Genius Warlock-Episode 418
418. counterattack (2)
“extraction.”
As Oliver spoke, a gigantic hand made of Ptas Assistant's bones and a black suit replaced Oliver's hand and simultaneously extracted the emotions, vitality, and magical power of Desihe Durance, the former Dean of the Department of Life Alchemy..
As if proportional to its size, the huge black hand extracted an enormous amount at once, incomparable to any extraction used so far, and its momentum was reminiscent of a gigantic river..
Three large and powerful rivers of light.
The Black Hand, the destination of the river, absorbed the absorbed energy and made it part of itself, and Oliver took that energy back and wrapped it around his body like a robe..
In the past, like when I went to see Sheamus.
The difference was that the amount of material and the aggressiveness were incomparably higher than then, so the shape of the lobes was clearer and rougher..
“cheeky-!!”
Desihe Durance, who was extracted by Oliver, waved her arms wide, showing anger, embarrassment, and nervousness..
The river boiled at her resistance, but it didn't matter much..
It was true that Dejihe was extracted, but it was not necessarily just her..
Oliver's black hand was simultaneously extracting the emotions of not only Desihe, but also the surrounding werewolves, ogres, wizards, and even an unspecified number of people spreading anger, fear, and madness throughout the city, and using them as nourishment for himself..
The purpose of the test was to test the performance of the hand he had created, and the performance exceeded Oliver's expectations..
Dejihe and her subordinates, who were so embarrassed that their eyes were shaking, are proof of this..
She urgently concentrated her magic and emotions into one hand and clenched it into a fist..
Chorak!
As I clenched my fist, a sharp sound rang out and a whip sprouted..
A thorn whip made of bone and flesh.
It was a hideous object at first glance, but looking at it through the eyes of a warlock, it was even more sinister..
Various magic and black magic were applied to the whip..
As if to prove it, Dejihe swung his arm, and the whip moved at a speed exceeding the speed of sound, leaving deep cuts on the floor and building, while simultaneously cutting off Oliver's extraction..
char left crop!
Extract cut in half in an instant.
The enormous energy reminiscent of a river lost its power and dispersed in the air, and Dejihe immediately swung his whip at Oliver and Yarely..
“hmm······.”
Oliver groaned and snapped his fingers..
Then Dejihe's whip, which had split the concrete wall and the pavement, stopped helplessly in the air without making a sound..
Oliver was captured by the enormous emotional particles surrounding his body. so easily.
Dejihe's eyes wavered once again..
That's right, the whip was made from his own body, which had been strengthened several times, and applied various strengthening magic and disease black magic..
I was confident of its power. Even the otherworldly monsters summoned by the human flesh cook through human sacrifice were subdued with that whip..
But some kid who was just over 20 years old stopped him. And that too with just a flick of her finger.······.
This wasn't right. No matter how much he defeated Theodore and was the genius that Gretel had her eye on, this was way out of line..
He is also one of the deans representing the historic University of Loculi..
Unlike other old pigs who became satisfied when they reached their limits, he was a pioneer who gave up his career and reputation that he had accumulated over a lifetime to challenge himself in a new field..
So I came to this point.
However, his efforts were now being denied..
To a kid who just turned 20... It was absolutely unacceptable..
“joy!”
Dejihe, who abandoned his morals and pride and gained youth and new strength, imbued the whip made from his own body with feelings of anger..
The whip stopped in the air and moved like a living snake, instantly trying to wrap around the arrogant guy and Yareli in front of me..
Even though I was blocked by the high-density emotional particles emitted by Rob, that didn't matter either..
[Steel Bone)]
[Acromegaly)]
[Target of Hate)]
Dejihe casts black magic using her own body and emotions. The bones that protruded like thorns became harder than steel, and the whip became gigantic, putting pressure on the opponent and even giving them hatred, constricting the target..
Like a giant's grip.
Taking this as a signal, Desihe's men, who were holding on to their feet, gave more magical power and put pressure on Oliver and Areli..
Covering the whole body with dirt and trying to explode it.
However, unfortunately, their plan was foiled by a stone spear rising beneath their feet..
Quaguagwang!!
Huge, sharp stone spears literally came out from all directions and tore through the wizards who had captured Oliver..
Any wizard with combat experience could tell that this was a counterattack by encroaching on the magic being cast..
However, the wizards who were attacked separately were shocked..
In actual combat, encroaching and using the opponent's magic in reverse was only possible when one's skills were several times superior, and even this side had more than a dozen people performing defensive techniques to prevent encroachment..
Nevertheless, being encroached on meant that there was an overwhelming difference in skills..
More than professors and students.
[Grind)]
Before Desihe could even gather her thoughts, Oliver activated black magic and sharpened Desihe's whip..
The biological whip, strengthened to the limit with magic and black magic, was broken with ridiculous ease and lifted the siege, and Dejihe felt overwhelmed, irrational, and angry..
Isn't it? I tried so hard, but it's like this······.
“Okay!!”
Dejihe screamed and released a large amount of magical power within his body. Dozens of magic circles were formed in the air..
I planned to blow up everything within range with a military bombardment magic that combines space magic and pure magical magic..
In addition, she injected magical power into the ground through her legs and prepared to cause an explosion from the bottom up..
To bombard the top and bottom at the same time.
Of course, I didn't think I could kill the guy in front of me with this. However, it was possible to fool the eye, and I planned to hit him by throwing a spear made of his own bones while he was concentrating on bombardment..
Although strength and skill were certainly outstanding, victory and defeat did not necessarily come from those..
It was a fight that could be overturned with just one careless or unexpected blow..
64Dejihe, who lived for years, knew from experience that.
[Shadow Spike)]
Although the experience was shattered by Oliver's chanting.
The shadow pile, which grew abnormally large by feeding it a large amount of emotions, not only attacked and destroyed dozens of magic circles created by Dejihe, but also all the explosive magic that approached the ground..
Thanks to this, the shadow stakes sprouted in all directions like a giant flower, protecting the owner and at the same time breaking the opponent's will to fight..
Because it shows the overwhelming difference in power..
As evidence, the color drained from Dejihe's face, and he lost the javelin made of his bones and emotions from his hand..
It was like that time..
When you realize that you are no longer young and your skills cannot improve..
That overwhelming sense of helplessness and absurdity now stood in the shape of a human being..
As soon as she realized this, Desiha ran away without a moment's hesitation, just like when she betrayed the University of Loculi..
“Block it!”
She transformed her body and, while running away, ordered werewolves and ogres to attack Oliver..
1To kill time, even if only for a second. Even if it was just that much, I was confident I could get out of here..
As she intended, the werewolves and ogres, who were controlled by torture and manipulation-type black magic, attacked Oliver..
The werewolf rushed forward with more movement than a druid or paladin, destroying the shadow stakes spread by Oliver to open the path, and the ogre rushed along the opened path..
If the agile and strong werewolf digs in and creates an opening, the powerful ogre plans to finish it off..
[Nail)]
Oliver raised his finger towards the werewolf and tapped the air, and before the werewolf, who was ready to dodge at any time, knew it, a nail the size of his forearm was embedded in his entire body..
The emotional particles spread in the air gather at close range and pierce through the opponent, ignoring their speed and reflexes..
The werewolf collapsed helplessly from the intense pain inflicted by the nail, despite his previous rough appearance..
Without missing the timing, Oliver created a shadow stake and stabbed it under the werewolf's ribs, piercing his heart at once..
“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!”
Meanwhile, Ogre, whose feet are fast compared to his size, narrowed the distance and raised the pillar of the building like when they first met.,
bang━!
Oliver struck back with his black hand..
Surprisingly, the Black Hand hurled a 5-meter-long ogre into a building in one go, and as if that wasn't enough, it immediately extracted emotions, vitality, and magical power from the ogre..
Yareli shouted..
“Rather, I have to chase Desihe.!”
“yes, i know.”
Oliver, who was using the Ogre's energy to turn it into a mummy, answered. Then he chanted towards Desihe Durance, who had become as small as a dot..
[Targeting)]
[Strength)]
[Heavily)]
[Acceleration)]
four multiple chants.
Then, Yarely could see. Something falling from the sky. The speed was so fast that he couldn't perceive it properly, but he could intuitively know what it was..
It was a quarter staff. The quarter staff that Zenon threw earlier to destroy the bloody stake..
Surprisingly, the quarter staff that had disappeared flying high in the sky was now falling again. Dejihe's head up.
bang━━━!!!
A clear roar that can be heard even when it falls from far away. A large amount of dust and shock waves spread in a hemisphere and reached here..
Yareli watched the scene in silence, and Oliver took out the folded Big Mouse from the leather case on the back of his waist..
“Big Mouth. Could you please help me??”
***
“······.”
Yareli was quietly, calmly, coldly shocked..
Looking at the quarter staff stuck in the middle of a huge, hollow crater and Desihe Durance, whose body was torn in half by the quarter staff..
The former dean of the Department of Life Alchemy, she turned her back and ran away, dying like an insect..
It was so miserable that there wasn't even a tie..
It was difficult to understand. No matter how bad her skills are, she is on par with the original master of the Magic Tower... However, on the other hand, I also understood it..
The man wearing a black robe standing next to him gave everything persuasive just by his presence..
He stood so calmly even though he had just killed a werewolf, an ogre, dozens of wizards, and the wizard representing the University of Loculi. So calmly.
“Big Mouth, did you swallow it all??”
At Oliver's call, a glutton as big as a person waddled towards us..
Although his movements were somewhat comical as his limbs were relatively short compared to his gigantic body, Yareli looked at this bizarre artificial lifeform cautiously..
First of all, its appearance was disgusting, and also, I saw it swallowing the corpses of dead werewolves, dismembered ogres, and countless wizards whole..
“slurp.”
A glutton named Big Mouth answered, crying like a toad. Oliver answered as if he understood what he said..
“sorry. It's been a while since I called you, but I just made you work. It's a material that I can't afford to just throw away..”
ingredient. Yareli wondered if that meant werewolves and ogres, or even wizards. He couldn't possibly ask.
“Could you please swallow this too??”
Oliver used Rob's emotional particles to take Desihe Durance, which was split in two, and placed it in front of the Glutton's Sac..
The glutton pouch grumbled, but did as he was told and swallowed Dejihe..
Upper body, lower body.
A strange sight to see for the first time. While Yarelli was wondering what to say, Oliver took his wallet out of his arms and handed the thick wad of bills to Big Mouth..
Big Mouse, who was grumbling and complaining, happily took the bills and put them in his mouth on the top of his head, as if savoring them one by one..
“······Why are you giving me money??”
Yarely asked..
“Big Mouth... So, gluttons like money. Or gold jewelry or jewelry. I feel sorry for making you work, so I give you one or two bills while I work. As a reward. I thought there would be a lot to ask for this time, so I gave you more in advance..”
Yareli looked around at the city in shambles caused by the human meat cooks..
“Rather, may I ask what happened? Why did you come out? What decision did the university make??”
“We came out to rescue people at the request of the police and military. It is morally and politically wrong to leave things like this..”
Oliver nodded in understanding. Large institutions had certain expectations and had to live up to the benefits they received..
It was the same for Landa City and Magic Tower..
“I was attacked and ended up like this.”
Yareli pointed to the wizards and police on the Loculi College side that the Big Mouth had not swallowed. His opponent collapsed in a heap, as if to say how good his surprise attack was..
Yareli felt bitter and responsible when he saw their corpses, and Oliver didn't know how to comfort him, so he couldn't say anything..
“······Did you find your friend? Mr. Jane.”
“Ah, yes. Thanks to Mr. Yareli. We have now evacuated to a safe place..”
“So fast?”
“Yes, we evacuated them to Loculi University.,”
Yareli tilted his head..
“Is it possible? I don’t think it will be possible due to distance or time.?”
“I planted some of the paper I gave to Mr. Yareli at the University of Loculi. I moved it to that..”
Yareli exclaimed as she saw Oliver making noises that would naturally cause trouble. It was so absurd that I actually became calm. So much so that she doesn't even have the strength to argue.
“······thank god. At least Loculi University has decided to rescue the city residents, so they won't kick them out..”
“thank god.”
“ha······. So, sorry, but can you help me??”
Oliver shook his head. Yareli was once again taken aback by the unexpected answer, and Oliver explained it belatedly..
“Oh, sorry. It's not that I don't want to help Mr. Yareli, it's that I have more urgent matters and I think I need to deal with that first..”
“A more urgent Sunday?”
Yareli asked what it was, and Oliver quickly explained..
Why did the human meat cook cause such large-scale unrest?.
It didn't take long because the explanation was short and concise, but it didn't lessen the shock to the listener..
It was natural. You mean to open the gates of hell? In some cases, the entire Ravilly could be dangerous..
Then Oliver suddenly had a question. A very obvious question.
“But where are the paladins? I think this is the moment when we need them the most.?”
“Most of them went to protect temples, nobles, and the king. Only a few came out to support this side..”
“ah······.”
“How did you find out about it? The meat chef's plan. I don't think this information is easy to find out.?”
Reasonable question. Oliver thought about how to explain it, but then shook his head..
“Puppet told us.”
“If it's a puppet······?”
“Yes, the Puppet of Eternal Life, the fingers of the Black Hand. You're in this city, I met you by chance.”
“And did you tell me? Same finger plan?”
“yes.”
Oliver answered naturally, and Jarelli looked surprised, as if his mind had finally failed to keep up. So much so that his uniquely calm expression collapses..
“What is the reason...?”
“Why? ······I don’t know exactly about that. I can tell you want to see something more interesting, but I can't tell..”
“······Can you say that to me so obediently??”
Yareli asked sincerely. He has already told me that he will observe Oliver and report to his grandmother..
Oliver just shrugged..
“Because you helped me... So I can help Miss Jane..”
“······.”
Yareli could say nothing. He was beyond common sense and understanding, and his attitude was so inscrutable that he couldn't even figure out how to respond..
I'm just confused.
Yareli felt like her life and relationships were being denied..
No, it's not the same, it was denied..
Whether or not he knew what Yareli was thinking, Oliver continued to say what he wanted to say..
“Anyway, since we need to stop the human meat chef's plan quickly, I think I should go straight to area 1 instead of joining Professor Kevin. Please understand once again that I cannot help you..”
Oliver excused himself to go block the finger by himself..
The more we talked, the more I felt like my common sense was becoming distorted..
“······Wouldn't it be safer to join the group in that case? You also gave the paper you gave me to Professor Kevin and Lt. Col. Terence.?”
“Then I'll have to explain again, and it will take time. I would like Mr. Yareli to explain that for me. Because you are better at persuading than me. I'll go first and take my time..”
It made sense. Every second was more urgent. It was difficult to move quickly to convince people at Loculi University..
But strangely enough, Yareli became even more curious..
In this situation where 1 o'clock is urgent. It would have been something I wouldn't have done if I were my past self, but it felt like I was being encroached upon by the man in front of me..
“Are you confident enough to stop the human meat chef on your own??”
“no. I'm not confident in fighting. He just tries.”
“why······. Why do you do that??”
“Because it's my job.”
Oliver said, recalling his identity. Xenon Bright. Staff of the Magic Tower.
“Also, there are people in this city who I don't want to get hurt. Miss Jane or Mr. Murphy. One person is a friend and the other is an acquaintance. Lucien also helped me..”
“······I don't know what to answer.”
“Oh, and Professor Kevin, Terence, and Yarely..”
Yareli did not answer. I just look at Oliver with doubt and confusion..
Oliver, who saw through her emotions, answered even though Yareli didn't ask..
“uh······. You are my colleagues who are in charge of the same job... and I like you. Professor Kevin, Terence, and Mr. Yareli..”
“······Why??”
“Because you're pretty.”
Oliver said, remembering their feelings..
After hearing the answer as to whether something was wrong, Yareli said nothing, but his emotions fluctuated as much as his eyes, and eventually even his voice trembled as he spoke..
“What are you really??”
“I just quit.”
Oliver said the answer he had already found. The reason was unknown, but Yareli found peace in those words. Joy too.
“······It's so amazing.”
“Thank you for the compliment. Mr. Yareli is also great. If it's okay with you, I'll just leave.-”
“-People eat people.”
Yareli suddenly spoke to Oliver who was about to move. It seems like a firm decision has been made.
“That's my answer... People eat people. As the human meat chef said. War, slavery, colonialism, child labor in many forms..”
“····okay.”
“yes······. At one time, our family was also in a situation where we were being eaten. Because of these eyes. So I ran away here.”
Yareli pointed to his bespectacled eyes..
“Fortunately, I settled here and became successful and reached a position where I can eat it..”
“Congratulations.”
“It's not something to be celebrated. Because it's natural. Resources are limited and people's greed is infinite, so we have no choice but to eat each other. Tragic providence... But Mr. Zenon.”
“yes.”
“People are slowly but slowly improving..”
“······.”
“At least in this country, slavery has disappeared, and there are voices calling for an improvement in child labor little by little. People eat people, but I'm still trying to get better. The problem of the Magic Tower... It won't be solved all at once, but it will get better little by little..”
“You're sure..”
“yes. Because I will do that..”
Sincerity. Oliver asked again.
“Can you ask what the reason is??”
“People do not search for a specific reason to save someone who is drowning in a river. That too is a person.”
Yareli’s strong will shined through. it was pretty.
“Thank you very much for your answer. It was an answer worth waiting for... I'd like to talk more, but can we put it off until later??”
Oliver pointed in the direction of Area 1. Yareli nodded..
“Can I ask you one favor??”
“Please?”
“Yes, please don't hurt me. Until we bring reinforcements. Please.”
Somehow I feel a sense of déjà vu. Oliver answered.
“I will try my best.”
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