Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 174



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Episode 174: The Strongest Spirit Master on Earth (9)

Lilia, who was innocent but smart, could guess why Galen had entrusted her with dealing with the cavalry without a detailed explanation.

Since the miracle of selection is the ability to deal with the cavalry at the best cost-effectiveness, it means that we should clear out the troublesome ones as quickly as possible and focus on catching the Atma.

It was the best strategy, even in Lilia’s eyes. I wondered if she ever thought Galen’s choice was bad, but whatever.

Having defeated the men with the cavalry in such an instant, Lilia worked with Michael to finish off the rest.

As soon as they appeared, one of them was killed by Galen, so there were only four spirits left. Even if the spirits had listened to them, it would have been impossible for four gold men to fight two jewels, but even that was creaky, so it was too easy.

There was no need to worry about the situation since being in this position itself meant being a servant of the devil.

“Ouch!”

The scene was cleared when Jason collapsed.

He was the only one still breathing amidst the corpses everywhere, but he probably didn’t have a happy ending waiting for him. I just kept him alive because I thought he would know the most.

“Can I ask you to take care of it?”

“I will protect you thoroughly.”

Michael assured Lilia of her request. He knew the importance of the information. With the Jewel Warrior’s keen senses, he could immediately knock the unconscious person out again if he showed even the slightest sign of waking up.

While Michael was carrying Jason on his shoulder like a piece of luggage, Lilia looked around and spoke a little nervously.

“But… why can’t I see Atma?”

“That’s right.”

Michael was also embarrassed.

The spirit master is positioned further back than the average wizard. There are spirits that run wild in front.

At midnight, with fireworks and winds blazing everywhere, the bright places are brighter, but the dark places are darker.

Because the battlefield was so chaotic, Michael and Lilia, who had been busy fighting the spirits, were unable to pinpoint Atma’s location.

So I thought that once I took care of the rest of them and the surrounding area became quiet, I would be able to find them easily… But even after I finished cleaning up, Atma was nowhere to be seen.

“I can’t be that far away from the spirit, so it must be somewhere nearby… Huh?”

Lilia glanced at the scene where fire and water were still fiercely fighting, and her eyes widened. Michael also immediately noticed the abnormality.

There was no way I could not know.

Because the fiery light that the giant bird made of flames was emitting was rapidly fading away.

Tsk tsk tsk tsk!

It was at that moment that Galen became aware of the cold air rapidly advancing upon him.

It was a situation he had never expected, but the chaos Galen had been through was not ordinary enough to warrant panicking over it.

‘Is this the magic of a third party? Are there any surviving spirit masters?’

Considering the completely opposing properties of fire and cold, that might seem like the most reasonable thought, but Galen quickly shook his head.

For some reason, the ‘feeling’ was the same. Galen instinctively realized that the source of the cold and the source of the flame originated from the same magical power.

My head felt a little dizzy, as if I knew something but couldn’t.

“… … .”

But unfortunately, there was no time to think about it leisurely. If we were not careful, even Galen would have become frozen. The cold air that cut through the water stream was that fierce.

I’ve only experienced two winters since becoming a wizard. It goes without saying that water manipulation doesn’t control ice.

First of all, the breaking of the current situation comes first. Galen pulled back the water in the parts that were not yet frozen, and at the same time, he raised the magical power of the spiral circulation.

Wheeeeeeeeing!

A strong wind blew from the side and pushed the large chunk of ice aside. The hazy mist that had been blocking the view was also blown away.

The figure revealed under the faint moonlight was an ice bird whose entire body was shining transparently.

“… What is that?”

Although I thought that it was Atma and not a third party who did something, I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed when I saw the Bingdak confidently replacing the Buldak.

I don’t think he’d transform like that just by putting out the fire attached to his body. Just like Galen can create spirits for a limited time, could Atma possibly control multiple spirits? Maybe an ice spirit instead of a fire spirit?

Tsk tsk tsk tsk!

With this level of power, I would believe it if you said it wasn’t just another main attack, but a bonus. It felt like even the spiral flow was freezing, so Galen had to add the heat wave of vanity.

Whoosh whoosh!

The wind and fire mixed together to grow larger, so it felt somewhat balanced. It seemed like fire would be weak against water but strong against cold, but it was still tight. It was said that the cold was strong enough to deal with two golden magics.

‘Then why didn’t you write it sooner?’

Did you not use it because it would have reduced its power by itself when used with the fire spirit? Or did you let your guard down and your family was swept away in an instant?

Galen’s doubts were soon resolved.

Even though it wasn’t the way he wanted.

hook!

As if frustrated by the cold air not advancing any further, the ice bird suddenly flapped its wings widely. The spirit’s body slid sideways.

Perhaps he was trying to slam Galen directly into the air like a missile by twisting his body diagonally.

The prediction was only half correct.

Whee!

The ice bird, which fell sideways in a gentle curve, instead of bending further and aiming for Galen.

It just rushed straight down towards the ground.

“Huh?”

Galen was watching in bewilderment the gesture that seemed to indicate a wish to commit suicide, but something even more absurd happened right after.

If a bird made of ice were to head coolly to the ground, it would naturally be smashed to pieces.

Plop!

With only a very small sound, the bird’s huge body was sucked into the ground, as if it had dived into water rather than land.

Immediately afterwards, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

“Huh?!”

With all the other spirit masters dead, the magical power of the territorial advance that was slowly being recovered began to spread out rapidly again.

The same sensation as when I first encountered the cold air was transmitted again. The magical power of the spirit’s Atma was felt even more clearly.

But apart from that, the power of the territorial advance alone was not enough to stop the spirit of Atma. The superiority of the power was clearly divided.

Damn it!

In an instant, the ground split apart. Almost immediately, the rippling ground suddenly burst open, as if a monster hiding in the sand had suddenly burst out.

“What the heck―”

Galen’s words were not finished, for the earth that had opened its mouth wide closed in and swallowed him.

It happened so quickly that even before Lilia and Michael, who were separated, could react.

“Brothers!”

Lilia’s scream tore through the night sky.

Her sanity, which had been on the verge of evaporating, barely came back upon hearing a familiar voice.

“Wow, shit. I almost died.”

Galen, who had leaped through space with Dark Fairy Tale, got down next to Lilia and wiped her forehead. Lilia’s spirits lifted when she saw that she was fine.

“Well, thank goodness… … .”

“It’s not over yet!”

Michael, who had not let his guard down, shouted.

The spirit of Atma, who had failed to eat Galen, was running through the ground. The ground the three people were walking on shook violently.

But things are different now than they were a little while ago.

However, the golden level territorial advance alone was not enough to stop the spirit of Atma, the jewel.

The archbishop was holding out here.

“How dare you do this!”

The sword in Lilia’s hand grew longer and turned into a spear. The spear, filled with rage, was thrust deep into the ground.

Bullfight!

A wave of divine power spread through the ground.

The spirit, who had been hit by the miracle of selection and had lost all of his strength, screamed in agony and shrank back down.

Immediately after that.

“Under the ground!”

Galen shouted urgently.

It was detected that the spirit, which was not completely neutralized by the miracle of selection, was gathering its remaining strength.

Almost simultaneously, Michael, sensing ominousness, stomped his feet, and Lilia reflexively wrapped her left arm around Galen’s waist and flew away.

Puhwaaaaah!

As if a volcano were erupting, a transparent spirit burst out of the ground. The reason it was transparent was because its body was a collection of wind.

The huge mass of wind itself was quite violent, but it was actually in a weakened state, so it wasn’t difficult to deal with.

Kwakwakwakwakwa!

Thanks to Lilia, he easily evaded into the air, and the spiral vortex that stretched out towards Galen’s feet tore apart the same wind.

Although their attributes were the same, Galen was superior in strength. Perhaps feeling that there would be no results if things continued this way, the spirits simply dispersed.

Soon, Lilia and Michael, pulled by gravity, landed lightly on the ground. Galen, whom Lilia was holding tightly, and Jason, whom Michael was carrying, were also safe.

The spirit didn’t attack right away because Atma was catching her breath. Thanks to that, the three of them also had a moment to relax.

“This is not at all the fighting style of the spirit masters I know.”

Michael twisted the corner of his mouth.

“It’s clearly just one enemy, but it feels like I’m fighting multiple spirit masters. It’s even more frustrating that we didn’t fight like this from the beginning.”

“Do you think that you are making fun of Sir Michael? He must have been saving his strength because he had many subordinates at the time.”

“To my great displeasure, you use similar tactics as your brother.”

While Galen was trying to calm Michael down, who was furious at being looked down on, Lilia also made a displeased expression.

“How can a spirit’s attributes change so quickly? It keeps changing, so it’s no easy feat. I don’t even know where its main body is hiding… … .”

“Oh, I found it.”

“…yes?”

“There was a reason why you two couldn’t find it. If you look closely, you can see that the curtain is gone.”

“Now that you mention it, that’s true.”

The curtain of darkness that had covered the entire support like a lid had disappeared without being restored after the upper part was destroyed when Galen and Lilia charged in.

“Then where did it go?”

As he asked the question, Galen’s eyes turned to a corner of the sponsorship.

The heat wave of vanity mercilessly raged over the suspicious place caught in the sensory sphere of the dark fairy tale.

Kwaaaaang!

A shadow was revealed in the flames that spread with the explosion. Lilia and Michael’s eyes widened as they looked in that direction.

“What the… what the… … ?”

“Nightmare! Is that right?”

Michael, who was seeing the mannequin-like figure made of darkness for the first time, let out a sigh.

Lilia shouted reflexively, then soon expressed her question vaguely. It was at least several times larger than the one she had seen earlier.

“Oh, oh, oh.”

Darkness gathered again around the half-blown head and formed a new shape. An old, worn-out voice was heard from within.

“You’re suddenly blowing up everything. You’re really impatient. Is it because you’re young?”

“Artma!”

Michael shouted when he realized who the voice belonged to. He didn’t have even a shred of respect left, so he couldn’t even speak politely.

“What a sight! Have you really given up on being human!”

“You don’t need to get so angry. This is just… yeah, it’s like wearing armor. As you know, wizards are very weak.”

“No matter how urgent it is, I don’t think I can do that.”

Galen grumbled.

From what he could tell, it was roughly like… Nightmares were attached to his body?

It couldn’t be said that the word armor was completely wrong. It was wrapped in darkness so thick that even in the heat of the day, only a part of it could fly away.

“This is really cool armor. I’d be thrilled to show it off to my family outside.”

“There’s nothing to see. I gave orders in advance not to come running no matter what commotion happens.”

“Really? You listen well. You really didn’t come when I told you not to.”

Actually, it was a good thing. It was certain that the core forces had been dealt with, and the remaining ones were just leftovers, whether they were guilty or not, so it was better if they didn’t bother each other.

by the way.

“Oh, by the way, I don’t think there’s any time now. Can I ask you one thing?”

“What is it?”

“Why did you join hands with the devil when you have so many jewels?”

I was so genuinely curious that I couldn’t help but ask.

The Gem Wizard… It may be a bit awkward to say this since it is also Galen himself, but he can be said to be a serious narcissist.

You can only enter the realm of the Jewel if you have infinite and absolute confidence and belief in your own magic.

In other words, it means that he is a huge bundle of pride, so why did he do something so ‘nonsensical’ as to borrow the devil’s power to become stronger?

One reason Galen came up with was―

“Isn’t it the other way around, that you joined hands with the devil after becoming a jewel? Or that you became a jewel thanks to the devil?”

“Hey, no way.”

Lilia said with a smirk.

But Atma remained silent.

The black mass was even scarier because it was silent. Lilia stuttered, slightly flustered.

“Oh, really… … ?”

“The devil doesn’t have the ability to turn his contractor into a jewel, of course.”

Maurice, the head of the Burtain family that I met before, was also a demon contractor, but he was just a strong gold level.

If it were possible to create jewels at will, wouldn’t he have started by covering his direct subordinates, the demons, with jewels?

Even the status window that gives more fraudulent benefits than the devil doesn’t automatically open the gems. That must mean it’s special.

“But the path to enlightenment is different for each person. An encounter with the devil could be a trigger.”

“… … I always felt sorry.”

A suppressed, ominous voice was heard. It was Atma who opened her mouth.

“Why can a spirit master only have one spirit? No matter how strong I make the fire spirit, it’s regrettable that it can’t perfectly replace the spirits of other attributes.”

“Isn’t that the same for other wizards?”

The magic of this world was specialized in a specific field, similar to supernatural powers. The problem of generalizability was a regret shared not only by spirit masters but also by all other magicians.

Atma smiled softly as Galen said that.

“I thought so too. Until I met the devil. Do you know? What do demons call wizards?”

“They said it was half-baked.”

“… You know.”

“I don’t know why, but.”

“That is because the technology that humans call magic appears only half-baked to the eyes of demons.”

Although those who had actually called him a traitor were not very kind, Galen listened quietly for the time being.

“I was human, so I couldn’t follow the devil exactly. But… I found a way. It led me to the jewel.”

“Are you talking about the revised world?”

“Yes. If a person is only allowed to have one spirit… then it would be to be able to change into anything.”

“Well, there are also worlds that operate that way, right? I guess it’s completely invisible to the outside world… … .”

“The ultimate spirit master who can perform all spirit master roles on his own. If this isn’t the strongest spirit master on earth, what else could it be?”

“Oh, but by the way.”

Galen, who had been listening to Atma’s passionate speech and nodding to himself, suddenly asked a question.

“Is it absolutely certain that one person can only have one spirit?”

“…what?”

“No, I was just curious. You’ve been a shaman for much longer than I have.”

Galen spread his hands to the left and right.

A spark burst out of his left hand and a small swirl swirled around his right hand.

[Life: Spirit: Grant]

[Spirit Creation]

The magical power of life spread out to both sides, giving birth to the spirits of fire and wind respectively.

“You can make it temporary, but you can’t make it permanent? Is this how it’s supposed to be?”

“… … .”

“You don’t know? It seems like you’re just a better spirit master.”

“… … .”

Atma’s silence, contrasting with Lilia’s whispers, was heavier than death.