Have Magic - Chapter 63



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Embrace the Magic (63)

The group’s journey was no different from yesterday.

Bronn and his party were chatting away loudly, except for Baker. They were quite a noisy crowd.

The sun rose above my head. I was planning to have beef jerky for lunch again today, but raindrops started to fall from the sky.

“this.”

“Is it raining?”

“Oh, I don’t like getting wet.”

When it started to rain, the group stopped their horses for a moment and changed into the raincoats they had prepared.

Rodin didn’t prepare any raincoats, so he just waited while Bronn and his men changed their clothes.

“Mr. Rodin, are you not friendly?”

“I’m fine.”

“Even if it’s daytime, if you get rained on, you can catch a cold.”

“I’m really fine.”

Rodin waved his hand lightly. Undine, who read the gesture, climbed up to Rodin’s head and brushed away all the falling water.

Undine was a low-level spirit, so her strength was weak, but that was only in battle. Simply pushing, pulling, and moving water was as easy for Undine as breathing.

“uh?”

“Am I seeing something strange? Rainwater?”

“Could it be… a spirit?”

Ellis guessed what was causing the water to run off.

As far as Ellis knew, only spirits could create natural movements on their own without the wizard doing anything.

“Yes, that’s right. He’s a cute guy.”

“Wow! This is my first time seeing that spirit master.”

“This is my first time as a spirit master.”

“So, is there a spirit somewhere here? Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Ellis. I will take good care of you. Come live with me.”

Since spirit masters are so rare, this kind of reaction was normal. However, Ellis’s reaction made me question the spiritual world, but I decided to just ignore it.

“If I go like this, I won’t get wet in the rain.”

“Are you crossing by any chance using the Ramaton River Spirit?”

“Undine is a low-level spirit, so she can’t do it alone. I need to help her with my magic.”

“Aha. So you’re receiving help from a spirit… I’ll have to brag about it later.”

The group got back on their horses and started on their way. Perhaps because of the rain, they were gradually picking up speed without even realizing it.

“By the way, Mr. Ellis, may I ask you a question?”

“Yes, anything. Feel free to ask.”

“Do the staff write things like that on purpose?”

“My staff? Why my staff?”

“It’s the magic contained. Measuring the magic circle.”

When Rodin first met Ellis yesterday, he sensed the magic in the staff. He also noticed that she instinctively measured the circle as soon as she saw him.

If he was a person with the strong self-esteem that is typical of wizards, he might have been angry. He used magic to find out his own abilities.

But Ellis’ expression was so innocent. It was an expression that showed no ill intentions at all, so Rodin missed the opportunity to get angry.

“Oh, how did you know?”

“I just thought you’d understand.”

“Wow, a 3rd circle wizard can do that too. I didn’t know that. Oh, the staff? I didn’t buy this because I liked it. I had no money, so I just picked something cheap, and this is the only staff I have.”

While hanging out with Bronn and his party, there was a lot of talk about money, but in fact, all mercenaries were the same. Since the reason they risk their lives to take on a request is money, it was rare for a mercenary to have financial means.

“Staff, can I take a look?”

“My staff?”

“Yes. Oh, would you like to see mine too?”

Rodin handed over the staff he had obtained from the basement of Commissioner Elov’s mansion. It looked like just a stick without the orb, but it was definitely a staff.

As Rodin handed over his staff, Ellis also handed over her own.

‘Hmm.’

Rodin read the magical power within the staff as he rode his horse.

The quality of the materials used in the staff was not very high. The method of engraving the magic circle measurement spell was also inefficient.

Moreover, because it was so roughly used, there were tears all over the staff. If it continued like this, it seemed like it wouldn’t last more than a few months even if it only used magic without being subjected to external shocks.

‘I think I can handle it.’

Fortunately, the mana stones used to create the staff were of fairly good quality. There was room for at least one more simple magic of the first circle.

‘Hmm. Let me try… … um?’

At Undine’s strong warning, Rodin quickly pulled the reins. When Rodin stopped, Bronn and his party also stopped their horses with puzzled looks on their faces.

“Why are you doing that?”

“There are people ahead.”

“is it so?”

“About 100 people on either side of the road.”

As he recited the information, Rodin looked at Undine with a new expression.

The source of this information was neither Zito nor Rodin’s keen senses. It was Undine, sitting on the top of the hill blocking the rainwater, who informed them of the ambush ahead.

“100 people? That many?”

“It doesn’t feel like they’re after us. It’s not like they’re trying to kill us or anything. It’s like they’re just watching us?”

“Then what the heck is in front of me…, ah! Top.”

Bronn thought of the upper group that had started a little later than them.

A single carriage and 50 mercenaries escorting it. I thought it might be too much force, but it might also be to prevent an ambush ahead.

“What do you want to do?”

“Are we going to be attacked?”

“No, I don’t think so. The top isn’t that far from us either.”

From the perspective of those who were ambushed, if the distance was far, they would have taken care of one side first and waited for the next. There was no reason to leave a witness behind.

But the group of Bronn and the group of the upper class moving behind them were too close.

It was only about ten minutes on horseback, and not a long distance even on foot.

“Are you saying that you’ll just watch us pass by?”

“Maybe. Well, we can fight.”

“Okay, we’ll proceed cautiously.”

The inspectors, Bronn, Malone, and Baker, drew their swords and rode slowly on their horses. Behind them, Ellis returned her staff and prepared her magic.

‘Hmm.’

Rodin had already figured out the strength of those who were lying in ambush behind the rocks ahead. Their numbers were twice that of those guarding the upper ranks. Their strength was also superior.

‘The magician’s power is also higher here.’

The wizard riding in the upper carriage was also a 3rd circle magician with decent skills. Furthermore, since there were only two of them, if they supported the mercenaries, they could have greatly increased their power.

However, among those who ambush, there were five magicians. One of them was even a 4th circle magician, stronger than those in the upper carriage.

‘It’s none of my business.’

Even as he passed through the ambush, Rodin remained calm, for he was confident that he could fight and defeat them all.

At the moment, I was more interested in Undine than in those who had ambushed me.

‘Undine, is it time for you to grow up?’

Dori dori.

‘No matter how much it rains, it’s like this. This detection range is too wide.’

Bow.

‘You’re unexpected. I thought you’d never grow up again.’

It wasn’t yet time for Undine to grow up, but it was clear that she was close. Rodin found this fact strange.

Rodin didn’t have a high affinity for spirits. The instructor said the same thing. He could barely make a contract, but it would be difficult to expect growth.

’10 years is not a short period of time.’

Rodin couldn’t shake the thought, ‘Already?’ He thought it would take at least 30 more years for Undine to grow up.

‘I need to get the spirit stone.’

It is better to have a spirit stone for the growth of the spirit. It is not that growth is impossible without it, but it takes a long time and the failure rate is high.

Cory has already grown both spirits of both attributes to intermediate level. When the spirits grew, he naturally received spirit stones from the special forces training center.

‘hmm?’

As I thought about Undine, I found myself leaving the ambush. As expected, they did not attack Bronn and his party.

‘It’s a wise choice.’

If you attack yourself and Bronn’s party ahead, the ones behind you will naturally have to join the fight. From the perspective of those who ambushed you, this means that the number of enemies will increase.

But if you let those ahead go, you’ll only be able to attack those behind you.

“It passed.”

“Mr. Rodin, it’s as expected.”

“Hmm.”

“Well, I hope it doesn’t spark any fights that might be going on behind the scenes.”

Sparks weren’t the only problem. There was also the possibility that they would chase and attack witnesses, possibly killing them.

“Shall we speed things up a little?”

“You want to run at full speed?”

“It’s important to create some distance. Let’s go.”

Bronn was the first to increase his horse’s speed.

As if it had been waiting, the raindrops became heavier. Now, it was pouring down rain.

“Ugh, I hate rain. This is it!”

“Come on! Let’s go.”

“Eww!”

At that moment, a faint scream was heard from behind. The ambush and the upper party had finally come into conflict.

“Tsk, as expected, a fight broke out.”

“Mallon, Ellis. Don’t worry about it. It’s none of our business.”

“I know. I know. I just feel a little weird.”

Bronn and his party were basically good people. But they weren’t so stupid that they couldn’t understand the situation.

The opponents were not weaklings like a gang of thugs, but at least 100 people with considerable skill. Getting involved in a fight like that would put the entire group at risk.

Bronn, who had been running ahead for a while, pulled the reins. The horse, exhausted from the full gallop, was panting.

“Wow, woah. This should be enough.”

“Whoa, whoa.”

“I’m so tired.”

We rode for several dozen minutes. We were quite a distance from where the battle was taking place.

“Maybe I should move to a different seat?”

“That’s right. It’s raining so hard. Even my underwear is soaking wet.”

I rode my horse like crazy through the rain. My raincoat was of no use.

“Ugh. Wouldn’t it be better to just run a little longer and get to the village?”

“How long until the next town?”

“I don’t know.”

“Isn’t there anything like a cave?”

What was clear was that along the road there was absolutely no shelter from the rain.

Either go into the mountains and aim for a cave, or run harder and find a village.

There are only two choices left.

“Mr. Rodin, please choose. Let’s run until we reach the village. Hands!”

Rodin raised his hand. Ellis also raised her hand and waved it wildly.

Rodin had a spirit, so there was no need to wander the mountains. Ellis, a wizard, hated the act of wandering the mountains.

“Then let’s go into the mountains and look for it. Hand.”

“I also went to the mountain.”

“mountain.”

“But isn’t the mountain too small? And its height too. I wonder if there’s something like a cave there.”

The place where the group had just arrived was a mountain behind any village. The mountain was small enough that they could climb up and come down for a drink in the morning.

“Well, if it’s not there, then there’s nothing we can do. Let’s look for it first.”

“Ellis and I, this way; Malone, Baker, and Mr. Rodin, the other way. Come back in an hour, whether you find a suitable place or not.”

“huh.”

Rodin moved to the right of the road he had been running along with Malone and Baker. It was a slight uphill slope.

After moving along the slope for about 20 minutes, Rodin raised his hand. This time, it was not Zito but Undine who succeeded in reconnaissance first.

Malone and Baker stopped walking after seeing the gesture.

“Did you find it?”

“Yes. Undine found it. This way.”

After walking for a few minutes, we found a cave of a reasonable size. It was only 5 meters deep. Although it was a small cave, it was more than enough for 5 people to escape the rain.

“Then I will call the others.”

“No. I’ll go. I’m a wizard, so I’ll probably be faster.”

“Would you like to do that?”

“Yes. Thanks to Undine, I don’t even get wet in the rain.”

Rodin tied his horse nearby and quickly descended the slope. The slope was gentle, but the ground was quite slippery due to the rain.

‘You didn’t go far.’

Undine also noticed the movements of Bronn and Ellis, who had moved in the opposite direction. At the same time.

‘hmm?’

Rodin, who had been moving leisurely, stopped walking. Rodin, who seemed to think for a moment, soon turned around and ran to the side.

‘where are you?’

Whoosh! Whoosh!

I ran in the direction Undine pointed. There was a man dying under a large tree.

‘This is the upper house I saw this morning.’

The top player was not in his right mind. He was badly injured and barely conscious.

‘How did we get here?’

The question was answered as soon as I saw the object in the upper hand. It was an artifact with teleportation magic.

‘It’s an artifact that cannot be made at present.’

The magic of teleportation is a whopping 7 circles. It is not an artifact, and only the Archmage can use it. Naturally, making an artifact is currently impossible.

But long ago, in what is commonly called ancient times, there were quite a few people who created space-related artifacts.

The item used by the upper lord was probably an ancient artifact. It was a treasure that is now classified as a relic.

‘It’s disposable.’

The relic held in the hands of the upper caster had been used once and had already lost its function. Although it could no longer be used, Rodin quickly took the relic that had been used.

‘Were you attacked because of this artifact?’