Became a Childhood Friend of an Academy Genius

120 – The Hero’s Appearance

The wave of magic that flowed from Lorne’s body spread out with the momentum to collapse the underground cavity.

Aden, who couldn’t even open his eyes properly as if a storm had struck, opened his eyes wide at the sight that was faintly peeping through the cracks in his hands.

‘Magical power….’

It wasn’t the light silver magical power resembling the hair that normally flowed from Lorne’s body, but rather black that seemed to devour the whole world.

Even the momentum and concentration were stronger and thicker than usual.

Even when I summoned the source of creation a little while ago, the momentum of my magic was extraordinary, but now it’s even more so than then.

Perhaps the word ferocious would be more appropriate, Aden bit his lip at the feeling of magic power tearing his skin.

I wonder if my whole body would be torn apart if I stayed in a place like this for a little while longer.

“You, you ring the bell… !”

“…… !”

Gibbel’s eyes, which had been keeping his cool, widened at the words filled with anger that flowed from Lorne’s mouth.

Originally, there are times when the magic power becomes fierce or thick in response to the owner’s emotions, but this is too much.

As if I became a different person.

No, maybe it’s like becoming a different being.

It was a similar feeling to when he first witnessed the existence of Alzeros when he was young.

Instinct is calling out. That’s something wearing a human mask.

For the first time, a drop of cold sweat formed on the nape of his neck, which had not trembled even in front of many powerful people.

Gibbel, who unconsciously wiped it off, smiled intriguedly.

“… There was a lot of people in the mix.”

Although its size is still somewhat insufficient compared to the great wizards who have reached the level of transcendentalists.

However, it is an absurd level for a girl who has not even been contracted at least.

If you look at the future from the point of view of your followers, it will be a sprout that needs to be cut off in advance.

Thinking that far, Gibbel inadvertently looked at the boy lying at his feet and put his hand on his sword.

I found two unexpected beings on the journey that I thought there would be no harvest.

Whether this is the seed that will grow into a big man in the future will have to be tested here.

Serung.

Pulling out the thick sword from his back, Gible turned his gaze to the youngsters behind him, not to the predatory beasts that were likely to pounce at any moment.

“If your life is worth it, stay there. Because I don’t think I can see anything with this kid’s eyes right now.”

That was advice from the heart.

If he wants to join forces and attack, he is willing to deal with it, but in his eyes, the current existence of Lone is an irrational beast that has given itself to anger.

They’ll probably try to kill anything they see in front of them, whether they’re enemies or allies.

And the only person who can stand against that power is Gible, himself.

That’s why he gave this advice even though he was an enemy.

It’s not a very nice sight for others to see you burst into a whale fight and kill yourself like a fly.

Even if that opponent is an enemy.

Hwareuk!

At his advice, before the party had time to worry, a huge flame rose around Lorne’s body.

At least, he knew at once that it wasn’t a 4 star or lower flame type magic that a first year cadet would use.

‘It’s fast.’

Lorne casts it without even chanting it and pours it out at once.

A total of six streams of fire, three from each side, hit Gibbel.

Befitting his favorite soldier, the thick sword, he had a size and momentum that made even his fairly reliable physique look like a child.

“Suck!”

The blade connected to the tip of the sword containing magic cuts through the flames.

Waves of flame that seemed like they would never be extinguished turned into fragments of magical power and scattered with a single gesture.

Elisha’s pupils were wide open as she watched them.

‘As expected, he’s an incredibly talented person.’

Magic refers to replacing magical power with a specific phenomenon or substance.

In other words, restoring the magical power that has already turned into the phenomenon of flame back to its original state means that the phenomenon of magic itself is nullified.

To do that, he had to read the flow of magic contained in the magic that had already been manifested, and cut the gap between them accurately.

However, this cannot be achieved by relying solely on the performance of the weapon, so what is needed is a sword skill or a sword sword skill.

However, just having those two things doesn’t necessarily mean you can nullify magic that way, so just a moment ago, the sum of them was enough to roughly estimate the enemy’s skill.

At least for an academy’s mediocre professor, he must be a master who would be hard to even give out his business card to.

“Baekrang!”

“Kreung… !”

However, even if the enemy is as skilled as that, it is impossible not to be distracted by dispelling that level of magic.

Marie took advantage of that opportunity and ordered Baekrang, who had recovered from her wounds, to bring the fallen Bell.

Bumpy.

Baekrang, who rushed out in an instant at a speed comparable to Aden, returned to his seat by biting Bell so that Bell wouldn’t get hurt.

“Bell… !”

Seeing him bloodied all over, Tina panicked for a moment, but she made up her mind with the thought that in this situation, she was the only one who could save him.

Mari, Elisha, and Aden are capable of recovery magic to a certain extent, but they only learned a little with basic knowledge.

Because I can’t compare to Tina who is good at that.

“Marie, do you have any catalyst left?”

“There is only one left.”

In case of an emergency, Marie handed over her catalyst to Tina and ordered Baekrang to monitor her surroundings.

There may still be remnants of followers left, and in the worst case, the enemy who is dealing with Lorne over there may turn the tip of his sword this way.

Pong.

Tina opened all three bottles, including the catalyst she received from Marie, and scattered them all around her.

She then poured a potion-like liquid from her bag from her waist belt onto her wounded Belle.

Somewhat thick liquid covered Belle’s body, and suddenly crawled somewhere as if she were an ego and found her place.

Marie’s eyes widened at that rare sight.

“What is that? It doesn’t look like a potion.”

“I’ll tell you later.”

Originally, it was an arcane cure that was passed only among the Beasts, but there are too many things to explain to talk about it now.

Thinking that the time has come for her to reveal her secret to her other friends, including Aden, Tina cast her healing magic with a wry smile on her face.

A total of three long chanting followed, corresponding to the number of catalysts scattered on the floor.

“Huh… !”

Tina’s body trembled for a moment as a large amount of her mana was drained in an instant.

For her, who did not naturally possess a large amount of magical power like Rorne and Rise Lotte, even this process was quite difficult for her.

Fortunately, though, thanks to the role of the catalyst, the magic was manifested normally, and soon after, soft light flowed out from the three magic circles on the floor and wrapped around Bell.

‘I did everything I could. Please!’

Tina prayed with her hands together to God for the first time in her life.

It’s absurd that you’re trying to leave like this after knowing a woman’s secret alone and witnessing such a manly appearance.

With that usual sad expression, she can slap her forehead, so please just let her open her eyes again.

She begged and begged.

“Kuh…. It’s quite good.”

Meanwhile, Gibbel is doing well against Lorne, who is running out of control, but there is no sign that the situation will improve.

Usually, I tried to induce a long-term battle by forcing a war of attrition as the battle between the swordsman and the wizard, but I finally realized that it was not a very good method.

The endless magical power of an unknown source is not something that can be dealt with in a long-term battle.

Rather, it blocks the magic that rages like a raging sword before that, and Marira’s health and magic are depleted first.

‘I can’t.’

It’s been a long time since I’ve had a fight like this, so I want to enjoy it more, but knowing that I’ll soon hear a call from the deputy, Gibble changed his eyes and put strength into the hand holding the sword.

Although it is said that the strength of magical power is not inferior to that of quite a few archmages, the master who handles it is still lacking.

Moreover, all the magic that is being cast right now is nothing more than forcibly manifesting magic that would otherwise be impossible to use, so its power is rather insignificant.

It might be amazing if he grows up in the future, but he wasn’t very interested in a wizard who wasn’t a swordsman, so Gibbel decided to nip it in the bud.

“… ! Lorne! Avoid!”

As if responding to the master’s intent to kill, the magic that began to dwell in the sword changed its course from a little while ago.

Elisha, who noticed it from a distance, sent a strong warning to Lorne, but she couldn’t hear it anymore.

Whiiing!

However, even in a state deprived of reason, did he instinctively recognize the danger?

A huge storm created around Lorne rushed towards Gibbel, tearing apart the walls of the basement along with the barrier.

However, as if he had no intention of stopping, he jumped between the two rising storms and swung his sword.

Just like the scene from earlier where the flames disappeared in an instant, a huge wind blew away in an instant with one stroke of his sword.

The sword that reached right in front of me moved forward to cut Lone.

“… ….”

Only when her death was right in front of his eyes did Lornet’s dead eyes light up.

The moment when the unfocused eyes returned to their original state.

Chaeng!

A sound like a sword striking an invisible wall echoed, and Gible’s eyes lit up.

It didn’t take long to figure out what had happened.

Pass.

Starting with the small crystal that formed at the tip of the sword blocked in the air, everything began to freeze with the momentum to devour the body in an instant while riding the sword body.

“…… !”

It was such a fleeting moment that Gible had no time to break the ice, and he had no choice but to let go of the heart-like sword and step back.

As if time had stopped, he gazed upward at his beloved sword, which stood frozen in the air.

There stood an old man with a white beard.

Unable to hide the rage that flowed out of him when he saw his apprentice who fell covered in blood, he scattered it around.

“… The giant is here.”

Gibbel raised one corner of his mouth at the seat of the Five Great Heroes that finally appeared.