Drug-Eating Genius Mage

The Medicine-Taking Genius Wizard Episode 926:

Meeting (9)

The other participants looked surprised at the sudden declaration of innocence.

“Clord Azlan…!!”

“Did Tulianmun’s protection know Gyeonlei?”

“There was a story that they moved together during the magical particle radiation incident. However, I never thought the relationship would be that close….”

“If you are thinking of challenging the owner of the tower for ownership of the Beopjin, please come anytime.”

Innocence spoke, ignoring the words quickly exchanged around him.

“I intend to assist the owner of the tower as best as I can in this position.”

As he raised his hand with those words, the spear that floated behind Innocence slowly rose above his head.

Wow!!

A state of martial arts where one can grab and move an object in the air with sheer intention.

As soon as the other attendees recognized him, the fighting spirit that had enveloped the ceremony hall gradually faded away.

Claude Azlan is a defensive method of Turyeonmun that has considerable influence even in the sunny region.

Moreover, he himself may have a mental problem, but his skills are undoubtedly those of the highest level, transcending hierarchy.

At a time when a vanguard of this class openly takes the side of fastness, direct conflict is practically no different from loss.

[Did you say it’s hard work and hard work? If you look closely, there is nothing wrong with the words of the old saints.]

Olynyk, who was watching the rapidly changing situation, chuckled.

[Even though we have overcome the seven hierarchies and are at the beginning of transcendence, people do not change easily.]

The direction of the metal sphere seemed to be towards Lennok, who was surrounded by two Changshas.

[Otherwise, it is fast. Would you be able to take two crazy madmen like you around?]

“….”

Lennok frowned, unable to refute Olynyk’s teasing words.

Feisha Grisburn and Crood Azlan are now standing next to Lennok.

Ironically, both of them were murderers who became famous for their madness in both sunny and shaded places.

Level 8 superhumans are beings who have broken the hierarchy and worn away humanity, but among them, there are those whose madness is particularly evident.

These are madmen who used their own madness as an opportunity to reach the 8th plane.

“There is a saying that a spear is inherently too long and narrow to contain the human heart, so it is more prone to madness than other military weapons.”

The red-eyed man who was explaining the ritual just a moment ago also spoke with his arms crossed, looking very interested.

“But it doesn’t seem like a coincidence that you are carrying around two ghosts and using them to control you.”

“Is there something in common between super people who are famous for being crazy?”

Faisha glared at Lennok with an annoyed look at Reiji’s curious comment.

“Is it because of you that I have to listen to that sick bullshit?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. “There are degrees of bad things.”

Lennok snorted.

“Anyone can see that I am also suffering due to your notoriety.”

“Don’t be damned. “Why are you suddenly shifting responsibility to me?”

“Then shall we meet again here and decide who is right?”

“You fucking idiot…!!!”

Feisha’s shoulders are shaking, unable to say that they should get together again.

It seems that the fact that they were unable to win even after sacrificing their rank during the last battle was quite a problem.

The other superhumans also seemed to have sensed this from the conversation between the two, and their expressions changed strangely.

“This is the first time I’ve ever known Grisburn to be a person who could endure hearing things like that.”

“I guess the rumor that I overpowered you wasn’t a lie.”

“I think I’m missing one most important explanation.”

At that moment, the giant who had been engrossed in eating snacks without saying anything suddenly opened his mouth.

He said with an expressionless face while licking the seasoning powder from his hands.

“Apart from innate abilities, what is the purpose you are trying to achieve through the incarnation of Anathema?”

“….”

“I am not interested in what blessings the nobles of the central city are born with. “If the only purpose of this meeting is to share special abilities, then I’ll just leave.”

The appearance of a man writhing with a thick upper body that feels so thick. It looks like he has no regrets about this place, as if he is leaving the ceremony hall at any moment.

However, Lennok was able to quickly understand why the giant was not interested in Anathema’s innate ability.

‘You’re a superpower.’

In the first place, it was because he was a person of extreme ability who had developed different types of innate abilities to the limit.

The giant’s words themselves are reasonable, but there is a sense of blind hunger somewhere in his gestures. Perhaps he is a level 8 psychic who has awakened an innate ability related to eating.

“Of course, the appearance of Anathema is closely related to the purpose of the conference.”

The red-eyed man also immediately nodded, as if he felt that the giant’s words were reasonable.

“To explain that, I have to start by mentioning the reason why the meeting was held. “You’ve probably heard about what happened in Yorta and Machina, right?”

“….”

At that moment, the atmosphere of the huge ceremony hall changed strangely.

Because they also had no idea what the man was trying to say.

“Croken Asillus, who toppled Yorta’s cenotaph. The second apostle of the church who massacred Machina’s Supreme Council. “The foundations of the Military Command City and the Machine City collapsed, and at the center of it all were the Temple of Pandemonium and the Church.”

The red eyes of the man looking back at the ceremony site glowed eerily.

“Signs like this are by no means a coincidence and warn that this city cannot escape the flow. “No matter who the opponent is, it will happen at least once.”

“Wait a minute, Slaine. “There is something wrong with that explanation.”

At that moment, a woman who introduced herself as Reiji raised her hand.

“There is a wizard here now who destroyed the Machine City before the Second Apostle and came out alive.”

“….”

Even so, as soon as those words came out, I could feel some of the attendees watching Lennok.

Since there were people who didn’t know about the uproar that Lennok had made over Machina by himself, they were probably curious about the reaction.

However, the red-eyed man called Slaine did not even bat an eyebrow at Reiji’s rebuttal.

“In the case of Gonrei, his actions and motives are relatively clear, so it is not difficult to guess that he was aiming for the legacy of Ascension Gate. “It is also obvious that he achieved some kind of result when he was released after negotiations with the Supreme Council and returned to the Balkans.”

“….”

Slaine’s explanation of what Lennok did in Machina with relative accuracy.

Seeing as the other attendees were not surprised, it would be correct to assume that they already knew what Lennok was aiming for in Machina.

Although Lennok did not know that he was dealing with an ascendant from the old world, the other level 8s also guessed that their purpose was at the Ascension Gate.

“But the case of the second apostle is completely different. He struck Machina at its core from thousands of meters below the surface, shaking the city and massacring half of the Supreme Council without any reason. “No one really knows the motive.”

Slaine explained in a cold voice.

“There is only one point. There is a need to protect megacities from a series of sabotage sweeps across the continent. “The incarnation of Anathema and the Eight Trigrams of the Later Heavens are all preliminary works for him.”

“So, are you suggesting that level 8 superhumans join forces to protect Balkan?”

Feisha snorted.

“Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think the superhumans in this city will be inspired by such a grand cause and cooperate?”

“….”

“If that were possible, Balkan would never have become such a mess in the first place. “After the civil war ended, our corps would not have even left for the center.”

Feisha spoke with her eyes shining towards the silent audience.

“I can’t help but laugh when I see the traitors who were content with covering up the problem and now dreaming of harmony. “It may be true that this is the plan you guys have in mind, who were pretending to be shackles with the Prohibition Act, which was reduced to a piece of paper after a single treason by the National Guard.”

[The words from earlier hurt so much. Isn’t it against the law to only pierce the bones?]

“One day, I will kill you all.”

Feisha, who completely ignored Olynyk’s joke, smiled an eerie smile.

“I will definitely return to Balkan and avenge Bajur. “I will cut off the limbs of the traitors who betrayed us, skin them, and hang them above City Hall Square.”

“….”

“You guys built a tower with the head of your beloved disciple and hung the teacher’s body on top so that the owner can’t be found-!!!!!”

Just as Feisha’s terrifying words were echoing loudly throughout the ceremony hall, Lennok gestured with an annoyed expression.

The beopjin that was glowing behind his back spun around and pressed Feisha’s body to the ground.

Wow!!

“Pfft…!!”

“Putting aside your complaints, I have no choice but to agree with you about the unreality of the plan.”

Lennok said, ignoring the surprised looks of others.

“What were you going to say after gathering all the level 8 superhumans? Let’s discuss the need to protect Balkan?”

“Fast.”

“I don’t know about Pandemonium, but the premise of being wary of an apostle’s attack is wrong. The highest ranking apostles in the single digits do not cooperate with each other. Even if the church puts Vulcan within sight, there is no reason for an organized response from this side.”

From his many conflicts with the church, Lennok knew that the high-ranking apostles were semi-hostile toward each other.

Although they are initially called and categorized under the same name, Apostles, they are monsters born into the world as incarnations of different foreign gods from their roots.

The reality of a religious denomination is that the incarnations of the apocalypse, born incapable of understanding each other, coexist, tied to a leash called doctrine.

If they weren’t tied together by one central point called the religious leader, it wouldn’t be surprising if they tried to kill and eat each other a long time ago.

“Cluck… you’ve never dealt with an apostle before, but you speak fluently. “Don’t you think that what you said wasn’t persuasive enough?”

At that moment, the baby warlock sitting on the stone statue let out a strange laugh.

“There can be no logic that takes precedence over experience when it comes to religious denominations. This is especially true because they are armed with the fanatic logic of doctrine.”

He said, looking down at Lennok with narrowed eyes.

“That’s why I hoped a thousand people would attend this meeting, but it’s a shame. “His experience dealing with apostles would have been of more valuable value than anything else here.”

“I guess you’ve forgotten what was the reason Thousand Times wasn’t here.”

Lennok chuckled and raised his magic power.

“Shall I teach you again here?”

“Tillian. “Don’t fuss needlessly with Lightning.”

Kiriya glared at the warlock with a gaze as cold as ice.

“He attended the meeting at our request. “What kind of rudeness is this from earlier?”

“Kiri, are you saying that you are not curious about how the 10 apostles Amrita met immortality?”

A warlock called Tillian countered.

“The specific circumstances are unknown, but it is clear that it contains a flame that can annihilate even the apostles. “As a member of Nox Biblio, I have a duty to find out the truth.”

“….”

“I wanted to hear the Apostle Slayer’s insight on that, but it ended up being a mess because some crazy wizard went on a rampage.”

The warlock spoke while looking at Lennok as if provoking him, but Lennok stopped responding after hearing Kiriya’s words.

Craig Tillian, a warlock who tried to transform the fragments of the extinction tree.

Wasn’t his last name also Tillian, the same as that baby warlock?

There is room to investigate that aspect in the future. Lennok, who had thought about that, ignored Tillian and changed the topic.

“Okay, let’s start with why Anathema’s incarnation is necessary. “It must be directly related to the Balkan protection you’re talking about, right?”

“That is correct. I had no intention of proposing cooperation between the 8 levels from the beginning. As Do-rei said, that is an act of trusting each other too much. ”

Slaine’s red eyes were bent as if in self-deprecation.

“The real purpose is to complete the incarnation of Anathema through the Eight Trigrams of the Later Heavens and use the Eight Trigrams in a different way in return.”

“It is to use the Eight Trigrams in a different way.”

An old man with a small physique asked in surprise.

“Is it possible that the Dharma Circle has other uses other than the incarnation of Anathema?”

“The Bagua of the Later Heavens (後天八卦) symbolizes all the changes that exist between heaven and earth and is the power that explains the principles of the universe in which all things exist.”

Slaine said as he slowly walked past the altar.

“Because it is a concept created to imitate the changes in the universe, there are infinite applications, but only the nobles of Arsnova can properly handle it.”

“Imitate the changes of all things in the universe…”

Lennok mumbled along with Slaine’s words and became lost in thought.

“No way, that imitation is-”

The contradiction of wanting the Eight Trigrams of the Later Heavens to protect Balkan, but actually trying to end the cooperation of other supreme powers just this once.

Isn’t this because the result we are trying to achieve through Bagua Beopjin can fundamentally block the danger mentioned by Slaine?

An imitation of the concept that can protect a large city the size of the Balkans through changes in all things in the world. A power that only the nobles of the central city can wield.

The moment when Lennok, recalling his conversation with Oliveira, intuited what was to be said next, suddenly raised his head.

“It looks like some people have already realized it.”

Slaine, standing in front of the altar, looked at Lennok and nodded.

“We plan to use the Eight Trigrams of the Later Heavens to imitate the [veil] surrounding Arsnova and surround the entire metropolis.”

* * *

“Imitate Arsnova’s Veil and protect Vulcan?”

The other attendees frowned as they finally understood the purpose of this meeting at Slaine’s words.

“You’re talking nonsense.”

“Do you think that the curtain is a concept that can be imitated in the first place?”

These are people who have not only achieved enlightenment that transcends hierarchy in their respective fields, but also have unrivaled expertise.

They also didn’t know how ridiculous the goal he just explained was.

“It is a barrier that even the leaders of the Central Front cannot easily touch. Are you going to imitate a concept that is impossible to interpret?”

“Even the Spell Federation and the Ability Enlightenment Flying Corps are only focused on passing through the gate right now and are not even thinking about breaking through the curtain.”

“There are a few Arsnova nobles remaining in the center. There is no way the Spell Federation owner would have found out about that fact.”

However, Slaine calmly responded to the rebuttals coming from around him.

“We are not trying to completely identify the structure and imitate the veil.”

He said, looking down at the spinning formation behind Lennok.

“What is imitated through the Postcheon Bagua Beopjin is the infinite ‘change’ of the veil itself. “If you think about it, what surrounds Balkan is a deterioration of the curtain that exists in the center.”

“….”

“The Bagua Buddhist Temple installed in Etanok is a test run to verify the reality of the plan. “Once Anathema’s incarnation is completed at this meeting, the second Bagua Law Center to be installed in the Balkans is scheduled to be handled by Anathema herself.”

Red eyes glowed intensely in the darkness of the ceremony hall.

“As pointed out by Gonrei, any further cooperation would be inefficient and would be nothing more than a worthless promise in which we cannot trust each other.”

“….”

As soon as Slaine finished his explanation, the ceremony hall fell into breathtaking silence.

Everyone, both those who already knew about the purpose of the meeting and those who heard the explanation later, kept their mouths shut and lost in thought.

[I want to ask you something.]

At that moment, the man who had been listening to the explanation in silence asked.

He is wearing a visor that covers his face, so his expression cannot be seen, and his voice is a muffled, mechanical sound.

“what?”

[If the only goal was to recreate the veil, it would be okay to gather only those who would cooperate in the ritual, so why bother convening all 8 levels and holding a meeting?] The

man wearing the visor tilted his head with his arms crossed.

[Were you not confident in gathering the volunteers needed for the ceremony?]

Considering that nothing had been said so far, the question was quite sharp.

“Marcus Trangula. The leader of Mirror Divers. “He is the first person to cross the event horizon in the Balkans.”

As Lennok watched the man, Claude Azlan, who was standing next to him, explained as if he had been waiting.

“There were rumors that he had transcended the physical body, and there were many rumors that he had gone missing on the other side of the deep web. “I guess it was all just nonsense.”

“….”

“Why do you look at me like that?”

“We’ve talked a lot since we haven’t seen each other.”

Claude smiled wryly at what Lennok said in passing.

“Please understand. “The only stories I listened to while I was in prison were these things.”

“Did you make a judicial deal with the city council?”

At the same time that the magic particle radiation incident in Area 25 ended, the innocent Crood Azlan was handed over to a military trial and imprisoned on charges of treason.

Not only did he personally use the strategy to improve his state of losing his memory and going crazy, but he almost killed Lennok and the others in the process.

If such innocence were released now and attended the meeting, wouldn’t that in itself be the result of an agreement reached with the city council?

However, innocent only smiled faintly at Lennok’s question and neither confirmed nor denied it.

“Uhm… I don’t know how to say this. “It’s a rather complicated story.”

“….”

“I will explain if I get a chance later.”

While Lennok narrowed his eyes at the extremely suspicious words, Slaine opened his mouth.

“If the destruction of the veil spreads across the Balkans, everyone will fall under its influence.”

[….]

“The reason we opened the meeting was because we thought this agenda itself was something that needed to be notified and asked for understanding, both positive and negative.”

Slaine said, gazing with red eyes at the ceremony hall spread out below the altar.

“I’m telling you, you don’t have to participate in the ceremony. You can wait for the siege barrier to disappear before leaving Ethanok. It doesn’t matter if you leak information about the veil or oppose it.”

The incarnation of Anathema and the reappearance of the veil. Slaine’s answer was that he would not care at all whether those two events were opposed or leaked to the outside world.

Are they confident that it is impossible to prevent what is happening now that the talks have progressed to this point?

Immediately after Slaine raised his hand without waiting for the others to respond.

Kugugoogung!!

The ceiling of the vast underground ceremony hall opened wide, revealing the night sky well past midnight.

“So that those who will participate in the ceremony can decide on their direction and complete preparations within 15 minutes.”

Slaine nodded, standing among the giants of the sun, including Lennok and Olynyk, who had already obtained the Beopjin.

“I will begin the ritual of Anathema’s manifestation right now.”