Genius Wizard Breaking Limits - Chapter 519



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Episode 519: Chapter of Usurpation (1)

The Kingdom of Ailan.

Although it was a country classified as small in scale, it was not a country with a short history or poor living standards.

In particular, ‘Ilaron’, the capital of the Ailan Kingdom, was one of the famous places in the Western Continent.

A tall fortress built on a gently sloping, isolated mountain in the center of a vast mountain range.

Numerous buildings and sturdy walls surround it in a circular manner.

There was no one who did not agree with the opinion of a certain painter that the scenery of Ilaron seen from afar was truly a gift of nature.

Moreover, apart from the aesthetic advantages, the urban structure and natural topography were easy to defend.

Mercury warfare using high ground.

Despite being invaded several times in the roughly 100 years since its founding, the Kingdom of Ailan never fell.

For this reason, it was called an impregnable city by neighboring countries, and is worthy of being included in history books.

Today is the most peaceful and magically advanced time of our time.

I had no doubt that Ilaron’s citadel would remain strong in the future.

And then came the end.

Whoa whoa whoa.

A bright purple light flickered in the middle of the ruins. The spatial waves pulsed regularly like a heartbeat.

Verden leisurely passed through the .

‘Is Dahit here yet?’

There is no sign of a Transcendent being nearby, so it seems that Verden arrived first.

I looked around leisurely.

A building that has completely faded and collapsed due to being left abandoned for a long time.

The grass that grew in the cracks of the cracked walls fell down helplessly and died as it faced the cold of winter after autumn.

This once prosperous city has become an abandoned, unsightly ruin.

The visual desolation is doubled as the first snow of the year falls on the ruined capital, gently settling on the city’s remains.

‘It’s bleak.’

Moving to the center of the city that was once called Ilaron, the mountain castle that was supposed to be there was nowhere to be seen.

There was a crater there that was not very deep, but was quite large.

Unlike the outside, there was not a single blade of grass growing inside the pit. This was due to the influence of the magic of the net that Dahit had developed.

Even after decades, it still has the power to destroy.

‘The death toll is at least in the thousands.’

If we calmly estimate the range, it seems very likely that it is more than that.

It was a total massacre.

Here is evidence that if the Transcendent One so desires, he can determine the existence of a small nation and cause enormous casualties.

“… … .”

After taking a quick look around, Verden stood still in the ruins, holding his staff.

The weather is getting deeper.

As I silently held out my palm, countless snows fell softly. Soon, the melted ice crystals turned into water droplets and flowed down my skin.

That was when.

Kugugugugugugugugugugugu… … !

A strong vibration shook the atmosphere. The shaking grew stronger. It was not an earthquake that occurred underground.

The epicenter is the sky.

A part of the cloud that had been pouring down snow burst and disappeared.

A pitch-black meteorite falling diagonally from the gap in the sky that was created in this way.

As the distance narrows, the impact on the ruined capital grows.

Kuung!

Many buildings, which were already more than half damaged, eventually lost their balance and collapsed, unable to withstand the force.

Soon, a meteorite passed over the ruined capital and fell somewhere beyond the mountain range.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

A shock reminiscent of a large-scale natural disaster hits the ground. Parts of the mountain range that had been blocking the view are deeply eroded.

Along with it, black flames stretched out for hundreds of meters in radius, quickly spreading through the nearby forests.

Someone walked out of that wild, consuming fire.

“I thought you’d be late like last time. You came earlier than I expected.”

The peak of black hour.

Darkmoon, Dahit Wesroel has arrived.

Verden replied.

“You are late.”

“How cheeky.”

In the ruined capital city, where snow falls, two transcendent beings face each other.

* * *

“Hmm, this place is pretty old too.”

After making a flashy entrance, Dahit glanced to the side.

Ilaron, which has completely lost its urban functions and is now uninhabited, is the place he left his mark on in the past, but this is the first time he has returned.

Dahit, recalling the vivid and clear memories of that time and comparing them to the present before his eyes, looked down at the ruined capital with a cold gaze.

Verden asks.

“How do you feel about revenge?”

“… … ? What do you mean?”

“I heard that the Kingdom of Ailan was your home country. And it was also the country that executed your family that fell due to political strife. Wasn’t it revenge that you destroyed the capital city of the kingdom, Ilaron?”

“Oh, that was revenge.”

Dahit laughed as if it was nothing.

“Yes, that was certainly the case back in the days when even the magic was not developed. I wanted to find the parties involved and repay the debt for the destruction of their families. However, in the end, the reason I destroyed the Ailan Kingdom was not because of such personal feelings.”

I walked slowly through the streets of Ilaron, which were filled with the rubble of buildings.

“For most beings, memory is something volatile that is not conveyed in its entirety. It is distorted, beautified, and forgotten as if it were natural. Of course, there are exceptions, but ultimately, it enters oblivion through death.”

Dahit touched the skeleton of the building with his hand. The tree, which had been cut down to the point of squealing, crumbled.

When I rubbed the fragments with my fingers, they turned into dust and scattered into pieces.

“To ordinary people, nobles are considered to be very great beings. Those who are oppressed by class tremble in fear or bow their heads. But that is only true when they are alive.”

The tone reflects experience.

“No matter how great or kind it was, if it disappears from our eyes, it will gradually fade from our minds. This is because humans are selfish beings who forget things that are not related to them. In that sense, look at this.”

Dahit spread his arms.

Two hands wearing black gloves pointed towards the ruined capital.

“Even after decades, this place has not been forgotten at all. Rather, it has become widely known throughout the world through rumors. It left its mark on the history of the magical world and shook the continent for a moment.”

“… … .”

“A memory as impressive as this becomes a significant record, and that significant record is passed on to someone else, and continues to be passed on again and again. Well, this kind of incident may not be passed on for a long time over generations like the doctrine of the Luasian Church.”

“So, you’re saying that you destroyed the city because of your obsession with that memory.”

Dahit added.

“And we added efficiency to that.”

* * *

The exact time that Black Hour planned to launch his raid on the Kingdom of Ailan was the day when the nobles of the kingdom gathered in the capital to meet with the king and discuss state affairs.

Naturally, the stiff-necked nobles brought along powerful members of their families as escorts to show off their power.

Even in a small country, the nobles were nobles.

This was Dahit’s plan.

A tidal wave of flames summoned from the sky instantly engulfed Ailan’s mountain fortress, and soon after, the entire mountain was wiped from the continent.

It was destroyed without being able to be stopped by walls, magic circles, or anything else.

Naturally, no one within range survived.

There were no remains or wills.

The nobles with titles and their escorts, the bloodline of the Ailan royal family, and the knights who protected the royal family disappeared without leaving even a trace.

We will never know for sure whether they themselves were aware of their own death.

anyway.

Thanks to this, Dahit Wesroel made himself known to the continent as a transcendent being.

Even the reputation of the past Black Hour was erased, and it was redefined as a new Black Hour, a group of death wizards… … .

Could anything be more efficient?

The value of the gains gained by eliminating just one capital is incalculable.

If we had tried to achieve the above-mentioned goals in a normal way, it would have taken a considerable amount of time rather than a day.

Verden said.

“It’s surprising that he wasn’t sanctioned by other transcendent beings.”

“The rules between transcendent beings are strict and heavy. That’s why they don’t move around very much. It’s just a small country. It’s even more so if they’re connected to the transcendent beings through personal favors.”

If Dahit had committed indiscriminate terrorism, then the destruction of the Ailan Kingdom was not clearly a violation of discipline.

First of all, the grudge that led to the destruction of the family is certain.

Dahit only destroyed Illaron’s citadel, and did not directly harm the other city districts or citizens.

In fact, the citizens of Ilaron survived.

So I was able to testify as if I was witnessing what happened.

However, even if people lived, the survival of the country was impossible because the rulers who ruled the country on a large scale and the territory on a small scale had disappeared.

As a result, the ‘World Conference’ concluded that the territory of the Kingdom of Ailan, excluding the ruined capital, would be divided among the surrounding countries.

Even though there are rules unique to the transcendent being, it is highly discouraged to arbitrarily interfere with the transcendent being’s actions.

Because if you’re not careful, it can be irreversible.

Above all, the Transcendent’s discipline was created to prevent the recurrence of the Transcendent War.

For that reason, just like the power source overload incident───no other transcendent beings were able to intervene in the war between Bohemirn Tower and Black Hour, who were the victims and the perpetrators, respectively.

“By the way.”

Dahit looked straight at Verden.

“Are you still hiding your identity? You probably don’t want to be remembered as a nameless transcendent being.”

“I have no intention of being remembered by you. But apart from that… … Now that I’ve come this far, there’s no reason for me to hide my face.”

Verden took off the without hesitation and removed [Einver]’s hood.

Ashen hair and blue eyes.

That unforgettable, distinctive appearance has finally been revealed.

“you…….”

Dahit’s eyes slowly widened.

That face was clearly visible in Horace’s memory.

Verden.

The weakest member of the Bohemian Tower, a trash of the first tier of the marginal hierarchy and a thesis thief.

‘But those physical features… … it’s definitely him.’

The new god of the Eastern Continent, Asher, who has recently become widely known on the continent, is very similar, no, I can say it is completely identical.

Dahit laughed in vain.

“It’s ridiculous. Not only are you hiding your transcendence from the world’s attention, but Asher and Verden are the same person?”

“You seem to have seen me in Horace’s memories. It wasn’t a very good memory.”

“Oh… … No, yeah. I guess so.”

He muttered to himself so softly that the meaning was incomprehensible, then lowered his voice and twitched the corners of his lips.

“Berden and Asher. What should I call you?”

“Call me electronic.”

“Verden, you are indeed special. Much more so than I expected. No, perhaps you became special on your own. Whether intentionally or not. You must have removed the magical circuits that restricted your hierarchy during the process of reconstructing your body.”

Dahit’s expression disappeared.

“I’ll take your body.”

“I refuse.”

At the same time, the magical circuits of the entire body were activated.

The air current has changed.

The world trembled as the transcendent beings clashed and tried to devour each other. The earth shook and the air twisted as if in fear.

There is no skirmish.

This is my second magic battle.

One thing that’s different from then───here, one of the two must die.

Unique magic clashed at the center.

The two transcendent beings who had blown away about 10% of the ruined city with a single attack moved.

Enter the realm of usurpation.