175 174. World return array.txt (1/2)

Hah ......, hah ......!

Me and Maria breathe on our shoulders.

Maybe it's because it's filled with a white haze of explosive magic, but it's hard to see the situation in Palinkron with our eyes.

But I'm pretty sure she's not safe. If it were an ordinary person, his body would definitely be scattered to the four corners.

''-- 'Dimension.'

He intensified his dimensional magic and checked inside the white haze.

The earth had been scraped away by the explosion and craters had been created, albeit shallowly. Some parts of the ground have been vitrified by the heat. I suspected that maybe there was no trace of it left.

But that suspicion, which could not be called fear or expectation, was soon betrayed.

The center of the crater.

A figure standing on two legs.

In the midst of the destruction, with all four limbs torn off, Palinclone Legacy was not even on his knees. But it was clear that he was seriously injured. Some of the black liquid had been consumed, and the volume had been reduced from what he could see. Half of his body was iced over, and the other half was nearly evaporated.

Yet Palinkron still smiles. Crunching and flinching, bobbing and bubbling, it makes us uneasy.

--Status.

Name Palinclone Legacy HP11/512 MP213/392 Class None--

As far as his status is concerned, his HP is sneakily decreasing. Dying is also dying.

But still Palinclone is standing there, alive, smiling. And he continues to 'chant'.

So, ”I'll get it back. ”I will take back my sky, my dead sky, the world of the clearest day.

It was crazy to get to this point. It's enough to make me wonder what's driving the Palinkron to that point.

I tell Maria that the Palinkron is alive and well.

'Ma, Maria, it's not over yet!

Hearing this, Maria tries to perform the magic construction once more with a shortness of breath.

However, before the chase, Palinclone finishes activating the 'Magic Formation'.

''Spell building is over--'Activate the 'World Consecration Formation'.'''

The 'chanting' was shorter than in the fort. I know the reason for this.

It's because this is the 'center' of the 'World Devotional Camp'. That's why the response is so quick.

The magic is formed and the ”World Mission Statement” is activated.

A dizzying tent of light (aurora borealis) falls from the earth to the sky and emits a pure white light like yesterday's fort. It was so bright that it swallowed the brightness of the flames. The light mixed with the colors of the flames is truly a light that is worthy of being called extreme light.

Palinkulon must have spent a long time for this moment.

I know this.

Serving his country, becoming a general, leading his troops, fighting on the battlefield, all for this moment

The light reflects diffusely on the falling raindrops and weaves its way through the world like a knitted pattern.

It was a 'world of light' incomparable to that of the fort.

If possible, I wanted to decide the winner before activating it. It was a pseudo-resonance magic for that purpose.

However, Palinclone was able to withstand it.

But for some reason, I thought that was natural. I had a funny trust that there was no way that Palinclone would fall before I cut the trump card.

So I was able to respond calmly.

This was not the first time I had been exposed to this light. I grit my teeth and endure the light that crept in.

”--This!

Like a flashback, the memories I was shown at the fort came back to me, but I beat them away as if to dispel the fog.

I quickly looked around after getting over the effects of the 'World Dedication Squad'.

''Maria, is everything okay over there!

I'm fine, but the wall!

There was no change in Maria at all.

After all, it seems that a person who has the magic stone of 'The One Who Steals the Reason' is not affected by the 'World Consecration Squad'.

The only thing that had changed was the flames around her.

The flames, which had been burning even after being hit by heavy rain, flickered.

It gradually lost momentum and became unstable, as if hit by the wind. From the flow of magic power, it was clear that the 'World Consecration Squad' was sucking the flames away.

Maria tried desperately to rebuild the wall, but her efforts were in vain as the flames faded.

And then, as if the light from the World Order Refugee Squad had swallowed up the flames, the wall disappeared.

The wall that separated us from the outside world was gone.

At the same time, a different kind of heat than that of the flames hits our bodies. It's the hot air of the battlefield. The smell of blood tickles our noses and the shouts of rage hit our ears.

The isolation is lifted and we mix into the war.

There were countless soldiers around them. As expected, they hadn't gotten so far into a melee with the north. However, there was no doubt that they were floating and confused. The 'World Devotional Formation' was also being activated on the battlefield outside.

Many of us were dazzled by the white light.

Maria and I braced ourselves and prepared for the intrusion of the soldiers.

A soldier who noticed the disappearance of the wall of fire quickly throws his voice over here.

''--Ho, the flames have disappeared!　General Legacie!　Are you okay!

The soldier had put the general's safety before anything else.

Then he looked for his own boss's face and his eyes widened at the sight of Palinclone.

'Are you General Legacie ......?　What the hell does that look like ......!

'-- Oh, uh, this black stuff is just a little enhancement magic. Don't worry about it. He's wounded, but it's nothing to fuss about.

Palinkron replied as if it was nothing, and hurriedly repaired his body back to its original form.

It was an impossible repair, but he managed to retain his human appearance.

It was obviously a mutation with no excuse, but the soldier was satisfied. I'm afraid that our general would think that this would be as good as it gets.

Next, other soldiers who noticed the disappearance of the wall of fire came by one by one.

Some of the soldiers noticed me and Maria and pointed their weapons at me, but--

Don't mess with those two. They're guests.

Palinkron stopped him.

Me and Maria scowled at the unexpected turn of events.

This one was going to at least burn them all down if there were soldiers in the way. It would be over our shoulders and we would miss the timing of our attack.

We couldn't read Palinclone's intentions and the battle was interrupted for a little while. Even though Palinclone had stopped it, if we had made a move at this time, the soldiers around us would turn against us. We wanted to avoid that.

So what we need to do now is to isolate them again. Whether it's fire, ice, or whatever, we need to create the 'dueling arena' once again to divide it up.

While searching for a way to do that, the soldiers talk with Palinclone.

'But I'm glad the enemy's fire is finally out. Now we can retreat. As I suspected, their attack was aimed at General Legacey. That's why I was against their march today--

Thankfully, they seemed to mistake Maria's fire for attack magic by the Union army. There is no air of wanting to attack us right now.

'Don't say that. It had to be today. It had to be for this.

Palinclone turns his eyes to the pale light shining from the 'magic stone line' (line).

''...... Is this still the 'magic circle' of example?'''

Yeah, the plan. I just triggered it.

The eyes of the soldiers shine as they hear the activation of the ”World Service Squad”. The whole area is filled with joy. But in inverse proportion to this, Palinkulon's eyes are cold.

Noticing the discrepancy, I break out in a fat sweat.

A soldier's jubilation spreads to those around him.

The soldiers seem to have a common understanding of the ”magic circle”. When the moment they've been waiting for has arrived, the soldiers begin to make a fuss. Even though the war isn't over yet, even though the blood is still flowing, they are making a lot of noise as if to say that this is the moment to overturn it all.

It was an extraordinary scene.

'Oh!　Finally!　It's finally happening, General Legacy!

'The general's secrecy is troubling!　An example day was today!

'This will end the war!　The Confederacy won!

'I hear General Palinkron's 'magic circle' is complete!

You-Know-Who!　Now?　Oh, here we go!　So this is finally the end!

As always, the Palinclones were very good at creating distorted groups.

However, unlike the 'Epic Seeker' this time, it was painful to see them in action.

They believe that this 'magic circle' is a good thing. They don't know that this is the 'World Consecration Squad' that once caused 90% of the deaths in the war.

There was a discrepancy there to be sure of that.

We've had a little bit of a delay in our plans. ”We've got a bit of an early start on our schedule, thanks to our guest over there. This is the 'end', guys. Good for you.

Palinclone smiled at me.

I 'gaze', noticing the thorns behind that smile.

And then I notice.

That the levels and statuses of the soldiers are changing.

The level of the person's ”level,” which can be said to be the manifestation of their life, and their ”maximum HP,” which can be said to be the very life of the person, are decreasing as if they are being gently plane down.

They may not notice it because it is slowly dropping.

When one's own body is in irreversible trouble--

So I shout for them.

'Pa, palinkulon!　Stop the magic circle at once!

'I can't do that. I'm done triggering it. This time it's not the end or the test, so it won't stop if I'm dead. It doesn't matter, does it?　There's no reason to stop.

You're the only reason to stop!　At this rate, all of us here will be--

Ha-ha, I don't care what happens. All I care about is me and the boy.

Along with the words, their eyes crossed each other's.

I feel the pain through those eyes. Palinclone is serious.

Even the truth of it can be gleaned from him, even if I don't like it. He really thinks that he would be willing to let all the people on the continent die if it meant to be alone with me.

That was very scary - and sad.

'You don't have to do that, I'll fight you!　So stop it now!　This light is not a good light to shine on people!

He thrusts out his sword, which he had unbearably drawn, and tries to close in on Palinkron.

It is blocked by the soldiers.

'Guests, what!　What do you mean?　This 'magic circle' is our long-cherished dream, and with it we can neutralize the Northern Army!

'This is the end of the war!　That's right, General Palinclone!

Those who believe in Palinkron speak of an impossible future.

The one who indicated that future answered clerically.

'Oh, the war will end (・・・・・・). Just as the Levantine lore says.

The whole exchange is painful.

Certainly the response is not false.

As the words go, the Union army will be neutralized. It just doesn't say anything about the Confederacy.

'Stop it, Palinclone: ....... These people believe in you, ....... And that, you know, you--

Before that cessation is complete, something strange comes to the battlefield.

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what I'm talking about.

--I'm not going to be the only one.

The entire battlefield was emitting a faint white light.

The light enveloped the entire northern part of the continent and permeated everything.