chapter 834
834. [Western Front] – Shocking Answer (110)
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“Whoa… … .”
A chilly breath spreads throughout the space.
And Anastasia, holding the ice sword, slowly began to concentrate.
‘It’s worth a try.’
I knew I had to be careful about what my strength would be, but I had an idea now.
Eustea, who was considered a hero in the past, was clearly caught up in the same sealing ceremony as me.
And if he broke this sealing ceremony, what number would he find?
When I think about that, one thing comes to mind.
‘Concentration of power. No, more accurately, it was probably a form of power that made it impossible to absorb power.’
I thought that a hero who made such a name for himself would be capable of such feats.
By changing the nature of one’s mana, one’s mana becomes extremely sharp.
It’s an extremely imperfect mana that looks as if it will explode at the slightest touch.
Chichichik! Grumpy!
In an instant, the cold energy that surrounded me changed incompletely, leaving a trace in the space as if it were bursting.
I was confident that I would make a change in temperament.
‘This is right.’
The key is to ‘consume’ the power as if I were exploding it at the same time as I unleash this imperfect power.
If this sealing ritual cannot absorb my power, it is possible to reduce its durability, even though the sealing ritual is powerful.
The principle was simple.
It’s not like my strength explodes against the wall.
By exploding my power right before it touched the wall, I was making it impossible for it to reflect at all.
“… … under.”
A faint laugh escaped.
Even when I thought about it myself, it was a truly absurd idea of power.
An airflow of explosive power. There was also a possibility of reflection, and I vaguely felt like I knew it through Han Cheon-seong’s words.
If I were alone, I might have gone through a lot of trial and error or gotten lost.
But I was able to find the way right away.
Chichichik!
Surrounding the ice sword with the still incompletely transformed mana, he slowly raised the sword.
‘You can’t collapse the sealing ceremony on the first try.’
This must be done step by step.
You have to find the perfect ‘gap’ in imperfection and strike that balance.
Stand!
Following the ice sword that cut into space, ice flower petals that had not even formed a shape were created as if they were bursting into space at once.
Puff puff puff!!!
According to the imperfect nature of mana, the moment it cuts into space, it explodes at once.
And that is the wall of light.
Let’s focus strongly on exploding right in front of it… … .
uuu!!!
The space shook slightly.
‘As expected, this was the correct answer.’
It was as expected.
When power with an imperfect mana nature exploded at a point in front of the wall instead of the wall, this sealing ceremony was unable to properly reflect or absorb the power.
Shoo shoo shoo!!
It was then.
The moment when countless ice fragments were shot out from the explosive force that exploded.
“… … !”
As I quickly exerted my will and wrapped my body with the power of ice, I saw ice fragments getting stuck in the ice wall that surrounded me.
This was a result beyond my expectations.
Slurp!
As I absentmindedly tore down the ice wall, the ice shards disappeared, but I felt a chill in my stomach.
‘Did a little incontinence go to the huge sealing ceremony?’
The power I manifested did not cause any significant damage to the sealing ceremony.
My guess is that it probably created a scratch or, if you’re lucky, a little incontinence.
But it caused such a stir.
“This could be very dangerous.”
Greater power than before.
And if we assume that he uses a skill that can be said to have even more power… … .
“… … .”
My heart suddenly became cold.
At the same time as breaking the sealing ceremony, I couldn’t even be confident that my body would be safe.
And it threatened me by reflecting at least a portion of the power I unleashed. Even if there was no direct contact, it would respond to the force applied.
Sarah.
I turned around and blurred my eyes.
‘I found the way, but… … .’
The situation is not so good.
The road I found seemed to me like hundreds of paths made up of thorny roads.
“Did you find something?”
“I understand the concept of how Eustea broke this sealing ceremony.”
As I answered, my eyes eventually turned to Han Cheon-seong who was with me.
You seem very surprised to hear that you understand the concept. In reality, that wasn’t the case. Eustea’s memories. We need to better understand how he felt when he broke this sealing ceremony.
“… … That’s amazing. “I can’t believe you understand the concept with just this little clue.”
“That’s okay. First, let’s talk a little more properly. “By explaining my new understanding to you, the memories of Eustea may come back more clearly.”
“yes! “I will listen.”
Seeing Han Cheon-seong answer calmly, I took a breath and gradually calmed down.
‘It’s best to minimize power consumption first.’
And there is time right now.
If the time scale inside was faster than outside, there was no need to be impatient.
“First of all, to briefly explain the principle I realized, the nature of mana itself and the encounter with power were changed to the concept of consuming power rather than hitting the wall of this sealing ceremony. Mana properties are incomplete… … .”
Even as I continued to speak like that, a part of my heart felt a little uneasy.
“Due to changes in the nature of mana… … .”
Even now, Han Tiansheng continues to listen to what I say, nods his head and concentrates, and does not immediately see any flaws or problems.
Therefore, you don’t even know your current status.
‘You have no idea how dangerous it is.’
You are not aware of it yourself, nor do you realize it.
Even now, no one would have been able to tell me.
Sreuk.
I gently squeezed his hand and erased the strange feeling. Nevertheless, I decided to focus on getting out of this situation first.
Regarding Han Tiansheng’s condition, we had to talk about it after breaking the seal.
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ㅡHe’s a genius.
Just by listening to Anastasia’s explanation, Cheonseong realized once again what a genius was.
It was a special emotion to the extent that I could sense his endless genius just by sharing a series of words.
“… … I will also focus my attention. “Maybe other memories will come to mind.”
“Okay, try.”
After Anastasia’s light words, I focused my thoughts.
Anastasia manifested her power based on my words.
And the path I found came to me the moment I heard it.
‘The concept of consuming strength.’
That would definitely be the correct answer.
Even without recalling Eustea’s memories, I immediately understood that what Anastasia recalled was correct.
The sealing ceremony, which had been motionless at first due to the power we unleashed, was slightly shaken by the special mana properties that Anastasia had shown a moment ago.
That meant it was clearly affected, meaning there was a definite effect.
“… … .”
The car was absentmindedly concentrating on Eustea’s memory.
Unfortunately, nothing else comes to mind. However, I looked back a little more carefully at the memories I recalled. Eustea focused her consciousness on her spear and seemed to imbue it with strange power, showing a change.
I vaguely thought it was enlightenment or Eustea’s special power, but… … .
‘It’s not like that.’
Change in temperament.
And Eustea’s new power was created by pushing it to the limit. It was the manifestation of power to break the sealing ceremony.
Time passed like that.
… … .
I don’t know how much time has passed since then.
But one thing was clear.
A considerable amount of time passed, and the conversation between Anastasia and I gradually decreased.
Anastasia exerted her power a few more times along the way, affecting the sealing ceremony, but she was very cautious.
but. Still, something happened.
Kkwagwagwang!!
The interior of the sealing ceremony shook violently as if there had been an earthquake.
Even I had to struggle to keep my body together, and I had to hold my breath and face the intense cold aftermath that immediately hit me.
Slurp!
I somehow managed to erase the coldness coming from the giant golden spiral, but it was too much of a struggle.
‘What kind of force could be so outrageous… … .’
It wasn’t easy for me to even withstand the power Anastasia unleashed.
But there was more to my eyes than that.
“… … .”
Pasasasasasak-!!!
The sight of Anastasia swinging her sword like crazy, erasing the remnants of the ice she had created.
If she hadn’t erased her power, I would probably have been swept up in the aftermath and become a total wreck.
And I got to see it for the first time.
Someone else’s power.
It is not an abnormal phenomenon caused by this sealing ceremony.
The sight of Anastasia hurting herself purely with her own strength.
Swish!
“ha… … .”
Anastasia, who had barely erased all the remains of the ice, was breathing heavily.
“… Are you okay?”
When I approached her carefully and asked her, she nodded slightly.
“are you okay. don’t mind.”
She answered coldly and didn’t seem to care, but my heart couldn’t do that when I looked at her.
On one part of Anastasia’s arm, there were several blood marks that looked like stab wounds as a result of the force that could not be erased.
‘Imperfect mana properties are extremely dangerous.’
It’s like a double-edged sword.
Even the hand holding the sword gets hurt as if holding the blade.
To change one’s nature as if one were to unleash one’s manifested power was a dangerous change in one’s nature.
“… … .”
Even as I held my breath, impatience was also present in my heart.
The total amount of endless energy that Anastasia possesses. And it wasn’t like she was seriously hurt.
‘But I’m nervous now.’
In my eyes, I could see that the power was gradually being revealed as if it were unreasonable.
I also realized that it was like that.
Not being able to perceive the passage of time becomes a ‘fear’ in itself.
No matter how slowly time passed outside compared to the time inside, it was difficult for me to shake off my worries about whether the other officers facing the nine apostles would be safe.
As I thought about that, I was racking my brain again, tracing the memories of Eustea.
ㅡ!
“… … ah.”
As if struck by lightning, a memory suddenly popped into my mind.
No matter how hard I tried to remember it or how desperately I wanted it, some of Eustea’s memories that had not come to mind came to mind.
“Why are you doing that?”
Hearing Anastasia’s cautious voice, I unconsciously raised my hand.
“Wait a minute, wait a minute. “It occurred to me now.”
I raised my consciousness even further, as if I was focusing on a vague memory.
And soon, both eyes opened wide.
“… … .”
The sealing ceremony where we were trapped.
The later memories of Eustea, who was trapped in the same seal.
It was clear that this was the memory I desperately wanted.
But what memories did I remember?
That in itself was absurd.
No, the person called Eustea itself… … It was no longer normal.
“Major Anastasia.”
I opened my mouth with great shock behind me.
“say.”
“Could you give me a little more time? “I think I’ve come up with a clear answer.”