Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 420

The ghost ship, Madrich’s most powerful core mental image, navigated the vast ocean within his heart.

However, the ivory-colored memorial tower dormant beneath the naval base symbolized the karma Madrich had accumulated.

How many lives had he sacrificed, turning them into military spirits to enforce his beliefs?

The echoes of those failed experiments overlapped and reverberated across the quiet night sky, where the rain had stopped.

[Aaaaaaaah!!!]

A disgraceful spectacle, not his achievement. Even the screams of the dead grudges joining forces were unpleasant for him.

Madrich Onion, without hiding or fear, offered his body as a sacrifice to the memorial tower, looking down at Lenox from the top.

[At the end of this world, I will prove my answer was right. For that, I’ll join hands and swear an oath with even my mortal enemy, even a pitch-black infant…!!!]

He was convinced he had to go all out, risking everything he had built in the city.

He likely recognized Lenox, who had broken through the naval base and reached him again, as an equal adversary, prepared to kill him with all his might.

However, Lenox, understanding this, sneered.

“Mortal enemies, pitch-black infants… Once their memories and minds are erased, they’re just simple spirits.”

Crunch!

He bit his wrist, and bright red blood flowed down his arm.

“Have you ever had an opponent you hated and ridiculed so much?”

He grasped the blood drops and drew a concentric circle in the air. A bright red, blood-colored ring appeared behind him.

A trigger sorcerers use to temporarily amplify their spellcasting.

He hadn’t planned to use Grisha’s method, but now he couldn’t be picky.

A golden light slowly overlaid the blood-colored circle behind Lenox.

Whoooosh!!!

A golden kaleidoscope moved along the blood-colored ring, like clock hands.

It floated behind Lenox, a giant spiral ring coiling around him.

Lenox, creating a scene like a giant snake biting its tail, slowly raised his head.

The giant memorial tower pierced the naval base.

Madrich Onion, in his new body, looked down at Lenox, with four military spirits following him.

All were powerhouses above the Saint-level, warriors and sorcerers.

A group battle that even Lenox, who had ravaged countless battlefields, couldn’t guarantee victory in.

However, Lenox moved forward, knowing he was entering enemy territory.

It had taken a long time.

How much pain and agony had Lenox endured since vowing to survive?

Whether the loneliness and desperation of sleepless nights had finally borne fruit.

This new magic system would be the answer.

It was time for Lenox to ask and confirm with himself, not anyone else.

“Let’s begin.”

* * *

A giant memorial tower floated above the night sky, amidst a cacophony of screams as if thousands wailed at once.

The shockwaves burst out, overlapping and reverberating, then lightning struck the spire.

Kwaaaang!!!

The impact shook the tower, which had risen diagonally towards the moon, causing it to rotate greatly.

The screams of the grudges grew stronger, and five streaks of lightning split and curved down, plunging into the sea.

Splash! Splash!

Explosions occurred as they hit the surface and below. Giant water pillars rose, drawing long trajectories.

The four military spirits, stepping on the water pillars, climbed back onto the bridge, rushing in. They relentlessly stabbed at Lenox’s back as he rose.

Five streaks of magical power clashed simultaneously above and below the memorial tower.

Superhumans running on the sea turned into lightning, firing at Lenox’s vital points.

Koo-oong!!

An explosion occurred in the spire, with a roar like a collapsing building.

It didn’t cut through the carapace shield, but the impact pushed it back, pressing down on Lenox and pushing him backward.

[Even the desire for an answer is not allowed if you do not have the appropriate power.]

Madrich muttered coldly, raising his hand.

Grudges flowed from the memorial tower, forming between his fingers like powerful energy.

[You too, as part of this memorial tower reaching for the ideal, will be with me forever.]

As the military spirit sorcerer gestured, a barrage of wailing grudges poured down from the tower.

[Frost Lament]

A bombardment using the souls of the dead as energy.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa!!!

The bombardment poured down, and the four military spirits rushed in from all directions.

They leaned forward on the sea, a splash of water lifting their bodies.

At the same time, a lightning strike Lenox caused burst out, creating a huge wave.

Koo kwa kwa kwa!!!

A second clash occurred. The impact turned the naval base into ruins, and the sandy beach was swept away.

The seawater evaporated from the heat, and a plasma sphere rose at the tower’s base, illuminating everything.

Clack clack clack!!

A swordsman with a thin rapier rushed in, deploying his microcosm [a personal reality-bending field].

The rapier’s shadow doubled, and another invisible blade rushed in, surpassing Lenox’s shield.

Next to him, a martial artist activated his microcosm, clenching his fist.

He unleashed a gauntlet shaped like a grudge. If he missed, his posture would rewind.

A military spirit with a greatsword cut through space, and sharp resonance mixed with arrows flying from behind.

Thud thud thud thud!!!!

A merciless offensive battered space itself.

The military spirits’ offensive, extending their mental images beyond simple tactics, was difficult for even Lenox to ignore.

“Ugh…!!”

The pain shook his internal organs, the vibrations shook his jaw and brain, and the sharp fist felt like his skin was burning.

Even in the fierce hand-to-hand combat, Lenox chose the best option.

He evaded the rapier’s first attack with a blink.

The martial artist’s attacks were blocked by an ice wall made by freezing seawater, and the shattered ice created a blizzard.

He flicked his fingers, chanting five lightning strikes in a row.

Kwa kwa kwang!!

He crushed the greatsword’s attack and gathered electrodes to deploy [Treading Thunder] and [Six Gates].

He leaped through space, plunging electric magic into the archer’s head.

However, the martial artist kicked Lenox’s thigh, twisted it, and plunged his fist into his side.

Wooddeudeudeuk!!!

“…!!!”

The 10-layered shield shattered. A fist faster than the shield’s recovery struck Lenox’s bare body.

Kwaang!!

Lenox was sent flying, crashing into the sandy beach, unable to recognize the pain.

The swordsman stabbed into Lenox’s back.

The military spirit with the greatsword unleashed a slash.

Koo kwa kwa kwa!!!

The shockwaves of the microcosms poured down from all directions.

Lenox, losing balance, staggered between the slashes and blades.

“Kahak…!!”

Lenox vomited, unable to hide the pain, even with painkillers.

‘Damn it, I expected it, but…!!’

No matter how perfect his tactics, it was difficult to deal with several microcosms bending physics.

The distortion of physics by a Saint-level user, combined with Madrich’s magic, touched even space-time.

What if he had to avoid the bombardment of military spirit spells from Madrich?

In this situation, he had to allow himself to be hit.

The martial artist’s blow was the result of choosing the highest chance of survival.

Even so, his internal organs were ruptured, and he couldn’t feel his legs, even with painkillers.

Four level 7 vanguards and a level 8 military spirit sorcerer providing fire support.

This was Madrich Onion’s military spirit magic.

[It seems that even enduring is difficult for you.]

From behind, someone whispered in a young man’s voice.

[You acted like you were going to show something, but is this all you’ve got?]

“…!!”

Kwaang!!

Lenox’s body was thrown into the naval base, where the memorial tower had risen.

[If the result of your self-righteous agony is just this, then let’s end it here.]

A mockery, but Madrich was never careless.

The blood-colored ring Lenox had raised. The golden light had almost covered it and begun to rotate.

Even as he was thrown into the ruins, the beautiful figure rotated behind Lenox.

It was a technique that required time to complete.

[Go.]

He wouldn’t wait for Lenox’s vision to be completed.

Time never waits for human answers.

If Kyunrye’s choice was a grand ideal misaligned with time, Madrich wouldn’t converse further.

Whoosh!!

The four military spirits disappeared.

They had sworn allegiance to Madrich with their minds, bodies, and souls.

His most powerful subordinates, judges who executed criminals during the war.

Perhaps they sensed that the magician they faced might be the fifth?

The military spirits’ movements were more agile than ever.

The swordsman’s blade split into two, stabbing Lenox’s heart and carotid artery.

The military spirit with the greatsword slashed down, and the martial artist slammed the ground, causing an explosion below his feet.

Three arrows flew, aiming for Lenox’s eyes and between his eyebrows.

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!!!

Lenox’s body was scattered amidst the explosions and shockwaves.

Lenox, pale and near death, struggled to parry the attacks and began to climb the memorial tower.

Madrich, watching, tried to gather grudges but stopped, feeling a strange incongruity.

[Magical power…?]

Even now, the superiority was clear, and Lenox couldn’t touch Madrich, let alone survive against the military spirits.

The golden circle behind him wasn’t complete.

Yet, in this disadvantage, Lenox’s magical power was increasing.

His body was battered, but the magical power and momentum flowing from him were inflating.

Whoooosh!!!

The noise of magical power rotating inside him grew like an airplane engine, shaking the coast.

[Everyone, step back and stop…!!]

“It’s not that it’s not completed.”

Before Madrich finished, Lenox raised his hand.

“It’s that I haven’t completed it.”

All the military spirits’ offensives disappeared in the ripples in the air.

Peeng…!!

Ripples pushed away the laws of physics, trapping and eliminating them.

Lenox reached out to the swordsman, who stopped in disbelief.

[Constant Thunder]

The swordsman tried to parry using his microcosm, but stopped, shocked that his mental image wasn’t unfolding.

He was caught in Lenox’s explosion and burst out.

Kwaaaang!!

Leaving the explosion at the tower’s base, Lenox walked, dripping with blood.

He raised his hand weakly towards the martial artist rushing in.

[Piercing Trample]

The martial artist, evading electrodes, tried to parry, but his mental image was empty.

Pshoo!!

The military spirit’s upper neck evaporated, and he collapsed.

[…!!]

Madrich jumped up at the absurd result. The warrior with the greatsword turned into blood on the spot.

The wave from below the archer’s feet turned into ice spears, piercing his limbs.

Clack clack clack!!

The series of attacks and defenses ended instantly.

Only one magician in a coat stood unsteadily.

The golden kaleidoscope behind Lenox reflected the memorial tower.

Madrich, realizing what Lenox had done, spoke in a trembling voice.

[No way… No way…!!]

“It took longer than I thought. Madrich, you’re right.”

Lenox, sweeping back his blood-soaked hair, muttered.

“If I don’t quickly switch the deployment speed of the magic system, I might really get killed.”

[Did you usurp fate…!! This is impossible…!!! How can a human forcibly…!!!]

Until the four military spirits died, not one had properly deployed their microcosm.

Lenox had killed them because their microcosms had suddenly disappeared.

Even after seeing it, there was only one answer.

Lenox had seized the power of the military spirits’ mental images and used it to kill them.

“Fate… There’s no need to speak so grandly.”

Thud thud thud!!!

Lenox’s battered body slowly began to recover.

“It’s just that I’ve acknowledged that it’s impossible to perfectly complete the concept of a new magic system.”

Almost two months had passed since he returned from the Infinite Labyrinth and decided to complete a new magic system.

Lenox faced a massive, impossible task, rather than a future of becoming a Great Master.

Organizing and refining his power would take decades, and his understanding was only increasing.

If he had time to organize his achievements, it would be one thing, but reality didn’t wait.

He would struggle to gather the overflowing power, let alone reach level 8.

Therefore, rather than completing the new magic system, Lenox sought a way to become complete in an incomplete state.

“If it can’t be completed, then it’s fine if it’s not completed. Rather, I decided to use the driving force that constantly reaches out towards perfection as the basis of the new magic system.”

Lenox smiled.

“If I can understand, analyze, and transform all the power in this world, wouldn’t it be possible to call the act of eternally moving towards perfection itself completion?”

[Is that… Is that something that a living being can say?]

Madrich muttered blankly, but he understood the words and trembled.

The opponent’s magical power, main power, spiritual power, even the core mental image and existence.

Understanding, analyzing, dismantling, absorbing, and using all of that as a power source.

What was needed was time to confront and understand that power and a transcendent cognitive ability to analyze it.

The circulation of power was close to infinite. A perpetual motion machine converting all power sources into the caster’s power.

The essence of the power of domination that only Lenox could realize was the concept of the new magic system.

Madrich realized that the golden ring behind Lenox wasn’t simple and stepped back.

[I see… That’s right… It wasn’t rotating… It was just biting its head and tail…!!]

Without permission, responsibility, inheritance, or transmission, he recklessly stole, absorbed, and transformed the opponent’s power into his own.

A snake of infinity that never fully completes, but eternally moves towards perfection.

The second power for the one and only answer Lenox was drawing in his heart.