Only My Magic Levels Up - Chapter 51



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Ghost of the Sea (7)

Something began to appear on the deck of the small ship, which was slowly sinking, broken and hit by the waterspout.

If I had to describe it, I think it would be similar if you quickly created a human figure from the feet up using perfectly black ink.

Even after it was completed, it only resembled a silhouette of a person, and the details were not properly depicted, so it looked like an unfinished doll.

Galen knew that, despite its appearance, it wasn’t real ink.

Because it was within the range of water flow manipulation, but it was not detected by the sensory sphere.

‘Yeah, like······.’

Even though it looked like fog on the outside, it was like the fog of the abyss that could not be controlled unlike real fog―

Phew!

A shining spear was sharply thrust into the pitch-black doll’s forehead.

The first person to see the flash of light was, of course, Lilia.

“If you don’t know, just hit them first and see,” said Bishop Myra.

“It is a wise teaching.”

Galen, who had just arrived on the small ship that Lilia was on, intervened. Yes, the first strike is a sure win.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!”

The doll twisted its body. A creepy, sobbing sound that sounded like the wind or sobbing rang out. It had no mouth, so I couldn’t tell where the sound was coming from.

“It’s really suspicious to see you in so much pain!”

“Wouldn’t it hurt if there was a hole in our hearts?”

“The miracle of purification is also working! It’s related to the devil!”

“You should have said that from the beginning. But what is that really? Is there such a thing as a magician? Is it really a magician?”

“Well, I heard there are a lot of different types of magicians. I wonder if there are magicians that summon strange things like ghosts?”

“Aha, not the magician itself, but the magician’s summons. That could be it.”

Whatever it was, the tension was starting to drop a little because it seemed a bit sloppy compared to the appearance that had seemed so impressive.

Crunch!

The doll that was twisting its body suddenly broke apart.

It collapsed in an instant, scattering to the ground as if the force that had been maintaining its form had suddenly disappeared.

Lilia muttered as she withdrew her power from the Gwanghwamun Gate, where she had lost her job.

“Did you get hurt?”

She may have said it without thinking, but Galen felt ominous. It seemed Myra had not told him about the resurrection spell.

Immediately afterwards, a strange flow of water was again detected in the sensory sphere of the water flow manipulation.

Galen quickly moved the boat. The small ship was pushed back.

Choaaaak!

A plume of water shot up and pierced through the space where the ship had been just a moment ago.

Galen could see clearly because it appeared right in front of him.

‘hmm.’

The sea water couldn’t have been clean, with broken pieces of wood and corpses floating around.

Even taking that into account, the color of the water column was so cloudy that it was impossible to see inside.

While Galen was lost in thought for a moment, the water pillar that had been standing upright like a tentacle suddenly began to bend. Its target was Lilia.

“Whoa?!”

However, this time, Lilia was able to react quickly because she did not mistake it for Galen’s magic.

The water pillar was powerful, but its speed couldn’t keep up with Lilia’s. Just in case, Galen even slowed down the water pillar.

“Get in!”

“yes!”

Lilia easily dodged the waterspout sweeping across the deck by jumping over it and kicked the breaking mast.

She flew all the way to the stern of the ship and slid down into the sea, right where the small ship was.

Galen, carrying Lilia, turned his ship around. The ship picked up speed.

“The water that the ghost or whatever is controlling seems to be getting cloudy. I feel resistance when I try to control it.”

“Is the water dirty because it’s a black guy? Brother Galen, you can drink the water!”

“It’s not because I’m clear and transparent······.”

“Anyway, you probably weren’t on the ship from the beginning. When did you get here?”

“Well, maybe he came by diving? Since he’s as mushy as water, I have a feeling he’d be able to move around well underwater.”

Galen, who had been speaking up to that point, frowned.

“Hey, look at this guy.”

“yes?”

Lilia, who had been asking questions, looked back and realized the reason.

The seawater gushes out in jagged lines ahead of the ship’s course.

It was literally like a trap set to block a cavalry charge, the sea water clumped together in a wedge shape, blocking the way.

Galen was controlling the speed of the ship by manipulating the water around the vessel.

It seems that Galen’s control over the surrounding seas prevented him from making that thing pop out right in front of the ship’s nose.

But I was able to avoid being ambushed, and if there were a bunch of things like that laid out in front of me, I wouldn’t be able to run as easily as I did now.

“I never thought that you could interfere in this way.”

Galen clicked his tongue and slowed the ship’s speed.

In a normal naval battle, there would be no ships that could run faster than horses. There would be no water obstacles to stop such ships.

“What should I do? If I try to go back, I’ll make something like that again······.”

“Lord Lilia, do you see that pirate ship over there?”

“yes!”

Lilia nodded as she followed Galen’s fingertips. In fact, her eyesight was much better than Galen’s, so she could see better.

“They said there was a seven-man crew riding there.”

“Oh, did you find it?!”

“If the matriarch is summoning ghosts, that explains why she’s going to such great lengths to block us.”

Galen did not stop the ship, but only slowed it down.

The small ship, which had been gliding at a speed sufficiently faster than that of an ordinary ship, headed straight for the trap.

“In short, going straight is the best option.”

Galen flicked his fingers.

Boom! Boom! Phuong!

The wedges exploded one after another as if a bomb had exploded.

If you make an obstacle by gathering water, it stands to reason that you can also remove the obstacle by scattering the water.

The invisible hands of the water controller grabbed hold of everything that stood in their way and crushed them all.

The ghost seemed to be getting impatient as the obstacle to his conversion was only a temporary one, holding him back.

Choaaaah!

Columns of cloudy water rose up here and there.

In a world where even small boats are destroyed, even a single hit on a small dinghy would leave no trace.

Phew!

But whether I swung horizontally or vertically, not a single water column hit the small ship.

Every time I tried to hit it, it would forcibly change direction and only hit the surface of the water. The waves generated by the shock wave would forcibly calm down when they got close to the ship.

“I guess it’s unbalanced because it’s a horse.”

“Imbalance?”

“Putting obstacles in an unwise manner, or continuing to attack with water pillars even when it’s not possible. If you’re a wizard, you can’t do it because it’s a waste of magic power. I don’t know if you’ve already offered that much as a sacrifice, but it seems like the magic power of the cavalry has the upper hand.”

The ghost realized that neither point attacks through traps nor line attacks through water pillars would work, so he ended up choosing surface attacks.

Swaaaaaaah!

A huge wave came crashing down, swallowing up the entire landscape in front.

It was on a scale that was no less than when Galen had overturned a pirate ship the other day.

But Galen was calm and composed. He paid no attention and continued to advance his ship straight ahead.

The moment when the waves and the ship were finally about to collide head-on.

Puhwaaaaak!

A large hole opened in the wall of water created by the waves.

The waves that were about to hit the small ship were forcibly ripped to the left and right, creating a gap. The small ship passed through the gap without getting wet.

“But I think my output is stronger.”

“I, I believed in you, but I was a little scared······.”

There was no further interference.

But it was clear that the Seven had not given up on the fight.

The small ship, which had been comfortably sailing towards the Seven-Man Pirate Ship, had no choice but to slow down again despite the absence of obstacles.

“What the heck is that?!”

Lilia’s scream was exactly the same as what she had said when she first saw the ghost.

If at that time it was pure surprise, this time it was mixed with a look of weariness.

“How much magic power is left?”

Galen also made a bewildered expression.

What stood between the small ship and the pirate ship was a giant whose lower body was underwater and whose upper body was exposed.

It is not a real living creature, but a giant figure made of murky water, standing guard over the pirate ship.

Like the ghost before, it had the appearance of an unfinished doll, but it was larger than a pirate ship and its two arms were much thicker than water pillars.

“T-This is something I really need to avoid. Shouldn’t I just kill the magic user and it’ll be over?”

“If we don’t have to confront each other head-on, then there’s no need to do it. But······.”

Galen trailed off at Lilia’s serious suggestion.

“The user of the magic weapon is a bit of a hit. If you come out and say let’s die together, can you take care of that monster before it turns the pirate ship to dust?”

“···I’m not sure. The Seven’s abilities haven’t been clearly revealed either.”

“So, what I’m saying is that we have to grab that first. We’ll take advantage of the situation and see how it goes.”

“Is it possible…?”

“It might be a little dangerous to do it like holding onto a water pillar. It’s too big.”

“then······.”

“This side also needs to come out with its size.”

Galen, with the corners of his lips twisted, placed his left hand outside the bow of the small ship.

The bracelet wrapped around my wrist slipped down.

The spirit that had fallen into the sea swam through the water and moved to the front of the boat.

‘At maximum size.’

Galen gave the order. The spirit began to grow rapidly.

A similar appearance could be created by gathering a lot of water through water manipulation, but the spirit’s appearance could be maintained without consuming any magic power.

If you’re going to use it in a weight class fight, it’s advantageous in many ways to mobilize spirits.

“I don’t really like this kind of show-off.”

The spirit’s appearance, which had grown into a giant water droplet, began to change.

Similar to a turbid giant, but clear.

“Wow, woah!”

“I wouldn’t be ashamed if I couldn’t do something that a cavalryman could do.”

All the spirit can do is store water, release it, and maintain its input form.

Just because you made it into a human form doesn’t mean it suddenly becomes capable of automatic combat.

But manual combat was possible. Because it was water. By manipulating the water flow.

“Now, which giant do you think will be stronger?”

The clear giant floated forward. A fist flew towards the turbid giant, who seemed to be confused and slow to react.

Paaaaang!

An explosion occurred as huge masses of water collided with water.

Since they are both made of water, they were both shattered. The clear giant’s fist, and the turbid giant’s arm.

But the speed of recovery was different.

Unlike the turbid giants who had to draw in seawater to reconstruct their bodies, the clear giants just drew out the water they had stored in their bodies.

Even while recovering, the clear giant threw a punch to the other side.

Paaaaang!

Even in terms of speed, the turbid giant was pushed back. This was because Galen had a higher output to control the water in the first place.

There was less waste because it involved manipulating existing spirits rather than having to scoop up water one by one.

“Oh, it’s so fucking heavy.”

Of course, because of its size, the amount of water was enormous, so Galen had a hard time. The magical power of water manipulation was reduced terribly.

But it seems that the ghost was the one who was more burdened. The turbid giant, whose recovery speed could not keep up with the speed of its destruction, continued to shrink.

Paaaaang! Paaaaang! Paaaaang!

Anyone could see that it was a clear giant’s overwhelming victory. The turbid giant, whose size had been reduced by more than half, looked very ugly.

Eventually, he could no longer endure it and allowed the final blow to be delivered. The turbid giant was destroyed without any sign of recovery.

That was the moment.

“huh?”

A pitch-black ghost suddenly emerged from the murky remains of the giant.

The ghost that was attached to the clear giant’s fist that was being recovered seemed to melt away.

The once transparent fist suddenly began to turn black.

It was incredibly fast. In a split second, it spread from the fist to the arm and was aiming for the torso.

“oh?!”

Lilia was startled. Galen’s eyebrows twitched.

“That must be why the water was cloudy.”

Was it simply because of the ghost’s power?

It seems that the ghost’s true ability was the ability to mix with water and then control it.

Now the clear giant was no longer clear. The giant was shaking slightly. He looked uneasy.

“Oh, is it okay?”

Lilia, who was anxiously watching to see if the giant might suddenly attack, turned around when Galen didn’t respond.

“Brother?”

“Huh? Oh, sorry. I was just thinking about something else for a moment. What did you say?”

“Is that okay?”

“Oh, it’s okay. It’s just that there’s confusion over orders.”

The giant lifted his trembling arms with difficulty.

The next moment, a huge column of water swept across.

Kwajik!

The mast of the pirate ship carrying the Seven Men was broken with one blow.

“I told you I’m stronger.”

Galen chuckled.

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