Talent-Swallowing Magician - Chapter 6

Episode 6

The Mervinger Family’s Shame

‘So there must be a way to solve it this time too. solution. ‘Let’s find the answer.’

If this was not a test as he expected, they should have died long ago without any chance of resistance.

Sean had already determined that the owner of this nest was a dragon king level. That meant that the power he had when he was alive was comparable to that of a god.

It goes without saying, but a guy of his caliber could have wiped out all the intruders with a single breath.

However, the owner of the nest could not do that, and even when he woke up, all he could do was run wild like a hungry animal.

This means that there is no reason left and we only act according to our instincts.

So Elric focused on his senses.

I felt like I could get some clues only by checking the magical structures surrounding the space called the nest.

Friendliness.

Sensitivity.

I was born with the talent to sense mana and manipulate it.

Not long after the horizon of my unconsciousness had expanded, the lingering feelings that remained calm in my body had heightened the sensitivity of my five senses to the extreme.

On top of that, in an extreme situation where death could come, my concentration was so extreme that for an instant, one side of my brain received a strong shock.

Thankfully he didn’t feel it.

Faaaa!

At that moment, the pendant worn around my neck – the magic mirror – was shining brilliantly.

and.

Kwasik!

It was as if the sound came from somewhere in my head.

The feeling of something solid breaking.

I even felt a cool feeling.

At the same time, Elric could feel the world around him suddenly turning.

It was as if the outer skin that made up the world had been forcibly peeled off and the contents inside could be seen.

“…!”

All light and shade and color disappeared, and only thick and thin lines remained.

texture.

The original form that is hidden behind the world that ordinary living things can perceive has appeared!

It was a moment when the eyes of the heart were opened.

‘ah!’

The mind’s eye brought so much information, as befits its supernatural power of insight into the truth.

It also gave Elric a catharsis that cannot be expressed in words.

On the other hand, it also gave me a headache so hot that I thought my brain would explode if I continued like this.

In a dizziness that makes me feel like I’m about to pass out.

Elric persistently sought a way to live.

and.

“Take 13 steps to the left! “Go straight for 7 steps!”

Elric accurately pointed out only the points where magic intertwined, that is, the parts where the texture was tangled.

That seemed like the ‘way’ to Elric.

A way out.

“Follow Elric’s words! “Hurry!”

Sean didn’t know what Elric was looking at, but he assumed that Elric had come up with a solution this time, so he hurriedly gave an order.

The soldiers had also seen Elric’s genius several times, so they started moving without any sign of hesitation.

“Eight steps to the right!”

“Straight!”

“Stop for 4 seconds!”

“Twelve steps at a 15-degree angle to the left!”

Every time Elric shouted, the guards moved quickly.

Every time I did that, I narrowly passed through the siege of the dragon soldiers and the dragon’s breath passed over my head.

They had to keep their spines straight as they walked a dangerous tightrope where everyone could be swept away the moment they took even half a step.

The soldiers who had been drawing the dragon’s attention from the other side also steadily gathered together, and the group was able to reach the area where the stone gate was located.

“I lived!”

As soon as the group passed through the stone gate, as if someone was shouting, the dragon and dragon soldiers were blocked from moving as if they had hit an invisible curtain.

However, Sean was ready to come out at any moment, so he tried to hurry and get out of the cave.

“You never know when they might pop out! “Keep running!”

The wizards started running toward the cave entrance without even looking back, firing off spells that made their movements more agile, such as ‘speed’ and ‘agility enhancement’.

Then Sean realized too late that there were no familiar faces among the survivors.

“Elric…? Elric! “What are you doing, you bastard!”

Sean looked around and felt his stomach drop when he saw Elric still left at the stone gate.

But Elric just glanced back and said:

far. I. go.

No voice was heard as it was drowned out by the roar.

But the shape of Elric’s mouth clearly said so. His eyes were firm, as if he had decided on something.

Just like the time when I first received a grade deferment and said that I would continue to study magic until the end even though everyone was pointing fingers at me.

With that said, finally. Elric enters the cavity.

thud!

The stone door closed as if waiting.

“You crazy bastard!”

Only Sean’s shout remained, echoing loudly.

* * *

‘Anyway, one swear word is enough.’

Elric chuckled as he heard Sean’s faint echo beyond the stone gate.

I knew he would be worried, but as Elric, I couldn’t really help it.

Because I could tell through my mind’s eye that the transparent membrane of the stone gate would not last as long as I thought.

In that case, at least one person had to stay and attract attention.

so.

Elric decided to sacrifice himself.

I didn’t care about the lives of Revan or the others, but Sean’s was different. Because, unlike himself, he was an elite and would make a great contribution to the world in the future.

Above all, he was the only friend who recognized me.

‘You can’t let a guy like that die, right?’

Furthermore.

Elric wanted to know.

And I wanted to know the end.

The end of this test left behind by an unknown person.

“What is the last one?”

Elric said so.

Crack!

I ran towards the dragon in the opposite direction from what I had done so far.

* * *

“What on earth is this bastard trying to do…!”

Sean felt like his hands were shaking.

It felt like the closed stone gate in the distance was pressing heavily on his chest.

“Sean! What are you doing! Hurry!”

“If we continue like this, we will all die!”

However, other classmates tried to push Sean’s back when he suddenly stopped walking.

“but!”

“If you go looking for Elric now, everyone here will be wiped out just like that guy!”

Riven shouted in an urgent tone. The wandering eyes were filled with the madness of trying to somehow escape this place.

The moment Sean looked into those eyes, it felt like he had suddenly woken up, as if cold water had been poured on his hot head.

okay.

As expected, these guys were the problem.

Even if they hadn’t been forced to join the exploration party in the first place, Elric wouldn’t have stayed there.

Sean felt like he wanted to shake off those guys and run to the stone gate.

But I couldn’t. Next to them, the other crew members, whose pupils were trembling slightly, were reflected in their eyes.

‘What’s the problem with these people?’

Elric tried to save them somehow. If so, that wind could not be ignored.

“This dragon soldier is coming down!”

At that time, someone noticed the Yongahbyeong slowly revealing its head through the ceiling of the passage and screamed.

Sean bit his lower lip. As long as there was no Elric, the leader of this exploration party was himself.

All eyes of the crew were looking at him anxiously.

“…let’s go.”

And then, swallowing back his anger, he started running ahead.

Riven and his companions hurriedly followed.

‘Elric! a little bit. Hang in there…! I will at least bring the family elders. please!’

All kinds of emotions were swirling violently in Sean’s eyes.

* * *

“【Activate】.”

As Elric ran to the dragon, he took out the red orb he had been hiding in his chest.

Breath of Gehenna.

A seal of sulfur fire that Johanna Schmidt, the second president of the Academy following Usden Mervinger, personally visited the Nine Heavenly Hells under a contract with the devil and placed there.

After memorizing the starting word, the seal of the seal opens and a lot of sulfur fire inside pours out.

Once attached, it burns brightly until the target is reduced to dust and cannot be extinguished with ordinary water.

Ping –

For a moment, Elric felt a strong sense of dizziness, as if the world was spinning.

In order to activate Breath of Gehenna, Elric’s life force is absorbed.

To others, it seemed like an act of suicide, but fortunately, Elric only gave up about five years of his life through thorough calculation.

Whoa!

The inside of the cavity was quickly filled with hot flames.

The firepower was so great that the dragon soldiers were swept away by the waves of fire and had to be thrown away.

Wow!

Fortunately, unlike its subordinates, the dragon was able to keep its position without being pushed out, but as expected, it was still firmly trapped in the sea of fire and screaming.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

Writhing in pain, he hit his head on the floor and hit the wall with his tail.

Grumble!

And Elric ran through the flames.

The brimstone fire tried to devour the caster as well.

“【Opening】.”

Elric was activating another 4-star magic tool.

Cham! Cham!

A white light burst out, and milky flashes gradually spread along the limbs, forming a solid armor.

Changgongjugap.

It is a replica modeled after a holy relic that was specially given by the god of heaven to an apostle who carried out the gospel work on his behalf in the long past, which not many people remember now.

Because it has strong resistance to most elemental magic, including physical attacks, the brimstone fire could not even touch Elric’s hair.

‘This is a test. A test created by someone to test certain virtues and skills of the challenger.’

In that case, we need to quickly understand the designer’s intention and come up with an answer.

‘You don’t want to let your challenger die in vain. If you were a mage, you wouldn’t know, but if you were an ordinary person, you wouldn’t be able to do anything and would die. Even so, if he had talent, he would have designed it so that he could survive.’

What kind of content is there?

It was very simple.

‘window.’

Faaah!

As soon as Elric reached the dragon, he kicked the ground hard. Then, some of the magic engraved within the armor was activated, making the body agile.

It soared upward at once as if it had wings on its back. The dragon’s huge eyes, distorted with pain, were right in front of my nose.

It roared loudly and threw back its mouth.

It was as if he wanted to kill the Elric who had caused him so much pain.

‘This spear penetrates the back of the dragon’s head and extends to its ribs. That means there is some kind of device here…!’

Of course, he knew very well that if his assumption was wrong, he would die here.

Perhaps, contrary to his expectations, this was not a test with any intention, but just a toy left as entertainment.

but.

Elric decided to firmly trust his own judgment.

Even if he returns to the academy anyway, his fate is as obvious as fire.

It may just be an issue maker at first, but soon it will quiet down and eventually be forgotten.

In the end, if you couldn’t use magic yourself, the best you could do was become a researcher in some mountain village or, even if it worked out, you could become a magician.

But that wasn’t all Elric wanted.

The fallen family had to be rebuilt.

Even though I admired him on the outside, saying he was a hero or something, I had to show myself proudly to those people who just smiled coldly and turned their backs on me.

The imperial family praised the family as heroes but also aided and led the family to fall.

The magic tower was busy stealing the family legacy.

A central noble who behaved like a pack of wolves.

The former vassal families turned their backs on them as the world declined.

And the door-to-door executioners…

I had to shout at them.

Your choice was wrong.

We and I are proudly here!

‘This is clearly an arrangement left by a dragon. I don’t know what the reward will be, but one thing is certain.’

Elric’s eyes were shining.

‘That will never be the case.’

Elric gritted his teeth and stretched out his hand towards the spear that stood tall above the dragon’s skull.

Paaaat!

At that moment, a dazzling flash of light erupted from the tip of the spear.

A flash so bright that I thought I might go blind like this.

and.

That’s it –

kukukuk!

A sound is heard as if the dragon has lost its strength and falls.

With the feeling of something tingling on the back of my hand.

Elric’s consciousness was equally extinguished.

* * *

When Elric came to his senses again.

‘…Where am I?’

He stood in a completely white world.

The moment I looked around to see what was going on, my vision suddenly flipped and several images unfolded one after another like a panorama.

Wizard who swallowed talent