Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 1211

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Chapter 1211

-The cowardly lackeys of the Empire are trying to break through the gate!

-Noble ones, assemble! Those vermin dare to steal what is ours!

‘Were they still fighting?’

Lee Han was surprised by the shouts of the vampire undead and turned his gaze.

It seemed the heretic priests he had reluctantly sacrificed earlier were attempting to break through the fortress gate.

“How did they get to the front of the gate? The fortress’s attack power was no ordinary thing…”

-The one leading the evil worshippers has considerable skill. Well, you’d need at least that much to rise up within the order.

This fortress was by no means an easy place.

Though it was destroyed and broken, now fallen into decline, wasn’t this a place the vampire rebels had used as a strategic stronghold during their prime?

Even the weakened undead could unleash attacks of terrifying power just by accepting the corrupted magic swirling within this fortress.

Yet with such a small force, they had not only reached the front of the gate but were even attempting to break through.

-No. It’s not just skill, they seem enraged.

“Pardon?”

-Those evil worshippers didn’t come here because of direct grudges. They came because of contracts and deals. Yet they’re not retreating and are charging in like this…

The hamster analyzed coldly.

Someone at the level of a heretic bishop couldn’t just act on madness alone. Such people usually got weeded out when they were still priests.

In the current situation, retreat would be the tactically correct decision, yet they were attempting a breakthrough.

This was clearly not just about ability but emotional rage. And quite thoroughly at that.

“Indeed. Evil worshippers hate each other. Did Seinguiros’s power make them angry?”

-What are you talking about? If they’re angry, it would be because of you.

“???”

Lee Han was flustered.

Of course, he had sold out the evil worshippers outside, but that was something he had to do.

Most importantly, the other side had no way of knowing that, right?

“Why would they be angry at me?”

-Well, the guy who was just watching when they were fighting outside the swampland quietly entered the fortress.

“…”

From the perspective of the evil worshippers led by the bishop, Lee Han was suspicion itself.

Just watching them fight the undead, then entering first when the fortress was revealed.

From the evil worshippers’ standpoint, it wouldn’t be strange to misunderstand that ‘there’s something in the fortress and the mage is trying to monopolize it alone.’

Lee Han lamented at the absurd misunderstanding. As expected, evil ones were greedy, so even their misunderstandings were arbitrary.

“How ridiculous. I was just curious about the Professor’s school days.”

-…?

The hamster tilted its head.

Didn’t you come because of the fortress’s magic?

Why the professor’s school days…

-…You bastard!!!!

‘Oops.’

Lee Han realized the hamster had belatedly caught on.

In truth, Lee Han wasn’t that greatly interested in ancient magic.

-■■■■■■■! ■■■!!

‘Good thing I don’t know the language.’

The hamster was so excited it mixed old languages and regional dialects while hurling curses.

Usually it would endure since it would stagger even if Lee Han threw a grape at it, but seeing it act like this, it must be more than ordinarily angry.

Seeing the other’s state, Lee Han pondered slightly.

Had he lied too cunningly?

‘No. I didn’t lie. If the hamster had any interest in Professor Bagrek, it would have noticed long ago.’

As a result, the mage criminal’s evil indifference had ended up stabbing itself.

Having finished his self-rationalization, Lee Han moved toward the upper floors. The hamster’s anger would be resolved once it saw the magic anyway.

-You! You’re the ally who informed us of the enemies’ invasion from outside!

“No…”

Lee Han tried to deny it, but the undead had already made up their minds.

-Tell us everything you know about their weaknesses!

The momentum of the undead gathered near the gate was truly threatening and fierce. Lee Han had no choice but to blurt out anything.

“They are evil ones who worship Prahgal!”

-So that’s how it was! Understood! They’re rampaging believing in their regenerative power. Bring poison! Make their regeneration a complete mess!

‘Oh.’

Lee Han had thrown out that information thinking it surely wouldn’t help, but the undead were more capable than expected.

Despite having lost most of their memories, just hearing the enemy’s identity, they brilliantly figured out how to attack them.

If the enemy used regeneration as a weapon, they could tie them down with poisons and curses that disrupted it.

“…Since it’s come to this, what can I do. I’ll just go upstairs.”

Lee Han gave up cleanly.

He felt slightly sorry for those outside, but this couldn’t be helped.

There was nothing he could do right now, was there?

-…

Even while raging, the hamster looked at Lee Han with eyes of shock and horror.

This…

‘Is he carrying some apocalyptic fate on his back?’

Seeing all the villains he got involved with suffer hardships was chilling to the bone.

The most chilling thing was that it happened even though he didn’t intend it.

What just happened really couldn’t have come from planning. It was definitely pure improvisation.

Just how?

“Have you calmed down by any chance?”

-…Y, yes.

The hamster’s attitude became slightly more polite without even realizing it.

Instinctive fear had made it so.

A pure guide of the apocalypse, regardless of high or low magic levels!

‘Has it really calmed down?’

Lee Han was slightly suspicious inside.

The fellow who had been throwing a tantrum suddenly became calm, making it rather untrustworthy.

Was it trying to show its sulking like this?

‘It’s not like it’s Gainando. It probably didn’t age that much.’

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At the gate, a more intense battle than before was taking place, but Lee Han moving toward the fortress’s upper floors faced no resistance.

The occasional powerful vampire guard warriors who appeared recognized Lee Han and spoke.

-You’re the ally who reported the intruders. The elders are upstairs.

“…Th, thanks.”

-Your honorable dedication shown when the traitors appeared will never be forgotten.

“I am rather… honorable. Yes.”

Lee Han went up so smoothly it made him wonder if this was okay.

At that moment, Lee Han’s expression changed. The hamster also belatedly hardened its expression.

‘The magic is different!’

Different from all the corrupted and filthy magic swirling through the fortress – dense, pure magic.

Because it was completely sealed, it couldn’t be felt from outside, but entering the upper floors, such magical energy could be sensed.

Lee Han somehow felt the scent of blood from that magic.

“…Can magic have such a thick smell of blood?”

-Mages with keen senses can read even more information from magic. Since they’re Seinguiros worshippers, it’s probably magic obtained by offering sacrifices.

With a more hardened face than before, Lee Han slowly walked down the corridor.

The more he did so, the stronger and more terrible the magical energy became.

-Has the magic still not awakened? Huh?

-It will awaken soon. Wait! Wait with faith, I tell you. You’re not planning to act like those traitorous fools just because a few Imperial Army lackeys are lurking around, are you?

-How dare you insult us? Watch your tongue!

Though Lee Han didn’t know their families or names, he could guess that these were individuals who occupied the highest positions among the western vampire families.

These Family Heads wore the most valuable and powerful ceremonial robes he had seen in this territory so far. Beyond simple magical enchantments, these were clothes imbued with Seinguiros’s blessings to a chilling degree. They would have been difficult to obtain with ordinary sacrifices.

“…Hmm. Ahem.”

He cleared his throat, but the Family Heads paid no attention. They acted as if only they and the magic existed in the world.

Whatever happened outside the fortress, even if an intruder cleared his throat right next to them, it was completely unimportant.

-They’re completely entranced by magic.

“Entranced by magic…?”

-It’s not just mages who become entranced by magic like that. Even those unrelated to magic are bound to be entranced by it.

To the hamster, the scene before his eyes wasn’t particularly strange.

How many mages had been devoured by magic while researching it? There were countless mage criminals who had disappeared while forcibly grasping at magic even as their own bodies burned up.

-I wondered what they were counting on to attack the Empire, but this was it.

When their evil deity worship and criminal activities were discovered, the vampire families of the western Empire chose rebellion instead of acknowledgment and cooperation.

At the time, he thought it was because madness had seeped into their very bones, but now it seemed they had something to believe in after all.

They were preparing grand magic by borrowing the power of an evil deity.

And it was grand magic powerful enough to entrance multiple influential family heads into believing ‘once this is completed, we can turn the tide of war’!

-What kind of magic is it? Try touching it a bit. We need to see the reaction.

The hamster earnestly pleaded with Lee Han.

Nothing excited a mage more than magic of unknown identity.

But while the magic these vampire Family Heads were preparing had pure and tremendous power, he couldn’t even guess what kind of magic it was.

Since it was magic proceeding through an evil deity’s power rather than conventional magical formulas, it was unreadable.

I knew you’d be interested. An ancient demon is trapped within this magic.

Seinguiros’s voice resonated loudly. The Family Heads just stared blankly at the magic even at their master’s words.

The hamster asked back excitedly.

-An ancient demon?! What demon? Is it a demon whose name I know?

Hahahaha… Yes, yes! It’s a demon that would shock you if you knew. How would it be to melt and devour that demon?

-Melt and devour it? That’s nonsense! That can’t be possible!

The hamster cried out as if having a seizure.

But mixed into that cry was a bit of a mage’s desperation, pleading to be convinced in an understandable way.

How could a mortal absorb the power of a Great Demon?

Their soul would burst apart if they tried.

It’s possible! With the power of a being that surpasses gods, it’s possible! Do you know how many sacrifices are contained within this?

-I, I see! Using the souls of those sacrificed in the west as reagents… to evolve oneself!?

The hamster cried out in an entranced voice, forgetting the situation.

It was such a captivating concept.

He had thought it was just a childish rebellion by stupid vampires, but who knew such fascinating ancient magic was hidden within.

By offering numerous souls as sacrifices, even a mortal could evolve and expand their soul.

The same applied no matter how powerful a demon was. If they kept offering sacrifices to increase the firepower, it would eventually melt down.

It didn’t matter which Family Head had prepared this ancient magic, or how much Seinguiros had participated. The hamster’s body heated up as he cried out.

-We absolutely cannot let those undead have that!

Hahahaha… No need to worry. I am a generous god. I know how to bestow upon those who serve and respect me. Mortal, sweep these undead into the magic to complete it. I shall grant you the completed magic!

-!!!!

The hamster felt like his heart would stop from excitement.

Who knew that accidentally gaining favor from a corrupted evil deity would return as such a golden opportunity.

Though it was regrettable that he couldn’t obtain that power himself, he felt he could be satisfied just by witnessing the completion of this magic before his eyes.

-Sweep them in! Quickly! Before the evil deity changes its mind!

Before the words were even finished, tremendous magical power flowed out from Lee Han. The hamster nodded excitedly.

‘He’s realized the importance of this magic too!’

But something was strange.

For it to be his magical power, there was too much lightning force…?

Rumble!

Before he knew it, Thunder King Perkuntras’s power was shaking the surroundings. The hamster was flustered.

-Why are you summoning even that spirit to deal with some mindless fools?

In that moment, the hamster’s eyes met Lee Han’s. Within this mage’s gaze, another being was now rippling.

The hunter demon Mahuda, summoned from the Manma bracelet, was assisting Lee Han.

At that sight, the hamster felt the most terrible foreboding he had ever experienced.

That was absolutely not the attitude of a mage trying to obtain magic.

Could it be…

Could it be…?!

The lightning spear was completed.

-It’s the lightning spear of Demon-Subduing Evil-Destroying!

Perkuntra and Mahuda chanted together belligerently.

These two beings were instinctively sensing the current situation.

Rather than troubling the mage with pointless questions, they would only cooperate!

“Spear throw!”

Lee Han didn’t give the hamster a chance to persuade him. He brought out his most powerful grand magic and thrust it straight in.

At that terrible destruction, both the hamster and Seinguiros screamed simultaneously.

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