Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 549

Transparent glass mirror barriers roughly encroached upon and took their place, surrounding all sides.

Rather than reflecting light, they had a strange shape, as if projecting it like a prism, splitting it into wavelengths.

As the sunlight from above was split by the power of the domain, a rainbow-colored radiance flickered and began to dazzlingly envelop the ground.

Rather than completely overturning and changing the landscape of the power plant, the way it encroached upon the surrounding scenery made Lenox’s eyes turn cold.

‘An encroachment type. And a very stable one at that. Was she already adjusting her mental domain back then?’

An encroachment-type magnetic field. Lenox had already faced this type of magnetic field once before.

Wasn’t the form of the domain that the black magician Ermong had manifested by taking over Zaun Odis’s body one that coexisted by encroaching rather than overturning reality?

An old technique that was said to have been used by sorcerers hundreds of years ago when deploying domains.

Oliviera was incorporating such ancient techniques into her mental image and manipulating them as a domain.

Jjeojeojeok…!!

The magnificent glass mirror barrier that unfolded as if surrounding Oliviera bowed its head in reverence towards her.

The rainbow-colored light that gathered at the tip of her long outstretched fingers spread out and began to reflect off the mirror barrier in all directions.

The light, split into dozens of strands, was reflected, dispersed, split, and divided between the mirror barriers, then bent again and gathered at Oliviera’s fingertips.

Kiiiiiiing!!

A fantastic scene where a magnificent wave of light surrounded Oliviera alone, swaying and dancing.

A dazzling radiance where the light, created by splitting sunlight, began to be concentrated and compressed in one place.

A light-attribute magic that had fully reached the 8th level of hierarchy.

Lenox raised both hands to form a hand seal at the sight of that boiling, enormous firepower, but at that moment.

The light gathered at her fingertips turned into a chilling flash.

Light-attribute unique magic

Eightfold Cannon Shot

[Gleaming Light Pierces the Curtain]

A flash that surpassed the speed of perception turned into a barrage of light and raced across the ground.

Beyond the projection of firepower, the will of destruction, distorted to the extreme by magic, turned into a wave of light.

It swept across the open space of the power plant and burst out, obliterating everything in its path.

Kukwakwakwakwa!!!

A pure attribute magic. Among them, a single shot that had extremely enhanced its firepower projection ability.

However, the magician who had taken that magic head-on did not disappear.

All the formulas were worn away and disappeared, and Lenox was walking forward from behind the only remaining carapace shield.

“…”

Oliviera’s eyebrows twitched at the sight of Lenox slowly dusting off his shoulders, but conversely, Lenox’s expression had also changed strangely.

Chiiiik…!!

The front of the carapace shield was slightly melting, and as a result, acrid smoke was pouring out.

The carapace of the apostle, which had not even been scratched unless it was an attack from Kroken Acilus.

What did it mean that the front of such a shield had been melted even slightly?

It was proof that the firepower that Oliviera’s light magic could draw out to the maximum was at a level that was by no means inferior to Lenox’s magic.

Lenox, having confirmed that, lowered his stance while rubbing his shoulder, and with Oliviera’s gesture, the mirror barrier bowed its head again.

Pajik!!

At the same time as Lenox’s coat fluttered, the electricity that extended from his back flashed.

As if waiting for it, hundreds of flashes of light that burst out from the mirror barrier poured down like rain.

Dudududududu!!!!

The light that was being shot down from the sky above the power plant was transformed into a more intense barrage with the help of the domain’s power.

The light, which was distorted, dispersed, and concentrated dozens of times in an instant between the crystal mirrors, turned into a light that burned matter with the power of magic.

Lenox also fixed his body with magic power and began to wield it by transforming his magic power into strands of lightning.

Pajijijik…!!

While deflecting and dodging the rain of light that was burning the ground, he grabbed the rising streaks of electricity and threw them upwards.

The electricity that bloomed from his fingertips scattered in all directions, creating countless flowers of lightning, and then struck down near Oliviera.

Kwaaaaaaa!!

Every time the hands of the two mages facing each other crossed, they formed hand seals and unleashed incantations, simultaneously deploying dozens of unique magics.

[Lightning Well]

[Slaughtering Swiftness]

[Scattering Radiance Throw]

[Brilliant Flame]

The lightning and light that had been deflected behind Lenox and Oliviera surged like waves, pushing and evaporating all the scenery on the ground.

The power plant’s grand facilities and concrete debris melted like taffy, turning the surroundings into a hellscape.

Kukwakwakwakwa!!!

The thick smell of magic flowing from the tip of his nose, hundreds of flashes of light brushing against his skin and bursting out.

Even though they were separated by a distance, the hands that were aiming for each other’s throats seemed as if they would reach their vital points at any moment.

The manifestation of will and mental image. The magic wielded by the two mages, whose magic power was acting as their will, forgot its form and order and was crushed into a shape of death.

The waves of electricity and light collided simultaneously from all directions, and the resulting roar echoed deafeningly, as if tearing the eardrums.

It was difficult to even properly perceive the color and waves of the light flashing before his eyes.

Activating magic power detection and magic eyes to their full potential, analyzing the opponent’s attack patterns, speed, and firepower on the spot, and predicting the next move to push forward like a hammer.

It was impossible to even keep up with the offense and defense without predicting the future a few seconds later, not just this moment when attribute magic was intersecting dozens of times.

This was a high-speed formula battle unfolding against a fully conditioned 8th-level supreme mage.

Amidst the endless projection of magic power, it was Oliviera who made the first decisive move.

[Radiance]

The moment her incantation fell, a part of the mirror barrier shone brightly, and a dazzling light struck the ground.

Kwang!!

It didn’t end there, but continued with the manifestation of intense incantations.

[Light, Shift, Gather, Bloom, Shine, Expand]

With each word she uttered, the grand mirror barrier glowed and resonated, drawing up its power.

The pillars of light that had struck down in all directions surrounded Lenox and rotated fiercely.

Oliviera reached out as if grabbing those clusters of light with one hand, and with the other hand forming a hand seal, an incantation fell from her lips.

[Light Complex Multiple Resonance Light-Attribute Magic]

[White Radiance Curtain Binding]

Deudeudeudeuk!!!

The pillars of light bent around Lenox, forming the shape of a white asteroid and rotating.

The firepower that burst out from the center was an immense heat that even a high-level superhuman could not withstand.

However, a powerful thunderous sound that burst out from inside the white sphere tore through the radiance of light and turned into a giant fist.

Kwaaaaaaa!!!!

A giant of lightning that protected Lenox as if embracing his body and rose from his position.

The storm of electricity that burst out from under the feet of the giant, which had risen with a thunderous roar, had not existed for Lenox until just now.

Oliviera, realizing that its roots were not in Lenox but were being drawn from deep underground, twitched her shoulder for the first time.

“You’re drawing the light of the sky and using it as a weapon, but you’re not the only one with abundant resources.”

[That’s right. The entire power of the particle power plant…!!!]

He gathered the power that was wandering out of control inside the particle power plant and added it to Lenox’s own magic power.

The power and efficiency of the magic, which was applied to unique lightning-attribute magic and unleashed with a nearly unlimited supply of fuel, had already surpassed the limit.

He had countless experiences amplifying the power of magic by drawing in the surrounding power in this way.

From the moment he heard that the particle power plant might become a battlefield, Lenox had thought that there was no possibility of him dying here.

As Lenox slowly raised both hands, the giant of lightning began to follow his hand seals.

[Lightning Radiance Divine Arrival]

[Clapping Hands of Armor]

[Belted Lightning]

[Remaining Lightning Body]

Pajijijijijik!!!!!

At the same time as a fierce roar of thunder, the giant’s two hands faced each other as if clapping, and a wave of thunder burst out.

Creation-attribute unique magic: Alchemy application

Quadruple Synthesis Complex Resonance

[Super Fusion: Instant]

An illusion arose as if Lenox’s two hands were disappearing into the air.

At that moment, the shockwave that burst out from the giant’s palms turned into a bluish ripple and burst out.

[Thunderclap]

Kwaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

The wave of thunder, compressed to its limit and burst out, swallowed the white sphere of light and swept over Oliviera’s body.

Her figure was helplessly swept away without even resisting.

Even the mirror barrier that had stood majestically behind her began to crack and break.

Tteojeok!!

The crack started from the magnetic field and soon reached Oliviera’s body.

Her body was shattered like broken glass. However, Lenox’s face was expressionless as he watched it.

[Excellent.]

Wajangchang!!

Beyond Oliviera’s shattered body, a new Oliviera was walking out as if nothing had happened.

It was an illusion, but not an illusion.

A mirage that was exquisitely shaped using the dispersion and scattering of light.

It was a perfect illusion and a doppelganger itself, so much so that even Lenox could not guess its true form.

This was the reason why Lenox chose all-directional projection magic instead of accurately targeting her body from the moment she deployed the magnetic field.

That was because Oliviera was not there in the first place.

Light magic that freely manipulates the projection of firepower, using light mirages to conceal her own appearance and drawing in the light of the sky to use as a barrage.

[Do you know why you’re not hitting me?]

Oliviera, who had walked out as a new mirage doppelganger, said.

[You know me. To be precise, you’re responding boldly and swiftly as if you’ve thought about how to deal with me several times.]

“…”

[But in the most important part, a gap in information has occurred, and you’re constantly out of sync in terms of basic compatibility.]

Oliviera’s two magic eyes emitted a chilling glow.

[It’s as if you’re fighting while thinking of someone else, not me.]

Surely, she didn’t fully understand what she was saying when she said that.

However, she had a hunch that the gap in information and memories that Lenox and Oliviera had about each other was at an unusual level, more than just a misunderstanding or a mistake.

Instead of answering Oliviera’s words, Lenox slowly took a breath and pondered.

Light-attribute magic that projects an enormous level of high firepower through the dispersion and concentration of light.

Even the existence of the magnetic field, [Exploring the Mirror of Light], which allows her to use such magic freely and almost infinitely.

‘She’s much more difficult than I expected.’

It wasn’t that the instantaneous firepower of the lightning magic that Lenox was using was inferior.

Rather, the fact that he had maintained the offense and defense itself was proof that the firepower of lightning magic was momentarily overwhelming the light-attribute magic.

However, there was an absurd difference in the sustainability between Lenox, who was consuming his own magic power, and Oliviera, who was drawing in the light of the sky and wielding it.

Lenox was also drawing in the power of the particle power plant, but the total amount of resources he could use was different.

In order to prevent the situation from flowing in this direction, he should have left the area when Oliviera deployed her domain, but

There was a reason why Lenox hadn’t done so and was still remaining at the power plant.

‘Dabi, what’s the remaining progress rate?’

[About 40%…!!]

He seemed to be so engrossed in the analysis that he was having trouble even answering.

Interpreting the signals and packets of an independent network and interfering with the system itself was practically impossible.

It was only natural that Dabi was struggling, as he had been forced to take on such a difficult task.

At the very least, he had to buy time near the power plant and somehow give Dabi time to hack the network.

“Well…”

Lenox smiled faintly as he looked at Oliviera, who was waiting for an answer.

“If you want to hear that, how about you come out and talk directly?”

[…Okay.]

Oliviera chuckled and raised one hand upwards, then slowly lowered it as she answered.

Every time she lowered her arm, more than a dozen afterimages of her arm remained behind her, as if the frame had been cut off and afterimages were left behind.

The moment she took a step forward, more than a dozen afterimages all became Oliviera’s own form and surrounded all sides.

Light-attribute unique magic

Mirage

[Radiant Body of Light]

Paaaaaaat!!

More than a dozen Olivieras slowly moved in a circle from tens of meters below Lenox.

The overlapping voices of the dozens of Olivieras she was spreading out changed into a strange tone.

{Then try to find me yourself.}

Kiiiiiiing!!

The dazzling light that was beginning to gather again at the fingertips of the dozens of Olivieras who had raised their fingers.

Lenox looked at the clusters of light and slowly raised the hand seals he had been forming with both hands to his eyes.

At the same time as he finished the hand seal he had been forming over his closed right eye and opened his eye, a jet-black glow began to flow down.

“Okay. I’ll try to find you.”

Lenox, who had captured Oliviera in his gaze with his right magic eye, which had been dyed black, smiled.

“I know how I can kill you with that just now.”

* * *

In the underground power room, where only irregular beeping sounds echoed.

Beep, beep…!

Kaise, who had been standing blankly in front of the machine device that was spread out like a giant petal, suddenly lowered his gaze.

“I’ve seen your face in old storage records.”

The spear blade vibrated faintly below his neck.

A woman’s voice from behind.

“Kaise Bajur. How did you get here…”

“…”

A tone that tried to remain calm but couldn’t hide its agitation.

That meant that seeing his face in this place was that shocking.

The woman quickly composed herself and calmly placed the spear blade against Kaise’s neck.

“…Put down everything you’re holding and raise both hands above your head. From now on, you must follow my instructions.”

“Are you a mage’s companion?”

“I will cut you if you don’t move.”

At Ilya’s cold words, Kaise quietly began to walk out of the power room, following her lead.

Kaise hesitated for a moment, as if thinking, then chuckled.

“No, you’re not a mage’s companion.”

“…”

Kaise continued to speak, leaving Ilya, who did not answer.

“Even if it’s a coincidence, you can’t target me at such a perfect time. You must have been hiding in the power plant from the beginning, at a similar time as the mage, waiting for an opportunity.”

Kuuuuuung…!!

A huge roar echoed from above, along with a tremendous impact.

Kaise slightly raised his gaze, and Ilya flinched.

“If it were a normal team, there’s no way a teammate would be timing things so conveniently while another teammate is fighting for their life like that.”

Ilya did not answer.

The fact that she was reacting to those words was a ploy to shake her, and she, a veteran warrior, knew that.

Nevertheless, Kaise did not stop and glanced back at Ilya’s face as he spoke.

“Oliviera is one of the strongest people I know among mages. I can’t imagine her being defeated by anyone.”

‘Oliviera…?’

Ilya only knew one powerful mage with that name.

The existence of Kaise, who was thought to be dead, and Oliviera, who should never be in this place.

Her eyes, which had realized the truth that she had only been guessing at, widened slightly.

Kaise did not miss even that faint sign.

“As expected, you know less than the mage.”

Kaise muttered as he raised his hand and grabbed Ilya’s spear with his bare hand.

“Then I have no business with you.”

“Wait, where are you…!!”

It wasn’t that she had shown an opening just because she had heard Oliviera’s name.

Ilya, who had almost reflexively moved the spear shaft, swung her arm to subdue Kaise, and at that moment, a sharp strike aimed at the back of Kaise’s neck.

Seogeok!!

“Are you a mage’s companion?”

Ilya was standing again, looking at Kaise’s back.

Ilya’s mouth moved on its own as she looked at his back.

“I will cut you if you don’t move.”

“No, you’re not a mage’s companion.”

“…”

Words she had heard somewhere.

It was definitely a conversation in her memory.

A sense of déjà vu that strongly pierced Ilya’s brain.

“Oliviera is one of the strongest people I know among mages. I can’t imagine her being defeated by anyone.”

She remembered the words that would come next.

“As expected, you know less than the mage.”

The words that would be heard next were…!!

“Then I have no business with you.”

“No…!!”

Jjaenggeurang!!

Along with the sensation that her surrounding senses were being completely shattered, Ilya screamed and swung her arm on the spot.

Kwaaang!!

The sensation of the ultra-vibrating spear she had been holding tightly slipping through her fingers.

A dull noise, as if she had struck a heavy mass of flesh, and the impact of something being thrown to the other side.

At the same time, Ilya’s vision, which had been narrowed, shattered, and a new scene appeared in the gap.

The scene of the burning power room,

The figure of Kaise, who had fallen and was scattering blood, far down the corridor.

He had been unable to avoid the blow that Ilya had just swung and had been helplessly injured.

“Cough…!!”

Kaise, who couldn’t help but cough up a mouthful of blood, coughed and laughed.

“I thought it had landed pretty well, but the speed at which you broke free was too fast. As expected, it’s too much of a gamble against a superhuman of the Saint level.”

“What did you do…!!”

Ilya, who had raised four spears into the air, roared and strode towards Kaise.

Kaise slowly changed his position as he lay on the ground, looking at Ilya, who was walking towards him.

“It’s nothing much. I just forcibly reversed the perceived time once, using language as a trigger… Cough!!”

Kaise wiped his blood-stained mouth and gasped for breath as he answered.

“I’ve used almost all of my magic power for this research, so all I can do right now is buy time like this. Haa…”

“…”

Ilya immediately understood the meaning of what Kaise had said and wore a dumbfounded expression.

A formula that reversed her perceived time as a whole, using the few words she had spoken to him as a specific turning point.

Although it was only referred to as perceived time, time was ultimately relative.

Perceived time was also a kind of time sense that a living being was aware of.

Kaise was admitting with his own mouth that he had directly tampered with her time.

“A powerful illusion that uses the concept of time… Are you saying that you still had that much power in your hands at this point?”

“Still? That’s a bit of a wrong statement.”

Kaise, who was lying down with a relaxed face, retorted.

“I was broken from the beginning. Nothing has changed.”

“…”

“It seems like half of my internal organs were ruptured by that attack just now, but I don’t feel much anymore. There’s no pain either.”

Kaise rubbed his stomach as he looked at Ilya, who was grabbing his collar and slowly lifting him up.

Due to his magic power flowing in reverse, his internal senses and nerves were already completely crushed.

Rather than feeling and perceiving something with his five senses, he was only understanding in his head that such a fact had occurred.

The curse of heaven that was placed on those who were born with the magic power of reversal.

“I’m just walking towards the end in a sense of being disconnected from the world. Have you ever thought about what that feels like?”

“No. I’m not interested.”

Ilya answered coldly.

Ilya, who had grabbed Kaise’s collar and lifted him up, immediately began to walk, supporting him.

“Let’s hear the details after we secure you outside the power plant.”

Kaise’s words that he was insensitive to sensation or pain.

His ability to directly interfere with time was shocking, but Ilya did not forget the essence.

Even at this moment, Lenox was risking his life to buy time against monsters beyond imagination on the ground.

That was probably not just out of stubbornness that he didn’t want to lose, but because of his belief that his teammates would recognize this situation and somehow help.

Ilya had no intention of betraying the mage’s expectations.

While he was sacrificing his body to buy time and draw attention, Ilya had to obtain the most important goal in this operation.

The mastermind and apparent culprit of the incident that had occurred in this closed area, the ruler of the underworld.

It was not too late to think after securing Kaise Bajur.

At that moment, when Ilya was thinking that and was about to run out of the corridor towards the door to leave the power room.

“My magic power is slowly returning…”

Kkulreok…!!

The blood that Kaise had been dripping began to return to his body as if in reverse.

The wound on his abdomen, which had been covered in blood, disappeared, and the bloodstains on his mouth also vanished.

A strange phenomenon as if time was reversing on the spot, as if there had been no injury in the first place.

At the moment when Ilya, who was watching the scene right next to him, had an expression of undisguised shock, Kaise said.

“Are you a mage’s companion?”