Genius Warlock-Episode 339
"hmm……."
Oliver groaned inwardly and looked at the three men in front of him..
Funny enough, all three looked familiar, two of them very familiar..
‘The face I saw at Mattel… … . The one in the middle is Mr. Carl… … . Was the person on the right Finn Russo??’
Oliver searched his memory..
The person who led the actual conversation on Carl's behalf when Merlin appeared just as they were about to fight in Mattel's secret underground laboratory, and the person who burst in during the fight with Carl earlier and retreated with Carl..
It was really nice to see him here too. Because he was one of those people I wanted to hit, just like Carl..
'and…….'
“……Is this Grand Master Theodore of the School of Life??”
Oliver recalled the video Eve showed him and asked Kevin, standing next to him, in a whisper..
Actually, it was someone else who answered..
"that's right. I am Theodore Brandt, Grand Master of the School of Life..”
Kevin was a little surprised..
That's because Kevin knew Theodore..
He was not a kind person who volunteered to answer questions from a professor's personal staff or a warlock..
Among wizards, those who could communicate with him were at least master level and were limited to those who had proven their skills..
That means Theodore acknowledges Oliver. It was truly amazing and ominous..
What I meant was that I understood what was special about Oliver..
‘no way… … . Is it related to what happened now??’
Kevin drew a sketch in his head as if a puzzle was being put together by itself..
Of course, it was a feeling, but in this kind of work, sometimes feeling is more important..
‘Anyway, to do something like this... … . No, it's completely possible. Because Dave's talent is not a common category..’
As Kevin watched Oliver, he gradually gained confidence..
It wouldn't have made much sense if Theodore did this to gain Oliver to increase his power..
Merlin also mentioned that the Life School had targeted Oliver in the past..
Of course, you may think that it makes no sense to risk the existence of a school, or even a magic tower, because of one individual, but reality sometimes transcends logic and reason..
Anyone else would have thought it was ridiculous, but for Oliver, it was worth it..
From the beginning, Kevin also said that if Oliver wanted to, he could build the magic tower on his own in a short period of time..
That's how high Oliver's potential was..
'An endless magic tank, a talent to steal, transform and absorb any technology, an unknown trait that even spirits fear, and the ability to bestow talents beyond teaching... … . It makes no sense to give up.’
For a split second, Kevin was the only one who was able to read the inside story of this incident..
The goal of the School of Life was not simply to secure high-quality magicians and strengthen its power..
Their target was Oliver.
That meant the operation was set up incorrectly from the beginning..
Because it was a case of bringing the target close to the nose..
After assessing the situation, Kevin placed his hand on Oliver's shoulder..
I know how the game is going, and my opponent is also Theodore, so I decided it would be better to retreat..
‘Damn it!!’
Kevin opened his mouth..
"my-"
“-professor.”
Half a beat quickly, Oliver called out to Kevin..
"That guy over there… … . Aren't you Derek and Felix??”
Oliver pointed to one wall..
There was light only in the center of the space, and the walls were dark, so it was hard to see what was there due to the difference in shade, but when I looked closely in the direction Oliver pointed, I saw something..
"Uh... … uh……."
"Shut up......."
"consideration........................"
On the walls of the space were not only complex machines, pipes, and wires, but also wizards who were tied up like pigs..
There were not just ten or twenty people, but over a hundred, and most of them were as skinny as mummies. So much so that it feels sad to see..
“derrick… … ? Felix……?”
Among the wizards with their hair falling out, their bones sticking together, and their teeth falling off, Kevin found two students tied up..
Fortunately, perhaps due to their location, they were in slightly better condition than others around them..
Although he lost weight and muscles, and one side of his head turned white, he was able to recover with sufficient rest and recuperation..
‘Even so, vitality and magic power have decreased significantly.…….'
Just as Oliver looked at Derek and Felix's condition and was about to free them, Kevin moved one step faster..
Move with your heart, not your head.
He calmly approached Derek and Felix and untied their restraints..
Oliver looked towards Theodore, wondering if there was a surprise attack, but they didn't seem to have any intention of attacking..
At least for now.
Kevin was as cold and hard as a rock and freed Derek, and Oliver also joined in and freed Felix..
Kevin held out his hand without saying a word, and without asking any questions, Oliver took out a potion from his chest and handed it to Kevin, who then fed the potion drop by drop into Derek and Felix's mouths respectively..
This wasn't the end of the treatment, but at least it would provide first aid..
"That's so funny.”
Theodore, who had been watching in silence, suddenly spoke to Kevin..
It didn't seem like he was just saying it..
Theodore's words were filled with sincere incomprehension and ridicule..
When Kevin responded with silence, Theodore spoke again..
"Test subject no. 162. Don’t you think so? Your appearance is ridiculous... … . Doesn’t this sound like some kind of comedy?.”
"......."
"Isn't it? You first set foot on this earth as a laboratory animal, saw your father, mother, and siblings subjected to biological experiments, and then became a disciple of Merlin, who carried out the experiments..”
"......!"
Oliver looked at Kevin in surprise. It was the first time I heard this story and it was unexpected..
I thought the fact that Kevin was a bit harsh towards Merlin was just due to his personality..
That wasn't all that was surprising.
That Merlin did biological experiments. And that too against Kevin’s family..
The usual image of Merlin flashed through Oliver's mind, and he felt something incredibly unnatural..
'……No, it might be possible..’
Oliver barely understood, remembering Cant. It seemed like people could share two extreme sides..
Theodore continued:.
"But at the same time, it makes sense. Because the only way for you was to become Merlin's disciple. If I refused, I would have had to end my life as a laboratory animal... … . But that's not all?”
Theodore asked the question as if he knew the answer..
Kevin answered this time.
"Yeah, that's not all. The reason I became Master's disciple was to get revenge. I want to take revenge by becoming the greatest wizard in the Magic Tower. To you, including my teacher Merlin, and to all the wizards who had a hand in the experiments at the time. And I will take revenge on his wife, her family, her parents, and all humans at the Magic Tower..”
I meant it. Kevin showed without hesitation the mature anger and hatred that was usually hidden inside, from hot to harsh..
The emotion was so hot that even the magic power was shaken..
"For an inferior species, you set a pretty big goal... … . I'll praise you. You were pretty great for an inferior species..”
Theodore said, remembering the fight with Kevin earlier..
That was pretty impressive.
"But at the same time, I am very disappointed. Helping those two people.”
Oliver looked at Derek and Felix..
“……First of all, because he is my student and researcher..”
"And he is also the target of your revenge. Those guys are also students at the Magic Tower, and their family and people around them probably also have ties to biological experiments..”
"what… … . Because human experiments were popular in previous generations..”
After hearing Kevin's answer, Oliver understood the discomfort and dissatisfaction that Kevin usually showed toward the Magic Tower and the students..
I thought it was just my personality, but it wasn't..
He endured the entire existence of the Magic Tower with truly amazing patience..
Not only that, he silently performed his duties as a professor at the Magic Tower, and not only that, he saved the Grand Master and One Master, and he also tried to help the current students sincerely..
Anger and hatred, a sense of duty and responsibility.
Two incompatible emotions were intricately intertwined and shined brightly in Kevin's mind..
fairly… … . It was pretty.
"But why are you trying to save them? I guess I could just leave it alone. Have you heard anything now? That's why you can't do it... … . If you have a firm goal, you shouldn't get caught up in trivial matters..”
Kevin deliberately ignored Theodore's words and looked at the fallen Derek and Felix..
Then I looked at Oliver and thought hard about something..
Oliver didn't know what it was, but.
"professor… … . You are provoking me now..”
Oliver told Theodore's intentions while watching Kevin struggling between reason and emotion..
The detailed reason was unknown, but Theodore was deliberately provoking Kevin..
Kevin answered.
"I know… … . He's not the type of person to talk to me so carefully in the first place........"
"......?"
"Take the kids and leave the place for now. It's an order.”
Kevin gave a command to Oliver and unleashed the magic power inside his body, summoning Salamander and charging at him like that..
It happened so quickly that there was no time for Oliver to stop him, but considering Kevin's serious feelings, Oliver tried to follow his orders for now..
It went differently than I thought, though..
"huh?!"
Kevin paused in surprise. While summoning a Salamander and rushing forward with great vigor, the Salamander disappeared as soon as it got close to Theodore and his group..
The spirit's unique force was so strong that even Oliver could feel it..
The spirit is running away. unusual case.
Kevin was taken aback by the spirit's sudden departure, but he seemed surprised as if he realized something..
Oliver didn't know what it was, but.
"xenon……!!”
Kevin was embarrassed and urgently called out to Oliver, but his words were cut off as Carl attacked Kevin with black flames mixed with anger..
[Burning fire)]
Kevin was surprised by the black flame, which was different from the magic one. However, as a wizard with both skill and experience, Kevin responded immediately with flame magic..
It could be said that it was a standard but not bad response. There was nothing better than fire magic to block fire magic..
"Flames like that are just food.……!”
Karl, the person who created Tamhwa, shouted confidently..
And it was true too.
It could vary depending on how the nature of Tamhwa was designed, but basically, general fire magic was just food for Tamhwa..
It must have been like that..
“……what?”
Karl shouted as he saw Tamhwa not being able to consume flames easily..
That's because the flame that Kevin used was Willes' flame, not the flame that he normally uses..
Rather than a flame that passively receives the magic power given by the magician, it is an actively designed flame in which the flame itself absorbs the magic power of the surroundings..
So it was a dangerous but powerful fire magic..
In a way, it was similar in nature to greed fire, but perhaps that was why it was not easily preyed upon by greed fire and fought against it in its own way..
Of course, the firepower of the fire mixed with emotions was stronger, so it was at the level of withstanding rather than overwhelming, but that was enough for Kevin..
Kevin tried to use the Gaia School's earth magic to create stone spears and rock bullets to deal with Karl..
At that time, Finn Rousseau, who had been watching quietly, suddenly used blood magic to tear away the flames of the sword and Willes..
————Sure!!!
Black and red flames neutralize with the sound of tearing the air..
It could be said that it was a high-level blood magic that was as high as Bathory's..
As proof of this, as soon as he tore down the flames, he skillfully created wings of blood on his back and quickly rushed towards him. As if he had decided from the beginning, he attacked Kevin with a sharp gauntlet made of blood..
Kevin also fought back with his arms wrapped around stones on the floor, but Russo used the power of blood magic to sink his nails into Kevin's stone armor and use his physical strength to push Kevin out of the building..
Oliver was left alone in an instant.
Oliver asked Theodore as he watched Kevin leave..
"Did you aim for it from the beginning??”
"of course."
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