Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 51

Sweat poured down his body, and his breath came in ragged gasps from just a short run, but there was no other choice. He had to be grateful that, unlike others, he could still move his two legs like this. *Kwaang! Kwaang!* Only deafening roars echoed through the harbor in the middle of the night. Lenok arrived at the edge of the harbor, where the sea was clearly visible, located right next to the open space, after flying through the night sky with more than ten containers. A chase that lasted less than a minute. From Lenok’s perspective, it was a result of his own skill. The man chuckled in disbelief. “You can swim, unlike what I thought. Swimming in the night sea isn’t that easy.” “Huff, huff… What are you talking about?” “Weren’t you trying to escape to the sea? Otherwise, I can’t understand why you ran so desperately at that speed.” At those words, Lenok, who had been catching his breath, made a pathetic expression. “You have no brain. Do you think you can survive for two hours if you go into the sea in this weather?” “Well, there’s no way you could do that with that body.” The man quickly agreed and grinned. “So, you just came to see the night sea in search of a good place to die… You’re more emotional than I thought?” “……” Soon after, a presence, seemingly very angry, began to approach. *Screech—!* An empty container was sliced diagonally and slid down, and beyond it, a man with bulging veins on his head walked in. The man looked at Jude and laughed heartily. “In the end, you chased him all the way there and couldn’t even kill him properly. That’s why you can’t even protect your charge properly.” “Shut up.” Jude snapped back sharply, his eyes flashing. “The Cybrid Echo is even trying to use bio-transfer [a process of transferring biological material] to save that woman, what am I supposed to do?” “Oh… that’s definitely unexpected.” Bio-transfer… Judging by the fact that even the man knew about it to some extent, her organization must have suffered a considerable loss to save her. Jude turned to Lenok, and after roughly grasping the situation, he chuckled and said. “It seems like you haven’t run far, but your expression looks pretty good. Have you already accepted death?” “I have a question.” Instead of responding to the mocking words, Lenok asked. “You have no reason to kill me, do you? With Paul Ackerman dead, your job should be over.” “…That’s a pretty useless question to ask right before you die.” Jude tilted his head and then spoke without hesitation. Was it because he was so confident? He seemed certain that Lenok couldn’t leave this place alive, so he answered readily. “First of all, since my charge is dead, I have to take revenge to save my face. And…” “And?” Jude Russell, who had been staring at Lenok, gave a cruel smile. “The person who commissioned this escort was none other than Juice Master. If I failed the escort, I should at least bring back the head of the culprit to have something to say, right?” “……..” “Of course, the boss, who is on the other side of the world, won’t cut my head off just because I killed a lackey, but it’s not something I can just ignore.” Was the rumor that Paul Ackerman was under Juice Master true? If he was someone sent by the drug lord himself to protect his henchmen, he certainly wouldn’t be an ordinary fighter. He was said to be a war mercenary, but his movements from earlier were also quite impressive. Indeed, he needed to be killed in one go here. Having come this far, all preparations were already complete. Lenok, having made up his mind, nodded and lightly raised his magic power. A wave. A subtle, swift, and light flow that the two didn’t even notice. He instantly built up the magic. [Reverse Gravity] *Wooooooong!!!* Immediately, the gravity in all directions reversed, and the surrounding objects, including the containers, began to float upwards all at once. The bizarre sight of the laws of physics being completely reversed as the direction of gravity changed. The expressions of the two men, who had been firmly planted on the ground until then, changed in an instant. “…!!” But their response was quick. *Kwaang!!* The man planted one hand into the cement floor to hold on, and Jude drew his sword and glared at Lenok, planting it into the ground. Lenok nodded calmly at the sight. He didn’t expect to cause significant damage simply by reversing gravity. [Reverse Gravity] was known as a magic that consumed a huge amount of magic power due to its outward appearance and the powerful effect of reversing gravity, but it was not very practical. If he wanted to bind his opponent, it would be more reasonable to use [Gravity Bind]. But despite that, there was a reason why Lenok had reversed gravity in this place. The first to notice the anomaly was Jude Russell. “…Wait, this direction is!!” The direction of gravity was not exactly reversed. Jude Russell’s mind was filled with ominous thoughts as he saw half a dozen containers floating in the air moving away from the sea. Lenok grinned. “You have a good sense.” *Kwaaaaaaaaah!!!* No sooner had those words been spoken than a wave surged from the harbor, swelling madly and reaching towards the sky. Lenok had reversed the gravity in this area and, at the same time, included the sea behind him in that range. The wave stretched out and tilted, casting a second shadow in the middle of the night, and at the same time, Lenok moved his magic power once more. Unlike before, he instantly seized control of the space and disrupted the source of the power that the two were exerting. *Woodudududuk!!* “Kuh…!! Damn it, what is this…!!” “Magic power…?!!” If they were skilled enough, they would likely not fall for the same trick twice, but that was precisely why he had to seize the best timing. Even though he had several opportunities to kill the man while escaping, he had endured and run all the way here for this moment. The movements of the two men, who were trying to move to avoid the oncoming wave, turned into those of ordinary people in that brief moment. A massive amount of seawater washed over the three of them. *Kwaaaaaah!!* The salty water soaked the edge of the harbor. Before the moisture could even dissipate, Lenok forcefully raised his magic power. He could feel the magic power catching in his stomach and returning as a burden on his body, but he gritted his teeth and pushed it up to the top of his head. The burden of using magic that consumed a lot of magic power in succession was not a problem to consider in the current situation. In this place, where moisture was thickly spread, a frosty chill flowed out. [Ice Round] *Jjeooooooong!!* In the blink of an eye, the seawater flowing through the harbor froze, grabbing and binding everything that was floating in the air. A huge block of ice, frozen in the shape of a wave sweeping over, swept across the entire open space and pressed down. It was weaker than [Frost Horn], which was used as a personal freezing magic, but it had an extremely short casting time and a wide range, provided there was moisture beforehand. The most efficient and powerful magic he could use at this moment. Lenok, exhaling white steam between his teeth, quickly pulled out the revolver from his waist. [Aim Correction] [Firing Enhancement] [Rotation Acceleration] In the blink of an eye, the muzzle of the revolver, which had been imbued with three auxiliary magics, was aimed at one of the two frozen men. Considering the skills of the mountain bandit and Jude Russell, the time he could hold them was not long. If he had to deal with them for sure, who should he kill first? The decision had already been made. Lenok pulled the trigger hard without hesitation. *Taang!!* A flash of fire burst from the muzzle, and smoke scattered. At the same time, half of the mountain bandit’s head, who had been frozen in an awkward position, was shattered. *Pueok!!* With a dull sound like a snowball breaking, hot blood poured out. Only then did the man, freed from his restraints, stare at Lenok with disbelief. “T-this can’t be happening. Just because I couldn’t move for a moment…!!” Even after half of his head was blown off, he was still able to think and speak properly. It was proof that the man was not a low-level warrior who would die so meaninglessly. But Lenok didn’t respond and immediately pulled the trigger again. What did it matter how strong and skilled a warrior he was? The man was careless and had not properly grasped Lenok’s abilities. That was the only reason for his defeat. He would not leave any loose ends. The mountain bandit’s enhanced strength, which he had gained by summoning his ancestors’ spirits, was so powerful that even Lenok could not easily handle it head-on. He didn’t know how strong Jude Russell was, but it was right to eliminate the visible threat first and then calculate the next battle. *Taang!!* “Sh, it…!!” At the same time as the man’s corpse, with only the lower part of his neck remaining, fell, Jude Russell broke free from the cold ice’s restraints. *Ssaeak!!* At the same time, his body left only a blurry afterimage and disappeared in an instant, appearing in front of Lenok like a flash of lightning. A bold decision to target the moment after a mage used magic. Considering that his whole body had been soaked in cold air just a moment ago, it was an unbelievably good choice. *Kaaang!!* He must have thought that he had to shatter the shield with a single attempt. Naturally, he would have poured all his magic power into seizing this golden opportunity. But Lenok did not fall for the same attempt to shatter the shield twice. *Wooooooong…!!* If the shield, which had simply been layered, was shattered by overwhelming strength, then he could just change the arrangement of the shields. By leaving subtle gaps between the shields and slightly twisting the direction of the attack as it approached, he made the direction of the force that was being struck off each time one was shattered. It might have been different if he hadn’t been prepared like before, but in a situation where he already knew, he could deal with it as much as he wanted. It required a little more attention to magic control, but it was enough in a situation where he was only focusing on defense. “Kuh…!!” He must have hoped that Lenok would be just as flustered as the mountain bandit had been earlier. But it was Jude Russell who bit his lip. The moment he realized that his preemptive attack had been blocked, Jude’s figure disappeared in an instant with a strange sound. The moment he confirmed Lenok’s power, he had a hunch that there was no answer in a head-on confrontation. *Paaat!!* He desperately moved around, trying to find a gap in the shield that Lenok had created. In that short time, he had seen through the fact that the shield Lenok had deployed could not work in all directions and was coming up with the most effective countermeasure. *Shwik…!! Shwik…!!* Only the sound of a sharp wind whistling across the chaotic ice of the harbor echoed. *Teoteoteoteong!!* The hollow footsteps echoed as he stepped on dozens of empty containers, and the cargo was cut off at the corners, unable to withstand the force. In that invisible wind of murderous intent, Lenok gripped his revolver, waiting for him to approach.