Professor awoke early the next morning, as he always did, to the sun rising, which could be seen through the large gaping hole in the bases wall. He greeted the mages that were gathered outside the house on the grass for so reason, but they only seed to flinch away.
That sure is a wide hole. That person must have been hella strong. Thinking about it, back when I made that bag with the curtain and this ti when I made this entire ss, the things I do sohow work out pretty well in the end.
Watching the sunlight slowly brighten the remains of where Borka was thrown, a thought popped into his mind.
Thats a really nice hole.
It appeared to be a large hole made by so sort of majestic ancient weapon, such as the Holy Lance, based on the remains. Although the reality was that it was from just a punch.
Now that he thought about it, he didnt really have any special intentions at the ti he shoved that void stone into the mage tower, but when you look at it from afar right now, it looks a little bit like a modern art piece. The mage tower was in ruins, and a glowing purple mana stone was stuck in the side of it.
[Trait : Sparkling Eyes The world looks a little more beautiful in your eyes. Bonus effect to art-related activities.]
This could be the only reason why. An artistic bonus. If sothing is created from my actions, this trait bonus naturally makes it more aesthetically pleasing to the eyes.
I dont know what this will be useful for yet But its worth keeping in mind. Up until now, the hidden effects of a trait have never been bad.
Lets stop thinking about traits for now. There are still too many things to do to be dilly-dallying around thinking about an art trait that doesnt even help at the mont.
First, now that he had implanted a purpose into his party mbers, it was ti to divide formations based on pure combat power.
Lets see Is Mage Matralin at Level 2?
Y-yes! Ive gained the awakening of flow and fluidity!
Flow and fluidity the standard ones.
I-Im sorry!!!
The first thing he needed to do was organize the mages levels and awakenings, as well as record what kind of magic they can use.
Andler, Level 3. Your awakenings?
I-I have the awakenings of f-flow, change, and pressure.
Oh! Change and pressure are for destructive magic! Pretty good.
Kyaaak!
Professor complinted them, pleasantly surprised, but it seed like the mages were even more afraid of him than last night. Seeing that they were flinching and screaming at his every small action.
Hey, did sothing happen last night?
[Hm? Ahh, hehehehe. Yup. The mages were staring at your hand grow back while you were sleeping. Did you know that you sleep with your eyes half open? I was able to see a little thanks to that. Although I was only able to see the shape of their feet because a lot of the view was obstructed, it was the mages for sure.]
My goodness. No wonder they were sensitive about my hands. They saw that.
[So I wrote to them. Whatcha looking at?]
Huh?
Professor repeated Hydes comnt in his head to make sure he heard it right. Wrote? In front of the mages, with his left hand?
You wrote to them?
[Yeah, with a finger. Wait ah, here it is. Look.]
A video popped up with Hydes response.
The group of mages was looking at his regenerating arm with what seed like half fear and half curiosity, and his left hand was crawling around as if it were alive. Like a scene from a horror movie, his hand was writing sothing on the ground in front of the people who were pale from horror
[I-its a curse!]
[The hand! The hand is moving!]
[Eeeeeep! Its a monster!]
[It was watching us! It was pretending to sleep and observing us!]
[W-were going to die!]
[Water! Find water! We need enough to protect our bodies!]
And the mages were as shocked like children discovering Santa wasnt real.
[Ah, that was fun.]
For you, yeah. What did the mages do to deserve that?
I was wondering why there were a lot of mages up earlier than , but they just didnt fall asleep.
Looking at the alert mages with a sympathetic look, Professor completed the records he was writing.
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Lights Order Death Squad mbers.
1. Professor: Tanker with high durability. Proficient at close combat. Commander with no risk of being assassinated.
2. Reedflow Academy Mages, 5 mbers including Ottoman Bodlair: one Level 5, two Level 3, and two Level 2. Ottoman is closer to an academic mage, but the two Level 3 mages have so useful destruction magic. Weak stamina. Limited long-distance travel. Limited supply sources. Garbage.
3. Borka Dalrune: Werewolf. High health. Able to win just barely without Blood Lust mode activated. Lacks utility, but excels as a fighter. Considering tracking ability with a hybrids sense of sll and night vision can be used in assassination operations. Obedient after a beating.
4. Notum: Hero unit. Gotta keep them alive even if the mission fails. Traditional close-range tanker. Also has high durability as a troll. Strong muscular strength is the main weapon. Smart for a troll. Might speed up growth if taught well?
5. Dark Mage:
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Our tanker lineup is pretty decent. Everyone heals on their own. I have my ways, werewolves have their unique health trait, and you can make potions out of troll blood.
Pap pap pap pap pap.
Just as Professor was about to call the dark mage, he could hear footsteps approaching the death squads base from the church.
Light footsteps and a white robe could be seen from afar.
Senadis. Tobrunes bishop of the Lights Order.
When Senadis entered the building, she briefly glimpsed at the remodeled wall, then returned her gaze forward and slightly bowed down, completely unfazed.
Latura, Ro-Haram. I hope the night bode you well, warrior, and to everyone else.
Ah, yeah. It was fine. Considering that I was captured by the church, I still have all of my fingernails and my ears arent bleeding out.
After an uncomfortable silence, Professor replied rather sharply as the representative of the death squad. He did tell them that he was anointed as a warrior by the church, but if it looked like he was too friendly with the churchs people, the hostility they have towards the church was going to be all directed towards . In the future, there will be a need to act a little colder.
Senadis should be smart enough to notice and play along. Shes clever enough for that.
As if she read his mind, Senadis caught on and responded to Professors comnt with the sa sharp tone.
If you want, I can always relocate you to the basent. That cold, dark, and humid place. I believe the mages should be rather familiar with that.
You can quit the small talk. Why dont you tell us why such an almighty person took their precious ti to visit this place in the early morning? It must be sothing pretty important if the almighty priest even skipped morning prayer for it.
Correct. I have news that even heretics would be shocked by.
After taking ti to collect her breath, Senadis continued with a somber voice.
I did want to provide you with more ti, but you will need to leave right now. Last night, the Church of Hebrahim, known for their rcy and clency, announced No rcy until the mutes were completely exterminated.
Hebrahim. announced no rcy?
The Church of Hebrahim was the representative religion that served Hebrahim, the god of rcy and clency. Even during the War of the Nobles, they just went, Everything must have its reasons, when the troops invaded and looted the temples, but those people declared No rcy, a holy war?
Wait, exactly what happened for those pushovers, ahem, incredibly kind people to get that pissed off?
To Professors question, Senadis replied with a rather conflicted expression.
That is. the White Flash, Edeorna, kidnapped Hebrahims priestess.
S***.
I was wondering why it was so quiet Are they slowly starting to make their move?
A sudden change in the situation. That ant that the mutes, who had been gathering more troops, started to take action once again.
A few hours later, Professor and his party left the church with a mountain of supplies.
Uh Warrior, sir?
You can just call Captain, Borka.
Ahem, hm! Then Captain, is there a reason why were taking this much food with us? Were still sothing of a Lights Order squad. Wont we be able to receive food from churches or residents on the way?
Normal food, yes. But dried fish from anywhere other than Tobrune is difficult to co by.
In response to Professors comnt, the mages that were following behind flinched.
Well get local supplies along the way, but the more supplies we bring the better. Besides, its just a bit bulky, not heavy.
Grwuh. Crunchy fish. Delicious.
Ahhh! Notum! You cant eat that!
No wonder I heard rustling behind !
When Professor yelled at her to stop, Notum swallowed the dried fish in her mouth and shoved the handful of dried fish in her hand back into the bag, then looked out into the distance, pretending as if nothing happened.
Taste bad. Crunchy fish. Dont eat.
I didnt say you couldnt eat it Notum. Do you see the people in the back following us?
Grwuh. I see. Blue clothes human. Very skinny. Will die soon.
They did look a little pale, but water-type mages were active for a mage, so they were on the healthier side, but it still must have looked like they were close to deaths door from Notums perspective. There really isnt a reason for to correct that.
Yeah. Those blue clothes are weak and sick humans. Theyre so sick that they cant eat anything other than fish. So lets give the dried fish to those people and eat sothing else.
Grwuh. Group of weak beings. Will take care. That is a good and strong leader.
It was already Notums fifth ti patting his head. Looking at his, no, her pleased face, Professor beca nervous once more.
- professor : is it really not that? for sure?
- Speedwagon : Positive. Trolls heat starts in sumr, and has to be over 32 degrees even if it isnt sumr. There arent any records that they can feel lust for other species to start with. If there isnt a single record about it for the past 11 years GG has been out, then you can say its basically impossible.
- Soygaybar : Aw man. It definitely looked like a troll in love though.
- professor : you mother****er.
It was a relief that they said that wasnt the case. But just to be sure, when he asked Notum why she was so obedient to , an unexpectedly normal answer was returned.
Big small human. Uh Professor? Professor. I like.
Huh?!
When alone in forest, hunt. Walk around. Look at sunset. Sleep. Dont talk. No one to talk. But after out of forest. Talk a lot. Many more beautiful things than the setting sun. Many more weird things too. Many hard things, but fun.
Pat, pat
Professor, easy to talk to. Comfortable human to be around.
Pheww. You ant it in that way. Then the reason you stick around .
Comfortable. Human cant talk to, want to kill. Kicked out of the stone nest if kill. Already here because killed.
It basically ant that she liked the first interaction she had with humans, but there were a lot of uncomfortable situations wandering around, so she decided to stick with Professor, who she was able to communicate with and was already comfortable with.
- Speedwagon : Ah, after the breeding season in the sumr, in the fall, female trolls maternal instincts beco incredibly strong. If they dont have children, they attack nearby trolls to steal their children. Thats probably another reason why Notum is following you like this.
Its fine. I dont really want that kind of information. I could already kind of tell from the way she always happily watched or patted my head whenever she had the chance.
Ba-du-dump, ba-du-dump!
Clear the way!
Neiiiiigh!
There was a commotion in the distance, and not long after, a knight on a horse was dashing through the path at full speed. Lightly armored with a small flag from Tobrune. A ssenger.
Looking at the ssenger passing by, Professor spoke up.
It looks like the battlefield is starting to get so action as well. Seeing how much the ssenger is rushing.
Captain, then where are we going?
Hm. I was planning to follow the river in western Kingsland, but since the buddies in Hebrahim decided to announce No rcy, well need to make a change of plans. Since the main troops of the Church of Hebrahim are in western Kingsland, the Paladins of rcy from there are going to put incredible pressure on the western front.
Then isnt that even more of a reason we should take the western path? It should be safer and easier to go where allies are.
Listening to Borkas opinion, Professor took out the map he got from the Moon Shadow on the way here.
Thats normally the case if it were normal reinforcents that ca to strengthen the frontline. But the paladins from Hebrahim ca out in the first place because the mutes triggered them. So it was planned by them to begin with.
The timing was impeccable when he thought about it again. Thanks to my actions as the Crimson Mute, the kingdoms and mage towers of each nation were on high alert. However, there were no obvious damages to the churches, and because Hebrahim was especially known for their healing and purification, much of the churchs manpower was dispatched to the battlefield in preparation for future damages. Just before the entirety of humanity went into preparation for war, they took their last chance and kidnapped the priestess Anna Maria, who was known as the Representative of rcy.
Darn it. Its hard to hold back the wave in the final scene without that field healing.
Anna Maria was a hero unit that specialized in healing massive amounts of allies with continuous wide-area healing and purification, as a priestess of a church specializing in healing and purification should be. There wasnt really a need to make her an ally since she participated in the war anyway, but her importance was close to number one.
Anyway, so this was a plan that knew how to make sly traps. He could bet that if they went to the western frontlines, things were going to go south really fast.
Even if we are on the stronger side, were just pawns in a large-scale battle like this. And its a battlefield where the opponents are ready too. Well die like flies if we go there. But there is one good thing if the western lines beco that strong.
What is it?
The troops. Since theyre all gathered there, I dont know about the central area, which is close to the west, but the northern side is going to be wide open.
It might not have been the case for a normal player, but in the world that Professor was playing in, there was an extre shortage of troops. If the troops were all concentrated in one area like that, another place was definitely going to beco weaker.
That might be a reason why theyre rushing so much. If they gave us a bit more ti here, then Rodrick, the Shandalla City Alliance, the Fel Heim Empire, far eastern desert countries, the elves, and major hybrid clans could all participate and pressure the mutes with numbers. The aftermath of the battle in Touran has brought the situation to this point!
Since their first gamble rush was a complete failure, the mutes position was that they needed to inflict so sort of damage on humanitys side using all of the elite troops and other troops that they had gathered.
This might actually be our chance. We just might be able to shove a knife into the Mute Queens stomach!
Using a small piece of charcoal, Professor drew a line from Tobrune that passed through Touran, then Pellas, then northward.
Well go to Pellas. It wont be completely empty, but if were lucky, well be able to work together with the military forces there that are preparing for battle to create an opening to reclaim the city.
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