Chapter 1928 – 1928. The Dark Moon
The specter was visible. That puzzled me The specter that flies near me is more so because it is a specter that has not materialized with black mana. It’s almost impossible to see ghosts unless you have a special ability like Niklas’ spiritual eye.
‘Is it because I saw a ghost once?’
I wouldn’t know if I didn’t know at all. It might have been because he had already observed the specter. If not, there were other possibilities.
In any case, the specter was ignored. An unsubstantiated specter poses no threat. At best, it is all that clings to my body and causes fatigue.
Woo woo woo.
Raises mana
He took a tungsten bullet out of his pocket and drew a magic circle in front of him. A tungsten bullet was thrown into the center of the magic circle.
[Rail Gun]
Bullets are fired along the rails of electricity laid in the magic circle. Break through the speed of sound at once and fall in a straight line toward the Death Knight. The Death Knight swung his sword and hit the bullet. In the aftermath, the Death Knight’s body flew backwards and landed.
‘Your swordsmanship is excellent. Was it true that the death knight is made from the soul of her former outstanding warrior?’
But it wasn’t all right. The Death Knight’s sword was shattered, and her right arm was missing. As if she feels no pain like an undead, she runs towards me.
I jumped up with telekinesis. Necromancer Niklas aimed at me with his finger. Skeletons spread all over the place came running towards me. Then, the skeletons united and increased in size.
In an instant, it turns into a giant skeleton over 10m tall. Subsequently, the dead appear from all sides and curse me.
My body got heavy.
The mana load has become unstable.
My vision is blurry.
If this was a game, I would have had 4-5 debuffs at once.
But his mind was clear.
Heavy body? It’s enough to move your body with telekinesis anyway.
An unstable mana load? It’s not particularly destroyed. You just need to pay more attention to controlling the flowing mana.
Blurred vision? The feeling has already stood me up. Even if the most important view was blurred, the surroundings felt vivid.
Astral expands and the mana in my body moves as I intended. The mana protruding from her body turned into an invisible spell and rose up into the sky. The magic formula and mana resonate to form a magic circle, drawing a blue-white line.
When the magic circle is perfectly drawn, chant as if pulling a trigger.
[Ice Strike]
A huge block of ice appears through the magic circle and falls towards the giant skeleton. The giant skeleton, as dull as its large body, could not be avoided. The Giant Skeleton spread both hands and tried to catch the glacier.
However, the giant ice that appears in the magic circle has not yet fully revealed itself.
Over 10m in diameter and over 50m in height, the ice that can be called a glacier weighed down the giant skeleton with its weight.
Kwajik!
The giant skeleton’s huge bony body collapses. I started cracking my calf bone, shoulder blade, and ribs, starting with my knee.
“Still, you hold on. Can you stand this too?”
[Gravity]
Gravity amplification.
Because it was a moderately used first-class magic, the increased gravity was about 30%, but it meant that the weight of the glacier increased by 30%. That was enough. The giant skeleton was crushed by the glacier.
Descended to the ground I felt a cool chill. It wasn’t bad because it felt like my hot body was cooling down.
“… Who are you?! Leon Schneider can’t use this level of elemental magic! Where is the real Leon Schneider?! Are you a spy from another country?!”
I heard Niklas’ tense voice.
I raised the corners of my mouth. I can feel Niklas’ tension. The guy has already laid the bottom line. A curse using a specter, a death knight, and a giant skeleton.
The black mana must have already fallen.
“What would it be like if I were a spy? You will die here anyway.”
“Don’t you know where I belong yet? Even if I die, the 6th Legion will not disappear. The 6th Corps will start investigating and eventually find you.”
“In short, you mean to save me?”
“… I want to make a deal.”
“Not required.”
[Ice Spear]
I held the spear of ice in my hand and walked in front of him.
“Death Knight!!”
Shouted Niklas. A tattered Death Knight, missing his arms and sword, comes running.
I threw a spear of ice.
Aaaaang!
The spear of ice pierced the Death Knight’s chest and exploded. It grew in volume in an instant and turned into a snowflake, shattering the Death Knight.
“It’s not difficult to deal with a Death Knight who is no different than a tattered rag.”
Niklas looked at me with his determined face.
“… I am a necromancer. I will become a dead man and curse you. You won’t be able to sleep comfortably in the future.”
“Well. I think you will sleep comfortably.”
[Absolute Polymorph]
He turned his right hand into a hand cannon and aimed it at Niklas.
Quaang!
The hand cannon spewed fire. When the smoke rose and dissipated, Niklas’ upper body was gone.
Absolute Polymorph was not something that could only transform into a living being. It can also transform into a non-living machine. The problem was that I didn’t know what kind of trouble it would cause to my mind if I did that.
Returning my hand back to its original position, I used my telekinesis to lift my body and flew through the air to finish it off. After passing the glacier in the middle of the wasteland, I saw Kevin running away in a hurry.
Jigsaw Jigsaw!
The lightning that soared from the fingertips gathered in the center of the palm. He threw a thunderbolt at Kevin.
Hit A blue thunderbolt ran through his body and was absorbed into the floor before disappearing. I walked towards the electrocuted guy.
Didn’t die. As an ordinary person might not know, Kevin was also a soldier with the title of captain.
“You did something interesting.”
Kevin focused on his breathing and moved his mana. He spreads mana all over his body and wakes up the whole body that was paralyzed by the electric shock.
“So, warden… !”
“What.”
“Save me! I will tell you who is behind me!”
“If you want to die gracefully, tell me now. If you don’t speak within 10 seconds, you will be the mascot of Lemen Prison.”
Kevin’s complexion turned pale.
Mathias chained to a cross in the prison yard. He was just dying with his limbs cut off. Can’t even die It’s because guards are attached every day to keep it from dying.
I don’t want to be like Matthias, who has his entire family executed right in front of his eyes and has spent decades unable to die.
Kevin sighed. Resistance has completely disappeared. He said weakly.
“… I am Colonel Bergman of the 6th Corps Staff Department.”
“Brother-in-law. It hurts more than I thought. That would make him an elite, but why is he interested in something like Lemen Prison?”
“On the surface, it’s because of the money. Embezzlement of the budget is profitable.”
“On the outside? Does it mean that there is an inside?”
“Yes. I was intrigued, too, so I looked into it. Colonel Bergman’s family ran an artificial organ company.”
A company that grows and sells artificial organs. It wouldn’t be just cultivating an ordinary organ. That’s why there is no competition.
“Right. If you got your hands on the prison, did you intend to conduct human experiments?”
Considering the specificity of Lemen Prison, it was the best place to conduct human experiments. Right now, I am the only one who runs the prison as a last resort, but there are no special tackles coming in.
“… Can’t you save me? I will be faithful from now on. I’ve been running the prison until the warden took office! I am useful!”
“Just be grateful for killing me gracefully.”
I didn’t want to die gracefully. Because he’s the one who stabbed me in the back. However, Kevin was the assistant warden. He couldn’t treat him the same as Matthias, the gang boss. It’s better to kill them cleanly here and now. That way, Colonel Bergman will do all the cleanup.
“Fuck… I tried to live a little better, but the result was like this…”
He used magic while listening to trivial advice.
A bolt of lightning fell from a cloudless, dry sky, taking Kevin’s life. I climbed over the corpse and headed for the car. I had a flash in my pocket.
• • •
Three days have passed.
I was researching Flash, a magic potion that restores memories. It’s too wasteful to use it once and finish it. If possible, I wanted to find out the recipe and mass-produce it.
‘I’ve done everything I can for three days… I don’t know a thing.’
I don’t know if it’s magic. It was a magic potion. It means that the ingredients or combination are more important than the method of manufacturing with magic.
‘In order to find out the material, you need an analyzer used by companies. The problem is that those things are hard to find even if you have money…’
As of now, there was no other way. I have no choice but to take some separately and use it.
Smart!
“Chief! It’s a big deal!”
A guard urgently knocks on the door. I said after stuffing the flash into my pocket.
“Noisy. Speak slowly Did the prisoners riot?”
Have I released too many prisoners lately?
The door opens and the jailer enters. I was breaking out in a cold sweat.
“The 6th Corps commander said he would visit the prison himself!”
“Brigade commander? Why?”
I was also shocked and jumped out of my seat.
Corps commander.
He is one of the most powerful people in the Heist Empire, a militaristic country. In the Empire, even high-ranking nobles cannot stand their heads stiff in front of an army commander. Moreover, the commander of the 6th corps was from the royal family.
In terms of power, he is one of the top ten figures in the Empire.
A monstrous being like that comes to the prison on the outskirts? It was no different from the sudden drop of a nuclear bomb.
‘Shit. Did Colonel Bergman use his hand?’
I clicked my tongue and looked at the jailer.
“Exactly how many days are you coming?”
“That, that’s on its way in a transport plane right now! We will be arriving at the prison in 30 minutes!”
“… Why are you reporting it now?”
“I just heard from 6th Corps Headquarters!”
30 minutes.
Tidying up the inside of the prison, shutting the prisoners’ mouths, falsifying the ledgers… There was a lot of dirty work to do. Of course, 30 minutes is not even a chin. At least two days is required.
I said calmly to the guard, who was sitting in a chair, arms crossed, and sweaty.
“Do as usual. There is no need to make a fuss about the coming of the corps commander.”
“And, indeed, you are the warden.”
The guard, who spoke in genuine admiration, saluted me and went out. His gait seemed lighter every time he entered.
‘Fuck. What to do I haven’t even been able to pull it out and eat it properly yet.’
Feeling impatient, I put my hands in my pockets.
Feeling the clunky shape of the key, the world door, calms me down a bit.
‘Will it just bounce?’
