Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 381



Echo of Shadows (3)

The appearance of people who disappeared like shadows.

But instead of trying to follow his traces Lennok glanced down at the mask he had left behind.

“….”

He is still a difficult person to read.

Unlike Kroken which cannot be seen even as a living being Myeong does not easily reveal its transcendent power.

However he just casually presented Lennok with a suggestion in a friendly yet blunt manner like a friend who had lived together for several years. Again and again.

Myung says this is his last offer but does he really think so? Lennok did not easily believe that.

The obsession that that monstrous warlock showed towards Lennok was so foreign that Lennok even thought about it.

This could mean that people highly value Lennok’s talent but on the other hand it could also be evidence that there are many problems that cannot be solved without such qualities.

So what are the problems that can be easily solved even with the power and wisdom of Ming?

Also where does the trace of resentment drawn by monsters like Pandemonium’s leader and Myeong reach at the end of the world?

In the end in order to resolve all these questions we had to know what Pandemonium wanted and envisioned.

Rattling!

“half.”

Evelyn said as she opened the train cabin door and walked in.

Her face was slightly stiff as she looked down at Lennok.

“Who just came and went?”

Was he vaguely aware of the momentary sense of difference that people had visited?

The archer’s intuition was not something that could be easily seen.

Lennok was about to answer but then he lightly knocked on the table across from him.

“…Let’s sit down and talk first.”

“Something’s going on… isn’t it?”

Evelyn looked at Lennok with a slightly anxious gaze and picked up the newspaper.

The mask that had been lying next to the newspaper was suddenly nowhere to be seen.

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Among the collapsed remains of the Hanghasa Labyrinth.

A cavity sunk so deep into the underground bedrock that not a single ray of light enters.

A faint commotion echoed through the collapsed pipes where the gateway to the cradle was located.

Tap tap.

The sound which felt like a simple noise at first gradually increased in size and broadened the vibration.

Wow!!

Soon the entire fallen stone pillar was shattered and the sound turned into a roar.

“Whoa….”

Dust blowing ceaselessly between dark cavities.

Among them a somewhat reassuring voice rang out.

“How did you succeed?”

A naked young man emerged through the dust.

The man with impressive black hair looked down at his clearly exposed body and laughed.

“I didn’t think it would be in very good condition since it was a spare body…”

The flesh that should have been attached to the ribs has been torn off exposing the muscles and internal organs and only the bones of the two calves remain.

When I touch my face I feel my hard teeth first instead of the soft cheeks.

If it were an ordinary human being it would not be surprising if the person bleeds out and dies of shock.

Nevertheless the reason the man was able to move normally was because it was an emergency body that was created assuming this situation in the first place.

A master of black magic and the founder of ritual warfare.

A spare body that was once hidden among a group of evil spirits by the black magician Ermont who dreamed of immortality by transcending his own body and moving between bodies with only his consciousness.

Ermont who had succeeded in leaving Jaun’s body and incarnating a spare body while avoiding Maiya’s surveillance stretched out with a refreshed face.

“Well all I had to do was survive. Now shall we go and retrieve my poor friend?”

Although he spoke to Rennok as if Zaun’s existence was not that important Ermont had been keeping an eye on the gemmage’s existence from the beginning.

Various types of gems. Depending on its mystery and rarity gemstone techniques can exert powers that exceed the abilities of the user themselves and their value is infinite depending on the user.

Jaune himself was unable to utilize his magic skills properly because he was short of money and did not have many assets but Ermont was different.

Even if he were to just give Jaun the jewels accumulated in the dead archmage’s laboratory the secret warehouse of the fallen kingdom that remains in his memory it would be of great help in achieving Ermont’s goal.

It might be a little different than before because I wasted a few important emotions but it doesn’t really matter.

There have always been many ways to ‘use’ worn-out humans.

“The problem is how to get out of this cavity…”

Ermont with his arms crossed looked up at the remains of the clogged cavity with a bewildered expression.

The remains of the maze that collapsed so grandly have already collapsed out of control and are buried so deep underground that not even the slightest sunlight can enter.

It may not be possible if the force comes from the outside inward but if force is projected from the inside out the barely created balance may be destroyed and the entire cavity may be shattered.

It is difficult to keep metabolism running smoothly with the magical energy remaining in the spare body.

Only then belatedly realizing his situation Ermont’s complexion turned slightly pale.

“Wait a minute…? “I can’t go out like this and I will suffocate from lack of oxygen…”

“That won’t happen.”

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At that moment a voice came from behind Ermont and the ceiling of the cavity began to split in half.

Black hands resembling sharp thorns grab the remains of the cavity from both sides and widen them creating space to dig out.

The face of a black demonic giant peeking through the cool air pouring in.

Ermont silently looked up at the giant’s figure and then turned his gaze to his back.

“I was already thinking that they would pull a trick like this at least once.”

Myeong a young man with black hair looked at Ermont with his arms crossed and grinned.

“You were a fortune teller… Even if you were unlucky you couldn’t have been like this.”

Ermont slumps his shoulders with a frustrated expression.

The person stared at that figure.

Two black-haired young men turned their gaze towards each other.

The moods of the two people were eerily similar.

“hmm?”

Ermont also seemed to have felt that and raised one of his eyebrows.

“Aren’t you by any chance my descendants?”

“It’s too late to notice.”

Myung smiled bitterly and gestured.

“Then let’s go up quickly ancestor.”

Scream!!

The black giant followed his will and grabbed Ermont’s body.

The chains on the giant’s forearms naturally bound Ermont and prevented him from moving at all.

Only then did Ermont quickly open his mouth making a fuss.

“Wait wait wait!! No of course you should take care of me first as you are my descendant! Why Pandemonium?!”

“I have no intention of treating an old monster that has been around for hundreds of years as my master.”

The person who responded indifferently climbed on top of the giant’s forearm and responded.

“Besides you’re not even the founder of our family in the first place.”

“Well… that’s true.”

Although he didn’t mention it to Lennok on the train Myeong’s lineage is one of the special qualities even in this world.

Five pureblood branches officially recognized as the oldest wizarding family.

Myeong and Ermont were ancestors and descendants who shared one of the family trees.

Ermont who was about to admit it suddenly came to his senses and shouted.

“But please help me!!”

“….”

“If you are my descendant you will know who I am. If you can help me escape from the hands of that monster I will be greatly grateful.”

“Are you talking about the ritual that you boast about?”

“Uh um…”

“I’m sorry but there’s no need. “I already know.”

Myung laughed while looking at Ermont who was speechless.

“It looks like my head is not working properly because I switched bodies but the drug lord used that technique. You must have known. “That’s what I told you.”

“That he…a vision like the key to immortality to an outsider….”

“A vision? “It seems our ancestors really thought that way about the technique.”

Myung smiled bitterly as he looked down at Ermont who was foaming at the mouth and struggling.

“I wonder what kind of state the family has become because of that consciousness transfer technique you created… Haha it’s really hard to understand people’s greed.”

“…What?”

“it’s okay. “Now it’s just my mouth that hurts.”

The two quickly emerged into the snowy field outside the labyrinth as the black giant lifted himself up onto the mugwort.

There were still some people wandering around among the remains of the labyrinth looking for any clues but they did not notice the presence of the two people at all.

Myung who reverse-summoned the giant lightly snapped his fingers.

Wow!!

Something black and thick fell in front of Ermont.

“…What is this?”

“Can’t you tell by looking?”

People laughed.

“I hope you go home and sleep quietly.”

“No no matter who sees this it looks like they will sleep forever….”

A big black coffin.

The door of the coffin with a silver cross engraved on it stood wide open in front of Ermont.

It looks like it is waiting with the door open as if waiting for a new owner.

“Don’t worry too much.”

Myung came closer to Ermont and tapped him on the shoulder.

“There are so many people who want to see you. “Go in early and say hello.”

After hearing those words Ermont looked back at Myeong with an expression that seemed to have finally realized something.

A faint look of fear appeared on Ermont’s face.

“Wait a minute you… your family…!!”

bang!!

Myung didn’t listen anymore and kicked Ermont’s ass and threw him into the coffin.

In an instant the door closes and the coffin falls to the ground and disappears.

Myung looked at the scene in silence and sighed.

“I’m getting tired of doing this… I hope the work of retrieving traces of my family is over now.”

How much had to happen before he was able to obtain this kind of power until the current existence called Myeong was created.

There is no need to say how much time has passed.

However the days buried between anger frustration depression and collapse are bound to be forgotten one day.

Even though he clearly knew that his distant ancestor the warlock Ermont whom he had just encountered was the culprit behind all of this.

In the end Ming just grabbed him and threw him into the coffin without saying anything.

“….”

All causes and effects are the same.

It’s just something that can be washed away as long as the river of time flows safely as long as it’s alive.

But all of that is just an assumption that can exist only on an existing world.

The warlock’s eyes sank deeply as he looked at the snow-covered field.

The moment he took another step forward there was no sign of anything left among the remains of the labyrinth.

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Lennok and Evelyn stayed on the train for about two days and arrived near Balkan.

Boooooo!!

A train station that runs without stopping.

The train hurtling across the vast expanse of arid plateau passed between the railway station and the old castle that Lennoch had once passed by on his visit to the Dominion.

Lennok leaned against the railing outside the train and watched the surrounding scenery pass by in silence.

“Would you like one?”

“Thanks… hmm.”

Lennok readily accepted the food that Evelyn offered but paused slightly when he realized that it was fried eggplant.

I knew that food was sold occasionally on the train but how did they only bring so many popular foods?

“…Thank you for eating.”

Evelyn asked looking at Lenok with a happy expression as he began to eat fried eggplant while crunching.

“What do you plan to do when you return to the Balkans?”

“Once I check the company’s situation if nothing happens… I should take some rest.”

Lennoch chewing and swallowing his fried food with a bitter smile answered.

“We need to sort out some of the inspiration we got from the labyrinth and refine the magic system. “It will probably take quite some time.”

“…Because that’s the answer you got from meeting Jindun?”

Evelyn’s words asked carefully.

Lennok nodded.

“Rising to level 8 ultimately narrows the possibilities or broadens them beyond counting. “The advice itself about throwing something away somehow gets to the point.”

Why was it late for Lennok to reach the top despite his rapid growth?

The answer is not far away.

Even when I ascended to the level of sainthood I was wandering for exactly similar reasons.

At the time Lennok was confused about deciding on his own thoughts and was putting off making a decision and he was afraid that his answer might be wrong and that he might not be able to change it.

That’s why in the end I chose to wish for the possibility of the future rather than the past and present and embody it in my mind.

Same thing. Because I am aware of the fact that if I decide to deviate from the path it will not be easy to try to change it.

Lennok had put off transcending the hierarchy until he met the Ascendant in person and received an answer.

If reaching the highest state is the phenomenon itself of water overflowing in a bowl

It would not be easy for Lennok who has a vessel larger than anyone else’s to let the water overflow.

Therefore in order to deviate from the path Lennok needed to choose a completely different method and idea from other magicians.

“The direction is clear. All that remains is to confirm my judgment.”

“…So what exactly is that direction?”

“well….”

Lennok looked at her and tried to give an appropriate answer but then changed his mind.

Evelyn who helped Lennok until the very end in this labyrinth deserved to hear what Jindun discussed and made a decision.

“No I guess I’ll have to tell you.”

“What what?”

Lennok spoke slowly looking back at Evelyn who was retreating with a slightly embarrassed expression.

“I plan to create a new magic system.”

“…A magic system?”

“Until now we have simply used a combination of the necessary magic but it is time to reorganize the rules and take the next step.”’

Lennok looked into Evelyn’s eyes with a calm gaze and said.

“We have all the necessary supplies. “I will begin the work of rebuilding all the accomplishments and experiences I have accumulated into one system.”

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