Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 18



Miguel looked at Lennok’s retreating figure with a puzzled expression.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Miguel turned his head at Claria’s words.

The formal politeness that was used disappeared as soon as Lennok walked away.

She said with a grin as she played with the magazine of the rifle she was holding.

“One annoying obstacle is gone. “It’s annoying when there’s a single insect eater attached to it.”

“that’s right. “Just thinking about joining the subjugation team makes me irritated but I can’t afford to care about such a weak guy.”

Eriksen stepped forward to help Claria.

“I’ll wander around alone for a while and after a few bitter tastes I’ll crawl back into the city on my own.”

Miguel and the others did not abandon Lennok without any trace of trust.

A subjugation team that was created after it became known among the mercenary community that subjugating pollutants could make good money.

It had been agreed in advance that about 10 people would gather together to speed up the subjugation and reduce the risk.

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Fortunately things went as easily as he wanted… but Miguel couldn’t easily shake off the uneasy feeling.

This was because I was deeply troubled by the fact that Lennoch chose to separate from the group as if he had been waiting.

Just as Miguel and his group broke up with Lennoc without hesitation because they had something they trusted I think Lennoc also chose to break up without any pressure because he had similar confidence.

And what if that part of belief was one’s own magical ability itself?

Miguel might have lost a very precious relationship right before his eyes.

“Miguel?”

Of course these two ignorant mercenaries who were with him didn’t seem to have any thoughts.

“It’s nothing. “Let’s leave quickly.”

“okay. “I have to hurry if I don’t want to be late for my appointment.”

Miguel equivocated his words and started walking ahead.

It was just a moment of useless thinking but there is no need to regret it by telling them about your guess.

If as he suspected Lennok was not a truly skilled wizard it might be difficult for him to survive the battle against the pollutants… but that doesn’t matter.

It is a place where you have to take care of yourself.

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Up to that point Miguel had nothing to worry about.

He forced himself to shake off his distracting thoughts and walked forward holding on to the shaking equipment.

It’s a joke!!

[Keeeeee!!]

“It looks something like this. In reality it seems a bit more disgusting…”

Lennok stroked his chin as he looked at the polluted body rolling around in the bright blue electricity pouring from between his fingers.

I had some information about this and that through Dylan so I have a general idea of ​​what pollutants look like and how they operate but this is my first time seeing them with the naked eye.

‘Black Consumer’ a large-scale biotoxic weapon experiment project conducted in an undeveloped area approximately three years ago.

Externally it was concluded that it was the work of some plague magicians who were conducting human experiments but there are a lot of rumors that high-ranking members of the city government were behind it.

An experiment to explosively increase cell regeneration by controlling the direction of a viral factor with strong proliferative power through a technique… An experiment to confirm the possibility of so-called ‘elixir’ ended in a terrible disaster and gave birth to a disaster called contaminants.

Since the experiment itself was discontinued in the initial plan it is rare for higher life forms such as humans to be infected and the possibility of infection for mammals such as rodents is relatively low.

Once infected the cells of the entire body multiply explosively swell grotesquely then explode and the tattered corpse continues to wander around in search of living creatures shedding a black fog that is the remnants of the magic spell.

This polluted being that fell in front of Lennok was also in a state where its appearance had collapsed to the extent that it was impossible to guess what kind of creature it originally was and it was being swayed around by the black fog flowing through its body.

Can something like this be called a living thing?

Or can humans really achieve their dream of eternal life through experiments like this?

Lennok was skeptical but he doubted the higher-ups in city government thought that way.

The eyes of the fallen pollutant which was evidence of subjugation were collected from the corpse and placed in a plastic bag received from the guard post.

The pollutants were transmitted in different ways and through different bodies so they did not have much in common but the blackened eyeballs which were evidence of contamination were enough to serve as evidence for subjugation.

The annoying thing is that you have to bring a pair of eyeballs to count the number of times you have defeated one animal so you have to take two eyeballs for each animal you kill.

After finishing collecting Lennok straightened his back and stood up again spreading his magic in all directions.

If you maintain a magical sensory area encompassing a 2km radius no matter how few pollutants there are you are bound to catch one or two.

Occasionally I dispose of contaminants and collect eyeballs so that my path does not overlap with that of other mercenaries who come and go or before them.

Although Lennok may not move quickly there is no one around here that can cover such a large area.

If you first specify the location and move it was not difficult to catch the player even at a slow pace.

Quang!

Lennok nodded as he sent the current held in his hand down into the mouth of the pollutant.

As I deal with my fourth fish I am slowly starting to get a feel for how to cook them.

The speed and strength of the pollutant are considerable but the movement itself is very linear.

They do not look around because they only rely on the thirst for living life.

There are cases where it changes direction and runs away but that is probably because it detects other life forms nearby and moves.

If you pay attention to this and get the timing right when strengthening your shield it is not difficult to deal with.

And Lennok was confident that he would not allow a single moment of error as far as his sense of manipulating magical power was concerned.

Kwazijic!!

Another pollutant running from behind.

The sharp teeth tear the shield lengthwise and peel off the flesh inside but that flesh is just another shield.

Boom!

When I cast a couple of auxiliary spells and pulled the trigger of the revolver the lower part of the jaw was crushed and the contamination fell out.

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Lennok plucked out the pollutant’s eyeballs without difficulty as he used shock magic on the fallen form of the pollutant.

Five of these.

I said it was 1 million cells per animal. In terms of net profit 5 million cells have already been secured.

It wasn’t bad money since I earned twice as much as I could have made by chasing down a bounty criminal in less than half a day.

However at the same time Lennok also realized that this subjugation request was not something that would last long.

Dylan mentioned this as if it were a passing pastime but there was a reason why he actually stayed behind.

‘Originally finding contaminants itself would have been a very cumbersome task.’

Lennok is simply using his ridiculous magic control ability to detect a vast radius accurately finding pollutants and wiping them out.

Other mercenaries just have to rely on their own weak magical abilities and put in the effort to search for pollutants themselves.

It may be a bit better if there is a wizard in the group but unless you hire a magician of the red type it will be difficult to show similar efficiency to Lennok.

‘And the pollutant is not as weak as I thought.’

There is a reason why the guard post sends mercenaries heading to undeveloped areas in groups of four.

In Lennok’s opinion the pollution’s combat ability seemed a bit difficult for mercenaries like Miguel and Eriksen to deal with alone.

Did Miguel and the others know this when they sent Lennok away alone?

If so it would mean that they let Lennok die even though they thought he was a weak wizard.

“……”

It was an idea that naturally chilled my heart but it was not an impossible story.

Even though they may not have the loyalty to go that far for a stranger not even warning them is laziness beyond indifference.

There was no need to keep it for a long time but there was also no reason to forget it.

Lennok scattered flames from his hand and completely reduced the body of the polluted body to ashes.

Since the cause of these contaminants was the virus-based plague technique it would have been better to make sure that the follow-up was carried out.

Lennok was lost in thought as he walked among the ruined construction sites.

‘The amount targeted for this work is at least 20 million.’

The amount required to receive a stable bid for Stania Pharmaceutical Group’s elixir stemonia.

Considering that Lennok’s current amount of money is a little less than 100 million supplementing 20 million cells would be more than enough to meet the market price.

This means that in order to get a satisfactory amount of money you need to catch at least twenty fish and collect forty eyeballs…

If it is a lot it is a large number. If it is a small number it is a small number.

At this pace it seems like he could achieve his goal in two days but from Lennok’s point of view as time is a waste he thinks it would have been better to receive a request with an advance fee.

‘I spent two days when I received Amnak’s request… so there’s no use regretting it now.’

If Jenny hadn’t said that it would be good for him in the long run he wouldn’t have been going through the trouble of breathing in the dust in a place like this.

It’s something that can’t be helped now.

Three new contaminants began to enter Lennok’s sensory sphere as he passed between the collapsed excavator.

Occasionally there would be a few groups like this but so far they had been taken away by other mercenaries who arrived first.

I couldn’t miss it this time either.

With his eyes shining Lennok raised his magic power and drew out a large amount of electric current from both hands.

It’s a joke!!

The electric current that came out of Lennok’s hand suddenly gathered together and immediately changed into the form of three foxes.

Following the immediately conveyed intention the foxes ran through the ruins and the electricity emitted from the three shapes resonated with each other forming a net of electricity.

This is the result of roughly following the principles of summoning magic I saw at the library.

Although we cannot grant free will to each fox we have achieved results by delving into the sustainability of summoned animals.

The range and power are worse than [Chain Lightning] but it is superior in terms of duration.

Quaaaaa!!

Lennok’s gaze as he was looking at the bright blue current net running around the ruins and stirring suddenly turned grim.

Whick!

Apparently something suddenly appeared 300 meters diagonally in front of Lennok where he had not felt anything until a moment ago and suddenly appeared through Lennok’s senses.

It seemed like he had relaxed his stomach and moved his body to avoid the fox magic used by Lennok.

I instantly felt a sense of déjà vu in my head and followed the afterimage to find the answer.

I once had a similar experience.

The day I first received a request from Jenny.

The sniping that occurred the moment Taylor Evans was caught.

It was exactly the same as the strange feeling of discomfort that escaped Lennok’s detection that I felt at that time.

At the time I had no choice but to dismiss it as my own lack of ability but now it is different.

Immediately he raised his magical power to capture the movement and materialize his intention.

What I use is the sound magic [Sound Wave] that I used when I caught Taylor Evans that day.

If that opponent is the sniper Lennok remembers it would be a very appropriate reunion.

Whoa!!

In an instant a wave of sound took shape in Lennok’s grasp and raced forward.

Shock waves fired at the speed of sound rush towards the fleeing opponent.

The trajectory and path are perfect. Considering the speed evasion was impossible.

Quang!

Direct hit.

However instead of falling down with his ears covered like Taylor Evans did back then the opponent stumbled for a moment and started running.

Lennok clicked his tongue lightly and prepared the next spell.

Because of the disadvantages of sound-type magic Lennok did not like magic such as [Sound Wave].

It is difficult to avoid because it is fired at the speed of sound but the power itself is not very strong so it often does not work when used against high-level magic users.

Moving on to unique magic not only simple power but also advanced applications such as manipulating the opponent’s mental state are possible but this was a distant possibility for Lennok who had not studied the sound system.

“Whoa….”

I sighed deeply and gathered my magic power again.

The greatness of public magic.

Overwhelming versatility that allows for above-average response in any situation.

For fear of unnecessary misunderstanding and prejudice I did not show it by wearing the title Lightning Wizard but there is no reason to put any effort into hiding that specialness.

The vivid images blended seamlessly with the movement of magical power creating a chill so cold that my forearms were numb.

A lump of magic power that exudes a chill so thick that even the surrounding air turns cold is hardened into an elongated shape shaped into a spear and fired straight into the sky.

[Icicle Burn]

Wow!!

The spear of cold air which was fired at high speed along a gentle trajectory is now rushing towards the shadow that is about to disappear beyond Lennok’s field of vision.

The opponent noticing Lennok’s second attempt twisted his body with all his might.

Same illness and sickness association

Wedge!!

The speed of the javelin itself was very fast but it could not exceed the speed of sound.

And the opponent seemed to be very familiar with projectiles of that speed and his evasive movements were natural.

A moment of relief flashes through the shadow’s eyes as he successfully escapes.

As the spear of cold stuck to the ground and began to turn the surrounding land into a field of ice his expression changed completely.

Damn it…!!

Just like a water balloon bursting the cold air it contained spreads out instantly turning an area of ​​ten meters in radius into a hell of frost.

The moisture caught by the cold air in the air shook back and forth and froze biting its tail like a blazing fire creating a pure white field.

‘I won’t be able to hold it for long.’

I was convinced after seeing that series of evasive movements just now.

A fairly high-level talent. At least it seems clear that he is engaged in an occupation that requires physical exertion.

Without letting down his guard he spread his magic one after another.

I studied shooting assist magic to avoid putting a strain on my body by using magic in succession but there is nothing I can do about it now.

I couldn’t miss the opportunity to break through Lennok’s magic detection and find out the secret of the person hiding.

Finally Lennok who had hit the target accurately with [Gravity Bind] began to slowly walk towards that direction.

I took out a piece of tobacco from my arms and lit it.

“Huh…”

After inhaling some smoke I forget about my fatigue and feel energized.

I walked quickly staring unwaveringly at the person who was tied up with a purple whip.

After walking a few hundred meters and arriving at the wilderness where the ice laid by Lennok was slowly melting it was only then that I could clearly see the other person’s face.

He was tied up in a bizarre position with one arm raised backwards as if he was trying to take out the shotgun strapped to his back.

Her feet are stuck in the ice as if they were hit by Lennok’s magic and her tank top which exposes her abdomen is shaking from the chill.

A fierce look with dark blue hair tied up in one piece.

She spotted Lennok and sighed.

“Fuck… I got caught by a monster like this.”

Was it a curse from the beginning? He seemed to have a rather foul mouth.

Lennok looked at the woman with an expressionless face and lightly snapped his fingers.

Paang!

“Ahh!! Be gentle!!”

I hit the woman’s back with shock magic causing the shotgun hanging on her back to fall to the floor and she screamed.

Lennok snorted.

“Why me?”

“What did I do wrong!!”

“He hid in a way that seemed suspicious to anyone but when he got caught he ran away.”

“That’s… I just don’t want to disturb you. “I didn’t want to disturb the wizard’s comfortable hunting.”

“That’s very persuasive.”

In response to Lennok’s grumpy response the woman sank down as if she had given up.

“Haa… I understand so can we just clear this ice? “My toes are starting to get cold and I feel like I’m going to get frostbite.”

“See what you’re doing.”

On the outside it seemed like they had completely given up resistance but we don’t know what they were feeling on the inside.

Lennok already knew that this woman’s movements were very fluid and he did not want to rule out the possibility that she would suddenly pull out a hidden weapon and attack her.

Of course I thought [Gravity Bind] alone was enough to take down a single mercenary but isn’t being alert another issue?

The woman who saw Lennok fiddling with the revolver spoke hurriedly with a slightly pale complexion.

“D Dillon!!”

“what?”

“…..I work with Dylan. “He’s just an ordinary mercenary.”

The woman’s earlobes turned bright red as if she felt embarrassed for instantly selling out her colleague’s name.

However Lennok frowned with an unpleasant look on his face.

“How did you know I knew Dylan? “Did Dylan even talk about me?”

“…..oh.”

“……”

Lennok sighed as he saw the woman closing her mouth with an expression that said she had made a mistake.

Compared to the outstanding physical skills he possessed he was somewhat of a poor person.

“If you work with Dylan you must be part of the Antares office.”

“That’s right.”

“Why were you spying this way? And tell me how you were able to hide from my magic sense.”

Lennok never thought his magic detection was perfect but he also didn’t think it was that poor.

For warriors who fight by strengthening their bodies with magical power this detection method also known as energy seems to work in a very cumbersome manner but the effect was quite significant.

This detection method which operates with a sixth sense that is different from the simple five senses greatly increases human perception ability in a very intuitive way.

In particular for Lennok who had a superior magical power this magic sensing was like a powerful weapon that could not be compared to the weak and dull senses of the body.

If it was possible to hide for a moment from Lennok’s sensory area it was reasonable to believe that there was some other means rather than Lennok’s lack of detection ability.

Especially if it works the same way it did when it caught Taylor Evans.

“No I wasn’t hiding specifically to do something to you. “I just stayed nearby and hid because I didn’t want to get swept away.”

The woman saw Lennok’s expression and quickly made up an excuse.

“And if you really wanted to kill that person I would have done it first. “Honestly there was plenty of time for that.”

“…….”

“And being able to hide from your magic sense is really no big deal. “It’s just the power of money.”

“The power of money?”

“this. Do you see the amulet hanging on my waist?”

As she said a small dark green amulet can be seen hanging on the side of the leather belt.

At first glance the design is ordinary enough that you could pass it off as a simple accessory.

If Lennok had not said anything there was no power flowing out to the point where he would have passed by without thinking.

“It’s a fairy amulet created by a high-ranking druid himself. It’s expensive but it’s definitely worth the money. Among the mercenaries the ones who make a little money are basically… Hey give me that!”

Ignoring her screaming Lennok snatched the amulet from his belt and examined it closely.

Strictly speaking Druid’s natural magic is in a different position from magic.

Although they share the same major branch of magic unlike magic that uses the most versatile energy called magical energy as power natural magic does not have energy itself that can be called power.

Their power comes from their strong faith in the existence of nature and the power contained within it and as such there are no signs or traces on the outside.

The failure to notice the Druid’s power was also due to the principles of natural magic.

‘There may be some overlap in terms of mental abilities… but the talents I acquired at that time were almost all magic-related abilities.’

In Lennok’s opinion there is little chance of achieving the same level of success with spells that do not use magical power.

That’s why I barely touched any knowledge other than magic but I felt like I needed to study related knowledge little by little because of the existence of this talisman.

Lennok who was holding the amulet and turning it around shook his head.

‘I guess I know roughly how it works.’

Rather than simply possessing an amulet to hide one’s presence it operates in such a way that natural magic is activated when a few conditions are met.

Right now Lennok was also frozen in place and as some time passed he felt his presence gradually fading away and his breathing calming down.

‘It’s a useful item only when hiding in place. It is not an item that can be used for surprise attacks or first attacks.’

Moreover from the moment Lennok began to enjoy the effect of the amulet one of the lines of the pattern decorating the amulet was gradually fading.

In light of this it would be something close to a consumable item that has a number of uses.

It seemed unlikely that the woman’s intention was to attack Lennok perhaps to catch him off guard while ambushing him.

The woman who was looking at Lennok with an anxious expression said.

“Hey…are you going to give it back properly? That’s a bit expensive. “It’s a bit expensive.”

“……I can’t guarantee that.”

“hey!”

“Don’t worry. “I’ll use it well and leave it to Dylan.”

“Fuck… That guy doesn’t even care what’s in his wallet.”

Although the woman grumbled like that surprisingly she didn’t complain much about Lennok taking the amulet.

Does he think it’s not a bad deal for the price of his life?

Lennoc really only intended to research the working principles of the magic given to the amulet and then return it but she seemed detached as if she had already given up on the amulet.

As the magic that made up the ice runs out the ice pieces that were binding her feet quickly melt.

It wasn’t a long-lasting spell to begin with and it didn’t contain a lot of magical energy so it didn’t last long.

Only then did the woman jump up shaking off her frozen feet.

“Oh shit. A lot of water got into your boots. “What are you going to do with this?”

“Does it matter now?”

“What else? You really didn’t mean to do anything to him? …There are things I want to do together.”

Lennok chuckled at the words of the woman who finally secretly revealed her true feelings.

I picked up my cell phone and immediately called Jenny.

‘I have no intention of releasing her just because I heard the name Dylan.’

Wouldn’t it be possible to properly confirm that she belongs to the Antares office by at least going through a two-way verification through an acquaintance?

[…..Blue mer…? That…crazy…there is….there….met….]

Perhaps because it is some distance outside the city the call quality is terrible.

I heard that magnetic storms often hit the off-duty area. Is that the effect?

I almost couldn’t hear Jenny’s voice properly but I could roughly confirm the important information.

Lennok nodded as he turned off the phone which was no longer connected and only made strange noises.

He asked as he loosened the gravity bind that was tightly binding her upper body.

“What’s your name?”

“Camilla. “Just call me Mila.”

She responded while twirling her arms.

Croken is also a binding magic that binds people for a very short time. If I had been tied to a whip like that my body would not have been able to move properly.

“Is it usually abbreviated like that?”

“What does it matter if it’s my name? That’s half right? “I’ve heard a lot of stories.”

Glancing at Lennok’s notice Megan Milla picked up the shotgun that had fallen on the ground and opened her mouth.

“Anyway you came here to exterminate the pollutants. “Right?”

“Isn’t that the same thing there too?”

“Well that’s right. These days I needed money urgently so I was taking all the work as it came in but my boss said that it would be a loss for me to take on requests for the time being while I was working on the deep web. “That’s why I came here to earn some pocket money.”

“……..”

“what? “Is there something wrong?”

“…..It’s nothing.”

Lennok naturally blurted out his words and looked away.

Because the circumstances she just described were quite unexpected.

Even considering that she received a request to exterminate pollutants under very similar circumstances as Lennok listening to her talk it seemed clear that she was also at a stage where her ransom was fluctuating as she was accumulating performance at a very rapid rate.

To put it bluntly she came this far by successfully completing quests of similar difficulty to the ones Lennok had done so far… Surprisingly Lennok had never heard of her name.

‘It looks like the floor here is really wide.’

At the same time it was revealed that Lennok’s information gathering ability was also poor.

Clients who put in requests here and intermediaries like Jenny may have knowledge of such information but for Lennok the gap was extremely wide.

Until now I had completely relied on brokers like Jenny to gather information but it seemed like I needed a route to obtain information on my own.

Fertilization

‘It would be nice if there was a separate related community….’

Considering our experiences on Earth we can guess to some extent how a network-enabled society will work.

In light of Lennok’s common sense it seemed likely that a community exchanging such information would exist somewhere on the network even though the difficulty of access could be considerable.

I listened to Mila thinking that I would ask Jenny once I got back from this job.

“anyway. Assuming they cooperate there is a way to catch all the pollutants at once. You can save time and save a lot of money. Let’s split the money we earn 5 to 5. how is it?”

“7 to 3.”

Lennok responded harshly.

Mila jumped up and protested.

“hey! “Then what should I eat for a living!!”

“After hearing what you say isn’t it ultimately up to me to sweep away pollutants? Otherwise there would be no way he would have sat down and waited like this because he wanted to work with me. “It seems like I have more work to do but that’s only natural.”

“What nonsense… No you came up with the idea! And this also saves the original planner’s face. Let’s not do anything that goes against business ethics and deal with it neatly. huh?”

“Who broke business ethics first?”

Mila flinched at Lennok’s cold answer and swore loudly.

“……6 to 4. I can’t give in any more. “This is a really cool idea.”

“Well I don’t know how ingenious the idea was but… I like it. 6 to 4.”

No matter how angry Lennok was with Mila he had no intention of going 7 to 3.

It was enough to just take a little more than half.

I didn’t expect much from her anyway but I just thought that if she was a member of the Antares office and a person with a talent similar to Lennok I should hang out with her at least once.

Mila smiled happily as Lennok nodded and immediately turned her back on him.

“good! “Then let’s leave right away.”

“Are you walking?”

“no. I picked up some nice stuff here at the construction site. “Let’s take this ride.”

As Mila said the thing Lennok was guided to was an old forklift that was so rusty that it was on the verge of falling off.

“……..”

Lennoc who was on the forklift with a blank expression quietly opened his mouth as he looked at Mila holding the steering wheel.

I never imagined that my first drive with another person in this world would be on a forklift at a construction site blowing up sand and dust.

Fluffy!

“…It’s working better than I thought.”

“yes? I roughly dusted it off and reconnected the twisted wires and it started. “How nice it is that you don’t have to bother walking.”

Instead of responding Lennok raised his magical power and sent a lightning fox straight ahead.

Crazy!!

“……..”

Mila frowned as if remembering something from earlier but drove the forklift without saying a word.

Not long after a contaminant began to appear twitching and writhing with its tongue sticking out.

Lennok asked as he got down collected the pollutant’s eyeballs and got back on the forklift.

“So where exactly are we going?”

“I don’t know about that but pollutants usually follow life reactions.”

“embrace.”

“…Anyway then where would be the place where most pollutants would gather?”

Mila didn’t seem to particularly expect Lennok’s answer but Lennok quickly found the correct answer in her words.

An area where large-scale life reactions are likely to occur outside the megalopolis of Balkan. It’s not a difficult problem.

“It appears that there is a residential area nearby where vagrants live.”

“uh? “Did you know this too?”

“no. But I can guess roughly.”

It’s not that Lennok didn’t know about the existence of the tramps and didn’t go looking for them.

Given the characteristics of pollutants that chase living things the damage to vagabonds wandering undeveloped areas would be the greatest.

In fact the reason the city government pays mercenaries a lot of money and entrusts them with subjugation missions is partly to prevent the excessive deaths of these vagabonds.

However searching for the residential areas of vagabonds without even knowing the exact location was a waste of time and crucially…

“Have you ever thought that other mercenaries might be similar?”

The problem was that because it was such an obvious idea there was a very high possibility that other mercenaries were also plotting a similar route.

This is because Lennok calculated that it would be better to just use his vast magical power to detect pollutants than to go alone to an area where pollutants are concentrated and then have a fight with other mercenaries.

“If you don’t have any other plans please let it go slowly. “I want to roughly fulfill my quota and go back even if it’s just by myself.”

“Hey hey. Wait a minute. “What is it about being a wizard that you’re so impatient?”

Mila grinned holding onto the hem of Lennok’s clothes as he tried to get up.

“I am not stupid. I know all those obvious facts. Of course I prepared at least one secret that others don’t know.”

“……..”

In Lennok’s eyes Mila seemed foolish and foolish… but since we’ve come this far there’s no reason not to listen to her even if it’s just a lie.

“My boss is very interested in vagabonds.”

“You mean Antares?”

It is surprising that a mercenary who has experienced many hardships is so interested in vagabonds.

Is there some special circumstances?

“okay. So sometimes because of the boss the offices get together and go out to provide free service under the guise of low-cost requests.”

“It’s a free service….”

Amazing.

Rather than a mercenary of Antares’ caliber caring about vagabonds the fact that the mercenaries following him follow his instructions without saying a word.

Even Mila doesn’t seem to have any complaints about the fact itself.

The mercenaries who have nothing but money and strength are obediently following his instructions.

This probably means that the man named Antares has a tight grip on his office.

Is he really a person of character who treats the mercenaries under his command that well or is he a superman who can suppress even the slightest complaints with his ability?

“Anyway so we recently helped some vagabonds move their residence. And only we know its location so far. “Isn’t this pretty fascinating information?”

“……..”

Certainly if you can avoid overlapping movements with other mercenaries it doesn’t seem a bad idea to go around the area where the vagrants live and subdue the approaching contaminants.

However looking at the stories I have heard so far Mila not only needs a lump sum of money…

“It seems like they send someone out periodically to check on the vagrants’ well-being. “Is there a reason why a man named Antares cares so much about them?”

“Ahaha aren’t you too perceptive?”

Mila scratched her cheek with an embarrassed expression but did not reply any further and drove the forklift in silence.

Lennok silently organized his thoughts while looking at her profile.

It is highly likely that Antares helping the vagabonds is not simply pity or sympathy.

The vagabonds Lennok experienced were mostly criminals who were running away from reality or who could not survive under the loose regulations of the Balkans rather than the irresistible weaklings.

Losers who don’t deserve any sympathy.

The reason why they are helping people survive in an undeveloped area is probably hidden behind more reasons than meets the eye.

Whether it was the city government or Antares it seemed clear that they knew something that others did not.

“It’s slowly coming to an end. “This way.”

Passing between fallen rebars here and there between ruins so complicated that it is difficult to know where one is.

However the moment Lennok saw the area Mila mentioned he could tell that this place was artificially created to prevent external invasions.

Although it appears to be open it is difficult to easily cross to the plain on the other side due to all kinds of objects lying around.

In the vacant lots that are not blocked by cover here and there deep pits spread out completely blocking access.

Lennok spread his magic widely as he looked at the vagabonds’ residential area which was not very thorough but not entirely sloppy.

There are about a hundred people hiding in those ruins.

It’s not a small number.

Mila drove the forklift and slowly circled the ruins looking in all directions.

“I don’t think the pollutants haven’t found this place yet… I guess the vagabonds are taking care of the pollutants that come their way. “Well I built you this magnificent house but you have to take care of that part yourself.”

“Why don’t you go inside?”

“Why me? These are people you don’t want to get close to unless they’re the boss. “I’d rather hang out with the Scavengers.”

After all didn’t Mila like vagabonds and help them move their residential areas along with Antares? In a way it was natural.

Even now it was difficult to look kindly on the gloomy eyes that were constantly peeping at the two people from among the ruins.

After saying that she stopped the forklift put down the steering wheel and leaned back against the backrest.

“good. Let’s wait here for now. “I can’t even see my nose out right now but any pollutants passing around here are bound to drool in this direction… hmm?”

Before I could finish speaking Mila suddenly turned her head.

Lennok also sensed a large amount of life reaction coming into his sensory area and shifted his gaze.

A group of people were approaching from beyond the horizon where a harsh sand wind was blowing.

“Hmm… I think there are a little over ten people but I’m not sure because it’s so far away.”

“eighteen. “They are all mercenaries.”

“……”

Lennok responded angrily and got up from his seat.

Mila also sighed and got off the forklift.

“I didn’t want to do something like this so I came down here on purpose…”

“If they were mercenaries who knew how to use magic to some extent it would have been easy to stumble upon them while passing by. “I found it too easy.”

Mila raised her eyebrows as she looked at Lennok who was raising his magic power while saying that.

“What are you trying to do? “Since we came first we should just tell them to fuck off.”

“It would be nice if it ended like that but… I know someone over there.”

“Are you an acquaintance? Well then great. “Let’s put it mildly and send it back.”

“no. “We don’t know each other that well…”

Lennok smiled bitterly as he said that.

This is because three figures that had not separated for a while were gradually approaching this direction.

Soon mercenaries approaching from the other side slowly emerge through the sandstorm.

Among them Lennok’s eyes clearly see familiar faces.

Miguel Eriksen Claria.

The three people who had joined other mercenaries and were carrying out a subjugation quest happened to encounter Lennok here.

A similar look of bewilderment flashes across the faces of the three people who saw him from across the street.

“……..”

There is a very brief lull.

After a while of staring at each other it was Miguel who made the first move.

He broke away from the group and approached Lennok first giving him an awkward greeting.

“Mr. Ban. I see it again like this. “The undeveloped area seems to be very small.”

“okay.”

Miguel flinched at Lennok’s harsh answer but he did not give in and continued speaking firmly.

“The woman next to me was originally a member of the group….”

“We met by chance on the way.”

“Is that so? thank god. “Isn’t it a bit dangerous place to go alone?”

“What do you want to say?”

They weren’t even close enough to ask how each other was doing in the first place.

At Lennok’s blunt words Miguel let out a small sigh and glanced back at the group.

All the other mercenaries were also focusing their attention on them.

With difficulty he opened his mouth first.

“Because this is the place we first looked at.”

“What do you mean? “Where is the seat here?”

Of course he was probably referring to a suitable place where the pollutants would come to on their own but Lennok did not blink and pretended not to notice.

The intentions of Miguel and other mercenaries were clearly visible but there was no reason to listen to them.

Miguel perhaps a little excited by Lennok’s answer also slowed down his response.

“…If it’s not inconvenient could you please move it to another place?”

“Hey are you crazy?”

And Mila who was quietly listening to the words next to him joined in with an astonished look on her face.

appreciation

“I’m just quietly listening to this so you’re talking some bullshit. “You’re talking shit about it being your place and mine in an unclaimed land.”

“It seems like the woman over there doesn’t know much but once the mercenaries who are originally fighting the pollutants decide on a place…”

“Is this your house? No fuck it and we were the ones who made the houses for the people who live here in the first place. “All you have to do is pay attention?”

“Mila.”

Of course Lennok had no intention of stopping her.

By pretending to dissuade her he only made her more angry.

It’s human nature to get even more heated when someone tries to stop you.

“Don’t stop me. “Why aren’t you furious that the cubs who arrived later than us are claiming the right to occupy land that doesn’t even have an owner?”

Slam!

Mila who could not control her anger even as she spoke took out a shotgun and broke the barrel and Miguel’s complexion turned blue.

Could it be that he didn’t think that he would use force on this occasion?

But Miguel didn’t just sit back and watch.

“Just do it in moderation. “It’s not like we’re saying it with words because we don’t have hands…!!”

Anyway there are only two people there and there are almost twenty people here.

It seemed like there was nothing that couldn’t be done by pressing the numbers.

An imminent situation that seems as if a collision may occur at any moment.

Lennok quickly scanned for signs of other mercenaries standing behind Miguel.

There are dozens of people wearing firearms and other equipment and one young man with small eyes who cannot sense any energy including magical power.

If you go into battle who should you take down first?

While he was quickly deciding priorities in his head someone appeared behind Miguel and touched his shoulder.

“Let’s stop there.”

“……Maoren.”

The small-eyed young man whom Lennok had just identified grinned while looking at Mila.

“I didn’t expect to see a mercenary from the Antares office here. “Nice to see this.”

“what?”

“This is Plato’s Maoren. “Unfortunately I am guiding the mercenaries here today.”

Mila’s face frowns mercilessly after hearing young Maoren’s words.

That’s not surprising. Plato Mercenary Office. Lennok had also heard that name from Jenny.

The mercenary office that has been most active along with Antares in this area recently.

Unlike Antares which operates with a small number of elites it was famous for scouting talented mercenaries based on powerful capital of unknown origin.

Maoren continued speaking while maintaining a smiling face.

“It is well known that Antares is very interested in undeveloped areas. “Can we think of the residential area for vagabonds created here as part of that?”

Mila didn’t respond at all but Maoren nodded as if that was the answer.

“All right.”

“……..”

“There is a mercenary from the Antares office here so it would be shameless to ask him to leave. “But would you please allow us to rest for a while around here?”

“You’re taking a break?”

“yes. Then if a contaminant happens to pass by here wouldn’t we just have to deal with it to the best of our ability?”

In the end it seemed clear that they only said things differently but that they would not leave this residential area.

The problem was that it was obvious that going any harder than this would eventually lead to the use of force.

Mila also seemed to find it burdensome to point a shotgun at a mercenary belonging to Plato so she just looked away.

Lennok who cast a satisfied glance and looked at Maoren walking away nodded lightly.

“That’s it. “Goodbye.”

“what? why? “No wait!”

Mila hurriedly caught Lennok who turned his back and tried to escape the ruins.

“Once you decide to work together you have to be loyal. Where are you going to run away alone?”

“Then you want to compete with those guys to see who can hunt down the pollutant first? “It’s much easier to walk around alone than to do such tiring things.”

In the first place Lennok had no regrets about subduing this monster called pollutant.

These are not creatures that pose a major threat to the huge city of Balkan but are merely unknown impurities created through some kind of experiment.

It is impossible to obtain anything from them including magical development or determination to survive other than a simple emergency battle.

There was no need to waste time engaging in a battle of pride.

He had a clear goal of purchasing the elixir and this time he simply came to make up for the lack of money.

But Mila’s position is different.

She did not have the ability to find other pollutants with a detection ability as superior as Lennok and it was difficult to gain an advantage in subjugating pollutants against that number.

If a fight broke out again I might not die but it might be difficult to escape safely.

The one who was disappointed reached out first and in the end she brought out Kang-su.

“Wealth talisman! You know what you took. I’ll give you that so cooperate okay? “I bought that amulet for over 10 million cells.”

The unusual price made Lennok pause for a moment but his resolve did not change.

Even if you sell used items with a set number of uses you won’t get more than the original price and above all in order to receive the amulet you have to cooperate with her here.

You can’t waste time waiting endlessly for contaminants to appear…

“uh?”

Lennok’s head jerked as he tried to pull off the hem that Mila was holding tightly to.

Mila who was looking at him in confusion also belatedly turned her head in the same direction.

After some time other mercenaries also noticed something was wrong.

Doo doo doo…!!

A loud noise that cannot be compared to anything before.

At the same time an irregular figure was running towards us from beyond the ruins.

It’s definitely true.

contaminant. More than twenty of them were racing towards the ruins at once.

Mila started fussing at Lennok with a bright smile on her face.

“hey! Are you still going to leave after seeing that? Let’s just give it a try together. “There’s nothing to lose.”

“……..”

“Why don’t you go ahead and feed those shameless bastards?”

Lennok quickly looked at the faces of the other mercenaries before answering.

Even though a large number of life reactions were concentrated in these ruins it was strange for pollutants to appear all at once as if they had promised.

It is more reasonable to think that there is some reasonable cause and effect rather than a coincidence.

As expected among the mercenaries who turned their heads Maoren was seen smiling particularly confidently.

Rather than surprise or joy it is a feeling of pleasure similar to when what was expected comes true.

Lennok seeing that face made a decision in an instant.

“good.”

No matter how much time it may be a waste of time to grab it is absurd to step away when so many pollutants are approaching right now.

The shortcut to bidding for the elixir is to gain an edge over the competition right now.

Lennok who remembered the image of Stemonia still hanging in the auction house immediately took a step back.

“Jump forward.”

“what?”

“I’ll take care of the rest so just run. “With a shotgun.”

Fortunately Mila didn’t ask twice.

Slam!

He immediately takes out a shotgun raises his magic power with all his might and leaps forward overtaking the other mercenaries.

Before the mercenaries who saw this could follow suit Lennok greatly increased his magic power.

Always start boldly and clearly. And so that you can capture the target in just one go.

Dig it out.

[Sink Hole]

Originally it was a magic used to create a small pit by slightly loosening the ground. It was a magic that was useful for hiding when playing as the Demon Musketeer.

Pour a lot of magical energy into it and increase its capacity. Increase firepower and expand range and depth.

Results appear immediately.

The land made of dry sand dust is disappearing.

Kuuuuuung!!

It was an instant for a pit with a radius and depth of about 10 meters to engulf the mercenaries.

“Oh wow..!!”

“What the fuck is this!!”

“What is happening all of a sudden…!!”

Most of the mercenaries were struggling while suddenly falling into a sinkhole but among them about three quickly came to their senses and looked around.

We cannot rule out the possibility that this pit that has just occurred is not just a coincidence.

The look in his eyes shows his resolute will to escape even if it means stepping on other mercenaries.

Maoren and a mercenary with exceptionally outstanding magical power. And surprisingly Claria who was in Miguel’s group was that type.

The one that reacts the fastest is Maoren.

Suddenly an enormous amount of magic leaked out from his body which had been feeling no magic at all to the point where Lennok was startled and he crouched down and prepared to jump in an instant.

The gap was so huge that even Lennok was a bit surprised but if Maoren was using magic it was even better for Lennok.

Just before leaping magical power spreads out in all directions and spreads throughout Maoren’s body disrupting the flow of magical energy rotating within him.

Weeeeeee!!

The experience of dealing with a wizard twice and interfering with the other person’s magic.

By further deepening the sensations I felt there I delve into not just magic but magic itself.

Lennok didn’t know to what level of opponent this method would work but at least it was clearly working on Maoren in front of him.

It instantly breaks the flow of his magic power that surges from head to toe.

Kwasik!!

At that moment Maoren’s head bounced off the ground and jumped up in a completely different direction and he was so startled that he hurriedly grabbed his balance in the air.

Shock embarrassment and anger appeared on his face for a brief moment.

If it was eaten by Maoren who seemed to be the strongest among them there was no need to tell the others.

The moment the mercenaries move by drawing up their magic power from the bottom of the pit they break all their feet preventing them from strengthening their bodies through magic power.

Wood clack!! Udduk..!!

“Why is this…!!”

“The magic power is not moving!!”

“Wow…!!”

Annoyance embarrassment and fear.

Eriksen is even nauseous due to the interference caused by the interference while moving his magic power.

The mercenaries were unable to come to their senses due to the betrayal of magical power that had followed their will at any moment.

Lennok?