Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 930

Whioooo!!!

The scene was a white sand desert where a chilling wind howled.

The goat-headed monster that had risen into the dark night sky slowly waved its hand.

The moment it stretched out its hand, as if commanding unseen forces in the air.

Hundreds of earth pillars that had sprung up from all directions began to rotate, enveloping and isolating the entire city.

Kukwakwakwakwa!!!!!

A majestic sight unfolded before everyone’s eyes, as if the heavens and earth were tilting in reverse and rotating, and the night sky was being flipped and covered.

This was Anathema’s apostle technique, which enveloped the entire satellite city of Etanok and confined it within a giant hemisphere of earth.

The 6th Apostle under the Gui-do Order, the Six Heavenly Calamities Anathema.

The air in the ritual site froze coldly at Anathema’s declaration, who proclaimed himself an apostle of the Order.

Even the transcendents who had been observing the clash between Lenok and Rage could not hide their agitation at the sight of Anathema, who had completed his apostle transformation.

Even Habek, who had maintained a detached attitude throughout, clicked his tongue slowly.

“Anathema… you are truly foolish. Has a proud exile finally become a tool of the Order?”

“To be the 6th Apostle, a manifestation of the Underworld God. This has become troublesome…”

The giant muttered in a slow tone, scratching his head with a troubled look.

Even the leader of the Mirror Divers only lowered his visor and muttered quietly.

[If he is the sixth apostle, is it a rebirth rather than a birth?]

“…”

For those who had been observing the situation, the judgment and knowledge they showed upon seeing the 6th Apostle was quite profound.

During the operation to shoot the Ascendant Gye Baek above the well, the last operation where Pandemonium and the Order joined hands.

Wasn’t the apostle who sacrificed his existence to bind the compendium and buy time the 6th Apostle?

The sixth position, which had been annihilated by the compendium’s hand and remained vacant, had been filled by Anathema this time.

Both the priestess Seina Naidri, who was with him in the well at that time, and the 6th Apostle, who sacrificed himself and disappeared at the end of his madness.

They were together again in this place after a long time.

Lenok smiled bitterly at the ironic fact and turned his back.

“Cough…”

Rage, who was clutching his wound and trembling while collapsed.

The fact that he was still alive even after being pierced through the carotid artery was proof of his superhuman vitality, but it wouldn’t last long.

The attack that Anathema had attempted on Rage was not a physical blow, but a spiritual strike to match the price of human sacrifice.

Since Rage’s blood itself was used as the final step in the apostle transformation, Rage, who paid the price, could not survive.

“Take off your helmet.”

However, Lenok nodded to her, knowing that fact.

“If you don’t want to die, do it now.”

“…”

Rage, who had been hesitating, released the safety device of the helmet with his cold, stiff hand.

His hand drooped without even being able to take off the motorcycle helmet completely.

When Lenok removed the helmet with magic, strands of light green hair flowed down from under the helmet.

An alien color that could not be found in the human race of the continent.

Lenok narrowed his eyes at the sight of the long ears peeking out from between the light green hair.

“…”

A demi-human. Moreover, it was a trace of a race that was only found outside the continent.

Was it closer to a natural racial tendency that he was unusually agile and fast?

His thoughts were brief, and Lenok placed his hand on Rage’s wound and drew upon the authority of the priest.

Kiiing…!!

A pale light purified Rage’s blood with the priestess’s authority, unseen by others.

By invalidating the offering, he was preventing Rage’s death, whose blood was used as an offering for Anathema.

Only by invalidating the offering before Rage died could he prevent Anathema’s perfect apostle transformation and weaken his power.

“It’s over.”

“Cough, cough…!!”

At the same time as Lenok removed his hand, Rage coughed up blood madly and twisted his whole body.

He coughed and shook his shoulders with a much more painful look than before, but he still seemed to have some life left in him.

Lenok, who had risen from his seat, smiled coldly and said.

“My business with you is over, so do as you please, whether you live or die.”

“…”

Rage, who could not say anything with his pale face, lowered his head.

Habek, who had been watching the scene with his arms crossed, said.

“The neural network near the 3rd cervical vertebra is completely gone. He knew from the beginning that there was a blind spot behind his neck.”

Even with his eyes closed, he was diagnosing Rage’s condition more accurately than anyone else.

He seemed to have already guessed the reason why Anathema was able to attack Rage.

“There is no room for excuses in that he targeted a hidden weakness. It’s a meaningless story now, but…”

“You knew that Anathema was not in a normal state, yet you speak so grandly.”

Lenok turned away from the fallen Rage and laughed.

“Do you want to defend this demi-human who was foolishly defeated now?”

“…The events during the civil war are so complexly intertwined that they cannot be explained by a single motive.”

Habek shook his head with a pitiful look.

“She has always felt a strong sense of kinship with Anathema. It’s a pity, but this may also be a cause and effect that was determined long ago.”

“…”

Habek’s answer was to draw a clear line regarding the right and wrong of Rage’s actions.

In fact, other attendees except Rage did not try to intervene, let alone protect Anathema.

Rather, as soon as they heard Lenok’s words, they seemed to understand and returned to being bystanders.

Judging from the fact that they accurately recognized the 6th Apostle’s abilities and origins, these people were not lacking in ability or judgment in the first place.

However, even with the situation of Anathema becoming an apostle before their eyes, they did not want to take the risk of moving first.

“I see why Peisha Griseburn hates you guys.”

Lenok sneered.

“That woman is a murderer who deserves to die on the street, but she is not the type to hesitate in her actions because she is trapped in the past. What are you trying to do now?”

“As I get older, my self-control gets worse. You will understand it too.”

Despite Lenok’s cold sneer, Habek stroked his sword scabbard and slowly drew it out.

“Once you start moving, it becomes difficult to stop. You realize that it is so easy to be swept away by impulse.”

Lenok was about to retort, but he stopped speaking at the eerie murderous intent emanating from Habek’s body.

Saaak…!!

A terrifying murderous intent that was uncontrolled and recklessly rubbed in all directions.

It was messy and violent, like that of an untrained beast, rather than a trained transcendent.

Click!!

The murderous intent disappeared as if washed away at the same time as he put the sword back in.

“Just like Onion and Azlan, we all have similar concerns.”

Habek smiled.

“The longer we endure beyond the hierarchy, the more we cannot move forward… the easier it is to become corrupted.”

“…”

Is it that even the good excuse of the law must be a justification for binding oneself?

After all, the giants of the light are not as mild or lenient bystanders as they seem.

They are just gray figures standing on a precarious borderline, to the point that they sympathize with Anathema’s betrayal and defection in the corner of their hearts.

Gooooooo!!!

A giant goat-headed monster rose above the night sky of the ritual site.

With its membranous wings spread wide, it stretched out its arms and pointed to the ground with its fingers.

With just that, the earth throughout Etanok vibrated violently and began to shake madly.

It was as if the terrain of the area was responding to Anathema’s presence alone, causing a geological upheaval.

“He is manipulating the earth with his will alone. It is an apostle technique given to an apostle.”

As soon as he saw the violently shaking ritual site, the transcendent giant spoke without hesitation.

A quick explanation as if he had already finished judging the apostle’s ability and output in his head.

“Judging by the fact that he is manipulating the very crust, it is an ability beyond the 8th level. The manipulation speed, range, and object detection ability are all monstrous.”

“How does it compare to innate abilities like superpowers?”

“Since it is based on human sacrifice, it is far superior to most abilities in terms of efficiency. Especially in terms of increasing the range of the technique, it is second to none.”

“…”

“For now, he has the area near the ritual site within his range, but it wouldn’t be difficult to expand the range itself. Above all…”

The giant looked back at the corpses of the flesh monsters scattered around the ritual site with a gloomy gaze.

“The food and drink for the 6th Apostle are already piled up like mountains all over the city.”

The flesh monsters that had invaded from all over the satellite city were the result of human sacrifice created by synthesizing living humans.

However, conversely, it meant that the existence of these flesh monsters themselves could be used again as materials for human sacrifice.

In the first place, the existence of these monsters was not to prevent or interfere with Anathema’s manifestation.

They were the offerings and materials themselves for Anathema, who had descended as an apostle.

“I see. All of these monsters that attacked Etanok…”

“Even if the power of one monster is low, it is a quantity that fills the satellite city. If all of these offerings are used as materials for the apostle technique-”

Habek lamented, and Lenok frowned and nodded.

“It wouldn’t be strange if the entire satellite city was within the range of the apostle technique.”

“That was the purpose in the first place.”

Bang!!

At that moment, Peisha and Gyulbaek appeared from different directions, breaking through the walls of the ritual site.

“What the hell is this bullshit!!”

His whole body was covered in blood, and he glared fiercely in all directions before turning his gaze sharply towards Lenok.

“Hey, wizard!! Explain!!”

“Half-Gong. It is a dangerous situation.”

Gyulbaek, who approached with a stiff expression, said.

“Since there was no one in the ritual site, I went around the satellite city to check the situation in other places…”

“Was there a battle going on outside the satellite city as well?”

Crode blinked silently.

“…Have you already heard about the situation?”

“As soon as Anathema saw me, he tried to kill me under the pretext of giving me his ability. That’s because I’m the only one who participated in the ritual and returned to the ritual site. Those who participated in the ritual with the magic circles divided are likely to have encountered other forces of the Order.”

“…”

“Anathema himself would not have been able to prepare the flesh monsters used as offerings, so it must be the work of an Order official who designed this whole thing. In the worst case, another apostle or a high-ranking priest equivalent to them may have stepped forward…”

“No, I don’t know what you’re talking about…”

Gyulbaek, who was holding his forehead with a troubled look, said.

“Anathema tried to kill you, and the magic circle itself was a trap? Then the apostle who appeared in the sky above the satellite city now is-”

“Armas von Anathema. It’s me.”

“…”

Lenok asked Peisha, leaving Gyulbaek, who had closed his mouth with a bewildered expression.

“What happened to that Executioner? Couldn’t you settle the score?”

“He ran away. I don’t think he ever intended to fight the Order’s apostle from the beginning.”

Peisha spat out as if he was unlucky, and the transcendent giant said.

“The Executioner’s ability is not bad against the Order. Their fanaticism does not follow the laws of the underworld even after death.”

“It’s fine if you don’t intend to intervene in the game. Let’s start by explaining the current situation.”

Lenok cut off the giant’s words and looked around with a cold gaze.

“Anathema, at the point of awakening as the 6th Apostle, enveloped and isolated the entire Etanok with an apostle technique. It must be to become a complete apostle by making the entire city an offering.”

Excluding the fallen Rage, there are six people gathered in this place now.

That is also the number excluding more than four extreme ability users, including Ollinik, Slane, and Kiriya, who are not here right now.

“The 6th Apostle is said to be a monster that serves the Underworld God and uses a technique to manipulate the earth, and he is said to have a strong monstrous power among the apostles. Judging from Anathema’s declaration, it seems that the position of the 6th Apostle has been vacant for a long time and has recently been filled.”

Lenok spoke quickly, looking at the 8th-level transcendents who were listening.

“Fortunately, the body that was summoned through the manifestation ritual is still a body that has not completed the apostle transformation process. It will take some time for Anathema’s body, who was born as a noble, to become a manifestation of the outer sea [a reference to an Outer God, a powerful entity beyond human comprehension].”

“…”

“A monster that uses dragon magic, innate abilities, and apostle techniques at the same time should have been born, but fortunately, we succeeded in neutralizing the innate abilities, so there is a chance of winning. If we do well, we can kill the newly born 6th Apostle right here.”

Lenok looked around at the ability users who were watching from all over the chaotic ritual site and asked.

“I intend to kill Anathema and prevent this situation from spreading to the Balkans. What about you guys?”

“…”

“Although he used an apostle technique, the barrier on the outskirts of the city is not that thick yet.”

Habek asked.

“You could try to escape, but why are you staying here and volunteering to fight?”

“Because I can only get his innate ability if I kill Anathema.”

Lenok answered without delay.

“I have some personal matters to take care of. I have no intention of going back without any gain after coming this far.”

Not only the deal with Oliviera, but there are still suspicions that have not been resolved in this meeting.

It would be a loss to let go of the clue to the innate ability here.

“Now that the meeting has turned out like this, it is necessary to resolve the situation as agreed with the city council, but…”

“From the beginning, what I had to do was decided.”

Habek trailed off, and Gyulbaek slammed his spear down hard and said.

“Of course, I will follow the Tower Lord’s will.”

“…”

Peisha was silent with a bug-chewed face, but she couldn’t say that she would drop out.

It must be because she promised to give Lenok a similar price in the deal with Oliviera.

“I have no intention of getting involved in dangerous things.”

The giant said, taking out another snack from his pocket and munching on it.

“It’s a loss even to deal with a contaminated mental network like an apostle. But I will cooperate if it’s just lending my ability for things other than combat.”

“Who is this pig that’s acting like this?”

“…”

Peisha, who shut the giant’s mouth with one word, looked around and said irritably.

“Blind old man. Old man from the Tu Ryon Gate. Half-dead elf. Is that it? Is there no one else?”

[…]

The leader of the Mirror Divers, who was standing near the ceiling of the ritual site, did not even answer Peisha’s sharp words.

Lenok turned his gaze to the giant.

“Transcendental. Go around the outskirts of the city with the Shie Geom Jong [a type of sword technique] and break the Bagua magic circle [an eight-sided symbol used in Taoist cosmology] and find an escape route.”

“Are you saying that knowing what my ability is?”

“More than that, are you saying that you’re taking the two of us out of the battlefield-”

“Peisha and Azlan will face Anathema with me.”

Lenok said, ignoring the giant and Habek’s questions.

“There’s no need to drag it out. One side breaks the Bagua magic circle to reduce Anathema’s power, and the other side faces Anathema and annihilates him.”

[The manifestation of the Underworld God is the most specialized apostle in group battles and defensive battles among the apostles.]

At that moment, Marcus Tranquiller opened his mouth.

He had turned his visor, which did not show his face, towards Lenok and was uttering a stiff mechanical sound.

[If it’s a fight to tie his feet and buy time to achieve his goal, no one will be able to catch up with him.]

“…”

[Don’t you think it’s a futile gamble to try with only two vanguard while your body is in tatters?]

It’s not wrong. In fact, the previous 6th Apostle was mad with madness and held the feet of an Ascendant of level 9 and bought time.

Although the compendium was not normal either, it is clear that the 6th Apostle’s apostle technique boasts such a vast scale.

Lenok chuckled.

“Then are you going to help us with this?”

“…”

“It’s meaningless to discuss the chances of winning while considering variables that cannot be expected.”

Lenok, ignoring Marcus who did not answer, turned to Peisha and said.

“At least I have the ability to predict the success of the task with only the cards I have at hand.”

“Damn it, wait a minute…”

Before Peisha could resist, feeling a terrifying sense of deja vu, Lenok relentlessly drew up his magic power.

Fzzzzzz!!

The blue lightning that shone brightly in his hand.

Just by witnessing the remnants of the attribute magic that had been drawn up by manipulating magic power, the faces of the others changed drastically.

Lenok relentlessly threw the lightning that had gathered in his hand towards Peisha.

“…!!”

“Don’t move.”

[Binding Chain Shatter (湊縛碎)]

The moment Peisha was about to turn her head while swearing, a sharp vortex of lightning settled above her crown.

[Remaining Lightning Body (余雷身)]

[Pillar Weather General (柱天氣將)]

[Four Fish Heart Madness (四漁心狂)]

Pajijijik!!!

The intense electrical signal flowing through the central nervous system stimulated and burned Peisha’s entire body.

Peisha’s eyes widened as if they were about to tear apart at the excruciating pain flowing down her spine.

“Kuh, aaaaack…!!!”

The shock was so intense that Peisha could not even scream and just opened her mouth wide.

The moment even the giant frowned at the sight of the electricity bursting out of Peisha’s throat, which was distorted like a demon, and flashing.

Pajik, pajik…!!

The lightning flowing through Peisha’s entire body rapidly stabilized and began to support her body.

“He has entered the stabilization process.”

“Haa, haa…!!”

“I made a similar augmentation magic following the principle of the spinal nerve stimulation activator that I injected into you last time.”

Tsuzuuuuz…!!!

Every time she breathed heavily while sweating profusely, a tingling lightning flowed out through her respiratory system and sweat pores.

It was a strange shape, as if the biological material existing in Peisha’s entire body had been transformed into an electric attribute.

“It’s a whole-body transformation (電身化) ability that forces the body to change its properties by flowing an electrical signal into the central nervous system and maintaining that state.”

Lenok nodded with a satisfied look.

“However, I didn’t consider the user’s stimulation threshold in the process of changing the body’s properties, so I was worried about what would happen if you died, but it worked well.”

“You, you son of a bitch…!!!!”

Peisha turned her head with an expression distorted by an indescribable amount of anger.

Every time she lost her composure, lightning burst out violently from her whole body, dyeing the surroundings in blue light.

“I almost died, you bastard!!!”

Kwaaang!!

The moment she swung her fist, her shoulder rotated explosively and accelerated.

Peisha’s arm moved at an invisible speed and shattered the corpse of the flesh monster behind Lenok.

“…!!”

The physical ability that had increased so clearly that even Peisha herself was momentarily startled.

Only then did the others’ expressions stiffen as they confirmed the true value of the augmentation magic that Lenok had just cast.

“…I can’t believe it.”

Habek muttered with an agitated look.

“You created an augmentation magic that could even boost the ability of an 8th-level extreme ability user on the spot?”

Augmentation magic is inherently greatly affected by the strength of power, so the higher the level of a transcendent, the less affected they are by such magic.

It is the same reason why curses and other debuff-type techniques do not easily work on high-level transcendents.

To solve this, not only the caster of the augmentation magic but also the augmentation magic itself must be a high-level spell created at the 8th level.

This is proof that Lenok created an augmentation technique equivalent to the 8th level on the spot.

“It’s almost like a superpower, except that the power is supplied by magic.”

While Habek was admiring the magic creation ability that transcended common sense, the transcendent giant said.

“Delivering attribute magic to the central nervous system to change the properties of the body is not a technique but an area of ability. How is this possible?”

“Well? Maybe it’s because the target I experimented with this augmentation magic on before was a transcendent.”

“…”

At Lenok’s nonchalant reply, a cold silence fell over the ritual site for a moment.

“The ability to cast augmentation magic on an 8th-level extreme ability user and succeed is amazing, but I can’t shake the thought that it’s reckless.”

The transcendent, who coughed awkwardly, asked.

“It’s a fight against the Order’s highest-ranking apostle. Moreover, he is a noble from the central city. Is that much preparation enough?”

“You don’t know what I’m about to do at all.”

Lenok laughed.

“Originally, a wizard is a being who is in charge of the rear in battle. Don’t you know what this means?”

“…”

Pajik, pajijijik!!!!

Lenok, who had two spears emitting intense magic power on his left and right, passed Habek and the giant and left the ritual site.

He stared at the true form of the giant apostle floating in the sky far away, and the pillars of earth that were swirling around it.

Lenok chuckled as he gazed at the upheaval of the ground that was raging throughout the satellite city.

“Even if it’s a high-ranking apostle, if there is this much power on the scene, the starting point for discussing the chances of winning will be different.”

Kuoohhh!!!

Lenok’s eyes flashed coldly as he looked at the true form of the apostle hidden behind the giant rings of earth.

“I’ll show you what kind of being a wizard is who has secured two useful vanguards, starting now.”