The Return of the EX-Class Wizard - Chapter 157

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The Return of an EX-Rank Mage Episode 157
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[Orb of Resentment: Atublang]
A sphere containing the final moments of Barbarian Warriors commander Atublang, sealed within.
On the brink of death, with the obsession of a vengeful spirit, he preserved his .
In Barbarian Warrior culture, a warrior who falls without a fair duel is not acknowledged as truly dead.
Atublang, too, refused to accept his own death.
Someone had to remember this terrible end.
So that warriors would never again face such a hollow demise.
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Mayo spoke with evident intrigue.
-A [Scream Memory] recreated through the eyes of the dead, I see.
-This is quite an
extraordinary magical
reward.
Did this reward manifest simply from Atublang’s resentment alone?
No. The world is filled with countless unjust deaths.
This reward must have been born from the resonance between Atublang’s resentment and Choi Kang-mok’s magical desire.
-I myself have been most curious about this.
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We merely purified
the tower, yet why did
magical decomposition and annihilation
manifest from the Barbarian Warriors commander?
From Choi Kang-mok’s perspective, it was an exceptionally satisfying reward.
From a magical standpoint, it felt like reading an answer key.
He too wanted to understand why this phenomenon had occurred.
[Will you use the Orb of Resentment: Atublang?]
A window materialized before Choi Kang-mok’s eyes.
Just as Atublang had witnessed the towers crumbling.
This time, Choi Kang-mok would see Atublang’s death through his own eyes.
After viewing the footage, Choi Kang-mok found himself momentarily at a loss for words.
‘This is… quite something.’
From Atublang’s perspective, it was indeed a grave injustice.
He had merely witnessed a vision corrected by the system, yet he suffered direct impact from that very vision.
-It was no illusion. It was ‘reality’ transmitted in real-time through the system.
It was not a fabrication.
It connected him mentally to something that truly existed and showed it to him.
As a result, a minute fraction of the energy bolt’s damage was transferred to Atublang.
Much like how fragments scatter in all directions when magic is unleashed.
‘What a mess… what a mess…’
Dying from shrapnel was one thing, but dying from watching a video?
Cold sweat trickled down Choi Kang-mok’s back for a moment.
‘I really need to be careful about this.’
I couldn’t pinpoint the exact mechanism behind this phenomenon.
But what if someone was broadcasting my ‘magic’ in real-time?
And the damage splashed onto the viewers?
I could become a mass murderer.
‘Research is absolutely necessary.’
There were still questions, but my mind felt lighter.
At least I’d figured out how the phenomenon worked.
-If I may say so, this is magic. The maximization of precision attributes. A magically perfect diffusion.
-It’s essentially similar to striking across dimensional gaps.
-When did you achieve such
magical evolution
?
-This Mayo is very proud of the user.
Now that I thought about it, that made sense.
I’d already practiced striking across dimensional gaps multiple times.
Like hitting inside a stage from outside it.
Or targeting enemies outside a video feed through a live broadcast.
‘Aren’t they fundamentally similar?’
Some research and caution would be necessary, but this was hardly anything new.
“So this time… it was an application of magic.”
Why had I missed such a simple truth?
My mind felt crystalline and clear.
“Purification magic. To put it simply, it evolved in the direction of precision attribute diffusion.”
Mayo knew something.
Once, Choi Kang-mok had said: “Magic I don’t intend is not magic.”
But Mayo hadn’t dwelled on it.
Magic was always mercurial, and the mage who wielded such mercurial power was even more so—that was the fundamental truth.
“Dozens of simultaneous interceptions coupled with damage convergence across similar dimensions.”
With this as a foundation, I could develop an even more refined interception spell.
Magically speaking, I was elated.

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[!Announcement to the entire Asian Region!]
[An Awakened One, ‘-‘, is running rampant.]
The announcement that echoed across all of Asia was the signal flare.
The towers crumbled and the minions vanished.
The Saudi fighter jets that had been hesitating took to the skies once more, and humanity’s counteroffensive began.
“In the name of God.”
“Smite the evil.”
Missile batteries and tanks entered the battlefield.
The Barbarian Warriors, now leaderless, were swept away by the barrage.
“Hmph, cowards! Face me axe to axe!”
An RPG round lodged itself in that very mouth.
Boom—crash!
“Dishonorable wretches! Let us meet axe to axe with honor!”
A swarm of drones descended upon them.
Boom—crash!
“This won’t do. Raise your shields!”
“We didn’t bring shields!”
Boom—crash!
The horde of Barbarian Warriors marching toward Saudi Arabia turned to ash beneath the bombardment.
[Breaking News: The Prelude to Counterattack!]
[Breaking News: The Might of an EX-Rank Awakened One—Where are the limits of destruction?]
Before the dust of the battlefield had even settled.
Al Hirab, the Saudi monarch, appeared before the gathered journalists.
As camera flashes erupted, he bowed his head in reverence.
“To the eternal friend of Saudi Arabia, the EX-Rank Awakened One of Korea, we extend our deepest gratitude.”
His power was not mere brute force.
Had he merely wished to display raw might, he could have simply obliterated the Barbarian Warriors.
Yet he did not. Why?
“What the EX-Rank Awakened One demonstrated was not simple force, but humanity’s hope itself.”
He showed us hope.
That humanity could rise on its own.
That a path to victory exists for us as well.
“Rather than choosing the most efficient means, he selected the path where we become the protagonists of our own fate.”
The EX-Rank Awakened One destroyed only the towers.
To prove that humanity could accomplish this feat by itself.
‘This is the conviction of an EX-Rank Awakened One.’
Exactly as he has always demonstrated.
The EX-Rank Awakened One remains forever consistent.
Walking a singular path with unwavering resolve and unshakeable conviction.
“We of Saudi Arabia respect the convictions of our friends.”
He does not turn away from the weak.
He grants them the strength to stand on their own.
He does not flaunt himself, and he shares his gains widely.
“Today we learn philosophy.”
Mutual prosperity. Cooperation. Coexistence.
He imparts teachings and inspiration greater than any scholar of law.
“Hongik Ingan. It was the founding ideology of Korea in the past, and the belief that modern humanity must reclaim.”
The origin of Korea. The founding ideology of Gojoseon.
In this present age, it has been reborn through an EX-Rank Awakener.
“The EX-Rank Awakener is a hero born of this era, living even now for that conviction.”
No.
Choi Kang-mok is an aspiring mage.

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The annihilation of the Barbarian Warriors.
The Tower vanished, but the land remained.
The land itself is a precious resource.
The nations of the Middle East moved with urgency.
Diplomacy and behind-the-scenes negotiations ensued to seize the void left by Iraq.
However.
[Territory declaration is impossible.]
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[Territory Declaration Failed]
– The region is currently in a state of ‘unclaimed land.’
– The Iraqi region has been registered by the system as an independent singular territory.
– Only the Awakener who destroyed the Tower can occupy this territory.
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The Awakener who destroyed the Tower.
It was Choi Kang-mok.
[Breaking News: EX-Rank Awakener ‘-‘ completes declaration of 1 unclaimed territory]
[Territory declaration has been completed.]
[The territory is now incorporated into the Korean Territory.]
Seventy Towers had emerged across Iraq.
And Choi Kang-mok destroyed all seventy of them alone.
[Breaking News: EX-Rank Awakener… 2 territories….]
[Breaking News: …3 territories….]
…
[Breaking News: …70 territories….]
All of Iraq was incorporated into the Korean Territory.
The Middle Eastern nations that had been eyeing Iraqi territory felt somewhat deflated, but they couldn’t object.
Iraq was no longer ordinary land—it had become a ‘region’ recognized by the system itself.
Rejecting a systemic designation was tantamount to rejecting the Tower Civilization.
In modern society, such a thing was impossible.
[LMAO, besides the EX-rank, who else could possibly claim it?]
└???: Destroyed all 70 towers solo
└Saudi Arabia: Thank you
└Middle East: Thank you
└World: Thank you
Throughout the Middle East, the favorability rating toward the EX-rank awakener skyrocketed without limit.
Public opinion held that it was far better for an EX-rank awakener to claim the territory than for anyone else.
└Isn’t this like, historically the most peaceful occupation?
└World: Okay… it’s yours
└The funny part is nobody’s even objecting LMAO
“What? If you intercept it, that’s it lol”
Choi Kang-mok received a rather intriguing notification.
[!Asian Region-wide Announcement!]
[Awakener ‘-‘ has successfully unified the Iraqi region.]
The community exploded.
[Unified in 3 seconds, for real LMAO]
└EX-rank: Wait, I only destroyed the towers?
└???: This is the Korean style, man
The world understood the original story clearly.
Numerous ‘Tower Destroyers’ competed against each other in territorial conquest battles.
…That was supposed to be the system’s original episode.
Yet that episode ended the moment it began.
└Is it true that Koreans gather all the quest items before even starting the quest?
“Korean style isn’t that famous, you know.”
└Unifying before even receiving the unification quest~
The Iraqi region had been unified.
The so-called ‘unified Korea’s expansion into the Middle East.
Choi Kang-mok felt rather satisfied.
‘Magical expansion had translated into territorial expansion.’
Hadn’t interception magic expanded in diverse ways?
Since they were similar in terms of scalability, it was quite a gratifying result as a mage.
[Achievement, ‘System Region Unification’ has been accomplished.]
And thus.
[‘Tower Reconstruction’ is now possible.]
Korea’s national tower was designated as Seoul Tower.
A nation has but one tower.
It had only been days since that principle became the law of the current Tower Civilization era.
Yet that principle was already crumbling.
[!Announcement to the entire Asian Region!]
A new age was dawning.
[‘Tower Reconstruction’ requires prerequisite conditions.]
The system laid out the conditions with crystalline clarity.
[!Announcement to the entire Asian Region!]
[■■ A pact with the Sovereign is mandatory!]
Then.
Beyond the Asian Region, a global announcement began to resound.

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