Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent chapter 111

111 – Marchen.

All that remains in the hallway is silence.

“….”

Albert swallowed dryly.

The reason Qian was able to stand as the leader of Cheongwoon is clear. This is because he has undisputed strength, and he has always been able to strategize with leisure.

However, what was in front of my eyes was reality.

Qian’s body was cut in half, and he died without being able to land a single effective blow on Plan.

I slowly opened and closed his fists.

The dark power of demons is still flowing inside his body. That’s why he couldn’t believe it even when he saw it with his own eyes.

“I need the next plan….”

Muttered Albert.

It will take a good strategy to get out of this situation. However, he is currently unable to build anything with his own head.

Kian’s body is still lying on the floor. The appearance itself, which can no longer be called a colleague, comes as a warning and a threat.

‘I need to wake up.’

How long has it been since you entered the academy, what was your grade, what was your experience in the real world…. I’ve decided to stop arguing about things like that.

The wizard in front of you is strong.

Doesn’t back down against the enemy, and doesn’t mind the magic. He had no sympathy for being human once he was an enemy.

The moment Albert wiped the sweat from his forehead.

─You’re having a hard time. Ugly.

“… !”

The person who signed the contract with them. The witch’s voice started ringing in my head.

As if it wasn’t just Albert who heard the voice, the other knights also held their ears with one hand and focused their attention on the voice.

─Please beg for help.

At the same time, the faces of the knights were stained with bewilderment. One of them asked quickly.

“Bill? Is that okay too?”

─Then maybe I can help you? Quit if you don’t like it, because your soul is with me anyway.

“What is that! At first, you said it was a mutually respectful contract!”

─The situation has changed. Human

The witch’s voice has not been heard since. Silence settled in the hallway once again. Albert was the first to break it.

He said with a determined expression.

“I have no choice but to rain.”

Two other knights looked at Albert with their eyes wide open. Among them, a large knight asks.

“Let’s pray for each other? You want help?”

“I gave up things like chivalry and pride the moment I signed the contract. Wake. For now, you just have to think about surviving.”

Chivalry. Pride.

That kind of thing was already thrown away the moment the contract was signed. Already in the eyes of others, they are just ‘cheating’, and it is not possible to take care of them just because they come and take care of them now.

“Kian would have said this.”

Albert continued with a serious expression.

“For now, think only about surviving, only thinking about gaining, and get rid of all witnesses. It’s not too late to take care of leisure and virtue later.”

The knights calmly exchanged glances.

Albert didn’t say anything wrong. There is some truth to the speculation that Kean made it.

One finally nodded his head.

“First of all, let’s just think about surviving, right?”

Come to think of it, considering other things besides my current life was an act of being too full.

Qian died without ever touching the tip of his sword to Plan. In a situation where you face such an adversary, wouldn’t it be a boom if you could just save your life?

In the end, everyone agreed.

“Let’s pray.”

“I can’t help it.”

The moment everyone made a decision to save their lives somehow. The action to be taken was determined.

“Do, help me!”

“Please help!”

This is the first time I have stuttered. Soon, they sincerely began to beg for their lives.

─Whoop whoop whoop….

After a while, the witch’s laughter echoed, and the hallway began to turn black.

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“It would have been better if you had just begged me.”

Looking at the behavior of the enemies earnestly praying into the air, my first impression was this.

Not particularly surprising.

I have seen so many such sights. Those who put everything down because they are obsessed with power without effort existed regardless of age and occupation.

“Take a close look, you guys.”

I said to the three people watching me from behind, holding their breath. They also needed to see this scene clearly.

The three of them will have many more battles ahead, and until they rise high, they will face far more ugly enemies than nice ones.

“How ugly is power gained without effort.”

One important thing.

Looking at them and making them teachers on the other hand. It is to walk on one’s own path without being swayed by temptation.

─Sueuuu.

Darkness spreads like paint in the hallway.

When the completely blackened vision brightened again, we weren’t the only ones standing in the hallway.

One, two, three….

I soon stopped counting. Shadows in the form of humans filled the corridor.

“Power…. I feel the power… !”

Albert basked in his joy and savored his power. Currently, all of the knights’ bodies except for their eyes are covered in pitch-black shadows.

He shouted, aiming at me a shadow sword that was three times as long.

“If it’s now, if it’s now, I can win!”

“I don’t know who he begged for his life, but it seems that his prayers never reached him.”

I was cold.

“No, I’ve reached enough!”

There was a hint of confidence in Albert’s voice as he murmured. I slowly figured out the strength of the other person.

‘The alter ego of the contractor?’

Since it was roughly created, each shadow’s movement and trivial habits are all different.

It must mean that those who have gone through contracts have been created in the form of shadows.

I checked the bracelet on my left wrist. Seeing that there is a reaction, it is assumed that points can also be earned.

Albert muttered as he staggered, as if the sudden force hadn’t been the main agent.

“Who…. Let’s fight anyone Let me confirm this power… !”

I calmly saved mana.

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The aftermath of using the unique barrier against Qian is only now beginning to be revealed. I feel a slight pain in my temples.

That moment when I quietly touched that part with my finger.

“I will take care of the shadows next to me.”

Something small stood next to me.

When I turned my head and looked down, I saw Becky standing there.

Ice crystals are already attached to your hands. It seemed that he was preparing for a serious battle.

“….”

I was dumbfounded and stared at Becky.

In these circumstances, it is objectively right to fight alone. If each other’s magic starts to mix, there is a great risk of dissonance.

“Are you okay?”

Becky spread his index finger and tapped my temple a couple of times. Soon avoid my gaze.

“… No, i’m worried You said you were not feeling well.”

“I think it would be a bit difficult for Becky alone?”

The owner of this voice was Louis. At the same time, a curtain of light with durability wraps around our bodies.

He stood to my right.

“I’ll help too.”

“Really? Then all that’s left….”

Becky and Louis’ eyes turned to Trixie. The person in question turned his head to the side and murmured.

“I don’t want to participate because of you.”

“Ehh. Yes yes.”

Becky sighed, but smiled lightly.

I looked at the three at once and pondered for a while.

Then, with a snap of his fingers, he pushed them back.

However.

“Yes.”

“Ah!”

Despite an intangible explosion in the air, no one was pushed back. It’s because everyone made use of their own elements to survive.

Becky was holding on to his ground until he froze his feet.

I narrowed my brows and opened my mouth.

“Don’t show me.”

“I’m not talking about you!”

Becky retorted.

“In the first place, those guys are aiming for our lives too. So, this is not about me. You take care of your own life.”

“That’s right, Plan. We’ll do it in moderation.”

Louis helped Becky by the side, and I quietly looked into their eyes.

The trivial and ridiculous thing of throwing up over and over again somehow didn’t make me hate it.

‘The enemies are strong.’

If allowed to fight, they will have to grow in their own way, but the three of them will not be without injuries.

‘No, maybe it’s my underestimation.’

In the end, he nodded.

“Instead, keep the word that you take care of your own life.”

“Yes… ?”

Two beats later, Becky’s eyes widened.

Immediately after getting permission, the three faces brightened. It’s kind of strange to see them rejoicing at the thought of going into rough terrain.

Looking at the combat situation alone, the situation is rather unfavorable. Still, I couldn’t even tell myself how I felt.

Lewis smiled.

“Should we go from our side first?”

The other two spit out an answer without hesitation.

“That’s great!”

“I thought so even if I didn’t have to say it.”

The moment their mana blooms into magic.

Even the shadows did not stay still. They spread like a fan at the same time and attacked us from all sides.

Soon, various magics are swirling in the hallway. In the intense aftermath of the battle, here and there in the corridor collapses in an instant.

As expected, the enemy is stronger. Despite coming out confidently, the three were conspicuously inferior.

However.

Even so.

It doesn’t feel pitiful.

At that time, the disciple’s voice came out of nowhere.

“Ugh, the hand is really good. I die!”

When I turned my head, I saw an illusion. My student is sitting at a small table and fiddling with cards alone.

He looks at me and he smiles broadly.

“Master~ But I have a question.”

Muttering that, she set the four sheets down on the table with a click.

“Master’s hand. What is your genealogical name?”

The faces of me, Becky, Trixie, and Louise are still drawn on each of the four cards.

“….”

She closed her eyes once, and when she opened them, neither her figure nor her voice existed. No wonder. Because it was just an illusion.

Like this, sometimes I am not free from the past.

But if you have to answer the question you just heard, that’s not too difficult either.

“Marchen.”

After the short answer, I raised my mana.