Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 121

121. Lord of Blood

The transport convoy entered the canyon. I waved my hand at them.

‘Let’s go.’

As the signal was given, shadows leaped down into the canyon. Fifteen members of the Inner Sanctum, led by Angel, fluttered their robes as they jumped.

Whoo-oong!

Blue energy gathered at the tips of their feet. They were descending with air shields beneath them.

‘We can’t fly, but descending is enough.’

The air shields spread out like large umbrellas beneath their feet, drastically reducing their falling speed.

[They’re applying it like that.]

‘It depends on how you use it. You can’t be trapped in rigid thinking.’

[Of course.]

Turning my head, I saw the other members moving busily.

‘Shall I go too?’

I threw myself off the cliff after Angel. The breeze that tickled my forehead soon turned into a rough storm against my entire body as I fell.

Whoo-oong!

Blue energy began to surge at my feet as well. However, it wasn’t the air shield used by the Inner Sanctum members.

Thwoom!

A subtly condensed layer of air at my feet was transmitting a strong repulsive force to my body.

[You’re getting good at this technique too.]

‘Yeah. It’s not quite ready for combat, but it’s enough for movement.’

It was the Arens family’s secret technique, Air Walker.

[But why not just attack with magic right away? Why reveal yourselves first?]

‘We need to minimize our traces. If we bombarded them, the surroundings would be devastated.’

Attacking from a distance would affect the surrounding terrain significantly, potentially providing a major clue for the Magic Tower’s subsequent pursuit.

‘We need to strike and retreat as quickly as possible at close range.’

Therefore, it was important to minimize magical exchanges with them.

“Who are you!”

Angel and the Inner Sanctum members, who had arrived at the bottom of the canyon first, were confronted.

“Do you know who we are to dare block our path!”

“This is the Magic Tower’s procession. If you’re bandits, we’ll give you one chance to step aside!”

The mages in front began to shout at them.

From my position floating in the air, I could see their overall movements.

‘As expected, they’re not just any riffraff.’

While the dozen or so mages in the front row were talking to Angel, the mages in the back row were diligently gathering mana.

They were preparing magic, not knowing who their opponents were.

[They’ve already contacted the Magic Tower.]

At the place where Oberon’s hand had reached, the red-haired man in front of the cage was caressing a crystal ball.

He had activated the emergency contact to the Magic Tower, so our battle situation would now be transmitted to the Magic Tower.

[Tch. They’re so cautious.]

As one of the top talents in the Magic Tower, he could have handled it alone without contacting the Magic Tower.

‘That’s why he got to that position.’

The Magic Tower Lord’s right-hand man didn’t handle a single task carelessly.

What could an 8-star mage not handle? Ordinary criminals would be turned to dust with a flick of his hand.

[He must be quite the recluse.]

Nevertheless, he was faithful to his basic duties as the escort leader.

‘Let’s go down for now.’

Thwoom!

Continuing to deploy Air Walker, I arrived right next to Angel, who was facing the mages.

“I told you to reveal your identities.”

Instead of the Inner Sanctum members, who were keeping their mouths shut, I stepped forward.

“Us?”

Since we had decided to hide our identities from them anyway, it was better to confuse the Magic Tower’s pursuit if possible.

So, the name we chose was…

“Have you ever heard of Revoluca?”

It was a certain force I had heard about from Diffon.

It wasn’t just to hide our identities.

[Those guys can’t stay still either.]

It was also to bring to light the organization of prestigious families’ descendants who were trying to change the world and plotting unknown things in the shadows.

‘Yeah. If the Magic Tower starts tracking them, they can’t stay still. They’ll get caught somehow.’

They were still lying low, but the force I heard from Diffon might be more than the Inner Sanctum.

If we used the Magic Tower to chase them, they wouldn’t be able to remain silent forever.

[Good idea. They’ll show up, even if it’s out of resentment that it wasn’t their doing.]

‘We hide our identities and catch their tails. It’s a win-win.’

As I uttered the name Revoluca, the Magic Tower’s mages frowned.

“……Revoluca? Stop talking nonsense and reveal your real identities!”

However, my gaze was directed beyond them.

I was busy observing the red-haired man and the executives around him, watching their expressions.

‘Hmm. Those guys don’t have any reaction. Is there no Revoluca within the Magic Tower?’

If there was anyone among them belonging to Revoluca, their expression would have changed when I said that. However, they still had a dry reaction.

[Looks like there’s no one here.]

‘Even better. Let’s make a scene properly.’

I nodded my head, looking at the mages in front.

“Revoluca is Revoluca. Why so much talk? You’re just slaves of the Magic Tower.”

The Magic Tower’s escorts, who had been patient until now, couldn’t tolerate the remarks that disregarded the Magic Tower.

“You’re crazy. Provoking the Magic Tower? You’ve thrown away the chance to walk back alive!”

With anger, they began to step aside. The ones who had been preparing magic in the back row stepped forward.

Whoo-oong!

Their hands were already filled with blue mana.

“In the name of the Magic Tower, we will punish you!”

From Magic Arrow to Chain Lightning, they unleashed the attack magic they had prepared in advance.

‘At best, they’re around 5-star to 6-star [referring to their magical power level].’

That wasn’t something to worry about. Angel, as well as the rest of the Inner Sanctum’s elites, had surpassed that level.

Whoo-oong!

Shields that appeared in an instant blocked their paths.

“Thanks, Angel.”

Angel had also summoned shields in front of me and him.

Thudududung!

Their surprise attack was failing.

“These guys! They’re not without ability!”

However, the transport convoy didn’t stop at just that. They switched places with the back row again. The mages who had been preparing anti-air magic in the back were now in front.

[They’re quite systematic.]

The attack magic prepared by a dozen people gathering mana simultaneously was a huge flame that threatened to fill the canyon.

Swoosh!

It was too powerful to be called a Fireball. It was an attack that would subdue ordinary groups in one blow.

‘We’re no less capable.’

Of course, there was no need to worry.

“Angel.”

This place was already our chosen stage.

Angel simply waved his hand once.

Whoo-oong!

The ground we were standing on began to glow.

* * *

The red-haired man sitting in front of the cage, known as Lord of Blood, Hustaaf, frowned.

‘……They had a hidden card.’

When a group appeared at first, he thought it was just an attack by bandits. Due to his meticulous nature, he immediately reported to the Magic Tower, but he couldn’t help but think they could be easily driven away.

Who were they? The elite escort of the Magic Tower, moving under the Magic Tower Lord’s orders. Ordinary people would wet themselves and run away just by hearing they were affiliated with the Magic Tower.

‘Revoluca, was it……. What kind of guys are they?’

But the appearance of the guys now was not something to easily dismiss.

He could understand them blocking the first raid. It was a series of not-so-powerful magic, so it would have been possible if they quickly deployed defensive magic.

‘They’re blocking Fire Bomb too?’

But the appearance of the guys after that was a fresh shock to him. Anti-air magic that he had personally researched at the Magic Tower.

The Fire Bomb, which he had willingly passed on to the escorts, was being blocked by the guys.

Whoo-oong!

As if they had been waiting, a magic barrier appeared under the feet of the silver-masked people, swallowing the Fire Bomb.

‘They’re not ordinary guys.’

Hustaaf could no longer sit and watch the situation.

If they had prepared a defensive barrier here in advance, they must have been preparing to attack them from the start.

‘To dare attack the Magic Tower…….’

They must have been carrying out a terror attack with full preparation.

‘These young punks!’

Of course, he was full of confidence no matter who the opponent was.

Lord of Blood, Hustaaf. He was just annoyed that he couldn’t arrive at the underground prison on time.

“You guys…….”

No matter who the opponent was in front of him.

Since he was about to achieve 9-star status, there was nothing he couldn’t win.

“Do you know who I am to interfere!”

The voice that flowed on the canyon’s wind stopped everyone’s movements.

The voice, accurately delivered to everyone’s ears with amplification magic,

“Lord Hustaaf!”

It was enough to raise the morale of the transport convoy.

‘Try to run away.’

It must have been like a disaster to the silver-masked people.

‘I’ll chase you to the end and hold you accountable.’

His name, which would have been heard by the guys, was a name that no one in the continent didn’t know, so it was obvious they would turn tail and run.

“Lord of Blood, huh…….”

However, the voice that came from the small figure at the very front.

“Hustaaf, that’s unfortunate.”

It made Hustaaf’s eyebrows, which rarely changed, twitch.

He was showing such a calm appearance even though he knew his identity.

“You know me, but you don’t run away. You’re arrogant.”

“If we were going to run away, we wouldn’t have attacked, would we?”

Now he was starting to think the opponent was crazy.

“Yes, go ahead and say it. What’s unfortunate?”

Then the guy raised both hands and shrugged his shoulders once.

“You were about to become a Great Mage [a mage of 9-star status], but you can’t achieve it.”

“What?”

It was a sound that made him doubt his ears.

“I know that feeling. The feeling of dying right before reaching the realm. I just want you to know that I have no ill will towards you.”

“What nonsense is this crazy bastard spouting!”

“I’m sorry, but you’ll have to die here.”

He couldn’t find the words to retort to such an absurd sound.

‘To dare……!

However, the anger burst out in gestures.

Whoo-oooong!

Soon, blue mana was surging in Hustaaf’s hands.

The momentum he was spewing out in rage was raging even more fiercely than the canyon’s wind.

“Alright. Try to kill me.”

He hadn’t even used magic yet, but the flow of immense mana was causing the surrounding grains of sand to swirl.

“I will personally show you why I am called the Lord of Blood.”

Finally, his blood-red hair began to scatter in all directions.