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Genius Warlock - Episode 230

Once the business trip was approved, Oliver moved from the Magic Tower to the Outpost using the portal magic assistant..

Outpost is a city located on the border between Firstland and Northland, and was once a military base for attacking Northland..

Of course, now that Northland has been incorporated into the kingdom, its role has changed to a city, and it serves as a transit point and processing site for canned minerals from Northland..

Thanks to this, Outpost was the most vibrant city Oliver had ever seen, except for Landa..

So much so that they opened a branch in the Magic Tower..

As soon as Oliver moved to the outpost through the portal, he was told about a way to travel to the research area with the help of the Magic Tower branch there..

‘To get to the Mountain Face, you must first take the train here to Holland. It is the only place in the northeastern part of Northland that can be called a city, but since there is no transportation infrastructure, you have to find your own transportation..’

They say you have to find your own transportation… .. It was quite an embarrassing story for Oliver, who had never done anything like that before..

In particular, according to Kevin, there are a lot of people who try to rip off people from the kingdom..

Fortunately, the wizard at the Outpost branch helped Oliver..

‘Take this. A letter of introduction. With this, go to the Hall family, your ancestors, and get help. Well, I'll attach a truck or something to it. The head of the house said he wasn't feeling well, so his son's wife would come to greet him, but he has a nasty temper, so be careful..’

Even though Oliver wasn't particularly welcome, it was quite a thoughtful consideration..

Regardless of personal feelings, should I say that I do my best at my job? Anyway, it was a respectful attitude..

In addition, like Kevin, he even gave me advice to be careful of highwaymen, con artists, thieves, and beasts..

Oliver thanked him and got on the train. He says he will keep the advice in mind.

'....But, this is how we meet.’

After finishing his recollection, Oliver looked out the window and thought..

I'd heard there were a lot of robbers in Northland, but I never dreamed I'd meet them less than an hour later on the train..

Oliver used his warlock's vision and looked at the number of robbers around the train..

There were approximately 20 people, all riding illegally modified vehicles and motorcycles..

The engine part was modified excessively, but the horsepower density and flow were too strong..

It's at a level that will explode if you make a mistake. Even if it didn't explode, it wasn't something that could be used for a long time..

It seemed like the intention was to use it only once to catch up with the train..

“Hehe… ! How on earth did the car catch up with the train??”

At that moment, one passenger spoke. He sat down with his luggage in his arms and muttered with an uneasy feeling..

And I wasn't the only one feeling anxious..

Everyone in the audience where Oliver sat was anxious..

In a way, it might be natural. Most of the passengers are ordinary people. It was natural for them to be afraid if an armed group was targeting them..

But not everyone was in fear..

A man who appeared to be a father spoke while soothing two boys and a girl who appeared to be his children..

“Well, don't worry. There are guards here to protect the train. There will be no problem. A rescue signal was also sent. It's okay, it's okay.”

It wasn't a baseless story..

In fact, there were mercenaries on the train to protect passengers and cargo, and they are still doing their best to stop the robbers, such as shooting guns on the train..

Earlier, a signal flare was fired into the sky to request help from a nearby military base..

Still, Oliver couldn't be too hopeful..

It wasn't that the mercenaries in charge of guarding the train were lacking in skill, but the skills of the twenty robbers who continued to follow the train were also formidable..

All had considerable vitality, and six of them were magic users..

In particular, the man with the double-edged ax following Oliver in the audience seat in a modified vehicle was most noticeable..

He stood proudly in the back seat and kept shouting at the train to stop, even though the car was traveling at an incredible speed..

Because the voice contained magic, it was clearly heard through the loud gunshots..

“It is the last warning! Stop! If you don't stop you will bleed.!”

The train did not stop, and the mercenary on the train responded by shooting..

Surprisingly, the double-edged ax man swung the heavy ax to the side, deflecting the bullet and returning it to the person who fired it..

A mercenary fell from the train with a short scream as if the bullet had hit him..

Boom! Boom! Took bang!

Urgent footsteps were heard from the ceiling above the train. Recognizing the danger of the double-edged ax man, the mercenaries moved to focus fire..

But it was too late.

As soon as the double-edged ax deflected the bullet, the man took a leaping stance, then condensed and exploded the magical power within his body and jumped. jumped on the train.

Even though both the car and the train are moving fast..

All the passengers in the audience were shocked at that sight..

bang-!!

The ceiling of the train sank slightly due to the massive weight and force of the double-edged ax man..

When one of the robbers boarded the train, the passengers' anxiety rose a notch and they hugged the person next to them..

Some people expected the train guards to stop them, but Oliver, watching the fight on the train through the eyes of a warlock, had different thoughts..

Because it was a warlock's vision, I couldn't see the fight in detail, but I was able to fully understand the aspects of the fight through vitality and emotions..

Unfortunately, in the fight on the train, the double-edged ax man had an overwhelming advantage..

He ignited his overflowing magical energy to increase his physical abilities, then rushed forward recklessly, pushing back nearly five bodyguards..

Since my psychological state was already defeated, it was a question of how much I could resist, not a state where I could win..

To make matters worse, a new emotion was captured from afar..

Even though no one told him, Oliver realized that he was a member of the train robbers group..

The evidence is the pile of lumber blocking the railroad in the distance..

Although there wasn't enough wood to derail the train, the pile of burning wood, emitting black smoke, was enough to stop the train..

As expected, the train suddenly stopped due to the sudden appearance of an obstacle, and for an instant, people leaned forward..

Except Oliver..

Oliver maintained his balance by hanging Duncan's tonfa, which he had brought for self-defense, around him..

Kkeeeeeeeek———boom!!!

The iron being forced into friction made an ear-piercing sound, and the ceiling collapsed with that sound..

Two corpses with their entire bodies torn apart as if they had been attacked by animals, and a man with a double-edged ax who trampled the corpses like a mat, fell..

The double-edged ax man was covered in blood and smiled fiercely..

"Hahaha!! Who dares the weak lamb….!”

Along with his genuine joy, Oliver could see his hatred, anger, and resentment..

Fortunately, he didn't seem to be interested in the passengers, but one of the kids who was talking to his father earlier burst into tears when he saw the dead body and the man covered in blood..

At the sound of that cry, the double-edged ax man's head moved in that direction..

The father held the child in his arms and begged for help, but the double-edged ax man, who had already seen the blood, did not listen and gathered his magic power and prepared to swing the axe..

“Kyahahaha….!”

He laughed and then boom! With a dull sound, his eyes widened..

Oliver, who was behind him, raised the handle of the tonpa and cut the head of the double-edged ax man..

The end of the handle is pointed rather than blunt, so it gets stuck in one go..

A highwayman fell down. Oliver asked his father, who was holding the crying child as he removed the tonfa from the highwayman's head..

"Are you okay??”

***

bang!

When the train stopped, the twenty robbers who were chasing and the ten robbers who had been waiting in front entered the train..

They boarded the train, kicked down the door, fired guns at the ceiling, or swung knives and hammers to threaten passengers, taking valuables, luggage, and other valuables..

“Give me the ring! ring! There's a necklace too!!”

"Want to rummage?! Give me that burden! Give it to me!”

Along with that, intermittent gunshots are heard..

The people were terrified and had no choice but to be treated like sheep..

Of course, the same applies to the compartment in which Oliver rode. However, the difference was that before the robber even fired the gun, Oliver's face was hit by the double-edged ax thrown by Oliver and he fell to the floor..

Crunchy crunchy.

As soon as Oliver threw the ax and hit the robber, he wiped the brain and blood from the tonpa handle with the double-edged ax man's clothes..

The people in the same compartment as Oliver looked at him without even making a sound..

It was scary, but it was scary in a different way. I felt a very foreign fear, different in nature from that of a robber or a murderer..

“Ah, I cleaned everything..”

Oliver checked the tonfa handle, got up and walked forward..

There was no reason.

I originally had no intention of going forward, but somehow I ended up doing so, and it was for the simple reason that since I was out now, it would be a good idea to finish it..

Oliver opened the front compartment door..

Some of the passengers escaped by breaking the back door or window to avoid the robbers, and women and children who were pushed back due to their weak strength became prey for the robbers..

An old woman was lying on the ground bleeding, perhaps from being hit while resisting or from being stepped on by people..

Oliver caught the eye of a train robber who was looking for something worth money in the old woman's arms..

".....swimming."

The bushy-bearded robber laughed and pointed his gun. And then her trigger-

-Pak!!

Oliver threw the tonfa in his hand like an ax and hit it..

The steel tonfa filled with magical power flew at a speed unbecoming of its weight and smashed the opponent's head right in front of him..

It's similar to mashing one side of a pudding with a spoon..

It happened in an instant. Behind him, two robbers who were searching through other corpses and luggage said, ‘Huh? uh?' While I was panicking, Oliver moved right away. Very quickly using the seat as a stepping stone.

Faba Bak-Tak!!

Oliver, who strengthened his physical abilities using the magic stored in his body as raw material, not only narrowed the distance in an instant, but retrieved the tonfa and then swung the tonfa with both hands again and beat the robbers to death..

He punched while holding the tonfa, blowing a hole in his chest, and swung the other tonpa like a whip, shattering his temple..

Burial Doll - This was a skill I learned directly from Duncan, and this was my first time using it in actual combat, so my actions were a bit clumsy..

‘Still, I learned it well. With quarter staff, movement would have been restricted in this narrow space. It's like killing someone with your bare hands..’

Two robbers ended in one breath.

With good timing, the robber in the front compartment came in. He was a large man with a mixture of fat and muscle, like a lion..

"Hey, stop playing and come out! Coming soon......"

The big man stopped talking for a moment when he saw the body of his dead colleague and Oliver..

The accident stopped in an unexpected situation..

Oliver immediately threw the tonfa and it hit one of his chest and shoulder..

Since black magic could not be used and only pure magic school magic had to be used, it was important to stay alert and move quickly..

Zeno's disguised identity was already known to use pure magical magic, so it was no good to use other magic to stand out..

Oliver looked ahead, recalling the situation..

Unlike the robbers that Oliver had just defeated, the big guy from the front did not die right away, but instead endured the pain and raised his magic power to prepare to fight..

“Such a rat..…!”

It would hurt, but it took great willpower. Oliver stretched out his hand and pulled at the magic thread that was connected to the tonfa while admiring it..

By maintaining the strength of the magic chain but only compressing it, the tonfa was pulled by Oliver's force and the bulk was pulled along with it..

Like a fish caught on a fishing hook.

"Wow!!!!”

The big man screamed as the tonfa caught in his flesh and bones caused terrible pain..

Oliver pulled the magic thread harder and forcibly pulled out the tonfa, and at the same time struck the large man's head, breaking it..

There are still many enemies to deal with..

"Let's see..…."

Oliver muttered, looking at the approaching robbers with his warlock eyes..

***

Taking down the train robbers wasn't as difficult as you thought..

Due to the nature of being an employee of the Magic Tower, black magic cannot be used, and only pure magic types can be used.,

With the eyes of a warlock, it was possible to respond sufficiently by understanding the opponent's location and emotions in advance and responding appropriately to each opponent's psychological state..

It can quickly close the distance to an unsuspecting opponent and deliver a surprise blow, and then attack an opponent who is panicked and stiff by throwing a tonfa or throwing nearby objects, making it easy to subdue them..

The effect was doubled by taking advantage of the narrow space inside the train where it was easy to hide..

As if to prove it, Oliver took a walk to the head compartment, knocked down twenty of the thirty robbers, then came out and faced the train robbers who were moving the chest..

"Where on earth did this monster come from?.…."

A mustachioed man who appeared to be the leader of the train robbers spoke while hiding behind the hostage..

He was terrified even though he was with fifteen men..

Oliver was puzzled by his emotional state, but it wasn't really that strange..

After suppressing all the robbers on the train, Oliver's sleeves and trousers were hideously stained with blood..

The killing power of the tonfa is too strong..

However, Oliver did not notice this because it was his first time using the weapon..

"If you move even a little, I'll cut this woman's throat like a pig, so don't move.!”

The mustache boss shouted threateningly..

The request seemed so obvious that Oliver paused without realizing it..

Meanwhile, the other robbers cautiously approached Oliver..

Instead of running away, I intend to avenge my comrades..

Oliver was still standing still as requested, but suddenly a question came out of his mouth..

“.…But what does this have to do with him being taken hostage and me not being able to move??”

Pure curiosity, not malice. That gave me even more goosebumps..

The embarrassed Mustache Boss once again held the knife to the hostage's neck and threatened Oliver not to move, but Oliver checked the other man's psychological state in a short period of time and instantly killed the two approaching robbers..

He swung the tonpa like a whip and hit his temple and chin, respectively..

Damn it! Two large figures fell to the ground with an ugly sound..

Oliver looked ahead again. As he expected, the mustachioed man was unable to capture the hostage. He was afraid now, and that fear had just gotten stronger..

For him, hostages are his only means of defense. He was not something that could be easily killed..

Of course, it might not have been…..

‘Well then, what a pity..’

Oliver adjusted his tonfa and got into a throwing position..

The target is the mustache guy. The idea was to secure the safety of the hostage by hitting his head. No matter how much I thought about it, since it was my first time seeing him, I thought this would be appropriate..

Just before Oliver threw the tonfa, something jumped out of the mustachioed man's face..

Someone who was moving among the fleeing passengers came up behind him and stabbed him in the back of the head with a knife. Although it was only a 20cm long dagger, it was perfect for cutting a tunnel from the back of the head to the forehead..

“Wow!!!!!”

The woman being held hostage screamed at the sight, and the mustachioed man collapsed..

I saw a man who had ambushed him from behind..

A face I see for the first time. But Oliver knew him..

It was Willes, one of the commanders of the Kel Free Liberation Army and the one who attacked Landa's prison..