Drug-Eating Genius Mage

약먹는 천재마법사 896화

Eyes that see fate (32)

“Attendant Evan Martinez. A foreign wizard who has cooperated with the Blues for a long time.”

Balkan City Government Central Council. Disaster Management Agency Emergency Planning Committee Emergency Meeting Building.

A centaur in the shape of a half-man, half-horse was standing in front of a huge podium and giving a briefing.

Sitting in front of them were elite mages from various magic towers who had been invited by the Central Council for this task.

They are strong people who have mastered magic theory at a high enough level to form a family and the hierarchy appropriate to it.

Even though the hierarchy has already been completed, there are some who remain in the tower and aim to become the successor.

This proves that magic towers across the continent are taking the current situation seriously.

“The magic used is flame magic. It is presumed to be an improved technique of the Blader Magic Tower’s vision, and it appears to have already exceeded the limit in terms of amplification rate.”

The upper body has the appearance of a handsome young man, but the lower body is an imposing figure with the body and legs of a gigantic horse.

The voice that came out was very quiet and neat, but it was still clearly audible to every corner of this noisy castle.

“It was the Philenom Dominion that began its official activities, and it was the one who put drug lord Dominic Cavarro into an unconscious coma at the time.”

The words of the young man as he fluttered through the paper continued as if in step with his horse’s hooves.

“The final winner of the Hanghasa Labyrinth race. In the process, he was also one of the very few people who witnessed the death of Jindun the Ascendant.”

“Uhm….”

“The last time he was seen was during a rebellion in the Far East branch of the church. “There was a conflict between the Blue Eye and the Church on an island in the sea, and in the process-”

The young man paused slightly, then opened his mouth with a rare expression of great interest.

“It is presumed that he made a decisive contribution to subduing the 10 apostles of the church, Amrita Fraubel.”

“….”

For a moment, there was silence among the wizards.

The Order of Guido. The extreme power of the fanatics who boast the strongest size and power on the continent.

That’s because the wizards in the tower didn’t know what it meant to kill an elite apostle worth a single digit.

“Slayer of apostles… Is that even possible?”

“Since the Holy War, there has never been an official record of an apostle being subjugated, right?”

“Strictly speaking, it is not an officially recorded record. “Both the Blue Eye and the church officially deny what happened at the time.”

The centaur answered calmly.

“However, it is a series of trends collected from research institutes and magic towers belonging to the Northern Continent. And the strange level of hostility towards Evan Martinez that is occasionally mentioned within the church… I am only making a rough guess based on these two pieces of information.”

“….”

“The 10 Apostles Amrita are masters of the Apostolic Art who made unrealistically great contributions to the cult’s centralized war effort. “It is probably not a coincidence that such a being disappeared overnight.”

In response to the calm young man’s words, one of the wizards who was listening in silence asked.

“Can we say that is Lara Valley’s official opinion?”

“Is this something I need to take responsibility for?”

The young man asked that question and answered quietly, closing his eyes.

“Then let’s call it Elderwood, not Lara Valley. “My identity is closer to that than to the plant city.”

“….”

Rather than protesting against words aimed at putting pressure on him, he calmly accepts them.

The other magicians sitting next to him scolded the frowning wizard.

“Hi Deb. Let’s get there. “What’s the point in forcing this method on them?”

“I agree. In many ways, they have different standards from humans. Rather, it is more surprising that you responded to this matter.”

The plant city of Lara Valley and the sacred place, Elderwood, located at its center. And countless strange creatures living there.

However, it is no coincidence that they were not mentioned for a long time in the secret history of a continent full of confusion.

Most of the members of the plant city, which had completely cultivated the edge of the continent as their own territory, were literally people with a spirit close to that of plants.

It’s not that they are reluctant or dislike change, but rather they perceive the concept of change itself completely differently.

Since it has a plant-like mind that spends its life staying in one place from birth to death, its behavioral principle is not based on mutual understanding.

There is no clear standard for why they move and communicate, but what is known is that they demonstrate exceptional abilities in specific fields.

“I appreciate the consideration of the human species, but there is no need for it.”

However, the centaur responded without blinking at the wizards’ criticism.

“As I am in charge of communicating with the outside world, I myself properly understand and recognize the standards of the body.”

“That response itself doesn’t sound very convincing….”

“Let’s turn the story around.”

The young man said, returning to the main topic without blinking.

“The reason there were no official killers of apostles after the end of the Holy War was because the end of the apostles was mostly recorded as self-destruction consumed by mania.”

“….”

“Rather than saying that there was no opponent, it is more correct to judge that there was no opponent that could be killed before the spirit of the apostle, who sensed death, fell into madness. and-”

The centaur who said that immediately turned towards the image projected through the huge prism.

The other wizards also understood the meaning of the silence and looked away with strange expressions.

“Does this mean that the flame magician is a monster who has achieved such inaction…?”

However, is it possible for a flame magician who needs to warm up to kill an apostle in such a short time?

Regardless of his reputation, Evan Martinez’s actions are more contradictory than the common sense of the tower mages.

However, any skepticism the wizards had seemed to disappear the moment they witnessed the battle unfolding beyond the screen.

* * *

City government central council emergency response committee meeting building.

Doo doo doo doo!!!

Dozens of videos are displayed in the air above a huge, elaborately carved prism, depicting a battle taking place on the outskirts of the city.

Although the recording device still does not work and is broken, it is sufficient to view the video transmitted in real time.

A variety of magical powers and intentions collided and exploded, and the wizard, whose entire body was engulfed in flames, moved at incredible speed.

It swings the fire cloud that covers an area of hundreds of meters like limbs and strikes like crazy at the lightning bolt that has landed on the ground.

“Unbelievable….”

Kurrrrr!!!

In the overflowing flames, he clenched his fists and rushed towards them, narrowing the distance.

The flames caused by his feet spread tens of meters in all directions, burning his land.

The firepower and scale were so overwhelming that the complexions of the wizards watching turned pale.

Every time the magical energy that collided like a clap rubbed and spread across the space, the surrounding buildings fell and melted like dominoes.

Kwagwagwagwagwagwang!!

The waiting operators read the battle information observed through the video in trembling voices.

“Battle starts 4 minutes and 17 seconds. “36% of the urban area defined as a battlefield was completely destroyed.”

“Horsepower cannot be measured. The maximum chant deployment speed is 0.34 seconds. Horsepower yield 1335%!!”

“There are more than 30 types of chanting that can be observed. Adding up the number of overlaps, more than 200 types of techniques are being implemented and maintained simultaneously…!!”

“Achilles’ surgical analysis system has reached its limit. Confirmation of issuing the 4th warning.”

“If you do not completely format the information so far, you will enter an unobservable state within the next 14 seconds!!”

One of the wizards who was staring at the screen, unable to breathe, muttered quietly.

“…is this happening in reality now?”

Someone muttered something absent-mindedly, and everyone agreed without answering.

A fight between two wizards who transcended hierarchy and reached the level of great wizards.

A battlefield where monsters spanning the entire city clash with all their might.

Evidence unfolds before your eyes that the power of the two wizards, wielded without concern for the repercussions around them, has reached a mythical level.

Everyone gathered here will probably never forget the scene that is engraved in their eyes until the moment they die.

However, even such sentiments quickly disappear as they are swept away by the explosively changing flow of the battlefield.

Wow!!

Evan is concentrating on manipulating and swinging the flames around him without any special weapons or chanting.

At every moment of accelerating to close the distance, bouncing around the city, and changing directions, dozens of magics are revealed after the chanting.

Kiiiiing!!!

The moment you trace the air with your fingertip, a magic circle of a complex shape materializes.

Dozens of huge fireballs fell from the sky, and hot fire swords rushed from the ground.

Purple flames split behind the lightning and turned into a wall, and a fiery ember distorted like noise exploded overhead.

Kugwagwagwagwagwa!!!

“Oh oh…!!”

“Huh, huh…!!”

And the wizards of the Magic Tower were looking up at the series of battles taking place beyond the screen, unable to speak properly.

Even wizards who had already reached a level where they could form a family could not even react properly to the exchange of attack and defense that had just occurred.

Like a living volcano, it erupts flames all over its body, spewing out lava and flames as if it were breathing, pressing down on all directions.

A fierce battle in which the ground and structures cannot withstand each time dozens of spells are struck, constantly changing positions with each attack and defense.

Even the screen transmitted using satellite cameras and state-of-the-art tracking equipment cannot keep up with the speed, and can only barely catch up with the movement line.

“How on earth…!!”

“No, it shouldn’t have been like this…!!”

With my bloodshot eyes fixed on the screen, I absentmindedly follow the moment when the flow of battle changes.

Unable to express proper admiration with his mouth, he stumbles like a broken machine and lets out incomprehensible groans.

“How is the fight going now?!”

“I need an explanation!!”

The lawmakers, who sensed that something decisive had changed in the wizards’ reactions, immediately asked questions.

Unlike the mages who received briefings as soon as they arrived, the lawmakers who had finished their briefing were first concentrating on the battle.

However, even after hearing the lawmakers’ questions, most wizards were unable to respond properly because their eyes were focused on the screen.

The moment when the lawmakers raised their hands in a situation where all the high-ranking wizards brought in for advice had failed.

“I am astonished by the way the techniques are used, as well as the structure of the fight.”

An older man in a suit in the front row answered with a wry smile.

“Method?”

“Those wizards, since the first conflict until now, they have skipped almost no process.”

As the man said that, he smoothed the collar of his shirt with an expression of frustration.

Except for wearing a badge in the shape of a thunderbolt symbolizing the Torburn Magic Tower, he looks closer to a businessman than a wizard.

“Beopjin, hand seals, incantations and chanting. “Even in the midst of this tense battle, most of the processes are being carried out without any omission.”

“Does that… make sense?”

A magician who has reached a certain level of skill basically omits the process when using magic.

Even though a slight decrease in power is unavoidable, it is very important to quickly extract magic when needed.

“Today I found out for the first time that this was possible, but…”

The man said, looking away as if he found it hard to believe.

“A wizard named Evan Martinez. He is making every movement he makes function as a hand gesture and a chant.”

“….”

“Every moment of closing the distance and engaging in close combat is part of chanting. “Beyond the level of mastery of martial arts, the entire martial arts was processed to fit the style of martial arts.”

“That can’t be possible….”

Can swinging a fist and running replace a hand sign or a chant?

Among the council members, there were some who were skilled in magic or magic, so I could understand how unrealistic those words were.

Magic or techniques are not powers that can easily replace such a specific process.

A miracle of delicately calculating laws and processes, assembling magic power according to intention, and implementing it into reality.

For some, the reality is that it is like a tool that can be modified and wielded at will during a fight.

“This is probably the most surprising thing in the eyes of other wizards. In fact, there may be a much higher-level battle going on than this…”

The man said with a self-deprecating smile.

“Because we can’t see that far with our eyes.”

“….”

“With all processes implemented, chanting efficiency does not decrease, and the remaining magical energy is used for new chanting. “If the power that runs rampant on the battlefield after the change in nature cannot escape and just accumulates-”

The man, who had stepped back slightly from the screen, nodded his head.

“Even large-scale magic that requires preheating can be instantly unleashed.”

[Manhong]

At that moment, a ball of flame so large that it could not be captured on screen crashed into the middle of the city.

The moment the small sun, which was equivalent to a dozen buildings, fell in the middle of the city, the ground that had been melting endlessly caved in.

At the same time, everything around the intersection where the sun was embodied turned into a handful of ash and began to scatter into the sky.

Kwaaaaaaaa!!!!

The appearance of the sun, so powerful that the battlefield, which was constantly raging, fell into a lull for an instant.

In the aftermath, dozens of screens that were being broadcast were damaged at the same time, emitting pitch-black noise.

“Change the camera quickly!! “What are you doing!”

“You can’t miss it even for a moment. “Keep all spare screens on standby!!”

The operators and wizards belatedly came to their senses due to the lawmakers’ criticism, and quickly cooperated to create a new screen.

An observation system that does not only use the latest magic engineering equipment, but also borrows artifacts and techniques from the Magic Tower.

Faaah!!

This is a downtown area where dozens of buildings would normally be lined up in a row.

But now, due to the residual heat from the sun that fell on its center, it has melted and broken like a piece of taffy and is full of only rubble.

In the center of a forest of strange structures where high-rise buildings had collapsed and collapsed, two wizards stood facing each other.

“Huh, did it stop?!”

“Did you quit? “Why?”

At that moment, the tower’s wizards and council members belatedly realized the situation and were mumbling one by one.

Someone muttered quietly behind the Thorburn wizard.

“There is no process.”

“what?”

A young woman with platinum-blond hair in a braid sat back in a chair and raised her head.

Clarice Richellen, a member of Sinclair Magic Tower, spoke without paying attention to the pouring gaze.

“We fight without omitting any process, but there is no process for fastness.”

“….”

“The combination of physical techniques and techniques used by Cheonbeon is more perfect than any alternative process I have seen. “To the extent that it could possibly become a new concept in martial arts combat…”

When Clarisse’s eyes turn to the other wizards, she avoids their gaze as if they had made a promise.

This is probably because they too were watching this battle and thinking exactly the same thing as Clarice.

But what Clarisse was trying to point out was not such trivial facts.

“But the magic used by Lightning has no cause. There is no principle, law, or origin in sight. “I don’t feel anything.”

What the wizards gathered here were impressed by was the hundreds of chants that the two wizards planned and output.

It has explosive firepower that goes beyond the limits of its species, and the idea of realizing all that magic without skipping any process.

Among them, the alternative process through martial arts shown by Evan Martinez came as a huge shock even to the elite mages of the Magic Tower.

Beyond the fact that such a thing is possible, just witnessing the result of being able to use it to fight on equal footing with an 8th rank archmage is nothing short of a huge revolution.

A battle between wizards that has been studied until now. A historical site that could be used to rewrite the concept of martial arts combat using high-speed chanting.

However, unlike Evan, no one was able to figure out how Lightning was able to chant during battle without skipping the process.

Although the result itself clearly reproduces the process, the speed is almost like a dance, an unrealistic technique.

“Compared to the martial arts shown by Cheonbeon, Gyeonnoe only repeatedly performs movements that are limited to the minimum. It is probably a definite fact that you are not feeling well. but….”

Clarice’s eyes, silently staring at the screen, calmed down for an instant.

“I think it’s already been decided which side should draw their card first.”

“…wait for a sec.”

The wizards, who understood the meaning of those words, suddenly turned their gaze.

“If I were to draw a new card at this point, that would be-”

At that moment, Evan spread his right hand to the side beyond the screen.

A light movement that seems to roughly draw the air to the side without any sign.

With that alone, six flame cores pierced through heaven and earth and gathered at Evan’s fingertips.

A deadly secret that compresses the magic augmentation obtained by burning the city into one space and time.

“no way…!!!”

“Are you planning on taking it out?!”

The moment when everyone realized the meaning and jumped up from their seats.

Evan was the first to spit out the words.

“Magnetic field development.”

Full bloom.

Cheonhwamanlihyang (天花萬里香).