Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 1233

Kyunroe Subjugation (25)

Kuuuuuung!!!!

The huge, glass-colored passage shook violently, then slowly came to a stop.

The vibrations that had been ceaseless for a moment gradually subsided, and a quiet silence fell.

The endless glass-colored passage they had arrived at through the gate opened by the Doctor.

Beyond it, a cradle of lightning unfolded, where dark blue lightning endlessly flickered and was born.

Ermong, who had been running quickly through the corridor, raised his gaze with a bewildered expression.

“Huh? Has something changed?”

“The movement of the labyrinth’s internal facilities has stopped.”

Daymus, who was running behind Ermong, had a cold look in his eyes.

“It seems that Captain Baragan has succeeded in dealing with the person in charge of manipulating the labyrinth.”

“The labyrinth manipulator? Does such a guide exist in this inhuman hellscape?”

“Every time this labyrinth moves, it forcibly distorts space and changes the surrounding coordinates and environment. It’s just a guess, but since it’s Kyunroe’s territory, a highly complex extra-dimensional technique must be in use.”

Screech!!

Daymus, who quickly changed direction while sliding on the floor, spoke.

“Since it’s a technique that directly manipulates space, it’s likely a very difficult procedure for the guardians protecting the gate to manipulate during battle. There must have been people somewhere in charge of moving the labyrinth and adjusting the battlefield.”

“Hee, you’re smart. Were you thinking about that even while getting your arm broken by Felix?”

“…There are a few superhumans in our forces who might notice such circumstances, but the only one who has the ability to force his way through the labyrinth and find them is probably Captain Baragan…”

Daymus tilted his head as he turned without hesitation at a fork in the road.

“Now that things have come to this, it’s safe to say that Captain Baragan has succeeded in eliminating one of Kyunroe’s arrangements. Then we don’t need to hesitate either.”

“Are we going straight there?”

“From the moment the Doctor pointed out the direction, our destination was already set.”

Daymus’s eyes turned cold as he looked at the dark blue cradle glowing in the distance.

“We’re heading straight to the center of this territory.”

Dududududu!!!!

Daymus and Ermong simultaneously raised their magic power as if they had made a promise, increasing their speed.

They ran so fast that the surrounding scenery blurred into lines, ignoring the corpses scattered everywhere.

The light that had been faintly visible in the distance grew rapidly, and the vision that had been narrowing along the passage exploded outward.

Daymus found himself standing in front of a vast, dark blue void that stretched endlessly.

‘It’s wide…!’

A void more vast and enormous than any gate they had passed through so far.

On the ceiling of the void, which was thousands of meters wide, a complex magic circle whose structure could not be guessed was rotating and changing shape in real time.

The overwhelming sight of thousands of magic circles engraved on the ceiling interlocking like gears, modifying space-time and granting will.

At its center, a pillar of dark blue lightning struck down and rotated majestically.

Kugugugugugu!!!!!!

“That’s…”

A cradle where dark blue nebulae were densely packed and rotated, constantly creating lightning.

The moment they faced it, they knew.

This was the center of Kyunroe’s territory in District 49.

The place where Kyunroe’s magic tower, which had massacred the legion, had been ‘enshrined’ until just before the subjugation battle.

“…Ermong.”

“Yes. It seems right, doesn’t it?”

Ermong, who was looking at the pillar of lightning rotating in the center with a sullen expression, nodded.

“That’s a technique that reverses the concept of a lightning rod. Instead of attracting lightning with a metal object, it’s attracting a metal object with lightning.”

“If it attracts metal objects…”

“It must be Kyunroe’s magic tower that has completed the ascension ritual. What more needs to be said?”

“…”

Woo wo wo woong!!!!!

Is the Kyunroe’s magic tower going to return here, using that huge lightning as a beacon?

As the Doctor had predicted, it seemed that the final place for Kyunroe, who had completed the ascension ritual, was here.

Just confirming that by coming this far was a great achievement.

“It’s strange, though. Usually, this kind of method of reversing concepts is closer to the style of black magic…”

Ermong put his chin in his hand and muttered with an uncharacteristic serious expression.

“If Kyunroe has learned black magic in the meantime, there might be a way.”

“What way are you talking about?”

“If we beg Kyunroe to take us as disciples right now, wouldn’t he spare us?”

“…”

“You know, like, giving him one black magic know-how every day that he’s accumulated over hundreds of years…”

Ermong said, slightly embarrassed by Daymus’s bewildered reaction.

“Then we could live a few more days and even check out the deep web. I absolutely have to go to that damn website after this war is over.”

“I’d appreciate it if you could do your best in the current operation with that mindset.”

Daymus, who had been silently staring at the cluster of lightning rotating in front of him, slowly turned his gaze.

“Let’s move. I’ll investigate this place and look for a way to eliminate that lightning cradle.”

“I have a similar idea… but will that alone be enough to interfere with the ascension ritual?”

“Right now, Kyunroe is completely insane and is trying to perform the ascension ritual purely based on instinct.”

Daymus answered as he walked through the endless, vast void.

“He’s doing something that beings who have transcended the hierarchy and reached level 8 can’t even attempt, in the middle of this war… Either way, it’s clear that he’s not in his right mind.”

“…”

“Regardless of how outstanding Kyunroe’s talent is that makes it possible, the process is likely to be very unstable and precarious.”

“Are you saying we should mix in some impurities that could affect the ritual? It’s not a bad idea, but…”

Ermong shrugged.

“That’s a ritual that a transcendent is attempting by sacrificing his own reason. No ordinary interference will do. He won’t even feel any ordinary variables or techniques as interference.”

“…”

“He’ll probably just crush anything that gets in his way with force and smash it with lightning. At least it would have to be at the level of sacrificing a living human. You’re not going to do that yourself, are you, Daymus?”

“If necessary, I will have to.”

Daymus said calmly.

“If my death can be treated as an impurity, I’m willing to do it right now. However…”

“Whoa, whoa, I’m just kidding. There’s no way Daymus’s death could be a variable that could interfere with Kyunroe.”

Ermong chuckled.

“Well, I’m still a gray molecule with a foot in both the demonic realm and the legion. But would Kyunroe even care about that?”

“…”

Daymus did not bother to deny Ermong’s words, which were half mocking.

He was aware that he, who had been promoted to legion commander for his leadership skills, was an ambiguous superhuman in many ways.

In terms of force or techniques, it was unlikely that Daymus’s existence would be a variable.

Then, here, he would have to fulfill his responsibility as the commander of the subjugation battle until the end.

“If it’s true that Captain Baragan has temporarily stopped the manipulation of the labyrinth facilities, then by now, others should have started moving towards the center of the labyrinth as well.”

Daymus said as he walked through the middle of the empty golden void.

It was too wide to be sure, but the entire space was in the shape of a huge sphere. Even the walls and ceiling had gentle curves.

“Of course, the spatial distortion in this labyrinth is so powerful that even superhumans with excellent senses will have difficulty finding their way…”

Just as the Doctor had helped them, if he was guiding the allied forces at this moment, the surviving forces would gather.

If they succeeded in stopping the ascension ritual, they would have a final battle against Kyunroe, who had failed to become an ascendant.

If they won against Kyunroe in that final battle, the subjugation battle would finally be over.

‘It’s too early to be sure of success yet. But…’

A war that had started in despair, with most of the legion’s forces being massacred helplessly.

It had only been a day in terms of time, but it felt like they had spent decades in this city.

All that was left was for Daymus to complete the subjugation battle by sacrificing his own life and take responsibility for his mistakes.

“Ermong. Prepare the black magic.”

Daymus said as he slowly opened his eyes.

“From now on, let’s focus on exploring the entire territory. I’ll assist from here.”

“No, hey. You should tell me what you’re trying to find first, shouldn’t you?”

“Although he entered the gate later than us, Victor would definitely arrive here without getting lost.”

Daymus said, taking out a jewel from his pocket.

“If we use his manipulation technique, we might be able to mess up the ascension ritual. We need to find Victor first.”

The astonishing technique that Daymus could not believe even after seeing it directly.

A judgment and combat sense that was so bold that it was overwhelmingly superior to any physical ability user.

Even the potential of the manipulation technique, which deals with the most difficult and metaphysical concepts among the special system techniques.

The Doctor’s judgment in choosing Victor as the key to the plan to stop Kyunroe in District 49 was definitely not wrong.

Now that the subjugation battle had progressed this far, Daymus was more certain of that fact than ever before.

“As long as we can interfere with the ascension ritual in any way. If we’re lucky, we might be able to ‘manipulate’ Kyunroe’s state immediately after he fails the ritual.”

“…”

“However, since it depends on Victor’s capabilities from there, we shouldn’t rely on him blindly. Here, we should start by waiting for the allied forces to gather and creating as many alternatives as possible-”

“Daymus.”

Ermong, who was preparing the exploration magic, pointed behind Daymus with a blank expression.

“Victor’s over there, isn’t he?”

“…What?”

Whooooosh!!!!

Over the majestic golden field, a shadow robe swayed slowly.

A figure so far away and small that they could barely make out its shape. But it was definitely the manipulator himself.

Daymus, who sensed this, immediately canceled his technique and was about to turn towards Victor.

Victor disappeared from the spot using blink [a short-range teleportation technique].

Whoosh-!

“…Victor?”

“[Daymus!!]”

Ermong’s eerie telepathic message pierced Daymus’s mind.

“[If you release the technique, behind-!!!!]”

“What?”

Daymus did not understand what Ermong meant.

The moment he felt a flash of green light at the end of the golden field, where Victor had disappeared.

Something pierced Daymus’s right shoulder, sending his body flying dozens of meters and slamming him into the wall.

Kwaaaaaaaang!!!!!!

The pain came a moment later.

“Cough…!!!!!”

His vision turned bright red, and all five senses were ablaze.

The shock was as if all the sensory organs in his body were being sucked in and ground, centered on his shoulder.

Only then did Daymus realize that he was impaled on the wall of the void by a black spear.

“What, is this…!!!”

Daymus’s voice trembled as he grabbed the spear with his trembling hand.

The jewel technique and the protective barrier built into his uniform. A force so powerful that it could pierce through his senses and body in an instant.

But the most chilling fact was that Daymus had only become aware of the attack after being pierced through the shoulder.

‘Right lung and internal thoracic artery… Ribs and shoulder muscles are completely ruptured. To not have noticed this sniper attack until right before it hit…!’

The stealth of the attack, where the signs of the attack could not be perceived before or after the launch. An unrealistic speed that he could not understand even after being hit.

A transcendent ‘sniper’ skill that was so chilling that it sent shivers down his spine.

The moment Daymus struggled to raise his gaze, sensing that.

Daymus was finally able to face the archer who had climbed onto the other side of the golden void.

Black hair that reached her shoulders. A black visor that covered half of her face and a suit that protected her entire body.

Holding a black great bow that was larger than her own body, she looked down at him with emotionless green eyes-

[I was going to pierce your forehead in one shot, but I missed because I was aiming at two people at the same time.]

“Ivelin Marcia…!!!”

[Aiming is a little difficult in this territory…]

Clank!!

Ivelin, who had raised the black great bow with a mechanical design equipped with all sorts of equipment, muttered.

[The air pressure and wind direction are completely different from reality, so I have to recalculate every time. But I’m starting to get used to it now.]

“Cough…!!! The reason I couldn’t find Victor right away… there was a reason…”

Daymus, who couldn’t hold back and vomited blood, trembled as he was impaled on the wall.

“The divine bow… was directly… guarding the deepest part of the territory…”

“Ugh…”

[Hey, manipulator. Do you remember me?]

Ignoring Ermong, who was pale and backing away, Ivelin cast a cold gaze at Victor.

The operation of the agent who participated to interfere with the mid-term settlement of Pandemonium [a chaotic and lawless place].

Ivelin also clearly remembered the last manipulator she had faced.

[When we met in Byruth, I tried to take off that strange mask, but I failed.]

“…”

[You won’t be able to escape this time.]

Victor did not answer Ivelin’s words.

Instead, he landed next to Daymus, grabbed the spear that had pierced his shoulder, and pulled it out.

Screech!!

“…!!!”

The spear that had pierced his shoulder was pulled out, and Daymus, who had been hanging on the wall, slid down.

Daymus, who had fallen to the floor with blood splattered on the wall, convulsed without even screaming.

Blood gushed out, his face turned pale, and he trembled as if he was about to go into shock.

“7th Legion Commander. Let me help you.”

A silver-haired nobleman who appeared from behind touched Daymus’s shoulder.

“You can’t die yet.”

Cheeeeeeek!!!

Mercury that surged from the nobleman’s hand filled and stopped the bleeding in Daymus’s wound.

As mercury filled the holes that had pierced his shoulder and lungs, Daymus’s breathing quickly stabilized.

Daymus, who was late in recognizing his opponent, muttered in a faint voice.

“The, the Ability Awakening Squad… has arrived…?”

“My mercury can replace the functions of human organs and stop bleeding, but I can’t maintain the ability for long.”

Esteban Eisen, the 5th seat of the Ability Awakening Squad, stood up.

“We need to end the battle as quickly as possible.”

“…It’ll be difficult.”

Daymus, who had stabilized his breathing, replied with difficulty.

“The opponent is one of the top five archers in the entire continent… If she occupies the high ground and fires long-range snipes in this battlefield, we won’t be able to hold out…”

“…”

“We won’t be enough with just us. We need to retreat for now…”

“There’s no need for that.”

At that moment, Victor said mockingly in a distorted voice.

He, who had been staring at the blood-soaked black spear, slowly turned his gaze.

An ominous light flashed behind the obsidian mask, and he stared intently at the other side of the labyrinth.

“The Doctor did a better job than I thought.”

“What, are you saying…?”

Ignoring Daymus’s stammering words, Victor sneered.

“At this point, there’s no need to drag it out for long.”

Kuuuuuung!!!!

At that moment, powerful presences flashed from all sides of the vast void and began to approach the void rapidly.

Presences that were approaching in a straight line, as if someone had given them directions, quickly traversing all sides of the passage.

Kwaaaaaang!!!!

[Oooooooo!!!!]

A winged serpent roared fiercely as it broke through the labyrinth wall.

Its scales were falling off all over its body, and its skeleton was collapsing and creaking in a miserable state.

But the main force flowing from its body, like a seizure just before death, was truly ominous.

The presence of Quetzalcoatl, who had broken through the labyrinth and arrived first, alone, without the appearance of its master, the great sorcerer.

Kwaaaang!!!

“Daymus. You’re still alive!!”

“Commander. I received guidance from Doctor Atermeyer. From now on, I will join you.”

“Code Vice, Alter, Shepherd, Bane. The annihilation unit under headquarters has been summoned.”

“Blaver Magic Tower’s Anti-Heresy Squad. We have arrived on the battlefield before the final battle…!!”

Legion commanders who had collided with or broken through the guardians protecting the gates and arrived at the center of the labyrinth.

The elite unit commanders of each legion who had survived the gates, and the Blaver Magic Tower’s rosary beads [powerful magic users], led the Anti-Heresy Squad and stormed in.

Woo wo woong…!!

“Eisen-nim. The 5th unit has joined. In the name of the great Lord.”

“Parallel operation error. Emergency combat system activated. Afterburner operation initiated.”

A high-ranking psychic unit led by the 9th seat of the squad, and modified weapons commanded by the sergeant of the mechanized corps, wielded their abilities and emitted propellant, entering at high speed.

“Ah, how can such a wicked transcendent be in reality…”

“It is a nest of heresy that goes against the doctrine…”

“For the upcoming holy war, I will gladly burn this body in hell.”

Cardinals and military chaplains dispatched from the Pantheon of the Order began to worship the outer gods, praying from all sides.

Kugugugugu!!!

In the empty dark blue void, different presences and magic power filled it in an instant, and a front line was quickly established.

Of the superhumans who had entered District 49, about 40% had survived and arrived at this place.

Among the casualties were legion commanders, rosary beads, and squad leaders, as well as level 7 superhumans.

Nevertheless, in the end, some of the allied forces had survived to the end and succeeded in reaching the center of the labyrinth.

[Yeah. I knew it would turn out like this.]

But Ivelin was not shaken even after seeing the forces of the subjugation battle that had gathered from all sides.

With a calm, almost indifferent gaze, she simply looked at the hundreds of superhumans who were moving as if to surround her.

[After all, this is what Ban wanted.]

“What are you… talking about?”

[What am I talking about? Dead Rise.]

Ivelin said, slowly raising the great bow she was holding above her head.

She spread the great bow, which was larger than her own body, upwards and pulled the bowstring without hesitation.

Peeeeeeng!!!

Black-green magic power flowed from Ivelin’s hand and soared vertically towards the ceiling of the vast void.

A graceful scene as if a green beam of light was rising alone from the center of the dark blue void.

The moment her will-filled arrow soared into the sky at an incredible speed and began to rotate.

Kkiririririk-

The thousands of magic circles engraved on the ceiling of the void rotated together, following the movement of the arrow, and began to interlock like gears.

The moment they pushed each other up like a complex mechanical device, modifying concepts and reorganizing space-time.

The sky above the vast territory opened wide, and a huge golden wing appeared above it.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

The body of a mad transcendent with nine wings.

A form of a cocoon that was dignified and elegant like an angel of death, yet infinitely grotesque and distorted.

Every time it writhed violently as if it was about to undergo a complete metamorphosis, dark blue lightning gathered and flickered from all sides.

While everyone was speechless and looking up at it, Ivelin smiled.

[Deciding the timing… was never your role from the beginning.]

“…”

Clank!!!

Ivelin, who had loaded an arrow into her great bow, coldly looked down at the ‘targets’ who were looking up at her from all sides of the void.

[Then, shall we start by reducing it by half?]