****/ Aetheris city scientist organization building (Third view) :
Showing that many people were busy with their duties, humans were eager to surpass other races, humans began to build steamships and even larger sailing ships without the help of elves or dwarves.
When building sailing ships, humans asked for help from the elves for the best wooden materials, because the Cyfil region had the best craftsmen and wood producers on this continent.
However, this time humans are trying to make ships from the latest materials, although it is certainly only a small process, currently humans are focused on making blueprints and learning about all the systems.
A new sailing ship is being built in a hidden place, this is not just a big project for humans, but also for this continent because this collaboration is being carried out together with the elves and dwarves.
Large ships that can sail the seas and open the world to us all, but why are we so quick to want to build steamships? that's because sailing ships are less effective.
Steamships were drawn in blueprints like warships, carrying lots of weapons and ammunition.
They were all walking to and fro, some were printing pictures, others were calculating lots of numbers to match the engines on the steamship.
There are lots of elves and humans here, there are also dwarves but not many, there are lots of scientists trying many things, they are ready to explore the vast ocean.
****/Academy Principal Claudia's POV:
"Have you guys call a Gladius?" I asked frantically, this rarely happens, in fact it would be very rare, the percentage would only be twice or once a year, but this year there have been one hundred and eight Abyssal Gate cases, and this is the one hundred and ninth, I'm really frustrated.
I believe some of them would have survived if Wein and Loraine weren't overwhelmed, but Wein is only a Platinum core and Loraine is only a High Gold Core, there is Professor Kathrine who used to be an S Rank and Platinum Core adventurer.
Most of the others still can't advance from Low Gold Core, so their strength is limited, I don't know what else, the Aetheris city officers have arrived, but this time without media, they say troops from Gladius will come but not their generals, like Elaina, because they are therematters beyond their control.
Some troops also came, but they came in waves so as not to attract the attention of the residents, but if it was like this I think the residents would have started spreading rumors.
The senior troops from the Aetheris Academy have gathered, they are preparing in the second line behind the Gladius troops in the name of General Elaina Grimveil, she sent a lot of battalions, I think she is very worried about her younger brother, then in the second line there are troops from the Aetheris Academy teamthen behind there were troops from the city of Sperum.
"GRRR!!!" Thunder has started to witness this phenomenal event, a large cloud is coming towards Aetheris Academy, sometimes the storm is dangerous I think it will make the troops here take a break inside for a moment.
The roar of thunder that followed the flashes of lightning that struck each other on the body of the cumulonimbus cloud, made many students start to return to their dormitories, but there were some who remained here to wait for the Raid Team to come out.
Inside there is Alain Arkbold, I think I should tell this information to the parents of those who enter the gate, it will make them come to this Academy with peace of mind, rather than hearing it from the people or the media.
****/ Janice Moonstone's POV:
Fast but unhurried footsteps, we all walked towards the depths of the polar bear forest, all of us faced with this terrible tension and supported by this cold stiffness.
The temperature is getting colder, our armor is getting colder, making some shiver from the cold, I can't stand my hands and feet which are getting more and more painful, the pain is very painful, the ice that is exposed to the iron will continue to keep the cold on the iron, making us cold .
"Everything! Stop." Shouted orders from Professor Kathrine, she who had been leading the front ordered us to stop, I thought something was disrupting our path, it turned out she was doing a spell for something.
I saw him cast a spell and produce a green portal that floated next to Professor Kathrine, then the Professor put his hand into the portal, as if there was something he wanted to reach to pull and take.
We started to circle around, looking at the incident curiously, I've heard that, if I'm not mistaken it's a Storage Realm, where we can store items in it and it can only be owned by adventurers rank C and above.
He managed to reach something, and pulled it out, revealing a thick, cold-resistant coat, complete with thick gloves and a head covering.
"Everyone, this is a Snow Coat, take off your armor and use this to keep you warm, don't forget to always use your mana to protect your body." He said, then he distributed the coats one by one to each person.
We have two layers, the first is normal clothes, usually a t-shirt or shirt, so I immediately took off this cold armor, with my aching hands starting to have no feeling, the unbearable pain began to disappear, but I couldn't feel my hands anymore.
Hypothermia is the enemy here, due to the extreme cold, but why does our armor plate get cold? don't scientists say it's cold hardy?
"…"
Once everything was ready, we got back into formation, leaving our armor there, we started marching again, "Let's go!" Professor Kathrine ordered.
We walked, passing trees that towered upwards, the more we entered the territory, the lower the height, and there were many dense trees close to each other.
This thick coat keeps me warm, as well as the body I've coated with mana so it can be a substitute for my armor.
The road was very calm until I heard something scary, I heard several screams, then I looked to the left because there was movement among the fruit bushes, but when I looked there was nothing.
The sound still haunted me, until I stopped to look to my right, there the bushes were moving, accompanied by the sound of biting bones until they were crushed.
But because there was no time I tried to forget it, and continued walking with many voices that haunted me.
"You feel it?" "Eh?" I was surprised after someone whispered to me, I was very surprised because he suddenly asked me when I was really focused on wanting to erase that voice from my brain.
Wein, who was at the back, is now next to me, I think he heard that too, that's why he asked me, his face looked normal even though he was also curious.
"You too?" I asked him back, sometimes I don't really understand, he looked calm from the start until now he was walking, in fact he was very calm even though his hands were blue from the cold.
"Yes, I heard a sound from the bushes, but I know what it was, we will meet them soon." Wein answered calmly, but his tone seemed to scare me.
"Can you tell me what it is?" I'm really curious, if anyone knows who is behind it, Wein is the only one, he seems to know a lot and is full of experience, so I will force him until he tells me.
"Can't you hold back your curiosity for a little longer?" He answered while taking a deep breath, light came out of his hands when I looked at his face, then I wondered what it was.
I looked at his right hand which was lighting a small fire in his hand, the fire felt warm, his blue hand was starting to disappear and looked healthy.
My curiosity disappeared, but new curiosity started to grow, the fire element was red, I thought it was because I saw too much white snow, but I think Wein can use advanced level elements.
"How strong are you really?" I asked curiously, I still saw the fire which sometimes turned blue mixed with purple, or could even turn dark red.
Wein looked at me after my question which I think he didn't like being asked like that, he was silent and after looking at me he looked up, seeing the snow falling one by one at the same time.
"Even I don't know." He answered slowly, his face looked normal again, he also took a deep breath and let it out to make natural smoke come out of his mouth.
"What?" - "Everything! get ready!" Professor Kathrine gave a firm order, without realizing we had arrived in front of a very large cave, there weren't enough dense trees around here.
Everyone was silent, but I was curious about Wein, so I intended to see what he was doing. When I heard Professor Kathrine's order, I turned to the left to see him "What?"
It was empty, he was gone, I didn't see him move, but he had disappeared from my left, I don't know where he was, but Professor Kathrine ordered us to take out our weapons.
He also warned us to cover our bodies with mana so that we would not be easily attacked by the enemy when we were careless.
I think this is what Wein said, he said it would be a while, and now that it has happened, I will answer my curiosity now, and the answer is definitely in that cave.
I held the dagger in my left hand, and my sword in my right, taking stances and following them with slow movements that didn't make a sound.
"ROARRKKHHH!!!" A large, menacing figure, ten times the size of an adult human, he crawled like a wild animal, a bear.
A big bear with quite long back fur, one of them came out, and happened to meet us who wanted to slowly get away from here.
And instead we were the ones affected
I swallowed my saliva.
'What kind of situation is this?' it came to my mind, I've read about some dungeon monsters, monsters like this would definitely wipe us all out in an instant.
I was still waiting for orders from Professor Kathrine, but she just remained silent along with the others, but Wein was ready to attack, he seemed to want to take steps to attack the bear quickly.
"RAAHHHHKK!!!" He shouted once again, then followed by lightning speed, someone flew, he blew away the snow where he was sliding pushing his body, as fast as lightning he flew towards the monster's neck.
His hands were wrapped around his neck, preparing to slash horizontally to cut off his target's neck, with his sword which was as black as space without stars.
"Everyone! Create Formation!!!"
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To Be Continued...
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