What Happens When The Second Male Lead Powers Up [EN]: Chapter 453

The Derelict Ship of the Abyss (2)

The 8th-grade combat mage’s secret technique, ‘Bolt from the Blue’!

“Close your eyes and cover your ears!”

-Rumble! Crash!

Uwaaaah! A terrifying lightning spell struck the wide room.

I pulled my hood down and wrapped Rophie up tightly.

The sharp, blue-white light flashed brightly beyond my eyelids before fading.

I carefully opened my eyes and looked around.

Dioph’s signature bright red magic circle was glowing like molten iron in a furnace.

Red mana rose like smoke from the tip of his staff. His static-filled blond hair shone white like a fluorescent light. Crackle, hiss…

“……Good heavens, it’s intact!”

-Nyaaah.

I was shocked.

Not only the spacious room but also the bizarre control panel and the front windows were without a single scratch.

Unable to believe it, I ran my hand over them several times.

They were a little warm, but that was it. The mansion really didn’t budge. The airship outside the window was the same. The mage waved his staff and clicked his tongue.

-Dududududatata!

“Tsk, I told you. It’s not just Madam Morhan’s magic! It’s a spell that countless sorcerers have cast over at least several decades!”

“……”

“The life force drawn is the power of the sacred object. I can’t do it alone!”

“Don’t say that. You must only think positively!”

I retorted quickly. Negative thoughts won’t help in this situation.

Of course, optimism doesn’t always lead to good results, but at least it doesn’t drain a person’s strength.

Our family has always tried to live optimistically.

If you believe and act in a positive way, new ideas will continue to come to mind, and sometimes that creates a decisive breakthrough.

‘Let’s go!’ and brainstorming are important.

-Tututututatatata!

“Let’s look at it as optimistically as possible. It’s okay if the result is absurd, so work hard and use your head!”

“I wonder! Do the Palace Lord and I have time for that?”

Huh? I felt a chill and turned to look at him.

Beyond his shoulder, across the wide-open vault door—

“There! Catch those guys!”

-Gugugugu……!

“Waaaaah!”

“There’s a very voluptuous older sister coming this way! Is that Madam Morhan?”

I turned pale in an instant.

A man who looked to be about thirty and a woman were rushing towards us.

There are only two of us here, why are so many coming?

There’s nothing to steal right now, this is really too much!

“Young Master, absolutely don’t let anyone in! I’ll take care of this somehow, so please block them to the end!”

“What? What are you going to do to break that?!”

“Something’s about to come to mind, so stop nitpicking and hurry!”

I slapped his pathetic back and pushed him towards the door.

Zhiiiiing! The Young Master gritted his teeth and deployed an attack magic circle, and I opened a huge sanctuary over his shield. Paaaah……!

-Nyaaaah.

“Okay, Rophie. I’ll do some hard calculating!”

The divine beast, with only its head sticking out from the robe, cried out at length.

Perhaps because the ether I ate and nourished when I was sick was mine, its eyes sparkled as it watched the golden energy.

I glanced at him and squeezed my eyes shut once before opening them. I slapped my cheek with one hand.

Get a grip, Yeo Seo Jeong.

How can we damage a building surrounded by layers of old spells from black mages?

There must be a weakness. It can’t be invincible.

Even Achilles had an Achilles heel!

-Nyaooo.

“I’m thinking. I’m going back to the beginning to think. I can’t just throw a little kid like you in there.”

-Kwaaaang! Kuwoong!

My shoulders shook with the tremendous noise. I rolled my eyes around.

The black mage in a nightgown, who appeared to be Madam Morhan, was waving her staff wildly in the distance, pouring out green attacks.

She didn’t seem at all embarrassed even after seeing my ether circle.

Rather, her expression was so blank that it felt a little dazed, and her will to smash anyone was firm.

I got goosebumps from her very mechanical movements.

I hurriedly turned my head, trying not to be intimidated.

-Kwagagang! Kagagang!

-Nyaaang.

“Rophie, wait.”

Let’s go back to the basics.

Magic is the use of mana that has been inherent in nature and the human body since the beginning, and it is recognized as a legitimate occupation and ability throughout the continent and the system.

On the other hand, black magic is a sorcery.

This is an illegal act that seeks extreme efficiency by consuming someone’s life force, and it is classified as a heinous crime because it can threaten the lives of citizens and minors.

And……

-Nyauoo, auoooo.

“Hahaha, are you cheering me on? You sound just like Tete.”

……Huh?

“Wait a minute.”
Tete? And Achilles heel?

-Kugugung!

“Hey, Heineken! Are you still far away?! Your circle isn’t breaking, but it’s being pushed back!”

“It’s okay! This divine power won’t lose anywhere!”

-Swaaaaa……!

Bright yellow ether soared like a fountain.

A golden cat resembling Rophie suddenly jumped out and threatened the group.

Some of the workers were horrified and fell on their butts.

Tete’s name was taken from Thetis, a sea nymph in Greek mythology. [In Greek mythology, Thetis was a sea nymph and the mother of the hero Achilles.]

She is famous as the mother of the hero Achilles.

Achilles became immortal thanks to his mother dipping him in the River Styx [a river in the underworld that granted invulnerability], but only his heel remained a permanent weakness.

This is because Thetis held her son’s foot and wet it with mysterious water, so that part was not wet.

“Can’t you surrender right now! Do you know whose house you dared to enter!”

“There is order in the black market!”

-Gugung! Kwakwakwa!

“Maybe.”

Maybe we can apply a similar logic to this mansion as Achilles’ heel.

If only everything goes according to my plan.

‘The life force drawn is the power of the sacred object.’

‘He is trapped in terrible darkness and cannot tell the difference. They are exploiting the life force of the sacred object.’

Those who exploit the life force of the sacred object and build an invincible fortress with it.

‘It’s okay. Balto will heal you.’

‘This sacred object has escaped. Avoiding humans, into the deep, dark earth.’

And the earth-attribute sacred object that became their foundation, ‘the spirit of Iran’.

-Meoooong.

Finally, Rophie is a fire-attribute divine beast.

That fire wins over earth was the most basic of the basics in ether attribute studies.

“That’s it! Young Master Klaut!”

I raised my head and called out to Dioph.

He was shooting fierce attacks out of the sanctuary, and he was horrified when he saw my beaming smile.

Hey, just listen to me!

“Rophie will help! You can do it if you combine your strength!”

“That guy and the cat?!”

“No, you and him!”

-Kugugung! Kwaang! Kwaang!

“You said you would do something about it!”

“Are you going to keep talking back? Who did you take after to not listen at once like this!”

Kwack! I grabbed and pulled his earlobe.

Whether it was the first time he had ever experienced such violence—of course—the Young Master was in silent shock and was dragged along.

The workers across the sanctuary were buzzing, but I didn’t care.

I quickly whispered the plan.

“They are plundering the life force of the sacred object, and that is the power of the earth attribute!”

“Who doesn’t know that! Keuk, won’t you let go of this?”

“What if we could burn the root of that corrupt mana?”

“What?”

Ruby-like eyes widened. I fired a machine gun even more secretly!

-Kagagak! Gugung!

“I learned that mana, like ether, has its own unique energy and color for each mage. For example, your mana is darker and sharper than Pilsner’s. Francois’ power is even light pink! I heard that they are not all the same power!”

“……”

“What if we could shake this place up for a moment using that? If Rophie’s sacred fire only burns the ‘life force’ that is the source of the rotten mana? Isn’t that theoretically possible?”

-Meouuu.

Then his eyes narrowed.

His face didn’t look like him at all, but that expression just now was similar to the Crown Prince, and I almost burst out laughing.

Rophie definitely wants to do it. So what’s your answer!

“……I hate to admit it, but ‘theoretically’ it might be possible, just like you said!”

“Awesome!”

I exclaimed and let go of his ear.

The Young Master made a grimace and rubbed his earlobe.

Then, he waved his staff to shake off the heat, and looked at the woman outside the circle.

I also glanced at her.

Morhan was a person with impressive curly hair and long, raised eyes.

-Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!

“That woman is similar to you. She’s not in her right mind in any way!”

“Have you said everything?”

“There won’t be even a second to spare!”

-Kakakakakang!

A noise like scratching a chalkboard scraped past the circle.

I frowned and looked up at him.

“I don’t know how strong that divine beast is, but it will take an incredibly powerful ether to scatter this much black magic even for a moment!”

“It’s okay because I’m here!”

“The problem is over there!”

He pointed to one place, almost shouting.

The group of black mages in the hallway, almost half swept away, could be seen.

They were deliberately pouring attacks only from outside the sanctuary range, and they never approached even when I deliberately reduced the radius of the circle.

They are on guard with their whole bodies on edge, not knowing when I will expand the circle and give a ‘revelation’.

But now they stopped attacking and were rummaging through a large bag, looking for something.

Instantly, an ominous feeling grazed my neck.

Oh, the typical method of guys fighting with priests has come out. I don’t even have to look!

“Damn it, it must be a sleeping pill. I’m sure of it!”

“Can you handle it? Do you know how reckless your plan is?!”

Of course, I know.

The plan is that if I pour a large amount of ether into Rophie, the divine beast with tiger-like energy will rush to the front window, and at the moment when there is a gap in the black magic, the mage will strike with lightning.

In the meantime, we have virtually no defense.

If the sleeping pill is strong, I will fall asleep in the blink of an eye!

“I’ll try to be as agile as possible! There’s nowhere to retreat anyway!”

At the same time as answering, I started feeding ether to Rophie.

I could feel the divine beast drinking in strength like a baby drinking powdered milk.

Meanwhile, the black mage in the hallway lit a few candles as big as Cedric the Crown Prince’s forearm.

The shape of the candlestick, which resembled a bat, was unusual.

If I inhale that, I will definitely pass out. I guess I’ll sleep for about fourteen hours.

-Hwaaaaa……!

Then, a disgusting greenish smoke rose from the other side of the hallway.

About ten servants were fanning diligently, using their hands and collars.

A subtle floral scent seemed to be lingering in the air.

I quickly covered my mouth and nose with my sleeve and gritted my teeth.

No matter how I think about it, this is too sneaky a method. It’s really the most despicable!

-Nyaaaak.

“Oh, did you eat it all? Let’s see. Is your tummy full? You’re a baby, so you must be full soon?”

This is a disaster. I’m already a little dizzy from how strong the medicine is.

I stroked Rophie’s round and warm belly, and quickly put him on the floor.

The divine beast opened its small mouth.

-Haaaaak!

-Hwareureureuk! Hwareureureu—!

Then, a huge flame spread out, filling one side of the room!

The hot wall of fire momentarily acted as a tall door, burning all the sleeping smoke in the air.

Wow, that was a surprise!

“Thank you, Rophie! I feel a little better for a moment!”

-Krrrreureung! Krreureoreo!

Jumping! And Rophie’s clone that appeared over the pillar of fire—a magnificent lion-shaped flame roared bravely.

I hurriedly took out cold water from my bag and drank it, and poured the remaining half over my head.

It may seem a bit foolish, but I didn’t want to recreate what I experienced in the salt swamp.

I had no choice if I wanted to maintain a clear mind for as long as possible!

-Krrrreureureu……!

Meanwhile, the flame lion was rolling on the floor with one front paw, waiting for my signal.

I hurriedly rubbed under my glasses with my hand and turned to look at Dioph.

Our eyes met briefly.

There’s no more to measure. [No more time to hesitate.]

“Rophie, now!”

-Nyaaaaang!

-Krreureoeong!

Taat! And everything was captured in my vision as if in slow motion.

First, the cat divine beast flew bravely into the air,

Following him, the burning lion raised its sharp claws towards the front window,

Hwareureureuk! The very moment the hot sacred fire permeated the green glass,

-Tiriring……!

A subtle vibration rippled across the surface that no one would know unless they looked very closely.

But the combat mage did not miss that moment.

He confirmed that my sanctuary was not shaking, and then moved his arms greatly as if directing something and waved his staff—

-Flash!

-Rumble! Kwakwakwakwang!

Clang clang, clang clang! Finally, all the front windows shattered noisily.

I opened my eyes wide, stretched out my arms, and shouted.

“Rophie! Bite that airship off!”