Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 211

“Kkyaaaaak!!”The iron door shattered completely, and from within, a barrage of buckshot, split into hundreds of directions, followed. The large men each used their mana to try and withstand and counterattack, but the power of the shotgun, enhanced with auxiliary magic that Renok had continuously layered, was far greater. The shooting support magic that Renok had developed through constant research protected the barrel with mana, amplified the explosion of gunpowder, suppressed recoil to a minimum, and instantly dissipated the heat. The process of fully understanding the structure of the shotgun and precisely applying mana to each joint to optimize firing had already reached a level that others could not approach. He pulled the trigger faster than the blink of an eye, and absurdly, the shotgun, perfectly keeping pace with that speed, began to spew fire like a machine gun. Bang bang bang bang bang bang!!! “Urrrrrrgh!!” “Keoheok…!!” The firepower, which had surpassed the boundary of mere stopping power, became a powerful defense line in itself. As Renok advanced, if he casually pulled the trigger towards an opponent who had invaded the area he was pushing through, half of the bodies of the large men, who were covered in thick bulletproof vests, would disappear entirely. The screams coming from the corpses with their lungs blown out were no longer proper human language. In an instant, a sticky pool of blood formed on the clean marble corridor, but Renok, not paying any attention, continued to walk. The top floor of the building. After blowing away the door of the spacious office made for the CEO and stepping inside, a fierce exchange of attacks poured down, incomparable to before. This time, it wasn’t just bullets, but all sorts of mana users directly throwing their bodies and equipment at him. Pajijijijik!! The electricity that bloomed from Renok’s fingertips transformed into dozens of chains, stretching out in all directions, disrupting everything. [Chain Lightning] Ppeoeoeong!! The neatly organized spacious office instantly turned into a mess, and the mana users who had rushed at Renok fell helplessly. Knowing that they couldn’t escape from here anyway, they continued their desperate resistance, but the moment they lost their balance from the impact magic Renok had slammed into them, bullets pierced their heads, and they collapsed. The security forces that had filled the office weakly rolled their eyes, and beyond the countless corpses, a fat, elderly man sitting at a desk came into view. The man, sweating profusely and trembling, couldn’t even properly look at the tragedy unfolding before his eyes. “Hoo…” With a sigh, the smoke that had filled his lungs flowed out, soaking the blood-soaked office. Renok approached the man with weak steps and sat on the edge of the desk. Looking down at the top of the man’s head, who couldn’t even lift his head and was trembling, Renok asked. “Kelly Alves, right?” “Th, that’s…” “Do you know why I’m here?” “I, I heard that you’re messing with the cartel’s partners… So, ou, our company too…!!” “No.” As Renok extended his index finger and placed it on his forehead, Alves’s body stiffened. The opponent was a mage who had wiped out all the security personnel he had prepared with a single gesture. The name of the electric mage, who was by far the best in District 49, was already known to everyone. The protagonist of the ominous rumors that he was collaborating with the Dyke Corporation, which had recently begun to dominate the underground arms industry, as well as the special mercenary group Antares Office, and agents of the city government. He was surprised when he heard that he had started to antagonize the cartel, but he never imagined that he would face him like this. If he were to pour mana into Alves’s head, it wouldn’t be strange if the heat melted Alves’s brain. Looking down at his frozen face, unable to wipe away the sweat pouring down, Renok said. “To be precise, I’m messing with the businesses that the city councilors have each taken a share of.” Tuk, tuk. “If I raid the wallets that the city councilors, who took kickbacks from the cartel, are secretly stashing away, wouldn’t there be a reaction from this side too?” “H, how did you… Huk!!” Alves was startled and covered his mouth with his hand, but Renok ignored it. According to the information given by the elite agent, Evelyn Marcia, the cartel was secretly increasing the wealth of the city councilors by giving them the businesses they managed. The list written on the note she gave to Renok was the identities of those city councilors and related businesses. Based on that information, Renok had begun to destroy the relatively unguarded businesses one by one. Beyond simply messing with the cartel’s branches, there were three major benefits to be gained from this action. The first was to reduce the direct source of funds by destroying the businesses that cooperated with the cartel. The second was to make the city councilors, who had been taking kickbacks, wary of backing the cartel. The third was to make other businesses hesitate to cooperate with the cartel in the first place. The cartel was a large corporate alliance with a huge structure, known as the Three Heads in the underworld. Therefore, if they were to engage in a battle where they were cutting each other’s flesh, Renok would have more to do. ‘It will be difficult for a manager-level executive like Virgil to move carelessly, so the initiative is on our side.’ The range that Renok, the Creamgal Mercenary Office, and Killian of Dyke Corporation had to protect was only the investors of the business that Jenny had started and the base of the bar. Unless they engaged in a full-scale war, the losses would only accumulate on the cartel’s side. ‘Before they feel a sense of crisis and gather their forces, I need to focus on cutting down the cartel’s power as much as possible.’ While expanding Jenny’s business, he would accumulate losses for the cartel. In this process, he would increase and protect the scale of his allies’ business, and conversely, check the opponent’s businesses to balance the power. Balancing that power was difficult, but thanks to the information Evelyn had given him, it had been going smoothly, at least until now. “H, how on earth did the information leak that we were giving money to the city council…” Alves, muttering in a somber tone, already seemed to have given up on life. It was natural. Although they were disguised as a legitimate company on the surface, what they were doing, hiding their company name, was illegal private lending. It was a business optimized to exploit the residents at the bottom to the fullest, making it easy to handle huge sums of money without even paying taxes. Once they started to attract attention like this, the cartel or the city councilors would pretend not to know and cut ties, so all that was left for him was a miserable end. Knowing that, Renok spoke in a slightly softened voice. “It’s not difficult to save you here.” “…” “If you tell me who the cartel executives are who manage businesses similar to yours, I’ll help you change your identity and live a different life.” “U, ugh…” Even if Alves thought Renok’s words were an obvious lie, how many humans could resist that temptation when faced with death? Alves’s eyes wavered. The lifeline that comes down at the moment you think you’ve given up all hope and given up is that much more attractive. Renok didn’t rush him, but waited quietly. The smell of blood that was deeply ingrained in the office and the corpses that were blatantly scattered would make his decision easy. It didn’t take long for Alves’s mouth to open. “Th, the board of directors doesn’t get involved much in our business. The cartel’s management agent directly manages the financial statements and the flow of funds…” “What’s the name of the executive who manages your business?” “G, Gira…” At that moment, a dark shadow fell on the front glass that was reflecting the scenery behind the office. At the same time as Renok and Alves turned their gazes back. Crash!! The office windows shattered completely, and something jumped in from outside. “Uwaaaak!!” Renok, leaving Alves, who was screaming and unable to avoid the shards of glass flying into his face, narrowed his eyes. ‘It’s a building with at least 30 floors. It’s easily over hundreds of meters high, but the fact that he showed up directly at this distance means…’ It was highly likely that the opponent was a skilled person with that much physical ability. As expected, the opponent who broke through the window was a man who was perfectly fine after breaking the thick glass of the high-rise building with his bare body, and he stretched. “Uuuuuu-!! It’s been a while since I used my strength, so I’m a little tired…” A bizarre appearance with a shaved head and thick makeup on his face. On top of that, the way he was wearing a leather jacket that clung to his body was extremely bizarre. Despite being quite tall, his body was skinny, and even though he was dressed in a way that was hard to distinguish between death metal and a biker gang, the atmosphere didn’t quite come alive, which was also impressive. Regardless of the fact that the man was not paying any attention to his surroundings, Alves’s face lit up as soon as he saw the man’s face. “Girard-nim…!!” Alves, with glass shards embedded in his face and blood dripping down, crawled on the floor and clung to the leg of the man called Girard. “I, I believed in you!! You came to save me…!! This Alves, as a member of the cartel, has been holding out without giving any information to that guy…!!” “…” Alves, who had been about to spill all the secrets just a moment ago, was now emphasizing his loyalty as if nothing had happened, which was a sight to behold. Girard finally looked at Alves, who was clinging to his leg, and twitched his thick eyeliner. “What, you’re not dead yet?” “…Huh?” Pick- That was Alves’s last words. At the same time as Girard lightly waved his hand, his head split open horizontally, and the contents spilled out. Looking down at Alves’s corpse, Girard said with a gentle expression. “The defeated should die quickly. What good is it to live long?” At that cruel sight, Renok’s face naturally frowned. If he wanted to kill him, it would have been enough to cut his neck or pierce his head, but the fact that he had cut the middle of his head was purely a matter of taste. Renok turned his stiff neck from side to side and got up from the desk he had been leaning on. “It seems that the cartel doesn’t have a dress code. The fact that you can maintain an executive position with that kind of makeup and attire is…” “Eeeeh? How do you know that I’m a cartel executive? Did this bug spill everything!!” Crunch!! “…” “I’m glad I killed him earlier. My judgment is never wrong.” Girard, stroking his head with a satisfied face, made Renok speechless. “Well, our boss doesn’t interfere with anything as long as you do your job well and submit your performance reports on time. In fact, you could say he has no interest in the underlings.” Girard, who had replied leisurely, scratched the back of his neck with his long arm. Srrrreung!! Naturally, in his pale hand that had lowered his arm, a long toothed blade was held in his hand. Considering that it had appeared from the empty air, its length was considerable. It was clearly in the shape of a blade, but its length seemed as long as Girard’s height. “You have to talk to the bosses and know your place. That’s why I was a little late for my appointment today.” Lick. Girard smiled as he licked the toothed blade with his long tongue. The blood that had burst out as his tongue was licked by the blade soaked the toothed blade. “Mage of District 49. I received the gifts you sent well. Everyone was so moved by the gifts that they were about to die from their stomachs bursting. Thanks to you, our losses are not small.” “Is that so?” “Hehehe… I should have made a move before that woman Iola started her tricks, but because of the confusion in the jurisdiction, we ended up looking incompetent. How are you going to take responsibility for that?” “Why should I take responsibility for that?” Renok replied, grabbing the shotgun he had placed on the desk. Click!! “Tell that woman who survived thanks to that guy Virgil.” “Aaaah!! That’s not right!!” Girard screamed and waved the toothed blade around. “Virgil-nim is one of the boss’s favorites among the board of directors. What if the boss remembers my name after being caught for no reason? Do you want to die?” “…” He was a guy who had a knack for making people dumbfounded. His attitude towards calling his superiors, the leak of internal information that the cartel boss didn’t properly remember the names of his executives. Even with that appearance, he had a strange attitude of wanting to quietly blend in among the department heads. “Thinking about it more will only give me a headache.” Even with a mage’s powerful intellect, there were too many people in the world who couldn’t be understood. Renok gave up on understanding the man named Girard. Yes, the important thing was that the man was a madman who didn’t hesitate to see blood, whether it was his own or someone else’s. At the same time as he raised the muzzle of the shotgun, Girard smiled strangely. “Is that so? Now that I think about it, you were a damn bastard that I had to kill anyway, right?” Kwaaaaaaang!! At the same time as Girard, who had greedily stuck out his tongue, rushed in, Renok pulled the trigger. [Adjust Shot Group] [Single Shot] [Concentrated Fire] [Recoil Control] [Armor-Piercing Rounds] [5-Round Burst] Tatatatatang!!! In the blink of an eye, the enhanced firing, which had stacked six auxiliary magic spells, stopped Girard’s lightning-fast dash in its tracks. It was powerful enough to restrain a mana user who was at the executive level of the cartel. In the meantime, Renok took out the magic spells he had laid down in advance during the conversation. [Shadow Eater] The mouth of the shadow that had risen from below bit into Girard’s long leg. [Wind Bloom] The strong wind brought from outside the building swept through the office, scattering the spilled blood and glass shards. At that moment when Girard was about to break through, ignoring all the debris floating around. [Blood Bound] The blood droplets floating in the air burst, causing a powerful explosion. Kwaaaaang!! “Eeeeee?!!” Girard’s head, which had been caught in the explosion right next to his temple, was tossed around like a spring. A very small gap created by a lapse in consciousness. Only for blood droplets smaller than a fingernail, it was the power of a common magic that was only possible by pouring mana in bundles. Compared to the blood magic used by blood mages, the range of application, efficiency, and power were all insignificant, but it was an attack that could not be ignored. That brief gap was enough. [Exploding Fireball] [Triple Fire – Repulsion] Ppeoeoeoeong!! Three fireballs that had instantly surrounded Girard burst from all directions, surrounding and tightening around him. Renok, who had reached out his right hand and grabbed all the flow of flames at once, naturally formed a hand seal with his other hand. At the same time as he clenched his fist, a red sphere of fire began to restrain and rotate around Girard. [Fire Deep Coffin] Eujijijijijik!!! Fire, which originally had no substance, operated as a physical force based on the nourishment of powerful mana and in the direction of will. A super-high-temperature prison created to confine a single person. The series of chain magic that had been deployed without giving him a chance to resist seemed like a coincidence at first glance. However, it was possible because all the moves that Renok had made had subtly dispersed Girard’s attention and accurately pierced the gap in his perception. The essence of the application of fire-type unique magic that he had obtained from interrogating Weizen. He had only been aware of the theory, and the fire prison, which he had not even been able to properly implement, bloomed too easily in Renok’s hands. A unique magic created solely to inflict a painful death on the opponent, burning all the oxygen inside, restraining the space, and driving the prisoner into a fiery hell. Tududududuk!! “Hiyyaaaaaaaa?!!” At the point where a normal mana user would have given up the fight the moment they were trapped in the Fire Deep Coffin. However, immediately after the strange sound and scream heard from inside the fire prison. Kwaaaaang!! Girard, who had broken through the wall of fire and jumped out, rolled his eyes and rushed towards Renok. “…!!!” The shortest distance to Renok, who was standing with his back to the desk in the office. At the same time as Girard’s legs, which had dashed through the space, disappeared from his sight, they plunged into Renok’s stomach. Deudeudeudeuk!! The shields that were constantly deployed were torn apart in bundles, instantly capturing Renok’s body within range. Sensing that he would immediately suffer a direct hit if he stayed like this, Renok detonated impact magic right in front of him and threw his body backward. Pueoeoeong!! At the same time as Renok’s body was thrown out of the shattered office window, Girard screamed strangely and jumped out of the building. Absurdly, Girard had broken through the Fire Deep Coffin with force at the moment when its binding power was at its strongest. Because Renok’s reaction, which had been focusing his attention on the moment when the prison was at its strongest, was a step late, he had no choice but to throw his body backward. It was natural that Renok’s body fell out of the building. “Kkehehehehehehehek!!!” With blood dripping from his tongue, he stretched out the toothed blade and ran along the wall of the building, following Renok’s falling body. “It hurts, you damn bastard!! You’re dead!!” “Huuu…!!” A high-dimensional vertical maneuver that was unbelievable even when seen with his own eyes. Renok gritted his teeth and turned his head while falling. It wasn’t that he hadn’t anticipated a situation where a skilled person beyond expectations would appear. Since the set goal had been completed, there would be no problem in moving on to the next stage. To catch a mad dog, that much investment was necessary. Fortunately, everything needed was prepared.