How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 54

Episode 54

60. Black Magician’s Workshop Subjugation (5)

‘He said he was researching… it’s probably an incomplete specimen.’

In the original Volume 9, that giant’s power was much stronger.

Its durability and strength are the same as now, but it has a crucial difference.

‘Intelligence and magical abilities.’

That thing was a monster created by a black magician, yet it could engage in advanced conversation and even use magic.

So much so that the villain Alvanes in Volume 9 had to seal that giant’s cognitive abilities to control it.

Therefore, when it broke free from that control in the story, that giant troubled the protagonist more than any ordinary monster.

Its massive and sturdy body, combined with the amount of mana befitting its size, allowed it to unleash all sorts of magic, making it a true terror.

To put it in perspective, it’s like a battleship with arms and legs.

However, seeing that it was just roaring and engaging in melee combat, unlike the descriptions in the original work, I had a feeling.

That thing is still incomplete.

Clearly, this is an advantage gained because the timing is early.

‘Even Cruse was somewhat evenly matched against that complete monster in Volume 9.’

If that’s the case, she should overwhelm it now that it’s incomplete.

As expected.

So what if that thing has a powerful monster?

We have an even stronger magician! Yes!

And there were signs that a conclusion was drawing near.

“Everyone! Step back!”

Cruse’s mana surged, and a huge circle was drawn above its head.

She intends to finish it.

Undoubtedly, among the magic Cruse can use now, the one with the most power will be activated.

A rare 6th circle magic at this point.

‘The amount of mana I’m sensing is considerable.’

I looked up at it and nodded.

In terms of instantaneous firepower, at least in the current timeline, there are only a handful of people in the entire kingdom who can match her.

Finally, her magic was activated.

“Plasma Nova.”

Blue flames swelled up and engulfed it.

“Oh dear. The heat.”

If the power is this strong, the aftermath alone could be harmful to allies.

I tried to summon Undine to defend, but I realized that it was surprisingly harmless.

‘Did she adjust it?’

She meticulously paid attention to the range.

“…What kind of magic is that?”

“Is that really… is that young lady using it?”

While Mr. Soland and the mercenaries were mesmerized, the output of the flames intensified.

…I expected it, but the sheer force unfolding before my eyes made me feel a parched thirst.

‘If the 6th circle is this powerful, how much more advanced is the realm beyond that?’

Cruse Elfaman will become much stronger than she is now, as the original scenario progresses.

Naturally, strong individuals befitting her will crawl out into the world.

I will have to run like crazy to survive in such a world soon.

‘……Is that really the realm I have to catch up to someday?’

Can I do it?

The scene before my eyes is already daunting, and the path I have to take feels like the lowest level compared to even that.

I hesitated for a moment.

‘Okay. Let’s… think about that later.’

Let’s focus on what’s in front of me for now.

Anyway, we’ll win with this.

Cruse’s magic will surely be too much for that giant to handle.

At best, it’ll be on the verge of death.

If so, I’ll finish it off without giving it any more chances, then subdue that black magician to obtain the missing information and assets.

That way, I might find out why it’s different from the original.

‘It’s easy after all.’

Everything is going as planned.

That’s what I was thinking when it happened.

The message appeared before my eyes.

But the giant is still alive.

Yet it appeared.

At first, I lightly dismissed it, thinking that the influence was occurring because I defeated the giant.

What does that mean?

I couldn’t speak and froze in place.

I have a bad feeling about this.

‘Could it be that defeating that thing like this… is causing other influences?’

But what’s going to happen?

That’s why there was a blind spot.

I was distracted by the unexpected message, and the mercenaries and even Cruse were only focused on that giant.

That’s why we momentarily took our eyes off that damn black magician.

“You! You dare… my masterpiece… my masterpieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeece!”

At that moment. The black magician Pellomil let out a bizarre scream and raised his staff.

And shot black orbs indiscriminately.

It’s useless.

With that level of dark magic, he can’t interfere with Cruse’s magic.

In fact, the black magic orbs were engulfed and disappeared in the brilliantly scattering flames.

It’s a futile attempt.

He can’t turn it around.

However, there was an entity that thought differently from us.

That giant.

It was engulfed in Cruse’s fire magic and screaming.

-Uuuuuuuuuuuu…

Surely it was staring at the black magician.

Is it trying to ask its master for help?

If so, it’s useless.

However, what the giant did was something completely different.

“Masterpiece! Ugh!”

The black magician gasped.

The arm of the thing engulfed in flames is reaching out to him.

“…Wait. What is that thing doing now…?”

It was too late to realize the situation.

The giant’s hand grabbed the black magician.

“Kuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

He screams.

“What on earth is that giant doing…?”

Cruse also found it strange and hurriedly tried to increase the power of her magic to finish it off.

But it was faster for the giant to swallow and chew the black magician.

“Swallowed… him?”

“Did it eat its own master?!”

A moan mixed with fear flowed out at the unbelievable event.

The problem is why that thing took such an action.

Did it go crazy from the excessive attack? Or is it the result of running wild because its control was released?

‘…It shouldn’t have taken such an action in the original either.’

In the original, the black magician who led it was pierced to death by the protagonist’s sword.

After that, the situation worsened as the giant broke free from its control and ran wild on its own.

That’s the development in Volume 9.

But at that time, it only regained its intelligence and didn’t act so recklessly.

‘What happens if it eats its master?’

The result will soon appear.

Above all, I had a bad feeling.

I blinked.

The name of the thing that had not been visible until now was visible.

And a role I’ve never seen before.

It’s as if a change has occurred as if it has acquired that role now.

‘Ah. This isn’t good.’

It was too ominous.

-Guooooooo!

The monster’s roar becomes heavier and more ominous.

A change is occurring in that thing.

“…That monster’s power… is increasing.”

Cruse stared at the giant in astonishment.

“…Did it directly absorb the dark magic that the black magician had…? No way! What on earth is it imitating?!”

“I don’t know, but does that alone make a difference?”

“Even if it just absorbs dark magic, the increase can’t be that great. It’s possible to endure temporarily. But that monster… maybe…”

Cruse gritted her teeth and spoke the possibility she had come up with.

“What that monster has accepted is something more fundamental than that. If it’s the black magician’s circle…”

Any magician carves a circle in their heart and rotates it as a source.

Magicians use their mana, and black magicians use dark magic to draw circles.

Presumably, the black magician’s level is not very high.

I can only guess that it’s about 4 circles at best.

But what if that giant accepts it? If it imitates its master’s circle.

‘Wait. Could it be?’

In the first place, that giant used magic from the beginning in Volume 9.

Dark magic at that!

Kugung!

By the time I had thought that far, the ground was shaking.

When the giant stomped its feet, it was conveyed that a terrifying force was soaring along with the vibration.

The mercenaries, who couldn’t sense this, also realized that the situation was going strangely and began to fidget.

“…Eilon, magician lady. What’s going on now?”

“It’s the worst situation.”

“…I don’t think I have anything else to say.”

Cruse’s flames receded.

But it’s not because it burned everything.

The black mana light that the giant began to emit pushed back the flames and began to extinguish them.

-Goooooo… Ma…na.

The giant’s cry began to sound like some kind of babbling.

It’s not a meaningless groan.

Its eyes shine even more red.

-Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!

With a shout, its dark magic soared explosively.

The impact that blows in with the black wind sweeps through the entire space.

“Ugh!”

“Aaaaaaak!”

We are barely enduring being pushed back by that overwhelming mass.

“What was that just now…?”

“It just released dark magic! It’s probably learning how to control the unmanaged mana while releasing it!”

Cruse’s face turned pale as she grasped the situation.

“If so… then next…”

And a black circle is drawn around it, and the speed at which the darker mana ripples accelerates.

“…Magic?”

Cruse recognized it blankly and muttered.

It’s dangerous!

“Retreat!”

The moment I shouted, an enormous amount of black light poured directly towards us from that black circle.

‘…Can I endure it with fixation [a type of spatial magic]?’

The problem is that we can’t just stand still and take it.

It’s dangerous to touch that light.

It’s warning me instinctively.

“Damn it! Whether it works or not! Fixation!”

I used space control with all my might to block the space in front of me itself.

I used my ability with the determination to exhaust all my mana.

The black light was blocked for a moment by the wall I fixed.

“Kueeeeeeeeeeeuk!”

But it doesn’t last long.

How many seconds… no, it wouldn’t be strange if it was pierced right away.

Above all, I can’t do anything in this state.

Just blocking this for a moment makes it impossible to move a finger.

So, so!

“…Spiritist! Stay still!”

Fortunately, there is an ally here with more power than me.

Cruse quickly assessed the situation and slammed the floor with her staff.

“Mass Teleport!”

At the same time as her voice burst, the giant’s black light covered all directions, and at that moment our vision changed.

And Kuung! An explosion is heard from somewhere far away.

Listening to that sound, I couldn’t open my eyes properly for a moment and took the strength out of my body.

I didn’t have time to check whether I was alive or if I had failed.

* * *

Kuung!

Kuuung!

The shock wave heard from afar made me feel an unpleasant feeling of shaking slightly in my head.

What the hell is it?

Let me sleep, let me sleep!

Kuuuuung!

“…Damn it, it’s so noisy…”

As I was about to turn over while complaining, the events of a little while ago rushed into my head.

The encounter with the black magician, the battle with the monster he summoned, and the sudden change in the situation due to the monster’s abnormal behavior.

And…

“Ugh! This is a big deal!”

Now is not the time to be drowsy!

I tried to open my eyes quickly.

But my head is dizzy and my eyes are blurry.

I can’t speak because of the crazy fatigue.

It’s like being paralyzed by a nightmare.

Only after a few seconds did my consciousness barely return to its place, and I properly raised my body.

“Am I… alive?”

It seems I’m not dead.

Well, I’ve never died before, so I don’t know.

Apparently, this is still the black magician’s workshop, and the mercenaries are sitting around.

The mercenaries looked back at me as I got up and smiled brightly.

“Oh, Eilon. Are you awake? That’s a relief. I thought you were dead.”

“…What happened?”

The mercenaries hesitated, as if they were wondering how to explain my question.

“We barely used teleport to get out of there.”

Cruse, who had just returned, answered instead of them.

“We should say we were lucky. If we hadn’t dealt with it properly, we might have been annihilated as it was…”

Then she sighed.

“…Both you and I.”