Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1120

“Pandemonium’s [Gate] capture operation, huh.”

The knight’s nation located in the northwest of the continent, Kabahim.

A direct operation by Pandemonium to open the [Gate] located beneath Kabahim’s royal castle.

Lenox had heard the explanation from Highrea and knew that the Clown would be participating.

Participating in the capture operation to investigate the power to open the [Gate] was a confirmed matter.

Lenox swiped the phone screen and opened his mouth.

“There’s still time before the operation starts. I don’t think there’s a need to join right away.”

The message already contained how much time was left.

Highrea’s message arrived a week ago through the secret line.

They asked for a reply within fifteen days, so there are about 8 days left.

After calculating the schedule, Davi immediately replied.

[Even considering the remaining schedule, it seems difficult to make it on time?]

“……”

He could join Pandemonium right away, but now that he was back in Balkan, Lenox had many things to take care of.

Not only to secure an alibi to avoid suspicion while acting as Victor.

Lenox needed a more thorough consultation regarding the magical achievements and losses he had gained this time.

The work and research at the Magic Tower and the university also required Lenox’s intervention to set at least the minimum direction.

Above all, the aftereffects of drinking the elixir in Kundara were still severe.

Without minimal safety measures, it wouldn’t be strange if his condition deteriorated to an unmanageable level.

[It seems tighter than I thought, what should we do?]

“It’s simple.”

Lenox said that and immediately picked up his phone and replied to Highrea.

[There’s no time, so delay the schedule. Or I’ll move alone.]

[……]

Lenox’s reply, which was unclear whether it was a notification or a threat.

Lenox put his phone away, ignoring the cybernetic spirit who was staring at him as if dumbfounded.

“That’s the best part about moving under this identity.”

Rather than explaining the situation in detail, it would be more convincing to act brazenly as Victor.

If it doesn’t work, he can just join the operation later.

More than anything, there were things to take care of even if it wasn’t Pandemonium’s schedule.

[Ban. Please contact me as soon as you return to Balkan. There’s something I want to discuss.]

Jenny’s message that caught his eye as soon as he turned on his phone.

If Jenny, who knew how Lenox moved, had contacted him, it was clear that it was the most important matter to take care of first.

“……I should go right away.”

Lenox smiled wryly and got up, leaving the messy laboratory behind.

* * *

Balkan’s 49th district, a giant city.

A bustling street where the item trading business has taken root, centered around the Adamantine Magic Tower.

A chaotic street filled with sellers and buyers who have flocked from both the light and the shadows.

Squeak!!

Lenox, who got off his bike outside the 49th district’s main street, walked with his staff.

Lenox, who was staring at Davi’s wriggling movements inside his coat, asked.

“What are you so focused on since earlier?”

[Ah, this you mean?]

Davi, who was hanging inside Lenox’s coat, flinched slightly as if he had been poked.

Davi, who was waving his abundant tail and scratching his head awkwardly, said.

[The reaction on the Deep Web is more interesting than I thought… I’ll stop looking now.]

“……Is it because of this incident?”

[Of course. The video records that the Order secured were immediately leaked to the Deep Web.]

Davi said excitedly.

[There are dozens of pages of organic beings trying to analyze Master’s magic and abilities. Just reading those would be enough to fill my stomach for three days-]

“……”

The Order’s video records of Maleon’s ideological war and the Galaxy Dragon Army from the central front.

It would be strange if the Deep Web’s dark network hadn’t secured that data.

It was a battle record of two sorcerers standing on the border of level 9, wielding their spells with all their might.

It was easy to guess how intense the reaction would be on the Deep Web, which was obsessed with ranking superhumans.

[I think I can summarize it nicely in about 20 minutes, would you like to check it out?]

“I will. But after I finish the work I’ve been putting off at the Magic Tower.”

But instead of looking at his phone as Davi suggested, Lenox turned his gaze.

“It seems that the Deep Web isn’t the only one who heard about what happened in Kundara.”

[……Aha.]

Whooooosh…!!!

Not long after Lenox arrived in the 49th district, the voices around him gradually decreased.

A silence that was not common in a street where the item business was booming 24 hours a day.

Lenox was not unaware of the fact that the gazes towards him were increasing one by one in the silence.

“It’s real, he’s really back……”

“He’s completely insane. After causing such a mess on the western front, he’s alone?”

They tried to pretend they didn’t know, but they couldn’t hide their feelings and voices.

The path to the Magic Tower. A subtle sense of incongruity felt throughout the thousands of meters of the main street.

“I didn’t think he wouldn’t be able to control his temper even after going to the center. Does he not even think about choosing his opponents?”

“I understand. Considering how crazy he is, he should have been a mage playing in the center, not the city.”

“I guess the guys in the center now understand what it’s like to live with a bomb in their side.”

Voices whispering from the surroundings could be heard.

There was no one in Balkan who didn’t know what had happened on the western front.

The circumstances of how Kundara fell and collapsed had spread throughout the continent.

People whispered as they watched Lenox walking with a blank face.

“He looks fine for someone who wrecked Kundara?”

“Maybe the rumors circulating on the Deep Web are true.”

“That nonsense about him only killing high-ranking superhumans?”

“Nonsense? If there’s a problem with the way he built his ranks, it’s possible.”

A blood-soaked mage who destroyed an outer city and massacred druids on the western front.

But even though they knew Lenox had returned, people didn’t run away or scream in panic.

The item business in the 49th district had already grown too large to close down because of the Adamantine’s notoriety.

Those who were quick-witted already guessed that Lenox didn’t fight around the Magic Tower.

After Lenox quit being a freelancer, the number of low-ranking superhumans he killed had decreased significantly.

The Deep Web was putting forward several hypotheses that linked that period with Lenox’s level, speculating on his behavior patterns.

“If he’s crazy enough to need to fill his bloodlust to be satisfied, then nothing is impossible.”

“I heard that he’s surprisingly reasonable if you talk to him directly. I’m going to propose a collaboration this time……”

“Damn it, are you going to gamble on the nonsense that the Deep Web idiots are spouting anonymously?”

[There are a lot of noisy organic beings, should I quiet them down?]

“No. It’s fine.”

The cybernetic spirit in his arms was more unpredictable than the onlookers chattering from all sides.

Lenox ignored the sounds around him and took out his phone at the distance where the Magic Tower was visible.

Kwaaaang!!!

A loud roar and a red pillar of fire rose from the other side of the street at the same time.

A hot heat and a strong vibration as if a terrorist attack had occurred on the other side of the main street.

Crash!!!

At the same time, an armored vehicle that had broken through the guardrail across the street appeared and began to speed away.

A clumsy figure that seemed to be escaping, smashing through several buildings head-on.

But the people who were trading items in the 49th district were not very surprised.

“It’s starting again. Is it terrorism or arson this time?”

“The corpse disposal team is moving. It seems like a murder robbery.”

“The armored vehicle’s armament is quite high. It’s quite serious.”

Such crimes were not uncommon in the shadows of Balkan, but the strange reaction suggested that such incidents had been frequent recently.

Lenox, who had eavesdropped on the conversations of the passersby, immediately understood the reason.

“As expected, is it because of that satellite city?”

“The commotion has increased recently with the influx of people from outside.”

“Most of them are guys who came crawling in after smelling money. How would they know about this side of things?”

“Leave them alone. They won’t be able to get out of the 49th district anyway, and they’ll be riddled with holes-”

The faces of the people who were talking indifferently changed instantly.

Squeak!!

Bwaaaang!!!

The armored vehicle that was fleeing suddenly changed direction and started rushing towards them.

The heavy vehicle accelerated at full power, sending sparks flying on the asphalt.

The faces of the people who had seen Lenox standing on the wide street where the armored vehicle was accelerating quickly turned pale.

“Th, this is a f***ing mess!!!”

“Are they really blind……!!”

“We’re screwed, run before we get caught up in it!!!”

The quick-witted mercenaries and freelancers were already running away without looking back.

The merchants and customers who had belatedly sensed the chilling atmosphere cursed and hurriedly packed their belongings.

Dudududu!!!

The massive armored vehicle, which was sending other vehicles flying like toys, was speeding at an incredible speed.

But instead of raising his magic power, Lenox slightly lowered his head and opened his mouth.

“Davi.”

Cheek-

Instead of an answer, several voices began to be heard in Lenox’s ear at the same time.

-F***, f***, f***!! That’s why I told you not to do it!!

-It’s okay, let’s run away first and then think about it!!

-There’s a path open over there, step on it at full speed!!!

-Get that guy in the coat out of the way first!!!

Tatatatang!!!

Someone who had stuck their head out of the armored vehicle started shooting at Lenox like crazy.

A terrible shooting skill that scattered bullets randomly while holding a submachine gun in both hands.

-F***, it’s not hitting!!

-Just ram him!

“……”

Was it just because the path was open as the people around Lenox moved aside, that they tried to escape this way?

He was planning to stop the vehicle for questioning, but after hearing the communication, it didn’t seem worth it.

[Should I blow it up?]

“No, it’s too late.”

Before he could finish speaking, the armored vehicle rammed into Lenox’s body head-on at an incredible speed.

Bbeoeoeoeong!!!

The impact of a vehicle weighing tens of tons accelerating.

A force that would be more than enough to shatter any alloy steel plate or barricade.

The asphalt ground crumbled with a strong shockwave, and the following heat melted it down.

But Lenox didn’t even look back at it properly and raised his gaze.

“There are a lot of clouds in the sky today.”

Kkigigigik!!!!

Right in front of Lenox, the armored vehicle with its front part crushed was stopped.

Like being blocked by an invisible barrier, the vehicle didn’t even budge even when the engine was running.

The voices of the robbers shouting at the top of their lungs echoed roughly.

-Wh, what is this!! What the hell are you doing?!!!!

-No, no way……!!!

Ignoring the voices that were screaming as if they had noticed something, Lenox lightly took a step forward.

Paang!!

At the same time, a shockwave occurred under the armored vehicle, and the heavy vehicle flipped over and floated up.

The robbers’ faces were looking at Lenox through the windshield of the front of the vehicle.

Looking up at them, Lenox raised his hand towards the sky.

“I still can’t get a good grasp of it, so it can’t be helped.”

Fzzzt, fzzzt……!!!

Lenox, who was pointing his finger wrapped in blue lightning, muttered while looking around.

“Get out of the way.”

[Skewed Lightning(偏雷)]

Fwoooosh!!

The lightning that bloomed from Lenox’s fingertip exploded, amplifying dozens of times more than its original size the moment the magic incantation ended.

A runaway that far exceeded the allowable output that Lenox had set at the same time as the magic incantation.

The Skewed Lightning, which had ascended into the sky as a dark blue lightning, instantly evaporated the armored vehicle and soared.

It crossed the cloudy sky and scattered black-blue lightning over the metropolis.

Kugwagwagwagwa!!!!

“W, waaaaaaah!!!”

“Save me, save me……!!!”

The lightning that bloomed above Lenox’s finger rotated, coloring the sky of the 49th district with light.

The people who were running away turned their gazes with pale faces at the dark blue light that was burning their eyes.

Some were trembling and sitting down, others were hurriedly contacting someone, and some were taking out their cameras that had stopped working.

But Lenox was frowning as he looked at the afterglow of the magic he had unleashed.

“The low point of the output can’t be adjusted at all……”

Skewed Lightning was a spell that was specialized in penetration rather than firepower among the electric magic that Lenox possessed.

It was a magic that was extremely focused on personal combat unless the output was increased by adding a change in properties.

Originally, it should have ended with penetrating the armored vehicle and the people inside and exploding.

However, the power had increased to the point where it evaporated the armored vehicle and momentarily interfered with weather observation.

Lenox smiled wryly and slowly withdrew his hand.

“At this rate, I won’t be able to use electric magic for a while. If I use it in the city, I won’t be able to distinguish between friend and foe.”

As a result of the high point of the spell output jumping up, the lower point had also increased to an infinitely high upper limit.

The problem was that Lenox couldn’t control the lower limit of that low point according to his own will.

Even though he had deliberately limited the incantation to use Skewed Lightning in order to reduce the range of destruction, the reaction around him was already-

“To kill just one robber, he’s firing off high-level magic with that much output……!!”

“H, he’s crazy…… He’s completely insane……”

“I knew it was just a rumor. He’s just completely lost it.”

[That’s amazing, Master.]

Davi muttered as if impressed from inside Lenox’s arms.

[Such a technique to efficiently subdue and make organic beings look up to you……! I want to learn that trick quickly too?]

“……”

Lenox sighed softly and shook his head, turning his steps around at that moment.

Thump!!

A strong resonance of magic power spread throughout the entire street from the direction where the Magic Tower was located.

People were pushed back under the lightning-flashing sky, and dozens of superhumans walked out.

“Tower Lord.”

A woman with abundant red hair was at the front, looking at Lenox.

The woman with a thick cigar in her mouth approached Lenox and bowed politely.

“We’ve been waiting for you. Let’s go together.”

“Tatiana.”

The former Flame Master of the Blaber Magic Tower, Tatiana Chiglet, the Witch of Fire.

Was it her, a Flame-type Saint-level mage who was now affiliated with Lenox’s Magic Tower, who had come to greet Lenox here?

Tatiana, who bowed her head to Lenox, whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

“Anyway, you’re still unpredictable. What are you doing here?”

“……”

“Let’s go to the tower. Everyone is waiting.”

At Tatiana’s gesture, the superhumans affiliated with the Magic Tower lined up in front of and behind Lenox.

A bird-headed giant with broad shoulders walked out and stood next to Lenox as if escorting him.

Felix, who was carrying a huge hammer, nodded his head towards Lenox.

“Ban.”

“Felix.”

Lenox’s eyes lit up as he confirmed the red magic power emanating from the bird-headed giant’s entire body.

“It seems that you’ve made progress in your training with Peisha.”

“I knew you’d recognize it right away.”

Felix smiled and nodded.

“Let’s talk about the details when we get back to the tower. If we stay here, we won’t be able to control the situation.”

“……”

“I don’t like saying this, but you’ve become that kind of person now.”

“……I see.”

Lenox could easily understand what Felix wanted to say.

The mage of the 49th district. Grand names like the owner of the Magic Tower were not important.

What was important was that the existence of the Adamantine was being watched throughout the continent, not just in Balkan, because of this incident.

Through that, Lenox’s notoriety and influence were once again getting out of control even in Balkan.

Even at this moment as he was moving, countless fragments of emotions were pouring out from behind Lenox’s back.

Fear and terror. Caution and bewilderment. And awe that was comparable to them.

Fearing, being afraid of, and unknowingly worshiping an opponent they couldn’t understand.

“……”

Lenox did not forget and remembered the reactions of those people.

That it might be a part of another ending that had come to Lenox someday.

Lenox, who turned his steps without any regrets, headed to the Magic Tower following Felix.

* * *

Thump!!

The moment the tower door opened, those who were waiting bowed their heads in unison.

“Tower Lord.”

“We’ve heard the news from the western front.”

“Are you alright?”

“The Apothecary has made time to wait for you. If there’s any problem……”

“Later.”

Lenox shook his head and opened his mouth.

“Let’s go see Jenny first. Where is she?”

“The top floor conference room.”

Tatiana, who roughly rubbed the cigar she was holding on her palm, said in a languid tone.

“Let’s go right away. By now, everyone who’s coming should be here.”

Lenox followed Tatiana’s guidance and headed straight to the top floor of the tower.

Bang!!

The moment he opened the door to the conference room and stepped inside, dozens of eyes turned at once from all directions.

The moment they confirmed Lenox’s face, everyone sitting in the conference room stood up in unison.

“Ban!!”

“Hey, what the hell did you do on the central front……!!”

Wayan and Dylan jumped up and shouted, but soon they quickly turned their gazes and looked around.

Other mercenaries and superhumans who were happy to see Lenox also awkwardly stopped moving.

“……”

Jenny was standing in front of the screen at the innermost part of the conference room with her arms crossed and a sulky expression.

“Yeah, I knew it would be like this.”

Jenny, who was looking at Lenox, sighed deeply and then said.

“You must have escaped on your own like you did with Makina. There’s no way the rumors wouldn’t have spread otherwise.”

“Fortunately, things worked out well with Kundara.”

Lenox opened his mouth.

“Thank you for your concern. I’m sorry I couldn’t contact you in advance.”

“I don’t know what you mean by things working out well.”

Mila, who was sitting with her feet propped up on a chair, asked with a bewildered look.

“C, can you usually… talk to the culprit who destroyed your city?”

“……”

“We’ll have to hear it from him directly to know about that part.”

Jenny shook her head and organized the minutes of the meeting.

“Anyway, since Ban is back, the rescue operation is canceled as planned. We’ll only leave the Magic Tower defense operation and incinerate it. Please discard all the data on that side as discussed in advance.”

“Defense operation?”

Lenox, who had looked around the conference room, was finally able to understand what had happened here.

The operation map of Balkan’s undeveloped area that appeared on the screen. Dozens of arrows densely crossing the map.

Each arrow had the names of Lenox’s acquaintances and a model of a makeshift front line that had been formed arbitrarily.

It looked as if they were distributing the tower’s power to occupy the area near Balkan’s undeveloped area.

As if she had noticed Lenox’s question, Tatiana, who was standing behind him, answered.

“While buying up as much information as possible from the central front after hearing your news, we also got some information here.”

She rubbed her forehead with a tired expression and smiled faintly, turning her gaze towards Lenox.

“Apart from the Kundara incident, we’ve detected very suspicious movements in the center.”

“Suspicious movements, you mean……”

Was the matter that Jenny had said she wanted to discuss in a message not about Kundara, but about this?

“Adamantine. Magic Tower. 49th district. These three keywords are being actively exchanged in the war mercenary communities.”

Jenny’s eyes, which were looking at the screen, had cooled down.

“Ban. I’m sorry to say this as soon as you get back, but the center is targeting your Magic Tower. In the worst case, we may have to prepare for war.”