Genius Prismatic Mage Chapter 111

#111. Opening (5)

Kuuung───!!

The two men fell forward with a loud noise as large as their bodies.

A cloud of dust and debris flew.

The son-in-law was quiet.

It’s hard to believe that this was the place where such a loud noise had been emanating just a moment ago.

The boy approached the two men and turned their bodies over.

thud!

I searched through the arms of two people.

Apart from a few daggers and a few red gems the size of fingernails, nothing of note was found.

The boy got up from his seat, holding the jewel in his bosom, and looked around with calm eyes.

“… … .”

The whole place was a mess.

The road was cracked, broken, raised and potholed in places, as if it had been bombed once.

Major roads and bridges on the outskirts of the sector were rarely used by residents.

‘Did you say that businessmen from lower numbers install and use it themselves?’

Won’t they hold me accountable later?

Using some unknown tracking method of their own.

I was a little confused.

However, I thought it would be best to remove as many traces of magic as possible.

Thud—thud—thud.

He took a step and placed his palm on the barrier.

‘It’s solid.’

The texture and feel were fully conveyed through the touching palms.

The height is about 5 meters.

A barrier that extends to both sides and blocks the entire road.

It took a lot of mental energy to make this.

After all, it was necessary to use a large amount of mana in the air that was densely packed, and especially the gray mana that was hardened like cement.

But now it was different.

Woohoo──

Following the gesture, the gray mana in the air moved gently.

… I thought that if a similar situation arose, I would be able to use the same magic much more easily.

‘And the ring’s mana ratio is also changing.’

Currently, the mana in the air was flowing into two rings that were almost depleted of mana.

Refining at a leisurely pace.

It has more vivid colors and higher elemental density.

Red, pink, purple, white.

And the rest of the colorful colours.

It was the order that usually took up the largest volume in the ring.

“… … .”

But now it was different.

Gray mana in the air, which had previously been motionless, was now flowing in, quickly taking up space in the ring.

… when looking at the overall rate at which each mana accumulates.

‘I think gray mana will take the next spot after white mana. Once it’s fully charged.’

Maintain, block, combine.

Ray, recalling the primary element that made up gray mana, focused his mind on the palm he placed on the barrier.

and.

Saaaa …

The barriers began to disappear.

Centered around the palm, moving outwards, into very small particles.

Gray powder scattered over the river, and before long the barrier had disappeared from its place without a trace.

“… … .”

This resulted in greater control over the elements that make up gray mana.

Whew.

Ray turned around.

The debris of the petrified magic that had risen up on the road also turned to dust and scattered one by one as the boy’s gaze fell upon them.

The boy, who had somehow erased the traces of magic, then used his telekinesis to float the bodies of the two men and threw them into the river.

Splash! Splash!

Two men floating leisurely.

Ray, who had been staring blankly at the sight, turned his gaze and looked around.

‘To this extent.’

It’s not perfect, but I would say it’s somewhat organized.

The boy, satisfied with his cleaning skills, turned his gaze towards the entrance to the bridge.

… … !

… … !

The enemies who had not yet left were looking this way with their mouths open.

widely.

As soon as you start to walk.

The enemies quickly got into their vehicles and fled.

Knock. Knock.

I continued walking, not caring about the enemy’s reaction.

Last night, reconnaissance through Nero had its limits.

The night was dark, the street cats that were active here and there would be a nuisance, and there was a limit to the amount of purple mana that could be used at one time.

‘I couldn’t even enter the hideout where the enemy officers were. I was afraid that my magic would be discovered.’

That’s why I planned to go out and do some reconnaissance myself.

They may not be able to penetrate all the way into the enemy lines, but they will still be able to penetrate somewhat deeper.

Although the ring’s mana had not yet been fully recharged, it seemed like it would be easy to pull out one body in case of danger.

It’s true that I wanted to try out more gray mana.

Knock. Knock.

Ray, who walked diligently, entered the 26th street occupied by the enemy.

This place is also a border area.

In the area where all residents had evacuated, only the quiet air and lonely wind lingered.

There was no sign of the enemy, so it seemed like the people who had escaped earlier were the ones defending the area.

Perhaps they retreated to their hideout and reported everything they saw to their superiors.

‘No. I don’t think I need to report it.’

I shook my head inwardly.

There was a high probability that enemy officers had already observed the battle scene.

The escape route we had planned while looking at the map with McCully was perfect.

Still, I was cornered.

As if the movement was completely read.

“I’m looking down on you all from heaven.”

According to Colin and McCulley’s testimony, that statement seemed to have some truth to it.

Perhaps, the fact that we entered here just now was likely being observed from somewhere.

Knock. Knock.

I thought as I continued to move.

‘But the enemy’s field of vision is clearly limited.’

The enemy is not observing our movements from the sky.

Besides the fact that no flying creatures were seen in the sky, there were reasons to think so.

“It looks like that’s the hideout of that gang. Are you planning on helping them all along?”

The enemy officer said this while looking around the room while borrowing the body of his subordinate.

If you are really observing the sector from the sky, the words do not fit.

It was a building that had been identified as the enemy’s hideout for some time, so he would have been watching his subordinates being dragged away.

‘I thought maybe he was observing from the rooftop.’

That wasn’t it either.

The enemy’s hideout is an eight-story building.

Last night, through Nero, I figured out that the ceiling height wasn’t that high.

Although it is clearly the tallest building in the sector, it feels like it is not enough to observe the distances of all numbers.

‘Because there are a lot of buildings that get in the way every now and then.’

Today’s chase, which took place far from the enemy’s hideout, gave me confidence once again.

Observations from the rooftop can be eliminated from the number of cases.

Knock, knock, knock

How on earth do you detect this movement?

If they are reading the movements now, they might be sending more troops here.

Are there any other 2nd circle users among them?

Knock, knock, knock

… Even if the troops were dispersed, isn’t it a little strange that there are so few people deployed on the streets?

As I entered the next street while lost in thought like that.

Drrrrrrrrrrr──

A sound was heard.

It wasn’t just one or two places.

‘The sound of a drill…?’

A huge, thunderous noise was heard from the ground, echoing from the first floors of buildings in the distance.

─Quickly… get… it… out… if… you… do… it… .

─We… this kind of thing… damn it… .

When I concentrated, I could even pick up faint voices.

The likelihood of any residents remaining is low.

It would be right to approach the enemy assuming that he is working on something.

After using a stealth spell to obscure perception, I walked cautiously towards the nearest building from which I could hear the sound.

‘Digging? Trying to dig something up from the ground… .’

widely.

As soon as I realized it, my steps stopped.

But that was only for a moment.

The boy’s legs naturally broke free from their still state and continued walking.

Knock, knock, knock

However, the direction was not towards the building from which the noise was spreading.

The boy now turned around and started walking back the way he had come.

With a cautious look around, suddenly realizing that he had entered too deep into enemy territory, he calmly made a gesture of getting out.

The boy was now convinced that the enemy officers were watching him, and was putting on a show of sorts.

‘I was so obsessed with the word ‘sky.’

The moment I thought of the word land, an epiphany came to me.

Why did you think the enemy’s mission magic targets were limited to flying animals?

It didn’t have to be a new one.

Even a wingless quadruped can secure a wide field of vision if several of them are commanded at the same time.

Knock, knock, knock

If you think about it that way, it also explains why the enemy is watching us but has a limited field of vision.

Ministry magic has an operating radius.

The connection is disconnected when the servant leaves a certain radius from the servant.

‘The opponent didn’t seem to have any intention of moving their hideout location.’

If the enemy officer is a minister.

If that’s the case, then the servants are also not allowed to leave a certain range centered around the enemy’s hideout.

That radius wouldn’t have reached the western front where the support faction’s hideout was located.

One question remains.

What kind of animals do you use as servants?

‘It’s probably a single animal.’

Controlling multiple species of animals simultaneously is inefficient.

Not only does the difficulty increase exponentially, but the mana consumption is also extreme.

‘There must be a large number of individuals.’

On the other hand, in the case of a single species, it is possible to control a sufficient number of individuals depending on the ability of the minister.

‘And small body.’

Mana consumption and control difficulty are proportional to the size of the servant.

The smaller the easier.

The bigger it is, the harder it is.

Even for a high-circle wizard, it wouldn’t be easy to observe everything within a radius with such large servants.

Single animal.

A large number of individuals.

Small body.

The deduction wasn’t difficult.

In fact, I had already been aware of the gaze of some animals watching me for several minutes.

A quadruped animal that appears anywhere in human settlements and whose population cannot be matched by any other species in the city.

‘mouse.’

When I became conscious, only then could I become aware of their presence.

‘Next to the trash can in front. Between the holes in the building wall. Between the trash bags under the telephone pole. Also… .’

There were about ten of them that immediately caught my eye, and their legs were covered in small chains made of purple mana.

Flowing down to the floor.

It was connected to somewhere.

Perhaps the end of it leads to the enemy’s hideout.

‘The color is very faint.’

The purple color was practically transparent, and I had to concentrate to notice it.

It was evidence that the bond between the ministers and the servants was weak.

After all, it would be impossible to maintain a high level of solidarity with all the servants within the radius.

As a result, this could be said to be the reason why the boy was able to avoid the ‘feeling’ of mana until now.

Knock, knock, knock

He continued to act.

Pretend to retreat, conscious of the enemy.

While doing so, I observed the movements of the rats.

The guy on the path I had passed by kept following me, and a new guy would appear at the place I had entered.

I naturally walked through the alleys and buildings and exited at 26th Street.

‘I can’t follow any further than this.’

The place we arrived was the entrance to the Daegyo Bridge.

I turned my head back slightly and saw some guys sticking their faces out from among the clutter on the street.

Ray turned his gaze forward and crossed the bridge.

If you return to the hideout and check the sector map, you will be able to determine the radius of the enemy’s mission magic.

‘It’s a big harvest.’

Knowing the enemy’s observation range meant that information could be selectively distributed.

Truth, or lies.

Or information that mixes the two.

Depending on how it was used, it could have ended the war right away.

Knock-knock.

Ray crossed the bridge and arrived at Street 22, the supporters’ occupied territory.

But instead of going straight back to the hideout, he stopped walking.

Ssuk.

He took something out of his bosom.

It was a chocolate bar that I carried around to supply sugar to my body.

Rustle.

I tore off a small piece of the end and placed it in front of a hole in the wall of a nearby building.

Then I went into an alley a little further away and looked at the hole.

before long.

Click- click- click-

A gray-furred rat came out of the hole and approached the piece of chocolate.

It happened almost simultaneously.

The guy had a piece in his mouth.

Woof!

A purple mana stem wrapped around the guy’s waist.

The guy who flinched, bit the piece and ran down the alley.

It climbed onto the palm of the boy who was lying on the floor and began to enjoy the food it had brought.

Click! Click! Click!

The boy slowly raised his palm.

Although a lot of information had been passed on to the other side, there was one thing the other side still did not know.

The fact is that this side can also handle the number of servants.

“… … .”

Ray came out of the alley holding the rat in his palm and stood in front of the entrance to the bridge.

He bent his knees, recalling the distance, far away, at the other end, where he had once heard the sound of a drill.

*

And four days later.

The border between the supporters and opponents.

A five-story abandoned building on the outskirts of 38th Street.

“Stop it! Until Ray-nim completes his magic! Stop it with your life!”

“Don’t let them go up to the roof!”

There was a war going on there.