Chapter 787 – 787. The Sorcerer’s Stone (2)
“You… ! What!”
The red robe wizard, who hastily regained consciousness, shouted at Erinn.
“…”
However, Erin did not immediately respond to his words.
As if she couldn’t hear it at all, she just stared at the crystal ball she had broken with a complicated look on her face.
Now she couldn’t hear a word from anyone else.
‘Chi, let’s stay calm.’
She had an accident and imagined being scolded by Hyun-i, and she had to deal with this situation herself in order not to make that imagination a reality.
Erin quickly scanned the red robed wizards with her eyes as if scanning them.
‘These people. You are weaker than me There’s nothing to be afraid of.’
Although it was said that there was a mix of high-ranking wizards, even the strongest-looking wizard among them looked very weak.
So, if you look at the total amount of her magic power alone, Erin, who has the power of a divine beast, is bound to be overwhelming.
It’s as if Erin’s broken crystal ball proved it.
“What are you!”
Still, it must be because of Erin’s outward appearance that she openly reveals her hostile intentions to Erin and continues her aggressive words and actions.
She is a woman, looks dwarf, and has a fine appearance.
An unfounded illusion that they will absolutely have the upper hand.
Various reasons, such as feeling annoyed about this unexpected situation and not being able to make a rational judgment, were working in combination.
“Answer me!”
When Erin, far from answering their question, showed her utter disdain, the wizard of the Red Tower, who had been the first to quarrel with Treve, stretched out her hand toward Erinn.
However, Erin simply could not allow the hand of someone else to grab her by the collar.
“Don’t touch me.”
Erin frowned and grabbed the red tower mage’s hand.
Then he twisted her wrist and mercilessly broke it.
“Ah, aaaaagh!”
The screams of the twisted Red Tower Wizard’s wrists rang through the room.
Hearing the scream, the fellow enemy tower mages around them flinched.
It was because Erin’s response was very neat.
Even among the magicians of this mage tower, violence was bound to exist.
However, it is the first time to meet an opponent who wields violence toward the other person without hesitation and cleanly.
It’s on a different level from a mere fist fight.
“This, this… Let go!”
“What is he saying now. Leave the fight first.”
Erin reacted indifferently, but she did not let go of the red tower mage’s wrist.
Far from letting go, she twisted back even harder.
“Quaaaaagh!”
The Red Tower Wizard screamed desperately and struggled to the point of thinking that he might be completely broken.
Despite being smaller than anyone else here, Erin’s grip on her wrists and the strength of her arms were ridiculously strong.
That’s right, she didn’t do any self-discipline, so Erin was different from those who didn’t develop a single muscle of hers.
“The only people allowed to touch me are my husband and my family.”
“Chit!”
Clicking her tongue, one of the Red Tower’s mages began casting her spells at Erinn.
Create her spells, infuse her magical energy into them, and prepare for the manifestation of magic through chanting.
But the process only seemed so slow to Erin, who had her many cross-cutting experiences.
It can’t even be compared to Illyana’s magic, and it might be better than adventurers who have just gotten off the rookie label, but it’s still somewhat sloppy and clumsy.
Who would let the incantation go smoothly until that magic was completed?
‘I’m not even stupid.’
Erin snorted inwardly and addressed the Red Tower Wizard, who was leisurely chanting her magic.
“Are you really going to try?”
“… What?”
“If you really use that magic on me, that’s when it really starts.”
It took an instant for all the wizards here to understand what that meant, not just the wizards in the Red Tower who were preparing magic.
“Eh, Erin-sama… ?”
Even Trev, who was most perplexed, was the same.
If he uses magic, Erin warned that from then on, it would be the beginning of a real fight that would hurt each other, not a scuffle like a child’s play with wrist twisting.
“Just, just shoot! Shoot the magic in this woman’s face… !”
The red tower mage, who was feeling intense pain from her twisted wrist, shouted with bloodshot eyes.
He was losing his mind at the thought of what she was really starting to do, that he had to teach this woman what was causing her pain by twisting her own wrists.
“Kuh… !”
The Red Tower Wizard, who was chanting magic, was thinking.
Between Erin’s warning and her fellow Red Tower mage who was twisting her wrist, she was torn between whether or not to really use magic.
Erin had no choice but to scatter her magical powers around him.
Ugh
The powerful magical energy of the high-density Shinsoo filled the room.
“Oh… !?”
“Huh!?”
All the wizards who came into contact with Erinn’s magic showed shocked expressions.
Just touching it takes my breath away.
The space was filled with magic that was so intense and pure that it made it impossible to breathe properly.
Even after discharging such a powerful amount of magic, Erin calmly stared at the enemy tower mages who were hostile to her.
“You really want to do it?”
“… !”
The Red Tower Wizard, who was preparing for the magic, felt terrified.
Just entering the top digits, he was euphoric about his abilities.
Even those around him praised his talent, saying that he was great and envious.
If he continued to study and train like this, he was intoxicated with baseless confidence that he might be able to become a high-ranking magician with only 10 people on the continent.
But what the hell does this mean?
‘What… Hey!? What the hell is this woman… !?’
He looks only to be in his early 20’s and is much younger than himself.
Her appearance was beautiful and delicate, and she seemed like a foolish young lady who didn’t know how to fight at all, but the sharp atmosphere and spirit she displayed reminded us of her fierce beast who had gone through all of her mountain battles and took the top position among her predators.
“Give me 5 seconds.”
Erinn’s warning continued to pressure the enemy tower mages.
In the end, the Red Tower Wizard lowered his tail.
She stopped the chant and dispelled the spell she was manifesting.
Erin then grabbed his wrist and pushed it toward his comrades as if throwing away the red tower mage who was twisting it.
“Keugh… !”
The red tower mage, who was being held by Erin, collapsed on the floor in vain.
Perhaps it was because he felt the strong pressure and agitation caused by the magical power of the divine beast, and his legs were trembling and his strength was weak.
The enemy tower wizard who had fallen to the ground was lifted up by his colleagues.
“You… Who the hell are you?”
It’s a question I’ve been asked many times.
However, the arrogant attitude of the beginning had completely disappeared, and the feelings of fear were clearly settled in the eyes of the Red Tower wizard.
“Me? A visitor to the magic tower.”
“How dare you touch the Wizard of the Mage Tower!?”
“What are you talking about. You tried to touch me first. I just defended it.”
The red tower wizard gritted his teeth in annoyance when he saw Erin’s attitude of calmly insisting on self-defense.
“… Ask.”
“Eh? What?”
“Ask me! My artifact you ate!”
“No. Why do i…”
Erin was dumbfounded.
The reason for the broken thing is that the artifact called Scouter couldn’t withstand Erinn’s magical power, so it’s correct, but wouldn’t there be no problem if we made up for her durability from the beginning?
She was about to cross her words to refute it.
“What kind of commotion is this!”
The old man’s roar filled the room.
Everyone in the room, including Erin, moved their gaze toward the door where the voice came from, in response to the fearful act of pushing away the powerful mana of the divine beast that made the air heavy.
“Huh!?”
All the wizards who recognized the old man’s face held their breath with shocked expressions on their faces.
In contrast, the only one who showed a calm reaction was Erin, who did not know the old man’s face.
“I, the enemy elder… !”
Hearing the fear-filled voice of a Red Tower mage, Erin tilted her head.
“… An enemy elder?”
Erin recalled Treve’s explanation she had heard while guiding her through the facilities inside the Mage Tower.
There are a total of three classes in this magic tower, symbolizing the three colors of red, green, and blue, and that Illyana is a disciple of the Blue Elder, the representative of the blue among these three classes.
In other words, it means that the old man now revealed is the head of the Red Tower with the same position as the Blue Elder, who is said to be Illyana’s teacher.
Erin was slightly nervous without even realizing it.
These wizards, whom he now overpowered only with his momentum, would be of an insignificant level, but the old man in front of him was an extraordinary level wizard.
The red elder looked around the room and quickly grasped the situation.
“Did you just reveal that magical power?”
“So what?”
Erin replied confidently, as if she had done nothing wrong.
The red tower wizards, who did not like that attitude, shouted and interrupted the conversation between the two.
“Elder… ! This woman threatened me. I am a member of the Red Tower! Please hold me accountable!”
“…”
“Elder… !”
“Be quite!”
The roar of the red elder broke out once again at the urging cry of the red tower wizard.
As soon as the mouths of the wizards who were startled by the rough words reminiscent of tigers were shut, the atmosphere in the room became quiet as if their breath had died.
The red elder walked slowly and stood in front of Erin.
Erin looked up at the red elder, who was uncharacteristically tall for a wizard, and thought to herself.
‘… It’s big.’
Her face was full of wrinkles, showing her years of age, but her physique was as robust as her elders, not befitting her age.
It seems that he is constantly training his body, and even though he is wearing a robe, the sense of intimidation emanating from his huge body is not at all inferior to the authority of a young warrior adventurer.
It felt like facing a veteran adventurer who is still active on the front lines.
The red elder, who gave off the impression of that ferocious tiger, opened his mouth as he looked down at Erin, who was facing him.
“In this magic tower, you dare to fight the wizard of the enemy tower that belongs to me. Did the liver come out of the stomach?”
Ugh
The ferocious red magic that radiated from the body of the Red Elder instantly attacked Erinn’s body.
“Wow!?”
Feeling the sudden intense pressure, Erin frowned in surprise.
Then she opened her own magic again and countered the magic of her enemy elder.
“That one… It’s better than the low-level pranks our wizards were playing.”
“Eh, Erin-sama!”
Trev, who was flustered by the appearance of the Red Elder, hurriedly tried to stop Erin.
This happened due to a scuffle between the red tower and the blue tower.
Being involved with her guest Erin was a shame not only for her, but also for Eunhyeon and Illyana, who visited together.
Actually, Erin was busy dealing with the enemy elder in front of her, not hearing Treve’s words at all.
Seeing Erin’s strong refutation with her eyes wide open, the red elder admired.
“… Whoa.”
Her spirit and agility to quickly counter her own threats without yielding to her own threats are rare gemstones for wizards of the Mage Tower.
‘You’re going to compete with me with magic power?’
In addition, he has the guts not to fall for himself as the enemy elder.
I liked Erin’s intense gaze, which was clearly hostile to her.
Erin, who was fighting against the enemy elder, thought to herself.
‘Don’t be scared. Don’t be scared! Erin!’
I remembered Eun-hyeon’s teaching that no matter who her opponent is, if she doesn’t lose the steam, she will eat half of it.
There was no way that the person in charge of the highest rank of the Mage Tower, the elder, would fight sincerely inside the Mage Tower, and he did not want to be laughed at after losing in a battle of such strength.
The red elder didn’t show his sincerity, but that was true of Erin as well.
“Kuk-kuk. It’s a vulgar joke.”
The Red Elder smiled and glanced at the Red Tower Wizards.
Glancing at the red elder’s eyes, they trembled as if they were aware of their mistakes, and averted their gaze involuntarily.
They didn’t even give a proper explanation or word, but that already proves that they were wrong.
“Okay. What would you like this old man to do?”
“Those low-level wizards. Eject them all from this magic tower.”
“That is not difficult.”
“Come on, Elder… !”
After hearing the Red Elder’s words, the Red Tower wizards called the Red Elder with pale complexions, but no answer came.
Right now, the Red Elder was more focused on one talented person, like a rough diamond, rather than many of the wizards that were widely spread in this mage tower.
“Since I did your favor, I hope you do one of my favors too.”
“… Ask?”
Erin tilted her head at her unexpected story.
It was because she never expected that she would receive such a favor from the Red Elder.
“Come into the enemy tower.”
“… Eh?”
“And I want you to become this old man’s apprentice.”
“Come on, Elder!”
All the wizards around were surprised.
A place where unlimited glory and honor were promised to the extent that any disciple under the direct control of the Elder of the Mage Tower would line up, take a numbered ticket, and wait.
However, it was so shocking that it was recommended to an ordinary person who did not belong to the Mage Tower or even to a non-magician.
“Uh… You don’t like it?”
But it took less than a second for Erin to turn down her offer from her enemy elder.
