Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 139

139. Revoluca (3)

Liu and Gilliam.

And Angel and Guarr.

In an instant, none of the four mages could gain an advantage; they were all too evenly matched.

However, there were those who created cracks in that stalemate.

I was one of them, having eliminated all the remaining mages.

Kuuuuuu!

Stenos, unleashing a blizzard from above, was another.

[Now I have some breathing room.]

If we push a little harder, we can create an opportunity to escape.

“Uncle, let’s go to Ego.”

We needed to get away as quickly as possible. The entire flagship fleet hadn’t arrived yet.

‘If the rest arrive, it’s really over.’

No matter how strong we are, it would be impossible to face all those mages. We didn’t know how many more 8-star mages like Gilliam and Guarr there were.

“Ego?”

“Yes. They won’t be able to follow us there.”

“Ah, I suppose that’s true.”

A unique space only accessible to Otherworlders [beings from different dimensions or planes of existence]. Liu nodded at the mention of the name.

“Alright. Let’s head there since we don’t have time. I’ll think of another way as we go.”

“Understood.”

“Then, I’ll signal. Let’s move at once.”

Liu narrowed his eyes, staring at Gilliam for a moment. Then, his lips twitched.

Wooowoong!

Before we could move, the flare beam began to activate.

The flagship fleet members, having endured the blizzard, were once again conjuring magic aimed at us.

Soon after, Liu’s command was given.

“Ian, move!”

With his nod, a strong vibration was felt.

Kuuuu…….

It wasn’t created by the flagship fleet’s flare beam.

‘……What is that?’

A sight I, who had experienced so much, had never seen before.

[Is that magic too?]

The ground where the flagship fleet members were standing was wriggling.

Kuuuuuuuu!

The floor began to shake violently, as if with a will of its own, disrupting the mages of the Magic Tower.

“W-What is this!”

“Deploy a defensive magic circle!”

Confused voices from the flagship fleet echoed from everywhere.

Kwaaaa!

The flare beam lost its direction and only split the sky.

However, the massive wave of earth didn’t stop there.

“T-The ground is alive!”

As someone shouted, the ground began to move even more violently.

‘What is this…….’

Soon, a giant wall dozens of meters wide appeared in front of the flagship fleet.

A scene reminiscent of Angel’s ground fence, but it was fundamentally different.

Kwaaaaaaa!

Like a tsunami in a vast ocean, it was engulfing the flagship fleet.

I didn’t know what they had done, but it was definitely something they did in Revoluca.

“Ian! We have to go now!”

Liu grabbed my wrist as I was distracted.

“Ah, yes.”

Kwaaaa!

Moreover, Stenos’s blizzard was raging above.

[They’ll definitely buy time.]

In the face of those powerful attacks, the mages of the flagship fleet were confused and disoriented.

“You! Where do you think you’re escaping!”

However, Gilliam didn’t take his eyes off Liu.

“Let’s meet again next time.”

Liu also waved his hand at him.

Chwaaaaa!

Liu unleashed all the mana he had gathered at once. The Aqua Bomb that surged in an instant was blurring Gilliam’s vision.

– I’m ready too.

Angel was also heading towards us, having deployed layers of ground fences.

The remaining flagship fleet members were visible in the distance, before they could reach this place.

“Okay. Let’s get out of here quickly.”

We took our steps.

* * *

One of the most deserted places on the continent.

We could only stop after reaching a secluded forest on the outskirts of Aital.

‘Suddenly becoming a fugitive.’

We hadn’t even used a portal, moving only by land. We had even managed to get a carriage from the Central Council, but everyone looked exhausted.

Moreover, we hadn’t exchanged a single word during the several days of travel.

‘What should I say?’

Everyone must have felt the same.

Not only Angel and I, but also Liu, Stenos, and Graham were in a situation where it was difficult to open their mouths. Everyone was hiding different secrets.

And another person was traveling with us.

“Haha. Everyone is so quiet.”

A person showing an awkward smile.

“Ian, you must be very embarrassed?”

Alloy, as a member of Revoluca, was also with us.

‘I thought there was something between him and Stenos, but he was with Revoluca.’

I had noticed that there was some kind of relationship between the two, but I couldn’t have known they were with Revoluca.

“What a twist. Professor Alloy. You’ve been deceiving me all this time.”

“……Haha. Not deceiving, but hiding, perhaps?”

Alloy was trying to break the frozen atmosphere with a joke. I didn’t see his intention as bad. Because of him, Liu also began to speak.

“Ian, what was that technique you used to deal with the flagship fleet back then? I didn’t get a good look because I was dealing with Gilliam, but it didn’t seem like magic.”

He was talking about the Eternal Iron Dagger and Aura.

‘I can’t let him take the lead.’

In a situation where everyone is hiding something, I couldn’t let him take the lead in the conversation.

“More importantly, Uncle, there’s something we need to address first.”

“Huh?”

“Did you intentionally put Alloy next to me to monitor me?”

At my question, a look of embarrassment crossed his face.

“Huh? What are you suddenly…… talking about?”

With those words, Liu glanced at Alloy.

“You said before that you had been trying to recruit me into Revoluca since I was young. Haa. Now it all makes sense. You deliberately planted Professor Alloy to monitor me…. Am I right?”

He was giving an awkward smile like Alloy.

“Well…… rather than monitoring, it was more like observation and protection? It was an uncle’s heart thinking of his nephew.”

A way of speaking I had heard somewhere before.

[I wondered where Alloy learned to be so slippery, but he learned it from Liu?]

It was exactly like Alloy.

Now that I knew that both of them were members of Revoluca, I could see it. The two of them had always had a lot in common.

‘He must have been influenced without realizing it.’

After letting out a sigh, I looked at Liu again.

“Uncle, why did you throw away your robe?”

His robe had been missing from his shoulders for some time.

“Ah, that?”

Liu shrugged his shoulders.

“I’m sorry about that. Actually, we had a mole in Revoluca. They put a tracking spell on my robe.”

“……Ah, so that’s why we were discovered so quickly.”

“It’s okay now. I searched all my belongings before we left. There’s no tracking magic anymore.”

“Yes. Then let’s go into Ego first. Let’s talk there.”

I turned my head. As always, lush bushes were waiting for us.

* * *

“The forest of Ego……. Alright. We’ll be safe from the Magic Tower here.”

Liu nodded, looking at the lush forest.

A space only accessible to Otherworlders.

[They wouldn’t even imagine we’d escape here.]

‘Even if they find out, they won’t be able to come.’

It was the safest place from them, as even the Five Stars of old feared to invade it.

Liu was looking at the leaves rustling in the wind. His eyes were twitching.

“Hmm.”

At the same time, a strong wind stirred through the forest; it wasn’t a natural form of wind.

“But, I don’t know if we can survive here either.”

Blue mana was tinged at Liu’s fingertips, and Stenos and Alloy were also staring at their surroundings with stiff expressions.

“Humans, I see.”

A voice suddenly popped out of the forest. And dozens of eyes were twinkling through the dark bushes.

“Foolish humans. Not only dare you set foot in Ego, but you also try to use magic.”

The monsters were gradually revealing themselves. They resembled humans, but each had slightly different appearances.

“……Otherworlders.”

Liu bit his lip at the sight of those surrounding us.

“Ian, prepare the best attack you can. There are too many of them.”

Liu was looking at the Otherworlders, having raised his mana to the fullest. And the Otherworlders were baring their teeth at him.

However, Angel and I weren’t nervous. We smirked and moved our steps into their midst.

“……Benefactor?”

The Leaf-tribe who was at the very front tilted his head. It was Krall, the Leaf-tribe’s best warrior.

“Mr. Krall. Long time no see.”

“Oh, is it vacation again? No, you said you’d graduate from the Magic Tower this year. So you finally graduated and came!”

“Yes, that’s right. And these are my colleagues—my uncle and my professor. They raised their mana because they didn’t know, so please understand. I had an urgent situation, so I brought them without any explanation.”

Krall glanced at Liu and the rest for a moment.

“Hmm. I see.”

At his nod, the momentum of the Otherworlders, who seemed ready to attack at any moment, subsided.

“Benefactor?”

At that sight, Liu lowered his hand, which he had raised.

“That’s what happened. This is a safe place, as long as my uncle doesn’t antagonize them.”

Instead, his eyes narrowed.

“What have you been up to? To be acquainted with the Otherworlders of Ego……. I heard you’ve been coming here every vacation.”

“There was a small incident. Thankfully, they accepted me as a friend.”

Krall put his hand on my shoulder.

“He is the benefactor of Ego. If it weren’t for Ian, Ego might have gone to ruin long ago. If they are the ones brought by our benefactor, we can trust you too.”

They were the residents of Ego who sent me infinite trust.

“I see. I made a mistake just now. I didn’t know the situation.”

Liu, having already scattered the mana he had raised, was giving a friendly smile. He was nonchalantly asking Krall for a handshake.

‘He’s definitely awake [aware and perceptive].’

Although he has a connection with me, his attitude of treating the Otherworlders friendly was impressive.

Already, a bad perception of the Otherworlders was deeply rooted in humans.

It wasn’t easy to let go of the guard just because he knew me.

[If he’s the leader of a group that’s going to lead a revolution, he has to be at least that good.]

Krall, who shook hands with him, asked again.

“Ian, so what’s the reason you came here so urgently? Did something bad happen outside the forest?”

“Actually, we’re being chased by the Magic Tower. We’re all in that situation.”

“Huh. I’ll have to hear the details inside. Anyway, you came to the right place. Mages won’t be able to enter here.”