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Arpina frowned as she fled with hundreds of people.

It wasn’t the fact that he ran away that hurt his feelings.

This was because they noticed that there was a group chasing them straight behind as they escaped to the back of the city.

The reason Arpina sneaked away without any other flying artifacts was because she found their movement magic annoying.

I figured that flying in groups was the best way to resist their teleportation spell that would melt them into the darkness.

But the speed at which they were chasing was unusual.

“I guess they were surrounded.”

“It looks like they’ve prepared well and are coming in.”

The wizard next to Arpina answered.

Rowan’s teacher was Meln.

He was a mid-level mystic wizard.

“Surely… … The Lord of the Tower won’t be pushed back, right?”

Another intermediate level mystic wizard, Dekdo, also opened his mouth.

“There’s also Berford, so I guess I’ll be able to hold out somehow… … .”

Arpina felt it from the moment the robed man first cast his spell.

I’ve already surpassed the beginner level of insight.

“That little Akripa… … .”

“The only reason the Teneron madmen would do something like this is because Acripha broke through the wall and reached the Intermediate Insight level.”

“But if you stall for time, there will be support from other magic towers… … .”

“Do you think the other towers will help us now?”

When Arpina asked, Deck fell silent for a moment.

Because it reminds me of the big conflict that happened not long ago.

“… … It’s a pain in the ass because Berford caused an accident, but I won’t spare any effort to keep the Black Tower from going wild like this.”

“Once you get in there, it won’t be easy to turn away.”

They were currently heading to Meira, the closest magical city to Widia.

We were planning to take refuge there for a while, and then head to Widia together to defeat Teneron once support from other magic towers dropped.

Until then, the senseless deaths of the Academy students and disciples had to be prevented.

“But coincidentally, it was Berford who made that decision… … .”

It was just as Melanie opened her mouth.

Kwaang-

Something struck the shield surrounding Arpina and her party.

Arpina was using levitation magic to float a large number of people, and Meln was maintaining a defensive barrier, but this was a powerful magic that shook the barrier.

This meant that in addition to the group pursuing them, there was a high-ranking magician waiting, anticipating an escape route.

Arpina, who had just used the search magic, realized that the attacker was at the intermediate level of mystery.

And there wasn’t just one intermediate level mystic wizard.

‘There were this many people of high status?’

Arpina said, feeling that she was the only one who could stop them.

“Deck… …inherit floating magic.”

Arpina, who had transferred her magic to Deck, escaped from the group.

“ If you delay, those who were chasing you will arrive too.”

“Master!”

Leah screamed in surprise from the crowd.

Arpina smiled leisurely.

“Don’t worry, I’ll join you later.”

The idea was to take this opportunity to increase the distance between the pursuing enemies and the evacuating personnel.

I kind of expected this would happen from the beginning.

That was also the reason why I handed over the items to the owner.

Arpina immediately turned around.

Deck clenched his teeth and injected his levitation magic with magical power.

We moved like that for a long time.

The deck flew without rest from the early evening until dawn.

However, even the most mystical wizard had a limit to how much he could do to cast a levitation spell on hundreds of people and escape.

Deck realized that the enemies pursuing him had disappeared, and after consulting with Melin, the other mysterious beginner magicians, and Juven, he went down to the mountain.

“We’ll take a short break here and then head out again.”

As Deck gathered the group together and spoke, each group split up and made a small resting area.

I knew I had to leave again in a few hours as the deck’s magic power recharged.

Watching those who were taking a break without letting their guard down, Deck also sat down cross-legged.

Did 30 minutes pass like that?

Sweep-

Deck felt a stealthy presence nearby.

‘attack?’

The deck immediately rose to its feet.

“All ready for battle!”

Even as he raised his magic power, Deck felt puzzled.

‘Do you know where we are?’

The enemies we encountered on our way here would have attracted Arpina’s attention, meaning they were new enemies.

As the crowd suddenly became swamped, magic poured out.

***

Leon looked around, blending in with the crowd of ordinary disciples.

My heart was beating strangely fast.

It’s been like this ever since I saw the entrance residents’ quarters collapse.

Anxiety and nervousness. A little excitement.

Leon’s body felt as if it would jump forward at any moment.

At that moment.

“All ready for battle!”

An urgent voice was heard from the deck.

Leon intuitively felt that he was faced with a situation where he could no longer hide his true nature.

Leon immediately sensed Aaron’s suspicious movements, pulled out a wooden sword from the subspace, and shot it.

Once I made up my mind, there was no hesitation.

Aaron took something out of his bosom and tried to throw it at his allies, but the sword got stuck in his neck.

“Ugh… !”

He died while struggling with his hands.

The wooden sword would absorb the core, but I had no intention of caring about that with the traitor.

It was the same for the warlock.

I made up my mind like that.

Aaron caught the black orb in his hand with his basic telekinesis before it fell to the ground.

The bewildered gazes of the surrounding disciples, who were clumsily preparing for the attack, were fixed on Leon.

Leon turned his head without caring.

Aaron wasn’t the only one making suspicious moves.

Among the students belonging to Widia who were mixed in with the group, there were some who showed movements identical to Aaron’s.

They took out black beads from their bosoms and threw them at the surrounding Widia students.

pop-

The marble burst and a green mist spread out.

At the same time, black magicians emerged from the surroundings and poured out magic towards Widia and her group.

Chains, black spears, and black mucus poured down, surrounding the area.

The magic was directed towards the many students in the Academy, and Leon saw something familiar in it.

The magic that Porn used. And it was exactly the same magic that the red-haired man used.

Boom- Boom-

“Raid!”

“Block it!”

“All secret skills come forward!”

The place where the Widia group was resting turned into a battlefield in an instant.

Fortunately, the deck noticed it quickly and was able to respond quickly.

“Salang-ah.”

Leon immediately summoned Arpina, the magical wind summoner.

“Blow.”

A wind rose from the ground where the black marbles fell into the sky.

Although the range was not large, winds occurred simultaneously in nine areas.

The green fog that spread around Leon rose into the sky as it spread.

“Brain light.”

Nine electric orbs floated around Leon.

Leon fired all of the orbs at those who spread the fog.

Phagejik-

“Kkaaaak.”

Nine Academy students were shocked by the electricity and fell to the ground, shivering.

However, there were still many traitors, and the attacks from the enemies surrounding the area were not simple.

It was a chaotic situation with enemies and traitors mixed together.

Some of our allies were already covered in green fog.

As soon as they were engulfed in the fog, their bodies melted.

It was extremely poisonous.

‘The poison extracted from Kito’s body… is that it?’

“Get away.”

Leon, slightly floating in the air, drew his finger from top to bottom.

Leon sought out the traitors one by one and struck them with lightning, sending the surrounding poisonous fog up into the sky as a wind fairy.

My magic power was slowly draining away, but I had no time to worry about it.

The poisonous fog that spread from the friendly formation was lethal.

We had to respond as quickly as possible.

Leon took the initiative and started to punish the traitors.

The Academy students stared at Leon, his mouth wide open, as he stirred up the friendly formation.

“What, what is it… … ?”

“Secret Magician… ?”

They looked at the boy with the supernatural powers who had suddenly appeared with eyes that could not understand at all.

Then one of them shouted as he saw the electric orbs forming around Leon.

“Lightning magic… … That’s the Tower Lord’s magic! As expected, he didn’t just become my personal disciple!”

“Even so, you’re saying that you can cast 9 spells at the same time… … ?”

“Didn’t you say you were 14?”

No matter how hard I tried to understand, I couldn’t.

But that thought didn’t last long.

The battle was still in full swing.

“Everyone, wake up! You’re on our side! Leave the raids to your seniors and let’s deal with the traitors first!”

While those near Leon were late in recovering, others calmly prepared for the enemy’s attack.

This was the case with talented academy students who rose to the ranks of the secret arts at a young age.

They were encouraging their colleagues around them to respond to the attack as best they could.

The confusion gradually subsided.

The traitors were dying little by little, and those who realized that the black orbs were poisonous fog calmly dealt with them with magic.

Since most of the attackers were secret-level magicians, many suffered damage in the initial attack, but as time passed, the battle situation gradually became unfavorable.

First of all, the number was much higher on Widia’s side.

Even if they were apprentice magicians, their opponents had no choice but to hesitate when a large amount of magic poured out.

The plan to overcome the small numbers through traitors failed.

After dealing with about 20 traitors, Leon immediately turned to his target.

The most notable figure was a black magician who approached a secluded area where ordinary disciples were gathered.

Because they were in a remote location with only a few people, they escaped the initial attack, but it was soon discovered that they were a group of weaklings.

“Pierce.”

Leon immediately shot his wooden sword at the man.

The beginner wizard turned his head and hurriedly formed a defensive barrier.

“Uh… Huh?”

Perseok-

By the time the man made his stupid noise, the wooden sword had already penetrated the shaky barrier and pierced his head.

“Leon… sir? What is this… … ?”

The ordinary disciples looked at Leon with their bodies frozen in an awkward posture.

There was no time to answer their questions one by one.

Leon, who took care of the common disciples, threw a wooden sword at a warlock who was confronting another wizard, and if there was another place where he was being pushed back, he used a scroll to help defend.

As Leon began to respond to the Warlock in earnest, the tide of battle began to turn sharply in Widia’s favor.

***

The three mystic magicians, including Deck, were facing off against a square-jawed man who appeared to be the leader of the attackers and another enemy.

The enemy’s realm is between Advanced and Intermediate Mystery.

It was a measure that the deck crew could use to somehow block and endure the attack.

The square-jawed man frowned as he sensed the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable.

“You’re lucky.”

“… … You failed the surprise attack and just kept talking.”

The deck figured out that they had found out their location through the traitor.

It was a situation I had no idea about until it happened.

Still, we were able to respond successfully to the attack, so we had some breathing room.

Melin asked after the deck.

His voice, unlike the deck, was not relaxed, but rather serious.

“Is Berford a traitor?”

He even omitted the honorific title for Berford.

It meant that he was almost certain.

“… … retreat.”

The square-jawed man did not answer, but quickly disappeared into his own shadow.

Other wizards followed.

Deck turned his head to Melin instead of chasing them.

“Mr. Berford is a traitor… … What do you mean, Mr. Meln?”

“It was so coincidental that Berford did something reckless, so I had it in mind to some extent. But then a traitor actually came out like this… … .”

“Are you sure about this?”

“Yes.”

Deck’s expression also became serious.

“If that’s true, Topju… … .”

“… .”

Melinda also kept her mouth shut.

In the midst of the silence, another wizard came and reported the casualties.

“31 people were killed in the initial attack and poisonous fog, and 19 were injured.”

“There are more deaths.”

“The poison fog melted my body as soon as I touched it, so there was nothing I could do. It seems to be a deadly poison, but considering how much it does, the casualties are relatively small.”

“The injured… … .”

“This is a level that can be recovered with healing magic.”

“Then, as soon as you finish this, leave this place right away.”

“Aren’t there more traitors?”

“Ugh… … .”

Deck turned his head, resting his hand on his head.

“First, search the corpses of the traitors.”

While several wizards were searching through the corpses of the traitors, Deke’s gaze was elsewhere.

A black-haired boy who is difficult for people around him to approach.

Deck knew what the gazes of those around him meant.

It was awe-inspiring.

The feeling one gets when encountering something incomprehensible.

‘I felt that way too when I was young.’

His childhood friend, who was personally sought out and taken away by the Transcendent Wizard from the Empire.

I never felt jealous or envious of his overwhelming talent.

‘If you’re a beginner in the secret arts at 14… … You’re faster than him. No, is there a case of someone getting into the secret arts at 14?’

I can clearly see why you look at it that way.

Deck, who was shaking his head, approached Leon.

“Have you received the teachings of the Lord of the Tower… …?”

I knew that it was impossible to achieve just by being taught.

Still, it was a word that came out as I tried to understand it somehow with my head.

“I received a short lesson.”

Leon, who had nothing else to say, answered briefly.

There was no other excuse since it had already been clearly shown that he had used the Lightning of Glory.

But that didn’t explain what Leon had done.

A 14-year-old arcane wizard. Nine-legged lance. Wooden sword. Scroll… … .

Deck had a lot to ask, but he passed on it.

First of all, it was important that they were on our side.

‘Did the Lord know… … .’

Since he learned the magic of the tower, it was highly likely that he knew it.

Topju, who was busy training alone, was teaching it himself.

“… … I’ll take this.”

Deck handed the subspace pouch to Leon.

As Leon took the bag with a question in his mind, Deck said.

“This is the Tower Lord’s item. You, who have inherited the Tower Lord’s teachings, must have it.”

Deck immediately turned around and approached those searching the traitor’s body.

As the deck approached, a wizard handed him something.

It was a black brooch.

“I think they’re using this to track locations. Should we search through the rest of the people’s belongings?”

“… .”

Deck, who had a headache, approached Melin and Juven.

“How about picking out the traitor and leaving?”

“I’d like to, but time is running out.”

The situation was not that good.

Seeing the square-jawed man retreat without a second thought, it was clear that there was another way.

“… … How about scattering?”

Deck said after much thought.

“If we lead the group one by one and disperse, it will be easier to deceive the traitor, and the enemy will be confused.”

“Let’s do that.”

As soon as they made their decision, they split the group into three and each took a member with them.