Academy’s Genius Swordsman

20. Blood and Eggs (3)

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Ronan, who witnessed the strange phenomenon, widened his eyes. The blood that was still on the soil was dripping and moving somewhere.

“What else is this?”

It was like a blood vessel that tore through the skin. If you look closely, you can see numerous blood vessels crawling through the ground. Although bizarre, it was a curious sight.

Ronan walked as if possessed by the procession of blood. Thousands of veins were all crawling in one direction. He soon found what he was looking for.

Ronan stopped in place and spit out swear words.

“I’ll turn, really.”

All the blood was gathering into the dark red puddle. It was the same bloodline that Ronan followed.

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Marpez’s egg was floating in the middle of the puddle.

The water level in the pool was getting lower and lower. Recognizing the situation, Ronan frowned. That monstrous egg was absorbing blood.

Asher, who followed Ronan, shouted.

“Hey, what is that?!”

“I don’t even know, man. ”

Ronan walked closer and picked up the egg. The puddle of blood began to bulge up and spurt upwards. It was as if they were protesting to return the egg.

“You didn’t do it, did you?”

“All right, of course.”

Ronan looked at Egg with a surprised expression. I don’t have enough mana, so now it’s blood?

What kind of creature was it influenced by to give birth to such a thing?

– Tuk.

At that moment, the egg moved slightly. Ronan jumped out of place and shouted.

“Wow, it moved!”

“really?!”

“That’s right, man! It’s time to wake up!”

Asher rushed over. As Ronan said, the egg was shaking a little. Two excited boys clenched their fists.

– Knock. tock tock.

“I’m not the only one hearing this, am I?”

“Yeah, I can hear it too…!”

A knocking sound was heard from the inside of the egg. It seemed certain that something was about to come out of the shorter and shorter intervals. Ronan tapped the eggshell like a knock.

“Don’t tantalize me, come on, man, take a look at what a monster you are doing.”

Tock tock! As if in reply, the tapping returned. However, after waiting a few minutes, no further progress was made. Asher thought deeply about something and opened her mouth.

“Maybe it’s a lack of nutrition?”

“Well?”

“It’s still absorbing a lot of mana.”

It was seen in Asher’s eyes. Al was still devouring the mana around him. It seemed like he would lose his mana if he was a little careless.

“People need to eat to get energy. These eggs may need more blood or mana to break their shells.”

Ronan nodded. It was certainly a plausible statement. Ronan dipped the egg back into the pool. The puddle dried up in an instant.

“After all, I’m a wizard, so I have a good brain. Then I will give you more blood.”

“Is not it. I think earlier…”

It was the car Asher was trying to say. A slight vibration was felt at Ronan’s feet.

-Gugugugugu…

Asher didn’t notice. Ronan, who sensed an unusual energy, raised his head.

“what?”

“Why, Ronan?”

“No, what are you talking about?”

“okay? I didn’t hear it… Anyway, there were dead animals in the vacant lot earlier. Go there once…!”

“Wait, Asher. It’s kind of weird.”

Ronan shut Asher’s mouth. The vibration was getting closer. He opened his eyes and looked around. The sound of water was muddy and the wind was sticky.

“Is that?”

Then, in the distance, something red came into Ronan’s sight. It didn’t take long for him to realize the identity of it waving over the tall bushes.

“. . . Asher.”

“yes?”

“How do you feel when you take a bloodbath?”

“Hey, why are you asking such a thing all of a sudden?”

Asher blinked her big eyes. Ronan silently stretched out his finger and pointed in the direction of the empty lot. Now it was close enough to Asher’s eyes.

– Kwa Kwa Kwa Kwa!

A torrent made of blood crushed the bushes and was approaching at high speed.

“Ahhhhhhh!”

Asher screamed like a girl startled by the thunder. The dark red current was wriggling as if it had an ego. All the blood of animals that had been killed in the vacant lot was pouring in.

“Hey, Invisible Hand!!”

Asher’s staff hit the floor urgently. Their bodies flew into the air.

“Woah…!”

Asher was nauseous. The magic continued to be unstable because the egg was stealing mana in real time. He was desperately concentrating on maintaining his altitude.

– Kwakwaquawa!

The swirling blood flow eventually formed a spiral cone and began to surge toward the egg. Asher saw the mana that flowed out of the egg, drawing the blood fiercely.

– Tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk.

“This bastard is insane.”

The egg was shaking more violently than ever. Ronan laughed as if he was shocked. It was too noisy for something an unborn man would do.

“Yeah, give it a try.”

He glanced at the egg in his hand and dropped it into the middle of his bloodstream. The egg disappeared into the blood with a fondant sound. The shape of the spiral cone was crushed and absorption began.

“Nimi, are you really drinking all that?”

Ronan and Asher watched the wondrous moment as they floated in the air. The blood flow, which had been slowly changing, now forms a giant sphere, spinning under the boys’ feet.

It took less than 5 minutes for the sphere, which was gradually getting smaller, to disappear. After confirming that all the blood had disappeared, the two men landed on the floor.

“Okay, are you done?”

“I think so.”

Even after drinking that much blood, the egg’s appearance did not change. Ronan picked up the eggs lying on the floor. A curse came out of his mouth.

“The plague, what is it?”

What Ronan picked up was an empty shell. A large hole, as if something had been pierced through, appeared on the surface of the egg. The shells that Schliefen had not even scratched were scattered like shards.

“Where did the egg go?”

It was the moment when Ronan narrowed his eyebrows and turned his head.

right! An object from somewhere struck Ronan in the back of his head.

“Fuck!”

Ronan sat down, clutching the back of his head. It was like being punched directly in the brain. Asher, startled, ran to her with a wand.

“Lo, Ronan… are you okay?”

“no!!”

“What, what did you hit?”

Asher was looking around and looking around. right! Something flew back and hit Asher’s head.

“Aww!”

Asher let out a shriek. He rolled his eyes and fainted. Ronan got up and drew his sword.

“God damn it! What kind of guy…!”

Ronan stopped talking and instinctively turned his head. Nettle! Something invisible and fast brushed his cheek. It was impossible to compare with the arrows used by poachers in Caribolo.

“shit.”

Blood was oozing from the spot where it was rubbed. The ease disappeared from Ronan’s face. In fact, I thought I could die if I got it right.

– Shh!

It looked like a living creature, not a projectile, seeing that it was unpredictable. I couldn’t catch it just by looking at it.

“It’s like a real beggar… ha…”

Ronan sighed and focused. My vision narrowed and time stretched. An unidentified creature was flying and tearing the sound. Ronan waved his arm.

widely! Something soft was caught in his hand.

“You bastard! I got it!”

Ronan, who held the sword in reverse, aimed at the object in his hand. It was the moment to put the knife down.

“Pay!”

“Eh?”

Ronan’s eyes widened. An apple-sized creature was tilting its head in its grasp. It looked so different from what I had imagined.

“Are you the one who came from here?”

“Bye?”

Ronan looked at the eggshell in his hand and the unidentified animal alternately. He instinctively realized that this beast had come out of an egg.

It was because it looked so strange that it was impossible to believe that it was an original animal.

“…what did you eat like this?”

The feathers were growing, but the skeleton was not of a bird. I think I’ve seen something similar somewhere, but I can’t remember. Then Asher woke up rubbing her head.

“Uhhhhhhhh what was it just…?”

Asher’s head was raised with a convex lump. Ronan silently pushed the monster in his hand. Asher flinched and retreated.

“De..Dragon?!”

“Bye!”

“A dragon?”

Ronan then recalled the image of a fantasy species in his mind. Hatchling, the body of a dragon. I had never seen it in person, but it was very similar to what I saw in the illustrated book.

“I heard it and it seems to be the same. The only thing that resembles their parents is their feathers.”

Four strong legs stood upright, even when they were just born. The two pairs of drooping wings were unusually long compared to the body.

The only difference from the Hetzling was that the feathers were where the scales should have been. Except for the face. The only fluffy feathers resembling Marpez were dark black like chestnuts.

“But for now… should I hit the dream again?”

When he scratched his neck, he made a growling sound. Ronan, who was touching the dream bird, muttered softly.

“…you have a smooth face.”

It was waving its vine-like tail and staring into Ronan’s eyes. Ronan’s face was shaking in the big eyes like a cat.

“Still, this isn’t it, you bastard, you almost broke it.”

“Bye?”

Ronan turned and showed the scar on his cheek. The dream bird, who had been quiet all along, suddenly began to struggle. As Ronan gently loosened his hand, the dream bird climbed up Ronan’s shoulder.

“what? What do you do?”

The dream bird was looking at Ronan’s wounds. Asher’s eyes widened as she watched it. A small magic circle appeared in front of the dream bird, and Ronan’s bleeding wound began to heal.

“Lo, Ronan! It hurts!”

“What?”

Ronan wiped his cheek and smirked. I couldn’t feel anything on her smooth cheeks. After confirming that the wound had disappeared, the dream bird rubbed his face on Ronan’s cheek.

“It’s killing me.”

“Your ears, cute… Ronan seems to like you.”

There were no living potions. Then the dream bird’s wings slowly unfolded. The four wings reminiscent of a crow fully unfolded, and at the same time the nearby mana began to gather.

“uh…?”

It wasn’t just Mana. The blood that was still around them floated into the air and seeped into the fluffy feathers. The bloodstains on Asher and Ronan’s clothes gathered in one place and fell out in the form of drops.

“What kind of magic is this, Asher?”

“I, I don’t know either…”

Asher shook her head from side to side. It’s a magic that uses not only mana but also blood as a medium. It was unheard of.

It was bizarre and, in a way, even ominous. But it didn’t really matter. Ronan was quite fond of this bizarre creature.

Ronan held out an arm. The dream bird folded its wings and climbed into his palm.

Ronan said while looking at the dream bird.

“Do you want to come with me?”

“Byeah!”

The dream bird cried briefly. He seemed to have an answer. Ronan swung his arm in a flick as a test, but the dream bird, who grabbed his finger with his claws, did not intend to move.

“Okay, then we agree.”

Ronan reached out and picked up the dream bird. It was quite cute to see them blinking their eyes without any resistance.

“I should give you a name. What would be good…”

Ronan patted his chin and sighed. Still, it was hard to hatch, but I didn’t want to build it roughly. Ronan, who suddenly recalled the memories of the past, nodded and said.

“Okay, let’s go Shita.”

“Byeah!”

Sita cried in response. He seemed to understand what he was saying. It was the moment when he reached out to stroke his hair once. Suddenly, Sita flew into the air.

“Aww!”

Asher, traumatized, screamed and shook her head. However, Sita did not aim at the boys’ heads.

– Nettle juice!

Sita, which was suddenly shot out like a spring, disappeared through the trees in the distance. A few seconds later, a suffocating scream rang out along with a crashing sound.

“Aaaaaaah!”

Ronan and Asher, who faced each other, ran in the direction of the sound.