Genius Prismatic Mage Chapter 232

#232. Emergency (2)

Blame─

Feet falling from a branch.

A body moving towards the sky.

Air of a height that is not permitted for things on the ground clings vividly to the entire skin.

ha.

All the senses in my body are hyper-clear.

When I lower my head, all I see is the ground stretching far below.

If you fall, you will die instantly.

Slowly, I feel my body falling.

1 meter… 3 meters… 8 meters… .

The moment when the speed of the fall grew like a snowball.

Damn!

The flying device exploded as the condensed air beads in the nozzles broke apart.

The strong wind that was launched generated enormous thrust, and the boy straightened up and took flight.

─────!

Higher, higher.

Up, up, up.

It was not difficult to find the center of gravity and control the direction thanks to the pair of wings attached to the device.

The boy’s body, which had risen rapidly, entered the black clouds covering the sky.

The vision suddenly darkened.

The black clouds that covered my entire body looked like tangled threads, like billowing wool, or like factory smoke.

I held my breath for a moment because I had a gut feeling that it might be harmful.

All I had to do was hold out until I could break through the thick clouds and rise above.

‘Above the clouds.’

Yellow mana resonated with the boy’s excitement and overflowed from the jewel.

Crackle! Crackle!

It would flow through the skin, turning into a flashing electric current, or it would be injected into a device and become fuel.

Ray sensed something then and instinctively turned his body.

Wedge─! Pit!

A long projectile that narrowly missed the mark pierced through the black clouds and disappeared into the distance.

It was shaped like a giant needle.

And, if I’m not mistaken about the colors.

‘Crimson color…?’

Vicious, who had invaded Rael Row, immediately came to mind.

There was no time to think deeply because of the needles flying in one after another.

Wedge─! Wedge──! Wedge─!

He changed his posture to avoid the persistent attacks and increased his ascent speed.

Perhaps because the output was too high, there was a constant clicking noise from the flying device.

Wedge─!

I escaped the clouds, avoiding the last needle.

The boy who let out the breath he had been holding could see.

Any object located above the clouds, like this, diagonally below.

‘sun…?’

It was a huge sphere.

The entangled red and black mana were consuming each other’s bodies, drawing a pattern that looked like rippling flames.

I unconsciously thought of the sun, but soon realized that it was not.

‘That’s not the sun. That’s fake.’

From the specific point on, I couldn’t feel even the slightest warmth.

For a moment, Ray felt a strange sensation as if the sphere was watching him.

I could tell right away.

The red and black mana of the sphere has taken the shape of an eye.

The boy looked at the sphere.

The sphere also looked at the boy.

“This was it.”

Suddenly, the boy opened his lips.

“Doctor, the reason you were able to track my movements. I thought it was strange. There were several moments when I couldn’t track you just by monitoring through the homunculus. You used this to look down on the ground. What’s your purpose? What are you trying to do by creating this artificial object in the sky?”

As expected, no answer came back.

The mana gathered in front of the sphere was simply shaped into a needle.

Fire! Fire!

He immediately created lightning and flames and flew them, but they bounced off due to the recoil caused by the sphere.

‘Normal attacks don’t seem to work. And the needles are much sharper and larger than the ones flying at me earlier.’

If it were on the ground, I could have easily avoided it by using lightning, but now that I was floating in the air, I couldn’t move easily.

Moreover, the flying device’s output continued to drop even after being injected with mana.

“… … .”

I turned my head back.

I looked up.

The lower part of the island, sloping like a top, presented a majestic appearance.

…not that far though.

‘There’s still a little distance left.’

After making his decision, Ray raised his senses throughout his body and looked at the needle below that was rushing towards completion.

And the moment it was launched.

Wedge!

The timing was right, forming a shield of maximum output at one point under the feet.

Boom!

I felt a tingling pain in the soles of my feet.

At the same time, I felt my body being lifted high from the recoil of the collision.

Phew!

Rising view.

Increasing altitude.

Without missing a beat, the flying machine’s output was turned up to maximum.

─────!

The device’s rattling intensified as the wind from the nozzle burned its last breath.

I watched the island approaching quickly and stretched my hand toward the cliff that was the boundary.

‘Just a little bit, just a little bit more…’

widely!

Ray, who succeeded in grabbing the edge, strengthened his muscles and pulled himself up onto the cliff in an instant.

I immediately rolled over at the movement of mana I felt behind my back.

Boom!

Contrary to expectations, the explosion did not occur where I was just standing.

Additionally, the needles that had flown in were breaking and scattering far away in the air.

“…protection.”

Ray realized too late that a transparent blue shield surrounded the island.

It seemed stronger than any defense I’d ever seen.

The black clouds were disappearing as if they were being sucked in as soon as they reached the border.

Could that be the reason why there were fewer clouds under the island?

Ray, who was watching the sight of blue devouring black as if he was entranced, suddenly had a question.

‘…needles and clouds cannot pass through the defense.’

How did I get through?

At that moment, my heart started to burn and a thought struck my mind.

[Open the door! Open the door!]

[Master, open the door! Open the door!]

[Boom bang bang! Boom bang!]

“… … .”

Ray remembered that he had blocked the entrance to the yellow gem.

This was because Lakhria, who had been excited since she climbed the World Tree, was worried that she might fly out on her own during the flight.

“You know, you really wanted to come up here too.”

As soon as the entrance opened, Lakhria came out and disappeared into the island, flicking her tongue.

Working hard and noisily.

Without looking back.

“Normally, you can’t move unless your body is recharged with mana. What on earth is there?”

Ray slowly raised his gaze, following the figure of Larkria that had started from beneath his feet.

And I could see it.

I’m talking about the nameless flowers, trees, and bushes that are spread all over the island.

“…forest.”

Although it was not as dense and deep as the last forest, the scenery that unfolded before my eyes was of a size that could definitely be called a forest.

but.

‘… the plants are not green.’

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, etc.

All the plants visible to the eye were swaying with the breeze, swaying with various colored mana, then returning to their original forms, over and over again.

As if walking the line between reality and dreams.

I felt a tingling sensation all over my body as I gazed upon the wondrous and dreamy scenery.

dump.

Sat down.

Falak.

I took out my sketchbook and opened it up.

I couldn’t do anything other than drawing the scenery before my eyes.

Square square─

I continued my analysis while my hand was busy with the colored pencil.

‘The mana is cleaner than the last forest. The quality is also high. At this level, I think it’s better than the refined mana of the ring.’

Then I thought of Gwendel’s words.

“Plants do more for us than just providing shade or fruit. One of them is that they absorb mana from the air, purify it, and then release it.”

“You can think of it as having a similar role to a ring. The ring also absorbs mana spread throughout the atmosphere and purifies it, right?”

“There is a difference. Unlike the rings, the purification of plants is not completed in one go. The purification of mana is like breathing for plants, and is done infinitely.”

If the plants are so swaying like manache, how many refinements have been made here?

Thousands of times, tens of thousands of times.

Or maybe it was more than that.

‘Of course, it’s not as good as the jewel’s mana… .’

It was then that I felt something moist touching my ankle.

When I raised my head, there was a fox at my feet.

Fluffy orange fur.

Judging by its size, it looked like a baby.

The guy who had been sniffing around began to chew on the tip of his shoe.

‘Do animals live here too? It’s still a forest, except it’s floating in the sky.’

Ray said, reaching out to stroke the fur.

“Do you have a friend who lives here?”

The fox cub flinched back, startled by the approaching hand.

Ray could see the front paws returning, momentarily pulsing with orange mana.

“It was a spirit.”

Ray’s eyes sparkled with strong curiosity and inquisitiveness.

Based on the content of the mural, they are believed to be one of the ancient races.

At the same time, there are beings that are not easily found anywhere these days.

When traveling through the sector, I never encountered any enemies, and even in the last forest, where mana was abundant, the number of instances I saw did not exceed double digits.

‘Even they were all young spirits. Or their intelligence was not developed enough to be able to converse.’

Old times and spirits.

That was the reason why I couldn’t get any income related to it.

I asked Lacria several times, but she was just a naive and ignorant snake who had lived her entire life in the wilderness.

But now a new spirit appeared before my eyes.

On an unknown island, where mana is unusually abundant.

‘Maybe there are more spirits on this island.’

There was a possibility that this cub’s parents were spirits.

Ray opened his mouth, feeling his heart pounding.

“Go and get your parents. I need to talk to them about the shoe you chewed up and the compensation you’re going to have to pay for it. It’s the cruel reality of society that they don’t just let it go because you’re young, you understand?”

The fox cub did not respond to the boy’s request.

It just circled around and made a whining sound.

“Yes, you can’t admit your mistakes. I appreciate your strong stance, but baseless strong stances only make the situation worse. Go back and see your parents… Is there something you want from me?”

Ray, who was quietly examining the bowl, realized that the guy was hungry.

Rustle.

He took some beef jerky out of his bag.

“Woof, woof!”

“Isn’t this it?”

This time I took out the potatoes and carrots.

“Krrrrrr!”

“Not this either?”

Ray, who was worried, soon remembered that the guy was a spirit.

Woohoo─!

When I summoned the yellow and green gems, the fox cub’s reaction changed.

The guy who had been circling around and being on guard until now suddenly jumped into my arms and rubbed his head against the two jewels.

“Just calm down.”

“Woof! Woof woof!”

He was seen mindlessly accepting the mana extracted from the jewel and pouring it out.

I swallowed it with my mouth too.

I also absorbed it through my body.

Orange, yellow, green.

The fox cub’s entire body was bathed in brilliant light, repeating the cycle of returning and returning.

“… You eat well.”

Then Ray suddenly felt eyes on him at the entrance to the forest.

As I turned my gaze, I saw a pair of adult foxes looking this way.

Thud!

Ray got up, holding the scruff of the fox cub’s neck, which was still busy eating.

“You came at the right time. See these shoes that have been chewed up? We need to talk about home education and compensation.”

The fox couple had no answer.

They looked at each other as if they were having a conversation, then turned their heads and stared at me.

Could it be a spirit?

If it were an ordinary animal with underdeveloped intelligence, attempts at communication through speech would be meaningless.

At that time, Ray was feeling disappointed inside.

“First of all, I sincerely apologize for the mistake my child made.”

The answer came back.