The Mage’s Nemesis Has Reincarnated - Chapter 133

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The Natural Enemy of Mages Has Been Reincarnated – Episode 133
[6th Awakening Skill: Demonic Aura Absorption]
―Achievement: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (1-Star)
―Type: Active
―Proficiency: 0/100
―Effect: Absorb detected demonic aura to increase your ‘Demonic Aura’ stat. Can detect demonic aura within a 15-meter radius.
―Cooldown: None
―Special Notes: You can only acquire one ‘Demonic Aura’ stat per day. The skill can be toggled On/Off, and you can choose to absorb only specific areas. If you find and eliminate the source of the demonic aura, you can absorb all of it. Upon reaching 9-Star achievement, the 7th Awakening Skill will unlock.
Upon completing the Find the Lich Dragon quest, I had finally managed to raise Magic Replication to 9-Star.
The 6th Awakening Skill that emerged was [Demonic Aura Absorption].
A skill that detects and absorbs the opponent’s demonic aura, thereby increasing my stats.
It shared many similarities with my first-tier skill.
‘Nothing special about this skill. It just absorbs demonic aura to raise the stat, right? I don’t even know what demonic aura is.’
That’s certainly what I thought at first.
And just to be safe, I activated the skill…
【Skill Activated: Demonic Aura Absorption】
[Demonic aura detected 3 meters ahead.]
[Absorbed 1 demonic aura.]
[Absorbed 1 demonic aura.]
[Absorbed 1 demonic aura.]
[Skill proficiency increased by 1.]
[Skill proficiency increased by 1.]
[Skill proficiency increased by 1.]
[3/100 proficiency remaining until 2-Star achievement.]
The demonic aura was flowing in.
Stolen from the Lich Dragon before me.
The creature that introduced itself as Carrocksina seemed oblivious to having its demonic aura drained, too caught up in the excitement of my provocation.
‘Doesn’t matter. As long as I’m absorbing the aura.’
Being a Lich Dragon, it apparently possessed demonic aura—the malevolent energy of demons.
‘If I absorb its magical power on top of this…’
Carrocksina would become utterly helpless.
And indeed, that’s exactly what happened.
The moment it could no longer cast magic, panic flooded its expression.
I offered conversation to gather information, but it still didn’t understand.
‘It hasn’t grasped the situation yet… I should enlighten it. Show it just how terrifying the human it so despises truly is.’
I immediately activated Future Foresight and predicted the Lich Dragon’s next move.
‘I can see it panicking as it tries to use a dimensional rift and finds itself blocked.’
From what I knew, dimensional rifts were demonic sorcery.
It seemed the Demonic Aura Absorption skill could block demonic techniques.
‘Perhaps demonic aura is necessary to cast these techniques?’
With my mana absorption skill, I could completely seal off the demon’s sorcery at its source.
Not bad at all.
I wasn’t sure what the Lich Dragon was trying to pull from the subspace, though.
‘I’m curious. Should I check it out?’
I temporarily deactivated my mana absorption skill.
The moment I did, the Lich Dragon drew a sword from the subspace.
‘A sword? That’s unexpected.’
Curious about the Lich Dragon’s swordsmanship proficiency, I crossed blades with it.
I reactivated the mana absorption that had been paused.
Then mana began flowing in steadily.
And at some point.
[Converting absorbed mana into stats.]
[Mana stat has permanently increased by 1.]
[Daily stat increase limit has been reached.]
[No further stats can be increased.]
After absorbing a certain amount of mana, my stats increased.
It was a new stat called mana.
[New stat ‘Mana’ has been added.]
[You can overlay mana onto magic, aura, or your body to increase destructive power.]
[The higher your mana stat, the greater your destructive and defensive power.]
A new stat was added, and helpfully, an explanation appeared.
‘Overlaying mana onto magic, aura, or body… Is it a concept similar to aura?’
The actual method of overlaying mana wasn’t written, but I didn’t need to worry.
Without needing lengthy explanations, I grasped it immediately.
‘Let me try it.’
While exchanging blows with Carrocksina, I subtly overlaid mana onto my feather sword.
Even with the same force, the destructive power felt increased.
Slightly, but noticeably.
‘Compared to before, that’s roughly a 3% increase?’
And that was with just 1 point added to my mana stat.
I couldn’t even imagine how much my power would amplify if I accumulated more stats.
‘Either way, I’ll subdue Carrocksina easily.’
Thanks to the Forerunners’ uniform set effect that increased my attack power by 300% against the Dragon Race, I could easily seize victory.
Her swordsmanship was skilled, but the fundamental difference in strength created an unbridgeable gap, and eventually.
Whoosh!
Carrocksina, having stored her sword back in the subspace, unleashed the demon’s sorcery.
Or rather, tried to.
It was blocked outright by my mana absorption.
“…!!!?”
“Something seems to be wrong?”
With a cold smile, I severed the creature’s arm without hesitation.
A scream erupted, and the Lich Dragon chose to flee, but I had no intention of letting it escape.
I needed to complete the Quest.
‘Of course, I’ll duplicate some magic before killing it.’
[Randomly duplicating 10 spells from Carrocksina.]
The moment the duplication finished, I drove my sword through its heart, and the Main Quest was completed.
With that, the reward arrived—and once again, it was a stat.
[New stat ‘Dragon Force’ has been added.]
[Dragon Force is the aura of dragons and provides overall influence when facing the Dragon Race.]
Humans who possess Dragon Force are called Dragonians in common parlance.
‘Am I now a proper Dragonian?’
Until now, I was mistaken for one thanks to Carbollearos’ necklace, but that’s no longer the case.
I could feel a certain aura called Dragon Force emanating from within my body.
‘The problem is, I have no idea where to use this.’
Unlike mana, the explanation for Dragon Force was vague.
The method of use wasn’t even imprinted in my mind.
‘Regardless, I’ve cleared all the Quests. I’ve captured the Lich Dragon and kept my promise with the Spirit King.’
My sixth-tier skill awakened, and I gained two new stats.
But what surprised me most was this.
[You have found and eliminated the source of mana.]
[Absorbing all mana that Carrocksina possessed.]
[Absorbed 4,351 mana.]
[Skill proficiency increased by 4,351.]
[Skill ‘Mana Absorption’ has reached 5-star achievement.]
[Mana detection and absorption range expanded from 15m to 35m.]
[Daily stat increase from Mana Absorption expanded from 1 to 5.]
[Proficiency remaining until 6-star achievement: 23/10,000]
This was the amount of mana I obtained from killing Carrocksina.
‘I jumped straight to 5-star by hunting a single Lich Dragon. This is insanely good.’
Turning my gaze from the corpse, I looked at the Blue Dragon with satisfaction.
“See? A Lich Dragon is nothing special.”
“Truly magnificent, Master!”
“….”
Esca offered hollow praise from beside me, but the Blue Dragon’s expression was decidedly subtle.
“What’s wrong, Carse? Aren’t you happy to be freed from slavery?”
“H-happy. I am happy, but how did you do it?”
“Do what?”
Carse’s finger pointed toward the corpse of the Lich Dragon.
“That! How did you manage that?”
“You saw it yourself, didn’t you? I killed it by driving my sword through its heart.”
“Do you know why the Lich Dragon is so powerful? Because it’s an immortal being that transcends even demonic sorcery! Yet how did it fall so easily….”
“Oh, it was immortal?”
I responded with indifference.
I’d already slain the undead—what was one immortal being to me?
‘Soul Severance exists, so no matter how immortal something claims to be, it’s meaningless against me.’
Carse, unaware of this fact, looked back and forth between me and the corpse with confusion written across her face.
Though I had no intention of explaining it to her.
‘More importantly, I had questions for the Lich Dragon….’
What was its connection to the 12 Pioneers?
If there was one, what were they plotting?
Where were the other Lich Dragons?
Did it know the location of the imprisoned Dragon?
I had many questions, but since it seemed unlikely to answer them, I simply killed it.
Of course, I didn’t kill it thoughtlessly.
‘I can always resurrect it as undead again.’
Though whether it would be reborn as an intelligent undead was uncertain.
I didn’t know the exact method for creating intelligent undead myself.
‘If it works, good. If not, so be it.’
This attempt was essentially a gamble.
If it could speak, I’d gather valuable information, but if not, the trail goes cold here.
Either way, I saw no other option at the moment.
Or so I thought.
Until Carbollearos made a suggestion.
-Wait, Zeke. You’re planning to resurrect it as undead again and interrogate it?
‘Yes. That was the plan.’
-But you don’t know if it will be able to speak or not, do you?
‘True. But there’s no other way right now.’
-No, there is. I can enter its body.
‘What?’
Enter whose body?
I asked again, bewildered by this sudden proposal.
‘Explain in detail.’
-As you know, I deliberately abandoned my physical form and became a spirit, parasitizing other objects. What does that mean in other words?
‘That you can return to your original body if you have a physical form?’
-Exactly. However, I cannot enter just any body—there must be a certain degree of compatibility. Entering a body of a completely different race is like wearing ill-fitting clothes.
‘So… you’re saying it’s possible to enter that Lich Dragon’s body?’
-It is possible. Carrocksina was a Gold Dragon like me in life, so her body would be perfect for me to inhabit.
‘But what does that have to do with extracting information?’
-When I enter a different body, I can glimpse the memories from life to some extent. You could say I inherit the remnants of memories left in the flesh.
In short, by switching bodies, I can peek into memories and obtain information.
It was certainly a more effective method than attempting to resurrect her as an undead and failing.
-Rather than resurrecting her as undead, possessing Carrocksina’s body and reading her memories would be far superior for obtaining information.
‘Hmm… So I’m finally escaping this necklace existence?’
-That’s the gist of it.
Carbollearos obtaining a new body and standing before me with confidence?
It was something I had never even considered.
‘Understood. Right now, obtaining information is what matters most.’
Since there didn’t seem to be any particular problem with it, I granted permission.
-Good. Then let me explain the precautions before we begin.
After hearing the precautions, I nodded and spoke to Carbollearos.
‘Begin.’
-Starting right now!
With permission granted, Carbollearos chanted an incantation.
Then light burst forth from the necklace.
A moment later.
The light that had illuminated the surroundings vanished in an instant.
And with it.
“Ugh.”
Carrocksina—no, Carbollearos—groaned and pushed himself upright.
Conversely, Carse, unaware of the situation, shrieked convulsively.
“Kyaaah! L-look! H-he’s been resurrected!”
“Compose yourself, Blue Dragon. I am not the Lich Dragon, but Carbollearos. You will be able to confirm this by sensing the draconic power I emit.”
“Huh?”
Carse, who had been making vacant sounds, soon sensed the other’s draconic power.
“Th-this is Lord Carbollearos…!”
“Yes, do you believe me now?”
“You’ve freed yourself from the necklace?”
“That’s… cough.”
Carbollearos, who had been nodding, coughed up blood and grimaced sharply.
“Ugh, Zeke. The pain is severe right now. At this rate, maintaining the body will be difficult. I explained this earlier, didn’t I?”
Though he had temporarily seized the body, with his heart still shattered, the time Carbollearos could maintain it was limited.
I had heard the explanation and understood that too.
I also knew what needed to be done now.
“I’ll treat you right away. Blessing of Light.”
As sacred light enveloped Carbollearos’s entire body, his pierced heart and severed arms were restored as if they had never been damaged.
At this sight, Carse displayed an even more intense reaction than before.
“To instantly regenerate arms and heart… such absurd healing magic…”
“It’s not normally like that?”
“It is not. Healing typically takes several days…”
“Well, I’m not an ordinary human. Don’t try to understand it.”
At Zeke’s words, Carse’s surprise melted away, and her eyes sparkled with intrigue.
A gaze brimming with curiosity.
It was the distinctive nature of Blue Dragons—without curiosity, they were corpses—but regardless, Zeke’s attention remained fixed on Carbollearos.
Despite the black horns adorning her head, her overall appearance was that of a beautiful woman.
The Lich Dragon he had clashed with moments ago was undoubtedly real, but of course, that was merely the surface.
The true essence was certainly Carbollearos, who had dwelled within the necklace.
“How does it feel to have a physical body after three thousand years?”
“It’s refreshing in its own way. Especially not having to perceive you as a spirit form anymore, Zeke.”
Carbollearos fixed her gaze intently upon Zeke.
Her eyes held an alluring gleam, but Zeke was not one to be swayed by such things.
“Your memories of the Lich Dragon—do you have them?”
At his question, Carbollearos uttered something unexpected.

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