Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 69

“Punishment? You pig, you don’t know this world very well.”

“……Y-YIK!!”

The imposing image of a bear that appeared behind Beck seemed to sneer down at him.

His incredible strength allowed him to stop the hammer’s head with his thin, long arms.

Beck, his red eyes burning with rage, said,

“That’s something no one else can give you but yourself.”

CRACKLE!!!

The hammer’s head, made of thick steel, began to crumple under Beck’s grip.

Only then did Haiser’s face turn pale, and he frantically tried to pull the hammer out, but it was already too late.

Agria and the other mages noticed the anomaly and immediately unleashed their firepower, but it was useless.

Beck took a step forward, breaking the railroad tracks that had been restraining him, and shoved the hammerhead into Haiser’s left shoulder.

BLOODSHED

KWAAANG!!!

Blood splattered amidst the chaos of blue lasers.

“Kuh…!!”

Haiser collapsed, clutching his chest with a look of utter shock.

The hammer handle he had been wielding just moments ago was now piercing his shoulder, sticking out the other side.

Glug, glug…!

Fresh red blood dripped down the handle.

As Haiser stared blankly at the red droplets, Beck kicked the hammerhead hard with his boot.

CRACKLE!!

The hammer handle embedded in his chest shook violently, digging deeper into Haiser’s flesh, and he let out a painful scream.

With just two moves, Beck had neutralized Haiser, and his cold spear was now aimed at his thick neck.

But just before that, a cigarette butt flew in at high speed from somewhere, catching Beck’s attention.

[Turn Blaze]

WHOOSH!!

The faint ember at the end of the cigarette butt exploded, expanding into a huge flame that engulfed Beck’s face.

Taken aback by the unexpected attack, Beck hesitated, and the other team members, understanding Lennox’s intention, moved quickly to save Haiser.

SWISH!

Agria fired a laser at Beck’s chest, Zodd desperately tried to draw his attention, and Keini quickly supported Haiser and disappeared.

However, even in the midst of all that, Beck reacted, and Zodd, who had exposed his flank to Beck’s whip-like kick, was sent crashing to the ground.

THUD!

“Kahaak…!!”

Zodd, who had paid the price for allowing a single attack, was covered in blood and convulsing wildly on the ground.

The pain had pushed him beyond his limits, causing him to lose his mind and panic.

His skillful spear techniques, utilizing his long limbs to the fullest, and his overwhelming reach.

The spear shaft and kicks that whipped in like a lash were so powerful and brutal that they couldn’t be allowed even once.

Not wanting to repeat the same mistake, Beck didn’t even bother to shake off the flames on his body and slammed his long spear down on Zodd.

He was well aware that killing even one more person would greatly increase his chances of winning.

Lennox hastily deployed a shield to block Zodd, but it was not enough.

Beck Clinton’s spear shaft, which could shatter a thin barrier with a flick of his wrist, fell like a mace.

Just before his head was crushed, Agria rushed in and blocked Beck’s attack again.

WHOOSH!!!

The world distorted.

Blue magical light flickered, and shockwaves spread in all directions, sweeping the ground clean.

Her two outstretched hands had somehow turned into white metal panels, absorbing the shock from Beck’s attacks.

As a result, both of her arms were mangled beyond recognition, but she had succeeded in saving Zodd once again.

Beck Clinton, looking down at her as she trembled with gritted teeth, wore a cold sneer.

“You piece of scrap metal… It seems like all sorts of bugs are starting to swarm when things don’t go my way.”

“………”

Agria didn’t answer. Instead, she simply looked down at her own two arms.

Considering that she belonged to Cybrid Echo, her mechanical arms were just products of magical engineering that could be replaced.

But even so, Agria’s face was filled with an unknown sense of regret.

Beck, remembering the emotion in her gaze, raised his spear to pierce through the two standing side by side.

“Step back.”

A wave of blue lightning poured down from the sky like rain.

CRACKLE!!!

Even though the power of each individual bolt wasn’t very threatening to Beck, if he were to allow that much firepower in a barrage, the aftermath would be significant.

As Beck retreated slightly, Lennox moved.

WHOOSH…!!

Lennox, placing his hand on Zodd’s shoulder as he trembled on the ground, stepped forward as if to shield him.

Zodd’s sharp judgment and excellent intervention skills were commendable, but on the other hand, it also meant that he was the most ordinary and unremarkable member of the team.

He had been walking a tightrope, trying not to cross the line while trying to inflict damage on Beck, but in the process of buying time to save Haiser, he had inadvertently tried to do more than he was capable of.

“………”

Agria, who had lost both her arms, looked up at Lennox with a complex expression.

Lennox could also guess the meaning behind that gaze to some extent.

The reason why she, who had been focused on rear support, suddenly jumped forward to protect a teammate she had never met before.

It must have been a desperate attempt to make up for the flaw she had shown to Lennox in the previous operation.

Lennox knew very well that she wasn’t the kind of person who would risk her life to save a teammate she had just met.

But what did it matter?

As a result, Agria and the other team members had done their best, whether willingly or not, according to Lennox’s will.

No, they had bought him more time than he had expected.

Enough for him to achieve what he wanted.

“Keini, take the other team members and move far back.”

There was no answer.

Only the sound of the wind whistling past his ears and the sound of two presences disappearing behind him could be heard.

As a result, she hadn’t suffered any injuries during the mission, but Lennox had no intention of criticizing her clever stance.

There had to be at least one person who looked after their own safety, so that the aftermath could be dealt with like this.

KWAAANG!!

Only then did Beck, who had slowly deflected the floating currents in the air, approach and look down at Lennox from his high vantage point.

The image of a turtle slowly floating behind him.

That must be the battle method of warriors who bestow the spirits of their ancestors upon themselves [a technique where warriors channel the power of their ancestors].

And the fact that there was a traitor using the same technique in the first operation that Dyke had conducted was no coincidence either.

Beck, staring at Lennox for a moment, shook his head and said,

“I thought you smelled familiar to the boss… You’re a lightning mage.”

“……..”

When Lennox openly ignored him, a murderous smile appeared on Beck’s lips.

“You better look forward to it. After I break all your limbs, I’m going to take out your intestines one by one and show them to you right in front of your eyes. You little brat….”

There was no need to hear any more.

Even the time to listen to nonsense was a waste.

He pulled out his magic as if bouncing it back and slammed it into the image he had built within.

[Lightning Bound]

CRACKLE!!!

At that moment, a huge sphere of lightning appeared in front of Beck and exploded, and at the same time, hundreds of strands of lightning swept in all directions.

KWAAANG!!

The ground near the train station exploded, and fragments of rusty railroad tracks flew everywhere.

A broken traffic light in the distance swayed and then crashed to the ground, unable to withstand the vibrations.

WHOOSH!!

The image of a bear rushed towards Lennox through the storm of blue lightning.

He swung his long limbs in all directions, quickly closing the distance, and took a step forward, swinging his spear diagonally.

The ground was crushed the moment he stepped forward, and the air distorted every time he swung his arm, with strange forces wrapping around his limbs.

A display of unbelievable power created solely by pure strength.

The power to shatter Lennox’s shield head-on was comparable to the explosive force of an anti-tank weapon.

If he were hit directly, it wouldn’t be strange for the shield to shatter like glass, just like before.

But the result was completely different from before.

WHOOSH!!!

“…!!”

Beck’s eyes widened as he saw the spear blade stopped by the shield, and Lennox, not missing the opportunity, unleashed a powerful impact spell, striking Beck’s head.

THUD! THUD!

Two blows aimed at his temples.

“Kuh…!!”

It was a considerable impact, but Beck lightly shook his head and immediately launched a counterattack.

He greatly increased his speed and took another step forward, thrusting twice at Lennox’s waist and knees.

A series of lightning-fast attacks that changed timing by stepping aside, slowing his breathing, and stealing the gap.

It was a speed attack that a mere mage’s physical abilities could never react to.

Even if he blocked it with a shield, Lennox’s shield wouldn’t be strong enough to withstand the continuous attacks.

WHOOSH!!

But this time, a faintly tilted shield blocked Beck’s second attack, and Beck’s body, losing its balance, slightly collapsed forward.

A gap created as the certainty that his attack would land was missed.

Not missing the gap, Lennox dropped a mass of cold air on his head to bind his limbs and shot a gravity bind towards Beck.

Beck couldn’t avoid the cold binding, but his face changed completely when he saw the purple whip.

He knew for sure that once he was bound by a gravity bind, it would be difficult to avoid a mage’s high-powered spells.

He broke the cold that was binding his body with force and flew to the side.

Beck’s skin cracked from the sudden movement, but he didn’t care.

CRACK…!!

A violent sound echoed as if a part of his muscle was breaking, but as a result, his choice was correct.

A red fireball that barely missed his flank fell in the middle of the train station, and a strong gust of hot wind swept through.

KWAAANG!!

“Kuhuu…!!”

Beck, who had finally completely broken free from the cold binding, rubbed his numb face and stood up.

As he was hit by the hot wind that melted the skin on his face, Beck said to Lennox,

“I was wondering what kind of trick you were using to keep blocking my attacks, but now I see you were using a very reckless method.”

“……..”

“Shield compression and concentration. I’ve heard it’s theoretically possible, but I never thought there would be a madman doing such a thing in front of me….”

Beck, muttering like that, wiped the smile off his face and raised his spear.

“Let’s see how long you can keep that up.”

Beck’s words were vague, but Lennox understood exactly what he meant.

In just three exchanges, he had perfectly grasped how Lennox had stopped his attacks.

The shield that Lennox could use to protect his body in a circle was five layers.

The amount of impact that one shield could withstand was limited, and there was no dramatic increase in defense even if multiple layers were stacked.

In the end, it would be useless against a skilled person like Beck, who could tear through five shields like paper with a single spear strike.

To face such a powerful opponent head-on, Lennox had been practicing an application method of concentrating and compressing the shield at one point, giving up on protecting other parts of his body.

He would release the shield according to the timing and point of Beck’s attack and instantly stack multiple shields on the local area.

Even if the same amount of magic was used, if the area was narrowed, the power would increase dramatically.

The blocking power of Lennox’s shield, which had given up its spherical shape and was concentrated in one place, was exceeding the limits he could originally use.

‘I thought I would meet someone like this someday.’

Lennox thought as he looked up at Beck, who was striding forward with his thin legs.

In this city where monsters like Kraken Acillus were alive and well, what was the chance that he wouldn’t meet superhumans who had surpassed the limits of the human body?