Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 558

The heavy engine sound of a motorcycle echoed from beyond the bridge.

Buuuaaang!!!

Lenox pulled the throttle with one hand, while Davi corrected the controls with an automatic driving algorithm.

Watching the rapidly approaching scenery of the particle power plant, he followed the power of the monsters that had spread around with a sharp gaze.

‘I laid the groundwork first. All that’s left is to watch the opponent’s reaction and adjust in real-time.’

Lenox’s instructions to Claude Azlan in this operation were simple.

Until that huge ghost ship occupying the sky above the power plant was pulled out, he was to relentlessly bombard the ship.

Gyeolbaek, the level 8 spear master, was not just a warrior who had reached the pinnacle of close combat and spear techniques.

By using his extreme physical abilities, sense of balance, and the combination of his mental image and will, he could unleash destructive power close to artillery fire just by throwing his spear.

Lenox had realized this early on and was unilaterally pounding the ghost ship using Gyeolbaek’s long-range spear throws, which only he could perform.

Kugwagwagwagwa!!!

The ship, pierced by the white pillars pouring through the dark clouds, staggered and swayed continuously.

If this were artillery fire from a battery or fortress, Madrich Onion would also respond with artillery fire using the ship’s abilities.

However, unlike the ghost ship that was stopped in the sky above the power plant, Gyeolbaek could change the position from which he threw his spear at any time to attempt an interception.

At least, as long as the ship’s existence was maintained, it would be impossible to escape the one-sided offensive.

This was possible because Onion’s domain, the ghost ship Mangnyang Swaeryehan, was specialized in dominating the area and scattering power on a large scale.

It would have shown overwhelming power on the front lines of a civil war, but in an infiltration operation like this, with a small elite force, it was rather a large target.

In the end, all Onion could do was either move the ship directly to face Gyeolbaek or give up on the ship’s existence itself.

‘It doesn’t matter if he releases the domain and abandons the ship. Rather, our situation will be much easier.’

If the ghost ship disappeared, Gyeolbaek’s spear throws would simply fall onto the power plant facility where Kaise and Oliviera were located.

‘Even if it’s a level 8 extreme ability user’s domain, they can’t withstand a one-sided offensive forever. It’s natural that they’re vulnerable in that aspect.’

The self-domain that reflects the caster’s core mental image and the power of the domain that finds the ideal point of the spell are clearly different concepts.

The floating domain that Madrich Onion found as the ideal point of his military spell, the ghost ship Mangnyang Swaeryehan, was certainly powerful.

However, the ideal point of that domain itself was focused on projecting the military spell in various directions over a wide area.

Unless it was something like the immovable domain of Captain Dreyfus, a level 8 talisman user, the durability of the domain itself was bound to be weak.

‘He’ll move before the domain completely collapses.’

If this were a one-on-one duel between Onion and Gyeolbaek, Onion might have endured the domain’s destruction while seeking other methods.

That’s because for a high-level mage, being drawn into the opponent’s scheme is unpleasant and repulsive.

However, in a situation where multiple high-level superhumans were clashing, it was difficult to change the situation with one’s own judgment.

In a battle of superhumans where all sorts of diverse and powerful abilities were rampant, it was impossible to know what kind of result the variable of a domain suddenly disappearing would bring.

There was such a thing as the flow of the battlefield, and there were times when one had to choose the lesser of two evils, even knowing that it could be a loss.

And Lenox’s guess was ultimately correct.

[You bug-like bastards……]

At the same time as the chilling transmission echoed from the ghost ship, the ship slowly began to move forward.

[If you want to writhe so pitifully, fine. I’ll personally join in your reckless dance.]

Ppuuuuuu!!!!

The screams of ghosts resonated together, transforming into a grand horn sound.

The ship fearlessly set sail, leaving the sky above the power plant.

Its direction was towards the outer area where Gyeolbaek had been relentlessly throwing his spears until just now.

[But you will certainly pay the price.]

Saaaak!!

Through the holes in the ship, which were shattered by the spears and leaking mist, hundreds of unknown shapes tumbled down to the ground like a waterfall.

[Gwoooeeeee……!!]

[It hurts, it hurts……!!]

[It’s cold…… don’t rush me!!]

The ghost army, rising with strange cries and screams, filled the open spaces inside and outside the power plant and began to march.

The sheer volume that poured out from the ghost ship was an overwhelming number compared to the real Madrich that Lenox had faced.

Onion had not only summoned the ghost army to face Gyeolbaek but also intended to block off the outer area of the power plant entirely with that volume, cutting off external access.

[Oooooooo!!!]

[The night parade of a thousand ghosts has arrived here!!!]

Two giant skeleton giants stood up and lined up as if protecting the ghost ship on both sides.

As the two skeleton giants, emitting bluish glares, began to walk with the ship’s anchor lines on their shoulders, the ground shattered from the impact.

Kugugugugu!!!!

A grim reaper who was not only proficient in military spells but also had thousands of ghosts in his hands and controlled them freely.

The essence of military magic that Madrich Onion, at his peak during the civil war, was fully displaying.

However, as soon as Lenox saw that, he let go of the other hand that was holding the bike.

Ttak!!

Completely entrusting his body to Davi’s automatic driving algorithm, he quickly formed hand seals with both hands on the bike.

At the same time, the huge scroll, Papyrus Argenteus, unfolded from Lenox’s chest and glowed dazzlingly.

At the same time as the summoning circle written inside it glowed, the ground began to shake like crazy.

Dudududududu!!!!

The ground shook greatly, as if an earthquake had erupted.

Something seemed to writhe greatly among the earth and rubble that had collapsed once in the battle at the power plant,

Then, countless piles of soil and stones gathered to become the head of a giant snake, which bit into the keel of the ghost ship.

Woodudeudeuk!!!

The moment the giant snake’s head bit the bottom of the ghost ship and pulled it straight down, the cold air that erupted from the ship covered the snake’s entire body and froze it.

Just as the two skeleton giants, who were walking with chains and anchor lines, were about to stomp on the snake’s head to crush it,

Gyeolbaek’s spear throw, which had flown in as if waiting for it, completely pierced the keel of the ship, slamming the ship’s head straight into the ground.

Kwaaaaang!!!

The ghost ship, which had flown diagonally over Lenox’s head and crashed, scraped the ground and slid far away.

[Uooooooo!!!]

The skeleton giant, hanging from the anchor line, was dragged by the ship’s crash and burned the ground as it moved away.

The vibration shook his entire body. A deafening roar that felt like his eardrums would burst.

The fragments of the ship, which had crashed while crushing the ghost army that Madrich himself had summoned, stopped at the end of the plain where Gyeolbaek was standing.

Lenox, sweating profusely, checked what he had done and barely grabbed the bike’s throttle.

“This is all I can do……!!”

Taking advantage of the gap when the ghost ship left the sky above the power plant, he crashed the ship itself and made Madrich Onion face Gyeolbaek on the ground.

Of course, even without the ship, Madrich Onion at his peak still had powerful military spells, and his own martial power was still intact.

However, just by eliminating the overwhelming advantage of the ground and the sky, Lenox had done his part.

Davi, who peeked out from his chest, murmured as if he was sorry.

[To have to step back before the achievement of realizing the prophecy of the cerebral spirit!]

“I don’t remember customizing such an ability when I created you.”

[Hmph, there are still a few more things to pick a fight with that will flatten the noses of the idiots on the deep web.]

“If you keep doing that, I’ll install an app that limits your internet usage time.”

[Hing……]

Davi, with his ears drooping, licked his lips as if he was disappointed.

[If I record that battle log and go back, I could set the deep web ablaze……]

“……”

Lenox, who had pressed down on the head of the cerebral spirit, who was suspiciously obsessed with community disruption, and put him back into his coat, focused his mind.

The confrontation between Gyeolbaek and Madrich, which had started with Davi’s whim and was a hot topic on the deep web.

It was a shame that he couldn’t watch that scene directly from this spot, but Lenox still had things to do.

[Moving to the back gate!]

[Arrived. I’ll go in first……!! Ilya, change your route!!]

Felix and Ilya also recognized the changed situation and formation and moved, switching their roles on the spot.

Lenox also bound his body with magic power, placed the rifle muzzle on the throttle, and pulled up his magic power to the fullest.

Tatatang!!

The bullets containing eight layers of shooting assist magic shattered the heads of the military spirits one after another, surpassing the sound.

At the same time, a bird-headed giant that had popped out from the bridge at the main gate of the power plant ran wildly with a hammer.

“Haaaaaaap!!!”

Kung!!

As he swung the hammer, scattering magic power, the ghost army that was rushing in from all directions was crushed and exploded.

Felix, who was starting to open a path from the front, and Ilya, who was trying to infiltrate from the back gate.

Even Lenox, who followed from a distance, attempting to snipe.

‘Four remaining forces excluding Kaise. The other side isn’t in perfect condition either.’

Luring Madrich Onion out and making him face Gyeolbaek was already half successful.

Of the remaining forces, McQueen was in a state close to being incapacitated by Lenox’s direct sniping.

All that was left was to meet Kaise again, have a conversation, and finish this situation.

Thinking that, Lenox slid the huge body of the bike recklessly between the bridges.

Kkiiiiik!!!

The tilted body of the monster bike, with a loud friction sound, crashed into the military spirits and blew them away, reaching the front of the power plant’s main building in an instant.

The moment Lenox, who had smashed the front gate with the thick front wheel of the bike, got on the corridor leading to the control room and pulled the throttle.

Paaaaaaaat!!!

[I’ve been waiting.]

Oliviera’s hexadirectional magic resonated, and the surroundings were filled with dazzling light.

* * *

Kugwagwagwagwang!!!

A magnificent vibration echoed from outside the building.

“He’s here. He’s much faster than I thought.”

Gileon inadvertently raised his gaze.

“Onion moved first. It seems a new helper has arrived on their side as well.”

Gileon, who had closed one eye and frowned as if he was carefully observing something, said.

“A physical ability user…… an incredibly powerful monster. It’s very unstable, but its momentum is comparable to that of a mage.”

“Hmm, comparable to that guy…… did they bring in a monster of that level in the meantime?”

Kaise, who was fiddling with something with his back turned, shook his head.

“Impossible. I’ve grasped all the movements of the extreme-level superhumans active in the Eastern Continent. It’s right to think that they were forces that were deployed together from the beginning.”

“Are you thinking that they couldn’t participate before due to some circumstances?”

Kaise, who immediately guessed Gyeolbaek’s actions, agreed.

“If the one firing this bombardment isn’t a mage but a new enemy, then maybe…… but it’s probably a face that’s quite familiar to us……”

Kaise, who was muttering something incomprehensible, turned his back.

In his hands, he held a pair of intact ironclad wings that were several meters long.

“It’s done. Most of the damaged parts have been repaired. At least, there shouldn’t be any major problems with the flight function.”

“Is that so.”

Gileon naturally accepted it and went behind Kaise’s back without any hesitation.

Cheolkeok!!

“……What are you doing now?”

“I’m just making one more means of survival for my foolish friend.”

Gileon, with a blank face, answered as he skillfully attached a pair of ironclad wings to Kaise’s waist.

“Even if normal flight is difficult, it will at least save you from jumping from the height of a high-rise building.”

“Without this, you’ll have difficulty controlling your abilities, let alone flying. Don’t say nonsense and take it.”

“You can implement aerial maneuvers with one wing. It’s not like I can’t use the space-time separation ability. I can fight. That’s enough.”

“Gileon.”

“There are things we can’t talk about, right?”

Gileon said.

“Then you don’t have to say it. There’s no need to explain.”

“……”

“The important thing is that you survive. If you’re alive, you can always move on to the next.”

Gileon, who had confirmed the ironclad wings faintly fluttering behind Kaise’s back, smiled contentedly.

“I’m glad that I’m the only one who followed you. The other colleagues will handle things more skillfully than this.”

Gileon, who had slowly retreated, shook one wing, and his body slightly floated up and moved backward.

With his back turned, he took out several thick shotguns from inside the wing and disappeared.

Cheolkeok!!

Only the calm footsteps of Gileon echoed from beyond the firmly closed door.

It was a sound as if he had already confirmed Kaise’s intentions here and accepted his own end.

“……”

Kaise, fiddling with the ironclad wings attached to his waist, silently looked up at the space-time fixing device he had repaired.

Pajik, pajijik……!!

The form of a cradle where the cracked eggshell bloomed like petals.

The appearance of an unknown energy that was gradually taking shape inside it.

Kaise, with an unreadable blank face, just stared at it for a long time.

* * *

The forms of military spirits filled the area near the back gate of the power plant.

There was a streak of light that passed through the military spirits, who were wandering around with unknown weapons.

Sswaeaek!!

The streak of light, which split into four at that spot, pierced through the heads of a dozen military spirits and immediately returned to one.

The military spirits, who belatedly noticed the abnormality, screamed strangely and rushed in,

Papap!!

Ilya’s figure, who had lightly stepped on the heads of the ghost army, quickly penetrated the inner courtyard.

Her eyes rotated at an incredible speed, scanning all directions like crazy and calculating the optimal path.

The moment Ilya found the corridor leading to the underground power room, following the terrain structures that remained in her memory.

Something that had risen through the corridor wall hit Ilya’s body and blew her away.

Kwaaaang!!

“……!!!!”

It was an unexpected surprise attack, but Ilya’s response was calm.

She took a breath, gritted her teeth, and crossed her spears to receive the ironclad wings.

The pain of her broken ribs had already been erased with anesthetics. Ilya, who had rolled through the collapsed corridor, quickly stood up.

“I know what you’re thinking, but it’s a useless act.”

“The power room is……!!”

Ilya’s words, turning her head towards the power room, were cut off by the cold voice behind her.

The huge space-time fixing device and Kaise’s figure, which were definitely there, had disappeared without a trace.

Gileon looked down at Ilya and silently fluttered the remaining one wing.

Kiiing……!!

The wing split into five and transformed into the shape of a giant palm, and the space between them began to peel off in layers.

Gileon, who had unleashed the space-time separation ability with all his might from the beginning, said.

“I won’t let you meet Kaise. There’s no reason for me to face you any longer.”

“I see. I thought it was strangely easy to enter, but you moved the entire location of the fixing device in the meantime……”

Ilya took a breath and stood up, holding her spears.

Gileon looked at Ilya’s figure with a blank face and asked.

“You know what we’re trying to get here. Right?”

Ilya’s figure, who didn’t react to that and just took a stance.

However, Gileon continued as if he didn’t expect an answer.

“I didn’t tell you directly, but I can feel it…… you guys are different. You’re a little different from the enemies I’ve faced so far.”

“……”

“Kaise didn’t explain it, but it doesn’t matter. If he thought so, there must be a reason.”

“Even if you die because of that ignorance?”

“Yes.”

Gileon smiled brightly.

The only color that appeared on his face, which was close to achromatic.

“That’s the kind of ending I’ve been longing for.”

“……”

Could it be that those who live in a distorted space-time also feel an unknown sense of incongruity when they look at us?

Perhaps they also don’t know exactly what’s happening here right now.

The only one who holds all the answers to the miracle that has occurred in this closed area is just one person.

And from now on, Ilya’s job was to bring the mage to that person.

Kurururung……!!

A roar like thunder echoed from above.

Felix was also engaged in a final battle with the opponent he had encountered while breaking through the front gate.

The clash of ghost cries and spears echoed from the outer area of the power plant.

A pillar of magic power that was incredibly compressed and exploded from afar.

In the midst of the chaos, Ilya slowly gripped her spears again to find the only answer that existed.

* * *

A silent and empty space.

Lenox had been walking silently for a long time in a huge space where no one was present.

Even when he looked around, all that was reflected was Lenox’s own figure.

An unknown space filled only with mirrors.

With each step, Lenox’s figure was simultaneously reflected in dozens of mirrors, and then disappeared as if nothing had happened.

Shyaak!!

Among the dozens of reflections of himself in the mirrors, someone turned around and chuckled at Lenox.

“……”

Lenox, with a blank face, carefully observed the heterogeneous figure, then moved his steps again and opened his mouth.

“I didn’t know you were using the form of the domain in two ways without fixing it to one.”

The deployment type that completely covers reality and the intrusion type that is summoned between reality.

There were various ways for the self-domain to exist, but the caster’s mental image could only exist in one form.

However, Oliviera was using her domain in both forms.

‘Rather than possessing both forms, it’s more accurate to say that she completely changed the form of her mental image right after fighting me…… she’s a monster.’

Even if it wasn’t a method of choosing the possibility of the mental image itself like Lenox, the fact that she could switch the form of the domain was absurd.

There was no need to say how unrealistic the talent and skill that Oliviera possessed were.

The reason why you shouldn’t give a second chance when facing a mage of her caliber.

Oliviera Ron Maze was an opponent whose results could never be guaranteed to be the same even if you fought her again.

The space Lenox was walking in now was not a mirror barrier that was intruding on reality, but an endless maze of mirrors.

From the moment he stepped onto the path to the control room that Kaise had told him about, the top floor of the power plant’s main building, Lenox had been wandering in this maze.

[I thought when the Tae-Tae So-Cheon-Gyeong [Great Heavenly Scripture] collapsed and the extreme magic of the Jeon-Ryun-Chuk-Seong [Complete Cycle Construction] was broken.]

Oliviera’s quiet voice was heard as if whispering through the mirrors.

[You know me. And you know me much better than I thought.]

“……”

[It feels like you can reach that truth right away, but you’re still one step short of reaching the unknown.]

Among the hundreds of mirrors that only reflected Lenox’s figure, Oliviera’s illusion, located far away, seemed to be reflected.

Sitting on a throne made of mirror fragments, looking down at this place with a languid air.

Was it a coincidence that all the light reflected in the maze was being focused and sucked into the veil that was cast over her face?

Self-Domain Deployment

Origin-Rank Mental Image Manifestation

[Tae-Tae Gyeong-Cheon-Gung (Mirror Palace of Exploration and Exchange)]

Jjeojeojeok……!!

Among the maze of mirrors that had begun to crack, the fragments shattered, and even Lenox’s body was reflected distortedly.