Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1209

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Chapter 1209

-Just look up the records…

“Reading records has its limitations, doesn’t it? There would be many things omitted or missing.”

This mage from the Wardanaz Family was most annoying when he made valid points.

Indeed, events from the past were difficult to grasp through records alone.

What else would be the reason why mages who professionally study history continue to develop and advance all sorts of magic that can read traces?

No matter what magic was used, there would inevitably be omissions.

-Fine. But don’t miss out on the magic.

The hamster was also a mage, after all.

He couldn’t help but be curious about what magic Yachaowang and Seinguiros had mentioned.

“Well, I’ll look into it if I get the chance.”

At that casual response, as if browsing items in a general store, the hamster nearly blurted out a curse.

Honestly, who would benefit from finding this magic?

It would be this brat from the Wardanaz Family. The hamster couldn’t even learn it right now.

Yet he acted like it was someone else’s business!

-Wait. The nearby mana moved a bit. Isn’t there an ambush?

“That’s probably because of the telepathy I received. The professors sent me a message.”

-What message?

“They told me not to go in.”

-?

The hamster showed confusion for a moment.

His words and actions were completely opposite right now.

Besides, wasn’t this Wardanaz guy someone who listened well to his masters?

‘No. Let’s not question it.’

The hamster, who had been pondering, quietly shut up.

He was afraid that if he asked whether they should leave, they might actually leave.

Whoosh!

-Lowly humans! How dare you enter the vampires’ territory without permission.

-Don’t let them leave alive!

“!”

Lee Han hesitated when he saw the vampire undead gathered in the lower levels of the fortress walls.

Those who had lost their reason were still trapped in the past, preparing for battle.

The undead, who mistakenly believed this was a vampire stronghold with evil imperial forces led by an evil archmage outside, unleashed attacks toward non-existent enemies.

Though the attacks weren’t properly aimed, their power was very threatening. The blood-red mana dwelling in the fortress granted deadly destructive force even to ordinary attacks.

-Unpleasant mana. Mages would be easily bewitched.

The hamster detected the mana flowing within the fortress and showed displeasure.

Not all mage criminals liked strange and corrupted mana.

Of course, mage criminals would endure any magic for higher realms, but fundamentally, an evil deity’s mana was a time bomb that could cause unknown problems later.

Looking inside the fortress now, all sorts of difficult-to-handle mana were running wild, from mana obtained by evil worshippers offering sacrifices to natural mana corrupted by negative emotions.

Such mana might increase magical power, but it easily intoxicated mages.

A mage should be the master of mana, not become a slave led around by being bewitched by mana.

“Is it because of Seinguiros?”

-That’s part of it, but originally mana becomes corrupted when wars drag on. The negative emotions souls emit have an influence. Mana existing in nature was quite vulnerable to surrounding influences.

Therefore, commanders preparing for battle needed to carefully observe such changes in mana and purify excessive corruption when necessary.

‘A typical berserker army.’

The commander of this fortress was obviously going berserk, drunk on blood.

How could those fallen into Seinguiros faith refuse such power?

Sarataan dwelling in the staff whispered with disgust.

-Really disgustingly unpleasant. I wish we could get out of here quickly.

“I heard wood spirits are skilled at purification. Is such a thing impossible?”

Sarataan suddenly became silent. It seemed like he was pretending not to have heard the question.

“…”

Lee Han said nothing.

Indeed, if he could purify a fortress of this massive scale, there would be no reason for him to be sealed inside this staff.

‘At that level, he wouldn’t have been caught in the first place.’

-What are you! What are you!

Armed vampire warrior undead emitted red light from their pale, fragmented faces.

They had finally noticed the intrusion of outsiders.

Lee Han reacted calmly. Having faced undead several times in this domain, he had something prepared.

“Calm down. I’m also a noble from a vampire family.”

‘Really absurdly shameless.’

The hamster muttered inwardly.

Since it worked once by luck, this brat was using it a second and third time.

At this point, he became curious in reverse.

Why were the undead falling for those words?

At first, he thought only particularly stupid undead fell for it, but seeing it continue to work afterward, there seemed to be some other reason.

However, the hamster’s pondering didn’t last long. A sharp voice burst out.

-You do seem to be a vampire family noble… But I’ve never seen your face in this fortress! How can I know you’re not a traitor who sided with the Empire?!

“Oh.”

Lee Han was momentarily flustered by the irregular response.

He hadn’t anticipated this kind of reaction.

‘Well, no matter how much you look like a vampire noble, it would be suspicious if an unfamiliar face appeared in the middle of a siege.’

There would also be vampire nobles who realized the disadvantage during the rebellion and surrendered to the Empire…

The undead were ready to attack immediately if not convinced. Lee Han deeply pondered whether he should strike first with magic or if there was another way.

Just then.

Other movement occurred outside the fortress.

‘Did the professors come out of the shadow dimension?!’

Panicked, Lee Han wondered if he should apologize for ignoring their words even now.

First, he needed to send them back to the shadow dimension to do anything.

But fortunately, it wasn’t the professors who caused the movement. It was the Immortal and his subordinate priests.

“Move quickly!”

The Immortal gave orders in a cold voice.

From this bishop’s perspective, it was a natural reaction.

While they were fighting fiercely, the mage who had just been watching suddenly slipped into a newly appeared fortress – how could he not find this suspicious?

From the Immortal’s standpoint, he had no choice but to judge that the mage had some ulterior motive.

And to understand that ulterior motive and counterattack, he had to follow into the fortress.

“Don’t be afraid of them. They are undead who have lost their reason! They are like shadows of the past!”

-More intruders! They must be the Empire’s vanguard! Lure them in and then unleash attacks all at once!

-You! Aren’t you in league with those intruders outside?

The vampire undead who reacted violently interrogated Lee Han again.

If there seemed to be even the slightest connection, they were ready for summary execution.

Panicked, Lee Han quickly shouted.

“I came in to report their intrusion!”

-!

“I had no choice but to enter the fortress without permission like this. Otherwise, I couldn’t have warned of the enemies’ approach.”

-Indeed…

The undead murmured among themselves and showed signs of understanding.

-You may pass. You weren’t a traitor to your own kind!

Lee Han let out a sigh of relief and moved his feet. The vampire undead behind him began unleashing attacks in unison toward outside the fortress walls.

The Immortal cursed and raised defenses. It was such a fierce assault that he had to use the entire life force of one priest.

When that mage bastard entered, he was swinging at empty air like a blind fool, so I thought it was fine!

‘That mage bastard… he definitely knows something! Damn bastard!’

From discovering the location of this dimension to controlling the undead and freely entering the domain.

Though it was closer to unintended luck on Lee Han’s part, to the immortal it seemed like this mage held secrets that even the bishop didn’t know.

What kind of secret could it be…

Unaware of what misunderstanding the immortal below was having, Lee Han let out a sigh of relief.

“I mustn’t let my guard down. Who would have thought undead who lost their reason could ask such questions.”

‘For letting his guard down, didn’t he offer up sacrificial lambs a bit too naturally?’

The hamster felt slightly uncomfortable.

For a mage facing an unexpected situation, he had offered up others as sacrificial lambs far too naturally.

If this was letting his guard down, then what would not letting his guard down look like?

-Where is that assassin bastard?

-We’ve locked him in the fortress’s underground prison. But is negotiation really possible? It might be a trick.

-…Of course it might be, but there’s nothing to lose by trying. The crazy mage’s army is too powerful.

“?!”

The vampire undead they encountered in the middle-level corridor of the fortress were dressed differently from the start.

The undead below looked like common warriors, but these ones’ attire clearly showed they were of noble birth.

Having studied various methods while assisting Professor Verdus at the Buyeo Magic School, Lee Han could tell how expensive those clothes were.

The distinctive attire of vampire nobles, with magical embroidery sewn thread by thread onto red silk, required enormous amounts of gold coins.

‘It’s not just magic carved in, but creating embroidered patterns with thread while implementing magical effects would cost dozens of times more, right?’

They seemed to be at least high-ranking members of this massive fortress’s rebel forces.

Those of such status wouldn’t be mere common warriors.

-There’s an assassin?

The hamster was puzzled.

The rebellion of the western Empire vampires was an event the hamster knew about, but he had never heard of an assassin infiltrating this rebel fortress.

Someone like Gonadaltes could easily strangle them with the Imperial army and his subordinate forces.

There was no need to send in an assassin. That wasn’t Gonadaltes’ style.

“Hmm. I have some idea now…”

-??

While the two whispered, the nobles ahead moved again.

It seemed they were going to bring out the assassin locked in the underground prison to negotiate.

The hamster muttered.

-If they mean the crazy mage, that should be referring to Gonadaltes. It’s strange that negotiation would be possible with a mere assassin. Are the undead’s memories distorted? That’s certainly possible…

Lee Han already had a suspect in mind but didn’t bother telling the hamster.

The vampire nobles who had been moving ahead suddenly burst into fierce shouts.

-The underground prison has collapsed! Those bastards have invaded!

-These lowly, cowardly bastards like mongrels! Vile mage who knows nothing of honor! Do you still call yourself an archmage!

“!!!”

The vampire nobles were pointing at the collapsed underground entrance of the fortress in rage.

The area was completely destroyed, showing when the intruders had entered. Naturally, the assassin they had imprisoned inside was also gone.

‘Those traces look similar to weapons used by Death Knights.’

Looking at the various sword marks near the entrance, Lee Han thought.

It seemed like the work of some familiar knights!

The hamster fell into even greater confusion.

-What kind of clue is this supposed to be? A clue about magic hidden in this fortress?

“I think so too. Let’s check underground.”

Lee Han urged the hamster forward to confirm how exactly Professor Boladi had gotten captured.

‘I’m just trying to get information from past memories. If there’s magic hidden in the fortress, I might be able to get clues about it.’

He had absolutely no intention of later telling Professor Boladi, ‘You acted on your own and even got captured, Professor!’

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