The Return of the EX-Class Wizard - Chapter 189

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The Return of an EX-Rank Mage Episode 189
The precision implementation map now incorporated Choi Kang-mok’s dedicated computational circuit—an Emily Custom configuration.
This meant that space liberation flattening magic was now possible.
“Space liberation.”
Opportunities to unleash area-effect spells without restraint were rare.
I’d done it once in Iraq, and this would be the second time.
‘Since it’s the second time.’
I had to perform better than the first attempt.
Better today than yesterday, better tomorrow than today—that was Choi Kang-mok’s dream as a mage.
“High-ranking spirits.”
An uncharted dimension I had never visited before.
Yet for a spatial mage, perceiving space at this level was effortless.
The spatial mage’s ‘flattening magic’ engulfed Yasbe Rock Mountain.
Spirits of various attributes began carving away at the mountain.
Yasbe Rock Mountain weathered in an instant, as if it had endured hundreds of millions of years of erosion all at once.
‘Huh?’
Though invisible to the naked eye, I sensed something from that distant place perceived through my mental image.
‘The golems have become far more powerful?’
A massive, heavy golem had been created.
The rock mountain itself was torn away, and golems were generated from it.
‘So it’s a magical terrain specialized in earth attributes.’
Excellent.
The golems ran rampant.
Before long, Yasbe Rock Mountain had been completely flattened.
The cliff face bearing the engravings of the three tribal chiefs vanished as well.
From Kang Hye’s perspective, there was no particular change.
‘I wonder what happened to the rock mountain?’
If only Kang Pal-do were here, I could know the real-time situation over there.
But here, I can’t know anything.
Is this what a soldier feels like after pressing the missile button—empty and unmoved?
Then, a subscriber notification appeared.
[Insane Flattening Magic LIVE]
It was Kang Pal-do.
“Huh?”
I hadn’t brought Kang Pal-do with me?
It seemed he had crossed the dimensional barrier on his own power and headed to Yasbe Rock Mountain.
“Wow…”
Alone, without the help of an explorer?
He’s no ordinary madman.
Kang Hye quickly checked the video.
The broadcast hadn’t gone live yet, but viewing the system feed was possible.
-Lol the flattening magic form is insane
-That was a mountain?
-aka where a mountain used to be
Haha, I can’t really think of anything to say.
Hundreds of thousands of viewers were flooding into the live broadcast, yet Kang Pal-do was cursing himself.
‘I’m out of my mind!’
After witnessing that brutal spectacle so many times, here he was again.
By the way, he had switched classes to become an ‘exclusive streamer for EX-rank Awakeners.’
He hadn’t wanted to switch, but when he came to his senses, the class change had already happened.
His fingers had a mind of their own.
He had gained the ability to use a spatial movement skill similar to Choi Kang-mok’s ‘Tower Entry.’
He could teleport to ‘spaces where EX-rank Awakeners are active’ once per day.
“I really didn’t want to come….”
What was with this broadcast anyway.
I’m genuinely insane.
Hahaha, are you doing a bit again?
-yeah but you go every day~
-Pal-do, at this point just confess you’re in love with EX-rank
Kang Pal-do felt wronged.
Intellectually, he understood perfectly well.
Getting involved with an EX-rank Awakener was a death sentence.
Even a fragment could kill him.
“I almost died just now.”
-You’re not dead, right? lol
-Kang Pal-do’s already left like fifty thousand last wills
-but isn’t Kang Pal-do the strongest in the world?
The only living creature surviving near the magical field where the flattening spell unfolded.
That was Kang Pal-do.
In any case, Kang Hye was able to monitor the current state of Yasbe Rock Mountain in real time thanks to Kang Pal-do.
“That lunatic….”
She knew the destructive power, but seeing it again felt fresh.
No, it seemed like he was growing stronger with each passing day.
Erasing that colossal rock mountain entirely. It transcended common sense by an immeasurable distance.
In the midst of it all, a massive silhouette appeared.
Arms spread wide, he prostrated himself flat on the ground.
-“P, please spare me.”
It was Smattu.
Not a single thread of fabric on his body.
His body was covered in wounds.
He had attempted to mount some form of defense, but it appeared to have failed.
-“If you would only spare my life, I shall do anything you command.”
That was the end of it.
Nothing appeared on the screen, yet holes had been torn through his body.
-??? Why did he die?
-LOL Brother EX, magic fragments are also shatter magic.
Is the horsepower fragment damage actually real lol
-But isn’t he a dimensional ruler?
[The current patriarch of Brain, ‘Smattu’, has been eliminated.]
Choi Kang-mok tilted his head in confusion.
When he had eliminated the other warriors, there had been no notification.
This was different.
‘Is he being treated as a boss monster?’
In conclusion, he was not.
[!Special condition satisfied!]
[The story progresses rapidly]
A memo window appeared of its own accord.
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[1. 1,000 or more sacrifices]
[2. Assassination of the current patriarch]
[3. Collapse of the Legendary Patriarch’s Cliff]
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This was a hidden ‘story’ that had been concealed within the Brain Dimension.
[The legendary patriarchs awaken from their slumber.]
The earth trembled.
Static filled Kang Pal-do’s screen.
Crackle— crackle crackle—
A colossal shadow began to rise slowly from the ground.
At last, the first emergence of a ‘dimensional-grade boss monster’ had arrived.

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Kang Pal-do murmured softly.
“Damn it….”
I knew this would happen.
I should never have come here.
Regardless of his true feelings, the AI narration continued its explanation.
[Three colossal shadows rising from beneath the earth began to take on form and substance.]
Whoosh—
Heat radiated outward.
[With each breath the warrior exhaled, scattering flames like a mane, stone and soil ignited in crimson brilliance.]
Flash!
Light erupted forth.
[The shadow wielding a golden axe let out a roar.]
With each footfall, light blazed across the ground.
Like lightning striking.
Kang Pal-do’s hands trembled.
His wrist bones shook so violently the camera frame wavered.
-Pal-do, you can’t die anyway
-I’m getting motion sickness, Pal-do
-Aren’t you going to stabilize the image?
[The shadow draped in waves scattered a waterfall through the air.]
The legendary great chieftains.
Ancient spirits wielding fire, light, and water attributes revealed themselves.
They emitted strange, bestial cries as they gazed upon the ‘Flattening Magic’.
“Light….”
“Fire….”
“Water….”
As if they had found their counterparts.
The shadows grinned wickedly.
Their demeanor was one of eager anticipation—to test who truly wielded light, who truly wielded fire, and who truly wielded water.
The colossal shadows moved forward slowly.
At their advance, Kang Pal-do screamed and hurled himself out of the way.
“Aaaahhhhh!”
He survived.
He’d nearly been crushed.
There’s nowhere to hide and this is insane!
“I honestly can’t figure out why I’m even here. There were plenty of places to hide before, right? Now there aren’t any. Damn it.”
This ridiculous flattening magic is absurd.
“Is this bastard immortal or something? lol”
– Haha, truly mysterious vitality.
-Magic shards don’t work on Kang Pal-do either lol
-At this point, isn’t Kang Pal-do the ‘protagonist’?
Just as many viewers mocked Kang Pal-do, many others grew tense at the appearance of the legendary great clan leaders.
-But they look way too strong?
-This isn’t the first dimension-class boss monster?
So it’s a boss mob that represents an entire dimension, huh? That’s crazy.
-The scale is insane
And then the battle began.
Light versus light
Fire versus fire
Water versus water
Who would win?
The opinion that the dimension-class boss monster would win.
-Honestly it’s dimension-class already, they probably exhausted their power flattening the terrain
-Yeah, unless they’re at full health, but the first round goes to the great clan leaders
-EX-rank Awakener, you better pull through. They’re dimension-class boss monsters
-Coming from the future, the three great leaders win
Conversely, the opinion that EX-rank Awakener’s terrain flattening magic would win.
-Lol did you not see them blow away the entire rock mountain? Are you blind?
-Is this it? It’s done, but it’s happening again.
-This reminds me of the old proof-mongers lol
As the same-element matchups were anticipated.
The high-ranking spirit golems dominated the field.
It was Choi Kang-mok’s control.
‘This is a good place to practice earth-attribute magic.’
The golems hurled clumps of earth—magical projectiles—toward the giants.
A fierce battle was expected.
The viewers, and even Kang Hye, stared intently at the screen.
‘Either way, my brother will win!’
Still, she felt nervous.
What would the outcome be?
‘The golem attack is probably just a taste… huh?’
A hole pierced through the shadow struck by the earth clump.
The hole grew larger and larger.
Boom!
With a tremendous sound, the giant wielding a gleaming axe collapsed.
[You have defeated the dimension-class boss monster, ‘Latinus’.]
Massive quantities of earth clumps poured down.
Just like the multi-stage rocket launcher that had once massacred the Barbarian Warriors.
The giant with fiery breath shrieked and fell.
[Dimension-rank Boss Monster, ‘Pyonius’ has been defeated.]
Sweat trickled down the nape of Choi Kang-mok’s neck.
‘Not easy. Practice.’
It was control inspired by observing multi-stage rocket launchers.
Every single day, I was improving.
Now I could even hurl clods of earth like missiles.
‘Just a bit more practice….’
[Dimension-rank Boss Monster, ‘Aquarus’ has been defeated.]
There was no time to practice.
Meow.
The amber eyes of the Dimension-rank beast, Red Cat, trembled slightly.
Indeed, pledging loyalty had been the right choice.

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[Title, ‘Conqueror of Brain’ has been acquired.]
[Defeated a Boss Monster representing an entire dimension! You possess more than sufficient qualifications to become the ruler of that dimension!]
It had been a long time since I obtained a title.
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[Conqueror of Brain]
Acquisition of ownership and administrative rights over the entire Brain Tower
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“Huh?”
For merely defeating three Boss Monsters, the reward felt excessively generous.
Owning an entire Tower?
[There is only 1 Tower in the Brain Dimension.]
Ah, that explains it.
I thought it seemed a bit much.
There was only one Tower in the Brain Dimension.
[You are an Awakener belonging to the Korean Territory.]
[Will you delegate the Tower’s administration to the Korean Guild?]
Of course.
I barely had enough time for magical research and practice, let alone to concern myself with trivial matters.
Thus, the ‘Third Korean Tower’ was established.
“And lol, now you’re expanding beyond the Middle East to outer space?”
└The only nation with 3 Towers
└I’m jealous… bet we’ll get Tower improvements too
└EX member, please take over us too ㅠㅠㅠ
└Traitor bastard
└Traitor or whatever, don’t you see Tower conditions improving?
Earth’s first(?) venture into outer space had been remarkably successful.
Of course, the Arcsia Empire had been brought to heel before, but this was the first time the Tower itself had been made subordinate.
The world lords—Foster and Lin Zhiwei among them—swallowed hard in unison.
This was a meticulously orchestrated design.
“Moreover… the subjugated dimension, or rather, the subjugated dimension is actually welcoming the dominating dimension.”
“Yes. That’s how I see it as well.”
The entrenched powers of the Brain Dimension.
So the Grand Chieftain and the warriors who followed him were incinerated by bombardment.
What remained were the classes that had been marginalized all along.
They welcomed the Earthlings.
More than welcomed—they were on the verge of worship.
If you weren’t a warrior, you couldn’t live with dignity, but now even they could live as human beings.
They were hailing the EX-rank Awakener as their “savior.”
“The same phenomenon that occurred in Korea will unfold here.”
South Korea was a paradise for low-level Awakeners.
Even with a low level, even if your prowess as an Awakener fell short, you could contribute more than your fair share in that nation.
It was experiencing the greatest golden age in history.
“…I never thought such a method was possible.”
“It’s not just frightening—it’s awe-inspiring.”
Meanwhile, Choi Kang-mok, who had drawn such admiration from the assembled lords, felt somewhat unsatisfied.
‘There’s no mention of the 70th Floor boss?’
I regretted not practicing magic to completion, and I was frustrated by the lack of clues.
Where the hell is this bastard hiding?
‘Surely he didn’t flee.’
He’s supposedly the 70th Floor boss.
That couldn’t be the case, could it?
At that same moment, something caught Kang Pal-do’s foot.
“Ugh!”
His body and mind were already tattered and worn.
His stress had reached its peak.
“Damn it! What rotten luck!”
He’d tripped over a rock, of all things—
‘What is this?’
It wasn’t a rock.
A hand, discolored to a sickly blue, was gripping his ankle.
“Sh-shit!”
The hand of “something” buried beneath the earth.
It was a crude, rough hand.

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