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#102. Back to where it came from (4)
“Isn’t it better to capture than to kill?”
The boy seemed like a person from whom all sense of crisis or tension had evaporated.
I don’t think it would have been strange at all if you had just substituted a restaurant employee’s question, “Would you like it well done or medium?”
“Uh, uh… yes, yes.”
It was an answer I blurted out without realizing it, but it wasn’t a wrong agreement.
Because captured enemies could be used to obtain information or for prisoner exchange.
After receiving the order, Ray turned his gaze and looked back and forth between the entrance of the alley and the rooftop above his head.
Magic of each attribute in the enemy’s hands.
There are as many elements as stars in the night sky, and combining them to create unreality in the world is magic.
Among the countless elements, the element that determines the nature and branch of magic is the primary element.
… and again, among the primary elements, the ones known to have high destructive power and transformative power were natural elements such as fire, electricity, and ice.
Now, all the magic in the hands of the enemies was magic based on natural elements.
An eerie purple current.
A sharp ice pick that seems to cut through the ice.
A fireball that can burn anything.
Powerful magic spells capable of taking a person’s life in a single blow flew towards Ray.
‘All opponents are 1st circle.’
The boy thought as time seemed to flow slowly.
If it were me, I would have definitely thought the situation was threatening.
But not now.
Currently, your stage is Circle 2.
The imperfect ring is completed, and the amount of purified mana that can be used increases significantly.
The increased amount of available mana meant that you could now do things you couldn’t do before.
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Woohoo──!
Three streams of mana shot out from the boy’s body like hunting dogs toward each of the enemy’s magic.
It was a mana stream containing different types of elements.
The mana stream that preys on fireballs contains the element of water.
The mana stream that preys on the current lump contains the earth element.
The mana stream that preys on the ice pick contains an electric element.
In all, elements that have an advantage over target magic were used.
Woohoo──!
Under the boy’s delicate manipulation, the three-pronged mana stream penetrated the enemy’s magic, or rather, the combined elements.
A combination of elements that begin to break apart in an instant.
The boy, who confirmed the appearance, concentrated his mind─
Pot.
─The magic was dismantled.
The expression “tear apart” would have been a bit more appropriate.
Because the elements that made up the magic were shattered and scattered into the air.
Of course, this series of events was only reflected in Ray’s vision.
To Colin and the three members of Murkred’s organization, the magic simply seemed to vanish into thin air.
Just now, what…?
… … !
The enemies did not open their mouths, but their expressions sufficiently expressed their feelings.
Extreme confusion and bewilderment.
They had accumulated all kinds of combat experience while carrying out various orders.
But I have never seen or heard of magic that has already been created disappearing.
… … !
… … .
Winks exchanged busily in the flowing silence.
─Could it be that guy did it?
─There is no way that magic that has already been activated can be destroyed.
─Some unknown trick… .
The enemies, having reached their own conclusions, instantly created and unleashed the next spell.
Thinking that the same coincidence would never happen again.
but.
Pot.
This time too, the magic disappeared with just one gesture from the boy.
The enemies instinctively realized that this mysterious phenomenon was no coincidence, with a chill running down their backs.
Pot.
From Ray’s point of view, it wasn’t that difficult.
Pot.
Just as Michael had ripped off the chains of the magic he had used, it was a matter of dismantling the bonds of the elements that made up the magic.
Pot. Pot.
However, the magic of these enemies had a low casting difficulty and the elemental combination was strong.
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This only added a little bit of pre-processing to fire the superior element.
“Eeeeeee…!”
“Oh, shit! What the heck! Who the hell is that guy!”
The enemies eventually began to utter evil cries.
He drew on the mana from the charging stone and fired a barrage of magic, but none of them even touched the hem of the boy’s clothes and disappeared into thin air.
A suffocating fear struck the minds of the enemies.
The strength of a wizard naturally comes from magic.
But since I couldn’t use magic, I felt like my limbs had been cut off.
Have you ever imagined that?
How could one go from being a being that spreads fear to being a being that feels fear?
“Run, run…!”
“Tell Allegheny…!”
The enemies who had been spitting out sentences collapsed in their seats as the force suddenly drained from their bodies.
Thud, thud, thud
Through the lowered vision of the enemy who was alone at the entrance of the alley, the boy’s figure was seen getting closer and closer.
“Ah, ahh… ahhh… .”
I trembled with fear.
The boy’s expressionless face with tears streaming down his face felt even more frightening.
*
Ray freed one of the three captured wizards.
Just like the Brook gang that was let run away, he has a microscopic element attached to his body.
As I focused my mind, I felt a number of dots moving towards a specific point within the sector.
‘Because binding magic leaves traces of mana, there is a risk that the enemy will be able to detect the tracking.’
It was an alternative to binding magic.
Only Ray, who could sense and distinguish mana into elemental units, could do this.
Ray left the alley with Colin, who had regained his energy.
I walked to a place where I felt two special points and joined the group.
“Layya! Huh…?”
“Uh, uh… those people… .”
The two men stopped their approaching steps when they saw the three men floating in the wind behind Ray.
“I got it.”
“You caught it…?”
If it felt like a tone of voice like “I picked it up on the way here”, would that be an illusion?
Philip and Veronica approached cautiously and examined the captives.
Ray said.
“Two are members of Murcred’s organization. One is a member of Nishohwa’s organization.”
Murkred. At those words, the two people flinched and took a step back.
“Uh… Oh, hello? I, the weather is nice, right? If you’re upside down like that, your blood circulation should be good… Uh…”
Philip met eyes with the organization member and was flustered, muttering nonsense loudly.
“…Re, Ray, those people have weird eyes.”
Veronica shivered as she clung to Ray.
Certainly, the members of Murkred had a different air of determination than the members of regular gangs.
The half-unfocused gaze was a common sight among drug addicts, but the intimate madness that gleamed deep within the pupils was something that could not be imitated.
A madness that seems like it will burn brightly and explode if even the smallest spark falls.
“Maybe it’s because of this.”
Ray took out the items he had taken from the prisoners from his bosom.
Two red gems the size of fingernails.
Exactly the same shape as the red gems found in Walter’s basement.
I looked closely, but I couldn’t find any other functions besides the charging seat.
“Mana addiction… I guess…?”
“I guess so.”
Even if the charging stone had good performance, there was no change in the fact that it contained unrefined, raw mana.
Veronica, who was looking at the members of the organization with a pitiful face, suddenly turned around to look at Ray.
“Ray, you should never use that. Never, never, never, never.”
“okay.”
Maybe. It depends.
*
1st floor of an abandoned building on the outskirts of 16th Street.
Squeak──
When the door opened and the man appeared, the men inside all stood up.
“older brother!”
“Colin! You’re alive!”
“Yeah! There’s no way Colin couldn’t get out!”
Those who were expressing their overwhelming emotions in the bare concrete space stopped when they discovered Ray and his group behind Colin.
“But those kids… .”
“Thanks to you, I saved my life. After all, you’re a wizard─”
“… … !”
wizard.
The men, startled by those words, took a stance with eyes filled with deep caution.
The automatic rifle and shotgun in his hands were quite threatening.
But the name of someone who was immediately mentioned caused even greater shock and confusion in the room.
“─Brother Niles, um.”
“Me, Brother Niles?”
“Huh…?”
Colin couldn’t continue speaking.
I’ll explain in more detail later, but right now, no word comes to mind that can summarize the relationship between the older brother and the boy.
“Could it be that they were children who were hidden…?”
“Their hair colors are all different. They look a bit older than me.”
“It’s possible if you assume she was born in her late teens….”
“It’s not like my brother is the type to date just one woman.”
“You had an accident when you were little and you never told us?”
The men were spouting words without even knowing what they were saying.
That meant that the shock and confusion caused by the situation was great.
Amidst speculations that were heading towards catastrophe in real time, Colin looked to Ray for help.
“Sponsor.”
The room became quiet.
“I’m not the sponsor, Niles is. I received a lot of help from Niles in Sector 50.”
“Yeah, sponsor. I don’t know why I couldn’t think of that word.”
“Sector 50?”
“Are you saying… that Brother Niles didn’t pass away?”
“I’ll explain the details later, and then take care of those outside first?”
Colin’s fingers pointed outwards towards the still open door.
Prisoners floating in the air with their limbs restrained.
“Lucas!”
“This fu*king kid…!”
“The other two… .”
“They’re wizards. They’re the ones Brook brought in from outside.”
“… … !”
The internment of prisoners was carried out quickly.
Brook’s subordinate, Lucas, ended up with his arms and legs tied to a chair, but Murkred’s two combatants received even worse treatment.
He was blindfolded, his mouth plugged, his arms and legs tied behind his back, and sealed in a drum.
As if that wasn’t enough, several men stood guard and pointed their guns at the drums.
… If we do that, won’t even the wizard’s grandfather’s grandfather not be able to escape?
Colin, reading the group’s gaze, added bitterly.
“I don’t know much about magic, so I’ve just been getting beat up. When I close my eyes and open them, the guy next to me gets hit by a fireball and melts, and things like that.”
Since I didn’t know the strategy, I did the best I could based on my own standards.
Afterwards, Colin guided the group inside.
Passed a few pillars.
The place we arrived at was a shabby office with the spaces separated by partition walls.
A large sector map was spread out on the table in the center, possibly used as an operations conference room.
“The hideout wasn’t originally such a backward place. However, we kept losing battles and were pushed back… .”
Colin made excuses as he cleared the seats for his party.
Actually, my mind hasn’t changed.
He is clearly showing the organization’s divisions to the boy whom his brother risked his life to save.
And on top of that, the environment is so poor.
“Let’s sit down and talk about the details…”
Ugh… .
Huhuhu… .
It was then that a groan was heard.
Inside the long curtain at the right end of the office.
A faint scent of medicine was also present.
The sector was at war.
It didn’t take much imagination to guess what kind of sight was unfolding beyond the curtain.
“The infirmary is across the street. We were short on supplies so we had to divide the space with curtains, but I apologize. Let’s move and talk─”
“no.”
Ray stopped Colin from getting up from his seat─
“It’s okay this time.”
─He spoke to Veronica, who couldn’t take her eyes off the curtains.
“are you okay?”
“Okay. It’s okay.”
The girl felt grateful that the boy spoke first.
I got up from my seat with my chest full of worries and headed towards the curtains.
Ray asked.
“Will it be okay?”
“Huh? What… Ah!”
Colin recalled the memory.
“I’ll feel much better if I get another healing from Veronica.”
The name Ray mentioned when he was healing her wounds was Veronica.
And the girl’s name that was revealed during the brief introduction was also Veronica.
“Of course, if you could use some healing magic, that would be greatly appreciated, but everyone over there is seriously ill. They’re not just getting grazed by a bullet like mine, but are at risk of dying…”
“well.”
Knock knock──
It was at that moment that the curtains opened wide.
Ray said as we were talking.
“You’d better close your eyes.”
“Huh? Uh, huh─?”
Soon a blinding halo of light filled the space.