Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 160
Only Noblemtl
Episode 160: Hunting (1)
Although it was a bit unfair to be treated this way when he had only caused trouble by blowing up a bell and not a person, Galen decided to be lenient and let it go.
It’s a pioneering area that pays a lot of money, but the work is so hard that high-level personnel rarely come. In particular, it’s hard for magicians to even find silver.
If you’ve only ever seen small magic that throws fireballs or something, then it’s understandable to be scared when you come across a magic that explodes hundreds of evil spirits.
Of all Galen’s spells, Vanity Flame is the most destructive, but it also has the greatest visual and auditory impact, and the effect of Star Crumbs makes it last twice as long, which is even better.
“You said to take it easy!”
Lilia laughed heartily. She seemed delighted at the chance to tease Galen, who was not easily found.
“If you blew it slowly, you should have blew it more.”
“Oh, really? Then you have other magic too!”
“That’s true, but… uh.”
All other magics are at level 69 and have 100% progress, so the only magics that can be used to gain experience are Vanity Flame and Territory Advance… You can’t make excuses like that.
[Vanity Heat Lv.68]
[3% progress to next level]
Anyway, I did level up a bit, so it wasn’t too bad. As long as Lilia was happy, it was fine.
Fortunately, no one came out until the end, so we didn’t have to break down the gate to get in.
As I approached closer, I sensed the presence of people in my sensory sphere.
It seemed as if he was not really scared and ran away, but was just lying face down on the wall, cautiously observing the outside world.
“hey!”
Lilia noticed it too. Arriving at the gate, Lilia raised her voice softly.
“Is there anyone here?”
After a while, someone poked his head out from the wall above the gate. The middle-aged man’s eyes widened as he saw Lilia’s face.
“Sister Lilia? Oh, no. Your Excellency the Bishop!”
“Long time no see!”
Lilia waved happily to the priest who was stationed at the church in the first village. They were both from the same Abaca parish, so it was natural that they knew each other.
“Can you open the door?”
“Yes, yes! Please wait a moment!”
As a priest, I already have a high level of trustworthiness, and it is even more so since I am a priest who I ‘know’.
The once quiet castle walls suddenly became bustling. The people who had been lying down rose up one by one.
“Will the wizard live in sorrow like this?”
“I’m with you!”
Galen grumbled and Lilia laughed heartily.
After some twists and turns, the gates finally opened.
The priest was the first to run over and greet Lilia.
“Your Majesty! Have you returned to the parish?”
“I just stopped by. I just stopped by, but I didn’t know something like this would happen!”
“How can there be so many evil spirits… … .”
“But you killed him? I didn’t kill him though.”
“Well, that’s true.”
People around her also started gossiping about Lilia.
Although it had been almost two years since she had left the frontier, it was not easy to forget the pretty, kind, and even strong priestess.
“Anyway, would it be possible for me to meet with someone to discuss the situation? I’m here as the person in charge, for now.”
“I will prepare it right away.”
A subordinate officer guided the two. They headed to the village hall. The village was no different from a small city, so it was effectively a city hall.
While the two were chatting away in the conference room, people started coming in one after another. Since Galen had put on such a flashy explosion show, everyone was on high alert and the gathering was done in no time.
The priest of the church that had first welcomed them, the village chief who was almost like a mayor, the captain of the village guard, and even the representatives of the merchants and mercenaries who had been unable to travel due to the regular flights being suspended.
Among them, interestingly enough, there was a face that Galen recognized.
“Oh, aren’t you Mr. Donnie?”
“Do you remember me? Thank you, Duke Galen!”
A peddler whom Galen saved from bandits on his way from Niger to Abaca when he was still a young boy.
The head of Abaca, Doni, a middle-aged man at Doris Trading Company, was the representative of the merchants.
“I didn’t expect to see you here. Have you been to the pioneer zone before?”
“Actually, my position within the company went up a bit. As a result, I was given the position of head of regular flights. I didn’t know it would turn out like this right after I took over.”
“Don’t worry. It’ll be okay. That’s why we’re here.”
Even before he had even introduced himself, there was no one in the room who had not guessed that Galen was a wizard.
Everyone naturally focused on Galen. Galen took out his mercenary card from his bosom and placed it on the desk.
“Let me introduce myself briefly. My name is Galen, a Jewel-grade mercenary wizard from Chroma.”
“Hey, jewel?! Huh!”
The mercenary leader shouted without realizing it and quickly covered his mouth. The others barely kept their mouths shut, but their eyes felt like they were going to pop out.
“And this one, most of you seem to know, but it seems like it hasn’t been updated with the latest information. This is the newly ordained Archbishop Lilia.”
“Your Majesty, did you say Archbishop?”
The priest asked impatiently. Lilia nodded with a smile.
Galen, who had naturally expected a chaotic atmosphere, lightly knocked on the table a few times.
“Okay, okay. It may be hard to believe, but if you don’t believe it, the story won’t progress. Putting everything else aside, isn’t it true that we broke through the evil spirits that were blocking our way?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“At least I can guarantee that he has that level of skill… Archbishop Damus is also in Abaca right now.”
“Huh! Yes, Your Majesty?”
“To be exact, you didn’t come here knowing what happened, but the result is the same anyway.”
To be more precise, you’re probably out hiking right now looking for a wyvern that will help you cross the Great Mountain Range, but let’s not say anything about that.
Anyway, the weight of the name Damus brought a sense of relief to people’s expressions.
“He trusted us and asked us to pioneer the area. We need your cooperation to solve it. Will you help us?”
“Leave everything to me!”
People answered vigorously.
Galen nodded and got straight to the point.
“When did this situation start?”
“It wasn’t even ten days ago, when the most recent scheduled flight had just arrived from Abaca.”
“Donnie answered. The mercenary leader added hesitantly.
“To be exact, when the regular train was almost at the village, a swarm of evil spirits suddenly appeared. Fortunately, no major battles broke out, and we were able to quickly enter the village… … .”
“Since then, they have blocked the entrance to the pioneer zone. Regular flights have not been able to depart. It has been like that for several days.”
The captain of the guard took the words. Galen nodded. It was as expected.
“Have you heard any news from other villages?”
“That’s… too much, that’s the problem.”
The village chief let out a heavy sigh at Lilia’s question.
As it was a village that served as the de facto leader in terms of both history and scale, all information about the pioneer area was to be collected here.
Fortunately, the only road blocked by the evil spirits was the south, so communication with the outside world was not interrupted. It was just unfortunate that no news was good.
“On the day that the evil spirits blocked the entrance to the pioneer zone, evil spirits of similar scale were discovered in other villages. If it had been one or two places, we would have been able to gather our forces, but there were six places… … .”
“Are you avoiding combat?”
“I have no face.”
“No, I’m doing well. It’s right to avoid fights where you have no chance of winning as much as possible. Are you continuing to evacuate them?”
“Yes. But… I may be mistaken, but the evil horde is said to be advancing slowly, as if to give them time to escape.”
“Then thank you. It’s a shame that the farmland is damaged, but human lives are the most important. Do you have a map?”
“Here it is.”
The village chief placed the paper he had prepared in advance on the desk.
There were five lines drawn on the map showing the locations of the villages. Without a doubt, these were the paths of the evil spirits.
The lines started at 12, 2, 4, 8, and 10 o’clock, and were digging inward. The only one left was at 6 o’clock, the entrance to the pioneer area south of the first village.
Even if you haven’t studied military science, it’s not hard for an ordinary person with common sense to guess.
“It looks like they’re driving their prey south. To be exact, towards here, towards the first village.”
“We think so too. So a group must have blocked the entrance to the basin.”
“Did you originally have a plan?”
“I was planning to gather my troops and break through to the south all at once to let the people escape. The road to Abaca is dangerous, but if we stay still and the six evil sects gather in one place, we will surely die. Fortunately, the two of you have cleared the way for us―”
“We need to drill into other places too!”
“Escape is a breeze… Yes?”
The village chief blinked at Lilia’s bold words. Galen smirked and said.
“I’ve already cleaned up one of the six, so how can I clean up the remaining five? It’ll be a bit difficult to clean up in one day, though.”
“Ha, day… right?”
“Just ask people to be patient for a few days and be more proactive in evacuating. We just need to prevent the evil spirits from suddenly increasing their speed and attacking the refugees. We’ll end it before then.”
“Yes, yes.”
“I’m not just saying this, I’m saying this as a person in charge. Please make sure you do it.”
“Oh, I understand!”
The village chief answered a little absentmindedly, then shouted loudly after being hit by Galen’s warning.
“And, Mr. Donnie.”
“yes!”
“Please lend me one of your carriages. I will use it well and return it to you.”
“We’ll prepare the best for you right away!”
“Please. We’re going to go get something to eat. We’re hungry after running all night.”
Galen finished speaking, standing up calmly, leaving the people who were still bewildered.
“Please prepare it until we are all finished eating.”
* * *
The sixth was flying in the sky.
Siren did not have the ability to fly, but instead had the ability to use flying magic.
The horse she rides is a wyvern.
It was the perfect means of transportation, except for the slightly annoying jagged protrusions on its back. It was fast and powerful, so carrying her alone wouldn’t be noticeable.
The basin is unnecessarily large, so it takes too long to walk to meet the other sisters.
Although riding a bicorn is fine, the sixth prefers a wyvern. Some sisters consider it dangerous, but the sky side is more to her taste.
Actually, I don’t even know what could be dangerous.
The wyvern was almost the strongest demon in the sky, and if it encountered a stronger demon, it would just dominate it.
It wasn’t dangerous unless you fell asleep while riding or rode too hard without any horsepower.
The sixth one was thinking like that.
“huh?”
As she was returning from meeting the fifth, something caught her eye while she was doing some reconnaissance.
It was a carriage.
There may be nothing special about the carriages that people usually ride, but the direction in which they move is unusual.
All the humans in this area are fleeing east to avoid her legions.
The carriage was moving confidently westward, seemingly about to encounter her legions.
It might not be a direction, but maybe his liver is swollen… or maybe he’s confident? But why are these guys who have been running away all this time suddenly coming now?
“Slowly. Go down a little.”
The sixth adjusted the wyvern’s speed and altitude to observe a little more.
“… … !”
I could faintly hear the coachman shouting something as if he had found her. It seemed like he was panicking and even stopping the carriage, which was no ordinary panic. I had no intention of approaching him.
The stopped carriage door opened and two humans got out. I couldn’t tell what the man was, but I could tell right away that the woman was a servant just by looking at the white clothes she was wearing.
The woman who confirmed the sixth face exchanges some words with the man.
It was too far away to hear, but judging from his gestures, it seemed like the man was encouraging the woman.
Soon the female servant girl looked up at her from the ground. She bent her knees and then kicked the ground with all her might.
“…what are you doing?”
Nothing ridiculous like rolling your feet once and flying all the way to where she is… happened.
It was a natural thing. No matter how strong you are, how could that be possible? Even an insect that can jump dozens of times its own body length wouldn’t be able to fly this far.
… I thought so.
“uh?”
The woman, who was supposed to reach the top and then naturally fall back down, did not fall.
She jumped once more.
Stepping into empty space with nothing in it.
“Huh? Huh huh?”
A priest in white robes.
It was running through the sky.