NOVEL NEXT Chapter 40: (2)
‘If only I was a noble…’
For a moment, frustration arose due to the limitations of being a commoner.
If Kaiyan was at least a noble, he could have saved not only the soldiers from the other points but also the soldiers from the 12th Point.
‘…I did my best.’
Kaiyan forcefully calmed himself, making excuses. If he hesitated here, it would be the end not only for the 7th Special Unit but also for the others whom he wanted to save.
“Fine… Do as you wish. We’re leaving!”
“No… Ugh!”
Kaiyan pushed aside the Commander who tried to stop them, and the 7th Special Unit headed towards the exit to escape.
Since the 12th Point was located below, it was possible for the knights to escape through the protrusion, but it was impossible for the soldiers. To leave safely, they had no choice but to go further down and use the passage to escape.
‘Crash!’
‘Rumble!’
“Whoa!”
“Be careful!”
While running through the downward passage, cracks formed in the ceiling, and rocks rained down to the ground. The size of the rocks was big enough that if they hit someone’s head, it could be lethal.
Just by looking at that, it was evident how quickly the fortress was collapsing.
“So, the fortress is really on the verge of collapsing as you said. But how are we going to escape from it?”
Even while running, the old knight approached Kaiyan and asked, showing a very curious expression. Yes, he must be curious about how Kaiyan predicted it.
“I… I will explain it as intuition.”
“Intuition? So, the fact that the fortress is going to collapse wasn’t certain?”
My unexpected answer seemed to amuse the old knight, as his expression changed quite comically.
Although Kaiyan almost laughed reflexively at his reaction, he suppressed his laughter while reminding himself of the seriousness of the situation.
“No. It was certain that the fortress would collapse. It’s just… Huh, it’s difficult to explain it accurately in words.”
“What in the world…”
‘Whoosh! Whoosh!’
At the moment when the old knight was about to say something, the war horn echoed throughout the entire fortress. A long sound is followed by two short sounds. It was a signal not used by the Gami-an Allied Forces.
“What does this command mean?”
“Fortunately. It’s an evacuation order. It seems that the headquarters also determined that the fortress would collapse.”
That’s a relief. At least the headquarters realized it, even if it was a bit late.
If they had survived and escaped just by themselves, Kaiyan would have felt an unbearable sense of guilt.
The collapse of the fortress wasn’t his fault, but the fact that he couldn’t save many soldiers still weighed heavily on his mind.
“Hurry, let’s go down!”
“Don’t push! There are people in front!”
Crash!
When the special unit reached the first floor, the entire passage became so chaotic that it trembled.
The soldiers from the upper points started descending through the passage.
The problem is whether all the soldiers can evacuate before the fortress collapses.
“The speed of collapse is accelerating. If it continues like this…”
From the shaking of the fortress, it was uncertain what would happen to the soldiers at the top, although those at the lower positions might be safe.
Crash!
“Shop.”
Just like when Kaiyan bought toys to help the Panielun soldiers, the Shop naturally appeared. Although the shop window partially blocked his view, it wasn’t a big problem since he had already arrived on the first floor and was in the process of escaping.
“Should I look at the toys? No… I need something more accurate.”
With the G he had obtained from the battle the previous day, he could afford a reasonably good item suitable for the current situation.
“It’s not items… or potion. Magic?”
While browsing through the list, he noticed a section related to magic.
[Magic books, magic scrolls, magic artifacts…]
“Are magic books like swordsmanship manuals? They won’t be helpful at the moment… but magic scrolls.”
He recalled what Uncle Jeff had told him about it.
“Kaiyan, even if you’re not a mage, there are two ways you can use magic.”
“How?”
“The first is by using magic artifacts created by mages. The magic contained within them can be used by non-mages as well.”
“Oh… what about the other method?”
“That would be magic scrolls. Even non-mages can use them.”
“Are there no other options? Why are there two separate methods?”
“Unlike artifacts, which can be used repeatedly, magic scrolls are a one-time use.”
“Show me the magic scrolls.”
Considering the realistic nature of the shop, the price of magic scrolls was much higher compared to magic artifacts. Since he had limited G, he had to forgo the regret of them being one-time use and opened the list of magic scrolls.
[1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9]
“Numbers?”
The format of the detailed list was very different from the ones he had seen before. After some thought, he realized that these numbers represented circles. Unlike Ora and levels, magic is divided into circles.
“Taoran’s Flame was 6th circle… Then, 6th circle.”
Among the mages he had seen so far, Taoran’s Flame was undoubtedly the strongest. He was a 6th circle mage, of which there were only three in the entire continent.
If it was magic used by someone of that caliber, there must be a way to counter the current situation.
[6: Fire Rain, Thunder Field, Wind Tornado…]
“Damn.”
“What’s wrong?”
“Oh, nothing.”
As he looked at the list, he unintentionally cursed. Since he knew nothing about magic, it meant that he had to check the effects of these unknown magic spells one by one.
“In this urgent situation…!”
“Phew… How can I find a spell that can make everyone faster?”
He sighed in frustration, speaking almost in a whisper.
“A spell that makes you faster? Are you talking about Haste?”
Did the old knight overhear his whisper? He spoke up.
“Yes? Haste…?”
“That’s right. Wasn’t that what you were talking about?”
“Um… So you mean Haste is a spell that makes you faster?”
“That’s correct.”
“Thank you!”
He expressed his gratitude to the old knight and quickly resumed searching the list of spells. He was looking for Haste.
[Multi-Haste…]
“Haste! But… Multi?”
[Multi-Haste Scroll: 6th circle magic, an enhanced form of 3rd circle Haste, one-time use, select an option of use: 1. Grant Haste magic for 30 minutes to a maximum of 300 people. 2. Grant Haste magic (50%) in a designated area of 2,500m for 1 minute.] [600G]
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