Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 711

The phoenix formation, fueled by the flames of Soul Forging, awakened from its slumber.

At the same time, the Solar System that Lenox had temporarily suppressed reactivated.

The image of scorching heat, with flames that burned souls as its embers, blazed even more fiercely.

The reborn form of the firebird had grown so massive that it completely covered the sky above.

Whirr, whirr, whirr!

It spread its wings, ablaze with a hellish, blood-red glow all over its body.

Thousands of sparks fell like red tears from beneath its wings.

The heat, as if the sun had drawn near, slammed into the ground, and the metal beneath their feet began to melt and flow like lava.

Chiiik!!

The scene was a lava hell that instantly flipped and transformed the ground.

“This isn’t right… This can’t be happening!!”

Duren muttered, not even thinking of avoiding the molten metal flowing around him.

“There must be some mistake. How can a baseless mage when my master is still alive-!!”

“Having obtained the authority of the tower, I now understand what this concept is used for.”

Lenox, interrupting Duren, looked at the giant firebird that had spread its wings.

The moment he poured in the flames that burned the mage’s soul, the power of the phoenix formation exploded and spun out.

Was this the irrational result of human sacrifice, or the result of overwhelming efficiency?

Did they steal the results of their human sacrifice and forcibly amplify the power of the phoenix formation?

If he had thought that way, he wouldn’t have even considered touching the Soul Forging in the first place.

“To enshrine and lay to rest the spirits of mages who have lived their lives in the tower’s solar system. Isn’t that the original purpose of the Soul Forging?”

“……”

“It doesn’t seem like it was even in the form of human sacrifice originally.”

The Soul Forging is the living flame itself, created by using the mages of the magic tower as materials.

However, it is not a concept created to be used as a weapon or wielded as a tool.

It is a value in itself, comparable only to time, to be together as the will of the magic tower even after death.

That concept was being forcibly processed and misused by Yemju, Duren, and Dead Rise.

“The spirits of dead mages are forcibly stopped before they are enshrined in a principle like the phoenix formation, and only their power is extracted and used….”

From that moment on, the Soul Forging becomes a forbidden weapon that constructs the mind and body alive into an artifact, rather than a requiem for dead mages.

What Lenox did was to reproduce the requiem process they had stopped, and to fully enshrine their spirits within the phoenix formation.

That alone revived the entire internal system of the phoenix formation, and it was now casting flames before their eyes like this.

Kugugugu…!!!

Lenox, standing beneath the slowly flapping wings of fire, smiled bitterly as he looked at the three people who couldn’t move rashly.

“Even though you pretend to disregard the ways of the Order, you can’t give up on using humans in the end. It’s pathetic.”

“……We’re not geniuses or monsters like you.”

Solshier raised his arm with a twisted smile.

Whirr!

His figure, raising a long spear burning with a blood-red glow, was like a demon drinking the stagnant filth at the end of a battlefield.

“We can’t be as noble or arrogant as you. If we do our best within the given abilities and it’s still not enough….”

Stockton, walking out while mixing and scattering a ghastly murderous intent and magic power, said.

“We have to go all the way, even if it means taking from others, right?”

“I wonder….”

Lenox, who kills enemies to survive, and those who use humans as materials for power.

Lenox does not deny that they are not much different when viewed broadly. But-

“Can you do better than those who have already seen the end with that method?”

“…….”

“I don’t think so.”

There is a group that has studied the method of treating humans like tools more deeply than anyone else.

The executives of Dead Rise must also understand the history of the Order.

Now that they have touched the forbidden weapon, can they surpass the achievements of the Order?

Lenox knew this, so he expressed his skepticism about their methods from a fundamental point of view.

“Why don’t you know that that itself is the mindset of the chosen one, Kyunroe?”

Stockton laughed.

“I’m rather envious of the fact that you can even ask that question. It makes me realize how noble and special a talent you have.”

“…….”

“It’s not that we chose a bad move. It’s just that we could only choose whether to choose or not.”

Leaving Duren, who had staggered to his feet, Stockton and Solshier took the lead.

The blood-red glow in their hands blazed even more intensely.

It amplified the presence of the three people in different directions.

Kugugugu…!!

“We’re not in a position to look at an uncertain future and choose a method.”

Solshier said quietly.

“We don’t even have time to worry about such things…!!”

Kwaaang!!

The moment he gripped the long spear in reverse and twisted his shoulder, a blood-red flash struck diagonally, turning into a flame that split the ground.

Kugwagwagwa!!

A powerful slash that cleanly cut through the very center of the area.

He thrust the blood-red spear between the armored shield and the shield, and instantly twisted and burst it.

Amidst the rain of blood-red flames, the spear and lightning twisted and exploded, soaring in all directions.

Amidst the storm of heat and magical light, Solshier, who had instantly penetrated to Lenox’s front, whispered.

“If we survive without dying, there will be a day when the sun shines on us too. Isn’t that right?”

“……That’s right.”

Lenox, who had been silent, raised his gaze.

“I’m the same. Just enduring and bearing it is overwhelming. But….”

“But?”

“I hate the conclusion that everything is predetermined. Then shouldn’t we change it?”

If the ending of this world is predetermined.

If he cannot change the given destiny, Lenox would have already been crushed and suffocated by his penalty.

It’s not that he draws the future because he has more leeway than others, because his circumstances are good.

It’s just that Lenox’s time has been so turbulent that it’s difficult to endure the present without doing so.

The expressions of the executives who understood the meaning of Lenox’s words changed slightly.

It was because they sensed that the mage, who had obtained talent and potential that far surpassed them, was just as desperate as they were.

“……It’s too late even if you say that.”

But even so, they quickly suppressed the agitation and gritted their teeth.

They also knew the importance of not thinking.

“The commander is already on his way back!!”

“Yes. It’s time.”

The moment Lenox said that and raised his gaze.

The giant firebird floating above his head spread its wings wide.

“So, we need to finish things before Guihui returns.”

“What…?!!”

Paah-aah-aang!!!

The form of the firebird, which had been hovering over the ground at Lenox’s call without participating in the battle, soared into the sky.

The will of the phoenix formation, which had been overwhelming its surroundings with its mere presence, spread its wings, and a fierce gust of hot wind pushed away the clouds.

The scenery began to change as if an invisible curtain was being lifted in the sky.

Hwaaa-aak!!

“If you process a mirage that refracts objects using the temperature difference in the atmosphere in the realm of magic, it becomes a very powerful illusion.”

Lenox said, looking at the changing sky.

“Using that, they hide the sky and conceal the location of the factory. They must have come to Vulcan for this from the beginning, right?”

Using scorching heat magic to forcibly create a temperature difference in the atmosphere, and constructing a powerful illusion using a mirage as a medium.

Magic that manifests using natural phenomena as a medium exerts a powerful force regardless of its system or hierarchy.

Lenox sensed this fact and attacked Duren first to confirm his judgment.

After stealing the Soul Forging and summoning the giant firebird, he shot up a hot wind and swept away the mirage in the sky.

“The location of the illusion refracted through the mirage does not discriminate against altitude.”

Lenox muttered, casting his gaze far away.

“And, if the reason why they hid the sky so tightly is because….”

Charrrr-reuk!!

The appearance of a huge factory floating above the clouds, standing on a scrap metal platform.

Lenox smiled as he confirmed that the scenery of the factory that had just passed by on the ground was exactly the same as the one floating in the sky.

“Isn’t it because the satellite factory wasn’t on the ground from the beginning?”

“……!!!”

Dead Rise did not build the satellite factory on a mountain of scrap metal.

From the beginning, they had actively adopted Evan Bailon’s anti-gravity technology and were building the factory in the sky above the restricted area.

The reason they used the ruined theme park as a location was also to easily reproduce the mirage phenomenon in a relatively open space.

A secret plan that takes advantage of the fact that magic detection does not work well in the depths of the restricted area and that the senses are slightly distorted.

An operation that could only be carried out by veterans who had been active in Vulcan for a long time, as well as those with experience on the central front.

“Kyunroe!!!!”

Although the location of the satellite factory was immediately exposed, it was not too late.

If they could just hold this mage here until Peisha returned, it would not be in vain even if they gave their lives.

The moment Stockton spurred his own mind and gripped his greatsword towards Lenox.

A powerful flame erupted from beyond the satellite factory floating above his head.

Kwaaaang!!

The aftermath of a powerful bombardment technique, as if grabbing and wielding flames.

At the same time, a cold frost mist descended on the opposite side, instantly sweeping over the factory and freezing it.

A spectacle of different abilities and magic that freeze and burn the front and back of the satellite factory.

“The factory…!!”

“There wasn’t even a sign, how?!!”

The moment Stockton and Solshier’s faces contorted with unprecedented bewilderment.

Lenox slowly raised his magic power and nodded.

“Tatiana and Angel have arrived. Shall we start on this side too?”

The moment he realized that the location of the factory was an illusion, Lenox diverted Tatiana and entrusted her to Angel, who was following behind.

The moment he identified the location of the factory by erasing the mirage with a hot wind, Angel stormed into the factory with Tatiana. They began to destroy the satellite factory from the front and back.

From now on, what Lenox had to do was to tie up their feet while Angel and Tatiana searched for the satellite and rescued the spirits of the mages.

And if possible, to kill them cleanly on the spot.

Tuk!!

The moment he took a step forward, he drew up magic power from within his body.

Regardless of the amount of magic power itself, Lenox’s magic power, which had accelerated freely according to his will, exploded and crushed all directions.

An overwhelming output that made Stockton and Solshier, who had been distracted by the factory, flinch.

Before they could even properly recognize the sign, Lenox moved first.

Pajijijik!!

Unique lightning-type magic

Nature change emission manifestation

[Fluttering Lightning]

The fragments of current extending from his fingertips quickly bounced and penetrated between the superhumans.

A strike that narrowly pierced the gap between Stockton and Solshier and aimed for the head of Duren, who was standing behind them.

However, Solshier’s spear shaft intervened just before the electrode cleanly burst Duren’s head.

Kwaaang!!

“Kuh, damn it…!!”

Solshier’s voice, who had become a lightning rod and blocked the electrode instead of Duren, trembled faintly.

Just one magic. Even though he had only received it using a spear instead of his bare hands, his arm was tingling.

A sharp pain as if a knife was being stabbed between his nerves and cauterized.

Immediately after Solshier endured the pain and gritted his teeth to create distance, Duren chanted scorching heat magic and Stockton advanced.

Kwaaang!!

He slammed the greatsword burning with a blood-red glow into the ground and twisted it, and a crack that split under the ground covered Lenox.

The flames of the Soul Forging, surging beneath the crack, instantly grabbed Lenox’s feet and blazed.

[Base Lightning Pillar]

Kwaaang!!

A pillar of lightning that soared from under Lenox’s feet pushed the mage’s body up over the flames.

Immediately after Stockton’s greatsword, which barely touched the lightning beads, crossed and smashed the Base Lightning Pillar.

[Lightning Well]

[Chanting Lightning: Spear Creation]

A huge amount of lightning burst out from between the shattered pillars of lightning and began to flow down like a waterfall.

“Milo!!”

Solshier, who had forcibly drawn blood from his forearm to prevent cramps, belatedly joined the battle.

On the burning field of the area, the shadows of the three people crossed paths amidst the rain of falling lightning.

Kugwagwagwagwa!!!

The two soldiers wielded their spears and greatswords at a speed that was not even properly visible to the eye.

The speed was so fast that even the momentary movements of taking a stance seemed to be omitted and overlapped.

They avoided the falling lightning by a hair’s breadth, and even while their flesh and muscles were bursting from the shockwaves of the thunder, they did not stop their sword strikes.

[Crushing Slash]

[Flying Bone Destruction]

The small universes of Solshier and Stockton manifested simultaneously, each burning the flames of the Soul Forging in different ways and rotating.

The minds of physical ability users holding forbidden weapons were mixed up and exceeded their limits amidst the weapons of betrayal.

Swaeee-aee-aek!!

The illusion of the entire battlefield being dyed in a blood-red color and collapsing.

Flashing sword strikes and spear strikes tore through space and crossed, compressing the order and sequence.

At the same time, they mixed their weapons and minds in the same direction and space, yet it was a miracle that they did not collide or self-destruct.

However, Lenox also responded in the same way.

Creation-type unique magic: Spatial magic application

[Distorted Spear Chain]

[Secret Detachment Flash]

Kiiing!!

The manifestation of a powerful refraction phenomenon that seemed to manipulate space itself.

At the same time, he manifested the Eye of Possibility with his left eye and madly hammered lightning magic into the invisible space beyond.

Dududududu!!!

The light of thunder, rooted in his will, was sucked into the refracted space and intercepted and repelled the slashes that burst out almost simultaneously.

The figures of the three people crossed paths incessantly, and magic power and will were strangely bent and exploded.

The scorching heat magic that Duren desperately chanted from the rear added heat and flames to the battlefield.

Without any of the magical light emitted in between being wasted, it struck the vital points in a clear and concise manner, as if it were predetermined.

“Ugh…!!”

They used each other’s magic power and will like consumables and threw them away without hesitation.

Even the ultimate move they had created with all their heart and soul was just bait to buy a little time.

However, even if they hammered in countless practical experiences and strategies that they had accumulated for a long time on the central front to the limit.

They could not read the thoughts of the mage who was wielding hundreds of strands of magic power in front of them.

Rather, as time passed, it was as if the result was predetermined, and they were being toyed with as if all their movements and judgments were being read.

Solshier, who could not endure it, moved first.

“Milo, I’m going first…!!”

“No!!”

He could not last long with his right arm, which had been damaged by taking Lenox’s Fluttering Lightning instead.

In that case, he should make a move while the sensation in his arm was still alive.

The moment Solshier stepped over the defensive line that the three had desperately built up, and Stockton shouted.

[Spiral Lightning Kill]

Pajijik…!!

Solshier’s shadow was distorted as if it was being sucked into the reversed lightning.

“Hwaaaaak!!”

The fierce battle they had built up. The judgments they had desperately pondered.

All of that resistance and counterattack were rendered meaningless, and the spearman’s body, once within range, was torn apart under the mage’s will.

Eujijijik!!

The light of lightning, spirally wrapped around, stirred and tore apart the superhuman’s body in reverse.

And he threw away Solshier’s corpse, which had instantly lost nearly half of its body, like trash.

Thud!!

Solshier’s crushed body crashed into the half-collapsed amusement park ticket booth.

“Solshier…!!”

At the sight of his comrade’s tragically dead body, the veins that had risen on Stockton’s forehead swelled as if they would burst.

However, even though he gripped his greatsword so hard that the back of his hand was bursting, he could not move easily.

It was because he knew how unrealistic Solshier’s death, which had been executed in the blink of an eye, was.

‘Without using a domain or extreme magic, how…!!’

A great mage who had transcended the hierarchy and reached the non-existent eighth hierarchy.

However, Lenox did not even take out the most powerful cards given to those cursed monsters.

He had only overwhelmed the three of them in a pure close-quarters battle with only basic firepower and strategy.

He predicted the moment when the structure would change, using the aftermath of the first Fluttering Lightning as a cornerstone, and even killed Solshier, who had shown an opening, in one go.

He was able to unleash magic powerful enough to grind a level 7 physical ability user, yet he was meticulous in only detonating it at the moment when he could definitely kill.

There was no way they wouldn’t know what that attitude, which seemed to be thoroughly conserving power, was preparing for.

Lenox was fighting the executives and Yemju gathered here, but he was also preparing for the battle with Guihui, who had not yet arrived.

“Come on.”

The mage, with blood dripping from one hand, looked back at Stockton, who was tragically distorted, and Duren, who was having a seizure.

Lenox, having confirmed the scene of the factory burning and freezing above his head, nodded.

“I’ll crush you.”