Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 15

Episode 15

: Actual Battle

As my heart was beating violently, hormones were secreted from my brain.

My calm senses sharpened. I could feel the magic power emitted by the magic gem in every detail.

Before going into battle. The state of the body was forcibly readjusted to make it the most optimal state for fighting.

Likewise, the mind’s eye, which has become clearer as the senses, can scan a wide area of the battlefield at once.

It gave Elric a structural map from an omniscient perspective, including terrain features and personnel deployment.

Thanks to this, Elric was able to immediately grasp the situation on the battlefield.

And I had to be a little surprised.

‘Why are there so many?’

The top of an angled ridge that can never be reached with the naked eye, other than the mind’s eye.

The group of yetis who threw the pilum had gathered more than expected.

‘I heard that when you go out hunting, there are usually around 10 or so… but this is over 30, right?’

Moreover, the guys were very excited and were screaming. The guys who started moving along the ridge were desperate for their lives.

It looks like they are about to start some kind of war.

『Hehe! Things are going very interestingly. The difficulty level has to be hardcore from the first encounter.』

“Meh.”

“why? On the contrary, don’t you think he’s afraid because he’s about to fight? but. All humans are like that…!』

“【Shut up】.”

『Eup-eup!』

“Phew! “It’s a little quiet now.”

While Mephisto was running around with his mouth closed.

Faaah!

The two knights and monster hunters leapt forward.

Chachaechaeng!

The knights marched forward and swept away the yetis. Each time the aura bloomed from the sword flashed, one yeti fell down, spraying blood.

It crashes and spills and cuts.

The swords wielded by the knights seemed to move simply, but were very elegant and flashy.

Hunters, on the other hand, were rough. It wasn’t clean, perhaps due to a lack of basic skills, but it was very practical.

‘That’s… how to use an Auror.’

For the first time in his life, Elric saw knights fight properly and carefully observed their every move.

Although it was a very brief moment.

In the meantime, too much information was conveyed to Elric, including the posture of stepping, the direction of twisting of the body, the rotation of the wrist, the movement of magical power, and the manifestation of auras through the swing of the sword.

The brain, strengthened by word magic, dismantled and analyzed them all one by one, deduced and reinterpreted each meaning, and constructed it anew.

From the fragmentary appearances they showed, Elric was picking out only the parts he needed and learning them at a rapid pace.

and.

Squirt!

Elric could sense a group of Yetis trying to sneak up on him, targeting blind spots.

If we leave it like that, the main camp where the robe woman and Mingma are located will suffer great damage.

But to turn it around, that means.

‘It means that we can secretly attack their flank from here.’

Elric quickly figured out their movement path and uttered the command once more.

“【Arms (武裝)】.”

Then, the magic that I had already learned through ‘Memorize’ was revealed one after another.

Cognitive expansion.

Strengthening your muscles.

Increased agility.

Increased attack power.

Acceleration.

…

The characteristic of Unnyeong magic is that it binds phenomena through language.

If it is possible to store this in advance, it is also possible to manifest it all at once as long as the magic power is available.

This maximizes Elric’s physical abilities, making melee combat possible, which is the weakness of all wizards.

That’s why it’s called ‘Magic Armed Forces’.

It was a restored form of Gangcheism, which was said to have been lost a long time ago with the severance of King Tiger’s bloodline.

Of course, it has not yet been fully restored, so it is only in a basic form.

This alone could be considered a very great weapon for Elric.

“【Opening】.”

At the same time as magical energy is released to the outside.

Quaaaang!

Elric threw his body and hit the floor roughly.

‘We are capturing a person here.’

The point I was aiming for was, of course, their flank.

“【Explode】.”

The moment Elric appeared, the yetis with sensitive senses turned their heads in this direction.

But before they could react, the ground they were standing on exploded all at once.

It was modeled after the 4th circle magic ‘Flame Mine’, and as Elric’s magic power was used instead, its destructive power was much greater than that.

The fire that broke out as the ground turned over initially wiped out the Yetis at the center of the group.

And as the remaining guys lost their footing, the formation was greatly disrupted.

“【Burn】.”

The embers on their fur flared up violently and immediately engulfed their bodies.

Kieeek!

Kiek! Kieeeeek!

The yetis struggled and rolled in the snow to somehow extinguish the flames, but the flames showed no signs of going out.

Meanwhile, Elric approached closer and activated his magic again.

“【Pierce】.”

Then this time, an arrow full of wind appeared in front of him and was shot forward.

Circle 1’s ‘Magic Missile’.

Is there any difference from the real thing? It is much thicker and more durable.

And because the surrounding area was all snow, there was a lot of water vapor mixed in, making it look like icicles made of ice.

This was also what Elric was aiming for.

Puff poop!

Kieeeeek!

If you were to hit a cold arrow into those already engulfed in flames for a moment, you would inevitably feel pain as if your body would be torn apart.

In the end, the yetis fell down one by one, unable to even put up even the slightest resistance.

Some of the bravest dogs screamed and rushed at Elric.

“【Tie it up】.”

This time, an invisible rope tightly bound the ankles of those guys.

By the time Elric reached them, the group of six had already completely collapsed.

A truly overwhelming power difference.

“Awesome… but.”

Elric, who had actually produced such a result, was even more surprised himself.

I went at it because I was confident that it was worth fighting with them, but I never thought I would win so clearly.

No matter how much of the surprise advantage was taken, it was a great result.

In this way, it was a waste of time to throw away the magic weapons that I had memorized in advance.

Kieeeeek!

At that time, the only surviving yeti let out a loud scream.

“mail.”

『Uuuuuu!』

“Huh? Are you still doing that? “Say something.”

『Eup-eup!』

“Oh, you can’t?”

Elric sneered and flicked his fingers.

『Puh-ha! This bastard is really…!』

Mephisto was out of breath and shaking his fists. If I really got my strength back, I would punch this guy in the face…!

“Are you going to hit me?”

『Profit! why! “Why did you call me?”

“Please translate.”

『…!』

Mephisto went on a rampage at the words Elric said while pointing at the tied Yeti.

It’s not interpretation, it’s translation! Even if I wanted to swear, I couldn’t, so I was on the verge of throwing a tantrum.

Of course, Elric just silently pointed at the Yeti even as he watched.

Mephisto glared at Elric with a sizzling gaze.

Suddenly, my teeth started grinding.

『You… let go of God… if you don’t… I’ll kill you… so you say.』

“From now on, if you answer the questions correctly, I’ll let you go. translate.”

『…kua kukukukua! Kuaa!』

Mephisto could tell that Elric was saying that what he was saying was ‘interpretation’ rather than translation, but he decided to ignore it.

Paying attention to everything this guy does will only make things worse.

Instead, he focused on the interpretation magic installed by Elric, saying ‘【Listen】’.

It was a magic constructed to compress the thoughts emitted by Mephisto into magical energy and deliver them to the Yeti by applying electric sound.

‘I can’t believe I even learned the details from what I learned just a little while ago…! Anyway! ‘If you’re just full of unnecessary talent!’

Kieeek! Kiek! Kikiki!

『…There is nothing to say to an enemy who murdered a comrade! Just kill me!』

“That’s my job. “Where is your village?”

『Kua Kuaaa!』

Kieeeek!

“What do you say?”

『Do you think you will tell me? Just kill me.』

“You don’t want to talk?”

『Kuaaa!』

Kieeeek!

『I won’t do it! Kill it!』

“Yes. Then die.”

Elric laughed and used a magic missile to create a hole in the guy’s chest.

dump!

Mephisto looked at Elric with a dumbfounded expression as the guy he had worked so hard to translate for collapsed helplessly.

but.

Elric just grinned.

“There isn’t just one mouth here. “Isn’t that right?”

Where Elric turned his head.

There was a group of yetis busy hunting down the passengers.

* * *

Elric secretly escaped from where Mingma and the passengers were and moved to another place.

『…No matter how you look at it, it is clear that you are something that Satan will cry about. “I would never have thought to point an arrow at a child’s temple in front of a mother.”

“It’s funny to hear something like that from the devil. “That’s a compliment, right?”

『Did it sound like that?』

“I guess not?”

『It’s a compliment, right? cancer. “ It seems like you are

full of sarcastic remarks, but I have a long way to go, so I will just skip it.”

『….』

Mephisto shook his head as he watched Elric quickly climb the ridge using levitation.

Immediately after confirming his skills, Elric jumped straight into the group of more than twenty Yetis.

The scene that happened after that was, quite naturally, close to a massacre.

Based on this, they even captured a few people who would break their will to fight.

Afterwards, each animal was interrogated separately.

Of course, Elric did not spend that much time interrogating.

We asked where they lived, and if they showed signs of resistance or hesitation, we immediately opened a hole in their chest for air.

As a result, there was a guy who wanted to live, so I was able to blow up the location right away.

‘Are these blood relatives’ talent and personality proportional…?’

In the first place, among the Mervinger family’s blood relatives, there were many who were insane even in the eyes of the Demon King, but Elric seemed to be by far the best among them.

Kiek! Kieeeeek!

On the running Elric’s right shoulder was a Yeti with its limbs tied. Since the location could not be determined through a simple explanation, they were dragged there forcibly.

The speed was so fast that even Mephisto felt sorry for the terrified face.

『Kua kukuku kua!』

Kieek!

『Kuaaa!』

Kieeek Kiek!

『Guruk, rumbling!』

Kieeeek? Kieeek!

“What on earth are you two talking about earlier?”

『Hum hum. What do you mean? If you just stay calm, you can survive.』

Kieeeek!

『Kuwa! Kukuwaa kuru…!』

“Hmm…? 【Interpret】.”

『…So let’s get in trouble with this guy whose character has been shattered… Hmm?!』

Mephisto’s eyes widened when the common continental language suddenly came out of his mouth while using Yeti.

I’ve been having fun peeling pumpkin seeds all this time, but I ended up getting caught!

Then, when he saw Elric smiling coldly at him, his body began to tremble.

This guy can use interpretation magic, but he did it on purpose…!

“Anyway, I knew this old man would be like this. “Keep quiet for three days.”

『Eup-eup-eup! Ee-eup!』

“And keep showing [aegyo].”

『…Kkyukyu?』

Mephisto had to do a strange cute dance for a while.

Wedge –

In the meantime.

Elric was able to completely break away from the group and storm into the Yeti’s stronghold.

Wizard who swallowed talent