Level -99 Archmage - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94. Khan the Conqueror
‘Dimension Grade?’
A Grade he’d never seen before had manifested.
Park Chan-woo tilted his head inwardly, puzzled.
Perhaps it was because he’d transformed his very existence into magic.
Or perhaps it stemmed from the way he’d created the magic itself.
Rather than generating a physical body, he summoned it through his own shadow.
It was a creation technique he’d conceived after witnessing Yi Hyuk-su’s Shadow Suffocation.
If a magic existed that stretched shadow to suffocate those it touched, and allowed one to hide within it and move freely—
Then wouldn’t it also be possible to imbue existence into shadow itself and command it like a summoned creature?
The Dimension Wanderer Charpham’s mana pattern aligned perfectly with this concept, so applying it to his own shadow presented no real difficulty.
Fortunately, his theory had proven correct.
《A creation without flaw—utterly flawless!》
《Shadow synchronization rate: 100%!》
《During the 14 minutes and 30 seconds of rampage, the magic ‘Agzos’ has its Level adjusted upward to 130.》
《When time runs out, all stat increases reset, and may be readjusted at the user’s discretion.》
《The magic ‘Agzos’ is a growing magic.》
《Through the Authority ‘Divine Power Absorption’ of the ‘Dimension Wanderer Charpham,’ you may acquire additional stat bonuses.》
《’Divine Power Absorption’ is an Authority that forcibly absorbs the strength of whatever it touches.》
《Acquired additional stat bonuses do not reset.》
《By absorbing the mana of the ‘Guardian Warrior,’ all stats of ‘Agzos’ increase by 20.》
The messages left him reeling.
Even if the rampage duration applied alone, Level 130 was staggering.
A figure that might rival the highest-tier monsters of the Twelve Races, or even the lowest of the Twelve Lords themselves.
Of course, the true power level of the Twelve Lords he knew—like the Dragon God Sephiro—might not be genuine at all.
It was quite possible they maintained separate true forms or deliberately suppressed their strength.
‘I’ve never seen them actually take the field.’
He’d only encountered them through rumor and hearsay.
Vague speculation about what their levels might be—grasping at clouds.
He’d simply synthesized such stories and thought it over alone.
But just as the Dragon God Sephiro’s true form operated on an entirely different dimension, the remaining Lords’ levels could differ just as drastically.
In every recorded Interracial War, the Twelve Lords had never directly intervened.
Nor had anyone alive ever witnessed them fight.
Humanity’s reachable domain had strict limits—they were far too weak to explore the Abyss in earnest.
There was only one path for humanity to grow stronger.
A means to transcend those limits.
The Interracial War itself.
By raising one’s rank there and acquiring the corresponding rewards.
Clawing the ranking upward would draw ever-stronger Creators from the Abyss, funneling investment into Earth, and within that virtuous cycle, humanity had to somehow claw its way up to become the Thirteenth Race.
This was the only way to avoid a future where Earth became their playground.
In any case.
‘Incredible.’
Even accounting for all of it, the number 130 was dizzying.
A figure that shouldn’t appear for many years to come had already manifested.
And through Park Chan-woo’s magic, no less.
Park Chan-woo gazed upon Agzos.
Then.
Name: Agzos
Grade: Dimension
Usage Method: Authority, Summoning
Description: The Dimension Wanderer ‘Charpham’ and ‘Agzos,’ the warrior of Valhalla guarding Khan’s Palace, have intertwined and been reborn as a shadow warrior. Furthermore, magic of ‘Dimension Grade’ is born through the existence of a special dimension. Magic becomes Authority.
(1) Agzos possesses the Authority ‘Divine Power Absorption.’
(2) Additional stat bonus: +20
(3) You may change the primary subject of the magic to ‘Dimension Wanderer Charpham.’ When changed to ‘Charpham,’ the Authority shifts to ‘Divine Power Emission.’ Using ‘Divine Power Emission’ causes all acquired additional stat bonuses to vanish entirely.
The related descriptions materialized above Agzos’s head.
He’d learned several points from the previous messages, but there was much new information as well.
What struck him first was ‘magic becoming Authority.’
‘Authority. A force that cannot be opposed unless one wields magic at the level of Wish or higher.’
Ordinary magic could never block an Authority.
If it were simply magic that absorbed mana, there would be many ways to counter it, but once magic becomes ‘Authority,’ one could only endure it.
Similarly, the spell Agzos itself had become an Authority.
It meant that unless one possessed a hierarchy above Wish, one could not prevent Agzos’s summoning.
Since there were so few entities throughout the entire Abyss that possessed Wish, whenever he desired it, Agzos’s summoning was a foregone conclusion.
One could neither interfere with the summoned being’s mana nor sever the connection to unsummon it.
Above all, what one calls an Authority operates by entirely different rules than ordinary magic.
‘Minimal mana consumption.’
Perhaps that was why.
The mana drain was remarkably sparse.
Most summoning spells required vast quantities of mana, yet here—
Though limited to fourteen minutes, this entity was a full 130 levels, and the mana consumption was strikingly low.
At this rate, he could keep Agzos around for at least an hour.
‘So I can choose whether Agzos or Charpham serves as the primary vessel.’
Switching the primary vessel changed the Authority it wielded.
Agzos absorbed Divine Power, while Charpham released it to demonstrate those unique abilities.
But Park Chan-woo still harbored no trust in Charpham.
An entity that had been sealed within the Holy Grail of Sealing.
Despite handling the grail for quite some time, Park Chan-woo knew nothing whatsoever about Charpham.
Not even the God of Sacrifice had mentioned it.
Perhaps there were many more such beings sealed inside the Holy Grail of Sealing.
‘I’d assumed the God of Sacrifice had communicated its will to me, but perhaps I was mistaken.’
A pity.
Worst of all, before the regression, the God of Sacrifice had said nothing at all about such entities being sealed within the grail—and that absence left him feeling a measure of disappointment.
Had he not asked, it would not have been volunteered; yet now fresh questions bloomed.
What might emerge if one plumbed the extreme depths of negative levels?
The Dimension Traveler Charpham’s level was –10.
Which meant –20, –30, and even lower existed.
“Agzos. Resolve all remaining trials within the time limit.”
Park Chan-woo spoke quickly, his thoughts already marshaled.
There was no time to squander.
Within the remaining window, he had to complete all ten trials and meet Khan without pause.
“Fear not, my Lord.”
Agzos, now become a shadow warrior, replied.
Though his form had changed, though his mind had undergone profound transformation, Agzos’s memory remained intact.
He grasped the full nature of each trial.
Just over fourteen minutes remained, which he deemed sufficient.
More than that—
It proved that Agzos, not Charpham, held mastery of the spell.
Since shadows need not connect organically like flesh, scattering the crimson particles sparsely had worked perfectly.
As a result, he could now shift the primary vessel at will.
‘Agzos follows me without question. Charpham, I’ll watch a while longer.’
What wouldn’t someone do to break a seal and escape?
For now, it was better to let Agzos—who had been with him from the start—maintain control.
Even if the magic he wielded were to rampage, magic could still be contained.
But Charpham, an entity he’d never encountered until now, could not be trusted with primary control yet.
“Foul creature—what have you done to Agzos? Why has Agzos become shadow……?”
“Do not revile the one I serve, Guardian.”
Slash!
In an instant, blood sprayed.
Agzos’s shadow spear had pierced the Guardian’s throat.
Thud!
The Guardian’s body collapsed outright.
Dead.
Without so much as a second glance, Agzos pressed forward to the next chamber.
Park Chan-woo followed, crossing through the doorway.
《You have overcome the Eighth Trial within Khan’s Palace!》
《This resolution method did not previously exist.》
《You have overwhelmingly surpassed the altered trial!》
《Additional Contribution Points are hereby granted.》
《You have earned 30,000,000 Contribution Points.》
He had gained ten million Contribution Points more than before.
Park Chan-woo glanced back over his shoulder and opened his mouth.
“Yi Hyuk-su, don’t just stand there dazed. Come on.”
“……Yes.”
Yi Hyuk-su, who had been beyond the door, barely snapped to attention and nodded.
From start to finish, nothing had unfolded within the bounds of his comprehension.
At first it had seemed like watching gods at war, and then suddenly Agzos burst forth from the Oracle’s shadow and overwhelmed the guardian warrior.
Even for one who shapes paths…….
‘Could it be me as well……?’
Fear took root in the depths of his heart.
What if the Oracle transformed him into a shadow warrior as well?
Of course, compared to Agzos, Yi Hyuk-su was like a newborn babe.
There was no real need for the Oracle to fashion him into a warrior at all.
Yi Hyuk-su followed cautiously behind Park Chan-woo.
“What is it. Did you actually kill the guardian warrior and come through?”
Another guardian warrior awaited them there.
The ninth trial, too, was a battle to the death.
It seemed the guardian warriors who oversaw the trials had completely altered the content of the remaining tests.
But.
“This… this power, what is it!”
“Agzos! How could you……!”
《You have resolved the ninth trial within Khan’s Palace!》
《This is a method of resolution that did not previously exist.》
《You have overwhelmingly surpassed the altered trial!》
《Additional Contribution Points are awarded.》
《You obtain 30,000,000 Contribution Points.》
Ding!
《You have resolved the tenth trial within Khan’s Palace!》
《This is a method of resolution that did not previously exist.》
《You have overwhelmingly surpassed the altered trial!》
《Additional Contribution Points are awarded.》
《You obtain 30,000,000 Contribution Points.》
Ten trials.
The remaining trials among them were cleared in the blink of an eye.
Agzos in the throes of rampage was beyond the level of the guardian warriors to contend with.
Now only one door remained.
The final gate, the path toward Khan.
Park Chan-woo inserted the Challenger’s Key into that massive door.
And with it.
《All seals upon the Great Khan are released.》
《The Great Khan reveals himself before the challenger.》
《Challenger! Face the Great Conqueror Khan and kneel!》
《Reverence toward him is the only way to survive.》

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