Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 284 (Part 1):

The flight of just a few days was peaceful and smooth.

The sacred barrier curved gently inward, causing the golem to maintain a slight distance from the barrier, flying at a not-too-high altitude.

From the moment they left the east and entered fully into the northern region, the ground below began to appear white.

A white that seemed to have dyed the whole world. No, it was silver.

A familiar color to Helmut.

Helmut pulled on the silver hair fluttering before his eyes like a child would.

Alea turned around.

“What are you doing?”

“It’s like you.”

Alea, realizing what he meant, smiled slightly.

“Are you bored? Just hang on a little longer, we’re almost there.”

As she said, it was tedious sitting on the golem, unable to train with his sword, just flying endlessly.

Even the novelty of the scenery wore off after a few hours.

Clearly, flying was not Helmut’s preferred mode of travel.

“How far have we come?”

They had descended to rest only once. Except for that brief nap, the golem had been flying continuously.

As a result, they were approaching the northern end faster than planned.

Perhaps because they were near the sacred barrier, there were no attacks from demonic beasts like when they came from the east.

When they came from the east, Elaga, the ruler of the central region, was rushing at an insane speed, so everything else fled with their tails between their legs.

“We should reach our destination in just a few hours.”

Alea squinted her eyes, gauging the position of the sun.

The sky here was quite clear.

“There’s one thing you should know. Below us now is the sea. It’s a frozen sea.”

The landscape below was a mix of snow-covered ice and large, unfrozen patches of water, like enormous lakes.

Green icebergs floated on top, revealing the transparent water beneath.

He never thought he’d see such a landscape in the Forest of Roots. It was unfamiliar and beautiful.

“When I was young, I always thought about escaping from the Forest of Roots.”

The Forest of Roots was a world of constant gray.

He thought travel was only possible in the human world.

“I only realized when I saw the map. That the barrier would be over the sea. I thought it would be only a forest since it’s called the Forest of Roots.”

“We did well to come north.”

“Yes, but even though the ice is thick, I’m not sure if it could support Elaga’s weight.”

And no matter how powerful Elaga is, it wouldn’t be easy to fight the ruler of the north while floundering in the water.

Alea soon frowned as if realizing something.

“It would be nice if the core of the barrier is on the water’s surface, but if not, we might have to dive.”

That dive was the problem.

Helmut can’t get too close to the sacred barrier.

So Alea would have to dive, but at the moment of contact with the sacred barrier, she can’t use magic to preserve her body temperature.

‘Even though she’s wearing a robe, it means she has to jump into that ice-cold water practically naked.’

This moment will be chilling to the bone.

Alea briefly wondered if there could have been a better arrangement. But it was too late for regrets.

This was the best option. Besides, it wasn’t feasible to bring along an unreliable girl like Sarah and have her dive into the freezing sea.

“Can’t the golem do it instead?”

“No. The sacred barrier disrupts all magical effects. It could float on the water as a boat though.”

Helmut, who suddenly found himself with nothing to do, said after a while.

“…On the way back, I’ll make sure to fight hard.”

The path from the north to the central region would certainly not be safe, even in the sky. Because it would be outside the influence of the sacred barrier.

“Yes, that’s after we finish the job, so rest until then.”

Perhaps they might even have to fight Kantara, the ruler of the northern region.

But they didn’t reach the northern end as smoothly as expected.

It happened just as they were passing over the only unfrozen lake in the frozen sea.

A flash of light shot up from below.

Kuwang!

Water splashed violently. Something was fired with a roar like a cannonball.

It was aimed directly at the golem carrying Alea and Helmut.

Fortunately, the transformed golem, a masterpiece of Archmage Lampione, was designed to protect itself or avoid attacks.

The golem twisted its body sharply. The body leaned to one side. The fired object grazed past near the wing.

Alea looked down urgently while trying to maintain balance.

“What’s this? What’s going on.”

This couldn’t possibly be a natural phenomenon.

But even she felt chilled by the sudden attack without any warning.

Helmut, squinting at the passing lump, muttered.

“It’s ice.”

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