Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 142
Only Noblemtl
Episode 142 Erased Name (5)
Did I see something wrong?
With his head slightly dazed, Galen slightly increased the magic power of the Vanity Flame.
A tiny flame the size of a candle rose in my palm. It was enough to light up my palm.
It was dark red. It had an unpleasant metallic smell. The wet, sticky liquid was blood.
“Coolook! Coolook!”
Something inside me rose again. I coughed it out. The smell of blood, even worse than before, fouled my mouth.
At that point, I slowly started to feel pain.
It felt like the blade was slowly digging into my body. A contrasting sensation of cold and hot prickled my nerves.
“Ugh… … .”
Galen gritted his teeth.
Could it be that I was hit by that bastard’s magic without even realizing it, killing not only spirits but also magical power?
No, that can’t be.
Even now, at the border of the water prison, the magical power of water manipulation was in fierce conflict with the magical power of the armored monster.
There was no way I didn’t feel that ominous magic encroaching upon my vicinity.
But… then what the heck is going on?
“Ugh… ugh!”
His eyes were blurred by the sharp pain that came in waves irregularly. Galen’s knees buckled and his body staggered.
Swoosh!
The water giant quickly curled his arms around Galen, supporting him as the spirit’s body swayed like a waterbed, supporting its master.
The concentration of a wizard who had reached the realm of a jewel was so strong that it would not waver even in the face of mere pain.
No matter how strong one’s mind was, it could not prevent the weakness that came as one’s physical functions deteriorated.
Stick!
My headache got worse. My vision started to blur. My head got heavy and my consciousness started to fade.
As the control of magical power wavered, the water prison also began to shake. The water flow manipulation gradually lost its strength.
There was no way the armored monster would not notice this.
Passssssss!
The fog surrounding the armor grew slightly thicker.
The world of revision is the result of intense self-confidence. The process of coloring the world with the unique colors of the jewel wizard.
The color of ‘death’ contained in the fog began to dye the color of ‘domination’ contained in the water.
It digs into tiny gaps, bites, and widens the cracks. Just like a small hole causing a dam to collapse, the power that controlled the water is rapidly eroded away.
Phew! Phew!
Eventually, the water prison could not hold out and burst.
A large amount of water overflowed in all directions, enough to wash away surrounding houses.
Galen just watched with blurry eyes. If he had any control left, he would not have let the water prison burst in the first place.
The spirit was nowhere to be seen. Galen was barely able to stand, leaning precariously against a nearby wall.
“Even if you can change the form of magic in the revised world, you can’t change its source. It’s only natural that a magician who controls water becomes stronger in water and weaker on land.”
The armored monster, now free, walked towards Galen and chanted.
“If the place wasn’t here, the outcome would have been reversed. The reason you lost was because you met me in a place where you couldn’t do your best.”
“When… did… you… attack… me… ?”
Galen asked, panting. The armored monster growled softly. It was as if the beast was laughing.
“Do you know what the abyss of the forest is?”
“…what?”
“It is a poison, a curse, a plague, a chaos. My body contains the abyss of the forest, which means that my breath alone can kill you. Normally, I suppress it with my magic, but now, there is no need to control it at all.”
“what…….”
“To put it simply, it means that this person is a walking mass of poison. Well, it’s not exactly poison, but if you get it, you’ll die, so you can understand it as such.”
The cross-eyed man, who was able to survive thanks to the fog protecting him right next to him, added with a chuckle.
“You followed us all the way here, didn’t you? You were drinking poison the whole time you were chasing us. You’re starting to react. I was anxious about when you’d come.”
“It wasn’t… magic… … .”
“Yes. Are you disappointed with this? It was surprisingly a tight picture with only magic, but you let your guard down. Well, even if you didn’t let your guard down, you couldn’t have stopped it.”
So, if I understood correctly, the armor monster was a jewel wizard who controlled the fog of death, and at the same time, he also had something like a deadly poison inside his body.
It would be somewhat understandable if he were a wizard who had learned two or more magics like Galen, and used poison-related magic as an auxiliary.
It’s not even a poisonous snake, so why does it have poison inside its body? No, even a poisonous snake doesn’t release poison gas just by breathing, so it was incomparably vicious.
“Anyway… you should probably die soon, Duke Galen.”
The cross-eyed man drew his sword.
“No matter how heavy the church is, it’s about time it came. It’ll be annoying if a priest comes along, so I should take care of it in advance.”
As he said that, he glanced at the armored monster. The helmet moved up and down slightly. It meant that he was done talking, so he should kill him.
The squinty-eyed man looked back at Galen. The blade of the sword he raised glowed faintly.
“If I had discovered you before the church, I would have offered to recruit you, but I can’t help it. Goodbye.”
The blade was swung mercilessly.
Shhh!
It seemed like he was swinging it lightly without much effort, but the sword was actually a magic weapon.
The power contained in the blade was so strong that it split Galen’s body and still had strength left over to rip apart the wall he was leaning against.
Jeaaang!
A sharp, crunching sound, which I couldn’t believe was the sound made when cutting a human body, struck my ears.
That was actually the case.
The blade did not ‘cut’ Galen.
“Ugh?!”
The blade twisted and broke. The squinty-eyed man’s grip was torn apart, unable to withstand the force of the blow.
The Magic Knight was a special item that temporarily granted powers equivalent to those of the Golden Warrior.
[Earth Restraint Lv.69]
[100% progress to next level]
It did not have the attack power to break through the golden pole of the Earth, which was just one step away from the jewel.
The cross-eyed man, who still didn’t understand what was happening, met Galen’s gaze.
Galen’s eyes, which had been cloudy like a dying person just a moment ago, had light returning to them.
“I let my guard down.”
Galen laughed bitterly, returning the taunt the cross-eyed man had made earlier.
“Even if I hadn’t let my guard down, I wouldn’t have been able to stop it.”
A shadow appeared that was visible only to his eyes. A false shadow, a vanity, settled upon the squinty-eyed man.
[Vanity Heat Lv.62]
[51% progress to next level]
Somehow, due to the delay in growth, it ended up being one of the lower level magics among Galen’s magics, but it is still a decent top-tier gold.
The cross-eyed man was not a golden wizard, so he did not have the illusionary realm to suppress his opponent’s magic power, and he was not a proper golden warrior, so he could not read the signs of an explosion and react.
Kwaaaaang!
A huge explosion occurred between the two men, who were close enough to swing their swords.
The lump of flesh that had been a cross-eyed man a moment ago was thrown back. The upper body that had been the center of the explosion was almost completely torn off, leaving no clue as to what its original form was.
“Oh.”
Galen groaned as he had to endure the explosive force without moving an inch, or rather, unable to move.
I burst out with emotion and the impact penetrated the earth’s restraints a little. My whole body ached as if I had been beaten up. No, was this the aftereffect of the poison?
In other words, that was the extent of the damage. Galen grumbled and struggled to free himself from the broken wall.
“… … .”
The armored monster looked down at the charred corpse that had rolled up to the ground.
Even though there was no word, the atmosphere was different. It was different from the silence when he first appeared.
“…what?”
The armored monster, who had barely opened his mouth, had no choice but to ask that.
Not only did he endure the Squint Sword without any damage, but he also killed him by bursting his squint eye… I couldn’t understand it, but I could force myself to accept it. How did he do it by manipulating water in a strange way in the revised world?
But the depths of the forest were a completely different story.
The expression ‘Chaos, a poison, a curse, a plague’ was not an exaggeration. It was a darkness that could not be properly purified even with holy power.
Either a warrior with more than gold can overcome with his boundless vitality, or a bishop or higher can overcome with his holy powers endlessly supplying stamina.
The body was not something that a wizard, no different from a normal person, could overcome on his own.
Of course, it was still too early to say that Galen had ‘overcome’ his condition, but he stood firm, even though his legs were trembling.
That in itself was nonsense.
“Why don’t you fall?”
“If the wind just blows, I’ll fall over. I’m barely holding on.”
“Don’t play with words. You were clearly dying just a moment ago.”
“You already gave me the answer.”
“…what?”
“I heard that you normally suppress the poison, whether it’s the abyss or something, with your magic power. I’m doing the same.”
“You really are good at talking nonsense. That is only possible with my magic power.”
“Yeah, that’s right. Your magic.”
Galen chuckled.
How could the armored monster know?
[Death Mist Lv.1]
[74% progress to next level]
While trapping and entrapping your opponent in a water prison, your progress increases like crazy while continuously coming into contact with the fog of death.
During the short but intense confrontation, the status window had already finished analyzing the magic, and the magical knowledge was automatically engraved in Galen’s head.
As the name suggests, the essence of the Death Mist is weakening.
It was a type of debuff that took away the power of anything touched by magic, regardless of whether it was alive or dead.
In addition, the Death Mist’s sensory sphere allowed him to sense the venomous abyss of the forest, and Galen was able to temporarily hold onto it with the Death Mist’s magic.
Although it was only level 1, having just been trained, and its magical power was only as much as a chick’s tears.
Just creating a brief moment of slack was enough for Galen to come to his senses and tame the squinty-eyed man.
What happens next?
As the dead man said.
It’s time for church to come.
Wheaaaaaaaaa!
A ray of light flew through the darkness. The lance aimed at the armored monster.
Saaaaak!
Unfortunately, it was not able to penetrate the fog that had already spread. The light spear that had pierced the fog disintegrated and scattered from the tip.
“This guy is no ordinary guy.”
An old man in pure white robes got down next to Galen and muttered.
He was Archbishop Hamel, the head of the Southwestern Archdiocese and the Archbishop’s Vicar.
He looked back at Galen absentmindedly and was startled when he saw the bloodstains.
“Oh! Are you okay, Duke Galen?”
“It’s not very good.”
“Let’s step back for a moment.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
As soon as Galen agreed, Hamel jumped back while holding onto Galen’s arm. The distance between him and the armored monster was wide enough to respond to a surprise attack.
Hamel put his hand on Galen’s back. Three miracles poured out at the same time: purification, vitality, and healing.
Galen’s expression became slightly more relaxed. On the other hand, Hamel’s expression became slightly worse. It was because his sexual power was being consumed terribly, like pouring water into a bottomless pit.
“It’s not usually poisonous. This is similar to… … .”
“Doesn’t it look like a plague patient?”
“It would be difficult to treat him all at once here.”
“I would also like to receive treatment in a more comfortable place.”
Galen stopped speaking and reached out his hand.
The surrounding waters, once again fully under his command, began to swirl again.
Passssssss!
The fog that had been slowly expanding collided with the waves. Magic power was once again torn apart at the boundary.
“Who would have thought that the wizard who spread the plague would be a jewel?”
“What, what? Are you serious?”
Hamel was terrified. Almost at the same time, he understood. Why was the jewel water wizard dripping blood?
“I wish I was joking, but I’m not. As you saw when I threw the spear, I use magic that can destroy both magical and holy powers, and separately, I constantly spray something similar to a deadly poison around me. It’s inside my body.”
“Is that the true nature of the plague? Wait, then isn’t that a big deal?”
“Yes. The poison has been spreading ever since that guy came into the city.”
“Oh, oh, oh.”
“That’s why we have to catch him here. If we let him go, we don’t know where he’ll be scorched next.”
“… Is that possible? Even if I continue to treat him, the poison that is eating away at Duke Galen’s body will continue to work. He won’t be able to recover completely right away… … .”
Hamel’s concerns were at first glance justified, as in a duel over the same jewel, one side was poisoned.
“You just need to be able to use magic.”
But Galen answered nonchalantly.
“The house is going to fly away.”
The magical power of the territorial advance quietly dug into the ground.