Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 455



Handbook (2)

The figure of the handbook coiled as if wrapped around a huge towering altar contemplating the four directions.

Above the spiraling writhing expanse of the altar space splits as if broken and a huge sea of ​​darkness peeks out beyond it.

The great ascendant who woke up from a long sleep and was called back to reality as soon as the well opened.

Simply existing under the same space and time creates a feeling of intimidation that cannot be resisted so much so that it weighs down and entangles the entire body.

A presence so shocking that even Lennok who was operating the magician in the middle of the stairs had to hold his breath.

Lennok who was looking closely at the figure behind the mask muttered without realizing it.

“It is the serpent that guards the well….”

Who would think that this is not simply a metaphorical expression but a statement that clearly points to the essence of the handbook?

At that time I thought that I had not taken a single word of what the religious leader said lightly… but that thought itself was a mistake.

The Ascendant’s Manual was not a human being but a giant intelligent snake itself.

“You crazy bastard….”

“Did you wake up the Ascendant?!”

“That is… the spirit of the southern continent who was called the god of the jungle…?”

Superhumans grit their teeth and slowly back away unable to speak properly.

A warlord as the head of the Redding Revolutionary Army’s Ineung Enlightenment Front. The people who were rushing at Lennok as if they were going to kill him just now widen the distance as if they had promised.

A transcendental person who challenges his ascension to the peak of a predator.

This is because the human body standing in front of it is instinctively crying out that it is no different from prey.

Not even a human or a sub-race with similar intelligence but a pure spirit being itself.

Was he born with the body of an animal cultivated himself inherited his mission and achieved the qualifications equivalent to ascension?

Even if Lennok heard it in person he probably wouldn’t be able to understand what happened for that giant snake to reach its current position in this world dominated by humans.

Lennoc could therefore understand why information about the handbook was so little known.

It is unrealistic to reach level 9 in a human body but who can understand that a monster that is not even a demi-race has reached that level?

Even if it were told in words it would be difficult to believe that one of the demonic beasts living in this jungle overcame astronomical odds and achieved this miracle.

Only those who face the handbook here and now and recognize its existence can understand it.

The most powerful and greatest predator in this great jungle.

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An ascendant who had risen to the top of the food chain and surpassed even the basic law of the fittest of life appeared before their eyes.

Hyunlab quietly looked at these people and slowly tilted his characteristic sharp pupils downward.

“This is a scene I remember….”

Unlike other superhumans the snake did not use its full power.

He just spoke incredibly clear human language with a twisted reptilian tongue.

Although Lennok didn’t know it it was evidence that she had once tried to communicate and socialize closely with humans.

“Where am I now?”

“….”

Everyone held their breath at the ascendant’s soft monologue.

Those who did not understand the meaning of the words were frightened and those who did understand the words had questions.

Lennok also noticed that the words in the handbook were strange and listened.

‘You’re saying things that don’t make sense. Are the timelines misaligned?’

According to the clown’s words this huge ancient ruins and altar were built for the purpose of offering offerings to the Ascendant’s Manual.

No matter how much time has passed and only traces remain shouldn’t we remember the shape and purpose of the square?

However the overwhelming transcendental person who was currently suppressing the crowd seemed to have no idea where he was.

“I thought I was having a never-ending dream… Am I just waking up…?”

Naturally the direction of the question is towards the clown who was still standing in front of her.

The appearance is far removed from the human being who appears to have opened the well at the end of the altar. A heterogeneous magical power flowing from that body.

The being who greeted handbook for the first time. In a way it is natural that the next question is directed to the clown.

However the clown’s subsequent answer was completely different from what everyone expected.

[What is the meaning of which is a dream and which is reality?]

Where is this place? What happened to wake up the manual? Why did you open the well?

The clown doesn’t tell the handbook anything. He just whispered in a sly tone with burning eyes.

[Isn’t it up to you to decide where to stand on the borderline between dreams and reality?]

“You are trying to mislead me….”

The giant snake slowly laid down its head and closed its eyes.

As if trying to retrieve a long-forgotten memory.

But even for a moment Hyun-Ram opened his eyes with a look of regret and muttered slowly.

“But that is not wrong. “I don’t remember many things… All I know is that two people were away.”

[….]

“Cheongyeon and Jindun… I can’t sense any scent anywhere on this planet. Has the moment we’ve been hoping and fearing finally arrived?”

Lennok laughed bitterly inwardly at his transcendental sensing ability which he could not believe even after hearing it with his own two ears.

Are you saying that he sat in the middle of the jungle and checked all the life reactions of the ascended?

The clown quietly began to sign while listening to the somewhat empty voice of the handbook.

[Where is the end in the cycle of life and death?]

A truly daring act of chanting a magic ritual in front of the ascendant.

However even though Hyunlab was clearly aware of the appearance he was still staring at the clown.

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[But if you want I think I can help you wake up from your dream even if just for a moment.]

“…A dream?”

[Kihihi then do you think it is reality? This miserable landscape where the city and civilization you cherished and loved were ruined and abandoned?]

“….”

Even at this moment Reya’s song resonates above the silent handbook.

A tone that shakes the entire square but on the contrary quietly seeps into the heart embraces the handbook.

The sound decreases and the density increases as if the singing that has been done so far was just a warm-up process.

A quiet hum that resonates as if it was prepared only for one ascendant.

I listened as if I was fascinated by the mysterious tone resembling the sound of a flute.

The clown whispers without missing the opportunity and completes the beast sign.

Damn…!!

[Even though I understand I want to pretend not to know. The desire to wake up quickly from a nightmare is no different even for a small creature like me.]

With those words dark green flames bloom from the clown’s fingertips.

The flame slowly shaking between the five fingers is much larger than the clown’s body but in front of the handbook it is as small and dangerous as a mere candle.

However from the moment the flame bloomed Handbook’s pupils began to shake little by little following the flame.

[After you fall into a comfortable sleep you will wake up from the dream and return to reality just like a lie…]

“….”

The actions of a clown whose intentions cannot be understood.

The other superhumans who were watching the scene with bated breath gritted their teeth and swore.

“You’re completely crazy…. What on earth are you thinking?”

“Looks like he’s going to act like a clown in front of the ascendant.”

“Do you think that if you do that you can survive for even a little longer?

No matter how crazy you may be are you planning to play pranks in front of such a transcendent person?

Others who did not understand the clown’s actions uttered obscene curses in confusion.

Lennok who belatedly realized what the clown was trying to do let out a hollow laugh.

“Are you planning on tricking the Ascendant and casting an illusion on him? It’s clear that he’s gone crazy.”

The demeanor and behavior of a clown who is somewhat detached yet calm. Reya’s voice resonates without interruption even though the situation has reached this point.

And surprisingly the ascendant’s reaction seemed to be shaken by the series of processes.

Considering the abilities the two had there was only one conclusion to be drawn.

The clown was planning to use an illusion on Hyeon-rang to fool Gye-baek’s perception until the moment he entered the well.

The arrogance of daring to deceive a transcendental person who dares to ascend to the 8th level of hierarchy.

Who would dare to assert that the idea itself is not a delusion that extends to madness?

But what was even more surprising was the fact that the attempt itself did not appear to be in vain.

The snake’s pupils which were quietly looking at the clown’s flames began to rotate slowly and then slowly close.

Shuuuu…!

At the same time the overwhelming presence that had been pressing down on the entire square began to gradually fade and deteriorate allowing it to breathe.

It is a miracle that a mere 8th rank illusionist is successfully performing an illusion on a completed ascendant.

It’s a result that you can’t believe even when you see it with your own eyes but there’s no way something like this is happening for no reason.

Lennok guessed the cause-and-effect relationship and nodded.

‘It is clear that the memory of the handbook is not complete. At that rate I would be suffering from oblivion that is close to a curse.’

The religious leader said that the snake guarding the well had forgotten its mission.

The story of a blood spirit who was so absorbed in his given mission that he forgot about it.

The serpent’s message is that time has turned back and everything in the jungle has lost meaning.

If a series of circumstances all pointed to similar information the answer was clear.

If the handbook is not just suffering from forgetfulness but has fallen into such a long sleep that it cannot even remember what it was doing.

If the clown and Reya were aware of that fact and were planning to actively use it.

It may be possible to make the delusion of putting the ascendant into an illusion at the boundary between dreams and reality a reality.

Through Reya’s song Byeonnam’s spirit is forcibly maintained in a sedated state and Hyeonnam himself is misled into accepting the clown’s illusion.

A reckless gamble that I would never have attempted except in this moment when I had just woken up and my memory was unclear.

The clown was trying to succeed in a way that no one else could think of here and now.

“I see… Was it all a dream…”

A illusory flame lit by a 8th rank illusionist while fully chanting.

It is a type of local-scale area that compresses and materializes the clown’s twisted image as a whole.

Beyond deceiving and distorting reality the technique amplified to the limit with the clown’s own Geass reaches the point of playing with cause and effect.

True genjutsu is not something that is forced upon the opponent.

It is the height of contradiction that has been completed so elaborately that it is believed that one wants an illusion.

Reversing the perception of illusion itself and making the other person wish for it entirely in their heart.

The handbook’s huge pupil slowly closes and its huge head begins to rest between the altars.

“It was a terrible dream… I don’t want to dream it again… I want to wake up quickly and go back to my children… to my children…”

[I’m guessing he’s still waiting.]

The clown whispered softly.

[You will be able to return to reality only after you sleep comfortably in your dreams.]

“Yeah I hope so….”

The body of a huge snake wraps around the altar and sinks as if asleep. The silence became so quiet that not even the sound of breathing could be heard.

A miracle that forced even those who had not yet understood the clown’s intention to trick the Ascendant into sleep by forcing them to understand.

The very moment when the handbook’s head seemed to be twisted as if asleep between the huge rings of the altar.

The snake muttered with its eyes closed.

“But my child it has been more than hundreds of years since I had a dream.”

[…yes?]

At that moment the handbook’s tail disappeared from its place and struck the body of the clown who was standing on the altar.

Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

The clown’s long curved body exceeded the speed of sound and fell dozens of meters below the altar.

[Kahak…!!]

Hyunlab opened his eyes as he looked down at the body of the clown who was shaking and making unintelligible screams.

At the same time an enormous pressure that was incomparable to before began to press down on all directions and burst the atmosphere.

A storm broke out.

Kuoooooooooooo!!!!

“I loved everything that remained in the passing of time.”

The Ascendant who was leaning on the altar raised his head and muttered.

“Children buried in the sand of memories. “Everything I missed because I couldn’t catch it.”

“Did I fail…!!”

I don’t know why but Hyun-rang rejected the clown’s illusion and stood up.

Realizing this Lennok immediately left the spot and used the blink technique to increase distance from the altar.

They find the body of the clown who was hit by the handbook’s tail and left among the rubble.

“This is…”

The elongated curved devil-like shape remains the same but the upper and lower body are on the verge of being cut off.

His appearance was so hideous that it was doubtful whether he was actually alive.

[Ughgegegeggeng…!!]

While Lennok paused the clown with burning eyes raised his eyes and let out a bizarre scream.

Crunchy!!

At the same time the elongated body begins to connect and regenerate as if finding its proper place.

“….”

It almost felt like I was seeing a monster rather than an illusionist.

The clown muttered absentmindedly.

[Time was running out but I failed… Should I have just waited for support?]

“what?”

The moment Lennok was about to ask again the dark jungle sky turned completely black.

At the same time screams and roars began to rapidly narrow the distance from beyond the lush bushes.

[Haaaaa!!!]

A terrible sensation as if tens of thousands of people were screaming at the same time.

Even if you have already experienced it once it is difficult to endure. Or rather is it because I clearly feel its existence?

If Lennok was like this it was obvious how other superhumans would react.

“It’s Gyebaek…. The corrupted monster has arrived…!!”

“No no… already… not this…”

“It’s different from what I planned… This sound… Me… Me…”

[I’m calling uuuuuu!!!!]

The bodies of several superhumans who could not stand it turned black and at the same time their necks were tied with chains and they were dragged to the other side of the bush.

Immediately after that the entire ground caved in causing an impact that felt as if the ground had collapsed and a huge black sphere appeared at the outermost edge of the square.

[Haaaaaaaah!!!]

A terrifying sight of tens of thousands of people their entire bodies stained black huddled together and wringing their hands.

There is no sign of intelligence anywhere and only a desperate scream echoes as if it were filled with all the resentment and hatred in the world.

As soon as the well of the handbook opens it orients itself accurately and covers thousands of meters in one go.

In the process the nature of the jungle is damaged and broken to the point where it can never be restored but that is only a minor problem.

The giant snake which opened its eyes with difficulty and the monster that had become a living Geass mass face each other.

The square which seemed infinitely wide even when hundreds of people were running around freely suddenly filled up and looked narrow as the two ascendants faced each other.

Handbook and enlightenment.

Now there are less than ten people left on this planet including transcendental people who have qualified to challenge for ascension.

One forgot his mission in the endless flow of time and the other went crazy weighed down by an irresistible fate.

Even though they had the power and qualifications to reach the top they were still moving around in an ungainly manner.

Even Lennok forgot to breathe and just stared at the two Ascendants face to face.

How many people have been looking forward to this moment?

How many people are secretly watching this moment with bated breath?

There is a huge well above your head with a view of the open sea.

The two transcendental people whose bodies and minds were broken stood face to face for the first time.

[I guess I’ll have to completely revise my plan….]

The clown who was unsightly placed on one side of the rubble of the square was trembling and muttering.

[The handbook refused to go to sleep. A war of ascendants will break out.]

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