Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 221



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221화 피바라기 (5)

셋이 잠시 갈라질 때의 방향은 갈렌이 정북, 릴리아가 북동, 샤미타가 북서.

It was a reasonable choice of direction. The northwest village, which was the farthest, was chosen by Shamita, who knew the exact location of the villages. The northeast village, which was relatively close, was chosen by Lilia, who had good eyesight and could navigate quickly. The north village, which was the easiest to navigate because you could just follow the same direction you were going, was chosen by Galen.

거의 비슷하게 오고 있는 걸로 봐서는 다행히 그쪽 마을들에는 별문제 없는 모양이었다.

수평선까지 뻗어 나가는 감각권은 개정세계를 발동했을 때의 이야기이고, 평상시의 수류조작 감각권이 그렇게까지 광활하지는 않다. 비행 속도를 감안하면 금방이다.

게다가 격렬한 전투의 흔적이 사방에 널려 있으니 마음이 더 급해질 수밖에. 감지하고 십 초도 채 되지 않아 릴리아와 샤미타가 거의 동시에 도착했다.

“이미 한바탕한 모양이군.”

“다친 데는 없으세요, 형제님?”

샤미타와 릴리아의 목소리가 겹쳤다. 갈렌이 고개를 끄덕이며 한꺼번에 답했다.

“예. 막 끝났습니다. 다친 데도 물론 없고요. 멀쩡한 게 저뿐이라 문제지만요.”

“형제님이 최우선이죠!”

“그렇긴 한데요.”

혹시 어디 생채기라도 났을까 싶어 갈렌의 몸을 붙들고 요모조모 살피며 말하는 릴리아에게 갈렌이 쓰게 웃으며 말했다.

“저는 정말 멀쩡하니 다른 이들부터 살펴 주세요. 아직 살아는 있을 거거든요.”

“네? 아, 저 숯덩이요?”

릴리아가 되물었다. 설마 머리통이 날아간 시체를 가리키는 말은 아닐 테니까, 남은 후보는 한 명뿐이었다. 날카로운 그녀의 감각에 아주 희미한 호흡이 들리고 있기도 했고.

“That guy is Gaunt. The leader of the Brave Mercenaries.”

“벌써 심문 끝나셨나요?”

“그럴 리가요. 살살 놀아 주기에는 조금 많이 위험한 물건을 들고 있어서 손을 살짝 거칠게 썼지요.”

“봐주다가 형제님이 다치는 것보다는 백배 낫죠. 그럼 일단 살려는 둬야겠네요!”

“그것도 그렇고, 저 가장 큰 천막에 요정들이 많습니다. 다들 부상이 심각해요.”

“뭐?”

두 사람의 대화를 가만히 듣고 있었던 샤미타가 눈을 부릅떴다. 워낙 주변이 조용해서 당연히 아무도 없는 줄 알았었는데.

“다 빠져나간 게 아니었나?”

“범인 놈들이 많이 강했거든요. 제가 도착했을 땐 이미 다들 당한 상태라―”

“이, 이런!”

Before Galen could finish speaking, Shamita hastily flew towards the tent, shooting so fast that an afterimage remained in Galen’s eyes.

“uh…….”

Lilia had a moment of confusion. She had to decide whether to prioritize Gaunt or the fairies.

What if Gaunt is saved first and the fairies, who are innocent victims, die? The kind girl cannot tolerate that.

On the other hand, what if the fairies were saved first and then Gaunt died? If he was holding important information, the majong cult’s trickery could cause even greater damage later.

Fortunately, however, Lilia didn’t have to face this dilemma.

Because she was an archbishop.

The time of hesitation was not long. After a few seconds, Lilia’s eyes cleared as she finished her thoughts.

“Brother!”

Lilia ran to Gaunt, calling for Galen.

Paaaaah!

Holy power poured into Gaunt’s body.

The miracle of healing is not something that can be done automatically like a game skill where you click and your HP is restored. It is a way to maximize the body’s natural healing ability, so medical treatment must be applied in parallel. That is why priests also act as doctors.

But now, there was no need to treat Gaunt thoroughly, so he just used a miracle. That alone brought life back to Gaunt’s body, which was on the verge of death.

“Okay. Just monitor the condition.”

“Don’t worry.”

Galen, who understood Lilia’s intentions, answered coolly.

Why choose between the Gaunts and the Elves? Just save them both. It was a choice he could make as the Archbishop.

At that moment, Shamita, who had jumped into the tent, returned. Her expression had darkened greatly as she quickly examined her battered compatriots.

“There’s a strange fog-like thing inside the tent… … .”

“Oh, that’s my magic. I set it up as a protective shield.”

“Is that so? Anyway, fortunately no one died, but no one was in good condition either. Lilia, I have an embarrassing request—”

“Of course I have to treat you!”

Before Shamita could speak, Lilia shouted first. Galen intervened.

“Wouldn’t it be better to do the treatment outside? The tent isn’t big enough to accommodate a dozen people.”

“Isn’t it cold outside?”

“If you block the wind, that’s the end of it.”

Galen waved his left hand slightly. The water spirit wrapped around his wrist jumped out.

Lilia understood right away. She had been used to sleeping only in nice places lately, but it was a method they often used when they went camping together in the past.

“Shamita, do you have something like a blanket? Something the patients can lay down on.”

“I’ll look into it.”

“Unika, help Lilia.”

The primordial spirit of life, who received Galen’s message, called out a swarm of temporary wind spirits.

The spirits that had rushed into the tent carefully wrapped the fairies that had collapsed in a mess.

It would be difficult to sustain the magical power consumption to make a dozen or so people fly at high speeds, but it was easy to lift them slightly and move them slowly. Stretchers made of wind carried the fairies outside.

Following him, an ashen cat came in and hugged Galen. Galen gently stroked its body, which was as soft as fog.

“Thank you for your hard work, Libitina.”

At the beginning of the battle, when Gaunt and the Red-faced Youth were tied up by Galen, the primordial spirit of nothingness that had quietly leaked out and secretly infiltrated the tent had been protecting the elves until now.

The reason Galen unleashed his fiery magic near the tent was because he trusted Libitina. As long as it wasn’t a direct explosion, the aftermath could be blocked by the death mist.

After completing her mission, Libitina yawned cutely and shrank down to curl up in Galen’s arms.

Meanwhile, Shamita searched through the other tents. There were only about fifteen of them, but they were scattered here and there, so some of them had not been swept away. She collected everything that could be used as a mat.

She returned to her seat and paused.

This was because a huge wall of water was growing in the open space in front of the tent.

“Please come in.”

“Uh, um.”

The water spirit, imbued with the power of life, inflated its body to create a large hemispherical membrane.

It covered enough space to accommodate fifteen wounded elves, a gont, and even a headless corpse.

The water curtain was thin, but it still prevented the winter wind from penetrating. That was enough.

While Lilia and Shamita made a makeshift arrangement, Galen scattered his fiery magic within the water curtain.

[Deterioration: Heat: Control]

[Superheated Flames]

Now it is possible to manipulate heat without having to create a flame directly.

Basically, it is a magic to burn enemies with super high heat, but if adjusted very weakly, it becomes an excellent heating magic.

A warm breeze with just the right amount of humidity blew, which was completely unexpected for the climate of the Northwest, where midwinter is just around the corner.

“Really… you’re very talented.”

“It’s just a little trick.”

Galen was humbled by Shamita’s admiration. He was great because he could do all this by himself, but it was a feat that other wizards could easily do if they shared the work.

“The truly great person is not me, but Lilia.”

“You’re teasing me again. That’s not true!”

Lilia, who had been pouting, soon returned to her serious expression. She was busy quickly urging the fairies to lie down one by one on the seats.

“This person is the most serious.”

The fairy that Lilia had chosen was a face that Galen also knew. It was the fairy that had been carried on the shoulder of the young man who had been caught earlier, and the fairy that had been sent to rescue Tenebrae.

Shamita let out a faint groan. The wound on her half-crushed abdomen, revealed when her tattered clothes were removed, was seriously horrific. It was a serious injury that even a fairy with a higher resilience than a human would be able to survive.

However, Lilia’s expression was serious, without a hint of smile, but not dark.

“Hmm, this is… … .”

Lilia, who had been drawing a picture in her head for a moment, slightly closed her right hand. A small glowing sword blossomed in her hand and took shape.

As the priest’s level increases, the effectiveness of all miracles increases. She also handles the miracle of light much better than when she was a bishop, so she no longer needs to carry a surgical knife separately. She can make it on the spot.

“Shamita, can you help me?”

“What should I do?”

“Please hold this person’s arms and legs, and if he wakes up in the middle of the night, tell him to stay still. He will listen to me, but he will listen to Shamita, right?”

“I have to listen, but… … .”

While speaking slightly tremblingly, Shamita did as she was told and held the fairy’s limbs tightly. Lilia’s light sword flashed.

Crunch! Crunch!

He skillfully cuts away the crushed and necrotic flesh, and in the process, naturally cuts open the stomach to examine the internal organs, then removes the broken pieces and cuts out the dead parts.

Throughout the entire process, the three-piece set menu of purification, vitality, and healing was of course holding onto the fairy’s lifeline.

“Ugh?!”

As it was a major surgery, the pain was tremendous, and since there was no anesthesia, the fairy who had been unconscious was forcibly woken up.

“Wh, what―”

“Get in.”

Shamita’s stern voice fell on the fairy who was about to have a seizure. The eyes of the fairy called Zarina widened.

“Sha, Shamita?”

“Even if it hurts, bear with it. I’m receiving treatment.”

“Tch, treatment?!”

“Hold on. There’s nothing you can do.”

Zarina, who discovered Lilia and Galen late, was confused, but she did not say anything more because she had great trust in Shamita. She had been in so much pain before that that she did not have the presence of mind to argue further.

“Ahhhhhh!”

“Just hold on a little longer!”

Now, Lilia, who was no stranger to being called a master surgeon, continued to perform the surgery while skillfully calming the patient.

Galen, who had been watching, muttered.

“It’s much faster than before.”

“Before?”

“I once operated on an earth fairy like this. She was hit by Drake and her internal organs were shattered.”

“Is it because you have experience that you are more blunt?”

“Well, it’s not necessarily like that. There are also things where my skills have improved.”

At that time, Lilia was still a bishop and had not yet obtained the Star Crumb Bracelet, so the quality and quantity of her power were incomparable to what they are now.

Fairies are born as magicians, and at the same time, their bodies are much stronger than humans’, so they can withstand tough surgeries better. They may have been a bit more gentle when operating on humans.

Anyway, thanks to that, the surgery was finished surprisingly quickly.

“It’s done!”

“Haa, haa… … .”

The aftertaste of pain still lingered in the seat, and she trembled. Fortunately, her body covered in cold sweat did not feel chilly. The air was warm to begin with.

“Then, you rest! Now, let’s go to the next person! Follow me, Shamita!”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Lilya immediately moved to her seat, and Shamita was also dragged away without notice. Of course, there were still fourteen more patients left, so it was not the time to play.

“… … .”

Zarina carefully stroked her smooth, white belly without a single scar.

Because I was in so much pain during the surgery, the pain still lingered like an illusion, but when I regained consciousness, I felt fine except for a slight soreness.

Since the entire race was born as wizards, in other words, it was a truly novel method of recovery for fairies who had no priests.

When he finally had time to look around, he remembered vividly the events of earlier. The humans who suddenly invaded, half of his people barely managed to escape while the rest fell, and even himself who was ultimately defeated.

Zarina’s eyes shook as she saw the corpse of the bastard who had been playing with her lying nearby with his head missing.

“…Thank you, human.”

Zarina bowed deeply to Galen, who was still by her side. Galen shrugged.

“No problem. Are you feeling better?”

“Thanks. That… priest? I’ve only heard about it, but it’s truly amazing. It’s something humans would call a miracle.”

“Lilia’s skills are far beyond the average for a priest, you know. Anyway, I’m sure you have a lot of questions… You can ask Shamita about them later. If it’s not inconvenient for you to move, can I ask you one favor?”

“what?”

“If you go over there, there are a few I have buried. Anyone can just pick one and bring it to me.”

“Ask? Pull it out?”

“You will know when you see it.”

Although he was puzzled, he moved obediently. If you receive help, you should naturally repay it.

I could tell when I actually went there.

Aren’t there people with only their heads sticking out buried here and there in the place Galen pointed to?

They were the leaders of the Brave Mercenary Corps who had been running away in all directions earlier and were swept away by Gleba.

Even though they were all silver warriors, they were stuck in the ground with all their limbs broken and there was no way they could escape on their own.

I couldn’t resist the golden one any more. She easily picked one out and dragged him over.

“I brought it.”

“thank you.”

“Ugh… ugh… …”

Galen crouched down before the great lord, who was lying sprawled like an insect, shivering with pain and fear.

“I have a few questions to ask.”

“Oh, feel free to ask! Just let me live!”

“Oh, that seems a bit difficult.”

No, don’t you usually say you’ll spare my life even if it means lying? As the Great Lord looked at me with blank eyes, Galen turned to look at me.

“Even though he’s just a scoundrel, he’s not an innocent person. Are you going to use him to vent your anger?”

“Oh, is that okay?”

“Just one for now.”

“thanks.”

As she spoke sincerely, she turned around. When she couldn’t find the dagger she always carried, she kicked it in frustration.

Phaaaak!

Even if it was just a kick, the strength of the fairy, who had excellent physical abilities, was enough to break human bones.

“Kkaaaak!”

The giant screamed as his already broken arm bone was further crushed. Galen spoke strangely.

“There are a few more people I can ask besides you. If you don’t want to answer, you don’t have to. Just keep stepping on them until you get an answer. Do you want to die nicely or dirty?”

“I will tell you. I will tell you!”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

While Lilia treated the patients with Shamita’s assistance, Galen interrogated the lords one by one with Zarina’s help.

It wasn’t the church style of repeating torture and treatment, but since they were mercenaries with not that strong wills anyway, they couldn’t stand the pain and kept screaming.

It was similar to what the fake patient who had been interrogated in the village had revealed, so there was no new information, but it didn’t matter.

The purpose was to convey directly to the ears of the fairies. That there was someone who was deliberately trying to escalate the conflict between humans and fairies, and that there was someone who wanted the blood of fairies.

The former got by somehow, but the latter couldn’t help but be shocked.

“That client was the guy I fought against?”

“Yes. That’s why we only captured them instead of killing them.”

“Why on earth would you do such a horrible thing… Why did you truly believe in that ridiculous story of immortality?”

“That can’t be right.”

Galen said, chuckling.

“Please ask yourself.”

“… to a dead guy?”

“Is he really dead?”

“…what?”