The Second Son of The Marquis Runs Away from Home ~ Lacking Talent, He Abandons Everything and Becomes an Adventurer ~ - 64

Chapter 64: Alabaster Light

The defensive barrier of Heinlberie is a massive magical device itself.

This constructed barrier, as a magical formula, forms a barrier that covers the entire city, making it impossible to enter or exit from anywhere other than the gates.

One of the reasons why the Theocracy maintained its power until today was because the capital, Heinlberie, served as an impregnable fortress, immune to siege, due to this formidable barrier.

“A barrier created by the gods…”

The man murmured as he looked up at the pure white barrier. Around him lay the corpses of the guards who had been cut down with a single slash.

“Well, let’s give it a try…”

The man raised an alabaster sword. Gradually, power gathered in the sword, and eventually, a force so immense that it stirred the surrounding air overflowed from the sword, turning into light.

This was not the pure white light that repelled everything but a radiance of overwhelming power that absorbed everything. The alabaster light descended upon the barrier.

On that day, Heinlberie’s legendary impregnability came to an end…

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“What’s that…?”

As they witnessed the collapse of Heinlberie’s defensive barrier, these words were involuntarily muttered. It was unexpected, and Bugras was no exception.

“Could it be that he released it!? Fifth, what’s he thinking!?”

Fifth? From Bugras’s attitude, it seemed that he had not been informed about this either.

“Hey, what is that?”

“…There’s no helping it. At the very least, I’ve accomplished my minimum objective. I won’t be able to witness the end, but I can’t afford to get involved.”

Bugras muttered and something flew toward the man from below. It was Xenostand.

(Oh no!)

Looking down, there was Ganard’s lifeless body, pierced by numerous swords, and a knight in a throwing posture. When Bugras glanced at it, the knight had already ascended to a height where he had to look up.

“Imperial Knight, I don’t understand why you have Grant’s sword, but right now, we don’t have time for that… If we meet again, it’ll be the time for the final showdown.”

“Wait!”

But his words were in vain. Bugras left, and in the meantime, the monstrous creatures created by the man had been slain, making it impossible to catch up.

“…Dammit!”

Giving up on tracking Bugras, I turned my attention to the destroyed barrier. Despite the intense hatred he had shown, he immediately decided to retreat, and from his words, there must be an even more troublesome presence there.

“Garma!”

I leaped from the roof, summoning my jet-black warhorse at the same time, and mounted it. Garma dashed across the rooftops and leaped as I indicated the direction.

Near the barrier, a crimson column of fire rose. The column of fire leaned over as if collapsing just after, then disappeared.

“That’s Aria’s…!”

This was the deployment Aria had practiced from before she left the Empire, and she had finalized it just before arriving in the Theocracy. However, it was intended to be used as a last resort due to its extreme exhaustion.

The fact that she used it meant…

“Garma, head to that spot at full speed, taking the shortest route!”

In response to my command, Garma neighed and then broke through the roof, heading towards the location where the column of fire had risen…