Archmage’s Fate (3)
A mysterious liquid rushes into your mouth. I swallowed it without hesitation.
gulp- gulp-
[Magic Amplification Potion] banned by law.
If the fact of drug use is known, I will not be able to avoid severe punishment, but I did not stop.
I drank all the potion in the glass bottle.
gulp- gulp-
A bluish liquid flowed down his esophagus.
The potion gently spread throughout my body, causing a magical effect within me.
The whole body feels warm.
A bright aura circulated throughout the body, and a change occurred in the body.
Kudo deuk
Blood vessels dilate and the flow of blood speeds up. The heart is exercising more vigorously, and the mana in the body is activated at the same time as the breathing becomes short.
pounding- pounding-
The sound of a heartbeat hitting the eardrums.
The magical energy that had been sleeping silently collided and boiled, and for an instant, I felt a high fever close to a fire, and I bit my teeth in pain of burning my skin.
Something amplifying within the body stretched the bones and muscles.
An indescribable agony.
However, all this process is only a moment.
And the price is indescribable.
“ha······”
I inhaled. My confused mind became clearer and I sensed changes in my body.
The amount of magical power that has been amplified by leaps and bounds.
It was a step up from the empire’s highest level of magical power. The invariant area determined innately was transformed into an acquired drug.
Before I had time to admire the tremendous effect, I moved on. The desolate sands of the desolate earth were trodden on. It was distorted on the soles of the shoes and made a noise.
Four trilogy- Four trilogy-
The sound of footsteps echoing in the silent plain.
Only the blue moonlight illuminated the chroma kita.
“·······”
The wizard who had been waiting for the right time looked at me.
I stared at her too.
The face I met in the lecture room once a week.
The real face that was hidden with all sorts of pretense and flattery.
It was Celie, a black magician disguised as a first-year student at the Imperial Academy.
“Looking at it from here, it’s different, Professor.”
Celie was wearing a black robe, not the Imperial Academy robe. Contrary to his youthful face, he matched unexpectedly well.
no······
That’s the original look, and the Imperial Academy Robe must have matched it unexpectedly.
The timing of the raid at MT, and the kidnapping of Selina’s older sister in Francis’ quiz game.
Because it’s all Shelly’s work.
“You don’t look surprised at all.”
Shelly’s pupil looked at me.
It was the same eyes as before, but the ego contained in them was completely different. Celie no longer hid her identity.
I faced it with pride.
“It was a good performance. My eyes didn’t lie.”
“As expected, you are Professor Leonard.”
Shelly licked her lips slowly. I shifted my gaze and looked behind Sally.
Hundreds of Demonic Beasts lined up waiting patiently like hounds waiting for their master. This is because they are summoned beasts, not demons of nature.
As I looked at the Witchbeasts, Sally said while maintaining her gaze.
“The witches don’t attack the professor. I’m in control, and even if I do my best, I won’t be able to touch the professor’s hair.”
It was a smart choice.
No matter how many monsters there were, they were not a threat to the best defense mage in the empire.
Even if you throw thousands of eggs, a rock won’t break.
“But what? To deal with me and the monsters, I need offensive magic, not defensive magic.”
Shelley’s lips went up. An arrogant arsenic crept across her face.
A snort that seemed to have a lot of intentions.
Speech that sounds like mocking an opponent.
“Professor, you can’t even implement basic attack magic.”
Celie was clearly ignoring me.
It was the contempt he received frequently while living as Leonard. Got used to it by now.
The sorrow of a genius who cannot express attack magic.
The reason why Leonard, who has the greatest talent of all time, couldn’t help but be frustrated.
This feeling I am feeling right now, Leonardo must have felt it countless times. That twisted desire led to an inappropriate relationship with Jeniel.
Because you wouldn’t want to lose everything to Karios.
“·······”
Neither did I.
If there were no characteristic stores.
So if you still couldn’t use attack magic.
He may have been frustrated by the helplessness of not being able to attack with the enemy right in front of him.
He may have repeated Leonard’s evil deeds.
But now I am different.
The limits of offensive magic have disappeared for me, and I have a chance to correct the ending of the novel that went wrong.
So you won’t make the same mistake.
I, the writer, will personally repay all the disregard and contempt Leonard must have received.
“Sally.”
I took a step back.
At the same time, magic power was warmed up in both hands.
“You probably know that the academy exams are taken as a combined mid-term and final exam.”
“…?”
Sally tilted her head at the sudden talk of the test. I didn’t care and continued.
“You learned defensive magic from me. And once your identity is discovered, you won’t be able to attend the academy anymore.”
He opened his arms and spread both hands.
At the same time, I drew an image in my head.
A scene that I have seen hundreds or thousands of times during 10 days of rigorous training.
Mid-range attack magic that destroys the whole area.
Then, a formula popped into my mind.
An attacking magic circle that was entangled with innumerable straight lines and curves, and now I get sick of it just by looking at it.
A high degree of concentration was displayed for an instant, and power entered the grip. The superior mana condensed, and a blue aura hovered over the two palms.
A blue light that illuminates the darkness.
oh oh oh
Intermediate attack magic with increased attack power by one level.
「Ultimate Shockwave」.
“so······”
The blue aura distorted the atmosphere around it by emitting strong magic power. Its presence alone overwhelmed the space.
It was a power that took my breath away just by looking at it.
“I’ll replace your mid-term and final exam with this one.”
“ah······”
A soft moan escaped Shelly’s mouth.
Her face was clearly reflected in the blue electric light.
The arrogant arsenic he had shown a moment ago had disappeared, and his lips trembled with a stiff expression.
The truth that he firmly believed that Leonard would not be able to use attack magic had been shattered.
“Hey, wait a minute…”
Before Sally says something
“If you can stop it, stop it.”
I put both my arms on the floor.
Then the ground shook. The blue aura with 「Superior Magical Quality」 was added to the ground and spread in all directions.
Awesome-!!
The sandy ground cracked and a blue light leaked out. In an instant, it spread out to the surroundings and lit up the dark empty field. Eventually, let’s fill it all up to the scheduled range.
That’s that -…
Terrible shockwaves erupted from the ground and bombarded space.
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A sound that shakes the heavens and the earth.
Goseong awakening the world.
The ground was shattered and the monsters were launched into the air, and the dust covered the view.
It literally devastated the area.
Leonard’s offensive magic, which had been released, was beyond imagination.
It was a tremendous destructive power comparable to a high-ranking attack magic.
When the cool night wind blows and removes the dust
wheee-
I was the only living creature completely standing on the ground.
The beasts’ bodies were scattered and shattered, and Sally lay on the ground stained with blood.
It seemed that he had barely escaped instant death with the [Barrier] he had learned from me.
I approached her
“Ugh…”
Celie was barely breathing. He groaned and vomited blood.
Mortally wounded and incapacitated, he looked down at her with a cold gaze.
“Sally.”
I aimed my palms and grabbed the scruff of the neck with [Depression].
Shelly looked up with a sorrowful look. It was the eyes of a deer that intuited death.
I look closely at it
“… it’s unsuitable.”
I twisted my wrist.
The slender neck twisted strangely.
Straight-!
With the sound of bones breaking, my plan to annihilate the monsters in the northern portal was completed.
Chromakita, amidst all the commotion, was as calm as the sky after a storm.
“·······”
In the silence, I took out the Common Hearthstone.
There were still eastern, western and southern portals left.
Sooner or later, the portal will open and attack the academy without Frederick and Karios.
About 300 students lost their lives.
Worst massacre in academy history.
Kwajik-
I broke the Hearthstone.
After completing the entrance test, Regilos should have arrived at the academy dormitory by now. So an alibi is enough.
Magic power was also… not bad.
Although it was exhausted by the 1-hour joining test and the use of [Ultimate Shockwave], it was still bearable.
Squeeze-
The aura from the fragmented Hearthstone wrapped around my body.
······
When I opened my eyes again, I saw the Imperial Academy. As expected, it was a mess.
All structures such as streetlights and street trees were down, and the campus was empty as people evacuated to the auditorium or the protective facilities of each building.
An atmosphere reminiscent of an apocalyptic world.
So far, it matches my memory.
Nothing has changed from the original.
The problem is that there are no imperial support troops in sight.
In an instant, my back felt chilly.
“no way······”
I turned around and looked around.
The academy was just empty. The 200 royal attack wizards who should have been lined up everywhere were nowhere to be seen.
It was the worst situation for me, who had to stop the raid.
In an academy where wide-range or medium-range attacks were impossible, it was impossible for me to block attacks by myself. The original plan was only to hold out until Karios returned, but it was impossible to annihilate all of the nearly 1,000 monsters.
The worst variable that occurred at the most important moment.
“How can this…”
I was frozen in place.
why the hell
I don’t know how this variable came about.
However, one thing is for sure, this variable won’t prevent an attack.
And that there is not enough time left to understand all this.
······Isn’t it different?
Jijit- Jijijik-!
East, West, South.
Huge portals were forming on three sides of the academy. It was absorbing the magic around it and turning it black.
When that portal is completed, monsters will pour out.
More students would die than in the original work, and even named characters could be sacrificed if they did something wrong.
If by any chance Jeniel, Narsha, and Elia die…
That was a true handshake.
Weiyiying-
Even at this moment, the portal swirled and took shape. It radiated black magic and gradually grew in size.
An ominous aura hovering around the academy.
Feeling the terrifying magic power, I was in anguish.
I have two options.
Either get the named characters separately, or get everyone in the academy.
Be sure to save the few, or gamble for all.
“·······”
After thinking for a while, I took out another potion from inside my robe. Without delay, I drank the pain-free potion I had brought with me.
gulp- gulp-
If you only save named characters, you will be able to avoid the worst. You will be able to continue the flow of the novel as it is.
However······
If that happens, more people will lose their lives.
Innocent people, students who remained only to prepare for the mid-term and final exams, are brutally torn to death.
That too, by the scenario designed by writer Lee Jin-wook.
wheee-
The night wind blew her hair.
After taking all the potions, I looked at the southern sky.
Beyond the black portal floating in the air, thick demonic energy flowed out.
Soon, demons will pour out.
I warmed up the mana of the whole body.
Veins swelled all over his body, including his forearms. The steeply activated magic hits the limit of the body, and the sound of blood vessels bursting lingers in my ears.
Like big- Big Deuk-!
but no pain
Because of the painless potion.
Kudo deuk-!
I looked at the portal with bloodshot eyes.
“·······”
There is one thing I realized while going through the quiz game between MT and Francis.
My novel is more brutal than necessary.
Numerous extras are slaughtered just to create a provocative scene.
It is consumed for the purpose of floating the main character.
A show that I always thought was normal.
By the way······
I felt like I knew those episodes that I didn’t know when I saw them as novels, but I came in and experienced them myself.
It’s not fun or interesting at all.
It’s cruel, hateful, and just tragic.
It definitely had a huge impact on my psychology. I was mentally tormented by the guilt of killing them.
Did the aftermath… change?
I no longer want to watch innocent deaths.
The guilt I felt at Ketrick’s funeral.
The guilt I felt after Francis’ trivia game ended.
I didn’t want to repeat it again.
“Ha ha… ha…”
Against my will, rough breathing leaked from my mouth.
It was ready to manifest magic.
Possibly the worst possible gambler.
But I’m going to save all of these.
The lives that were directly killed by the hands of writer Lee Jin-wook.
“under······”
Episodes where innocent lives were slaughtered for views.
“ha······”
The end of this novel that goes to bed ending with all sorts of handshakes.
“under······”
I have to change.
Because I am the author of this novel.
Because he is the only person who can defy his destiny.
“… Expedium.”
Magical power radiating from the whole body wrapped around the vast grounds of the academy.
＊＊＊
Archinia, the capital of the empire.
The eunuchs roamed the palace in search of Emperor Arnold.
Restaurant, playground, study, etc.
I divided the territory and checked every nook and cranny, and a eunuch passing in front of the Garden of Peace stopped at the faint sound of laughter.
-under······
He was known to have always stood by the emperor.
That that is the emperor’s tone.
“Perhaps······?”
The eunuch entered the Garden of Peace. I ate a large container and checked every nook and cranny.
As a result, the end of the dark garden. Arnold could be found on a bench overlooking the night view.
The eunuch hurriedly approached the emperor.
Leaning down on his back, Arnold, recognizing the eunuch’s approach, spoke in a low voice.
“I finally see you.”
It was something I couldn’t understand at all.
What do you see?
“I’m sorry to tell you, but what-“
“The future, I can finally see the future. Who will rise to the level of the Archmage.”
“…?”
The eunuch sat down and thought.
When it comes to “precognition,” you have it since you were born, so what are you talking about all of a sudden?
Have I not been able to see you for a while?
At the time when such a question was thick in my mind, Arnold made a statement that made my heart sink.
“You should look at that too.”
The eunuch’s complexion turned pale.
Are you telling me to look into the future?
All the prophets were purged?
“Ha, but how dare I-”
“It is Hwangmyeong.”
“… Ah, I understand, Your Majesty.”
At the emperor’s words, the eunuch slowly raised his head. Crying and eating mustard, I looked at where Arnold’s fingertips were pointing.
And then… I made a mistake.
“Uh, how is this-”
A dark night with moonlight covered by clouds.
The safest airspace in the Empire.
Above the dome-shaped defense barrier, the huge Imperial Academy floated like a floating island .