Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1065

The moment Alogon’s rage was unleashed with full force upon the Under-Lord.

At the boundary of the deep-sea region, where water surged, two monsters moved simultaneously.

Whoosh!

The instant Alogon, transformed into a water dragon, swung his massive tail at an imperceptible speed.

The Under-Lord’s form was blasted away, scattering shockwaves, and was flung across the waves.

KWAHAAANG!!!

“Kuh…!!”

He crashed through the waterways in the heart of the deep-sea region multiple times, creating heavy booming sounds.

The shockwaves were so intense that they could be heard clearly even in the extreme environment where the water pressure was crushing.

However, Alogon did not stop after flinging the Under-Lord away with a single motion.

[I won’t let you escape…!!!]

The massive water dragon bent and stretched his body, accelerating towards the direction where the Under-Lord had disappeared.

Kugugugu!!!

The water dragon, trampling the surging waves, soared and rotated his massive body in the middle of the sea.

The blue scales covering his entire body emitted a brilliant glow, reflecting the sea like a mirror.

Each time the water dragon’s body rotated in the sea, the surrounding currents accelerated, vibrating the waterways.

“That was a solid hit.”

KWAHAAAA…!!

The Under-Lord, soaked in water and blood, smiled bitterly as he lay in the surging waves.

“To think you’d bring in the Eight Great Dragon Kings in that short time. This is far beyond the level of improvisation, isn’t it?”

Immediately after entering the other side of the veil, the Under-Lord had constantly tried to test if Lenok possessed the Celestial Technique.

His attempt to hide his presence in the space of the other side first, and then test how Lenok would find his way, was also part of that plan.

However, he had never imagined that Lenok would find the deep-sea region of the Eight Great Dragon Kings and engage in a Go match with him.

Moreover, he never thought that Lenok would not only overwhelmingly win against Alogon but also turn his rage towards the Under-Lord.

The Under-Lord realized that this entire situation was the result of Lenok’s intention immediately after the anomaly occurred.

[You were blaming an innocent person for the crime of tearing the veil and disrupting the space of the other side.]

Kugugugu!!!

Alogon, looking down at the Under-Lord with his cold, blue reptilian eyes, spoke coldly.

[Just by looking at the strange glyphs engraved on your body, it’s clear that you are the culprit who touched the veil.]

“……”

[How dare a mere dirty blade defile the shadow of the stars?]

Kwarururung!!!

The surrounding water pressure intensified, heavily pressing down on the Under-Lord’s body.

If he hadn’t taken separate measures before entering the deep-sea region, it wouldn’t be strange if his entire body had been crushed to death by the pressure.

[As one who protects the seas of Kundara, I shall bury you beneath my deep-sea region.]

‘I can’t afford to fight while being distracted by the Eight Great Dragon Kings. This has become troublesome.’

The Under-Lord’s gaze turned cold for a moment as he looked at the water dragon floating in the deep-sea region.

‘At this rate, it will be difficult to confirm what Lenok is doing, no matter what. Was he aiming for this moment from the beginning?’

The Eight Great Dragon Kings, who guard the borders of Kundara, are transcendent long-lived beings who have lived for over hundreds of years.

Each of them transcends hierarchies, establishes their own territories, and protects the rules of the outer city.

No matter how outstanding one’s abilities are, they are bound to fight at a disadvantage in their territories.

“I have no choice.”

The Under-Lord sighed, stepped on the surging waves, and began to loosen his body.

Since the reason why Alogon was trying to kill the Under-Lord was clear, it was impossible to avoid the current situation through dialogue.

However, if the Under-Lord fought Alogon in this deep-sea region, he would also lose track of Lenok.

If Lenok used the Celestial Technique to enter Kundara during this gap, all the work done so far would be in vain.

As someone who received the Lord’s message, he had to prevent that situation no matter what.

“Do you know why I, among all the other capable Under-Lords of the Alliance, am acting on the Lord’s behalf?”

Tzeok!!

At the same time as he raised his arm engraved with ancient characters, the water in the air split open on both sides.

The Under-Lord, having confirmed how much the power of his slash was reduced within the territory, walked forward while drawing up his magic power.

“It’s because I can manifest the ‘function’ given by the Lord in its purest form.”

[Is it like how you ‘tore’ the veil and disrupted the space of the other side?]

“I am a blade without a handle, and a sheath without a blade.”

The Under-Lord smiled.

“Because of the deficiency I possess, I have conversely gained the privilege of acting on his power.”

The Under-Lord, extending his hand towards the water dragon riding the tidal wave, spoke.

There was a way to not lose track of Lenok even while facing that furious Dragon King.

The Under-Lord tilted his head.

“Come. I will face you for a while.”

***

KWAGWAGWANG!!!

The entire deep-sea region shook violently the moment Alogon, enraged, rammed into the Under-Lord.

The sight of the Under-Lord being battered and flung away by the Dragon King’s attack, and Alogon accelerating his body as if bouncing after him.

The waterways surging in the deep-sea region exploded beyond the territory’s boundary, overflowing into the misty path in all directions.

The power of the Water God Dragon King, forcibly pouring water onto the misty path, which is close to a phantom dimension, and forcing the environment, in the space of the other side where no specific coordinates exist.

“I’ve succeeded in getting Alogon and the Under-Lord to fight each other for now.”

SWAAAAAAA!!!!

Lenok, alternating his gaze between the rain falling from above and the overflowing waterways below, turned his head.

“Everything has gone according to plan so far. Let’s move immediately.”

[Considering you won in the Go match, it’s strangely easy for you to leave the deep-sea region…]

Oliviera asked, as if amazed.

[You were planning to use the Eight Great Dragon Kings like this from the start. Were you waiting for this moment from the beginning?]

“According to your explanation, the Under-Lord must have been watching us from somewhere the moment we arrived in the deep-sea region.”

Lenok said, picking up the wish-fulfilling orb and moving his feet.

“But I thought that if I didn’t fight Alogon, he would be waiting nearby to find out what happened.”

[……]

“At this point, it wasn’t difficult to properly inform Alogon who the target of his rage should be.”

The Under-Lord might have watched Lenok enter the deep-sea region, but he couldn’t know what was happening inside.

This is because if a space like the deep-sea region is made up of an extreme environment, it is difficult to look inside from outside the territory.

However, he would have understood that Lenok and Alogon did not fight, based on the circumstances and the flow of magic power.

If Alogon were to let Lenok into Kundara, it would be a major deviation from the Under-Lord’s purpose.

That’s why Lenok thought it was highly likely that the Under-Lord would be waiting for him near the deep-sea region.

“Let’s hurry. Now is the chance, with the Under-Lord tied up by Alogon.”

Lenok gestured towards Oliviera.

“I’ll use the Celestial Technique right now to open a path to Kundara.”

[You’re planning to deploy the Miniature Garden outside the deep-sea region.]

“If Alogon starts fighting in earnest, the entire deep-sea region will be in turmoil due to the nature of his water manipulation, which controls the entire current.”

Lenok said as he walked on the overflowing waterways above the misty path.

“No matter how sensitive the Under-Lord’s senses are, it will be difficult for him to notice my spellcasting while fighting Alogon inside the territory.”

[……]

“All that’s left is to deploy the Celestial Technique and find a place where we can directly touch the [Veil]–”

Lenok, who was saying that, suddenly stopped talking.

Thud!!

Lenok’s gaze lowered as he stepped on the overflowing water and turned around.

“Unfortunately, it seems the other water-folk didn’t think so.”

The waterways overflowing along the boundary of the deep-sea region.

Following the currents that filled the misty path, the fish-men with gills had already surrounded Lenok.

The long-lived beings, each holding menacing weapons and artifacts, were staring at him with expressionless faces.

“I thought the story was over when Alogon accepted my proposal.”

Lenok slowly tilted his head as he looked at them.

“Do you have any complaints about that?”

“All the decisions that Lord Alogon makes are not solely for his own sake.”

KUNG!!

A middle-aged man with a grim expression answered, extending his bulging muscular arm forward.

“Sometimes, even if it means going against his will, there are times when we must act for his sake.”

Dozens of streams of water were intricately rotating between the prongs of the trident he held.

The high-ranking long-lived beings of the water-folk who exist under Alogon, the master of the deep-sea region.

Were these powerful figures, who had not moved during the Go match, now belatedly stepping forward?

Even though Alogon’s pride was being shattered, they did not intervene, so what was the reason they were now chasing after Lenok?

Lenok already had a vague idea.

Lenok, raising the wish-fulfilling orb he was holding, asked.

“Do you want this back?”

“……”

A sharp, tense atmosphere.

It felt as if a thick killing intent, ready to explode at the slightest touch, was piercing him.

However, Lenok clearly felt that the fish-men’s gaze momentarily turned towards the wish-fulfilling orb.

“Your Dragon King accepted the result, yet you still have lingering attachments to his lifespan.”

Lenok smiled.

“To want to reclaim the wager even after a fair match, isn’t that quite dirty for the ways of a long-lived being?”

“Even though you possess the ability to face Lord Alogon head-on, you continued to try to use him.”

The man’s gaze turned cold.

“With your blood-soaked hands that massacred the druids outside the veil, you didn’t touch anything in this deep-sea region.”

“……”

Unlike Alogon, the man knew what Lenok had done in the Western Front.

Not all the long-lived beings of Kundara were uninterested in news from the outside.

At that unexpected answer, the moment Lenok tilted his head for a moment.

“The notoriety and erratic behavior that have continued from outside the Western Front. Yet, your spellcasting and energy are so outstanding that they are impossible to grasp.”

Clank!!

The man, pointing the trident wrapped in water streams at Lenok, said.

“The choice to pass that stranger onto Lord Alogon, it doesn’t seem like that was truly the path for his sake.”

“……”

“There is a destiny given to short-lived beings.”

The fish-men’s eyes turned cold for a moment.

“No matter how outstanding a great mage you are, we will not tolerate you stealing Lord Alogon’s time.”

“I see.”

Pajijik!!

Lenok, raising his finger, rotated his magic power and chuckled.

“If that’s the reason, then there’s no need to hold back.”

“Capture him!!”

At the same time as Lenok drew up his magic power, the water-folk rushed in from all directions.

The fish-men, each holding sharp spear blades and accelerating while wrapped in rotating currents.

The speed at which they sprinted on the waterways was incomparably faster than Lenok’s, but it couldn’t be faster than lightning.

The moment Lenok, having condensed lightning in his hand, dropped it directly into the waterway below.

Lightning flashed in the water, and the lightning that spread out in hundreds of directions electrocuted the fish-men’s entire bodies.

[Current-Sensing Electric Field]

Pajijijik!!!

“Kuaaaak!!”

“Grrr…!!!”

The fish-men, their entire bodies stiffened, foamed at the mouth and collapsed on the spot.

The sight of the long-lived beings, their eyes rolled back and their shoulders trembling, burying their heads in the shallow water.

The shouts of the water-folk echoed loudly throughout the misty path.

“A short-lived mage has attacked the deep-sea region!!”

“All water-folk, prepare for battle!!”

“Recover the wish-fulfilling orb. Surround the nearby space completely!!”

The constant turmoil of the currents, the storm of majestic magic power that exploded without pause, right after Alogon and the Under-Lord collided.

It could be felt that hundreds of superhuman water-folk were rapidly surrounding the misty path in all directions.

He never expected that the water-folk would intervene to take back the wish-fulfilling orb, but he couldn’t just ignore it and leave.

To use the Celestial Technique, he had to either eliminate all the water-folk or have someone buy time.

The moment Lenok exchanged glances with Oliviera and drew up his magic power.

The starfish on his shoulder let out a satisfied sigh.

=The irresistible scent of blood and desire… it’s always so sweet no matter when or where I smell it.

“……”

=Indeed, following you today was a wise choice. It will be a memory I won’t regret in many ways.

Having said that, the starfish fell off Lenok’s shoulder and floated in the water.

The starfish’s shape swelled up like a balloon and stood upright on one side of the misty path.

=Go ahead. I will block the path.

“……You.”

=I will draw their attention so that the water-folk cannot find you.

The starfish glanced back at Lenok and nodded as if to say goodbye.

=It was a pleasure, even though it was a short time.

“I thought you were friendly with Alogon, so why are you taking my side at this point?”

An alien beast that appeared using the Penterect as a catalyst and demanded Lenok’s genetic information.

However, unlike the being that transformed the entire head military faction into monsters, it was quite kind and polite.

In the end, it was even offering to buy time for Lenok, so why would it show such favor to Lenok?

=It’s because of the interest and curiosity about what I don’t know yet, more than what I already know.

The starfish answered.

=I believe that your genetic information, which I have not yet obtained, is more valuable than the entire water-folk led by the Eight Great Dragon Kings.

“I already answered that part.”

Lenok answered firmly.

“No matter what, I have no intention of handing over my cells or genetic information. You’re thinking useless thoughts.”

=It’s still fine. What I want is not necessarily something that can only be obtained if you are alive.

The starfish smiled.

=If we continue this relationship, won’t there come a time when your permission is no longer needed?

“That’s quite… an interesting thing to say.”

Lenok, who immediately understood the meaning of those words, gave a cold smile.

“So you’re going to watch me like this and wait until the moment I die?”

=Oh my. Doesn’t that sound too barbaric when you say it like that?

The starfish feigned ignorance.

=I’ve chosen a long-term and macroscopic investment method, within the boundaries of respecting each other’s compromises.

“……”

=However, if you lose your life on the other side of the veil today, it will be difficult for us to collect your genetic material. Isn’t that right?

Since it doesn’t matter whether the target is alive or dead, it had no intention of asking for Lenok’s permission in the first place.

The reason why it was helping Lenok now was because it would be difficult to collect his genetic information if Lenok happened to die in the space of the other side.

It was the moment when Lenok once again realized that this bizarre and kind starfish was not a being of this world.

=So, when you die, please do so outside the veil, and in a way that leaves your body as intact as possible.

The starfish, made up of seven fingers, raised its index finger as if saluting Lenok.

=I hope to see you again in a place closer to your death next time.

“……”

With those words, the starfish swelled up its body and disappeared into the distance of the misty path.

[That was a rather unusual species that matched your notoriety quite well, yet you’re being so cold.]

Oliviera scoffed from beside Lenok.

[If you had just coaxed it well, it might have become a pet that followed you around.]

“Since an alien beast said it would buy time, there’s no reason to deal with the water-folk any longer.”

Lenok, cleanly ignoring Oliviera’s words, said as he moved his feet.

“Let’s get far away from the deep-sea region for now. There’s a spot I’ve been eyeing nearby.”

He was leaving the boundary where the deep-sea region and the misty path, where the Under-Lord and Alogon were fighting, overlapped.

Lenok, having arrived at a canyon where the thick fog was fading, quickly looked around.

A space located inside the other side of the veil.

A rugged environment with misty mountain ranges and cliffs and canyons located between them.

However, in this place, even inside the other side of the veil, he could directly contact the veil again.

It was the most suitable environment for Lenok, who had to directly twist the veil to find a path to Kundara.

“Hoo…”

Even at this moment, the deep-sea region was shaking as Alogon and the Under-Lord collided, a chaotic situation.

It was extremely chaotic, but Lenok took a calm deep breath to focus his mind.

“Oliviera.”

[I know without you having to say it.]

Oliviera, turning around while adjusting her robe, raised her gaze with her arms crossed.

[I will stand guard. Begin.]

Instead of answering, Lenok slightly lowered his head and let his clasped hands hang down.

He didn’t even make a simple hand seal, but only focused his mind in a posture that relaxed his entire body as much as possible.

Goooo…!!

The Celestial Technique of the Ascendant of the Old World, the Chitian, was literally a power that manipulated the movements of the sky.

However, the Celestial Technique was not a spell that was neutralized in a space where the sky was not visible or where there was no sky.

If there was no sky, it would create a sky, and if there was no world under the sky, it would even manifest that world as a model.

The [Miniature Garden], close to the origin of the self-generating domain, which concretized the environment that the caster desired and directly manifested it in reality.

The moment he assembled the magic power within his body with his thoughts, and manifested it with a firm image from within.

“Spell activation.”

Tzeoooong!!!

The fog that covered the sky around Lenok was pushed away, and the space began to be reorganized.

He made a gap in the thick fog inside the other side and inserted a new space in between.

The moment the vacuum-state Miniature Garden, where there was no water or air, unfolded beneath Lenok’s feet.

Fassss…!!

Grass grew beneath his feet, and a night sky with starlight appeared above his head.

The Celestial Technique that he had practiced with Claris Richelieu in the Balkan.

The Miniature Garden, imitating the environment of the Central Front border area, rotated in a circle and unfolded a vast celestial sphere.

KUOOOOO!!!!

A bizarre landscape with a night sky and a prairie unfolded above the sky of the endless, distant canyon.

“Hoo…!!”

Lenok, letting out a heavy sigh, immediately took out a fragment of the veil from his pocket.

A catalyst he had brought from the first gate, to synchronize the veil of the Miniature Garden with the veil of reality.

He scattered the veil fragment, which shone like stardust, over the Miniature Garden.

PAAAAAAAT!!!

At that moment, a dazzling silver veil rose above the celestial sphere of the Miniature Garden and began to flutter.

The moment he scattered the catalyst of the veil onto the Miniature Garden, the veil of reality and the veil of the Miniature Garden began to synchronize.

“…I’m going.”

Lenok, closing his eyes and focusing his mind, slowly raised his clasped hands.

The moment he slowly attached and detached his hands, rotating them in different directions.

Kigigigik…!!!

Following the direction in which his hands were rotating, the celestial sphere of the Miniature Garden slowly began to rotate.

Each time the night sky of the Miniature Garden rotated, the model of the veil that unfolded on it also rotated.

Each time the model veil rotated, the space of the fog that hung over the sky of the canyon also slowly shook.

A rough noise, as if the space was twisting and creaking, echoed, and the deep-sea region vibrated violently.

As the model veil, the real veil, and the space of the other side that was directly in contact with the veil were sequentially twisted.

The moment he twisted the veil according to the specific orbital period that Claris had ‘adjusted’.

PAAAAAAAT!!!!

At the end of the boundary where the Miniature Garden and reality overlapped, a door began to open with a pure white glow.

An endless, majestic canyon. A huge rock that protruded like a dragon’s head.

The shape of a huge city that was impossible to even perceive with human senses, unfolded beyond the pure white space rift.

The outer city, Kundara.

The city of the long-lived beings who had hidden to escape destruction.

Lenok held his breath as he realized that he had finally faced the scenery of that city with his own eyes.

The moment he was about to retrieve the Celestial Technique and close the Miniature Garden to immediately erase the traces.

A massive water dragon fell from the fog at an incredible speed and landed in front of Lenok.

KWAHAAAAANG!!!!

“…!!!”

[Krrrrrr…!!!!]

The water dragon, letting out a fierce roar, exploded the surrounding waterways and cleared away the fog.

Lenok realized that the existence of the Miniature Garden, which he had hidden using the techniques of water manipulation and fog, had appeared above the canyon for a fleeting moment.

“Ah, I finally found you.”

The Under-Lord’s voice echoed from behind.

The Under-Lord, covered in blood as if he had been cut by a sword all over his body, was grinning as he looked this way.

“You finally opened the path to Kundara yourself.”