Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1125

A method to deal with Pandemonium’s Adamantine, along with an analysis of his behavior patterns based on the Kundara incident.

Lenox turned his gaze to Davi at the truly unconventional title.

“So, Hairea was trying to show me this post on the deep web.”

[The encrypted link is definitely this one. I’ve opened it before, too.]

Davi nodded.

[It’ll take some time to read through the content and comments. Should I summarize it for you in three lines?]

“……No. I’ll check it out first.”

Lenox said, touching the hologram screen.

“I need to see it myself to understand why Hairea shared this with me.”

[Title: Rules of Engagement. How to fight the crazy mage shown by Pandemonium. (Analysis of the Adamantine’s behavior patterns based on the Kundara incident attached)] + 35017

=Please find the combat video materials shared by the Order on your own. I’m writing this assuming you’ve seen them.

The post began with polite honorifics, unlike most deep web users.

=Everyone knows that the Adamantine, who mainly operates in Sector 49, has completely lost it.

=A few days ago, he went on a rampage with large-scale destruction magic in his own magic tower, causing chaos in related businesses.

=The absurd thing is that the investment scale of related business sectors and satellite cities has increased even more after that.

“……The stock price went up?”

[It dropped about 5% on the day, but rose 15% before the day was over.]

Davi replied casually, watching Lenox take his eyes off the screen after only three lines.

[I also jumped in and made about 7% profit. Good job, right?]

“You’re the best.”

The digital spirit roaming the network was competent even in the chaotic stock market.

Lenox immediately read the post.

=The analysts’ conclusion is this: Even after the Kundara incident, the Adamantine’s power has become stronger, so there’s no chance the magic tower will fail.

=They’ve subdued the war magic tower and joined hands, so any business will succeed with enough investment. Let’s get on board before it’s too late.

=That’s it. Simple, right?

“……The people who post on the deep web are all like this, but they’re not ordinary people.”

[There are a lot of organisms that suddenly become interesting when they borrow anonymity.]

“The problem is that this author knows I fought Pandemonium.”

Lenox, staring at the post with a blank expression, asked.

“The matter of the Forbidden Knight Commander was not something that could leak to the outside. Could someone from Pandemonium have leaked it?”

Lenox’s fight with the Pandemonium members over the Forbidden Knight Commander happened after he killed Anathema.

It took place in a hidden temple deep underground, making it difficult for outside eyes to reach.

Could someone among the people involved in the fight have leaked it to the outside?

[Ah, that.]

Davi said in a strange voice.

[It’s probably coming up right after this?]

“……Right after?”

Lenox questioned, immediately reading the next line of the post.

=In that sense, I, the black magician Ermong, will tell you how to deal with the Adamantine!

“……”

Lenox, with a dumbfounded expression, covered his face with one hand.

He was wondering who leaked the information to the deep web, but it turned out to be himself in the first place.

As Lenox shook his head, Ermong’s self-praise continued in the post.

=If I may say so myself, I am an experienced person who has survived two direct encounters with the Adamantine…

=As a black magician who has lived for over hundreds of years, I would like to share my valuable survival experience with the innocent users of the deep web…

=Instead, if you just press the recommend button below the post, I will share my wisdom at any time…

“Is he really crazy?”

He was an ancient person, yet he had no qualms about using the latest technology.

No. Is it even okay to reveal his identity and actively use the deep web like this?

Lenox clicked his tongue and immediately scrolled down.

Only after dozens of lines of self-praise did the main point, matching the title, finally appear.

=Let me get straight to the point. The Adamantine is not crazy.

=He just has a very different set of values from others.

=These two things may seem the same, but they are actually very different. If you keep this in mind, you will be able to escape safely from the Adamantine.

Lenox silently lowered the post.

=If you have seen the video leaked from the central front, you will have seen the lightless magic emanating from the meteor shower.

=The video quality is poor (that’s what the Order does), so you can’t tell, but the magic has no color at all, right?

=This isn’t that the magic has no color, but that it wasn’t even observed in the video.

“……”

Lenox’s gaze, which was now fixed on the post, had deepened.

=It’s a type of detachment phenomenon that occurs when formulas overlap in different directions in a specific space-time coordinate, but it’s a bit difficult for you guys, right?

=It’s okay. If you press the recommend button well, I’ll explain it properly next time.

=For now, you just need to know that the Adamantine handles magic in an absurd way.

He posted a video link and briefly captured the scene.

Ermong posted several images and continued his explanation, pointing out various characteristics.

=As you can see, the Adamantine’s magic is extremely specialized in instantaneous firepower, and his formula manipulation has reached an unprecedented level.

=He controls the direction and speed immediately after activation, and controls everything to swing and hit like a weapon.

=He even won against Chunbeon recently, right? It’s best to give up on the idea of winning in a head-on firepower battle.

=So, if you happen to encounter the Adamantine and have to fight, how can you escape alive?

“……It’s more readable than I thought.”

[Right?]

A strange feeling of displeasure, yet he kept reading, a feeling similar to when he faced Ermong.

However, Lenox ignored those feelings and continued to read the lines.

How this talkative black magician thought of the mage called Adamantine.

After reading this far, Lenox had become somewhat curious.

=If you’ve read this far, I believe you’ve already pressed the recommend button, so I’ll tell you.

=It’s not difficult. First, prepare one skilled special trait caster.

“……”

[Hehe.]

Lenox was silent, and Davi chuckled, shaking his body.

=Since you can’t win in a head-on firepower battle anyway, you need a trick.

=If you have a special trait caster who can ignore compatibility, you can safely plan an escape route.

=The second thing you need is an 8-level physical ability user to hold the Adamantine’s feet.

=It’s better if they are a martial artist with excellent technique rather than physical strength. The important thing is to buy time while confronting the Adamantine.

=So, what is the last important thing?

After coming this far, is there something important left besides the preparations?

However, only after seeing the last sentence Ermong wrote did Lenox vaguely understand his intention.

=That is, all the preparations I mentioned are already in place in Pandemonium.

“……”

=You all know what I’m trying to say, right?

=Leave a message. I’ll be waiting.

[Recommend: 12144] [Dislike: 64931]

As soon as the post ended, the atrocious ratio of recommendations caught his eye.

Below, there were a barrage of harsh curses that were hard to even put into words.

└What a load of crap. It’s my fault for reading it seriously.

└Hey, you bastard. Are you really a member of the Pandemonium?

└What the hell is this Pandemonium viral marketing?

Rebuttal comments, as if determined to denounce Ermong’s absurd nonsense.

└What organization can prepare a special trait caster and an 8-level physical ability user at the same time?

└You’re telling us to aim to escape instead of killing the Adamantine. I didn’t press recommend to hear that kind of conclusion.

└Thinking about it, this bastard even tried to get recommendations before saying that crap at the end.

Most of the comments were cursing Ermong’s absurd nonsense, but there were also comments that showed interest in other parts.

└It’s all nonsense, but the formula analysis is surprisingly accurate. His insight seems considerable.

└He’s very good at pointing out the changes and characteristics of the formula. It can’t just be that he’s good at capturing images.

└But is this explanation of the video material correct? I’ve never heard of 5 dimensions or detachment before.

└There are several papers on the anomalies that occur when formulas are manipulated on a dimensional level.

└I heard that Professor Raphael, who works at the Bailon Research Institute, is an authority. If we ask for his advice, we might be able to find out the truth.

Even those who analyzed the entire text written by Ermong to figure out his intentions.

└The tone is subtly different from the beginning. He deliberately wrote the latter part to attract attention.

└Oh, is he a guy who knows how to do viral marketing?

└But who would do viral marketing under the name of Pandemonium?

└Then is that crazy bastard really a member of Pandemonium?

The comment section was even more chaotic because Ermong openly revealed his name and posted the post.

It was because they knew that no one in their right mind would reveal their identity on the deep web.

In the first place, a person who sells the name of the Adamantine to attract attention and mentions Pandemonium cannot be normal.

└Don’t you know who’s in that organization? Who would believe that he’s in the same organization as the Underworld King?

└He’s a black magician. Who knows, maybe he got in through blood ties.

└The Underworld King, lol, blood ties, lol.

└Even if it’s true, it makes even less sense. Are you saying they couldn’t stop one Adamantine, so they posted this recruitment ad?

└Are you illiterate? It’s not a recruitment ad. He’s saying that only those who know will recognize it and contact him.

Pandemonium and the Adamantine. Even the recent collapse of Kundara, the hottest topic on the central front.

The attention-grabbing post, which used all the notable topics on the deep web, remained on the trending list without being deleted.

Because of that fact, there seemed to be some people who were seriously digging into this post.

└I know someone at the Balkan Identity Management Bureau, and there’s not a single person using the name Ermong.

└Really? Out of tens of millions of people, not a single person uses that name?

└He could be from another city. The culture in the North Continent is completely different from here.

└I ran it through Fox Engine, and most of the sources are from documents from hundreds of years ago. It seems to be a name that was used a long time ago.

Even those who searched for the name Ermong in that short time and found some clues.

However, the replies below had already moved on to other topics.

└Fox Engine? Are you talking about the search engine that crazy guy made?

└He did so much viral marketing that the entire deep web was paralyzed. I thought I was going crazy back then.

└I really think that guy went crazy from electronic drugs. It’s not even a dislike campaign, who would plaster ads everywhere?

└There are a lot of crazy people. Why would you trust a search engine made by that heavy uploader?

“……”

[Whistle, whistle~]

As Lenox lowered his gaze, Davi whistled awkwardly and avoided his gaze.

He knew that Davi was enthusiastic about operating the search engine, but how much promotion did he do while Lenox was away to get this kind of reaction?

Even in the meantime, a debate about the effectiveness of the search engine, commonly known as Fox Engine, was going on in the deep web.

└We have to admit what we have to admit. The performance of Fox Engine is unbelievably good. I regret not using it until now.

└I agree. Its ability to grab specific keywords and search the network is really excellent. I’m only using this these days.

└I think the rumors spread late because he did too much viral marketing. If he had stayed still, the hipsters would have sucked it up on their own.

└I heard from a developer I know that the algorithm is completely different from other search engines in the first place.

└I heard that Mirror Diver is also trying to contact the search engine developer, so that says it all.

└You never know what will happen in the world. That crazy heavy uploader was capable enough to make such a search engine?

└He’s so capable that he goes around all sorts of sites and posts weird fox pictures or something $#%@$@#%

[Yap.]

The last comment suddenly distorted, turning into a picture of a baby fox running around.

A bizarre phenomenon where the entire comment seemed to be distorted, starting from the last letter and going backwards.

In an instant, hundreds of comments, as if terrified, began to appear below.

└It’s here, damn it.

└That bastard is here.

└You idiot. How dare you insult that enthusiast’s picture?

└That bastard ignores insults to himself, but he doesn’t forgive insults to foxes.

└No, please, I just changed my graphics card yesterday @$#%@%

Someone’s cry, which could not be continued until the end, turned into a picture of a baby fox playing.

[How dare you insult the cute emoticon I made myself.]

While Lenox was looking at Davi with a dumbfounded expression, Davi, who proudly raised his front paw, said.

[Since he’s being impudent, he should be punished.]

“……Do as you please.”

Lenox sighed, shook his head, and got up from his seat.

It was strange to try to stop Davi from doing anything in the digital space now.

Since he had entrusted the search engine to Davi in the first place, there was no need to doubt his handling of that part.

He had a strangely unique sensibility, but Lenox’s spirit was a hacker more outstanding than anyone else.

He put on his clothes and left the mansion.

After getting into a driverless taxi that left no record, he moved along the bustling streets.

While Davi was in charge of the vehicle operation, Lenox looked through other posts on the deep web on his phone.

[Title: Estimation of the Adamantine’s range of activity and timeline since the collapse of Kundara] + 3734

[Title: (33rd Update) Comparison of the formula performance of Chunbeon and the Adamantine] + 35159

[Title: Collection of combat records of Chunbeon and the Adamantine (eyewitness accounts, quotes, video materials, literature, reports.)] + 13532

“How much interest do they have in these topics……”

Most of the trending posts on the diamond board that Lenox was checking were just comparing the power or strength of superhumans.

Most of the topics were so focused on that area that they were unilaterally biased.

It would be faster to count the trending posts that didn’t include the names of Chunbeon or the Adamantine.

Lenox, seeing a new hologram screen appear in front of him, finally closed his mouth this time.

[Title: East Continent Superhuman Power Ranking] + 5739849

“……”

Lenox, speechless, blinked his eyes and quietly rubbed the screen with one hand.

Only after seeing the unchanging number did Lenox tilt his head.

“……Five million? Are there five million comments on this one post right now?”

[Ah, did you see that?]

Davi said casually.

[It’s one of the addresses with the most traffic on the deep web in the past month.]

“……”

[There’s quite a bit of content about Master, would you like to check it out?]

“……Later.”

Click.

Lenox, who opened the door of the vehicle that had stopped in a secluded alley, said.

“I have something to do right now.”

[You’re saying that, but you’re never going to look at it, right?]

“No. If it’s information about other strong people, it’s worth checking out at least once.”

Although it used the provocative word ‘power ranking,’ the value contained within was by no means low.

Information about the powerful transcendents who are currently known as skilled individuals in the vicinity of the East Continent, including Lenox.

“The fact that the reaction is this intense means that the ranking’s reliability can be guaranteed.”

[Did you promise?]

“Yes. But……”

Lenox said, reaching out from behind the secluded alley.

“It’s after I hear from the person who sent this link.”

Flap!!

The moment he pulled on the shadow cast on the wall, a thick black robe unfolded over his head.

A blurry and thick form that seemed to bury his whole body in darkness.

Whoosh……!

Along with wearing the obsidian mask, the presence inside the robe completely changed.

A nervous, sensitive, dark, and extremely sharp, meticulous magic power.

The moment black magic threads intertwined between his fingers like string art.

Before he knew it, Lenox was standing in the middle of the old church street in Sector 21.

The quiet back of the church building, where no particular noise could be heard.

The moment he opened the door to the chapel and entered, the nun who was praying turned her gaze.

“Victor.”

Hairea, having confirmed the obsidian mask, turned around with a calm expression.

“I’ve been waiting for you.”

“I don’t think I ever confirmed when I would arrive.”

A modulated voice flowed naturally from inside the mask.

“Did you think that attaching a strange link to a reply would be an answer?”

“……The Adamantine recently returned to Balkan. I just attached the related materials as a warning.”

Hairea replied calmly.

“You would have been able to see how high the Adamantine’s status is in this city just by looking at that post.”

“……”

“Anyway, your arrival means that you will participate in the capture of the [Gate] in the underground of Kabahim Royal City, right?”

She said, moving towards the organ located on one side of the chapel wall.

“It’s a relief that you’re not too late. At this rate, we won’t have to change the schedule.”

“I don’t know what this schedule is that you’re so concerned about. The link you sent had nothing to do with the operation either.”

Lenox, tilting his head crookedly inside the robe, retorted.

“A valid reason must exist within your operation plan.”

“Operation plan, it’s not that grand.”

Hairea smiled wryly and picked up a flyer placed on the organ.

She brought it over and placed it in front of Lenox’s eyes, saying.

“We only need a very small trigger.”

“A trigger, that kind of……”

Lenox, who was saying that, stopped talking when he saw the flyer that Hairea had placed.

A poster decorated with beautiful flames and paint. A picture of a familiar woman standing with a standing microphone.

It was because the letters engraved on the poster instantly caught Lenox’s attention.

[Freya Kalins: 17th World Tour]

[Tokerphos Performance Schedule]

“……”

“It’s a large-scale concert that tours the entire continent. It’s the largest one Freya has held under her own name.”

Hairea explained, pointing out the performance schedule written on the poster.

“She’ll go around the West Continent and then move to the East Continent, and considering the schedule, she’ll arrive in Tokerphos in two days.”

“……That’s.”

Hairea, making eye contact with Lenox, said.

“She has a schedule to perform there for two days and then move to Kabahim.”

At that moment, Lenox understood why Hairea had shown him this poster.

The Pandemonium’s operation this time was to capture the [Gate] hidden in the underground of Kabahim Royal City.

And the reason for gathering members in Tokerphos, where Freya’s concert is being held, is-

“Kabahim is a monarchy that strictly restricts the entry of foreigners. In particular, the security and guards of the royal city are known to be very strict.”

Hairea explained.

“The Clown plans to use Freya’s concert to get to Kabahim Royal Castle in one go.”

She folded the poster and handed it to Lenox.

“Victor. You need to cause a terrorist attack in the process to completely turn Tokerphos upside down.”