Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 891

A massive spear of fire, as if piercing through the lower levels of the Magic Tower, slammed down. And on the tip of the spear, stood a stoic-faced mage, looking down at the tower. His hair, fluttering with explosive flames like wings, was dyed red.

“Evan…!!”

As Lapis called out to Lenok and turned her head, a fireball that fell from above exploded, blocking her view.

KWA-BOOM!!

Tatianna, who was standing on the rooftop making hand seals, glared at Lenok with a sharp gaze and said,

“You dare to enter the tower’s territory alone, yet you’re so brazen.”

“……”

Lenok didn’t respond to Tatianna’s words. He simply turned his gaze and looked at her standing on the rooftop. That alone made Tatianna feel a chill down her neck, even in this heat.

‘I can’t see the bottom. It’s an absurd amount of magical power…’

Even with her magical power detection at full capacity, focusing on him at this close range, she couldn’t see his limit. It was like putting her hand in a flowing stream, where instead of touching the bottom, she felt like she would be sucked in. A Saint-level mage who had completed his ascension. Even Tatianna, who had faced countless monsters on the central front, hadn’t felt this way in a long time.

‘His maximum magical power alone might be more than half of mine. The rumor that he grew his power by using this city as firewood wasn’t a lie.’

Tatianna, being a fire mage herself, understood exactly how Evan had been augmenting his magical power. Fire-type spells are fundamentally confirmation bias spells that amplify power and scale through the overlapping of formulas. Even if it takes some time to ignite and preheat, it has a high ceiling that overwhelms other spells in terms of range and scale. However, that is only possible when the caster can control the augmented will and magical power. Fire magic that begins to grow on its own becomes a flame that uses even the caster as firewood. If control is lost even slightly in the three aspects of will, magical power, and spell, it wouldn’t be strange to be devoured by the flames they themselves raised. Did this mage succeed in turning everything he burned while traversing the dark side of the city into his own power?

“I have one question.”

At that moment, Jenny looked down at Lenok from the edge of the tower’s outer wall and asked.

“What criteria do you use when engaging in battle?”

“……”

“I don’t know everything you’ve done in this city, but there’s something fishy about it. You’re acting extremely aggressively as if you’ve planned it, but the detailed decisions are a series of enigmas.”

Jenny’s low voice echoed over the quiet courtyard of the tower.

“If you were purely born with monstrous talent, you wouldn’t need to come this far. The secret of your power lies there, doesn’t it? For example-”

Jenny’s eyes flashed sharply.

“You’re deliberately imitating what Ban did in this city.”

“……That’s an interesting idea.”

Lenok couldn’t help but laugh at Jenny’s sharp observation. Lenok’s series of actions in this city under the name of Evan Martinez. Most people were blinded by his overwhelming record and didn’t consider the blind spots, but Jenny had pointed them out the moment she first saw Evan. It was far from the reason Lenok was fundamentally pursuing, but it wasn’t entirely wrong either.

Kugugugu!!

With the fiery wings fluttering wildly in his hand, Lenok’s body slowly rose upward.

“I wouldn’t mind explaining what I’m doing, but…”

Lenok nodded and twisted his hand.

“Everything has a priority.”

Kagak!

The two wings twisted their direction, and in the instant they spewed out a breath of fire from the impact, Lenok and Lapis’s figures accelerated at an incredible speed and soared.

“Grab him!!”

Milla shouted and immediately jumped off the outer wall and sprinted. Milla, stepping on the structures on the ground and leaping, accelerated as if bouncing off her own body to catch up with Lenok. Using the shockwave created by her superpower as a stepping stone, she spun around, avoiding the swirling flames, and extended the barrel of her shotgun.

[Fire Construction]

She collided head-on with the flames that erupted from Lenok’s fingertips as he turned his body. The intersection of magical power and mental strength. The shock distorted the world, and her balance was instantly broken. The flames, compressed to the limit, plunged down like an explosion, slamming Milla’s figure into the ground.

KWA-AAANG!!

“…!!!”

Even though she was lucky enough to fall onto a tent in the courtyard, the impact was so heavy that she couldn’t breathe for a moment. Did she hit him properly? Did her superpower activate in time? She couldn’t remember the moment of impact, feeling powerless as if she was being crushed by force in every aspect. While everyone paused at the sight of Milla, who had particularly keen combat senses, being overwhelmed,

“Kuh…!!!”

“Try to follow me if you can.”

KWA-AA-AA!!

Lenok, accelerating with a long, trailing jet of fire like a rocket, looked down at the ground and laughed.

“Even if you don’t rush, I plan to show everyone the final outcome.”

* * *

The flames, sprayed out for over ten meters, swirled and flickered like wings. It reminded her of the time when she was being chased in the abandoned hotel and escaped by clinging to Lenok’s fire wings. But the fire wings that were now spread out were moving much more smoothly and flexibly than Lapis remembered.

Chrararak!!

They fluttered softly like the wings of a living creature, yet they powerfully pushed the two figures upward with explosive force. The heat emitted as the flames burned peeled away the air resistance that accompanied the acceleration process. The swept wings, rotating more gracefully than Patisha’s wings and increasing speed, quickly escaped the 49th district.

“Evan…!!”

“Wait.”

At Lapis’s words, who was clinging to Lenok’s shoulder, he glanced down and immediately changed direction.

“This is far enough.”

Kkiiik!!

Lenok, realizing they were outside the district, retracted his wings and landed with Lapis. The boundary line near the 50th district, located at the outermost edge of the 49th district.

“E, Evan Martinez!!!”

Those who were stationed at the border, watching the situation, all recoiled in horror. Reporters and journalists who were reporting on the clash near the Magic Tower, brokers who bought and sold all kinds of information. Mercenaries and freelancers who were waiting for any opportunity to make money. And even the executives of various organizations who had come to observe the situation. They all stared wide-eyed at Lapis, who had descended while clinging to Lenok’s arm.

“It’s, it’s really him!! He’s with the Lighthouse Keeper!!”

“Did he attack the Magic Tower and rescue its owner…!!”

“He’s crazy, does he really intend to make an enemy of the Iron Fortress!!!”

Ignoring the shouts of the people, Lenok clenched his fist, compressed the flames, and muttered.

“I shouldn’t use it anymore. From here to the fortress, we’ll have to break through directly.”

“If it’s a matter of magical power, I can help you, Evan-”

“It’s not a matter of magical power, but of power.”

Lenok shook his head at Lapis’s words as she quickly began to walk beside him.

“The amplification rate of the output has become too high. There’s no guarantee that we’ll arrive safely at the fortress if I can’t control the acceleration.”

“That’s…”

Lapis looked startled. Lapis, who immediately understood what Lenok was saying, mumbled blankly.

“……Since the bounty was placed, you haven’t released the spell even once.”

Due to the incidents with the Drug King and the Infinite Labyrinth, Lapis also knew what kind of spell fire magic was. An attribute magic with the characteristic of fire, which increases its power and potency the more it is used. And Evan Martinez was a human with greater capabilities than any mage Lapis knew. What did it mean that the amplification rate had become so large that even Evan had difficulty controlling the spell? It was proof that since the bounty was placed and Lapis was kidnapped, he had been wielding the flames without ever extinguishing them.

“Don’t worry.”

Lenok said, patting Lapis’s shoulder as she lowered her head with a troubled expression.

“All the preparations are complete. All that’s left is to draw them into a field that’s advantageous to us and settle things.”

“……”

“It’s fortunate that we can make it in time. If we just fulfill the conditions for the ritual at the sanctuary-”

At that moment, Lapis spoke with her head lowered.

“Do we… really have to fight?”

“What?”

Lapis’s expression, hidden behind her dark hair, wasn’t clearly visible to Lenok. Lapis, who had slightly clenched her fist, quietly followed behind Lenok with her head lowered and mumbled.

“You still have things to do in this city, Evan.”

“……”

“Do you really have to fight that mage?”

Only then did Lenok understand Lapis’s words and stop walking. He realized that Lapis was talking about Evan Bailon, whom she had never directly mentioned before. The fact that Lenok, who was helping the Watcher, was Evan Bailon, a researcher working at the Lavatenon Magic University. The identity of the researcher who published papers on magic theory, including common magic. Lapis had known this fact since she first met Lenok, yet she had hardly ever mentioned it. But at this moment, as they were heading towards the end of the situation, Lapis was worried about Evan Bailon’s identity and had spoken with difficulty. If Evan and the Iron Fortress, who had been cooperating with each other through the Magic Tower, were to fall out because of this incident-

“……”

No, that wasn’t it. Being worried about Evan’s dual identity was just a formality. Through this question, Lapis wanted to confirm something from Lenok. Not just an answer to the question she was superficially asking, but something more. About a secret that Lenok had never directly told her, but that clearly had room to exist.

“Lapis.”

He slightly lowered his head and met Lapis’s gaze. People all around were exchanging information and recording something while looking at Lenok and Lapis. The loud engine sounds of vehicles and airships echoing from afar. But even while recognizing the rapidly changing situation, Lenok didn’t rush and calmly opened his mouth.

“What I’m trying to settle isn’t limited to a fight. That’s just a process.”

“A process, you say…?”

“The crack in the outer sea that exists in the Hexagonal Fortress. With its current size, we won’t be able to properly conduct the ritual.”

Lenok said, taking out a fire stone from his pocket.

“We need to stimulate the crack and expand it to be closer to a [door]. For that, we’ll need a very intense collision of magical power that surpasses the limits.”

“……That’s.”

He knew what all the superhumans in this city were waiting for. He also understood what kind of fight Lapis wanted to stop. But if all of this was just a play to deceive the eyes of others, Lenok wouldn’t have even started this plan. In the first place, he had set up a stage that was too extravagant and grand to start for that reason alone. The long-awaited fight shouldn’t be an end in itself, but a process to move forward.

“I know you have questions for me.”

Lenok smiled as he stroked Lapis’s head.

“But I won’t answer them. It’s not a very important issue for me.”

“……”

“But if you really want to know, then earn the qualifications and see for yourself. If you can see it, then I can show it to you.”

Lenok, who slowly rose from his spot, turned to look at the flow of magical power rushing towards Lapis’s back and said,

“Just like the Heavenly Eye of the past did to me.”

“……You’re being cruel.”

Lapis gave a bitter smile.

“You know what kind of ending I want through the ritual, yet you say that?”

“……”

“You know how much I owe you, Evan…”

Lenok didn’t answer those words. He only began to make hand seals while looking back at the mercenaries driving armored vehicles from afar.

“Okay. I’ll do it.”

Lapis, who had been silently watching Lenok’s back, slowly nodded.

“At the boundary of the world… I’ll perform the ritual and meet my grandmother.”

“Good.”

The moment Lenok slowly nodded and began to draw up his magical power. Two celestial bodies, rotating brilliantly behind the mage, simultaneously revealed themselves.

“Release start.”

KUOOO!!

Two fire cores, each burning with different colors as flames, wrapped in a barrier magic circle like a ring. In the instant that magical power pierced through the two celestial bodies rotating in orbit around Lenok. The magical power exploded on the spot, devouring the caster’s will and beginning to grow.

“Summoning Magic.”

Fire-type unique magic

Property Change Amplification Extreme

Red Star Realm: Solar Zenith

Second Star: Bow

[Vermilion Fruit Divine Wheel]

[Fire Breathing Steel Turtle]

Hwaruk!!

The flames that erupted from the mage’s body swelled in thickness like a divine tree of fire and stood tall. Thick arms and legs protruded from the base of the pillar of fire, supporting the ground, and a curved ceiling like an umbrella turned into a solid shell. The wooden-like arms and legs slammed down on the burning shell, trampling and smashing the surrounding area. The turtle’s head, which appeared last, opened its mouth wide and let out a powerful roar.

[UWOOOO!!!]

KUNG! KUNG! KUNG!!

With every breath, roar, and step, it burned its entire body with a desolate flame. Every time the giant summon, measuring 10 meters in length, stomped its feet on the road, everything around it burned, emitting acrid smoke.

“A, a turtle?!”

While Lapis was looking up at the fire turtle with a bewildered expression that made her determined face seem pale,

KUNG, KUNG!!

The summon, without regard for Lenok and Lapis who had summoned it, began to walk with a confident gait as soon as it appeared. Lenok quickly climbed onto the turtle’s shell and extended his hand to Lapis.

“Come on up. We’ll ride this guy to the fortress.”

Lapis, who belatedly regained her senses, grabbed Lenok’s hand and barely climbed onto the edge of the shell. Lapis, who was looking down at the receding distance from the shell with a dazed expression, asked.

“W, won’t it be too slow to get to the fortress?”

There are exceptions everywhere, but most summons have characteristics and abilities that match their appearance. A summon in the shape of a turtle might have good durability or toughness, but it was unlikely to be specialized in mobility. If they rode this to the fortress, they might be caught by the pursuers who would soon follow.

“Everything becomes meaningless in the face of overwhelming power.”

But even after hearing Lapis’s words, Lenok smiled with a confident expression.

“Don’t worry. Only those who lack magical power have to struggle with their minds.”

“That, it feels like the order is reversed- Kyaaak!!”

Shells and bullets that were aimed at Lenok and Lapis rained down on the turtle’s shell.

DUDUDUDU!!!

But far from piercing the shell, the bullets melted away in an instant from the flames that erupted like lava from between the shell. Like a living volcano, it constantly spewed flames from its back, raising a huge curtain of fire above its head.

“Hey, you crazy bastard!!”

BUAAANG!!

Milla, who was riding on a small bike, had already approached the summon and shouted at Lenok.

“What are you doing summoning such a ridiculously large summon!! Are you planning to burn down the entire 49th district!!”

“That’s not my problem.”

Lenok replied leisurely.

“Who knows? If we destroy everything, maybe it’ll be good for redevelopment later?”

“Damn it, so that’s how you’re going to play it?!”

She tucked her shotgun into her waist and shouldered a bazooka on one shoulder. She stepped on the bike’s handlebars with one foot, adjusted the direction, leaned back, and quickly loaded a missile.

Click!!

Before they could even be captivated by her agile and flexible movements, she suddenly aimed the muzzle and pulled the trigger.

BBOO-OONG!!

The missile that accurately hit the turtle’s side exploded violently. It created a powerful shockwave on the spot, shaking the summon’s body sideways.

[UWOOOO!!]

The fire turtle roared with a displeased expression and shook its body, and Milla burst into laughter with a triumphant expression.

“Khehehet!! How’s that!! If you attack the belly instead of the shell, you’ll be helpless, right?!!”

“……”

Click!!

Milla, who had immediately received another missile from the armored vehicle following behind, finished loading and aimed at the belly. In her crazed eyes, there was an undisguised joy.

“I’ll keep stabbing your belly like this and flip you over completely!!”

“That’s a funny thing to say.”

Hwaruruk!!

Lenok, who left afterimages as if wielding a brush in the air with fire on his fingertips, said.

“Do you think I’ll just stand by and watch?”

“Well. That remains to be seen.”

Huuk!!

A bird-headed giant, clutching a hammer in both hands, fell from tens of meters above. Felix, accurately gauging the distance in the midst of the hot gusts of wind, landed on the shell.

KWA-AAANG!!!

The impact violently shook the turtle’s shell, but Lenok’s expression didn’t change.

“A long time ago, we fought together like this.”

Felix muttered.

“It brings back a lot of old memories.”

“……Wait a minute.”

Rather, Lapis’s expression, who was holding onto the shaking shell behind him, stiffened.

“The fact that all the mercenaries of the Magic Tower have left their posts, could it be…!!”

The core forces that should have been stationed in the tower’s territory, guarding the related facilities. What did it mean that even powerful figures like Felix and Tatianna had rushed out at the same time? It meant that a very powerful force had returned to the Magic Tower at this point, enough to not worry about the safety of the tower. And that was, surely-

“It wasn’t just you who wasn’t late.”

Felix slowly tilted his head and stared at Lapis with his hollow eyes.

“He has returned.”

PAZZZZZZZZZ…!!!

Blue lightning surged through the cloudy sky, and then accurately struck the top of the towering Magic Tower.

KWA-AA-AA-ANG!!

Amidst the fragments of lightning that scattered with a dazzling glow, a mage wearing a black coat stood up. “…!!!” In one hand, he held a long metal rod that looked like a lightning rod, like a wand artifact. Following the mage’s gestures, dozens of bolts of lightning followed and bent in the cloudy sky, creating a thunderous roar.

KU-GWA-GWA-GWA-GWA!!!

“That’s…”

His graceful gestures seemed to be guiding the intersecting lightning from the sky, using the lightning rod in his hand as a baton. Each time, the intense lightning that struck the top of the tower dyed the tower’s structure in blue, adding color.

PA-JI-JIK!!

The lightning strikes seemed to be charging the Magic Tower that had risen in the 49th district, as if giving it an attribute. At the overwhelming and bizarre actions of the mage, everyone was speechless and tilted their heads.

“……”

The sight of Evan, who was riding on the back of the turtle, and the Iron Fortress, who had climbed to the top of the tower, staring at each other, was reflected in Lapis’s eyes.