Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1046

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The deepest part of the War Magic Tower, the Thunderclap Armory, was where the Tower Lord had brought Lenok.

It was explained that the War Magic Tower itself was a modified version of Ars Nova’s strategic mobile warship, and the deepest power room was designed to mimic the boundary line of the world.

“The concept of the Lightning Immortal Body, as defined by Thorben’s lineage, is simple,” Thorben began, facing Lenok in the vast space where blue lightning flashed.

Lenok, listening to the Tower Lord’s explanation, took one of the elixirs he had prepared in advance.

“Mind and body as one. The spirit and the body in harmony. The mind and intention are one, and intention and body are interconnected, so the mind and body can also be interconnected.”

Crackle, crackle!

As the Tower Lord raised his hand, it began to transform into lightning from his fingertips, and his entire arm became lightning.

“By engraving the cause and nature of lightning into one’s body, all metabolic and bodily functions become like lightning,” the Tower Lord said, pointing to his arm, which had turned into lightning.

“Replacing the central nervous system, major organs, and all bodily functions responsible for metabolism and hormone secretion with lightning. Changing the very essence that makes a human a human into lightning and unifying it….”

Pop!

The Tower Lord, who had instantly restored his body, turned to Lenok and said, “This is what we call the Lightning Immortal Body. It is the power that literally keeps our time in the realm of the mind.”

“So that’s why you were able to continue fighting even after being pierced through the heart.” During their fight, the Tower Lord had been struck directly in the heart by Lenok’s lightning, yet he had continued to move without issue.

That was possible because the functions of his internal organs had already been replaced by lightning.

“However, even Bonno [the Tower Lord’s former name] does not have complete control over the Lightning Immortal Body. It’s more accurate to say that Bonno’s achievements were compatible with it.”

“What do you mean?”

“Bonno was able to obtain the Lightning Immortal Body because his mind had reached the extreme of lightning transformation.” The Tower Lord answered, stroking his chin.

“Every time he unfolded his self-domain [a personal space where one’s magic is amplified], he would transform his body into lightning to the point of its limits, and in the process of returning, he would learn the knack of taking out his internal organs one by one.”

“What?”

“When transforming the body into lightning, he relied on his senses, but when materializing it again, he had to directly return it to the remembered form of the body.” The Tower Lord chuckled at Lenok’s bewildered response.

“After doing that so many times, I would often leave out my stomach or liver when restoring my body, but surprisingly, it wasn’t so bad.”

“……”

“In that process, I realized the sensation of maintaining the internal organs and bodily functions themselves in a lightning-transformed state.”

“Okay, I understand.” Lenok stared at him with cold eyes.

“So, you meant that you would directly improve my constitution with that kind of memory.”

“……Oh, did Bonno perhaps add unnecessary explanations?” Thorben, scratching his cheek with an awkward expression, then smiled and turned his gaze away.

“Anyway, if you understand this far, you’ll know why Bonno recommended that you change to the Lightning Immortal Body.” The Tower Lord said, pointing at Lenok.

“If you cannot accept the ideal of extreme lightning, then you can simply readjust the vessel from your body. The Lightning Immortal Body is the cornerstone for that.”

“So, it’s a sight that can only be faced by becoming lightning yourself.” Lenok looked at him with a blank face.

“That answer must be because you have already tried such things many times.”

“……”

Thorben’s will to pit his magic against the end of the outer sea [a metaphorical term for the unknown and dangerous realms beyond the known world].

Because there is a necessity to fit the process to a predetermined conclusion, Lenok also respected the Tower Lord’s answer, who had reached such a level.

However, the advice that the Tower Lord gave to Lenok could only come from someone who had tried to change his own existence into lightning.

Lenok realized that it was a miracle that could not be experienced unless one had the obsession to become lightning, even giving up the human form.

“What meaning is there in a conclusion reached by using oneself as a tool?”

“Hey, if you’re going to talk like that, shouldn’t we at least have a drink first?” The Tower Lord chuckled and stroked his beard.

“Let’s finish the story. First, I will use the Lightning Sea Technique to unravel your body, and then, in this place similar to the boundary line of the world, I will blur the boundary between your mind and body.”

“……”

“Immediately after that, I will reconstruct your body to be closer to the Lightning Immortal Body, change the vessel, and then reverse the procedure. If the procedure is successful, you will be able to freely achieve lightning transformation throughout your body, and you will have a physical immunity that cannot even be compared to before.”

Crackling!

The current flowing through Thorben’s body glowed blue, illuminating the chamber.

“First, I will tell you the peripheral nervous system and the bioelectrical conversion points that you need to work on.” Thorben, who had approached while scattering fierce lightning, raised his hand towards Lenok and said, “Once you are familiar with the manipulation of electromyography and electrocardiography, you will be able to control electroencephalography and biomagnetism, and even control hormone regulation.”

Crackling!

As Thorben spread his arms wide, a vast current spread out like wings along his arms.

Thorben, with a blue lightning halo swirling behind him, said, The Tower Lord nodded with a serious expression.

“If you are ready, take out the key. Considering what we are about to do, we should ask for the understanding of that transcendent being in advance.”

“I see.” From the moment he obtained the Lightning Emperor’s Key, he needed to confirm its capabilities and performance to some extent.

It was something that he would have to try sooner or later, even if not in this place. Thinking that, Lenok reached out into the air and created a spatial rift.

Crack!!!

[Thunder Piercing Key]

He once again pulled out the huge lightning key from the air and grasped it. Lenok, looking at the sharply flashing key, looked at the Tower Lord and raised his magic power.

Crack, crack…!!!

The synchronization of magic power and intention. The Thunder Piercing Key in Lenok’s hand resonated rapidly and burst into fierce lightning. Soon, the size of the key exploded, and it was roughly plunged into the middle of the chamber.

KWA-AA-AAANG!!!

A huge golden key, tens of meters in size. The Tower Lord stroked his beard as he looked at the magnificent form that looked like a lightning spear from afar.

A majestic voice echoed from the end of the lightning that had transformed into the form of a lightning spear.

[Considering the grand persuasion you used, you are calling me sooner than I expected.]

Woo-oong!!!

[Or is there already something so urgent that you need to borrow my power?]

“If not in a place like this, there won’t be many opportunities to compare its performance.” Lenok said that and nodded his head towards the Tower Lord over his shoulder.

“You know him, right?”

[…….]

As if only then noticing the existence of Akendrias El Thorben, the Lightning Emperor paused for a moment. She, who had been emitting a majestic vibration while looking down at the Tower Lord, asked in an indifferent tone.

[Akendrias El Thorben. You are still alive even after handing over the qualification of the Lightning Shrine to this one.]

“There are still too many things I haven’t done to go into a coffin, Lightning Emperor.” The Tower Lord chuckled.

“As a fellow disciple who has engraved enlightenment in the Lightning Shrine, I would like to reminisce, but there is no time. Would you cooperate with my junior’s work for now?”

[Junior? That magician is not someone who would be bound by such a hollow title.] The Lightning Emperor asked back in a questioning voice.

[I don’t know what ridiculous thing you are trying to do that you called me here for.]

“I plan to teach the enlightenment of the Lightning Immortal Body in this place, so I need your technique.” The Tower Lord shrugged, looking up at the tingling lightning spear.

“I will use the Lightning Sea Technique to unravel my junior’s body and change the vessel with the enlightenment of the Lightning Immortal Body. I have prepared the necessary materials for the ritual, so all that remains is to proceed with the procedure.”

[…….]

As if understanding the Tower Lord’s perfunctory explanation at once, the Lightning Emperor’s consciousness was felt turning towards Lenok.

[You. Instead of inheriting the power of the Lightning Immortal Body, you plan to awaken it yourself.] The Lightning Emperor asked in a strange tone.

[And to do that, you will use my technique as a basis to unravel your body directly?]

“Since your potential is in my mind, the Lightning Sea Technique will not harm me.” Lenok’s body cannot transform into lightning, and it does not react to such changes at all.

Therefore, it was impossible to change his constitution to the Lightning Immortal Body through lightning transformation, as the Tower Lord had recommended. However, the Lightning Emperor’s Lightning Sea Technique, which was newly placed in the Kaleidoscope [a magical artifact that stores and manipulates various powers], was a different story.

Because it was a potential contained in the Kaleidoscope, it could affect Lenok’s body, but it was also a power that belonged to Lenok himself, so there was no possibility of harm.

“In a situation where the circumstances and conditions are so well-prepared, it is definitely worth trying. The Tower Lord’s words also make sense.”

[Ha, worth trying, you say…….]

“……”

The scenery of the self-domain and part of the answer that Lenok had shown to persuade the Lightning Emperor. The Lightning Emperor also seemed to easily understand that this attempt was an extension of that.

The moment the lightning spear, which had been pondering after hearing the Tower Lord’s explanation, flashed sharply and emitted light.

Flash!!!

A dazzling altar made of lightning soared up in front of them.

[Good. If even this moment is part of the trial and error you spoke of before, then I will lend you my power.] The Lightning Emperor echoed in a relaxed voice.

[Show me directly what you are trying to do.]

“……Okay.” Lenok, with a firm expression, rolled up the sleeve of his left arm and approached the altar. He put the rosary of the Pure Land Mantra [a Buddhist prayer bead] on his left forearm and put up overlapping barriers to isolate his arm.

As the Tower Lord stepped aside and the Lightning Emperor’s key, which had become the center of the sanctuary, scattered brilliant lightning, Lenok slowly placed his left arm, with the sleeve rolled up, diagonally on the altar.

Fwaaaaaat!!!!

The key, tens of meters in size, rotated while stuck in the ground, forcibly ‘opening’ the space itself. A failed answer that the ascendant of the old world had sent to the sanctuary of the Lightning Shrine.

The manifestation of an overwhelming thought reached by transcending the Lightning Sea Technique. In that indescribable violent pressure and brilliance, even the Tower Lord shielded his eyes for a moment.

The Lightning Emperor declared.

[Technique Deployment]

Jjeo-eo-eong!!!

Centered on the ground where the golden key, tens of meters in size, was stuck, the entire ritual chamber of the tower was transformed. The lightning that swept and rotated from all directions swept through the sky and the ground, forcibly ‘opening’ the space itself.

The moment it drew the shape of a majestic pavilion, supporting the sky with the huge golden lightning in the center as a pillar. The lightning that spread in all directions simultaneously plunged towards Lenok’s left arm at an incredible speed.

Kwarurururung!!!

Even the Tower Lord could not help but be amazed by the vast wave of lightning.

“That’s an enormous amount. How can such an output be achieved in the form of a mere medium……!!!!”

The Lightning Sea Technique, which unravels all things using lightning as its power source. The transcendent potential of lightning that the first world’s Lightning Emperor had built up to reach ascension.

The power of the turning point gained through the Kaleidoscope returns once again to Lenok.

Crackling!!!

“Kuh……!!” Every time the lightning of the Lightning Sea ran over his arm, he felt a void as if his senses were disappearing.

Not just simple pain, but a chilling sense of incongruity as if a part of his body was scattering and disappearing. However, instead of watching his left arm engulfed in lightning, Lenok raised his gaze and focused his mind.

He had already been told by the Tower Lord about the knack for bioelectrical manipulation to realize the Lightning Immortal Body. What Lenok had to do was to directly manipulate the bioelectricity of his arm, which had been unraveled by the Lightning Sea Technique, to reconstruct his body.

The boundary line of the world where the boundary between the body and the mind becomes blurred. In this extremely rare and heterogeneous environment that imitates that, it was a challenge worth trying, ignoring Lenok’s penalty.

Thinking that, Lenok quickly raised his intention and focused his mind on his arm engulfed in lightning. The moment a chilling spark of lightning jumped from his left arm, the entire chamber was engulfed in golden lightning.

KWA-AA-AAANG!!!

“D-Did it succeed?!”

[…….]

The Tower Lord, who had been watching the progress with a firm expression, and the Lightning Emperor, who had transformed into a huge key, reacted at the same time. In the storm of scattering light, Lenok, who had placed his arm on the altar, slowly turned around.

Crack, crack……!!

The left arm, with the sleeve rolled up, was still attached to his shoulder, maintaining its shape. However, the blood vessels flowing over his skin were emitting a blue light that was dazzling to the eye.

The Tower Lord finally came to his senses and asked, “What happened?”

“It’s half a success.” Lenok answered with a wry smile.

“No, should I say it’s half a failure?”

“……What do you mean?”

“I succeeded in processing and manipulating bioelectricity with intention. But…….” Lenok’s gaze, looking down at his arm with blue glowing blood vessels, sank heavily.

“An unintended power was mixed in the process of reconstructing the body. As it is, it can only be used in a way that is different from the intended purpose.”

“What do you mean by a different way?” Instead of answering the Tower Lord’s words, Lenok stretched out his left hand to the side.

The Tower Lord tilted his head at the gesture that had no special hand seals or incantations.

“What is it? Why aren’t you using magic-”

Whoosh!!

Lenok’s hand was already lightly pressing on the Tower Lord’s solar plexus. The Tower Lord stared at Lenok’s hand, then, realizing the abnormality, frowned for a moment.

“……Wait.”

Crack, crack……!!!!

The moment the blood vessels in his left arm flashed blue, Lenok’s hand was covered in a dark purple glow. The magic power flowing within the Tower Lord’s body all twisted at once and began to shake violently.

A bizarre sense of incongruity, as if the magic that had been imbued with intention and completed its incantation was unable to maintain its original form and was collapsing. The lightning that was rising from the Tower Lord’s entire body all lost its shape and collapsed.

Kwadudududuk!!!

“My magic power……!!”

“The moment magic power is injected into my arm, a shedding automatically occurs, and the magic power is forcibly scattered.” Lenok, who had lifted his left arm, which had turned purple, said from behind the Tower Lord, who was shocked to realize that his magic power itself had been forcibly dismantled.

“Since magic power itself has no properties, it will only wear away and disappear. This is-”

[Rather than a technique or the power of an ability, it’s a function closer to a complete dispel.] The Lightning Emperor, who had been listening to Lenok’s explanation, said as if dumbfounded.

[I knew you weren’t right in the head from the start…… You, by any chance, have you modified your arm into a forbidden weapon?]