The Villain is Too Good at Sniping - Chapter 148



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Episode 148

Episode 148. Things That Will Not Be Forgotten (2)

“Umm… … .”

Lara opened her eyes in a dark room.

A room filled with darkness. All I can see are the iron bars surrounding the room. I still don’t know where I am.

The flow of time is strange here. I thought it was daytime, but it was night. I thought it was dawn, but it was morning. Time here is distorted, and the senses of my entire body are twisted. Since the magic power is not concentrated, I cannot escape.

The important thing is that he doesn’t know how much time has passed outside and how long he has been trapped here.

“…We have to get out of here. Elfin.”

I try to quietly hum, but the water spirit that has been with me until now doesn’t respond. Even if it is summoned back and cannot reveal its form, it will still be able to hear my voice.

Lara slowly recalled her memories. In this time-warped place, she had to think at all times to keep herself from losing her senses.

I was sent on an errand by Professor Björn. I heard it was something related to the exchange war. However, from the moment I started following Professor Björn, my memory became hazy. It felt like my mind was covered in fog.

One thing is certain, Professor Björn attacked him and he could not even respond properly.

Professor Björn was strong. He poured out his magic power with all his heart against the cadets.

Even though Lara was a top student in the first-year magic department, she couldn’t resist the professor’s magic. When she came to, she was already subdued and locked in this dark prison.

“Professor Björn used magic on the cadets. I don’t know what he was thinking, but I’m sure there were other victims besides me.”

Lara looked at the broken staff. She had only received a few spells from Professor Björn, but the thousand-year-old wood staff she had cherished for so long had broken.

Strength naturally enters my hands that are neatly folded. At times like this, I realize my helplessness.

“I should have been more careful… … .”

The difference in power was obvious, and a great magic that a single student could not dare to fight against was coming. Even the staff that his father had left behind was broken. Now, there was no stopping Professor Björn.

Clink-

At that moment, she felt something. Lara raised her head.

The top of the iron bars opened and two men fell from the sky. They fell to the ground with no injuries. They were probably hit by Professor Björn, just like he was.

“That’s what I told you. I don’t think you should go that way.”

“Yeah… I thought something was strange.”

But Lara couldn’t understand the situation before her eyes. She looked at Kyle and Elin with a mixture of doubt and worry.

“Are you here to save me?”

“No, we got caught too.”

“yes……?”

It was expected from the moment they suddenly fell from the sky. In the end, these two were also defeated by Professor Björn. Lara didn’t know how to accept this fact.

“How are things outside?”

Even though I asked with a half-hopeful voice, their expressions were not good. Elin swallowed hard.

“Lara, there will be people looking for you. That was the case with Kyle and me. But in Arsene… … .”

“I think Arsene is trying to cover this up.”

Kyle continued Elin’s story.

“What do you mean you’re trying to cover it up?”

“Arsen only sent messages to Arsen’s people who were participating in the exchange. They didn’t announce it to the public because it was an important event, and if rumors spread that a cadet was missing, it would definitely cause trouble.”

Arsen did not want to disrupt the exchange schedule, so they did not make a big announcement about the cadet’s disappearance.

‘You value schedules more than students… …?’

Lara couldn’t understand it logically. It was impossible without Professor Björn’s breath reaching upwards.

“The search will continue. Elin and I have been captured, but Esili will be here soon. And Zion… … .”

“Where is he and what is he doing?”

“Well, I’d like to ask too… … .”

Kyle looked at the dead watch. Elin and Lara’s watches were also not working properly.

This was the moment when Elin was about to sigh in a situation where she could not contact the outside world.

“But don’t think too badly of it. Thanks to that, we can now destroy things inside the research building.”

“Are you trying to go against Professor Björn now?”

“There were other students who went missing in the past besides you. It’s probably related to this incident. And if we don’t stop Professor Björn now, there will definitely be more damage.”

So we have to stop it here, Kyle said, looking at the iron bars.

“How on earth are you going to beat that professor? Look.”

Lara held out her thousand-year-old staff, broken in half.

“The professor, no, Professor Björn is strong. He attacked me before I could properly cast my magic, and as you can see… … .”

“also.”

“also……?”

“I had hoped so, and it turned out as expected. Zion said he had something to tell you.”

Kyle took a deep breath, trying to calm his voice and recalling the message Zion had sent.

“You’ll be fine even without a wand. A wand is just a tool that helps you perform magic, and your talent isn’t the skill to use a wand.”

“It’s just a tool to help you unleash your magic… … .”

“Lara, you are the one who will become the great wizard, and I have no doubt about that. You are someone who can overcome any ordeal, so don’t give up. Zion asked me to tell you that.”

Kyle scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

“ah…….”

Lara Stillheiden, who had actually heard the story, was looking at Kyle with blank eyes.

Lara looked at her hands. She had performed magic without a wand before, but without one in her hand, the sensation felt unfamiliar.

“What do you guys plan to do?”

“Zion said he would send a signal. He said he had something prepared in case he was caught.”

Kyle said it as if it was obvious, but Ellen tilted her head.

“… How do I send a signal when the watch isn’t working?”

“Oh, now that I think about it, there was that problem.”

“You should have asked clearly how to send the signal! What are you trying to do!”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll try to do better next time.”

Lara looked at the two arguing with a look of disbelief. It was pointless to argue about it since Professor Björn had already caught them.

“Not being able to use the watch. Zion would have foreseen that situation. He would probably give us a signal in a way that we could not help but notice. For example… … .”

At that moment, the floor shook violently. There was a sound of something splitting.

Kyle and Lara both looked up at the ceiling. A faint light was streaming in through the cracks carved into the ceiling.

Red lights flashing at the same time.

[Warning! The Magic Tower is not functioning properly. A chain explosion has been detected. Evacuation is recommended.]

The darkness that had covered the area began to clear. Only then did Lara realize where she had been trapped.

“Research facility… … .”

“Do you know where this is?”

“I’ve been here once before. That time, Professor Björn personally guided me.”

Thinking back, I didn’t feel good about it even then. At the time, I thought it was because I was unfamiliar with the gray area where research facilities were densely packed.

The three were locked in a large cage. It was a place to isolate chimeras and other monsters that were being studied in the gray zone. Lara looked around the other side of the iron bars with trembling eyes.

‘Then, surely not?’

-This is the place where the monsters studied by Arsen are isolated. Don’t be too scared. The monsters can’t escape on their own anyway. Since this is a specially made cage, without outside intervention…

A place to isolate demons. Only then did he realize what kind of magic he had been under.

Fortunately, there were no other monsters nearby. Lara breathed a sigh of relief.

“Hey, Kyle. This is… … .”

Elin pointed to the iron bars. The bars that had been imprisoning the three were open at an angle.

The reason is not hard to guess. It was said that a chain explosion occurred at the Magic Tower just now. There was a problem with the facility that supplies magic power to the Gray Zone Kion, so the barrier surrounding the research building was deactivated, and the magic power supply was also cut off.

“Look. I’m going to give you a signal in a way that you can’t help but notice.”

Kyle strode over to the window and pushed the bars away without hesitation. The iron bars, deprived of their magical power, were nothing more than a lump of scrap metal.

“Are you ready, Ellen?”

“I’m not sure… but maybe.”

Kyle and Elin summoned weapons from subspace.

“Lara, what are you going to do?”

“Me?”

“You can leave the research facility now. The barrier has been lifted, and the guards will have been herded outside. So now is the only time you can leave.”

The blue sword is Kyle’s, the gray-white curved sword is Elin’s sword. On the other hand, Lara Stillheiden was bare-handed and unarmed.

To be honest, I wasn’t confident. But getting out of here alone wasn’t a very appealing option either.

Lara shook her head after thinking about it.

“No. I’ll go with you.”

Professor Björn kidnapped the students. I don’t know what his intentions are, but I have a strong feeling that I can’t just let this go.

***

Same time. On top of the spire outside the research facility.

Kukugugu-!

I saw the collapsing magic tower. The bombs that had been placed in advance were causing a chain reaction of explosions, destroying the ground.

The magical power density visible in [The Watcher’s Eye] decreased significantly, and soon almost disappeared. Since the magical power tower that maintained the facility collapsed, the magical power supply to all research buildings must have been cut off.

From here, I could see the research facilities established in Kion at a glance. I held my loaded Glock and looked around carefully to see if I had missed anything.

‘There are no facilities to supply additional magical power.’

There are a total of three magic towers that supply magic power, and all three of them have been destroyed or have stopped functioning.

This was possible thanks to the help of Rebecca, the student council president. Although I was not directly involved, I was able to see the map of the gray zone Kion thanks to Rebecca’s help. For me, who has [Clairvoyance], checking it once was enough.

Kyle and Elin successfully contacted Professor Björn and were captured. Now that the Magic Tower has collapsed, they should be out of Professor Björn’s grasp. As in the original, Ashili Silvergarden will join a little later.

Up to this point, there has been no change, except for one thing.

“Are you here! Sion Illionheart Army!”

Axion shouted from beneath the spire. He didn’t know where I was right now. He was just wandering between the giant pipes, calling my name.

“The guards won’t come! It’s just you and me here right now! I came here to talk to you!”

My [Clairvoyance] caught sight of Exion. I saw the back of his defenseless head. I loaded the bullet of belief and aimed the gun at Exion’s head.

“I want to talk to the Zion Army! It won’t be such a bad story for you either!”

Exion’s voice echoed throughout the area. Perhaps it was enhanced by magic power.

I put my index finger on the trigger. I have a lot to ask that man. But Exion is a being that must disappear. At least now is not the time to err on the side of momentary curiosity.

But at that moment, Exion looked at me.

“There you are, Zion Army.”

I quickly jumped down from the spire, trying to find cover and escape by climbing between the pipes that were haphazardly placed in the area.

WHEEK!

But at that moment, Exion swung his arm. Something invisible flew in. The steel structure I was standing on began to tilt. The pillars supporting the facility were cut off in their entirety.

I let go of the pipe I was holding. I flew up and landed lightly on the ground. Exion looked at me and smiled.