… it doesn’t make sense to wrap a sword around your body.
Why are there so few martial artists who fight naked like a warrior?
Because I can’t wrap my body around the same power as the sword.
Because that energy density is too much for a human’s delicate skin to handle.
So, putting energy into your fists or feet is something you can only imagine, but you can’t put it into practice.
Because there is a risk that the body will melt or burst.
But Lee Han’s body.
Hwaaaaah!
– My body is stronger than most armor or swords, right? So it doesn’t matter!
Believing in the endurance of his body, Lee Han attempted the self-defense technique without hesitation, and just like that…!
Boom!
Rushed forward.
He didn’t care about the mud that threatened to cover him up.
Phage crackle!
Because every time I bumped into him, I got chipped away.
No, evaporating would be a more accurate expression.
Kkarduduk!
Going forward.
As if to prove through his own actions that no one dares touch him to this extent.
Crush and shatter!
A charge without the slightest hesitation, without even avoiding anything.
Gooooooooo!!
But it is not only the overturned earth that is targeting him, but also the surging waters.
A tornado that sweeps across an entire area, swirling snow instead of sea water.
If you hit that, it’s common sense that even the most self-defense-wearing person would be blown away… -.
‘It won’t fly!’
Lee Han believed in his own self-defense skills, the culmination of his efforts.
Although I wouldn’t arrogantly say that he could blow up or destroy that giant tornado.
Because he still has many shortcomings.
But dare I say, his power is…!
━━!
“Tut, it’s pierced…?”
The astonished mutterings of a wizard who barely survived a thunderstorm.
Despite being an extremely hateful and detestable enemy, the article that made one exclaim in admiration finally broke through the dragon’s rise.
Although he was unable to destroy the dragonfly, he was like a deep-rooted tree that did not fly away, but rather broke through the dragonfly.
This is only possible with the potential of a body that is infinitely weak compared to Mother Nature.
A story about ‘overcoming’ a tornado, rather than just defeating it.
It was the moment when an achievement was born that no one would believe even if a poem of merit was written.
“──.”
However, Lee Han did not care much about overcoming the dragon’s rise or achieving a feat that would be remembered in history; he just gritted his teeth and ran fearlessly.
What mattered to him was not the fact that he had achieved something important, but that he had finally faced the monster he had been aiming for.
Crackle! Crackle!
Lee Han grabbed the axe and jumped high into the sky, then spun his body forward as if doing a somersault, increasing the power of the axe.
“-It reaches.”
He declared his intention and swung his axe at the monster.
Kuuuung!
Wow!
And his will eventually blew off the ‘monster’s arm’.
* * *
… … A moment of silence came.
“Huh? … Huh… Huh… … Huh?”
They say that when people experience something unrealistic, their language skills deteriorate and they become stupid, but the magicians of the Magic Tower were currently experiencing an infinite decline in their language skills.
I can’t believe what just happened.
“Ma, the Lord of the Tower of Heaven’s waves, arms!?”
“So, it got cut…?”
“… This, this is a dream, this, this can’t not be a dream-.”
Signs of panic.
They were tearing at their hair and their eyes were bloodshot.
Although Tour was a madman, a murderer who killed people indiscriminately, and was not fit to be the leader of a group.
But he is a great wizard.
He is the great wizard who has been at the top of the central continent for the past 4 centuries.
In a way, he was the king of magicians, and a [god] in the magic tower.
But then his arm was cut off.
Is this how it feels to be a citizen who has witnessed the downfall of a nation with your own eyes?
No, it might have been even worse.
It’s natural for wizards to not believe in reality.
It is none other than ‘Tour de Sagan’.
He is the King of Magic who can perform absurd magic as if he were breathing!
But the magic king was injured.
… no, I lost my arm.
The fact that the Magic King had his arm cut off is something that should not happen and should not happen.
In a way, it is only natural that his followers would panic.
… Actually.
“Wow, really. This is the first time I’ve ever been in a crisis like this!”
The king and god of the armless wizards just had a bright expression on his face even when he saw his own arm missing.
No matter what, it would be hard to bear the pain.
“Ah, I can’t feel pain because my body was modified in many ways in the past. Even if I do feel it, it’s just a little ticklish or hot? So I’m really in danger. I can’t even regenerate, haha! … Hmm, is it because that destructive energy has seeped into my arm? This is a headache… .”
At first glance, it was dizzying to see Tur not feeling any pain even though his arm was cut off and just accepting the situation as a miracle.
But the knight who deals with Tours knows.
“Are you so crazy that you don’t even feel real?”
“That’s right. When you live for 400 years, your emotions, memories, and senses all break down. Do you know that? Almost none of the things that make up most of my body are ‘originally mine.’ Most of it was transplanted, except for my brain! Thanks to that, I have some side effects that make me younger!”
“… … .”
“Huh? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“… … .”
“Hey, let’s talk.”
… It’s not that he’s feeling dizzy, but that he’s reacting like that because he’s already ‘not human.’
Boom!
The article said that Lee Han did not feel it was worth talking to this monster.
What kind of conversation can you have with a guy who brags about coveting other people’s bodies?
There is no need. So, we should cut up the bastard’s body even a little while to have a conversation.
If possible-.
‘Head and neck!’
I was determined to completely crush one of them.
So that it can’t even be played.
Lee Han rushed in again.
Self-defense weapon.
The strongest shield and spear that had finally pierced the monster’s magic field charged towards the monster once again.
Lee Han, who was shot straight through with the technique of the Gungsin Tanyeong, raised his axe again and took a stance as if he was chopping wood.
The goal is the head!
This time, to make a mess of the head instead of the arms.
but….
[Protect me].
Kuung! – Lee Han’s attack had to be blocked with a strong sound.
“… That’s ridiculous. You’re going to break through a hundred by yourself?”
Hundreds of defensive spells blocked him at the same time, and a huge [labyrinth]-like thing was created around Lee Han.
Chorrrrrr!
Tur’s defensive magic, which had been memorized to the tens of thousands of defensive magic spells, was deployed simultaneously, causing a heterogeneous phenomenon and eventually creating a labyrinth.
A prison of death with countless traps and defensive magic mixed in, from which one cannot escape even if one tries.
I thought that this might be the labyrinth of Daedalus, where the cursed prince Minotaur was sealed away, as in ancient mythology.
“You are too dangerous.”
Tours was no longer careless.
The perspective manipulation has already been conquered, and no matter how powerful the magic is, it will not be possible to defeat that knight.
Honey, Tour was chosen.
“I will seal you.”
Phew!
Tour put all the tens of thousands of defensive magic spells spread across his body into the labyrinth.
It was not wise to confront that dangerous knight, so it was right to seal it away like this.
“Let it self-destruct.”
No matter how strong you are, you cannot break through the labyrinth made up of tens of thousands of defensive spells on your own.
As long as Tur lives, the magic of the labyrinth will continue to be restored, and even then, escaping will be a distant prospect.
Literally sealed.
“What a pity, this technique was originally prepared to catch the Demon King….”
The king of trolls who lived for a thousand years.
A desperate measure to capture a [Demon King-level monster] and use it as a test subject.
Unfortunately, it seems the Troll King will have to give up.
“… So, what are you going to do now?”
“… … .”
“Hmm, I was wondering what you were doing, and you ended up killing all the old guys? That’s bad taste, hehe.”
“It’s only natural that you blocked my path.”
Boom, boom.
Blood flowed down Lark’s short peak.
Not his blood, but the three wizards he killed.
To be exact, it was the blood of those who were called Archmages.
They were trying hard to prevent Lee Han from interfering while he was fighting against Tur, but they were not enough to stop Lark who was surrounded by red flames, and Lark showed off his feat of single-handedly erasing three archmages.
With this, the five remaining archmages of the Magic Tower have all ended their lives at this point.
“Hmm… .”
Tour nodded.
The castle in the sky collapses.
The bronze giants, the guardians of the Magic Tower, were also annihilated.
More than 85% of the magicians in the magic tower, including the archmage, died.
In reality, the Magic Tower was in a state of ruin.
However.
“Oh my, when are you going to fix all this?”
Tour was only slightly annoyed, dismissing the aforementioned damage as nothing more than a nuisance.
“Well, I guess I just have to squeeze the empire for about three years.”
“… … .”
I am confident that as long as I am there, the Magic Tower will be restored and will have powers even greater than its prime.
That’s what Tour had.
Also, there are enormous assets sleeping inside the tower.
It is not material assets such as gold or jewels, but the ‘intellectual properties’ accumulated over many years that are the overwhelming advantage and greatest asset of the Tower.
If you have that, wizards can supplement it as much as they want.
As long as wizards instinctively desire forbidden knowledge, the wizard race will inevitably gather at the Magic Tower.
“I’ll just have to deal with you and work for a while. Oh, my fate. What kind of hardship is this at this age, man.”
“… Don’t be a jerk.”
“Hehe, I tried talking a little bit like an old man, what do you think? Are you good at acting?”
“… … .”
“Hey, let’s stop. I know you’re a threat, but you can’t have my neck. At most, an eye or an arm?”
Lark was regaining his composure, and Tour waved his hand.
I don’t look down on them anymore.
Especially that red ‘hongyeon’.
That might be able to destroy all of your magic power fields, but it wouldn’t be able to kill you.
Because he still has thousands of magic left in him.
‘Well, there are at most five ways to kill that knight for sure.’
When I think about it, it’s absurd.
How dare he be cornered like this by knights much younger than him.
“I guess I’m becoming a waste now, hehe.”
To some, this might sound self-deprecating, but Lark knows.
That’s just a test case.
As evidence, the guy still looked happy.
And then.
“You guys,
I guessed, no, I became convinced of their identities.
“No, it must be Pendragon. In this day and age, only Pendragon can still have knights of this level. A kingdom overflowing with mystery, loved by dragons and fairies. Haa, I’m really jealous. The empire and other continents are all hated by the mystery.”
Pendragon.
Their name has been famous for 400 years, and they have always had strong knights.
How many times has an empire tried to conquer, only to be defeated?
There are countless of them.
And the reasons for this defeat are….
“There are still Aura users in this day and age? Superhumans who have transcended human perception? … It’s amazing. How can ‘such creatures’ exist? What’s even more amazing is that throughout the history of the continent, there has never been an Aura user among the Pendragons. It’s truly amazing.”
“… … .”
“If the Auror users weren’t hated by the ‘gods’ of the Central Continent, they would have tried to take my head several times. When I think about it, I think the gods are useful sometimes.”
Hehehe, Tur looked at Lark, letting out a laugh that was somewhat bitter.
“Yes, I’ve decided! I was just going to let you go earlier, but I’ll correct you! I’ll just kill you. You’re too dangerous. And I’ll order the Empire to wage war against Pendragon. After that, I’ll capture a lot of Pendragon knights as slaves! There must be some among them who have the same ‘potential’ as you, I’m sure.”
It was visible to Tour’s eyes.
The knights called Lee Han and Lark are among those who have obtained the [possibility] of becoming Aura users.
Of course, even so, it is only at the level of meeting two or three of the dozens of conditions.
But it is dangerous enough that those who only got two or three of them were able to inflict such damage on him.
So it would be safer to bring in as slaves those who are a little less dangerous and have only potential.
If something like this happens again after playing around like today, wouldn’t that be a bad thing?
“Isn’t it terrible? Because of you, the Pandragans and the Empire are at war! Of course, you can’t win. There are Auror users, haha!”
Still, the blow will be significant, and Tur will be able to get his hands on whatever he wants, including the test subjects.
His purpose was achieved without his having to step forward.
Tour smiled, looking forward to the future.
As if I was looking forward to what was going to happen next… -.
“-Do you know that the Demon King is dead?”
“…huh?”
“You really don’t know. This shows how long it has been crawling out of the magic tower. Like a cockroach.”
“What died… … ?”
Tour lost his smile slightly and blinked as he asked again.
Because I wondered if what I heard was true.
However, Lark only stated the facts.
“He died. To that knight you sealed away.”
“That, that can’t be right? No matter what….”
I know full well how strong that knight is, but even so, it is not enough to kill the Demon King.
If you want to kill the Demon King, you have to kill every single one of his cells without missing a single one.
And the knight didn’t seem to have that talent.
But how…?
Knock knock.
“Strength is not the only strength of a knight.”
“??”
Lark shook his head.
Yes, it is clear that the knight’s own strength is important.
It is clear that one must be good at wielding a sword, good at fighting, and possess the appearance of a human weapon.
However, the fundamental nature of a knight is a soldier, and he is a commander-level rank who commands the battlefield.
That is why there are those who have chronic illnesses and have no fighting ability, but who become knights through strategy alone.
And what this meant was that anyone who called themselves a knight was someone who had some degree of intelligence.
“That thug is a clever guy, even though he looks like that.”
The same goes for catching the ghost king.
Although I did not see it directly, based on the testimony of eyewitnesses, I can say that the goal was to fight in an environment that was as advantageous to them as possible and to hold their ground until reinforcements arrived.
It’s the same now.
“Thank you for being arrogant to the end. For ignoring us to the end.”
“…?”
For the first time, Lark expressed gratitude rather than contempt to Tour, and Tour tried to think for a moment about what he meant, but-.
[-Kyahahaha!]
“… … .”
…he soon realized why Lark had expressed his gratitude.
Hwarak.
The aurora flowing… .
A girl was lighting up the surroundings with her lovely smile, and Tur looked up at the sky with his eyes wide open.
[Hahaha!]
The ‘fairy’ was smiling.
“-The thugs called this operation ‘Seongdonggyeokseo (Scream to the East, Strike the West)’.”
A smile appeared on Lark’s lips for the first time.
Because the sealed ‘Spring Fairy’ has descended.
‘They’ did it.
*
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*
Passs …
“I, I think I’m going to die….”
“… … .”
“Oh, Confucius? You’re not back, are you?”
“… … not dead.”
As if to show how fierce the battle had been, the fallen wizards, including the two men and one woman, and the golem were seen lying in disarray.
However, it was the disciples of the knights who still stood, and it was the magicians who were defeated.
The center of the tower was destroyed like that, and the three people collapsed, not even having the strength to raise their hands.
Covered in sweat, blood, and dust, they felt uncomfortable and in pain… .
“I don’t think I’ll get in trouble with the instructor.”
“I see.”
“Hehehe, are you going to compliment me?”
He had a cool smile on his face with a look of satisfaction.
─Because spring will come to this land again.
