Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 940

The Rampaging Azirmode Illusion, taught by the crazy doppelganger, was truly scary.

Its dark scales stood on end, and it roared. It looked so real that even the Death Knights paused for a moment.

“Did the master make this?”

“How dare you!”

The Defiler shouted but didn’t come out of the dimensional gate.

If it was really a powerful dragon, he needed to be careful. Acting without thinking could be deadly.

“I never thought it would be used like this!”

“…Are you enjoying this?”

Lee Han looked at Alsicle, surprised by his excitement.

When the high-level undead appeared, Lee Han and Alsicle were the first wizards in the palace to notice.

They knew what was happening because they felt the tainted magic as the dimension shook.

-How!? Without even getting close?

-We have to stop it! If it comes down, it will crash through the ceiling! Do we have any useful magic?

-Magic strong enough to stop something that powerful isn’t easy… Ah! This! Let’s use this!

Luckily, they still had Rampaging Azirmode Illusion and Wrath Lord’s Phantom Descent.

The magic they had prepared for the play was still ready.

-Good idea!

Lee Han nodded and quickly cast Rampaging Azirmode Illusion.

The dragon illusion roared. The sound shook the stage and seats. It flew up through the ceiling.

Alsicle and Lee Han looked up at the hole in the ceiling. They could see the Defiler, a huge, shadowy figure, hanging in the air above. It had been about to come down, but now it paused, watching the dragon illusion carefully.

“N-no, of course not! Those crazy evil god worshippers! How did they summon it?”

Alsicle changed the subject, feeling strange about cheering.

‘How did they actually do it?’

Lee Han, now a wizard himself, knew how impossible the summoning was.

There was no approach, no preparation.

Approach?

The Death Knights were secretly guarding the palace; who could have gotten close?

The same for preparation.

Even summoning a small sparrow required preparation, but this being just appeared.

“That’s not important now. We need to get the people out!”

“Y-yes, let’s go!”

Alsicle nodded.

They were trying to buy time for the audience inside the palace.

Several Death Knights flew into the palace, having gained some time.

“Everyone, please leave…”

-Waaaaaah!

Clap clap clap clap clap!

The two turned, surprised by the loud applause.

The audience was clapping.

‘Is this the evil god worshippers’ curse?!’

“What an interesting take on the play!”

“But isn’t a dragon too much? It’s childish to think a big, beautiful creature makes the play better!”

“You’re childish! The Alkarmata family’s connection to dragons is the newest theory in imperial history! This play uses that. It’s art!”

Some disagreed, but most were impressed by the dragon.

The actors were confused and embarrassed.

It was natural, since a dragon had appeared and flown through the ceiling.

Lee Han felt sorry.

‘I’m sorry.’

-Leave! Leave! Leave!

-Everyone, get out! Einroguard students, get the audience away! Use force if you have to!

The Death Knights, who had come down from the ceiling, ordered the evacuation.

The audience, still excited from the play, was startled.

“What’s happening?”

“Evil god worshippers are attacking! You must leave!”

“Those damn bastards! Stopping the play!?”

Some audience members shouted that they wanted to see the end of the play, even if it was dangerous. But the students quickly made them leave.

When Nilia kicked three people, the nobles nearby gasped.

“That’s the Northern Mountain Patrol’s kick…”

“Move it!”

“A-alright.”

Not everyone was crazy enough to risk their lives for the play. Some audience members were scared by the sounds and shaking from above.

“A-are you okay?”

“I-I’m fine. I can’t… I can’t breathe… I’ll be okay if I rest.”

“Potion! Get a potion from the bathroom!”

“Shhh. Be quiet! No need to say it’s from the bathroom!”

The Einroguard students ran to the bathroom and brought back the potions they had secretly made.

They floated a small cauldron and gave the potion to those who had fallen or splashed it on those who were panicking.

This helped calm the chaotic evacuation. Asan scraped the bottom of the empty cauldron and shouted.

“We’re out of potions!”

“I don’t think we need any more. Everyone seems okay…”

“No!”

An audience member interrupted.

Judging by the scars on his fingers, he was an alchemist.

“No one knows how bad this will get. We need more potions just in case!”

No matter what was above the palace, its presence was frightening.

If the Death Knights could defeat it, great. If not, they needed to be ready.

They needed to make healing potions and prepare for other problems.

“But… we don’t have any ingredients!”

“Don’t worry. My name is Onil. I supply reagents to the Makin family’s alchemy workshop. I can give you as many as you need. Follow me!”

“I’ll help too! I supply alchemy tools!”

The audience members joined forces and took the Einroguard students outside.

The potion escape party students suddenly realized as they were dragged along.

‘…Oh, can’t we just leave after making the potions?’

Was this what Wodanaz meant?!

-Students, take the audience and get out!

The noble seduction party students hurried the audience out.

They opened the carriage doors, calmed the horses, and crammed the audience in. The people begged.

“Please come with us!”

“Huh? We have to stay and help the knights!”

“B-but! There might be enemies outside!”

“The knights have checked outside, so it’s safe!”

“But… but…!”

The scared audience members wanted the Einroguard students to stay with them.

The Death Knights shouted.

-Escort them!

“Yes?”

-Illusion mages, go out too! Escort the audience and leave!

The Death Knights, busy with the palace above, flew away.

With permission, the audience grabbed the students and put them in the carriages.

“Please take care of us!”

“A-alright.”

The students comforted the audience and some illusion mages as they left.

They thought to themselves.

‘Wait. This is like Wodanaz’s plan.’

Did he plan this far ahead?!

Salco’s dwarf tunnel party had the most difficult audience members.

They were the crazy ones who wanted to watch the show.

“Ugh! No! I want to see the end of the play!”

“The actors are gone; what are you talking about!”

The Einroguard students frowned as they saw the stubborn audience members while the palace was shaking and the sounds from above were getting louder.

“We have no choice. We’ll do it the Einroguard way.”

“What’s that? Will you make us invisible so we can watch?”

The nobles didn’t know what was coming as the Einroguard students rolled up their sleeves.

Just then, the ceiling of the palace was torn apart.

“Deceit! Trickery! Lies!”

The Defiler realized he had been tricked and came down in anger.

At first, he thought there might be a dragon, but it didn’t attack. It was too careful.

The Defiler blew away the ceiling with a fog of corruption and squeezed out of the gate. He was humiliated and angry.

“One more time!”

“Will he fall for it?”

“We have nothing to lose, right?”

“That’s right! Cast it!”

Alsicle cast Wrath Lord’s Phantom Descent. The magic circle on the floor broke, and a huge demon appeared.

The Defiler was scared and moved back.

Demons were often summoned by the Empire’s archmages. They couldn’t be ignored.

“A… even a demon!”

“That’s not part of the play!”

The students shouted, but the audience didn’t hear them.

Salco looked at his seniors. A staff hit someone.

“Take them out!”

“Should we go to the main gate?”

“No. It’s too late! We can’t fight while protecting people. Let’s escape through the tunnel. Can you finish it now?”

“Yes!”

The seniors decided quickly after seeing the Defiler’s forces falling into the palace.

Since these were the last audience members, they would escape through the tunnel.

“First, let’s send these guys back to the mansion.”

“Understood. Then, can we take some gold?”

……”

The seniors looked at Salco, surprised. Salco quickly said.

“It was a joke.”

“Haha! Funny joke!”

“It seems like everyone’s out. Let’s fight too.”

“Yes!”

“…Wait. I misspoke. I meant ‘I,’ not ‘we’…”

Alsicle realized that Lee Han was supposed to leave too.

But Lee Han started the next operation before Alsicle could finish.

“Sharkan!”

An obsidian mirror appeared, and the dimensional gate opened.

A beast of death and darkness roared and jumped out.

-Defiler! You made fun of the beast last time?!

“Cat! Kitten! Kitty!”

The undead powerhouses recognized each other and showed their killing intent.

The beast ignored Sharkan’s worries and glared at the Defiler.

-His power is strong. You are a wizard. You can’t keep the beast here for long, so end this quickly.

“It’s okay, fight slowly! Don’t rush!”

Lee Han said as he prepared the next summoning.

The beast blinked in surprise at that.