Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 632

Tzzzzzzzzzz!!!!

Thousands of blue cubes flutter down like snow from all directions, glowing in the dark depths of the sea.

Lines of countless shapes, formed by the connection of the cubes, stretched out like a spider web, surrounding the seabed barrier and creating a vast network.

A cerebral function unfolding to temporarily implement the spirit’s power, which was only allowed to interfere within the cerebral world, into reality.

Here, the entire control authority of the seabed barrier is forcibly seized, and the door is forcefully opened.

Kkkkkkkkk……!!

The speed of the incessantly rotating gears seemed to slow down gradually, and then they changed direction on the spot and slowly rotated.

As if the rotation up until now was to tighten the lock inside the barrier.

Each time the gears turned in the opposite direction, the compressed space inside the barrier began to expand little by little.

Kugwagwagwagwa!!

A magnificent scene in the dark depths of the sea, where thousands of huge gears rotate in reverse according to the will of the spirit and the magician, opening the barrier.

However, just after the thickness of the barrier thinned and cracks spread enough to faintly reveal the space inside.

Clank!!

The seabed barrier stopped moving all at once, as if caught on something.

Kuuuuuung!!

Immediately after, the ground shook madly as if a huge earthquake had occurred beneath the deep sea.

After that, even when trying to forcibly dismantle the seabed barrier using Davi’s cerebral function, the barrier did not open, and only the intensity of the earthquake became more violent.

Kugwagwagwa……!!!!

The more magic power was poured in to increase the output of the domain, the more intense the shock reverberated, vibrating the entire sea as if it were singing together.

[……Master.]

“Yes.”

Renok, realizing the meaning of Davi’s words, smiled wryly and slowly withdrew the domain.

Whoooong……!!

The connecting lines of blue cubes that had spread like a spider web through the dark sea slowly disappeared, and the colorless wave that had spread out from Renok and Davi subsided.

Davi, who had been silent, spoke.

[At this rate, the sea area will completely collapse before the door of the seabed barrier is opened. It’s because my power isn’t helping…]

However, Renok shook his head with a wry smile at those words.

“No, it’s the complete opposite. It worked almost too well. That’s why I had to stop.”

Davi, who did not understand the words, tilted his head.

[What do you mean?]

“That barrier was not originally designed to open physically. I see it now.”

Renok muttered, slowly recovering his magic power and sitting on the seat of the submersible.

“It’s just holding together the parts that make up the barrier separating the districts of the Machine City, maintaining a specific shape.”

[Huh? Then how can there be a space called the Mind Chamber inside…]

“Think about the earthquake that just happened.”

Renok said, taking out a potion and drinking it.

“When I tried to force the barrier open, an earthquake occurred. Conversely, it means that the barrier will not open unless there is an impact equivalent to an earthquake.”

It’s not about forcing the barrier’s parts to move to open the door.

The barrier will not open unless there is a huge impact, like an earthquake, from the depths of this deep sea.

That’s because it was not originally designed to open and close physically.

Davi’s Self-Magnetic Field Deployment: Spirit Resonance could penetrate the control authority of the seabed barrier and forcibly dismantle it.

But at that point, the earthquake that occurred beneath the sea would spread through the deep sea to the entire Machine City, Machina.

Renok realized this fact and stopped projecting the power of the domain before it became irreversible.

[You’re saying that there needs to be an impact that causes an earthquake beneath this sea for a crack to form that would open the barrier for a moment.]

Davi, who received Renok’s thoughts in real-time, nodded as if he understood.

[Just considering the amount of impact needed, it’s calculated that we would need firepower or an explosion that would change the map. But that makes it even harder to understand.]

Davi wiggled his five tails and asked from inside Renok’s arms.

[Then how on earth does Machina open the seabed barrier and store things in the Mind Chamber… Huh?]

Renok smiled as he saw Davi tilting his head as if something had occurred to him late.

“I don’t know if you remember, but Machina actually changes its map every quarter.”

Davi, who had been silent, spoke.

[Could it be…]

“Every quarter, they arbitrarily change the location of each district and the barrier, causing an impact that actually changes the entire terrain. That’s the reason…”

Renok’s cold gaze reached the seabed barrier that had stopped as if dead.

“It was to open the seabed barrier every quarter and to go in and out of it.”

* * *

The reason why the Machine City Machina changes the location of each district every quarter and moves tens of meters of mechanical barriers to divide the districts.

It was to create a crack that would allow access to the seabed barrier by using the intense impact generated in the process.

The truth that it takes an impact and weight equivalent to the entire city moving to open the barrier.

Renok immediately realized what that meant in reverse.

“They didn’t build the Machine City Machina and then create the seabed barrier.”

Renok muttered.

“Perhaps they built the Machine City to create a way to get in and out of the seabed barrier, and periodically changed the location of the barrier and districts.”

[But if that’s the case, it seems like there’s no way to get inside the barrier at this point…]

Davi drooped his tail.

[I know the relationship between the Machine City’s district movement and the seabed barrier, but in the end, I’ll have to wait until the district movement day.]

Renok’s plan is to explore the seabed barrier in advance before being summoned to the Mind Chamber and secretly steal the old world’s magic gun, the End of Teremer.

If the seabed barrier only opens with the impact of the Machine City moving, it’s as if Renok has no way to enter the barrier.

‘I could force an impact to open a crack, but there will definitely be casualties.’

If he were to force the barrier open with the power of Self-Magnetic Field Deployment: Spirit Resonance, the districts and barriers of the Machine City above the sea would move arbitrarily, causing thousands of casualties.

If that were to happen, it would not be impossible for him to be hunted down by the entire Machine City before even entering the seabed barrier.

He did use the domain while taking the risk of being discovered, but casualties occurring and the aftermath spreading to the surface is a completely different matter.

The moment Renok thought that far, a huge source of magic power suddenly rose from behind the seabed barrier.

[Kuoohhh!!!]

What came out from behind the barrier, creating a fierce current, was a long, metallic body.

The front had a shape resembling a human face, and the nozzles all around were emitting tremendous magic power, using it as recoil.

The metallic giant, shaped like a grotesque human-faced fish, shot towards the submersible as if swimming.

Davi, who immediately identified its identity, quickly shouted.

[Seabed barrier internal interception system activated. A maximum-level alert has been issued in response to the manifested magic power!]

“What is that creepy-looking hunk of metal?”

[It’s an unmanned weapon specialized for underwater combat. Just considering the output at the moment of measurement, it’s level 7…!!]

Kwaaaaah!!!

The moment the human-faced fish-like weapon opened its mouth and raised its magic power, the seawater vibrated as a whole and released an intense wave.

As a result, a circular shockwave burst out, shaking the submersible greatly.

If they were to respond to that with a submersible not designed for combat, it wouldn’t be strange if they were to be submerged along with the submersible on the spot.

“Davi. Get closer to the barrier.”

Renok, making a quick decision, said that and nodded to Davi.

“First, we’ll avoid that and enter the barrier. There’s still one way left.”

Davi immediately manipulated the submersible’s control stick, bringing the hull even closer to the barrier.

Kugwagwagwa!!!

The fierce currents caused by the rotation of thousands of gears shook the submersible, but Renok didn’t care and took out something from his arms and held it.

A faded, old pocket watch. Except for its small size, which could fit in one hand, there were no other noticeable features.

However, Renok’s gaze, as he looked at it, had already turned somber.

Kaise’s pocket watch.

A unique time-based artifact that Renok possessed, capable of reversing time in a localized space.

He intuitively knew that without the power of this artifact, it would be impossible to break through the seabed barrier at this point.

Davi also immediately noticed Renok’s thoughts and asked, slightly raising his head.

[The seabed barrier is too big to target, will it work?]

“If I reduce and limit the artifact’s application area to the extreme, somehow.”

Renok answered, stroking Davi’s head.

“The design structure of the seabed barrier that I projected earlier. Do you remember it?”

[Of course!]

Davi nodded, immediately understanding Renok’s intention.

Immediately after, the submersible’s direction turned sharply downwards, heading towards the very bottom of the huge barrier.

Amidst the fierce currents caused by the rotation of thousands of gears, there was a localized sea area that was unusually calm.

A quiet zone, hidden discreetly between the deep darkness and the currents, that would be impossible to notice unless you approached right in front of it.

There is a place where the paths and rotations of all the gears converge, where the flows intertwine and reach a state of equilibrium.

“Found it.”

At Renok’s words, having discovered a neatly arranged spiral crack, Davi immediately moved the submersible.

He approached the crack, pressing the back of the submersible’s hull against it.

Immediately, supports that protruded from various parts of the hull grabbed onto the cracks in the barrier, firmly fixing the submersible.

He raised his magic power and simultaneously deployed a shield and water current manipulation magic. He forcibly stopped the seawater near the submersible and protected the space with a shield.

[Water pressure fluctuation adaptation complete.]

[Lower hull open.]

Tshiiiiik!!!

The back of the submersible, which was tightly attached, opened, revealing the crack in the barrier beyond.

A high degree of manipulation ability to connect and attach two different spaces while the external environment is being crushed by tremendous water pressure.

If Renok’s magic and Davi’s manipulation had not been combined, the submersible would have exploded the moment the lower hull was opened.

In fact, as a result, the submersible’s hull was swaying much more than before.

[It won’t last long…!!]

“Yes. I know.”

Renok said that and quickly took out the battery of the pocket watch and opened the back to replace it.

Click!!

The moment he replaced the battery and carefully pushed in magic power, the second hand began to move slowly.

Before he could even feel that he had finally accomplished one of his goals in the Machine City, he immediately activated the artifact.

Weeeeeeeng……!!

Immediately after Renok’s magic power was applied to the artifact beyond a certain level, the second hand of the pocket watch stood upright, perpendicular to the watch face.

Renok, confirming that the minute and hour hands of the pocket watch were rotating rapidly in reverse, inserted the second hand into the very center of the crack without hesitation.

Click!!

The length of the second hand was about the size of two fingers.

Compared to this huge seabed barrier and the crack that serves as its door, it is not even a needle in the desert.

However, the moment the second hand was pushed into the crack and the magic power of the pocket watch penetrated inside the crack, the gap in the crack began to open little by little as if by a lie.

Drrrrrrr……!!!

It’s not about forcibly creating an amount of impact to open the gap in the crack.

It’s about using that very method to reverse the time when the crack in the seabed barrier was opened, forcibly opening the crack itself.

It is, in effect, manipulating the laws of reality itself on a localized scale.

Kkkkkkkkk……!!

A pure white light shining from beyond the crack.

The spirally carved door split open in a circle, widening into a space large enough for one person to enter.

The moment that happened, Renok pulled out the pocket watch from the spot without hesitation.

Click!!

The moment the power of time reversal, which had been applied locally, disappeared, the crack door began to close rapidly on the spot.

However, Renok, unconcerned with the rapidly closing crack, raised his magic power and concentrated his mind.

The moment Renok flicked his finger, the submersible seemed to disappear from the spot and leaped inside the barrier.

Faaaaaat!!

A blinding white light that made his eyes go blind.

He could feel the spatial coordinates, temperature, humidity, and wind direction of the surrounding space, which had been reinforced and protected by a shield, changing in real-time.

He forcibly numbed his senses to protect himself, and slowly used magic to open them one by one to check the surrounding situation.

The moment he carefully opened his hearing in preparation for any unforeseen circumstances, the first thing he heard was a somewhat familiar noise.

Clunk, clunk!!

Artifacts filled with magic power. Dazzlingly shining precious metals. A huge glass chamber filled with all sorts of items and stolen goods piled up like mountains.

Along with the regular noise, he could feel the scenery around him slowly moving.

[44B Area judgment complete. The value of the stolen goods located in the area cannot be preserved. The artifacts will be collected and discarded.]

An incomprehensible announcement was heard from above, and he could feel the shape of a huge roller sliding beneath his feet.

“This is…”

Renok smiled bitterly as he realized that he was lying on a huge conveyor belt with no end in sight.

“It’s more than I expected.”

* * *

Machine City Machina. The outermost desert area of the barrier.

Whioooo……!!

A man standing against the fierce sandstorm suddenly turned his head.

The executor standing behind him asked the man at the sight.

“Deizer-nim. Is there any problem?”

“…….”

The man called Deizer moved his hand silently instead of answering.

At the same time, a gruesome sound of flesh tearing echoed from under his feet.

Thud!!

A corpse, unrecognizable and covered in blood.

Deizer, who stepped on it without a care, muttered.

“Which fleet was guarding the deep sea area of the central district this quarter?”

“I believe it was the 12th Fleet.”

Deizer, hearing the executor’s answer, gave a twisted smile.

“The 12th Fleet? I don’t know when a formation larger than the 8th Fleet existed in the Machina Navy.”

“…….”

The executor standing behind him quietly swallowed his breath at Deizer’s words.

The man standing in front of him now is not simply a member of the executive agency or a commander of the mechanized corps.

He is a monster who was active in the same era as Maiya Renslit, the best executor of the Machine City decades ago.

But he was a being who might have never seen the light of day if it weren’t for the member who recently took control of the Ex Machina administration.

The fact that he doesn’t know much about the current naval formation of the Machine City is also because there is a gap of at least several decades between his memories and reality.

Considering that, it was difficult to dismiss the words Deizer was uttering now.

Deizer, looking at the executor’s face, who could not hide his tension, chuckled.

“Don’t be so nervous. If you can reach the higher-ups, just pass on a simple message.”

“Yes?”

“Since the failure of the Ascension Gate, there are a few authorities that the exiles have handed over to me.”

Deizer said that and pulled out something he had stuck into the ground.

Crack!!

A huge greatsword covered in dark red blood.

If there was anything unusual, it would be that dozens of sharp screws protruded from various parts of the greatsword’s blade, with pieces of flesh caught between them.

Deizer kicked the greatsword to shake off the pieces of flesh, and said, slinging the blood-soaked greatsword over his shoulder.

“Most of them were blocked as the Ex Machina leadership changed, but there are still a few left.”

“…I don’t quite understand what you’re saying…”

“The timeline was momentarily distorted somewhere in the central district.”

“…….”

The executor’s expression momentarily turned blank at the unexpected answer.

Deizer ignored the other party’s reaction and continued.

“I have the reporting authority for the fixed-time line measuring device that I created with the help of Artermeier decades ago. Tell them because that authority just activated.”

“Artermeier… fixed-time line… Ah, I understand.”

“What, does the executive agency not even know that name anymore? It seems they’ve made a mess of things trying to hide the failure of the Gate.”

Deizer laughed as if amused by the reaction.

“Well, it doesn’t matter, so try contacting them. Then you’ll see a pretty interesting reaction…”

Deizer, looking at the executor who was nodding with a nervous look, raised the greatsword.

Deizer’s eyes narrowed as he looked at the dusty sky with the greatsword in his hand.

“Even after coming out after decades, the things I have to do are still the same… This is all fate.”

It was unpleasant to leak secrets to the executor who knew nothing about the failure of the Ascension Gate.

But this was the best way to make him leave his post to contact the higher-ups.

A body that had regained freedom after decades.

However, Deizer knew well what it meant that he was called to the outer district for the defense of Machina at this particular time.

Gooooo……!!

The air intensified in silence.

Even though nothing could be seen around, the murderous intent swelled up rapidly as if it would burst at any moment.

A hot and cold wind blew.

The shadow that seemed to be shaking beyond the horizon had already arrived in front of Deizer’s eyes.

Deizer smiled as he realized that the eerie presence was refined to be more dangerous than what remained in his memory.

“It’s been a while, sister. I don’t know if you’ve been well.”