Chapter 478 – Chapter 478. Imsol (4)
Again-
A sweet chocolate latte is served in a glass. A high-quality teapot made of pure white porcelain.
It’s normal for tea to come out of a kettle like this, but chocolate latte always came out in Im Sol’s lab.
– There is a countermeasure to any magic in the world. A wizard should be able to tell them apart.
– Okay?
Sniffling.
Im Sol continued her magic lecture to Lee Ho-yeon, bringing her chocolate latte to her mouth.
The point at which Lee Ho-yeon was not yet up to Im Sol’s standards. As her teacher and senior wizard, she used to tell Lee Ho-yeon what she saw and felt.
– I call it the wizard’s eye. After all, magic is for humans to use.
– Wizard’s Eye?
– Yes. Magic has a purpose. Kill, Assist, Trap, Defend… The same things If you figure out the purpose, you can think of a countermeasure.
Lee Ho-yeon recalled her past memories.
At that time, she skipped over Imsol’s words, but she could understand now.
‘The key formula.’
The purpose of magic is contained in the core technique of magic.
Imsol unconsciously penetrated the essence of magic since there was no concept of core magic.
Aaaaang-!
“Oh shit…”
Lee Ho-yeon was grateful for his teacher’s teaching and spread a barrier to avoid the approaching pillar of light.
I was very grateful that she reproduced it with her body in case she didn’t understand.
Jiing-
Lee Ho-yeon penetrated Im Sol’s magic with his golden eyes.
‘I’m only thinking about destruction.’
All of the magic used by Imsol contained core techniques aimed at pure destruction.
As much as magic was used inside the Infernal Palace, no more complicated manipulations would be possible.
Her own ‘plot’ was fitting.
“Big!”
Lee Ho-yeon narrowed the rune’s barrier.
Mana was leaking out like water while maintaining the Macheon Palace. However, if Imsol’s attack would be intensified if Macheongung was released, he could not put all his energy into the rune’s barrier.
Instead, his magic power was rotated throughout his body. His eyes glowed golden, and the mana reflecting his will reacted violently.
“Chain Frozen.”
Lee Ho-yeon poured mana into the arc.
The cold air pouring from the blue magic sphere exploded under Imsol’s feet.
“Too slow. Disciple.”
Lee Ho-yeon’s magic that rushes by omitting the process of drawing a magic circle.
It was a speed that could not be followed by the eye, but Imsol created a shield only where the magic would hit.
Accurate predictions based on experience.
Im Sol stepped back for a while and looked at Lee Ho-yeon.
‘… What is our disciple thinking?’
After they revealed their sincerity to each other, the war turned to Im Sol’s advantage.
Lee Ho-yeon defensively avoided Im Sol’s magic and repeatedly ran away from inside the arena.
‘No, if you don’t come, I can go.’
Im Sol did not think deeply.
Four pillars of light and dozens of magic circles embedded in the arena.
This state cannot be maintained for long.
Im Sol’s eyes followed Lee Ho-yeon again.
‘I mean, those magic circles are filthy.’
Lee Ho-yeon bit his lip and dodged the approaching pillar of light.
The magic circle behind Im Sol still emitted light.
Magic circles that pour out magic whenever Imsol injects them into them.
If you don’t have the Macheon Palace, countless magic will hit you right away.
‘Let’s think. How should I overcome it?’
Imsol is a genius wizard. No, can it be explained with the word genius? She was a perfect wizard.
Of course, the level of her magical power increases every day, and every time she continues to fight, she becomes stronger.
Lee Ho-yeon remembered what Arthur, the head of the wizard association, had said.
– All you need is time. Maybe in 10 years, I will be able to catch up with Sol.
Lee Ho-yeon had the upper hand in her talent itself, but her problem was that Im Sol’s talent blossomed even more after meeting Lee Ho-yeon.
And Lee Ho-yeon and Im Sol have a difference of more than 10 years in the period of encountering magic.
Originally, it might be greed to beat Im Sol right now. But she has to do it somehow, so she has to find her own way.
Lee Ho-yeon has always overcome crises with his talent.
She created new magic or discovered the weakness of her enemies.
The biggest problem in dealing with Imsol is his lack of skills as a wizard.
Macheon Palace, which Lee Ho-yeon was confident in, was destroyed in an unimaginable way.
There was an overwhelming difference in her magic power and magic speed, and even the magic she used was lower in hierarchy than Im Sol.
‘It’s not about creating new magic.’
Once or twice at a critical moment, he could create magic equivalent to that used by Im Sol, but no matter how much Lee Ho-yeon was, he couldn’t create tremendous magic consecutively.
‘… My dagger is the magic of hell. I somehow make a gap and stab it in.’
When dealing with Rebecca, he chose to mix the magic of hell with the Macheon Palace.
But things were different then and now.
Rebecca used the barrier of the rune to directly compete with Macheongung for territory.
That’s why she couldn’t handle the devil’s palace with the magic of hell. However, unlike Rebecca, Im Sol accepted Macheongung as it was.
As long as Imsol has overcome Macheongung, the position to break through has changed to Lee Ho-yeon, not Imsol.
Imsol’s mana changes in seconds.
Adding the magic of hell to the Heavenly Palace doesn’t help the process of recalculating Imsol’s magic.
‘You have to catch me off guard. If not… I create opportunities somehow.’
At a timing that Im Sol never expected, he digs in with the magic of hell.
That’s the winning plan.
There were several options in mind.
One of them is emotional amplification.
Hoyeon Lee amplified Imsol’s feelings while unfolding her macheongung.
Pride. Desire to win. Competitive spirit. Aggression….
All negative emotions that could arise in Dalian were amplified.
Originally in serious mode, Im Sol cannot properly control her emotions.
She did it the first time, and she did it the second time.
A weakness is required to wield enormous magical power.
It would be right to judge that she is pouring all of her mental strength into magic, which normally restrains her emotions.
As much as it changes aggressively, the gap increases.
“Hoyeon-ah, you’re not going to give up…? I’m not going to stop either!”
“…Yes, yes. Don’t worry.”
“Yeah. Make it a little more fun!”
“Until I pass out!”
Kwai-ang!
Lee Ho-yeon rolled on her floor with a bitter smile, dodging Im-sol’s magic.
Since she has shown her will to resist to the end, Im Sol will also bump into her with all her might.
There is still an opportunity to exploit her gap.
Lee Ho-yeon retrieved her rune’s barrier and wrapped it around her own body like her own armor.
‘Blink.’
The reason Blink is not used in battles between wizards is a huge gap.
A mage above a certain level does not give the opponent a chance to blink.
However, Lee Ho-yeon, who rolled around the arena while avoiding Imsol’s magic, installed rune barriers throughout the arena.
‘The extreme of the rune’s barrier.’
I can’t copy Rebecca’s play, but I can imitate it.
The magic power inside the rune’s barrier is already one body with itself.
‘Blink.’
Squeak-
Lee Ho-yeon’s perspective rotates 360 degrees. An alien sensation, as if the whole body is being reconstructed.
The back of her head came into view instead of Imsol’s face, which had been visible until just now.
Once more. This time I see her side.
Once more. I see Im Sol’s bewildered eyes.
Adapting to her senses with a few blinks, Hoyeon Lee hid her body from Imsol’s blind spot.
‘… Disappeared?’
Imsol looked around her.
Lee Ho-yeon’s figure disappeared. His barrier had been experienced before.
At that time, Im Sol recalled the memory of her being attacked and immediately raised her magical power.
A shield that unfolds as soon as it is judged to be hidden using the barrier of the rune.
Taaaaang-
At the same time, Hoyeon Lee’s feet appeared in front of her eyes.
Her magic-powered kick drew a large trajectory and hit Im Sol’s shield strongly.
‘Is it blocked after all?’
Lee Ho-yeon immediately spurred her shield and distanced herself from Im Sol.
Since she was accelerating inside the rune’s barrier, it was not difficult to avoid Imsol’s pillar of light.
“Haa… Whoa….”
Lee Ho-yeon caught her breath and looked at Im-sol.
Even in her agitated state, Im Sol did not stop her guarding herself.
‘I can’t see the gap more than I thought.’
“Could this be the end? Hoyeon-ah. You were so confident.”
“… Kuk.”
Im Sol smiled leisurely, and Lee Ho-yeon smiled as well.
It’s still too early to give up. Leeway is left
‘Shadow Destroyer.’
Around Lee Ho-yeon’s body, dozens of shadows burrow into the floor.
At the same time, one of Imsol’s pillars of light disappeared and the magic circle behind her activated.
Five Mangseongjin (五芒星陣).
Hot flames flow from Imsol’s fingertips.
The multi-pronged mana instantly expanded its scale, and a pentagram centered on a pillar of light was drawn.
The flames of the pentagram collided with Lee Ho-yeon’s shadow, creating a tremendous shockwave and sounding a sparring arena.
It’s an enormous amount of pressure for one person to achieve.
Lee Ho-yeon, who frowned at the shadow that melted in an instant, unleashed his mana.
‘Grassile Wave. ‘
‘Darkness Dimension.’
Introduce key techniques of high-ranking magic that Lee Ho-yeon can use into the arc.
Ark, who sucked in the core technique, started drawing a magic circle, and Lee Ho-yeon reversed his magic again.
A flash of lightning that cut across the huge pentagram.
They were strong enough to pierce each other’s barriers if there was even the slightest gap.
Dozens of spells came and went in a short amount of time.
He was so focused that he couldn’t tell whether he was using magic or being dragged by it.
A fierce exchange of magic ensued, in which every moment was a crisis. As if trying to defy the laws of physics, his mana soared, and he casually fired magic that could cause fatal wounds just by brushing against him.
Quadd deuk-!
Flames burn and waves overflow.
The orbs of magical power pour out cold air, and blinding darkness covers each other.
“Hoyeonah. Everyone is watching our sparring.”
“… There will be another uproar.”
“Yes. Your value will go up even more.”
Imsol smiled happily.
Her own disciple being highly regarded.
I was happy that Lee Ho-yeon was also sharing the honor that a person named Im Sol had worked hard to build.
Lee Ho-yeon raised her head.
Lee Ho-yeon felt in the torrent of magic that it was hard to say that anyone had an advantage.
‘… I lose.’
My whole body is screaming.
Every time I shoot magic, I suffocate.
The body, which maximizes the sense of battle, is somehow enduring, but the pain in the magic circuit intensifies every time magic is extracted from the overload of blood beats.
Even if you are equal now, you will soon come to your limit.
‘If you take care of yourself for a moment… !’
Pooh-.
It was a brief distraction.
Im Sol’s magical power permeates Lee Ho-yeon’s rune’s barrier.
At the same time, the barrier of the rune was pierced and an arrow of hard magic pierced Hoyeon Lee’s shoulder.
“Ahhh…!”
A pain like burning.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
The magic circle in the arena sent a notification that it was in a dangerous state.
Perhaps if I felt a little more pain, the sparring would be forcibly stopped.
However, unlike his serious physical condition, his head was colder than ever.
Lee Ho-yeon smiled bitterly and opened her mouth.
“…Professor Sol. I will finish this time.”
“As much as you like. Show your best.”
Im Sol was also aware of her own advantage.
‘My lovely disciple.’
Im Sol met Lee Ho-yeon’s eyes with her.
The will to fight was still burning.
It was not enough to show more than expected, so I was very happy to show such fighting spirit.
Im Sol started drawing her magic circle to face the student’s last passion.
On the other hand, Lee Ho-yeon gathered all the magic power left in her body.
His high natural healing power helped him squeeze his magic circuit to the end.
Put your hand forward.
What I envision is the black sun.
A small flame rose, and the ominous magic power emanating from Lee Ho-yeon’s hand enveloped the flame in front of her eyes.
As soon as the black flame reacted explosively, it showed off its presence and changed the air of the arena.
“… What?”
Imsol frowned at her.
It was a disparate magic that was different from the magic that Hoyeon Lee had been using until now.
The intense magical energy is compressed and a larger sphere is completed. The magic circle in the arena also vibrated violently, as if to announce the danger.
‘Incubus… ?’
I can’t remember the name, but it was similar to the unpleasant magic used by the incubus.
However, what Lee Ho-yeon was using was not the low-level magical power that made her head dizzy.
Magic that compresses ferocious yet pure destructive power to the limit.
Imsol put magic into the pentagram to counter Lee Ho-yeon’s magic.
The black sun rises
Lee Ho-yeon smiled as he looked at the black sun he had summoned.
If he had continued the battle as it was, he would have been the first to fall.
Unfortunately, Im Sol’s strategy to create a gap was a failure.
Instead. He continued to amplify his emotions and conducted a hand-to-hand combat, and smiled regretfully while accepting Im Sol’s conversation.
In addition, there was even a fatal wound pierced by a magic arrow in the shoulder.
Most of the fights between wizards end the moment the composition collapses.
Each other’s magic has already been grasped.
There was no variable, and Lee Ho-yeon’s stamina was in a state of decline and even suffered severe injuries.
Im Sol must have thought that she had won.
In the eyes of Imsol, it must have seemed like a last resort.
However, it was Lee Ho-yeon’s strategy that turned the final match into an all-out war.
A dagger to go to victory. Hell’s magic.
Unveil the magic of hell and bring victory at the same time.
“…Eclipse.”
Lee Ho-yeon staggered his body and released the black sun into the arena.
At the same time, a huge shock hit the magic circle in the arena.