.”

I’m telling you, this guy also has some unnecessarily persistent parts.

But no further conversation about it took place.

Aaaahhhhhhhh!

Kuguuung!

The wind blew.

A heavy wind as strong as a hurricane blew against my body. Streetlights and passenger cars that were rolling on the ground were blown away. Even large trucks moved, dragging along the asphalt.

I think I heard Tom scream.

But I didn’t have the energy to care. It was too much just to stick my sword in the ground and hold on.

I don’t even have the courage to swing it.

But does a rampaging wizard need a mana cooldown?

It is possible that it may not require a cooldown period as it constantly replenishes nutrients through absorption.

I raised my head slightly in the gust of wind to confirm my thoughts, and saw the light source in the wind that was twisting and swirling like a twisted egg.

What the fuck.

“Brace for shock!”

He just kept shouting like that.

“It’s going to explode soon-.”

Kkwaaaaaaang!

It blew up.

It was a blessing that I pulled out my sword at the last moment. Otherwise, I would have dropped the sword and lost my body.

The body holding the sword was shocked and flew backwards.

thud!

It only stopped flying after crashing into something.

I groaned softly and squinted my eyes.

It hurts like a dog.

My body doesn’t move.

I guess I’ll have to stay like this for a while. I can’t move a finger, so there’s no other way.

I swallowed the pain and waited for the adrenaline to wash away the pain.

Fortunately, the wind has now died down a bit.

It’s also because the distance between me and Cecil has grown.

“…Igor?”

“… the neck is stuck.”

That’s fortunate.

As I hold my breath, my fingers start to move.

I slowly lifted my upper body, touching the ground.

And he slowly got up from his seat, holding his sword tightly.

A more devastated area.

A couple of buildings that had survived were collapsing, belching smoke.

Fortunately, Shu and You, the shield Kairos was using, were still intact.

The wind did not stop, and Cecil kept his head down, clutching his scalp.

It is ominous that orbs of light appear one by one next to her.

There is no cooldown time after all.

“under….”

He adjusted his grip on the sword and leaned forward.

We need to overhaul the concept.

The cooldown is now, when the attack is not landing right away.

I ran towards the flowers, pushing away the heavy wind.

Youga roared.

“I told you to go when the mana cools down!!”

That’s it now.

First, I planned to pull Cecil out of the flowers and see.

I don’t know if I could just go over and pull it out normally, but I just ran anyway.

I ran, ignoring my body screaming in pain.

Originally, a rampage meant a situation where one did not stop inhaling, used up the nutrients obtained through inhalation excessively until the body burned out, and came out aggressively.

But now she was inside the flower.

Like other runners, he’s probably using his feet like tree roots to suck air.

It’s like I’m absorbing nutrients from another world.

If you take it out, it might stop.

There is no more nutrients to absorb right away… .

“Cecil!”

ah?

As I was closing the distance, I widened my eyes and saw a figure popping out from behind the building.

It was Kairos.

Holding Shu in her arms.

“Cecil!!”

Without a moment to stop him, the man in question grabbed his hat and ran towards the flowers.

Shu’s voice resonated.

“Cecil, wake up!!”