Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1191

“Heard he got his head blown off for asking the 5th Legion to send troops to the 8th?”

Atiya burst into laughter, spitting as she cackled.

“No, seriously, that’s a pathetic way to die! I don’t think he’d even get a posthumous promotion with that kind of reason.”

“……”

“Well, I guess it’s better than seeing that slimy Mathis become a Major even in death. Maybe it’s for the best, huh?”

“Thank you for your consideration, Lieutenant General Atiya,” Enel replied in a subdued voice.

“However, with a superior officer being killed before the parade even starts, the command will not overlook this incident. We might all be taken into custody and not even get to attend the parade.”

“Superior officer being killed? You need to get your facts straight. It wasn’t you who killed that beanpole, it was this guy.”

Atiya, picking her nose with one hand, pointed at Lenok.

“The legion commander killed a deputy commander as a warning to others, what’s the big deal? Don’t worry about it.”

“Considering that, don’t you think your timing was a little too convenient?”

Lenok retorted, staring intently at the tall woman walking ahead.

“You made up a decent excuse, but in reality, you were trying to cover up the situation and get out of there before things got out of hand. You’re sharper than you look.”

“……Damn it, that’s not a compliment, you brat.”

Lieutenant General Atiya, commander of the Dead Rise 6th Legion.

She was the one who intervened the moment Lenok killed Brigadier General Mathis of the 8th Legion, forcibly taking them away from the scene.

On the surface, she claimed to be guiding Lenok to the parade, but in reality, she intervened to quickly escape the situation.

Since the 6th Legion Commander herself had smoothed things over, there wouldn’t be many people to comment on the situation, except for the 8th Legion members who lost their deputy commander.

“Well, I didn’t like Mathis that much either, so don’t worry about it. The 8th Legion has been getting too cocky lately anyway.”

Atiya casually said, wiping her nose once.

“But I do agree with the sentiment Mathis expressed before he died.”

She turned to look at Lenok as she walked ahead on the well-paved road.

Atiya’s usually cheerful expression turned serious for a moment.

“Evan Martinez. Why are you here?”

“……”

“I know how you created the Roveride [a type of powerful weapon or vehicle] in the Eastern Front. Everyone in the legion knows that the 3rd Legion’s assault force was annihilated by you.”

“I see.”

“Even though the Dead Rise doesn’t distinguish between allies and enemies, the Roveride is a different story. Do you know how respected that idiot was within the legion?”

Atiya spat and said indifferently.

“Not only other legions, but many of the legion commanders don’t think highly of you. And then you go and burn a brigadier general to death as soon as you arrive at the parade.”

“I don’t care what other legion commanders think of me.”

Lenok replied calmly.

“I didn’t come here for such positions or honors. What I want is something closer to the essence.”

“The essence, you mean meeting our Marshal directly?”

Atiya scoffed.

“You’re definitely more straightforward than the rumors suggest. You’re saying you’d burn down your surroundings for what you want?”

“……”

“That kind of attitude suits a soldier like us, but it’s not the way someone who wants to live long thinks.”

Atiya, with her arms crossed, stared at Lenok.

“I don’t want to be on the same battlefield as someone who thinks it’s okay to die anytime. Let’s keep our distance even if you become a legion commander.”

“Do the generals of the Dead Rise share a quirk of not understanding what they’re told?”

“What I said applies to you too, long-liver.”

Atiya, ignoring Lenok’s sarcasm, turned her gaze to Yufria, who was walking quietly.

“The long-liver of Kundara, appointed as the 3rd Legion Commander in place of Roveride. You should be more concerned with keeping the legion in check.”

“……”

“Considering that most of the 3rd Legion were loyal to Lieutenant General Roveride, they won’t easily hand over command to an outsider.”

“I suppose I’ll have to give the same answer a thousand times regarding that matter.”

Yufria met Atiya’s gaze with a blank expression.

“My role is the commander of the Eastern Front of Kundara. I have no interest in commanding or controlling the forces of short-lived beings.”

“Then why did you accept the position of legion commander?”

“It was a deal to handle complex procedures more easily. It’s not a method I personally prefer, but…”

Yufria closed her eyes.

“I was well aware that short-lived beings are extremely concerned with justification and procedure, so I intend to respect that culture.”

“Ah, I see…”

Atiya stared at Yufria with a strange expression.

“Well, it’s not like it’s the first time a crazy person has become a new legion commander. Welcome.”

“That’s an insult that cannot be overlooked.”

“And the fact that you don’t change your expression while saying that really makes it feel like you have no interest in humans.”

Atiya shrugged and stepped aside, stopping her walk.

“Well, we’ve arrived anyway. My role ends here.”

“……”

Over the endless plains, a massive structure like a stadium rose up.

A vast, circular structure, reaching tens of meters in height.

Thousands of lights embedded in the headquarters’ walls shone brightly, illuminating the cloudy sky.

“The Dead Rise Legion’s Second Operational Headquarters.”

Atiya said, arms crossed, leaving the silent Lenok behind.

“It’s the most important facility for the legions currently in charge of the Eastern Front, and also the command center that controls 40% of the operations in the Central Front.”

“……”

“All the guests invited by the command are gathered here, so you’ll find some familiar faces once you enter the headquarters.”

“You’re not going in?”

“I still have things to do before the parade starts.”

Atiya tilted her head with a mischievous smile.

“Surely, you’re not children, I don’t have to take you around inside the headquarters, do I?”

“……”

“I have lived in Kundara for over 200 years, focusing on cultivation.”

Unlike Lenok, who openly ignored her, Yufria spoke calmly.

“I can find my way around on my own.”

“……Ah, okay.”

“Watching from the side, it’s like a comedy.”

Just as Atiya, at a loss for words, replied with a disgruntled look, a low chuckle was heard from the side.

“There’s no way our provocations would work on a long-liver who’s lived for hundreds of years. You lost, Atiya.”

A middle-aged woman with scars all over her face stood in front of the headquarters, a cigar in her mouth.

All the soldiers going in and out of the headquarters quickly saluted the woman with her hands in her uniform pockets.

Mirva Neosoto, commander of the Dead Rise 4th Legion.

The commander they had encountered at the first gate had arrived at the parade and was waiting for them.

“No, Lieutenant General Mirva. This woman is really weird.”

Atiya grumbled, turning her gaze to Mirva.

As the two legion commanders of the Dead Rise gathered in one place, the crowd in front of the headquarters quickly moved back.

However, the two of them ignored the reactions and salutes around them and began to talk.

“We’re speaking in the common language, but it’s like she doesn’t understand at all. Is she really okay as a new legion commander?”

“Yufria Aosel is the only commander from the Kundara Elder Council who has been appointed to the Eastern Continent.”

Mirva replied, leisurely smoking her cigarette.

“That’s probably because her life magic has reached a transcendent scale, enough to form a legion. Either way, she’s not someone to be ignored.”

“Damn it, I don’t believe in that power ranking stuff.”

Atiya said, frowning.

“It smells like she’s trying to provoke us too blatantly. Isn’t it foolish to blindly believe such information?”

“Short-lived one. I recommend you retract that statement immediately.”

“See? She suddenly gets triggered in weird places.”

“Hehehe…”

Mirva couldn’t help but laugh, seeing Atiya raising her hand with a wronged expression.

“Atiya. That’s enough, go do your job. I’ll guide them from here.”

“Ah, that’s good, but are you sure?”

“My 4th Legion has already retreated to the rear garrison for rest.”

Mirva said leisurely, lightly waving the hand holding the cigar.

“There’s not much time left until the parade starts, so it’s okay to spend some time together while we walk.”

“Ah, do as you please. I’ll leave it to you then!”

With that, Atiya checked the clock on the electronic display board in front of the headquarters and gathered her magic power.

Her figure seemed to blur as she bent her knees in place, then she exploded and disappeared.

Fwoooosh!!!

Atiya’s figure vanished in an instant, using her magic power as a propellant, just like when she first met Lenok.

Even when they met earlier, her raw, unprocessed magic power output was unrealistically strong.

Even considering she was a martial artist, she was almost unmatched among the superhumans Lenok had met so far.

Was it a characteristic of the martial arts Atiya had mastered, or was it part of her innate talent?

While Lenok was thinking, Mirva waved her hand leisurely.

“I apologize for Lieutenant General Atiya’s rudeness. She’s not a bad person, despite how she acts.”

“……”

“The 6th Legion she leads is currently carrying out extremely dangerous operations in the Southern Front, so they need maintenance. She’s an outstanding commander who is treated with great respect by the command.”

“I didn’t know the Dead Rise was such a kind organization that it would care about the affairs of other legions.”

Lenok turned his gaze and sneered.

“I heard it’s a place where checks and power struggles happen even within the same legion.”

“Everything depends on the person, thousand-year-old.”

Mirva, smoking her cigar, turned to look at Lenok and smiled.

“Just like how you’re here at the parade as a new legion commander designate after defeating Roveride at the first gate.”

“……”

“Before I checked your information in the power ranking, I didn’t even think you would attend.”

Mirva’s gaze at Lenok shone strangely.

“Does that mean you’re also interested in the legion’s affairs?”

“If I didn’t have business at the parade, I wouldn’t have come this far in the first place.”

Lenok said, nodding his head.

“Enough, will you guide me to the headquarters? I want to know where I should stay during the parade.”

“I will. But there’s no need to get a room or unpack your luggage right now.”

Mirva said, turning around without hesitation.

“The parade will start soon. Shall we talk while we go in?”

As they entered the headquarters, a magnificent lobby hall unfolded.

Numerous legion flags fluttered above the hall, which was covered with soft carpets.

The walls were decorated with the skinned hides of all sorts of rare beasts and monsters, adding to the imposing atmosphere.

Officers and attendants in military uniforms hurried past the lobby, freezing and saluting Mirva with stiff expressions.

Mirva nodded to the soldiers who greeted her and guided Lenok and Yufria to an elevator inside the headquarters.

“You’re almost the last to arrive, in terms of the order of arrival at the parade. Most of the forces have already arrived, except for those who are inevitably late due to scheduling.”

“Most of the forces?”

“You’ll start to see them from here.”

Whoooom!!!

As they ascended in the elevator, the surrounding scenery was visible through the transparent glass walls.

A massive platform located in the center of the top floor of the headquarters, spread out like a stadium.

Hundreds of people were walking towards the platform from all directions.

Various people, including politicians, businessmen, and famous celebrities, were gathering.

“Politicians and delegations dispatched from various city-states on the continent. Forces from the center and the periphery are also present.”

Mirva gestured.

“The Druid Dawn Society. The Ten Knight Orders of Kabahim. The Gunslingers of Endorose. The Buin Tribe of the Great Forest… You must have heard of them if you were active in the center?”

Kugugugugu!!!!!

Among the crowds moving, there were many who exuded an unusual aura.

Druids adorned with leaves. Knights in silver armor. Gunners twirling revolvers. Primitive tribes with tattoos all over their bodies and faces covered.

In addition, all sorts of superhumans with various auras and thoughts were moving towards the platform on the top floor of the headquarters.

Mirva pointed here and there with her cigar in hand, standing next to Lenok.

“The League’s Sorcerer. The Cardinal of the Order. Even the arrogant ones like the Guild, Paragon, and Exile have sent people. The vanguard hasn’t arrived yet, though.”

“……”

The League’s elven sorcerer yawning in loose robes. The old cardinal of the Order, praying with his eyes closed while holding a staff.

Two forces that stood out among those walking towards the platform. Behind them were the members of each League and Order.

Super-large forces that dominated the Central Front. City-states that wielded tremendous influence in their respective continents.

All sorts of forces that were enjoying a powerful golden age throughout the continent were present at the legion’s parade.

Just by their presence, one could immediately understand the status of the Dead Rise on the continent.

What was unusual was that even forces that were currently hostile to the legion were participating in the parade.

Did the legion have something to show off to the entire continent through the parade?

As Lenok thought this and turned his gaze, he slightly hardened his expression as he found a familiar face in the crowd.

“……That’s.”

A tall woman with dark skin.

She was wearing a shabby robe and puffing on a pipe, but the magic power flowing from her body was truly enormous.

The endless, vast magic power that was like a symbol of the sorceress, then and now.

Grisha, the Watcher of the Azure Eye.

“Ah, of course, the Azure Eye is here too.”

Mirva turned to Lenok and smiled.

“The protagonist of the Paradox Green recapture operation is attending the parade in person. If you want, I can introduce you. Don’t you want to meet someone from the same organization after a long time?”

“……”

“Just kidding. I can’t even talk to you with that terrifying expression. Was the rumor that you left the Azure Eye on bad terms true?”

Mirva, who had turned her head nonchalantly, said leisurely as she walked.

“Even so, the Lighthouse Keeper seems to have a lot of lingering feelings for you. You have no idea how much effort we put into securing your whereabouts while avoiding the Lighthouse in the Central Front-”

“Enough.”

Lenok cut off Mirva’s words in a cold voice.

Lenok, who had been silently staring at the Watchers led by Grisha with a chilling gaze, asked.

“So, when does the parade start? It doesn’t seem like the other generals and legion commanders have arrived yet.”

A vast field with a radius of hundreds of meters spread out on the roof of the headquarters, and a magnificent platform was located in the center.

However, among all the forces of the continent walking towards the platform from all directions, the legion’s commanders were nowhere to be seen.

Except for Mirva, who was standing with Lenok, even the legion commanders Lenok knew were not present.

If all the guests invited to the headquarters had arrived, shouldn’t the parade be starting soon?

“They haven’t not arrived yet.”

However, Mirva smiled, smoking her cigar, even after hearing Lenok’s words.

“Just like your 5th Legion did, they’ve just gone to escort their superior who just arrived near the headquarters.”

“……Escort their superior?”

A superior officer mentioned by a legion commander who directly commands and leads an entire legion.

Just as Lenok understood those words and hardened his expression, Mirva replied with a bitter smile.

“They prepared a lot, but he refused everything and arrived already. He’s really hard to read, then and now.”

“……”

“But that’s why he’s worth being loyal to, and that’s why I believe he will establish justice on our behalf.”

The person whom the 4th Legion Commander Mirva Neosoto herself addressed with honorifics.

The one to whom the subordinate legion commanders moved to escort, showing unwavering loyalty.

The one who had arrived at the headquarters earlier than even the legion officials who had prepared the parade had expected-

Mirva quietly raised her gaze.

“He’s coming now.”

Shoooooooom…!!!

At that moment, something crossed the sky at an incredible speed from the other side of the sky, where white clouds were surging.

Dozens of supersonic fighter jets created shockwaves, pushing away the clouds and opening up the sky.

Kwaaaaaaaah!!!!

The deafening roar of the atmosphere being torn apart exploded as they passed through the sky above the headquarters, but no one covered their ears or frowned.

Instead, as if they had made a promise, they raised their gazes towards the sky and looked at the approaching giant shadow with admiration.

Kooooooo!!!!!

A black pyramid, several times larger than the headquarters, floated in the sky that the fighter jets had opened up.

A bizarre appearance that was so dark that it was dyed black with black light, as if it had melted into the shadows, and its surface was rippling.

“Dead Rise Legion’s Third Headquarters. Primo Alert.”

Mirva muttered next to Lenok.

“It’s a forward base stationed in the deepest part of the Central Front, replacing the 1st Headquarters Ultima Alert, and an aerial fortress that acts as the legion’s eyes and ears as a search device.”

“……”

“And it’s a strategic weapon that can only be moved and change its operational area by the Marshal’s orders.”

Thud!!

No further words were needed.

Mirva naturally turned in the opposite direction from Lenok and began to walk towards the platform, pushing through the crowd.

Atiya, the 6th Legion Commander who had fallen from the sky, began to walk side by side with Mirva on the opposite side.

By now, transcendents exuding powerful auras appeared one by one from all directions of the headquarters and stood in front of the platform.

The legion commanders, lined up on the left and right according to their respective legion numbers, took their positions under the black pyramid floating in the sky.

The door located on the rear of the black pyramid opened, and a black passage unfolded towards the ground.

Clank!!

A slope dyed in deep darkness was slammed down under the pyramid, connecting the top floor of the headquarters in a straight line.

The shape of a black passage connecting the pyramid floating tens of meters above the ground and the top floor of the headquarters.

Everyone watched the darkness surging from inside the opened pyramid, holding their breath.

Someone appeared from the darkness.

Thud.

The footsteps were small, but they were clearly heard by everyone.

A natural gait that was neither overly forceful nor lacking in energy.

The moment he came down the passage was not visible.

The moment they felt something appear from the darkness, ‘he’ was already on the ground.

“That’s…”

A man who had ascended the magnificent platform was looking down at the ground with a blank expression.

Black hair with a mix of curls. A tall and slender physique. A face that was pale and sharp.

Rather old-looking black military uniform and a unique insignia on his shoulder that was different from anyone else in the legion.

However, the moment Lenok saw the man’s face, he could only quietly hold his breath.

“……”

It was as if his impression was subtly different, yet it was like a picture from his memory.

It was as if his physique was different, yet even the way his collar fluttered in the wind reminded him of him.

He thought they were not the same, but at some point, he felt they were the same.

They were the same. Or they were not the same.

While they were pondering, everyone realized one fact and shared the same feeling at the same time.

That the man was the one and only son of Kaise Bajur.

The person everyone in this place had been eagerly waiting to meet.

The master who received the unwavering loyalty of the entire legion across the continent.

The one and only highest commander who stood above the renowned legion commanders and generals.

The cause and result of the parade, and the very purpose of the people gathered here.

The one who held all the secrets that Lenok had been digging into, the secrets he had been curious about for a long time-

The Marshal of the legion.

Ethan Bajur had returned.