17. Storm (1)
in the evening when the sun goes down.
A huge six-wheeled truck was driving down a road in Wineham.
This truck, which transports goods between Landa and Weinham, was large and sturdy, and the luggage compartment could be remodeled so that it could be used as a luggage truck or a transport truck that can transport people depending on the convenience.
In fact, as if to prove it now, several of his juniors, including Oliver, were in this truck.
“You’ve already heard the explanation, but I’ll explain it again! The opponent we are going to fight now is a wizard!!”
truck bin. said the man in the front.
The man was Employee A, a subordinate of the pharmacist, with a submachine gun T-series on his shoulder.
All of the lower-class disciples, who were suddenly brought in without knowing the English language, were startled by the sudden story.
are you going to fight? Are you a wizard too?
Employee A, standing in front, saw their reaction and said:
“Hey, Mr. Did you not hear anything?”
Said one of the lower disciples.
“What do you mean you’re going to fight?”
“As I heard. There are those who attacked us all, including you, right? They’re from Landa, with some wizards mixed in with them.”
“Nonsense···. Why is the wizard here? They’re all very rich, aren’t they?”
“I know····. hey, what’s wrong with this Wrong.”
“How could you suddenly say nothing…”
“God, my God…”
The lower-ranking disciples mumbled one by one, expressing their anxiety. Still, it might be a bit of a disgrace for a warlock with a name like this, but considering that most of them are 16 to 19 years old, I can understand it to some extent.
Moreover, he only knew how to use black magic, but there was a sense that he lacked the skills to use it in actual battle.
However, Employee A screamed as if he didn’t want to do anything at all.
“Shut up everyone! Still, as a warlock, I tried to treat you, but what are you talking about like an asshole? Already, I’m done talking with your boss! If you want to live, fight with us! okay?!”
Everyone was silent, as if in shock.
Except for one Oliver, he quietly raised his hand.
“·····. what?”
“What specifically is a wizard?”
Employee A, who had a frown on his face, relaxed his expression and made an absurd expression as if he had seen an idiot. It was to the extent that he looked at the other lower-level disciples and said, ‘What is this guy?’
Everyone shrugged, and employee A opened his mouth.
“So, wizards are people who use magic. Not black magic, but original real magic… Why the fuck am I explaining this?”
original? real magic? As Oliver was about to question it, another junior disciple interrupted.
“But, are you really a wizard? No, right? Why does the wizard come here and fight us?”
“I don’t know. I was just saying what I heard. Anyway, the other side said there was a wizard, so I’m taking you along.”
He still didn’t know what a wizard was, but he could see specifically what his companions were afraid of.
Employee A did not speak, took the wooden box from the front corner and opened the lid.
It contained a pistol and a knife.
“The boss said, you guys don’t have enough firepower yet. Everyone listen.”
The guys in front took up their guns in order. There was even a small quarrel amongst themselves to grab the stronger-looking gun.
Oliver watched the scene as if it had nothing to do with him, and quietly asked Peter, who was next to him. For reference, Peter was very nervous.
“What do you mean wizards are original and real magic?”
Peter looked at Oliver, wondering if he was serious. Well, it’s a situation where you might die soon, but if you ask a question like this in an honest way, that’s it.
“·····. Literally. Black magic is a kind of imitation of magic after seeing it.”
like····. Oliver was amazed.
Black magic that is strong enough and beautiful in my opinion is a subtype of magic. I wanted to know more.
“Tell me more.”
“···. Curious about that in this situation? Are you going to fight soon? If you do it wrong, you can all die. Aren’t you afraid to die?”
“No, I am afraid to die.”
It was sincere. Oliver was also afraid to die, and he refused to be sick.
However, his curiosity about black magic and emotions was greater than that. Like a moth leaping into the flames.
So Peter was even more astonished at Oliver.
“you really····. Awesome.”
“thanks···. Did you? So, what is the answer?”
That was then. The car stopped.
A call came from outside telling him to get off with him, but Oliver and Peter had no choice but to get up and get off.
Peter answered on the way down.
“If I don’t die and come back alive, I’ll answer whatever you want.”
“Well····. Yes, okay.”
***
As I got off the truck, I saw senior and intermediate students getting off the other truck.
Perhaps because they were with Andrew, they seemed very relaxed, unlike the lower-class disciples.
Besides them, there were twenty gangsters with shotguns, automatic rifles and baseball bats, and a horde of warlocks they had never seen before.
Peter saw them and explained to Oliver that they were Anthony and Dominic’s family.
“Any other family?”
“Yeah, there are two other families in Weinham besides us. That’s the Anthony family over there, and that’s the Dominique family. Each of them specializes in manipulation and disease series.”
Oliver saw a man in a trench coat and a man in leather overalls.
“Manipulation and disease?”
“Oh, haven’t you learned yet? Manipulation is manipulating people, animals, and corpses, and disease is strengthening and weakening the body. Roughly it is.”
Oliver nodded gladly that he had learned something new here as well.
In my mind, I wanted to go directly to the people over there and ask what the manipulation or disease was.
However, Andrew was talking to them, so he couldn’t.
I couldn’t hear it, but it seemed like they were talking about something very serious.
A muffled conversation could be heard from one side with him.
“Do you really think you are a wizard? Or is it impossible for three families to get together like this?”
“Is it because the pharmacist asked for help?”
“Well·····?”
“I honestly wish I didn’t just take on dangerous missions.”
Everyone was frightened, and then Andrew came over after the conversation.
As soon as he approached, he opened the test tube he had and cast black magic on everyone.
[Eavesdropping ear] [Mouth whispering]
A thin black light entered everyone’s mouth and ears.
“Hey, is this…?”
“don’t worry. Just in case there is something I need to convey urgently, I just prepared it. If you are still, please tell me with this.”
“””Oh oh····.”””
Some admired it. After all, he’s Joseph’s best pupil and the second in the family.
Andrew told the story briefly.
“Everyone must have heard of it on the way, but now we are going to fight. With the raiders who attacked us not long ago.”
One of the lower disciples raised his hand cautiously.
“Am I really fighting a wizard?”
Andrew was silent for a moment. Everyone was nervous at the silence.
“·····. okay.”
“Ahh····.”
At that moment, a terrified voice leaked out, and Andrew spoke strongly.
“Don’t be afraid of everything! The pharmacist used to say there were wizards, but they said there were only three. And even those three were kicked out of the tower. So no need to be afraid. Other than that, it’s just the assholes from Landa and the third-class gangs gathered here… On the other hand, the number here is doubled, and three warlock families are united. So I never get tired of it.”
At Andrew’s confident words, the lower-ranking disciples’ expressions softened. There Andrew nailed it.
“Moreover, the Anthony family has already released the rats and identified the enemy’s hideout. I found out how many troops there were and where the traps were. A fight that has already been won. All you have to do is go and cover yourself.”
“As you say? Is it possible that Andrew-sama is not going?”
“It’s not that I’m not going, it’s that I’m going in a different direction from you.”
Andrew made a brief map in black in the air. The map was modeled after a closed factory area on the outskirts of this place.
“This factory is their hideout. You just have to go to the front door with the guys over there and draw attention.”
“So, how about Andrew?”
“I go through the back door with these guys and hit the enemy’s back. It’s a two-way operation. The wizard will definitely watch the situation and move, so we catch the back first and make a surprise attack. If you pour all your firepower all at once, even the wizard will get stuck and die.”
In other words, Andrew would take on the most troublesome wizard.
All of the lower-class disciples pretended not to be, but their faces brightened.
If they deal with the wizards Andrew, their chances of survival increase dramatically.
Andrew asked as if he knew what was inside.
“Okay, are you feeling better now?”
“Oh, yes, yes.”
“Still, I can’t just let you go. I’ll put this guy up. Think of it all as my words and listen carefully.”
said Andrew, pointing to a fellow senior disciple sitting next to him. all answered.
“””Yes!”””
Senior Disciple 1 was about to move with the junior disciple, but Andrew grabbed Oliver’s shoulder.
“You go with me.”
“Yes?”
Peter asked.
“why? I gave you this power, and that’s a reward, so I’ll give you one as well. The most useful thing, though, is this guy. What’s wrong?”
Peter didn’t say anything. There were some things that weren’t logically wrong, but Andrew’s eyes were both scary and frightening.
Andrew asked Oliver.
“Why don’t you want to follow me?”
“·····. no. If it’s an order.”
“great···. Then you go over there. After you enter, we will go as well. Come on, move.”
***
The number of people in the front door group is about thirty. Most were armed with guns, knives or clubs.
Objectively, the firepower wasn’t strong, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t talented.
For example, the black magic that the Anthony family is preparing now was like that.
They brought three skinny dogs from somewhere, and they cast black magic on them by expelling their emotions from the test tube.
[Fighting Spirit] [Ovidence]
Then, after several days of starvation, the dog began to growl in anger, while at the same time obeying human control like a trained dog.
Andrew, who was watching it from afar, muttered as if he knew everything.
“’Fighting Spirit’ brings out the fighting spirit of the target, and ‘Ovidence’ is a kind of mental control that subjugates. If that’s the case, even a squeamish dog can be a great weapon… Well, if it were me, I would have written ‘Object Hat’, but I have never been able to target it, so what can I do?”
Everyone nodded as if they understood what he was saying. Oliver was one of them, but after a while, a more interesting scene unfolded.
The warlock on Dominic’s side, in his leather overalls, cast another black magic on Anthony’s dog.
[Life Loan] [Muscle Up]
With him, the dog began to shake violently.
I thought my body would swell like bread dough, then my hair fell out and the reddish skin beneath it swelled rapidly.
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No, it wasn’t the skin. Muscles and bones that grew rapidly were torn out of the skin.After the expansion was completed, the dog turned into another dog-like creature, and the casters smiled satisfactorily to see if they had achieved their goal.
Oliver found the sight quite interesting.
It’s amazing that you can use black magic in that way, not just shooting it.
It was very interesting to create greater synergy through the overlapping effect.
However, it was disappointing that if it was done in such a way, the subject would be ruined as a result of side effects. It could be improved, so why not?
Jeongmoon Jo waved his hand to announce that he would enter.
Andrew nodded, preparing to break through the back door.
Whoops, whoops!
Crumple rumble-! Kung-!
Curl rumble—!
Main Gate Joe followed the alley to the factory main gate.
After a while, Pajijik-! A flash of blue light was seen along with the noise, followed by screams and gunshots.
Andrew watched the scene for a moment, then slowly stepped back.
“Okay then, the meat shield has gone over there, so shall we move too?”