Limit Breaking Genius Mage Chapter 103

Episode 103 Spirit (2)

A giant, venomous fox that crawls on the ground.

Mahbat, the demon who takes everything with his strong body.

An owl bear that climbs trees with its strong claws and feathers.

Red lizards, etc., never miss their prey once they have decided on it.

It was full of monsters with a high level of danger like this.

It seemed that all the Ainz and Demons in the deep forest of Sloan had gathered. And they weren't the only enemies.

Shaking ground.

The earth rose up and formed a huge shape.

Vermin's eyes grew as big as lanterns.

“What the hell… What the heck is this golem even coming out?!”

A golem made of dirt.

It is weaker than the golems Verden faced in the past, but it is still impossible to kill without destroying the medium.

Additionally, there were two golems in front of me, not one.

A cold sweat formed on Kedian's forehead.

“This is dangerous.”

To neutralize the golem, you must capture its spirit.

But there was no way to deal with the spirits right away. There were too many of them to run away. I was in a corner.

“Vermin, is there no way to do something about the spirit?! Like its weakness!”

“Hey, weakness? Wait, just think about it for a moment…!”

“Coming! Everyone, get ready!”

Before I knew it, they were right there in front of me.

There was no more time for leisurely conversation. The adventurers held their weapons tightly in a heavy tension, and a goblin bared his teeth and rushed forward.

<The Curtain of the Whirlwind>

A strong wind enveloped Verden and the adventurers.

The goblin that flew away collided with the golem and had its head crushed. The ones that approached afterward did the same. The golems, demihumans, and demons gathered here rushed in, but they could not break through the whirlwind curtain.

Skald looked around.

“Isn’t this… a 5th-tier magic?”

“It’s a magic item effect.”

“Oh, I see. Anyway, I survived thanks to that. But…….”

The immediate crisis has been averted, but the situation remains the same.

Vermin asked Berden urgently as if he had just remembered something.

“How long does this magic last?”

“It will take about 3 minutes.”

“3 minutes…….”

Vermin, who had been chewing on the answer, continued speaking.

“As far as I know, the spirit’s wrath doesn’t last long. Once it uses its power, it takes a long time to recover. So if you stall for time, the spirit will be incapacitated… but I think it’ll have to be stalled for at least 30 minutes.”

“That’s impossible. It’s obviously impossible to just stay in place, and if we all split up… even if we’re lucky enough to survive, we won’t be fine.”

“Is there no way to subdue the spirit?”

Vermin answered Verden's question.

“You just need to concentrate enough energy to cut down the spirit’s true form, but none of us can control energy like that. So all that’s left is magic… Since spirits are a heteromorphic species made of magic, their magic resistance is incredibly high, so they need to be at least 5th-tier magic. And that’s fire magic, which is the forest spirit’s weakness. There’s nothing we can do about it.”

“It’s fire magic…….”

Verden thought for a moment.

To be honest, spirits can be subdued.

Using just one of the Holy Spirit spells can turn the current situation around in an instant.

'But I can't write it here.'

Meteors are a given, and so are comets.

Holy Spirit magic is Verden's secret weapon. It is reluctant to show the cards to others. Especially to adventurers who travel to various regions.

Basically, Verden did not trust others easily.

'Then what's left is synthetic magic.'

Even if it is a 4th tier magic, it is possible to generate power higher than 5th tier by combining attributes. Even if it doesn't kill the spirit with one hit, it will be able to inflict great damage to the spirit.

The only problem is the adventurers.

No matter how fast your computational ability is, you still need to concentrate for a few seconds, and the demons and Ainz race are annoying.

However, if we launch a wide-range magic bombardment, it will be a hindrance to the adventurers.

Adventurers must not die.

Because the person who would pay the reward is gone. In addition, if only Verden survives, there is a high possibility that carrying out future requests will be hindered.

Spirit subjugation and Manha's survival.

You have to kill two birds with one stone.

‘… … Then that will work.’

A method occurred to me.

Verden looked at the adventurers in agony and said.

“I have a method. Would you like to hear it?”

* * *

Skald stroked his chin after hearing Verden's plan.

“You want to attract attention? That’s not hard……”

The question is how long can this last?

Vermin and Skald can withstand it to some extent, but Rubina and Kedian are in danger. Then the two shook their heads.

“I can take care of my own body. Don’t you know that?”

“You can protect yourself with a divine shield. If you reduce the range to that one, you can withstand it to some extent.”

So everyone agreed.

Skald asked Verden.

“But can you really subdue the spirits? I know you’re strong, but as a 4th-tier wizard…….”

"it's possible."

Verden was convinced.

Skald nodded his head at the firm answer.

“Okay, then I’ll believe you.”

The moment the curtain of the whirlwind disappears is the beginning.

Verden, standing in place, activated his magic circuit with full power. Blue magic materialized throughout his body and burned like flames.

The adventurers were shocked by the unusual pressure, and Verden's voice brushed past their ears.

“Let’s get started.”

Whoa whoa.

The wind that protected them has disappeared.

* * *

Kedian raised his staff high into the sky.

A bright yellow sphere rose into the air, emitting divine power.

“Luas, give them a vast light!”

The sphere exploded and light engulfed the surrounding area.

The vision of the Ainz and Demons who witnessed the light directly went blank for a moment. Now that they have lost their sight, they will react more sensitively to other senses.

Skald took a deep breath and shouted.

“Come here!”

The monsters all rushed at Skald at the sound of a voice that shook their hearing.

As planned, Vermin only faced the golems, and Kedian summoned a servant to protect Vermin's back and created a small shield with her remaining divine power. Rubina stepped on their heads and shoulders and provided thorough support with arrows.

A situation where if anyone makes a mistake, it can lead directly to death.

'Still, it's holding up pretty well.'

Meanwhile, Verden, who was wearing a transparent mask, secretly approached the spirit.

But as soon as they got close enough, the thing recognized Verden. As a spirit, it easily saw through the invisibility magic.

Verden aimed straight at the staff.

<Flare>

A high-temperature flame ray.

Then the ground rose up and collided with the magic. The molten earth flowed down as lava, and the forest spirits, startled by the heat, fell far away.

[Suddenly.]

A spirit that flickers with that sound.

As the green light touched the tree, dozens of branches twisted and sharply deformed, then all shot towards Verden.

Verden surrounded the <Flame Curtain> and burned all the branches.

The flying Verden approached, and the spirit fled.

I tried to burn the forest from the sky, but it was difficult to hit the spirit because it was so small. It was also more agile than I thought.

When within reach, the spirit used trees and the earth to protect its body.

It's annoying.

It feels like I'm dealing with a persistent wizard.

'Wait, wizard?'

A good idea occurred to me.

How to stop the movement of the spirit.

Verden went down to the ground.

The forest spirit that was running away flashed a light, as if it was trying to take medicine. Meanwhile, Verden, who had gathered all his magic power, flashed his blue eyes.

Magic pressure.

A massive amount of magical power engulfed the spirit.

[… … !]

The forest spirit stiffened.

'As expected.'

Wizards are sensitive to magic.

Just like God, a former gold-rank adventurer, fainted under the pressure of Verden's magical power. The same would apply to spirits made of magical power.

The idea, of course, proved to be correct.

As Verden increased the intensity of his pressure, the spirits also began to resist.

A clash of magic power and magic power. As Vermin said, the magic power resistance is considerable. In terms of output alone, it is the top tier of the magic power circuit.

But Verden's magical power is more than that.

For a moment, the spirit succeeded in pushing back Verden's magic, but it could not withstand the continued power struggle. It felt like its power was gradually weakening through the magic, and soon succeeded in completely suppressing the spirit's movements.

Verden activated the magic eye.

Synthetic magic that takes shape in an instant.

The spear of the burning earth burned the area, its tip pointing at the forest spirit.

[… … !]

The bastard tried to use his magic to escape, but he couldn't move at all. In the meantime, Verden completed his magic.

<Lava Strike>

───Kwakwakwakwa!

Red flames swept through the place where the spirit had been.

As if that wasn't enough, I continued to cast fire magic. An explosion shook the forest. My skin burned from the intense heat.

Before we knew it, part of the forest had been reduced to ashes.

In the blazing flames, the spirit's magic was no longer felt. When I turned my head, I saw the golem, which had lost its medium, tilting and falling to the ground at the end of my line of sight.

The spirit has certainly been annihilated.

Now all that's left is to deal with the monsters that have swarmed the adventurers.

Verden fired the magical power he had gathered high into the sky.

Three lightning bolts penetrated the clouds. Thousands of lightning bolts flashed across the deep blue clouds.

Skald, feeling a chill, looked up at the sky and shouted.

“It’s Asher’s magic! Everyone, get out of your seats!”

Skald carried Kedian on his shoulders and flew with all his might.

The same goes for Vermin and Rubina. Verden swung his staff downward after confirming that the adventurers had left the range as planned.

<Three Thunders and Silences of Extinction>

Kwakwakwakwang!

A huge bolt of lightning struck the forest.

* * *

A spell that even inflicted fatal damage on the giant Soul Tree.

There is no way that the much weaker races and demons could withstand it.

Those at the center were left without even a corpse, and the monsters within the radius were either blown up by the intense electric current or had their insides completely burned.

A few demons on the outermost edge barely managed to survive, but they soon collapsed, spewing blood.

The adventurers who had been lying on the ground slowly raised their heads.

A soot-filled and torn ground in the middle of the forest. Corpses strewn everywhere were visible.

Vermin blinked blankly.

“What is this…….”

His colleagues felt the same way.

Although I had hardly ever encountered 4th-tier lightning magic, I had heard that it had absolute destructive power limited to living things. And that it consumed an incredible amount of magical power in proportion to its power.

Skald recalled the lightning strike just before.

'That magic is clearly <Lightning>. But this destructive power… … Could it be synthetic magic?!'

That's for sure.

It was a synthetic magic through triple casting, not double casting. It was definitely like that when compared to the power of <Lightning> that Skald knew.

'What casting speed… … .'

At that moment, Verden approached the adventurers.

“Are you okay?”

“Oh, okay, it’s okay.”

Skald swallowed and nodded.

Kedian asked Berden slyly.

“But, Mr. Asher, wasn’t he a 4th-tier wizard? But this power…….”

“Not all four tiers of magicians are the same.”

Ah… … The adventurers nodded at those words.

The immense magical power felt from Verden, and the extreme talent to skillfully handle not only high-level attributes that are only suitable for a select few, but also multiple attributes, a unique fighting style that goes back and forth between long-range and close combat, and a magic casting speed that goes beyond common sense.

He was not the type of person to judge things based on common sense.

'Were we actually a hindrance?'

It looks like he still has a lot of numbers hidden away.

Unlike the adventurers who were completely bruised, Verden was not covered in dust and did not even breathe.

It means that even after subduing the spirit and casting that much magic, there is no burden.

'A genius… no, a monster.'

The adventurers thought.

Maybe I met a wizard who would one day leave his mark on history.

Heh heh, Skald laughed.

“Anyway, thanks to you, I saved your life, Asher. I, no, we didn’t know people well enough. I think we’ll have to adjust the reward you’re giving us upwards. In addition to the price of your life, you’ve also succeeded in subduing this many.”

“I would appreciate it if you could do that.”

“By the way, what happened to the spirit?”

Verden pointed to the ashes.

Using <Wave> to clear the heat, only a green crystal remained where the forest spirit had been.