The Reincarnation of Fusion Punk - Chapter 277



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#277. The Wise Man 2

#Episode 277.

The expedition of the wise man.

8 people at level 10.

Level 9, 66 people.

Level 8, about 500 people.

Level 6, 7, about 9,000 people.

An expedition of unimaginable scale was organized.

The overall command of the expedition will be given to the elven lord Isaac, but the command of the troops brought by the companies will be left to each individual’s will. When a battle breaks out, the strong individuals who participated will fight on their own, and the corporate groups will fight on their own.

The distribution of merits is settled by the leaders gathering in Al Heimdall City after each expedition.

And there is only one absolute principle that encompasses both bipeds and humans.

『Infected personnel during battle are immediately killed』

Al Heimdall City, outside the Wall.

Woohoo—

The intense pressure that was constantly tapping my skin subsided.

Jeobuk-

The Federation’s superpowers are everywhere you look. It wasn’t hard to see a Level 9 with a high reputation in each city. Most of those who participated in the expedition couldn’t laugh or giggle easily in the suffocating atmosphere.

However, those who showed even a little bit of leeway were those with skills of at least level 8 or higher.

— But why was it called an ‘expedition’ and not a ‘suppression’?

— Isn’t it because the great deeds of the sage during his lifetime are hundreds of times greater than the evil deeds of the sage who killed the Seven Seats?

— It seems like they are trying to show their last courtesy in the magical world.

—······Tsk, that great thief’s exploits during his lifetime were truly amazing!

While some of the masters of the martial arts world question the name of the expedition and the respect shown by magicians.

— Hmm, but there aren’t that many undead.

High-ranking wizards who spread their brilliant names throughout the Federation spread their detection magics far and wide, all the way to the horizon. It was to detect and warn of any corpses that might threaten the expedition.

Phew-

In an instant, the shape of a corpse appeared near the horizon. However, the corpse turned into a handful of blood and scattered as soon as it was detected. At first, there were wizards who were shocked by this absurd sight. Someone had lightly killed the corpse at the range of their maximum detection magic.

Pfft- Pfft-

—······.

But after some time, I got used to that kind of sight and became indifferent. I just assumed that it was something that one of the eight level 10 members of the expedition did.

Thanks to this, no corpses have come within close range of the expedition team so far. Only the corpses’ sorrowful screams can be heard from afar.

Chook—

Then, the Megacorps, who had a lot of experience in corpse hunting, scattered human blood into the air. The corpses that could not control their instincts due to the strong scent of blood that spread on the wind ran towards the expedition team. They also turned into a handful of blood and disappeared forever.

8km outside the barrier.

The expedition passed through several settlements where large heavy equipment and small barriers were erected. The long-awaited grand reconstruction of Al Heimdall City, which was nearing completion, had been halted entirely following the sudden death of the Seven Seats.

—······.

A few tiger men, armed with gas-operated semi-automatic rifles and guarding the frontier wall, watched the expedition move with awe.

The expedition’s procession, brightly lit beyond the dark barrier, passed the frontier guarded by hominids and the railroad tracks laid here and there.

It is about 20km to the ruins where the traitorous sage is said to have settled.

All members of the expedition are at least level 6 superhumans, so they can reach it quickly if they run in a straight line without any obstacles. Everyone thought so, or hoped so.

Whoop—!

Pupils ripped open like a wild beast in the night.

At one point, Twelve Emperors, who were walking at the very front of the expedition, took a deep breath. Then they muttered.

“The rotten smell is getting worse. Is that why?”

A giant towering like a world tree in a distant land. Its two large eyes look out at the human expedition. So the expedition had a premonition. Yes, they will have to deal with them someday—

“No. It’s not because of that. There are six······more. How strong are they?”

The opposite side where the giant towers. The end of Gonryo’s gaze.

···Something is clearly stirring in the dark sky.

An unnatural phenomenon that anyone can see. The flow of air has changed.

Wedge!

The dark clouds rolling in from the pitch-black sky tickled the senses of the strong. The threat it posed was first felt by the Twelve Emperors, and then by the other nine level strongmen.

A dark cloud that swelled and seemed ready to burst. A wave of yogic energy surged in like a tidal wave. Gonryo’s pupils, whose hairs on his entire body stood on end, were torn to their limits.

“Now it is divided.”

Whaaaaa—

The dark clouds that had been gathering split into exactly ten. The faces of the expedition team’s big shots who had all stopped walking were clearly tense.

There were already people who were just staring blankly at the sky with pale faces. For most of them, it was an overwhelming miracle of a scale they had never experienced before.

Dylan of Van Company, who was walking at the rear of the expedition. He opened his mouth, looking up at the sky as if he had expected it to some extent.

“I feel like I’ve become a chess piece for no reason, even though I’m a warlord and not a soldier. I can’t say that I’m an idiot for coming all the way here knowing it would be dangerous.”

“We can go further together, but are you going to stay here and fight?”

“Of course. Why would I go and see the face of a wise man I’m not particularly curious about? This place is relatively close to the barrier, so it’s safe. If I get caught, it’s easy to escape.”

“That’s a great idea.”

“Tsk······.”

Knock- knock-

Dylan, who had brushed off the coal dust, pulled his fedora down low. The scars and wounds covering Dylan’s face stung all at once.

The distance between them and the ten-parted cloud was rapidly decreasing. They split into two again, as if they were trying to disperse the power of the human expedition force.

Half of the five dark clouds head straight towards the expedition team, while the remaining half of the five dark clouds quickly shoot towards the great land where the traitorous sage is waiting.

chuck!

The masters of the Shandong Arkajou and other spearmen came to the forefront and raised their spears. A dense fence formed on the battlefield outside the barrier. Then, several Megacorp forces emerged from the expedition force procession and prepared for battle.

at that time.

Bang— Bang— A gunshot rang out from the small settlement toward the dark clouds. The tiger men on guard earlier had spotted the suspicious dark clouds and shot them.

A warrior heard a gunshot and let out a short gasp.

“That idiot—”

······bang!

The gunshots were only two shots. After a loud noise, they stopped. In the blink of an eye, the frontier barrier collapsed, and the men disappeared without a trace along with the resounding gunshots. In the place where they disappeared, blood mixed with fur flowed down the barrier.

“If you have something cool to say or think of, just say it.”

Dylan, smoking a cigarette, glanced back as if it was unfair to fight for free while risking his life, and made the suggestion.

A moment later, Revan’s bland reply was heard.

“Let’s show them a taste of the stinging love for humanity. Fighting, Ban Company.”

“······What the hell is that? Isn’t there a more sublime meaning, a grandiose saying or something?”

“Don’t blame me if you get infected. Blame this fucking world.”

“Thanks to all those shitty comments, I’m shedding tears.”

Dylan let out a sigh of relief as if he found it ridiculous.

That bastard—

Dylan muttered to himself, “Even if he seems fine, he becomes a total mess when he gets into a fight,” and took a deep drag on his last cigarette.

Kururururuk—

Soon, when Dylan threw away the cigarette butt, a flame that burned the atmosphere rose from the air and boiled like lava. The flame that fiercely covered his hand like a pot lid grew even stronger.

Revan acknowledged the magic and said,

“The name Dylan Zukic will be engraved on the tower in special, bold font.”

“Hey Chairman, if you’re going to keep talking nonsense, get out now.”

Hwaruk—

Dylan waved his hand with an annoyed expression.

Nevertheless, Revan dragged the Rubenka of the Van Company and brought it over, placing it next to Dylan.

“I’ll leave Rubenka here too. So that we can fight while relying on each other.”

“······under.”

As Rubenka was separated from the main body of the expedition, the 7th Honorary Dean of the Academy, Wilhelm Garval, approached with a dignified gait, the corners of his lips raised.

Wilhelm Garval smiled and extended his hand to Revan.

Revan also extended his hand, and the two shook hands briefly.

“Be careful. Chestal Asparov is stronger than anyone else.”

“······.”

To Revan, Wilhelm Garval’s hands were wrinkled. His eyes were unreadable yet clear as water. His voice was soft yet straight. He was certainly a great figure in the magical world who lived in the same era as the wise men of the past and retired from the Federation, worthy of the title of Honorary Dean.

“Also, don’t be so mean to that kid. He has a warm heart.”

“A woman is definitely not a child when she is thirty years old.”

At Revan’s firm insult, Honorary Dean Wilhelm laughed and stepped back.

“The undead that left for the wise man are stronger. So be careful······.”

like that.

Wilhelm, Archmage and 7th Honorary Dean of the City Academy.

Half Company, Level 9 High-ranking Wizards Dylan and Rubenka.

Hwangbo, Namgung, Seomun Se-ga, and Sandong Aka.

Ilehin Group, Villar Familia, Lemar Diore Company.

The third peak’s magic tower, Roman.

The fifth peak’s peak’s peak, Muñoz Turkun.

Twelve, Gonryo.

Two-legged, chicken-man.

Including one level 10 person who participated in his/her individual capacity, eight megacorps and two magic tower masters, close to two thousand people. One Twelve Emperor. And from the start, the blood was boiling, and the people who wanted to fight right away were left behind at a point 8km outside the barrier, with Daesuin at the forefront.

【 So many have gathered to kill the wise man. Such ungrateful people. But he was once a man who was the light of humanity······. 】

They stood looking at five clouds slowly descending from the sky with a rumbling sound.

Knock knock—

“That corpse seems stronger than the spearman of the Shandong musicians.”

Five shapes.

Among them, the corpse that Gonryo pointed to was holding a long spear.

Tens of thousands of small spines cover the surface of the white window, which appears to be made of bone, and one arm is unusually developed, three or four times thicker and longer than a human. The facial features are rotten and decayed, and body fluids drip down, but it is possible to make a rough guess at what the face looked like when it was alive.

Someone in the Shandong musicians’ camp said that he saw the face of the corpse.

“Yang Family Spear King Yang Ryeo······.”

“Nonsense! You give traitors the names of beasts. How can a monster have nicknames?”

“Sorry, sorry. Let’s go.”

“The true King of Creation exists in the world of martial arts······.”

The head of the Shandong musicians, Aksunjung.

He scolded the unmanned musician with a look of displeasure.

The Yang family of the martial arts world that practiced the Ihwachang method. In the past, they were a group that possessed exquisite singing techniques that were comparable to those of the Shandong musicians, but they were wiped out during their time. This was because most of the Yang family’s singing masters defected.

“There is no consideration. All I see is a monster who has abandoned humanity. How dare a traitor like you inherit the reputation of your past life and proudly walk around the world?”

The former master of the two families met eyes in the air with the evil spirit who had been shouting at him.

The level 10 named entity now known as ‘Jisari’ raised the corners of its mouth when it heard that sound.

【···Oh, you guys, are you guys evil? It’s time to have some fun after a long time!】

The Jisa- who had been laughing at the humans with a squeaking sound stretched out his huge hand and swung his spear. A tremendous amount of wind pressure arose and cut through the dark clouds that had been lying beneath his feet. Then, the Jisa- who had been shot at the humans like a cannonball laughed heartily and shouted at the smell of blood that wafted from somewhere.

【 I’ll chase after you soon. 】

【 i get it. 】

The figure that seemed bored with those words, with its chin resting on its hand, and the largest of the dark clouds nodded its head roughly and quickly moved away.

The next moment.

Crackle crackle crackle—

Suddenly, the arm of the Jisa-ri that was rushing through the air was torn off. The sound of the joints and bones being twisted was terrifying. Jisa-ri, who looked quite surprised, looked around the ground with a questioning face.

【······?】

“There are two level 10 undead. The rest are at the extreme of level 9. There are also named enemies that I’ve never seen before, so everyone should be on their toes.”

The clear eyes of the great wizard Wilhelm Garval, who twisted thousands of magical lines and slashed the air, shone with a cold light. The entire area was filled with the great wizard’s brilliant magical power, and the big guns of Megacorp, who had seized the opportunity, attacked the four traitors who had rushed through the area.

—————!

······Soon, the battlefield became unseen with magic bursting out like thunder, the thunderous roar of the spear, the lightning of the magic tower, and Dylan’s blue flames all mixed together.

While the two thousand men led by Wilhelm Garval were fighting the five corpses with powerful energies, Isaac’s main force was already advancing rapidly, following the five clouds that had gone ahead.

That’s how the first gateway to the Sage’s Expedition began.

Kwarrrrrrrrung————!

Ignoring the loud crashing noise coming from behind.

* * *

The expedition team increased their speed and caught up with the five clouds in an instant.

After some time passed like that.

We arrived near the ‘mysterious city’ where the renegade sage is said to be.

A small town with a collapsed wall. It is practically a ruin. The expedition team stood about a kilometer away from the ruins that the renegade sage claimed were his relics. No power was felt inside, but the renegade sage was definitely inside.

— Are you the author? Why aren’t you moving?

······Clearly, a human was seen standing inside the ruins with his eyes closed.

But direct entry was impossible. Above the ruins.

There are five eyes looking down at the expedition team that arrived late, with clouds floating in the sky. The sky is already dominated by a tremendous amount of yogic energy. The scale of the yogic energy emitted by those five is much greater than the five corpses that confronted the power that fell from the main force.

An 8-meter-tall entity with a blackish body.

A humanoid entity with a languid expression and a strange horn growing out of the side of its mouth.

An entity wrapped in white cloth, with only red eyes visible.

An entity that freely controls dark clouds by moving dozens of long, whip-like fingers, and has no facial features or chin, only the upper part of its face and hair remaining.

A horribly foul-smelling entity with several dark red human arms extending out of its thick abdomen and moving around, with its entire body rotting and melting away, and pus dripping down.

The immense sense of alienation from those five came over the bodies of the expedition’s leaders.

【 hey. 】

Among them, one corpse with thick deer-like horns growing from the side of its mouth and holding a lump of flesh in its hand opened its mouth. The corpse was a famous turncoat known to the magical community as ‘Bahal’, and it was resting its chin on its hand as if it was bored on the clouds.

【 How about you help us chase those guys away? If you don’t, you’ll all die anyway. 】

A suspicious proposal that no one could tell whether it was sincere or not. Named Bahal’s finger was pointing at the giant body of Parumuchi, which was about 10km away.

But, there was no one to answer his words.

It was the same with Revan. Revan, who came forward, ignored the corpse’s suggestion and moved on.

“hmm.”

The area around the ruins was a mess, as if showing the aftermath of a terrible battle. The fight between the Seven-Sided Brahmin Karnui and the renegade sage had created high mounds of dirt, and the ground had sunk in here and there. The expedition force was scattered as gas flames rose from the cracked ground like spider webs.

To the naked eye, it is nothing more than a ruin that has long since fallen. Even if it is not a large city, there are often small cities like that. In the past, all land belonged to mankind.

Then Slomokin came and said.

“The people of Sui have developed a sixth sense. At first, I thought I found it by luck. However, there was a huge structure under the ground of that ruined city, and the magical power flowing out of it was quite unusual······.”

“Dolph, don’t go any further than the edge of the pit ahead.”

“yes?”

Vance was famous for not listening to others. When Revan, who felt something late and advised him, extended his arm, half of Vance’s body was inside the boundary that Revan had pointed out.

Choaack!

A fountain of blood burst out from Vance’s arm as he entered the area the wise man had opened up.

“Ouch! It hurts so bad!”

Whoosh!

Revan immediately grabbed Vance by the back of his neck and threw him outside.

Everyone’s eyes were on him, and blood flowed from Vance’s arm.

It was indeed in line with what King Ureuk Bagal had said. The strange energy that had created a territory of a certain semicircle width was still growing little by little. That was the reason why the five who arrived first had difficulty entering the ruins.

“It’s similar to a wide-area magic circle. That’s why they couldn’t enter. It definitely means that they’re not on the same side as the wise man······.”

【Phuhat, it won’t be easy to get in.】

A mocking voice came from the sky.

Revan was lost in thought, ignoring their presence.

That power left numerous scars even on the sturdy body of the Cat King Uruk Bagal. Who can forcefully break through a wide area protected by that power······.

Jeobuk-

“Stand apart.”

Isaac, who had scattered the expedition force in a circle, took up his huge bow. There were no arrows.

Saaaaaaaaa······

A light breeze brushes past my calves.

Soon, Isaac opened his mouth, glaring at the human standing on the ruins.

“Chestnut Asparov.”

It was quiet. There was just silence in response to his question.

Enough to hear someone’s spit dripping down their throat.

When there was no answer, Isaac stared at the ruins for a few seconds before lightly placing a hand on the bowstring.

Isaac slowly pulls the empty bow. Knock knock- A blast of magical power that makes you dizzy blasts in, and a wind pressure that pushes the entire expedition back blasts. The ground shakes ceaselessly.

Then, a similar mockery was heard again from the sky.

【 Hey, long-eared idiot, the elders will come to capture the wise man anyway. A strong person like you should save your strength for that time. Of course, if you can break through before they come, we’ll be grateful for that right now······. 】

KiKi …

A momentary, blinding light radiated in all directions. A storm-like magical power surged across the ground, pushing away the energies of the traitors who had encroached upon the surroundings.

Kwajik!

“How arrogant of a fly.”

【These······.】

Isaac aimed his bow upwards instead of straight ahead and fired.

Named Bahal tilted his head to avoid the attack. Even though he clearly dodged, half of his face was blown up and disappeared. Soon, tentacles began crawling out of the blood-stained section, slowly regenerating a face that showed anger.

But Bahal didn’t rush straight in and seemed to be suppressing his temper.

Why aren’t you attacking me even after I did that?

At that moment, some of the expedition members thought so.

Thud······thud······

On the other side of the horizon, the giant that had been looking down on the ground like a lighthouse moved. The giant that had been standing like a lighthouse moved hundreds of meters with each step.

however.

Outside the belly of the rumbling Parumuchi, which had spilled out all its entrails, a head with rough skin like a rock and a mouth that was torn wide came out as if to check the outside,

······I went back in right away.

And a little later.

Phew! Phew!

Thick tentacles burst out through Parumuchi’s belly skin.

Soon, creepy demons gather above the sky where the realm of the wise is located.

An ominous sense of discomfort creeps over the skin. Revan and the other Level 10s watched the strange movement, feeling as if the blood in their veins was rushing out of their heads.

The world became quiet for a moment as a sense of discomfort settled over it.

【Why did they send that reckless guy······A wise man can’t die.】

Bahal, who was riding on the dark clouds, also frowned.

The five named retreated far back, away from the Sage’s Realm. A huge vibration continued to shake the sky. At that moment, the human expedition force was also slowly retreating from the ruined city and the Sage’s Realm due to the extraordinary power.

Kookookookookook—

A thrilling yogic energy covered the sky like a fog, consuming all the surrounding presence like a whale with its mouth open.

The presence of the incomprehensible, emaciated corpse in Loki. The endlessly condensed energy. A power that the humans in this place could not possibly understand descended upon the earth. There is no god in the world, but it was a power that could be called authority.

The world flashes.

————————!!!!!!!

At a distance of just under 10km, the yogic artillery strike, which could easily kill a level 8 warrior with a single blow, struck like a thunderbolt. The artillery strike was aimed squarely at the sage who was standing there dumbly.

However, the situation in which the wise man died did not occur.

——Crunch!

Because a giant creature leaped out of the ruined land, devouring a radius of several tens of meters, and then was hit by the vicious demonic bombardment instead, and its body was blown into pieces.

Knock knock knock

A land that moves as if it were alive.

Then, countless thread-like tentacles rose from the ruined land and devoured the flesh and blood of the giant creature. Even though the Sage’s domain was shaking, Sage Chestal Asparov still stood in place with his eyes closed.

······A bizarre and unexpected collision.

A few quick-witted members of the expedition immediately rejoiced.

Although the full details are unknown, it is certain that the traitorous sage and the powerful elder-level corpse are engaged in hostile combat. And from the expedition team’s perspective, it would not be a bad thing if either of them died.

Isaac and Revan glanced at the five traitors floating in the sky.

The next moment.

Swaaaaaaah—

Isaac, having made a decision, pulled back the bowstring hard and opened his mouth.

“While those guys are fighting amongst themselves, I guess I can kill those flies first.”

【If I just infect a few people, I can deal with that old bastard later.】

Among the five named figures, the eight-meter-tall giant raised its voice while spitting out similar words.