Genius Salsu of the World to Be Destroyed - Chapter 34
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Episode 34
Wheeze-
The cigarette butt flew to the floor.
And the end that was still burning touched something on the floor.
A reactive amulet placed by Myeongcheol.
The amulet reacted sharply when touched by sparks.
Phew!
pop!
The flames the talisman spat out shot into the air like firecrackers.
“what?”
The momentary flinch was in vain, as the talisman’s flames did not inflict any damage.
In fact, it was expected.
This wasn’t meant to cause damage, it was meant to be a warning.
The leader of the Hongryeon delegation said, sounding slightly angry.
“What the… what kind of prank did they install?”
“I may be a brat, but it’s no joke, sir.”
It was Myeongcheol who suddenly appeared and spoke to the delegation.
It was the first to arrive after seeing the talisman’s reaction.
The leader of the delegation said.
“What are you?”
“The person visiting should first state his/her identity and purpose. This is KPA territory.”
“… I am Choi Mu-hwan, the player of Hongryeon. As the representative of this delegation, I have come to ask the KPA a favor.”
Myeongcheol quietly observed Mu-hwan’s appearance.
Middle age, sharp eyes, neatly trimmed beard.
“I am Kim Myeong-cheol. I am a KPA cadet.”
“Cadet? Then there’s nothing to see. Where are the higher-ups? By the way, is President Lee Gap-seok here?”
“Have you made an appointment?”
“Why? Before that, it’s here, right?”
“It exists, but you cannot meet it.”
“That’s not something for a cadet like you to decide.”
“First of all, you came to see our president without even making an appointment. And second, you said that no outsiders should come near this area for the time being.”
“so?”
“Go back. I’ll tell you that I’ve come and gone, so go and wait for me.”
“Get out of the way.”
“No. If this gets through, I, Cheon-yeong… no, Professor Cheon, will kill me.”
Moo-Hwan let out a short sigh and gave an order to the player behind him.
“Jiseok, clean it up.”
“yes.”
A player named Jiseok stepped forward.
He pulled out the rapier he had hanging from his waist.
Myung-cheol, who saw that, let out a short sigh and said.
“Do I really have to see blood?”
“You brought this upon yourself.”
“Ugh.”
Myungcheol took out the weapon he had on his waist.
It was a strange weapon.
An elongated iron bar in the shape of a rectangular solid.
However, it was strangely short, thin, and flat to be used as a blunt weapon.
Well, it was possible to inflict damage by striking in this form, but it was undeniable that it was an inefficient design.
Was that why?
Ji-seok felt a strange sense of confidence.
“Don’t do anything stupid and get out of the way, or you’ll get seriously hurt.”
“It’s not that I’m getting hurt, but I’m telling you that if I leave here, I’ll die. Do you know what kind of bastard… no, what kind of person our professor is?”
“We can’t communicate.”
wickedness!
Jiseok’s horizontal slash flew in.
Myungcheol blocked the sword strike with the iron bar he was holding.
Kyaang!
A sharp, sharp sound.
The battle began with a metallic roar.
Bang!
Kaang!
Kagagagang!!
In an instant, several agreements were exchanged.
Jiseok was the offensive, and Myeongcheol was the defensive.
But all the attacks that Jiseok launched bounced off that strange iron bar.
Such a clean defensive ability.
Jiseok was surprised.
‘The KPA guys’ skills have really improved to this level… …?’
Ji-seok, who thought that if things continued like this, there would be no resolution in a short period of time, stopped his offensive and took a step back.
‘Let’s finish it in one go.’
Mana was concentrated in Jiseok’s hand holding the sword hilt.
‘Skill, aftereffect!’
A technique to attack an opponent’s weak point by swinging the blade horizontally and then abruptly switching to a stabbing motion.
It was a skill that could never be blocked by a short iron bar, let alone a shield.
The iron rod of Myeongcheol also moved according to the trajectory of the stone.
In a posture that prevents horizontal cutting.
Jiseok cheered inwardly.
‘Okay!’
The tip of Jiseok’s sword changed abruptly from a horizontal slash to a stabbing.
A transformation that occurred in a split second.
There seemed to be no way for the iron rod of wisdom to stop it.
The problem was that it wasn’t just a simple iron bar.
Chorus!
“uh?”
The iron bar that Myungcheol was holding was spread out.
The short iron bar instantly transformed into a semicircular metal plate.
This was not a simple iron bar, but a fan, an iron wire, made of iron.
An anomalous weapon that becomes an iron bar when folded, a shield when unfolded, and a sword when swung.
It was a weapon that suited Myeongcheol, the best brain among the cadets.
Kaga River!
Jiseok’s ambitious thrust went straight through the wide surface of the iron wire.
Paring, success.
Now it was Myungcheol’s turn.
“My turn.”
Chahak!
Myungcheol cut Jiseok’s chest with the sharp end of the iron wire he had spread out.
Blood spurted out.
“Ugh!”
“I clearly told you not to see any blood.”
“Kill him!”
The moment when Ji-seok barely managed to get his bearings and was about to rush in.
Myungcheol applied a talisman to one side of the iron wire.
Fire-breathing amulet, fire extinguisher.
Myeongcheol threw a steel wire at Jiseok once.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Flames shot out on the wind created by the fan.
It wasn’t a fatal fire, but it was enough to dampen the will of the wounded enemy.
“Ugh… … !”
Jiseok, who was hit twice with a flame from the back of his head, rolled around on the ground.
Hongryeon’s side couldn’t close their gaping mouths.
KPA raised a player of that level… …?!
“Shall I tell you something fun?”
Myungcheol said as he folded the iron wire with a clicking sound.
“Except for non-combat classes, I’m the weakest among my peers.”
“this……!”
“And because that weakling was wasting time, the really strong guy came.”
“what?!”
months.
At that moment.
The sound of cold footsteps coming from behind.
The Hongryeon gang felt it.
That I was caught behind.
But by the time I realized it, it was already too late.
Pubber pubber!
Because it was the moment when three people had already been subdued and collapsed.
“Ugh… … !”
“Oh, how… … !”
A straight black lightning flashed and raced, and three players fell down at the same time.
There was only one class that used such a strange attack technique.
Magician.
And there was only one magician in the KPA.
“Hey Woo Jun-young, why are you so late?”
“I’m late because I had to take a dump.”
“Please change the subject.”
“What else should I turn to?”
At this moment, four out of five members of the Hongryeon Mission fell.
Two KPA cadets were calmly discussing the expression of defecation.
The leader of the delegation, Mu-Hwan, shouted in anger.
“these guys……!”
Mu-hwan took out the wand he had on his waist.
At that moment, Junyoung said.
“Would you like to be alone?”
At those words, Mu-hwan’s hands stopped.
My sanity, which had briefly flown away due to anger, began to slowly return.
Four Hongryeon players were instantly defeated by these two guys.
Of course, Mu-Hwan was much stronger than those four.
However, the KPA personnel could not end with just Junyoung and Myeongcheol.
In short, there was no chance of winning.
Stuck.
Mu-hwan put the wand back on his waist.
Junyoung and Myeongcheol, who saw that, put away the weapons they had held out.
Myungcheol said.
“First, take the children who have fallen. They are not fatal wounds, but if left for a long time, they are wounds that will never lead to good results.”
“… … .”
Woodduck.
Mu-Hwan ground his teeth so loudly that it made a sound, then approached the fallen Hongryeon players.
“…Get up, you guys.”
Those who could walk were helped to stand up and walk, and those who were seriously injured were supported.
Although he came in with such great authority, his back was extremely shabby the moment he left.
After they were far enough away, Junyoung said.
“… There’s that last guy.”
“Who? Choi Mu-hwan?”
“Strong.”
“You must be strong. That’s why you came as the representative of the delegation… … .”
“It’s not at that level. Even if the two of us went at it, we would never have won.”
“Hmm.”
If Junyoung said that, it would be true.
Junyoung is the strongest among the KPA cadets.
Because his intuition for judging the strength of his opponents was quite sharp, Myeong-cheol believed Jun-yeong’s words.
“… It was a bit dangerous at the end.”
“We need to become stronger too.”
“huh?”
“More… stronger power… … .”
Seeing his strongest opponent still burning with fighting spirit even after winning, Myeongcheol turned his head away for a moment.
And Youngsoo muttered while looking down at this sight from the top floor of the shopping mall.
“Oh, you’re fighting well, just like I taught you, my kids.”
“Excuse me, Professor?”
The one who spoke from behind Youngsu was the alchemist, Oh Yang-ho.
“Oh, did you read all of that?”
Yeongsu pointed to the paper that Yangho was holding.
The paper contained a recipe written by Youngsoo himself.
Yangho said.
“… I tried my interpretation skills and I think it will work.”
“Okay, if it’s good enough to be seen through the eyes of an alchemist.”
“No, but where did you get this recipe?”
“What are you looking for? I made it.”
“Professor, your class isn’t for sale… …?”
Even if you try to make it yourself, you can make it by mixing ten thousand different ingredients for 50 years.
“Anyway, can you make it according to that recipe?”
“Well… Honestly, I think it would be too much for my level.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. With my mana, I’m still a little… … to synthesize a substance with this density.”
at that time.
“In the end, isn’t it enough to just solve the Manayang problem?”
An old man who had been listening to their conversation from afar approached and said.
This old man’s name is Kwak Gi-su.
It was he who negotiated with Kapseok on behalf of the wild engineers.
Youngsoo asked.
“Do you have any suggestions, sir?”
“I’m thinking about it. For example… a battery.”
“Battery?”
“It’s a battery that stores mana and is used by mounting it outside the body. It’s a kind of external battery for the human body.”
“then…….”
“If you were to equip a mana battery on your body and then increase the battery’s output, wouldn’t you be able to use much more mana than you can use at once? That’s the idea.”
The moment he heard those words, Youngsoo’s eyes sparkled.
Manayang.
After coming out into reality, that was something that Youngsoo always regretted.
Yeongsu’s head already contained the principles of activating all the highest level skills.
But the biggest reason why I can’t use them now.
That was because of Manayang.
Thanks to diligently practicing karma enhancement over the years, my body had become considerably stronger, but my mana capacity had grown very slowly.
But what if an extracorporeal mana battery is created as Kwak Gi-su said?
It would drain the battery, but it would allow you to use higher-level skills, albeit in a limited way.
I’m talking about powerful skills like Gyeokgongseopmul and Mancheonhwawoo.
And if you attach that battery to a good person, you will be able to temporarily use alchemy skills that are impossible at the current level.
Youngsoo asked the rider.
“When will it be finished?”
“Well, I’m trying, but I can’t guarantee it.”
“Do you like alcohol?”
“hmm?”
The rider’s eyes sparkled.
Youngsoo said.
“Yangju.”
“Is it there?”
“We can make it happen. As long as it’s good.”
Anyway, there was money left over.
Of course, we spent quite a bit on this project, but since we also used KPA’s budget, it wasn’t consumed in much.
And soon, when the collapse of civilization comes, all this money will become nothing more than scraps of paper.
If I could just burn a few hundred or a few thousand to make a fraudulent item called a Mana Battery, it would be a completely worthless expense.
“I will do my best.”
“Then I’ll bring it to you as a finishing touch.”
A firm, alcohol-smelling handshake was exchanged between the driver and the captain.
“But let me tell you something.”
“yes.”
“I don’t quite understand it even though I look at it. What kind of recipe is that?”
“Oh, that one?”
An unidentified recipe written by Youngsoo and given to Yangho.
“Have you heard of the sacred tree?”
“Are you talking about a sacred tree?”
“Yes, that’s a general term for those types of trees. That recipe is a recipe for a growth promoter that accelerates the growth of new species trees.”
“Is that possible… …?”
“Unlike regular seeds, the seeds of the Divine Tree contain extremely high-density mana. Therefore, if you properly induce that mana through a potion, you can accelerate its growth. And coincidentally… I also have one of the seeds of the Divine Tree.”
I’m talking about the seeds of the sacred tree of Candleley.
“But what do you plan to do by growing a sacred tree?”
“Now that the castle repairs are almost complete, isn’t it time to build the walls?”
Yeongsu continued speaking with a smile.
“Just watch. In a little while, this place will become an impregnable fortress.”