## Chapter 1255 – 1255. Dark Moon
Kiiiiiiing.
I prepare the magic, listening to the mana rod wailing.
Venus didn’t stand still like a scarecrow. He kicked off the ground and rushed at me, an ice spear in his right hand. Bang! An explosion sounded beneath his feet. It was a technique to accelerate instantly by wrapping his feet in a barrier and using the small explosion around it as propulsion.
‘He’s always been amazing at handling barrier magic.’
I controlled the elemental sword with telekinesis. The elemental sword flew like an arrow, aiming at Venus.
I can’t let him get close. Venus is a battle mage that can’t even be compared to the No. 202 I faced earlier. If No. 202 was a mage who imitated a warrior, Venus was a mage who was a warrior himself.
Venus deflected the elemental sword with his ice spear and approached me.
[Air Boom]
Just before I activated the magic, Venus wrapped himself in a barrier and charged, enduring the air explosion. He swung his ice spear as he reached me.
[Barrier]
I quickly created a barrier. Clang! The barrier shattered from the impact of the ice spear.
“It’s truly a shame. No. 211. You had more talent than anyone I’ve ever seen. It will be hard to find another test subject like you. It’s really… a shame.”
The shape of the ice spear changes into a large stake.
“Ice Strike.”
Venus chants.
The ice stake rushes towards me.
[Using Flash(刹那). Remaining stacks: 2]
I calculate the spell in the slowed-down world.
[Barrier]
Just like Instructor Venus blocked the Thunder Bolt earlier, I create a small barrier, not even half the size of my palm, and block the ice stake. Crack. The barrier and the ice stake crack at the same time, creating a shockwave. Swept away by the shockwave, I fly backward and crash into the wall.
I immediately got up.
The pain is minor due to the effect of Overload. Even if the pain were severe, I couldn’t stay still. The moment I let my guard down, Venus would take my life.
“From the summit of the red snow mountain.”
Venus said. He wasn’t talking to me. I could feel the fierce mana emanating from his body. His voice was reacting to the mana. This was a chant.
“I looked down at the world.”
“…A magic chant of at least three phrases. He was hiding something ridiculous.”
Venus’s right hand flickers with flames. He swung his fist at me. A wall of fire flies towards me.
‘This isn’t magic from a chant. It’s just a feint.’
[Torrent]
I stomped my foot and used magic. A stream of water rises from the ground, offsetting the wall of fire. A large amount of steam is generated at once.
“The world was full of screams.”
Venus’s calm voice was heard in the steam. He was continuing his chant. His mana was filling the surroundings.
“I sighed and swore there.”
His mana began to transform into a spell.
It’s dangerous. I broke out in a cold sweat and raised my hand forward. Fizz. Lightning crackled from my hand.
[Lightning Spear]
I shoot out lightning. Compared to the same 4th-grade magic, Lightning Strike, its power is weaker, but its casting speed is faster.
The Lightning Spear cut through the steam and flew towards Venus’s head. Venus deflected the lightning with his right fist.
‘…He wrapped his fist in a barrier? But what about this?’
[Frost]
I instantly freeze the steam, turning it into hundreds of ice shards.
[Steel Alchemy]
The ice shards turned into sharp pieces of steel.
[Telekinesis]
Hundreds of steel shards moved simultaneously, surrounding Venus. I clenched my fist. Hundreds of steel shards poured down on Venus.
Venus raised his right arm and covered his face. He didn’t think of dodging, only protecting his vital points, including his head and heart, with a barrier.
The steel shard attack was effective, but it didn’t penetrate deeply into his body. His physical durability was much higher than I thought. His body was the result of training, not magic.
“That I would erase all the screams of this world.”
His mana, which filled the space, instantly transformed into a spell and seeped into his body.
The steel shards that had penetrated Venus’s body fell to the floor, and all the minor wounds on his skin disappeared.
“The Oath of the Red Snow Mountain.”
Venus’s skin turned red, and his eyes turned green. A red horn, reminiscent of a unicorn, sprouted from the center of his forehead.
‘…Is this a secret magic of the necromancy type? It’s a magic that doesn’t even exist in my original game knowledge. Red Snow Mountain… It’s not like I have no idea at all, but…’
There was no time to contemplate Venus’s magic. Because Venus wasn’t standing still.
“……!!”
Venus, who had instantly approached me, raised his right fist. My reaction was a beat late. He was too fast, and I missed his movement.
[Using Flash(刹那). Remaining stacks: 1]
In the slowed-down world, I wrapped my body in telekinesis and moved sideways as if sliding. Venus’s fist hit the wall. The wall shattered and collapsed.
“To think you would dodge that. Amazing. You’re quite skilled at using telekinesis magic.”
“……Is that necromancy?”
“You recognized it right away. Yes. It’s necromancy. I summoned the ancient inhabitants of the Red Snow Mountain and possessed my body.”
“Your mana flow has changed. You probably can’t use magic in that state.”
“This body is magic itself.”
[Electric Field]
An electric current raced along the ground towards Venus. Venus didn’t even dodge. He walked towards me slowly, as if drunk on power. The current couldn’t stop his legs.
‘Electric resistance… no, it’s closer to magic resistance.’
I understand Venus’s arrogant attitude. He is now in a state where he is the natural enemy of mages.
‘But there will be a limit. If that state were truly invincible, Venus would be in a higher position than the 667th unit.’
I got up. I glared at Venus approaching me.
“Now that I think about it, No. 211, you seem to have value as a specimen. Don’t even dream of dying peacefully.”
“A specimen… That’s a good idea. It would be a shame to just kill you.”
Kiiiiiiiiing.
The mana rod screams and glows. I felt a pain as if electricity was coursing through every part of my body. Still, it was more bearable than when I received the mana essence.
The elemental sword flies, aiming for Venus’s back. Venus knows it. But he didn’t react. Because there was no need to react. I curled up the corners of my mouth and laughed at his arrogance.
[Material Transformation = Mithril]
I transformed the material of the elemental sword into mithril. The mithril elemental sword pierced Venus’s waist as it was.
“With a sword like this…!”
Venus, shocked, grabbed the elemental sword.
“Red Snow Mountain. I remember. The demi-humans lived there. And like most of the demon race, they are weak against holy things.”
I changed the element of the elemental sword to ice. Crack! His waist froze instantly. Venus’s face, distorted with pain, was a sight to behold. The ice began to melt. Still, I bought about 5 seconds.
The elemental sword floated leisurely in the air.
“You bastard, No. 211…!!”
“My victory, Venus. I’ll show you what hell is like, so look forward to it.”
[Using Flash(刹那). Remaining stacks: 0]
I use the last Flash.
I stopped breathing for a moment. It was to reset my thoughts for the calculations I had to do next.
I calculate the spells. A vast amount of spells fill my head. I clear away the confusing ones, and recalculate the spells I made mistakes on from the beginning. In that way, 12 magic circles and 3 magics are completed in my head.
Even so, 12 magic circles might be too much. But if I don’t go that far, I can’t subdue Venus for sure.
‘Venus is a formidable enemy. If I do it half-heartedly, I’ll be counterattacked.’
I had already made up my mind a long time ago.
Kiiiiiiiiiiiiing!
50 mana rods are overloaded at once.
Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!
Mana races madly through the mana rods. As a result, some of the mana rods began to tear. I gritted my teeth. From the moment I doped with Overload, I was prepared to sacrifice some mana rods.
12 magic circles are drawn in various places in the space.
“This crazy bastard…! There’s a limit to multi-casting! Not to mention the astral, the mana rods… no, wait. How is this level of output even possible?”
“You’re not the only one with a trump card.”
I raised my right hand. My right hand trembled. I put strength into my heavy right hand and extended my index finger towards the blue glowing magic circle in front of me. My index finger was pointing at the hilt of the elemental sword in the center of the magic circle. The tip of the elemental sword was naturally aimed at Venus.
Tap.
My index finger lightly pushed the hilt of the sword.
[Railgun]
The elemental sword extends beyond the speed of sound. It pierced Venus’s right shoulder. A magic circle, floating diagonally in the air behind him, changed the trajectory of the elemental sword. At the end of it was another magic circle. The elemental sword, which touched the magic circle, this time cut through Venus’s left thigh. Then, the elemental sword, which cut through his remaining limbs, torso, and even his neck, broke through the ceiling and soared into the sky.
In fact. The movement of the elemental sword was not visible. It just moved as I predicted. As soon as I fired the elemental sword as a railgun, I moved forward. By then, the elemental sword had already pierced the ceiling.
I barely catch Venus’s head, which is being cut into pieces and collapsing.
[Frost]
[Frost]
[Frost]
I overlap three magics and freeze Venus’s head. And immediately, I create a barrier spell and seal his head.
‘…I succeeded. I froze his brain and sealed it with a barrier, so he won’t die immediately.’
It will be fine for about a day.
And that’s enough time to take follow-up measures.
“Hoo….”
I sighed. Ignoring Venus’s corpse lying on the floor, I turned around. My mission was not over yet. I had to secure the mana essence. And my targets for revenge also included the researchers from the Alpha Tier pharmaceutical company working in this lab.
[Detection]
I discovered 21 researchers hiding in the lab.
“…I’ll have to create hell.”
•••
Bang!
The lab door was violently opened, and armed soldiers poured out. I sat in a chair and looked at them. They looked around and opened their mouths in shock. Among them, there was one man who maintained his composure. It was a short gray-haired man with a scar on his face.
“……Did you do this, Eugene?”
“That voice. It’s the brown lizard who was giving the orders. What, is there a problem?”
“There’s no problem. But… it’s a bit of a sight.”
What shocked the soldiers was the researchers writhing in front of me. I twisted their limbs with telekinesis and injected a tiny amount of mana essence. With just that, the researchers couldn’t even scream and writhed in pain, scattering all sorts of bodily fluids. The sight of them flailing their twisted limbs was like a wingless bug struggling.
“Captain. At this rate, even if they don’t die, they’ll become idiots… Wouldn’t it be better to kill them here?”
“That’s not for us to decide. The employer will decide that. Eugene. Where are the mana essence and research data?”
I pointed to the right wall with my chin. The mana essence and research data were piled up haphazardly.
A smile spread across the brown lizard’s face.
“That’s a lot. I can expect a bonus with this much.”
“Oooooooooh!”
The soldiers rejoiced.
It was nothing to do with me. When I quietly got up, their gazes turned to me. They swallowed hard when they saw the frozen head of Venus in my left hand. Ignoring their fear and wariness, I went outside.
“Where are you going?”
“I’m going to rest.”
“Hmm. You certainly don’t look good. Do you need emergency treatment?”
“No.”
“Keep the radio in your ear. The escape vehicle will arrive in 50 minutes.”
I nodded roughly and went outside.
