The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

─ ─ Poor thing, you must have been alone here forever.

Huh?

The voice was different from any of the members here.

And Ruth has heard this low voice somewhere.But I can't remember right away.

"Out of the way, I'll smash that door!"

When Ruth was just a little blurred, Alec avoided the people gathered at the wall door and activated his magic.

With the fierce explosion, Ruth makes a hole for herself.The hallway is dark and doesn't even seem to have emergency power.

(It's probably because of you... let's go)

Everyone turns back on the lamps that had been lost in the first place.

"I got it, Zabin's back!"

Karen's version of Zabin appears to have been revived by the death of Zagres, and shows us where Ruth and the others are again.

"What's the difference between when you came here and what's going on around you?"

Speaking of which, it's not the right way.

"But the smell is normal!I feel like my nose is getting better! "

"Apart from Kia, the magic flow is smooth.You might actually get a map. "

Until now, the terrain was crazy, so the map was only a last resort, but the absence of Zagres made the magically distorted path possible.I know the way much more accurately than I do.

"Alec, can't you just punch a hole in the side and get out?"

"I don't have to, but this is a pretty deep basement, right?When I destroyed the building, it was still in the ground. "

Even so, Alec, that's not enough magic to penetrate a giant ark in one shot.In that case, the impact on the surroundings will be greater, and Ruth and the others will be more at risk.Then we'll have to punch a hole, but it'll take too long.

"The place we came in wasn't that far from the ground."

"Then I feel faster and safer heading your way!"

All right, the immediate goal is to go back to where it came in, and if it doesn't work on the way, Alec will drill a hole, okay!?

"No objection!"

Can I have Ruth?

Yes, let's do it.

Well then, let's move on. Kia is the lead.Please show me the way, Ed. About the assistance... "

Kia searching for a route with a smell, Ed, Karen with the Zabin version, Yuan carrying Ruth's body, Maxim protecting him, followed by Ruth, and Alec running with the collapse stabilized at the end.Cyrus moves around a lot to check on his friends and ask about his surroundings.

When the purpose was decided, they all moved out at once.

When she came in, it took a lot of time because there was interference, but in the current situation, Karen says it would take less than a tenth of the time to get to the exit.It is highly likely that we will be able to escape safely.

"Your people won't be able to help you with your crispy conversation."

Alec, running behind, talks like that.

Even when I was hunting in Hashi Village, I used to have conversations with Alec as he ran through the mountains, so it was normal for Ruth.

"You can't beat Alec's friends, can you?"

I see.

There were many differences with Alec's people, but Ruth was pleased to be proud of the people who had risked their lives to follow him to the ark.

"... I thought I heard about the stars."

The tone of Alec's voice dropped unexpectedly to Ruth's ear.

"One step apart, I might have been Zagres."

When he heard the words, Ruth felt anxious.

"I was born for people, and it was too late to realize what I had done, and I wasn't allowed to live in the end, and maybe I was neglected and killed by everyone..."

What Alec felt was not sympathy.”Maybe it was me."I guess I couldn't help feeling like I was born as the same person who fulfilled the wishes of the stars.What happened to me if I did that?

"It's not something I can't imagine... but there's one thing I know."

"What is it?"

"Now Alec has me... and I'm not the only one who worried about Alec, his travelers, Geo, Wonok, and everyone else."

Zagres had the same power as Alec, but nobody worried about him until the end.

I don't know if I couldn't or didn't make it, but after a thousand years of living, Zagres had no choice but to take it from people or brainwash them.Sometimes I think the situation is pathetic, but I think that part is different from Alec.

And I said, "What if Alec was in Zagres' place?"It's... difficult to imagine.I'm afraid to think about it.But I don't think it's gonna end the same way. "

Alec continued to grow.The weak boy grew stronger for his friends, the young man who wanted to live in the village began a journey of help, and the brave man who had just returned to the village for his lover continued to fight even if he was hurt to save the world.

I don't think Alec, who keeps changing, had the same end as Zagres, who was trying to repeat the same thing.

"I'm sorry, that's all I can say."

"No, it's wonderful. It's refreshing. Thank you, Ruth."

Ruth was relieved to find Alec's voice calming down.

Keep walking with your friends toward the landmark with a straight exit.The ark continued to vibrate slightly, and although some places could not pass due to collapse, the space that had been distorted by magic disappeared, so it was able to approach much faster than expected.

"We're almost to the exit!"

"If this goes well, don't punch a hole in it!"

"I don't know what's going on out there."

I'm sure I've defeated Zagreth, but I don't know what's going on out there.

Ruth and the others in the ark cannot tell whether the gates of the sky have vanished and the creatures of the other realm are gone, or whether the battle is still going on.If you give a bad sign and bring it to our attention, you may not be able to answer.We had to be careful before we went outside.

(But you can keep it that way!)

The melting magic that was spreading in the ark soon decayed, and Ruth and the others were no longer hindered in their progress.It is no exaggeration to say that what Ruth and the others have to do is over if we take Alec outside.

Such carelessness drove me crazy at my feet.

"Eh, ah!?"

Running through a hallway connecting several buildings in the ark suddenly cracked at Ruth's feet and the floor collapsed.

Ruth!

"Alec"

I noticed that Alec grabbed Ruth and avoided falling.But the holes on the floor widened, and there was a distance between Ruth and Maxim, who was running forward.

"Ruth! Alec!? Are you okay!?"

"I'm fine! Run for your lives!"

Alec's voice arrived, and Maxim and the others hurried to the other tower.Ruth and Alec also hurried back from the scene to where they came in.

"Everybody okay!?"

I'm fine! What a sudden... "

Ruth and Alec, all the hallways between Cyrus and the others that were moving forward collapsed in time.A collapsed hallway is not a jumping distance.It takes too long to get back from the ground.

"Ruth, Alec! There's gotta be some way up there!Get over here! "

"Shall I go over there and show you the way!?"

"Cyrus, stay right there. If you think about your strength, you'll come this way, and if something happens, it'll be tough!"

Even if Ruth did have to take care of himself, this member would not need Alec's help.It is the other side that is worried militarily.

"Alec, let's go up... Alec?"

"I wonder..."

"What happened?"

"Suddenly, your feet broke, didn't they?"

With the defeat of Zagres, who supported this ark, the interior is beginning to collapse.I always felt a shake, and sometimes I thought it was about to collapse - but Ruth thought it was strange to think that such a fat communication corridor had suddenly broken down.

"I think you should stay with them.Do not use the upper communication corridor, we will continue to cross the other side. "

"Eh... but how?"

"Here's the deal. Hold on to me."

"Wow!?"

"Hey, wait a minute. I'll go there without using the top!"

"Hah!?"

As everyone's voice of surprise echoed, Alec held Ruth in one arm, creating several magical formations around his body.

"Let's fly!"

"Uh-huh!"

Just like when he fell off the cliff before, Alec floated in the air with the wind from the magic cube that appeared in all directions.Even if Ruth grabbed it, he grabbed it gently and jumped out of the broken communication passage.Use the magic of the wind to slowly advance at an incredible height.

"Wow, wow."

"He's floating on his own...."

Not a brave man after all.

Everyone is staring at Alec's power moves as if they were impressed.

"Speaking of which, plankton? It's kind of funny."

Fuyu magic?

"Well, it's not like this, it's just a floating trick.Mr. Wonok used to float in space. "

"That's because it's a demon race.Dragons and spirits float, but humans can't use the same magic they float in relation to the quality of their magic. "

"Oh, that's what this is about."

Floating magic seems like a special thing that humans can't handle, and even with Alec's technology, it can't float the same way.It is said that this is how wind magic is applied.It seems that the transfer technique cannot be handled by humans, and Alec is using what Geo taught him.

"Well, if Ruth wants to see it, you can try planktony."

"Oh, you can't do that, can you?"

"I certainly can't use the same technique, but I was wondering if I could develop it just for humans."

"Haha, looks like Alec...."

It was Alec who inspired Ruth to mutter appropriately and made a lot of things for it.I'm sure if Ruth said he wanted to see it, he'd really make a human floating trick.

"Not now. Let's slow down when we get back."

"... that's right... yeah?"

Alec's calm expression suddenly became steep.When he looked around, he looked at his feet, which were invisible to the ground, because of the height.

"What's wrong...?"

"Something's wrong... Ruth!"

"Wow, what!?"

Suddenly a black sphere blowing up from the ground approached Ruth and the others.

"What is that!?"

"It's a high magic reaction! That's not normal!"

"Alec, run!"

"Ruth! Alec!"

Alec moves the wind magic to escape the black sphere attack.The fact that it wasn't originally a speeding magic and the fact that I was carrying a luggage called Ruth prevented me from moving well.

"Damn, at a time like this!"

"Alec, behind you!"

"Eh!?"

Soon I realized there was a great darkness behind me.Alec, who was focused on escaping from the black sphere, was late to notice.

"Wow!"

The darkness that surrounded Ruth and the others appeared to be in the shape of hands.