Genius Warlock-Episode 414
414. riot (2)
“It's a giant.!”
The janitor guarding the main gate of the university shouted..
As expected from a magical organization, he was a wizard with quite a bit of magical power, just below the university average. However, perhaps due to lack of experience or because he was too embarrassed, he was unable to respond right away and retreated slowly..
Well, it might be natural since a giant appeared..
thud!
15A 20 meter tall giant steps through gray smoke..
Although his movements were relatively slow, his huge size made up for it..
In just two steps, he not only climbed over the magnificent fence of the University of Loculi, but also stomped on the fleeing janitor..
The water level urgently tried to resist by deploying a magic shield, but was unable to overcome the overwhelming mass and was crushed like the shield. like a tomato.
“this.”
Oliver, who was looking at the whole thing through a telescope, muttered..
Meanwhile, the giant did not stop walking and tried to enter the university..
The moment I wonder if I will allow an intruder like this. The wizards nearby responded by gathering magical power, combining it into one, and performing a spell on the spot..
ping━
A large amount of magical energy imbued with the will of many is woven together like a thread and moves in front of the giant's face. A blue magic light flashed..
Even though it was only a short time, Oliver was able to see how complex the thread was made of..
As if to prove this, the high-density magic threads spread wide like a spider's web, embroidering a complex magic circle in the air, and using it as a cannon, an intense magic beam was fired and struck the giant's face..
bang━━━!!
It was pure magical magic, and although the attack itself was simple, its speed and power were impressive..
The deployment and attack were accomplished in just 1 or 2 seconds..
But what was just as surprising was the giant's durability..
Considering the power of the magic used, it was clearly military artillery magic, and although the giant was scorched and wounded, he survived with his face intact..
Even though I was hit directly without even being able to defend myself,.
Proof that as big as he is, his physical ability is also outstanding..
As if to show off his strength, the giant raised both arms and tried to hit the floor. Concentrating his life force in his arms.
It was then.
Living up to their reputation, the wizards of Loculi College gathered their magic power again and fired a second bombardment spell, blowing off the giant's head..
It was the same attack as before, but the scope of the bombardment was narrowed and the force was concentrated. He maximized his destructive power, and as if in return for his efforts, the giant's head flew off and his body fell to the ground..
The gigantic body made a loud noise and dust as it fell to the ground, and not only that, the body collapsed and crumbled like mud..
Traits found only in the flesh cook's subordinates.
As soon as the giant was defeated, sporadic cheers rang out throughout the university..
However, it is still too early to relax..
Because it was still chaos outside..
Explosions occurred throughout the city, and creatures I had never seen before began to run wild..
The university also seemed to have confirmed this, as numerous people who seemed to have received instructions moved in unison and deployed a large-scale defense shield throughout the university..
Using the structures within the university as a medium, blue magical power gathered and wrapped around the building in a hemispherical shape..
Oliver, who was watching the entire process, opened his mouth and asked a question..
“Are giants real??”
“At least not here.”
***
Tiririk. Tiririk. Tiririk.
As Oliver entered the main university building where Kevin and Terence were with Yareli, numerous beeping sounds from communication devices greeted him..
It was the information processing center of a centralized university built under royal patronage, and numerous employees employed by the school busily received communication devices and transcribed the information on typewriters..
Well, looking at the chaos of the city outside the window, I had a rough guess as to what the business was..
“Oh, I'm here.”
Terence said happily as he spotted Oliver and Yarely in the busy hallway..
Although he appeared calm on the outside, he seemed quite embarrassed by the current situation..
That's because the city suddenly became a battlefield..
This was especially true for Oliver, who could see emotions through the eyes of a warlock..
It was as if all kinds of negative emotions, including confusion, fear, and anger, were put into a huge cauldron and then boiled over..
It's still ok in the beginning, but what will happen over time?······.
Yareli spoke to Terence..
“I'm glad we met quickly. What about Professor Kevin??”
“i am here.”
Kevin appeared on one side of the hallway where many people were running around, adjusting his wrinkled suit..
Despite his calm exterior, he seemed tired and embarrassed on the inside..
Given the situation, Yarely got straight to the point..
“By any chance, did you just see it??”
“giant?”
If you pretend, you pretend. Kevin gave the correct answer right away..
“yes······. It didn't seem like a strange chimera made with magic or a creature made with black magic.?”
Oliver also nodded..
Although this was my first time seeing a giant, it was neither a chimera nor a creature. It was a little strange, but it was a real giant. The problem was that there were no real giants in this world..
“I talked about it with professors here... I think it was summoned through space magic..”
Summoning magic. Along with portal magic, it was one of the detailed magics belonging to the space school..
Such as lightning, fire, ice, earth, and air magic under the elemental school..
Of course, like the space school magic, it was a magic with a high level and short history, so there was more that was not revealed than was revealed..
“Does that make sense? Summoning magic isn't that easy.?”
Terence asked with a hint of doubt. That was correct.
Summoning magic was really not an easy magic..
Summoning magic itself is difficult to cast, requires enormous magical power, and requires considerable maintenance costs..
To put it in the extreme, it was so difficult that even elemental magic, which was sad to say the least, shook its head in front of summoning magic..
Although elemental magic required more aptitude from the caster, at least if successful, the utility could be obtained commensurate with the cost, but for summoning magic, even that was not certain..
Even if the summoning was successful, there was no guarantee that the result would be good, and even if a powerful creature was summoned, the magic power appropriate to it had to be used in proportion..
In addition, a great deal of effort was required to create a contract or enforce force to follow instructions..
In short, it was a magic that made the belly button bigger than the stomach..
“That is why, among spatial magic, summoning magic is the slowest to be studied..”
“But it was definitely a giant. professor.”
“Could it be that I ate it??”
Oliver focused his life force on his arm and raised a question, recalling the giant that collapsed like mud..
“eating (eating))?”
“yes. The body of the fallen giant was crushed like the minions of a human meat cook... I think that if you just summon it and then kill it and eat it, you can save as much resources and effort as possible..”
“Well, it's a surprising and terrible idea.?”
Terence, who was listening next to me, said. What this means is that the human flesh cook summoned the giant, killed him, and ate him..
Summoning a giant requires enormous skill and resources, but killing and eating it. It was a story that could not be heard one by one..
“It's an incredible story. That such a thing is possible... But if that's true, it also explains extinct werewolves and various monsters. I wonder when I started having that kind of ability, but... As for summoning magic, even the Magic Tower hasn't reached that level yet..”
“Rather, has the university decided how to act? If everything I just said is true, it means that the human meat chef caused this mess.?”
Yareli, who was quietly listening to the story, brought up a more urgent topic..
What she said was correct. What was more urgent was the situation in front of us..
According to Oliver's guesses, it was none other than the human meat cook who turned this city into a battlefield..
A human meat cook, one of the four fingers of the Black Hand..
However, there was something I didn't understand..
“For what purpose did you do this?.”
Kevin, who had just attended the meeting, spoke, and his words hit me right in the heart..
If it were to hinder the University of Law, which has repeatedly put pressure on it, simply maintaining a state of tension would have been enough, but to do something like this?.
It was difficult to guess its meaning..
The situation was not appropriate to destroy Ryukuli University by force, and instead of concentrating the attack there, they only caused a disorderly riot..
As if spreading aimless chaos.
“Because of this, the military unit waiting outside the city and the nearby police station are continuously requesting support, so they say they cannot move hastily..”
“It's an unprecedented riot, but is it that bad? This is really crazy. They say there's no such thing as a city defense system?”
city defense system.
A kind of safety device to maintain order in a world full of superhumans who alone have the power of a military unit..
I remember reading once in the Magic Tower library that magic circles were set up in important areas of the city to keep them in check by launching precision bombardment magic in case of emergency..
Although it was rarely used because such situations rarely occurred in the first place, it was said that it alone had a significant deterrent effect..
“Probably disbanded.”
Yareli said as if he had something to point out..
“As far as I know, it was used to suppress protesters during the civil revolution, causing enormous damage, and was disbanded after the revolution was successful..”
“It's going to turn.”
Terence reacted incredulously. After all, he was a military wizard..
“That's really quite stupid. They're emasculating the city's defense system just for that reason. I understand why the meat cook chose this place..”
At that moment, Oliver agreed with Terence's words..
It didn't seem like just a coincidence. It could have simply been Oliver's guess, but.
Just as I was about to talk about it, I heard the communication device beep..
Not the beeping sound I heard before, but a different yet familiar beeping sound..
It was a personal communication device received from Lucien..
Communication device for organically receiving information about human meat chefs.
Terence, who was in charge of managing communication devices, received it skillfully. The reason for contacting me was roughly predictable..
If something like this were to break out in the middle of the city, Millieu wouldn't be safe... No, maybe it's more dangerous.
Although others may not know, the Murat family cooperated with this side and passed on the information they had gathered so far, contributing to causing considerable damage to the human meat cook..
‘I wonder if it has much meaning now.’
Oliver thought as he looked through the window to see what was happening outside, where fires were everywhere..
As if to ridicule the damage caused by the University of Loculi and Oliver, the human meat chef was burning down his own home..
What are you thinking?.
Anyway, Oliver's prediction was correct..
The reason Lucien contacted me was to ask for salvation..
However, there were two things I didn’t expect..
One was that they were being systematically attacked by indescribable, terrible monsters that were not mobs, giants, werewolves, or harpies, and the other was that they were not asking for only themselves to be saved..
He wanted to save Murphy and Jane as well..
“With Mr. Murphy... Miss Jane.?”
Terence nodded and answered again..
“okay. They said they called them to their castle for protection when the city atmosphere was unusual, but now the situation has gone awry and they are being chased by monsters together..”
An unexpected story. However, if you think about it, it was only natural..
Both Murphy and Jane came here to do business, and to deal with Lucien..
Just as Oliver was wondering what to do, Yarely spoke up..
“Go ahead, Mr. Zenon..”
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