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#071. A young man who pays respect (2)
Knock! Knock! Knock!
The square was filled with the sound of extremely short footsteps.
The three falcons followed him persistently, drawing a variety of straight and curved lines.
Wedge! BANG!
A collapsing streetlight.
Debris from the floor flying everywhere.
Ray got the impression that the servants were like freely moving bullets.
“I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to kidnap John, but it’s not easy. I’m stuck in the hotel and I don’t want to come out, but because of that young wizard guy… .”
I thought I knew why Skye couldn’t easily touch John even with so many subordinates.
“A wizard must deal with a wizard.”
That made sense too.
If the falcons are close together and swinging their wings, guns and knives will be of no use.
You won’t be able to fire properly for fear of hitting your comrades.
‘No, even if you hit it properly before that, it won’t do much damage.’
The bodies of the falcons were protected by a thick membrane.
And the guards also formed a circle around Michael, who was stuck in one place controlling the servants.
‘We have to break that first.’
It was determined that destroying the defense itself would not be that difficult.
Among the natural magic known to be powerful, the one with the highest destructive power is fire magic.
If you draw a lot of red mana from the ring and throw a fireball, you will be able to easily break down Michael’s defense.
To begin with, the white mana contained in Michael’s ring wasn’t that much.
If you just do that.
‘Michael might get hurt.’
It was a difficult task.
I couldn’t quite figure out where Michael was angry.
But for now, he still had a lot to ask the other person.
Do you know the rainbow?
Have you ever been to the city of wizards?
Are there any other types of magic that can be used other than the Ministry type?
There were a mountain of questions to ask, and the opponent could not be defeated until all his doubts were answered.
‘I have to subdue the servants.’
But the speed is too fast to hit the target by shooting a fireball.
then.
Woof-
White mana, responding to his will, gathered through his forearm and into his palm.
widely!
He stopped running and turned around.
‘One on the left, two on the right.’
Three falcons were circling in the air and shooting fiercely towards us.
The closest one is the one flying to the left.
A white curtain began to overlap in the air in front of Ray’s palm as he turned towards the guy.
Dozens of thin white membranes.
Narrow range, square shape.
Rather than casting a wide shield as usual, he concentrated his magic on a single point to increase his defense.
Kwaang─!
The guy who couldn’t correct his orbit flew in an instant and crashed into the defense.
Shh …
Ray’s other hand, metallized, moved forward to grab the guy’s neck.
But nothing was caught.
The guy who had hit the guard had already used the recoil of the collision to fly far into the air.
And that too without much damage.
Ray immediately jumped up and dodged the attacks of the other two that flew in one after another.
Boom! Kwaang!
‘This method won’t work.’
The hand that had been stretched out just a moment ago could not even brush the falcon’s feathers.
A reaction speed that is literally beyond imagination.
Well, that’s true.
It may be natural that humans cannot keep up with the reflexes of animals like hawks.
If only this side was receiving the effects of the strengthening magic, then I wouldn’t know.
Especially now that both sides are reaping the benefits.
‘What other way is there?’
The falcons appeared to be moving under Michael’s direction rather than having free will.
Fierce, fierce, and sharp.
Attacks that are difficult to withstand even for a few seconds.
However, that was only a general standard.
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By Ray’s standards, accustomed to close combat with all sorts of irregularities, the falcons’ attack patterns were rather monotonous.
As the flight path became more and more familiar, evading the attacks actually became easier as time passed.
“How long do you think you can hold out like this! You’re going to have to pay the price for insulting the CEO!”
Michael’s angry cry.
As if resonating with his emotions, the light from the mana streams that were entangling the falcons’ legs grew stronger.
All the ends are connected to Michael’s hand.
Three purple mana stems in a chain shape.
Ray’s eyes lit up at the sight.
‘If you cut that off.’
Wouldn’t that mean the control over the servants is gone?
Knock! Knock! Knock! Boom!
Ray continued to evade while concentrating his mind.
Along with it, each mana stream shook violently from side to side as if hit by a strong wind.
And as the strands of a rope began to break, they gradually became thinner and the light began to fade.
“What are you doing now…!”
Michael, who noticed the situation, poured purple mana into each stem.
Woohoo!
As the two wizards fought, the mana stream was strengthened and weakened repeatedly.
Beep beep─
Ppaaaa …
Ray confirmed that the falcons’ attacks had stopped.
The guys just circled overhead, probably because Michael was no longer focused on controlling the plane.
“Ugh…!”
The power struggle that seemed tight at first glance suddenly began to tilt at one point.
‘How on earth… how… could this happen…!’
Michael felt astonished as his connection with the servants grew weaker.
Ministry magic is a continuous magic that requires concentration while using.
Therefore, the general method of destruction is to attack the caster and break their concentration.
Although there are a few other countermeasures, the main idea of distraction remains the same.
That was why.
The reason Michael is flustered is…
‘Magic… attacks itself…? How is that possible… Ugh!’
Because I have never heard of such a destruction method.
No, from the beginning, if you think about common sense in the field of magic, it was a method that was impossible to implement in the first place.
Magic that has already been manifested and turned into a phenomenon cannot be turned back into nothing.
The same goes for persistent magic, not just one-time effects.
The elements that make up the magic are already so tightly bound together that they cannot be separated by any means.
That is common sense and an absolute rule that any wizard knows.
But.
But how?
Michael could never understand what was unfolding before his eyes.
The elements that make up magic were being torn away.
‘That’s ridiculous… .’
Even if the person standing here were not himself but the president of Matap, the reaction would not have been different.
A skill that freely uses mana in the air to create sparks.
Could the current craft also be an extension of that?
The opponent’s interference with magic was both violent and elaborate.
These are two words with completely opposite characteristics, but there really was no other way to express them.
“Right now… ugh! This insult… is canceled…!”
Michael shouted with difficulty at Ray, who was approaching him, closing the distance between them.
The circle’s mana was rapidly running out.
Can’t win.
It feels like I’m facing an insurmountable wall.
Since you’ve used the water first, you have nothing to say even if you lose your life to the opponent.
“Ugh! Cancel it! This… insult to the representative… immediately!”
But I didn’t want to ask for forgiveness.
It would be better to die than to beg for one’s life from someone who insulted someone one respected.
widely.
Ray stopped a few steps in front of Michael.
He tilted his head and said.
“I didn’t say anything wrong.”
“What do you… know about the CEO…!”
“People who don’t know John well are more like you.”
“I…! I’ve been serving you… for a long time! There’s no one… who knows you… better than me!”
Michael shouted, gasping for breath.
The mana stream, which had elements continuously being torn out, had become extremely thin in the middle.
Tick! Tiddick!
Like a rope on the verge of breaking.
‘If the link is broken like this…’
It’s the worst case scenario.
Because we will lose the missionaries we have invested so much time and effort in training.
It will fly high in the sky.
I’ll never come back.
“Ewww─!!”
Michael squeezed out the last of his mana with a scream.
Beep beep──!
Pfftpfftpfft──!
The falcons that had been circling high in the sky changed direction and descended diagonally toward Michael.
“… … .”
Ray didn’t respond.
This wasn’t an attack aimed at this side.
The servants who were set as allies passed through Michael’s defense as is.
Then it touched the inside of Michael’s coat, which was spread out on both sides, and his body was enveloped in purple mana and disappeared.
As if summoned somewhere.
Just as it was when it was flying.
‘That’s….’
Ray’s eyes lit up.
The moment the falcons disappeared, I felt a ripple of mana at that spot.
There seemed to be some special magic attached to the coat.
Woohoo──
At that moment, Michael fell to his knees as the protection disappeared.
There wasn’t even a handful of mana left in his ring.
“Haa… haa… .”
A body drenched in sweat.
Ragged breathing and blurry vision.
Even in the face of near-exhaustion, Michael never lost the firepower in his eyes.
I just looked at Ray without saying anything.
As if he would gladly accept any punishment.
“… … ”
Ray looked at Michael’s bowl.
The respect for John now filled the entire space of the bowl.
There was a glimpse of anger towards this side.
‘It’s amazing.’
It’s amazing how naturally occurring emotions can grow so much without any external manipulation.
I thought that this might be evidence that he is a person with strong opinions and beliefs.
I also thought I knew.
What is the difference between someone who can artificially inject emotions into a vessel and someone who cannot?
Not sure, but maybe, vaguely.
Ray, who had been staring blankly at Michael, lowered his gaze, checked his watch, and then parted his lips.
“I’ll ask the remaining questions later. I don’t have time right now.”
Then he turned around and quickly disappeared towards the outskirts of the sector.
“… … .”
There was silence in the room for a long time.
A cool morning breeze.
Rising dust.
Michael, with a bewildered and embarrassed look on his face, stood there for a while.
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A jeep driving through the wasteland.
The roof compartment there.
Skye looked at the distant scenery and asked Ray.
“It’s over there. Can you see it?”
“Yes. I can see it.”
The horizon was filled with gray dots that looked like swarms of rockfish.
‘It’s just like Skye said.’
It didn’t take long to run until we reached where the rock deer was.
It was clear evidence that the mass migration of Rock Deers was moving towards Sector 48.
Ray said, looking at the gray dots getting closer and closer.
“Your speed is incredible. You got here in one night.”
“During the great migration period, they move with almost no sleep. They struggle to quickly reach a place where there is still vegetation and fill their stomachs.”
“Is there any way to guess why the Great Migration is occurring so early?”
“I wonder if they have run out of food in their original habitat.”
Ray looked down at the vehicle blankly.
Black circles embedded in various places on the ground passed by behind the moving vehicle.
Discolored areas due to black rain.
It was generally known that no vegetation could grow there anymore.
Squeak──
While we were talking about this and that, the car stopped.
It was a location far away from the rock deer herd.
“Can’t we take a closer look?”
“It’s a mob. They are very wary of people, so if you get a little closer, they’ll start moving again.”
The rock deer, which must have numbered at least two thousand, were sitting down to rest, seemingly exhausted from the heat of the sun.
Far away on the other side, a dozen vehicles and people were seen stopped, keeping their distance from the herd of rock deer.
Skye said, reading Ray’s gaze.
“They are my men. They are chasing the Rock Deer herd from a distance. If they take their eyes off it for even a moment, they might lose their position.”
It was a tone of pride that said that thanks to him, they were able to find the rock deer herd so quickly.
And that was actually true.
“You’ve worked hard.”
Ray threw a dry word and jumped down from the roof.
widely.
Despite the considerable height, only a soft thud was heard when landing.
It created a wind under the feet to cushion the impact.
Skyle, who opened his mouth in surprise for a moment, came to his senses and followed Ray down the ladder.
“If you could tell me exactly what you want─!”
“There’s something I want to confirm.”
Ray ignored the voices coming from behind him and walked briskly.
Kkuruk─
Kkururuk─
The sound of footsteps.
The heads of the gray beasts were raised.
It didn’t take that long.
Hundreds of pairs of pitch-black eyes.
The image of a boy with pure white hair is captured there.