episode_0478

Rumble-

Sweet chocolate latte is served in a glass. A high-quality teapot made of pure white porcelain.

Normally, black tea would come out of a kettle like this, but in Lim Sol’s lab, chocolate latte would always come out.

– There is a way to deal with any magic in the world. A wizard should be able to distinguish that.

– is it so?

sniffling.

Im Sol continued his magic lecture to Lee Ho-yeon while bringing a chocolate latte to his mouth.

At the time, Lee Ho-yeon did not yet meet Im Sol’s standards. As a teacher and senior wizard, she would tell Lee Ho-yeon what she saw and felt.

– I call them the Wizard’s Eyes. After all, magic is something humans use.

– Wizard’s eyes?

– huh. Magic has a purpose. Kill, assist, trap, defend… Same things. Once you find out the purpose, you can think of ways to deal with it.

Hoyeon Lee recalled a memory from the past.

At the time, I skipped over Imsol’s words, but now I understand.

‘Core technique.’

The core techniques of magic contain the purpose of magic.

Im Sol had unconsciously penetrated the essence of magic since he had no concept of core techniques.

Kwaaa!

“What the fuck….”

Hoyeon Lee was grateful for his teacher’s teachings and opened a barrier to avoid the approaching pillar of light.

I was very grateful to see him recreate it with his own body in case I didn’t understand it.

Jiing-

Lee Ho-yeon pierced Imsol’s magic with his golden eyes.

‘I’m only thinking about destruction.’

All of the magic used by Imsol contained core techniques aimed at pure destruction.

Since magic is used inside the Demon Heavenly Palace, more complex operations than this would not be possible.

His ‘strategy’ was working properly.

“Big!”

Hoyeon Lee narrowed the rune barrier.

Magical energy was leaking out like water in order to maintain the Demon Heavenly Palace. However, if I disarmed the Demon Heavenly Palace, Imsol’s attacks would become stronger, so I couldn’t pour all my effort into the rune barrier.

Instead, he circulated magical power throughout his body. His eyes glowed golden, and the magic power that reflected his will reacted violently.

“Chain Frozen.”

Hoyeon Lee poured his magic into the Arc.

The cold air pouring from the blue magic sphere exploded at Lim Sol’s feet.

“Too slow, disciple.”

Lee Ho-yeon’s magic rushes in, skipping the process of drawing a magic circle.

It was a speed that the eye could not follow, but Imsol created a shield only where the magic would hit.

Accurate predictions based on experience.

Im Sol stepped back for a moment and looked at Lee Ho-yeon.

‘… ‘What is our student thinking?’

After they revealed their true feelings to each other, the situation became favorable to Imsol.

Lee Ho-yeon defensively avoided Im Sol’s magic and repeatedly ran away inside the sparring hall.

‘No, if you don’t come, I can go.’

Imsol did not think deeply.

Four pillars of light and dozens of magic circles embedded in the sparring hall.

This state cannot be maintained for long.

Im Sol’s gaze followed Lee Ho-yeon again.

‘I’m really worried about those magic circles.’

Lee Ho-yeon bit her lip and dodged the approaching pillar of light.

The magic circle floating behind Imsol’s back still radiated light.

Magic circles where magic pours out as soon as Imsol infuses it.

If you didn’t have the Demon Heavenly Palace, countless magic would immediately hit you.

‘Let’s think about it. ‘How do I overcome this?’

Im Sol is a genius wizard. No, can it be explained with the word genius? She was a perfect wizard.

Not only does the level of magical power increase every day, but it also becomes stronger every time the fight continues.

Hoyeon Lee recalled what Arthur, the head of the Wizards Association, said.

– What you need is time. I’ll probably be able to catch up with Sol in 10 years.

In terms of talent itself, Lee Ho-yeon was superior, but the problem was that Im Sol’s talent blossomed even more after meeting Lee Ho-yeon.

Also, Ho-yeon Lee and Sol Im’s exposure to magic is more than 10 years apart.

Originally, it might be greed to beat Imsol right now. But since you have to do it somehow, you have to find a way that only you can do.

Hoyeon Lee has always overcome crises with his talent.

Create new magic or find the enemy’s weakness.

The biggest problem in dealing with Imsol is his lack of skills as a wizard.

Macheon Palace, which Lee Ho-yeon was confident in, was destroyed in an unimaginable way.

There was an overwhelming difference in the power and speed of magic power, and even the magic used was lower in hierarchy than Imsol.

‘I’m not creating new magic.’

At important moments, he may be able to create magic that rivals the magic used by Im Sol once or twice, but no matter how Ho-yeon Lee is, he cannot create incredible magic in succession.

‘… My dagger is the magic power of hell. somehow create a gap and insert it.’

Hell’s magic.

It has the property of disrupting the magical power of humans. This is also why you feel a headache when you get close to the black pillar and the efficiency of your magic power decreases.

When dealing with Rebecca, I chose to mix the magical power of Hell with the Demon Heavenly Palace.

But things are different then and now.

Rebecca attempted to directly compete for territory with the Demon Heavenly Palace using the rune barrier.

That’s why it couldn’t handle the Demon Heavenly Palace, which contained the magic power of hell. However, unlike Rebecca, Imsol accepted Macheonggung as is.

Now that Im Sol has overcome Macheon Palace, the position that must be overcome has changed from Im Sol to Lee Ho-yeon.

Imsol’s magical power changes by the second.

Even if you add the magic of hell to the Demon Heavenly Palace, it will not help in the process of recalculating Imsol’s magic.

‘You have to catch him off guard. or not… ‘Somehow we create opportunities.’

Im Sol is struck by the magic power of hell at a time he never expected.

That’s the winning plan.

There were several options in mind.

One of them is emotional amplification.

Lee Ho-yeon developed Macheonggung and at the same time amplified Im Sol’s emotions.

Pride. Desire to win. Competitive spirit. Aggression… .

Any negative emotions that could arise in Dalian were amplified.

Imsol, who is originally in sincerity mode, cannot control her emotions properly.

It was like that the first time, and it was like that the second time too.

Wielding enormous magical power requires a weakness.

It would be correct to judge that he is pouring all his mental power that normally controls his emotions into magic.

As you become more aggressive, the gap increases.

“Hoyeon, you definitely won’t give up…? I won’t stop either!”

“…Yes, yes, don’t worry.”

“Yeah. Make it a little more fun!”

“Until I pass out!”

Quiang-!

Lee Ho-yeon rolled on the floor with a bitter smile to avoid Im Sol’s magic.

Since he has shown his will to resist until the end, Imsol will also fight with all his might.

There is still an opportunity to exploit the gap.

Hoyeon Lee retrieved the rune barrier and wrapped it around her body like armor.

‘Blink.’

The reason Blink is not used in fights between wizards is because there is a big gap.

A wizard above a certain level does not give the opponent a chance to blink.

However, Lee Ho-yeon, who was rolling around inside the sparring hall while avoiding Imsol’s magic, installed rune barriers throughout the sparring hall.

‘The ultimate definition of the rune barrier.’

I can’t imitate Rebecca’s dramatic intention, but I can imitate it.

The magic power inside the rune barrier is already one body with itself.

‘Blink.’

Slurp-

Hoyeon Lee’s perspective rotates 360 degrees. A strange sensation as if the whole body was being reorganized.

Instead of Imsol’s face that was visible just a moment ago, the back of her head came into view.

Once more. This time the side is visible.

Once more. Im Sol’s embarrassed eyes are visible.

After adjusting to his senses with a few blinks, Lee Ho-yeon hid himself in Imsol’s blind spot.

‘… ‘Gone?’

Imsol looked around.

Lee Ho-yeon’s appearance disappeared. I had experienced his barrier before.

Imsol, recalling the memory of being attacked at that time, immediately raised his magical power.

A shield that unfolds as soon as it is determined to be hidden using a rune barrier.

Taaang-

At the same time, Lee Ho-yeon’s feet appeared in front of him.

The kick filled with magical power drew a large trajectory and hit Imsol’s shield strongly.

‘Is it blocked as expected?’

Ho-yeon Lee immediately kicked down the shield and widened the distance between him and Lim Sol.

Since he was accelerating inside the rune barrier, it was not difficult to avoid Imsol’s pillar of light.

“Haa…huu….”

Lee Ho-yeon took a breath and looked at Im Sol.

Even in his excited state, Imsol did not stop being on guard.

‘I can’t see the gap as much as I thought.’

“Is this really the end? Hoyeon. You were confident.”

“… Pfft.”

Im Sol smiled leisurely, and Lee Ho-yeon followed suit.

It’s still too early to give up. There is room left.

‘Shadow Destroyer.’

Dozens of shadows burrow into the floor, centered around Hoyeon Lee’s body.

At the same time, one of Imsol’s light pillars disappeared and the magic circle behind his back activated.

Omangseongjin (Five Stars).

Hot flames flow from Imsol’s fingertips.

The magic power divided into several branches instantly expanded in scale, and a pentagram was drawn centered on a pillar of light.

The flames of Omangseong, which collided with Hoyeon Lee’s shadow, created a huge shock wave and rang in the sparring hall.

It was an enormous burden for one person to achieve it.

Lee Ho-yeon frowned at the shadow that instantly melted away and unleashed magical power.

‘Gracial Wave. ‘

‘Darkness Dimension.’

The core techniques of high-level magic that Hoyeon Lee can use are incorporated into the Arc.

Ark, who had absorbed the core technique, began to draw a magic circle, and Lee Ho-yeon regurgitated the magic again.

A flash of electricity crosses the gigantic pentagram.

It was powerful enough to break through each other’s barrier if there was even the slightest gap.

Dozens of magic came and went in a short period of time.

A state of concentration that makes it impossible to recognize whether one is using magic or being dragged by magic.

An intense exchange of magic followed, with every moment a crisis. As if trying to defy the laws of physics, his magical power soared, and he casually fired magic that would be fatal even if it just grazed him.

Quad deud deuk-!

Flames burn and waves flood.

The magic sphere pours out cold air, and darkness that steals vision surrounds each other.

“Hoyeon. Everyone is watching our sparring.”

“… There’s going to be chaos again.”

“Yes. Your value will increase even more. It will pierce the sky.”

Imsol smiled happily.

Being highly evaluated by one’s own students.

I was happy that Lee Ho-yeon shared the honor that a person named Lim Sol had accumulated throughout his life.

Hoyeon Lee raised her head.

Lee Ho-yeon was feeling the torrent of magical power, where it was difficult to say who had the advantage.

‘… I lose.’

My whole body is screaming.

Every time I shoot out a spell, I feel out of breath.

The body, with its heightened combat senses, is somehow holding on, but the pain in the magic circuit becomes worse every time magic power is extracted due to the overload of the blood beat.

Even if you are equal now, you will soon reach your limits.

‘If you just collect yourself for a moment… !’

Phuwak-.

It was a moment of distraction.

Imsol’s magic seeps into the barrier of Lee Ho-yeon’s runes.

At the same time, the rune barrier was pierced and a solid magical arrow went into Lee Ho-yeon’s shoulder.

“Ahhhh…!”

A pain that feels like being burned by fire.

Beep. Beep. Beep.

The sparring hall’s magic circle sent out a notification that it was in a dangerous state.

Perhaps if I felt just a little more pain, I would be forced to stop sparring.

However, despite his serious physical condition, his head was colder than ever.

Hoyeon Lee opened her mouth with a bitter smile.

“…Professor Sol-i. I’ll finish it this time.”

“As much as you want. Show your best.”

Im Sol was also aware of his advantage.

‘Our lovely student.’

Im Sol looked into Lee Ho-yeon’s eyes.

The fighting spirit was still burning.

It wasn’t enough that he exceeded expectations, but I was very happy to see him show such fighting spirit.

Im Sol began drawing a magic circle to receive his student’s last passion head-on.

Meanwhile, Hoyeon Lee gathered all the remaining magical power in his body.

His high natural healing ability helped him squeeze out his magic circuit to the last detail.

Put your hands forward.

What I envision is a black sun.

A small flame appeared, and the ominous magic power coming from Lee Ho-yeon’s hand enveloped the flame in front of him.

The explosively reactive black flame showed off its presence as soon as it appeared and changed the atmosphere of the sparring hall.

“… what?”

Imsol frowned.

A disparate magical power, different from the magical power that Lee Ho-yeon had used so far.

Intense magical power is compressed and a larger sphere is completed. The magic circle of the sparring hall also vibrated as if to warn of its danger.

‘Incubus… ?’

I don’t remember the name, but it was similar to the eerie magical power used by Incubus.

However, what Hoyeon Lee used was not the low-level magic power that made her dizzy.

A magic that compresses the magical power of fierce yet pure destructive power to the limit.

Im Sol put magical power into Omangseong to counter Lee Ho-yeon’s magic.

The black sun rises.

Hoyeon Lee smiled as she looked at the black sun she had summoned.

If the attack and defense had continued, I would have been the one to fall first.

Unfortunately, Imsol’s strategy to create a gap was a failure.

instead. He continued to amplify his emotions and engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and smiled regretfully as he accepted Im Sol’s conversation.

In addition, his shoulder was fatally pierced by a magical arrow.

Most fights between wizards end the moment the structure breaks down.

We have already figured out each other’s magical powers.

There were no variables, and Lee Ho-yeon’s physical strength was low and she had suffered serious injuries.

Imsol must have thought he had won.

In Imsol’s eyes, it must have seemed like a last struggle.

However, it was Lee Ho-yeon’s strategy to make the final match an all-out battle.

A dagger to victory. Hell’s magic.

So that we can achieve victory while revealing the magical power of hell.

“…Eclipse.”

Lee Ho-yeon staggered and released the black sun into the sparring arena.

At the same time, a huge shock struck the magic circle of the sparring hall.