Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 741

Swaaaah!!! The sound of the fortress’s outer gate being smashed and the water draining from the courtyard echoed. The electrocuted corpses, along with debris, were swept away by the torrent. Faint shouts, tumultuous screams, and roars could be heard in the distance. However, these sounds seemed meaningless to the four individuals confronting each other in the collapsed main hall.

“Last time, we were hopelessly defeated, but this time will be different. Let’s do this properly,” Pio said, his face tense. He and Geo glared at Lenox and the clown, their magical power rising. Pio moved to the front, while Geo retreated, quickly forming a battle stance.

At Pio’s words, the clown, with his arm still around Lenox’s shoulder, turned his head. “Oh? Victor, do you know these people?”

“Not at all. It’s the first time I’ve seen them,” Lenox replied immediately, arms crossed. As Evan, he had met the twins, but this was his first encounter with them as Victor. If the twins showed hostility towards Lenox, it wouldn’t be because they knew Victor, but because of the name Pandemonium.

“Hmm…” The clown wiped his blood-soaked face and scanned the twins, a grin spreading across his face as if he had grasped something. “Ah, so you’re identical twins, but you deliberately learned different types of spells? Usually, if both of you have talent in spells, you would choose the same type… The fact that you chose different types must be because you’re pursuing compatibility or synergy that transcends hierarchy.”

A question that immediately struck at the core of Pio and Geo’s magic. However, Pio didn’t answer directly, instead giving a sharp smile. “I didn’t know a clown from Pandemonium would be interested in other people’s spells. I thought you were just a piece of trash focused on playing with people.”

“Eek, well, of course, I can’t say I’m not skilled in such things…” The clown muttered, stroking his chin. “I’m a tender-hearted person. I don’t treat people carelessly like that.”

Who could agree with those words when the corpse of the knight, his helmet crushed, lay dead at the clown’s feet? Pio, looking disgusted, immediately raised his magical power, seeing Lenox flick his fingers.

“Victor, was it? So that’s your name,” Pio said.

“…”

“You survived after what you did at the Ascender’s Well, so you were just hanging out with similar guys?”

Lenox scoffed. “That’s an unpleasant assumption. Don’t lump me in the same category as this laughingstock.”

“…What?”

“No, Victor. What a hurtful thing to say!” Lenox, ignoring the clown’s fuss, knocked the clown’s arm away and said, “It seems you know who I am, so that makes things faster.”

A cold glint flashed from behind the obsidian mask. The eerie voice that followed pierced the twins’ ears. “I have business with your superior, so get out of my way. I’m already annoyed because you’re pointlessly making things complicated.”

“Hey, Jillian isn’t my superior. The only person I serve in this organization is one person,” Pio laughed. “I don’t know what kind of nerve Pandemonium has to crawl in here, but one such unpleasant experience is enough!!”

“One time?” Was there another member of Pandemonium who had infiltrated the lighthouse besides Lenox? Before he could ask, Pio tore through the air, accelerating at an incredible speed.

Swaeeek!! He fearlessly thrust his blade through the net of magic threads Lenox had set up, tearing it apart. He contorted his body, squeezing through the gaps, and brought his blade down on Lenox’s mask, aiming for the space between the eyebrows. However, the severed magic threads reattached themselves, grabbing the blade as if time was rewinding.

Chwaaak!! The magic threads quickly bound Pio’s limbs. Lenox, having stopped Pio mid-air, tilted his head. “A pathetic attempt at murder. Is that what you call an attack?”

“…!!” Just as he was about to pull the threads and break Pio’s limbs, the tip of the blade opened, revealing a shotgun barrel. Click!

“Eat this!!” The moment the firing sound echoed, an enormous flame erupted, engulfing the shadow robe. Kwaaaah!!! The shock of the shotgun firing right in front of him was a blast that Pio had maximized with his transformation spell. No matter how precisely he manipulated the magic threads, it would be impossible to block each of the hundreds of splitting bullets.

However, it wasn’t Lenox who received the shotgun bullets. It was the figure of a knight in tattered armor. The clown had kicked the knight’s corpse, using it as a shield in front of Lenox.

“Come on, let’s not make things so tiring, shall we?” The clown, taking out a die and rolling it, looked at the twins with a relaxed expression. “In the first place, this area isn’t under the jurisdiction of the young lighthouse keeper. Why are you interfering with us?”

“You’re the last person who should be saying that…!!” Geo retorted, activating his synchronization spell. He synchronized the main hall with his magical power, collapsing the ceiling and walls. Dudududu!! The inner walls collapsed, revealing the open sky, which instantly darkened. It was like a giant shadow falling. Those who looked up realized what it was and reacted differently.

Kuuung!! Jillian, now several meters tall, looked down, scattering her boiling magical power. The giantification of her whole body was achieved by overlaying her mental image onto her physical form. Jillian, who had been buried in the ruins, had arrived by deploying her inner universe [a personal dimension of power] at full power. She glared at Lenox through the collapsed wall, then roared fiercely.

[Oooooooo!!!] Dudududu!!! Just by breathing, the surrounding air vibrated. An overwhelming sense of intimidation, as if a giant race had appeared. However, Lenox and the clown, even while looking at that figure, turned their gazes towards each other.

“I need the Archduke’s blood for personal reasons. Cooperate,” Lenox said.

“Ah, so that’s why you suddenly came back? I actually expected that.” The clown, who also needed Jillian’s bio-information, had no intention of refusing. He kicked the knight’s corpse out of the way, grinned, and asked, “Shall I go, or will you start first?”

“Let’s go the opposite way from the well,” Lenox said, walking past the clown. Chwaruruk!! Dozens of thin lines of shadow robe fluttered around him like a heat haze. Lenox, who had hung magic threads all over the ruins, said, “I’ll clear the path, you finish it.”

“Understood!!” The clown and Victor shot off in different directions. “Damn it…!!” Pio gritted his teeth, looking at the two, then chased after the clown. The moment Jillian, in her giant form, looked at Lenox, her right foot disappeared. A kick that surpassed the speed of sound. Immediately after the outer wall shattered, a roar of destruction followed. Ppeoeoeong!! The remains of the fortress rose and scattered.

Before Lenox could check if he had been hit, Jillian swung her hand again. Kwaang!!! Every time Jillian twisted her shoulder, she accelerated to the point where the trajectory couldn’t be seen, striking the ground. A miracle that maintained superhuman strength and reaction even after inflating her size and mass more than tenfold. The attack, which simply inflated her size while reproducing her power and technique, turned into a devastating blow. Dududududu!!!

“Uwaaaah!!” Jillian’s thick forearms fell like stone pillars. Every time she struck, she shattered the ground, spreading damage like a natural disaster. The entire fortress swayed, on the verge of collapse. However, Lenox, dodging the attacks, shot magic threads towards Jillian. Peeng!! He hung threads on Jillian’s fist, using them to jump up. He collided with Pio, who was rushing in, riding on falling rocks. He manipulated the threads to switch positions with Pio, dodging the rotating blades and shotgun bullets. Kagagagak!!! He broke through the exchanges and teleported above the rocks. He struck Geo, who was hiding in the crevices, with a shock spell. Ppeok!!

“Got you!!” Geo reacted, grabbing Lenox’s arm. Realizing Lenox’s physical strength wasn’t that great, Geo shouted, “This guy, he’s not good at hand-to-hand combat after all!! He’s just making up for his lack of strength with magic threads!!”

“No. The order is reversed,” Lenox said. Tuk!! He grabbed Geo’s hair and smiled. “If you handle the power of spells to the limit, you can get results without having to go into hand-to-hand combat.”

“…!!” “Let go of that hand, you bastard!!” Pio, transformed into a huge beast, rushed in with his jaws wide open. “I will.” [Blink] Lenox’s body disappeared. The moment Pio stopped, a huge rock fell on the twins. Kwaaang!!

“Kueak!!” Lenox, ignoring the screams, looked up at Jillian. Seeing the giant looking down, he smiled wryly and adjusted his mask. “It seems like she’s gotten bigger than before… I’m not just imagining things, am I?” Instead of an answer, the giant’s blow returned. Matching his breath to the fist, he scattered his remaining magical power in the form of magic threads. Kwaaaang!!

The twins struggled to crawl out from under the rocks. “Uwek, I’m going to die…” Pio grabbed his throbbing head. “It’s been so long since I’ve fought like this.”

“The magic threads that guy uses. The feeling is strange,” Geo said, rubbing his wrist. “Every time I make contact, I feel a confusion in my senses. He probably deliberately processed the magical power.”

“He processes the magical power contained in the magic threads separately and uses it? Is that even possible?” Pio asked.

“Well…” Geo raised his gaze. “Isn’t that how he’s able to fight like that, since it’s possible?” The giant’s slashes and countless thin lines intersected. The twins stared at the battle, which defied common sense. “That crazy bastard…” “That kind of guy ended up joining Pandemonium?” He hung magic threads between the scattered rocks, deflecting the giant’s blows. If Jillian amplified her physical power by increasing her size, then the other side’s purpose was to neutralize that impact with magic threads. The magic threads, flickering with afterimages, increased as the battle continued, covering the ruins like a spider web. Manipulation-type Unique Magic [Thread-Tethered Imprisonment].

Kkiririk!!! He disappeared and reappeared like a shadow, dodging the giant’s attacks. [Will-Unleashed Bondage] Chwaaaak!! Lenox’s figure slid over the collapsing walls and stood on Jillian’s shoulder. [Oooooooo!!!] At the same time, a dozen corpse giants broke through the walls and rushed towards Jillian, grabbing her huge body. [Circulating Rhythm] [Spinning Silk: Opening] The magic threads spread between the corpse giants, pressing down on Jillian like a net. Jjeojeojeok!!

[I’ll kill you…!!] Jillian gritted her teeth and deployed her inner universe to the limit. Inner World Inner Universe: Giant Soldier [Pseudo-Coming Giant Body] Dudududu!!! The moment Jillian’s size grew rapidly among the corpse giants, Lenox took out a silk cocoon. It was a gift from Agneta on the condition that she would accompany this operation. On the surface, it was just an ordinary bundle of magic threads, but Lenox knew its value. He infused the cocoon with magical power and threw it in front of Jillian’s eyes. The thread inside broke, and the thread that had been bundled inside began to burst out. Pa-ba-ba-bak!!! The vast bundle of magic threads scattered explosively, covering Lenox’s surroundings. Beyond the level of countless threads being released, they filled the entire fortress ruins. Dudududu!!!

“N-No way…!!!” “Magic thread compression?!!!” “How can he have this much…!!” An illusion as if a white sea was unfolding. Tens of thousands of bundles of magic threads burst out of the cocoon, covering all directions. Even the knights were swept away by the wave of magic threads. Chwaaaaaaaaaak!!! Tens of thousands of bundles of magic threads clung to the giant’s fortress, enveloping the ruins. [Oooooooo!!!] Jillian screamed, trying to break free, but the more she did, the more strongly she bound herself. The corpse giants and her own body were tangled, wrapped, and bent. The more she struggled, the more strongly she was wrapped, her limbs bent in the opposite direction. A technique that used the weight of the ancient castle as a support, pulling the magic threads to bind the giant’s body completely. Connecting and attaching the elbows and behind the knees, between the joints, the shoulders and inner thighs. Connecting the crown of the head and the heels, shaking them from all directions so that they couldn’t even maintain their balance. Pudeudeudeuk!! As if a spider was wrapping its web around a huge prey, it wrapped around and grabbed the giant’s figure. A miserable scene where thousands of magic threads descended on the ruins, binding the giant’s limbs like a prisoner. Kuuung!! In her giant form, she was trapped to the point where she couldn’t move. Realizing that, Jillian gritted her teeth and canceled the deployment of her inner universe. The moment Jillian’s body shrank back to human size.

“Very well done, Victor!!” The clown, who had been waiting, burst through the magic threads and stomped on Jillian’s solar plexus. Kwaaang!! “Cough!!” Jillian coughed, still trying to kick the clown away. However, the clown twisted his waist to avoid it and approached Jillian’s side. “Now, now, it’s time for naughty children to get a shot in the butt~” Puuk!! At the same time as those words, the clown pressed the long ampule he was holding into Jillian’s neck.