The Return of the EX-Class Wizard - Chapter 192

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The Return of an EX-Rank Mage Episode 192
The cowardly Writers retreated, leaving only the true combatants to continue their blood-soaked battle against Choi Kang-mok—a magical anomaly and EX-rank monster.
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Our plan was nearly flawless.
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Kang Pal-do would be positioned nearby.
The Spirit Entity, entranced by the sheer fortune of survival itself, would charge toward Kang Pal-do.
Kang Pal-do’s survival instinct would resist, buying us time.
And in the not-distant future, Raymond’s summons would arrive.
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Raymond would willingly accept the Spirit Entity.
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It was a strategy born from the Writers’ collective imagination and creativity.
At first, everything unfolded exactly as the Writers had envisioned.
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We did not know. The monster possessed a second phase.
The creature valued the Lucky Mine far more dearly than we had anticipated.
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The moment Choi Kang-mok entered enlightenment.
The magical eagle succeeded in dispelling two of the seven energy barriers Choi Kang-mok had manifested.
“This is… a mage’s power.”
Five remained.
The magical eagle’s dispel had become a catalyst for enlightenment.
“That’s it. Dispel.”
Why hadn’t I thought of this sooner?
That creature was the 70th Floor boss merged with Professor Raymond.
Choi Kang-mok murmured.
“Dispel is magic that analyzes structure, reverses it, and annihilates the ability.”
A fusion of boss and human?
That too is an ability.
From a broader perspective, it is magic.
-Though it may seem somewhat sophistic, it is naturally magic.
-I, Mayo, naturally think the same.
“The answer is dispel.”
But could I dispel such a complex structure?
That monster which had absorbed Professor Raymond’s magical power?
“Conventional methods won’t work.”
Meanwhile.
The magical eagle succeeded in dispelling yet another energy barrier.
As if proudly displaying its own magic.
The remaining energy platforms had dwindled to just two.
The foundation for the magical eagle to spread its wings once more was taking shape.
“But I learned from my master.”
Today’s master was Tofurian.
The mage from Arcsia who had led the magical artillery in the invasion of Earth.
Though he was an enemy, he was also my greatest teacher.
He had shown me directly how to fix the effects of countless spells to ‘destruction’ and produce the desired output values.
“Using the same method, I can maximize the output of Dispel.”
Past experiences layered upon each other, crystallizing into enlightenment.
“The principle behind it is a brilliantly gleaming gilded spear.”
A spear and cudgel that converts a portion of magical damage into physical damage.
I focused my mind, recalling the effects of that legendary-grade artifact.
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4) Converts a portion of magical damage into physical damage. (Conversion Rate: 1%, Conversion Success Rate: 33%)
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-That’s right!
-The user of this Mayo is a Dispel mage well-versed in conversion magic!!
I burn destruction and transform it into Dispel.
“My fuel is….”
Destructive power that’s unnecessarily overwhelming.
-The efficiency is expected to be quite poor.
-It would be a structure where consuming 10 units of destructive power increases Dispel power by 1.
Mayo chuckled.
-But what if it’s not 10, but around a million trillion?
Then efficiency becomes meaningless.
A million trillion, after all!
“Dispel.”
An energy sphere shot forward.
Heightened Dispel power by consuming damage—the very essence of Dispel magic itself.
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It was the special magic of the magical anomaly entity that had entered Phase 2.
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Structural reverse-engineering. And decomposition.
Dispel began to take effect on Raymond.
The eagle’s body crackled with energy, and Professor Raymond’s form flickered in and out of visibility.
I spoke.
“I cannot claim my magic is perfect, Professor.”
I couldn’t expect perfection on the first attempt.
The attempt itself was remarkable—I hadn’t anticipated completion.
Magically speaking, I’d already achieved tremendous results.
“I haven’t found the optimal balance yet.”
How much destructive force to expend versus how much dispel power to gain.
That precise calculation would require countless repetitions to master.
“This isn’t a favorable situation for practice.”
What if I increased the destructive force further?
What if I made a mistake?
“I have no desire to destroy my master.”
If destruction were my goal, I would have done it long ago.
But I didn’t want to destroy my teacher.
“I suspect my master didn’t simply have his body stolen.”
I hadn’t examined the notebook yet.
But I sensed the machinations of the Writers in this entire sequence of events.
‘However, you don’t know.’
How insane a mage Professor Raymond truly is.
Did you think it would end with simply accepting a Spirit Entity into his body?
‘No.’
The master I knew would never be so simple.
He was someone genuinely obsessed with magic.
I found it rather admirable.
“At first, it seemed like his body had truly been stolen.”
So he enhanced his physical strength through ‘a touch of magic.’
Back then, it was merely a combat eagle.
“Gradually, his magical power grew stronger.”
The combat eagle was slowly evolving into a magical eagle.
That meant Raymond’s influence was steadily increasing.
“You deliberately showed me dispel magic to accelerate my enlightenment, didn’t you?”
Yet it seemed he couldn’t break the Spirit Entity’s possession on his own.
That’s why my ‘dispel’ was necessary.
Now the moment had come.
“It’s time for you to return as Raymond.”
I generated dozens of energy spheres.
“My dispel isn’t complete yet. I might accidentally destroy you.”
Choi Kang-mok’s eyes still held a glimmer of anger.
My Lucky Mine had taken considerable damage.

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Raymond heard Choi Kang-mok’s voice.
‘As expected of my disciple.’
He grasped everything.
He’d even understood that I couldn’t break free from this shell through my own power alone.
‘He created an opening through dispel!’
Raymond concentrated his mind as well.
The fusion with the Spirit Entity was far more solid than anticipated.
‘Incredible. A mere 70th Floor boss creating such a complex interconnected structure!’
Then came the final warning.
“My dispel isn’t complete yet. I might accidentally destroy you.”
Raymond’s mind snapped to attention.
A master destroyed by his own disciple wouldn’t look good.
‘That can’t happen!’
From outside: Choi Kang-mok’s dispel. From within: Raymond’s resistance.
The Spirit Entity was in agony.
‘I cannot abandon this body.’
An energy bolt sphere materialized.
An energy bolt enhanced with dispel force.
The magic eagle shrieked.
“That’s not just a dispel!!”
The Spirit Entity understood instinctively.
It consumed damage to amplify its dispel resistance.
But for the Spirit Entity, it was a deception.
What good was squandering and wasting?
Subtract a quintillion from infinity and you still have infinity!
What was the point!
“Damn these cursed mages!”
I’d never possess a mage again.
Possessing Smattu or a miner had been far better.
I thought I’d hit the jackpot, but it was a complete bust.
“I will not die.”
Raymond’s body collapsed limply.
The transformation magic dissolved, and Raymond lost consciousness.
Separation from the Spirit Entity was achieved.
The Spirit Entity’s sole objective: survival itself.
It was Kang Pal-do at the Lucky Mine.
‘If I can just reach that point.’
Even if I couldn’t defeat that monstrous mage, I should be able to survive somehow.
“Yes. This was my true purpose all along.”
That’s how it should be.
A boss substitute stands on the 70th Floor, while the real body hides in secret.
I had momentarily forgotten my true nature, intoxicated by Raymond’s magical power.
The invisible Spirit Entity rushed toward Kang Pal-do.
“You’re mine.”
I reached out with a hand that didn’t exist.
In that instant, a brilliant yellow light erupted from Kang Pal-do’s body!
Begone!
The Spirit Entity couldn’t penetrate Kang Pal-do’s body and was repelled.
Kang Pal-do’s ‘luck’ had rejected the Spirit Entity.
“Don’t reject me. You’re destined to be mine anyway.”
The attempt resumed.
Again, a brilliant yellow light erupted.
Begone!
It was a kind of authority that the Spirit Entity found difficult to overcome.
‘Luck’ seemed to understand.
The moment I accept the Spirit Entity into my body, I will die.
Therefore, I will absolutely never accept it.
The Spirit Entity gritted teeth that didn’t exist.
Flash! Flash!
Several attempts followed, and ‘luck’ repelled the Spirit Entity time and again.
It all happened in an instant.
Crash!
The shockwave from that impact caused the rocks that had been crushing Kang Pal-do’s body to collapse.
Choi Kang-mok, who had drawn near, examined Kang Pal-do’s condition.
“Are you alright?”
And I was somewhat impressed.
“…You’re alright?”
He was indeed buried under the rocks.
But it seemed there had been a pocket of space within.
Kang Pal-do had only twisted his ankle slightly and suffered no serious injuries.
Meow!
Red Cat, no longer needed, leaped off Kang Pal-do’s head and bounded toward Choi Kang-mok, settling gently on his shoulder.
Choi Kang-mok spoke.
“Hey. Why does your body keep flashing like that?”
Is luck at work?
Choi Kang-mok’s senses couldn’t detect the fierce clash between Kang Pal-do and the Spirit Entity.
But Kang Pal-do himself knew the truth.
“Please, save me!”
“What are you talking about?”
I’d rushed over to rescue him, only to hear this.
“You’ll kill me if you become a boss monster!”
“Will I?”
You’re my precious mine.
Kang Pal-do changed his plea.
“You’ll dispel me too!”
“I’ll try.”
Kang Pal-do’s face went pale.
As a survival specialist, I had a feeling.
That dispel only worked because it was against someone like Raymond.
An ordinary person like me would die instantly from just grazing it!
“So please, save me!”
Flash!
Light erupted again.
By now, even Choi Kang-mok could figure it out.
“Ah, so you’re currently waging an invisible war against the Spirit Entity?”
Survival-specialized luck was pushing back the Spirit Entity?
His physical abilities and skills were pathetic, but his luck was genuinely remarkable.
Indeed, my mine.
‘Even though I can’t see it.’
It didn’t matter.
I could just bombard this entire area.
“It might have a setting where it generally can’t be attacked.”
“Then what do I do!”
“Usually, abnormal damage breaks through those restrictions.”
“…!”
Besides, hadn’t I just learned a new application method?
Create small energy floors to limit the range and damage output.
If I manifested about ten of them in mid-air, surely one would connect?
The Spirit Entity seemed impatient too.
No doubt it was charging straight at Kang Pal-do.
Like a racehorse that could only see what was directly ahead.
“In a situation like this, it’s easy.”
I’ll save you, my mine!
Mayo’s premature(?) prediction followed.
-Hehe, the 1st place on the 70th Floor also belongs to a mage.
But then.
“…What?”
I spun around sharply.
“Master?”
Raymond had risen to his feet at some point.
He was presenting an astonishing sight.

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