Chapter 141

RMSBS – Episode 141 . Tracing the Attack (5)

“How did you manage to break in? The defensive magic on this facility isn’t that simple . ”

They sensed somebody’s presence on the other side of the room . A woman strolled out of the darkness .

“Another research group? Or a spy sent from abroad? Hmm, you guys look too young for such a violent mission . ”

It was a woman with bobbed hair .

Wearing a long lab coat that reached her calves, every time she walked, there was a clicking sound coming from her high heels striking the floor . She looked at the cylinder in which the subject was contained .

“Given the fact that you killed valuable data producing material, you guys are clearly not part of the research industry . So who the hell are you guys?”

“Are you the general manager of this facility?”

“I’m the one who will be asking questions, not you . You should know your place . ”

As she spoke, the nearby mana changed subtly for just a moment . Desir sensed a spell on the level of the Fifth-Circle based on the amount of mana she was using .

‘At this time, Fifth-Circle wizards are unlikely to be common, even in the Magic Kingdom . '

Desir guessed that she must hold a rather high position in this plan . Given her demeanor, it wasn’t particularly difficult to guess, and wasn’t far from the truth .

The director of the research institute, Totlina, spoke while reaching out towards Desir .

“Oh well, guess I can just drag you over and perform my own investigation . ”

Her spell was finally invoked . The whole building shook as hundreds of earthen spears rose up out of the ground . They descended on Desir’s party like waves .

[Burst Fire]

*Boom*

Dozens of fire bolts were instantly invoked by Desir and collided with the ground . None of the hundreds of stone spears retained their shape . But that wasn’t the end of it . Totlina invoked magic again .

[Stalactite Rain]

Sharp stalactites began to form on the ceiling and soon poured down on Desir’s party .

*Boom*

*Boooom*

She had invoked this spell at a tremendous speed . However, Desir’s response was almost instantaneous .

[Sigh of Kizard]

Totlina whistled, betraying her slight admiration for Desir, since he had managed to stop two consecutive attacks .

“Oh, you’re pretty good . ”

She spoke with a relaxed smile .

“I’ll put my heart into this just a little bit more . ”

Totlina beckoned and the walls of the lab began to wriggle like a bunch of living creatures .

As the research conducted here was dangerous and uncertain, the laboratory was not only equipped with defensive facilities; the building itself was constructed out of solid stone and concrete . This made it the best battleground for Totlina, an earth attribute wizard . She held the utmost confidence in beating any enemy with her home-field advantage .

*Swish*

The development speed of a Fifth-Circle wizard is always very high . Her magic was no exception to this, as it devastated the place Desir had been standing just moments before . Desir deployed defensive magic, blocking such spells, and shouted out a command to Pram .

“Pram, open the way . ”

As if expecting this command, Pram dashed forward towards Totrina . He flitted along a path, as if enhanced with speed and reflex magic, narrowly dodging the numerous spells that Totlina flung out . Tortlina snorted .

“What a riot!”

[Scream of Wriggling Earth]

Fourth-Circle magic .

Totlina was powerful enough to invoke Fourth-Circle spells in just five seconds .

*Crack*

Parts of the stone walls and floors were compressed into the shape of whips, and within a few moments, dozens of them could be seen . It was clearly a powerful magic . Any place the whip passed was destroyed, leaving nothing but a gaping hole . . Countless whips blocked the way forward while the rest rushed forward towards Pram directly .

“Haah!”

Pram did not slow down in the slightest, even as the menacing whips bore down on him . His rapier flashed brilliantly and several whips fell to the ground . However, they regenerated in an instant . It was impossible to clear the way by removing these whips one by one .

[Scream of Wriggling Earth] was a notorious spell among swordsmen . The infinitely regenerating whips gave a wizard complete control over the battlefield, limiting the movement and actions of their opponents . For swordsmen who need to close distance and fight directly, the spell was infamous for just how oppressive it could be . Truly a spell that played into the ego of wizards of the Magic Kingdom .

‘It’s said that earth attribute wizards that reach the Fourth-Circle must develop magic like this in order to deal with swordsmen . ’

Pram recalled the things he had learned while training with Desir . The most important thing he had learnt from the training was how to remain calm and cope with unexpected situations . He had to rely on the hard work he had put into honing his swordcraft .

‘This magic has a mechanism in which every whip attacks enemies charging the caster from head on . But, if an opponent were to attack the wizard from a large enough distance… ’

Pram was not afraid of getting swarmed with whips and approached Tortlina without thinking further . It was an act that could only be pulled off due to his full trust that he placed in his party members .

Approaching a certain distance, Pram pulled his sword back as if drawing a bow . With an explosive burst of power, he stepped forward and launched his Blankšum rapier towards the wizard with all of his power .

As he did this, Aura gathered at the tip of the rapier and was concentrated into a single point . It was the technique of concentrating Aura until the durability of your sword reached its limit . It was one of the techniques that Pram learned from Professor Hersaint-Blanc to control the strength of one’s Aura .

A Blankšum sword is strong enough to hold all the Aura a user could possibly pour into it . This was the reason why it was often referred to as a material with infinite durability . As a result of this, the power of the sword that Pram had chucked far exceeded Fourth-Circle magic .

*Baaaam*

The whips burst apart in all directions as the rapier flashed by . A path had momentarily opened .

“Adjest!"

Right on queue, as he called, Adjest kicked off against the ground and leaped forward . Totlina quickly attempted to deploy a spell as Adjest swiftly narrowed the distance to close-combat length .

All that Totlina could do was defend herself . She had thoroughly lost the initiative .

[Dancing Thorns]

Up from the ground sprang a thorned rose, surrounding Totlina in an attempt to buy her breathing room .

*Kagang*

Adjest’s sword struck the stone thorns, showering the room in sparks .

Totlina barely managed to fend off Adjest’s attack, but Adjest had already gained the initiative, allowing her to pressure Totlina . Eventually, her relentless attacks gave her the opening she needed .

[Ice Speaker]

A flood of magic attacks were launched by Adjest .

It took a bit longer to compute and invoke upper tiered magic, and Adjest did not allow Totlina any opportunity to reverse the tables .

*Kagagang*

Totlina’s magic and Adjest’s sword clashed fiercely . Enough sparks had been generated at the contact point between the two parties that there was sufficient heat to even start a fire .

In this brief confrontation between the two forces, it was already clear that the situation was favorable for Desir’s party . No, rather, Totlina found herself being pushed back little by little .

‘Who the hell are these guys?’

With her skills, she thought she could quickly subdue the enemy without causing much damage to the research facility .

But it was purely her delusion . Desir’s party was not at a level that could be handled with composure and restraint .

Totlina was forced to gather the magic she was spending to keep the others in check . She wanted to invoke higher tiered magic to see if she could win .

[Stone Break]

While Adjest responded to the magic just sent, Totlina suddenly widened the distance between them before invoking another spell .

[Vindell Earth]

Fourth-Circle defensive magic .

As the magic was deployed, the stones and rubble lying around the room were lifted up and compressed around Totlina .

A cube-shaped wall was soon formed .

It was magic that was developed with one purpose in mind… defense . No matter how strong a blade filled with Aura was, it was not easy to break through this magic . As Totlina breathed deeply in relief and tried to calculate a Fifth-Circle spell, they pierced the wall .

*Bang*

*Bang*

*Bang*

A series of loud clashes rang out and cracks appeared on the wall of the cube . A long time ago, Romantica had encountered this magic when fighting against a leader of the Outsiders who was attacking the Magic Tower . For her, it used to be a magic strong enough that she couldn’t even conceive the idea of breaking it, but things had changed .

Romantica now had the ability to penetrate even Fourth-Circle defensive magic .

Totlina, who saw the wall of the cube beginning to collapse, shouted urgently .

“Wait… Wait!”

“Are you trying to buy time with such a lame trick?”

Adjest approached Totlina immediately . Piles of stones and debris lay scattered around Adjest .

“What a waste of five circles . ”

Desir’s party had been harshly trained by Desir for the past year and had received all kinds of experience as a result . They were now too much for a lone Fifth-Circle wizard to deal with on their own .

Seeing the approaching Adjest, Totlina crawled backward in fear . Her previously relaxed appearance was nowhere to be found .

“Shit-!”

Totlina tried to invoke magic out of sheer desperation, but the magical array in front of her scattered instantly . It didn’t take her long to realize that it was magic inversion .

But Totlina couldn’t believe it . There was certainly no wizard here who possessed a higher circle than herself . It was impossible .

She traced back the mana to figure out who was blocking her spell invocation, and soon realized it was the boy .

Totlina, who looked at Desir, could plainly see that he had blocked her magic with tremendous computational speed .

“You little bastard… !!”

Tortlina cried out .

But her consciousness was reaped .

“Shut up . ”

Before she knew it, Adjest, who had still been approaching Totlina, punched her in the stomach .

“… !!!”

Totlina immediately collapsed into a heap .

No matter how strong Fifth-Circle wizards were, their bodies were no different from ordinary people . Adjest looked down in contempt at the fallen Totlina .

It took less than five minutes to subdue the Fifth-Circle wizard . The result showed that they had achieved considerable growth, but no one was happy about it .

“This is a Shadow World, which means it actually happened . ”

“… Yes . ”

It was clear that people would flock here shortly, after having caused quite a ruckus in their fight . Desir began to destroy the lab by invoking various spells before the interruption could arrive .

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