All-Master Player Of The Academy [EN]: Chapter 183

◈ Chapter 183

92. They Took a Lot – 1

“Judging by the traces, it hasn’t been breached long ago. Let’s proceed for now.”

As soon as they entered the ruins, Kirke quickly analyzed the situation.

Meanwhile, Myane, who was in Ian’s bag, jumped out and sniffed around the path.

“Myaaaa~.”

“Myane, what’s wrong?”

“Myaa! Myaaaa!! Myamya!”

Myane frantically waves its front paws.

Ian picked up Myane, stared at it, and said.

“Familiar scent?”

“Myaa~!”

‘Kirke.’

All three of them had met in the Tower of the Forgotten City.

Wikalta is from the 3rd floor, the Land of Ice.

Katrin and Willsia are from the 2nd floor, the Desert Region.

‘What could be the reason they are here?’

As Ian fell silent, Kirke began reporting on others as well.

Gathorn O’Hara is the brat he met in Light City before.

Ian tilted his head, surprised that Gathorn, who had been expelled from the academy, had even brought a knight order.

‘Why did they come?’

At Ian’s question, Kirke accessed the Truth and reported after checking.

‘Was there such a story?’

Like the mermaids, the tyrant possessed such immense power that he ruled over all of them.

And it is said that when the tyrant was sealed, he proclaimed that whoever occupied his island would be able to rule the world.

‘There are many stories like that.’

There were quite a few such rumors in the academy as well.

Whoever becomes the owner of the Hero’s Sword will rule the world.

Or there is a hole deep in the Mial Mountains that creates monsters.

Of course, most of them were just rumors that had not even been verified.

He couldn’t shake off his delinquent tendencies and caused another incident.

So, the O’Hara County decided to abandon him, who was an embarrassment, and feeling a sense of crisis, he came all the way here to prove himself.

‘I have to admit his desperation.’

So, in order to avoid being kicked out of the family, he brought the family’s knights all the way here.

Ian chuckled and examined the inside of the ruins.

‘What’s the state of the ruins?’

‘Then that means there’s something valuable here.’

“Ian, sir. Over there…….”

– Whirr! Clank! Clank!

The Sword Saint grabbed her sword and pointed to a dark area.

A blue light flickered in that place.

“Is it a guardian?”

“It’s different from the ones in the Forgotten City. If I had to compare it, it’s similar to a golem.”

“But I heard that even the Magic Tower doesn’t make golems like that…….”

“To be exact, it’s a golem that’s a bit older than the guardians of the Magic Kingdom.”

One light increased further.

Six in total.

The six golems that emerged from the darkness began to approach them with heavy steps.

“Eliminate intruders.”

“Eliminate intruders.”

“You just ignored the other intruders you had to eliminate.”

Judging from the traces of the broken door, those who entered earlier had entered at least three days prior.

The Sword Saint sneered at the golems trying to attack them, even though they didn’t even track the previous intruders.

As she raised her sword, Ian raised his hand to stop her.

‘Kirke.’

‘Start detailed verification. Analyze.’

Ian, who gave the order to Kirke, ran quickly.

As he approached, light gathered in the blue eye part of the golem.

Ian deflected the powerful energy mass fired from there with his sword and kicked the golem’s head hard.

– Thwack!!

The armor on the head was shattered with one blow, revealing the inside.

He checked the skeleton and magic circuit that made up the golem and reached out his hand.

– Crack!!

He sent magic power into the circuit to analyze it, broke another golem, sent magic power again, and after checking the magic power of the remaining golems, he flicked his fingers at the stopped golems.

“What did you do?”

“The Magic Kingdom’s legacy includes guardians. This is roughly similar to that.”

So he sent magic power to acquire the right to rule [control].

The Sword Saint tilted her head as Ian spoke casually.

“Ah. I see. I don’t know much about magic…….”

She just went along with it, but it wasn’t easy.

Being able to do that meant that he could completely control other people’s magic power.

Ian did something that other magicians would foam at the mouth and faint from if they knew, and then clapped his hands.

“Prevent other golems from approaching if there are any around.”

The golems that received the order moved away.

The Sword Saint smiled as she watched it.

“Shall we go down then?”

She spun her sword and plunged it straight into the floor.

It seems she’s trying to break the floor and get to the bottom.

Ian stopped her.

“Why are you doing that?”

“The ground here is weak. If you give it the wrong shock, the ruins themselves may collapse.”

“Ah…… I see.”

She pulled out her sword, feeling embarrassed.

In other words, she can’t use the method of easily investigating by destroying the ruins this time.

“It’ll be annoying, but let’s do it the orthodox way.”

“Then we’ll have to find the way. It won’t be easy to follow those who went ahead. I should have brought Yerin. Ah. Yerin is really good at finding paths and tracking.”

Ian nodded at her, who seemed somehow proud.

“She’s a good disciple. Anyway, I’m good at tracking and finding paths, so don’t worry.”

“That’s a relief then.”

As the Sword Saint was satisfied, Ian walked straight ahead.

Relying on the light of the artifact, Ian and the Sword Saint walked down the hallway.

How long had they been walking?

As he raised his hand, the Sword Saint looked at one of the walls.

“There are traps from here to the end of that hallway.”

Ian took out a piece of hard bread from his bag.

As he threw it, the wall opened and a red light was emitted.

At the same time, the bread was burnt black and turned to ashes.

“I’ll go first.”

The Sword Saint held up her bracelet.

The moment the Sword Saint, who had protected her body with the magic contained in the bracelet, was about to step forward,

Ian grabbed the back of her neck.

The Sword Saint, dangling from his hand, slowly turned her head.

“That light also penetrates magic.”

“……I see. But could you let me go?”

The Sword Saint, who was caught in Ian’s hand and hanging, said awkwardly.

Although her physique and appearance are much younger than Ian, if you consider her real age, she is incomparably older.

And yet, he’s treating her like a child.

As Ian released his hand, she jumped down and looked at the wall with a serious expression.

“Then how should we get through there?”

“We’ll have to use our bodies. That light can be blocked with Aura [a manifestation of inner energy]. Sword Saint, you can do about what I did earlier, right?”

“I can do that much.”

“Then that’s enough.”

Ian drew his sword, and the Sword Saint drew her Aura Blade.

“Let’s go.”

A swordsmanship that can only be used by those who have trained their bodies in the way of Salcheon Gate [a martial arts school].

Ian, who prepared the swordsmanship of Salcheon Gate, the pinnacle of counter-type swordsmanship that deflects all attacks approaching him, walked forward first without changing his expression.

The moment he did, holes opened in the wall and dozens of lights were emitted.

The Sword Saint admired Ian as he deflected the light by wielding his sword without changing his expression.

‘Amazing.’

Each sword strike was clean and restrained.

He only gives the necessary power and shows only the necessary movements.

‘It’s the swordsmanship I’ve been ideally thinking of.’

A long time ago.

It was when she first learned the sword.

There was a swordsmanship that her master, who taught her the sword, had shown her only once.

‘He said it was a swordsmanship that had been passed down for generations.’

Even she, who is called the Sword Saint, still finds it difficult to imitate.

She sighed as she recalled the sword dance in the secret book.

‘He’s still stronger.’

To implement the restrained and efficient swordsmanship that she considers ideal so casually.

She could see that she was definitely behind him now.

That’s why her will soared.

‘I need to go back and focus more on training when this is over.’

– Woooong!!

Her mind wandered, and the tip of her sword wavered.

The moment the trap on the wall, which did not miss it, emitted light.

Ian threw a dagger without even looking at her.

– Chaeng!!

The Aura and light contained in the dagger collide.

The Sword Saint, seeing this, was embarrassed and focused on wielding her sword again.

After safely passing through a fairly long hallway, the Sword Saint coughed softly.

“Thank you.”

“You can make mistakes in life.”

“Um…… Aren’t you curious why I did that?”

“Not really.”

“Actually, I know a swordsmanship similar to the one Ian uses…….”

Ian, who had been lukewarm, finally showed curiosity.

The Sword Saint grabbed her sword, sighed, and slowly wielded her sword.

An extremely restrained, sharp, and quite beautiful sword dance unfolds.

Ian tilted his head as he watched it.

‘Isn’t that Salcheon Sword Dance?’

However, the flow of internal energy is not correct.

Also, some of the moves are clumsy, and the order of the sword dance is different.

‘Did someone from Salcheon Gate come here too? Is this world really a world where anyone can come?’

In the meantime, the Sword Saint finished the sword dance.

“How is it?”

“Excellent.”

“It seems that Ian also knows this swordsmanship…….”

“Yes. I know.”

As Ian nodded calmly, the Sword Saint smiled.

“Then can we say that we are from the same school?”

“No.”

To Ian, the official successor of Salcheon Gate, let alone being from the same school, the Sword Saint was someone who deserved to die.

After all, it was no different from stealing and learning the swordsmanship of Salcheon Gate.

But this is not the Han Continent, so what does it matter?

Of course, he had no intention of acknowledging her as being from the same school.

The Sword Saint was slightly sulky at his cold reaction.

“Ah…… I see. But…… I’m worried. Those who went ahead must have passed through this path…….”

It was such a dangerous path that even she, the Sword Saint, would have been hit if she had been careless.

If they passed through this place, wouldn’t their skills be extraordinary?

As she grabbed her sword and spoke, Ian shook his head.

“They didn’t pass through here.”

“……Yes? What does that…….”

Ian said calmly to her, who was flustered.

“Because this is a shortcut.”

When he turned the corner and went forward.

As he said, there were stairs leading down.

And.

“Aaaaaaack!!”

“S, save me!!”

A terrible scream echoed from under the stairs.