Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 377

The tattered coat flapped faintly in the hot wind, and wisps of heat rose from his hair. But the cold, subdued magical power emanating from beyond was more than enough to hold everyone’s gaze on the man. Whoooosh!! The golden magical power erupting from the back of the man’s neck drew a huge circle, rotating clockwise. The golden circle, with its head chasing its tail, rose above the man’s back, forming a massive halo. The majestic sight made everyone who was still standing there flinch. Lenox slowly turned his back and looked up at them. “It seems the time inside the gate flows differently from the outside,” Lenox muttered, looking down at Ivelin, who was limp in his arms. Just before Ivelin was hit by the superhumans’ attack, Lenox immediately embraced her and activated the Eye of Feigenbaum [a powerful artifact]. He succeeded in deflecting most of the attacks pouring in nearby by entering the imaginary dimension for 0.75 seconds. “Ba…ck…” Ivelin, who was clinging to his neck, called his name faintly, her face haggard. Lenox, who had been silently looking down at her, unable to even open her eyes properly, took Ivelin’s hand. “Yes. I’m here.” “Alive…thank…” “…” Perhaps she had relaxed as soon as she confirmed Lenox’s presence. Lenox, who silently supported Ivelin as she fainted, began to carefully wrap her body in barrier magic. The protective barrier, which he was using for the first time after inheriting Jintun’s knowledge. It was still clumsy, but its strength was certain. While Lenox was focused on protecting Ivelin, the gate shattered, and at the same time, various parts of the labyrinth began to collapse. Kugugugugu!!! “Uwaaaah!!” “Run, it’s over here!!” “Jintun is dead…!! The Ascendant is really dead!!” “The Hanghasa Labyrinth is disappearing, aaaaah!!!” Those who finally realized that all of this had ended without any meaning began to run out of the labyrinth to survive. Even superhumans who had gained power and skills beyond humans had no way to survive if they were buried under the debris of a collapsing labyrinth of this scale. Moreover, this Hanghasa Labyrinth was a type of conceptual domain created by folding and bending space to its limit. It was obvious what would happen if they were swept away by the collapse of space while the labyrinth was breaking down. Even those who had been stubbornly enduring and waiting for an opportunity while level 8 monsters clashed, shook off their regrets after seeing the scene beyond the gate. Thud thud thud thud!!! Dozens of superhumans ran backwards across the collapsed bridge. Amidst the rain of stones that were being smashed and falling like crazy, only the skilled ones who could survive any situation were left. Balak, the Matriarch, the man with bandages, and Dane stood on different fragments, looking down at Lenox. The momentum that the four superhumans were emitting against a single magician was a powerful pressure that dug into their minds. Lenox, while fully aware of their powerful thoughts, looked up at them with a calm expression. “Where is he?” The first to speak was Dane. “Where is Zaun Audiss!!” Dane’s expression was so broken that he couldn’t control his emotions. Lenox roughly guessed the situation after confirming that none of his knights remained by his side. He must have been with Zaun, who fell in the second gate, and barely survived alone while all the other members died. Has revenge and retrieving the artifact become his only concern? Lenox kept a good record of Dane’s broken appearance, which was completely different from the relaxed one he had when they first met in the labyrinth. Lenox was also quite interested in how a physical ability user who had reached that level would change when their mind was greatly distorted. That’s why Lenox decided to tell him the truth. “Maya Lenslit took him out of the labyrinth. Maybe he’s completely out of this labyrinth by now.” “…” Dane didn’t answer any more. Fwoosh! He just started running ahead of the procession leaving the labyrinth, with a terrifying expression filled with murderous intent. Lenox watched Dane’s figure and then turned his gaze to the remaining three people. The Matriarch, who tapped her staff on the head of a giant centipede, sneered. “You used your head well. You got rid of one opponent with a suitable excuse. But that kind of trick won’t work on me.” “…” “I don’t know about the others, but I know what artifact you just used.” The Matriarch’s sharp gaze turned to Lenox’s left hand. “The Eye of Feigenbaum. One of the spell armaments that Jintun himself used to carry. The fact that you got it means that you are the one who met the Ascendant, right?” “…” When Lenox didn’t answer, the giant bird next to her let out a rough cry. “If you received the artifact from Jintun, you should roughly remember the location of the warehouse that exists somewhere in the labyrinth. Tell us everything you saw and heard here without leaving anything out.” “The space inside the gate has already completely collapsed and changed to an irreversible state,” Lenox answered calmly. “What’s the point of knowing the location now when it’s hard to even touch it?” “There’s a big difference between having even a small clue and not having one,” The Matriarch retorted, lightly knocking away a falling boulder above her head. “If you roughly grasp the flow of the space collapse and reverse the order, you can calculate where Jintun’s warehouse might have fallen among the debris. If you know the original coordinates of the warehouse based on the center of the cradle, the calculation itself is not that difficult.” “…” Reversing the flow of the space collapse was not something that could be easily said, but the old woman was talking as if it was possible. Considering that all three of the giant summons she had summoned possessed magical power comparable to a level 7 Saint, she was highly likely to be a master of summoning techniques that transcended the hierarchy. Lenox silently looked around at the faces of those who were surrounding him and looking down at him, and fell into thought. ‘An level 8 superhuman and a summoner. And an assassin who has reached that level… and a considerable level of spirit medium…’ If it were his usual self, he could only be sure of victory against one of them at best. The normal thing to do would be to retreat the moment two or more monsters of this level joined hands. But Lenox, knowing this well, instead of running away with Ivelin, took a step forward. As if waiting for that step, a strange energy contained in the bandages wriggled beneath his feet. Lenox glanced at it, stared blankly at the collapsing labyrinth, and then nodded. “Okay.” Whoom!! At the same time, the golden halo rotating behind his back slowly rose. The scenery reflected in the golden circle faintly changed, wriggling as if it was about to turn into a mirror reflecting a completely different world. The moment the expressions of the three people looking down at Lenox changed slightly at this unusual phenomenon, Lenox said. “Try it if you can.” Creation-type Unique Magic: Alchemy Application Triple Refinement. [First Fire Spirit Red] Fwoooosh!!! The crimson flames burst out from the golden ring rotating behind his back. The magical power arranged according to the powerful thought instantly bent the laws of reality and turned into a miracle. The ring of fire that erupted from beneath Lenox’s feet instantly swelled and rotated, scattering huge flames in all directions of the collapsing labyrinth. [Red Connection] [Flame Pillar Territory] Kukwakwakwakwa!! A vast roar like a huge waterfall falling. The radiance of the flames that were constantly spewing out as if a well containing thunder was dug under the ground became pillars of fire that soared into the sky. Thud thud thud!!! Dozens of pillars of flame descended in a row behind the magician, who was fluttering his coat, aligned under the law created by one person. Balak, who recognized the tremendous heat and the endless depth of magical power beyond, immediately raised his hand. His expression was already filled with dismay. “He’s a completely different person than before. He actually gained more magical power inside the cradle…!!” Kwaaaang!! There was no answer. The huge flame that had been rotating around Lenox and writhing like a snake rose like a wave and struck Balak. The mere release of that simple power pushed away the collapsing labyrinth fragments and created a shockwave. Seeing Balak being thrown under the fragments of the evil statue in an instant, the Matriarch let out a roar. “You young brat, you’re so arrogant!!” [Kieeeeeeek!!] At the same time as she made a hand seal and pulled up her magical power, a huge summoning circle rose from among the labyrinth fragments. At the same time as the summoning circle disappeared as if a light had been turned on and off, a huge snake with its mouth wide open appeared beneath Lenox’s feet. Green poisonous fog spread from between the tongues flicking inside its throat, writhing to poison the enemy. Lenox frowned and waved his hand. “Disgusting.” Kiiiiing!!! The dozen or so flames that had been constantly striking down from behind Lenox swirled in a circle and gathered between his hands. The heat source, compressed to the limit and turned into a pure white light, was shot down like a laser. [Linked Fire] Kwaaaaang!!! The barrage of light shot in a cross-shaped trajectory pierced through the snake’s throat. Immediately after, at the same time as Lenox pulled his outstretched hand, the radiance of the flame that had pierced through the snake’s body reversed its direction and exploded from its mouth. [Stepping Flame] [Eee…ek?] Kwaaaaang!!! The writhing body of the giant snake swelled up like a balloon, and then exploded sequentially from head to tail, turning into ashes. The sight of the fourth summon she had summoned being reverse-summoned after not being able to withstand a single magic spell. Considering that the summons she summons have combat abilities comparable to a level 7 Saint, it is not difficult to understand how absurd the result of what just happened is. Naturally, the Matriarch’s expression also hardened. “You, how… how can you have such magical power…” No matter how skilled a magician is, it is impossible to produce such extremely compressed firepower as if breathing. It was not simply a matter of the amount of magical power itself, but the magical power circuits that overheated while using spells in succession, the rapidly consumed mental power, and the accumulated fatigue. Decisively, it would be impossible unless one was willing to endure the distortion of their own mind. But the magician in front of her was looking up at her with a nonchalant face, even after pouring out large-scale magic spells that killed her summon in one blow. The moment Lenox took another step forward towards the flinching Matriarch. A purple wave that rose right next to him began to press down hard on Lenox’s head. Kuuuuuung!! Balak, who was convinced that he was not an opponent to be taken lightly, also began to use his hands without hesitation. “I don’t have a big grudge against you, but I need tangible results for the front,” Balak muttered, raising his trembling hand. “I can’t control my power for long. I hope you’ll tell me willingly before I tear the limbs of the two of you apart while you’re still alive.” All four fingers of Balak’s left hand, except for his thumb, were twisted backwards, spewing blood. Lenox looked at Balak’s figure and instead turned his gaze towards him. Kugugugu!! Lenox, who was not bothered by the gravitational waves that were constantly changing direction and striking down from above his head, asked. “Psychic power based on mental power. Did you judge that converting it into the form of a wave was the easiest way to handle it?” “What…?” “A power that grows on its own and eats its owner even if you don’t want it… I guess there are talents like this in the world.” Among the tens of billions of lives breathing under this vast world, it is not strange that there are talents who transcend the hierarchy and reach the extreme without any special effort or effort. Even if he was distorted to the point of self-destruction because he couldn’t even control himself, it was an undeniable fact that Balak’s talent was not ordinary. But Lenox understood that making such talent completely his own and handling it was also a qualification. “The form of a wave. It’s simple, intuitive, and efficient. But…” He casually pulled up his magical power and drew a circle towards the waves that were vibrating continuously above his head. The ring of fire that rose in the opposite direction, as if it was accurately matching the radius of the purple wave that Balak had struck, hit accurately. Faaaang!!! Immediately after, the gravitational field that had been pressing down on the entire area was dismantled and disappeared as if it had exploded. “It’s not difficult to reverse the wavelength and neutralize it.” “Kuh…!!” Thud thud thud!! Due to the backlash of the psychic power that was reversed and broken, his left arm was twisted and broken from the elbow. Balak, whose flesh was torn and the muscles and bones inside were exposed, frowned slightly. Lenox, looking down at Balak, who was staggering from the pain of his entire arm being broken, said. “Especially if you’ve only borrowed the form of a wave because you can’t control your own power.” “How can you still have this much power left…!!” Even the Matriarch, who had been quickly making hand seals and watching the situation, let out a roar mixed with astonishment. The output was not at all inferior to the Matriarch and the man with bandages, who had been conserving their power for this moment. Even the mental power and composure to reverse and break Balak’s psychic power pattern from the front. Was it not true that he had exhausted all his power in the labyrinth race to meet Jintun? [It seems that what that person received from the Ascendant was not just a ring.] The bandages moved, having grasped the situation faster than her. The red light flashing between the bandages was directed towards the halo that was turning red behind Lenox’s back. [All the remaining magical power in this labyrinth is revolving around that man.]