Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 939

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Chapter 939

-We have no intention of stopping the play.

The Death Knights spoke with their blue eyes gleaming fiercely.

Some let out worried sighs, while others chattered that this was exactly what should be done.

-If we bend to the predetermined schedule because of the vile schemes of evil ones, that would be even more humiliating.

The information the Death Knights obtained from interrogating this demon worshipper was fragmentary.

The demon worshippers who worship Prahgal were targeting the palace, and one of them, Madpre, had infiltrated first to watch for opportunities and would cause a disturbance when he received a signal.

Even Madpre himself didn’t know when or how the attack would occur. The demon worshippers who had survived long in the Empire’s shadows had prepared meticulously so that none would know each other’s plans.

‘Canceling the play arbitrarily would be problematic, but it would be even more problematic if the demon worshippers retreat.’

The Death Knights intended to use this opportunity to draw out the demon worshippers and eliminate them completely.

If the play stopped here, they would notice something was wrong and hide again, and then there would be no telling when or where damage might occur.

“As expected of the Duke’s knights, quite aggressive.”

Like Lee Han, Alsicle also noticed the Death Knights’ true intentions.

On the surface they said it was for the dignity of this play, but inwardly their sense of responsibility to definitely catch the demon worshippers was evident.

Truly befitting the knights of Marryongwan.

“…Wait, did we prepare the illusion magic then?”

“We have to cancel it. Are you seriously asking that question right now?”

Lee Han spoke seriously in a whisper.

When they didn’t know when or how the demon worshippers would enter, to surprise people with a surprise play…

They might even be mistaken for collaborators with the demon worshippers.

“We prepared so hard…”

Alsicle made an expression like a penguin that had lost all the sardines it caught in a day.

Seeing that expression made Lee Han feel sorry too, but it couldn’t be helped.

“Let’s forget about it and only think about the demon worshippers.”

“What about escape?”

“Escape too… we’ll have to give up on it.”

Lee Han said after pondering.

The theater club students would be very disappointed, but given the situation, all plans were on hold.

With demon worshippers lurking around, what escape could there be if they scattered separately?

‘Fortunately, I can get out.’

The one fortunate thing was that even if the theater club students couldn’t go out, Lee Han could.

Given time, the theater club students would realize they had joined the wrong club.

-Lord Nago. Lord Penguerin.

“Yes.”

-Please find any suspicious individuals among the audience that entered the palace.

The Death Knights knew Alsicle of the Penguerin family’s abilities, and Stedal of the Nago family was the first to detect the soul’s abnormality.

If there were any additional infiltrators, these two would be able to catch them.

“Just leave it to us.”

“It’s an honor!”

-Lord Clevik. Could you ask the illusion mages to strengthen the palace’s magical defenses?

“Certainly possible! However, the illusion mages here aren’t that outstanding in level. Don’t expect too much.”

-Of course. If you just inform us of the installed magic, we knights will take it into consideration.

‘How modest.’

Lee Han thought to himself.

They were mages including Baldoron, yet they were so humble.

-Einrogard’s students should divide roles and respond flexibly.

“We’ll prepare potions to prepare for any possible abnormal situations.”

“We’ll secure evacuation routes to evacuate the nobles outside the palace if abnormal situations occur.”

“We’ll create secret passages to extract nobles while avoiding attention when necessary.”

-…Students!

The Death Knights were deeply moved.

When had Einrogard students grown so much?

The Death Knights were unknowingly moved by the sight of students who would normally whine and grumble moving in perfect unison without wasting even a moment.

The students bowed their heads with solemn expressions despite the Death Knights’ emotion.

At a glance, they seemed to deeply feel their responsibility as students of the Empire’s greatest magic school.

‘Surely we weren’t caught, right?’

‘We weren’t caught. …Probably.’

‘Wait. The escape isn’t getting messed up because of the demon worshippers, right? We’re still doing the escape as planned, right?’

‘No. They said it’s on hold.’

‘…I’ll kill them if they come!’

* * *

“There don’t seem to be any suspicious people.”

“I think so too.”

Alsicle lightly swung a pendulum with an ice crystal hanging from it.

Though he couldn’t peer deeply into souls like Lee Han, this cold air divination magic had the effect of sensitively detecting malice or schemes.

Lee Han, who knew well that divination magic had more constraints and complications than expected, asked with interest.

“Could I learn this fortune-telling too?”

“This? You could do it.”

Alsicle asked just in case what fortune-telling Lee Han had learned.

Of course, this Wardanaz guy was genius enough to be called a magic monster, but divination magic was the type that could ruin one’s life most easily and quickly among all magic schools.

This was especially true for talented mages. The more one indulged in exploring the future, the greater the price to pay and the more severe the rebound to endure.

What truly outstanding divination mages needed might not be talent but humility and restraint.

“I learned things like crystal spinning top, spirit gold coin, and five demons.”

“That should be fine then.”

Alsicle nodded.

If he had safely used such fortune-telling, Lee Han must have used it with control.

“Wait. Isn’t the price for crystal spinning top fortune-telling mana?”

“That’s right.”

“…What a cheating bastard.”

“!?”

At the sight of his junior displaying fraudulent talent even in fortune-telling, Alsicle grumbled and began explaining.

This pendulum fortune-telling first required diamonds cut in teardrop form as a price.

“…”

Lee Han looked at Alsicle with eyes of absurdity and shock. However, Alsicle didn’t notice and continued explaining.

“If you sublimate this with cold air and offer it as sacrifice, you temporarily get a pendulum made of ice crystal like this, and it takes on the risk of peering into the future instead… Why are you like that?”

“I was surprised because it’s such an outrageous price.”

“What are you talking about? You should be grateful for this much. It’s not like you’re sacrificing hands or feet.”

Alsicle was rather dumbfounded.

Among divination magic, there were many that required more evil and powerful prices, so gems were getting off cheap.

‘That’s why he’s always short on research funds.’

Lee Han thought rudely to himself.

Meanwhile, the two had checked everyone inside.

No one appeared who felt wrong in their soul or made the pendulum swing.

“There seem to be no more. Well, they probably wouldn’t have infiltrated multiple demon worshippers.”

“Then let’s move to the upper part of the stage.”

The upper area was convenient for monitoring the surroundings or responding to situations while the play was in progress.

Alsicle asked with a voice full of lingering regret.

“Don’t you need to use the illusion magic you prepared?”

“I told you we don’t. Take it home with you.”

“What am I supposed to do with this at home! It’ll scare the children to death.”

Walking along, Lee Han spotted Baldoron groaning and making pained sounds near the palace stairs.

“Is that elastic labyrinth magic?”

“Yes. It’s about half complete.”

Both Alsicle and Lee Han immediately recognized what magic he was preparing.

The 3rd circle spell 【Summon Elastic Labyrinth】 was magic that summoned an illusory maze with defense specialized against physical force to trap intruders.

It wasn’t a very easy spell, but it also wasn’t so difficult that the two of them couldn’t handle it. Alsicle asked with a puzzled expression.

“Why is he struggling so much with that?”

“He’s probably troubled because the magic is mundane and poor. But if he casts high-circle magic alone, it won’t be balanced and he’ll run out of reagents too.”

Lee Han nodded as if he understood.

Since it wasn’t a solo project, even if he didn’t like the magic, he couldn’t change it arbitrarily.

He had to maintain balance with the other mages.

Baldoron was clearly looking for a better method within those constraints.

“Let’s go. Let’s not bother him unnecessarily.”

“Right.”

When the two quickly passed by without stopping, Baldoron grumbled inwardly.

‘If they’re great mages, they could help a little…!’

He’d heard both were great mages, yet they just left without offering a single piece of advice about his problem.

Since they were preparing the palace’s defenses together, couldn’t they throw at least one piece of advice to a junior mage struggling with a block?

As expected, all outstanding mages were incredibly eccentric.

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“Something is strange.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Hasn’t the palace atmosphere become sharper?”

“Perhaps. But nothing changes.”

The Priest with Beetle Marking muttered.

The mindset of evil god worshippers was fundamentally twisted and stained with madness.

While ordinary believers or collaborators could still live normally, once they reached the level of priest, even if they looked human on the outside, their insides should be considered alien species from another dimension.

Beings whose thoughts were impossible to predict with ordinary thinking.

The Priest with Beetle Marking was such a being. Everything including his name had been offered to the evil god long ago, leaving only the carved marking.

The Priest with Tree Marking and the Priest with Sun Marking were the same.

“The Blasphemer shall descend and Lord Prahgal shall rejoice.”

“The Blasphemer shall descend and Lord Prahgal shall rejoice!”

With the ominous chant, the priests’ forms began to shrink.

Even after becoming smaller than children, the reduction didn’t stop. Eventually the priests transformed into small lumps of flesh and disappeared with a pop.

No one noticed that such a ritual had quietly taken place on a hill far from the palace.

However, the air above the palace noticed. The being from the Undead Realm that received the sacrifice rejoiced and began to fulfill the contract.

-Danger!

-How!?

The Death Knights reacted immediately.

They had been thinking about how to approach the palace, but summoning from the air?

‘Impossible! Without any approach or preparation, they’re summoning such a powerful being?’

Even while responding, the Death Knights were flustered.

Since their master was their master, although they were knights, they were also quite knowledgeable about magic.

Magic was absolutely not an omnipotent technique. It was a ruthless discipline that required paying a price under laws.

The aura felt from the air now was of a considerable powerhouse.

To summon such a powerhouse without approach or ritual?

-Don’t tell me they offered themselves as sacrifice? That’s their specialty!

-That’s impossible. No matter how much human sacrifice they make, for this level, several high-ranking priests would need to…

The Death Knight trailed off.

Thinking normally, sacrificing several high-ranking priests just to attack a palace where a play was being performed would be insane.

But evil god worshippers were far from ordinary thinking and worshipped grand plans that only they understood.

They really could sacrifice high-ranking priests for their great scheme.

-What on earth for? For what purpose?

-I’m not even curious about that mad evil god’s thoughts! Prepare for battle! Evacuate those below!

The Death Knight clicked his tongue.

He’d expected an attack from somewhere, but this was just brute terrorism.

Who would have thought evacuation was the answer instead of delicate preparations.

Kwajijiijik-!

Chains filled with negative energy wrapped around the dimensional gate, and siege weapons brought out by the Death Knights began their attack.

A fierce assault poured through the dimensional gate opened in the air.

However, the undead summoning didn’t stop. The Death Knights spat curses at the disgusting smell.

-It’s the Blasphemer! Of all things, a tough one!

-Buy time! If he takes interest in those below, things will get troublesome!

Hee, hee, hee!

When the undead commanding legions of decay and corruption tried to crawl out, the Death Knights tensed.

Just then, a massive dragon shot out from the palace below.

-!!!?!

A, dra, gon?!

Even the Blasphemer seemed startled and quickly retreated.

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