
Previous story:
They were all looking for a magic circle that made their journey hampered. Eva finds a strange tree and Robert destroys it. The magic circle is under the tree.
So surprising! It turned out to be a magic circle with dark elements. Although this situation is suspicious because only their group is trapped.
Eva destroys the magic-circle with her dark magic.
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The three of them called out to Jean and Hans who were still going around.
"I saw something broken earlier. Did you guys break the magic circle?" ask Jean.
"We've overcome it. Let's continue the journey. Our journey is still quite far from the point of destination" replied Robert.
They continued with wind magic.
Just be right. After traveling forward for 15 minutes, we finally passed through this swamp. Finally back to see the view of the forest that feels very familiar.
We kept going forward until we lost stamina and decided to rest.
Robert pulled out a map.
"We have to go through the mountains and go through the lagis swamp afterwards" he explained.
Ha~ I can hear the moaning voice of Jean and Hans.
Our journey is really long. And this artificial world is really vast. I wonder how much mana they used to make this world.
After replenishing stamina and mana. We finally continued our journey.
This time we will cross the mountains.
It's really far away. Being in the real world may take a few days to travel. Although very few people do that, because it is more practical to use transportation magic.
We also had to spend the night in the mountains. Because after a few hours of traveling, we have not passed through this large mountain range.
These mountains are very filled with shady and large trees. It looks like a forest with an uphill and downhill path.
Maybe, tomorrow morning we will pass through the mountain and continue the journey.
Yeah.maybe.
Until we find something unexpected.
At first our journey was very good. As the sky grew dark we decided to find a place to rest.
But, as we traversed the forest, we found something unexpected. It's totally unexpected...
We met with the other team!
But this is no ordinary meeting. We met with two opposing teams!
They are the "Magic of Justice" team and the "Shadows" team". Both teams are fighting before our eyes.
As we searched for a place to rest, we heard a very loud tang sound. After getting closer, we saw the two teams fighting while destroying the environment around them.
We could tell that it was the "Magic of Justice" team and the "Shadows" team, just by looking at the robes and badges they were wearing.
"We continue." replied Robert casually. "It will be easier to fight them. Just see who wins, then attack the remaining teams. It will be easier because that team has fought before. We're really lucky." Robert smiled cunningly while giving his opinion.
We also eliminated our presence and looked for a suitable place to peek.
At first, I thought the "Magic of Justice" team would be superior because they were runners up in the previous game. But I was wrong. Both teams are pretty balanced. And the "Magic of Justice" team seems pretty overwhelmed against the "Shadows" team".
"It looks like the Shadow is really getting a talented seed for the match this time" Robert commented. "They're pretty strong. Even their leader had not intervened" Robert pointed at the one person standing still behind while watching the match. Looks like he's the Shadow Team Leader.
This match really pleased the eyes. Even though I have been in this world long enough and seen many matches, I still feel amazed. I really never expected that the background of a romantic novel would have such an amazing view action like this.
Both teams fought pretty hard. The Justice Magic Team was more dominant to the earth and sword elements. So that their attacks are very brutal and destroy whatever is in front. While the Shadow Team fought with great calculation. It looks like the Team Leader is very smart. He thought of some good strategies to fight the Justice Magic Team that had a fighting style like a wild star. Even the leader had not used his strength at all.
We watched this fight for a while. Until finally this fight reached its climax.
The Shadow Team wins! This is completely beyond our expectations. The team we never counted on was a dark horse this time around.
All the members of the Justice Magic Team who had already lost their points and were exhausted suddenly became flakes of light and disappeared. It seems that they have gone out of this dimensional world and returned to the real world.
"Who are you?" the voice of the Shadow Team leader echoed as he stared intently at the direction where we were hiding.
Robert casually came out and showed himself. We followed him in the back.
"Magic Tower?" The Team Leader muttered in shock and bewilderment.
As I approached, I could see the opposing team more clearly.
Their robes were deep blue and their badges were red.
From behind the hoods of the robes, I could faintly see towards their faces. And I accidentally saw the Shadow Team Leader wearing a black mask.
Eh? Why do I feel familiar with this mask? Where have I seen him? Or is it just my feeling?
Robert smiled brightly and said "Hello" while waving his hand.
"Let's go" The enemy Team leader ignored Robert and told all his team members to leave.
Eh? They're running away! Yes, they fled quickly. In an instant they instantly disappeared and ran forward.
The enemy Team Leader is really smart. He knows Robert's devious plan and chooses to retreat. Because their strength had been drained in the previous fight.
"Shall we go after him?" my many.
"Leave it." Robert answered. "We're looking for a place to rest. It's getting dark" he said.
We nodded.
"Umm Eva?" suddenly asked Robert.
"Who?"
"Black mask and blue cape"
"ah~ Team Leader Shadow? I don't know him at all. Never even met her. Why Masta?"
"It's okay. It's just that it doesn't seem like a stranger...." Robert muttered. "Here you go, let's find a place to rest" he immediately switched his conversation.
I actually feel like I've seen that guy too. Robert felt that way too. But I don't remember where. And I have never known anyone from any other magic organization. It's really confusing. Although I didn't think much of it after this.