episode_0712

Inside the party hall.

Despite the uneasy situation where magic was not functioning properly due to the magic suppression barrier, the people in the party hall remained silent, their gazes fixed on the sight magic.

“Unbelievable… such unbelievable magic….”

The head of the Arthur Association, a mage society, stared at Lee Hoyeon, forgetting even to interpret the magic suppression barrier.

Being a lifelong practitioner of magic, the head of the association could truly appreciate Lee Hoyeon’s greatness.

“Guild Master. About interpreting the magic suppression barrier…”

“Quiet! Stop interpreting and just focus on that guy’s magic!”

The battle was already over.

Lee Hoyeon, the monster who had sided with the Iris Guild, made it clear that the magic suppression barrier was not the most important thing.

“I can’t believe my disciple’s disciple is this strong….”

Although Lim Sol had mentioned to him that Lee Hoyeon was much stronger than himself, it was beyond his expectations.

He couldn’t be sure if the entire mage society could defeat Lee Hoyeon even if they all attacked him together.

Kwaaaah-!

A vast amount of pure and powerful magic covered the field.

Since there was no barrier, even the party hall felt the shockwave.

“He thinks he can defeat all those monsters alone? And not even kill them, just subdue them….”

“The aftermath is reaching us here. Is it really safe…?!”

“It seems like the magic only reacts to enemies. What kind of magic is this?”

One person was displaying an unbelievably powerful magic.

The guests in the party hall looked at Lee Hoyeon with a relaxed expression, swallowing nervously.

The terrorists attempting to attack the party hall were at least ten thousand in number.

If all of them were high-level combat agents, it was a force capable of engulfing even a small country.

“Lee Hoyeon’s strength as a mage….”

“This is ridiculous. We won’t be able to stop the Iris Guild.”

“We have no choice but to get closer. Lee Hoyeon is a monster beyond our standards.”

However, Lee Hoyeon subdued them all by himself.

Once again, the names of Lee Hoyeon and the Iris Guild were being engraved in the minds of people worldwide.

“T-this is unbelievable….”

Watching the situation unfold, the head of the EK Guild, Pretzel, looked at the sight magic with a lost expression.

With a single gesture from Lee Hoyeon, clouds moved, lightning struck, and the field burned.

It felt like a fairy tale character had come to life in reality.

“This is how it’s going to be….”

Pretzel bit his lip as he looked around.

Everyone was shocked by Lee Hoyeon’s power and was trying to gauge the intentions of the Iris Guild.

If the party ended like this, EK Guild was finished anyway.

The Iris Guild must have gathered all the information related to the terrorist activities.

If they arrested the terrorists here, they would have solid evidence.

There was no room left to imagine any sort of comeback.

“Libera. Get ready.”

It can’t end like this.

Even the mid-tier members of the Iris Guild must be eliminated.

“…Yes.”

They unleashed the last resort they had informed the EK Guild members about beforehand.

Their bodies were inscribed with magic circles that could dispel magic suppression barriers.

Libera, the strongest of the EK Guild, moved first.

Kwaaaaaah-!

As everyone watched Lee Hoyeon through the sight magic,

the glass windows in the party hall shattered, and outside magic surged in.

“It’s an attack! Damn it!”

“Everyone, be careful!”

The EK Guild members warned those around them and raised their magic.

“What are they doing right now?”

Isaac, the head of the Iris Guild, stepped forward, expressing his dissatisfaction.

But Pretzel, at the forefront of the EK Guild, smiled slyly.

“There might be a threat inside the party hall. We have to ensure our safety ourselves.”

“Aren’t your guild members eyeing the Iris Guild?”

“Well, of course. Who else is the most suspicious here if not the Iris Guild? They claim to be an information guild, have the most frequent contact with mages, and ensured the safety of the party but did nothing. It’s all about the Iris Guild.”

“How should we explain that the magician Lee Hoyeon, who was blocking the mines alone outside, is a guest of the Iris Guild?”

“Yeah. Lee Hoyeon, a guest of the Iris Guild, personally made the barrier disappear. Thanks to him, even the party leader suffered some damage.”

“What nonsense…! If Lee Hoyeon couldn’t block the mines alone, the people here would have been in danger!”

Isaac revealed his emotions at Pretzel’s sophistry.

“Quite suspicious. Bringing down thousands of mines alone… Wouldn’t it be more reasonable if the mines fell on purpose?”

“You’ve lost your mind, Pretzel. I’ve been too kind to you lately.”

Clang-

Even Isaac, with a furrowed face, unleashed his magic.

Not content with leading the terror, now they were about to rush the Iris Guild; he could no longer tolerate it.

As Isaac exerted his power, the Iris Guild members behind him also conjured their magic.

Naturally, it seemed like a fight could break out at any moment.

“Tsk. Are they ignoring the magic-blocking barrier?”

Isaac soon realized there was a significant difference between the EK Guild and the Iris Guild.

Despite not knowing what methods they used, they were unaffected by the magic-blocking barrier.

“Darn it! Adjust it quickly!”

“Right now, we’re doing it!”

The Mage Association moved to lift the magic-blocking barrier again, but it would take at least 20 minutes from now to start.

“…Elise, stay behind me.”

Irene unfolded her magic, hiding Elise behind her.

Their arguments were absurd, and their magic still didn’t function properly.

But it wasn’t the Iris Guild deciding the fight; it was the EK Guild.

They were determined to fight by force if necessary.

“Miss Libera, I didn’t know you were such a person.”

“I’m truly sorry.”

Avoiding Irene’s gaze, Libera raised her sword.

Despite opposing it several times, she had ultimately agreed with the EK Guild leader to come this far.

“If you surrender… I’ll spare your lives, I swear on my name.”

“That foolish head of yours is still the same. Pretzel won’t spare us.”

“Oh, sis…”

Elise couldn’t hide her astonishment.

She knew she had to fight too, but Pretzel had created such a tense atmosphere in an instant.

‘Can we handle that man?’

Elise raised her sword, feeling the intense pressure emanating from the man.

Libera.

The man once known as the strongest hunter before Lee Hoyeon appeared.

If it were a dark night, Isaac might have managed somehow, but with a magic-blocking barrier in place, there was no one who could defeat him.

‘…Even if we can’t handle him.’

In this volatile situation, a cold sweat ran down her back.

Realizing the need to fight, Elise couldn’t just stand still.

Lee Hoyeon was outside, single-handedly holding off thousands of mines; if they couldn’t handle one guy like this, they wouldn’t be able to face him.

“…?”

At that moment, she felt a round object in her hand.

Lowering her gaze, Elise blinked at the button.

‘Right. The magical tool Lee Hoyeon gave me.’

She didn’t hear it clearly, but what did he say?

It seemed like it was meant for use if the EK Guild went wild.

…Wasn’t this the time?

Click-

Elise pressed the button.

And suddenly, dozens of EK Guild members who were aiming at the Iris Guild, ready to attack, all knelt simultaneously.

“Subdue the Iris Guild immediately… Ugh!”

“Aaargh!!”

Even the strongest man present, Libera, was no exception.

He collapsed, his face hitting the ground, unconscious.

“…What on earth is happening?”

Isaac, who was forcibly raising magic at the forefront of the Iris Guild, couldn’t hide his confusion as he looked at the fallen EK Guild members.

He was almost suspicious that this might not be some prank prepared by the EK Guild.

“Physical paralysis…?”

After a moment, Isaac noticed the magic covering the EK Guild members.

Slowly, she turned her head towards the source of the magic.

“Huh….”

There stood a stunned Elise, mouth agape.

“Uh, Elise. What’s going on? Elise?”

“Sis. I, I don’t know either…”

Elise mumbled, observing the many gazes fixed upon her.

She was still tense, having only pressed a single button.

“What’s this? Still not restored? Wait, it hasn’t even been 30 minutes yet?”

At that moment, a man entered as the party leader.

Confidently walking in through the main entrance, Ihoyeon chuckled at the magical barrier still enveloping the party hall.

‘The reverse flow is quite impressive.’

To think it took less than 10 minutes to subdue all those mages and terrorists.

Ihoyeon expelled the remaining faint reverse flow energy and manipulated the space.

With a creak-

He forcibly separated the magical barrier from the space.

Originally affecting those inside, he also released the recoil by expelling the reverse flow energy.

Only then did Ihoyeon survey the party hall.

“It’s done now. Huh? Elise. But why are those people acting like that? Are they really faking it?”

Just in case he had laid down some insurance, but seeing them like this, it seems quite effective.

But why are they collapsing like that?

‘Ah, caught in a reverse flow state?’

It seemed to be a weak spell that paralyzed the nerves, straining the body by absorbing the reverse flow energy.

“Ihoyeon. Can you explain…?”

Approaching Ihoyeon as if seeking salvation, Elise asked for an explanation.