Drug-Eating Genius Mage - Chapter 196

Antares (2)

“Traveled the world for a very long time.”

Antares said.

His eyes shone softly in the dark starlight.

“I knew it only after meeting countless people and passing through countless deaths. The fact that all the things I indifferently passed by are actually the struggles of those who realized the truth before me.”

“… … .”

“The moment an individual’s consciousness transcends the bridle and awakens, human beings build their own world in one way or another. But at the same time… … You are comparing the world you created to this world.”

A magician who handles magical powers. A superhuman who simply concentrates on strengthening the body. Doesn’t discriminate against shamans who use their main power.

It is explained in terms of the inner world or microcosm of the magnetic realm, but in the end, the essence is the act of projecting one’s image into the world itself.

Projecting is no different from comparing.

Because they have raised their discernment and level enough to weigh the world, those who have reached a certain level eventually realize it.

“Whose mind did this world originate from?”

Antares asked.

“Maybe this isn’t the first time I’ve seen, felt, and remembered countless times during my travels?”

Lennok couldn’t answer.

Because Antares, who must have lived as a member of this world, was aligning the fragments of truth more sharply than Lennok.

But Antares saw Lennok’s expression and smiled faintly.

“Can you guess what you are thinking about? You haven’t decided on the scene of your heart yet, have you? A vessel that allows you to choose the direction of your talent… … It’s overwhelming. That’s why it’s a smart choice.”

“… … I don’t know what that means.”

At Lennok’s words, Antares slowly lowered his head and met his gaze.

“That deserves it.”

“… … .”

“Qualification to draw the world you want, unlike us who naturally project the scenery we have in mind since we were born. Don’t you know what that means?”

Looking at Lennok’s shaking eyes, he nodded and stood up.

“It is a long story. But you can understand it well enough. The moment of choice comes to everyone, and a world in which only each person’s answer is everything will arrive.”

Lennok sensed something and raised his head in response to his infinitely calm answer.

At first glance, an attitude that seems farsighted. Ambiguous words and actions whose intentions are unknown. But even so, a resolute determination that cannot be hidden.

It was not the grumbling of those who had given up, but those of warriors who were about to go to war.

“Antares. you… … You have already decided your answer.”

“I understand what people like Pandemonium are trying to do. I can relate to that idea to some extent. But after the sky opens, the monsters that come down from the open sea… … It is not an area that can be measured by human standards. How can people talk about order at the moment when the laws of the world are completely changed?”

Antares raised his head and looked up at the distant night sky.

“I don’t think the current world is just right. In particular, the ‘immortality’ that the old friends of the Balkans want is to the point of vomiting… … . As the ascenders fail to fulfill their meaning and fall into disrepair, I feel that everyone is running towards the end little by little… … .”

“Even though I am, I think it is right to accept the ending you chose.”

He said that and was silent for a while.

Lennok, too, fell silent, not knowing what to say.

It was a difficult story, but what Antares just told me was undoubtedly an answer of its own.

Just because the scary truth that I don’t want to understand was mixed in those words.

It’s just something that Lennok couldn’t say easily.

After a while, Lennok spoke.

“It’s a closed world… … That’s what it meant.”

“The fact that you understand that must mean that you too are the one who has to answer.”

Antares said that and slowly rose from his seat.

“It looks like we both came to ask each other the same thing.”

“… … .”

“I will not stop my members from cooperating with you. It seems there are quite a few guys who like you… … I don’t even have to stop. Hire him if you want.”

As far as Lennok knows, there are quite a few mercenaries in Antares who want to work with Lennok.

People like Felix, who looked favorably on this project, could easily be involved in this project if the remuneration was moderately agreed upon.

That Antares allows it is a de facto declaration of cooperation. He didn’t seem to mind lending his strength to Lennok.

“You mean the cartel isn’t that important in this?”

“well… … What would it be like?”

Antares said, looking down at Lennok.

“There are more people who realize the truth than you think… … . But have you ever thought about why the high magicians and superhumans who have settled in this megalopolis haven’t moved until now?”

“… … .”

“Once the balance starts to fall, it will be out of control. The moment you start digging into the secrets you’ve been hiding with tacit consent, you won’t be able to expect the same tranquility as before. It was the cartel who touched it first, so the responsibility lies with them… … You better make up your own mind.”

As Antares said that, bright eyes overflowed from her eyes.

“In order to overturn the existing order and system, sacrifices must be made in the end. In order to get everything back on track, you’ll have to get to the top eventually.”

“… … .”

“It’ll be pretty fun to see if you’re ready for it and if you deserve it.”

“I have decided on an answer. I am waiting for the day you will give me an answer.”

Turning his back and taking a step, Antares’ figure disappeared as it was.

Disappearing so bizarre that even Lennok’s magical power detection couldn’t detect it.

In the middle of an empty junkyard, Lennok looked up at the night sky in silence.

The stars obscured by the hazy city smoke now only dimly illuminate the ground.

What conclusion did Antares come to when looking up at the sky?

It was a short meeting, but each and every word he left for Lennok was clearly etched in his mind.

In a way, he was tantamount to directly confirming the brutal truth that Lennok had been assuming.

It must be because Antares also gained his own convictions through the conversation with Lennok.

It was a complex matter.

I thought I just had to run to throw off my own bridle.

The more your power and qualifications increase, the more you have to face the truth you don’t want to know.

And the fact that all life on this earth cannot escape from that truth.

Was there something more than mere coincidence in Lennok’s awakening to this world?

If you have to make a choice as someone else’s tool or in the name of fate… … .

Even so, is there something that needs to be done for the unchanging value?

He sighed and stood up from his seat.

As always, the wizard’s reason refused to ponder over an unsolved problem for a long time.

First of all, you have to solve the problem that is right in front of you.

The moment I got out of the junkyard and was about to return home, my phone vibrated.

Jenny’s contact.

The moment she pressed the call button, her urgent voice burst out.

-Ban, can you come to the bar right now?

“What is going on?”

Uncharacteristically for her, her voice was trembling.

-Jordan was kidnapped.

* * *

When we arrived at the bar, everyone else was already gathered.

Jenny, her complexion white, was nervously strolling through the lobby of the bar.

It had been a long time since I had seen her so agitated.

“Things have become serious.”

Dray said with a calm face.

“I want to hear more details. Are you certain of the cartel’s actions?”

“Perhaps for sure.”

Killian, naturally mixed among the mercenaries, answered.

“As the old man’s escort, mercenaries were selected and bodyguards attached, but more than ten people were found with their limbs severed.”

“… … .”

“Two pairs of evenly cut scars… … It’s the work of a criminal with a double blade.”

Dray continued.

“I heard that there is a homicidal maniac in the cartel who uses a similar weapon.”

I didn’t even need to hear more.

“There are other, more serious problems.”

Jenny said with a nervous face.

“I told you various artifacts in order to prepare for this kind of event, but it was so futile… … .”

“Either the other side has the means to neutralize the artifact or-”

It means that the opponent has strong enough skills to not even give them a chance to use the artifact.

Either way things weren’t going well for Lennok.

“Divide the number of people.”

Lennok concluded quickly.

“Dray guards the bar with mercenaries here. If the troops are excessively concentrated on the side to save Jordan, there is a possibility that this place will be targeted again.”

“That makes sense.”

“Me and Kilian Wayan are each trying to find traces of Jordan. Fortunately, no one here doesn’t remember Jordan’s magic,”

said Lennok, pointing to the map of Area 49 lying on the table.

“As we expand our range around the 49th area, we aim to move in search of the reverberation of the magic left by Jordan.”

“Will there be only three of us?”

Killian asked.

“half. Needless to say your senses, but that young guy and I don’t have that wide a range of senses. Even if we spread the distance so that the ranges do not overlap with each other, it will not be a very wide radius.”

“That can be solved with the guys who arrived now.”

“what?”

As soon as he had finished his words, the door of the bar opened and a calm voice was heard.

“Antares Office. I came in place of Dylan and Mila, who were away. where is janice? I want to start by getting an advance payment first.”

“brother. Calm down. Shouldn’t you say hello to the client first?”

Opening the door and coming down to the bar was a pair of men and women with identical faces.

A hard-faced man and a softly smiling female twin were leisurely waving their hands.

“Nice to meet you~ Jenny? If you’ve seduced our leader, why don’t you quickly reveal that top?”

It is unusual for her behavior to feel that she has taste even at a glance.

Killian looked at him and smiled.

“Idiots don’t have much faith, but it’s better than nothing.”

* * *

The Antares office sent reinforcements first, identical twins, mercenaries who act as a pair.

The man’s name is Belver. The woman’s name was Belita.

Both seemed to have quite distinct personalities, but there was no time for anything other than Tong Sung Myung right now.

The personal power of five people, including Lennok, split and began to move at once.

Dray regretted not being able to move directly, but accepted it.

In fact, this is the only place where you can command the mercenaries of the Krimgal Mercenary Corps, and it is better to have organized groups to protect the base called the bar.

The bodyguard, who is believed to have been kidnapped by Jordan, divides the direction into five exactly from the alley where he was murdered and starts tracking.

At the time he passed out, the reverberation of his magic disappeared, but if he woke up even at the place where he was kidnapped, traces of it would surely be revealed.

‘It would be more comfortable if they were playing tricks on the other side to hide Jordan’s presence… … .’

I remember everything about the flow of magical energy in the vicinity of Area 49.

It is an instant to capture the missing part of Lennok’s memory the moment he tries to hide his presence.

The question is whether the cartel has the ability to think that far.

And if you have the capacity to do so, the problem is how to deal with it.

At the point of killing the bodyguard and kidnapping Jordan, the agreement with the cartel has already passed.

It was difficult to even assure Jordan’s life or death the moment he took direct action without ending with a single warning.

‘I’ll put my life on hold to use as a hostage, but I’ll have to be prepared for torture.’

Jordan is an old man of considerable age.

As he is also a member of this street, he must have managed his body in his own way, but if there is torture from the other side, it may be difficult to endure for a long time.

It’s not a matter of mental strength, it’s that the senile body can’t accept continuous pain.

The only comforting fact is that Jordan has considerable knowledge in medicine.

There is a good chance that nothing will go wrong with premature bleeding or minor injuries.

If he had checked that far, the rest was up to Lennok.

A trace of magic that was manifested at the place where Jordan was believed to have been kidnapped.

The others didn’t seem to notice, but Lennok, who had an extremely sensitive magical power, could tell.

No matter how hard one tries not to leave traces, it is difficult to erase the traces of the mana that a person is living and breathing.

Especially if it’s in the middle of ignoring the other person’s intention and kidnapping.

It might be better to use something like a sealing orb to prevent the complete leakage of the traces of magic, but the cartel didn’t seem to have the time to prepare that kind of equipment.

Lennok’s eyes, which had confirmed that far, sank coldly.

“… … early.”

It’s clear that I haven’t gotten out of this area yet.

As long as Lennok and his colleagues are determined to pursue it, its tail will be easily exposed if it moves hastily.

They were still hiding inside Area 49.

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