Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 325

Trepen, looking up at the massive three-tailed fox, let out a low groan.

[Wait, this is…….]

Davi simply stared down at Trepen without a word.

Only the swirling, colorless wave beneath her feet foreshadowed what was to come.

“Let me introduce her,” Lenok said, sitting with his chin resting on his hand, looking down at the scene.

“She’s my partner, and the one who’s been seizing control of the fortress on my behalf until now.”

[……I’ve never heard of this. Such a monster has been inside this sphere all this time……!!]

“She’s also the culprit who’s been secretly siphoning off the fortress’s power source.”

This whole thing wasn’t planned from the very beginning.

Davi’s computational abilities, which temporarily increased dramatically while taking over the cerebral center, the immense power filling the mechanical sphere, and the sum total of experience gained while fighting Gearsides [a type of enemy or creature].

The culmination of all the time Davi, the cerebral spirit [a being of pure thought], had spent, all brought together at once.

The foundation was already complete.

All that remained was to deliver the final key to Davi, who had been drained of power, using Lenok’s magic-infused lightning formula.

The absurdly compressed magic of the lightning convergence was the final key to truly awaken the cerebral spirit.

Tzzzzzzzzzz!!!

The magnificent form of the three-tailed fox, grown beyond time.

As if sensing something unseen in that form, Trepen began to stagger backward.

A sense of unease that only a being who had replaced their body with machinery could feel.

It was undoubtedly because he instinctively knew that this unique spirit, freely roaming the cerebral world, was incredibly dangerous to him.

From Davi’s mouth, after glancing up at Lenok, a calm voice flowed out.

[Master. Are you ready?]

“Who do you think set up this whole game?”

As Lenok smiled and formed a hand seal, the wave emanating from beneath his feet overlapped with Davi’s, and they began to resonate.

“It was all prepared from the start.”

Fwooooooooosh!!!!

The overlapping light of the waves spread out and instantly covered the entire massive mechanical sphere, rotating.

Only then did Trepen stop his backward movement and urgently draw up his magic power.

[Damn it, no…… no……!!]

It wasn’t this fox that was staring at him blankly.

What Trepen had to face was the mage above, who was looking down with an air of leisure, as if playing with him.

The moment he quickly regained his reason and tried to rush at Lenok through space jump.

Lenok and Davi spoke at the same time.

“Magnetic Field Deployment.”

[Magnetic Field Deployment.]

Magnetic Field Deployment: Spirit Resonance

Cerebral Hierarchy Image Manifestation

[Dreamscape Virtual Realm]

The golden kaleidoscope that mirrored Lenok’s answer did not appear.

The image of the magnetic field unfolding now was the scenery of the mind, imprinted by Davi with Lenok’s support.

It was the essence of spirit magic, which only a caster who understood and accepted that spirits had minds could use.

It wasn’t difficult. The bond with a spirit that could only be established through close accumulation through summoning.

It was already complete the moment Lenok created Davi with his own hands.

The first creation Lenok had ever made with his own hands in this desolate world.

That was the significance Davi held within Lenok’s heart.

Tzzzzzzzzzz!!!!

Thousands of fragments of lightning that bloomed from Davi’s body soared into the sky.

Fluttering down like snow from all directions, they were no longer lightning but were drawing blue cubes.

The countless lines of shapes extending between the faces and vertices connected the walls of the mechanical sphere like a spiderweb, creating a massive network.

The unique network that the cerebral spirit, who had only lived in the cerebral world, had created for the first time.

The beginning was so weak, but the scenery of that world would constantly change depending on what Davi learned and mastered.

That was the meaning of a magnetic field drawn by a spirit that did not exist as a physical entity.

But for now, this was enough.

It didn’t take long for Trepen to realize something was wrong.

Crack, crack, crack!!!

The tightly closed mechanical sphere writhed.

Immediately after, the ceiling of the sphere covering the upper deck slowly opened, revealing the sky.

The driving force that had allowed him to form a microcosm within his body, as a part of Trepen’s flesh.

Furthermore, he had completely lost control of the sphere, which had allowed his body to freely space jump within the sphere.

[From the beginning…… you were aiming for this.]

The face he raised was distorted so terribly that it didn’t suit his hard, metallic skin.

[Not just the computational center, but you were planning to take control of this entire fortress.]

“I don’t like dancing on a stage that someone else has made,” Lenok replied, looking down at Trepen.

“I thought we could have a conversation once I cut off your space jump ability.”

The reason why he, who had no knowledge of space formulas, could move freely within this sphere.

It was because he had fundamentally synchronized this massive mechanical sphere with his body.

Within the space defined by his body, it was possible to freely move combat bodies as if transferring consciousness.

It was undoubtedly proof that he had reached the 8th level of transcendence, interfering with spacetime as a result.

It meant that Trepen had, albeit imperfectly, truly transcended humanity.

His combat ability, which had achieved the paradox of both power and speed through his weight compressed to the limit and his mobility through space jump, was formidable.

But that was only a miracle that occurred when this massive mechanical sphere was defined as Trepen’s body.

If he could take complete control of the mechanical sphere, wouldn’t it also be possible to trap Trepen’s consciousness in that heavy combat body?

Fwoosh!!

Davi’s body moved as if disappearing into the air and appeared behind Lenok.

“It’s not wrong that you focused all your power on that one body for combat.”

Lenok said, slowly rising from his seat, with the massive fox behind him.

“But leaving the mechanical sphere alone was a mistake. Did you think that if you made it just enough to maintain, I wouldn’t touch it?”

[…….]

It wasn’t that Trepen didn’t have a plan.

Judging from his abilities so far, even if the sphere was destroyed, it wouldn’t be difficult for him to repair its outer surface.

And if Lenok struggled to destroy the sphere and escape, Trepen would have thought that he could just advance to the central outer circuit.

But he would never have imagined that he would lose control of the mobile fortress in this way.

This very moment was the move that Lenok had hidden to strike at Gearsides’ fatal weak point.

Trepen, who had been listening to Lenok’s words silently, raised his hand, but none of the parts inside the sphere responded to his will anymore.

The cubes that Davi had spread, and the countless network lines that extended between them, defined the entire sphere as her network and completely seized control.

Kugugugung!!

As the ceiling of the sphere opened wide, the completely brightened sky revealed itself.

While the capture operation that had begun at the end of dawn was underway, the sun was already rising on the ground.

As the isolated space was opened, hot sunlight poured down through the wreckage of the deck, and Trepen’s microcosm faded and disappeared.

Even though he had abandoned his human body and synchronized his consciousness with this massive body, all that remained for him now was a single combat body the size of his human form.

“The City Council will want to capture you alive. They’ll want to leave proof of a complete victory in this matter.”

Lenok said.

“If you give up all your combat abilities and surrender, I’ll spare your life. If you don’t want that…… you’ll have no choice but to end it here.”

[I see…….]

Trepen replied, staring blankly up at the sky from the depths of the deck pit.

It was impossible to know what he was thinking behind his transparent, artificial eyes.

Having lost all of his defense forces, the mobile fortress, and even his newly modified body, what ending could he choose now?

He must have known that he was heading towards destruction. It was just that he hadn’t thought the end of that road would come so quickly.

[I have no regrets. I wouldn’t have had a better opportunity than this in the time I have left.]

“…….”

[If I couldn’t do it now, it would have been impossible at any time! It’s just regrettable that I couldn’t take those hateful council members with me!]

As Trepen slowly lowered his body, his body dug deeper into the lower level of the deck.

After his back was covered with an unknown pile of parts and wriggled, massive steel wings unfolded as if bursting out.

Chwarurururuk!!

[What good are the 8th level of divinity or the secrets of the Ascension Gate? If I can’t achieve my ambition here, I’m as good as dead!!]

Kwaang!!

Rough flames leaked out from between the wings, and then they forcefully pushed Trepen’s heavy body up.

Trepen, who had instantly escaped the underground of the deck and soared into the sky, looked down at Lenok and said.

[I’ll kill you here and move on to the next. That’s all I have to do!!]

Lenok stared at Trepen for a moment, then turned his head and looked back at Davi.

The fox, shining dazzlingly with blue light, nodded silently.

Fwoom!!

Without hesitation, Lenok, who had climbed onto Davi’s back, leaped into the sky.

Dodo-dong!!

The giant fox, grown to a size of at least 3 meters, ran along the wall of the mechanical sphere with the open ceiling with graceful movements.

Davi’s four legs moved like lightning, floating quickly as if treading on the air.

This area was part of the physical network space defined by Davi’s spirit domain.

It was natural that she could move freely, not only by being given a physical form, but also as freely as a spirit in terms of physical laws.

Lenok, who had reached the top of the open sphere ceiling in an instant, and Trepen, who had risen into the sky, met each other’s gaze.

Hundreds of meters above. The very top of the sphere, slowly moving as the ceiling was opened.

It was a battlefield that was extremely unsuitable for a life-or-death battle, but there was no one hesitating.

In the middle of the vast sky, where the clouds were closer than the ground. Under the blue sky, the two reached out their hands at the same time.

Kwaaaaaaang!!

The steel wings relentlessly churned the ground, and lightning flashed in the clear sky.

The white light, bleached white, swirled and unleashed over a hundred shockwaves, but Trepen fearlessly absorbed all the attacks and advanced forward.

The flames that burst out from his back without rest. The roughly flapping wings pushed his heavy body forward as if throwing it.

Hoo-oong!!

Both elbows began to be modified and emitted boosters, and the moment his fist, which had perfectly combined weight and acceleration, struck the air.

The entire upper sky was pushed away, drawing a circular shockwave.

Dududududu!!!!

[Haaaaaaaah!!!]

On top of the collapsing mechanical sphere, two superhumans exchanged dozens of deadly attacks, drawing each other’s end.

Even amidst the crumbling balance, the bottoming-out magic power, and the constantly wearing-out parts, they did not waste a single attack.

A storm of magic so fierce that a single mistake would give up the initiative and disrupt the balance of the offensive.

They continued a precarious tightrope walk, right up to the point where they were about to be consumed by the shock and recoil of their own formulas.

[Accumulated Pressure Collapse: Counter-Fight]

[Seven Lightning Flash Mirrors]

Kwaaaang!!

The firepower and shock released by Lenok and Trepen passed right through them and crashed into the surface of the sphere and the ground, exploding like a bombardment.

A feast of blind killing intent and explosions. The shockwaves that burst out without rest echoed into the sky like an echo, sweeping away the clouds.

Trepen, who spread his steel wings and constantly closed the distance, and Lenok, who received and pushed back all those attacks.

The entangled patterns of magic power branched out into dozens and hundreds of paths, creating a dazzling blue rainbow in the sky.

The overlapping shock and pressure of weight crushed the space and distorted the viewing angle.

[It’s not over……!!]

Trepen, who had spread his ironclad wings wide and attached dozens of boosters to his arms and back, roared.

[If I was going to stop here, I wouldn’t have even started!!]

A resentful roar echoed loudly, and his heavy steel body turned into a meteor.

Even though he had completely lost control of the mechanical sphere, his combat power was truly extraordinary.

The immense magic power and inexhaustible stamina that his aging body could never handle.

And the power of his body, which had begun to extract the essence of machinery and modify it according to his will.

Trepen, who freely wielded these three weapons, was virtually a monster who had half a foot in the 8th level [a level of power or transcendence].

He had lost the mechanical sphere that had made him non-human, and the defense forces that had made him a commander, but his own martial power was unwavering.

An area that only those who can face themselves clearly in the face of death can reach.

He felt more keenly than anyone else that he was standing in the midst of life and death.

At the edge of the gap where time seemed to have stopped, Lenok grasped his magic power.

He became lightning with his will.

Pajijijijijik!!

[Great Net Lightning]

[Azure Company Lightning]

The vortex of lightning rotating in Lenok’s hand burst out in all directions, rushing through the sky.

[Eight-Directional Thunder Rain]

Trepen, who had spread his wings wide to receive the rain of lightning pouring down from eight directions, stretched out the rain of lightning and turned it into spears of lightning that fell down.

Kwaaaang!!

The explosions of lightning resonated and burst out from all directions.

[Magnetic Gravity Chain]

As if waiting for it, the wall of the sphere that had risen from the floor transformed madly and rotated to grab Trepen.

The heavy steel chains grabbed his wings and twisted his body to hold him to the ground, but Trepen broke all that resistance with a single twist of his shoulder and soared up.

[Let’s go.]

The meteor created from his steel body fell down.

Ujijijijijik!!

The weight of the mobile fortress, which contained tens of thousands of parts, was immense. The power added to the weight with speed far exceeded the range that could be achieved by a human body.

The mass compressed to the limit faintly bent and crushed the space, tearing through the barrier.

Crack, crack, crack!!

The shield that had been compressed and rotating to the limit was crumpled and torn like paper, and even the dozens of layers of ice walls that had risen like a wall behind it were broken through.

He did not care about the purple chains that bound his arms, the shadowy hands that rose from under his feet, or the shock magic that smashed his balance by striking his chin.

Kwadudududuk!!

The power of the microcosm that had once been called the Iron Wall Trepen and had made him exist in this place.

The extreme defense image that stopped and pushed away everything that approached.

The power that he had thought he had lost, twisted and altered after shedding his body once, was once again in his heart, rotating and pushing away and receiving everything.

A miracle that redrew the scenery of the mind that had already been forgotten in Trepen’s image, which had fallen to the point of losing the 8th level of divinity.

And, from Lenok’s hand, who had been watching all the process from a step behind, a ripple arose.

“It’s time.”

[Thunder Seal]

Woong!!

The technique of the Saint-rank [a high rank of power] that Lenok had first recognized his unique magic and used in the awakened state.

The seal of lightning that had evaporated Eden, the boss of the Cigar Bang, in one go, was imprinted here and turned into a radiance that would sweep everything away.

Fwooooooooooosh!!!

The pillar of light that burst out from his hand burst out directly in front of Trepen, striking the falling meteor head-on.

[……!!!]

The blue lightning radiance drew a long pillar of light, sweeping through Trepen and extending out.

A beautiful trail of light that looked like a meteor shower in the distant sky. But Lenok had never forgotten that sight even once.

Although it consumed a lot of magic power, its power alone was one of the best Saint-rank magic that Lenok used without a domain, the collapsing star cannon.

The highest-level firepower magic that even Lenok needed casting time for finally succeeded in stopping Trepen’s rush.

Thudududududududuk!!!

The shattered and melted parts fell down between Trepen’s body.

[Not yet.]

But Trepen didn’t care and took his stance again, crouching his wings as much as possible.

[I can still fight a lot more?]

“Do you really think so?”

[……What?]

Lenok looked at Trepen’s face and smiled meaningfully.

“You should have noticed by now. Why I bothered to face you head-on even after deploying the magnetic field.”

[…….]

Thududududuk……!!

Only the parts falling from his body filled the silence.

But Trepen, on the contrary, found the answer in that silence and lowered his gaze.

[My body…….]

Thududududududududu!!!

It wasn’t just damage from the aftermath of the battle.

At a much faster rate than that, the parts that had been compressed and assembled to the limit in his body were falling off.

A wave of parts pouring down like a waterfall below his feet.

The steel wings that had been constantly emitting boosters from his back were gradually thinning.

Everything that made up his new body was gradually losing control and disappearing.

[I see…….]

Only then did Trepen, who had realized what Lenok had done, nod heavily.

From the beginning, Lenok had no intention of fighting Trepen to the death with his own hands.

Rather, he had been continuing the back-and-forth, buying time until the decisive moment arrived.

That moment when a fatal anomaly occurred in his body during a fierce battle where he couldn’t take his mind off it for even a single moment.

[Are you trying to take away even this body now?]

The small cubes that fell like snowflakes inside the domain naturally seeped into Trepen’s body.

Davi’s authority, which had infiltrated the steel body, could not take over Trepen’s entire body, but it could disassemble the parts that made up his body and take control of them.

“Physical manifestation of the cerebral space…… In this space, all commands and authority do not take precedence over Davi’s will.”

Lenok stroked Davi, who was wagging her tail behind his back, and looked up at Trepen.

“It took some time to take over the occupancy of your body while avoiding your consciousness, but the result was decided the moment you gave up your human body.”

Lenok, who had stretched out his arm and summoned ten spears burning red, replied.

“Once all the parts compressed in that body are shaken off, this battle will be over.”