Drug-Eating Genius Mage – 541



The Genius Wizard Who Takes Medicine Episode 541

Closed area (3)

Lennok and the others immediately turned on the transmitter and relayed to Keegan what they had learned so far.

[Are you saying that the radiation exposure from magic particles is a side effect caused by an abnormal phenomenon inside the area?…]

Keegan’s answer seemed quite shocked.

[Of course even though I continuously inquired about the radiation exposure phenomenon I never received an answer. I thought it was to hide the incident that occurred inside the area but…]

“You’re not wrong Grimes.”

Innocence spoke while looking around with his back turned.

“It is true that the radiation exposure phenomenon itself occurs in the process of space-time gap. “In order to explain the cause Area 25 would have had to disclose the space-time research itself.”

[…I understand that Azlan served as a senator several times.]

“I don’t know what specifically happened in District 25 and what repercussions are still plaguing this city.”

Claud laughed.

“However I personally knew that there was a problem that must be resolved and that the clue was here.”

[….]

The white eyes of innocence shone coldly.

“The reason for participating in this operation was not elsewhere. Otherwise there would be no reason to go out and recruit other team members right?”

“You’re saying that you only knew there was a clue but you didn’t recognize the specific cause.”

Innocence nodded at Illya’s words.

“Because unrefined and mediocre knowledge and advice are just as bad as nothing.”

“The problem is that the objectives of the operation may have to be changed due to what we just learned.”

Lennok said while holding his cane and looking at the display case that had fallen apart due to the time gap.

“Entering into a power plant and stopping the radiation exposure phenomenon and stopping the gap in space and time would be two completely different things.”

“Hmm this is definitely not a problem that can be solved by repairing the coolant or fuel rods.”

Felix also sighed and agreed with Lennok.

Since the radiation exposure phenomenon occurs through a gap in time and space it is impossible to achieve the goal of this operation if the cause cannot be resolved.

The problem is that only monsters who transcend hierarchy can directly touch the concept of space and time itself.

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Even excluding Lennok who realized how to directly interfere with space unless he is an innocent who has reached level 8 the chances of solving this problem are greatly reduced.

“Should we consider ourselves fortunate that this is not a situation where we can’t do anything about it?”

“If we get out of here right now there’s no telling when we’ll be able to enter the closed area again.”

Felix said.

“It is not too late to find the area where the power plant is located enter the interior check the situation and then make a decision.”

“I checked the satellite images I received in advance a few times but I can’t see any similar terrain in this area.”

“This would mean that we would have to go deeper into the area to find the location of the power plant.”

“It would be better to move in four directions like before.”

Gyeonbaek who was watching the conversation between the two also added his opinion.

“As we do not know how long the radiation exposure inside the area will affect we need to search a wide area as quickly as possible.”

“….”

Of course Lennok has no intention of giving up on this operation just because the goal has changed.

The closed area is one of the no-access areas where traces of the black consumer project remain the strongest.

If this is a place where even the city council has given up on touching it and has isolated it there is a high possibility that the secrets Lennoc hopes for will remain intact.

The aftermath of the project that led to the destruction of the central city of Arsnova.

Lennok had to keep moving in order to see the secret for himself and come up with a better answer.

“Are you okay? “If moving alone feels burdensome it would be better to take one of us with you…”

“No what Crood Azlan said is right.”

Lennok answered and picked up his staff.

“Like before it makes sense to spread out in all directions and search as wide an area as possible. “There is no reason to uselessly waste time.”

“I heard that your condition is not good. “If you act alone and overdo it…”

“I think the same thing. It’s different from the evacuation route. “You don’t know what’s waiting inside the closed area right?”

Felix agreed in a heavy voice.

“I think we should no longer play by ourselves as we are the only ones capable of playing a rearguard role.”

“….”

“I will be with the class. “Is everyone going to be okay?”

Ilya immediately nodded at Felix’s words.

“Even in Cybrid Echo I mainly take on missions that allow for stand-alone operations. There is no problem for me.”

He is a person with the ability to wield five ultra-vibrating spears freely as well as possessing powerful mobility.

A special operator who specializes in hit-and-run guerrilla warfare as well as getting out of most situations with one’s body intact.

Rather it is a style that shows off its strengths without hesitation when moving alone rather than with someone else.

Innocent who was quietly listening to the conversation between the three people spoke in a slightly sad tone.

“It seems like it has already been decided that I will be moving alone.”

“…Azlan. “Isn’t it obvious?”

“That’s sad. Still no one cares about me the oldest among them…”

“I’m sorry but who cares about a level 8 superhuman?”

“Well as of now we can still communicate with the manager through the transmitter so there shouldn’t be any major problems.”

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In response to Illya’s astonished answer Gyeongbaek cleared his throat and slightly looked away.

“Let’s proceed with the search until we find terrain similar to the satellite image of the power plant.”

“If you go too deep into the area contact may be lost but what should we do in this case?”

“Let us know in advance whether we will enter or not and take action at the point just before contact is lost.”

Lennok answered.

“It would take too much time to report each time communication was lost. “It would be better to leave it to arbitrary judgment.”

“I agree.”

“What if we encounter survivors in the closed area?”

There was silence.

“Unless we can determine whether the survivors are enemies or allies I don’t think there is a need to set guidelines here.”

Innocent who was holding the spear and holding his back spoke.

His grinning smile looked unusually white.

“Similarly wouldn’t it be better to move according to the situation on the ground?”

“It’s not wrong but….”

“Then let’s start right away.”

Finally the current location is shared through the four people’s transmitter and each person carries the necessary equipment with them.

In front of the abandoned supermarket only cracks distorted through the gap in time were emitting faint noise.

“….”

Lennok glanced at the back of Innocence moving away and immediately followed Felix.

* * *

Lennok and Felix immediately entered the intersection of the western downtown area.

Considering that there was an abandoned supermarket nearby it was natural that living areas and facilities were located nearby.

If the two people use magic detection finding the trace itself is not difficult.

In the middle of a cold street abandoned for decades only dust and ashes piled up.

As a side effect of the radiation exposure occurring everywhere the buildings on the street were damaged as if they would collapse at any moment.

It looks like the wind and waves were so strong that even the asphalt on the road you step on turns into powder and crumbles.

Felix carrying the Battle Hammer of Arrival looked around and opened his mouth.

“Look here.” “Someone is dead.”

“….”

The appearance of the body was so impressive that Felix could easily identify it without having to specify it.

It was a miserable sight with only bone fragments remaining as if it had been left trapped in the gap between space and time.

However the one living leg that still remains prevents the body from completely turning into dust.

A strange landscape where life and death coexist skipping decades in time.

Felix asked.

“…Do you think there will be any survivors?”

“no.”

Lennok answered.

“If there are any survivors they will have long since left the closed area. “The manager himself probably knows better.”

Felix who was silent for a moment after hearing the answer spoke.

“As expected… you also thought the manager was a survivor of District 25.”

“It would be even stranger if you didn’t think of the manager after seeing this phenomenon now.”

Disparity in space and time. And the face of Keegan Grimes where the face of a young man and an old man coexist.

Rather it would be more suspicious if other team members had not yet connected the two elements.

“This operation itself is made up of people from closed areas… It’s heartbreaking.”

Felix also immediately came to his senses and began actively exploring his surroundings.

“…As I entered the area I saw evidence that the space-time gap had become stronger. Look over there.”

Among the old and weathered buildings on the streets you are starting to see more buildings and walls that shine as if they are exceptionally new.

Landscapes frozen in time barely moving from decades ago.

Such scenes which were only seen occasionally on the outskirts of the district have now clearly begun to increase in frequency and scope.

A vividly preserved botanical garden on a corner of a ruined street.

A TV screen that is operating normally outside of an old collapsed display case.

Landscapes that have not yet lost color and time appear more strongly as you head into the streets.

“…We’ve arrived.”

The scene of a neat downtown area unfolding before the eyes of the two people shining brightly as if it had just been built and had been abandoned.

The contradiction between the ruins and the splendid downtown scene with a blurred border.

From here on the gap in time and space cannot be avoided no matter what. At the very least if you don’t go directly into the isolated area you’ll have to give up on the exploration.

Felix adjusted his hammer with a nervous look.

“What happens when we completely enter the realm of time separation?”

“There won’t be any major problems right now.”

Lennok answered.

“An adept who has completed the seven hierarchies has strong tolerance to changes in the external environment. “Even though we can’t interfere with space and time we can’t be easily swayed by change.”

Is that why all of the team members for this operation were made up of people with abilities above the rank of castle?

“However you have to be careful if you stay in an isolated space for a long time. In the process of returning to the original time if the body’s magical power cannot withstand the rapid change and begins to be exposed to radiation…”

“good. I understand. “I don’t think I need to say any more.”

Felix said that sent an entry signal to Keegan through the transmitter and started walking.

“Then let’s go.”

Cheeeee!!

A tinnitus is heard in my ears as if countless crystals are colliding and falling and the surrounding scenery slowly changes.

After passing through the cold and chilly ruins the inside of the space where time was frozen was not so warm but muggy.

It is not simply the effect of the weather but the feeling that the heat of the people who actually existed in this space still remains.

Crackling-

[Lord Magat have you entered the gap space?]

Felix immediately raised the pager at the sound of innocence.

“Yes Azlan. “We are still in touch.”

[Please contact me in advance as it will be difficult to contact you from now on.]

“….”

[I tried contacting Lord Illya in advance but it looks like he’s already headed deep into the area so be careful.]

Innocence spoke in a slow voice.

[Perhaps if the transmitter operates properly Manager Grimes will be able to receive our personal screens at different times but it will be difficult to communicate with each other.]

“It will be difficult unless we find an area within the zone where time returns to normal.”

[In fact it should be considered unlikely.]

Claud then answered.

[Last check as soon as we find the location of the power plant return to the contact point. If others did not return in the process re-enter in the direction the team members went. I will repeat the process as much as my physical strength allows. It’ll be okay right?]

“Of course.”

[Okay. Then I wish you good luck.]

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Lennok who had been listening to the conversation between the two with his eyes turned to Felix opened his mouth.

“Illya’s entry speed is faster than I thought. “It’s unexpected considering her cautious personality.”

There is no answer.

“….”

Pot!!

Lennok who felt a bit of horror at that fact jerked his head.

Felix who was receiving communication next to Lennok just moments ago is nowhere to be seen.

No even if you use magic power detection no sign or reaction is detected as if it had evaporated on the spot.

“This is…”

Did Lennok get hit or did something happen to Felix?

If we were to judge the possibility it would be the latter which lacks the ability to resist targeting but Lennok thought it was neither.

If the two people tried to reach the moment when they completely entered the separated space it would be normal to leave no room for innocent contact to arrive.

There was a high possibility that this situation itself had nothing to do with anyone’s intentions or thoughts.

Thinking so Lennoc casually walked around the colorful downtown area of ​​the closed area holding his cane.

‘There is no need to worry about radiation exposure inside the isolated space. The problem is rather the location of the power plant.’

A bright and warm scenery.

However the terrible silence in which no sound can be heard only adds to the sense of discomfort.

The silence is so quiet that it feels deafening.

Lennok’s eyes sank coldly.

‘It’s a coincidence but it’s not a coincidence. If the gap in space and time extends beyond a specific area and affects the events that occurred at the time…’

At that moment the sound of quiet footsteps echoed from behind Lennok.

Jerk.

Not the sound of shoes or bare feet but the noise of someone stepping on the ground with a soft cloth.

Not Felix not Ilya not Claude.

A presence that is completely different from them yet gives Lennok a somewhat familiar sense of déjà vu.

Before Lennok could even turn his back a stern tone fell like a fiery cry.

“Slowly turn your back and reveal your affiliation and name.”

“….”

“You are a person whose participation in this incident has not been confirmed. “If we cannot clearly verify your identity we will have no choice but to treat you as an enemy and attack you here.”

A voice I’ve heard before.

A magic pattern that remains in my memory.

Not a survivor of a closed area. This is someone Lennok definitely knows.

However even though Lennok felt it with certainty he could not easily turn his back on a feeling that he could never approach with certainty.

It’s not because Lennok’s acquaintances are alive and well walking around in the closed area.

It was not because Lennok had become hostile to him without him realizing it.

The voice Lennok is hearing now the momentum rising from his body and the life reaction that remains in his memory. All those clues.

Because it belonged to someone who should never have existed.

“Can’t you hear me?”

With Lennok not moving his voice became increasingly hard and cold.

“I’ll give you time to count to three. “If you don’t make a decision within it….”

“….”

“I Farden McQueen have no choice but to take responsibility and expunge you from this position.”

That was it.

Lennoc could not bear it any longer and turned his gaze back.

Standing across the dark street is the figure of an old monk wearing old robes.

He holds a long yellow sword in one hand and has a strange appearance covered in mysterious tattoos on his bronze skin.

However the magical power flowing from his body and his unique stoic aura were something Lennoc could never forget.

Parden McQueen the first president of the cartel.

He was an apostate from Stania Monastery and followed Oliveira Ron Maze down to the secular world and became her right-hand woman.

A level 7 saint-level magician who ultimately betrayed her and met death directly at the hands of Lennok.

The opponent to whom Lennox first deployed his magnetic field and brought him to his end.

The dead man who should have been reduced to a pile of ashes after death was now standing here as if it were natural.

With an intense and lively appearance as if you were decades younger.