Chapter 58 - Lunatic Wave 4 (2/2)

“Customer, did you just use that right now….Mmmm?”

“There are two ways of activating the Hyper Rubbing.The first method is to rub against a target.The second method is to impart the power of rubbing on a target.”

In the past, he had rubbed the floor to make it slick.He had used the first method to do this.The second method was used when he imbued the power of rubbing onto the soap during the shower.

Of course, it was possible to combine the two methods.This was seen when he used his Mana String whip.However, the method he was using right now was the second method.

“The ocean water······ No, it’s the monsters!”

When he first learned Hyper Rubbing, all he could do was to rub his target in a vigorous manner.Even if he put in a lot of Mana into the spell, he couldn’t created a magic that could change one’s environment.

In the past, magicians thought about researching the Hyper Rubbing spell, but it was useless in practical life.No one dared to use it in battle.This was why most could raise it to level 20 on average.Level 30 was the highest someone had developed it before.Artpe had also thought that level 30 was the limit of Hyper Rubbing.

[Koo-goo-rooooooooooo!]

[Kee-ahhhhhhhhhk!]

However, he didn’t have any of the spells that had been available to him in his past life.He had no choice, but to rely on the Hyper Rubbing spell.In turn, he had found ways to use the magic spell in real battles, and it had widened his repertoire.He realized a truth about the world through this meaningless magic, but his biggest achievement was the growth of the Hyper Rubbing spell.It wouldn’t be an exaggeration if one called him the Emperor of Friction.

“T...the waves….New waves that seems to be resisting against the waves of the oceans are forming!”

“The friction causes vibration.As I control the Mana, I can control the cycle and intensity of the vibration.”

The waves started small, but the waves kept adding to each other as the size of the waves grew larger.Artpe was raising the barrier wall as he controlled the vibration caused by the friction.He even controlled the waves that were forming as he grew the size of the waves.

[Kyahhhhhhhhhhhk!]

[Kee-heeeeek!Kyahhhhk!]

This was occurring everywhere the barrier wall was installed!

“Amazing······ You are too incredible, customer!Still, it would have been simpler if you used the magic spell that creates waves!”

“I don’t have it!I don’t have such magic!”

Artpe threw a tantrum as he created a bigger wave.Most of the weak monsters could not overcome the waves.They were pushed backwards.Even if monsters were strong enough to push past the waves, they couldn’t withstand the incredible amount of friction being created by the barrier wall.They were repelled.

In other words, Artpe was really defending the 1st tier barrier walls by himself.

“L...look over there.”

“Magician-nim has control over nature.”

“W...we shouldn’t be doing this right now !While Magician-nim is buying us time, let us complete the 2nd tier barrier walls.!”

However, Artpe wasn’t done yet.He had somewhat recovered the magical energy he had expended when he placed the Hyper Rubbing spell on the entirety of the barrier wall.He once again placed his hand on the barrier wall.

“Customer, you should help me now to snipe the monsters….What are you doing now?”

“Reinforcement.”

Artpe’s hand flashed, and a massive amount of Mana flowed out of him again.All of the Mana was put into the barrier wall.The barrier wall slowly started to vibrate more as it let out a purple light.

“Wait a moment.This isn’t an artifact.How are you going to use Reinforcement on a regular barrier wall….kyahhhhhhhhhk!”

Mycenae had been doubting Artpe until the barrier wall started to shake.He easily took her by surprise again.

The 1st tier barrier walls were about to become obsolete, since the troop of mermen could easily overcome the low barrier walls.However, when the 1st tier barrier walls received Artpe’s Mana, the wall evolved at a fundamental level.Of course, its sturdiness had increased, but it also increased in overall size!

“All right.I think I can use Reinforcement twice on the wall in one sitting….I’m going again.!”

“Kyahhhhhhhhhhhk!”

Another round of purple light burst forward, and in a flash, the barrier wall surged upwards!It was over 10 meters in height!

“Ohhhhhhhhhhh!Magician-nim breathed his magic into the barrier!”

“It grew!It is about the same size as the 2nd tier barrier walls!Oh my god!What is his level!”

[Vibrating wall infused with the will to protect Frate+2]

[This nameless and plain barrier wall had been touched by the hands of a magician.The records of the people, who had fought in the past Lunatic Waves, were absorbed.The wall was born again, and this process affected the power of the special spell that was placed on the barrier wall.It turned into a large artifact that can emit vibration.]

Artpe let out an embarrassed laughter when the artifact was born.He hadn’t expected it to work.

“Ha ha ha.I’ve done it again.”

“Customer, you always cause trouble, but….The scale of this is too big!”

Artpe didn’t need to maintain his Hyper Rubbing any more.The barrier wall had been given the power of vibration, so it could repel the weak monsters with waves by itself.Even if monsters could approach the wall, it could increase the intensity of it vibration to cause damage to the monsters.And to top it off, the barrier wall was too tall now.Monsters couldn’t even attempt at jumping over the wall.

“Ah, the large troop of mermen are here.”

“You are right.They are coming….They were a step too late.”

The troop of monster mermen had confident expressions on their face as if to say, ‘We’ll just climb over that low barrier wall!’

They had an exquisite timing in making their appearance.It made one want to ask them if they were the main characters of this story.

[Goo-rooo-roo······ Ooh-uhng?]

[High!It is high!]

They finally arrived at the 1st tier barrier walls.However, these weren’t the human made walls that they had heard about from their mothers and fathers.They were baffled.The mermen froze as they came face to face with the massive barrier wall.

It was supposed to be a wall they could easily jump over…..

[Ggoo-uhhhhhhng! Wall! It hurts!]

[We can’t cross it!The wall is insurmountable!]

[I want to go home!]

The troop of mermen and mermaids despaired at their twisted reality.Naturally, they took steps to avoid the reality.However, Artpe wouldn’t let them do so.Mana Strings were emitted from the tip of his fingers.He no longer needed to maintain his Hyper Rubbing spell.He could slaughter them to his heart’s content now!

[Koo-ahhhhhhhk!]

[Keeeeeeek!]

“You aren’t even worth much EXP, yet you dare to come here!Come back with stronger monsters!”

“Mmmm······It seems we no longer need the 2nd and 3rd tier barriers…..”

Mycenae carefully observed her surrounding as she raised her ballista.

After two hours, the nobles from the other countries that had been occupied with the battle against the Demons came running towards the port.They despaired when they found no traces of their boats.They realized their ships had all sunk.

Even at that moment, not a single monster was able to cross the 1st tier barrier wall.