The Northern Grand Duke’s Crazy Son-in-Law Chapter 58

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Cromwell, the black magician who followed the president into the sanctuary, was panting heavily.

Because the president of the society ran like crazy, there was a distance between them.

Cromwell could not turn his gaze away from the president.

Because the knight who closed the gate was looking down on them-.

The knight said, drawing his sword.

“You are my share.”

Cromwell instinctively realized that the knights were their opponents.

“Attack!”

Cromwell quickly recited the spell.

“Feel so good!”

The knight laughed heartily and drew his sword.

An aura blazed wildly from the knight’s sword. It was more like fire than aura.

At that, Cromwell swallowed dryly.

There were thirty black magicians here.

No matter how much of a knight the opponent was, it was clear that he could not win.

However, I did not let my guard down because the sight of the gate closing was so threatening.

“Ma… Mana isn’t gathering!”

A few people screamed. They were the ones who weren’t chosen.

‘Useless guys-.’

Cromwell clicked his tongue slightly and spat out the spell.

“Burning Spears!”

A flaming spear was fired at the knight. Magic spells followed him like a signal flare.

In an instant, various magic spells were shot at the knight. It seemed as if they were completely covering the knight.

Cromwell suddenly had a question.

If he were a knight, he would have moved before the magic was cast.

The knight simply held his sword steady and did not move.

As if waiting-.

“Come, pain that will be my nourishment!”

The knight let out a strange noise and held out his sword.

Fire covered the blazing aura. It was magic. As the magic mixed, the aura burned even brighter.

The sword looked like a giant fire.

‘What is that-.’

The knight swung his sword in a long stroke.

The aura moved away from the sword as if by magic.

As if shot-.

‘You’re blowing an aura? What the…’

I squinted my eyes at the situation I was seeing for the first time.

A fiery aura cut through the air.

The huge, powerful aura swallowed the pouring magic.

No, it was torn apart.

The flames that rose into the sky spread fiercely.

Everyone’s mouths were wide open at the absurd grandeur.

The knight approached, the fierce flames splitting apart.

“Hahaha! Good!”

Cromwell was truly afraid of the knight running towards him with a smile.

****

Thump!

Galahad’s heart pounded wildly.

No, the egg of pain attached next to my heart vibrated violently.

The Egg of Pain revealed its greedier than ever.

The subject was so confused.

‘Tsk-.’

Galahad clicked his tongue and came to his senses.

Thump! Thump!

The Egg of Pain spewed out mana indiscriminately.

Galahad squinted his eyes at the pain he could not seem to control.

There was one reason why the Egg of Pain was running wild.

‘I know.’

It was because of the giant egg on the end of the cane of the old man who appeared to be the chairman of the society.

Actually, I didn’t think the Egg of Pain was such a precious item.

It was something that was in Corton’s hands to begin with. If it was something important, it wouldn’t have been in Corton’s hands.

‘Is it rooted at dawn?’

Since Corton also received it from Dawn, it was highly likely.

Whatever it is-.

‘The rewards have increased.’

Galahad raised the corners of his mouth and looked at the old man.

The roots from the cane were embedded in the old man’s gaunt arms. They throbbed like a heartbeat.

It was like drinking the old man’s blood.

The old man looked at Galahad with blood-red eyes and flinched repeatedly.

Like a dog with food in front of it.

It seemed as if he was desperately trying to suppress his urge to eat.

‘A wizard is being dragged around by tools.’

Galahad clicked his tongue and opened the water bottle.

The old man let out a ragged breath. For a moment, it felt like he was smelling something bad.

“It looks delicious.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

The moment the old man’s eyes narrowed slightly, Galahad snapped his fingers.

Something exploded in front of the old man. It was the ice pick that Galahad had thrown.

“Shallow numbers-.”

“Think of it as a greeting.”

Originally, it was an ice pick that should have been stuck in the old man’s body.

Galahad thought back to what he had just seen. The old man’s reactions were certainly slow. But he was blocked-.

‘The old man didn’t react. Do you understand?’

That was likely the case. It seemed like this one had more functions than the others.

The egg of pain thumped.

At that moment, a red light rose from the old man’s stomach. The shape was quite familiar.

It was a magic circle left behind by the first wizard.

It was more elaborate and larger than those carved on other guys.

‘That’s real. It’s a bit sloppy, though.’

I wasn’t particularly interested. It was clear that the magic circle carved by Galahad would be more effective.

“The claws that break.”

At that moment, the old man swung his cane.

‘It’s a claw that’s being crushed. How absurd.’

Galahad frowned at the foolish choice.

The advantage of the claws was that they had no shape.

But, in a world full of ash, you use your claws to crush things.

“You’re stupid.”

Galahad clicked his tongue openly.

The ashes were pushed back and took the form of a giant claw. The claw lunged at Galahad.

“The speed is good.”

Galahad snapped his fingers.

A thick wall loomed ahead.

Thud. The barrier blocking the claws shook violently and collapsed in an instant.

‘hmm-.’

Galahad’s eyes sparkled. He turned to the side. The magic that had brushed past Galahad scratched the floor.

A long scar was carved into the ground with a sharp sound.

“The power is also good.”

Galahad nodded, noting its length.

“bouncer-.”

The old man’s face crumpled. The wrinkles deepened. His eyes grew redder.

The old man took a stick.

Thud. A small shock spread throughout the surrounding area.

The ashes suddenly became thick.

The claws flew out again.

‘Hand it over.’

As if it had been trained, the Egg of Pain obediently drew out its life force. The magic circle engraved on Galahad’s wrist shone brilliantly.

A barrier was built with compressed mana.

The claws tapped against the barrier. The barrier collapsed in an instant.

I compressed my mana quite a bit, but I got pushed back so easily.

‘This is unexpected.’

The magic he couldn’t avoid scratched Galahad’s waist. He felt a burning pain.

The old man sniffed around like a wolf smelling blood. It was a rather unpleasant sight.

“Are you laughing or crying? You have so many wrinkles, it’s hard to tell. Ah, now I understand. You’re laughing.”

Galahad nodded, recalling what he had just seen.

“You talk a lot.”

The old man waved his cane, which was almost as big as his hand.

The invisible claw shoots again-.

Galahad twisted his hand. The magic circle on his wrist emitted light. The Egg of Pain spit out life force.

It didn’t stop there, it compressed the mana a bit more.

This time, instead of a barrier, he slashed with the same claw.

Two claws clashed in the air.

Galahad’s claws were worn out.

There was no sound.

The old man’s claws cut a long line into Galahad’s shoulder.

I squinted my eyes at the pain in my shoulder.

‘That’s strange.’

The old man and Galahad had similar equipment.

It had a magic circle carved by the first wizard and possessed an egg from a high-ranking demon.

But what a difference this is-.

‘You’re better at magic than me? No way.’

Galahad shook his head.

Even though the old man had many wrinkles on his face, he could not have been more skilled in magic than Galahad.

If that were the case, the old man would have been on the upper floor of the tower or doing the tower work.

There was no way he would be the president of the Black Magic Society that had been banished to the North.

The cause was not Galahad.

There was only one variable left.

‘It was you.’

Galahad muttered, his heart pounding.

The egg of pain that had been blazing for so long suddenly stopped.

Silence was affirmation.

Galahad sorted out the situation.

‘Even eggs have grades.’

The egg hanging from the end of the old man’s staff seemed taller than Galahad’s Egg of Pain.

It was only natural, since Corton had it.

‘So I had to feed it blood?’

Galahad squinted his eyes, holding the water bottle in his mouth.

The old man’s roots were drinking the old man’s blood. Even if he was a wizard, the mana contained in his blood could not be greater than that of a demon.

However, the old man’s magic was stronger than Galahad’s, who consumed the blood of the demons in real time.

The gap between the two eggs seemed larger than expected.

‘You were cheap.’

The egg of pain took a small bite into my heart.

It seemed to be the correct answer.

Somehow, the difference in egg size was quite significant.

“You can’t laugh anymore?”

The old man grumbled. His eyes were red as if they were on fire. He looked quite fierce.

Certainly, when we compared what each of us had, Galahad’s situation was not good.

The old man had a larger and clearer magic circle than the first wizard and an egg better than Galahad’s.

To be precise, the bastard’s output was higher.

That’s pretty much it-.

In magic, output was a very important factor.

It was definitely a difficult situation.

However, Galahad liked difficult problems.

Galahad calmly weighed his options.

I’ve already tried magic with the old man four times.

Four times was enough to give Galahad a quote.

The quote came out quickly.

Because that’s what Galahad always did.

*

The old man squinted his eyes at the man.

He must have felt a clear difference, but he just raised the corners of his mouth.

As if it were fun-.

“You were so stupid you couldn’t tell the difference.”

The old man’s mind was shaken violently by the excitement he felt through the cane.

I wanted to rip that bastard’s heart out and eat it right now.

The old man tapped his cane again.

“The claws that break-.”

As I recited the spell, I felt a strange coolness.

Before the old man could notice, the spell was cut off and the cane moved.

An invisible barrier surrounded the old man.

Knock, a small shock came over me.

The form was clearly that of a mana arrow, a basic magic.

But it wasn’t the power of the mana arrow.

The old man squinted at the shaking barrier.

“Of course I felt the difference. Do you think I’m Sir Gilbert?”

The guy snapped his fingers and made a weird noise.

I felt the chill again.

Bam, this time it was a mana arrow again.

The barrier shook slightly.

“Yeah, your output is higher than mine. I admit it.”

The bastard snapped his fingers again, mumbling something incomprehensible.

Another shaking barrier-.

His mana arrows were quite threatening, but they couldn’t penetrate the barrier.

But why are you laughing?

Thump, the mana arrow strikes again-.

The interval was shorter than before.

Only then did the old man feel something strange.

‘Why is magic so fast?’

Even though it was basic magic, mana arrows were also magic.

Formulas and spells are essential, but the bastard just keeps blowing them.

Just by snapping your fingers-.

The bastard planned to keep shooting mana arrows at the old man, without giving him a chance to use his magic.

‘He is certainly skilled in wizard combat.’

However, this time the situation was different.

The barrier was a magic wand.

Even if the old man wasn’t aware of it, the barrier existed.

Because of that, mana management is difficult, but it is not impossible.

In other words, this side could use magic while surrounded by a barrier.

‘You idiot-.’

The old man finished his calculations with the corners of his lips raised.

‘There is a gap between magic too.’

I was thinking of taking advantage of that gap.

The old man focused hard, straining his eyes.

The moment the mana arrow hits the barrier-.

“The claws that break.”

The old man chanted a spell and struck down his cane.

The Crushing Claw was the fastest magic the old man could use.

At that moment, the bastard’s mana arrow struck the old man. The barrier shook slightly, but the old man’s concentration was not disturbed.

“The claws that break!”

The claws were shot at the bastard.

The mana entering the claws was less than before due to the barrier, but the thing had just used a mana arrow.

The difference was obvious.

‘It’s my victory-.’

The old man was confident of his victory.

at that time-.

“The claws that break.”

The guy leisurely recited the order.

‘The magic speed is definitely monstrous.’

The old man forgot the situation and was amazed.

But, it was like that anyway.

He was just using mana arrows.

Moreover, the difference between the two was clear in the clash earlier.

The output was overwhelming here.

The outcome was virtually certain.

At that moment, the bastard’s claws clashed with the old man’s.

The bastard’s claws held on longer than before and then disappeared.

The old man’s toenails were slightly warped.

The claws cut a long line right next to the thing.

The bastard didn’t even blink an eye.

‘Did you change direction?’

Even after seeing the results, I still found it hard to believe.

The old man’s output was higher than that of the guy.

It’s probably weaker than before because it’s maintaining the barrier, but it just used mana arrows.

It was clear that he would not have any more time to spare.

But the difference in output has decreased.

It wasn’t impossible.

If you concentrate and compress your mana, you can increase the output of your magic.

However, to do that, I needed time to focus.

At that moment, the old man’s wall shook. He felt a strange sense of alienation.

The old man realized the identity of the strange feeling.

‘The mana arrows never stopped even once.’

It didn’t make sense that he had compressed mana in the meantime.

‘That guy is laying eggs too.’

Just as the old man’s egg used a barrier, it was clear that the bastard’s egg used mana arrows.

Is that possible?

I was skeptical, but it didn’t make sense otherwise.

There’s also the possibility of a double order, but that’s more of a joke.

It was clear that they were using eggs.

‘Even so-.’

The old man instinctively felt that his eggs were stronger.

His mana arrows could not penetrate the old man’s barrier.

All the bastard’s claws could do was change direction.

In the end, it was a fight the old man would win.

It was just a tantrum.

The old man clicked his tongue and took his time again.

When the mana arrow strikes-.

At that moment, I suddenly felt something strange.

Surely the mana arrow should have struck by now···.

“The claws that break.”

At that moment, I heard the bastard’s order.

The only thing I could think of was preemptive strike-.

The old man clicked his tongue slightly and recited the spell.

Since it was already prepared, the order was quick.

“The claws that break-.”

The two claws clashed in the center.

At that moment, the old man realized.

There are no mana arrows-.

The egg was not a controllable entity.

Just like the old man can’t control the mana that enters the wall right now.

But to stop the mana arrows-.

‘what······.’

The old man’s left hand rolled on the floor.

At that moment, my eyes met with his.

The bastard’s eyes were calm.

Like a hunter-.

“If a wizard is dragged into a tool, will he use it?”

The old man’s toenails were cut off.

The implications were clear.

‘It was a double order?’

At that moment, the old man screamed softly at the pain that came belatedly.

“Okay, let’s try again.”

His calm voice was filled with excited laughter.

*

“Is this all there is?”

Galahad looked down at the old man and clicked his tongue.

The old man looked up at Galahad with tears of blood streaming down his face. His body trembled.

Her already thin body became even thinner, to the point where she looked like a mummy.

The cane fell to the ground as if it had lost its power. The egg at the end of the cane kept rattling. It seemed to be drinking the old man’s blood.

Even though he was sucking his own blood, the old man could not put down his cane.

Because he was a wizard-.

Of course, since I’m already caught by the cane, I can’t let go even if I want to.

“Euuuu······.”

A voice that had been suppressed tightly came out from the corner of the old man’s mouth.

“Can’t you do a little more?”

The old man trembled violently at Galahad’s question.

Certainly, the egg the old man had was superior to Galahad’s egg.

That led straight to the output.

In magic, output was quite important, but-.

“Not all of them.”

Galahad crouched down before the old man.

The old man looked more like a monster than a human.

‘Is this a side effect of the egg?’

Galahad looked at the old man with interest.

The egg of pain jumped violently. It urged him to take out what was on the stick and eat it right away.

‘The lowest level eggs, keep quiet.’

The Egg of Pain vibrated slightly at Galahad’s sharp words. My heart thumped. It seemed as if the Egg of Pain had turned around.

“Tell me about dawn.”

Galahad placed his hand on the old man’s head and whispered.

It was quite easy to interfere with the minds of very excited old people.

“Dawn is-.”

The old man’s mouth opened slowly. The missing tooth fell out with a thud, mixed with red blood.

The old man’s mouth moved on its own. Galahad concentrated on the old man’s words. After a while, the old man’s gaunt head bowed.

‘It’s a demon tribe.’

The academic apparatus did not have much information about the dawn.

The guy who came out of the dawn was a strong demon, and I received an egg from him as proof, and-.

‘It comes out periodically at dawn.’

It was the most needed part.

There was a need to run the Black Magic Society.

Of course, I originally planned to turn him into a rewarding worker at the stoneworks.

If you wait for the cycle, you will be able to catch the one that comes out of the dawn.

Thump!

Galahad clicked his tongue slightly and grabbed his staff as the pain of his heart pounded again.

The staff vibrated violently. I could feel its pulse. The thing whispered. He was better.

The Egg of Pain urgently revealed its presence. The Egg of Pain pressed hard on my heart. As if giving me a massage.

‘Good. Let’s do more.’

The egg of pain was pressed hard. Galahad smiled slightly and grabbed the egg.

“I’m sorry, but you’re too big.”

Galahad took a fork and knife out of his pocket.

End

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