Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 78

Whiiirrr!

The electricity gathered in his hand rotated so rapidly it seemed to move in slow motion, in reverse.

Eden, gazing contentedly at the sphere that shone with a chilling light, as if it had become a small star, overlapped his hands and thrust it forward.

[Thunderous Torrent]

The backflow of electricity, transformed into a flash of light, defied gravity and illuminated the horizon.

[Thunder Calling]

In response, Lennox summoned lightning from the sky, striking it down before him.

Craaaash!!

The two streams of magic collided in the cold winter air, creating a bizarre sound as they twisted space and tore up the ground.

The impact shook the entire rooftop, causing both mages to stagger.

A clash between a common lightning magic and a unique one.

Normally, it shouldn’t have been a match, but the power of the lightning that he had steadily researched and developed had already surpassed the limitations of common magic.

After a brief clash, Lennox’s flickering lightning surprisingly matched Eden’s magic and dissipated.

Eden’s eyes widened as he watched the storm of electricity being swept away.

“Th-this is absurd. How could my Thunderous Torrent be so easily…!!”

Even as he stared at Lennox in shock, his mage’s reason remained, and his hands moved swiftly again.

He knew it too.

If he couldn’t kill Lennox here, he would be surrounded and killed by his companions who were now climbing up the power plant.

The desperate will to live called back the scattered electricity in the air, creating another miracle to deny reality.

Lennox didn’t stop either, immediately drawing up his magic power.

It was the first time he had faced a mage of such skill, especially one of the same lightning affinity, in a life-or-death battle.

He couldn’t let his guard down for even a moment.

He bit down on his cigarette, crushing it between his teeth, and cast his magic power low to the ground.

Lennox’s magic, which had turned into a pure white chill in the air, immediately became ice horns and attacked Eden, while a long fire spear was summoned to target his blind spot from a diagonal angle.

Kwaa kwa kwaang!!

However, a circular shockwave that erupted as if in a flash of light swept away Lennox’s magic, and conversely, it split into dozens of branches, pulling Lennox towards it.

Lennox silently shot magic at his feet.

[Sinkhole]

Kwaang!!

The rooftop floor of the power plant shattered, and Lennox’s body fell below.

The net of electricity that had lost track of his figure wandered emptily above Lennox’s head.

[Flame Buster]

The pillar of fire that Lennox shot up immediately set the rooftop ablaze.

Kwaaaaang!!

The rooftop of the power plant opened like a lid, and Eden, having lost his footing, had no choice but to descend to the chaotic lower floor.

The two mages stared at each other across a dingy, stained old hallway.

Eden was the first to speak.

“You mix various attributes… What’s your affiliation?”

His tone was much more cautious than before.

Eden had realized that Lennox was not an easy mage to deal with after their previous exchange.

Lennox replied indifferently.

“I’ll tell you right before I kill you.”

There was no answer. Instead, Eden’s face contorted with murderous intent.

Kwaaaang!!

The waves of electricity that the two of them unleashed collided in the air simultaneously.

Like a conductor leading a grand orchestra, Lennox and Eden’s hands moved gracefully through the air.

In response, dozens of magic circles appeared and disappeared, and all sorts of booming sounds erupted.

A small mass of electricity that Eden shot out exploded and engulfed Lennox, and Lennox, who had focused his shield to block it, struck the broken rooftop with impact magic, causing the debris to fall on Eden’s head.

The trap magic [Claymore] that he had placed under his feet exploded, striking Eden’s electric shield, and a giant lightning spear was summoned from the sky, dancing above Lennox’s head.

Fzzzzzzzz!

While enduring the chirping that sang of each other’s destruction, they stubbornly drew up their magic power.

Lennox twisted his head, enduring the ringing that was tearing at his ears.

A sharp flash of light barely grazed him.

If he hadn’t sharpened his magic sense and watched his movements until the end, it wouldn’t have been strange if he had been pierced through the forehead in an instant.

He was not an easy opponent.

However, there was an unknown joy in Lennox’s eyes as he looked at Eden.

The true value of a unique lightning magic that he was facing for the first time.

The more he faced all of its essence before his eyes, the more he felt as if something was awakening within Lennox.

It was splendid yet heavy, subtle yet deadly.

It was dignified, beautiful, and magnificent.

The powerful movements, rotations, and accelerations of magic power, like striking a heavy piano, pounded heavily on Lennox’s chest just by watching it.

‘…I want to see more.’

In a fierce battle where a single mistake could cost him his life, ironically, that was the only thought that came to Lennox’s mind.

The mysteries of unique magic that he could not learn from anyone.

The culmination of the dedication of researchers who gave up on versatility and dug deep into one thing.

The more Eden contorted his face and extended his magic power towards him, the more clearly the inner workings contained within it began to appear.

Lennox’s talent, which had been unintentionally suppressed, gave meaning to every moment.

Yes, now he seemed to understand.

The answer to the question he had pondered for so long and searched for with such care.

What is lightning magic?

It pierces through.

Kwaaa kwaang!!!

Amidst the pouring blue barrage, Lennox pulled out a small spark of electricity and brought it forward.

A counterattack that was almost pathetic compared to the fierce firepower that was rushing in, completely obscuring his vision.

Fzzzzzzzz!

However, a single small spark of electricity shot from Lennox’s hand, as if by a lie, pierced through Eden’s magic structure, cutting off the source of all magic power and collapsing its form.

The vortex of electricity that had been rushing to tear Lennox’s throat just moments ago scattered and disappeared like mist, leaving only the will behind.

The time it took to pierce through Eden’s shoulder, who was looking bewildered beyond it, was only 3 seconds.

The time it took for Eden to realize the unbelievable reality and go berserk was much longer than that.

“N-no, this can’t be…!!!”

There was no way that he, a fellow mage, wouldn’t know what Lennox had just done.

He had broken and shattered the magic that Eden had unleashed with all his power, as if opening a door with a key.

A reverse calculation that was difficult to guarantee even if one observed and understood every process from the moment the magic was formed to its completion.

It was impossible even for Eden himself to analyze and expose someone’s magic to that extent.

He didn’t want to believe it.

And he shouldn’t believe it.

The fact that the hateful mage standing before him with a blank face,

was a monster with the talent that Eden had so desperately desired and longed for.

Fzzzzzzzz…!!

The emotions of hatred and jealousy mixed and reacted violently with Eden’s magic power.

His magic responded to his ugly, blatant, and stark will.

A realm beyond the limits. He unconsciously reached out his arm to a magic of a higher order that he could not have glimpsed before.

And without realizing it, Eden naturally reached into it and pulled out one magic.

A high-level application magic of the lightning affinity that was said to burn the sky and leave its mark on the earth descended into the hands of an unqualified mage through an extremely rare probability.

[Thunder Seal]

The five-pronged blades of electricity rotated as if converging into one point.

A silver-white beam that pushed through the cold air, drawing a long, twisted spiral.

A strange sense of pressure, completely different from the chilling blue storm of electricity that Eden had been unleashing until now.

A technique that had reached the threshold of what could truly be called magic, interfering with physical laws and twisting reality just by existing in the world.

The technique, which had reached the threshold of what could truly be called magic, illuminated the darkening sky with a mysterious glow, and sent heavy waves in all directions.

Wooooooong!!

A color of the ideal that could never be found in this cold reality. A miracle of the heart that poured magic power into a person’s intense emotions.

Lennox, who had been staring blankly at the beautiful sight, slowly nodded his head.

“Now I understand.”

The strange sensation that had been tickling his heart every time he used magic.

Lennox had found the answer through the previous clash.

Was it because he had a deeper understanding of lightning magic than other affinities?

Or was it because Eden’s temporarily boosted magic structure was more vulnerable than usual?

The inspiration was several times stronger than what he felt when he saw Aris’s unique magic, and it was pounding madly on his head and senses.

With a sound as if his head was exploding, the door finally opened.

He reached out his hand in a trance.

Even in the flood of pouring information, he accurately snatched only the necessary knowledge and immediately projected the image he was drawing in his mind into reality.

At that moment, the flash of light that had been aimed at Lennox was finely disassembled and began to be sucked into his hand, drawing a streamlined curve.

A bizarre and mysterious scene that was hard to believe even while seeing, hearing, and touching it.

What would it feel like to have one’s own magic disassembled and stolen before one’s eyes?

Eden’s face was contorted hideously, as if he were crying.

“N-no…!! Stop, I said stop!!”

He screamed madly in a panic and rushed forward.

Ignoring his desperate appearance, Lennox assembled one magic in an instant.

A new image. A familiar inspiration. And an overwhelming sense of control that encompassed everything, enveloping his senses and leading his spirit to a higher place.

In this fleeting moment, he broke through the boundaries of unique and common magic and reached a new mystery.

As if he had known it from the beginning.

As naturally as if it were a passing thought.

A silver-white spiral rose in Lennox’s hand.

[Thunder Seal]

Whiiirrrrrrr!!!

With a strange rotating sound, the beam of light that shot out from Lennox’s hand erased the upper part of the power plant, dyeing the entire sky silver-white.

The silver-white magic that had been swimming in the dry sky fell, scattering silver rain on the ground.

Eden’s body, exposed to that overwhelming firepower, slowly turned into a handful of dust.

A beautiful glow that even the others who had come up to the rooftop to support Lennox couldn’t help but admire.

It was the thunderous light emitted by a mage who would truly reach the end of the sky.

Killian, who had been staring blankly at the scene, muttered.

“That’s insane. This is… a magic that I wouldn’t easily see even in my hometown.”

“Well, the wolves over there don’t really like magic in the first place.”

“Really? It doesn’t sound like the story of our clan.”

He replied nonchalantly to Dylan’s words and calmly released his transformation.

The wolf’s snout quickly returned to a human one, and even the shirt that had been bulging as if it would burst was reduced to the right size, and he turned his head.

“At that level, there’s nothing left to see. It was a match that didn’t make sense from the start.”

It was an absurd statement from Lennox’s perspective, who had used Blink to destroy Eden’s generator and won a head-on battle, but no one here would deny those words.

Because no one was unaware of what Lennox had accomplished so far.

He had long since surpassed the stage of being a noteworthy rookie or a promising freelancer.

The most powerful mage in the vicinity of District 49, and an exceptionally skilled freelancer.

If this result were to spread to the world after everything was over, Lennox’s position would rise abnormally.

“You said your name was Dylan, right? Check on Ban’s condition and bring him here. I’ll be looking around inside the power plant with these guys.”

It was a rather rational judgment for someone who had been in the form of a beast until just now.

Eden might have left some arrangements inside the power plant, and it would be better to quickly collect anything useful and get out of here.

Even though many freelancers had died in the previous battle, there didn’t seem to be a shred of guilt on Killian’s face.