Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1096

9 Level (15)

[Erosion Rate 79%]

[Erosion Rate 83%]

[Erosion Rate 87%]

……

[Erosion Rate 90%]

KWA-AAAH!!!

Silver starlight fell vertically, piercing the flame-spewing salamander.

[Kkiiiiik!!]

However, the salamander did not die from the starlight bombardment that pierced its body.

It simply severed its entire lower body, which was distorted by flames, and began to regenerate on the spot.

It was already a dead corpse. The fact that a mummy, abandoned in the ancient chasm for decades, had regenerative abilities was no longer surprising.

Ssssh!

The salamander, having completed its regeneration in an instant, swung its tail at supersonic speed.

Maleon, who had placed both hands on his forehead, slid backward as if bouncing.

BBOOOM!!

In a split second, Maleon’s figure slid dozens of meters, pushed to the far side of the chamber.

The salamander roared fiercely, then discovered the silver starlight flickering at the end of its tail.

Chiiik……!!

The starlight attached to the end of its tail instantly burned and annihilated the salamander’s body into particles.

The salamander screamed and cut off its tail once more, but it was already too late.

The starlight, which had spread from its lower body to its upper body, engulfed and annihilated the salamander’s massive form.

“…It worked better than I thought.”

Maleon, who had risen while staggering and leaning against the chamber wall, smiled.

Maleon’s figure tilted slightly, then slowly regained its balance.

Maleon, having slowly turned around, approached Lenox.

“I like that I can save a lot of mana by dealing with them up close.”

Maleon, who had stopped in front of Lenox, spoke quietly.

“I mixed in a change of properties and burned them before they could even attempt to regenerate.”

“…….”

“I seem to be getting the hang of it more and more…”

Maleon said that and was about to move, but then he knelt down on one knee and collapsed.

Thud!!

“Maleon.”

Lenox said, looking at Maleon with a stern expression.

“It’s too dangerous to go any further. We need to change our strategy here.”

How many corpses of long-lived species wandering the ancient chasm had they faced on their way here?

How many mummies of the highest-ranking long-lived species, surrounded by erosion fields, had they killed and absorbed their thoughts?

They had endured the ever-increasing erosion rate, crossed more than ten barriers, and engaged in excessive combat.

The scales that had once shone brilliantly were now dulled, soaked in blood and bodily fluids, and the starlight at his fingertips spun emptily.

“The strain on your body and mind is causing a negative impact on each other. The process of absorbing thoughts itself is proof that it’s a huge burden.”

“…….”

“It’s not your limit yet, but if you go beyond this, there’s no turning back. We need to switch roles now.”

“…No. We can’t do that.”

Maleon said with a fading voice, struggling to speak.

“If an unqualified being kills the founders, their thoughts will go even more violently out of control than they are now.”

“…….”

“I can entrust you with the role of opening the door. But I have to deal with the founders myself…”

Maleon, who had smiled weakly, reached out his arm towards Lenox.

“It’s a bit difficult to get up… Could you help me for a moment?”

With Lenox’s strength, he might be crushed under one of Maleon’s arms, let alone support him.

But Lenox was about to say something, but in the end, he reached out his hand towards Maleon’s arm.

Kkirik……!!

Dozens of mana threads precisely grabbed Maleon’s body and lifted him up as if supporting him.

“Hoo… That’s a bit better.”

Maleon, who had let out a heavy sigh, said while looking at Lenox, who was supporting him.

“There’s not much left now. You must be feeling it too.”

“…….”

As Maleon said, Lenox also sensed that the end was near.

The frontier created outside the outer sea. The deepest part of this space-time, designed like a giant space station.

“I’m going to use all the remaining mana to open the way.”

The focus momentarily returned to Maleon’s blurred eyes.

“I won’t stop from now on, so please keep supporting me like this.”

* * *

They head towards the deepest part of the giant, transparent space station.

A massive barrier large enough to easily accommodate a giant long-lived species with a body size of over ten meters.

An immeasurable bombardment of starlight falling through it indiscriminately pierced the mummies of the long-lived species.

Primal Magic: Sacred Lotus Eight Extremes Style

Seventh Form – Outer Method

[Jar Within the Heavens]

KU-GWA-GWA-GWA-GWA!!!!

The starlight falling at supersonic speed bent in a strange trajectory, repeatedly reflecting.

The starlight, having pierced the mummies of the long-lived species, bent and exploded on its own, filling the surroundings with a spectacle of stardust.

A world within a jar. The secret of the Sacred Lotus Eight Extremes Style that literally transforms the entire space into a starlit paradise.

[KKYAAAAAAK!!]

DUDUDUDU!!!

A gaunt mermaid screamed horribly, and a catfish with jewels embedded all over its body thrashed, shaking the ground.

Amidst the mummies that were convulsing and firing erosion fields, Lenox, supporting Maleon, struggled to move forward.

“Maleon…!!”

He was manipulating mana threads to forcibly support Maleon’s massive body, but even that had its limits.

Maleon, leaning on Lenox, had his head bowed, and his steps had stopped a long time ago.

Even so, only his hand reaching forward proved that he had not yet lost consciousness.

Kkirik!

Lenox, gritting his teeth and increasing the tension of the mana threads, shouted.

“Get a hold of yourself. If you lose consciousness here, it’s over!!”

It wasn’t just a matter of not being able to enter the ancient chasm without Maleon’s help.

A desolate, extreme realm where oxygen and moisture disappear, mana and thoughts are eroded, and the mind withers.

Either way, if they lost consciousness in this place, they might never wake up again.

[Erosion Rate 93%]

The erosion rate number written on the barrier in the distance.

Only that number was telling them that the end of this journey was near.

But even then, Maleon’s hand reaching forward was faltering and slowly coming down.

Each time, the starlight that Maleon had been releasing grew fainter, and the mummies thrashed even more violently.

[Kkiaaaa……!!]

[……Hu……man…….]

The mermaid’s screams subsided, and the catfish stammered and uttered words.

As soon as the bombardment of primal magic weakened, the mummies of the long-lived species regained their strength and were searching for them.

Lenox, letting out a cold sigh, gritted his teeth and took out a thick ampoule from his pocket.

Click!

After confirming that a sharp needle had popped out, he carefully aimed at where to pierce the ampoule.

Such a needle would be broken like a toothpick if it was blocked by a dragon’s scales.

It was fortunate that the scales on Maleon’s body were open due to the injuries he had sustained.

Lenox struggled to insert the ampoule into Maleon’s neck.

Thwack!!

“…….”

The moment the ampoule was inserted, Maleon’s body, which had been leaning on Lenox, twitched.

A strange phenomenon, as if spinal reflexes were forcibly stimulating his entire body, not by Maleon’s own will.

Immediately after, Maleon struggled to lift his eyelids.

Maleon, looking around with blurry eyes, looked at Lenox, who he was leaning on, and asked, as if puzzled.

“Ban…?”

“The situation was urgent, so I used an extreme measure.”

Lenox said with a stern expression.

“Are you conscious? Can you speak?”

“…You forcibly transmitted stimulation to wake me up.”

Maleon, who had grasped the situation in an instant, ran a hand over his face.

“It was a good choice. I don’t know what kind of drug it is, but it was a bit exhilarating.”

“…It shouldn’t have ended with just being exhilarating.”

The thing Lenox had just injected into Maleon was not an ordinary stimulant or painkiller.

A spinal nerve stimulation accelerator that was used on Paysha Grisburn during the meeting between 8th level extreme ability users.

He had directly injected the extreme drug, which forcibly stimulated the damaged nerves to temporarily improve the condition, into Maleon’s spine.

But Maleon was taking the stimulant, which even Paysha couldn’t withstand and had a seizure from, without much concern.

Was it because his pain tolerance was at an incredible level, as befitting an Ascender, or was his body so broken that he felt even that level of stimulation dully?

“Thanks to you, I’m a little more conscious… That’s a relief.”

Before Lenox could even think about that, Maleon raised his hand again.

“I’ll buy you some time…”

Primal Magic: Sacred Lotus Eight Extremes Style

Sixth Form – Outer Method

[Crescent Moon Dawn Star]

Hwaaaah!!!

The starlight that exploded from all directions bent like a hazy mist, thickly obscuring the surroundings.

The mist created by Maleon spread out in all directions of the barrier, preventing the mummies from finding them.

[Oooooooo!!!]

[Kkigeggegegek!!]

The eerie transmissions of the mummies, whose emotions could not be read, resonated roughly from all directions.

“Quickly, behind the barrier…”

“I know…!”

They covered their presence with mana, and moved slowly to the next barrier, maintaining their composure to the end without ever rushing.

They placed the wish-fulfilling jewel that Maleon had created against the barrier to activate it, and specified the operation command.

Kugugugu!!!

The moment the barrier began to open, they immediately stopped the command and issued an open/close command again.

A very brief gap created as the barrier opened and closed momentarily.

They blinked onto Maleon and their own bodies and jumped over the barrier.

Paat!!

The moment Lenox and Maleon’s bodies tumbled into a new corridor, the barrier closed immediately.

Immediately after, the barrier that Lenox was leaning against shook violently with a deafening roar.

KWA-AAAH!!!

[KKYAAAAAAK!!]

The mummies of the mermaid and catfish, who were not yet dead, rushed at an incredible speed and slammed into the barrier.

It could be felt that the barrier was shaking and melting little by little from the erosion field they were wielding.

Thud!! Thud!!

His body trembled from the impact of hitting the barrier, and he was forced to fall from the recoil.

Lenox, who was breathing heavily, got up from his seat with a wry smile.

He understood why Maleon had vehemently dissuaded Lenox from stepping forward, just from that one use of the technique.

“The mana consumption… is unbelievable. Almost all of the stored blink was used up with just that one time.”

Because the blink technique consumed so much mana, Lenox had been pre-chanting and storing the blink technique in Papyrus Argenteus.

The papyrus left by Jintun had excellent performance in storing mana and techniques.

Even so, it had used up all the reserves just to move Maleon and Lenox a few meters forward.

It was proof that mana consumption and efficiency in this space had dropped to an unbelievable level.

That must be why Maleon couldn’t kill the mummies of the long-lived species right away, even after firing primal magic.

“No matter what kind of being you are… you can’t ignore the fact that the output of techniques drops inside the ancient chasm.”

Maleon, leaning his shoulder against the transparent glass outer wall, said with blurry eyes.

“That’s because this space-time itself is located as close as possible to the outer sea.”

“…….”

“Therefore, in order to truly overcome the dark sea, one must succeed in ascension without-”

Maleon, who was staring blankly at the darkness of the outer sea visible beyond the glass outer wall, muttered.

“Ah, I can see it even from far away now.”

“…You can see it?”

“Ban. You must not trust Nivex. The elixir of ascension she desires is dangerous.”

Maleon said quietly.

“I have a plan to enter the ancient chasm, would you like to hear it?”

“……!”

In an instant, Lenox felt a chill run down his spine and grabbed Maleon by the collar.

“Maleon!!”

“At the end of the eighth level space-time, there is an ascension magic circle left by Jintun. If we use that, we can enter the ancient chasm together-”

“Maleon, get a hold of yourself!!”

Confusion of memories. Hallucinations so strong that they confused the situation.

He had continued to engage in combat without rest with an injured body, and had accepted countless thoughts.

If even a 9th level Ascender was pushed to his limit to this extent, would his mind be shaken?

‘No, even considering that, the degree to which he’s affected by thoughts is excessive.’

Lenox looked at Maleon, whose focus had become blurred, with a calm gaze.

He realized that the abnormal symptoms, which he had thought were because Maleon had reached his limit, were more serious than necessary.

It was a clear fact that transcendents of the 8th and 9th levels, who had transcended their ranks and obtained qualifications, were particularly mentally unstable.

But even considering that, the extent to which Maleon was affected by external thoughts was unusually excessive.

An incongruity that his mental barrier itself seemed weak, regardless of his powerful body and techniques, excellent mana, or beliefs.

‘Maleon’s mental barrier is unusually weak. What’s the reason?’

No, in fact, he knew what the problem was.

The only secret that Maleon had not revealed to Lenox after coming this far.

The secret that Maleon had tried to hide from everyone, even after being reborn as an Ascender.

The true form of Maleon Gnosis, the Jewel Dragon, hidden behind an ambiguous disguise.

A certain ‘secret’ that existed in Maleon’s true form was causing him to be affected by the thoughts he absorbed more strongly than necessary.

Lenox, whose thoughts had reached that point, looked down at Maleon with a stern expression.

‘…Should I take it out?’

He could check what the secret Maleon was hiding was if he wanted to.

Lenox had also been thinking of a countermeasure since the moment he heard about Maleon’s disguise.

The ‘technique’ for that was already in his hands before he left for Kundara.

But if he used it now, he didn’t know how Maleon Gnosis would change.

In the worst case, it could be a bad move that would ruin everything after coming this far.

The deepest part of the ancient chasm. With the erosion rate reaching 100%, there was really not much time left.

At this moment, was there a truth that he had to confirm, even if it meant completely overturning the plan with Maleon?

The moment Lenox thought that and quietly raised his hand towards Maleon.

[Intrusion, de…….]

A cold female transmission echoed from behind.

Like a creaking machine, but with an incomparably clear murderous intent in her voice.

A woman with white wings, with a gaunt appearance, was staring at Lenox.

Lenox inadvertently questioned her appearance.

“…An angel?”

Olivier had said that there were some among the True Bloods who maintained their lineage even beyond the world.

If the [angels] of the second world remained among them.

If there were those among the angels who were abandoned by the cult leader, who had left their true blood beyond the world and created descendants.

[Don’t, come…….]

The female angel, whose bones were exposed due to lack of moisture, opened her mouth while creaking.

[This, is not, a place, for, you…….]

“…You.”

Lenox asked.

“Do you know who I am?”

[…….]

The angel did not answer.

She creaked her withered eyes and looked at Lenox’s face, then looked at Maleon again.

She only slowly reached out her hand towards Lenox.

[You, that person…… that person, you…….]

“…….”

[Our, god, failed, god…….]

Chichik, chijijijik……!!

The angel’s voice, which was cutting off, twisted coldly.

[Why, did you abandon us?]

“……!!!”

Kiiiiing!!!

From the angel’s fingertips pointing at Lenox, a pale light began to rapidly concentrate.

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