Drug-Eating Genius Mage

The Medicine-Taking Genius Wizard Episode 912

Deep Web (1)

It is a forgotten ritual to challenge for ascension as a warrior.

Lennok, who had never expected to hear something like this in a situation like this, was silent for a moment while biting down on a cigar.

The guardian spirit beast that was rolling around next to Lennok, who was burning smoke while looking at the ceiling of the engine room, made a loud noise.

[Gyao~]

“….”

It seems he didn’t like the smell of tobacco that Lennok was smoking.

Lennok said with a bitter smile and put out the cigarette he was smoking.

“I got a much more honest answer than I expected.”

“….”

“Is that the conclusion you came to about the pilgrimage route, Felix?”

Felix’s words were shocking, but Lennok did not miss the nuance of his answer.

A ritual to challenge ascension as a warrior.

This was because it sounded like it was Felix’s conclusion rather than an officially recognized fact.

“I see. Opinions are still divided about the pilgrimage route. They also say that only those who are walking that path can know the answer.”

Felix nodded.

“But I vaguely knew it even before the trip ended. It was only after Lord Asillus left and Antares failed that I was finally able to be sure. “That’s…”

Felix said, as if hesitating to give the answer he had already decided on in his mind.

“It was a very grand ceremony itself. “It was a ceremony so grand that even those who went on the trip had difficulty realizing it.”

“….”

“It has become so old and worn that its origin is unknown, and now it has been passed down with barely its essence preserved. “It was all a process of reorganizing our own microcosm into one path.”

“It’s a path….”

“Unlike the magnetic realm that spreads the original image around oneself, the microcosm is closer to the power that changes one’s body according to the image.”

Felix said.

“We can only be allowed to take on great challenges if we use our bodies as answers and possibilities.”

“….”

“The pilgrimage route must have been a ritual passed down by reorganizing the process itself into the form of a journey.”

Felix muttered, looking somewhat pained.

“It is a very long, painful and excruciating ritual.”

“….”

“Only when we reached the end of the journey did we realize the true nature of the pilgrimage.”

Felix spoke as if recalling a long memory.

“Because it’s outstanding. Antares already understood the essence of the pilgrimage and knew what could be achieved through ritual.”

“….”

“And that’s why I gave up in the end.”

Felix’s voice, answering to himself alone, was quiet and low, as if he would be sucked into endless darkness at any moment.

“I know. Why Antares failed and had to force his own ending. The reason why Lord Asillus gave up his pilgrimage. That the two will never be different.”

“….”

“We weren’t the ones who could change the ending. No, maybe it was someone who didn’t want to change.”

Felix closed his eyes again.

“It was clear that neither of us were qualified, so I thought both Antares and I had forgotten…”

Did Felix also recall the memories of that time when Antares mentioned the promise of the pilgrimage?

Lennok, who extinguished the tobacco by rubbing it and then burning it whole, nodded.

“That’s an impressive answer.”

Although I thought that the pilgrimage route that was sometimes mentioned among outstanding warriors was an unusual concept.

I couldn’t believe it meant a ritual to gain the qualifications to challenge for ascension as a warrior.

“Thank you for being honest. “Magicians like me are so close to self-destruction that I had no idea that such a consciousness existed.”

Lennok nodded and raised his hand.

“I guess it comes from the difference in how to awaken the original image through magical power, right? Does the difference between the magnetic realm and the microcosm extend to changes in the process? “It’s a very interesting topic.”

The magnetic field that changes reality through the source image and the power of the microcosm to change myself.

Both are completion points that can be reached only after completing the seven hierarchies of self-transformation.

It is also true that no one has yet properly identified the differences and principles.

This is because the scenery depicted in an individual’s imagination and the principles of ability activation are so completely different that it is virtually meaningless to consider rules or tendencies.

Nevertheless, the very existence of the consciousness of the pilgrimage route must be evidence of the existence of a great will that cannot be guessed by human common sense.

‘It’s the reason Antares failed and Croken gave up…’

Even the reason for Felix’s words, muttered in passing, becomes understandable if the pilgrimage route is really a type of ascension ritual.

Clearly, neither of them failed because they lacked ability or qualifications.

Rather, it is self-evident to think so because there is a reason not to be bound by such consciousness.

Lennok, who had made up his mind up to that point, took the remaining tools and stood up.

“I think I heard more valuable information than I expected. “I don’t want to go barefoot, but is there something you want?”

“….”

Felix opened his mouth as if he was going to reject those words outright, but hesitated as if he remembered something.

Felix, who has been watching Lennok all this time, knows that words like this rarely come out of Lennok.

Lennok chuckled at the sight.

“I can accommodate any request, so please feel free to ask.”

The truth about the pilgrimage route was truly an unexpected gain for Lennok.

Moreover, this answer itself conveyed the truth that Felix learned firsthand during his pilgrimage.

Of course, it would be impossible for Lennok, who is not a warrior, to challenge the pilgrimage right away, but knowing this fact would be enough to pinpoint the motivations of other monsters in more detail.

“If you want, I can catch hundreds of tuna from the sea near the Balkans.”

“omg…!!”

Felix opened his beak wide as if he had completely lost his senses, but after a desperate effort, he finally persevered.

It looks like there is something I would like to ask Lennoc very seriously.

Lennok confirmed the sincerity and waited for a while instead of making any more jokes.

Felix hesitated and asked.

“It may be dishonorable, but could you possibly help me deal with the magic of arrival…?”

“…the magic of coming?”

Arrival ascended to the rank of berserker.

Are you now trying to touch the magic of arrival that you once warned was dangerous?

The moment Lennok’s expression hardened slightly at those words, Felix continued speaking.

“It’s not because I have any lingering feelings about the power of the berserker. “I just want to study the power of arrival and find a way to become stronger.”

“Looking for a way to become stronger?”

“A monster with physical ability who rose to the rank of ascendant. “It’s really rare for that magical power to remain in this world.”

Felix said with a serious expression.

“I am confident that my skills can greatly improve if I just learn how to use them properly.”

I remember that Felix once had a battle with Kroken while using the hammer containing the magic power of the coming of age. However, Lennok

does not know how

Dorae was actually a being who obtained the qualifications for ascension, and whether he fulfilled his role as the body of some being and was buried in Yorta’s immortality.

Even if Felix now studies the magic and power of arrival, it is impossible to be sure whether the results he obtains there will truly be helpful to him.

“It is clear that in order to complete the hierarchy and go beyond it, we must overcome the limitations of the species.”

Felix said, looking at Lennok with a strong gaze.

“I will study the magic power left behind by the berserker and find a way to overcome its limits without going crazy.”

“You are saying that you are going to use the magic of arrival itself as a thorough counter-teacher.”

“I’m not looking for your help. It would be unconscionable of me to seek your advice on concerns about martial arts in the first place. “But if there is even the slightest hope, won’t you allow me to take the chance?”

It’s not that I can’t understand why Felix wants to become stronger.

At least he wasn’t the type of person who would irresponsibly let go of everything he was holding because destruction was approaching.

Rather than giving up, he is a person who will do his best to find something he can do until the end.

That’s why Lennok also trusted Felix and entrusted him with many important tasks for the tower.

“…good.”

Lennok nodded and stretched out his hand into his arms.

An old wooden nameplate engulfed in dark, distorted magic.

Lennok took out a small wooden plaque that could be held in one hand and threw it in front of Felix.

Keying!

The appearance of a wooden tablet stopped in the air with a strange sound.

Felix’s eyes widened at the sight of the familiar magic swirling around the nameplate.

“This is…”

“It is a nameplate tainted by the magic of arrival.”

Lennok said with his arms crossed.

“It was originally an object made to contain a curse and mark the person who was cursed.”

“….”

“I believe you can guess why I am giving this to you.”

Lennok tilted his head as he looked at Felix who was silent.

A cursed nameplate taken from Yorta’s Mugan whenever possible.

Lennok said, choosing a wooden tablet with a particularly strong magic of arrival among the remaining spares and handing it to Felix.

“Don’t ask anything and don’t tell anyone. “You will have to keep this a secret, even from Antares.”

“….”

“Your training and research will only be permitted when I am directly watching from the side. “If you agree and accept these three conditions, you may take the name plate.”

“…Why do you care so much about me even though it has nothing to do with you?”

Felix spoke in a slightly subdued voice and slowly stood up.

He grabbed the nameplate with his thick hands and pounded his fist against his chest.

“Without asking anything, without saying anything… I understand.”

Felix’s bewildered eyes shone with indescribable strong will.

“I will do my best to repay your trust.”

“There are a few more things that need to be taken care of before the tower returns to normal.”

Lennok said and turned around.

“Let’s pick a week when we have time and get started.”

He felt Felix lowering his head behind him, but Lennok didn’t show any condescension.

Strictly speaking, helping Felix research the magic of arrival was also for Lennok’s own benefit.

Lennok’s incarnation is a power modeled after a warrior from the old world.

Studying the magical power of arrival that existed in the body of the cult leader may provide meaningful clues in dealing with the incarnation.

If someone as physically capable as Felix pursues growth by experimenting with his body, it would be helpful for Lennok to watch from the side and provide safety measures.

With that in mind, Lennok immediately walked out of the tower’s engine room and took out his cell phone.

Jenny and Chen contacted us regarding the redevelopment of the Hexagonal Citadel’s sanctuary and the outskirts of the Magic Tower.

A belated call from Hilea, the intermediary of Pandemonium.

A letter from Dreyfus, a watcher belonging to the Blue Eye, asking if he could see it separately.

A message from Clarice Richellen, a high-ranking wizard belonging to the Sinclair Tower.

Even an official document regarding the meeting sent directly by the innocent Crood Azlan.

“….”

Putting all that aside, there was one thing to try first.

A call of sorts sent to Lennok by deep web administrators. Interference of the whole brain network that has never intervened in reality before.

However, Lennok had a helper who was more free than anyone else in the entire brain space.

“Dabi.”

[Yay~]

Keyee!!

Dabi instantly transforms into a giant fox and soars.

Lennok raised his magic power while pointing at the huge golden spiral floating on the ceiling of the underground cavity.

“I will use the power of the Ouroboros magic system to temporarily cover this entire space with your magnetic field. “Get ready.”

The underground cavity where the guardian spirit usually resides is not simply an empty space without a purpose.

It is a beacon that contains Lennok’s power the most within the tower’s sphere of influence, and a space with a high density of magical power that can replace Lennok’s own existence when necessary.

And in this magic tower built through the Ouroboros magic system, this is the place that best projects the power of Lennok’s creation magic.

A golden spiral descended and swayed like an angel’s ring above the head of a giant fox that was well over Lennok’s height, and the

Thunder Spirit’s six-pronged tail spread out in different directions, emitting dazzling light.

[Whew…]

Even for Dabi, his breath escapes unconsciously as if it takes quite a bit of effort to build up this level of advanced intention.

The power to unfold to the world scenes of the heart that cannot be calculated even with Dabi’s computing power, born as a thunder spirit.

A miracle that only a spirit born in this world in step with Lennok could obtain.

Paaaaa!!!

The moment when the colorless wave extending from Dabi was absorbed as if it were being sucked into the golden spiral located above his head.

Expansion of the magnetic field:

Realization of spirit resonance, whole-brain hierarchy, and

imagery [Dream Vision]

Paaaaaa!!!

Particles emitting blue light from all sides of the huge underground cavity connected countless solid lines, turning into a blue net.

Each particle became a living intermediary, building a network in the real world and transforming into a whole-brain space.

Dabi, who had instantly covered the entire underground cavity with his territory, was finally thrown back in place.

[I succeeded….]

“Well done.”

The area of self-reflection that Dabi just opened up on his own was not developed due to Lennok’s intervention or help.

Even though it happened within Lennok’s domain, Dabi succeeded in developing the magnetic field on his own without even reaching level 7.

[It was much easier than before because it was deployed overlapping in an underground cavity with a fixed area.]

Dabi, who had become huge, said while scratching his cheek with his front paw.

This is because Dabi himself knew that this area development was not possible entirely due to his own abilities.

[In fact, I don’t think I would have even attempted it if it weren’t for the development within the Master’s domain…]

“The beginning is important in everything. “The important thing is to learn the senses first.”

[Isn’t that what the Master always says when teaching magic to organisms? [Why don’t you try changing your repertoire when giving praise?]

I looked back at the realm of the dreamscape where Lennok had materialized, with Dabi grumbling and not being able to be honest.

A strange landscape where countless particles and networks materialize and float in all directions.

Dabi asked, tilting his head in the arms of Lennok, who was silently looking at the scenery of the realm.

[So, is it okay to access the deep web like this?]

“If you use the normal access route, it will be no different from accessing the community until now.”

Lennok said and gestured.

“Can you try bypassing the access system and touching the firewall of the central network?”

[Aha, so that they would notice on purpose?]

Dabi, who immediately understood Lennok’s words, began manipulating the forebrain space by twisting the scene in the pre-dreamscape.

Fababat!!

In a complex network landscape that changes quickly before your eyes, you can instantly find and access unauthorized routes on the deep web.

At that moment, dozens of bright red warning messages began to appear one after another before Lennok’s eyes.

[WARNING: The overlay network has been infected and immediate action is required. Please follow the instructions below to fix the built-in bouncer.]

[Warning: The overlay network is infected and immediate action is required. Please follow the instructions below to fix the bouncer with built-in magic.]

The shape of a warning message that fills a corner of the dreamscape’s area and blinks as if it is about to erode the entire brain space at any moment.

However, even though Lennok knew this, he just stared at the warning sign and did not take any action.

The moment Dabi was watching Lennok’s attention and waiting for the warning message to grow explosively.

The text of the warning message that had been constantly appearing began to appear slightly differently before my eyes.

[WARNING: The overlay network has been infected and immediate action is required. Follow the instructions below to see if you can find us (you really came to visit us)]

[Warning: The overlay network has been infected and immediate action is required. (Has the broker been contacted?) Please fix the bouncer.]

[Warning: The overlay network has been infected, so please fix the magic-embedded bouncer immediately (who told you about this contact method?).] “I don’t have

much time, so let’s get to the point. . “I know they contacted me about my abilities.”

When Lennok gestured to Dabi with his arms crossed, Dabi converted Lennok’s words into electrical signals and began to overlay them on the warning sign.

“If you have the information you’re looking for and can confirm that they can find it, then I’ll agree to a deal.”

silence.

It was a while later that the wording of the warning messages that came to mind one after another began to change again.

[Warning: The Overlay Network (may be able to check if it is data accumulated on the network)]

[Warning: Overlay (Tell me what information you are looking for.) Please follow the instructions and fix the magic-embedded bouncer.]

“The leader of Pandemonium . “Everything about the leader of the Guido Church.”

[….]

“Or any information directly related to their personal information is fine.”

The reason why Lennox wants to contact Deep Web administrators ahead of various schedules to make a deal.

That’s because I’m certain that one of the two transcendents once stayed in this city.

Regarding Lapis’ incident, Lennoc desperately felt the need to delve deeper into the qualifications for ascension.

If even a fragment of that information still remains in the sea of abandoned networks that are presumed to be by-products of the project.

Crackling, crackling –

the strange, annoying noise slowly clears.

The warning signs that had been covering Lennok’s eyes disappeared at the same speed as they had appeared.

A clear answer appeared on the screen.

[There is.]

“…!!”

Lennok’s expression, who had never expected to hear such a refreshing answer, changed slightly.

The moment Dabi glanced towards Lennok with an anxious look.

[But this is not data we can access with our authority.]

[We need your help. Can you access the deep web directly?]

“Do you want to directly enter the pre-brain space?”

[I’ll send you the address. Please connect there.]

“Address?”

[There is a community on the deep web discussing what you have done. The firepower is so strong that it would be an appropriate place to hide a huge reflux of information like yours.] After

all the warning messages disappeared, the phrase that emerged contained very interesting content.

“It has strong firepower?”

[Because the thousand decisive battles with you ended ambiguously, there is a very fierce debate about the winner or loser.]

The warning replied as if it was unexpected.

[It looks like he didn’t know, but it’s quite surprising. Even though he had such a delicate whole-brain interference ability, he had no interest in the internal reactions of the deep web?]

“….”

I heard that a huge gamble was held over a thousand duels with fastness, but I never thought that public opinion would not have cooled down yet.

[Well, that’s fine. If even that kind of arrogance is true, it’s not a bad thing in this regard.]

At the same time as those words were said, the scenery in the dreamscape where Lennok was standing began to change.

[First, let me start by telling you how the Deep Web evaluates your achievements.]