episode_0114
by fnovelpia114
University headquarters, 6th basement level.
The great wizard’s legacy rests there.
Many wizards made various attempts to break the seal he placed and obtain his powerful power. No one succeeded.
Fortunately, Caroline, who was called the second great wizard, was able to unlock several layers of seals. However, it was impossible for her to penetrate the entire complex system.
‘… of course. Who put the seal on it?’
There is no particular reason why I sealed it.
just. It’s really unpleasant for someone to touch something I made. I am a man with a very strong desire to be exclusive.
Of course, by using this, future wizards may be able to create more advanced magic.
hmm. I don’t like it? Anyway, the magic world is nothing without me.
“Unsealing… . Erin, I know you’re pretty good at using magic. This is the seal of the great wizard!”
Rachel went down to the basement and tapped my shoulder. Of course she wouldn’t believe it.
Even for her, an 8th rank wizard, it was difficult to peel off even one layer of the seal.
“Do you know what the seven impossibles of the magic world are? The first of these is the unsealing of Bro Archmage.”
“… It’s more known than I thought.”
“Only a few wizards know of the existence of this place. If you are not one of the elite, you cannot access the seal. ha… . Even now, they say this is against the rules. I gave permission because it was you.”
As expected, there is a reward in keeping it tightly sealed. Otherwise, my juniors would have stolen the results of my research.
‘What’s in there. ‘It’s hard to find even for me.’
I quickly went down the stairs to take a look at the results of my research.
The further underground you go, the further down you go. The atmosphere of the laboratory came to life. Even after hundreds of years, this place still feels nostalgic.
I think I walked for about 10 minutes. I was finally able to reach the main lab hall.
‘Is it left here?’
I placed this deep in the lab. It appears that later generations took it out and placed it in the hall.
The surroundings were very clean without a single speck of dust. Is cleaning done regularly? These guys have a decent level of courtesy towards their seniors.
“To be honest. I also want to see your embarrassed face because you couldn’t break the seal.”
“That doesn’t happen.”
Be careful and never violate etiquette. He took out a ceremonial dagger and held it out to Jennifer.
She made a mysterious expression and gently placed her index finger on the sharp blade, then lifted it again.
Bright red blood stains the dagger. This is enough.
‘They are definitely descendants of the Nephilim.’
The descendants of angels who came down to the world and fell in love with humans are called Nephilim.
I do not know well but… . It is said that the size of the first Nephilim was 6000m. How did someone like that come into the world, marry a human, and give birth to offspring?
Anyway, now is the time to use that blood.
‘The prepared reagent… .’
The instructions can be easily implemented with a child’s pocket money as long as you have the materials.
Put the princess’s blood into the prepared reagent and then infuse it with mana.
Squeeze! Then blue sparks fly out. The mana and divine power in the blood were forcibly separated.
And if you spray this on the seal.
“It works out like this.”
—Rat!
There is a rattling sound as if an old mechanism is in operation, and at the same time, something comes loose and falls to the floor.
“Oh my god.”
Did Rachel believe I would fail? I let go of the confident smile I had been holding since a while ago. He had a look of astonishment.
Although she is a wizard who has managed to make a name for herself. In front of me, the strongest person of all time, he is just a cute junior. Cancer, of course.
“Why are you making such a surprised expression? Didn’t I say I would definitely break the seal?”
“No, uh… .”
“Hmm. Did you even suspect me? This is quite disappointing.”
I continued teasing Rachel, who gaped in surprise. For the first time, I have the upper hand in my relationship with her.
I can dominate and manipulate Rachel’s emotions! This fact slowly restored my shattered self-esteem.
“What’s in there… . Alternative.”
“It is the result of the Archmage’s research. A man who dedicated his life to seeing the end of magic. But he felt his limits with this. It has been proven that infinity exists.”
I carefully touched the substance inside the seal stone.
warm. Although my feelings toward my parents are minimal. It makes me wonder if this is what a mother’s warm embrace really feels like.
After a brief moment of ecstasy from the sweet sensations surrounding my entire body. The substance slowly flowed into my body.
“Erin. What are you… .”
“Erin Siorn. That’s me.”
Archmage… . It was. I found out about this. Erin is me, and I am Erin. His soul has already disappeared, and not even a fragment of his will can be found.
So now I can be Erin.
With this substance I tried to see the end of magic. What was waiting after the groundbreaking progress. It was despair.
“ether.”
“Yes?”
“This is the name of the substance.”
The end of mana, ether.
Should I say this is the difference between wood fuel and fossil fuel? If you can manipulate ether, you can use the same magic to have twice the power.
Additionally, because it matches the body well, it promotes the growth of the user’s circle like crazy.
‘But the problem is.’
Why I don’t get this right away.
If the user’s body is weak, it will collapse. In other words, if it is not qualified, it will be destroyed.
But it’s okay. I have a screw and a skolda. These two properly disperse the ether flowing into my body. Forced me to adapt.
‘To be honest. I thought you guys would have taken this.’
You didn’t break my seal and rob me. I thought I would create a new ether based on my research.
But that wasn’t the case. Caroline… . I was very disappointed. Isn’t it because those who lack talent can move forward because they can make up for what they lack?
“Rachel.”
“… Yes.”
“Let’s leave for the north today. I think I could win a fight with anyone right now.”
Not empty words, really.
“Even in bed?”
“… .”
no. That’s a different field.
***
We left the academy and headed north.
Walking… . Continue. As if it will never end. I walked steadily. Hectic… . Just to kill the demon lord.
If this is going to be the case, wouldn’t it be much easier to just go with the military? This weak body’s legs become swollen even after walking for just a short distance. Fortunately, things got a little better thanks to Carly’s help… .
“Isn’t Caroline dead now?”
An indiscriminate serial terrorist.
They caused a terrorist attack at the academy and killed the heirs of the nobles. Caroline’s crime of destroying the facility was determined as such.
Accordingly, the nobles who were enraged (and who had predicted that the war would make quite a bit of money based on their tapping on the abacus) led their troops and headed north.
The number of the subjugating army was a whopping 1 million! The number of people from all over the continent seems to have been scraped together. They probably weren’t all elite troops, so maybe they brought in peasants or mercenaries from somewhere.
“That’s a ridiculous number.”
“Hmm… .”
“But can we catch the devil with that number?”
well. From my perspective, I think it is impossible.
Caroline is not an asshole either, so she must have gathered a lot of monsters. By subjugating just a few greenskin tribes, you could form a goblin army of 100,000 in a month.
The girl I know is 9th rank. An area where miracles can be achieved, enough to feed an army of over 100,000 people. The army will be called soon.
“That army is just buying time. Caroline, that bitch. Even in my opinion, he was very strong.”
Kali harshly criticized him with her characteristic sharp tone. Well, that’s the right assessment. Her eyes are the sharpest of anyone I know.
“It’s common sense that hundreds of thousands of troops can be wiped out by a single superhuman. Those guys aren’t even elite soldiers. Even if you form a party with unemployed gangsters and unemployed people, they will fly away with just one wave.”
“Do people even know that?”
“Of course you understand. I told you, right? Buying time. The real main force would be the commanders included in the military. 7th and 8th rank wizards.”
At first glance, there seemed to be an overwhelming difference between the Demon King and the Continental Alliance. In terms of quality and quantity, the continent dominates.
But I… . Carly’s words really bothered me.
‘Numerical superiority is nothing in the face of an overwhelming superhuman… . This means: Doesn’t that mean you can win even if 7th and 8th rank wizards flock to you? This is ridiculous… .’
I felt a little uneasy somewhere.
“Ah, but. There is an inn over there.”
“If you go this way anyway, you will come across another village.”
“Take a break and go!”
“… Did you not hear me?”
“No?”
Rachel looked at me and muttered.
“I heard it correctly.”
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