Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 123

123. Lord of Blood (3)

‘Nice timing!’

Right after the meteor shattered, a dark aura rose from beneath the convoy.

“W-what is that!”

“Damn it!”

“Everyone, be careful!”

The convoy members’ flustered voices erupted.

It was already unbelievable that Hustaff’s attack had been blocked.

Kugugu….

Anyone could see that an ominous energy was rising from beneath their feet.

[Definitely useful witch troops.]

The dark energy was, as expected, Arie’s work. She was floating on a black cloud, looking down at the convoy members.

‘Taste this.’

Perhaps he recognized the nature of the energy. Hustaff’s eyes were filled with anger.

“How dare you! You’ve dabbled in forbidden magic!”

Hustaff was a master of the Magic Tower.

[Such a boomer.]

To him, black magic and forbidden magic were absolutely unacceptable.

“In the name of the Magic Tower, I will chase down and expose your secrets to the very end!”

In the end, his angry voice echoed through the canyon.

‘That’s not gonna happen, buddy.’

However, tracing the traces of black magic wouldn’t be easy. It wasn’t for nothing that they had Arie’s magic circle inscribed on their bodies.

They could have installed a magic circle on the canyon floor, but.

‘We can’t leave any traces.’

This was to prevent any traces of black magic from remaining here.

Kugugugu…!

Following Arie’s gesture, the black energy instantly enveloped the convoy.

“Everyone, don’t worry!”

Hustaff tried to reassure the convoy members, who didn’t know what to do.

“The magic barrier will protect you, so just focus on attacking!”

In the end, it wouldn’t be easy to break through their barrier, whether it was black magic or ordinary magic. Even in the midst of the chaos, his judgment was cold.

Of course, that was only the case in normal circumstances.

“Hehe! You fools!”

Arie’s voice was heard at that moment. By the time the guys raised their heads to check on her, it was already too late.

“Huh, huh?”

“What is this!”

“The barrier, the barrier is disappearing!”

The translucent membrane that had been surrounding their bodies began to dissipate.

The magic that Arie had ambitiously prepared was Dispel [a spell to remove magical effects].

[Serves them right.]

It was the same magic we had suffered when we first encountered her.

However, the difference from then was that this time, it wasn’t a wide-area Dispel, but one that could only erase a single magic.

To nullify all magic, a huge magic circle had to be manifested. It was impossible to draw such a large magic circle on Arie’s body.

‘But it’s working properly.’

That’s why the only magic we could neutralize was one.

‘Just getting rid of the barrier is enough.’

Just being able to fight on equal terms with those guys was a huge gain.

‘Shall we start now?’

Our strength was by no means inferior to theirs.

“Anghel.”

“Yes.”

Following Anghel’s gesture, the members of the Round Table moved in unison. They already had prepared magic spells at their fingertips.

“Let’s begin.”

With those words, various colored lights covered the Magic Tower’s convoy.

“Kuaaak!”

“The first row, deploy shields……!”

“Ugh, quickly counterattack!”

Because of the attacks that were fired immediately after the barrier disappeared, the convoy members were helplessly being hit.

[Kya. Nice.]

They had trusted in the magic barrier, but instead, they were suffering even greater harm.

[This is the importance of strategy.]

Beyond Oberon, who was giving a thumbs up, the first row of the convoy was being annihilated in an instant.

“Everyone, don’t panic and reorganize the front lines!”

The convoy members prepared counter-magic in response to Hustaff’s desperate cry.

However, another shadow was looming over their faces.

“Th-there are enemies behind us too!”

“Divide and respond!”

“Protect the carriages!”

Fifteen figures appeared behind them. They were the remaining members of the Round Table who had been hiding above the canyon.

“These guys! They’ve made up their minds to attack us!”

In the end, flames blazed in both of Hustaff’s hands. It was the moment when his hands were about to reach out to the front and back respectively.

Kugugugugu!

Something was approaching him at an incredible speed.

“Who is it!”

There was someone descending vertically towards him from above the canyon.

“Lord of Blood, you say. Let’s see if you’re worthy of bearing the name of lord!”

It was Karles, who had jumped down with the Trident in front.

In the end, Hustaff’s hands, which had been stretched out to the front and back, had no choice but to come together. Even without thinking for long, the energy of the strange man flying towards him would have been unusual.

Responding to Karles would have been a priority over attacking the Round Table members right away.

Hwararak!

The fire that spread out extensively from his fingertips was eventually fired at Karles.

‘Oh…….’

The sight was quite shocking. It was Hellfire, a flame that would never go out until the opponent died.

‘He’s manifesting Hellfire this quickly?’

It was a magic that was difficult for even decent 8-star mages to use. He had unleashed such a high-level magic in an instant.

[He’s definitely mastered fire magic.]

The rumor that he would soon receive the title of Archmage was not false.

‘What a pity for such a talent.’

However, he just had the wrong opponent.

It was Hellfire that seemed to swallow the sky, but Karles burst through such a fire.

[The compatibility is just too bad.]

Chiii……!

His body was covered in steam. It was close to impossible to subdue him, a member of the Water King Clan, with fire attributes.

‘What an amazing race.’

He hadn’t even unlocked the power of the Trident yet. He had been told to refrain from doing so on purpose, as that energy would turn this place into a wasteland.

Karles had only used it when he had stylishly blown away the meteor in the sky.

“Wh-what!”

In the end, horror was etched on Hustaff’s face.

* * *

Lord of Blood.

A person who was most trusted by the Magic Tower Lord, and one who was on the verge of becoming an Archmage.

All those modifiers were reserved only for Hustaff himself.

‘Haa…….’

How much effort had he put in to obtain those modifiers?

He had not only contributed to the Magic Tower’s research, but also cracked down on countless criminals.

Having accumulated so much experience and knowledge, there was nothing more to be surprised about in life, but.

‘Such nonsense……!’

The scene unfolding before his eyes was giving him a strong shock.

It wasn’t because the meteor had been shattered by something,

Nor was it because the Magic Tower’s magic barrier had been dispelled,

Nor was it because a suddenly appeared strongman had endured Hellfire without any problems.

‘A knight…… did you say?’

What surprised Hustaff the most was the weapon that the man wearing the robe was holding. It wasn’t a magic tool like a staff or wand, but a long golden spear.

‘I certainly didn’t feel the energy of mana [magical energy].’

If he had used magic to break through Hellfire, there was no way he wouldn’t have felt it.

That meant that the opponent was really a knight who had broken through the magic single-handedly.

‘Unbelievable……!’

It was unbelievable, but when he thought back, there was no other way to explain it.

At that moment, the giant man landed on the ground.

Huuuung!

The way he was wielding the trident freely and approaching was definitely that of a knight.

‘What in the world is going on!’

However, he couldn’t just be surprised like this. The momentum he was exuding was making him prepare magic.

Hwararak!

The fire blazed on his fingertips again.

‘He must have been up to something earlier.’

Hustaff thought so.

‘He must have an artifact [a magical item].’

That was the only way he could deduce it. He could have endured it by borrowing the power of the artifact once.

However, there was no defensive artifact that could withstand his Hellfire twice.

“You! It’s no use! How dare you set fire to anyone!”

The man who was shouting as he approached made him even more certain. He didn’t have the strength to endure it one more time, so he was just shouting loudly for nothing.

“Who are you trying to deceive!”

Hwaaaa!

Ignoring the man’s provocation, he sent a huge pillar of fire as it was. It was such a hot fire that the bottom of the canyon that touched the flames melted.

‘This is the end this time!’

The man would surely not have the strength to endure it.

“H-Hustaff-nim!”

A desperate voice was heard at that moment. It was the voice of a convoy member who was right next to the pillar of Hellfire that had been fired.

The moment he turned his head towards him.

“Keo, keoheok!”

What came into his view was something flying towards the convoy member’s neck.

Puhwaak!

And it was a fountain of blood spurting out.

‘What……!’

It was a speed that was hard to even see.

“Hmph. I told you that this kind of fire pit doesn’t work.”

The man who had broken through Hellfire again was taking the trident out of the convoy member’s neck.

“……What is your identity.”

“Identity……? Well, shall I be the Lord of Blood from today?”

“What!?”

“I like that title very much. If only you would disappear, I would like to use it.”

At the same time as those words, the man swung his spear. The neck of the convoy member behind him was cut off again by his spear that he stretched out without even looking.

Puhwaaaak!

A fountain of blood spurting out. As if he was really the Lord of Blood, the man’s surroundings were stained with blood.

‘……It’s not a bluff.’

The man’s words that he would kill him and take away his title. It seemed clear that the man in front of him could do it. His movements were impossible to see, and the momentum he was exuding was making even himself cower.

‘Where did such a guy come from!’

The men who were slowly approaching one step at a time. The convoy members who were between himself and him were being helplessly beheaded.

In the end, the only thought that dominated Hustaff’s mind as he looked at the strange man was one thing.

‘……I have to run away.’

He had to get out of here first.

It wasn’t just because he cherished his life.

‘It’s not a problem I can judge alone.’

The appearance of a knight who overwhelms a mage was not a matter to be taken lightly.

He had to inform them of the identity of the strange man wearing the robe, and he had to find out how he had gained his power.

‘The Magic Tower. I have to inform the Magic Tower!’

The story that there was a knight who surpassed a mage. That unbelievable story that could only be found in ancient books was unfolding before his eyes.

As his thoughts were organized, the situation finally came into view objectively.

‘……Damn it.’

The strange men surrounding the convoy from the front and back were also not ordinary, and more than half of the convoy members had already been annihilated.

‘Where did these guys come from!’

It was clear to anyone that they were being pushed back. In the end, Hustaff’s only option was one.

“Guar!”

He called the vice-captain of the convoy who was assisting him right next to him.

“Yes, Hustaff-nim.”

“You must escape alive. You must inform the Magic Tower of what happened here.”

Guar let out a horrified cry at the sight.

“Su, surely! You’re not going to execute Operation Sigma!”

“Yes. There’s no other way. Leave quickly!”

“But if you do that, Hustaff-nim……!”

The strange man was already right in front of him. There was no time to delay.

“It’s an order.”