The Swordsman Genius Returnee Even Swallows Immortality - The Swordsman Genius Returnee Even Swallows Immortality chapter 50

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Azrael and Hwasan.

Habell was flying over the sea with these two in tow.

Before he knew it, he had obtained an easy method to clear the tower.

So Habell intended to collect the keys quickly.

‘It’s been a while since the 6th stage was cleared.’

If he were to advance to the next stage here, he would naturally receive a lot of attention.

And that attention would naturally lead to Banpellion.

So Habell sped up his movements.

Thanks to that, Hwasan and Azrael, who were maintaining the magic, had to suffer.

That was because they had to keep their magic firmly in place in order to keep up with Habell’s speed.

Habell’s agility, which had surpassed the four digits, was tough to withstand even with magic.

“Hahaha, I still have plenty of energy!”

“I have plenty of energy too?”

However, for some reason, Azrael and Hwasan were competing with each other.

They were both crimson mages of the same flame attribute.

Perhaps because of that, they were conscious of each other and developed a sense of rivalry.

As a result, they were fired up like crimson mages.

‘How childish.’

Habell continued to run regardless.

And before long, he finally reached a new island.

The island he had arrived at this time was a lush island with swamps and jungles.

It was a swamp island.

There was no family managing the island.

This was because the island had many swamps and evil creatures, so there were few profitable byproducts.

Thanks to that, he was able to obtain the key without running into any families.

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And the ones who would find such a key were these two.

“I reached the island first.”

“What are you talking about? I got here first!”

Habell raised his fist.

Then, immediately, he struck the two on the head with his outstretched fist.

“Ouch!”

“Ack!”

The two clutched their heads and collapsed.

He didn’t care whether they fought or not until he brought them here.

But he didn’t intend to let the two of them fight when he needed their help.

“Straighten your posture.”

The two quickly straightened their backs.

A thought flashed through his mind that these Red Mages were all idiots.

However, Habel didn’t question it and pointed to the forest.

Out of the two of you, whoever finds the key first will be treated as the higher rank from now on.”

The head of the three major families who had revived the great Van Pelion.

He had dealt with countless people like this.

Dealing with people was one of his specialties.

And as expected.

Habel’s intention worked perfectly.

Hwasan and Azaris’ gaze had changed.

“Start your search magic as soon as you enter.”

This type of search was best done with magic.

So as Habel began to walk with his instructions, the two immediately followed behind him.

In terms of raw power, Hwasan’s magic was actually greater.

As a member of Mobius’s team, the apostle candidate of the Whispering One.

Hwasan was also a considerable magician.

On the other hand, Azaris excelled in talent, as expected of the Ignare bloodline.

Even in Habel’s eyes, Azaris was a genius.

In just a few days in Celestia, Azaris had learned various magics.

His ability to acquire magic itself was different.

Perhaps in time, Azaris would be called a great magician.

However, even with that much talent, he was still young.

In particular, Azaris specialized in magic, but his mind was still immature.

It seemed that most of his brain was being used for magic.

And that immaturity gave Azaris the weakness of experience.

‘To my eyes, there’s not much difference in their mental age.’

For a magician, the difference in experience was significant.

Magicians used their magic based on their life experiences and accumulated knowledge.

However, there was an unexpected situation here.

Azaris was more than Habel had thought.

And Azaris’ nature was the type to exert his strength when faced with such a bet.

A few minutes later Habel entered the swamp.

Ironically, Azaris was the first to speak.

“Habel, over here!”

Azaris pointed in one direction as he inspired.

Hwasan looked back at him with a surprised expression after hearing his shout.

He was also using magic, but he had failed to find it.

Hwasan had certainly spent more time practicing magic.

How had he found the key before him?

That moment, Hwasan made eye contact with Azaris.

Hwasan realized one thing.

Azaris’s nose was dripping with blood.

At the same time, his eyes were bloodshot red.

Sensory magic helps collect information smoothly.

However, it has a limitation in that it cannot be widely deployed due to its excessive information capacity.

So, at most, magic is used within a range of 500m on average.

However, Azaris was different.

He had surrounded an entire 1km radius with sensory magic.

Even though his brain was burning from the massive amount of information flowing into his head.

He somehow found the key among that information.

Doing so could overload and damage the brain.

And yet, Hwasan was horrified to see Azaris doing it, even to the point of bleeding.

Because it was not something a human could do.

Habel chuckled at the sight of Azaris.

He was a man who would highly praise that willpower, if nothing else.

“Can you guide me to the location?”

“It’s right in front of us!”

Azaris, who had just wiped the blood from his nose with his sleeve, smiled brightly.

Habel glanced at Hwasan, who wore a blank expression.

“Azaris will be the superior until the next island.”

Hwasan just scratched his scar, unable to say anything.

That was how Habel arrived at the place Azaris had pointed to.

A jungle with a vast, spreading swamp.

Azaris had told him that the key was inside that swamp.

Indeed, it was understandable why the clans had not occupied the island, given its condition.

The swamp was several meters deep.

Poisonous gas was constantly emanating from the swamp.

It was so bad that it was difficult to breathe.

Of course, it was not a problem for Habel.

Habel struck the swamp with the palm of his hand.

Kwaang!

At that moment, all the swamp water was blown away by the wind created by the palm of his hand.

The swamp water that flew into the jungle poured down like rain.

Hwasan, who was watching the scene, once again wore a horrified expression.

He was truly a monstrous human being.

Habel leisurely descended past the vanished swamp.

And then he found the key embedded in a rock.

It was a rock that looked quite sturdy, but it collapsed as soon as Habel kicked it.

Habel retrieved the key and climbed back up.

“Let’s go to the next island.”

I can’t believe it was this easy to get the key.

Havel remained silent as he followed Azaris.

He was the lowest-ranking member here.

Even after visiting other islands, Azaris and Hwasan continued to clash.

“I burned it first.”

“Don’t you think I’m better at fire magic?”

I can’t tell if those two are close or not.

Havel counted the number of keys he had collected.

Perhaps because those two were competing with each other.

They were collecting them faster than he thought.

At this rate, they would soon collect them all.

Just as Havel was about to head to the next island.

Suddenly, Havel’s subspace ring vibrated.

It was a ring used for both subspace and communication.

Havel received a call and marveled at how he could create such a thing with magic.

[Havel.]

The voice that came through was none other than Fenbola August.

The current leader of the Golden Generation.

Havel looked puzzled as he listened to his unusually low voice.

“What is it?”

[That is, it seems that Baria has been kidnapped.]

Havel’s brow furrowed.

Baria, who was with Mobius.

Why was he suddenly kidnapped?

As Havel remained silent, Fenbola continued.

[It was my negligence. August moved.]

The one who kidnapped Baria was none other than August of the Five Great Clans.

* * *

News that Mobius and Baria’s party had been captured by August.

Havel, who heard the news from Fenbola, the direct descendant of August, was lost in thought.

[I’m sorry. It’s my fault.]

Havel slowly stroked his chin.

There were several doubts about the current situation.

[It seems that August’s older brother is displeased with my movements. I think he intervened.]

Fenbola explained why August had done such a thing.

However, that didn’t clear up the doubts.

‘Mobius isn’t the kind of guy who would get caught like that.’

Mobius was strong.

He was a strong man who was chosen by the Whisperer to be a candidate for the Apostle.

In front of Havel, he may act like a puppy.

But in the Tower, he possesses the power to reign supreme.

So why did he end up getting captured by August along with Baria?

Havel figured it out easily.

‘He must have been after August’s key.’

As befitting one of the Five Great Clans, August must own a great number of islands.

Möbius must have gotten himself captured on purpose to reach their islands.

Then he planned to steal all the keys and escape.

The reason for that must be because of the partnership he had proposed to Havel earlier.

‘He really cares a lot for his master.’

Looking at Möbius, for some reason, Dante came to mind.

This guy was quite a talent.

‘But even so, his opponent is one of the Five Great Clans.’

Havel had met the direct descendants of the Five Great Clans.

Of course, the direct descendants of the Five Great Clans that Havel had met were all around the youngest.

So he didn’t really know the true extent of the Five Great Clans’ power.

That was why he was curious.

He wondered how powerful the true power of the Five Great Clans that ruled the present era really was.

‘In my opinion, there’s a high probability that the heads of the clans have also become masters of calamities.’

Havel recalled Baphomet and scratched his chin.

The Five Great Clans weren’t fools, so they must know about the calamities.

And there was a high probability that the heads of the clans had such calamities within them.

‘That must be why they keep meddling in the Tower.’

Only now did Havel realize that the puzzle pieces fit together.

It was the reason why the Five Great Clans promoted the Tower so much.

But they themselves didn’t actively try to climb it.

‘It’s to prevent other clans or people from paying attention to other calamities.’

If you absorbed a calamity, you became its master.

The Five Great Clans wanted to avoid the creation of new forces.

So they hide the information about the other calamities among themselves.

And they actively packaged the Tower as if it were the center of the world.

That way, people would waste their time trying to climb the Tower.

‘Anyway, this bastard’s tricks.’

Even as the era changed, the actions of the clans that ruled the world remained the same.

They wanted their power to last forever.

‘No wonder August’s trying to sanction the Golden Generation.’

If they let them climb the Tower and a new master of the Tower appears, it would be a headache.

From their perspective, they were telling them to stop doing useless things.

[I’ll go talk to my brother.]

In the meantime, Penbola spoke in a firm voice.

Of course, he would since this happened because of him.

Havel tapped his crossed arms for a moment.

Mobius threw quite the curveball at them.

However, they weren’t going to lose in finding the key.

“Penbola, what do you want to do with August?”

Penbola didn’t like the existing five major clans.

That’s because he thought it was meaningless to just sit and follow the solidified power.

Penbola was a go-getter.

He wanted to sit on top of the power that he built himself.

Penbola became silent at Havel’s question that saw right through his mind.

[As befitting the name of the Golden Age, I want to change the times.]

And not long after, he spoke his opinion clearly.

Havel chuckled.

“Alright, then I’ll go to August’s island as well.”

[Yes?]

At that moment, there was a sudden loud noise.

Penbola also seemed to have not expected this.

[Havel, why are you going there? If I go and negotiate, I’ll bring him…]

“You’re talking about changing the times, so it would be perfect if you win against the five major clans.”

Penbola realized that he had misspoken.

Havel would really end up destroying August.

“If we’re going to do it, we have to make sure it’s done right. After Hwasan and Ajarias, the next one is August.”

“Wow! He’s going against the five major clans!”

“I guess we’ll get to do something this time.”

Ajarias and Hwasan reacted excitedly.

Like the fiery red magicians they were, they welcomed battle.

[Havel, Havel, wait a moment…!]

Havel ended the call.

Then, standing on the cliff of the island, he looked in the direction of August’s island.

Let’s see how skilled the elite bastards of the five major clans are.