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Genius Warlock-Episode 624

624. flute sound (3)

Shock.

The situation in front of me could be summarized in one word:.

However, the reason for the shock was not simply that the hotel collapsed..

The collapse of the building was clearly a disaster that resulted in numerous casualties, but unfortunately, it was not that rare in Landa, where superhumans run amok and unscrupulous construction companies exist..

Nevertheless, the reason hundreds of armed troops and superhumans who had seen all kinds of ugly things were shocked was none other than Oliver..

This is Dave, the troubleshooter on Street 30, Area T..

It was natural. Dave was a living legend in Landa..

One day, he suddenly appeared in the world behind Landa and became the best problem solver in just a few years..

Each and every one of his actions was worthy of being legendary..

He single-handedly devours the fighter crew.,

Negotiating with crime firms to build alliances,

Formed an informal alliance with the city,

Previously, he killed Sheamus, a legendary druid from Enjoyment.,

He even developed Area X, which no one could touch, and made it his territory..

Is that all there is??

Now there were even rumors that they were trying to secure new influence by establishing a school of warlocks within the Mage Tower..

A crazy move that stands out even in Landa, a city outside of common sense..

It is not noticeable due to his moderate tendency to not show off his strength and achievements and not to use violence first. Already no one in Landa has seen Oliver easily..

The same goes for Landa's ruling class: city council members, wealthy individuals who have amassed enormous wealth, and wizards..

Therefore, the sight before my eyes was bound to be shocking..

I can't believe Dave, the problem solver, got down on one knee..

Everyone's eyes went towards the man who was pressing Oliver down with force..

To a man with eyes as sharp as a snake and who appears to be smiling at first glance.

Actually, he wasn't interested in his surroundings..

The Pied Piper looked down at Oliver, who was kneeling, and said.

“You're holding on... I like strength.”

Oliver was astonished..

The level of strength equivalent to that of a dragon obtained by eating the flesh of a human meat cook is said to be good..

The problem was that Oliver also used disease-enhancement black magic..

‘I didn't want to use it as much as possible.’

Oliver thought to himself. It amplifies your strength tremendously, but in return, it causes damage to your body..

That's why the Black Suit was created in the first place..

However, I couldn't help it..

At least he survived thanks to strengthening his body with disease-enhancing black magic..

If it hadn't been used when the hotel collapsed, Oliver's body would have been shattered by now..

As proof of that, even at this very moment, my muscles were snapping and my bones were making a crackling sound..

All the Pied Piper has to do is apply a little more strength to his hands..

Oliver is increasingly pushed to his limits. The Pied Piper suggested.

“Give me the prince and I'll step down..”

“Take the prince... What are you trying to do??”

“We'll throw them away in the deep woods and watch them die of hunger, thirst, and illness..”

The Pied Piper made the usual horrible noises..

Oliver reflexively opened the warlock's eyes and tried to read the Pied Piper's emotions, but it was not easy..

It's calm, but other emotions are overshadowed by the endless anger. It felt like I was looking into the deep sea below..

“Don't doubt it. I could kill you and take you away, so why lie?.”

Sincerity. Although he couldn't read emotions, Oliver could tell that those words were sincere..

In fact, even at this moment, the Pied Piper was only giving Oliver enough strength to barely hold on..

If I wanted to, I could crush Oliver to death like a bug like this..

“······Then why don't you do it??”

“I don't enjoy killing. So the answer is?”

“My answer is... It's a refusal.”

Oliver made his point.

At that moment, a heavy blue magic wave spread widely from the top floor of the hotel, where some form still remained..

Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!

The hotel shook with the energy of the wave, and soon a beam of blue light flew into the sky, scattering loud noises everywhere..

A sound that pierces the sky.

The surrounding armed forces, mesmerized by the unusual energy, retreated, and at that moment, a quarter staff containing a large amount of magical power fell like a meteor through the cloudy night sky..

[Targeting], [Strengthen], [Heavily], [Acceleration], etc. The spell that Oliver had previously cast was activated..

The front of the quarter staff glowed red and fell on the Pied Piper..

Kwaang━━━!!!

A shock wave that made it difficult to open my eyes spread out in all directions along with a loud noise that tore my eardrums..

It was a powerful attack that could create a huge crater with just one hit, so it was a natural result..

However, the Pied Piper was standing still, holding Oliver down..

This is because I caught the falling quarter staff with my opposite hand..

To catch an attack that leaves scars on the earth with bare hands. It was an unbelievable sight..

How strong do you have to be to do something like that? No, it wasn't just about being strong..

If he had been able to hold on with his strength, the ground he was standing on would have had to come down to some degree, but the ground the Pied Piper was standing on was fine..

It was reasonable to believe that the power of the quarter staff was understood and distributed..

It was truly shocking. The blow that always gave Oliver victory was blocked so easily..

I think it was a good idea to get insurance just in case..

[lightning)]

As the Pied Piper grabbed the quarter staff, Oliver chanted further..

The night sky where the Quarterstaff soared shook, clouds spun around the Pied Piper, and black lightning writhed like snakes within them..

Grumbling...! Rumbling······!!

As the sky shook, a heavy pressure pressed down on the earth, and soon a large amount of black lightning fell at once towards the Pied Piper holding the quarter staff..

Dozens or hundreds of lightning formed a cone and fell towards a single point of the Pied Piper, and at that moment, Oliver hugged the prince to protect him..

flashing!

As the world was bathed in black light, an intense heat rose in front of Oliver..

It was the result of hundreds of tornadoes converging at one point, enough to melt rocks..

Fortunately, it seemed to have worked, as the Pied Piper withdrew his hand, and Oliver ran away. First of all, from the prince-

-Oh my gosh.

Goosebumps appeared on the back of Oliver's neck for a moment..

It is based on the senses, not reason. Oliver did what his senses told him to do and changed his direction by moving his body before his mind even thought about it..

Immediately after that, a ray of light made up of hundreds of black lightning narrowly passed by Oliver..

An unexpected blow. Oliver reflexively turned his head and looked at the Pied Piper..

Even though he was bombarded by hundreds of torpedoes, he remained standing unharmed..

Not only the body, but even the hem of the clothes were unscathed..

Rather than blocking the lightning strike, he took control of it and threw it at Oliver..

At that incredible sight, Oliver came to one conclusion and shouted:.

“article!”

When Oliver, who had never raised his voice at any moment, raised his voice, Joe, who had been watching blankly among hundreds of troops, came to his senses..

“······yes! dave!”

“Take the prince and run away.!”

Oliver shouted briefly and firmly and threw Prince Albert at Joe..

I was sorry for not asking for your understanding, but unfortunately there was no time..

Prince Albert flew away with a surprised expression on his face, and Joe used his natural motor skills and the black suit he wore to catch the prince and ran away..

hiss!

As Joe moved, the Pied Piper closed the space and passed by Oliver..

If Oliver hadn't seen the technique through Merlin, he would have missed it..

Fortunately, Oliver saw the magic from a distance, and created a huge wall by injecting magic into the ground to block the Pied Piper's path..

Then, they turned the ground where the Pied Piper was standing into a swamp and then moved the wall to crush him to death..

In addition, to the swamp and wall that engulfs the Pied Piper, an obstruction spell that interrupts the opponent's spell, and a disease-type black magic that absorbs vitality and magic, Parasite, were added..

If caught properly, most magicians couldn't even resist..

Suddenly a flute sounded, and the earth began to swallow Oliver..

Oliver's two legs sinking in and the wall approaching in front of him..

The Pied Piper had stolen the magic that Oliver had used..

Oliver lost the battle for control..

Oliver, embarrassed by the situation he was experiencing for the first time in his life, tried his best to resist and regain control, but it was not easy..

Just as Oliver was about to disappear beneath the earth,.

Kwaaang━!!

A cannonball came from far away and hit the Pied Piper..

Looking at the direction from which the attack came, it appeared that a huge battery had been installed on top of the building. It wasn't there until just now.

It was none other than the Security Bureau, using its authority to summon artillery batteries onto the building using spatial magic, then set them up and fired them..

“It's the latest technology developed by the Landa Defense Department together with the Magic Tower..”

The moment the huge shell hit the Pied Piper, Arthur the Stone Fist of the Security Department approached Oliver and said:.

He broke the wall that was trying to swallow Oliver with his golem prosthetic hand, froze the swamp, and pulled Oliver out..

“It's been a really long time!”

“Long time no see.”

Oliver said to Arthur, whom he met during the cleanup of the contaminated area, and whom he last met on an out-of-town mission..

A retired military man, he worked as a troubleshooter and was scouted by the city to join the security department immediately after an out-of-city mission..

We haven't seen each other since, so as I said, it's been a really long time..

“who is that guy? I can't believe I'm pushing you like this.”

It's been a while since we last met, but Arthur, who heard Oliver's activities as a member of the Security Bureau, asked..

I couldn't help but wonder why they pushed Oliver, Randa's best solver, this much..

Oliver answered.

“This is the piper man..”

The Pied Piper Man. As soon as he heard that name, Arthur paused..

One of the fingers of the black hand... However, since they are only active in the center of the continent, they are like a ghost story here in Celand..

But now, such a being has suddenly appeared in Landa. A story that is difficult to accept with common sense.

However, so many things that went beyond common sense had already happened, so instead of panicking, Arthur used the communication device mounted on the golem's prosthetic arm to request increased firepower..

[Chichik! Roger!]

When Arthur requested support, strong magical power was detected from the World Tree below, and a magic circle was formed over the surrounding high-rise buildings, and a huge battery appeared..

Space magic using the world tree.

One of the ongoing projects in the Magic Tower, it is now used by the Landa City Security Department..

“It's the city's effort to keep this crazy city where superhumans run amok safer..”

As Arthur spoke with such force, the batteries surrounding him burst into flames, striking the Pied Piper from all directions..

Quagwagwagwagwagwa!!!

Dozens of artillery batteries spewed fire incessantly, and each time the ground on which the Pied Piper was standing was overturned, and huge pillars of fire and earth rose up..

A mixture of incendiary bombs and iron bullets was used, and the shock and heat from the bombardment gradually condensed, turning the bombardment site into a living hell..

An extraordinary sight to kill just one person.

However, those who saw the Pied Piper felt relieved by this unusual sight..

“At this level, no matter how many fingers-”

[-Because it's annoying. I have an unconventional suggestion.]

In an extreme environment where I could not hear the person next to me, I heard the clear sound of the piper..

It felt like it was speaking directly to my brain, it felt eerie but I heard it clearly..

[All I want is that child. So just bring that child to me. Then he just walks away.]

Under the shelling that made it difficult to breathe, the Pied Piper suggested as if he was annoyed..

A shocking statement in many ways. However, what came next was even more shocking..

[Instead, if you refuse, I'll kill the entire city..]

The Pied Piper declared that if Prince Albert was not released, he would kill everyone in the largest city in history..

A threat so unrealistic that even the infamous finger would call it arrogance..

No one could react to those words that were so big. Except for one person, Oliver..

Meanwhile, the artillery fire poured in even more violently, and the Pied Piper, who interpreted this as an answer, gave a short reply..

[I get it.]

Immediately after the answer, the sound of the flute sounded again..

As the sound spread, a large number of rats poured out between the floor and walls around the ruins, and the rats gnawed through the cracks, attracting more rats..

Corpses that fell here and there rose to new life, and the disaster slowly spread throughout Landa..