The Return of The Mythical Archmage [EN]: Chapter 398

The Rebirth of a Mythical Archmage-399

Sein Vinosch’s evolution.

Thanks to the new evolution of the Mind Sword, the battle had returned to a stalemate.

‘Why are you hesitating so much? Ignore Veil Stoll and cut down the dragon. That will end everything,’ the Black Magic King suggested.

Sein could choose his target.

If he ignored Veil Stoll and accurately cut off only the dragon’s head, the situation would end instantly.

‘That’s impossible,’ Sein said, shaking his head.

‘Why not?’

‘Certainly, with my sword now, I can harm only the dragon while ignoring Veil Stoll. But that’s it. I can only wound the dragon’s neck. It’s impossible to sever the neck from the body.’

The Black Magic King narrowed his eyes. ‘If you choose your target, does the power of your sword energy decrease?’

‘It’s obvious.’

Not cutting a target means the blade is dulled to some extent.

If the Mind Sword is used in a way that doesn’t cut Veil Stoll, the power of the cut will be significantly reduced.

‘Mana phenomena like breath can be destroyed if you destroy their foundation. But cutting a physical entity is difficult.’

Cutting mana doesn’t require much power.

He could cut the breath with his weakened sword energy.

But the dragon’s main body is a different story.

To cut the dragon, he would have to pierce through the dragon’s hard scales, thick skin, and even stronger bones.

It’s impossible with his weakened sword energy.

‘…I see. So that was the situation. I understand,’ the Black Magic King nodded as if he understood.

‘Then there’s no need for us to move first. There’s no need to give them your information.’

There’s no need to reveal weaknesses to the enemy first.

‘So, it’s best to stay still for now.’

Sein nodded slightly.

It’s right not to move first and wait for Veil Stoll to move.

‘The best thing would be if he just ran away.’

With the cooperation with the dragon neutralized, Veil Stoll would be hesitant to continue attacking recklessly. There’s a good chance he’ll choose to flee.

No, he’d probably choose to flee. Considering Veil Stoll’s cautious nature, he wouldn’t want to stay in a risky battlefield.

‘Well, I don’t think he’ll choose to flee.’

However, the Black Magic King’s thoughts were a little different.

‘If you were an opponent with mediocre power, he would have retreated. But you’re not a mediocre opponent; you’re a true threat who can stab Veil Stoll in the neck at any time. If I were Veil Stoll, I would never return empty-handed.’

If he chose to flee from this place, all he would get is one dragon.

If the Black Magic King were in Veil Stoll’s position, he wouldn’t make that choice.

Even if it meant sacrificing a dragon, he would gather information about the opponent.

‘Since you can’t harm Veil Stoll, the risk isn’t that great.’

Veil Stoll would never flee.

The Black Magic King was sure of it.

“Annoying guy.”

Veil Stoll clicked his tongue and said.

There was no sign of retreat in his eyes as he looked at Sein.

“If I leave you alone, you might even cut through my restrictions.”

Veil’s eyes were filled with nothing but a desire for battle.

Only a passion close to murderous intent to kill the enemy in front of him.

“Indeed. My judgment that I should deal with you, even if it means pushing myself, was correct.”

Veil placed his hand on the dragon again.

He looked like he was about to shoot another breath.

‘…Tch.’

Sein clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘Annoying guy. It would have been nice if he had quietly chosen to flee.’

He was momentarily annoyed by Veil’s attitude, who wasn’t even thinking about fleeing.

‘It can’t be helped. First, I’ll cut again.’

Sein put his hand on his sword.

He would cut the breath in the same way as before.

That will was conveyed from the tip of his sword.

‘Stop. You shouldn’t use the same trick again. It’s like showing him your weakness,’ the Black Magic King warned in a rather urgent tone.

‘You shouldn’t give him the information that your Mind Sword’s power weakens when it passes through Veil Stoll. If he finds out, the same thing will happen again in the next battle.’

Today’s attack was also caused by giving too much information in the previous battle.

He shouldn’t give Veil information about the Mind Sword’s weakness.

Then the same thing will happen again today.

‘I know that without you saying it,’ Sein frowned.

‘But this is the only way. It’s the only way to stop his breath.’

Sein also knows the importance of information.

If possible, Sein doesn’t want to give information about the Mind Sword.

But it’s impossible now.

There’s no other way to stop the breath.

‘There is a way. Don’t respond. Abandon Seoul [The capital city of Korea]. Then…’

‘That won’t change anything. Eventually, it will be known that there’s a problem with my Mind Sword.’

Not responding here is like saying there’s a problem with the new use of the Mind Sword.

It would be less damaging than revealing the information about the weakening of power, but it’s not worth it if the price is losing Korea.

‘This is the best for now.’

‘…’

The Black Magic King closed his mouth.

He couldn’t find anything to refute Sein’s words.

Kuuuuuung-!

At that moment, the breath was completed.

A powerful fire-attribute breath began to fly towards Sein.

‘I think you understand. Then be quiet. I need to concentrate.’

Just as Sein was about to swing his sword with the intention of not cutting Veil, just like before.

‘Sein!’

Sophia, who had been quiet all along, shouted urgently.

‘Don’t worry about Veil, just cut! With all your power! Don’t choose your target!’

‘Sophia Anetscheff, what are you suddenly saying…’

‘There’s no time to explain!’

Sophia cut off the Black Magic King and shouted again.

‘…’

Sein’s sword slowed down for a moment.

A look of contemplation.

‘Just do as I say! Quickly!’

Sophia shouted even louder.

‘…I trust you.’

Sein nodded.

Since the start of the battle, Sophia has been focusing solely on supporting Sein.

Sophia is the one who knows the current situation as well as Sein.

There must be a reason why she’s saying that.

‘Don’t control your power! Cut with all your might!’

Sophia shouted again.

More strength gathered in Sein’s arm.

Sein’s full power was imbued in the sword.

Flash-!

Sein’s sword shone.

The brilliance of the soul.

The brilliance of mana.

And the brilliance of honor.

All the radiance of this world was bestowed upon her.

‘I will cut.’

That brilliance soon became a single line.

A sword that flies without making any sound.

A sword with the power to bisect not only the breath but also the dragon that is emitting the breath.

If this continues, the dragon will be annihilated.

If Veil Stoll doesn’t interfere.

“….”

Veil Stoll opened his eyes sharply and jumped between the breath and the Mind Sword.

With the intention of not missing a single phenomenon created by Sein’s sword.

He stood there, staring straight at Sein’s sword.

‘…Sophia Anetscheff.’

Sein called out to Sophia in a rather bewildered voice.

If this continues, they will lose.

The Mind Sword will disappear under the name of the restriction.

And the breath will turn Seoul into a sea of fire.

‘Sophia Anetscheff!’

Sein called out to Sophia again.

With a heart full of resentment towards Sophia for creating this situation.

He shouted with the hope that she would do something.

‘You don’t have to worry.’

On the other hand, Sophia’s voice was very calm.

‘It’s already all resolved.’

Sophia Anetscheff’s role in this battle was support.

To allow Sein to focus 100% on Veil Stoll, to synchronize with Sein’s senses, and to sense other energies.

‘A reliable reinforcement has arrived.’

That’s why she knew.

That they were coming.

That they were getting closer to this place, transcending space.

Clang-!!

The space shattered.

A dimensional rift opened in the place where the two great forces were about to collide, between the breath and the Mind Sword.

“…Elena!!”

Within it, Ji Sunchan appeared.

With a cold expression unlike his usual self, he called out someone’s name.

“I know!”

Behind him, Adela Stert appeared.

Similarly, she had an atmosphere unlike her usual self.

“Swallow, bloom, and fill the world with your radiance!”

Adela’s hands spread wide to the left and right.

The left hand towards the Mind Sword, the right hand towards the breath.

“The Root of the Tree of Good and Evil!”

The mana shot from both hands collided with the Mind Sword and the breath, respectively.

And at that moment, a tree took root.

The root of the Tree of Good and Evil. [A magical tree with the ability to absorb mana.]

A magical tree with the property of absorbing mana infinitely.

It began to grow rapidly, absorbing the two energies.

‘…You blocked my Mind Sword?’

Sein muttered in surprise.

She couldn’t help but be surprised by Adela’s magic that blocked her Mind Sword.

‘That’s a desperate measure. It only blocked the momentum for a very short time,’ the Black Magic King said with sharp eyes.

‘It won’t last even a second and will disappear.’

It blocked the Mind Sword and the breath at the same time.

It’s certainly amazing magic, but it’s still not enough.

The ‘level’ they possess is too different.

Crack, crackle!

In reality, the root of the Tree of Good and Evil began to break in 0.5 seconds.

The root of the Tree of Good and Evil can absorb mana infinitely, but there is a limit to the amount it can absorb at once.

It absorbed mana up to its limit in 0.5 seconds and began to be destroyed from within.

‘It’s enough.’

At that time, Sophia said softly.

‘After all, that magic is just for stalling time. The real thing is separate.’

Sophia, who knows more about magic than anyone else, could tell.

That magic is just for stalling time to buy time.

The real thing starts now.

“Aslan!”

Elena shouted through Adela’s mouth.

“…You’re barely buying time, even when you do buy it.”

Aslan replied through Ji Sunchan’s mouth.

“Next time, let’s prepare the time a little more leisurely.”

Mana gathered in Ji Sunchan’s hands.

The mysterious color unique to space attribute mana.

It became one with the world for a moment.

“Dimension Gate.”

And that light soon began to engulf a certain space.

“Get lost, Veil.”

That space was none other than the place Veil Stoll was aiming for.

A dimensional gate opened in the place where Veil Stoll had moved to block the Mind Sword.

‘This is…’

The gate that swallowed Veil in an instant.

Veil Stoll, who was focusing all his attention on the Mind Sword, could not respond to Aslan’s magic.

Veil’s body was sucked into the dimensional gate and moved to a place about 50 meters away.

Swoosh-!

And immediately after that.

Sein’s sword cut through the dragon’s breath.

The breath melted like cotton candy touching fire.

Sein’s Mind Sword bisected the breath and even the dragon’s body.

The dragon, losing its form and breaking down in an instant.

Among the scattered fragments of the dragon’s body, the dragon’s soul scattered.

‘This coordination… and these magics…’

In the meantime, Veil Stoll thought.

By delaying the two attacks, the Mind Sword and the breath, by 0.5 seconds, they bought time.

And in the meantime, they used space magic to deal with the opponent.

This coordination is something he had seen many times in the past, during the war with the Empire.

The fast but somewhat weak forest magic and the slow but powerful space magic.

A coordination that perfectly complements the strengths and weaknesses of the two magics.

‘By using the 0.5-second delay to fix my position a little longer, they even further increased the accuracy of the space teleportation magic. The only ones who can show this level of coordination are those two.’

This coordination was something those two enjoyed doing.

‘Elena Lo Greenwood. And Aslan Polohamruin.’

Veil Stoll looked at Adela and Ji Sunchan, or rather Elena and Aslan, with a serious expression.

‘How are those things in this era…’

A reunion with an enemy from over ten thousand years ago. Veil Stoll’s head became complicated in an instant at the unexpected encounter.