The Return of The Mythical Archmage [EN]: Chapter 448

The Rebirth of a Mythical Archmage-449

Veil’s head, which had been flying through the air after being severed by Sein’s sword, suddenly vanished.

‘What do you mean I released the Black Tongue?’

Veil’s head, which had disappeared like a mirage, was somehow back on his body.

He was completely fine, as if being beheaded had no effect on him.

‘So, cutting off his head doesn’t do anything. That monster has become even more monstrous,’ Sein clicked his tongue in annoyance.

That attack just now didn’t do any damage at all.

At this rate, it’s practically the same as having no means of attack.

‘Answer me. What do you mean by saying I released the Black Tongue?’ Veil glared at Sein with sharp eyes.

Sein’s eyelids twitched.

‘Why are you asking me when you’re the one who released it?’

He couldn’t understand what he was saying.

Why would the person who released the Black Tongue ask why it was released?

It was a question that made no sense.

‘…I released it?’

Veil’s expression hardened.

Of course, Veil had never released the Black Tongue. [A black magic restraint that suppresses a mage’s power].

Sein seemed to think that Veil had released the Black Tongue because he was consumed by arrogance, but that wasn’t the case.

Why would he release the Black Tongue when his business with Sein wasn’t over yet?

Veil wasn’t that stupid.

He wasn’t foolish enough to freely release the embodiment of potential that was Sein.

It wasn’t Veil who released the Black Tongue.

There was another reason why the Black Tongue was released.

‘…Hahaha.’

While Veil was lost in thought.

A sudden, unpleasant laugh was heard.

‘I never thought I’d achieve my dream this way.’

It was Sein’s voice.

‘Thank you, Veil Stoll. The origin of black magic. I sincerely thank you for your greed.’

‘You…’

It was Sein’s voice, but it wasn’t Sein’s words.

‘…Who are you?’

He calmly accepted Veil’s sharp gaze and responded with a smile.

‘The Black Magic King. That’s what I’ve been calling myself until now.’

The Black Magic King.

He smiled brightly, as if he couldn’t be any happier.

‘The Black Magic King?’

It was a name he had heard before.

The name of the man who was called the king of black mages before Veil’s resurrection.

‘It feels strange to be called by that name by you. It’s unpleasant, yet strangely pleasing.’

The Black Magic King scoffed as if he couldn’t be any more amused.

Then, as if wanting to savor this feeling a little longer, he looked up at the sky with a faint smile, as if wanting to feel the afterglow.

‘Is he crazy? Why would he say his name there?’

Inner Sein Vinoche gritted his teeth and shouted.

The Black Magic King’s sudden, impulsive action had caused his anger to explode.

‘You don’t have to worry so much, Sein Vinoche. Revealing my identity is no longer a problem.’

‘Black Magic King, you…’

Sein glared at the Black Magic King with a horrified expression.

To answer directly with words instead of thoughts.

‘What on earth is he thinking? Is he planning to betray us at the last minute?’

Has he succumbed to Veil?

Has he decided that he can’t defeat Veil and is trying to provide all the information to Veil?

There’s no other reason why he would act like this.

Veil glared at the Black Magic King with a deeply furrowed brow.

The Black Magic King lightly brushed off Veil’s gaze and smiled calmly.

‘Of course not. Betrayal is absurd. I’m on your side. Sein Vinoche. And Sophia Anechepri.’

Sein and Sophia’s sighs pierced the Black Magic King’s ears.

‘Black Magic King. Why all of a sudden…’

Sophia looked at the Black Magic King with an expression of disbelief.

She had thought that he might betray them someday, but she never imagined that he would betray them at this timing.

‘…’

The Black Magic King didn’t answer Sophia’s question.

He just smiled.

‘That body.’

Veil said with a cold gaze.

‘Upon closer inspection, there are three souls coexisting inside.’

At Veil’s words, Sophia, Sein, and Stella, Jisun Chan, and Adela, who were listening nearby, all stiffened.

‘…He noticed!’

They all shouted inwardly.

The Black Magic King made eye contact with Veil and replied.

‘Have you gained the ability to see souls as you gained new power?’

He continued with a smile.

‘You see well. As you said, there are three souls residing in this body. The soul of Sophia Anechepri, a 9-circle mage. The soul of Sein Vinoche, the strongest swordsman. And my soul, the worst black mage, who is now the best black mage in the world.’

The Black Magic King openly revealed the truth.

He even divulged information that didn’t need to be disclosed.

Sein Vinoche and all his companions glared at the Black Magic King.

They all looked at him as if they were looking at a traitor.

‘Oh, right. While we’re clearing up misunderstandings, one more thing. We didn’t inherit the Vaitener style.’

The Black Magic King’s strange behavior didn’t end there.

‘There is another inheritor of the Vaitener style. We were just pretending to be the inheritors to hide the existence of that inheritor.’

‘Black Magic King!!!’

Sein roared.

Even so, to bring up the story about the inheritor of the Vaitener style.

He couldn’t stand it.

‘Veil Stoll. You were struggling so much against a mere extra who isn’t even the inheritor of the Vaitener style.’

The Black Magic King continued, as if he couldn’t hear Sein’s anger.

‘How does it feel? To have your life-or-death decision be hindered by a mere extra?’

As if his only purpose was to mock Veil, he twisted the corners of his mouth with the most unpleasant smile.

‘…’

Veil’s expression grew colder and colder.

At the same time, Sein and Sophia’s expressions also hardened.

‘Hahaha!’

The more Veil’s expression hardened, the more lively the Black Magic King’s expression became.

‘It’s truly delightful. This situation. Your expression. Sein Vinoche’s expression. Everything is delightful.’

Veil’s pupils turned black.

His pupils changed as he emitted killing intent.

‘…Is that all you have to say?’

‘No. There’s still one more thing left.’

The Black Magic King replied with a relaxed smile.

‘Veil Stoll. Sein Vinoche. And Sophia Anechepri. This might sound out of the blue.’

Black mana began to swirl around the Black Magic King.

‘From now on, when you call me, don’t call me the Black Magic King…’

The small vortex created by mana became a large vortex, and the large vortex soon became a typhoon.

‘Call me Cain.’

Cain Benetche.

‘That’s my real name.’

The black mana swirling around the Black Magic King began to slowly absorb into his body.

‘Black Magic King, you…’

Sein widened his eyes and glared at the Black Magic King.

As he glared, he recalled the past.

‘I don’t have another name. The current me is just the Black Magic King. I’m just a king in a well, only allowed to move within the giant prison of black magic.’

The day Sein asked the Black Magic King what his real name was in the past.

The Black Magic King had given that answer.

Seeing Sein, who said it didn’t matter and asked what his name was, the Black Magic King continued.

‘I’ll tell you later.’

He had said this with a strange expression, as if he was smiling and sad at the same time.

‘The day I can realize that I am completely myself. If the day comes when I become a true king, not a king in a well…’

Looking at Sein and Sophia, he raised one corner of his mouth as usual.

‘I promise to tell you two first.’

That’s what he had said.

Therefore, the act of the Black Magic King saying his name has this meaning.

I am no longer bound by the shackles of black magic.

I will no longer submit to anyone.

That’s what it meant.

‘Veil Stoll.’

The Black Magic King, no, Cain, took a step towards Veil.

‘Right here, right now, I will defeat you. And I will stand at the top as myself… as an individual.’

The mana that had gathered in Cain’s body flowed out again, forming a magical shape.

‘Now, disappear. Ghost of the past.’

The scene that unfolded in the Black Castle three years ago was recreated.

Meteorites fell from the sky, the sea swirled like an angry sea dragon, and the sky was dyed with flames.

‘This magic…’

Veil frowned as he looked around.

It was clearly black magic, but it was strangely different.

The depth, density, form, everything was different.

‘To put it in perspective…’

10-circle. [A level of magic beyond the standard 9 circles].

This magic could be called 10-circle black magic without a doubt.

Such magic.

‘Amazing. A magic system that abandoned the future. You’ve sprouted a bud in a barren land without a drop of moisture.’

Veil glared at Cain and clapped lightly.

‘I commend you. Excellent.’

This was something that deserved applause.

‘…Don’t talk as if you’re looking down on your inferiors. Former king.’

Cain frowned with a very unpleasant expression.

His right hand slowly rose towards Veil.

Mana gathered in his right hand.

‘You are no longer above me. You are not a black mage now, but a god. A foolish god who doesn’t even know that he has fallen. Nothing more, nothing less.’

The mana soon became another magic.

‘…Mythical magic?’

Darkness.

The mythical magic of darkness that tormented the group three years ago reappeared in the world.

Woo-woo-woong-!

The dark magic engulfed the world.

The darkness that filled the world bared its fangs at Veil.

Chwa-chwa-chwa-chwak!

The darkness became thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions of needles and flew towards Veil.

‘Adela Steart. Stella Vinoche. Jisun Chan.’

Looking at the storm of darkness, he spoke to the three people who were watching the situation from behind.

‘Step back. There’s nothing you can do here.’

The three people’s bodies were pushed back.

It wasn’t like the Black Magic King had used magic or anything.

The Black Magic King had only spoken.

That was all.

‘Step back and prepare for the worst-case scenario.’

Even though he was just talking, the three people’s bodies were slowly being pushed back.

‘What kind of power…’

‘Ugh…’

Because of the aftermath of the battle that was taking place right in front of them.

They couldn’t handle the aftermath of the power that was flowing out as Veil and the Black Magic King’s powers clashed.

They were slowly being pushed back.

‘Oh, and just because I said to prepare, you don’t have to think too seriously. After all, I’m the one who’s going to win.’

Then the darkness changed its form.

‘I’m just saying it just in case.’

As if it had determined that quantity wouldn’t work.

The darkness soon became one and formed the shape of a giant monster.

The monster born from darkness and the monster who had become a god clashed.

The aftermath of the power, which was already intense, became even more intense.

Even though they were just standing far away, their bodies ached.

‘So, relax and step back. Step back and return to Korea with the main force.’

A voice that seemed confident.

A reliable back.

Magic befitting the name of an absolute being.

The Black Magic King seemed truly confident in his victory.

However.

‘…Black Magic King. Are you planning to die?’

Adela saw it a little differently.

It wasn’t that he was confident, but that he seemed to be pretending to be confident.

‘Well. I might die. I told you. There’s a possibility that I might lose.’

The Black Magic King stretched out his left hand.

Then a second monster of darkness was born.

This time, it was a monster in the shape of a snake.

‘…Tsk. Annoying.’

Veil tore the monster apart with his hand.

At this rate, it was hard to tell who the monster was.

‘If you’re worried, get away from this place as soon as possible. There’s a limit to how much I can protect you.’

If there was nothing to protect, he could fight more flexibly while conserving his power.

‘…I understand.’

Adela stepped back.

Stella and Jisun Chan also followed behind.

It was clear that they would only be a hindrance in a fight like this.

It was right to step back.

‘I wish you safety.’

‘Yeah. I’ll send Sophia and Sein back safely, so you don’t have to worry.’

What they were worried about was the two people who were sharing this body.

The Black Magic King chuckled and replied.

‘We will retreat.’

Just as the three were about to completely retreat.

‘Oh, right. I should have asked for a message. I forgot.’

The Black Magic King spoke again.

‘Adela Steart. Tell Shin Hayul.’

Adela stopped moving and listened to the Black Magic King’s words.

‘This guy is no longer Veil.’

The Black Magic King glared at Veil.

He had Veil Stoll’s face, but the aura he possessed was different.

That was no longer Veil.

The reason why the Black Tongue was released was because he was no longer Veil.

Because he was no longer the origin of black magic, the Black Tongue had also disappeared.

‘Maybe this guy is…’

Just as the Black Magic King was about to tell Adela about Veil’s condition.

Veil’s counterattack began.

It seemed that he was now getting used to the power he had gained, and he was preparing to attack in various ways.

‘…Tsk. Go!’

Veil shouted, cutting off what he was saying.

‘Yes!’

The three immediately left the area.

Right after the three left the area.

Kwaaaaaaaang-!

An explosion occurred centered on the place where the three had been standing just a moment ago.