34 – Hostage (3)
Haile was expelling magical energy with all his might.
A dark magical energy emitted from his body.
– Huhhh.
In fact, there was a reason why Kael did not immediately deal with Haile.
Usually, a guy like that would be dealt with quickly.
‘But I felt a different magical energy this time.’
As a result, he couldn’t help but have doubts.
It was certainly not there before, but suddenly it sprung up from his body.
So, he didn’t kill him, but instead pushed him to the limit.
Then, as if inevitable, the magic energy found its way out of him.
‘Now I’m sure.’
It seems the group called Kalli is distributing some kind of narcotic somewhere.
‘Where on earth did they get this magic drug?’
He knew for sure that he had cut off all distributions.
Kael was internally questioning this, when-
-Boom!!
The bastard lunged towards him.
It was definitely faster than before.
It wouldn’t be wrong to say he had become a level stronger.
However, from Kael’s perspective, not much seemed to have changed.
Could this not be the end, though?
-Hummm!!
“Hmm?”
Haile drew another sword.
Then, he started imbuing magic into the other sword.
Seeing that, Kael wore a somewhat surprised expression.
‘Using magic and mana at the same time.’
Indeed, as an executive of the Cali group, her skill was exceptionally outstanding.
Originally, you could dodge those two attacks.
However, Elain is behind him.
Therefore.
-Ah!
Rather than dodging, he had to choose to block.
Kael spewed out magic in an instant.
Soon, he propped his hand on the side.
-Uuummm.
He blew magic into it.
Then, the walls suddenly moved and blocked in front of Hail.
Hail scowled at the sudden movement.
‘A unique magic indeed.’
Yet, it was nothing to him.
Hail swung his sword at the wall in front of him.
But at that moment.
“Caught you.”
“What?”
A complicated spell appeared in front of the wall.
Upon seeing it, Hail had a feeling something was wrong.
And as expected.
– Chooaaah!!
“Kuhuh!”
A fountain of blood spewed from his body.
From Hail’s perspective, this made no sense.
He definitely attacked the wall.
But, why on earth was he the one injured?
He shifted his gaze down for a moment and looked at his own body.
The next moment.
“Ugh! So that’s it.”
Looking at the wound on his body, he understood what had happened at once.
There was an X-shaped wound on his body.
The wound was the same as the attack he had just endured.
In other words, the magic he used earlier had reflected his own attack.
‘I’ve seen a lot in my life, but never magic like this.’
A magic that reflects attacks.
He wondered if there was anything the man before his eyes could not do.
‘Although it certainly is a powerful form of magic.’
There must be limits.
Surely, using it freely would be impossible even in theory.
In the meantime.
-Whooooo.
Hail covered his wound with mana, healing himself rapidly.
The ability to regenerate after acquiring this mana.
Such an injury can now be healed quickly with just mana.
Hail quietly stared at Kael.
Kael, nonchalantly winking, as if he already assumed he had won.
‘Now!’
-Swiiiiish!!
At that moment, Hail, seizing the moment of Kael’s vulnerability, swung his dual swords.
However, as if he had anticipated it, Kael turned around.
And then, reaching out his hand.
-Grab!
He grabbed the man’s face.
“Yes, it’s unlikely that the traitors would die by just that.”
He gave a creepy smile as he said this.
At the same time.
-Kaiaaiaiai!!!!
He had forcefully slammed Hail to the ground.
The extent of his strength had left cracks on the floor.
-Crash!
“Huargh!”
The battered Hail trembled in response to his brutal assault.
“Darn it!”
Just by the act of being thrown to the ground, it felt like all his organs were shattered.
Could it be that this wasn’t even the end?
-Roar!!
Kael forcefully hammered his magical power into Hail’s body.
“Aghhhhh!!”
To the eyes of an onlooker, Hail’s body seemed unharmed.
However, Kael’s magical strength was currently turning his insides upside-down.
He felt like he was being crushed alive.
“Urggh!”
Halting the onslaught of magical force, Kael looked down at him with icy eyes.
Upon seeing his gaze, Hail swallowed hard.
-Click!
As Hail perceived his frosty gaze and broke out in cold sweat, Kael, with a frigid voice, got straight to the point.
“How did you acquire the magical power? As far as I remember, you didn’t have it before.”
“Hmph! Do you think I’ll tell you?”
It seemed to be the same old pattern every time.
Why wouldn’t these traitors talk easily when asked?
Just then,
“I won’t die alone!”
-Rumble!!!
His body began to inflate like a balloon.
Seeing this, Kael snorted with derision.
“Brother or younger brother, you’re all the same.”
“What?”
“How can the actions be so identical?”
Hearing that, Hail’s eyes widened in shock.
Those words implied that his own younger brother also tried to commit suicide like this.
Yet, Cael retained a relaxed expression, knowing this.
The implication of his ease…
-Ahhhhh!!
It’s as good as saying that he’s unaffected by this.
Is it just as he thought?
-Ahhhhh!
Cael injects his magical power into Hail’s body once again.
Simultaneously, the magic power within him slowly reduces.
Due to Cael’s magic, the magic in his body completely disappears.
Then, after a moment.
‘Has the magic really disappeared?’
The magic within his body was completely extinguished.
‘How is this possible?’
To eliminate magic with magic.
From Hail’s point of view, he couldn’t believe this situation.
Because the event that just transpired was so unbelievable.
Just then.
“Your facial expression was just like your brother’s.”
Cael looks down at him with a cold face.
Hail swallowed dryly once again upon seeing his facial expression.
-Gulp!
So far, he had fought numerous powerful opponents.
High-level adventurers, demons, paladins, including his boss, Cali.
There had been those who had defeated him.
However, among them, not a single person had left him feeling so powerless.
‘Even my boss can’t compare.’
Even Cali held overwhelming power among the renegades.
Even then, he had never experienced such terror against himself.
-“Kuaaang!!”
“Cough!”
In a flash, Kael stomped on Hail’s head.
Soon, he asked in a sharp tone.
“My patience isn’t the best. I will ask one last time. Spill everything you know about the group called Cali.”
Instinctively, Hail felt Kael’s chilly gaze.
If he didn’t speak here, a pain worse than death would come later.
***
After hearing Hail’s entire explanation, Kael thought deeply.
‘Who the heck is this Cali?’
An unheard name among renegades.
At this point, he starts thinking if this guy is really a renegade.
‘And.’
Kael looked at the breathless Hail.
‘This guy doesn’t seem to know much either.’
Indeed.
He was an executive of Cali and he thought he might know a lot, but there wasn’t much useful information.
There was a lot of various info, but weren’t most of them things Sariel already knew?
‘The only thing I found out is about this guy called Cali.’
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Considering the appearance and name he talked about, it’s not a character he knows.
Along with it.
‘I’m not certain about the second prince being his backup.’
It’s a bit disappointing, but he didn’t lose completely.
Didn’t he find out the location of Cali’s headquarters from the information he got from this guy?
‘Thinking about it, it’s not bad information.’
With this, he found out that the group called Cali is a hideout for renegades.
Therefore, now he had a reason to kill them directly.
‘From Sariel’s perspective, he would be really happy.’
Thinking about the annoying group Cali disappearing.
“Anyway, that’s that.”
He turned his head away quietly.
Upon this, Elaine stared blankly, her mind seemingly absent.
“Hmm, how should I explain this?”
Honestly, so far, all the other students had doubted him.
Considering he had bested the hero in combat and had exhibited extraordinary power unlike any other faculty.
Moreover, Hail had even alluded to the arena.
Therefore, unless Elaine was a fool, she would surely sense something suspicious.
“Hmm?”
But why was she staring blankly?
He knew she would be surprised, but her reaction was more intense than anticipated.
Becoming suspect, he approached her.
Then, he asked a question.
“Are you okay, Elaine?”
“Uh…”
The truth is, the reason Elaine was staring blanki is simply because she can’t believe it.
She had suspected the professor in front of her to be a Grand Wizard.
However, it was, at most, a suspicion.
But now, the way he presented himself.
What Kael showed was exactly the same as a Grand Wizard calculatingly.
-Gulp!
Elaine swallowed her dry saliva with a grave expression on her face.
She went up to his nose and looked up.
Then, she expressed her gratitude with a voice full of certainty.
“Thank you for saving me. Professor.”
“No.”
“Grand Wizard.”