Genius Warlock - Episode 17
17. storm (1)
In the evening when the sun sets.
A huge six-wheeler truck was driving on a road in Weinham..
This truck, which transported goods between Landa and Weinham, was large and sturdy, and the luggage compartment could be modified, so it could be used as a cargo truck or a transport truck for transporting people depending on convenience..
In fact, as if to prove it, several junior disciples, including Oliver, were riding in this truck..
“You may have already heard the explanation, but let me explain it again! The opponent we are going to fight now is a wizard.!!”
truck bed. The man in front said.
The man was Employee A, a subordinate of the pharmacist, and was carrying a T-series submachine gun on his shoulder..
The lower-level disciples who were suddenly brought in without knowing what was going on were all startled by the sudden story..
Are you going to fight? That's a wizard too?
Employee A in front said after seeing their reaction:.
“Oh my, Mr... I didn't hear anything.?”
One of the junior disciples said.
“What does it mean to go to fight??”
“It's just as I heard. There are people who attacked all of us, including you, right? They are a bunch of beggars from Landa, and there are a few wizards among them..”
“Nonsense···. Why is the wizard here? They're all so rich?”
“I know····. Hey, what's wrong with this? It's wrong.”
“How can you suddenly stop talking?···.”
“oh my god oh my god···.”
The lower-level disciples muttered one by one, showing their anxiety. Still, it may be unsightly for a warlock to do something like this, but considering that most of them are between 16 and 19 years old, it was somewhat understandable..
Moreover, I only knew how to use black magic, but I felt like I lacked the skills to use it in actual battle..
However, Employee A screamed as if he did not want to do anything..
“Everyone shut up! Still, I tried to treat you well because you're a warlock, but why are you babbling like an asshole? I'm already finished talking with your boss! If you want to live, fight with us! okay?!”
Everyone was silent as if dejected..
Except for one person, Oliver, he raised his hand in silence..
“····. what?”
“What exactly is a wizard??”
Employee A, who had been frowning, relaxed his expression and made a bewildered expression, as if he had seen a fool. She was so outrageous that she looked at the other lower-level disciples and made an expression like, 'What is this guy?'.
Everyone shrugged their shoulders, and Employee A opened his mouth..
“So wizards are people who use magic. Not black magic, but original real magic... Why the fuck am I explaining this??”
original? Real magic? As Oliver was about to question this, another junior disciple intervened..
“But, are you really a wizard? No, isn't it? Why does the wizard come here and fight us??”
“I don't know. I was just saying what I heard. Anyway, they say there's a wizard on the other side, and that's why they're taking you away..”
I still didn't know what a wizard was, but I could see specifically what my colleagues were afraid of..
Employee A stopped talking and took the wooden box from the front corner and opened the lid..
It contained a pistol and a knife..
“The boss said that you guys still lack firepower, so I prepared weapons in a hurry. Everyone listen one by one.”
The guys in front raised their guns in that order. There was even a small fight among themselves as they tried to grab the gun that seemed stronger..
Oliver watched the scene as if it had nothing to do with him and quietly asked Peter next to him. For your information, Peter was very nervous..
“What does it mean that the wizard is original and real magic??”
Peter looked at Oliver as if he was serious. Well, it's a situation where you might die soon, so if you ask questions like this in a good mood, it's okay..
“····. Literally. Black magic is a kind of imitation of magic..”
like····. Oliver was amazing.
In his opinion, black magic, which is strong and beautiful enough, is an imitation of magic. I wanted to know more.
“please tell me more.”
“···. Are you curious about this situation? Going to fight soon? If you do it wrong, everyone could die. I'm not afraid of dying?”
“No, I'm scared of dying..”
I meant it. Oliver was also scared of dying and refused to be sick..
However, my curiosity about black magic and emotions was greater than that. Like a moth jumping into a flame.
That's why Peter was even more shocked by Oliver..
“you really····. amazing.”
“thanks···. Yes? Well, the answer is?”
It was then. the car stopped.
A shout was heard from outside telling him to hurry and get off, but Oliver and Peter had no choice but to get up and get off..
Peter answered on his way down..
“If I don't die and come back alive, I'll give you as many answers as I want..”
“hmm····. yes, okay.”
***
As I got off the truck, I saw advanced and intermediate students getting off from another truck..
Perhaps because they were with Andrew, they seemed very relaxed, unlike the lower-class disciples..
Besides them, there were 20 gangsters armed with shotguns, automatic rifles, and baseball bats, as well as a group of warlocks that I had never seen before..
Peter saw them and explained to Oliver that they were the Anthony and Dominic family..
“Another family.?”
“Yes, there are two more families in Weinham besides us. Over there is the Anthony family, and over there is the Dominic family. Each has specialties in manipulation and disease..”
Oliver saw a man in a trench coat and a man in leather overalls..
“Manipulation and disease?”
“Oh, you haven't learned it yet? Manipulation is controlling people, animals, or corpses, and disease is strengthening or weakening the body. roughly yes.”
Oliver nodded happily knowing that he had learned new knowledge here too..
I felt like I wanted to approach the people over there and ask them what manipulation or disease was..
But they couldn't because Andrew was talking to them..
I couldn't hear it, but it seemed like they were talking about something very serious..
Along with that, I heard a mumbling conversation from one side..
“I guess you really are a wizard? Otherwise there would be no way three families would get together like this.?”
“Isn't it because the pharmacist asked for help??”
“well·····?”
“Honestly, I just wish I didn't have to take on dangerous missions..”
Everyone was scared, but then Andrew, who had finished the conversation, came over here..
As soon as he approached, he opened the test tube he had and cast a black spell on everyone..
[Eavesdropping ear] [Whispering mouth]]
A thin black light entered everyone’s mouths and ears..
“This, this···?”
“don't worry. I just prepared it in case there was something I needed to say urgently. If you have to, tell me this.”
“““Oh oh····.”””
Some people were impressed. Well, he is Joseph's best disciple and the second-in-command in the family..
Andrew told the story briefly..
“As you all probably heard on the way, we are going to fight now. With the raiders who attacked us not long ago.”
One of the junior disciples cautiously raised his hand..
“Am I really fighting a wizard??”
Andrew was silent for a moment. He was all tensed by the silence..
“····. okay.”
“iced coffee····.”
A voice leaked out as if scared. At that time, Andrew spoke strongly..
“Don't be scared! The pharmacist said there were wizards, but there were only three. And even those three were kicked out of the magic tower. So there's no need to be scared. Other than that, it's just gangsters from Landa and third-rate gangsters recruited from here... On the other hand, this side is twice as numerous and has three warlock families united. So you can never lose.”
The expressions of the lower-ranking disciples softened at Andrew’s confident words. Andrew nailed it there..
“Moreover, the Anthony family has already released the rats and identified the enemy's hideout. I found out how many troops there were and where the traps were. A battle that has already been won. You just have to do what you're told and provide cover..”
“Do as you say? By any chance, Andrew isn’t going??”
“It's not that I'm not going, it's that I'm going in a different direction than you guys..”
Andrew created a brief map in black light in the air. The map was modeled after a closed factory area on the exterior of this place..
“This factory here is their hideout. You just have to go to the front door with those guys over there and get their attention..”
“Well then, Andrew?”
“I go in through the back door with these guys and hit the enemy from behind. It's called a two-action operation. The wizard will definitely watch the situation and make his move, so we catch him from behind and surprise him first. If you pour out all your firepower, even the wizard will be unable to move and die..”
In other words, Andrew would be in charge of the most troublesome wizard..
The lower-level disciples all pretended not to be, but their faces brightened..
If you deal with wizards like Andrew, your chances of survival will increase dramatically..
Andrew asked as if he knew what was going on..
“Yeah, it's better now?”
“Ah, yes, yes.”
“Still, I can't just send you guys away. I'll attach this guy. Think of it all as mine and listen carefully..”
Andrew said, pointing to a fellow senior disciple next to him. Everyone answered.
“““yes!”””
Senior Disciple 1 was trying to lead the junior disciple to move, but Andrew grabbed Oliver's shoulder..
“you come with me.”
“yes?”
Peter asked.
“why? Since we have given a reward to this force, we should give one to you as well. The most useful one is this guy. What's the problem??”
Peter couldn't say anything. There were some things that weren't logically wrong, but Andrew's eyes were scary..
Andrew asked Oliver.
“Why don't you want to follow me??”
“····. no. If it's an order.”
“good···. Then, you guys go over there. Once you enter and go to a certain point, we will also go. Come on, get moving.”
***
The number of people in the main gate group is approximately thirty. The majority were armed with guns, knives, or clubs..
Objectively speaking, he wasn't very powerful, but that didn't mean he wasn't talented..
For example, the black magic that the Anthony family is currently preparing was like that..
They took three skinny dogs from somewhere and cast a black spell on them to extract their emotions from a test tube..
[Fighting Spirit] [Ovidience]
Then, the dog, which had been starving for several days, began to growl as if angry, and at the same time began to obey the human's control like a trained dog..
Andrew, who was watching from afar, muttered as if he knew everything..
“‘‘Fighting Spirit’ is about bringing out the target’s fighting spirit, and ‘Ovidiance’ is a type of mental control that makes them obey. If that happens, even a begging dog can become a great weapon... Well, if it were me, I would have used ‘object hat’, but since I have no target, I have no choice.?”
Everyone nodded as if they understood what he said. Oliver was one of them, and after a while, an even more interesting scene unfolded..
Dominic's warlock, wearing leather overalls, was casting a black spell on Anthony's dog again..
[Life Loan] [Muscle Up]
With that, the dog started to grow and sway..
The body seemed to puff up like bread dough, then the hair fell out and the red skin underneath expanded rapidly..
No, it wasn't skin. The rapidly growing muscles and bones tore through the skin..
The dog, which had completed its expansion, transformed into another creature resembling a dog, and the casters smiled with satisfaction as if they had achieved their goal..
Oliver found the sight quite interesting..
It's amazing that black magic can be used that way, rather than just shooting it..
More than anything, it was very interesting to see greater synergy created through overlapping effects..
However, it was unfortunate that if it was done that way, the subject would be ruined due to side effects. We can improve more, so why aren't we doing it??
The front gate crew waved their hands to indicate entry..
Andrew nodded and prepared to infiltrate through the back door..
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Main Gate Joe followed the alley to the main gate of the factory..
After a while, crackle-! There was a flash of blue light along with a screaming sound, followed by a scream and then a gunshot..
Andrew looked at the scene for a moment, then slowly stepped away and said:.
“Okay, so since the meat shield has gone over there, let's move too.?”
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