Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 708

KWA-AAANG!!

“Kkyaaaah!!”

The sight of trucks and armored vehicles engulfed in flames. The sounds of soldiers screaming in agony as they couldn’t withstand the onslaught.

Four new-type individuals relentlessly tore through and destroyed the chaotic garrison facility.

“Kenroe!!”

Meryl, with a sword taller than herself slung over her shoulder, gestured towards Lenox.

“I found the logistics warehouse. Come over here!!”

The first Dead Rise affiliated military garrison facility discovered in the restricted area, Sector 59.

Lenox, along with the cartel’s executive board, initiated action immediately upon discovering the garrison facility.

In less than five minutes, they had rendered the entire facility combat-ineffective.

All four superhumans currently engaged in the operation were Saint-level ability users at level 7 or higher, having completed their ascensions [a process of reaching a higher level of power].

Moreover, each individual was an experienced combatant with different abilities and ascensions.

There was no one among them who didn’t know how to deal with a group using individual strength.

“I’m going now.”

Zzzap!!

He drove a bolt into the forehead of the soldier he was holding by the collar and immediately turned away.

Inside the logistics warehouse that Meryl had discovered, Angel was already sweeping up all sorts of data and documents.

Removing the connectors from the electronic equipment, he took out a terminal from his pocket and plugged it in, quickly copying the internal data.

He quickly read through the documents, incinerated the trash, and tossed the necessary parts into a box he had brought.

Angel repeated all of this work while in a semi-blurred, misty form.

“This side is mostly done. It seems there are several similar garrison facilities within the sector.”

Angel, having quickly finished his work, returned to his human form and spoke.

“Internal communications within the sector are not smooth, so it seems that adjacent garrison facilities are communicating with each other to transport supplies. The destination seems to continue all the way to the deepest part of the sector.”

“Your work speed is considerable. Have you done this kind of operation before?”

“It’s because of my ability.”

Angel smiled and rubbed his cheek.

“I’ve been deployed as a scout for information theft more than once or twice.”

“Good. I had more evidence that there are multiple garrison facilities anyway.”

Lenox chuckled and pointed at the garrison facility.

“Considering the size and noise of the cranes, the facility must have noticed our presence. But they didn’t react until we attacked.”

“Maybe they didn’t want to pay for the damage to the cranes… I’m sorry.”

Angel quickly apologized as Tatianna and Meryl turned their heads with annoyed expressions.

[Puh-hee-hee.]

“……”

Surprisingly, Lenox felt a tickle from Davi in his pocket, as if he liked the answer, and replied.

“All the crane operators in this area are bribed. So they don’t really care if cranes pass by this area.”

Lenox spoke again, watching Meryl press down on Angel with one hand.

“The fact that they bribed the surrounding cranes means that there isn’t just one military garrison facility. If we find the locations of the garrison facilities and connect them, at the end of that-”

“We can catch either a satellite factory or a launchpad, right? I understand.”

Meryl said, kicking open the warehouse door and stepping outside to stretch.

“Angel, you go northwest. I’ll take the southeast.”

“Understood.”

“Are you planning to scatter right away?”

While Tatianna looked back at the two executives, Lenox checked the time and answered.

“Both Meryl and Angel have sufficient mobility, and they are special forces capable of handling several garrison facilities alone.”

“If we recklessly disperse our forces here, we risk being defeated individually. We also need to consider the possibility that there are still prayer beads or executives left over there.”

“Paysha Grisburn won’t be tied down at the casino forever.”

Lenox said, checking the screen on his phone again.

Her figure was still lingering around the casino.

They could monitor her for now, but the deeper they went into the sector, the more likely it was that communication with the outside would be cut off.

He had left arrangements in preparation for that, but conversely, it also meant that it wouldn’t be strange if Paysha also had a way to receive news from inside the sector.

They needed to handle things as quickly as possible before Guihui noticed the anomaly in Sector 59.

“Move by splitting in opposite directions. Find and destroy the facilities and mark their locations.”

Lenox said, taking out several long firecrackers from his pocket and throwing them to Angel and Meryl.

“These things leave a trace in the sky for about an hour. It’s originally forbidden to use them over the city, but…”

“There won’t be anyone to care about it in the restricted area.”

“If anti-gravity airships start to roam the city in earnest, they’ll become a prohibited item altogether, won’t they?”

Angel said, picking up the firecrackers and putting them in his pocket.

At the same time, he cupped his hands to his mouth and began to gather his breath, huffing and puffing.

Saaaah…

White mist seemed to seep out from between Angel’s fingers, and soon the surrounding temperature dropped sharply.

“I’ll go first~”

Huff!

The moment he blew another breath onto the gathered breath, the chilled breath spread out under the crane.

On top of Angel’s breath, which had instantly turned into a frosty mist, Angel, who had roughly stuffed the firecrackers into his pocket, flung his body.

The cold breath became a cold mist, supporting Angel’s lean body, and he slid across the surface of the trash, freezing it instantly.

Chwaaaaaak!!!

Through the trash plain, the condensed frost devoured the surrounding space, swelling in size and gaining speed.

It was an overwhelming sight, as if it had become part of a natural phenomenon, sweeping across the ground.

Among the congenital abilities of the ice system, Angel’s superpower encompassed the most vast area.

Seeing this, Meryl also jumped headfirst from the crane.

Instead of Meryl falling down, a huge wolf with white fur fluttering appeared as if exploding.

She glanced with her two fluorescent eyes and immediately ran off on all fours.

Lenox nodded as if satisfied, watching the scene.

“It’s easier when the executives lend a hand. It’s rare to find high-ranking superhumans with a lot of experience in this kind of operation.”

The cartel’s executives were not only skilled, but they were also filled with powerful individuals who had completed rare abilities or talents.

An ice-type superpower that covered an incredibly vast range, or a hybrid of an ancient mythical beast.

They possessed unique talents, yet they were not negligent in their basics and were also rich in experience.

Both Meryl and Angel understood exactly what they had to do and moved without any special explanation.

This was why the executives personally selected by Oliviera were all difficult and powerful superhumans.

“Let’s go down too. Meryl and Angel have moved, so they must have noticed over there.”

The images of a pure white beast and a cold mist, shot out like explosions from both sides of the giant crane.

It was unlikely that the Dead Rise affiliated military units would pass by without noticing it.

Rather, if they were soldiers with a lot of experience on the battlefield, it wouldn’t be strange if they tried to respond to this situation faster than anyone else.

Lenox left the crane and immediately descended onto the scattered trash heap with Tatianna.

Thump, thump, thump!!

The crane, with its steering wheel fixed by magic, continued to move forward on its own.

The crane, accelerating at an incredible speed, was rushing towards another garrison facility visible in the distance.

Tatianna smiled wryly as she checked the direction the crane was heading.

“I think you’re more used to this kind of thing than the cartel’s executives.”

“I have some experience. Take this.”

Lenox took out a heavy iron lump from his pocket and handed it to Tatianna, who received it with a bewildered expression.

“What, what is this?! It’s too heavy for a firecracker…!!”

“A firecracker? If you have to call it something, it’s a firecracker.”

“……”

Only then did Tatianna realize that what Lenox had thrown was a much larger, heavy machine gun, and she was at a loss for words.

A rotating magazine type with dozens of gun barrels using large-caliber bullets.

It was something that used large-caliber bullets that would not leave a trace of an ordinary human body if they were even grazed.

From the start, the fact that a human could hold and use such a thing with their bare hands was-

“Huh?”

Belatedly realizing that she was holding it without any problems, Tatianna tilted the machine gun with a puzzled expression.

“It’s not as heavy as I thought?”

“Because it’s based on a fluid-type internal metal and layered with lightweight magic.”

Lenox said, turning to Tatianna.

“Didn’t you say that you can’t use powerful flame magic without a proper spark?”

“But I replenished the spark for this job…”

“There’s no need for that.”

Lenox smiled, tapping the bandage wrapped around his left arm.

“If you need a spark, you can replenish it with this.”

Tatianna smiled wryly as she realized why Lenox had given her this heavy weapon.

“I see. You’re saying to replenish the ranged firepower in a different way?”

“A mage from the Magic Tower wouldn’t have a single artifact that they must have.”

“……”

Tatianna didn’t know, but Lenox had already met her once in the Well of the Chronicle as Victor [a reference to a previous encounter].

He still vividly remembered her prowess as she swept through the battlefield using powerful fire magic.

However, the powerful artifacts she possessed at the time were nowhere to be seen now.

Red-threaded mirrors, red cubes, and red rings, magical armaments that assisted a mage in battle.

Lenox had never seen the artifacts that amplified Tatianna’s flame magic to its limit since he reunited with her.

She wouldn’t have refrained from using them even in life-threatening situations, so they must have been taken away or left behind when she escaped the Magic Tower.

That’s why Lenox had created a separate item to help her in battle.

“Based on the Predator machine gun, I reduced the weight as much as possible and put an enchantment on the magazine.”

Lenox said, pointing to the machine gun’s magazine.

“With the authority of the Phoenix War, I can designate the bullets to be your ‘spark’. If you mix in a little magic at the moment of firing…”

“It’ll be enough to use as a spark, you’re saying.”

Tatianna nodded, quickly understanding Lenox’s words.

Click!

She lifted the machine gun with a fairly skillful gesture, considering it was her first time handling it, and took the first step.

“Okay, Tower Lord. Let’s start then.”

At that moment, the crane that had been rushing ahead of the two arrived at the garrison facility visible in the distance.

Immediately after, it exploded on the spot, emitting a bluish magical light.

KWA-AAANG!!!

The massive heavy equipment, several meters in size, exploded with its engine, sending out flames.

A heavy shockwave and bluish flames rose like a mushroom cloud, sweeping through the garrison facility without hesitation.

……!!!?!?

!!!!!!!!!!!

Desperate screams and intense gunfire could be heard from afar.

The makeshift containers melted helplessly, and the tires of the armored vehicles were gradually sticking to the heat.

Flames were spreading to the transported supplies, but there was no one trying to contain it.

Dudududududu!!!

Every time intense gunfire was heard from beyond the flames, another spark rose between the flames, burning the soldiers’ bodies.

“Return fire!! What are you doing!”

“The rear units focus on putting out the fire!! Bring all the fire extinguishers attached to the vehicles!!”

“We can’t put out the fire. It’s not ordinary flames…!!”

KWA-AANG!!

The barricade they were using as a shield melted helplessly, and the soldiers hiding behind it were burned to ashes.

“Kkyaaaah!!”

The bullets, fired at a speed faster than the speed of recognition, exploded hundreds of times in the blink of an eye, forming a fire impact zone.

The firepower of the machine gun itself became a moving barrage, an impassable barrier in itself.

[Ignition Arrival]

[Flame-Infused Ammunition]

Amidst the non-stop rapid fire, the fire magic that had finished chanting was activated.

Using the sparks that rose when the bullets hit as a medium, they began to create a wall of fire on the spot.

[Disaster-Quelling Barrier]

Kugwagwagwa!!!

The faces of the soldiers turned pale as they saw the huge wall of fire engulfing the entire garrison facility.

“This is bullshit!!”

“It’s flame magic!! Everyone, get your heat-resistant gear!!”

Only a War Mage from the Blaver Magic Tower could create flame magic of this scale with a single gesture.

And if it was a high-ranking flame mage who attacked them at this time, there was no need to mention their identity.

Only then did the superhumans of the Dead Rise affiliated military unit realize the identity of their opponent and shout at the top of their lungs.

“The Witch of Fire has appeared. Everyone, prepare for battle!!”

“Target designated. Single individual confirmed!! She’s alone!!”

“Contact the other garrison facilities! Capture the witch here and hand her over to the Magic Tower for a trade!!”

KWA-AAANG!!!

Superhumans wearing thick gas mask-like visors on their faces rushed through the flames at high speed.

The flames of the flame magic surged, piercing through their combat uniforms and burning their skin, but they ignored the pain and charged forward.

They knew that as long as their heads and respiratory organs were protected, they could still fight.

Tatianna, who was watching the scene from afar, glared at them coldly.

“So they did bring equipment in preparation for a battle against a great mage?”

The superhumans of the military unit were approaching quickly, ignoring the damage, as if they had been preparing for this situation for a long time.

It was proof that they were training for a situation where they would even have to fight against the Blaver Magic Tower, let alone trust them.

Their meticulousness and preparedness were impressive, but as Tatianna knew where their motives came from, she felt more anger than admiration.

Holding the machine gun with both hands, she stomped her feet hard, and a red gem necklace popped out from her neck.

Tatianna grabbed it with her mouth and instantly chanted fire magic while holding the gem.

[Fire Armament Number 14]

[Designated Incineration]

[Calamity Garment]

Whirr-whirr-whirr!!!

The flames that erupted from Tatianna’s neck instantly transformed into a cloak of fluttering flames, like a garment of a giant firebird.

With the Calamity Garment protecting her entire body, Tatianna madly fired the machine gun amidst the pillars of fire.

Dudududududu!!!

As she stood alone at the entrance of the garrison facility and pulled the trigger, the fire magic activated by the sparks was rapidly chanted.

The superhumans who were rushing from all directions began to fall helplessly.

“Damn it, when did the witch get such a heavy weapon…!!”

“She came in with that thing, so they’re all going to die from being shot…!!”

“What about support from other garrison facilities?!! What is the communications officer doing!!”

[I, I’ve just arrived at the barracks where the line is connected. I’ll contact you right away… Aaaah!!]

“Communi-!!”

KWA-AAANG!!!

Before the scream could even end, the makeshift structure next to it exploded.

Lenox appeared, dragging a blood-soaked corpse.

He looked very out of place with a silver cane in one hand and a musket in the other.