Genius Wizard Hides His Sword Skills [EN]: Chapter 146

146. All-Out War (2)

The first to break through the barrage of water cannons was.

“Protect Ego!”

It was the Leaf race, led by Klal.

The other race that didn’t fear water. No, rather, they grew stronger when they absorbed water, and they stepped forward.

“What are these leaves!”

“T-too fast!”

“Kuaaak! Don’t touch the leaves! They’re sharp!”

The mages belatedly tried to flinch away.

‘Do you think you can avoid it if you want to?’

The speed of the Leaf race was beyond what ordinary humans could handle.

“Kuaaaak!”

For those who had never done any physical training, it was difficult to even follow with their eyes.

“Use magic!”

However, that was only for a moment.

Whoosh!

The mages in the back row simultaneously unleashed fire attacks.

‘So, they’re not just a bunch of pushovers, huh?’

The Leaf race had no choice but to hesitate. What they feared most was fire.

However, many members of the Leaf race quickly disappeared. On the vast prairie, the place where they could hide was.

“Hmph!”

Behind the Merchant race, who had advanced forward.

The Merchant race seemed to think that ordinary magic was useless, and they simply allowed the attacks. Their tough and thick hides rendered the mages’ magic useless.

[A living shield, huh.]

Moreover, small figures flew from their shoulders.

“Kkiiiiik!”

“Nyaaaa!”

The Long-Tail and Cat races leaped over the magical barrage and pounced on the mages.

Using their small statures, they clung to the mages’ faces. They lightly bared their teeth and claws, but the results were not light.

“Kuaaaak!”

The mages’ necks were quickly being torn off.

‘They’re fighting well on their own.’

As if they had rehearsed it, the coordination between the different races flowed smoothly.

[That’s what makes instinct so scary.]

It was simply instinctive movement based on their innate abilities.

The other races were disrupting the mages without much damage. Thanks to them, I could look beyond the mages with peace of mind.

‘I can go straight there.’

To where the giant magic bomb was.

[Are you going to take care of it alone?]

There were a dozen mages surrounding the magic bomb.

‘No problem.’

I was confident that I could handle that much without drawing Fragarach.

Swish!

Just as I was about to kick off the ground with only a single myrthril dagger in hand.

Whoosh!

A fireball came crashing in from the front.

‘Hmph!’

I quickly ducked my head to avoid it and looked to see a mage chanting another spell.

‘Not if I can help it!’

I simply cast the magic I had already prepared.

Woooong!

A cluster of light enveloped my body in an instant. Immediately after the shimmering light disappeared, my vision was filled with.

“H-heuk!”

The surprised face of the mage.

I had used Blink magic to appear in front of him.

Swoosh!

At the same time, the myrthril dagger was swung. The densely imbued golden aura simply severed his neck.

‘Trying to mess with me.’

Thud.

It was the mage’s head that had fallen to the ground. He still had his eyes wide open, as if he didn’t even know how he had been attacked.

[Hoo, isn’t this too OP [overpowered]?]

Oberon shook his head at the sight.

‘What do you mean?’

[A swordsman who can teleport. How are mages supposed to handle that? Where is the mage who can stop a knight who suddenly appears in front of them?]

As he said, a mage couldn’t defeat a knight in close combat. That’s why magic like Stone Twist or Hands of the Earth was developed to prevent knights from approaching.

‘So, that means I can wipe them all out by myself.’

I looked at the figures who were still injecting mana into the magic bomb with a confident expression.

‘Let’s go.’

I simply activated Blink again.

Each time a cluster of light enveloped my body.

“H-here!”

The faces of the bewildered mages were reflected.

“Kuaaa!”

Cutting down the mages in my path was a bonus.

As a result of repeating the use of Blink several times, I was able to easily reach the mages around the magic bomb.

“You!”

“What do you think you’re doing here!”

“Surrender!”

They glared at me.

“Surrender?”

The eyes that looked at them sank coldly.

“You’ve got your words wrong. Surrender is something….”

And the myrthril dagger moved again.

Thwack!

Thanks to the aura that had increased in an instant, two people’s necks were being severed.

“The strong say to the weak.”

I looked down at the bewildered mages and continued to use Blink.

Swoosh!

Each time the dagger was swung.

Thud.

The mages were becoming one with the ground. Before their bodies could even cool down, someone else’s body was falling.

Wooooooo!

A strong vibration that stimulated my ears followed at that moment.

‘Hmm.’

It was because of the magic bomb that seemed like it would explode at any moment.

‘These guys!’

Even though I had arrived, there were still five people injecting mana into the magic bomb.

They were so focused on fulfilling their mission that they didn’t care about the surrounding situation.

[I think you should stop that first?]

‘Of course.’

I cast Blink again. My target was the five mages who were injecting mana, not the mages who were blocking me.

“Hmph! You still won’t be able to reach us!”

However, the five mages greeted me with a bitter smile on their faces.

‘Twist Stone, huh.’

Hundreds of stones were swirling around them. They had already prepared magic in anticipation of close combat.

[You fools.]

Nevertheless, there was nothing to hinder my steps towards them.

I had already fully recovered the swordsmanship from the Adonis days.

Whooong!

The floating stones were just toys to me.

[Life is a real battle!]

Even the mages who had combat experience with knights a thousand years ago couldn’t successfully use Twist Stone on me.

“You’re still a thousand years too early!”

The Twist Stone that the current mages were using was clumsy.

Whooong!

The stones barely passed by my head and shoulders. And after a while.

Swish!

The golden aura was shining brilliantly once again.

Thwack! Swoosh!

The mages met the dagger in different directions. Some were hit by a horizontal slash, while others were stabbed.

Thud!

Everyone fell with their eyes wide open.

‘Hoo.’

Only then did the vibration of the magic bomb begin to subside. The blue crystal, which seemed like it would explode at any moment, was stabilizing.

‘They were planning to launch it with this.’

Underneath the giant magic bomb was a spring of similar size. It was an anti-air catapult device made by modifying the catapults of a thousand years ago.

Woooooong!

The aura fiercely bloomed on the dagger. It was swung towards the spring.

[I’m relieved,]

There was no way to launch it all the way to Ego’s Forest, so they wouldn’t be able to activate the magic bomb any further.

“Okay, shall we see whose turn it is to surrender now?”

I turned my head towards the remaining seven mages.

However, my brow furrowed at their expressions.

‘…Something’s up.’

They didn’t show any fear at all. It was creating a sense of déjà vu.

Flash!

At that moment, the surroundings began to be filled with bright light.

[It was a trap!]

Dozens of figures surrounded the area where the light had disappeared.

* * *

A large-scale battle unfolded in front of Ego’s Forest.

‘…What an amazing force.’

Liu couldn’t help but be impressed. Although Stenos and he had blocked the fire attacks in the beginning.

‘So, that’s why the Five Stars couldn’t target Ego either.’

The residents of Ego, who had begun to move in earnest, seemed to not need any help in the first place.

They were using their own unique techniques, not human magic or swordsmanship. It was enough to make one stick out their tongue.

‘Ian, that guy… He’s amazing too.’

During the six months of cohabitation in Ego, he had learned that the power of aura was real.

‘So, that’s why they sealed it a thousand years ago.’

The power of the guy he faced directly was beyond imagination. The mages could only give up their necks without responding to Ian, who was approaching.

‘What an amazing power.’

However, what was surprising was not just the aura.

Necks were flying with every sword dance Ian performed. His knowledge was too short to understand the mysteries of that swordsmanship.

‘Hoo. Before I knew it, he learned magic and even swordsmanship….’

Nevertheless, he could tell that the level had reached an unattainable realm.

‘How can a 20-year-old be like that….’

He was 넋 놓고 [neok nohgo -넋 (neok): soul, spirit; 놓고 (nohgo): to release, let go. It means to be so engrossed or stunned that one’s soul seems to have left the body] watching the guy’s movements.

‘Huh?’

A sight that made his eyes narrow was unfolding.

Ian was slaughtering the mages around the magic bomb. A strong cluster of light spread around him.

“Preacher!”

A urgent voice came from Angel next to him.

‘…Blind!’

The people who had been hiding around were revealing themselves.

“Angel. Didn’t we check with detection magic earlier and there was no one there?”

“…Yes. There was definitely nothing.”

Angel nodded with a serious expression. His brow could not help but furrow even more at those words.

‘That means….’

Someone with more magical ability than Angel had cast Blind. [Blind magic: A spell that conceals presence.]

It meant that there was someone among them who was stronger than Angel, who had top-tier skills even among the 8-Stars.

‘Damn it!’

The people who appeared after removing the Blind were a whopping 50 people. And there was one person who caught his eye the most.

“…Giliam!”

The flagship captain of the Magic Tower, Giliam, was revealing himself. The flagship fleet was surrounding the magic bomb and Ian.

“Preacher!”

Angel immediately used Blink at the sight. Liu couldn’t stand still either.

“Alloy! I’m going there too, so please lend me your strength!”

“Yes! I was already doing that.”

The earth vibrated according to Alloy’s gestures.

Kuuuu!

With that reverberation, he followed Angel with Blink magic.

* * *

The people who suddenly appeared and surrounded the magic bomb.

‘…It was Blind.’

Flagship Captain Giliam narrowed his eyes.

“Ian Delema. We meet again.”

He raised one corner of his mouth as he came out through the Blind magic.

He had appeared as if he had been hoping someone would approach. From the beginning, he had clearly thought of the next move using the magic bomb as bait.

“To come alone. I guess I’ll have to capture you instead.”

However, it was because it was just him alone that he was expressing his disappointment.

[…It was a trap.]

‘But it can’t be helped.’

If I hadn’t come directly anyway, they would have blown the magic bomb into Ego.

‘It was a situation where I couldn’t not stop it.’

It was the Magic Tower that had come prepared meticulously from the beginning.

“Flagship Captain Giliam. It’s been a while.”

Guar was standing next to him.

His eyes were boiling like a furnace.

“Did you see this crazy bastard? How dare you try to talk to me!”

His hands were burning even more fiercely than him.