Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 111

Chen nodded, a thoughtful expression on his face, and then spoke.

“What I’m saying is, we need to increase the roles of each squad during the operation. It’s good that we’ve clearly divided the roles, but we need to avoid failing because we’re too focused on individual quotas. Do you agree?”

“I agree.”

“Good. Everyone, pay attention!”

Raising his voice, Chen drew the attention of his team members and said,

“With the leader’s permission, we’ve decided to make a slight change to the operation.”

“Squad 1 will enter as the vanguard. Squad 3 will make a secondary entry on both sides of Squad 2, which will be moving behind them, creating an escape route. Once Squad 2 has finished their business and comes out, Squad 1 will escort them, and Squad 3 will cover the retreat. Everyone understand?”

“………”

“The important thing in this operation isn’t that each of us perfectly does our part, but that we have the trust to cover for each other if someone makes a mistake. If Squad 1 fails, we might not be able to get out of that base. I don’t think there’s anyone here who doesn’t understand what that means.”

It was an operation where you couldn’t just do your part and be done with it.

The other team members naturally nodded at Chen’s calm tone.

Lennox quietly watched Chen, who was naturally eliciting a positive response from the surrounding team members and maintaining morale.

The choice to enter first and take the biggest risk at a time when the temporary base was preserving its full strength.

The audacity to make that choice without hesitation, and the responsibility to do his best in the operation.

And the leadership to make such a decision and have his own Squad 3 accept it without any resistance.

He wasn’t a freelancer, but the type of person who wouldn’t be out of place leading an organization like Drey.

When Lennox briefly shared his thoughts with Chen, he gave an awkward smile and replied,

“You have a sharp eye. Actually, I’m planning a business with some friends I get along with.”

“A business?”

“Yeah. That’s why I need a lot of money, so I’m running around like this for now.”

Chen said that, then smiled slightly and turned his head.

“I’ve talked too much. We’ll have to walk from here to the temporary base, so let’s get going.”

Instead of answering, Lennox put his hand on his earpiece.

“Shouldn’t the operating team be getting involved in the operation soon? I think you’ve watched the freelancers’ power struggle enough.”

“[My apologies. It’s been a while since we’ve collaborated so fully with freelancers on our end.]”

A calm, mechanical female voice was heard belatedly.

It was Hina.

“[Basically, we designed the operation, but it’s obvious which side’s judgment should take precedence. We were waiting until the opinions were coordinated on the ground.]”

“She’s good with words.”

Lennox scoffed at those words.

It was an obvious excuse, but that’s how you justify things.

She knew what part of Lennox was dissatisfied with, so she didn’t respond and immediately continued.

“[Then, we’ll start the operation now. We came by truck until now, but from here to the temporary base, there are invisible sand dunes, making it difficult to operate vehicles.]”

Before he knew it, Hina’s voice was being transmitted not only through Lennox’s earpiece but also to the other freelancers.

The other freelancers, who had been chattering noisily until just now, focused on the voice coming from their ears in an instant.

Even if they were a group of people who lived as they pleased, no one who survived in the city lacked this level of concentration.

“[Considering that the wheels could get stuck, and the transport vehicle could be damaged, it’s best to leave the vehicles behind and proceed from here.]”

Immediately after, a hologram appeared in front of them.

“[The location of Falchion’s temporary base has been marked on the coordinates. We can provide some support when you enter, but please keep in mind that the most important thing is your judgment and actions.]”

With those words, Chen winked at Lennox and immediately turned around, starting to run with the members of Squad 3.

The light green-haired man, who had somehow regained his senses, also subtly avoided Lennox’s gaze and immediately dashed off, scattering sand.

The young pyrokinetic, who was the last to remain, asked Lennox,

“Um… Ban, should I carry you and run?”

“Thanks for the offer, but I don’t need it.”

If they were inside the city, he would have had no choice but to accept that subtle offer, but in this desert, there was a way.

The sand beneath Lennox’s feet rippled greatly, then hardened and began to move, supporting his feet.

‘I never thought I’d use the results of my research on ride assist magic like this.’

If he had climbed onto the moving sand without any basic knowledge, it would have been difficult for Lennox to even maintain his balance with his athletic ability.

But if he had thought about how to handle ride assist magic even once, it wouldn’t be difficult to solve the problem with magic power.

It was still far from efficient movement, but the movement itself was being implemented as Lennox wanted.

The other members of Squad 2 stared blankly at Lennox as he sped forward on the waves of sand.

“………”

“Well, I’m sure when I heard about that guy’s name, I didn’t hear anything about him using sand magic…”

With the giant’s mutter, the other team members followed behind.

Lennox glanced down at the pile of sand that was spinning like a wheel under his feet and nodded.

‘The sand particles are quite small. That’s why they mix so well with magic power.’

He had a hunch when he saw that the sand moved more sensitively and easily than when Lennox used [Sand Thrust].

It moved freely just by mixing and releasing magic power into the sand.

Judging by the fact that other freelancers couldn’t even imitate this method, it was probably correct to assume that Lennox’s magic power control ability, which manipulated magic power on a particle level, was having some influence.

‘I need to keep that in mind.’

While he was lost in thought, the freelancers picked up the pace.

They had been waiting a considerable distance from the temporary base to avoid being noticed, but closing that gap was instantaneous.

Dust faintly rose, sweeping across the horizon.

Chen, who was moving first, compared the coordinates on the hologram in front of him with the terrain and whispered through his earpiece.

“[It’s starting to appear. Everyone, get ready.]”

“[Everyone, please close your eyes.]”

Hina’s cold voice echoed at the same time.

“[Support will begin.]”

Whoooosh!!

A streamlined sphere flew from the distant sky with a strange, drawn-out sound.

The laser fired from among the dozens of tents that had just begun to appear beyond the sand dunes immediately succeeded in intercepting it, but.

Boom!!

Thousands of metal fragments hidden inside covered the entire sky and began to fall like snow.

It jammed the radar and simultaneously distorted the wavelengths of the radio waves being fired overhead, interfering with communication.

Hina O’Neil had detonated thousands of chaffs [small pieces of metal used to confuse radar] at this spot to hide the exact location of the team members entering the temporary base and to block their communication.

Silver snow falling on the dry desert.

It was a spectacular sight that was captivating even in the midst of the rush.

“[It’s magnificent.]”

As someone muttered, wasn’t it too much of a view to enjoy with terrorists?

Lennox thought that and strongly kicked off with his magic power, pulling it up to the maximum.

Whoooosh!!!

From the moment he realized that the movement of the sand was easier than he had expected, what he had to do was decided.

“Rise.”

With Lennox’s small whisper, a large amount of magic power that had been stabbed into the ground lifted up the sand that had piled up in the ground.

A tidal wave rose in the middle of the desert.

“[Reverse Gravity]”

Kaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!

Enveloping the battlefield that was tens of meters wide on both sides of Lennox, a huge wave of sand over ten meters high rushed towards the ground.

Without paying attention to the eyes of the freelancers running right next to him, which were wide with shock, Lennox spread his hands wide in the air.

The important thing was not to be bound by the medium of sand.

If necessary, it was possible to focus solely on the ‘flow’.

In this case, what was needed was not sand magic, but a wide-area gravity magic.

It was a similar method of suppression that he had used at the port.

The wave of sand, driven by the desert sand like a wave, swept over the temporary base.

Kaaaaaaahhhhhh!!

The wide fence and dozens of tents that had been set up on the outskirts of the temporary base were smashed and pushed back.

At the same time, the Falchion members who were running out of the tents were buried in the hot pile of sand.

“Uwaaaaaaah!!”

“A, a tidal wave!!”

“No way…!! How…!!!”

What use were all the weapons they were holding and the boiling magic power in the face of a natural disaster?

Screams and shouts full of shock were swept away by the pile of sand, completely devastating the outskirts of the temporary base.

Ignoring the gazes of the other team members who were staring at him with their mouths open, Lennox slowly lowered his hands.

A short word came out of his mouth as he took out a cigarette.

“Let’s go.”

The second operation in collaboration with the agent.

A large-scale battle with more than ten team members had begun.

Escape

Kaaaaaah!!

Ratatatatat!!

The sound of gunfire rang out loudly, and shockwaves from magic power exploded everywhere.

Chen and Squad 1 did not miss the moment when Lennox created the sand wave and threw the temporary base into chaos, and immediately penetrated sharply into the base.

The fact that they were saving as much magic power as possible and using the firearms they had brought was proof that they were experienced freelancers.

Ratatatat!!

“Kuhhh!!”

“Sh, shit… When the hell did they…!!”

Lennox watched from behind as Squad 1, who was advancing like crazy while being thoroughly protected by the other members of Squad 2.

As he had expected to some extent, the Falchion members were completely unable to respond to the surprise attack and were being helplessly defeated.

It was, in a way, obvious.

If they hadn’t noticed that dummy data had been mixed into the encryption key, they wouldn’t have known that the location of this base had been discovered.

Moreover, the barrage of chaffs that were detonated as support fire right before the entry, and the wave of sand that Lennox had swept up.

Considering the entry of Squad 1, whose location was unknown, it would be strange if they regained their senses quickly.

“[Remember all the entry routes clearly! We need to minimize the time we spend thinking about securing an escape route when we retreat!!]”

Chen’s low, suppressed voice.

Just listening to this, he wanted to applaud his judgment, as it made him think that he could relax about the main force moving.

Looking around, the other members of Squad 2 were also moderately joining the fight, helping to suppress the Falchion members, while staying within a reasonable distance from Lennox.

It wasn’t difficult for Lennox to pull out his revolver and fire a few shots, but there was something more important to do now.

This operation was the result of the agent side highly evaluating Lennox’s judgment and capabilities and entrusting him with a major role.

Since the task of achieving a certain goal at the temporary base after the entry was left to Squad 2, it was solely up to Lennox to decide what information to find at this base.

Whoooosh…!!

After the Tidal Wave, he released all the magic power he had been gathering, covering all directions.

Past the outskirts of the Falchion temporary base that Lennox had destroyed and Squad 1 was entering, towards its center.

“[Where did Daron go!]”

“[He’s on patrol. Why now… Damn it!]”

“[Communication is down because of the chaff… Did they target this moment exactly…!!]”

Found it.

A normal-sized tent slightly off-center of the temporary base.

Lennox, who had confirmed three members of the organization inside, fidgeting while holding communication devices, immediately changed direction.

At the same time, he put his hand to his earpiece and whispered softly.

“[From now on, Squad 2 will move separately. Maintain your strength and stand by until we collect the information and come out.]”

“[Got it.]”

“[Tch…]”

Chen and the light green-haired man replied, and Squad 3, who had been dealing with the stragglers at the rear, immediately moved ahead of Squad 2 and began to spread out in all directions.

They had begun to engage in combat more aggressively than before in order to maintain formation until Lennox and Squad 2 could snatch the information.

If Lennox successfully finished his business, they would escape the temporary base in the order of Squads 1-2-3, with Squad 3 closing the door as they came out.

There was no reason to hesitate any longer.

Leading the members of Squad 2 who were following him, Lennox immediately began to move.

Whoosh!!