Siswa Constel, termasuk Aster, berada dalam kondisi siaga tinggi melawan para iblis tersebut. Satu-satunya alasan mereka belum menyerang adalah karena Frondier mengeluarkan satu perkataan doja. Frondier sedang memanggil para iblis itu, dan sebagian besar sudah menyerah kepadanya. Ia berencana memanfaatkan mereka untuk menghentikan Perang Iblis, namun pernyataannya tentang 'menyelamatkan' mereka bukanlah kebohongan. Namun, jika ia menyampaikan nuansa melindungi para iblis kepada siswa Constel sekarang, mereka akan meragukannya. Para iblis adalah musuh manusia. Seseorang manusia yang berusaha melindungi iblis adalah seseorang yang telah dibilungi mereka. Bisikan-bisikan iblis. Bagi orang-orang Kekaisaran yang menerima kata-kata itu sebagai pengetahuan umum, Frondier tidak bisa dengan mudah berkata untuk bekerja sama dengan iblis. Karena itu, ia hanya menyampaikan nuansa yang sangat halus. Seolah-olah tidak bertarung dengan iblis itu hanya sekadar perhitungan dan rasionalitas. Kata singkat ini sangat efektif bagi mereka yang tahu bagaimana perjuangan Frondier dalam perang sebelumnya. Solusi terbaik adalah Frondier secara pribadi berusaha memediasi mereka, seperti pada kasus Philly. Individu berbakat dari Constel yang dikumpulkan di sini mungkin bisa memahami. Namun, Frondier tidak punya waktu untuk itu saat ini. Dan juga tidak punya Aster. Gengap dari Aster memegang pedangnya semakin ketat. Semakin besar kebenciannya yang meboskan, aura yang menyebarilah perlahan perlahan pun perlunya. Namun tidak ada satupun dari para iblis yang bisa tertawa atas pandangan itu. Aura Aster bukanlah aura yang sedang melemah. Ia secara hati-hati mengumpulkan dan mengkondensasikannya dalam tubuhnya. Hingga tak terasa sampai bersentuhan dengan tubuhnya. Ini serupa dengan penampannya tepat sebelum menggunakan teknik pedang tunggal pada Minotaur. Walaupun aura tak terasa, ada ketakutan dalam Aster yang tidak bisa dipahami hanya dengan cara seperti ini. Itulah sebabnya Bart akhirnya berbicara. Aster menatapnya. "...Ada beberapa tempat di mana para iblis Satan dikemankan." Tepat seperti yang Aster dengar dari Frondier, para iblis Kekaisaran juga memiliki sesuatu yang dapat mereka sampaikan bahwa mereka telah mendengar dari Frondier. tentang sifat kata-kata Frondier bukanlah yang sangat baik. ─Teman saya akan datang ke sini mencari para iblis Satan. Bekerja sama secara aktif. ─Jangan bicara tentang hubungan antaramu dan saya. Kamu hanya melakukan urusan kecil dengan saya. ─Walaupun teman saya terlihat sedikit kasar atau impulsif, janganlah bersikap hostil. Ia adalah seseorang yang tidak kamu bisa mengalahkan. Menurut kata-kata itu, Bart hanya bertindak sesuai instruksi. Ia sekadar ingin menyelesaikan ini cepat-cepat dan mengirim mereka semua pergi. Aster menatap Bart seakan tidak suka dengan kata-kata itu. Aster merasa sangat tidak sabar seumur hidupnya saat ini. Lunia adalah masalah, dan Begitu juga Frondier. 'Typo itu Frondier bilang ia akan mendengar tuntutan para iblis.' Tujuan Aster adalah untuk menyelamatkan Lunia sementara Frondier bertindak sesuai tuntutan para iblis. Aster tidak bisa menduga apa yang para iblis akan minta kepada Frondier. Hanya bayangan buruk yang menguasainya yang mengalir. Memotong satu anggota tubuhnya, mata, atau lidahnya... 'Tenanglah. Tidak ada gunanya mereka melakukan itu. Dan masih ada waktunya.' Yang paling menakutkan adalah Frondier tampaknya akan benar-benar mendengar tuntutan mereka. Orang itu sangat tidak sensitif terhadap cedilannya sendiri. "Aku akan menjelaskan dengan peta." Bart menyebar peta di atas meja yang sudah ia siapkan sebelumnya. Ia bahkan tidak memperkenalkan diri ke Aster, siap pun tidak bertanya mengapa ada banyak orang di sana. Aster pula tidak bertanya apa hubungan Bart dengan Frondier, ataupun untuk tujuan apa ia bekerja di bawah instruksi Frondier. Pertemuan ini sangat tidak nyaman. Kedua sisi hanya ingin menyelesaikannya cepat-cepet dan keluar. "Kami sangat waspada terhadap iblis yang tidak dikenal. Walaupun kami berbagi informasi, kami terus melakukan investigasi. Sampai saat ini, tidak ada progres yang banyak dalam investigasi tersebut, namun baru-baru ini, kami mengkonfirmasi beberapa potongan informasi yang menyaudi di antara informasi palsu." Penyebabnya jelas. Karena para iblis Satan telah dipanggil. Tidak terlalu realistis untuk berharap bahwa pengumpulan mereka tidak akan dilihat oleh para iblis Kekaisaran yang telah mengikutinya. "Lalu kamu seharusnya bisa menentukan satu lokasi, kenapa ada beberapa lokasi yang diduga?" "Kami tidak bisa terus mengikutinya selamanya. Juga penting bagi kami tidak tertangkap. Kami melacak lokasi yang mereka kunjungi dan memilih beberapa spot yang cocok di sekitarnya." Bart menandai lokasi di peta. Memang, semua lokasi yang ditandai tidak jauh satu sama lain. Mereka pasti sudah memeriksa sampai titik itu. "...Tidak jauh dari sini." "Kami sudah berbagi informasi secara berkala, jadi tidak mungkin bisa melakukannya dari jarak jauh." Lebih dari itu, para iblis Satan sedangterpaksa sekarang. Akumulasi menjadi prioritas utama, dan lokasinya adalah sekunder. Elodie, yang sedang memeriksa peta bersama Aster, bertanya. "Apa yang harus kita lakukan? Bagaimana memecah bahkan untuk mencari?" Karena ada banyak tempat untuk dilalui, membagi personel akan menghemat waktu. Namun Aster mengangankan. "Tidak, mari kita semua pergi bersama. Jaraknya tidak jauh. Bisa berbahaya jika kita memecah bahkan. Dan yang paling pentik," Aster sudah mulai bergerak begitu ia mengekspresikan kata-kata berikutnya. "Tidak ada perbedaan waktu yang besar." Void Weaving, Simultaneous Replication Imperial Palace Armory Pedang-pedang yang ditembus keluar dari void lalu menggores di tanah sebuah lingkaran. Segera setelah itu, seolah-olah merespon empuyang yang ditendang oleh Frondier, petir menyapanya. Petir kemudian mengalir melalui pedang-pedang itu, menciptakan lingkaran, dan melepaskannya ke arah para iblis yang mendekat, membakar mereka. Void Weaving, Simultaneous Replication Imperial Palace Armory Segera setelah menyiapkan defensi sekeliling, Frondier mulai mengeluarkan senjata dari void. Pedang, parang, dan bahkan besi-besinya menghancurkan kepala para iblis dan memecahkan tubuh mereka. Petir menintik di antara kabut hitam. Frondier sedang membersihkan cuacanya. Marco, yang berpartisipasi dalam pertempuran dari sisi lain, memuji tampilan itu. Memang seperti halnya ia bisa menghancurkan semua iblis-berbat ini sendirian. 'Jika ia memiliki cukup mana, itu.' Marco memeriksa wajah Frondier namun tak dapat melihat tanda-tanda kelelahan apa pun. Namun Marco juga mulai menyadari bahwa tidak mungkin menilai kondisi Frondier hanya dengan ekspresi wajahnya. Ia pasti akan menjaga lehernya Begitu juga sampai menjelang kelelahan mana. 'Walaupun begitu, manusia tunggal pun cukup mana untuk menghancurkan semua iblis ini?' Tidak peduli seberapa rendah pangkatnya, iblis memang tetap iblis. Mereka memiliki ciri dasar iblis, aura. Dengan kata lain, sekadar fakta bahwa mereka bisa menggunakan aura menaruhnya pada level yang berbeda dibanding monster biasa. Iblis yang mengenakan aura di tubuhnya jauh lebih sulit dikenakan dibanding monster. Jika semacam badai para mereka menggerogoti, bahkan powerhouse terkenal di benua ini akan merasakan visinya memadam. Namun serangan Frondier, sebagaimana yang diamati Marco, sepertinya bisa memecah aura dengan mudah. Terutama serangan yang dimulai dengan cairan hitam itu. Bisa sekadar phantomm power menembus aura, namun momentum mirip dengan serangan lainnya. '...Meskipun tidak sekuat yang perempuan bernama Sybil.' Sybil, yang pernah Marco hadapi. SeranganSybil, adalah kombinasi aura dan mana, benar-benar mengabaikan aura lawan. 'Itu kata-katanya
Bab 98: Bukti (5)
**Chapter 98: Proof (5)** The students of Constel, including Aster, were on high alert against the devils before them. The only reason they hadn't attacked yet was Frondier's single word. Frondier was currently using the devils, and most of them had already submitted to him. He planned to use them to stop the Devil's War, but his statement about 'saving' them wasn't a lie. However, if he conveyed the nuance of protecting the devils to the Constel students now, they would doubt him. Devils were the enemies of humans. A human who sought to protect devils was one who had been bewitched by them. The whispers of devils. For the people of the Empire who accepted these words as common knowledge, Frondier couldn't easily say to cooperate with devils. Therefore, he only conveyed a subtle nuance. As if not fighting the devils was simply a matter of calculation and reason. This short word was quite effective for those who knew how Frondier had fought in the last war. The best solution would be for Frondier to personally try to persuade them, as in Philly's case. The talented individuals of Constel gathered here might be able to understand. However, Frondier didn't have the time for that now. And neither did Aster. Aster's grip on the sword tightened. The more hostility he burned, the more his aura gradually disappeared. However, there wasn't a single devil who could laugh at that sight. Aster's aura wasn't weakening. He was meticulously gathering and condensing it within his body. To the point where it couldn't be felt until it touched his body. This was similar to his appearance right before he used the one-sword technique on the Minotaur. Even if his aura couldn't be felt, there was a fear in Aster that couldn't be simply understood by such things. It was Bart who finally opened his mouth. Aster looked at him. "...There are a few places where Satan's devils are presumed to be gathering." Just as Aster had heard from Frondier, the devils of the Empire also had things to convey that they had heard from Frondier. Of course, unlike Aster's case, Frondier's words to them weren't very kind. ─My friend will be coming here soon, looking for Satan's devils. Cooperate actively. ─Don't talk about the relationship between you and me. You've only done a little business with me. ─Even if my friend seems a bit harsh or impatient, never be hostile. He's someone you can't win against anyway. According to those words, Bart was simply acting as instructed. He just wanted to get this over with and send them all away. Aster looked at Bart as if he didn't like the words themselves. Aster was feeling the greatest impatience of his life right now. Lunia was a problem, and so was Frondier. 'That guy Frondier said he'd listen to the devils' demands.' And Aster's goal was to rescue Lunia while Frondier was acting according to the devils' demands. Aster couldn't even guess what the devils would ask Frondier to do. Only ominous imaginations swirled in his head. Crippling one of his limbs, his eyes or tongue... 'Calm down. There's no guarantee they'll do that. And there's still time.' The most frightening thing was that Frondier seemed like he would actually act according to their demands. That guy was abnormally insensitive to his own body getting hurt. "I'll explain with a map." Bart spread a map on the table he had prepared in advance. He didn't even introduce himself to Aster, nor did he ask why there were so many of them. Aster also didn't ask what Bart's relationship with Frondier was, or for what purpose he was acting under Frondier's instructions. This meeting was extremely uncomfortable. Both sides just wanted to finish things quickly and get out. "We are extremely wary of unfamiliar devils. Even if we share information, we continue to investigate them. So far, there hasn't been much progress in those investigations, but just recently, we confirmed multiple overlapping pieces of information among the false information." The cause was clear. It was because Satan's devils had been summoned. It was too much to hope that their gathering wouldn wouldn't be noticed by the Imperial devils who had been following them. "Then you should be able to pinpoint one location, why are there multiple suspected locations?" "We can't keep following them forever. It's also important that we don't get caught. We tracked the places they went and selected a few suitable gathering spots nearby." Bart marked the locations on the map. Indeed, all the marked locations weren't far from each other. They must have investigated up to that point. "...It's not far from here." "We've been sharing information periodically, so we couldn't have done that from a long distance." Moreover, Satan's devils were in a hurry right now. Gathering itself was the priority, and the location was secondary. Elodie, who was checking the map with Aster, asked. "What should we do? Should we split up and search?" Since there were many places to go, dividing the personnel would save time. But Aster shook his head. "No, let's all go together . It's not far anyway. It could be dangerous if we split up carelessly. And most importantly," Aster had already started moving as he spoke the next words. "There won't be much difference in time." Void Weaving, Simultaneous Replication Imperial Palace Armory Spear, Homologous Replication 10 units Spears engraved in the void drew a circle and꽂 stuck into the ground. Soon after, as if responding to the hammer swung by Frondier, lightning struck the spears. The lightning then flowed along the spears, creating a circle, and shot out at the approaching devils, burning them. Void Weaving, Simultaneous Replication Imperial Palace Armory Immediately after establishing the surrounding defenses, Frondier began to pour out weapons from the void. Spears, swords, and axes alike smashed the devils' heads and split their bodies. Lightning cleaving through the black clouds. Frondier was currently clearing the weather. Marco, who was participating in the battle from the side, admired the sight. It really seemed like he could eliminate all these cloud-like devils by himself. 'If he has enough mana, that is.' Marco examined Frondier's complexion but couldn't see any signs of fatigue. But Marco was also starting to realize that it was impossible to gauge Frondier's condition by his facial expressions. He would probably keep that face even until right before his mana was depleted. 'Even so, would a single human have enough mana to wipe out all these devils?' No matter how low-ranking they were, devils were still devils. They possessed the basic characteristic of devils, aura. In other words, the mere fact that they could use aura put them on a different level from ordinary monsters. Devils who clad themselves in aura were much harder to injure than monsters. If such a swarm of them rushed in, even the famous powerhouses of the continent would feel their vision go dark. However, Frondier's attacks, as Marco observed, seemed to pierce through aura easily. Especially those attacks that started with the black liquid. It could simply be overwhelming power piercing through aura, but the momentum was similar to his other attacks. '...Though not as much as that woman named Sybil.' Sybil, whom Marco had fought before. Her attacks, a combination of aura and mana, completely ignored the opponent's aura. 'Petals,' was it? He understood why she called it that. The enemy's aura was dyed with her own. Whether it was red or white, it didn't matter. Frondier's attacks, while not as potent as Sybil's, seemed to somewhat diminish the effects of the opponent's aura. The principle was probably completely different, though. "Marco! Your hands have stopped!" Frondier shouted at Marco, who had momentarily fallen into thought, and Marco pretended not to hear and resumed his attack. Anyway, now was the time for Marco to fully cooperate. If Frondier died here, it would all be meaningless. Of course, Frondier didn't want Marco to have any 'thoughts'. 'It's important to control my strength, and it's also important that he doesn't notice me doing it. Quite difficult.' Frondier's goal wasn't to annihilate all these devils. If that were the case, he would have used the 'Devil's Power' long ago. His goal was to buy time. Until Aster found where Satan's devils were gathered and rescued Lunia, he had to keep up a kind of act. Of course, this strength control didn't mean fighting weakly. He wasn't holding back on mana. If he did that, Marco would notice immediately. The important thing was what kind of power he used. He was saving not only the Devil's Power but also the combination of 'Falling Rain' and 'Sure Hit', which was best for dealing with multiple opponents. He was using the lightning barrier he had spread like a final defense wall and the weapon replication he had always used for all purposes. To others, it might seem like he was effectively annihilating the devils, but from Frondier's perspective, it was the epitome of inefficiency. He was continuously consuming mana in a way that wasn't the best. 'In the worst-case scenario, I might have to swallow the Dragon Heart.' The lightning curtain Frondier had created was still functioning effectively, but the devils spread across the sky were still overwhelming. In the end, Frondier was stepping into danger himself. The remaining amount of mana he had, the number of remaining devils, and the time it would take for Aster to rescue Lunia. 'If things continue , it seems like I can buy enough time.' Frondier still had a few things to rely on. The Dragon Heart would somehow take care of any lack of mana, and even if he eliminated these devils too quickly, he could still buy time. Judging by Marco's actions, the devils weren't trying to kill Frondier. Time would still flow while he was fulfilling their demands. There was a reason why Frondier kept repeating 'shitty game' as a habit. Something flew from Frondier's location towards the distance. With Menosorpo deployed, Frondier had already recognized what it was. The area covered by his Menosorpo was wider than his 'sixth sense'. Frondier's face hardened slightly. "As expected, it's not that easy." Frondier had a guess as to what was flying towards him. And that guess was correct. "I saw my subordinates flying in a strange direction, so I checked it out." The person who flew in spoke while observing Frondier's situation. "What is this situation? What have you done to my children! Human!!" The man's voice, filled with aura, roared. Frondier couldn't identify who he was yet, but his identity was clear. -ranking devil from the West.' Just like the hidden devils of the Empire and the devils of Satan, the West naturally had high-ranking devils. They were the ones who commanded all these countless devils. 'That guy isn't the only high-ranking devil. The remaining devils must be heading towards the Empire.' However, high-ranking devils alone wouldn't make a war. As mentioned before, it wasn't a matter of strength but a matter of numbers. Frondier shouted at the devil who had flown in with a clueless expression. "Hey! Are you the boss? Do something about these guys!" The reason why the low-ranking devils were drawn here was because of 'Rafflesia', but of course, Frondier didn't mention that at all. He was acting like someone who had been subjected to an incomprehensible assault, asking the devil for help.
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