Chapter 148
Even if the magic output increased due to resonance, it did not mean that the output was equivalent to that of the 6th circle.
‘Due to the aftereffects of the chant, my chain of truth is currently at a standstill.’
The magic output I can use right now is about 5 circles.
That’s about it.
‘But enough of this… … .’
I focused all my attention on Shin-an.
Read the mana bubbling in the mouth of the three-color tiger.
After adding the living mana of the creature he observed while being chased by the three-color tiger a moment ago into the calculation value.
Finally, the formula for how the monsters’ breaths are expressed is put in.
‘calculate… … complete!’
The process didn’t take too long.
oh oh oh oh-!
As soon as the tricolor tiger started roaring, it reached Kyle.
I immediately reached out both hands and moved Mana.
‘Pafe (破毁)!’
My mana soaked into the breath of the tricolor tiger, destroying the structure of the breath.
Of course it wasn’t perfect.
Paferan is a By-Tenner-type 3rd Circle Master-level skill that uses the calculation formula in reverse to break magic.
Since it was a blow that was triggered based on an incomplete calculation, there was no way the magic would be destroyed 100%.
Pusssss-!
Quaaaaaaang-!
“Aww!”
The breath that could not be destroyed came out as it was and hit Kyle’s body.
We fell straight to the ground.
‘If it’s this powerful… … !’
But it wasn’t strong enough to withstand.
The dizzying pain that felt like losing one’s mind crept through the whole body, but not to the point of actually dying.
Did this block roughly 90% of the power?
‘And as long as this is blocked, the offense and defense will be reversed.’
I looked at the three-color tiger still floating in the air with blurry eyes.
Bondi breath is the most defenseless right after sweating.
Kang Shin-woo seems to know that too.
Tadat!
He threw himself at the free-falling three-color tiger.
A vast amount of mana dwells in the fist.
I know what kind of technology that regime is.
Aaaaaaaaagh!
‘Divine Mu, Fa-Gyeong.’
An ancient martial art that explodes power from within. It accurately hit the body of the three-color tiger.
Wow!
Blood dripped from the tiger’s mouth.
It must have been an upset stomach.
but it’s still not enough
To that extent, the tricolor tiger does not die.
can’t die
‘End here… … .’
I got up from my seat with a trembling body.
“… … Please rest.”
However, did you read my mind?
Adela moved faster than I could.
With both hands filled with the mana of the earth, it flies toward the tricolor tiger.
Kaaaaang!
As it was, he struck Kyle’s sharp sword, which was embedded in the three-color tiger’s neck.
bang! bang! bang!
once, twice, three times.
With continuous blows, the sword went deeper and deeper.
Within.
Slow-!
He succeeded in dropping the neck and body of the three-color tiger.
dump!
A three-color tiger, completely exhausted and scattered on the floor.
“Please, just die with words this time!”
Above them, Dahlia and Sarah’s fire magic flew.
As if to prove Dahlia’s exhaustion, her fire magic was reddish.
He must have been so exhausted that he couldn’t handle the blue flame.
Fire, fire, fire!
The corpse was burning, and it smelled like meat being cooked.
All kinds of magic rained down on it.
Everyone squeezed out their remaining strength and dealt the final blow.
“please… … .”
someone wished
Please let this guy die like this.
I prayed, and everyone else too.
1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds.
Silence passed.
Even as we rolled across the dengur floor with the severed three-color tiger’s neck burning, we remained constantly tense and vigilant.
5 seconds.
10 seconds.
20 seconds.
About a minute passed like that.
Beyond the still flames, the body and neck of a three-color tiger that was half burnt came into view.
Another minute passed.
“Really over… … Is it?”
By the time everyone started to be sure he wasn’t moving anymore.
wiggle!
“… … !”
“Fuck!”
His body moved.
At the same time, the eyes of the head that had lost its light returned.
The tricolor tiger was not dead.
But the problem wasn’t that he wasn’t dead.
“This, like an idiot… … .”
“This isn’t real.”
The real problem is that a new body has been created around his head, and a new head has begun to grow around his body.
I mean.
“… … Two.”
The tricolor tiger split into two.
It did not return to the previous state where the color was divided, but remained pure white.
“That makes no sense… … .”
Through the god’s eyes, the amount of mana of the two could be seen.
Dividing does not mean that mana is divided in half.
Both have the same amount of mana as before when they were just one.
In other words, even with a simple calculation, his combat power doubled.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the synergy that the two will show off has made them three times stronger.
‘Anyway, two of them… … .’
Can’t win.
Moreover, we are exhausted as we are. Dealing with a strong enemy who may or may not be able to win even with perfect conditions, in the current state of exhaustion?
The win rate converges to 0% indefinitely.
“… … Fuck.”
Senior Hee-yoon spat out a sincere curse.
Everyone’s expression is dark.
Dark faces of despair and fear.
thud!
thud!
Two three-color tigers that had completed their restoration took a step forward to us.
He smiles brightly, as if he has an intuition of his own victory.
Everyone is speechless.
He lowered his head with an expression that he didn’t know what to do anymore in this situation.
“… … It’s over, right?”
Someone muttered that.
“So vain… … .”
In the aftermath of the previous breath, as of now, my mind is blurring, I couldn’t even properly distinguish who said what.
“ah… … I don’t want to die… … .”
That’s when someone muttered in a weeping voice.
“… … I will not die.”
A new voice was heard.
A voice so distinctive that I could definitely tell even in my messy state.
“I will not let you die.”
A clear voice that seems to have been imprinted with freshness.
The voice I had heard so many times that I had grown accustomed to it now harbored some unknown anger.
“Not even one.”
Mongle, Mongle.
Water droplets flew through the sky.
One, two, a hundred, a thousand.
Countless numbers filled the sky.
“Sua. Mr. Seokhyun. I would like the students.”
Beyond the blurred vision, I could see the beautiful flow of water.
What kind of magic is that magic, and what name is it?
I know.
‘This is water flow… … .’
Arcane magic that the Blue Mage Tower boasts. Kangin Kim’s magic.
water flow.
The dreamy sight created by that magic.
‘If Kim Kang-in came, now… … .’
“young master! Wake up! young master!”
With the voice of a person who looks like Mr. Seokhyun.
‘not… … Even worse… … will be… … .’
I lost my mind.
* * *
Monster runaway incidents across the United States have been safely suppressed.
―There were hundreds of thousands of victims due to the monster runaway incident that took place over about 3 hours today.
No, it’s unreasonable to say that it was suppressed safely.
About 310,000 people died in 16 states, and millions were injured in this incident.
It is a huge number that can never be seen even if it was safely suppressed.
―Citizens are trembling with fear and anxiety due to the rampage of monsters all over the city.
This caused panic to spread like an epidemic across the United States.
It was natural. Hundreds of thousands of people have died in a state that prides itself on being the safest city in the world.
Not to mention, there was an attack by a herd of wyverns, including Black Bell Wyverns, in the US recently, so in a way, this was the order of the day.
―Amid the growing fear of citizens in an unknown situation. The government has announced that it will thoroughly investigate the cause of the incident.
The cause of this incident was treated as ‘unknown’ on the official ship.
Of course, this has not been officially announced. In fact, everyone in a high position knew that the cause of this incident was the ‘King of the Dark Mage’.
The reason for not disclosing this fact was that the superiors had judged that the fear of the Black Mage Tower could no longer be raised.
Even so, how would you disclose it?
Just by the appearance of the Black Mage King, the lord of the Black Mage Tower, the surrounding monsters caused a rampage and even became stronger.
Even Sophia Anechevri was there.
Hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of injuries occurred even though she, the world’s greatest wizard, stepped forward.
It was impossible to openly disclose such a fact.
Therefore, the US government and the International Terrorism Response Headquarters had no choice but to hide this information and disclose the cause of this monster rampage as ‘unknown’.
―For those who have been affected by this incident, there will be support at the national level… … .
As much as the story was hidden, of course, the story of the ‘The Feast’ transfer ceremony was not mentioned at all.
Even the death of The Fist and the appearance of the Dark Mage King were all hidden.
In order not to be suspicious, I turned people’s attention by talking about compensation and follow-up.
“Tsk.”
Tkish, who was watching the news, clicked his tongue in disapproval.
‘As expected, there is no mention of The Fist or the King of Dark Mage at all. Disgusting bastards.’
It’s really disgusting to see the idiots covering up the incident as they please.
Such an absurd world. It would be nice if it collapsed quickly.
‘I’m sorry to think about it again. If Sophia Anezefri had died, she would have been forced to disclose it. Then the majesty of the Black Mage Tower would have spread all over the world.’
Although the US government and the World Terrorism Headquarters have excellent media control, they are not all-powerful.
If Sophia Anezefri had been killed in this battle, surely this event would have been publicized.
If so, it would have been worth seeing. It’s too bad.
‘… … Why did the Dark Mage keep Sophia alive?’
From the end of the incident, T’Kish repeated the question he had been asking over and over again.
Why didn’t the Dark Mage King kill Sophia?
‘If I had decided to kill Sophia from the start, I could have dealt with The Fist much faster. No, not only The Fist, but other mage masters were also able to seize and deal with them.’
However, the Dark Mage King left the easy path and chose the difficult path.
He made the choice to save Sophia, and the battle dragged on for a long time.
The Feast’s processing was also delayed, and it left even the strongest aftermath.
Why did you make that choice?
It was something incomprehensible to Tkish’s common sense.
“why… … .”
It was when Tkish muttered the question out of his mouth.
thud!
The air in the room suddenly changed.
“Is it really a question that I didn’t kill Sophia Anechevri?”
“… … !”
Darkness shimmered before my eyes, and the Dark Mage King appeared.
There were no foreshadowings.
Just, in the blink of an eye, the empty space was filled with darkness.
“no!”
T’Kish quickly turned off the hologram transmission mode and knelt down.
“Can someone like me have doubts about the judgment of the Dark Mage King… … .”
The Dark Mage King cut off Tkish’s words.
“It is not a sin to have doubts.”
With his words, the surrounding darkness materialized and took the shape of the chair.
A dark and lofty shining throne.
Sitting on the throne, the Dark Mage King crossed his legs.
“How can a mere human know the will of God? What you can’t understand is natural. I understand everything.”
A mad word that calls himself a god.
“I will ask again. Are you wondering how I saved Sophia Anechevri?”
From T’Kish’s point of view, it might sound unpleasant at first glance, but T’Kish didn’t feel bad at all.
“yes.”
Rather, he seemed happy.
“I wonder.”
As if to worship his god, he bowed his head.
“If it’s not rude, could you share the wisdom of the Dark Mage King with me?”
As if waiting for the voice of God, with a reverent attitude.
T’Kish just waited and waited for the words of the Dark Mage King.
“good night.”
As if he liked the Dark Mage King, he replied with a small smile.
“The reason I kept Sophia Anechevri alive. It is because Sophia Anechevri must die of a curse.”
The Dark Mage King twitched his lips, remembering the time he fought Sofia Anechefri two hours ago.
“So Sophia Anezefri will be in my hands.”
The eyes of the Dark Mage King peering into the darkness were glistening with greed.
* * *
After passing out in an open raid arena.
“… … ?”
The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was a white ceiling and state-of-the-art medical equipment. And it was the face of an unexpected person.
“ah. You woke up.”
No, it’s lukewarm to describe it as an unexpected face.
“… … older brother?”
the enemy’s face.
Or should I put it as a disgusting face I never want to see again.
“I was very worried.”
Shin Ji-han.
“You have been asleep for two days. know?”
“… … .”
He wore a worried expression on his face.
It was such a perfect facial expression that even I, who knew Shin Ji-han’s bare face, could be fooled.
“Ha Yul-ah?”
Shin Ji-han looked at me with an even more worried expression.
“Sea. Look where the ha-yul is bad. nurse call… … .”
Shin Ji-han told Se-ah, who was sitting quietly next to her, to call a nurse.
“it’s okay.”
I stopped Shin Ji-han from saying that.
“It’s just, brother, I was very surprised that sister was here… … .”
Why are Shin Ji-han and Shin Se-ah in America?
I have only a feeling of uneasiness about something.
“I came for work. Then, I heard that you were hurt and came right away.”
“… … .”
What happened to the US at this time? It was a very sincere statement.
“But, I was lucky. To come just in time for you to wake up.”
Shin Ji-han smiled.
“I guess I’m lucky too.”
It was a very sweet smile.
“… … yes.”
In my eyes, I saw nothing but the shape of a monster.
