Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 196



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Episode 196 The King’s Tomb (7)

Except for special occasions such as the consecration of an archbishop, it is very, very rare for all six of the Jewel Order to be gathered together in one place.

It was even harder to find cases where the six of them split into three groups and tried to truly kill their opponents rather than simply sparring or competing.

With warriors, magicians, and priests all mixed together, it was difficult to predict how the battle would unfold.

So, it would be reasonable to move with some caution.

In any group, there is bound to be at least one person who doesn’t think much of anything.

To be exact, it wasn’t a ‘person’.

“Huhh …

A sob of unknown origin leaked out from the mouth of the ashen monster, who had no mouth.

As the unpleasant sound rang out, the skeletons around me suddenly fell down with a thud. It wasn’t just one or two. Everyone I could see was falling down.

Galen muttered with interest, having been able to read the flow of magical power better thanks to stealing the magic from the relics.

“It’s redistribution.”

“Redistribution?”

Theodore, who had been asking questions, soon understood and nodded without hearing any further explanation.

He was the person with the most experience and sense in this place, and he could grasp the surrounding situation almost accurately just by looking around.

Even though over a thousand skeletons had fallen one after another, the ashen flames surrounding the monster’s body were even more dazzling.

Even though he didn’t know anything about magic, Theodore wasn’t so dull that he couldn’t figure out what ‘redistribution’ meant.

Shhh!

Immediately afterwards, without any warning.

The speed of the ashen monster that leapt forward and slid as if it had skipped any preliminary movements was a little faster than before.

Theodore, who had conveyed to Galen and Lilia that he was okay by lightly waving his left hand as if in greeting, strode forward.

Kwaaaaang!

The next moment, the longsword and the greatsword clashed violently.

The vibration of the air was so tingly that it was painful for Galen, who was nearby. The ashen monster seemed to have gained not only speed but also strength.

But Theodore remained calm and composed.

“Are you saying that you took back the power you gave to a thousand skull bowls and gave it to this guy?”

“yes.”

“Even so―”

A scene I had once seen in the depths of my heart was recreated exactly as it was.

Theodore, who had broken the longsword with his bare hands, mercilessly stabbed his foot into the opening of the monster he had forcibly created.

Woozijik!

With a sound of something solid crumbling, the monster with its crushed chest was thrown backwards and rolled around on the sandy beach like a water boulder.

Theodore put down his foot and laughed bitterly.

“Even if you collect a thousand odds and ends, they’re still odds and ends.”

“Huhh …

The ashen monster, struggling to get up, sobbed in an even more eerie voice.

In a situation where all the skeletons around had already fallen, the range was now spreading far and wide. It seemed as if they were concentrating all the relics’ magic power on just one monster.

The extinguished flames flared up again, returning to their original state, and the temporarily clouded ashen color deepened and became even more gloomy.

Galen, who was watching the scene, grumbled softly.

“Haven’t you been too lenient since earlier? You’re not finishing it.”

“It’s annoying. I see someone weaker than me just staring at me. Even now, you can see it. After getting hit once, he’s only now gathering all his strength.”

“A thousand is a lot of junk, but what if it exceeds ten thousand?”

“How about it? It’ll be much more satisfying than it is now. You don’t have to worry about it. Since you’re my prey, I’ll take responsibility for it and handle it.”

Theodore, who had said so, added while secretly looking at Galen’s expression.

“Anyway, isn’t this the side you guys are really after?”

“Well, if you look at it in terms of priorities, that’s true… Isn’t it true that the more the better? It’s good to eat this and that.”

“Hey, you. Can’t you give one of those guys up to the old man?”

“That’s why I’m staying still. Actually, if you think about it calmly, there’s a price to pay for your life, so you don’t have to give in… … .”

“Ahem! Don’t say such insensitive things.”

While Galen and his party were having a leisurely conversation.

There was a quick exchange of conversation among the expedition team.

“Damn, we almost got into this fight again right from the start.”

Ivan’s expression distorted as he watched the gray monster suddenly rush forward and get hit and fly away. If Theodore had stabbed him with a broadsword instead of his foot, the monster would have ended there.

“Isn’t that something that can’t be controlled?”

“Unfortunately, that is true.”

When Deckard asked with a similar expression to Ivan, Gray answered with a bitter smile.

“The defense of the ruins is essentially about eliminating intruders. The best we can do is make them recognize that we are not intruders.”

“Are you saying that I shouldn’t expect anything other than holding on to Theodore’s ankle?”

“Where is that? In the current situation, even that is something to be grateful for.”

Deckard blurted out the words and pulled out his beloved sword.

“We were going to do this later anyway, right? Let’s just assume we’re doing it now. The division of roles will remain the same.”

“Okay.”

Ivan nodded and slowly heightened his senses. The magical power that followed his breath crackled and sparked.

“Davia, Davia!”

Gray grabbed Davia’s shoulders tightly. Davia’s half-extended mentality was forcibly pulled back by the pain.

“Wake up. Are you planning to die here? Are you just going to stick your neck out?”

“Oh, no!”

“Whether it works or not, just do your best to interfere. Any one of the three. If we catch just one first, we win.”

The wavering in Davia’s eyes completely disappeared with firm conviction. She nodded firmly, forcing herself to calm down.

Gray nodded and turned around to draw his sword. It was a simple but effective magic weapon that consumed the power of the sacrifice to temporarily strengthen the user’s body.

Following this, Gray’s two escorts, Ivan’s two escorts, and Deckard’s two escorts, a total of six people, also took up arms. Although their affiliations were different, they were all connected to the Demon Sect, so they had the same demon soldiers.

“I won’t say anything. I will only strictly control you. Please take care of yourselves.”

“yes!”

By then, the redistribution process of the ash monsters was complete.

The monster that devoured all the skeletons on the sandy beach was no longer a flame, but had a texture like sticky mud. The eerieness flowed out.

“Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

The ashen monster let out an incomprehensible roar and charged forward at a speed noticeably faster than before.

“Good!”

Theodore charged forward, delighted at the sight of his enemy, who had become much more threatening.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

Starting with that conflict.

The entire battlefield began to move.

* * *

Deckard turned to the side to avoid the fight between the gray monster and the muscular monster that was coming from the front.

As expected of a Jewel Warrior, Lilia blocked his path as he attempted a quick and swift detour.

Papapapapat!

In his hand he held tightly the miracle of light that had grown into the shape of a sword, and his whole body was covered in the blessing of platinum flames.

It was even more visible in the bright light than the torches. The night clothes that Lilia was wearing, and the mask that she was still wearing.

“No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look like an outfit befitting an archbishop.”

When Deckard spoke sarcastically, Lilia responded brightly.

“Isn’t it better to be black on the outside than black on the inside?”

“… … .”

Decker, who couldn’t even recover his principal, decided to just keep his mouth shut and swing his sword.

The light followed the trajectory of the sword as it scattered brilliantly, leaving behind an afterimage.

Kakakang! Kakakang!

The clash between the Jewel Warrior and the Archbishop began with seven clashes erupting in a short space of time.

Meanwhile, the remaining seven warriors of the expedition, excluding Ivan and Davia, were rushing towards Galen with their cavalry in hand.

It was partly because of Gray’s decision to start by dealing with the person he most wanted to get rid of, but there was also the realistic reason that among the three, Galen was the only one worth attacking.

Although they can display strength comparable to that of the Golden Warriors with the power of the Horsemen, since their foundation is silver, they are slightly inferior to true gold, and it was also a burden to be pushed around by their superiors, Theodore and Lilia.

It is difficult to get along with the gray monster who has no concept of allies, and if you try to help Deckard, the soldier will become crippled the moment he is hit by the miracle of selection. The Archbishop was their natural enemy.

Of course, the Gem Wizard was scary enough, but it could still annoy a wizard who disliked close combat. That was exactly what Gray was aiming for.

The problem was that their goals were so obvious that Galen had already anticipated their actions.

“joy.”

Galen snorted and stretched out his left hand to the side.

Since I had poured all of my life force into the temporary land spirit, I had no power to control the water spirit.

It doesn’t take much magical power to take out the water stored in the spirit’s body. It’s like just opening a floodgate.

Gulp gulp gulp gulp gulp!

The water that poured out with such force that it was hard to believe it was coming from the bracelet, came together with the power of water manipulation and took the shape of an arrow.

It wasn’t just one. There was too much water to stop at just one. The number of arrows quickly increased to ten, then a hundred, then a thousand.

Avoiding the ash monster and Theodore who were fighting from the front, he turned towards the fake golds in the opposite direction from where Deckard had turned.

Wheaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Water arrows poured down all at once.

For an attack targeting only seven, it was an absurdly large number. It was literally a rain of arrows.

Thud! Plop! Plop! Plop! Plop!

The seven were forced to stop as the attack surged forward, filling the front line with no choice but to dodge or retreat.

The power of each arrow was not strong, but it was exquisite enough that if you were hit by them with your bare body, you would not be unharmed.

They kept hitting and hitting, but there was no end to it. They kept hitting without stopping, as if they were not giving them any room to move forward. In reality, they were not able to move forward even a single step.

But in other words, it could be said that he made Galen nervous in his own way.

“Are you saying that you won’t even allow the slightest approach? This is excessive.”

Ivan, who had been watching Gray’s group’s movements and Galen’s response for a while, sneered.

As expected, he was a rookie with little experience. He may have been skilled, but his vision of the battlefield was lacking.

Even if he is a jewel wizard, he must exert all his power to completely seal seven warriors who are as good as gold without any reformation. Ivan himself is a jewel, so he knows this well.

But Galen’s opponents weren’t just the seven of them. It was pathetic to think only of the enemies in front of him and respond rashly.

If they think they can deal with Ivan while completely blocking them, then it’s not just annoying, it’s ridiculous.

Either way, it’s a really stupid decision, so we’ll have to learn the hard way.

Don’t fall off!

A third color of light appeared on the sandy beach, following the monster’s dull ash and Lilia’s warm platinum.

A cold, blue lightning flashed, making an eerie sound.

Immediately afterwards, a thunderous thunderclap echoed through the entire space, drowning out all other sounds.

Kkwarrrrrrrr!

Literally, at lightning speed.

The lightning bolt of punishment pierced through the space along its path in a straight line, and in the blink of an eye, it struck Galen―

Kukwaaaaang!

―Instead of being stuck, I was stuck on something else.

A wall of earth that had suddenly risen up and blocked the lightning, but then shattered into pieces as it could not withstand the voltage.

The grandeur was truly terrifying, but that was the end of it.

The lightning struck Galen, who was behind the mud wall, and disappeared without reaching him.

“what?”

Ivan opened his eyes wide.

He couldn’t know it, but coincidentally, Galen had been harboring similar sentiments to Ivan just then. Galen let out a hollow laugh.

“Hey, you’re not going to bring out the revised world?”

Could it be that he is not taking advantage of the situation and is just trying to see what happens? Or is he really thinking that he can hold back his troops with just a few pieces of horseman?

Galen decided to repay that foolish judgment.

Squeak!

I heard something splitting.

It was neither Galen’s side nor Ivan’s side.

About halfway between the two, seven warriors were still diligently repelling the pouring water arrows.

Gray’s head, which had been leading them, was falling forward, separated from his torso.

The six people around him, as well as Gray himself, were completely unaware of the sudden loss of consciousness. It was a death that was both secretive and sudden.

“Huh?!”

“That, Mr. Gray!”

Galen waved his hand to the warriors who were thrown into confusion for a moment.

To be exact, I didn’t greet them.

Tenebrae, who waved her shadow blade gently to greet them, melted back into the darkness.

Gray’s blood was belatedly sprinkled in the place where the pitch-black spirit disappeared.