Limit Breaking Genius Mage Chapter 166

Episode 166: Viola of the White Bone (4)

'Is that magic?'

Verden looked down at Viola.

Five pillars of bone extend out around her. I know from Bishop Ronander that she has her own magic sword that allows her to freely manipulate the bones, but I don't know the exact characteristics.

So, I have no choice but to check.

Verden cast his magic on Viola, who was smiling at him.

<Salt Lightning>

A torrent of lightning struck.

As the light illuminating the field of vision struck the spot where Viola had been, lightning and flames flashed and an explosive noise erupted.

Firepower enough to collapse part of the ruins.

The magical power reaction in the flames was still intact.

A spiral-shaped dome made up of five intertwined bones.

Even though it was hit directly by Verden's magic, it was only burned. This means that it has considerable physical and fire resistance.

Soon a gap opened up and a viola appeared.

“It’s definitely synthetic magic, so its firepower is incredible. It’s not that threatening to me, who deals with the material world. Well, anyway, more than that……”

Viola's expression turned cold.

“Stop looking down and come down.”

Viola raised her hand, generating a great amount of magical power.

Three of the five pillars lifted off the ground and came sharply toward Verden.

It's a bad idea to confront it head on.

Verden performed acrobatic maneuvers to easily avoid the pillars. Then, a crack appeared in the bone pillar that was floating high into the sky.

Kwajajajajak!

The pillar exploded, sending countless pieces of bone flying in all directions.

Verden immediately lowered his altitude and barely managed to escape the range. After landing on the ground, Verden looked up at the empty space where he had just been.

The bone fragments embedded in the ceiling and walls of the ruins grew and connected to each other.

Stems of white bones that have eaten away more than half of the ruins.

It looked like a spider web made of bones.

Verden narrowed his eyes.

'If I rush in there, my body will be torn to pieces. That means… … .'

“Are you trying to stop me from flying?”

“It’s annoying to chase after something that flies around like a fly.”

and.

“Because this is more beneficial to me.”

Viola placed her hands on the two remaining pillars.

Then, the pillars of bone were sucked into the body and disappeared in an instant. Viola turned her wrist once and lightly reached out her hand.

The moment the magic was felt, the White Bone Spear rushed in.

This is the casting speed without any calculations.

'Can you absorb the bone pillar into your body and manipulate it freely?'

Verden swung his Oculus against it, imprinting in his mind that it was one of Viola's magical abilities.

<Demolition>

───Kwaang!

The spear's trajectory was distorted after it was hit by the sphere of gravity, and it crashed far away from Verden.

Viola, who had risen slightly from the ground, rushed towards Verden.

The distance between them began to shrink as they twisted and turned, scattering bone thorns again.

Verden's wall eyes read the opponent's movements.

He figured out the path of movement and shot <Brain Thunder>.

A blue ray aimed exactly at the center of the chest.

However, the bone shield that sprouted from Viola's body blocked the magic without fail.

Elemental resistance almost identical to that of the bone that blocked <Salt Lightning>.

It was quite a troublesome spell for elemental magicians.

If so, this is also close combat.

After strengthening his body with 5th-tier magic, he focused his magical power on the oculus and gave it the gravity attribute. Soon, Viola and Verden, who had reached close range, clashed.

Kagak… … Kagakak… … !

The bone blade sprouting from Viola's forearm interlocked with the oculus. Viola's eyes widened at the unexpected turn of events.

“Does a wizard know how to do close combat?”

That would be common sense.

Verden answered in his mind and took a step back.

In the meantime, the Oculus spun around once, sending out a shockwave. It seemed that the shock could not be completely blocked, and the distance between Viola and the others in the air grew.

A brief lull.

The magic war was just beginning.

* * *

“Ughh …

dump.

People standing at the edge of the ceremony hall fell down one by one.

This was because most of the death energy accumulated through Nosa's magic was extracted, making it impossible to even maintain a semi-undead state.

When the old man felt the end of the ritual approaching, he opened the mouth of the corpse on the altar. Then he carefully put the blood and flesh of the three princes into his mouth.

'In just a little while, consciousness will be complete.'

Soon, a new species that surpasses the higher undead, the Harvester of Death, will be summoned and make a contract with the Three Princes.

Of course, it would be a shame to hand over such great power to the likes of the Three Princes… but there is nothing we can do about it.

The moment you wield the power of the Death Harvester, there will be a price to pay. In particular, that price has a fatal side effect on a being like Nosa.

The sole purpose was to check if the ritual room was working. There was no need to think about anything else.

'The problem is the intruder.'

The undead group that Nosa served and Viola came forward.

Surely, if they were to send the Knights Templar from the parish, there would be no problem.

There are two passageways leading to the ceremony hall.

Perhaps the opponent will disperse his forces. Or he may rely on luck and choose one passage to concentrate his forces.

It didn't matter which one it was, one or two.

If the power is dispersed, you can defeat them individually, and even if you concentrate the power, Viola and the undead in other passages will immediately provide support.

'There are no variables.'

While Nosa was thinking like that, a noise was felt in the hallway.

“I finally found it.”

An unfamiliar voice brushes past my ear.

Kalia and Gloss appeared inside the ritual hall.

“……!”

The old man who recognized Kalia opened his eyes wide.

'Calia de Esperanza? How could the author… …!'

The mausoleum's burial site was a trap designed by Nosa himself.

The moment he heard that the Knights of the White Knights led by Kalia had moved, Nosa was certain of their death.

Normally, it would have been rotting under the mausoleum by now.

'Could it be that it failed?'

Nosa was not informed of Kalia's life or death.

To be honest, I didn't even consider them in the first place. No matter how much they run wild, it wouldn't really interfere with the actual plan itself.

It was simply a retaliation for disturbing the glory of the corpse.

'So I didn't pay much attention to it after I sent it to the trap.'

Was it a mistake?

Kalia frowned at Nosa's irritated expression.

“Why? Are you unhappy with me being alive?”

“I’m just surprised. That a noble lady who only chases criminals escaped the trap I set. How did she do it? No, more than that, how did she find out about this place? What clues did you find in the parish?”

The labor and management poured out questions.

Of course, no one answered. It was clear that this was just a way to buy time. The two people, who had their physical abilities strengthened to the max, ran across the ground.

'Damn, this isn't working.'

The corners of Nosa's eyes trembled slightly.

If only we could complete the ritual 'according to plan', it was the worst possible timing.

‘You said so, but where on earth is Viola and what is she doing… …!’

Suddenly.

The old man swallowed his anger and swung his staff.

Undead that emerge from the ground, corpse devourers.

The two monsters that were in charge of Nosa's escort, with their red muscles exposed without skin, recognized the life.

Then, the giants with 2.5 meter tall bodies opened their rib cages wide and rushed at Kalia and Gloss.

“I’ll take care of them!”

Pfft!

The light emitted by the gloss confused the corpse eaters.

Kalia, who was behind her, jumped forward, stepping on Gloss' shoulder and the head of the undead in succession. There was nothing in the way. She landed on the ground and ran again.

“Tch!”

The old man and the old woman desperately manipulated their magic power.

The corpses of the grotesque humans that had fallen on the borderline swelled greatly and then exploded. Flesh containing the curse flew in all directions.

Kalia gathered energy while maintaining speed.

A skill that only the Esperensa bloodline can acquire.

Baekyoung.

Kalia's body, soaked in white energy, became blurred.

The corpse fragments passed through the afterimage she had created, and Kalia was now within arm's reach of the old man.

A white blade approaches before our eyes.

It was impossible for Nosa's physical abilities to dodge. He sighed and gave up.

“I can’t help it.”

Phew.

The tip of the sword pierced the old man's lungs and heart. It didn't stop there, but twisted his wrist to tear open his insides.

Cool!

Blood spurted from Nosa's mouth.

Fatal injuries and blood loss that no human could handle. Kalia was certain that he was dead.

But then Nosa's eyes rolled around and he looked straight at Kalia.

“Since there is a variable, we have no choice but to modify the plan.”

"what……?!"

Kwaaaaah!

Suddenly, light burst out from the commander's orb.

A massive amount of pressure pushing through the entire body.

I tried to endure it somehow, but it was too much for Kalia's strength.

“Huh!”

Kalia, who was knocked out by the purple waves, rolled on the ground.

She coughed slightly and regained her breath, then raised her head. And she was shocked.

“The corpse…….”

The corpse on the altar turned into black smoke.

Then, the smoke seemed to surround the old man and began to rise into the air, taking on a shape.

A being wearing black rags.

Within the rags, there was an abyss that could not be penetrated even by magical items that had been granted <Suggestion>. And two skinny arms emerged from the rags, holding huge scythes in their hands.

Grim Reaper, the Harvester of Death.

The high-ranking undead who completed the contract finally revealed himself.

“If possible, I wish it hadn’t come to this.”

Nosa said, clicking his tongue.

The fatal wounds on his body had disappeared without a trace.

The judge gave his verdict with eyes filled with anger.

“You brought this upon yourself. Don’t blame others and just die.”

A fraud that has descended upon the entire community.

The Grim Reaper swung his giant scythe.

* * *

Verden and Viola crossed paths for a moment.

Magic spells aimed at each other at close range were deflected, and before the last magic could disappear, a new magic was created.

<Rock Fatal>

Viola tilted her head back.

A fragment of the earth passed over him, faster than the speed of sound. Immediately afterwards, he spun around and aimed for Verden's nape with the bone that sprouted from his elbow.

Saaaaak!

The sound of the air being cut echoed in my eardrums.

Verden, who had dug in at that moment, reached out his hand. A fierce flame burst out and Viola took a few steps back.

<Earth Claw>

Then the earth's rake approached Viola.

Likewise, the bone blades extended from her fingernails and clashed against each other. Soon, shattered pieces of bone and stone burst out in front of her nose.

“Ugh……!”

I put on my bone armor right away, but it was impossible to block everything.

A shard grazed the back of her neck, and while her vision was obscured, Verden's magic struck again.

<Hot Thunder>

Quagwagwa!

Red lightning striking the ground.

Viola, seeing the current spreading out in a circle, retreated back in a hurry.

As they stared at each other like that, blood flowed from Viola's neck.

No matter how you look at it, it's not a serious injury. It's just a simple scratch that will heal quickly even with the lowest level potion.

On the other hand, Verden's appearance was not so good.

The inevitable attack passed by in a flash, leaving the equipment that had been recently serviced torn and tattered.

Some places where the cut was a little deeper started to bleed.

'Simple yet powerful.'

There are no special magical effects, but the bones flying from the square have incredible penetrative power and durability. If even one hits, it will pierce your body.

The equipment Verden was wearing did not serve any defensive function at all.

Still, there were results.

I've managed to become almost familiar with Viola's magic, the magic derived from it, and her movements.

It seemed like he still had a number hidden, but it didn't matter. He knew that too.

Verden takes another step forward.

He was clearly showing confidence.

and.

'What is this?'

Viola was embarrassed.