Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 156

With practiced movements, the two men secured knives to their thighs, slung their main weapons behind their backs, and attached their secondary weapons to their waists. They slowly rose from their positions.

“Of the three-story villa, we’ll secure the rooftop with the retractable ceiling and the underground garage connected to the parking lot first. Our goal is to simultaneously check the secret room located at the innermost part of the villa.”

“What if Irina isn’t in the mansion?”

“We’ll subdue the highest-ranking executive, interrogate them, and continue the pursuit. At the very least, we’ll cripple the exploration team’s forces by the end of today.”

Lenok, while checking the firearms he had taken from his waist, replied nonchalantly.

There was a mountain of things to do.

He had no intention of dragging this out while hoping for a perfect solution.

Lenok’s level, built up through countless brushes with death, was now beginning to transcend human limits.

That meant that the way he handled things didn’t need to be bound by the norms of other mercenaries or freelancers.

Mila, understanding Lenok’s words, shook her head in disbelief.

“I thought you were weird when we were subjugating the Contaminants, but your way of thinking is completely monstrous. How do you plan to finish something of this scale in a single day?”

“………”

Well, what was it really like?

Certainly, after realizing how to deploy his domain during the fight with Craig and ascending to a higher level, it felt like the scenery he was looking at had changed.

Was it because he had solidified his control over magic while awakening his domain, and was no longer so bound to combat?

The more cards he held in his hand, and the more perfectly he began to handle the existing ones.

He felt himself becoming increasingly desensitized to combat.

The fear, curiosity, excitement, and terror he felt towards his opponents were fading… only reason remained to drive him.

Could he win, or not? That was all he needed to consider.

And for this particular task, the answer was already decided.

Lenok ignored the two still murmuring and reached out towards the bushes, drawing up his magic power.

“Let’s begin.”

Whoosh!

With his words, the gun model hanging from his wrist rapidly expanded, transforming into a full-fledged sniper rifle.

Releasing the shrinking magic, he held the anti-personnel sniper rifle, Sightglass-992.

Lenok, with practiced ease, loaded the rifle and knelt on the ground, assuming a firing stance.

“Okay.”

“After crouching for half a day, my body is so stiff.”

The two mercenaries, who had been talking a lot, immediately rose and began moving towards the villa.

Dylan drew his longsword, and Mila loaded her shotgun with one hand as she walked forward.

“Is it almost half a year since we last worked together?”

“Please provide good support.”

“Don’t worry.”

Lenok replied, bringing his gaze to the scope.

“If it’s something a mage needs to do, I’ll do anything.”

Crackling!!

[Aim Correction]

[Precision Shot]

[Penetration Enhancement]

[Trajectory Compression]

[EMP Shockwave]

Weeeeeeeeee!

The number of auxiliary spells that could be stacked was different depending on the length of the barrel.

At this level, it was safe to say that he was almost at the basic options of the magic gunner he used to play.

Before he could even feel any emotion, the muzzle flashed, and a blue-tinged flash struck the villa directly.

Whoooom!

An intangible wave spread out from the point of impact, instantly disrupting the electromagnetic waves in the area and blocking external communication.

Confident that he had completely cut off any calls for help from the outside, Lenok raised a small lightning bolt into the sky from his hand.

Crack..!!

The sphere, which was glowing blue like a small planet, with dozens of overlapping electric rings, was the result of Lenok’s consistent magic research.

With a light gesture, the sphere quickly flew into the sky, touching the dark clouds and turning the sky in the area a deep blue.

Thump-thump-thump-thump!

As the heavy sound of thunder struck his eardrums, Lenok rotated his magic power once in the air.

The magic power of the electric shock, spreading in all directions in accordance with his powerful will, resonated with the dark clouds, causing intense lightning to flash.

“Fall.”

Unique electric-type magic.

Chant Thunder (唱雷) – Nature Transformation [a type of magic that manipulates natural elements].

Radiant Burial (輝殮) [a powerful magic technique].

The sound of lightning crackling in the darkened sky grew closer, and soon, through Lenok’s will, it connected the sky and the ground.

Dozens of streaks of light burst out of the dark clouds, rushing down from the sky towards the ground.

Dozens of lightning strikes, falling like rain, struck the roof of the villa without a single error.

Thud-thud-thud-thud!!

Chant Thunder. A wide-area attack that Eden had used during the battle with the Siger Bang gang to wipe out friendly forces.

But Lenok had not only made that unique magic his own, but had also succeeded in completely remodeling it to his liking.

He sacrificed some of the effective range and destructive power to increase the magic’s duration and control the space.

Lenok’s experience, realizing how important it was for a mage to secure space after awakening his domain, was clearly evident.

Following the EMP, the thunderstorm pouring down from the sky caused chaos inside the villa.

“Aaaahhh!!”

“It’s a bombardment!!”

“If we stay inside, we’ll die!! Everyone, get out!”

The exploration team members, sensing the abnormality, immediately began to run out of the villa, but Lenok’s two vanguards moved.

Swoosh!

Bang!!

Mila, sliding out of the bushes with a lowered stance, pulled the trigger of her shotgun, and a massive shockwave exploded, tearing apart the limbs of three people.

Dylan’s longsword flashed in all directions, and in an instant, a spray of blood erupted.

Lenok got two. Mila got five. Dylan got four.

In an instant, the two vanguards were drenched in blood, but their expressions remained calm.

“Break through the main gate and enter immediately. Don’t forget to kill the ones who can provide ranged support first.”

“Don’t ask the obvious.”

Dylan, having warmed up, replied, drawing up his magic power.

Mila also didn’t reply and immediately pulled the trigger.

KABOOM!!

Again.

Even though she was using the same shotgun, a shockwave that went beyond the scope of a shotgun blast erupted.

Her shooting was quite impressive, and Lenok had often tried to imitate it whenever he used a shotgun, but he still couldn’t quite replicate it.

Judging by the fact that there was no movement of magic power when she fired such shockwaves, she was probably using a different category of ability, like a superpower, rather than magic.

It wasn’t surprising, as many powerful psychics also relied on the power of tools.

Due to the nature of superpowers, where their strength was determined purely by mental power, their power varied greatly depending on their psychological state and the surrounding environment.

It was quite common for psychics to find psychological stability by holding weapons they were familiar with.

Lenok had also tried his best, but he still couldn’t fully replicate superpowers with just the movement of magic power.

While he was lost in thought, the two of them immediately rushed into the villa.

Through his powerful and heightened magic sense, Lenok could clearly see what was happening inside the villa.

While Mila drew attention with her shockwaves, Dylan quickly ran up the wide staircase in the center of the villa’s first floor.

Swoosh!

He performed a bizarre feat of running along the wall, and as he swept his longsword once, the heads of five people holding guns fell.

Pshhh!

He inhaled the blood splattered on the villa’s wall and threw the short spear he had been carrying on his back.

Whoosh!

“Cough!”

The short spear pierced the back of a large man who was rushing towards Mila.

Dylan, pulling the wire attached to the end of the spear, landed on the ground in an instant, and together with Mila, they began to wipe out those guarding the villa.

“Aaaahhh!!”

“Get a grip, you bastards!!”

“Damn it, don’t run away, fight!!”

Bang!

Lenok, having accurately shot a bullet into the heads of those trying to escape the villa, immediately reloaded and brought his eye back to the scope.

Until now, there had been no need to use magic, but after Dylan and Mila entered the villa to find Irina, things would be different.

As if they had the same thought, as soon as the forces in the first-floor lobby were somewhat cleared, they ignored them and began to run into the villa.

They hadn’t forgotten that killing all of these guys here wasn’t the important thing.

“St, stop them!! Stop them from going up to the second floor!”

“One of them is going underground!!”

Mila, with her gun, went down to the wide underground area, and Dylan, with his blade, rushed to the second floor, where the corridor stretched out.

The exploration team members desperately tried to stop them, but the two of them didn’t pay any attention and quickly ran forward, making all attempts futile.

Scrape-scrape-scrape!

Dylan’s loosely held longsword scraped indiscriminately against the walls and ceiling of the second-floor corridor as he ran.

He ran around in the narrow space as if defying gravity, cutting down the exploration team members blocking his path, and kicking open the doors to quickly check inside.

The sound of Mila smashing the garage with shockwaves echoed from the underground.

Lenok, having confirmed that the two mercenaries were moving perfectly as planned, slowly rose from his position.

“Hoo…”

He took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and drew up his magic power, holding it in both hands.

Crackling-crackling-crackling!!

As he released the wave of electric power, overflowing like a spring of water, onto the ground, the current, writhing like a living creature, rushed along the ground, engulfing those chasing Dylan and Mila.

KABOOM!!

“Kuaaaahhh!!”

“It’s, it’s electric magic!”

“He’s here! It’s him!!”

Indeed, the exploration team seemed to have heard about Lenok beforehand, as their faces changed completely upon seeing the blue electric current.

Were they paying so much attention to him that they were giving up on chasing Dylan and Mila?

Lenok didn’t care and took a step forward, slamming down his magic.

[Soundwave]

KWA-A-A-A-A-ANG!!

A tremendous shockwave of sound erupted, shattering all the windows of the villa.

The luxurious chandelier hanging from the ceiling shattered, and a rain of broken glass fell.

“Aaaahhh!! My ears, my ears!!”