Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 70

Of course, he hadn’t faced a foe as formidable as that monstrous crocodile giant before, but even so, instead of relying solely on his shield, Lennox had been steadily researching other countermeasures.

If he couldn’t master kinetic magic, the only option Lennox had was to meet the enemy’s attacks head-on.

Having come this far, the problem was straightforward.

Ultimately, the question was whether Lennox could withstand Beck’s relentless attacks with his compressed shields.

The answer to that question would determine the outcome of the fight.

And Lennox had never doubted his own potential.

“Let’s do this.”

The lanky gangster and the skinny mage moved forward simultaneously.

The image of a wolf materialized from beneath Beck’s tattered suit jacket. At the same time, dozens of flashes of light erupted.

He blocked them all.

Tatatatatatang!!!

A series of deafening, sharp roars, like metal being struck repeatedly, echoed, and the shockwaves mercilessly shook the surroundings.

Reacting with the naked eye would be too slow.

He focused his senses, enhanced by magic, solely on the opponent in front of him, and brushed off the distractions.

At the same time, he pulled the trigger of the revolver he was clutching, as if to break it.

[Reload Acceleration]

[Firing Enhancement]

Tatatatang!!

As flames burst from the silver muzzle, bright red marks bloomed all over Beck’s long limbs.

Ice that froze the ground beneath his feet and a dozen streaks of blue current that struck down from the air relentlessly assaulted him from below and above.

The revolver’s muzzle and the fireballs fired in succession fiercely pounded Beck’s entire body.

Kwaaaaaang!!!

Decisive.

“Kuh-haaa…!!”

He failed in just one exchange, but the counterattack that followed was too fierce.

Looking at Beck’s wide-eyed face, Lennox nodded inwardly.

That monstrous strength, not befitting his skinny body, the speed that transcended human limits, and the powerful resilience were impressive, but if he had carefully observed the way he used his power until now, he could easily grasp his weakness.

One ability that dramatically increased whenever the form of a specific animal appeared.

Conversely, that meant that each time he changed form, other abilities became relatively weaker.

And Lennox was confident that he could inflict effective damage at any time, unless Beck took on the form of a turtle.

“Tch! You little bug…!!”

Beck, his face contorted like a demon, instantly changed the form that appeared behind him and stretched out his left foot.

Gooong!!

The image of a bison emerged as his extended foot dug deep into the ground.

The intense magic imbued in the spear rushed forward as a heavy wave.

Even after tasting defeat, was he stubbornly trying to smash the shield head-on?

It wasn’t a wrong decision.

If Beck could break through the shield even once here, it would be too easy to take Lennox’s life.

It was just surprising that he chose to break through head-on again, despite having taken considerable damage.

Lennox also saw the attack and pulled his magic power to the maximum once more.

Second clash.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

A deafening roar that seemed to burst eardrums erupted, and once again, a shockwave burst out.

The ground that Beck was standing on couldn’t withstand the force and created a large pit behind him.

However, the straight punch that his long right arm had driven in failed to penetrate Lennox’s shield this time as well.

Lennox’s shield, concentrated on one side as before, was now rapidly rotating, deflecting his point of impact.

“Damn it, ra…!!”

The backlash from a full-force blow that went to waste.

The price for recklessly drawing out his full power in a situation where he had sustained considerable injuries was high.

The damage accumulated from the revolver bullets embedded throughout his body, the injuries inflicted by Zodd, and the lasers fired by Agria began to gnaw at his body at once.

“Cough…!!”

And beyond that, Lennox, who had staggered, clutched his chest and coughed dryly.

He had succeeded in blocking Beck’s attack itself, but the shockwave that burst out in the process was so intense that it had struck Lennox’s body as well.

If he hadn’t activated the Friais ring to protect his internal organs and skeleton, it wouldn’t have been surprising for his weak body to be twisted inside and out by the impact.

However, Lennox endured, madly inhaling the smoke from the cigarette he had in his mouth.

Several types of tobacco he had purchased separately from Plumber’s orchard. Among them, the Defiler-92, which the old man of the orchard had strongly recommended.

It was a drug specialized in pain relief that artificially dulled the senses to suppress pain to the extreme, but there would be moments when it would be helpful in a battle where one couldn’t see an inch ahead.

For Lennox, who was taking on a fight against a superhuman with his bare body for the first time after putting down his shield, it was more necessary than anything else.

Fortunately, only the five senses became dull; the ability to sense using magic still worked sharply.

Lennox, who had rubbed his numb palm and struggled to get up, gritted his teeth and slammed his magic power into the ground.

[Sinkhole]

The pit that appeared beneath Beck’s feet swallowed his body, which had not yet recovered from the aftermath of the collision.

Lennox, with both hands gripping the revolvers, pulled the triggers in succession toward the bottom of the pit.

[Rapid Fire Correction]

[Impact Enhancement]

Tatatatatang!!

The blind muzzles shook in all directions, spitting out flames, and angry bullets pushed their way into the pit, seeking life.

With the effect of the auxiliary magic, a faint shockwave burst out from inside the pit each time he pulled the trigger, and the dirt floor heaved in response.

[Reverse Gravity]

Woodudududuk…!!

Not stopping there, he pulled out the clock tower near where Agria was standing and slammed it straight into the pit.

The 3-meter-long stone pillar drew a parabola and fell according to Lennox’s hand.

Kwaaaang!!

Only after confirming the clock tower, which was upside down and stuck in the pit, did Lennox catch his breath and slowly step back.

“Hoo….”

With trembling hands, he slowly took the cigarette he had been holding out of his mouth.

The end of the cigarette butt had clear teeth marks mixed with blood, showing how tightly he had been clenching his teeth.

Was he dead?

Lennox couldn’t be sure.

While the other team members were sacrificing their bodies to buy time against Beck, he had prepared various things, but what he had used in the clash just now was not even two.

If it hadn’t been for the power of the newly taken drug, he wouldn’t have been able to even reach this lull.

And as if not to betray Lennox’s expectations, the clock tower, which was deeply embedded in the pit, began to twitch greatly.

Ujijijijik!!!

The clock, whose hands had long since stopped, was crushed by a hand that emerged from the ground, and long limbs popped out from within.

The figure of Beck Clinton, who was in tatters.

However, his eyes were shining brightly with a gleaming murderous intent.

“Kaak…!!”

Tch!

He spat out the impurities mixed in his mouth along with his broken teeth and glared at Lennox as if to kill him.

“It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

“………”

Scars all over his body. Blood dripping from between his clothes. Limbs convulsing from the continuous battle.

Despite his appearance, which was clearly more broken than before, a hideous smile bloomed on Beck’s face.

Beck, who was loosening his stiff neck and swinging his shoulders, growled.

“You better look forward to it. I’ll show you what it’s like to live because you can’t die, and I’ll take you directly to the boss and show you myself!!”

“No.”

Lennox replied with a tired face.

“It’s over now.”

“……What?”

Charrrrrrrr!!

At that moment, the clock tower that was stuck upside down behind Beck lit up brightly.

A purple magic circle completed, drawing a long circle as if the clock hands were turning.

Two sturdy whips that popped out from within instantly grabbed Beck’s body and pulled him toward the clock tower.

Kooong!!

“Th-This is…!!!”

Beck’s face turned pale as he belatedly grasped the situation.

The sensation of being heavily pressed down all over his body at the same time as he was bound.

This terrible sense of restraint that he could never forget once he had experienced it.

The gravity-type binding magic, [Gravity Bind], had popped out from a completely unexpected place and bound him.

Considering how much Beck had tried to avoid this magic during the battle, it was truly an anticlimactic ending.

“In the end, one of them gets caught.”

Lennox said as he slowly walked toward Beck.

While the other team members were fighting Beck to the point of breaking their bodies, Lennox wasn’t just idly watching.

It was the enchantment magic that he had developed through steady research.

He had finally succeeded in retroactively applying the results of that research to moving objects.

The time Lennox had been given after the second clash, which he had seemingly wasted by suddenly pulling out the clock tower and throwing it, was all part of that work.

And Beck, completely unaware of Lennox’s scheme, was instantly caught in the trap.

Even a skilled warrior cannot cope with applied magic that pierces the blind spot of their perception.

‘It will require additional research to apply it to things like firearms on a regular basis… but it has been proven that it can be used effectively in the current battle.’

It was definitely a considerable achievement, but Lennox decided to focus on the task at hand.

He stared down at Beck’s face, who was frantically struggling while bound by the gravity whips.

On that day when they met at Jenny’s bar, would Beck have ever imagined that he would be looking up at Lennox in this way?

While indifferently letting Beck’s screams, which were already howling in indescribable sounds, pass by, Lennox pulled up his magic power with a familiar hand movement.

Kiiiiing!!

The magic power thrown into the sky spread out widely, scattering blue flashes of light.

Beck went berserk, sensing that the magic that had instantly burned down a train car was about to fall on his head.

“Shit, I’ll kill youuuuu!!!”

He was burning with hatred instead of begging, even though he knew he was on the verge of death.

He was an annoying opponent, but on the other hand, he was a great warrior.

However, even that sentiment was swept away by the pillar of blue light that was striking down from the sky.

[Thunder Calling]

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

A single bolt of lightning, using the upside-down clock tower as a landmark, struck precisely above Beck’s head, burning everything in the vicinity blue.

A hot wind, so intense that it made the skin tingle, blew in.

Only the shattered stone dust of the destroyed railway station scattered here and there on the dry, barren land.

Only then did Lennox, who had hurriedly pulled up his shield, slightly open his eyes and check the result of the carnage he had created.

If Beck had survived the aftermath of the lightning strike, he would have to finish him off for sure.

He gripped the revolver tightly and tried to pull up his magic power, but the life reaction sensed by magic detection no longer existed.

The clock tower, which had been completely annihilated without a trace.

Only one dried-up, long corpse remained below it, signaling the end of the battle.

“……..”

It was now difficult even to open his mouth.

He moved his trembling legs and searched the belongings of the charred corpse.

Beck Clinton was an incredibly strong and highly skilled individual, even among the superhumans he had met.

Such a person was likely to have extraordinary items among the things he carried.

He snatched the spear that he had not let go of until the moment of his death and scanned the pockets of his tattered shirt and pants.

Most of the items had been reduced to ashes by the heat of the lightning strike, but conversely, the items that had survived the heat were likely to be rare treasures.

And as if to support Lennox’s conviction, he was able to grasp a green glowing key in the inner pocket of his completely burned suit jacket.