Changed Body 57

Chapter 57 – Entrance Ceremony (6)

The moment the teleport magic circle is activated, we should all be considered dead.

No, I’d rather die.

He looked at the magic crystal in his hand.

Blue rays of light are still constantly leaking out, infusing magical energy into the teleportation magic circle drawn under the ground.

“Professor.”
“… Yes.”

I pointed the magic crystal at the pale female professor and asked.

“What if I break this now?”

Then her female professor’s face turned even paler, and she hurriedly waved her hand.

“Hey, stop it! If you do, the powerless magic circle will malfunction!”
“If it malfunctions, what specifically will happen?”

When asked again, she sighed and answered.

“In the worst case, the magic circle could explode.”
“Ah.”

Then it won’t work.

In the past, there was an incident where a magic circle mediated by an A-class magic stone caused an overload and exploded.

At that time, everything within a radius of 100 meters centered on the magic circle was devastated and there was an uproar.

Even what I have in my hand right now is an S-class magic stone.

Not only the people here, but also those fighting outside, and all the students passing by could be caught in the explosion and die.

“It’s embarrassing.”

What about this

I had no choice but to ask the female professor again.

“Professor, what do you think is the best way to overcome this situation?”

Then she said

“… In terms of time, the magic circle is probably already almost finished preparing to activate. It is virtually impossible to block the magic circle right before it is activated.”

She poured out her words at high speed, took a breath, then continued her words.

“The best way to choose now is in the end… , It must be out of the range of the magic circle’s influence.”

I looked down at the ground.

When I read the flow of magical power, the size of the magic circle I saw encompassed the entire auditorium.

That means I have to go out of the auditorium after all….

“Is it easier in terms of difficulty to open a door locked with that sealing magic than destroying a magic circle?”
“… Right. Either way, it’s difficult to do in a short time, but as an operator, if I had to give advice to my hunter, I would tell them to find a way to break through the gate.”

Operator or manager.

Both have similar roles, but the operator is a job group that focuses on advising the hunter on the contents needed to clear the dungeon with extensive knowledge.

The female professor in front of me must have been recognized for her ability among such operators, and she is holding a professorship at Korea University.

That was enough reason for me to listen to her.

“Professor, please give me some magic stones.”
“Eh, eh?”

After placing the magic crystal on the bewildered female professor’s hand, she jumped off the platform and headed straight for the door.

A red magic circle is firmly blocking the door.

The goal of the sealing magic is as follows.

The magical power that makes up the magic circle is twisted in a way that only the caster knows, forming a complex pattern.

It is to add a very strong defense magic to the security pattern created like that.

If you don’t release the pattern, you won’t be able to open it at all.

“Is it possible?”

My eyes clearly see through the flow of magical power.

When the magic unfolds right in front of you, you can copy without missing out how the magic moves and forms the magic.

However, the sealing magic in front of them has already been completed.

Will my eyes be able to read the unique pattern hidden inside?

“… I have to try it.”

There is no time to weigh whether it works or not.

Covers the eyes with magical power.

Lines that had not been seen before appeared on the red magic circle.

“Is this a pattern?”

See.

Inside the magic circle, the magical patterns entwined in a chaotic manner.

For a while, I started to have hope that I could open this door for a while.

“… Shit.”

I have a problem.

That the visible magic pattern is not all that is needed to release the sealing magic.

All I see is the uppermost part of the layered pattern, and the lower part is obscured by a hazy fog.

“Just a little, a little more… !”

Gradually increase the amount of mana applied to the eyeball.

My eyes start hurting like they’re about to explode.

I think I’ll be able to see it if I become a little clearer, but no matter how much magic I put in, it doesn’t get any better.

As if this is your limit, it seems like a line has been drawn.

“Keugh!”

I finally closed my eyes due to the unbearable pain.

After shedding tears, I closed and opened it a few times, and my blurry vision gradually began to return.

A little later, and permanent damage to the eyeballs might have been done.

“Whoa.”

The pulse of the beating heart spreads throughout the body.

It is not easy to remain calm even for veterans when their lives are at stake.

It’s the same for me

I looked up at the podium while catching my breath to calm my anxious heart.

The magic crystals that Professor Yeo carefully placed are still emitting her mana.

What do we do?

What should I do….

When you’re racking your brain to think of a way.

Throbbing!

“Ugh….”

My heart, which had been beating wildly before, suddenly trembled so much that my whole body stumbled.

What?

I tried to lift my head by straightening my slightly shrunken shoulders.

Pounding! Throbbing!

My heart beats once again

What, why are you doing this all of a sudden?

When strange anxiety begins to wrap around the body due to an unknown phenomenon.

A message popped up in front of my eyes.

[Time remaining: 00:00:10]

“… Ah.”

A countdown that appeared out of nowhere.

I understood the moment I saw it.

What it means

At the same time, the violent trembling of the heart, which was unknown, entered the realm of understanding.

“You’re making me wait so long.”

I forgot about it for a while in a tense situation.

Today is the day when the attributes that remain blank on my status window will bloom.

“The timing is very precise.”

[Time remaining: 00:00:06]

It is a characteristic that blooms just in time at the crossroads of life and death.

It seems like they are forcing you to risk your life here.

I’m not very fond of gambling.

However, when life is at stake, I like to gamble by choice.

Why?

Every time I did, I never lost.

[Time remaining: 00:00:05]

[Time remaining: 00:00:04]

[Time remaining: 00:00:03]

[Time remaining: 00:00:02]

[Time remaining: 00:00:01]

The moment when the last digit finally reaches zero.

The senses transmitted from the outside are blocked one by one.

The roar of battle in my ears, the feeling of standing on the ground, and even the strange smell flowing through the air.

“Oh… !”

All I can feel is the change in my body.

The body heats up hot.

Feeling like all the nerves in your body are on fire.

Is this the kind of pain that a person dying by fire feels while alive?

“Ah… !”

You scream without even realizing it.

But I don’t know if the sound leaked out.

Because the mind concentrated inside the body did not deliver anything outside.

The fire spreads gradually.

Eyeballs melt, hearts crush.

Finally, all the five organs are crushed and you don’t know what is what.

Is this the right process of blooming traits right now?

Isn’t it just that someone is trying to kill me?

As I struggled in fiery pain, another fire began to rise.

A symbol of rebirth, not extinction that melts everything.

Things that have collapsed in strong bones and muscles regain their original form.

It is incomparably stronger than before, and in an ideal form that can function actively.

It was like the secret art of metamorphosis.

As if I crushed all my bones and muscles and rebuilt them, the things I couldn’t change are changing.

A bundle of nerves and mana circuits that had been burned to the periphery also paved a new path over my body.

Strong and wide enough to be incomparable to the previous one.

A new eyeball settles in the empty orbit.

And finally.

The external senses that had been so far away were connected again one by one.

The roar of warriors and wizards, the feeling of the floor in the auditorium that I felt with my whole body, and the dark red blood flowing around me.

And.

“Please open your eyes, Kim Do-jin!”

Even the screams and pitiful face of Yoon Ji-an, who hugged my body and shook it wildly.

Her struggled eyes met hers and hers.

Then her eyes widen wide.

“Hey, Mr. Kim Dojin! You’re awake! I’m glad, really, really glad… !”

Tears drip down from your widened eyes.

I asked her

“How long has it been since I fell?”
“… About five minutes passed.”

It’s only 5 minutes.

It feels like it was painful for at least a few hours.

She lay on her knees and slowly tightened her arms and legs.

Light and nimble

It’s been like that since the time I used the secret technique of metamorphosis, but now it feels like something has become more rapid.

Is it because the melted and reconstructed nerve bundle transmits the will more quickly?

Give strength to the whole body and raise the body.

As if a ghost rises, it rises smoothly without much recoil.

Seeing this, Yun Jian asked me with her surprised face.

“Oh, are you okay?”
“It’s okay.”

Actually, it’s not to the extent that it’s okay, but it feels like a new birth.

Everything I could see became clearer and darker.

The sound heard by the ears became clearer, and the sense of smell became more acute.

I can see and feel things that I couldn’t see just a moment ago.

For example, how long it will take for the magic circle hidden under the ground to activate.

“… 5 minutes.”

Changes close to evolution, not trait flowering.

I wanted to see what kind of characteristics it was, but I decided to endure it for a while.

There’s something more important than that now.

I stood at the door once again.

The red magic circle is dug up in detail.

The lower part of the pattern, which just a moment ago was foggy and blurry, is now visible.

“Oh, my eyes hurt.”

It’s dizzy and messy, as if your eyes are spinning just by looking at it.

To the point where you can feel the resolute will of the villain not to let anyone out.

If you see it once and memorize it, it’s an amount that you can never memorize, but I don’t have to memorize it.

Unlike others, you can see it all the time, so you just have to draw it the other way while looking at it, right?

“Great.”

Let’s try it.

It draws the patterns read by its eyes in reverse by gathering mana in its fingers.

From top to bottom.

The stacked locks clang and begin to come loose.

Finally.

Kaang!

Small but clear sound.

Along with that, the red magic circle covering the door was shattered and scattered into the air like pieces of glass.

I grabbed the doorknob and tried to open the door.

Clap

“Oh, that’s all right.”

It opens well.