A Wild Man Has Entered the Academy - Chapter 511



Surviving in the Mountains (1)

While Shivar was held captive by Seolhwa, Luna and Rize prepared for their journey ahead.

Cheonmasingyo is located deep in the mountains, a place that is not easy to reach even if you know the way.

Unless it is a set route like a trade route, it is difficult to even find it, let alone the process.

The mountain range where the Cheonmasingyo was established was famous for being the most rugged place in the East.

“How difficult is it?”

“To put it simply, you can think of it as a forest of chaos where a compass works. Since there are few people, various monsters and beasts live there.”

“How do you trade in a place like that?”

“It’s possible because there’s a separate route. But it’s so secret that we don’t know where it is.”

So, what this means is that you have to find it by heading to the bare ground, not along a trade route.

Of course, it’s not really heading to the bare ground. According to Lize’s explanation, at least the direction itself is known.

If you go straight east from the entrance of the mountain range, you will come across the Cheonmasingyo Bridge. It’s something like this.

“You have no idea how long it will take?”

“yes.”

“Have you ever visited, Saint?”

“No. It was a very unholy place, so I didn’t even go near it.”

The word “disrespectful” came out of Lize’s mouth. She looked quite uncomfortable.

People couldn’t help but be slightly surprised at such a reaction, perhaps closer to avoidance than disgust.

She was the type of person who showed respect to the demons, but Cheonma was the only one who reacted with reluctance.

Although there were many parts that were curious, everyone moved on because the important thing was to rescue Shivar.

“Even if you go all the way east, you can’t deny that it’s far. How many days would it take at the very least?”

“It will probably take about two weeks. Assuming no one gets hurt and all their strength is preserved.”

It takes a full moon to cross a mountain range, not a mountain. This means that it is surprisingly not far.

But we need to look into it in detail. Luna raised her hand and made a sharp remark.

“Is it a full moon even by Grace’s standards?”

“Excuse me. Even so, my physical strength isn’t that weak, right?”

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Grace retorted, slightly annoyed. She was the one who had been exercising regularly while living with Shivar.

Even though you may not have as much stamina as others, I can guarantee you that you won’t be a burden.

“Then you don’t have to pick me up even if I fall?”

“Well, we need to take breaks every now and then.”

“I guess I can dig up herbs then.”

After much planning, I’ve finished preparing to leave. But before that, I have to do something first.

First of all, Lize informed the Academy, that is, the professors, that she was leaving to rescue Shivar.

The professors were surprised when she said she was leaving to find Shivar, but they soon accepted her. There was no one here they could trust as much as Lize.

Moreover, students could also be a sufficient force. Although there are non-combat positions in the middle, it would be okay.

“Please come back unharmed. That’s enough for us.”

“If you are injured, we will evacuate you immediately.”

“Evacuation? Is that possible?”

“I haven’t been there before, but it’s not difficult to go back once you’ve been there.”

They must have prepared a countermeasure just in case, and the group each packed their belongings.

From emergency food and first aid kits to secondary weapons, I packed everything I could.

Among them, I prepared as many antidotes as possible, as well as potions. This was Lize’s order.

“Kyaang.”

“What should I feed this kid? Do acorns grow there too?”

“I bet Ratatosk will eat well on its own, right?”

Ratatosk, who could be considered the next power after Rize, was also in good condition. All the preparations were completed like this.

Before leaving, Lize gave some words of advice to her group.

“As I said before, the mountain range where the Demonic Cult is located is a very dangerous place. You never know when, where, or what will pop out, so don’t let your guard down.”

“What do you think is the most dangerous thing?”

“It’s a small, snake-like animal, but it’s dangerous. It must be venomous.”

Nature outside the protection of civilization is dangerous to humans. It is difficult to survive even for three days, let alone a week.

In that sense, Shivar, who survived inside the Forest of Chaos, is a special case. He is someone who lived, not just survived.

If there had been Shivar, this journey would have been easier, but if there had been, there would have been no journey at all.

“If you are ready, we will go right away.”

“Yes. But where are you going······”

“There is a path that I have paved myself. If you go there, there will be less obstacles.”

It felt strange to say that it was a path that he had personally paved. The group felt a little drowsy for a moment, but then followed behind Lize.

In fact, just as she said, a very cleanly cleaned(?) road caught my eye. Originally, it should have been a place rife with war.

In fact, there were corpses strewn across the floor, but Lize paid no attention and walked on.

“Phew!”

“Okay. Okay. Throw it up hard.”

Grace wasn’t, though. She let out what was inside her in a most horrific way.

Kara seemed to understand that too, and kindly patted me on the back. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for that to happen, and we were able to leave right away.

“Ugh······Ms. Ellie.”

“yes?”

“Are you okay, Ms. Ellie? Even after seeing that horrible sight?”

Grace, whose face suddenly turned pale, asked Ellie. At her question, Ellie tilted her head and turned away.

It was common for limbs to be cut off, and there were even corpses with their necks and bodies separated, or even split in half with their internal organs spilled out.

Grace’s reaction is normal, but Ellie’s is strange. Even though she is a non-combatant, she is far from combat.

“Yes. Is that okay?”

“Really? You don’t feel sick or disgusted or anything like that?”

“It smells a little bad, but I can bear it.”

“··· ···”

That answer made Grace wonder if there was something strange about her.

“It varies from person to person. Don’t worry, I didn’t throw up or make a fuss like you.”

“Right? I’m not weird, am I?’

“Once you get used to it, it’ll be fine. You can even make that corpse yourself?”

“··· ···”

Should I take that as a consolation or is it just sarcasm?

Grace took it in stride and sighed deeply. She desperately wanted to get out of here.

“By the way, Saintess. How did you get rid of those people? It must have been hard to even identify them in the middle of a war.”

“It’s simple. I just threw all the fighting people far away.”

“Even so, isn’t it too clean here?”

“I’ve set up a barrier.”

“aha.”

Luna nodded at the answer that she had already experienced a purple barrier.

In this way, I was able to escape from the sky without any interference. However, getting out is not the end.

Usually, the road leading to the capital city is surrounded by a wall for passage. The place the group is currently looking at is no exception.

“It looks like the Allied Forces have already occupied it?”

Kara said this after examining the situation with the telescope she had prepared in advance. In fact, the probability of being greeted warmly by either the Allied Forces or the Empire is extremely low.

Even if a saint were to pass through, they would have to go through all sorts of annoying checkpoints. Lize knew this too, so she made a suggestion to the group.

“There are three ways: the safe way, the risky way, and the ruthless way.”

“Uh······Can you tell me from the last method?”

“We’re going to break down that wall and break through.”

“You are truly merciless.”

Grace let out a hollow laugh. It was ruthless, but at the same time something only Lize could do.

Anyway, this matter was discarded and the remaining two methods were asked.

“The safe way is literally this. I’ll use my reputation to convince them. Since the Demonic Cult is participating in the war, there’s a good chance they’ll let me go.”

“Do you think of us as messengers of the Demonic Cult?”

“I will try to persuade you, but if that doesn’t work, I will have to resort to ruthless methods.”

“··· ···”

Oh, come to think of it, this person was a believer in Chaos. The group was able to recognize this fact.

The funny thing is that considering Lize’s power, it is also very ‘efficient’.

But since no one knows what will happen in the future, it had to be discarded.

“Then what is the dangerous method?”

“I’ll throw you all into the mouth of the mountain, and I’ll catch you one by one.”

“Are you okay?”

Luna brought up a positive opinion. It may sound strange to just hear it, but the one who threw it was Lize.

If it were Shivar, she would have vehemently opposed it, but unlike Shivar, she is meticulous.

Other people seemed to have similar thoughts, and responded, “It’s surprisingly okay.”

“I’ll tell you in advance, the entrance to the mountain range is about 1km from here. I checked in advance.”

“That’s quite a distance. Wouldn’t that be possible through teleportation?”

“I checked it on a map, so it won’t work. Furthermore, I lack the attention to detail, unlike you, Lord. There is bound to be some error.”

Lize’s explanation is roughly as follows. Let’s say there is a red, ripe apple.

While Lord can cut the apple peel to almost transparent level, Reese makes it into juice.

It is only a metaphor, but it is a level of detail that is outstanding compared to others, but it is not suitable for the current situation.

“Then I guess I’ll have to use that method. It’s risky, but it’s reliable.”

“There must be a problem, though. Can you tell me what it is?”

“hmm······”

Lize thought for a moment, then opened her mouth while looking at the group’s expressions.

“Do you by any chance······ know the concept of acceleration due to gravity?”

[Faith rises!]

With those words, a message appeared in Luna’s field of vision.

‘What? Are you saying this method is the correct one?’

I don’t know what it is, but it seems like this is the right way.

A little while after that.

“Whoa!”

“Kueeek! Kueeek!”

“Ughhh······”

The group was able to understand the concept of gravitational acceleration firsthand.