Surviving As A Mage In A Magic Academy [EN]: Chapter 437

In truth, even summoning two familiars was already pushing the limits. What kind of strain was he putting on himself, looking like such a young wizard?

Besides, it was right after he’d summoned a ridiculous amount of lightning. It was hard to believe he had so much magic left.

But now, with a griffin appearing, Park Deok-gul’s patience had finally run out.

“I’ll kill you!”

As a crimson aura, filled with anger, turned into a sharp sword, Lee Han shouted to Phoneg:

“Fall back, Phoneg!”

The opponent’s swordsmanship was dangerous. It seemed as good as Jang Clepe’s. If he got a lucky hit, even a griffin could lose its head.

Sharkhan and the skeleton warrior Godanalteus charged forward, not caring about getting hurt.

“Godanalteus, I’m counting on you!”

“What, who…!”

Crack!

Even in his panic, Park Deok-gul accurately pierced the skeleton warrior with his aura.

The swordsman’s aura, made strong through hard training, was like a spear that could pierce anything.

It pierced through a reinforced skeleton made of many layers of bone, shield and all. Lee Han was surprised by the power.

‘What is that…!’

But Park Deok-gul hadn’t expected something either.

Park Deok-gul’s eyes widened as the skeleton warrior grabbed onto him and wouldn’t let go, even though it was taking damage.

How many layers of bone armor were there? It was withstanding the aura without breaking apart right away.

“What is this…!”

Taking advantage of the opening, Sharkhan bit down on Park Deok-gul’s ankle, making a fierce noise.

Park Deok-gul cursed and tried to kick Sharkhan away, but Sharkhan quickly retreated.

“Hah, hah…”

The skeleton warrior broke apart after a while. Park Deok-gul moved away from it quickly.

The real attack of a black wizard began after his summoned creatures were gone.

Even the bodies of the summoned creatures had to be treated carefully.

However, despite his caution, an explosion occurred on Park Deok-gul’s coat.

Boom!

Park Deok-gul quickly used his magic to protect his muscles, but he couldn’t completely stop the impact.

“What… bloody…???”

Park Deok-gul couldn’t understand.

He had moved away from the summoned creature’s body, so how could such a big explosion happen?

At most, only bone fragments should have been on him…

‘At least that’s fortunate.’

Lee Han felt relieved.

If the opponent had stayed close, he couldn’t have used it because of the explosion, but now that he had gotten rid of the bone fragments, it was easier to use.

Because even if it exploded, there was a limit!

Of course, even then, its power was still surprising…

Park Deok-gul saw the wizard’s arrogant face.

It was as if he was saying, ‘I still have many things hidden.’

‘…This won’t do.’

Park Deok-gul stopped paying attention to Sharkhan and the griffin.

The wizard’s summoned creatures were a threat, but he couldn’t defeat the wizard while also dealing with them.

He had to escape from the wizard’s control.

Park Deok-gul took a deep breath.

The crimson aura became darker, and his anger burned stronger.

He planned to attack the wizard directly, even if it meant getting hurt.

‘Damn it.’

Lee Han clicked his tongue.

The situation was getting worse.

He thought the enemies would retreat if they were blocked this much…

‘Why aren’t they retreating?’

Most of his plans had been stopped, hadn’t they?

Wouldn’t they usually retreat at this point?

‘Are they that angry at the knights? Did the knights of the Beechwood Order imprison them while insulting their parents or something?’

Lee Han didn’t realize that he had pushed the enemies too hard.

Having suffered this much, they couldn’t retreat easily. With a wizard like this, there was no telling what traps he might have set up in case they retreated.

The only way for Park Deok-gul to win was to cut off the wizard’s head. That was the only option left.

“…Go ahead and try.”

“?”

“Why? What are you waiting for?”

Park Deok-gul spoke to Lee Han.

He wanted to test the opponent and confuse him. What traps had the wizard left behind?

‘There aren’t any left?’

Lee Han was surprised.

He had used up all his summoned creatures, and now it was just a battle of strength. He planned to use illusion and invisibility magic as soon as the opponent charged, then attack with a lot of magic.

He was worried about having enough time, since the opponent was a swordsman who could use aura, but he had no choice.

‘Wait. No.’

Lee Han decided to play along with the opponent’s misunderstanding. He would buy time.

“I’m waiting for you to charge.”

“Indeed…”

Park Deok-gul glared at Lee Han.

“There must be a magic circle on the floor.”

Magic that activated an invisible magic circle when someone stepped on the floor was often used for defense.

Lee Han nodded.

“That’s right.”

“On the ceiling too.”

“That’s right.”

“On the walls as well.”

“That’s right.”

“……”

Park Deok-gul was confused.

He was even more confused because the wizard seemed to be telling the truth.

What is it?

‘No, no, I almost got tricked by the wizard again.’

Park Deok-gul lowered his pride.

He had to admit that the wizard was always one step ahead. It was humiliating to be outsmarted by such a young wizard, but he had no choice.

He had been completely played by the wizard until now.

‘I’ll kill him!’

At that moment, a dagger flew from behind Park Deok-gul. He sensed it and quickly dodged.

“What… was this it! Ha!”

Park Deok-gul shouted as if he had finally realized something.

The White Tiger Tower students who had been fighting with the knights had come to help Lee Han.

“No…”

Lee Han was flustered.

Why are you guys coming??

“I told you to fight with the knights!”

“You’re not good at acting!”

Park Deok-gul sneered.

Seeing how flustered Lee Han was made him even more certain that these young knights were the wizard’s hidden card.

“Let’s see what you’ve got!”

Angara aimed his short bow.

His skill was okay, but to a skilled swordsman like Park Deok-gul, it wasn’t that impressive.

‘What is it? Don’t let your guard down. A trap…’

Park Deok-gul didn’t pay much attention, but then he felt a strong magic power from the short bow.

Whoosh!

“!”

The arrow passed by with a chilling sound. If it hit him, he would be in trouble.

‘As expected!’

“Hey! It’s hard to control because of the power…”

“Endure it! You have no choice but to adapt!”

‘Was that magic cast by that wizard!?’

Park Deok-gul was curious. How many of the magic spells had been cast by the wizard?

Clang!

A potion bottle flew over. It was thrown by Bartrec. It was definitely poison.

Park Deok-gul had to stop his attack and knock away the potion bottle.

‘It doesn’t seem that strong. Did I block it for nothing? No. It’s a trap set by that wizard!’

‘His movements have stopped.’

Lee Han grabbed his staff and finished the spell.

To be honest, the attacks from the White Tiger Tower friends weren’t that great, but Park Deok-gul wasted time being too careful.

That gave Lee Han another chance.

Bzzzzzt!

“Kugh!”

A thicker bolt of lightning flew through the tent, burning it, and Park Deok-gul dodged.

‘That bastard is keeping his distance!’

The wizard didn’t expect to hit him in one shot and kept attacking. As he dodged, the distance between them grew.

That was unusual for wizards. They usually tried to hit in one shot, and dodging would reveal a weakness…

“Are you guys okay?!”

“We’re fine! Protecting the wizard is the knight’s role!”

“Are you confident you can block it?”

“……”

The White Tiger Tower friends didn’t answer. Lee Han felt responsible.

‘I have to block it somehow.’

Meanwhile, Giselle stood in front of Park Deok-gul with her twin swords.

The enemy’s sword was burning with aura.

It was a powerful technique, but aura wasn’t everything. Giselle avoided the sword and tried to stab while keeping her distance.

“…The Moradi family!! Wait, you guys… wait… wait…?!”

Park Deok-gul’s eyes widened as he saw the swordsmanship.

So many confusing things had happened that his head was in a fog, but seeing that swordsmanship, he remembered something.

‘That’s the crest of the Alpha family, and that’s the crest of the Bark family… wait… wait…?’

They were families unrelated to the Beechwood Knights, and there was no reason for them to be here. Also, the knights were strangely young.

A realization hit Park Deok-gul.

“Could you possibly be students?!?!”

“……”

“……”

The White Tiger Tower students were even more flustered.

‘Didn’t he know we were students? Why is he so agitated?’

“That crazy wizard is using tricks…!”

“Huh? No, he’s also a student…”

Park Deok-gul, realizing he had been tricked again, raged like a demon.

He had been tricked into thinking they were knights. That enemy was cunning and vicious.

“Magic or whatever…”

Park Deok-gul prepared to charge, trusting in his trained body, whether summoned creatures attacked or he was hit by magic.

“…Try and blow me away!”

The air vibrated with his angry voice.

Crash!

The Headmaster’s Death Knights, with their blue glowing eyes, smashed through the tent and charged in.

The Death Knights trampled the mercenaries outside, drained the energy of the mercenaries inside, and then fought Park Deok-gul.

Park Deok-gul, angry at the sudden attack, swung his aura, but the Death Knights sneered and quickly recovered.

-Stab harder, living one! I said stab harder!

-Living one, I knew how to use aura before you were born. Did you think that skill would be enough? Hahaha!

-The most evil magic protects us!

“You cursed undead!”

Park Deok-gul was horrified.

He felt powerless, something he hadn’t felt since he learned to use aura.

Even the undead in the darkest lands couldn’t recover if hit by aura…!

Swish!

Each time the Death Knights’ swords grazed him, his blood froze, his bones weakened, and his body lost energy.

Park Deok-gul tried to use his magic, but his body stiffened and his legs gave way.

Thud!

“I’ll… remember you…!”

-???

-Who are you holding a grudge against?

The Death Knights, who were sealing Park Deok-gul with artifacts, were confused by his words.

Did he even know who had cut him?

“Wizard… today… I admit… I was tricked… but… next time… never…!”

-……

-……

The Death Knights were embarrassed. They had come to help after a fight broke out, and it had turned into a planned ambush.

-That’s right. You were tricked.

-Hey!

-Why. Isn’t this better?

-Well, that’s true. Our master’s disciple will be more infamous, so he’ll be happy.

“????”