Chapter 260. a (9)
Huh, my goodness.
What do you an by war? How long has it been since the great battle with the Betas—and now another petty land grab begins? The green mage thought, gazing out at the sea of his holand, where a new war was already unfolding.
No matter what, how can living beings be this foolish? Every single one of the mages alive now—without exception—lived through the Great War. Have they truly still not grasped the value of peace?
It's hard to believe.
Moreover, the victim who beca the foundation of this war is soone he is already familiar with.
By the way, if you're talking about a major tycoon in the eastern lower district, could it possibly be... him?That's right. That's the scholar we know.His blood is orange, and he's fat?I think it would be better to say he had a good stature. Well, I guess it doesn't matter since he never really cared about his bulk while he was alive...
The only one who dared to pour out his worries to the unprecedented magician who tore apart all the Beta adults, telling him to be careful.
The hero may not care, but last week, didn't we have our country's long-standing festival?That's right.The well-built scholar, who was heading back to his family ho after a long ti, seems he got caught up in a disaster at that ti. I feel sorry for him.
The two mages gathered in the room discuss their opinions for a while.
I don't quite understand. That orange-rich man, although weaker in combat ability than , still had decent defensive magic, right?Of course. I believe that family was the first to create a barrier surpassing the [Spy Coral]'s protection... or so I heard a long ti ago.So how did he suddenly die?It's a long story, but let explain.Okay.And let's decide what we should do from now on right here.
Normally, when such an incident occurs, the expert in barrier magic would be called to thoroughly protect the area. However, the head of the academy took a different approach. Since a war hero from the Great War was present here, any sane enemy would hesitate to intrude easily.
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A little more ti passes again.
Green blood. Long legs. And a red, circular, odd-numbered eye.
It was actually after the chaos had already escalated significantly that the marine creature with the following characteristics realized the planetary civil war.
The thorough security actually delayed the arrival of the ssenger.
The Academic Hall, both in terms of its location and nature, was a rather closed-off community. This characteristic remained unchanged even after the Great War. Even if one was not part of the noble class, the desire to protect the valuable research materials, which had been honed through years of sacrifice, was a sentint shared by all scholars.
If I had known it would be like this, I should've created a magic specifically for sending ssages.
Those belonging to the academic guild are usually ignorant of worldly affairs. Or rather, it would be more accurate to say that they simply have no interest in them. The orange-colored individual who went out to observe the national holiday was an exception in this regard.
Furthermore, during the Great War, this individual was forced to step onto the front lines, as standing idle would have ant the collapse of the Alphauri civilization. In fact, considering their nature, they were quite far removed from an aggressive attitude.
Anyway, that person is already dead. Is there any point in leaving here to seek revenge?
Thus, the cold calculation flowed. Even in this relatively kind-hearted mid-era of the Alphauri planet, funeral culture had been neglected, let alone soone who had been treated as a psychopath during their ti, making it hard for that person to rise for the sake of a corpse.
It's inefficient. If I was going to take action, I should've done it before that orange one died.
With so many magic scholars gathered here. If you think about it, there was no other place safer than the academy at this ti. So, this green man made a decision. He would stay here, refrain from going out recklessly, and observe the situation for now.
Hmm.
During the Great War, they had faced monstrous outsiders, and mass slaughter had been carried out without much hesitation. However, this ti, the situation was different.
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*Beta Star - Bad*
*Alphauri - Good*
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The rulers of the planet had brainwashed the mages of the breeding grounds with this ideology in order to win the last great war. However, the green hero in this scene had undergone that educational process as part of his generation. Personality, after all, doesn't remain the sa for a lifeti. It might be hard to understand during the narcissistic years of youth, but as he aged and his youthful fervor waned, he began to feel so skepticism about the massacre of his own kind. Therefore...
It's a sha that my fellow countryman died, but I don't feel inclined to jump into national conflicts. After all, I wasn't the one who was directly affected...
He's sick of being a soldier. He decided to maintain a neutral stance and deeply reflect on the acts of war between his own people for a while. He also recalled the historical records of his holand that he had learned at the training camp and thought to himself.
By, well. Yeah. There are plenty of professional knights in this country. There's no way the conflict will escalate enough to involve scholars from these remote areas, right? The real soldiers will handle it and it will be resolved quickly!
Of course, contrary to the wishes of this Alphauri, the Academic Hall was swiftly caught up in the situation.
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Boom—!
Sohow, a spectacular explosion reminiscent of Earth's fireworks erupts. It's not usually easy for high temperatures to form underwater. However, if you place a magician's wish inside a dry shell and then suddenly open it like a grenade or a gift box, you can surprisingly witness such a phenonon quite easily.
Just now, an Alphauri was blown up right in front of him. In the place where the heat had faded, the blood of his own kind had already filled the spot. The murky liquid, resembling the bright red color of strontium burning intensely, began to spread through the sea, and only then did his mind slowly return.
The first to speak in the gathering of the mages was a young man of green.
This Ficking crazy.
How can you not curse in this situation?
Before explaining this mysterious underwater explosion incident, I will first ntion one word.
[Korean Magic Tower].
In fact, there was an alien who ca to Earth and was greatly surprised upon seeing that word. If you search the internet, you would roughly find that it's an expression created with the principle of 'magic tower'. Interestingly, there was exactly such a compound word in Alphauri as well.
Magic Tower. Similarly, when shortened, it becos
Ma-Tap
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In Alphauri, the Magic Tower referred to a group quite different from the company owned by Seo Esther. To put it simply, they were ard thugs. However, the people of the Academic Hall at least adhered to a minimal sense of ethics when pursuing knowledge, while these individuals didn't care about morals or ethics at all.
Did they sohow decode Beta's teleportation magic? How did they manage to arrive directly at this deep hill?That's different from what the ssenger said!They said they were just skirmishing near the border at most!It's really questionable.And to think—they would actually try to break our barrier in this way.
Murmur murmur.
Various marine creatures chattered at all once. So now, let us explain why the magic scholars were so taken aback.
...How many of us have been hit like this?
The mbers of the neighboring nation's Magic Tower set out on a massive magic hunt in pursuit of greater power. And their first target was none other than this Northern Hemisphere country—[Alphauri]—chosen because it ranked among the top three magical powers in the world. But this treacherous group from the Magic Tower murdered a noble of a foreign land and, in an instant, thrust the world onto the brink of chaos.
How many more?
As if they had no concern whatsoever for the safety of their own holand, they bypassed the knights of the great powers moving toward the border and headed straight for the most fertile vault. Their sole objective was clear, to devour the Academic Hall.
However, as ntioned 30 hours ago, the Hall of Knowledge was quite closed off. In other words, it could be said that the security was tight. So, do you know what thod the Magic Tower used to breach the barrier of a foreign country?
Aah.Poor thing...How could they do this to these small and fragile apprentice sorcerers...?
This was the first manifestation of the brainwashing magic. The barrier here allowed only those who had been authenticated as mbers of the Academic Hall to move freely, and the authentication system was highly secure. Instead of attempting to force their way through the barrier, the Magic Tower decided to use people. Yeah. They used people.
This spring, the newly initiated young mages who had entered the garden of this place were cleverly brainwashed, then turned outside. Bombs were implanted inside their bodies, and they were sent back into the Academic Hall. Afterward, they detonated them. All of the 25 freshn who had fallen victim to the brainwashing. Until now, there had been no such powerful form of mind control in the world. The barrier, which had only been resistant to shock, failed to function properly in this situation.
...
The young wizard whose heart had burst moved the sound box.
I'm sorry...
Since this place was ho to renowned geniuses, a new barrier to block magic was quickly erected to prevent further brainwashing. Despite that, the response was slow.
Research... Everyone helped a lot...
Since all the new mages exploded near the core of the barrier, the magic, deprived of power, will soon collapse.
Clang, thud.
Soone in green raised their head. Far above, fragnts of the barrier could be seen scattering with the flow of water.
Aah, I haven't finished anything yet...
Once the barrier disappears, that would mark the beginning of an all-out war. They needed to take positions and prepare to confront the enemy. However, the mages in this place struggled to swim. Despite all the healers rushing in, in the end, the last victim of the mind control died.
...
The recently deceased Alphauri was the youngest mber of the Academic Hall, a whole year younger than the war hero.
Yeah.
Soon, what flowed was the calm voice of the mage.
Now that I think about it, that orange noble must have t his end in a similar way outside as well.
Just a few minutes ago, his heart had been torn with hesitation. Was it really okay to use the magic he had aid at the Beta species' enemies on his own kind, the Alphauri? Was the dean, whom he had t in his youth, truly soone who deserved to die? Was there no better way to resolve this? Now that he had fully mastered magic, couldn't he have simply ignored everything and escaped from the dangerous situation? Why did he have to step forward and get his hands stained with blood?
Lifeless and pathetic.
But now, in this very mont, his attitude finally changed. Alright then. It seems the only way to feel any relief is to spill so blood. Those foolish bastards from the enemy nation who shattered the peace—he'd have to crush them all if he ever wanted to sleep with those wriggling tentacles kept in check. Committing murder just because you're upset clearly seems like sothing you shouldn't do... but honestly, does sothing like ethics even matter at this point?
The barrier is broken!Summon the Archmage. Imdiately!What about the ssenger bird?Damn these b*stards. How can so-called sorcerers look so pathetic, dangling all those magic tools all over themselves...
If this path is truly the wrong one, then eventually, soone will step in and put a stop to it—by force. And if no such thing ever happens—if this side maintains its supre authority until the very end of its days...
Even more so. There's no need to worry.
Boom, boom, boom!
The screams of the barrier are heard right after. Just like in the past, enemies began to breach from the distant upper layer. At this, the scholars began to move in perfect coordination.
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A dark liquid slowly spreads into the deep blue water.
Haha! What do you think? Those goody-two-shoes who buried themselves in their studies in this cave won't even know what hit them, right?
Hahaha.
The heretics from the bordering nation flew through the air at high speed, wreaking havoc on the surrounding currents.
A new type of magic secretly developed during years of peace. Mind control.
The mbers of the Magic Tower had kidnapped the poor and conducted all sorts of brain research. With this superior magic, they easily surpassed the mages of the Academic Hall. Just like how electric magic once dominated the era, when a powerful new type of sorcery is born, it takes a long ti for a counterasure to erge.
The endless power struggle is finally over. We, the Magic Tower, will absorb all your knowledge and personify unity the waters!Ahh!Aaack!What, what is this? Why is this all of a sudden...
It was then. The researchers from the Magic Tower suddenly fell from their mounts. That wasn't all. This area had long been prepared with a hidden masterpiece, turning it into a perfect cradle for ntal intrusion.
Below, it's below!
A giant creature opens its eyes deep within the water. It was effortlessly ignoring the relentless ntal attacks from the Magic Tower, as if it were breathing. Right now, the space wasn't blocked by magical barriers, so the magic itself must surely be reaching the creature's body.
Green, with red eyes? It's!!!! The deep-sea being that ended the Great War!
When the enemies of the Magic Tower faced the rumored war god, they all cried out loudly. He was aggressive and cruel. However, those who t the famous person paid a huge price for this good fortune.
I wonder what kind of treasure is hidden in your brain!
Let say it again. The mage is currently in his 20s by Earth's age. And to add more context, the protagonist was also recognized as an archmage at a young age, an accomplishnt that happened during his youth, which could be described as his coming-of-age years.
It's a disaster. The current year is the peak of the green mage's pri.
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