Ch.45A Big One’s Coming (1)

At that moment, the forum was filled with stories about what had happened at the Blood Tower.

Though no one knew exactly what had occurred, the testimonies and photos of someone flying through several shattered walls of the Blood Tower were enough to raise questions.

Moreover, if the person who went flying was none other than Ignius, the Red Tower Master, it naturally sparked even more interest and curiosity.

[Did anyone see the wall getting smashed today?]

I’m not completely sure, but I think I saw the Red Tower Master and the Blood Tower Master flying through a shattered wall

It happened too fast for me to take a photo…

But I think others must have seen it too, did anyone manage to get a picture?

(wall_smashed.jpg)

What the hell happened…

Comments:

– I heard she fought with the Red Tower Master

ㄴ Really??

ㄴㄴ Many people saw Ignius entering the Magic Tower… Something happened after he arrived, so that must be it

– That Red Tower Master guy always seemed to dislike our Midir, and now he finally caused trouble…

ㄴ LOL So he really came looking for a fight? And the Blood Tower Master accepted it?

ㄴㄴ Probably

ㄴㄴㄴ She really dropped a meteor on him LMAO

ㄴㄴㄴㄴ She dropped a meteor, but he got his ass kicked lol

– This is legendary LMAO

[But doesn’t the Red Tower Master flying through walls mean the Blood Tower Master won overwhelmingly?]

If they fought and one side got sent flying that badly, it shows a clear difference in skill.

Otherwise, how could a fellow Tower Master be sent flying so helplessly?

And if the opponent was the Red Tower Master who’s rumored to be the strongest… well, it’s over lol

I’ve always hated those Red Tower jerks who kept putting down Blood-poor people and giving us crap

The Red Tower… deserved it, right?

Comments:

– (Red Tower) The outcome isn’t even confirmed yet and you’re already jumping to conclusionslol Typical Blood-poor behaviorlol

ㄴ Hey Red Tower guy… you know everyone can see which tower you’re from on other forums, right?

ㄴㄴ (Red Tower) Of course I’m from the Red Tower, just telling you idiots with your delusions to stop dreaming lol The intelligence level of you mosquitoes LMFAO lol

ㄴㄴㄴ Yeah yeah, you’re so great…

ㄴㄴㄴ Wow~ As expected, a sharp retort from the high and mighty Red Tower! I’m learning so much~lol

– That’s true… I’ve never seen someone get sent flying so helplessly before

ㄴ It’s rare to even see Tower Masters fighting each other in the first place…

– Is there any video? I want to see…

ㄴ No way… it happened so suddenly, nobody could have recorded it

ㄴㄴ (crying con)

– (Blue Tower) If this is true, it’s pretty funny LMAO

ㄴ As expected, Blue Tower hates Red Towerlol

ㄴ The enemy of my enemy is my friend lol

[Suddenly Impressed]

(Midir_speech.jpg)

It might have been a bit late, but when you think about how she’s actually fulfilling everything she said she would do, upvote lol

Comments:

– Upvote lol

– “You”? Is the Blood Tower Master your friend?

ㄴ I’m sorry!

– At first I wondered what she was even doing, but somehow she’s accomplishing things one by one… It seems she really wasn’t doing nothing for a month but was preparing…

ㄴ That’s the only explanation for what’s happening now

ㄴ For real…

The forum was flooded with posts about what had just happened at the Blood Tower.

It wasn’t something that occurred secretly with no witnesses—it was essentially a public spectacle where someone flew through a wall for everyone to see, so this was the natural outcome.

“Kuk…”

Ignius clenched his fist with an expression full of rage.

Being defeated wasn’t something to be ashamed of.

He had underestimated his opponent’s skill.

More precisely, he had been arrogant and suffered the consequences without even bothering to assess how powerful his opponent truly was.

If he had known Midir possessed such strength, things might have been different.

Ignius hated acting cowardly above all else.

He was simply feeling frustrated about the fact that he had lost, not looking down on Midir in any way.

But that was his misconception.

He had never experienced defeat before.

In a way, it was inevitable.

Having lived his life being called a once-in-a-generation genius, he was the youngest person ever to become an Archmage.

Moreover, as a master of fire magic with firepower unmatched by any other magic, the very concept of losing to someone was inconceivable.

Not only that, while mages might debate about their research, they never tested their raw power against each other.

That sort of physical confrontation was for knights, not for mages who contributed to the advancement of knowledge.

Therefore, this was essentially Ignius’s first duel with anyone.

Nevertheless, Ignius had been confident.

He firmly believed that his skill in fire magic surpassed anyone else’s, and he was convinced that his firepower was stronger than any other magic.

But he lost.

His first defeat, after approaching the fight with overwhelming confidence.

It was incredibly bitter for him.

‘Why did I lose…’

Even after returning to the Red Tower, Ignius’s mind was consumed with thoughts of how to defeat the Blood Tower Master.

He wanted to beat her.

To do that, he needed to gather information about her first.

There’s a saying that if you know your enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.

He knew himself well, so if he could just learn about the Blood Tower Master, Midir Tepes, it would be a great help when fighting her!

With that thought, Ignius boldly opened TowerInside to search for information about Midir, but…

[Upvote if you agree lol]

“Life Transcendent” Midir Tepes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> “Master of Hellfire” Ignius

Upvote if you agree LMFAO

Upvotes: 19,283 Downvotes: 384

Comments:

– Upvote LMFAO

– If this is fake I’ll upvote 283,942,938 times

– Downvoters should reveal themselves lol

ㄴ Red Tower jerks are cut LMAO

ㄴㄴ Only Red Tower people would downvote thislol

– (Blue Tower) Upvote LMAO

ㄴ What’s with this guy LMAO

– (Green Tower) This deserves an upvotelol

ㄴ Even Green Tower is herelol This is getting famous LMAO

– Ahhh I’m drunk on Blood Tower pride LMAO

– Feels like I’ve been injected with drug-laced blood packslol

People were already discussing his defeat as an established fact.

He had indeed lost.

‘Damn it…’

Ignius gritted his teeth.

He didn’t know how people found out, but it was true that he had been utterly defeated by Midir.

It was an unchangeable truth.

He couldn’t say anything.

He knew.

Defeat should be gracefully acknowledged.

That was what he believed was proper, and what he thought aligned with his character.

But why…

[Posting video of Red Tower Master VS Blood Tower Master]

As you all know, there are CCTV cameras in the magic practice room

They’re obviously there because you never know what kind of nonsense might happen inside, and it turns out the Blood Tower Master and Red Tower Master’s duel was recorded

Fortunately, I managed to recover it and I’m posting it now

(video.mp4)

Not sure what happened, but it suddenly cuts off, so unfortunately there’s nothing after this

But the Red Tower Master really got beaten like a dog on a hot summer LMAO

Comments:

– Wait, this was actually saved? LMFAO

– Red Tower is so screwed LMFAO

ㄴ These guys are completely donelol

ㄴㄴ I’m already looking forward to the Greatest Magic Tower Tournament lol

– Wow LMFAO Damn, she’s just toying with the Red Tower Master LMFAO

– Actually, I suspected something when she effortlessly tore through Eterna’s barrier… but I didn’t expect it to be this bad…

– Upvote LMFAO

– It would be fun to see the Red Tower people’s reactions to this LMAO

– Wow, it’s like an adult playing with a child? Is this really Blood Magic??

“Ah, aaaaargh…!”

The video showed him getting his face slapped miserably, being hit with a blood-made hammer, and basically getting beaten senseless.

All the fire magic he cast was effortlessly blocked by Blood Magic, and she moved in ways that seemed impossible for a mage, literally pummeling him.

After that, the video showed him going wild-eyed as he tried to cast Meteor magic, at which point the magical storm seemed to break the CCTV, cutting off the footage.

But Ignius’s heart was already torn to shreds.

“Red Tower Master, we have a big problem. The Red mages are rebelling…”

“Uh, um…”

The man who rushed in saw the pale, ashen Ignius and stood there with a blank expression.

“Ignius is… dead…”

On the xx day of xx month in Magical Power Year 541, Ignius collapsed from unbearable shame.

It was summer…