28 The Bomb (1/2)

'Something is not right.' The claymore was an inch away from Kinoya when Fret felt it. He tried to move away, but it was too late and was sent flying with a gust of wind.

”Boy don't give up on living, so easily.”

”General.” Kinoya couldn't be happier seeing anyone else in the same situation.

”Cut the formalities.” Akai threw him a bottle of potion, ”Drink this, it will help you to dispel the mana.”

'A potion is not something one would carry, even in war! Or mana poisoning is such a common thing?!' Kinoya was surprised while he received the potion bottle from Akai, but drank it without hesitation. It wasn't long before the system confirmed that the mana has been dispelled.

”I will handle this guy. You do, what you have to do.” Akai said without looking back. Not many people knew about the mission of the enemy, but Akai was one of them. After receiving the arrow from Kinoya he was surprised, but seeing a magic knight, he felt that Kinoya might be right after all. 'They are here to blow up the city.'

Kinoya stood up, he could feel the new mana was flooding through his body, wounds were healing, the smoke started to come out again. Kinoya vanished in a flash.

He could feel another outburst of mana behind him. Kinoya wanted to look, but he had an important job.

He moved towards the center of the Chararch. He could find a big tunnel leading underground, but it was well guarded. All twenty people fell under Kinoya's claw, like a house of cards.

The whole path of the tunnel was littered with dead bodies. Poisonous arrows, acid, deadly trap everything was there. Kinoya didn't know how to disconnect these type of traps, but lucky for him, those entered before him rendered most of them useless.

But no matter how fast he moved, he couldn't bypass the leftover traps. It was fortunate that with smoke cloak most of the projectiles couldn't touch him. After moving for half an hour he was standing under an arch. It was littered with dead bodies and broken golems. The smell of blood and metal filled the air but the light that was coming out of the open metal door frightened him most.

”How can there be such condense mana here?” He moved closer.

There were around five people inside the room and in the middle of it, there was a crystal, about 3 meters tall. It was in the middle of a magical circle that wasn't active.

When the people saw Kinoya for the first time they were surprised but soon they laughed it out.

”No matter what you do, it is already too late. There is nobody who can stop the explosion now.”

Kinoya didn't know whether they could see it or not, but the mana flow was clear in front of his eyes. It made him shudder but he had no way to stop it.

”You have 2 minutes to tell me how to stop it.” Even before he completed the sentence he already beheaded one, other was stupefied. He had already removed the head of the second one before they could understand what just happened.

The bodies sprayed blood in the air, the scent of iron was spreading. One screamed and ran towards the gate but it was too late. He died even before he could reach the gate.

”Now, the one, who will tell me how to stop it, will get to live.” Kinoya was bouncing a severed head in his hand while talking. His appearance couldn't be more frightening.

”W… wizard can stop it.” One of them shouted but soon was crying in pain. His left hand was already severed from the body. Kinoya tore it off.

”You have to pay for the wrong answer. Do you see any wizard here?” Kinoya had thrown away the hand.

”If there is something that could absorb the excess power of the crystal, then you can stop it.”