Genius Wizard Takes Medicine [EN]: Chapter 957

Forbidden Arts (13)

Area 49. The underground training room that Felix had personally prepared.

The presence of a high-ranking general of Dead Rise, conspicuously located in the outer district of the megacity.

A dangerous killer whom even Felix himself had never considered an ally for a single moment.

“How did you get here, Lady Grisburn… No, that’s not it.”

Felix, who had unconsciously started to gather his magic while reaching for his weapon, belatedly calmed his energy.

“That’s not something I should be curious about.”

Why was Phaisha Grisburn, who was reported dead, alive?

Why was she here, following Lenok’s orders to help Felix with his training?

Perhaps those were things that Felix shouldn’t know.

That’s probably why Lenok had secretly called Lady Grisburn to this secluded training room.

“Birdbrain, you’re more quick-witted than I thought.”

Phaisha, who had been watching him with a sullen expression, let out a cold laugh.

“That’s right. It’s not something you should be curious about.”

“……”

“Don’t ask anything. Don’t be curious. You just need to listen to this mage and-”

“Before building the Magic Tower, I captured Lady Grisburn and handed her over to Oliviera, but I recently retrieved her.”

Ignoring Phaisha’s outburst, Lenok explained.

“I thought she might be useful in many ways, and it seems I’ve found a place to use her sooner than expected.”

“Hmm…”

“Phaisha Grisburn was a level 8 physical combatant. A soldier who has experienced countless battles in the Central [referring to the central region of the world].”

Lenok said, pointing at Phaisha, who was making a distorted face.

“Moreover, she’s a foolish, intuitive type who ignores theory and relies on talent when learning martial arts.”

“Who are you calling foolish, you bastard!!”

“She could be a good teaching material to show you the senses you need in this training.”

“……”

Lenok completely ignored Phaisha, who was yelling in his ear, and continued his explanation.

Felix, who was speechless and kept looking back and forth between Lenok and Phaisha, eventually sighed with a complicated expression.

“You… as always, you always exceed my expectations. You even use someone like Lady Grisburn if you need to.”

“Conversely, it’s also because Phaisha Grisburn is that kind of person.”

Lenok nodded calmly.

“A heinous criminal who deserves to be used until she dies is quite a convenient existence, you see.”

“I understand what you mean. But…”

Felix hesitated before asking.

“Is it okay not to tell Tatiana?”

Phaisha Grisburn was the one who sacrificed Tatiana’s fellow mages to launch a satellite over Vulcan [a location or planet].

Naturally, the grudge between the two could not be resolved through conversation or agreement.

No matter how Phaisha Grisburn was handled, there was no guarantee that Tatiana would not harbor resentment.

Lenok, who was also aware of this fact, nodded readily.

“I’ve already talked to Tatiana. I needed her agreement to avoid any trouble with her, as she’s an important asset to the Tower.”

“Did she agree to bring Lady Grisburn into the Tower?”

“She also understands that there are situations where you can’t distinguish between friend and foe depending on the need.”

“……”

“I also intend to respect Tatiana’s wishes as much as possible.”

Lenok said, nodding towards Phaisha.

“At least, Phaisha Grisburn will not be treated comfortably inside my Magic Tower.”

“I see… I understand.”

Felix nodded slowly.

“You’ve gone to such lengths for this training, I shouldn’t hesitate.”

“That’s a ridiculous thing to say, birdbrain. Did you think you could refuse the Iron Wall’s [a nickname or title] words with your status?”

Phaisha mocked Felix.

She loosely held the spear, resting the blade on Felix’s shoulder.

Sarrrrng!

As the blade slid against Felix’s shoulder, a chilling cutting sound slowly echoed through the air.

Listening to the sound, Phaisha’s eyes gleamed.

“You do as you’re told, why so much talk? You’re the one who asked for this damn annoying training in the first place, right?”

“……”

“The Iron Wall seems to have a pretty good personality, unlike the rumors. If it were me, I would have torn your beak off the moment you talked back.”

Phaisha’s eyes narrowed as she looked at Felix’s beak.

“Well, pretending to care for your subordinates is one of the qualities of a superior. I failed to get promoted because I couldn’t do that.”

“Are you bragging about that now?”

Lenok asked, sounding dumbfounded.

However, Felix, on the contrary, seemed convinced by Phaisha’s harsh words and nodded firmly.

“That’s not wrong. It’s true that I’ve been relying on Ban’s abilities and nature.”

“……”

“From now on, I will forget all distractions and focus on training. Even if I die, I will definitely achieve results.”

“Easy to say. Who can’t talk big with their mouth?”

Phaisha smiled as she brought the blade near Felix’s neck.

“Prove it. Prove that you’ve reflected. Or I’ll kill you.”

“Lady Grisburn, you should also be careful not to get hurt.”

Felix slowly stepped back and lowered his stance, reaching out his hand.

As he grabbed the heavy hammer placed upside down between the thick barbells, a heavy magical power burst out from the entire body of the bird-headed giant.

“I will also do my best, thinking of you in your prime…!!”

“I’m always happy to beat up the lackey of Antares [a character or group].”

Phaisha cackled as she looked up at Felix, who was accelerating as if sliding while holding the hammer.

“Come on, eagle. I’ll flatten that beak of yours.”

* * *

“Come on, eagle. I’ll flatten that beak of yours.”

* * *

[Victor. I have two very good proposals, contact me if you’re interested.]

“……”

[I want to discuss the specifics in person. Especially the first proposal, it will be very helpful to you.]

A secret line that Hairea, a broker who manages various operations in Pandemonium [a location or organization], had directly connected to Lenok.

Lenok’s gaze deepened for a moment as he scrolled up and checked the date of the message.

‘Two days ago…’

Hairea was a cautious person, and she rarely added any special praise to most things.

If she said this much, it must be something that would be helpful to Victor’s identity.

The abilities of Victor that Hairea knew. There might be a price that could be used to enhance them.

However, Lenok’s worries were quickly washed away by the roar that erupted in front of him.

Thud!!

Crackkkkk!!!

The sound of iron shattering as the spear and hammer collided exploded.

Every time the bird-headed giant and the spear wielder moved in the middle of the training room, fierce sparks fell onto the barbells and dumbbells.

Bang!!

She blocked the attack by inserting the spear shaft like a toothpick between the floor and the hammer, and used Felix’s forearm as a lever to evade the hammer.

As she slammed the spear she was holding onto the floor, the spear blade, which had bounced off the wall and floor of the training room, rotated and aimed for the back of Felix’s neck.

Tatatang!

Felix, who had lowered his stance to avoid the spear blade aiming for his neck, moved forward and swung the hammer upwards, and the shockwave created by compressing the air struck Phaisha’s body.

However, Phaisha grabbed the spear that was rotating and flying from behind Felix, and split the exploding shockwave vertically.

Bbeoeoeong!!!

The shockwaves that had missed Phaisha on both sides became a strong wind and knocked down the weights and dumbbells hanging on the training room wall.

Phaisha, who was standing sideways with the spear hanging down, mocked Felix, who was swinging the hammer.

“You’re only doing that because you’re being half-hearted.”

It was clear that Felix was superior in terms of basic physique and power.

It was natural that Phaisha, who had been rolling around with her hierarchy broken and was just entering the recovery phase, was at a disadvantage.

Surprisingly, however, Phaisha was leading the fight against Felix by displaying terrifying martial arts.

She somehow deflected Felix’s strength by using the spear and her body as levers, and relentlessly targeted blind spots that he couldn’t even react to.

Phaisha was enduring by using power and weight that were not originally hers, in order to see the ‘magic power’ that Felix was drawing out with all his might.

Kaaakang!!

She inserted the spear shaft between the hammer faces and kicked it, causing the spear shaft to spin in the air.

The moment Felix narrowed the distance while gauging the rotation speed of the spear blade, Phaisha, who had grabbed the spear blade with her hand, stabbed the end of the spear shaft into Felix’s stomach.

Thud!!

The end of the spear shaft pressed deeply into Felix’s stomach, showing its shape all the way to his back.

A sharp pain that cut off the internal muscles and flank nerves without piercing the flesh.

However, Phaisha’s palm, which had grabbed the spear blade with her bare hand, was also cut and soaked in blood.

The moment Felix’s eyebrows, which had been firm throughout, twitched, Phaisha tilted her head and whispered.

“Do it with the intention to kill. What are you hesitating for?”

“……”

“If I were you, I would have crushed my head a long time ago, Antares is also a has-been. ”

Phaisha smiled, shaking off her arm that was dripping with blood.

“This kind of dull beast is not even useful as a pet.”

Thud!!

At that moment, a black magical power exploded from Felix’s body with a sound as if something was breaking.

A sinister and bizarre magical power that surged like ink, yet gnawed at Felix’s body like a demon.

The magic of the 9th level Ascendant, the Arrival, was revived and burst out from within Felix’s body.

[Oooooooo!!!!]

The moment Felix’s voice turned into a bizarre, mixed-gender chant, the magical power of the Arrival covered his arm, and he struck Phaisha at an invisible speed.

“Yeah, that’s it, you bastard!!”

At the same time, Phaisha shouted and received Felix’s fist head-on.

Jjeoeoeoeong!!!

An illusion as if the air was cracking.

The blood vessels in Phaisha’s arm burst and scattered blood as she received Felix’s punch with her bare hand.

“Is this the berserker’s magic that they said was crazy?”

However, despite the pain flowing through her arm, Phaisha smiled and grabbed Felix’s thick palm.

The moment she scraped off the black, distorted magic particles from his fingertips, as if stealing the magic of the Arrival flowing through Felix’s entire body.

“Bring it. Let me try using it.”

[……!!!]

Felix screamed and kicked her away, and Phaisha’s body was slammed into the wall of the training room.

Kwaaaang!!!

Gooooooo!!!!

[…….]

The bird-headed giant’s figure, covered in the magic of the Arrival, was submerged as if in ink.

It was more powerful than before, and exuded a sinister aura.

Lenok, who had been watching with his arms crossed, asked Phaisha, who was hanging on the wall of the training room.

“How is it?”

“It’s just dirty and unpleasant. Is this the magic of an Ascendant?”

Phaisha spat out blood-mixed saliva and tilted her head.

The magic of the Arrival that Felix had unleashed was sticking to her bloodied arm as if it was contaminated.

Zzzzzzz…!!

A nasty berserker’s magic that seemed to be gnawing at her body, melting and corroding her flesh.

Phaisha frowned and shook her head.

“It feels like I’m being eaten away. It’s not enough to get a feel for handling this in one go.”

“I didn’t expect it to end in one go.”

[Ugh…!!]

Felix’s face, his entire body dyed black, was distorted with pain and murderous intent, making it impossible to tell what emotions he was showing.

He seemed to be maintaining his reason, but on the contrary, he seemed to be having extreme difficulty controlling his body.

Thud!!

Just by lightly lowering his hand, the barbell that was rolling under his feet turned into dust and evaporated.

A monstrous power that could generate a massive shock and heat enough to evaporate a lump of iron with a single gesture.

Felix raised his trembling hand and pointed it at Phaisha.

[Ban. Dodge. As it is now…!!]

“Hey, mage.”

Phaisha said with a nonchalant expression.

“I’ll die if I get hit by that. What are you going to do?”

“Why are you asking me that? Die.”

“……”

Lenok, who smiled at Phaisha’s distorted expression, put his hand inside his coat.

“I’d like to do that, but I need to clean up the mess for now.”

[Oooooooo!!!]

Felix clenched his fists, lowered his stance, and leaped forward at an incredible speed.

Bbeoeoeong!!

Felix’s figure accelerated across the training room at supersonic speed.

However, Lenok walked towards the charging Felix and reached out his hand.

Kiiing!!

The moment Lenok’s and Felix’s shadows overlapped at an invisible speed.

At the same time as a strange light flashed in the air, Felix’s massive body was thrown diagonally and slammed into the corner of the training room.

Kwaaaaaang!!

The ceiling and floor shook as if there was an earthquake as the bird-headed giant’s body, weighing hundreds of kilograms, rolled around the training room.

In the center of the wildly shaking training room, Lenok calmly turned around and dusted off his hands.

While Phaisha was glaring at Lenok with a disgusted look, Lenok, who was touching his wrist, said.

“It’s over. Bring him here.”

“This bastard, daring to use someone as a porter…”

While grumbling, she dragged Felix’s feet and threw him in front of Lenok.

The moment she turned over Felix’s body, which was upside down, and revealed his face.

Phaisha realized that the feather Lenok was holding was stuck on Felix’s forehead.

“…That guy isn’t even a physical combatant, but he’s annoyingly good at fighting.”

Phaisha, who was looking at the feather with a strange expression, asked.

“You didn’t use any spells, how did you beat that guy and make him docile?”

The moment Felix and Lenok collided was a split second.

However, Lenok not only received Felix’s charge without using magic, but also suppressed the magic of the Arrival.