Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 177



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Episode 177: The Origin (3)

The gist of the trap that Atma had dug was to defeat each one individually.

Invite Michael alone and deal with him, then either summon Anton or raid the church and deal with him again.

I was confident that I could take out the Jewel Warrior and the Archbishop without much damage if I just targeted them one by one. In fact, I even came close to capturing Michael.

In other words, the premise of defeating each enemy individually collapsed when Galen and Lilia, who were not even aware that they were in this city, got involved.

It was natural that anger was directed at those who had ruined the plan.

Since I can take out the body at any time anyway, I’ll feel a little better if I kill at least one of them.

Even after the nightmares had evaporated in an instant in a way I could never have imagined, that thought itself did not change.

If there’s no way to survive anyway, wouldn’t it be less frustrating to take at least one of them with you?

But… what on earth is this?

Crackle! Crackle!

The cemetery trembles ominously. Every time the spirit sways, an electric discharge occurs.

This was not the movement Atma had intended. The spirit was not properly controlled.

If it was a family betrayal, then I can understand. Even in noble families, it happens when people are blinded by power and harm their blood relatives.

However, spirits cannot betray. They are beings wholly subordinate to their masters. No matter how hot, cold, or sharp they are, they are beings that do no harm to their masters.

Aren’t spirits essentially a type of magic in the first place? If a spirit doesn’t listen, it means that magic doesn’t work as intended.

But that ridiculous thing was actually happening.

“What the… is this… … .”

Atma fumbled around in confusion. Galen asked mockingly.

“Why are you so dead? Are the spirits causing trouble?”

“You…! Where the hell did you get your nonsense…!”

“It seems to be selling too well to be called nonsense.”

If Atma hadn’t joined the devil’s hand and fought the Siren, she wouldn’t have been so flustered.

However, he had never been exposed to the powers of the ‘same side’, and although he knew that Siren had the ability to control evil spirits, he did not know that it also affected spirits.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that the spirit of Atma became Galen’s possession, just as the water spirit didn’t become the Siren’s possession when he first met her.

However, it was clear that there was confusion in the chain of command and that people were unsure of who to listen to.

“Your spirit, isn’t it less loyal than you thought?”

“Shut up.”

“Or maybe you think I’m a more attractive master than you.”

“I told you to shut up!”

Atma’s mentality, which was already cracked, began to crumble with every word Galen said.

What’s even more heartbreaking is that Atma’s opponent wasn’t Galen alone.

Lilia, who had no more urgency, was walking slowly towards Atma as if she had come out for a walk.

It was fortunate that Michael and Anton were just muttering instead of rushing in right away… In other words, it meant that they thought that Galen and Lilia were enough.

“Huh!”

This is why Akmun Atma desperately urged the spirit.

The spirit barely heard. The cemetery belched out light.

Phage, phage, phage!

A bolt of lightning struck Lilia.

The power contained within it was enough to instantly turn even the strongest person into pitch-black charcoal.

But things were different than before.

Lillia, who had not even considered the lightning spirit, was surprised and avoided fatal injuries.

No matter how lightning strikes like a literal bolt of lightning, its power is greatly reduced if you prepare in advance.

Bullfight!

The wave of holy power blocked the flash of magical power before it was too late.

The spirit’s lightning fails to overcome the miracle of selection and collapses, leaving behind only small sparks that give Lilia a slight thrill.

“You’ve become a lot weaker.”

Lilia expressed her feelings honestly.

“At this point, I guess it’s hard to even call it a jewel.”

“What is that little girl talking about!”

“But isn’t it true? The power was almost halved. Isn’t this like gold?”

“profit……!”

The merciless Lilia-style factual violence once again touched Atma’s mind. Sadly, because it was a fact, Atma could only grumble and not refute it logically.

Although he had lost half of his control over the spirit, he was still able to enforce orders because it was fundamentally his spirit.

But in other words, because half of them were still not listening, it looked like they were only following the orders halfway through, not completely.

The result was a halved force.

Since the direction of the revised world was already more utility than damage, Atma has now fallen to a level closer to gold than jewel in terms of simple power.

The tactic of making up for the lack of power by changing attributes according to the situation has also become useless. How can an instantaneous attribute change work when even the most basic attack command doesn’t work well?

Unlike before, when he could fight freely by sending only the spirit, the restrictions were more severe because he had to protect Atma’s own body as well.

In the end, the answer was already decided from the beginning. Atma just didn’t know. Or even if he did know, he didn’t want to admit it.

Whoosh whoosh!

The pouring flames failed to burn Lilia and were pushed aside.

Saaaaah!

The biting cold air was not concentrated in one place and only froze the surrounding areas.

Pavabababak!

The blade of wind lost its sharpness and crumbled as it collided with the holy power.

“I told you not to do that?”

“Fuck, fuck!”

It was enough that Galen didn’t even need to provide any additional assistance with other magic.

It was now obvious that Artma, who was struggling violently, did not have much time left. Sooner or later, Lilia would break the pot.

“Duke Galen.”

Anton approached Galen, who was watching with ease.

“I heard a brief story from Michael. I don’t know much about it, but it seems like you know some magic that can interfere with spirits.”

“you’re right.”

“Are you using that on Artma right now?”

“As you can see.”

“Is complete suppression possible?”

“Well, wouldn’t that be difficult?”

Galen thought for a moment and then said.

“If it were gold, I wouldn’t know. After all, you are a jewel spirit. This level of interference would be the best we can do.”

“Is that so? That’s too bad. But… I think this is enough. It’s worth a try.”

“Do you intend to capture him alive?”

“It’s shameless to say this… but if you continue to help me.”

“You won’t be dragging it out for too long anyway, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. It’s dangerous.”

“Then it’s okay. It’s nothing more than that.”

“Thank you, thank you. If you do that, I’ll go and come back quickly.”

When Galen readily accepted, Anton thanked him several times and then hurriedly moved on.

Atma, who had already been beaten up by Lilia and was backed into a corner, sank in an instant when Anton got involved.

“100 million!”

Anton carried Atma, who had fainted while screaming loudly. Michael carried Jason, so the former head of the family, the current head of the family, and the father and son were captured in pairs.

“Everything is going well.”

Anton’s expression brightened.

The original limit for capturing prisoners is around 100, and it is extremely difficult to capture anything above gold.

Even if you restrain the body, you cannot restrain the power of the air, magic, or holy power. When it becomes gold, no matter how many iron chains you wrap around it, it will be blown away with the prison.

However, if the Archbishop steps in, even the gold can be temporarily neutralized. Every time it tries to move, he can just trample it down with the Miracle of Selection.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible to completely subdue even the jewels of the same level.

This is a very special case. If Galen helps and turns the spirit into a half-dead spirit, Atma will be weakened to the level of gold, so he can manipulate it as much as he wants.

Although Jason, the current head of the household, may know more about the practical aspects of spreading demons, Atma would know just as much about intimate information directly related to the demons. He couldn’t help but be happy since he caught two moonfish.

“What are we going to do now?”

“We can’t deny the connection with the cavalry just by looking at the cavalry that remain here. Let’s extract that information first and secure the justification―”

“You don’t have to do that.”

Galen, who was listening to Michael and Anton’s conversation, said something in passing. Anton looked puzzled.

“No need? Are you talking about an excuse?”

“No, I meant the extraction operation. I already found it.”

“What?”

“I infiltrated here and the first thing I targeted was the warehouse. Luckily, I found it right away.”

“There must have been dozens of boxes. Well, each box only had one.”

Anton and Michael’s mouths dropped open as Galen and Lilia exchanged words.

Even if things go well, how can they go this well? All the worries I had for so long were solved overnight with an absurdly easy ease.

“You two did everything from start to finish. You’re so shameless. All you did was get beaten up and then get rescued… … .”

“Thanks to Sir Michael, we were able to infiltrate easily. The eyes of the leadership were all focused on him.”

To be honest, I don’t think the Spirius family’s surveillance network or warehouse surveillance network would have been any stronger without Michael… but at least they were stealing the spotlight. That’s not a lie.

While Galen was giving Michael some nice words to mutter to himself, Anton pulled himself together and asked.

“Is there a problem with securing it? I mean, is there a possibility that someone might steal it?”

“It’s a warehouse buried completely underground, so ordinary people can’t even approach it. I’ve caught and killed all the Nightmares, so it might be possible for an earth spirit master… … .”

“All the gold ideals have been invested here. The silver ones are being held captive.”

“How did you achieve the suppression?”

“It’s nothing special. We’re just keeping the armed forces and civilians separate and keeping them under surveillance. Bishop Nepheli is personally monitoring the hundred or more.”

“Then you don’t have to worry about being robbed. But you were very bold. If the Spirius family was innocent, the aftermath would have been extraordinary.”

“It was suspicious enough that I came and Gold didn’t come out to greet me. I didn’t just go looking for him, I knew Michael was visiting so I went looking for him.”

As a result, there was no problem since the Spierius family was truly at fault.

“Anyway… Now all we have to do is clean up. You two can go and rest for a bit.”

“Didn’t you say you needed me when you were interrogating Atma? Wouldn’t it be best to do it now, when he’s most tired? Rather than wasting time.”

“Are you okay?”

“It’s not that I didn’t consume anything, but Atma is probably in a much worse condition than I am. I’d rather finish quickly and rest.”

“Is that so? I understand. I will do that. But I also need to prepare, so at least rest for a while. Or change your clothes.”

“Oh, right.”

Galen himself was fine, but Lilia, who had been electrocuted, was in a bad condition. The body can be healed, but clothes cannot.

“Then I will stop by the hotel for a bit.”

“You can come leisurely.”

“Yes. Lilia?”

“yes!”

As soon as Galen called, Lilia came over quickly. Galen lightly wrapped his arm around Lilia’s shoulder.

[Life: Spirit: Grant]

[Spirit Creation]

While watching, the slightly recovered life magic created the wind spirit.

“See you later.”

Soon the two disappeared into the night sky.

I saw it before, but it’s still amazing. As the two people disappeared into the darkness, Anton took his gaze from the sky.

“Okay, let’s do what we have to do.”

“That’s right. I’ve been saved, so I have to work hard to clean up after myself.”

Michael sighed with a self-deprecating bitter smile.

The midnight fight has come to an end, but their schedule is not over yet.