Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 25

Episode 25:

Hassan

– As you know, the Aura Chain of 6 or more is a level achieved only by the ‘Golden Lion’, the best sword of the Empire… It seems that the magic power was forcibly channeled for that purpose, and it caused a backflow.

-that…!

-If you don’t take action quickly, it will be impossible to even channel magical power, let alone form an aura. If you don’t take action quickly, your muscles will start to die.

-What should we… do?

-Arrhythmia is a disease in which the circulation of magical energy is interrupted due to the blood and qi becoming distorted, so this circulation can be corrected.

-So what is that method?

-That is….

The reason that Herman Weil’s hyperlipidemia was difficult to treat was because he possessed too much magical power.

As so much magic flowed back, his temper became violent and his body broke down on its own.

So, we have to deal with this right away…

but the problem is that it is not easy at all.

Items that could calm the Blue Lion’s magical power were like ‘treasure’, so they were extremely rare, and even if they were available, they were considered very precious.

At first, I asked for cooperation from the Magic Tower or the Academy.

but.

-Last time, I killed five tower wizards from your ruling family, the Lion House.

-But our Blue Lion has nothing to do with that…!

-But aren’t you all the same lions?

-All artifacts held by this academy are specially managed for academic research management and cannot be leaked to the outside. If necessary, the Blue Lion can visit in person…

If there is a magical tower and it claims to be the roof of wizards and spiritists.

In martial arts, there is Saja Gongga, who represents the head of knights and warriors.

The conflict between the Magic Tower and the Lion House had been going on for a very long time, and even the imperial family was unable to take action in this matter.

Therefore, the Magic Tower and Woosden Academy had no choice but to flatly refuse the request of the Blue Lion, who claimed to be a vassal of the Lion House.

Isabel sent people to various places to ask questions to find another way.

Then I came across it by chance.

It is said that a long time ago, in the Yeti Plateau, a being called the ‘Snow Mountain King’ lived, conquered the northeastern part of the continent, and filled the territory with icebergs and blizzards.

And to commemorate his greatness, the Yetis built a tomb and tightly sealed the relics of the King of Seolsan in it.

It was a folktale that was bound to be popular in any region, but Isabel, desperate to grasp at straws, pressed ahead with additional research and came to a new conclusion.

The tomb of the Snow Mountain King really exists!

And in fact, by combining several clues, we were able to identify a candidate site where the tomb could be located.

This was the background that led Isabel to leave the family, accompanied by six trusted knights.

However, if there is a problem.

The news that she was moving to find a cure had reached someone else’s ears.

‘Uncle… where does your ugliness end?’

Hermann Weil’s half-brother, Paul Weil, who had been waiting for an opportunity, made a move.

First, none of the ‘Experts’ of the Triple-Aura Chain or higher, who can be considered executives among the family’s knights, came forward.

True to the most important rule, ‘The lion follows only the strong,’ the knights of the family seemed reluctant to take care of Isabel, who had never even held a sword properly.

Some people had already lined up directly in the direction of Foul Vile or were just waiting to see the situation unfold.

And the second is that he sent an assassin.

‘Yan Seon….’

I already lost two knights when I set off, and I encountered them in the Georyong Mountains and was pushed into this situation.

Fortunately, I was able to find it near the place where I thought the Snow Mountain King was buried.

Since I couldn’t pinpoint the exact location, I kept getting impatient.

‘In magicology, it is said that the mana stream flows in a narrow and deep place, right? Then, if it’s a place like a crevasse…!’

Then, something occurred to Isabel and she decided to look at the terrain again.

“…miss.”

Suddenly Chen’s steps stopped.

Serious voice.

Isabelle’s expression also hardened.

“no way…?”

“Hide! Ed!”

“Miss, this way!”

Ed, the knight who lost his right arm, quickly snatched Isabelle’s arm and hid behind a nearby rock.

and.

“I was wondering where you were all this time. “You are here.”

Six men appeared through the blizzard.

These people are all spreading a sinister spirit.

‘The Blue Wolf is all the way here…!’

The beasts that Paul Weil had secretly raised drew their swords all at once.

“We’ve both worked hard so far, so I’ll finish it quickly to save time. From the looks of it, it looks like the young lady is around here too?”

Hanul, the 6th leader of Cheongnang, looked at the footprints around him and smiled and lowered his hand.

Parbat!

Chen gritted his teeth and quickly turned the auror chain.

Although my stamina and magic power had long since been depleted due to the long chase.

We had to somehow buy time for Isabelle to escape.

* * *

“wow…! “It’s so cold!”

When Elric came out of the safe house, it had been exactly one month since the arrangement began.

Unlike the safe house, which was cozy thanks to all kinds of temperature control magic, a snowstorm was raging outside.

It wasn’t just that the updraft in the canyon was rough. The sky above the crevasse was barely visible.

but.

“【Step on it】.”

Elric was able to escape the crevasse without much difficulty.

Because the skill in using magic power and the perfection of verbal magic were incomparable to what they were a month ago.

As I climbed the completed ice stairs to the end of the canyon, a snowy field with a completely different topography appeared.

“also. “There is none.”

Elric glanced around and laughed.

The ‘Blue Snowflake’ tribal leader who guided us here looked around to see if there was any, but there was not a single rat in sight.

He shouted loudly that he would wait until he came back.

They thought he was dead because he didn’t appear for a long time.

Or maybe I just threw it out right away.

“Shall we give it a try?”

Elric flew to where the Blue Snowflake tribe was, both to make fun of him and to find a guide.

Was it because they had been fighting with the Yetis in Anbae for too long? Or is it because he swallowed the Seal of the Snow Mountain King?

Elric somehow felt a little familiar with the Yeti race.

* * *

“…what is this?”

Contrary to what I expected, he would be startled when he saw me.

What greeted Elric was a Yeti village that had been reduced to ashes and buried under snow.

The corpses of yetis scattered everywhere had faces that looked as if they were being chased by something.

The village still had significant traces of looting and arson.

This means that there was a large-scale intrusion from outside.

and.

“….”

The tribal leader who was found in a corner was frozen, covered in blood, with wounds all over his body, as if he had had a big fight with someone.

There was resentment on his face, which was distorted with anger and pain.

It seemed like he was murdered after resisting until just before his death.

『It looks like you enjoyed the entertainment.』

Mephisto commented in a dry tone.

“pleasure…?”

“okay. Can’t you tell just by looking at it? Even though he could have killed him right away, it was evident that he was killed slowly by watching him suffer as time dragged on. Hehehe. I don’t know who they are, but they have a more vicious heart than most demons.』

If even the demon king can be described as vicious, it means that it is abnormal.

‘This looks kind of shit.’

Elric clicked his tongue.

Of course, he also had no right to say anything about them.

He also burned countless Yeti tribes after entering the Yeti Plateau.

But that doesn’t mean I never played with them or anything.

For some reason, I felt uncomfortable.

‘This is all because of swallowing up the karma of the Snow Mountain King.’

Swallowing karma means stealing the life lived by that being.

Naturally, some emotional assimilation was bound to occur.

Moreover, unlike other yeti tribes, they were the place that helped Elric find a safe house, so I couldn’t help but feel moved.

but.

“…Whew!”

Elric tried to calm his mind.

A yeti is a yeti. The King of Snow Mountain is the King of Snow Mountain.

The only maintenance he received from the Snow Mountain King was to complete the seal of cruelty.

There was no need to have sympathy for the yeti, nor should one.

Pot!

Elric left the village as if running away.

* * *

But Elric could not move much.

“hmm?”

While coming down the side of the mountain, I found a place where the grain was abnormally clumped together, so I turned towards it and ended up witnessing a shocking scene.

“Mingma…?”

A place half buried in snow.

A boy with a familiar face was lying down in pain.

When climbing the Yeti Plateau, the guide was Kuk Mingma, who was talkative and tactful.

『Hmm.』

Mephisto, who hated this guy, kept his mouth shut as if he didn’t like it.

Mingma wasn’t the only one who died.

All the passengers, including the monster hunters and herbalists who were moving with Elric, were all horribly murdered.

As Mephisto said in the Yeti village, there were traces left everywhere that clearly showed that they were killed while enjoying ‘entertainment’ to the fullest.

“this.”

Elric’s head twisted crookedly.

“Doesn’t that seem a bit much?”

* * *

“Judging by the traces, the culprit is the same in both places. The total number is ten. “It is clear that they are more than just users with an Auror chain.”

Elric keenly scanned the scene and analyzed the identity and identity of the perpetrators.

Although a considerable amount of time must have passed since the incident occurred, the weather was good and the site was well preserved, so it was not difficult to restore the scene at that time.

『Even if it’s not, I’ve wanted to ask you this for a long time. What on earth is a user?』

“Hmm? ah. “I guess there was no such distinction during Mephisto’s time.”

『So you’re not asking what that is.』

“It refers to those with Auror chains.”

『Auror Chain?』

“Yes.”

Elric explained very simply for Mephisto.

Originally, mana was a blessing given for wizards, but as time went by, methods of processing mana diversified.

In this process, martial artists such as knights and warriors search for ways to apply mana to the body and eventually develop Aura.

Wizards work miracles by engraving a mana circle on their hearts.

Martial artists strengthen their bodies by weaving an auror chain to their Danjeon.

The stages are largely divided into five.

User with 1 Auror Chain.

Two are Advanced.

3 are Expert.

4 are Master.

5 are Superior.

“Often, an expert with three auror chains is classified as a wizard, but even within that category, skills vary greatly, so it is difficult to define it exactly like this.”

『So is that the end of 5?』

Mephisto seemed to be interested in the military system that had changed significantly over the years.

“It’s usually classified that way, but it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. “There is only one person who has formed an Auror chain higher than that.”

『Hoo. “Who is that?”

“He is the ‘Golden Lion.’”

Mephisto laughed coldly.

『What a harsh nickname.』

“I agree. But he is also someone who deserves it.”

『Why?』

“Because it is the strongest being on the continent today.”

Wizard who swallowed talent