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Genius Warlock-Episode 237

“How can a warlock disguise himself as a magic tower employee and get a job??”

asked Willes. But this was more of a confirmation than a question..

The proof is that doubts have disappeared and confidence has become more solid..

Well, it wasn't that strange. We talked about leather masks, seeing the flow of magical power, and other things related to warlocks..

Above all, suspicion has been growing ever since in the village..

‘No, it was on the train.?’

That's why Oliver didn't hide it any longer..

"Because I happened to see it?”

"Sorry, I need to give you a more specific answer than that. I have so many questions."

"Is that so?”

"okay. How did you end up on the personal staff of a war wizard who fought in the Burrton? I heard he escaped safely, but was he actually captured??”

Burrton is the city where Oliver went with Arthur to arrest Willes at the request of the city..

There, Oliver briefly fought with Willes, but due to the war wizard's intervention, they cooperated instead of fighting. It really seemed like I couldn't figure out what was going on in the world. Like right now.

"uh? however..… . Are you revealing your identity now??”

"What are you talking about, a topic I already knew about? Do I look like a fool??”

Willes knew that his identity had already been revealed. Oliver exclaimed..

“ah… .. You're amazing..”

"That's what I'm saying. What on earth are you??”

Those words were sincere. Willes showed his suspicion, curiosity, and wariness to the fullest..

Oliver thought for a moment about whether he could talk about Merlin, and then came up with an appropriate answer..

"hmm… . I know Professor Kevin's friend, and I happened to get a job through him..”

“That's crazy. I'm telling you to believe it?”

“Even though it sounds crazy, it's true..”

Oliver spoke sincerely, and Willes said nothing..

Even nonsensical stories can be persuasive depending on the person, and Oliver was one of those cases..

Oliver thought deeply and opened his mouth..

“.…By the way, Mr. Willes doesn't think it's strange that I use magic.?”

"Hewitt and Alistair, who were captured by you, told you that you used magic..”

“ah… ..How are you two??”

"I can't get along because of you... .. say it. Are you a rare case? Or a warlock who uses magic with forbidden knowledge like the Bathory family.?”

"Forbidden knowledge? ..… I don't know, but I'm probably a rare case. I used it suddenly, but what on earth is the Bathory family??”

Oliver asked about the Bathory family. Because I had a lot of questions about them..

Camouflage that was better than a regular leather mask, zombies with vitality and emotions, a unique technique that used blood as a medium, etc., etc., even if it was only for a moment, the skills they showed impressed Oliver..

Willes answered.

"I'm a warlock, but I don't know about the Bathory family.?”

"I don't know much about that... ..is it black hand??”

Willes' expression relaxed at the calm and even shameless answer. She was dumbfounded and downcast..

"Not as far as I know. Rather, it's closer to the opposite..”

"Opposite? What do you mean by that??”

"The Bathory family is in conflict with the Black Hand's human meat chef faction. At least that's what I know.”

"Oh I see… .. But how does Mr. Willes know??”

“The Bathory family was once a major player in the Northland human trafficking market, and I found out about it while suppressing a human trafficking organization. This is my first time seeing it in person.”

“The Kingdom's army is the enemy of the Kel Freedom and Independence Army, so is there any room to fight against the human traffickers??”

Wallace aimed his flaming longsword at Oliver..

Even though there was a distance, I felt the heat..

"It's okay to ask questions, but don't judge us. The Kell Freedom and Independence Army is not a passive group that fights against the kingdom. An active organization fighting for the freedom and safety of the Kel people..”

Perhaps because it was a sensitive topic, Willes got upset, but his words were sincere. I could see determination, pride, and will in his emotions. It was quite pretty. To the extent that it rivals Kevin’s..

"sorry. I apologize. Since I know so little, I end up saying stupid things... .. Then, can you tell me about the Bathory family??”

Oliver asked for an answer again, and after a moment of hesitation, Willes opened his mouth..

“….It is a small but powerful warlock organization with roots in the continent. They say it's an organization that's easily over a hundred years old..”

“A hundred years... .. Incredible.”

"They say he's a devil worshiper, consumes blood to extend his life, and steals other people's magic. They also use black magic using blood... .. I guess it's true..”

Oliver agreed to some extent. The black magic they use is different from regular black magic..

In that case, it was likely that it was power or knowledge obtained through a deal with the devil..

‘Or, it could be our own black magic that we developed through our own efforts... . But even if you steal magic through demonic power, can you handle it so well? Having power and handling it are two different things..’

"What to do now??”

Wallace asked Oliver, who was lost in thought..

“hmm.… . If you have time, I'd like to talk to you. That department called Bathory. There are a lot of things I want to ask about, such as unique zombies, blood-based techniques, and magic.."

"I'm not asking that. I'm asking you if you want to run away from here or not..”

"..…yes?”

"I know your skills are excellent, but the Bathory Family is an organization that survived the conflict with the Black Hand's Fingers. That means he has that level of skill. Plus, this is actually their hideout. If you go any further, you could die... ..what are you going to do??”

The tone of voice is as if it's dangerous and you should get out if you're scared. It was rough, but it was considerate in its own way..

“Um...what about Mr. Willes??”

“I've finally found the criminals who were kidnapping the villagers, what do I think I'll do??”

A straight answer without any hesitation. I quite liked it..

"Then I will follow you too. The entrance is blocked anyway, and it doesn't seem like they have any intention of letting me go..”

Oliver said, looking down the hallway inside the lab..

Normal eyes couldn't see anything yet, but the warlock's eyes saw multiple enemies coming..

The Bathory Family's special zombies..

“Kyahahahahahahahah!!!”

“Hahahaha-!!”

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!”

“Kyaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

In response to the cries that were becoming clearer and louder from a distance in the hallway, Willes raised his flaming long sword, and Oliver replenished his magical power by drinking the magic potion he had packed in his arms..

The potion that Kevin gave me was of good quality and filled with a significant amount of magical power compared to the quantity..

“I really don't want to use black magic.?”

"Since I have my identity now and the World Tree is here, I think it would be better not to use black magic..”

“Ah... I see.."

Willes answered as if he understood. Because there was a World Tree nearby, people using black magic could be caught by Net Navigators or magic hackers..

"A warlock fights with magic... .. Even if I die, I don’t know.”

“We will do our best not to disturb you..”

"That's an attitude I really like..”

With those words, Willes swung his sword and sent flames flying forward..

***

Kyahahahahahahah——!!!

The flames thrown by Willes flew in a spiral like a snake and attacked the zombies running towards them..

Even the magician could have been caught up in such high-power magic in a relatively narrow hallway, but Willes demonstrated excellent magic control to prevent that from happening..

As evidence, the flames that flew like snakes reduced many zombies to ashes and then were carefully extinguished like a match..

To be able to control flame magic, which is characterized by strong firepower and wide range of damage, to this extent. Oliver couldn't have guessed how hard Willes must have worked..

‘And with this skill, he committed himself to the Kel Free Independence Army... .. I would have been treated much better if I had stayed at the Magic Tower..’

Oliver, who had seen the treatment received by professors at the Magic Tower, thought about this..

They were part of the upper class in Landa and enjoyed economic prosperity and respect..

But Willes left the magic tower. Oliver was curious. Why did he leave the magic tower?.

‘Because they are Kel? No, that's not it..’

Oliver shook his head..

As long as you have excellent skills, even the discriminated red people can become masters of the magic tower and be recognized by some people, especially the Kel tribe..

Even though it was an urgent situation, Oliver was curious..

What made Willes take the difficult path of the Kel Free and Independent Army instead of the easy path of the Tower of Magic?.

"I'll lead the way, you follow close behind!”

Willeth, who had cleared out the zombies in front with fire magic, ran forward and said:.

At those words, Oliver suddenly came to his senses and followed Wallace's words, following closely behind him..

Willeth, who volunteered to take the lead, dove head-on into the crowd of zombies weakened by fire magic and swung his long sword from left to right..

Hyahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!

The flames drew a red-hot line in the air with a horrifying sound, and surprisingly, burned everything in the attack range..

The majority of zombies were instantly reduced to ashes by the powerful firepower, but some of them showed a different appearance..

"Kyahak!! Kyahahahaha!!!"

While the zombie was in pain and afraid, it clumsily used its body's magic to resist the fire..

Of course, such actions were rather poisonous to Willes' flames..

Hahahaha-!!!

In response to the condensed magic power, Willis' flame exploded and engulfed not only the zombies that were clumsily resisting but also the zombies around them..

Zombies scream like beasts and turn to ashes, and flames grow bigger by using the zombies as firewood..

Willes looked back with a sigh..

The flames grew larger than expected and could even engulf Oliver behind him. Surprisingly, Oliver imitated Willes and used his magic to control the flames so that they would not harm him..

".....!!"

Willes was uncharacteristically surprised. He himself had made no small effort to control this flame, and the warlock was imitating it..

However, once you knew the inside story, it wasn't that strange. Oliver had also tried to control greedy flames that were more foul-tempered than Wallace's..

"why are you like that?”

Oliver asked as he looked at Willis who had stopped in his tracks..

Willes responded by shaking his head..

“No, nothing… . Is the flame okay??”

Oliver looked at the flames around him and answered..

"A little tricky but ok.”

"It's a little tricky... .. Okay, then let’s attack head on like this. Is there a problem??”

"doesn't exist.”

With those words, Willes linked his magic power to the flames and thrust his sword forward..

Like a commander's baton.

Then, the flames that were burning recklessly, greedy for magical power, spread forward all at once like hunting dogs..

"Just like this, we break through the front and go straight to capture the leader. It's most effective to capture the boss in battle..”

"do you know where it is?”

“It's probably on the bottom floor of this lab. Because usually the leader is in the safest place..”

“Oh, that's right.”

The moment I passed through the hallway with flames burning zombies and entered the large hall, someone said.

At the same time, a large amount of cold storm flew towards Willes' flames, creating steam and wind as if they exploded into flames..

As a result of the combination of powerful fire and powerful cold, Willes' flames were extinguished, and along with it, steam was created to fill the entire space, limiting visibility..

“joy….!”

Willes was not embarrassed by the sudden steam and swung the flaming sword to clear the fog and then swung the sword..

At first glance, it looked like he was swinging in the empty air, but he cut down something that approached quickly through the fog..

"Wow-!!”

The woman stepped back, moaning in pain. She seemed to be a warlock from the Bathory family like Lena..

Although Willes successfully blocked the enemy's attack, he did not let down his guard and swung his blade again to block the enemies who attacked one after another..

Two women appeared through the steam.

Kkaang-! Gang!!

This time, a sound other than the sound of meat being cut rang out..

I heard the sound of steel clashing against steel, and when I looked, I saw that the warlocks were holding swords and sickles made of ice..

Like Willeth's flame, it is ice made with magic. Surprisingly, the ice neutralized Willeth's flame and halved its power..

“why? Didn't you expect this much??”

A female warlock with an ice knife in her hand said. She was not an easy opponent considering the density of magic power that formed ice and her dense magic..

Not only that, but warlocks of a similar level suddenly surrounded the area with ice spears and ice magic in their hands..

They all used ice magic, something felt unnatural. It even felt artificial, as if the compatibility of Willes was taken into consideration..

"Wow!-!!”

While they were confronting each other and assessing the opponent's strength, an ear-piercing scream rang out and everyone's attention focused on that place..

At the end of the line of sight, a female warlock from the Bathory family stepped back, clutching one side of her torn face..

She looked at Oliver with hatred with her one remaining eye, and Oliver looked gravely at the half of the face leather hanging loosely from the end of the tonfa..

The fresh skin of the face dripping with blood made even Willes, who was hardened by war and battle, frown, but Oliver learned one thing through observation instead of disgust..

“A leather mask that has not been processed... . No, you're covered in rawhide..”

At Oliver's words, Willes saw a female warlock with a torn face..

Just as Oliver said, there was a new face underneath the torn face..

A gray face as stiff as a corpse..

"Disgusting..... . I think I know why you drink blood.”

Willes said without realizing it.

Although he had no special knowledge of black magic, Willes, who had experienced numerous human groups and situations, was able to guess the reason through experience, instinct, and knowledge..

Rather than simply drinking blood to gain strength and eternal life, for them blood was food for survival..

Food to sustain a cursed body that is practically dead..

And Willes wasn't the only one to find out..

"oh.… . You too are zombies. Of the Bathory family. However, it seems like he is self-conscious... .. That’s fascinating. How was it made? Everyone.”

The admiration of seeing an outstanding zombie and the innocent questions based on it made all the female warlocks angry, and they attacked Oliver and Wallace..

Willes straightened his posture and said to Oliver:.

“You always say one word too little.”

"That's not easy.”