A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special - Chapter 72

Chapter 72

Episode 72 . Terrorism (4)

The capital of Prillecha, Deltaheim, was facing a disaster of unprecedented scale . The Outsider’s terrorist attack aimed at the palace had been effectively carried out and the damage caused by it was severe .

The speed of their actions was high as it seemed like they had made exhaustive strategies from thoroughly investigating all of the major facilities in Deltaheim . In an instant they had destroyed the defense forces protecting these facilities and occupied them .

As a result, the defense forces of Deltaheim selected the stadium, where the Yellow Ocean Competition was held, to be the public shelter and also their temporary headquarters . Belatedly, they started carrying out measures, step by step against this terrorist attack .

However it was not going to be an easy task to recapture these occupied facilities . The Outsiders were a pack of mysterious people that deliberately obscured or hid their identities . Unless their purpose was clearly identified, the defense forces couldn’t recklessly lead their forces and repel the Outsiders .

Desir’s party reformed under this situation .

“Thank god you are safe . ”

Desir sighed in relief upon meeting up with Romantica, Adjest and Pram . He had heard that they had confronted some Outsiders and thought it was very lucky that they didn’t sustain injuries as a result .

As the public continued to gather here, Romantica shouted while directing the fleeing civilians towards the defense force .

“You all must evacuate with these guys and stay safe until things are settled here . ”

She looked around Deltaheim where flames continued to spread as far as the eye could see .

“How dare they do this… I can’t forgive them . I will help the defense force and protect Deltaheim with my all . ”

To Desir, Adjest and Pram, the things happening here had nothing to do with them . But to Romantica, this was her hometown . Her anger was only a matter of course .

Desir sighed .

“I knew you would say that . Adjest, Pram and I think we should help the forces defeat the Outsiders . If we turned our backs in a situation like this, we will definitely regret it . ”

Pram and Adjest nodded in agreement .

“I agree . I don’t think it is a good idea to leave this situation as is . ”

“Me too . ”

Romantica passionately rebutted them .

“I can’t let you get caught up in matters involving my country!”

“Romantica, as much as you worry about us, we also worry about you . We will never let you go alone . ”

“Yes Romantica . If something happened to you… ”

Since it hurt Pram a lot just thinking about the possibility, his eyes already brimmed with tears .

“Bu, But……”

“Romantica, don’t you know who Desir is? He will never change his thoughts after making up his mind on something . ”

Adjest’s response seemed like the clincher in this matter . Romantica’s head sank down to her chest and she choked out a response .

“… Thank you all . ”

Desir’s party agreed to repel the Outsiders, who had attacked the capital, by helping the defense forces . They went to the temporary headquarters and requested to join them on the field .

“We are a party from Hebrion Academy . All of us are single rankers and we would like to be of assistance in this situation . ”

After showing their uniforms and communication bracelets as proof of being Hebrion single rankers, the participation of Desir’s party was approved .

An officer was designated to give a simple briefing on the current status of affairs to Desir’s party .

“Nice to meet you . I’m Desir Arman, the leader of this party . ”

“I’m officer Donnel . ”

His tone was brisk and businesslike . He may have been influenced by the current state of tensions between nations, and as a result hated working with anything related to Hebrion .

Donnel spread a map . It was an ichnographic map of Deltaheim . Points were marked on it with various symbols to represent the current known positions of the Outsiders and the facilities that needed to be recovered .

“At present, we have successfully recaptured the communication department and are busy repairing it . The other facilities are also somewhat under-control, but there is just one place that we are struggling with . ”

In the middle of the map of Deltaheim, he pointed out one spot .  

It was the teleportation authority offices .

“This area is occupied by the Outsiders . ”

The teleportation gate was used during visits from honored guests as well as for various military matters . It was enchanted to travel long distances in a moment . As a result many support forces routinely passed through there .

“This is why our reinforcements didn’t arrive . ”

It was said that this was where the Outsiders spent most of their effort to take as the terrorist attack first unfolded . As a result, the Outsiders continued to receive reinforcements through the teleportation gate causing this to be the place of the hardest battle in Deltaheim .

“From the coordinates set at the teleportation gate, it is possible that the Outsiders will setup a retreat route after inverting the magic . ”

It was not easy to invert the Fifth-Circle magic of the teleportation gate, but Desir recalled the crow mask and understood .

“Reclaiming this place and breaking the teleportation gate are the current plan of the defense forces . Please help the defense destroy it . ”

“If we break the gate, then the West Kingdom Union also won’t have access to supporting forces . ”

“It’s inevitable . There is no wizard who has the level of skill required to modify the coordinates of this teleportation gate . ”

“If that is the case, I can help . ”

Donnel immediately regarded him with a look of surprise .

“Are you at a level higher than the Fifth-Circle?”

“No, I’m not but I know how to do it . I’ve modified something at this level several times . ”

Donnel responded with a look of admiration .

“… I’d be very glad if you could do that . Things will turn out favorably for us if the coordinates of the gate can be reset . ”

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The sun blazed down . Sounds of yelling, screaming, magical energy bursting and other sounds synonymous with battle were carried around the capital by the wind .

The office of the teleportation authority was a huge two-story building, used for transferring VIPs and military in emergencies and as a result was protected by the highest level of defense magic available to the country .

A battle line had formed with the Outsiders in front of the teleportation authority . They had warriors with shields lead the line and wizards at their back to confront the defense forces . The number of them was small but they were much stronger than the defense force .

The balance of power in the confrontation between these two forces continued to see-saw back and forward . However, this was all overturned in a moment . The Outsiders suddenly shifted their focus to a single point in the defense force’s front and it crumbled under this pressure . An excessive number of Outsider warriors flooded forward like a deluge . The defenses were thrown back indicating that a corner of the front was starting to lose .  

One of the Outsiders had a weighty shield and huge hatchet . When he charged forward with his shield raised, one of the soldiers on defense was flung into the air . This Outsider then smiled and came closer to the soldier left sprawled on the ground, while fondling the hatchet that he was holding . The soldier rushed to his feet and turned his back to start running . It was at this moment that the Outsider raised his huge hatchet above his head in preparation of chopping off the soldier's head . Unexpectedly though, the Outsider’s body flew backwards like a kite that had its string cut . Blood gushed out from the fist-sized hole that had appeared in his chest . He died so suddenly that he did not even have a chance to scream .

The surviving soldier was dazed and looked over his shoulder . There was a girl launching spells from far away, with a long silver iron rod resting against her shoulder .

It was Romantica .

*Bang . *

By consecutively invoking sniping magic, she had steadily helped the soldiers at risk out of danger .

“Yippee!”

She wasn’t alone .

A swordsman who demonstrated extremely rapid fencing with a Blanchum rapier, had been subduing the enemy with precise attacks . It was hard for the human eye to track the attacks of his sword . The Outsiders that the defense forces were struggling up until now against, easily fell apart in front of him .

A girl with grey hair was overwhelming . She attacked with both magic and fencing, and no Outsiders stood a chance against her might .

The Outsiders realised that those who had suddenly appeared in-front of them were the real threat . They readied to fire their best magic at them . Magic spells hung in the air as they were formatted and arranged .

“Watch out!”

Just as a soldier tried to warn the party, the magic that the Outsiders tried to invoke blurred and disappeared in a flash . They tilted their heads at this occurrence that made neither rhyme nor reason . The voice of a boy resounded .

“I fully analysed and inverted it! They can’t use that magic anymore! It’s fine to enter now!”

Pram and Adjest started interfering in the battle in earnest now . Only four people had joined the battle but the situation was entirely reversed . The defense force pushed the Outsiders back and started to advance on the offices of the teleportation authority .

The Outsiders were flustered and could only unwillingly retreat .

“Our reinforcements!”

“A Third-Circle wizard!”

Morale soared . Under the full power of Desir’s party, the Outsiders were taken down soundly .

“Pull back!”

The Outsiders finally couldn’t stand anymore and declared a full retreat . The defense force and Desir’s party chased after them but they came to a halt in front of the teleportation authority .

The teleportation authority was protected by strong defense magic . It was literally a fort in both a magical and physical sense .

The Outsiders had completed their retreat by locking its doors .

Desir turned to Adjest .

“Adjest, I will invert the defense magic . Blow the door off right after that . ”

“Leave it to me . ”

*Beammm!*

Desir detected the defense magic around the teleportation authority . He caught the skillfully crafted, complicated formations and started to craft a counter formation in his head . After analysing the magic, Desir laughed ironically .

‘It is a structure dexterously weaving reignite from its base to provide protection against physical impact . It is definitely a strong magic but it’s far too old-fashioned . ’

The difficulty level was quite high but it was fully analysed in less than 10 minutes as Desir had finished analysing the core formation of it .

*Clank!*

The links weaving the defense magic together were broken and the teleportation authority was defenselessly left exposed . Adjest’s freezing magic was invoked and the entrance to the teleportation authority was completely blown apart .

*BOOM!*

With the entrance pierced, an embarrassed looking group of Outsiders were revealed .

So as to not squander the opportunity, the defense force infiltrated the building .

“Everybody in!”

“Move forward!”

Desir’s party followed the defense force .

A battle broke out inside . The Outsiders couldn’t seize victory and were forced to continually retreat . There were only a few of them left .

The defense force and Desir’s party re-took the first floor in the blink of an eye, and moved forward to the second floor where the teleportation gate was located . This floor was shaped like a square, to allow for the easy movement of a large number of troops, and was centred around a teleportation gate .

A super-massive magic formation completely filled the room with a diverse number of formations .

“Is that what I need to invert?”

At that exact moment the magic formula turned red and the gate started to operate .

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