Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 59

‘I had a backup plan for when the shield broke.’

It’s just that I didn’t have a chance to use it at the harbor.

The mountain-like man’s attacks weren’t just meant to break the shield; they were powerful enough to bury me alive.

Evading the attacks was more urgent than rotating the shield.

Eventually, Mount, unable to break through my shield, quickly checked his escape route and moved.

Only then could I properly see the weapon he was holding.

It wasn’t a blade, but a long, awl-like spike resembling a drill.

Blue magical light leaked from between the slowly rotating blades.

Woo-oong…!!

Could he pierce the shield so quickly because he was wielding a weapon focused on penetration?

It was also clear that Mount was highly skilled in handling such an unusual weapon.

However, after his initial surprise attack failed, I had no intention of giving him a second chance.

“…….Tch.”

Watching Mount retreat with a click of his tongue, I lowered my magic and swung it.

Crack, crack, crack…!!

The ground beneath me instantly froze, creating a white ice rink, and a wave of blue lightning swept across it.

Three foxes that sprang from my hand resonated fiercely, creating a net of lightning to restrict Mount’s movement, while my support magic with my revolver filled the gaps.

Ta-ta-ta-tang!!

Even though firearms aren’t very effective against superhumans, the situation changes if you accumulate damage by stacking support magic with each shot.

Blood splattered from Mount’s thigh, which had been grazed by the lightning net on the slippery ice.

The moment a crack appeared in his usually calm expression.

Kwaaaang!!

A white object that appeared in the air broke the ice rink I had created and landed directly on the ground.

I, who was gathering my magic to respond immediately, stopped moving when I saw it.

The appearance of the white object Trisha was riding was so bizarre it was hard to comprehend.

It looked like a deer, but instead of skin, only bones remained, rattling.

Trisha, riding on something that was hard to call a living creature, looked down at me and emitted murderous magic.

“Do you think a blueprint just pops out of my pocket when you ask for it? You son of a bitch, let’s fight until someone dies!!”

More than ten threads spread from her hands, sticking to the skeletal deer, and soon the deer began to run towards me.

Du-du-du-du!!

The speed, as well as the weight felt from afar, was extraordinary.

Although it was smaller than the old car from before, the pressure it exerted was even greater.

I had no intention of just watching either.

I pulled out [Gravity Bind], hooked it on the deer’s front leg, and pulled.

Whoosh!!

As expected, the deer’s weight was so heavy that its movement slowed down noticeably as soon as it was bound by the gravity whip.

Trisha seemed to grit her teeth, as if she didn’t expect her movement to be hindered by a single spell, but the situation didn’t change.

I could feel the deer’s struggle to desperately run forward, dig into the ground, and ram into me.

I had a rough idea of why Trisha was being so aggressive.

Manipulation-type magic generally requires very precise skills, so the magic can be interrupted if the external environment changes even slightly.

Trisha’s intention was to cut off my magic entirely and end the battle by putting pressure on me head-on.

However, that was a tactic that could only work under the premise that I was a manipulation-type mage like her.

And in the opposite case, it was a formula that could be applied to Trisha herself.

If they had come this close, there was no need to wait any longer.

I stretched out my magic as if to seize the space and twisted all the magic threads that Trisha had extended.

Magical interference used against mages.

Crack, crack, crack!!

As expected, it wasn’t difficult to interfere with manipulation-type magic, which requires delicate control and directly affects the magic implementation, where the magic threads were exposed.

Thump, thump, thump!!

The white skeletal deer collapsed like a puppet that had lost its joints as the manipulation magic was released.

Even Trisha’s eyes were filled with disbelief as she watched the countless pieces of bone collapsing.

From the moment it lost its mobility, there was no chance of a battle.

I raised my magic and planted three bolts of lightning, then fiercely swung my five fingers.

The magic threads that flashed between my knuckles sparkled in the night air.

At the same time, Trisha’s car, which had been pushed back by the first collision, flashed its headlights and drove straight into its collapsing owner.

Kwaaaang!!

“Kuh-euk…!!”

Although she groaned in pain, Trisha’s complexion seemed fine even after allowing the impact of a car weighing well over a ton.

The moment the skeletal deer collapsed, she used manipulation magic to quickly turn the bone fragments into a huge bone shield to cushion the impact.

My eyebrows twitched as I confirmed her swift and delicate magic manipulation ability.

It was the first time I had failed to land a follow-up attack even after using magic interference.

That was proof that Trisha’s magic control and ability to handle situations were outstanding.

I, who had raised my vigilance to the maximum, immediately pulled out my revolver from my waist and pulled the trigger.

[Aim Correction]

[Firing Acceleration]

[Rapid Fire Enhancement]

Ta-ta-ta-ta-tang!!

Six bullets fired in rapid succession, emptying a magazine of the revolver.

However, Mount, who had quickly rushed forward and blocked Trisha, blocked half of them, and the other half lost their power and hid behind the collapsed bone shield to avoid the damage.

“……..”

Just by watching their perfect teamwork, I could tell.

They were skilled. They were veterans, the likes of which were rarely seen among freelancers.

I opened the cylinder and slowly loaded the bullets while staring at my opponents.

The two of them, who had realized that I was no ordinary mage, were also staring at me with sharp eyes.

“Trisha, focus.”

Mount said, slowly catching his breath.

“That guy, he’s a monster.”

“Damn it….. I know.”

Trisha, who wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, said in a trembling voice.

“We have to kill him here. We can’t run away twice.”

“……Okay.”

Mount answered briefly and slowly stepped forward.

Trisha, who had spread her magic threads widely, naturally began to assemble the collapsed bone fragments behind him to create something.

Woo-oong!!!

In response, I also slowly rotated my magic again.

‘……It reminds me of my time at the pharmaceutical company.’

Two against one, with a front and rear guard.

The situation was the same, but the difference in the level of the opponents was clear.

However, my mind was still working coldly.

‘I’ve used magic interference once, so they won’t be easily caught the second time. But it’s not like there’s no way.’

My magic, which had spread out widely, quickly scanned the surroundings and found the most efficient and deadly tactic in this situation.

‘Kill one, capture one. The important thing is timing.’

As soon as I finished thinking, the two of them moved first.

As Mount sprinted forward, Trisha’s hands began to move busily in all directions.

A huge bone spear that suddenly appeared behind her was fired at me.

Crack, crack, crack!!

Before I could react, it spread out like an umbrella, fixing itself to the ground and forming a bone fence, restricting movement.

And as Mount’s magic, which had accurately set its target, surged violently, the awl-like blade he was holding began to spin madly.

Madang

Weeeeeeeing…!!!

Mount’s upper body, which had reversed the blade, was greatly bent backward.

The bent upper body sprang up powerfully like a spring, and a blue beam of light shot out from the end of his arm, which had been swung, leaving only an afterimage, and rushed towards me.

Swaaaaaaak!!

And I, who was accurately reading the timing with my magic sense, immediately slammed my magic down below my feet.

[Upper Ground]

The ground I was standing on rose straight up.

Kugugugugu!!!

The spear that Mount had thrown with all his might cut through the air in vain, and the bone prison that Trisha had delicately manipulated lost its support and collapsed.

I, who had shattered their plans with a single spell, raised my magic in succession.

I pressed it into my hand.

A powerful image became an intangible will, turning into a light that illuminated the night sky.

A blue flash of lightning that shattered the moment struck down.

[Thunder Calling]

Kwaaaaaang!!!

Trisha couldn’t avoid it.

The destructive power, visibility, and attention were all powerful enough to take a person’s soul away.

However, it was a fire magic that was easy to lose out on if used incorrectly, as there was some foreshadowing just before casting and it forcibly grabbed attention.

That’s why I had always distinguished the moment to use this magic and swung it.

To finish off a battle that was already over.

Or in a moment of fierce battle that determined victory.

Just like now, it was a blow to grab attention.

Fzzzzzzzzzz!!

“Kuh-euh-euh-euh-euh!!!”

Mount, who was looking up at me from afar, suddenly began to tremble and scream in pain.

He, who had never been seriously injured by the lightning net using three electric foxes, began to tremble on the floor like an electrocuted animal, even though my magic hadn’t even touched him.

A very faint magic thread was stuck to his neck, and it was emitting the [Bolt] magic that I was sending out with its original power.

At the same time as turning their attention with [Thunder Calling], I succeeded in subduing Mount by directly attaching a bolt to a single magic thread I had pulled out.

“Ugh…!!! This, you…!! Ugh!!”

Only then did Mount notice the magic thread that was stuck to his body and struggled, but I instead pulled out an impact magic and slammed it into the back of his head.

Kwaaaang!!

Only after confirming that Mount was foaming at the mouth and rolling his eyes did I slowly calm the magic I had been emitting in all directions.

“Hoo….”

I slowly approached the fallen Mount, turned his body over with my foot, and rummaged through his belongings.

Some crumpled bills. A few consumable artifacts that seemed useful in various situations. A small dagger and a sleek pistol.

It was a typical, yet not unusual, set of items for a freelancer to carry around.

Even after searching all his pockets and even his shoes, only one more strange nutritional supplement came out.

“…Did I guess wrong?”

I thought that if the blueprint was hidden, it would be with Mount, since he showed signs of letting the mage step forward instead of the vanguard, but it seemed like I had overthought it.

I was half-convinced of that, so I deliberately tried not to use excessive magic on Mount… Was it unnecessary effort?

Now that it had come to this, I had no choice but to ask Trisha, who had been hit by Thunder Calling.

Fortunately, Trisha had somehow survived the lightning strike that I had dropped.

As soon as she saw the foreshadowing of the lightning strike, she dismantled the steel bars lying on the floor and created a lightning rod in the air to disperse the destructive power of the lightning strike.

Of course, if I hadn’t let go of my control to capture Mount alive, she would have turned to ashes along with the lightning rod, but as a result, her improvisation had worked.

She was alive because she couldn’t die, but it could be said that she had managed to avoid death.

“Cough…!!”

Although she was a mixed-blood, it was a powerful force that could melt the head of a werewolf with a single attack.

No matter how much she dispersed the power by creating a lightning rod, it was impossible to come back alive unscathed even if it was weakened like that.

As if to reveal that fact, Trisha’s whole body was a mess.