Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1165

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Chapter 1165

He wanted to ask Sarataan what had happened, but first he had to deal with the problem directly in front of him.

Lee Han lifted his body higher with telekinesis and then struck lightning at the pursuing bindings.

It stopped briefly, but the effect wasn’t very good. The bindings instantly regained their form and flew at him again.

However, he had already predicted this far ahead. Lee Han switched positions with spatial movement magic.

“Sarataan! Send the stone tablet this way!”

Lee Han infused his staff with mana and threw it forcefully. Sarataan seemed to understand without needing explanation and unleashed his power to the maximum.

‘If I can just get that stone tablet, the test will surely end!’

Somehow, to give the stone tablet to his nasty and wicked master, Sarataan frantically sprouted vines in the air like mad.

Still, if Lee Han could just hold out a little longer, it seemed he could pass over the stone tablet.

Right at that moment, a chilling telepathic wave that made his heart sink echoed out.

The next magic will now be cast.

“!!”

-No!

Sarataan screamed.

Right now Wardanaz had even thrown away his staff, and now the next magic!

And the worst part was that he hadn’t been able to warn him about this beforehand.

Just imagining how much he would rage later when it was over was terrifying.

‘There was a pattern of casting one more during the binding. Bakwantalana! Why do something you never did before…’

Space shook as magic swept through the surroundings. Sarataan squeezed his eyes shut. Despair that they were doomed rushed in along with the magic.

“Send the stone tablet.”

-?!

Sarataan was startled by the perfectly fine mage’s voice.

Surprisingly, Lee Han was standing there perfectly fine. Lee Han, who caught the stone tablet Sarataan threw, picked up his staff again.

-What? What happened? Wasn’t magic cast?

“It was cast, but luckily it was magic I’m immune to. Things like 【Bakwantalana’s Scream】 don’t work on me.”

-…

Sarataan thought to himself.

‘Couldn’t we have passed just by staying still without all that fuss?’

“Sarataan.”

-What is it?

“When you explained earlier, I’m sure there wasn’t a pattern like this.”

-…

* * *

Except for exceptional cases like Catten, the other people present had to do their best to endure.

‘Just how can he cut through that?’

If they had the leisure, the adventurers would have asked questions.

The sight of cutting through the ruins’ magic with a single sword was incomprehensible no matter how they looked at it.

Of course, even Einroguard’s mages couldn’t explain that. There were still many areas of magic that even mages didn’t understand.

As the bindings continued to spread, the space to flee quickly diminished. The Einroguard students who had been pioneering the air were also cornered before long.

“Be newly transformed into a path!”

It was Garko who helped the students.

When he opened the blocked walls of the ruins and created a new path, the students and adventurers hurriedly entered inside. Garko also transformed anew and chased after them.

“Ah, we left Senior Catten behind!”

“Is now the time to worry about senior! Worry about yourself!”

“What exactly does this magic detect with?”

At someone’s shout, Giselle fell into thought.

It was an urgent situation with magic continuously chasing from behind, but it was precisely at times like this that one needed to judge calmly.

‘It’s not the five senses.’

Earlier, several White Tiger Tower students had tried to deceive the tracking with transformation magic like Garko, but it was useless.

Garko had also transformed anew, but hadn’t the magic continued to chase?

‘Could it be heat?’

Among magic, there were several that operated by detecting heat.

“Ack!”

Angrago, who had been running along the wall beside her, accidentally fell. Giselle quickly cast a frost cloak on her friend.

Swoosh!

“Aaaaah! Moradi! Why did you wrap me in a cold cloak!”

“…Sorry!”

It didn’t seem to be heat after all.

Garko, who had transformed anew, spun around and spoke to Giselle.

“You’re figuring out what method it’s using to chase. Good confirmation.”

Though the dragged Angrago wouldn’t agree, the two mages quickly exchanged opinions.

“It doesn’t seem to be the five senses, and it doesn’t seem to be heat either.”

“It doesn’t seem like the projection is transmitting information through clairvoyance either. It’s still chasing even though we’ve come this far.”

“I’m wondering if it might be detecting and chasing souls.”

“Souls! That’s a sharp opinion. Indeed, Einroguard’s mages are… It could also explain why it took so long for the test to begin.”

“Please, anything, is fine, so slowly, think of, a method!”

The adventurers running together from behind shouted while panting.

It was good for the mages to exchange opinions, but weren’t they forgetting the current situation?

Could it be that all mages above a certain level were like this?

‘Oops.’

Giselle felt slightly embarrassed.

If it were Wardanaz it would be one thing, but for her to make such a mistake.

“As for methods to block soul detection…”

“Among the potions the adventurers have, there are soul rampage potions. Though crude, we might be able to deceive it.”

“Among transformation magic, isn’t there magic that can temporarily change the form of the soul?”

“That’s possible, but whether we can avoid tracking with that…”

‘I’m really never taking mage requests again!’

Right when the adventurers cursed inwardly, the chasing magic disappeared as if it were a lie.

The White Tiger Tower students who had been captured on the opposite side also got up from their spots in bewilderment.

Garko shouted joyfully.

“We’ve definitely passed the test!”

“In, indeed. That’s right!”

“The magic inside must definitely be transformation magic!”

“That’s… hmm…”

The students exchanged glances with each other.

Honestly, they didn’t think the magic Bakwantalana left behind would be transformation magic.

He was famous as an enchantment mage, so why would he specifically leave transformation magic?

* * *

“It’s dark magic.”

“…”

“…”

Not only the Einroguard students but even Garko couldn’t open their mouths in shock.

“You’re, you’re joking, right, Wardanaz?”

“Don’t tell me Wardanaz is from the dark magic school…!”

“Be quiet, you bastard.”

Lee Han made his friend shut his mouth.

Garko’s shock was already great, and he didn’t want to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

“I also belong to the transformation magic school, Garko.”

“Ah… yes. I know. You belong to the enchantment magic school, summoning magic school, divination magic school, and so on.”

‘Alsicle…!’

Lee Han inwardly cried out Alsicle’s name.

Come to think of it, there was no way he wouldn’t have mentioned such things while bragging. Lee Han spoke as if making an excuse.

“I’m not really that close with the Enchantment School professor. Haha.”

“I, I see. But… did you say dark magic?”

“Yes.”

The name of the magic written on the stone tablet was 【Bakwantalana’s Purgatory】. It was definitely an undiscovered magic.

What kind of magic it was could only be known precisely by studying the formulas and incantations carved on the tablet, but it was certainly dark magic.

First of all, the name itself sounded like dark magic…

I bestow dark magic upon the successor who has found their way to this stone tablet.

This dark magic is a spell completed through my later years of research.

Though I have studied various magics throughout my life, what has recently inspired admiration the more I research it is precisely this dark magic.

Such notes were written in front of and on the stone tablet.

Sarataan subtly interjected.

-So I missed the pattern because it was magic Bakwantalana completed in his later years! No wonder…

“Be quiet.”

“To think the magic Bakwantalana left behind in his later years was dark magic… I thought it would be transformation magic.”

Garko looked unusually dejected. It was hard to believe this was the same mage who had courageously advanced toward the underground of an unidentified ruin.

Unable to watch any longer, the adventurers comforted Garko.

“Mage sir. Of course it must be disappointing that the opportunity written in the books has fallen through, but this isn’t the only chance, is it?”

“That’s right! You’ll surely find what you’re looking for in other ruins!”

“…You’re right.”

Garko pulled himself together.

A mage shouldn’t give up easily just because of a few failures.

“Please take care of me at the next ruin as well.”

“…”

“…Uh, that’s a bit…”

The adventurers immediately showed reluctance.

Once this commission was over and they went back outside, they planned to go to the warmest place in the Empire’s south and rest peacefully for half a year.

Especially somewhere without mages!

Lee Han felt sorry for no reason and comforted the other person.

“It’s disappointing that we couldn’t find evidence that Bakwantalana was a transformation mage, but it’s not all bad. If he was a versatile enough mage to research even dark magic, he surely must have studied transformation magic in depth as well.”

“?”

Giselle, who was beside him, tilted her head slightly.

Versatile enough to research even dark magic?

What did that mean?

‘Isn’t that an insult?’

Fortunately, there were no students from the Dark Magic School present.

“Thank you for your kind words. Einrogard’s mages are admirable not only for their skills but also for their character.”

“It’s nothing… Should I tell you our family name?”

The White Tiger Tower students were embarrassed but didn’t seem to dislike it.

Stepping on the feet of friends who had approached with Giselle, Lee Han asked again.

“If you’re interested in deciphering this stone tablet, would you like to join…”

“Ah. No thank you. I’m really only interested if it’s transformation magic. And there’s a gathering of mages in the north after this schedule ends, so I need to go there right away.”

“A gathering of transformation mages?”

“There are transformation mages, and ah! There are dark mages too. They’ll be very pleased to hear this news.”

Lee Han nodded without much thought.

He wasn’t particularly surprised to hear about a gathering of mages in the north.

There were many mages in the Empire, and these mages held large and small gatherings or conferences every day.

There was no reason for Lee Han to be surprised or interested just because a few dark mages were holding a gathering nearby.

Besides, this time he had come out on a commission from the Moradi family…

‘If it’s a gathering with transformation mages in the north, is it a small group meeting for friendship purposes?’

* * *

Jideupeue, the Family Head of the Moradi family and effectively the spiritual leader of the northern knights, looked around at the dark mages gathered with a solemn expression.

The backgrounds of the dark mages gathered were very impressive.

Callarogard, the magic school rumored to possess even the Empire’s darkest magic.

The descendants of Ahrak, who steadfastly continue the tradition of the magic tower established by the great dark mage Ahrak of the past.

Contrary to the prejudice that most groups of dark mages are eccentric and abnormal, the Obsidian Tower – a magic tower of dark mages that operates properly and influences the Empire.

Even Oondorgu’s legion, composed entirely of undead and the most bizarre group among those gathered here.

“I have heard the opinions of the mages gathered here well. However…”

“There is no ‘however.’ Family Head! We must blockade the north right now and search thoroughly to find the cause of the anomalous phenomena!”

“W-we don’t think it needs to go that far, but we do think the search should be expanded.”

The reason the dark mages had come like this was because of the recent disturbances occurring in the north.

While any disturbance in the Empire would have magical reasons, the dark mages suspected this disturbance had reasons deeply related to dark magic.

And they were prepared to endure any extreme search to find it.

Of course, that was from the dark mages’ perspective, and for Jideupeue, who represented the knights’ position, it was an absurdly extreme claim.

“I will think about it a bit more.”

“Family Head! If you listen to my story just a little more, you’ll change your mind!”

“I doubt that will happen. Ah. Guests have come from Einrogard. I must personally welcome the guests, so I’ll be going now.”

The dark mages burst with frustration at the sight of the Family Head slipping away like an eel.

What was so difficult about blockading the north!

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