socalfunplaces Chapter 235: The Storm is Coming
Chapter 235: The Storm is Coming
After hearing my speculation, Nefeli and Edson Hyde looked at each other.
"Zero, are you saying that the pyroxene dragon might have the key to unlock the magic academy?" Nefeli confirmed with me again.
"Although, to be exact, it's not necessarily on the pyroxenite dragon, but the situation is indeed similar." I remembered the simple map that marked the location of the key, and quickly took it out of the blessing backpack. "Before, I got this from the magician in the town in front of the academy. However, I was still looking for Edgar, the lord of Morn City, and I was in a hurry and didn't go to check the situation. I didn't expect that the group of cuckoos would get there first."
After Edson took the map, he stroked his beard and nodded, then explained to Nefeli, "This location is indeed where the pyroxene dragon often rests. If the Azalea Knights succeed in hunting, they are very likely to launch an attack on the Rhea Lukalia College."
“Wha…what?! Is that palace going to fall too?”
Suddenly, a man interrupted our conversation. I turned around and saw Tops' bald head reflecting the light of the golden tree, which made me squint my eyes.
And around him, there were a group of people - Laya, Lenia, Diaros, Burke, "White Wolf King" Fenlig and Franken, the son of platinum. In short, all those who had some relationship with me were there.
I asked with a little confusion: "Why are you here?"
"Oh, sorry, Master Zero." Burke said quickly, "Master Tops and I were listening to Master Laya and Master Lenia talking about you in the dining hall. It was Fenlig who smelled your scent, so, I brought everyone here."
"Oh, I see. But you don't have to apologize, Burke." I said with a smile, "Rather, I've been a big help. I'll have to come back to see you guys later anyway."
"Really? That's great." Burke breathed a sigh of relief.
Tops' face turned pale, his beard and lips trembled slightly as he asked, "Zero, Zero, you, what's going on with what you just said about the Azalea Knights attacking the Rhea Lukalia Academy?"
I briefly explained, "Teacher Tops, as you know, the Cuckoo Knights have always coveted the Magic Academy and the Calia royal family, intending to become the masters of Lienia. Now that they have found clues to the pyroxene key that can open the sealed door of the academy, it is hard not to imagine what these guys will do next."
"This..." Tops looked even more ashen. "If, if even that academy is destroyed by the war, what should I do?"
I sighed as well: "Ah, I'm in a dilemma now too. After all, I have to meet the 'Full Moon Queen' Lenara."
After hearing this, Tops seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw: "That's right! Lady Reinara! As long as that lady is here, the cuckoos won't dare to rashly invade Rhea Lukalia, right, Zero!"
"But now, the queen is still not in her right mind. This is a fact known to everyone in the border area, Lord Tops." Edson reminded.
"But, Zero, you will find a way, right? After all, didn't you even save that Latan?!" Tops said anxiously.
hiss--
We have to find a way. We really have to find a way.
——But if the "pyroxene dragon" Smarag is really hunted successfully... No, according to the plot of the game, even if it is not successful, the key can be found on the corpse of the magician nearby.
This way, there was no way for me to enter Rhea Lukalia Academy, let alone meet Lenara.
——Then, I can only go to Lani. She may be able to send me in... Or, she can directly let her subordinate "Pyroxene Dragon" Adura fly me into the academy.
But the last time I left the Kalia royal family, Lani told me that she was going to fall into a long and deep sleep.
If she is not awake yet, it would be a waste of time to go.
——Then what other way is there to enter the academy? Without a key, only Superman or Spider-Man can fly and crawl in!
Wait, crawl in?!
I raised my eyes.
"Zero, do you have any ideas?" Nefeli was the first to notice the change in my expression.
I nodded and said directly, "I need a 100... 200, 300? Anyway, a 100-meter hook, the longer the better. This way, I can find a way to meet the 'Full Moon Queen' Lenara."
"Leave this to me, Master Zero!" Burke immediately took over the task. "We demihumans are best at making ropes. Give me one day, and by this time tomorrow, I will give you a rope that is long enough!"
Edson added, "That's true. The hands of the demihumans are more dexterous than I thought. It's perfect to give them this kind of delicate work, Master Zero."
"Well, please."
"By the way, are you going alone? Zero?"
Nefeli's question made me look at Laya, and then I could only nod. "If the cuckoos really got the key, I think they should have already started organizing an attack. The academy is quite dangerous, so it's better for me to go alone... I'm sorry, Laya, you must not come with me this time, stay here."
"..."
Before Laya responded, Nefeli sighed and said seriously, "From what you said, isn't it more dangerous? How can you fight against Dujuan's entire army alone?"
"I..." Nepheli's words also calmed me down. Now is definitely not the time to act on impulse.
——Since entering this border area, I have gone from fighting alone to leading a group of men in multi-person battles, and now, I am about to enter the war again.
——Beating people up is the “justice” in the game of Ring of Justice.
——Not to mention that in reality, no matter how powerful a person is, when faced with a real war, he is just a drop in the ocean.
"Old man, how many troops can we in Stonewell mobilize?" Nefeli asked directly.
"Reporting to the Lord, there are only three or two hundred people in the city. If we gather all the available troops from Nimgfu, there should be more than a thousand people." Edson integrated the comparison of the troops of Stonewell and Dujuan, "And according to what my spies know, Dujuan has assembled at least 10,000 troops this time."
——Ten thousand people?!
——Although this number does not sound large, if you add up all the big and small monsters in the game of Elden Ring, the number may not be more than 10,000!
——The number of people differs by more than ten times. This is the gap between reality and the game.
"Tell Kenneth and Hertok to have half of the people from the Weeping Peninsula come here," Nefeli said quickly. "The Rhea Lukalia Academy is not small. It will not be easy for Dujuan to swallow it all up. They will definitely disperse their troops, and then we will have to break through at a single point."
Edson bowed and said, "Yes! I'll do it right away."
"Then I will go and gather my partners to make the rope that Lord Zero needs. Everyone, let's go first." With that, Burke Manchester United followed Ederson with a smile and left the hall together.
I was somewhat touched. I turned to look at Nene, but I was speechless: "...Nefeli."
——She didn’t care about success or failure at all, and chose to stand on my side and provide the greatest help... You are my electricity, you are the light, you are the only myth!
"What's wrong, Zero?" Nepheli smiled like a domineering boss.
"But the gap in military strength is a reality. Those cuckoos even know a lot of magic and cuckoo pyroxene. Plus, I saw they had fire-breathing chariots in their hands. I don't think it will work if you do this." Unexpectedly, Diaros backed down at this moment, causing him to be punched in the waist by Lenya. "What's wrong? What I said is also the truth. Why do you have to be heroes? You people..."
"I'm not trying to be a hero." Nepheli interrupted. "After the Azalea Knights took over the Magic Academy, it's not hard to imagine that they would attack Stonewell with their ambitions. It would be better for us to take the initiative and defeat them properly."
——Nefeli is definitely not the type to passively take a beating.
"But what Diaros said is not wrong... I will go to discuss this matter with the royal family of Kalia and ask them if they can send more people to help." I also put forward my own suggestions.
"Ah, in that case, I have an idea too!" Lenia suddenly raised her hand high. "I forgot to ask that old man just now, does the 10,000 Cuckoo Knights include the Sons of Platinum... But no matter what, if we can win over and awaken those Sons of Platinum who are bullied by the Cuckoo Knights, can we weaken the opponent in disguise and enhance our combat effectiveness?"
"Wow! Wow! Wow!" Lenia's proposal made Franken, the son of platinum, shout excitedly.
But Diaros was a little impatient: "Lena, why are you still thinking about this? Isn't Lienia's lesson enough? Those Sons of Platinum have become so numb that they can't tell right from wrong! There is absolutely no one in Galide who is willing to help them, right? There is no way they will accept our words!"
Jingle bell bell~
At this moment, the soul-summoning bell on my body suddenly rang by itself.
As a pale light passed by, another girl who was also a child of platinum, Letina, appeared on the chair next to us.
She raised her eyes, very touching: "I would like to hear more about this matter."