The Hero’s Brother Is Bound To Be Depressed

14 – Seongdonggyeokseo

After class, let’s leave the classroom to go back to the dorm. As if she had been waiting, Roel called me and stopped me.

“Ross.”

“Were you waiting?”

“Yes. Professor Leora just got permission from the principal. It looks like the academy guards are going to search the sewers along with the waterworks guards.”

I nodded at Roel’s words. Thanks to organizing my thoughts and minds during class, my regrets were much lessened.

Even if the warlock doesn’t die at the hands of Roel, the church and Roel will inevitably collide.

Let’s assume that nothing will change as a result. Rather, there was an expectation that the capital guards and academy guards would handle the hatchery without further damage.

“Thank you for letting me know. Were you waiting for me to tell you?”

“Yes. I’m afraid you’ll still regret it.”

I shook my head at Roel’s words.

“Coming to think of it, hyung was right. I, who can’t protect myself properly…. It’s weird to come out.”

“No. I’m still lacking, so what…. There are things that students can do, and there are things that need help from others. Don’t worry too much.”

Are you worried that I will become depressed? As if to comfort me, Roel patted me on the back. Even though he acted like he was worried about me, he had no choice but to smile bitterly instead of answering the inferiority complex rising deep in his heart.

***

Becoming a guard knight at Transcendence Academy takes a lot of skill and luck. And there had to be a background.

A place where even knights belonging to the academy exist with special permission from the imperial family despite their job as a security guard.

Rook, the leader of the Honorable Guard Knights who protect the continent’s brilliant talents, was now in the sewers of the capital.

“Everyone, don’t lose tension. Something might pop out, especially from the ceiling. If you find something, respond first and then report it.”

“””Yes!”””

With the help of the wizard, the darkness of the sewer was removed with light and moving, but the structure of the sewer, where all kinds of filth and trash were gathered, made it easy for attackers to hide.

Not only the stench from the sewage system, but also the swamp-like dirty mud at the bottom of the sewer system restricted movement.

It consumed a lot of stamina just by moving cautiously while being wary of attacks that might come out at any moment.

Separate the sewer area and set off with the waterworks guards. As if driving animals, it was a strategy to gather enemies from both sides to one section of the water pipe.

“Captain. Are there really hatcheries in the sewers? It’s honestly hard to believe.”

Lils, the lieutenant, is naturally reluctant to smell and shady sewage. He continued to grumble even before departure.

“Because it was an order from above. He, the student named Ross who saved the town of Destin overheard the warlock talking.”

“Isn’t that strange?”

“What do you mean?”

“Listening to what the investigation team said, they were bigger than normal orcs and had a different skin color. In terms of muscle mass, it’s several times that of a normal orc…. The smart warlock who created such an orc stupidly spills his plans? Am I the only one who doubts this?”

As if agreeing with Lil’s words. The subordinates who followed nodded their heads.

Magicians have always maintained a calm rationality. Even warlocks were famous for their venomous species that continued to create spells even when a sword was stuck in their heart. It’s just a coincidence that such a venomous person brought out his plan. There was a possibility that it was intentional.

“… Don’t know In any case, the higher up wanted us to investigate the sewers. It must be this opportunity to clean up all the vagrants living in the sewer with the capital guards.”

Let’s fix the helmet and say Luke’s soothing words. Lils didn’t grumble any more, and moved on without saying a word, touching the wall of the sewer.

Some time had passed since the knights led by Luke moved into the darkest and most shady depths of the sewers.

Watching out for an attack, Luke felt a strange feeling while walking for a long time. Things continued to turn out to be far different from his own expectations.

“Too… Calm down.”

A vagabond living in the sewer, even a ubiquitous rat. Never showed up. It only felt more ominous.

Keep calm and continue down the sewer.

Finally, I could smell the stench of mixed eggs that is unique to monster hatcheries.

“Looks like there is a hatchery ahead.”

Everyone got nervous at Luke’s words and took out their weapons. There may be some monsters. Even if there were several monsters like the Orcs that attacked the village, deaths could have occurred.

Ready to respond at any time, Luke cautiously moved his steps and was taken aback when he saw the condition of the hatchery.

Lumps of flesh exploded, giving off a strong stench, and numerous eggs all hatched, leaving only the shells.

“Already…. Have you hatched?”

When I touched the liquid remaining on the shell, it seemed that the cold thing had hatched a long time ago. However, the hatched monster was nowhere to be seen.

“Could it be that they were driven towards the guards? Lil’s crystal ball….”

Luke hurriedly turned around and spoke to his lieutenant, Lilth, but Lilth shook his head and pointed his finger forward.

“The guards the captain said. I have arrived on the other side.”

Let Luke turn again. From the other side, along with lights, the figure of the guards began to be seen.

Luke carefully passed the hatchery and met the guards at the halfway point. A man with a scar on his left cheek, who appeared to be the captain, stepped forward.

“This is Puggles, Captain of the Capital Guard.”

Puggles, who has a low, ringing voice that matches his impression, greeted me.

“This is Luke, the leader of the Transcendence Guard Knights. What happened?”

At Luke’s question, Puggles frowned and checked the conditions of the nearby hatchery before answering.

“This is what I want to ask? Did you deal with the monsters here?”

“No. It has been like this since we arrived.”

The gazes of Puggles and Luke met. A strange feeling filled both of their heads. It felt like I was walking toward the mouth of a monster with its eyes closed and its mouth wide open.

Feeling puzzled and uneasy about each other’s gaze, the two exchanged glances without speaking for a while and sorted out their thoughts.

“… Then, was there a battle on the way?”

“… There was none.”

At Luke’s words, Puggles swallowed dryly and asked.

“There are traces of hatching, but the monster has disappeared. It must have escaped through the sewer beforehand. So where did you go… ?”

Having received Puggles’ gaze, Luke unknowingly turned his attention to Lil’s, his lieutenant.

“No way… A trap trying to lure us in?”

“What is that….”

Before Luke could question Lilth’s words, the crystal ball shone in Lilth’s arms and rang through the sewer.

―Monsters appeared through the academy’s secret passage. Sewer’s forces immediately return to the academy….

When everyone listens to the voice coming from the crystal ball, forgetting that it is reality for a moment and listening stupidly.

A huge roar that started in the distance filled the sewers.

Quaaa!!!

A small vibration on the floor and an explosion sounded as Luke felt that something had exploded, and he heard a voice coming from the crystal ball in Puggles’ arms.

-Captain! The entrance to the sewer has all exploded! Are you okay? Leader! Leader!

Coming to his senses, Puggles took out a crystal ball and answered.

“It’s Puggles. What do you mean the entrance collapsed?”

-Captain! You’re alive! There was an explosion inside the sewers, which collapsed and sank the entrances. I guess it will take quite a while to recover?

At the voice that came from the crystal ball, Luke looked at Lilth with a desperate expression and asked.

“The remaining guards at the academy… ?”

“Excluding the 52 people put into the sewer…. 13 People. In addition, 6 people are on vacation, 2 people are receiving treatment…. In fact, there are only five people left.”

At Lilth’s words, Luke felt his legs loosen up.

“I got hit….”

Now the capital guards and the guard knights of the academy are stranded in the sewers. The academy was like an empty house.

***

The sudden change happened while we were having dinner.

After training alone as usual. He arrived at the restaurant and was eating in a corner seat.

Since the Transcendence attack has already left my hands, I was eating while reviewing the story of stone prickly disease, thinking about how to find a cure sooner than planned.

A huge explosion sounded, and at the same time, the inside of the restaurant trembled tremendously with the recoil. The candles floating in the air went out on impact, filling the restaurant with darkness.

“What?”

“Is it a laboratory explosion?”

“Someone turn on the lights!”

Is there a member of the Ministry of Magic in the restaurant? Lights were summoned from various places to drive away the darkness in the restaurant.

As if an earthquake had swept through it, there were fallen chairs and tables in the darkened restaurant. It was dirty from a plate that had fallen on the floor.

“No one was hurt, right? Check to see if anyone is injured.”

A student wearing a purple ribbon representing 4th grade shouted and asked. She checked everyone around and said it was okay.

“Because it seems like an earthquake happened. Everyone calm down and sit down….”

The terrifying warning magic that cut off the senior and made a sound like tearing iron in everyone’s ears echoed throughout the academy.

Unlike the 1st graders who couldn’t figure out the situation, the 3rd and 4th graders who trained on warning magic on a quarterly basis quickly grasped the situation and immediately shouted.

“Warning magic!”

“Block the dining room door, activate the window protection magic!”

“It’s an assault!!!”

Looking at the seniors shouting like that, no matter who said it first, and holding up the table in an instant to block the door of the restaurant. When the first year students who had not yet been trained in warning magic and I were just looking at each other in bewilderment.

Are you planning on breaking down the door of the restaurant? The door was knocked hard enough to reverberate through the dining room.

Let’s say the hinges on the door break and fall to the floor when an intruder tries to enter the restaurant.

All the seniors presumed to be in the combat unit rushed in front of the door and held up with their bodies to keep the table from collapsing, but it was revealed as it pushed the table along with the wooden dining room door.

Huge size. A muscular arm larger than the human body. The jealousy in the yellow eyes and the sense of intimidation that radiates. A senior in the Combat Division who collapsed on the floor while trying to prevent an intrusion said with a trembling voice.

“Troll, troll… ?”

This was the capital of the empire where the imperial family was located. It was the place where the capital guards, the academy’s guardian knights, and the knights and soldiers stationed in the capital were located.

The students in the cafeteria were shocked to learn that a troll had appeared in Calabhem, the capital of the empire, where no monsters were allowed to invade.

It was a few decades ago that all the trolls on the continent were hunted by knights and adventurers and pushed to the eastern border.

Something that shouldn’t exist here. An unknown fear and anxiety filled my heart at the fact that it existed right in front of my eyes.

But even more desperate. It wasn’t anything like a ‘troll’.

The one who caused the most injuries and deaths in the ‘Transcendence Raid Incident’. It was a ‘rag chimera’ created by a black mage by synthesizing monsters to raid the academy.

The Capital Guard and Academy Guard Knights must have headed for the sewers…. Why did this appear at the academy?

Before you even realize the question. The body of an unknown senior standing in front of the chimera’s hand floated in the air, collided with the wall of the restaurant, and lost consciousness.

“Kyaaa!!!”

Starting with the scream of a female student who was watching it from the side.

The battle for survival has begun with the chimera’s glow.