Drug-Eating Genius Mage
Chapter 289

Intelligence Corps (1)

The common magic system Dexter also has a movement magic called Blinking.

However, rather than movement in the true sense of space, it is the principle of infusing mana into one’s body and pushing it forward at high speed.

An unstable technique that is not strange even if it is used with a wall blocking the way and the body is crushed and exploded.

In addition, the whole body had to endure the aftereffects of mana addiction, which is to fill the muscle tissue of the body with magical energy.

That’s why Lennok didn’t dare to touch it even after securing enough magic power to use the common magic [Blink].

However, Lennok’s idea of leaping into space is different.

Just as Enakpil’s five fingers move Lennok, the method accurately captures the space where Lennok exists and moves it as a whole.

With this method, there is no room for mana to dwell in the body, so evasive maneuvers are possible without worrying about mana poisoning.

“There are still many issues to be resolved… … You must have taken the first step.”

It does not mean that you can use Blink using Space Leap right away.

Considering that a huge amount of mana and mental power have been consumed just by very local space manipulation, a considerable amount of research and time investment will be required in the future.

However, being able to clearly recognize space as a concept and be able to manipulate it as a system of techniques, rather than simply relying on intuition, was of great significance to Lennok.

After opening my eyes in this world for the first time, it was difficult to even set a spark on my finger.

How many things had to go on before finally recognizing the components of the world.

We can go further. You can still grow a lot more.

He senses that the path of ascension ahead of him has not yet been cut off.

I was just able to confirm that with this one proof.

The moment Lennox let out a light sigh and tried to restore the twisted fragments of space.

Shhhhhhh!!!

The space in his hand rapidly returned to its original state, and a tremendous amount of heat began to radiate out.

Aaaaaaang!!

The flames bursting out of Lennok’s hands penetrated the corridors of the abandoned building and shattered them in all directions.

Lennok, who instantly lifted the shield and withstood the repulsive action, looked at the traces of destruction with surprised eyes.

Darby, who jumped on top of Lennok’s head, opened her mouth only then.

[Frictional heat condensed as a side effect of space manipulation. It looks like it exploded.]

“… … Frictional heat?”

[I found and recorded a similar case when the access rights of the castle borrowers were secretly hacked. Would you like to take a look?]

Saying that, Darby lifted a paw and raised a transparent hologram in Lennok’s eyes.

the roof of the building. Originally, the space that should have been used as a helipad cracks open, and people walk out of it.

large-scale spatial transition. It is a technique commonly referred to as teleportation.

However, right before the crack in space closes, the crack strangely twists and emits strange heat.

The enormous heat that spewed out from within began to melt the human body.

“… … .”

[The cause is presumed to be the frictional heat between the isolation spaces caused by not being able to control the twisting of the space.]

“I see… … .”

[Space system. It is also a mistake by a magician skilled enough to deal with the center coordinates, not individual coordinates, so it seems that this case itself remains a very rare case.]

is it mean

It was understandable that the materials were extremely rare, as it was difficult to replace even those who dealt with space-based magic, let alone that level of skill, in this city.

Lennok, who quickly found a similar phenomenon in his memory, nodded.

“This is the reason why Lee Bongaju and Seonja looked bad. If you were exposed to this much firepower, it wouldn’t be strange if your fighting ability drastically decreased.”

The scales of Amrita, the magic technique of sacrificing the same life to teleport. I thought that overloading the formula itself would cause problems, but I didn’t know that this would happen.

“Looking at it like this, it seems that I still don’t have enough understanding of space. Are you saying that the senses used as artifacts and the senses when directly interfering with them are different… … .”

[I don’t think the direction itself is wrong, but more data may be needed to reduce trial and error.]

“Certainly, you can’t learn the technique while covering up this frictional heat with your body… … .”

But rather than think of that risk, Lennok thought of something completely different and slapped his palm.

“I think I can use this as a weapon if I do well.”

[…] … .]

“The power itself is weaker than flame-type magic, but don’t you think it would be quite useful for digging into the loopholes of perception?”

Are you forcibly failing space manipulation and using the aftermath as a weapon?

An idea that a mad wizard would have, not a mad scientist.

Darby wordlessly moved her tail and slapped Lennok in the back of the head.

* * *

After that, Lennok went out of the abandoned building after demonstrating the spatial awareness and manipulation several more times.

It took some time to get out after erasing all the traces and post-processing to see who would recognize the frictional heat caused by the failure of space manipulation, but there was no problem.

the sky darkened. Looking at the low-sloping moonlight, I walk through the eerie night streets.

As Lennok walked, he continued to chat with Darby about space manipulation.

Darby, like a brain spirit, was able to directly access various databases in megacities and was good at collecting or organizing given information.

She was also credited with categorizing the magic that Lennok was using right away, and specifically measuring and quantifying the amount of mana consumed or the speed of the chanting.

Although it is impossible to discuss magic at a high level like Aris, it was enough to help Lennok compare the efficiency of concepts and theories.

[Your magic power consumption is much worse than I thought. Comparing only the instantaneous output, it is comparable to the highest level of destruction magic used by Masters.]

“It is difficult to pay attention to efficiency right now. First of all, I need to focus on expanding the range of manipulable space.”

[If the control range is increased to include the Master’s body, 94% of the amount of mana will be consumed with two activations even with a simple calculation.] “

… … It can’t be helped if it’s for the best.”

First of all, the goal is to increase the space manipulation range enough to contain Lennok’s body.

Once you set a goal that seems feasible, you have no choice but to invest in efficiency that reduces horsepower consumption and operation speed after passing the standard.

Once an explicit system is established and familiar with the process, the naturally consumed horsepower and chanting speed will decrease.

“Spatial movement itself is not aimed at such a long distance.”

He just wanted to resolve the lack of mobility that he hadn’t been able to touch even after reaching the level of the Aspect.

It only takes a few meters to move at once. With just that much mobility, Lennok’s fighting ability would advance to a different level.

The important thing is to compress the process and reduce horsepower consumption to the extent that such a short-distance jump can be used in actual combat.

If you reduce the consumption to about 6th level high level magic, it might be possible to use it as a deadly move during battle.

If the efficiency could be increased there, it wouldn’t be impossible to use blink dozens of times in the middle of a battle.

As of now, it’s close to a delusion, but where is it that it might be possible?

Before studying the ruins of the citadel, Lennok was now dreaming with clear hopes of something that had never even been possible.

“Should I have paid more attention to collecting time series artifacts… … “

At least, if you manipulated time a little bit with items, the harvest wouldn’t be so small even after entering the ruins.

It wasn’t that there was a shortage of possibilities right away, but I couldn’t help but feel regretful.

Perhaps the power of time could play a decisive role in resolving Lennok’s inherent penalty.

[Actually, the Master’s Artifacts aren’t really determined to replace and collect them.]

Darby answered with a sharp tone.

[It would be better to just accept the statistical data that objects related to time are extremely rare.]

“… … .”

Lennox reached into the coat without speaking and rubbed Darby’s little snout around.

Darby twisted inside the coat to protest something, then suddenly came to his senses and said,

[master. I got a message.]

“What?”

Originally, Lennok turned off all notifications on his phone, leaving Darby to respond only to the few really important urgent calls.

While working on this floor, there shouldn’t be a case of missing work due to notifications on the phone.

In the end, the fact that Darby went through all the settings and reacted… … .

[Recorded message: Evelyn Marcia]

“… … .”

Lennok’s gaze at the name sank low of its own accord.

Even if I didn’t do that, I was thinking of going to Ibelin sooner or later, but I didn’t expect that I would leave a message like this first.

Now that Walter Martinez has learned about the secrets of the ruins and the existence of the apostles, it would be best to share the information with her.

I thought it would be possible to have a more serious discussion now that we both know that we belong to the same Blue Eye… … .

Thinking so, Lennok put the phone to his ear and pressed the play message button.

[Are you half listening? I’m sorry for leaving a message like this.]

Evelyn’s smooth voice came out immediately.

[I heard about what happened in Bagoong Fortress. Originally, I was planning to enter the citadel in time for you to finish the proxy war, but I left the city abruptly, so I couldn’t explain the circumstances. But I couldn’t help it because it was so urgent.]

She hesitated a little before continuing.

[The call-up order fell from Cheong’s eyes. Lapis is personally calling watchers from all over the world. The North Continent seems to be doing something big, but I think I’ll have to listen to the details.] [I

‘ll be entering the lighthouse in a little while, but I won’t be able to contact you properly after that, so I’ll tell you now.] There

was a moment of silence. Evelyn said.

[Recently, the trend of the city council has not been unusual. Seeing that the information didn’t reach my ears properly, it’s probably a defense or diplomatic issue, but I don’t know exactly what’s going on.]

“… … .”

[Maybe it will be difficult to get out of the city before the summons arrives for you. This message will be deleted as soon as it is confirmed, and in that case-]

Dduuk-!

Lennok, who was walking with his cell phone, stopped at that moment.

Darby, who understood the meaning of that unusual gesture, immediately raised her magic power, and Lennok looked up and stared in all directions.

A dark night street where only flashy neon signs shine.

There are no people passing by and only a cool breeze brushes through the thick coat.

Then Lennok leaned against the wall on the side of the street and shook his head.

‘I’ve been waiting for you since the beginning.’

I didn’t expect this to happen as soon as I came out of the six-sided fortress.

In addition, this street is much closer to the central city than to the outskirts of Balkan.

I didn’t expect to be ambushed in an area close enough to the city government’s eyes… … .

The moment he thought that far, a man wearing goggles jumped out from between the walls Lennok was leaning against and brandished a dagger in his hand.

Kagagak!!

Between the daggers with fine blades like teeth, sharp magical light flashed as if rubbing.

Rather than breaking Lennok’s shield, it was a move to tear the gap between them and hit the body beyond.

However, Lennok’s hand reached through the shattered shield and grabbed the man’s lower chin before he did.

[Volt]

Gripping Jikjik!!!

“… … !!”

The man’s whole body trembled and limp at the intense current that penetrated directly down the lower duct.

Terrible endurance that doesn’t even let out a single scream.

I forcibly moved my hand to handle it quickly, and my forearm felt tingly. Shaking his wrists, Lennok quickly ducked and searched for the man’s arms.

Lennok’s expression slightly hardened as he checked the unidentified full-body suit the man was wearing.

‘It’s not an ordinary thing. Is it military?’

Not only is there a subtle magical power circuit running through the entire suit, but the built-in special elements are still preventing it from capturing the man’s figure with the naked eye.

In addition, considering that Lennok just came out of the wall he was leaning on, he must have the ability to pass through reality.

It’s hard to know if this is purely the man’s ability or the suit’s strength.

If one sample is insufficient, additional data must be collected.

Lennok quickly looked away and projected his magical energy through the empty streets. Faint signs are felt inside the highly sensitive sensory sphere.

The number is ten or more. Buildings and streets await their targets with bated breath.

Increase your distance and diversify your altitude so you don’t get swept away in one fell swoop. Distribute the front and rear guards evenly and thoroughly separate the front lines to establish an encirclement.

Lennok thoughtfully put his hand between his sleeves.

‘The preoccupation of space is very precise and sophisticated… … It’s almost impossible without intense training.’

Regardless of the strength of the body, training is essential for superhumans to form a group and have organizational power.

Apart from individual combat ability, learning group combat methods has little to do with a warrior’s talent.

The subtle life that echoed through the streets now was no different from that of hunters emitted by those who had gone through such training.

profit!

Lennok took out another cigarette, put it in his mouth, and walked away, revolver in hand.

six steps forward. The moment I passed a closed shopping mall block, the sewer hole beneath my feet exploded and two people rushed from underneath.

A leader who hangs down holding his leg from the bottom of his feet.

Immediately after that, support fire poured from the upper floors of the buildings located in the front and rear simultaneously tightening the escape route.

Doo doo doo doo!!!

[End of support fire. confirm landing. Follow-up review required.]

[Visibility unavailable. Base sine annihilation. Annihilate the 2nd-line potential!]

[…] … !!]

The glow of the smashed neon sign fades and the street is plunged into darkness.

Those who had disappeared all at once put on their infrared projection goggles and brightened their vision, but across the street, only the figures of fallen soldiers bleeding were visible.

[…] … Loss of target coordinates. 3-line vanguard engagement preparations. Data acquisition rate?]

[Less than 10%. It is judged that the operation cannot be carried out with the remaining power.]

[Continue.]

A determined voice resounded over the radio.

[There is nowhere to retreat. No matter what happens, secure data here… … !]

Taaang!!

[Foxtrot… … !!]

The wireless network becomes congested at the sight of the crew member collapsing with blood spattering from his forehead.

Lennok murmured, overhearing the resounding voices intact through Darby.

“found.”

Kneeling on one knee, the sniper rifle slung over his arm, he brought his eyes to the scope.

[Complete scanning of structures in a radius of 50m. Realization of 3D conception. Entering launch angle calculation. Securing automatic shooting algorithm.]

[Confirm that all captured shooters can shoot at this point.]

Kirik… … !

At the same time as he slowly pulled the trigger, a soft ink-colored glow descended on the rifle’s elongated barrel, assisting the shooting action.

[Aim correction]

[Track correction]

[Rocket shooting]

[Projection magnification]

[Friction reduction]

… … .

Charrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

Countless assistive shooting spells of over eight kinds poured down on the rifle.

Despite the assistance that far exceeded the capacity limit, the rifle’s barrel did not shake at all.

[Silence]

At the same time as the noise magic, the bullets that ran silently from the muzzle had the energy of a dark shadow coming out of them.

The bullet fired at a speed that surpasses the sound is bent into the rain gutter on the ground.

tutter tutter trumpet!!!

The ricochet, which bounced up dozens of times from the inside of the drain, did not lose its speed at all, and returned to the roof of the building.

Immediately after that, the head of one of the shooters, who was concentrating on Lennok with his rifle, tilted forward.

Kwajik!

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