Chapter 1906 – 1906. The Dark Moon
Sparrow monsters rush at the electrified barrier. Bang bang! The strong barrier blocked the sparrow monster’s attack. The barrier is shaking, but it doesn’t break right away. As per the calculation, the time is sufficient.
“One day I realized that my strength had grown stronger.”
I remembered the day I woke up a while ago.
It was really strange.
It wasn’t that he had undergone any special training, nor was there any success in his magic research.
Just realizing it, the power to handle lightning was stronger.
Even without using magic, he was able to handle lightning and even endowed it with special properties. This ability has become stronger.
He could become stronger by groping this lightning with magic.
“What bullshit are you talking about? Trying to pass the time? No, do you think that barrier will protect you forever?!”
Flames rise from the ground and try to melt the barrier.
Expect this too. It was natural for Gillian, who was nervous, to use his powers himself. Although in return Gillian had both his arms burned.
“That’s because it’s so amazing. Just in case. You may have had that experience too. Looking at the reaction, it seems that it is not.”
I look at the thunderbolt on the palm of my hand. The thunderbolt was spinning in the form of a ring.
“I tried to find the cause, but I couldn’t find it. One thing is for sure, if it works. That there was no harm.”
I threw the finished lightning to the sparrow monster closest to me. The ring breaks and jumps out like a ferocious snake, giving you an electric shock.
[Chain Lightning]
Electrocutes a sparrow monster and absorbs its life and mana. Originally, Chain Lightning does not have the ability to absorb life force, but it has been given the ability to absorb life force through the recently realized thunderbolt characteristic.
Chain Lightning split into 5 and rushed at other sparrow monsters. Chain Lightning instantly spreads among the monsters. Chain Lightning is a magic that becomes more powerful the more opponents there are. Even if there are tens of millions of people gathered, a single shot of Chain Lightning can clear it out within 5 minutes.
Tweet!
The sparrow monsters are frightened and try to escape from the chain lightning. However, the chain lightning split and transferred much faster than they flapped their wings.
Jiji Jiji Jiji Jik!
Chain Lightning, having dealt with all the sparrow monsters within one minute, tried to move in search of the next prey. Originally, he should have moved straight toward Gillian.
‘It’s too far away.’
Chain Lightning, which had lost its way, tried to disappear in midair.
That shouldn’t be. Unlike the original Chain Lightning, it cannot absorb the sparrow monster’s life force and send a bigger chunk of energy.
As I hold out my hand, chain lightning begins to gather.
“You! Were you hiding your power?!”
“Hide your power? It’s just that you didn’t recognize it.”
“Otherwise, how could a 5th grade master 6th grade magic… Is it an artifact!”
“A stupid bastard.”
Changes the shape of the chain lightning to an elongated spear. Remove Chain Lightning spell and apply a new spell. It also reaps the life force absorption property and gives it the cryogenic property.
‘It is possible to change the quality of magic only at level 7, but… Thanks to this ability, I can only use lightning-type magic. If the other wizards find out about this, they’ll be shocked.’
In addition, I put my mana and will into the lightning spear.
Lightning Spear. Originally, it was only 4th grade magic, but the spear in my hand now rivals 6th grade magic in terms of power alone.
I threw a Lightning Spear before the barrier completely melted in the flames. I don’t think I’ll miss it. Even if I didn’t know anything else, I was confident in throwing and hitting.
A spear of lightning penetrated Gillian’s torso. Gillian’s barrier was broken so easily. Then the spear of lightning struck the maple tree.
Damn!
Lightning Spear explodes and scatters cold air along with electric shock. The surrounding area was in a cryogenic state where even the air was frozen. The roaring maple leaves extinguished in an instant and became faded maple leaves.
The lightning strikes all over the frozen Gillian and maple trees. Superconductivity occurred when the environment temporarily fell into a cryogenic state.
The electric shock then disappeared and the temperature began to rise little by little. It was also at that time that Gillian, who was frozen or dead, screamed.
“Aaaaa!”
It was a scream that felt desperate.
“I will kill you as much!! My everything! I will give you my body and my soul! Kill him!!”
The maple tree is not dead. The flame of the maple leaf was extinguished, and the inside of the tree was torn apart by lightning, but it was alive. From a human point of view, it is said to be in a state of serious injury. If there is fuel, it will burn again as before.
“If you have fuel.”
The presence of maple trees fades.
“What, why, why are you trying to disappear?! What about the contract? Keep the contract!! I will give you my soul!!”
I got down to the floor.
With his body pierced by a lightning spear, he realized why Gillian, who had been frozen in cryogenic temperatures, was still alive and moving. It’s a simple story. It transformed itself into a chimera.
However, it cannot be denied that death is near. Chimera is not immortal.
“Is your body, which is already no different from a corpse, worth it? If I were that tree, I don’t think I would have needed it.”
“Soul! I will give you my soul!”
“Magicians, warriors, and those with power are misunderstood. The illusion that one’s soul is special. Except for special cases, the human soul is all there. You must have been worth hundreds of times more than your soul. Not anymore.”
“You son of a bitch!!”
Gillian clenches his fist and lunges at me. However, he immediately fell over and wriggled on the floor. Gillian was already at his limit.
I looked down at the fallen Gillian and prepared my magic.
“I would have said. I will kill you with a thunderbolt.”
Lightning Strike.
A bolt of lightning fell in front of my eyes. Gillian, struck by lightning, trembled in pain and died. In a fit of rage, I dropped two more thunderbolts on him and kicked his head. Gillian is a chimera. It’s a less than 1% chance, but it might happen again, so I killed it for sure.
‘I’m a bit tired.’
Still, I couldn’t go right back.
It’s time to claim the spoils of victory.
‘I was going to buy a factory, so I must have money. Even if it’s not that, there must be something that can make money.’
Head to Gillian’s underground workshop. He confirmed Yuria’s location with his detection magic. Yuria was resting on top of a ruined building.
‘Looks like he’s all right for now.’
She falls into an underground workshop. It was a messy underground workshop. A human head, a monster’s arm, a beast’s torso, and so on were visible. It was the material of the Chimera.
I wasn’t interested in the Chimera.
‘Isn’t there such a thing as a magic book? There must be research records.’
If nothing else, there must be research records. As I do, sorcerers record their research.
‘Computers are at high risk of being hacked, so I write them down on paper or in books.’
Wandering around the studio, I soon found a book. One is the Chimera Research Report. Gillian recorded everything about the chimera he made.
‘It started with synthesizing a rat and a hamster. Then he gradually increased the size of his chimera, and about a year ago he remodeled himself into a chimera. I changed the organs little by little.’
A cursory glance revealed Gillian’s purpose.
To synthesize a creature of the phantom system into oneself. That was Gillian’s ultimate goal.
‘I’ve been collecting things related to phantom creatures while working as a smuggler.’
For example, things like the claws of a cat beast or the feathers of a flame bird. It was valuable as a magical material, but it wasn’t that great.
‘What I like is the summoning book… There’s nothing wrong.’
The summoning ceremony was simple. As long as it was prepared, even a first-class wizard could use it. The problem is making a contract with the summoned being. Over 70% of summoners die in the process. Because there are not many creatures that are friendly to humans.
‘That’s why a summoner needs a teacher to mediate in the middle.’
The annoying thing about summoning is that it’s completely random the first time you summon it.
‘I remembered the summoning ceremony. I have no intention of writing it.’
Summoned beasts are not limited to phantom creatures. Theoretically, it could summon spirits, demons, and angels. The odds are infinitely close to zero.
‘It’s possible to specify the summoning target in conjunction with ritual magic. The problem is that unlike summoning magic, ritual magic is extremely complicated, and there are many things to prepare.’
Once I got the book.
I looked around the basement workshop. There were some pretty interesting things.
‘A magic tool that analyzes materials. I’m going to write this.’
Besides that, there were luxuries brought in from abroad like a smuggler. From my point of view, it’s stolen property, so I think I can get 100 million credits even if I can’t sell it for the right price.
‘The drugs are burned. If you handle this incorrectly, you will be taken to prison, so it’s better to clean it up.’
I entered the deepest part of the underground workshop.
On one side were piles of cash and gold bars. Even if I can’t do it, I will do 400 million. This alone could be said to have been a windfall. But the objects next to it caught my attention.
3 premium preservation capsules in 1m size.
Each of them contained different seedlings. I was quite surprised to see the seedlings in the first capsule. It was because it was a tree that gave off a very similar feeling to the maple tree I had just seen. Of course, the presence was different from heaven and earth.
‘I trust my senses. All these seedlings… These are the trees of the phantom tree. How did you get it? There’s no way he went to the phantom world and brought it back to his level…’
If they were summoned in the phantom beast world in the first place, they will be reverse summoned again after a while. In other words, they were brought from the phantom beast world in a way other than summoning.
‘These are treasures. The value of research is not enough, it overflows.’
I swallowed my saliva.
It reminds me of the majesty of the maple tree again. Gillian, who uses the power of the maple tree, was similar to the power of a 5th class flame mage. Although, it wasn’t formal training, so I couldn’t use that power properly.
‘If only I could study and understand the tree and use its power properly…’
Even if there is no research achievement, you can get hundreds of millions of dollars if you sell it. Because the value of the tree of the phantom tree is that high.
‘… Did Gillian try to implant this into himself?’
I don’t know the answer, but somehow it seemed like it.
I looked over the seedlings in the capsules. The first one is definitely that maple tree. The second and third are slightly different in appearance, indicating that they are different types of trees.
Among them, the third seedling caught my attention. The reason must be that it feels familiar.
‘I’ll have to see for myself.’
Open the capsule The tree didn’t feel dangerous right away. If it was a dangerous tree, I wouldn’t have managed it so easily. I reached out for the tree.
Dismissal.
As soon as the tree touched his fingers, sparks flew. It was too strong to be called static. Surprised, I reflexively tried to control the spark. The moment you generate mana, it resonates with the sapling.
Grip support.
Brain warts occur Curiously, the seedlings absorbed the thunderbolt. A change has taken place in the seedlings. It has grown in size and started to bloom.
The light pink petals were a kind of flower I was familiar with.
‘Cherry Blossom?’
The cherry blossoms shone softly.
