novelraw Chapter 160 : Chapter 160
Chapter 160 : Chapter 160
Chapter 160: Alfenor (3)
Kunlutsban was the superior of the Masker Isotta.
-I will definitely tear you apart and kill you. Personally.
He had sent such a message.
‘Personally.’
That was important.
It's not something one would say unless they were in a position to command others.
Kunlutsban was condescending.
It was proof of his high status.
‘A 4th Rank on the continent is rare.’
The Liberation Tower guarantees high status to 4th Rank Mages.
He was a sort of head.
And heads don't travel together.
‘He travels with his limbs.’
The number would be at least five, including Kunlutsban, and at most ten.
Among them, the probability was high that only Kunlutsban was 4th Rank.
It meant they weren't that threatening of an opponent.
The Liberation Tower was just like that. Compared to the Boundary or the Otherworld, that group becomes shabby.
It was natural, if anything.
There might be a few geniuses on the continent, but a group cannot be uniformly excellent. The average level of continent Mages was wretched.
It's not a problem of Origin or talent.
The continent is the problem. The environment called faith is harsh, and time to concentrate on Magic is rare.
Mages born on the continent are forced to waste time.
It was the same context as Kubel living as a hunter.
If Kubel had been born in the Otherworld, he would be exuding much more splendid smoke.
‘Elves.’
Harad recalled the Elves he saw on the battlefield.
They could easily kill mere continent Mages.
But was Enna Tegen at that level? What if Kunlutsban was a genius Mage capable of projection?
‘I don’t know.’
Harad looked at Hila Tegen.
She was smiling silly and sticking close to Harad. She seemed to enjoy the warmth, and there was not a shred of anxiety in her attitude.
She seemed to have forgotten that her mother went out to fight.
That must mean she trusts her that much.
“Don't we need to help?”
“Mom told me to protect the guests.”
Hila's trust didn't serve as a proper basis.
Not because it was familial trust, but because she was an Elf. Alfenor was a frontier.
“The church might get destroyed.”
“By Mages?”
“Because there is a 4th Rank.”
Hila tilted her head.
Thus, Elves of the frontier were usually ignorant about Mages.
Elves trained by the Church to hunt Mages were rare.
What Elves pursued was warmth, not God's will.
“Are you not going to help?”
Harad turned his gaze to Ellen.
She was glaring at Harad.
“Are you crazy?”
“I am not crazy.”
“……”
Just now, Harad was about to tell the truth.
It wasn't something agreed upon with Ellen.
Nor was it agreed with Wimar. He died hoping Harad wouldn't be discovered.
“Why…… what on earth are you thinking?”
Ellen looked ready to grab him by the collar.
“This isn't a problem concerning only you.”
“I know.”
If Harad's identity is revealed, Serzila will also be in danger.
“But is this the time for that? Wimar told you to weigh the importance.”
“……”
Ellen bit her lip.
Now wasn't the time to interrogate Harad.
Ellen had to help Enna.
Guilt must be telling her to do so.
“Let's talk after it's over. It won't be too late.”
Ellen glared at Harad for a long time.
Murderous intent lingered stickily in her crimson eyes.
“It's Kunlutsban. Liberation Tower. My existence was discovered. Ah, my identity too.”
Not long after, Ellen's murderous intent shifted outside.
Ellen was also furious at the Liberation Tower Rebellion Faction that raided this place.
Not just because of Harad's words that even his identity was discovered.
It was because those guys raided now.
When her head was already complicated because of Wimar.
Ellen eventually strode towards the door.
“We are stronger.”
Harad grabbed Hila's shoulder to stop her.
Hila looked troubled but then smiled hehe.
Harad's hand touching her shoulder was excessively warm.
“How did you do it?”
“It's a secret.”
For now.
* * *
I will show you how Wimar died.
Those words spoken to Enna Tegen were sincere.
Harad intended to project the Sun. He intended to burn Kunlutsban and the other Mages to death.
But he had no choice but to step back.
“If you use it, I won't tolerate it anymore. I will really kill you.”
Ellen was furious to the top of her head.
There was no reason to provoke her further here.
The opponent wasn't too much to handle either.
Outside was surprisingly quiet.
However, the Magical Energy felt was colorful and intense.
A bundle of bone awls the size of a human arm floating in the air, lumps of stone, wind dominating the atmosphere ready to strike anytime, a sword being held, scissors of similar size…….
‘Lacking fundamentals.’
Different from the systematic Otherworld.
The Liberation Tower doesn't distinguish members by Origin. They lack the capacity and Mages to do so.
The Mages didn't move from their spots.
Signs of tension were evident. It was because of Enna's existence.
Enna was invisible but definitely existed somewhere. That's why Magic wasn't fired, only prepared.
“Haraaad!”
It was then.
The middle-aged man floating bone awls in the air broke the silence. He glared at Harad, who came out of the church, as if to kill him.
“Kunlutsban?”
Bone awl isn't a common Origin.
Harad waved his hand.
“I will definitely tear you apart and kill you!”
Kunlutsban shouted threateningly.
Then he scanned the surroundings with his eyes.
It was a look searching for the disappeared Enna.
“Elf Priest!”
Unable to find her, Kunlutsban shouted.
“We have no intention of fighting the Church!”
That's not for a Mage to decide.
Harad laughed openly.
Kunlutsban was acting like someone ignorant of how the world works. Not because he was uneducated.
“You must be desperate.”
Kunlutsban had no choice but to act like that.
The Ivory Tower must have pressured him to kill Harad immediately, even if it meant sacrificing his life.
As the Rebellion Faction, they had no choice but to comply.
Ties with the Otherworld were far more important than a few Mages.
“What’s so great about the Ivory.”
“You bastaaard! Elf Priest! If you hand over that man, we will retreat quietly!”
Kunlutsban glared at Harad and shouted into the air again.
Harad found that scene amusing.
Not just because a Mage was proposing a deal to the Church.
‘Calling that preparation.’
A Mage is one who prepares.
Kunlutsban and the other Mages implemented Magic and were preparing to fight.
It was clumsy.
You shouldn't do that against an Elf. You should have blocked everything completely or revealed nothing and induced the Elf's approach.
Just as Elves were ignorant of Mages, Mages were also ignorant of Elves.
Actually, was it just Elves? Even if Enna wasn't an Elf, the preparation would have been clumsy.
Rebellion Faction. They are called that, but the Rebellion Faction has actually never staged a rebellion.
“Elf Priest.”
Kunlutsban looked for Enna again.
It seemed he wanted to live very much.
But Enna didn't reveal herself.
The impatient Kunlutsban pointed at Harad.
“That guy is also a Ma…….”
……His head floated in the air.
Ellen, who had rushed in unnoticed, cut off Kunlutsban's head.
“Oh my.”
* * *
‘Their intelligence network isn't that excellent. They only knew my route.’
The Rebellion Faction seemed unaware of Ellen's martial prowess.
It must be because her existence or martial prowess wasn't well known even in the North.
The only time Ellen showed her true skills on the continent was when dealing with the Shadow Mage Jis.
Harad shook his head looking at Kunlutsban's head, which had fallen to the ground and burst in the aftermath of the battle.
A Mage's preparation varies depending on the situation.
Against Ellen, he should have prepared his full power from the start.
Meaning Kunlutsban should have projected from the beginning.
He should have poured his full power on Harad with the intention of dying together as soon as their eyes met.
Of course, it would have been blocked.
The preparation was wrong from the point that Ellen was beside him.
Kunlutsban should have run away.
The problem was that he couldn't because of the Ivory Tower.
It meant Kunlutsban was destined to die no matter what preparation he made.
And the same applied to the other Mages who followed him.
Amidst the swarm of Magic and Mages, Ellen rampaged madly. It was a scene as if a beast had intruded among the crowd.
It meant she was that angry.
Harad cheered for the Mages.
Since they were going to die anyway, I hoped they would take as much of her anger as possible.
The remaining anger would be Harad's share.
It was an excessive expectation. When Ellen swung once, Magic was cut. When there was no Magic, Mages were cut.
Initially, there were only four with Kunlutsban, but before I knew it, five more were added. They were Mages who had been hiding.
They had flustered faces.
Like people who had no intention of joining.
Then Enna revealed herself next to Harad.
‘Did she pass them over without killing?’
Enna drove the hiding Mages towards Ellen. Circumstantially, it seemed so.
‘Because she didn't want to dirty her hands? Because it was bothersome?’
Either way, Enna's skills seemed considerable.
The Mages who joined had faces not knowing why they joined. In a way, it's harder than killing.
“Indeed, she is strong.”
Enna was looking at Ellen, not Harad.
It was a face gauging something.
* * *
‘I couldn't keep the promise.’
I had guaranteed I would kill him most cruelly in the world.
‘I should have pulled out his heart while he was alive.’
There is nothing more fearful and cruel than losing the Origin, which has been with you since birth and grew with you through life, right before your eyes.
Because Origin is the essence of a Mage.
However, Harad had no choice but to watch.
Because Ellen wished it so.
It was a dull fight.
The levels didn't match. Ellen has a record of cutting down Avery Aquins. Although it was a joint work with Harad, anyway.
Kunlutsban's goal was Harad, and to do that, he eventually had to deal with Ellen as well.
Kunlutsban should have brought a 5th Rank.
‘I guess they didn't allow it up to that point.’
5th Rank Mages on the continent are rare.
The 5th Rank of the Liberation Tower was a master.
‘Or maybe he tried to solve it himself fearing demotion.’
Either way, in the near future, a 5th Rank of the Liberation Tower will come.
To clean up the mess Kunlutsban made and restore the trust relationship with the Ivory Tower.
For Harad, it was welcome.
The power of the Liberation Tower Rebellion Faction needs to be continuously whittled down.
Ellen didn't move among the debris of what used to be Mages.
She didn't seem hurt or exhausted. She was staring intently at Harad. Her intention was blatant.
‘Telling me to predate at one time.’
Now she looked ready to kill if I predated.
That was why Harad tried to reveal the truth to Enna earlier.
“I caused trouble. I am sorry.”
“No.”
Enna shook her head.
“Right. It's okay because it's warm.”
Hila, who was next to me, added.
She didn't leave Harad's side for a single moment.
Because Harad was warm.
Yet she wasn't curious about the identity of the warmth.
It must be because the fact that it is warm is more important than the identity.
“What are these people?”
Hila asked pointing at the corpses.
She seemed curious about the reason for the attack.
“They are Mages who came targeting me. Liberation Tower.”
“Liberation Tower?”
“Also called Devil Pillar.”
“Ah!”
Only then did Hila nod as if understanding.
“We are on bad terms.”
Hila didn't seem interested up to that point.
She was squatting on one of the corpses before I knew it. It was the most intact corpse among them.
“Not warm.”
Hila muttered.
As expected. Harad chuckled softly.
“Are they those Mages.”
It was then that Enna opened her mouth.
Her eyes were narrowed.
“You said my grandfather died by another Mage, not the Great Devil.”
“I did.”
“Is it the Liberation Tower.”
Harad nodded quietly.
‘Indeed.’
An excellent conclusion.
Ellen, who was watching, nodded.
Meaning to just go with it. It was an excuse that could redeem Harad's words from earlier.
But her expression wasn't comfortable.
Although a good excuse appeared, Ellen was still stained with guilt.
Unless the truth is revealed, it will remain for a lifetime.
Of course, there will come a time when it can't be helped.
There is no person in the world without regrets, and someday Ellen might become like that too.
“Wrong.”
But that is not now.
At least Harad wanted it so.
Whether the reason was loyalty from the past life or not wasn't that important.
“It's not them. The Liberation Tower is unrelated.”
Ellen was shaking her head with an urgent face.
A face more complicated than before. I hated that.
“Wimar was an excellent priest. So we couldn't become friends. I only received his last wish.”
“……”
“Live like fire. That was the last wish Wimar left me.”
If she really hated it, she should come and cover my mouth.
Ellen didn't do that.
While hoping Harad wouldn't be discovered, she didn't want to deceive Enna and Hila.
Harad liked that softness.
Elaine of the past life had lost it.
Saliva pooled.
It was enough to drool if left alone, but Harad swallowed it well. It was bearable. The addiction symptoms weren't that severe yet.
So, the fire suddenly blooming in the hearts of the Mages was purely Harad's will.
“Wimar died by this fire.”
As per Wimar's last wish, Harad opened his arms and flaunted the fire.
“By my hand.”
Only then will Ellen have no regrets.
It was then.
“Son of a……!”
Ellen, eyes wide open, suddenly collapsed.
Enna, who had drawn her dagger unnoticed, looked at Ellen with dumbfounded eyes.
“She fell asleep.”
“……?”
“She does that sometimes.”