TEASER CHAPTER 8 PART 43
Solminati Academy is
located in the center of Arcazam.
Dozens of people were
gathered in the basement of the martial arts garden. One of the largest
facilities it has.
"The third and
fourth control groups are ready, and the fifth and sixth control groups are
currently in the process of being connected!"
"The elements
response team and all connection protocols have been checked and are in perfect
condition."
"Oi! There is a
discrepancy in the deployment section of the eighth technique of the conversion
formation and the fifteenth technique of the amplification formation! Fix it
immediately!"
The white-robed
researchers moved around with an impatient look on their faces.
The floor of the
basement, which had been dug up like a mortar, was decorated with multiple
magic circles, and several huge glass panels were stacked on top of each other
to cover them.
The glass plates were
also covered with magic circles, and numerous researchers were hurriedly
working on each glass plates and on the magic circles below them.
A super-sized
multi-layered ritual magic circle.
This magic circle,
applied in this basement, symbolizes another form of Arcazam. Standing beside
it, Tima Lime watched the researchers' struggles unfolding in front of her.
She was standing on an
altar set up on the edge of the mortar.
The altar, with
four-colored magic circles drawn on it, is connected to the super-sized
multi-layered ritual magic circle in front of her, and is used to activate and
control the magic circle on a scale that is out of the norm.
She exhaled heavily,
shuddering at the tension that was building up in the basement.
"Phew..."
"Are you
okay?"
Jihad, who had been
watching her, spoke to her from behind.
Beside him was Inda,
who was always there to assist him.
"Yes. No
problem."
Tima, answering the
question from behind her back, replied with calm, crisp words to Jihad.
Jihad was a little
surprised by her calm response.
Tima has been in
Arcazam for a long time, and Jihad had known her when she was still a young
child.
And even her timid
temperament.
Contrary to her innate
abilities, the girl's heart was weak. Like wet paper, it seemed to shred at the
slightest pressure.
However, in her short
reply earlier, there was a hint of a solid resolve coming out of her.
Jihad's intuition, which
had experienced many battles as a warrior, convinced him. It will be all right.
"What I need you
to do is to control this magic circle. I'll assist you, but it's such a large
magic circle. It will be a considerable burden..."
"Sorry, we
couldn't even activate this magic formation on our own..."
"I understand.
What about the evacuation of the residents?"
"The evacuation
from the area of effect has already been completed. No need to worry."
"Good. Then I can
muster my full strength."
I can muster my full
strength. This girl had never said such words.
She was always afraid
of her own power and of others.
"You've ...
changed, haven't you?"
"Well, I guess
so. I used to hate this power ... But now I'm glad. I can help my
friends."
Jihad's mouth relaxed
as the girl kept staring at the super-sized magic circle in front of her with
her back turned to him.
At that moment, a
messenger rushed into the basement.
"We have
confirmed a massive elements eruption! The location is in the administrative
district, the Francilt mansion!"
It has begun.
A sense of tension ran
through everyone in the room.
