Limit Breaking Genius Mage Chapter 133

Episode 133 5th Tier

The first journey is difficult for anyone.

The unfamiliar landscape, the anxiety of not being sure if you are going in the right direction, the delusion, the fear.

The unknown of not knowing when you will reach your destination and what is at your destination.

Some people collapse and fall along the way, those who are not confident hesitate, and those who are not prepared give up and turn back on their own.

That's what a road you've never been on before is like.

It takes a lot of courage and time to take just one step. Only those who endure that process can grow.

But what if you've already walked that path?

What if we reached our destination, even if it was only for a moment?

And what if you are someone who has endured adversity and hardship that you wouldn't have to go through? What if you are someone who is completely prepared, beyond perfection?

There is no reason to be afraid, and no reason to be courageous.

Just move.

The life you have lived so far will naturally lead you on your own path.

────Shhh!

A green sphere passed by.

A robe of Yuzu with a damaged hem. If it hits the body directly, it will either kill you instantly or require amputation.

Verden immediately took evasive action and focused his magical power on Oculus.

Powerful black magic and curses were fired from behind.

Verden dodged the chains reaching towards his head and then lunged at the Elder Lich in return.

<Earth Crack>

Triple casting using the Ma-an.

Huge shards of rock flew from three directions and struck the Elder Reach.

As always, he blocked the magic with the <Veil of the Undead>, but Verden's earth magic had power enhanced by the magic book.

Damn.

A tiny crack appeared in the wall, which was no different from a castle wall.

Verden, who saw it, clenched his fist. The countless fragments scattered in the air transformed into sharp thorns and struck the curtain again.

'While maintaining the veil, the elder lich cannot use magic.'

Verden, taking advantage of that clear gap, approached within arm's length.

Oculus swung with power.

A sound was heard from the curtain that had been hit by the shockwave, and soon hundreds of cracks began to appear.

What's needed here is penetration.

He planted flames on the spear of a giant rock, then exploded the compressed air at the back to maximize its power.

Oh my god!

The curtain of the immortal could not hold out and was shattered.

Not only that, Verden's magic took away two of the Elder Lich's left ribs.

The Elder Lich's vital point is none other than the red core hidden within its chest.

The Elder Lich hesitated at the impact that grazed his vital spot, and the purple flame inside his skull shook violently.

[Ahhhh… … Ahhhhhhh… … !]

The Orb of Command flashed in the hands of the enraged Elder Lich.

<Negative explosion>

Kwaaaaang!

A foul explosion engulfed Verden. It was so fast and so wide that he could not avoid it. It was powerful enough to cause a concussion and blur his vision.

Kkwuddudduk.

Verden, who had fallen far away, slammed Oculus into the ground and applied the brakes.

As he endured the shock, exhaling, there was only one thought in his head.

'A little more.'

Dramatically shortened casting speed and synthesized magic.

I felt pain in my chest, but I had plenty of strength.

Compared to when you faced Gluttony's Fang and Rupel, it's not much of a burden.

<Lava Strike>

A spear of red lava aimed for the Elder Lich's torso.

Then the Elder Lich waved his hand.

A pitch-black fog descended on all sides, and the lava spear engulfed in it disappeared without a trace.

After a while, a synthetic magic appeared from the fog and shot towards the caster, Verden.

'Could this be space magic?'

… … Looking closely, it’s not.

That's just a deliberate change of direction, confusing the magic inherent in magic.

Of course, that was also difficult magic, but it was nothing compared to spatial magic, which was the highest level among high-level magic.

Verden activated the Ring of Cold (a replica) with full power and threw a lightning strike of ice.

The water is thick.

The magic that exactly canceled out each other's power was shattered and disappeared.

At that moment, skeletons rose up around Verden.

A land cursed by the warlock Kun'el.

The Elder Lich created the land where terrain manipulation was impossible as the realm of the undead.

Dozens of undead emerged from the sand and rushed forward, their jaws rattling.

<Hot Thunder>

Verden struck down a red lightning bolt.

The lowly undead could not hold out for even a moment and began to turn to ash.

But the Elder Lich did not just sit back and watch.

<Immortal Flame>

Crimson flames engulfed the skeleton herd.

Those temporarily immune to fire once again block our path.

Even in that situation, Verden, who had been silently deploying his magic, let out a small breath.

'Just a little more.'

Verden, who had granted Oculus flames, swept the battlefield with elemental magic.

The magic battle reached a pitched battle. The Elder Lich's black magic, disregarding the safety of the other undead, continued to find gaps, but the more it happened, the more Verden's sense of elation soared.

Heart pounding.

Blood flow accelerates and the heart races.

Even though a large amount of magical power has been consumed, the magical power still pulsates through the magical circuit.

The elemental wizard's true intention is destruction.

At some point, distracting thoughts are erased and focus is focused on that one thought.

The sensation I had experienced in the past became clearer.

The wall that had been blurry became clearly visible, and I was getting closer to it.

[… … !]

The Elder Lich, who had been consumed by murderous intent and hatred, hesitated.

Undead are a heteromorphic species born from death.

They fear death because they know about it better than anyone else.

The Elder Lich instinctively raised a defensive shield, feeling threatened by Verden's appearance.

He consumed a large amount of his own magic power and the magic power contained in the Command Orb.

The Elder Lich's eyes stared at Verden.

At that moment, Verden stopped. He was possessed by the Elder Lich.

The magical powers of each other collided for a moment.

Only two beings remained in the connected spiritual realm.

This place is soon to be mastered by the caster, Elder Lich. The Elder Lich, which has grown dozens of times larger than the caster, Verden, has reached out.

The Elder Lich, who held Verden tightly in his bony grip, unleashed a curse.

<Mental Destruction>

Tsk tsk tsk.

I could hear the sound of my soul being crushed in my hands.

Those who are afflicted with this curse will face spiritual death.

It was a highly dangerous curse even among black magic, and even an Elder Lich could not cast it without the Orb of the Commander.

The Elder Lich wiggled his fist.

I can feel the remnants of a crushed soul. The undead's instinct to yearn for the death of the living is pleasantly stimulated.

That was when.

[… … !]

I felt a gaze from within the psychic realm.

When the Elder Lich slowly turned his head, there was a boundless sea. A blue darkness that made it impossible to even guess its depth.

Soon, a tidal wave from the abyss engulfed the Elder Reach.

And then we encountered it.

A magical power that is beyond human reach, no, that should not exist in this world.

That moment.

Hwaaaaah!

The Elder Lich was banished from the psychic realm. He returned to a completely ruined hollow with a large crack in his skull.

A self-imposed curse fails and returns to the caster.

[AAAAAAAHH …

The intense pain was transmitted to my soul.

The Elder Lich, clutching his head and screaming, hesitated and turned his gaze forward.

There was a wizard who was supposed to be a mental corpse.

Finally, a voice was heard.

“I finally got over it.”

A wall that glows quietly in the darkness.

The gaze that contained the blue abyss turned towards the Elder Lich.

* * *

Reverse the flow from 1st to 2nd rank.

From 2nd to 3rd tier due to the magic circuit expander and magic war.

Take the potion Harkan created with magic and go from 3rd to 4th rank.

And through constant effort and now, finally, from the 4th rank to the 5th rank.

328 days, 18 hours, 32 minutes, and 19 seconds have passed since leaving the Bohemian Tower.

Verden has reached the 5th rank at an unprecedented rate of growth, past and present.

'It's been a long time since I've felt this sensation.'

The 5th rank, where you had to forcibly break your body to survive the power source's magical power.

It felt similar to that time, but in reality it was clearly different.

Verden contemplated himself.

His body fully embodied the ranks of the five tiers without any problems.

The magical power that had been far beyond the hierarchy became deeper and more extensive, and a sense of fullness spread throughout my body.

However, there was one thing I didn't understand.

'This is… … .'

The heart that contains the source of magical power.

I feel that there is an unknown magical power sleeping inside it. It is a fact that even Verden was unaware of.

This is… … yeah, it felt very similar to encountering the power source of the magic tower.

'What changes occurred when the tide turned?'

As of now, we don't know.

If this originated from the reverse flow… … then it could be seen that as the hierarchy grew, the magical power contained within the heart was unlocked.

As if it were the amount of magical power that Verden could withstand.

'If you think about it that way, then this abnormal amount of magical power that was unexpected at first also makes sense… … .'

Even Verden, who created the theory of reversal of tides, could not even guess the cause.

Well, anyway.

That's something we'll figure out later.

'Recover the Commander's Orb first.'

Elder Lich is currently not in a normal state.

It wouldn't be that difficult to subdue the current Verden.

Thanks to that, I was able to get into the top 5 much faster than expected… … .

'I think it would be better to send it all at once.'

Verden has unleashed his magic.

The Elder Lich reacted and used the Orb of Command to cast magic again, but it was just a meaningless struggle.

Magic power converted into attributes.

A ring of magical flame formed around the Oculus. The aftermath alone melted the nearby ground.

'Third-tier magic is the basis of the series, and fourth-tier magic has diversity.'

And the 5th tier magic is clear.

Although it may not seem flashy or extensive on the outside, it is specialized in a more magical lineage and fully reveals its nature.

The true meaning of elemental magic is destruction.

The magic that Verden was implementing was designed to destroy only a single entity.

<Prominence>

<Active>

<Spiral>

Three magics in harmony.

Although he had never used even 5th-tier magic, let alone 5th-tier synthetic magic, Verden's magical power did not waver at all.

Because the theory has been perfect since ancient times.

The ring of flame moved.

They unraveled into a spiral shape as if they were alive, then gathered again to form a fist-sized sphere of red flame.

It may look smaller than a normal fireball, but the magical power contained within is incomparable.

The Elder Lich desperately fired his magic.

But unlike before, it is not as powerful.

Even though he was undead, he couldn't cast proper magic since he had suffered a fatal blow to his mind.

In addition, Verden's magic has already been completed.

Of all the elemental magic he can currently implement, this is the most limited in scope, but also the most powerful.

Kuung!

The reaction pushed Verden's body backwards, and a sphere of red flame was ejected.

A magic that instantly erases the freezing magic blocking the path ahead.

The speed exceeding the speed of sound was not something that the slow undead could avoid.

The Elder Lich created a magical barrier, but of course it could not be stopped.

Crunch.

It went straight through the magic barrier and reached the Elder Lich.

The magic hit the bastard's vital point, the bright red core. Soon, a crack──── a shattered sound was heard, and red light leaked out.

5th tier synthetic magic.

<Red Light>

The explosion that erupted from within engulfed only the Elder Reach.