Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1014

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Chapter 1014

“Then we’ll proceed. Penguerin and Wardanaz, please assist as the situation requires if the magic goes beyond our calculations.”

“Understood.”

The mages began preparing to completely remove the camouflage barrier hidden deep in the underground sewers.

Even now, with more than a third already stripped away, dimensional energy that had invaded reality was flowing out, but now that the exploration team was ready, it was time to reveal its true form in earnest.

“Awaken, reveal yourself!”

“Activate!”

Crack!

Lee Han recalled his visit to the area where the Ice Giant King had descended last year.

The phenomenon where reality was bizarrely distorted by laws that should never have occurred.

The area below looked exactly like that.

“Gasp…!”

“It’s much more terrible than I thought.”

The exploration team members stirred uneasily.

Originally, the appearance of other dimensions was bound to be strange and alien to the races of the continent, but even considering that, the scene before their eyes was extraordinary.

Spider webs spread so densely they obscured vision, and acidic liquid pooled throughout the passages.

As acidic liquid flowed through waterways that should have carried clean water, the sound of melting rock could be heard. They could immediately sense what kind of dimension this monster had lived in.

“Are you alri…”

An exploration team member who was about to ask if he was okay was startled to realize that Lee Han beside him had disappeared.

When he turned his head, Lee Han was already walking toward an acid pool with Alsicle.

“Do you think this can be neutralized?”

“Well. It would take some time. Rather than neutralizing it, it seems better to just avoid it. …Hey! Why are you dipping your finger in to taste it!!”

“Ah. I wanted to check the intensity of the toxicity. It’s fine.”

‘…I think I understand why Erindarvel sent him!’

The exploration team member who witnessed the spine-chilling words and actions thought to himself.

Indeed, the Archmage’s judgment was never wrong.

* * *

The mage criminal, Kitarenannum, examined the faces of those gathered and inwardly spat out a contemptuous assessment.

‘Just a bunch of rejects abandoned by the Empire.’

One might think what right a mage criminal had to say such things, but strictly speaking, it wasn’t entirely wrong.

Those gathered here were indeed qualified to receive such contempt.

The elf on the left was a worshipper of evil gods. This elf, whose face including eyes was wrapped tightly in bandages, had blasphemous patterns covering his exposed skin that would make even mage criminals frown.

The giant hybrid on the right was a separatist. This warrior, who wanted to lead giants out of the Empire and establish a kingdom ruling over numerous slave races, had a bounty worth about a castle.

The mage in front was one that even Kitarenannum really didn’t want to get involved with.

Among mage criminals, they were the most alien and terrible breed – apocalypse believers.

Madmen who had gone insane while walking the path of magic and wanted to bring about the end of reality!

Though mage criminals were notorious in the Empire, they were ultimately just taking slightly more efficient shortcuts for their own goals. They couldn’t be compared to apocalypse believers.

But Kitarenannum had no choice but to cooperate with them.

The mage criminal faction that would have originally cooperated with Kitarenannum, the Antagondals faction, had suddenly collapsed.

-That statement is certainly true, isn’t it?

-Yes. Trust the words of this Fury Golem’s chief adjutant and foremost herald, Esadojikwa.

Kitarenannum nodded to the demon’s voice whispering in his head.

Since making their evil contract, this demon and mage criminal had maintained a mutually beneficial relationship.

Though he didn’t know how long it would last, at least so far there had been no particular problems.

-He is a monster notorious even among demons. If you can capture and control that monster, there will be no one on this earth who can defeat you.

-I don’t believe it, but I’ll try to believe it.

Kitarenannum naturally didn’t fully trust the demon’s words.

Demons who made contracts with mortals never simply showed kindness.

But even if only one-tenth of those words were true, it was reason enough to capture this monster now.

Such a powerful monster.

-I don’t know what the others’ reasons are.

The separatist giant probably had similar reasons to his own.

But he couldn’t even guess what the evil god worshipper or apocalypse believer were thinking. And he didn’t want to guess.

Their mad purposes and plans were impossible to understand without equivalent madness.

-It doesn’t matter. Use them to capture the monster, then get rid of them all. This Esadojikwa will help you.

-I know, so stop chattering, demon friend.

At the mage criminal’s insolent words, the great demon let out a low growl filled with rage.

However, he didn’t go further than that. This great demon’s power was not yet complete.

-When this Esadojikwa’s power is restored and the Fury Golem is revived…

The great demon repeated the same story he always told.

That he would restore his power and revive the master he had served.

Kitarenannum naturally didn’t want that to happen.

The demon and mage criminal could maintain a symbiotic relationship because both had much to desire.

“Now.”

The blindfolded evil god worshipping elf spoke.

Crack!

As the underground waterway before them suddenly transformed into a hostile dimension filled with spider webs and acidic liquid, those gathered murmured.

When the mercenaries hired with money started murmuring, the giant hybrid warrior abruptly stood up. In one hand he held a greatsword the size of a tall person.

“We depart. They’ve cleared the path for us.”

“Shouldn’t we check if it’s safe first?”

“Good point.”

The giant hybrid warrior grabbed the head of a nearby mercenary and hurled him forward.

Splash!

The mercenary thrown into the waterway melted away with screams. Despite the horrific scene, the warrior didn’t stop and threw more mercenaries one by one.

“We can breathe. Let’s go! I’ll ride that beast. It’ll make a much better mount than sheep.”

“It… it’ll be much more helpful than stupid sheep.”

A terrified mercenary came to his senses and barely managed to speak flatteringly.

Then the giant hybrid warrior stopped abruptly and looked at the mercenary.

“What did you say?”

“Huh? Stu… stupid sheep would be much less helpful…”

Splash!

The warrior pushed the mercenary into the waterway. Then he spat out angrily.

“How dare you insult my sheep!”

“Be quiet. If the others hear, it’ll become troublesome.”

Kitarenannum stopped the warrior.

What he wanted was to quietly capture the monster and escape, not to summon all the Empire’s strong warriors in the capital here.

“Let them come if they want. I’ll kill them all.”

-Stupid beast bastard.

When the demon muttered, Kitarenannum smirked. He agreed.

“At least it’s fortunate we’re underground. Even if we shout, it won’t leak out.”

“No one comes from outside.”

The evil god worshipping elf suddenly spoke. Kitarenannum felt quite relieved.

That elf boasted considerably high-level prophetic magic. If he said so, there was a high chance the matter wouldn’t be discovered.

“We encounter the monster.”

“Even better.”

“It’s not good.”

“???”

The demon-worshipping elf suddenly turned around.

“I’m going back. It’s better to flee this place than to offer beasts to my master.”

“What, what’s with that bastard?”

As the evil god worshipper suddenly left, the atmosphere became strange. The mercenaries brought by the giant hybrid warrior frowned.

“Shouldn’t we kill that guy? If he blows our position…”

“Leave him be. Would someone who serves an evil god act as a spy? It’s good that we don’t have to share the spoils.”

The warrior didn’t pay much attention despite the elf leaving. Rather, he was pleased, focusing only on the increased reward.

Kitarenannum agreed but felt strangely uneasy.

Perhaps because of that, he unconsciously threw a question at the apocalyptic mage beside him.

“What do you think?”

“About what?”

“That elf bastard.”

“Ah! You mean prophecy!”

The apocalypse believer’s voice was gentle and kind, which made it even more chilling.

Kitarenannum immediately regretted asking.

“Even if things get tangled up, it won’t be much of a problem.”

“…Why is that?”

“If everyone here dies, that too would be progress toward the apocalypse!”

“…”

-What a disgusting spellcaster.

The demon muttered. Kitarenannum agreed with this statement too.

“Monster!”

“!”

‘Already?’

At the shout from the mercenaries who had been scouting ahead, those present turned their gazes.

Surprisingly, a truly massive spider was looking in their direction.

“Don’t kill it. Capture that thing! I’ll make it my mount!”

“Just get out of the way.”

Kitarenannum stretched out one arm and chanted a spell. Then his entire arm transformed into pre-prepared magic.

It was the most alien and bizarre application among transformation magic uses.

To condense magic in advance and carry it around in the form of an arm.

But the effect was certain. The high-density condensed magic immediately spread viciously once unleashed.

A vicious binding spell that no monster from any dimension could easily escape.

Bakwantalana’s Binding!

Snap!

Dozens of layers of nets and chains appeared like shadows in the air and bound the spider tightly. The mercenaries gasped.

“What, did we catch it? That’s impressive?”

The giant hybrid warrior was impressed, but Kitarenannum couldn’t smile.

Something was strange.

“It’s too… weak.”

“What? Ah.”

The warrior who was about to ask what he meant froze in place.

Far away on the opposite side of the eroded spider web waterway, dozens of spider monsters revealed themselves.

“It wasn’t just one!”

“They increased their numbers in the meantime. Be careful!”

The scoundrels abandoned by the Empire roared fiercely and clashed with the spider legion. Countless spiders surged like waves from behind the waterway.

* * *

“You travel together with Professor Bagrek during vacations?”

“Yes. The professor is a very valuable client.”

The expedition team included not only knights, patrollers, stonemasons, and alchemists, but also adventurers.

And surprisingly, the adventurers from the 【Wasteland Peacock】 party here had connections with Professor Boladi too.

They were the ones the professor had often employed during vacations.

“Perhaps hired as opponents for student tests… Ah. No. There wouldn’t have been any anyway.”

“?”

“It’s nothing. What kind of requests did he usually make?”

“That… we can’t reveal.”

The adventurers avoided eye contact with awkward expressions. Lee Han thought to himself.

‘What has he been up to?’

“Plundering? Theft? Robbery? Illegal dueling? Bounty hunting? No, why are you surprised every time I speak?”

“You… you’re misunderstanding.”

Lee Han was actually more frightened as the other person was startled every time he spoke.

Surely he hadn’t done all of those things?

“Wait. There are other people ahead.”

“What? Here underground?”

Alsicle, who had been summoning cold air to protect the party’s respiratory systems, hesitated.

The others’ eyes immediately changed as well.

“If it’s not a monster, then it’s an unwelcome guest.”

“We’ll prepare.”

The party immediately entered combat formation and burned with fighting spirit. Lee Han also stored necessary spells and cast enhancement magic.

“!”

What appeared from afar was an elf with his face grotesquely covered in bandages. From the glimpses of skin showing blasphemous markings, Alsicle made a displeased clicking sound with his beak.

The elf immediately spoke.

“You’ve encountered monsters.”

“…?”

Lee Han unconsciously turned his head back. No monsters were visible.

‘How dare this bastard use such a shallow trick!’

To fall for such a trick as an Einroguard student.

No matter how many companions he had, this was something to be ashamed of. Lee Han reflected deeply.

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