Fake Professor, Misunderstood As Strong - Chapter 63

The Battle of Artavia, starts! Part-1.
Frontline, a small hill.

“So… all of them got killed, and we didn’t get a single message at all?”

While looking at the piles of skulls and bones scattered all around the area outside the city walls, Nathan questioned the general.

“T-this!?”

Even the general was shocked at this sight.

In order to avoid drawing Abella’s attention, he had stationed a small battalion of soldiers nearby to monitor the city.

However, it turned out that all of those soldiers had not only died, but also had their corpses completely consumed, leaving only their bones.

They didn’t even get the time to send an emergency signal back.

Upon witnessing this devastating scenery, all the soldiers accompanying the group this time felt immense fear.

The only reason they haven’t run off yet is because strong people like Nathan and Jareth are standing in front of them right now.

With their protection, they didn’t need to worry about ending in the same way.

In addition to receiving the standard equipment that all soldiers receive, Mark and the others also received a soldier’s uniform with excellent defensive capabilities.

…

(Sudden info dump)

The army of today uses guns made of rare metals enhanced by magic circuits.

These guns can do damage equivalent to a fifth-grade spell.

Even though most soldiers are low-grade warriors, they still have the attacking ability of a grade-5 mage.

You can’t achieve the versatility of a real mage with guns, but at least you can spread ‘freedom’ with them, and that’s all that matters.

There are many other weapons in the arsenal of the military, but the reason why mages are preferred more is because of their versatility.

Mages are great killing machines; they can turn the tide of a war in an instant.

With his mana shield, a single grade-2 mage can easily tank the most powerful nuke and continue to fight without much trouble.

And grade-1 individuals rarely ever enter the battlefield themselves; they are simply overkill.

Currently, there are no technologies available that can kill a grade 1 mage.

Still, technology advances extremely fast; the day when the era of mages ends might not be that far away.

…

“So, what to do now? Do we rush straight in? Or should we try to scout it out first?”

Shin simply ignored the pile of bones and asked the question, as he was in a hurry to end this battle and go back.

He had nothing to do with the deaths of these soldiers, as they were unrelated to him; all he wanted was to end this all fast enough.

The general shook his head at those words and then glanced at Nathan,

“Well, I think we should rush in. What do you think, principal?”

Just when Nathan was about to give his opinion, Jareth suddenly intervened and said,.

“The overlord-class magic barrier of this city is still intact… You can’t rush in even if you want to…”

At Jareth’s words, everyone was quite surprised, except for Nathan.

Aside from Jareth, only Nathan could sense the presence of the magic barrier; others couldn’t do so.

Nathan nodded his head at Jareth’s words and said in a solemn tone,

“Things seem to have become a lot more complicated…. The magical barrier of this city is intact, which shows that Abella came here with a proper plan…”

Usually, all medium-sized cities have an “overlord” class barrier protecting them from monster attacks.

It can easily stop any monster in grade 3 or below for several days without breaking.

On the other hand, the capital city is equipped with a king-class magic barrier that can stop grade-2 or below-level individuals.

No matter the type of barrier, they all have one thing in common.

These barriers can detect the presence of monsters, and if a monster tries to enter the city, they will activate in an instant and stop it from getting inside.

The only way to break through this barrier is to use the secret code that the government officials in charge of that particular city have received.

You need to use this secret code and enter it into a high-end computer that’s located in the control room at the center of each city.

Reaching that hidden room requires permission and a high-ranking official’s biometric information.

This means that security is as tight as it can be.

Moreover, you need permission from the parliament situated in the capital city if you want to shut down the barrier to your city.

Without their permission, the super computer that controls the barrier won’t open.

As Nathan contemplated all of this, a thought occurred to him.

‘They used some way to mind-control a government official and then hacked into the main system… Thus, they didn’t even need the permission of the parliament members…’

Nathan raised his head and stared at the barrier.

“They likely shut the barrier down from the inside when they attacked, and after they were done killing everyone, they redeployed the barrier to defend against us…”

After hearing Nathan’s words, Shin inquired in a tone filled with confusion.

“But doesn’t this barrier only restrict monsters? We shouldn’t face any trouble entering through it, right?”

At Shin’s question, Nathan shook his head and said in a solemn voice,

“I can sense the power of souls… Abella likely used some forbidden magic to torture the civilians and harvested their souls when they were filled with the most amount of fear and pain…”

“Using that kind of tormented soul, she likely corrupted the core functionality of this barrier… Its properties have been forcefully changed… Monsters can enter and exit it without worries, but humans can’t…”

Nathan has studied about barriers a lot in his long life, he easily saw through what was going on in front of him.

He wasn’t the least bit surprised at how inhumane Abella was, as he was aware of her personality all too well.

But the others weren’t like him.

The idea of using tortured souls as energy to corrupt the barrier even caused some of the nearby soldiers to start vomiting.

It’s a cruel and forbidden process; you wouldn’t even wish such torture on your enemies.

Nathan mumbled in a quiet voice, ignoring the soldiers’ situation.

“But what is she trying to achieve with this?Didn’t she know that I can destroy this barrier with a single attack, no matter what….”

“No, she isn’t that foolish… There’s definitely something else to this…”

Just when the principal was contemplating everything in his mind, Abella exited the barrier and flew into the sky.

Her eyes locked with Nathan’s in an instant.

Nathan also didn’t cower; he soared into the air as he spoke.

“So you finally decided to come out of your fickle tortoise shell?”

Hearing Nathan’s mocking tone, Abella smiled a bit and replied,

“Kehehe, I knew you would come here, old fox! I knew it! I could feel it in my bones! This is it!”

“Today’s the day you will die.”

Nathan abruptly interrupted her.

“Oh, come on, how many times are you going to say that? I am already bored of that statement. Use something new!”

While saying that, Nathan brought out his staff, but just as he was about to get ready to fight, a massive teleportation circle appeared in the sky.

The teleportation circle manifested without any chanting or even the use of mana.

It was purely powered by the soul energy that Abella collected by torturing innocent people.

Even Nathan was taken aback by the sudden appearance of that teleportation circle.

Abella grinned slightly and spoke loudly.

“You underestimated the power of souls, old fox! You will regret it now!”

Before Nathan could do anything, the teleportation circle activated and teleported Abella and Nathan away from the area in an instant.

No one was able to react to that amazing speed.

Jareth pulled his hand back.

‘Tch, that magic circle wasn’t made of mana; otherwise, I could have easily broken it with my ‘mana singularity’, but to make such a massive teleportation circle purely out of soul energy…’

‘She really killed a lot of people.’

Abella was given the title ‘Nightmare’ exactly because she is the greatest nightmare for innocent people.

Not only does she enjoy torturing people to death, but she also enjoys manipulating their souls even after they have passed away.

She has thousands of enemies, but no one dares to take revenge on her because she is too strong for them.

…

Upon noticing the principal’s absence, Shin let out a sigh and expressed his frustration.

“Ugh, now we will have to deal with that barrier on our own… Ugh, how will we break that strange barrier?”

Before Shin could continue, Jareth moved forward and said, in his usual cold tone,

“It doesn’t matter; I will break it off myself… You guys deal with her summons in the meantime…”

A massive number of monsters started to rush out of the city in an instant.

All of them had bloodshot eyes, and they looked extremely hungry and crazy. Getting caught up in this massive monster tide will definitely cause a lot of trouble.

But they had no other choice but to fight it head on.

Seeing so many high grade monsters rush out of the city, the soldiers felt their legs tremble in fear.

They wanted to run away this instant, and now that the principal has disappeared, their cause for worry has increased even more.

But Jareth and the other professors didn’t care about that at all, they took out their respective wands and got ready to fight.

None of them wanted to be held responsible for the death of the students, thus, they covered Mark and the others behind them.