Have Magic - Chapter 102



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Embrace the Magic (102)

Elder Penail instinctively covered his ears and ran out of the tent.

“What’s going on!”

“Someone came out of the tunnel.”

At his subordinate’s report, Elder Penail’s gaze also turned to the entrance of the tunnel.

The source of the huge noise seemed to be an explosion at the entrance. A huge crater was created at the entrance to the tunnel and its surroundings.

“It’s them! They’re the ones who entered the ruins, so don’t miss them.”

“They said it’s one person.”

“Whether it’s one or not, you absolutely must not miss it. Which direction did it go?”

“When I heard the sound of the east, I went in the direction of the mountains.”

Elder Penail frowned as he looked in the direction his subordinate was pointing.

The Sorien Mountains lead to the Lien Mountains. It is so vast that it is impossible to create a perfect encirclement.

‘What a mistake I made.’

We should have dealt with him inside the tunnel. Now that he’s out of the tunnel, it’s virtually impossible to catch him.

‘I let my guard down.’

They had been guarding this place for a full 14 days. Since no one had come out of the ruins for a long time, Elder Penail concluded that there were no people inside the ruins.

So just yesterday, we lowered the alert level to normal. Those who entered the ruins would have left long ago, so we thought there was no point in alerting them.

“Ugh!”

Elder Penail, who had carelessly flown to the mountain to hear the sound, sat down on the spot.

The injury from the metal door attack still hadn’t healed. Normally, an injury of this level would have been healed with one 5-circle healing magic recovery.

But for some reason, the healing process was too slow. At this rate, it would take at least half a year to fully recover.

“Haa, am I going to miss it like this? Damn it.”

Swearing didn’t change anything. This was Slavon’s innate problem.

Slavon had a tower lord who was an 8th circle magician, and a whopping 19 7th circle magicians. As a single organization, it was by far the best along with Valis Nova. Even the Ingrem Empire of the Western Continent could not be certain that it was stronger than Slavon.

The problem is that there aren’t enough numbers.

The number of subordinates led by the 19 elders was approximately 100. In order to mobilize more than that, they had no choice but to seek help from other elders or contact the tower lord.

However, the tower lord was too high up and it was difficult to ask for help. The elders were keeping each other in check and did not help. So most missions had to be carried out only with subordinates.

This time, I tried to do it alone, so there weren’t enough people. If there had been enough people, I wouldn’t have lowered my alert level.

“ah!”

Suddenly, I remembered the report that the intruder had gone to Sorien Mountain. By now, the tower owner would also have crossed Sorien Mountain.

“Maybe I can catch it.”

He quickly called his subordinates and re-entered the magical communication. If he was lucky, the tower lord might be able to catch the bastard himself.

* * *

Rodin measured the time, and when he was sure that the sun had completely set, he moved.

First, I made myself transparent using invisibility magic, and then carefully opened the door.

There were three wizards around the door, but they were all nodding off, so it wasn’t hard to sneak out.

‘It’s fortunate, but we shouldn’t have kept our boundaries so lax.’

Rodin doesn’t know, but the Slavonian wizards had their own circumstances.

This was a tunnel in the Modew Wasteland. There was nothing to eat around.

The problem is that Elder Penail has very picky tastes.

Even if the food was good, if it didn’t taste good, it was common for people to be scolded. It was even harder for the people on duty that day to be healthy if they served things like dried meat or beef jerky as meals.

Inevitably, the wizards had to travel back and forth to a city two days away to obtain fresh ingredients. And that too every day.

It was natural for even the most skilled wizard to get tired.

Although Elder Penail lowered his alert level, the accumulated fatigue did not go away.

‘What should I do?’

I briefly debated whether to kill him or just leave him alone and get away.

If you kill even one more person, there will be fewer people chasing you. Naturally, the risk of being caught will be lowered. However, there was a chance of being caught during the killing process.

It was a question of lowering the chances of being caught or increasing the chances of survival after being caught.

‘Let’s do it.’

Since Rodin doesn’t like killing that much, he decided to just go this time. If he came after him later, he would do his best to kill him then.

‘By the way, you’re using 4th circle magicians as guards. What on earth do they do?’

All three of them standing guard looked to be in their fifties. They were wearing dark robes, but it was difficult to tell the exact color because of the darkness.

‘It’s clean here.’

There were wizards standing guard around the door, but I didn’t meet anyone while I was passing through the tunnel. There were no patrols coming or going.

‘Hmm, now here’s the problem.’

I came close to the entrance. There were as many as six people standing guard around the entrance.

‘There’s not a single person sleeping.’

Wizards are beings sensitive to magic. It was impossible to get out without being detected while using invisibility magic.

‘If we’re going to get caught anyway… … let’s do it properly and flashily.’

The magic was used deep inside the tunnel far from the entrance. By actively using the water seal, three 6-circle magics were created in sequence.

Thunder Storm, Flame Strike, and Bekum Explosion.

All of them were magics that were considered to have the highest destructive power among the 6th circle magics. Thunder Storm and Becum Explosion in particular were so difficult that even the majority of 6th circle magicians could not use them.

‘let’s go.’

I ran towards the entrance. And as soon as I left the entrance to the tunnel, I hurled Thunder Storm at the wizards standing guard.

Tsk tsk tsk tsk!

“Wow.”

“Ugh.”

“Ugh.”

The wizards who were instantly shocked couldn’t even scream properly. They fell to the ground, shivering, and lost their lives to the high voltage.

Beep!

Unfortunately, Thunder Storm only hit three of the six wizards standing guard. It was impossible to hit those who were physically too far away.

Instead, he cast new spells on others.

“enemy…….”

“what…….”

Kwaaaaaaaang!

Flame Strike and Bekum Explosion simultaneously engulfed the enemies.

The tremendous heat and vacuum bomb that instantly burned the surroundings met and created a deafening roar.

Beep!

“omg!”

Rodin, who used magic himself, was also shocked. The destructive power that turned the surroundings into chaos and the huge noise that caused tinnitus in his ears were much stronger than Rodin had expected.

‘This is not the time.’

My ears still couldn’t hear very well, but I ran west for now. I saw a structure ahead, so I used my Fly magic to lift myself up.

After flying for a while, I felt a presence behind me. I glanced back and saw that about 10 wizards wearing robes turned inside out were following me.

‘They are not easy opponents.’

It was a combination of one 6th circle wizard, three 5th circle wizards, and many 4th circle wizards. It was a formidable opponent.

‘Have you come to one of the four great towers?’

Those who followed were all people of considerable skill.

Unless there was a huge war like the Western Continent, it was hard to even see the faces of magicians. In particular, magicians above the 5th circle were often not seen even after searching through all the territories.

Those guys were coming in droves. Still, they were somehow manageable.

‘There are some truly dangerous people out there.’

The strong presence felt at the entrance. It was the flow of magical power from the one above his own realm.

‘At least 7 circles. If you fight, you lose.’

Even if you fight one-on-one, the odds of winning are low, and the opponent also has subordinates. If you are surrounded and fight a 7th circle magician, you can tell the result without even looking at it.

Of course, if I summoned two battle dolls, I could easily deal with them. The battle would only take a few minutes.

But Charis and Jenna wanted to hide their weapons until the end. They couldn’t reveal them so rashly.

‘By the way, the power has increased tremendously.’

If you think about it, Thunder Storm was much stronger than expected. Flame Strike and Bekum Explosion were also much stronger than expected.

Woof!

Magic flew from behind. Rodin continued running, leaving only the ice barrier behind him.

Tsukang!

It was a simple 3-circle defensive magic, so it was broken by one attack magic.

Rodin ignored the shattered magic behind him. For now, his priority was to get away from the camp of the men who were expected to have 7th Circle wizards.

Zzuzuzu.

Once again, I felt a surge of magic behind me. Since there were so many of them, it seemed like they were taking turns casting magic.

“What a bother. Fire wall.”

Rodin erected a wall of fire along his path. If he could hold back his pursuers even a little, he would be successful.

“Tch.”

The 6th circle wizard and the 5th circle wizard easily jumped over the wall of fire with their flying magic. They didn’t even hesitate for a moment.

Still, the 4th circle wizard couldn’t ignore the fire wall.

At the same time, I put out the fire with water magic, but I was able to gain some distance in that short amount of time.

“Gravity, Fire Ring, Ice Ring, Chain Lightning.”

He then unleashed a magic spell that increased gravity. As enemies passed over him, he poured out four circle magic without stopping.

Kwakwakwang!

‘good.’

The combination of the 4th circle magic left a small wound on the body of the opposing 5th circle magician. It was not a serious injury, but it succeeded in stopping the pursuit of the leg.

‘I’ll catch up soon.’

Still, since we had some distance between us, it wasn’t a bad choice.

Anyway, he had a lot of magic power left. Now, Rodin was a 6th circle magician, but his magic power was more than that of a great magician. He could use 4th circle magic without it being noticeable.

“Hey! Do you think you’ll miss it?”

“Hmm.”

The 6th Circle Wizard followed me persistently. The distance had been maintained from the beginning until now.

Rodin didn’t look back. There was no benefit to being known.

‘By the way, the 6th circle magic is a bit inconvenient.’

As soon as I became a 6th circle wizard, I came to the Mode Wasteland. I wasn’t familiar enough with the 6th circle. Even though I was a wizard, I had little experience using 6th circle magic.

‘I still have to use it.’

He chanted the runes with his mouth and made a hand seal with his hands hidden inside his sleeves. The 6th circle magic was completed before long.

‘Ice Breath.’

He breathed out a breath of ice behind him. He felt his opponent hesitate due to the extreme cold.

Even a 6th circle magician couldn’t ignore magic of the same level. He couldn’t block it easily, so he had to stop his legs and use defensive magic.

‘The moving casting is awkward.’

The opponent couldn’t use high-level magic while moving. It could be a problem with the skill of moving casting, or it could be a lack of combat sense.

‘Okay.’

I was able to open up quite a distance with just one 6th circle magic spell. I wouldn’t be caught unless a 7th circle magician showed up.

‘It’s a mountain.’

There were many places to hide in the mountains.

Tall, thick trees, haphazardly placed rocks, and undulating terrain were all factors that favored the fleeing man.

‘Okay.’

He picked up speed and entered deep into the mountains. Now he was able to completely avoid the gazes of those pursuing him.

“Hmm, by the way, I have to go west.”

I ran east, avoiding the men who were camped at the entrance to the tunnel. As I ran, I remembered that there was a mountain in Sori, and I figured that I could probably shake off my pursuers.

That judgment proved to be correct. As he fled, he used magic to slow down his enemies, and as he entered the mountain, he completely avoided the eyes of his pursuers.

But the Marquisate of Richmond was a fiefdom to the west of the Moor Moors. To return home, he would eventually have to turn in the opposite direction.

“Zito, let’s change clothes. You know that noble outfit I saw at the magic shop before? Change into that.”

-Kkueng.

The gray robe Rodin was wearing had transformed into the splendid attire of a nobleman. His hood was removed, revealing his face.

“Magic is only revealed up to circle 4.”

The two circles were covered with the Hide Magic Circle magic that had been improved in the past. It was a magic that had fooled even Chairman Crate, who was a 6th circle magician, when he was a 3rd circle magician in the past.

“Charis, Jenna.”

[Meet the Master.]

[I’m glad you’re safe, Master.]

Charis and Jenna bowed their heads politely. Charis was polite yet serious, and Jenna was polite yet bright.

“From now on, let’s just call him Confucius. Do you know why?”

[Yes, Master.]

[Yes, Your Majesty.]

Rodin took out the camping supplies from his subspace bracelet. He put them in the space expansion backpack he was carrying, and set it aside. He kicked it a couple of times to make it look slightly dirty.

In a very simple way, he transformed into someone who had been preparing for camping from the beginning. The pursuers will remember him as wearing only a robe, so they won’t think he’s the same person now that they saw him now.

“Shall we begin?”

[Where are you going?]

“No, I’m not going. I’m going to camp here.”

Rodin moved without hesitation, picking up branches from the surrounding area. Then, using magic, he created fire, illuminating the surrounding area.

There was no sign of being chased anywhere.

Karis and Jenna, who were fearless because they were battle dolls, also had calm expressions.

We built a bonfire and crawled into our sleeping bags. Since we didn’t have any camping gear for Karis and Jenna, they sat next to us and kept watch.

[Confucius.]

“fizzle!”

Someone approached from deep in the mountains. Rodin felt his body stiffen as soon as he saw the opponent.

‘Crazy. This is ridiculous. 8 circles?’