Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 287

Car-sized chunks of ice scattered into the sky, falling mercilessly to the ground.

Amidst the storm of chilling air and heavy ice fragments falling like hail, two superhumans exerted their magic power to the fullest.

“Haaaaaaah!!!!”

Thick tree trunks lashed out fiercely at Renok from below the collapsed mansion.

It wasn’t just a technique using plants; it was a tree trunk cultivated and created with magic, possessing incredible hardness.

Its strength far surpassed that of ordinary steel, and the sharp edges of the leaves were sharper than blades.

The giant tree’s arm, extending five thick branches like a giant’s hand, lashed out fiercely at Renok, striking the space like a whip.

Thududududung!!

Renok didn’t just passively block with a shield; he pulled out purple chains from all directions and swung them.

[Gravity Bind]

[8-Layered Emission]

[Multiple Unification]

Charrrrrrrrk!!!

Eight gravity chains that sprang out from all directions grabbed the wooden arm from various angles, using its own weight to pull it down to the ground.

Its powerful strength matched its massive size. And its speed was unbelievably fast for something made of tree trunks.

The tremendous shockwaves that poured out every time Ivon swung her arm were not insignificant.

Kwaaa kwa kwa!!

The shockwaves and noise overlapped endlessly, resonating grandly like a waterfall.

“To challenge the main family single-handedly without fear…!!”

While manipulating the giant tree arm with one hand, she formed hand seals with the other in an instant.

Renok noticed this and immediately threw lightning at her, but Ivon completed her incantation in an instant and sneered.

“I will make you realize how arrogant that judgment was, right here and now.”

Jjeo jjeo jjeo jjeok!!

At that moment, at the very bottom of the eight-story mansion, near where the basement pillars would have been, cracks rapidly formed, and something heavy began to rise from below.

A giant tree golem, several times the size of an ordinary human.

Its upper body was in the shape of a human, but its lower body was made of thick roots, bound to the ground, glaring at Renok.

[Uooooooooh!!]

As it powerfully pounded its massive fists, a powerful shockwave erupted, repelling the ice fragments that scattered like hail.

Renok, who had been deflecting the incoming shocks and counterattacking, smiled sharply.

“So that’s why the mansion didn’t collapse even after I blew up the entire sewer system. It was supporting the entire mansion?”

“Find out with your own body!!”

Tududududuk!!!

As the tree golem raised both hands above its head, thick tendons bulged from its lower roots, and it began to absorb all the earth’s energy.

In contrast to the ground, which quickly became dry and cracked, a surge of energy rapidly gathered in the tree golem’s hands.

Wiiiiiiing!!!

Was it a concentrated bombardment using the entire earth’s energy?

If allowed to hit him head-on, Renok would have to expend a considerable amount of magic power.

At any other time, he might have forcibly twisted the power to deflect it, but there was no need to do so in this situation.

There were objects everywhere that could help Renok move.

Kagagagak!!

With a flick of his finger, a long ice sheet that had been lying in the air rushed towards Renok.

Renok, who had climbed onto the ice sheet that was sliding across the frozen ground, connected his body to the ice sheet with magic threads and began to dash across the ground.

“Become dust!!”

With Ivon’s thunderous declaration, the light source that had formed above the tree golem’s head split into hundreds of beams and poured down onto the ground.

Thudududududu!!!

Thick ice fragments and a rain of concentrated heat intertwined, creating a hellish scene on the ground.

On the ground, which was shaking and boiling so violently that it was impossible to stand for even a moment, Renok alone rode the ice sheet, dashing through the waves of heat.

Kwaaaaaaa!!

Amidst the flames of earth energy scorching the ground, only a small ice sheet condensed with magic power swayed back and forth, rapidly accelerating.

Even amidst the chaotic storm of heat and cold that made it difficult to see even an inch ahead, Renok’s movements did not stop.

In Renok’s vision, the red and blue areas of light rotated wildly, drawing a clear purple magic eye.

The reason Renok had not been able to secure mobility until now was because it was difficult to cope with the aftereffects of mana poisoning.

If he could solve that problem even for a moment, it wouldn’t be difficult to draw the optimal path anywhere.

Chwaaaak!!

Renok, who had instantly burrowed under the tree golem’s roots, released the magic threads he was holding and formed hand seals with both hands.

Creation-type Unique Magic

[Ice Formation]

[Mold Alchemy]

High-difficulty magic that required hand seals and incantation.

But in this situation, it was magic worth expending that much cost.

As the hand seals and incantation were built up simultaneously, the thick chunks of ice that had been scattered everywhere began to shoot towards the tree golem.

At the same time, the ice chunks, like molten iron, changed their shape on the spot, binding the tree golem’s limbs and forming a giant prison.

[Cold Spirit Binding Realm]

Jjeo jjeo jjeo jjeok!!

The thick ice bars twisted, binding the tree golem and spreading cold air into its core, freezing it solid.

The golem, realizing that it was not only being restrained but also slowing down the action of its roots that were sucking up earth energy, let out a desperate scream.

[Euhwooooooooo!!]

Kuuuuuung!!

“T-This bastard…!!”

Ivon, flustered, began to tear down the bars to somehow free the tree golem from its restraints, but Renok’s incantation was not over yet.

Pajijijijik…!

Amidst the curtain of shadows covering the sky above the mansion, a pure white lightning flashed.

Electric-type Unique Magic Property Transformation.

[White Fall]

A pure white flash of light twisted and rotated, striking the top of the tree golem’s head.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

A dazzling pillar of light pierced through the top of the tree golem’s head in an instant, burning all the way to the roots.

“Kyaaaaaaak!!”

The Ivon family head, who was caught in the fierce white bombardment, let out a scream mixed with shock.

The aftermath of the firepower, which had pierced through the golem’s entire body vertically, reached Renok, who was watching everything from under the roots.

Renok grabbed the remnants of the lightning that had struck down in front of him and scattered them in all directions.

Cold air.

The white current, spreading in all directions along the remnants of ice fragments, instantly scoured the surroundings of the mansion.

As if trying to find something.

‘Where is it?’

It was clear that the Ivon family head’s condition was not good.

It seemed that she had been injured by Renok’s interference while escaping with the Amrita Scale, the Order’s teleportation technique.

Even so, what did it mean that she was trying to stall for time like this without borrowing Walter’s power? The answer was already known.

The hidden sanctuary where Ivon’s ruins were hidden. And the existence of Walter, who had not yet revealed himself.

Before the missionary could cause a greater disaster through the ruins of the old world, everything had to be dealt with.

“Baaaaaaan!!”

The voice of the Ivon family head, desperately wailing towards Renok.

Just as he was about to ignore her desperate struggle and focus on his search, Renok felt a strong sense of incongruity in her attitude and nodded.

“I see.”

Given the Ivon family head’s personality, it wouldn’t be strange if she had already burrowed into the roots and attacked Renok.

What did it mean that she was only letting out desperate screams instead of rushing at him?

Right below where the tree golem had stood.

The deepest part of the Ivon family head’s mansion basement. A deeper layer than that.

[Sinkhole]

Tuteoteong!!

He dug straight into the ground from under the corpse of the tree golem, which had split in two, and relentlessly tore through the damp soil.

The moment a part of a golden barrier appeared amidst the rapidly churning soil and root corpses, Renok smiled.

“Found it.”

Only then did the Ivon family head rush towards Renok, but it was already too late.

Pajijik…!!

A strike that was aimed precisely at the four sides of the golden barrier.

A bombardment of current that was aimed solely at Walter, which could not be avoided if one was meddling nearby, swept through the underground.

“Noooooooo!!”

The Ivon family head cried out desperately and rushed to the place where she had hidden the ruins.

But what appeared amidst the heavy dust was not the bishop’s corpse, which had been shattered to pieces.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaa!!

A dazzling light descended directly onto the ruins from the immeasurably high sky, repelling Renok’s magic entirely.

“…!!”

“Walter!!”

And in front of the dazzling pillar of light, Walter stood with a benevolent smile.

“D-Did you succeed…!!”

Ivon stammered.

“Finally, the authority of the lord…!!”

“Yes. I broke through it.”

Walter smiled gently, with the wildly erupting light behind him.

“As expected, the bond of blood cannot be ignored. A body that was already dead and no different from a corpse, just by injecting the blood of its son, it came back to life for a moment… In this world where miracles are alive, nothing is impossible.”

He said that as he slowly reached out towards the pillar of light.

“Look. The beautiful traces of the old world…!! The cracks in the world hidden in this stifling world!! This is the proof that we, as beings, can get closest to God!!”

“…I see.”

Renok nodded.

“Traces of the old world. Finding cracks in the closed world and sending signals out of the world… Is that what you call ‘missionary work’?”

The ruins with distorted space-time. The sanctuary managed by the citadel was, in itself, a crack in the closed world.

The missionary work that Walter was talking about must have meant transmitting the Order’s will to the outer sea through these sanctuaries and communicating with the end-times beings of the outer sea they worshiped.

That was the reason why they had worked so hard to unlock the security barrier surrounding the sanctuary.

A series of information gathered in Renok’s mind was quickly organized, supplementing the unnatural parts and naturally creating one conclusion.

“These sanctuaries, one for each of the three families of the citadel… The possibility of natural occurrence is low.”

Considering that the City Council was deeply involved in the existence of the Eight Peaks Citadel, it was not impossible.

The circumstances under which the underbelly of Vulcan was created. The reason why the Three Heads have been guaranteed their status until now.

Little by little, the truth about how this world had come to this point began to reveal itself in Renok’s eyes.

“You’re not surprised. That’s understandable.”

Walter smiled.

“If you are a mage who has reached the pinnacle of the hierarchy, you can roughly guess what I mean by what I am saying now.”

“…”

“Aren’t you curious about the end of greed that has reached the limits of humanity and the rebellious act of rejecting fate?”

Walter said that and spread his arms towards Renok.

“Join the Order. We can be together.”

“Walter!!! What are you talking about!!”

The battered Ivon family head yelled at the top of her lungs.

“You have to kill that bastard right now!!”

But no one was listening to her desperate cries.

The sky darkened by the curtain of shadows. The pale pillar of light that struck down between them.

Amidst the ruins of the shattered mansion, Walter looked down at Renok.

He had an unnaturally bright smile on his face and said,

“You are the most outstanding mage I have seen among the mages I have seen recently. It seems almost sinful to use that great ability for this dried-up citadel!”

“If you thought that, you’ve got the wrong person.”

Renok smiled.

“I don’t move for the Eight Peaks Citadel. I’m just looking for the right answer for myself between the end and the continuation of this world.”

“Then you should come with me even more!”

Walter shouted, his face brightening.

“If you follow me to the Order’s headquarters, I will tell you everything. The truth of this world, the unreasonable demands of the Ascended, and what is the right path to the future!!”

“No. I don’t need it.”

Renok shook his head calmly and replied.

“I won’t be able to sympathize with the answer the Order has come up with. To worship the monsters of the outer sea like gods and entrust fate to their petty mercy cannot be called an answer.”

“…”

“That’s just a postponement. A postponement of your own choice, not the coming future.”

He looked up at the silent Walter and slowly raised his magic power.

“I don’t think it’s a good dream to have in this world.”