The Return of the EX-Class Wizard - Chapter 278

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The Return of an EX-Rank Mage Episode 278
Among the Awakened, few did not know of King Sparock.
After all, the challenge of Tower 7th Floor was to defeat King Sparock.
Edward was not particularly tense.
‘At the end of the day, just another King Sparock variant.’
As this was the first appearance of an ‘Attacker’, it seemed to be prepared as a weaker opponent.
‘It seems we might have a chance.’
When sitting at a desk, no answer had come to me.
But stepping into the field itself, the answer became clear.
‘An EX-Rank Awakened’s defensive capability transcends imagination.’
No.
Could that even be called defensive magic?
The mage himself insists it’s defense, so I acknowledge it as defensive magic, but no matter how I look at it, it seems closer to destruction than defense.
‘That’s precisely why it could work in our favor.’
This round hinges on how much damage from the ‘Attacker’ we can withstand.
Since an EX-Rank Awakened’s defense is rooted in destruction, damage accumulation might not register properly.
And his intuition was correct—a fact only Tyler, the Lord of the United States, knew.
Tyler watched the broadcast screen with anxious eyes.
‘The damage an EX-Rank Awakened receives won’t count well.’
From the start, this battlefield is unreasonable and unfair.
For some reason, the System favors the American Continent.
‘It might even count as nearly zero.’
Still, an EX-Rank Awakened would find some method.
And thus would claim victory.
…It has to be that way.
‘What if—just what if—we actually win?’
Edward is already brimming with confidence.
Edward has considerable expertise in defensive magic.
If Edward, skilled in defensive magic, collaborated with a System that favors the American Continent?
‘If we actually win…’
My spine chilled.
No, that can’t be.
Fighting an EX-Rank Awakened should be entertainment, not a documentary.
Then, Kang Pal-do’s AI interpreted the situation.
[The EX-Rank Awakened has prior experience fighting King Sparock.]
The sole streamer exclusively covering Choi Kang-mok, authorized by Choi Kang-mok himself.
Kang Pal-do could access some of the EX-Rank Awakened’s previous strategy records.
The System AI actively intervened, retrieving past records and revealing that Choi Kang-mok had already defeated King Sparock on Floor 7.
[Separately,
the great
[It appears the EX-Rank Awakened One has noticed something.]
Tyler tilted his head in confusion.
He could have sworn he just heard the word “great.”
‘Did I mishear?’
[This is a battlefield where even judgment itself is unjust. Therefore, the EX-Rank Awakened One declares: I shall produce a result so decisive that even the intervention of judgment becomes meaningless.]
‘The EX-Rank Awakened One is making a declaration?’
I hadn’t said anything.
Kang Pal-do’s AI seemed to be acting strangely.
Or perhaps it had been programmed with a peculiar consciousness?
The data might have been corrupted.
Yet despite the odd manner of speech, the AI’s interpretation was quite apt.
“Energy Bolt.”
Choi Kang-mok did not deploy defensive magic.
Yesterday’s defeat had fostered my growth once more.
While it was difficult to say I had returned to complete peak condition, dispatching the entity in midair was remarkably simple.
Without inflicting damage upon the ground below.
‘I’m getting back into form.’
In any case, I had eliminated the “Attacker.”
Now there was no longer an attacker assailing the American representatives.
[The “Attacker” has been artificially destroyed.]
[American Continent Cumulative Damage: 0]
[The “Attacker” spawns at double rate.]
Meanwhile, King Sparock descended upon the Asian representatives’ position.
Christine remained motionless, offering no resistance.
She had already warned the other representatives beforehand.
Please, just stay quiet and still.
Christine’s instincts were sharp.
‘Today is a day to simply keep silent.’
She was among the rare few who recognized that Choi Kang-mok was genuinely furious.
He was different from his usual self.
Today, he had to confront a truly dangerous “Magical Anomaly.”
So she had abandoned all pretense of pride and chosen to stand motionless like a scarecrow.
Instead, she observed intently what Choi Kang-mok would do.
For his magical prowess was genuine, regardless of his anger.
‘Ah. Invulnerability.’
He was spreading invulnerability in a thin layer.
His mastery of form transformation was remarkable.
He stretched an impossibly thin barrier of invulnerability into a dome shape, placing it above the heads of the Asian representatives.
King Sparock’s attack could not penetrate the invulnerability.
[That insane bastard’s accumulation…]
[Magic Anomaly Detected…]
[Magic S—]
[American Continent Cumulative Damage: 0.1]
Most of the damage was rendered ‘null’ by invulnerability, with only 0.1 registering.
Christine was dumbfounded.
‘The impact seemed considerable, though?’
Even Christine didn’t know just how powerful King Sparock was.
Still, standing before such a being always revealed something unmistakable.
An overwhelmingly formidable entity, without question.
‘But 0.1?’
Was the original metric that difficult to increase?
Did 0.1 actually count as a significant rise?
‘No.’
Christine had long since noticed that the System was deeply biased.
‘A prejudicial judgment.’
Here, 0.1 had increased.
But if that same attack had struck the other side?
‘Without exaggeration, it might have climbed to 100.’
No matter how I reasoned it, the logic seemed absurd—and yet it made perfect sense.
The System wanted to restrain Choi Kang-mok.
In a way, it almost seemed to harbor a subtle hatred toward him.
‘It generates [Attackers] in double quantities on his side?’
Yet Choi Kang-mok remained unmoved.
Fundamentally, Choi Kang-mok benefited from the ‘Double Talisman’ effect.
The final Energy Bolt pierced through the newly manifested King Sparock’s skull.
[An ‘Attacker’ has been artificially destroyed.]
It wasn’t just one that fell.
[An ‘Attacker’ has been artificially destroyed.]
It was penetration.
In that span, Choi Kang-mok imbued his strikes with piercing properties and instantly erased two Attackers.
[An ‘Attacker’ has been artificially destroyed.]
[American Continent Cumulative Damage: 0]
[An ‘Attacker’ is generated in double quantities.]
Double quantities.
Then doubled again.
Not two, but four Attackers emerged.
Yet nothing had truly changed.
[An ‘Attacker’ has been artificially destroyed.]
[American Continent Cumulative Damage: 0]
[An ‘Attacker’ is generated in double quantities.]
Meanwhile, King Sparock’s assault continued across the Asian Continent, pushing the accumulated damage to 0.11.
[‘Attacker’ has been artificially destroyed.]
[American Continent accumulated damage: 0]
[‘Attacker’ is generated at 2x multiplicity.]
King Sparock became eight in number.
King Sparock became sixteen in number.
Then thirty-two.
And Christine understood with absolute clarity.
‘This madman….’
This was not a battle between the American Continent and the Asian Continent.
It was a computational duel between Choi Kang-mok and the System.
The heart-shaped pendant hanging around Choi Kang-mok’s neck glowed faintly.
‘That’s Emily Custom…!’
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[Kang-mok Exclusive Computational Circuit: Emily Custom]
Grade: Creation
An advanced computational auxiliary device that explosively enhances the speed of magical structure analysis. Upon equipping, it automatically analyzes the mana flow surrounding the user and displays complex magical formations and conceptual calculations in real-time.
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‘But… the light isn’t particularly impressive.’
It meant he wasn’t exerting his full output.
Choi Kang-mok’s ‘deletion’ was faster than the System’s ‘creation’.
And he was suppressing it through pure physical force alone.
[The EX-Rank Awakened One has already pierced through the essence of this absurd System and stands as a brilliant beacon guiding the confrontation toward its rightful trajectory.]
The System generates more attackers.
Choi Kang-mok eliminates them in an instant.
[‘Attacker’ has been artificially destroyed.]
[American Continent accumulated damage: 0]
[‘Attacker’ is generated at 2x multiplicity.]
Meanwhile, the rate of accumulated damage increase on the Asian Continent accelerated.
At first, it rose by 0.1.
Then by 0.05.
But as time progressed, the situation shifted.
[Asian Continent accumulated damage: 1.7]
[Asian Continent accumulated damage: 2.1]
Sometimes it rose by 0.4.
[Asian Continent accumulated damage: 3.1]
Sometimes by 1.
Then….
[Asian Continent accumulated damage: 7.4]
It surged by over 4 at once.
King Sparock’s attacks remained identical, yet the accumulated damage multiplied exponentially.
Christine couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity.
‘The System’s calculations can’t reach this far.’
Merely generating King Sparock was already pushing its limits.
Its ability to interfere and apply discounts had deteriorated.
[All attackers vanish.]
[The next attacker reveals itself.]
The System proceeded with blatantly biased progression.
Choi Kang-mok’s side still faced King Sparock.
Instead, the American Continent’s side encountered an entirely different boss.
“Science and research alone are truth. Mages content with illusions, come forth into the realm of science….”
The mad scientist Aimonshuter.
The hidden boss of Floor 60 had revealed itself….
“…don’t!”
Aimonshuter vanished.
[The ‘attacker’ has been eliminated.]
[American Continent accumulated damage: 0]
Was this also the System’s scheme?
[Attacker being generated at double multiplier….]
It failed.
[The attacker refuses to attack.]
It wasn’t a scheme.
If anything, it was a lack of capability.
[American Continent accumulated damage: 0]
Meanwhile, the Asian Continent’s accumulated damage had surpassed 10.
Tyler, the American Lord, felt relief wash over him.
‘No matter how much the System cheats, some things simply cannot be done.’
Yes. This was right.
A sense of peace filled my heart. I shouted outwardly.
“Defeat does not exist in magic. Like true mages, wring out every last drop of mana until the very end, mages of the American Continent! Do not be intimidated by mages! We are mages every bit as proud as they are!”
Then. The sky darkened.
Purple clouds rolled in.
Most broadcast screens were flooded with intense static.
Crackle— crackle crackle—
‘Something’s not right….’
A cloud.
Within it, lightning twisted like a beast, flashing violently.
A black door slowly opened through the gap in the split clouds.
Something with an ominous presence descended from the heavens.
‘What… what on earth is that?’

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