I Became the Golden Sun That Steals the Academy’s Aircraft

022. Nemea

＂f*ck! Run away! Run away!”

The man who was the former leader of a mercenary group and is now the leader of a group of thieves screamed as soon as he saw Gilbert cutting down his men with cold eyes.

Already more than ten years have passed since we left the battlefield where we were on the firing line, but we have not forgotten the scenery of those days.

It was a desire for life imprinted in my instincts. He was able to survive today because he avoided people with eyes like that.

The leader of the bandits ran forward while shouting, without even checking whether his men were following him, and just ran without a destination. I saved even the split second of looking back and thought only about jumping forward.

In terms of time, it was only a few minutes, but if the subordinates had acted as a shield, it was enough time to escape.

Although I was slightly out of breath, it seemed quite possible for me to survive again as long as I could hide and run away.

‘Just a little bit…! If only I ran a little faster!’

Shut up!

The body tilted forward with an eerie bursting sound. The left leg, unable to keep up with the body trying to move forward, was seen falling down.

The leader of the thieves, who fell forward and rolled over, had to throw himself away without even feeling the pain in his amputated leg.

Gilbert, who had cut off his leg before he knew it, was standing in the direction he had fled, holding a sword soaked in blood.

Although he felt the burning pain of his severed leg later, the fear of his imminent death consumed him. He tried to get his words out, but Gilbert’s sword was faster than he could and cut his throat clean off.

He was decapitated by a swift sword and died with an urgent expression on his face without even realizing that he was dead.

Gilbert swung the sword with his still emotionless eyes, brushed off the blood on the blade, and left the scene with the sword still intact.

It took less than 10 minutes for him to deal with the group of thieves that attacked him.

‘It’s not a very good feeling.’

It wasn’t my first time experiencing murder, but it wasn’t a pleasant feeling to kill someone by swinging a sword yourself. It occurred to me later that there might have been a better choice than not being a murderous psychopath.

But he did not regret it.

If he hadn’t been so determined, he might have been the one who ended up dying.

Otherwise, he might have made a fuss using his clumsy hands. He had already experienced such experiences many times around the world, so there was no need for him to repeat them here.

Gilbert returned to the place where he started the battle, feeling somewhat tired. His limbs were cut off here and there, and the corpses of the thieves who had attacked him were strewn here and there.

He shook his head at the fishy scent of blood that hit his nose and approached the large old tree.

As he was counting the number of thick roots in the dry ground, he stroked the largest protruding rhizome a couple of times with his hand, then put his hand into the knot hole and carefully let the mana flow in a set pattern.

Sleep!

As if a door was opening, the knothole rotated clockwise and grew to a size large enough to fit a person. He sighed with relief at the fact that the gimmick he knew was working up to this point, and entered the door made of knotholes.

When he entered, the knothole shrunk in size and returned to its original state, and all that remained were the corpses of the thieves who had died at the hands of Gilbert.

***

The safe house where the Lion King met his end was a secret place that could only be entered by inputting a set magical array.

Therodamas also found out about the location of this place by chance. It was one of the places he learned about when he discovered the crucial item that enabled him to become the Lion King. While he was running away due to a rebellion by his subjects, he remembered this place and hid himself for future plans.

Therodamas was the only one who knew the location of this place, and even the method of entering this place was changed to a method known only to him, so even if anyone was looking for this place, it was one of the Lion King’s safe houses that prevented them from entering. .

In order to find out this method in the game, it was necessary to read the Lion King’s biography in detail, and it contained a hint of the magical arrangement that would allow one to enter this safe house.

Newbies who found the location after going through a lot of trouble were once again troubled by the puzzle they faced, but that only happened in the early days of the game, not long after its release.

With all information about the game already released to the community, all that was left was content such as concept play and time attack.

Gilbert’s darkened vision suddenly brightened as he entered the safe house. Unlike the desolate scenery of the valley, it had an atmosphere like a forest full of trees and grass.

Recalling the moment when he burst out laughing when he first saw him because he was openly saying that something was hidden, Gilbert stepped on the blades of grass and headed towards the large building located in the middle.

As I stood in front of the building covered in green vines, the door automatically opened halfway to the side. Gilbert sighed as he watched the door half-open and then close again, as if it had caught something.

As expected, there was only one method that worked in this case.

When the door was closing, I kicked it with my toe and the door opened normally. Although it may seem like an old-fashioned method, it was an advanced technique that used the toes to pierce the blockage of magical power.

When I went inside, the magic stone attached to the ceiling lit up. It seemed as if not all of them were normal. Along the long corridor, I often saw magic stones embedded in the ceiling that were not lit.

I slowly walked down the hallway and headed to the room where the journal was. After passing through the central hall, the largest room on this floor was Gilbert’s destination.

This time, he kicked in the door that was difficult to open and found a skinny mummy sitting at his desk.

Long wavy hair like a lion’s mane and uncorrupted skin.

The mummy of Therodamas, the Lion King, was right in front of me.

Gilbert could feel his heart fluttering at the fact that he could finally obtain the Lion Heart. When he was playing Tactical Combat, he studied all the mana techniques of the same level as Lion Heart, but the one he thought was the best was the Lion King’s mana technique.

For Gilbert, who mainly uses high-speed maneuvers using giant weapons, the Lionheart, which features compression and instantaneous output, gave him the feeling of wearing clothes that fit his body perfectly.

In the first place, Gilbert’s middle name, Lion, was created with the Lion King’s mana practice, Lionheart, in mind, so it was clear without saying how much affection he had for Lionheart.

He calmed his pounding heart and placed his hand on Mira’s shoulder.

Park!

As soon as he could put his hand on his shoulder, Thero Damas’ mummy grabbed Gilbert’s wrist tightly.

He was startled by the sudden development and struck Mira’s head with her fist, sending her flying. Because it was different from the game where light just flowed out and scattered into dust, she reflexively swung her fist.

Fortunately, the unique gimmick seemed to have stopped there, with light flowing from the fallen head and torso and seeping into Gilbert.

[You have acquired the Lion King’s Mana Practice.]

[You have acquired the new skill Lion Heart.]

[Achievements will be updated.]

A translucent notification window appeared, and the Lion Heart practice was naturally engraved in my mind. There seemed to be no need to memorize anything because the flow of mana and how to use it came to mind automatically.

Fortunately, the application of the game system in this area was very convenient.

First, Gilbert placed a fairly thick pile of parchment on the desk where Thero Damas’ mummy was sitting. Although the purpose of his coming here was Lionheart, he did not forget his promise to Professor Horizon.

He knew that if Horizon had an eccentric personality, he would really get expelled, so he took the diary written by Terodamas himself before he forgot it.

Gilbert roughly tidied up the dusty bed on one side and sat there. Since this was a safe space known only to him at the moment, he decided to consume the dragon fruit he had endured.

Originally, I was going to return to the academy and go to the magic training room, but there was a slight risk of being interrupted during the mana training after consuming the dragon fruit.

On the other hand, the only person who knows about this place is currently Gilbert himself, and there was no better environment for him to eat the dragon fruit.

‘Let’s get started.’

When he ate the dragon fruit while mastering the mana training method Lion Heart, he was able to achieve one achievement and obtain a reward at the same time.

In order to obtain this, Gilbert postponed eating the dragon fruit until he obtained the prerequisite Lionheart.

Gilbert, who finally got the Lion Heart, grinned and chewed and swallowed all of the dragon fruit he took out of his arms. I felt hot mana entering my body through my esophagus.

He used Lionheart’s mana practice in time to hold on to the mana that had begun to spread throughout his body and began the practice.

The mana that began to circulate within her body began to burn all the waste and debris remaining in her body. The dragon fruit, which contained enormous mana, roamed around fiercely through the blood path, but was tied to Lionheart’s reins and could not jump out anywhere.

The mana that had spread and circulated in every corner of her body, from head to toe, down to the smallest extremities, suddenly quieted down as if all of her strength had been used up, and gathered in one place under Gilbert’s guidance.

When I took a deep breath and opened my eyes, a translucent message greeted Gilbert.

[By consuming the dragon fruit, your magic power increases significantly.]

[Satisfy the special conditions and achieve the achievement Lion of Nemea.]

[Achieve the achievement Lion of Nemea and acquire the skill Nemea.]

Gilbert opened his skill window to check whether the skill he thought was correct.

1. Stereoscopic maneuver (+)

2. Lionheart(+)

3. Nemea (+)

As expected, Lionheart and Nemea were registered in the skill window. He first unfolded the detailed explanation of Lionheart.

Grade: Legendary (Lv.1)

Effect:

– Mana recovery speed is greatly increased.

– Mana in the body is extremely compressed.

– Instantaneous mana output increases significantly.

– ???(Currently sealed.)

It was a reassuring explanation just by looking at it. Since it is a high-grade mana practice, the basic mana recovery speed is fast, and by compressing the mana in the body, more mana can be accumulated.

Even the instantaneous magical power output from the compressed mana core was perfect.

Even though the last function was sealed, I didn’t really care. Of course, the way to unlock it was in his head, but he probably wouldn’t be able to unlock that function in this life.

He closed the detailed description of Lionheart and opened the detailed description of Nemea below it.

Grade: Normal (Lv.1)

Description: Myths begin to dwell in the body that combines the heart of a lion and the magic of a dragon.

Effect:

– The durability of the body increases slightly.

– The body’s endurance slightly increases.

– This is a growth skill.

Skill Nemea.

The motif was the Lion of Nemea in Greek and Roman mythology. It was an important skill that allowed one to obtain the stamina and durability of the monster lion in mythology, which Hercules was said to be able to strangle after a 30-day struggle.

Since the burden on the body was enormous whenever controlling a high-grade giant soldier, acquiring a passive skill that increased durability was very useful.

Gilbert closed his skill window, satisfied with the fact that even the skill nemea was the same as the game.

With this, I was able to obtain everything that could be obtained through this sub-quest.

Gilbert got up from his seat and hurried out of the safe house. He saw that the sun was setting before he knew it, and it seemed that even if he went diligently, he would arrive at Obitus the next morning.

In the original game, skills were created at the same time as eating the dragon fruit, but in reality, it seemed that time was needed to refine the mana contained in the dragon fruit using the mana practice method.

Gilbert, who had efficiently obtained everything he wanted, headed towards Obitus with a grin. He felt like he could smile cheerfully even if he was homeless today.