The Return of The Mythical Archmage [EN]: Chapter 94

Dahlia Salentia was genuinely flustered.

‘What is this…’

Shin Hayul, enveloped in the Wind God, was throwing a series of punches.

Those punches alone were threatening enough, but at the same time, gray light orbs were flying in, targeting her from behind.

Whirr, whirrrr-!

She had erected barriers across the entire attack range with her Hellfire Inferno, pushed to its limits.

But it was impossible to block every attack.

Clang!

“Aaaack!”

One Moonlight Orb pierced through the fire wall and struck Dahlia’s side.

‘Too tricky!’

The combination of the Wind God and Moonlight Orbs was more challenging than she had imagined.

‘A composite magic of light and dark attributes. I’ve heard that it has an overwhelming breakthrough power against attribute magic, but I never thought it would be this much…’

The Mystic Family’s Moon attribute magic has an advantage over the four major attribute magics.

The exact reason is unknown because the Mystic Family’s magic hasn’t been made public, but scholars believe that the fusion of light and darkness, two opposing attributes, has elevated its compatibility to a higher level.

‘And with that ridiculous control added to it…’

To exaggerate a bit, it’s as challenging as facing the 7th Circle mages of the Magic Tower.

‘There’s no way out!’

She’s at a disadvantage in terms of compatibility and control.

Moreover, she’s being overwhelmed in output due to the Wind God.

‘Shin Hayul isn’t even using his full power, and yet he’s this strong…’

The magic Shin Hayul is currently using is, at best, at the 5th Circle level.

He’s not using magic with the power of a 5.5 Circle or 6th Circle magic.

In short, Shin Hayul is fighting without using Resonance [a technique that amplifies magic power].

Despite that, Dahlia is being overwhelmed.

“This is so unfair!”

What kind of magic is this!

It’s so unfair, it’s almost absurd.

“I think so too.”

Shin Hayul chuckled, agreeing with Dahlia’s opinion.

Even Shin Hayul himself thought the Vaitern method was undeniably overpowered.

“Seriously… I can see why Sarah says he’s annoying!”

Dahlia began her counterattack.

It was a counterattack aimed at the gap in the Moonlight Orbs.

She couldn’t find a solution by just defending. She had to counterattack somehow.

Whirr, whirrrr-!

The already massive flames expanded even further.

The flames soon transformed into the shape of a ‘bird’.

‘Hellfire Inferno, 3rd Form.’

‘The Reincarnating Bird’s Rondo.’

A firebird, in the form of a phoenix, soared into the sky to incinerate Shin Hayul.

The Reincarnating Bird’s Rondo.

It was the most powerful magic Dahlia could currently unleash.

‘With this magic…’

The highest power magic.

A perfect counter.

Perfect timing.

With this magic, Shin Hayul wouldn’t be able to block it easily.

Dahlia was confident of that in her mind.

However.

Shin Hayul didn’t seem flustered at all.

Rather, he was preparing his magic with a confident smile, as if creating this situation was his goal.

“If a gap suddenly appears, don’t rush to take it; suspect it first. Usually, it’s a trap.”

In fact, creating this situation was his goal.

‘Resonance Ring Enhancement.’

The Resonance Ring rotated even more fiercely.

At the same time, a gray light flowed out from Shin Hayul’s body.

‘Halo.’

Adela’s signature magic.

A wide-area magic that erases everything around it by emitting moonlight from its center.

‘Vaitern Method Modification.’

‘Concentrate the light emission range on the front.’

The Halo, concentrated on a single point, collided with the phoenix that Dahlia had released.

Fiiiiiiiiing!

A momentary clash.

The fusion of light and darkness.

The rondo of flames.

The harmony of the three attributes soon gave birth to nothingness.

‘How can a mere 3rd Circle Halo…!’

Dahlia’s mouth dropped open.

The Reincarnating Bird’s Rondo was not something that could be blocked with the output of a Halo.

‘Moreover, concentrating the magic’s range on a single point, what is that…’

A series of incomprehensible phenomena.

Dahlia’s concentration faltered for a moment.

And Shin Hayul was not one to miss that opening.

Whirr-!

The wind shook Dahlia’s Hellfire Inferno as it passed by.

And the next moment, Shin Hayul was taking a stance behind Dahlia.

‘I, I have to block it…!’

A concentrated gust of wind in his right hand.

If she couldn’t block that punch, she would lose.

Dahlia squeezed out all her strength and gathered blue flames.

However.

The blue flame shield that Dahlia created was too insignificant to be considered her full power.

‘…I used too much blue flame with the Reincarnating Bird’s Rondo just now!’

Dahlia’s secret magic, Hellfire Inferno, uses pre-cast blue flames.

In other words, if there are no pre-cast blue flames, it becomes a magic worse than ordinary magic.

And currently, Dahlia had used over 90% of her blue flames with the Reincarnating Bird’s Rondo.

‘No. I can’t block this!’

Dahlia couldn’t block Shin Hayul’s attack in her current state.

A fist full of wind.

It shattered the blue flame shield, and fragments of red and blue mana scattered.

‘It’s my defeat.’

Dahlia closed her eyes, sensing defeat. There was no way for Dahlia to block that attack now.

‘I lost so completely that I’m not even upset.’

Just as she was thinking that and bracing herself for the pain to come.

Kigigigiging!

The sound of wind colliding with wind rang out.

A violent noise, as if a typhoon and a typhoon had collided.

“…I had a feeling. It really is the Wind God?”

A male voice was heard through the noise.

It was a beautiful voice that anyone would recognize, but to Dahlia, it was an annoying voice.

Dahlia slowly opened her eyes.

“Kyle?”

Kyle Ventia was blocking Shin Hayul’s fist with a wind-infused sword.

* * *

—Kyle Ventia has joined the battle! The United States and the United Kingdom are joining forces! The battle has been reborn as a 2-on-1 match! It’s a heart-pounding development!

The commentator’s voice boomed loudly in the VVIP room.

A voice full of excitement.

The commentator seemed to be completely engrossed in the match.

The audience was the same.

The heat was so intense that the cheers were heard through the soundproof walls of the VVIP room.

“…”

“…”

“…”

However, the air in the VVIP room was as cold as it could be.

All three Tower Masters were silent, each with a serious expression.

“…Kangin, what is he?”

Min Ga-yeon, the Green Tower Master, broke the silence and posed a question.

“How is Shin Hayul using the Wind God? And what is the Mystic Family’s magic?”

Kim Kang-in took his eyes off the arena and glanced at Min Ga-yeon’s expression. It was an expression that seemed to embody bewilderment.

Kim Kang-in, who prided himself on having known Min Ga-yeon for a long time, was seeing that expression for the first time.

“I don’t know much about it either, but…”

Kim Kang-in also looked quite bewildered, though not as much as Min Ga-yeon.

“Perhaps Hayul’s magic eye can read 100% of the magic formulas.”

“…Read 100% of the magic formulas?”

“Yes. There’s no other way to explain it. He didn’t infiltrate the Green Tower’s database and steal the magic formulas, did he?”

It was practically impossible to secretly steal the Wind God’s magic formulas, which were strictly sealed on the top floor of the Green Tower.

Min Ga-yeon nodded, as if agreeing with Kim Kang-in’s words.

No matter how she thought about it, it was impossible for someone to secretly infiltrate the deepest part of the Green Tower and steal the Wind God’s magic formulas.

“Then what is it? Does Shin Hayul have the same eyes as Sophia?”

Sophia Anetscheffri.

The only 9th Circle Archmage in existence, the pinnacle mage who stands above all the towers.

Before her ‘Jewel Eye,’ secret magic is no longer secret magic.

“It’s not the same eye. Magic eyes cannot be passed down unless the owner gives up their eyes.”

Magic eyes are a form of ancient magic that manifests by engraving a specific medium into the eye.

To pass this magic eye down to future generations, one must remove the medium embedded in their own eye.

Because of this system, there cannot be duplicate users of a magic eye.

Therefore, the eye that Shin Hayul possesses is a separate magic eye from Sophia Anetscheffri’s magic eye.

“Anyway, it’s a magic eye with similar power to the Jewel Eye, right?”

“That’s right.”

While there cannot be people using the same magic eye, there can be people using similar magic eyes.

There can be many magic eyes with similar powers.

“An eye that can decipher magic formulas…”

James stroked his chin and his eyes gleamed.

“If that’s true, it makes sense that he instantly recognized the magic formula on the magic tablet that the Black Tower guys had.”

Before the Olympiad started.

The day they informed Shin Hayul and Shin In-hyuk about the capture of the Black Tower’s spy.

Shin Hayul immediately recognized the concentrated stone explosion magic formula engraved on the magic tablet obtained as evidence.

This was evidence supporting the hypothesis that Shin Hayul’s magic eye was an eye that could decipher magic formulas.

“During the Baekryeong Island incident, they said Shin Hayul stabilized the Spirit Core, right?”

“I heard that, but I don’t know the details. Blue Tower Master, what’s the truth?”

James answered Min Ga-yeon’s question, and James asked for the Blue Tower Master’s opinion.

“That’s correct. Hayul stabilized the Spirit Core.”

“Then that itself would be another piece of evidence.”

It would make sense if the stabilization of the Spirit Core was also done by analyzing the structure of the Spirit Core with his magic eye.

“Come to think of it, Shin Hayul’s battles have gone beyond the realm of simply predicting and moving.”

James said, recalling Shin Hayul’s previous battles.

Movements that seemed to know what magic the opponent would use.

He had doubted whether those movements could be seen as mere analysis and prediction.

If he had an eye that could read the magic formulas the opponent was using, it made sense.

Shin Hayul really knew what magic his opponent would use and moved accordingly.

“If that’s the case…”

Just as Min Ga-yeon was about to continue speaking.

—Waaaaaaaah-!!

The loud cheers from the audience interrupted Min Ga-yeon’s words.

—Unbelievable! Shin Hayul! It’s truly unbelievable!

Then, the commentator’s exclamation of shock was heard.

The three Tower Masters’ gazes focused on Shin Hayul in the arena.

“…”

At that moment, not only Min Ga-yeon but also the other two Tower Masters were speechless.

“…Ha.”

James could only let out a hollow laugh, with an expression that said he was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t even speak.

Whirr, whirrrr-!

Two blue flames were fiercely rising in the arena.

One centered around Dahlia.

And one centered around Shin Hayul.

The two blue flames were colliding and igniting each other.

“…He’s even using Hellfire Inferno.”

James muttered with trembling eyes.

—Shin Hayul! Following the Wind God, he’s now using Hellfire Inferno! The atmosphere in the arena is heating up even more with this unpredictable match!

Commentator Raymond’s voice filled the arena.

He was yelling so much that his voice was cracking.

—Th, that’s!

At that moment, Raymond burst out again. His already widened pupils widened again.

The three Tower Masters were the same.

They were all staring at Shin Hayul with blank expressions.

—The blue flames of Hellfire Inferno are harmonizing with the Wind God… I don’t know! It’s a sight I’ve never seen before!

The flames were dancing.

They were swirling with the wind.

As if they were each other’s other half, the flames and the wind were amplifying each other’s power.

“Could it be that he fused the Wind God and Hellfire Inferno…?”

The secret magics that the Green Tower and Red Tower boasted were now one in Shin Hayul’s hands.