Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 375

Regrets and Aspirations (1)

Inside the cradle, there were jewels and valuables, but with the labyrinth collapsing, there was neither time nor space to gather all that wealth. He could only take items that were portable, and even then, only relics that Jintun had used until just before he became an Ascendant [a being who has transcended mortal limitations]. The commander might have known about these relics, but he wasn’t interested, and Maiya wasn’t even aware of them. The relics sealed in the Lumina Stone altar were Lenok’s to claim. ‘Hmm…’ The existence of relics that Jintun Zygis Edernor had used before he gained the qualifications to challenge Ascension. Relics with diverse abilities collected by the highest-ranking sorcerer were, in themselves, symbols of powerful laws, known in the world as [Sorcery Armaments]. If he had obtained all of these Ascendant’s Sorcery Armaments, he should have been happy, but Lenok’s expression was calm. He already knew roughly what was left in Jintun’s vault, thanks to the memories that had been passed down to him. Hundreds of years had passed since Jintun created the Hanghasa Labyrinth, and during that time, at least a dozen people had engaged in dialogue with him and received relics. The crystal ball he was using, which borrowed the impressions of others, was also a part of the treasures that existed within Jintun’s labyrinth. Lenok knew that the number of relics remaining on the altar after so much time was not that great. ‘But there is a relic that is more valuable than anything else.’ Two relics placed at opposite ends of the silent altar. Their appearances and the aura they emitted were also completely different from each other. Lenok first turned his gaze towards the left side of the altar. A multicolored ring floating and slowly rotating in the air. In the center of the ring, a gem with a unique pattern was embedded, making it look like the shape of an eye. Lenok, having entered the necessary magic security code, immediately grabbed the ring and put it on his left index finger. The name of this ring was [The Eye of Feigenbaum]. It was a relic made by processing the eyeball of an ancient species that lived in the imaginary dimension, making it possible to glimpse the back of the void located on the other side of reality. The moment a sorcery is manifested in reality, the back of the sorcery simultaneously exists in the imaginary dimension called the void. Using this ring allows one to directly observe that process. In his mortal days, Jintun used this ring to supplement his barrier techniques and to dispel his opponent’s sorcery from completely unexpected directions. ‘But the most important function is elsewhere.’ If he were to draw out the ring’s power to its full potential, risking an overload on the relic, it would be possible to move the sorcerer’s body into the imaginary dimension for approximately 0.75 seconds. Of course, since it is not allowed under the laws of physics for an existing mass to exist in the imaginary dimension, he would immediately return to reality after the 0.75-second transfer, but that was still significant. It was a time of less than a second, but during that fleeting moment, the ring’s owner would be immune to all physical forces occurring in reality. It goes without saying how useful and powerful this ability would be in battles between high-level transcendents. Of course, if he were to use all of the ring’s power, the backlash would prevent him from using the relic’s power for a long time, but that was enough for Lenok. After confirming the presence of the ring on his index finger, Lenok immediately turned his gaze to the opposite side of the altar. Dududu!!! The speed at which the center of the cradle was collapsing was becoming abnormally fast. At this rate, he would either be forcibly ejected from this space before he could properly collect the relics, or he would be swept away by the collapse of space and disappear along with it. Without hesitation, Lenok grabbed the long scroll floating on the opposite side. Clap! A smooth and soft material, as if made of silk. On the surface, which was so smooth that it was hard to imagine anything could be written on it, unknown symbols and characters were densely inscribed, creating a strange pattern. It was something that Jintun Zygis Edernor had personally created and carried around until just before he built the Hanghasa Labyrinth, and he called it [Papyrus Argenteus]. Inside the scroll, any kind of sorcery made of magic could be written and stored, and it was even possible to record extreme sorceries of level 8. It was a type of relic that allowed the user to immediately manifest recorded sorceries without the constraints of incantation or time by consuming a portion of the page. It was an artifact that had reached the pinnacle of memorization, which Jintun, who used barrier techniques, used to reduce the relatively long completion time of sorceries. It was capable of recording and using extreme sorceries up to level 8, and it could also be used as a barrel to store magic by pouring in that much magic. Once recorded, it also had compatibility that allowed it to be summoned according to the summoning seal without any special measures. However, even with such a scroll in hand, Lenok did not immediately leave the altar. Instead, he focused on memorizing the unknown characters and symbols that Jintun had recorded inside. This scroll itself was undoubtedly a valuable and powerful artifact, but its true value lay not in the scroll itself but in the sorcery recorded within. A control code that acted as a ‘key’ to forcibly seize control of all the relics that existed in Jintun’s vault. Jintun had left that key code inside this scroll. ‘It seems that even Ascendants were not entirely benevolent people.’ Jintun did not simply extend goodwill to those who broke through the labyrinth and awakened him from his slumber. He had left a margin to be able to retrieve the relics he had gifted at any time, and to control his opponents through them. Thinking about that, Lenok felt his mind become calm rather than his heart swelling with Jintun’s favor. He didn’t know why Zygis had faced death at the hands of the Pandemonium commander and handed over his remains, or with what heart he had looked at Lenok and passed on his knowledge of barrier techniques. However, the Ascendant had also moved and reached his end following reasons and logic that he himself could accept. Lenok reaffirmed at this place that even transcendents who had surpassed the shackles of mortality were not sublime saints or saviors of the world. He could not doubt the sincerity of the conversation he had with Jintun at the end and the fact that he had passed on all his knowledge… but the Ascendant was also a living human with duality. Trying not to forget that fact, Lenok slowly folded the Papyrus Argenteus. ‘There are a lot more things to do when I get back to Vulcan…’ To properly use the power of this papyrus, he would have to transcribe the code written on the scroll somewhere. In addition to managing his worsening magic eye, he had a lot to research to grasp the clues to reach level 8. However, instead of focusing on reflecting on the gains he had made in this labyrinth, Lenok immediately drew up his magic and leaped out of the altar. ‘Hoo, hoo…!!’ Kugugugugugu!!!! The cracks in the collapsing cradle were now breaking and falling right behind Lenok’s back. ‘The direction… it’s that way!!’ Lenok, remembering the direction he had come from based on the Lumina Stone, began to slide on the mist under his feet in an instant. Swaaeeek!! Even while staggering without properly balancing himself, the magic overflowing from Lenok’s body steadily linked his body and the water beneath his feet, pushing him forward. The Ascendant’s cradle was collapsing, taking the space with it. The ideological battlefield that had lost its master, crying out for the emptiness in its heart, was violently collapsing, and the resulting roar filled the white space. Kwaaaaaa!!! As the space collapsed, the imaginary dimension briefly revealed itself, and the ring [The Eye of Feigenbaum] on his left hand activated on its own, transparently reflecting its appearance. Lenok frowned at the sight of the imaginary dimension that filled his eyes. ‘I should have adjusted the artifact beforehand…!!’ After suppressing the magic flowing into the ring as much as possible, he desperately searched for a crack leading out of the gate nearby. The white space was being reversed as if it were breaking, and the traces of the imaginary dimension rose like waves, trying to swallow Lenok whole. ‘Found it…!!’ At the last moment, Lenok, having confirmed a gap of white light leading out of the gate, did not hesitate and threw himself into it. The moment Lenok’s body disappeared into the gap of light, the remaining space also collapsed and shattered, disappearing completely. Kwoong…!!’ A brief silence after a faint roar. Thus, the cradle where the Ascendant had resided for hundreds of years disappeared without a trace. The ideological battlefield, having lost the center that supported the labyrinth, began to collapse in earnest. Dudududududu!!! * * * Drop, drop. Blood droplets flowing down his forehead slowly fell through the air. The red tears that flowed down his hot skin floated in the air for a long time before finally reaching the end of his leg, forming a red puddle. The height from which the blood fell was at least tens of meters above. Balak stared at the scene blankly before letting out a sigh. ‘The agent’s archery. I didn’t expect it to be this good.’ ‘……’ ‘To think she could hold out this long all by herself…’ Instead of answering, Ivelin quietly lowered her head. Hanging upside down between the pillars that were towering high between the gate and the bridge, she silently nocked another arrow on her bow. ‘……!’ With just that action, those who were glaring at her from below flinched, and some rubbed the back of their heads with a disgruntled expression. The number of those who had fallen below the bridge with their foreheads pierced by her rapid shots was now approaching twenty. A miraculous feat of accurately shooting the heads of those trying to approach the gate while evading Balak Ohedon’s pursuit. While thoroughly avoiding a head-on confrontation with the level 8 monster, her skill in sniping those heading towards the gate was enough to shift the attention that had been focused on Lenok to her. No, was it just an illusion that there seemed to be more people targeting her than the gate itself? The sharp sniping that had been constantly tormenting those trying to enter this labyrinth from outside, and the presence of the avalanche that had entered the labyrinth loudly first. The concentration of gazes and hostility resulting from that was now growing to be on par with the goal of the labyrinth itself. And that was exactly what Ivelin wanted in order to buy time for Lenok. ‘Hah, I don’t want to be at odds with Vulcan’s agent if I can help it… but now that Jintun’s death has been confirmed, there’s no time to delay. Excuse me.’ Balak, letting out a deep sigh, reached his hand behind his back. The remaining corpses floating in the air were now five. He grabbed the neck of the corpse on the far left and said, ‘These corpses are my shields and suppressors, processed with a special spell. They not only protect me from the aftermath of my abilities, but they also suppress some of my abilities for smooth thinking.’ ‘Are you still relying on other people’s power even after transcending the hierarchy?’ Ivelin scoffed with a tired face. ‘That’s a disgrace to the name of a great ability user.’ ‘Hahaha!! You don’t know. How much this ability endangers me.’ Balak, bursting into hearty laughter, suddenly hardened his face like a demon. ‘If I lose my focus for even a moment, my superpower will try to take over me. It’s natural for my limbs to break while I’m sleeping, and it can even crush my internal organs. A fleeting moment of strong emotion. My superpower will always react to it.’ Balak tapped his temples and his eyes flashed. ‘It’s what happens because it’s a power that grows stronger without proper training and discipline. That’s why most powerful ability users who don’t want to be crushed by their own power have gone into the mountains to cultivate themselves. They believed that mental training was the only way to control themselves.’ ‘……’ ‘I didn’t want to live that kind of life, and I did my best to control this power that was getting stronger regardless of my will… but now I’ve given up.’ Balak’s eyes, hidden beneath his thick flesh, flickered. ‘Turning the desire for destruction towards myself to others… I had to accept that that was the only way to control myself now.’ An uncontrollable power. If an unwanted talent reaches its peak, it would only be a terrible thing for both oneself and others. Balak Ohedon’s words revealed the sorrow of a superpower user who had been struggling to control an irresistible power. It was common to eat and trample on others to rise to the top in order to survive, but what about a life where one had to kill others to control one’s own mind? While acknowledging that it was a problem with a lot to think about, Ivelin composed her breathing to avoid thinking about anything. She had simply sharpened an arrow to a sharp point in her cleanly bleached mind. Balak, seeing Ivelin’s attitude, was about to break the neck of the corpse when, at that very moment. With a flash of light, a huge monstrous bird broke through the evil statue and let out a shriek.

Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]

Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]

The Genius Wizard who takes Medicine, 약먹는 천재마법사 약먹는 천재 마법사
Status: Ongoing Author: Native Language: Korean
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In "Genius Wizard Takes Medicine," the protagonist, an avid gamer, meticulously crafts the ultimate wizard character in the game "World" by maximizing magical abilities and accepting numerous disadvantageous traits. However, he suddenly finds himself transmigrated into this very character—a prodigious talent who cannot survive a single day without relying on drugs. Set against a cyberpunk fantasy backdrop, the story blends action, adventure, and intricate magic systems, inviting readers to explore a world where extraordinary power comes at a significant cost.

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