Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1190

Lenok continued walking through the endless, massive steel corridor.

The Dead Rise Legion’s Second Headquarters.

The core of the legion responsible for the Far East Front, and a military factory producing the legion’s ground warfare weapons.

The only place where all available legion forces within the Eastern Continent could gather.

As Lenok walked through the factory corridors, guided by Riyad Enel, the deputy commander of the Fifth Legion, he glanced around.

Kugugugugu!!!

A thunderous roar echoed above the steel outer walls, which were dozens of meters high.

On the massive conveyor belts, densely lined between the outer walls, hundreds of tanks moved in a row.

Everywhere, military weapons weighing tens of tons were being assembled, produced, and transported in real-time.

“It’s not a scale that can be dismissed as just a factory facility,” Lenok muttered.

“Is all the infrastructure for producing military power concentrated here?”

Not only tanks, but also armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, transport vehicles, and various heavy equipment were being produced throughout the factory.

The scale of the munitions factory was so vast that even Lenok’s magic sense, which was inside the factory, could not gauge its size.

Was it true that the entire production facility located here was originally the Fifth Legion’s operational area and practically the property of the legion commander?

He knew that the position of the Fifth Legion Commander was more important within the legion than he had thought, but he couldn’t understand the reason why.

Why would the Fifth Legion need to directly own such a large munitions factory and production line?

“The efficiency of the production system built by the short-lived races is always remarkable,” Yufria asked, looking around with an expressionless face.

“Are the war weapons produced here immediately deployed to the central front?”

“It’s possible because a massive iron ore vein runs through the mountain range in the center of the Eastern Continent, where the headquarters is located,” Enel explained, nodding.

“The iron content here is so high that it’s possible to extract iron directly from the soil.”

“Is that so?”

“However, the soil is so poor that crops cannot be cultivated, and the ground is so weak that it’s difficult to build structures on it. But the steel produced here is enough to ignore all those disadvantages.”

Uuung!!

Enel said, looking at the conveyor belts moving on both sides of the factory corridor and the new armored vehicles being transported on them.

“The staff department estimates that the environment here is one of the causes of the magnetic storms that penetrate the Eastern Continent. That’s why the legion command established the Second Headquarters here at the same time as advancing to the center.”

“Considering its scale and importance, it must be one of the most important facilities within the legion.”

“That’s right. That’s why the Second Headquarters always has at least one high-ranking general of the rank of lieutenant general or higher stationed there to prepare for any emergencies.”

“Who was guarding the Second Headquarters most recently?”

“I believe Commander Songha has been doing the work.”

Songha. Lenok also remembered the swordsman he had met in Yorta.

A level 8 swordsman and a natural ability user with a powerful clone-type superpower.

He was a powerful superhuman who could move while dividing his clones across the continent without difficulty in operating his abilities, but he was also a bizarre eccentric whose intelligence decreased each time he divided his clones.

With such abilities, it wouldn’t have been difficult for the commander to be stationed at the headquarters to prepare for any emergencies.

It was meaningful information that the Second Headquarters was a major facility that required a commander to be stationed there, but that was not what Lenok wanted to ask.

“Are other commanders, including Gilleon Mylos, not taking the front lines yet?”

One of the very few officially recognized ‘individual forces’ on the continent.

The entity that makes a legion function as a legion even in the absence of a marshal.

He knew that the power of the commanders who reigned at the pinnacle of the Dead Rise was so great that it could not even be compared to other legion commanders.

Naturally, the primary targets to be wary of at this parade would be them.

In fact, Lenok had never even heard of one of the other commanders besides Gilleon and Songha.

“The other two commanders have not yet confirmed their attendance at the parade,” Enel said with a wry smile.

“Mylos is currently not in a state to appear in public, and… Baragan has not yet formally succeeded to the position of commander.”

“Not formally succeeded to the position of commander? Is it a similar case to the Fifth Legion?”

“No. Of course, it is relatively recent that Baragan was appointed as commander…”

Enel’s expression changed subtly as he answered Lenok’s question.

“As a shaman, he likes to wander around and doesn’t fit in with the legion’s order. He just hasn’t had the opportunity to formally succeed to the position of commander yet.”

“…”

A shaman. An eccentric who likes to wander. A nature that does not follow the legion’s order.

Yet, he was already appointed as a commander. How skilled was Baragan to receive such an evaluation?

Certainly, in this regard, it was a pity that there was no information about the superhumans who were not recorded in the power rankings.

“If Baragan is the new commander-designate, who was the previous commander?”

“It was Armut. He was the commander who single-handedly oversaw the ground operations of the entire Dead Rise Legion.”

“Did he retire and vacate his position?”

“He was killed in a collision with the King of the Underworld’s Gabi Flight.”

“…”

Lenok was momentarily silent at Enel’s unexpected answer.

He was reminded of the fact that the scars and evidence left by the King of the Underworld’s Gabi Flight were still everywhere.

“Are you talking about the black magician who was defeated by the Ascendant Jinwa?” Yufria asked, tilting her head with an expressionless face.

“I saw his name in the power rankings. It was written in the first place and then disappeared.”

“…”

“He seemed to have the qualifications to challenge fate with the body of a short-lived race. Do you know anything about him?”

“I’m sorry, but as a mere brigadier general, I don’t know much about the situation at the time,” Enel said, deliberately avoiding the topic of Yufria’s question and naturally turning his steps.

“Rather, we’re almost there, so please come this way. I’ll personally guide you to the accommodation where the VIPs will stay before the parade-”

“Ah, Brigadier General Enel. There you are.”

At that moment, a sharp voice calling Enel from behind was heard.

A tall, gaunt middle-aged man in military uniform was looking at them with a subtle smile.

“I was trying to contact you about using the Fifth Legion’s artillery unit for our Eighth Legion, but you haven’t been answering for too long.”

“…Brigadier General Mathis.”

Enel’s expression hardened.

“What brings the deputy commander of the Eighth Legion here?”

“I was worried that something might have happened before the parade, but I’m glad you’re safe. Right?”

Mathis slowly approached Enel and patted him on the shoulder.

“An order has been issued. Move the main force of the Fifth Legion immediately to join the Eighth Legion’s garrison. So that the Eighth Legion looks the largest before the parade.”

“…”

“As you know, appearances are very important in such official events. It would be great if the Fifth Legion could cooperate to enhance the Eighth Legion’s image. Is that okay?”

Mathis said nonchalantly to Enel, who did not answer.

“Let me tell you in advance, it would be better to hurry before other legions move. If you side with the Fourth or Seventh Legion, it will be very boring.”

The Eighth Legion’s demand to openly use the Fifth Legion’s forces in front of Enel, who had command of the Fifth Legion.

However, Enel could not easily answer the abnormal order and remained silent.

It was a completely different attitude from the calm demeanor he had shown while dealing with Lenok and Yufria.

Yufria, who was watching the scene from behind, tilted her head.

“It’s a very primitive and barbaric power struggle. Do the short-lived races still enjoy infighting and politics even after forming such a large military force?”

“I don’t know either, since I haven’t experienced it myself,” Lenok said, looking at the two with indifferent eyes.

“However, it’s probably not unrelated to the background of how the Dead Rise was formed. Since it’s a military faction formed by recruiting enemy soldiers and commanders, it’s natural that they prioritize the logic of power over military discipline.”

“Hmm…”

“The power struggle between the Eight Great Dragon Kings and the Council of Elders doesn’t seem to be any less intense. Why are you acting like you’ve never seen anything like this before?”

“…You. I think I need to hear why you know so much about Kundara’s affairs someday.”

While Yufria was staring at Lenok with an expressionless face, Enel answered.

“Brigadier General Mathis. I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can grant that request.”

“What did you say?”

Mathis’s expression crumpled.

The hand gripping Enel’s shoulder tightened.

Udeuk!

In an instant, the atmosphere became tense, and the gazes of the people who were busily moving around the factory began to focus on them.

Engineers assembling tanks, managers counting quantities while looking at sheets, and soldiers transporting parts from all directions.

With hundreds of gazes from all over the factory focused on him, Mathis said to Enel with a grim face.

“Look here, Brigadier General Enel. It’s going to be difficult if you act like this. Are you going to ignore the consideration that our Eighth Legion is offering for the Fifth Legion, which won’t get much attention at the parade?”

“…”

“Ignoring this favor wouldn’t be a wise decision considering the future. You’ll have to work with other legions in many operations in the future, now that the Fifth Legion Commander is absent.”

“The main force of the Fifth Legion has also been assigned a garrison before the parade,” Enel replied with a cold face, without changing his expression.

“If the Fifth Legion moves its garrison in this situation, it will be difficult for the marshal to distinguish the formations after he returns.”

“Hah, my friend. That’s not your problem to worry about.”

A sneer that could not be erased appeared on Mathis’s lips.

“You’re not the commander of the Fifth Legion. You’re just a mere officer who temporarily holds command.”

“…”

“The Eighth Legion is offering to help with the parts you haven’t been able to take care of. How dare you refuse this consideration? Do you think the Fifth Legion will be safe after the parade?”

“Our Fifth Legion has decided to welcome a new commander before this parade,” Enel said, cutting off Mathis’s proposal like a knife.

Enel, who had shaken off Mathis’s hand on his shoulder, said coldly.

“I don’t think we have any more time to cooperate with other legions’ orders or troop withdrawals. It’s a pity.”

“What?”

Mathis, who had turned his gaze up at the unexpected words, discovered Lenok and suddenly stopped moving.

It was as if he had belatedly discovered the existence of Lenok and Yufria.

“…Wait a minute.”

Mathis, who was frowning and looking at Lenok’s face, slowly changed his expression.

As a legion officer and commander of the Eighth Legion, he also knew of Chunbeon’s existence.

And why Lenok was here at this time.

“Chunbeon, Chunbeon Evan Martinez?”

Mathis asked, stammering, pointing at Lenok.

“That, that flame magic user really attended the parade? Really?”

“It’s rude to speak so informally to a guest who has come all the way to the parade,” Lenok said, looking at the finger pointing at him with an expressionless face.

“I came to see Ethan Bajur. Guide me to where he is.”

“…You’re the new commander of the Fifth Legion. Don’t make me laugh.”

Mathis narrowed his eyes and walked past Enel towards Lenok.

“That can’t be. The marshal hasn’t returned yet, so there’s no way your position has been decided.”

“…”

“A magician from the Watchers skipping the procedure and becoming a legion commander? Ha! No matter how disorganized the legion is, there’s a limit. The culprit who made Lieutenant General Roberaid like that is becoming a legion commander!!”

Mathis, who was two heads taller than Lenok, sneered without hiding his emotions, bowing his head.

“It seems you’ve coaxed the headless dogs of the Fifth Legion to seize the position of the designate, but you’ll soon realize that it’s impossible. The commanders who can easily punish you will be at the parade-”

“Ah, that’s right,” Lenok said, interrupting Mathis, as if he had suddenly remembered something.

“I was wondering what you were relying on to talk like this, but it was your backers, not yourself.”

“What?”

“Then, if I deal with you, the superiors from above will come out on their own.”

Mathis could not understand Lenok’s next words.

The moment Mathis blinked once, his world was turned upside down and dyed bright red.

Eujik.

The figure of the magician, who was looking down at him with his arms crossed from a dozen meters away.

The shouts of the soldiers and engineers who had their mouths open in shock. The fishy smell of blood dripping down his face.

Only then did Mathis realize that his body was stuck upside down on the conveyor belt and let out a low scream.

“Uaaaaaa…!!!”

After understanding the situation, a burning pain surged through his entire body.

Mathis’s face, which had been blankly gaping, was dyed with an indescribable rage.

Kwaang!!

Mathis, who had risen as if bouncing his body while drawing up his magic power, fumbled at his waist with a demonic face.

He unfolded a three-section staff with sharp studs embedded in it and hardened it with magic power, letting out a shrill sound.

“This rootless Watcher bastard dares to defy the legion!!!!! A lighthouse keeper’s dog dares!!!”

“Watch your mouth.”

“Eighth Legion, prepare for battle!! I’ll peel off his skin and send it as a gift to the lighthouse keeper himself-”

Bbeoeoeoeong!!!!

At that moment, Mathis’s words, which had been shouting at the top of his lungs, stopped abruptly.

At the same time as the hot flames exploded, half of Mathis’s face had disappeared.

“I told you to stop talking about the Eye of Azure,” Lenok said, tilting his head with an expressionless face and reaching out his hand.

“I don’t like repeating myself.”

“Th, th…”

Mathis, who was only left with half of his face, looked at Lenok with an unbelievable face, his mouth moving.

He tried to say something, moving his burnt lips, but soon fell forward with a sound of wind escaping.

His body, which had fallen forward like a stiff piece of wood, hit the ground grotesquely, then stopped with his head buried in the ground.

“B, Brigadier General Mathis is dead…!!!”

“Evan Martinez killed an officer of the Eighth Legion!!!”

“Uwaaaaaaa!!!”

The engineers who were watching the scene screamed in panic, throwing down their equipment and running away.

Even the managers and administrative staff were trembling with fear, slowly retreating.

Only the remaining soldiers barely regained their senses and gripped the pistols at their waists with hardened expressions.

“You crazy bastard. Do you think this can be forgiven!!”

“Committing murder before the parade even starts!!”

“C, Commander…!!”

“I still can’t understand the way of thinking of the short-lived races,” Enel said, looking at Lenok with a pale face, and Yufria tilted her head.

“Where in the conversation just now was there a reason to kill that human?”

“If I were going to just tolerate everything, I wouldn’t have attended the parade,” Lenok retorted, slowly rubbing his hands.

“As I said, I didn’t come here to receive the position of legion commander. I came to discuss something much more important.”

“…”

“I was about to burst with frustration because the progress was so slow, but now it seems like things will move faster.”

“Evan Martinez…!!!”

Unable to contain their anger at his nonchalant words, the soldiers of the Eighth Legion drew their pistols and surrounded him.

The tanks that had just been produced at the munitions factory turned their cannons at once with red warning lights.

The officers stood at the front, drawing up their magic power, and the armed soldiers aimed their guns.

As soon as they saw him, the soldiers of the Fifth Legion who were standing behind Lenok immediately grabbed their guns and jumped forward.

“All units, prepare for battle!!”

“Protect the commander!”

“We will fire if you don’t step back!”

Click!!

With Mathis’s corpse in between, the soldiers of the Fifth and Eighth Legions raised their guns at each other.

High-ranking officers of both legions, including Enel, placed their hands on their waists after completing their physical enhancements.

An unprecedented situation where a general of the Eighth Legion, the deputy commander of the legion, had died in front of the headquarters.

In the midst of a volatile situation that seemed about to explode, the moment Lenok glanced up.

The ceiling of the sealed munitions factory distorted, and something fell between the two legions at an incredible speed.

Kwaaaaaaang!!!!!

At the same time as landing, it scattered a powerful shockwave, smashing the conveyor belt.

The shockwave spread to both sides, shaking the tanks, and the soldiers who were aiming their guns lost their balance and tumbled.

“Uwaaaak!!!”

“Hold your positions!! Maintain the formation!!”

“My god. This is…!!!”

Ignoring the officers who were retreating in shock, Lenok stared at the figure that had fallen in front of him.

“This is a mess.”

A woman with a strong, firm impression, scratching her head and getting up from her seat.

“I took my eyes off for a moment, and it’s a complete mess. What are you doing?”

When she straightened her back and stood up, she was a head taller than Lenok.

The aura that seemed to boil from her whole body, even though she was not armed. Her muscular, long, and firm arms.

A faint glint appeared in Lenok’s eyes as he instantly read the woman’s aura and intent.

‘A martial artist. And a martial artist who has cultivated herself to an incredible depth. The aura I feel is almost like an inanimate object…’

Her intent and aura were condensed to the extreme, feeling as solid as a rock.

It was proof that she was a master of martial arts who had established her own school, going beyond the level of being firmly centered.

As expected, the soldiers who saw the woman who had walked out while scratching her head saluted from all directions with bewildered expressions.

“A, Lieutenant General Atiya!!!”

“Why is the commander of the Sixth Legion here…!!”

“If the Southern Fist Saint has already returned to the headquarters, could it be!!”

Ignoring the soldiers around her, Atiya moved her steps nonchalantly and stood in front of Lenok.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the Eighth Legion became excited and raised their voices.

“Lieutenant General. That man is the culprit who killed Brigadier General Mathis!!”

“Arrest him before the parade starts and punish him severely…!!!”

“Ah, damn it, it’s really noisy.”

Atiya glared at the soldiers of the Eighth Legion with a grim face.

“Shut your mouths? Do you all want to die?”

“…”

At the murderous, grim declaration, the soldiers of the Eighth Legion shut their mouths with pale faces.

In the center of the half-destroyed munitions factory’s production line, which had fallen into a strange silence in an instant.

Atiya, who had looked around the chaotic munitions factory with a nonchalant expression, gestured to Lenok with her chin.

“Hey. This isn’t the headquarters, it’s near the production facility. It’s not a place for invited VIPs like you to be.”

“So?”

“So what? You just killed a general before even being incorporated into the legion. Normally, you should be handed over to a military court at this point, but…”

Atiya, who was looking at Lenok, grinned.

“Well, it wasn’t bad. If you’re going to be the new legion commander, you need that kind of guts. Don’t you think?”

“Lieutenant General Atiya!!”

“What the hell is that…!!”

“You haven’t been formally appointed, but for a designate like you, we can skip the complicated procedures.”

Ignoring the soldiers who were shouting in confusion from behind, Atiya immediately turned her steps.

“Follow me. I’ll guide you to where the legion commanders should gather.”