Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 139
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Episode 139 Erased Name (2)
One of the applications of water manipulation is to read the movement of moisture in the air and use it like radar, something that has been possible since Galen’s time as a silversmith.
What about now, when it has become a jewel rather than gold?
The sophistication of radar had advanced beyond comparison, and so had Galen’s mental capacity to receive information.
In particular, Galen’s revised world was a method of greatly strengthening existing abilities rather than changing the direction of water manipulation.
The overwhelming power that was felt when the revised world was developed still lingered even after it was released.
It felt like I temporarily got a taste of a higher realm.
I tried to reproduce that feeling in my daily life and it was quite effective.
[Water Flow Manipulation Lv.73]
[7% progress to next level]
Since becoming a jewel, the only one who has gained meaningful experience by ‘killing’ is Oceanis’s Golden Tarina, but she has leveled up while gaining small enlightenment during training.
Not only that, but even the detailed parts that are not displayed in the status window have been further strengthened.
It was certainly a stroke of luck that the suspicious carriage caught his eye just as he was about to leave Cairo, but it was Galen’s efforts that allowed him to notice its suspicious nature.
‘Someone is hiding.’
On the outside it looked like an ordinary carriage, but the windows were open, clearly revealing who was riding inside.
That in itself was a disguise.
The sense of the water operator detected the presence of a person underneath the carriage.
No matter how much you want to lie down, who would lie down on the floor of a carriage that is being walked on with their shoes? It’s not even luggage.
‘Besides, perhaps… a wizard.’
A warrior is physically fit and carries a weapon, and a priest can be recognized by his robes or the stigmata in his eyes.
You can’t tell if a wizard is a wizard just by looking at them, especially since they’re hidden and can’t be seen.
But when Galen noticed something suspicious and focused his senses as much as possible, a clue appeared.
The slightest repulsion felt the moment you try to lightly touch the moisture around the hiding thing.
There is only one case where the activation of the magic itself is interrupted.
When the opponent is a wizard with a level higher than gold.
A fantasy realm where your own magical power is strengthened and others’ magical power is suppressed. This is the feeling you get when you try to use magic within the fantasy realm of an opposing magician.
Now that I know that much, the suspicion doubles.
Why would a golden wizard sneak into the city by hiding in the bottom of a carriage like some kind of criminal? It would have to be something quite out of the ordinary.
As it happened, Kairouan was the largest city in the southwest, and its branch in the upper reaches of Kalia was quite large, so it had many informants at its disposal.
The spy network had been in full operation for several days, so Galen was able to give immediate instructions.
Galen, who came out of the tea house, hid in the crowd and moved naturally, fearing that he might be caught.
As he was walking down the street as if he was taking a stroll, a passerby approached him. It was the young man who had come to report earlier.
“I don’t think I can do this anymore.”
“Are you having a hard time? Did you miss it?”
“No, we weren’t even caught. The chasing carriage just went into a mansion.”
“Guide.”
“yes.”
The young man took the lead. The two of them made their way through the busy main street and across the alley.
The place we arrived was West Street.
There were houses of moderate size, neither particularly poor nor particularly rich, lined up.
If I hadn’t chased it from the beginning, I would never have found out which of these many houses it went into.
“Over there, that’s the house. No one has come out since the carriage came in.”
“Please continue to monitor thoroughly, and investigate the landlord as well. Also, please provide any information you have about any wizards operating in the area.”
“Please leave it to me. And this is the report I was going to give you earlier.”
The young man who had handed over the small folded piece of paper stepped aside. Galen pretended to be a passerby and slowly strolled around the mansion.
Sssssss!
The magical power of the territorial advance quietly and secretly dug into the ground.
It wasn’t a very large mansion, so exploring it didn’t take long.
‘Fortunately, there are no tunnels.’
This way, Galen would no longer need to keep watch. At least, he wouldn’t have to worry about his opponents escaping from his surveillance.
Feeling a little relieved, Galen retreated to a place where the mansion was barely visible. He leaned against a suitable wall and read the report.
‘It’s the side where Lilia is.’
The church, which had traced the route of movement through blood trails, intensively investigated survivors in villages along the route.
Although it is impossible for ordinary townspeople to remember every face of an outsider, there were still people whose sightings overlapped, especially among peddlers.
Of course, it was forbidden to jump to conclusions as they could have been evacuating normally, but their actions, as if they were precisely outpacing the plague, were extremely suspicious.
The church had put a tracking team on them all, and this report was from the tracking team that was chasing the most suspicious group of them all.
The village, which was two hours away by horseback, was not the criminals’ ‘current’ location. Judging by the direction and speed of their movement, it was a place they were likely targeting today.
So if you go and prepare in advance now, you can defeat them all at once without any damage… … .
‘…I trust my intuition now.’
The power of the pursuit force is by no means weak. The power of the church is concentrated there. Even without help, they can deal with most enemies.
‘I’m sure Lilia will take care of you.’
Some damage might occur, but Galen decided it was better to stay here than to join them in an attempt to stop it.
Galen’s eyes sank as he looked at the mansion in the distance.
* * *
The squinted-eyed man was startled by the single ray of light that flew towards him, but he was not flustered.
The blade exploded out of the scabbard hanging from his waist. It was a truly violent slash.
Taaaaang!
There was a loud noise as the spear and the blade collided head-on.
The man frowned, but that was it. He didn’t seem to have been particularly affected.
However, he was not relaxed enough to continue the ritual. He clicked his tongue and stopped waving his hand.
The villagers who had been gathering in a hectic manner suddenly stopped. However, their eyes still lacked reason.
“This is it.”
While the man grumbled, Lilia skillfully stopped her horse a short distance away and jumped down.
Even though the spear was blocked, she didn’t care. The ricocheting spear had already disappeared, and instead, the iron hammer on her back was pulled out.
“You seem too exalted to be a passing priest who intervened… Your Excellency the Bishop.”
It wasn’t hard to guess his status since the light itself was a miracle that could only be used by bishops, but his youthful, even immature appearance was quite unpleasant.
“Who are you?”
“That’s what I wanted to ask.”
Lilia said, resting the hammer on her shoulder. She did not stop walking even as she spoke.
“Is that a mind-controlling demon in your hand? It’s a very dangerous kind. What are you planning to do to the villagers with it?”
“If you already realized that I am a demon, why bother asking me? I was just trying to make a small sacrifice.”
Lilia’s delicate eyebrows furrowed sharply. The squinty-eyed man chuckled at her angry expression.
“Isn’t it all the same whether I die of the plague or die as a sacrifice? No, it would be an easier death since I wouldn’t feel any pain.”
“Wasn’t it you who spread that plague?”
“Oh, there’s a bit of a misunderstanding. We just prepared the stage. How can we control the plague as we please?”
“Aha, is that so? Then if I destroy you, at least I can destroy the stage with you.”
“Is it possible?”
The squinty-eyed man asked with a bitter smile.
Lilia responded with actions instead of words. She continued walking, closing the distance between us, and eventually rushed forward with her eyes blazing.
The squinty-eyed man also reacted immediately and jumped forward.
The hammer and sword, charged with both sides’ power, met in the middle.
Kwaaang!
There was a collision that was almost like an explosion. If you only heard the sound, it was more like the sound of two hammers hitting each other than a hammer and a sword.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The iron hammer that was swinging horizontally was blocked by the blade, and then the tip of the sword that was stabbing in was deflected by the iron hammer again.
Each time, a shock wave would burst out, shaking the surrounding area.
Lilia’s brow furrowed, not because of the power, but because of something else.
“Is that a swordsman?”
“you’re right.”
“Where the hell do these things keep popping up from?”
“You’re very curious. You’re too busy focusing on the fight.”
The squinty-eyed man was also noisy, but that was because he had a lot of free time.
Because of the nature of the weapon, the sword can be used in a wider variety of ways than a hammer, and it is not pushed back even in a head-on collision.
Although they appear similar at first glance, the man seems to have the upper hand.
I had called all my subordinates together because of an unknown ominous feeling, but it seemed that my worries were for nothing.
“That’s what I’m saying.”
Lilia snickered. Her smile resembled that of a man who was not present.
“If I had been concentrating on the fight, I could have made an excuse. I was so focused that I didn’t notice.”
“…What did you say?”
It was a moment when the squinty-eyed man narrowed his small eyes even further at the meaningful words.
“Hit!”
Suddenly, a loud shout erupted from behind.
Dozens of shadows suddenly poured out from all directions except the one where Lilia was.
It was hard to see them clearly because they were dressed in black robes, but the only thing that was shining was their eyes.
“Ugh!”
“Kwaaak!”
“Hey, where did these guys come from— Whew!”
The cross-eyed man’s men were swept away before they could do anything.
If it had been the initial state where the village was surrounded, I would have swung my sword at least once.
It was because I was so distracted by the loud fight between the leaders that I didn’t notice the priests secretly surrounding the square.
Of course, even if I had known in advance, the result wouldn’t have changed much.
Papapapapapat!
Swords of light shot out from the left, from the right, and from behind.
No one has ever withstood the miracles performed by the three bishops.
Those who attacked other priests to avoid them, far from achieving any results, were quickly put on the defensive.
Chaeng! Chaeng! Chaeng!
Even in one-on-one combat, they were inferior in swordsmanship, and the priests even outnumbered them, and they didn’t care at all when two or three attacked one.
The subordinates, overwhelmed in both quantity and quality, were literally wiped out in the blink of an eye. Not a single priest was injured, let alone killed.
“What, what is this… … .”
“Fortunately, the villagers are safe. It was worth the attention.”
The cross-eyed man who had been muttering absentmindedly turned his head when he heard Lilia’s words.
“Is that what you were aiming for from the beginning?”
“Of course. When bad guys are at a disadvantage, they start taking hostages, right?”
Lilia smiled brightly and raised her hammer again.
“You won’t lose to a villain who pretends to have gold with horsemen, and not even real gold?”
The hammer split the air with a vicious sound. The man quickly came to his senses and swung his sword.
Boom! Boom!
A loud noise rang out again.
But this clash didn’t last long.
Lilia, who was no longer controlling her strength, figured out the squinty-eyed man’s attack and defense pattern, and then kicked the man’s sword outward with the mallet in her right hand.
Papat!
He suddenly pulled out his sword from his left hand. The man was unable to block the attack that came suddenly while his defense was briefly vacant.
Crunch!
The man’s left arm was completely cut off from the shoulder blade. There was no need for the seventh miracle.
“Ugh!”
The man staggered, blood gushing out like a waterfall from the cross-section of his wound.
Not only was the balance of power lost, but the injury was so serious that if immediate action was not taken, he could have died from excessive bleeding.
But for some reason, the squinty-eyed man only groaned briefly without even grimacing. Instead, he smiled.
“I see… You guys must be the Knights Templar. That’s the only time four bishops travel together. Hahaha!”
“You must be half out of your mind by the way you’re smiling.”
Diana, the owner of the Whirlwind Sword who was in charge of the rear encirclement, grumbled. Lilia looked around at the other team leaders and made a suggestion.
“Let’s subdue him first. We’ll have to let him live before he opens his mouth.”
“Do you intend to torture me? It will be of no use.”
“Everyone says that before they receive it.”
Diana said coldly. But the squinty-eyed man replied with a glare.
“No, no. I mean, it’s really useless. ‘This body’ doesn’t know much.”
“…What are you talking about?”
“Well, it’s a shame that I got caught like this… but since they put so much effort into catching me, I guess we can at least raise the curtain on the stage without any problems.”
“What on earth are you talking about―”
“Kairoan.”
The squinty-eyed man who blurted out the words snickered. Diana’s eyes widened.
“Surely that’s your real goal?”
“It’s too late to leave now.”
The man who had been talking leisurely bowed with one arm in a mocking manner to the priests.
“Now, despair to your heart’s content. Then I will take my leave now.”
The cross-eyed man, who had just finished his conversation, fell forward in the same posture he had been in when he greeted me. Like a puppet whose strings had snapped.
Lilia muttered in embarrassment as she hurriedly grabbed him.
“No, our real power is there too… … .”