Chapter 340 : Folnir
「This is… A secret passageway?」(Liane)
「Yeah. I think Darkan is running this way.」(Mary)
「I don’t know how you found this place but you’re truly amazing, Mary onee-sama!」(Liane)
Lia clapped her hands together and looked at me in admiration with sparkling eyes.
I felt kinda bad because it wasn’t my achievement. It’s Nicola’s, but I couldn’t tell her.
「Ahaha… Let’s hurry and capture that man!」(Mary)
「Un!」(Liane)
Without wasting any second, we started running down the secret passageway.
After running for a while, we saw a steel door at the end of the passageway.
I stopped running and tried to open the door, but as expected, it was locked.
「Mary onee-sama.」(Liane)
「Don’t worry, I can handle it.」(Mary)
Just like when I unlocked the door of the cell earlier, I put my index finger on the keyhole and used earth magic to make a key.
「Normally, a key made with earth magic is not sturdy enough to unlock a steel door like this. It will break immediately, but…」(Liane)
「Well, I’m good at earth magic. The things I made with earth magic are as hard as steel. They won’t break easily.」(Mary)
「That’s Mary onee-sama for you!」(Liane)
After I successfully unlocked the door, we carefully stepped inside and found ourselves in a spacious underground room with a high ceiling.
There were many tattered wooden dummies resembling humans and barrels containing magic staffs and wands in various shapes and sizes.
「What is this place…?」(Liane)
「I think it’s a place to test magic tools.」(Mary)
Darkan is the owner of a magic tool shop, so he must have used this place to test his products, especially the illegal ones.
It seems that this place and the dungeon where he holds the women he kidnapped were built a long time ago. It doesn’t look new after all.
While I was observing my surroundings, I heard footsteps from the other side of the room.
I turned my face in that direction and saw the fat ugly man breathing heavily.
「How… How did you brats find this place!?」(Darkan)
Darkan wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hands while looking at us with a puzzled face.
「Dammit! I have to admit that I’m impressed. Seems like I’ve underestimated you kids. Well, it doesn’t matter. I’ll put slave collars on you myself! Gufufufu!」(Darkan)
He looked surprised for a second, but then he laughed as if capturing us wouldn’t be a big deal.
Soon after, I felt an overwhelming presence from him. There was something strong hiding behind him.
He then stepped aside as if he wanted to introduce ‘it’ to us.
The silhouette that had been hiding behind him stepped forward and showed its appearance.
「It’s still a young bird, but its power is quite impressive! You brats won’t be able to get away this time!」(Darkan)
It was a huge eagleー No. I think it’s a bird-type monster that has a similar appearance to an eagle.
It pointed its beak toward us and looked at us menacingly.
Nicola said there was something strange with Darkan. She must have felt the presence of that bird mixed with Darkan’s presence back then.
I think rather than fighting that bird, it will be better if I can defeat its owner quickly instead.
「Mud Ball!」(Mary)
I quickly stretched my right hand and shot a mud ball at Darkan like a gunslinger.
ーBang!
However, an invisible barrier protected him like when Maya tried to punch him in the face earlier.
「That was a powerful spell, but too bad! That won’t work on me! Bwahahaha!」(Darkan)
「Tsk!」(Mark)
I heard from Tryon that protective amulets can only be used once.
My Silver Eagle Amulet is special because it has evolved due to the influence of my powerful mana, so I could use it multiple times.
I don’t know how many he has but since he blocked Maya’s punch and my Mud Ball, this man seems to have multiple protective amulets.
「Khu khu! You look confused. Very well, I’ll reveal my little secret to you.」(Darkan)
Saying that, Darkan opened his jacket and revealed a huge number of amulets pinned to his clothes like ornaments.
As I thought…
Now I know what to do thanks to him carelessly showing me his trump card.
That’s right. I just have to keep shooting Mud Balls at him until I deactivate all his amulets.
「Normal magicians will exhaust their mana before I even use up fifty percent of my amulets! Little girl like youー」(Darkan)
「Mud Ball!」(Mary)
ーBang!
「ーwon’t be able toー」(Darkan)
「Mud Ball!」(Mary)
ーBang!
「ーdeafeat meー」(Darkan)
「Mud Ball!」(Mary)
ーBang!
「ーno matter how hardー」(Darkan)
「Mud Ball!」(Mary)
ーBang!
「ーyou try!」(Darkan)
「Mud Ball!」(Mary)
ーBang!
「…….」(Darkan)
「Mud Ball!」(Mary)
ーBang!
「It’s pointless!」(Darkan)
「Mud Ball!」(Mary)
ーBang!
「Stop it…」(Darkan)
「Mud Ball!」(Mary)
ーBang!
「Stop it!!」(Darkan)
「Mud Ball! Mud Ball! Mud Ball! Mud Ball! Mud Ball!!」(Mary)
ーBang! ーBang! ーBang! ーBang! ーBang!
「I said stop it, goddammit!! This is why I hate kids! They never listen to what adults say! Folnir, stop that girl! But don’t hurt her face! It will drop her price!」(Darkan)
KUUUUUUU!!!!
Right after its master gave an order, the eagle swiftly stretched its wings and repealed all my Mud Balls.
ーBwooooshh!!
「Khh…!!」(Mary)
「Ugh…!」(Liane)
At the same time, we could feel a strong gust coming from it.
Liane and I couldn’t help but cover our faces with our hands.
It could produce such a strong gust by merely stretching its wings. It seemed that it wasn’t ordinary monsters. It was clearly different from the monsters I’ve defeated so far.
「No way… It can’t be…」(Liane)
Suddenly, Liane muttered something.
「Lia, what’s wrong?」(Mary)
「Mary onee-sama, please be careful. That eagle is a folnir.」(Liane)
「Folnir?」(Mary)
「Yes. Folnirs are mythical beasts and also guardian deities that have been worshiped by my family, The Walltrail Family, for generations. It is said that their sacred cry and beautiful silver feathers hold the power of protection that protect us from dangers.」(Liane)
「What!? So you say that, this bird is a guardian deity!?」(Mary)
「Father told me that he gave you a Silver Eagle Amulet. I have one too. Those amulets have the power of folnirs because they are made from their feathers.」(Liane)
「I see… I didn’t know that.」(Mary)
After telling me such fascinating information, Liane looked at the folnir in front of us with pity for some reason.
「What a poor little bird…」(Liane)
「Li… Little…?」(Mary)
「Yes. Just as that man said, that folnir is still young. It must have been kidnapped from its nest.」(Liane)
If this huge bird is a young one, I wonder how big the adult ones are…
「Not only did that man separate it from its parents, but he also forced it to obey his commands with a magic tool. After that, he must have plucked out its feathers to make those amulets to protect himself.」(Liane)
「That’s horrible…」(Mary)
「Yes, and I can’t forgive him for that!」(Liane)
Liane turned her gaze toward Darkan and glared at him. She looked really mad.
「Uuu~ So scawwy~ Bwahahaha! Brats like you won’t be able to defeat me! Folnir, make these little ladies regret wasting my time and my amulets!」(Darkan)
KUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!
The young folnir flapped its wings and soared up into the air, ready to attack us.
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Annd MC invent new magic, mud ball gatling gun
Why not something like a spigot with fast-setting concrete? Is the magic there fixed or adjustable by caster’s imagination? Crank the output enough and you can catch him quickly, barrier or not. But he might run out of oxygen after some time, so that might be not children-friendly enough.