Book 1 Chapter 90
[90]89.
“I don’t know why you came all this way, but you’re out of luck. You’re going to die here. Heh heh—”
The beast sorcerer, who had sneered, raised his hand.
At the same time, Leo unleashed the spell he had completed in his mind.
“Lightning Storm!”
The most powerful spell in Leo’s lightning arsenal at the moment struck the surface of the lake.
Flash-! Crackle-!
Golden currents swirled.
“A crude attack.”
Crackle-!
Tentacles shot out from the beast sorcerer’s sleeve, wrapping around him as if to protect him.
Crackling-!
The storm of electricity engulfed the beast sorcerer.
Crack-!
The beast sorcerer emerged from the tentacles that had encased him, a smirk playing on his lips.
“I’ll return it.”
CRACKLE-!
The Lightning Storm spewed from the tips of the tentacles.
Seeing this, Leo lunged desperately.
‘Not only does it have excellent magic resistance, but it can absorb, store, and then release it? Is there such a beast?’
As his face hardened, the beast sorcerer reached out towards Leo.
Crackle-!
The tentacles stretched and enveloped Leo.
Leo dodged.
The tentacles that sliced through the air plunged into a giant tree behind Leo.
CRASH-! Crackle! Crunch-!
“I’ll crush you like this.”
The beast sorcerer, having uprooted the tree with the strength of his tentacles, laughed coldly.
WHOOSH-!
As the giant tree reached him, Aura flickered from Leo’s body.
CRASH-!
Leo, who had turned the tree to ashes, prepared to counterattack.
But faster than that, tentacles that had burst from the ground wrapped around Leo’s ankles.
‘It hid the beast underground? I didn’t sense anything! And this feeling…!’
The tentacles around his ankles lifted Leo into the air and slammed him to the ground.
CRASH-!
Leo, protected by Aura Armor, unleashed all the Aura in his body.
CRASH-!
The storm of Aura, which erupted like an explosion, tore the tentacle beast to shreds.
Leo, having barely escaped, created some distance.
Drip- drip-!
The flesh of the tentacle beast regenerated, restoring it to its original form.
‘Its regenerative power is amazing too.’
“I’ll kill you here.”
At the beast sorcerer’s words, Leo raised his spiritual energy.
“Sorry, but I’m not the type to just take a beating.”
WHOOSH-!
Fiora, flames erupting all over her body, returned to her original form.
FLUTTER-!
As she spread her wings, her body grew.
Leo’s spiritual energy had drawn out her latent abilities.
ROAR-!
As Fiora charged, the beast sorcerer’s tentacles wrapped around her as if they were armor.
CRACK-!
The moment Fiora slammed into the beast sorcerer, a massive flame erupted, sending the beast sorcerer flying at tremendous speed into the lake.
BOOM-!
Water surged high.
As Fiora flew close to the lake, the water boiled and steam rose.
Fiora, returning to Leo with elegant wingbeats, opened her mouth.
“Peep.”
[Hmph, you’re chirping again after returning to your original form. You really are a chick… ACK?!]
Fiora pecked the head of Kirian, who was teasing her.
“As expected of a Phoenix contractor! You’re on a different level from other first-year brats!”
GROWL-!
The beast sorcerer, who had been submerged in the water, surfaced.
Terrifying dark magic poured from his body.
‘This is bad.’
Leo scowled, feeling pain in his right side.
The shock of the attack he had just suffered had not yet subsided.
Moreover, seeing the beast the beast sorcerer wielded, Leo was reminded of something.
“Earth Snake?”
“You’re quick-witted. Yes. This is a chimera beast I created.”
Chimera Beast.
It was an artificial beast created by extracting the strengths of monsters and beasts to make them more powerful.
‘The way it hid its presence underground was exactly like an Earth Snake, so I suspected… this bastard. He created a chimera from a mythical beast!’
As the beast sorcerer smiled coldly and reached out towards Leo, who was glaring at him.
“What are you doing to my lovely junior? Beast Sorcerer?”
An elegant voice echoed from the void.
RUMBLE! BOOM-!
Thunder roared in the clear sky.
Flash-!
CRASH-!
A powerful lightning bolt struck the beast sorcerer.
Reacting to the attack, the beast once again enveloped the beast sorcerer’s body.
But as if mocking its efforts, the lightning bolt mercilessly tore through the tentacle beast.
“To think my beast armor would be torn like this.”
The beast sorcerer looked up at the sky.
“As expected, the strongest in Lumern’s Summoning Department.”
[What is that winged foal saying?]
“Pegasus.”
Leo replied to Kirian’s mumbling.
“It’s a mythical beast on the same level as you.”
The beast sorcerer dipped his hand into the lake.
Bubbling- Bubbling- Bubbling-
The lake water began to boil.
Not only that, but the clear lake began to emit a strong toxin and foul odor.
ZZZZ-!
“Come out, Death Slime.”
CRASH-!
The contaminated lake water swirled.
A giant, dark gray slime erupted from the lake.
It was known to be the most powerful beast in the slime class.
“Peep! Peep!”
[The smell!]
Kirian and Fiora recoiled in disgust.
Despite the summoning of a top-tier Death Slime, which could poison and kill people just by its presence, Ulta remained unfazed.
“Beasts are never lovely, no matter when you see them. Aelia. Let’s get rid of that pathetic monstrosity.”
RUMBLE! BOOM-! FLASH-!
As Ulta spoke, lightning struck from the sky.
The lightning bolt struck the horn of the Pegasus Ulta was riding.
Crackle-!
The Pegasus’s body glowed golden.
‘As expected…’
Leo marveled.
‘A monster.’
It wasn’t just because Pegasus was one of the strongest mythical beasts that such power was unleashed.
It was the power of Ulta’s endless spiritual energy.
FLASH-! CRASH-!
A storm of lightning swirled.
With a single strike, the Death Slime vanished without a trace.
The beast sorcerer, who had quickly retreated to the water’s edge to avoid Ulta’s attack, shouted.
“This is fun! Now, how about this!”
“Huh? Do you think you’ll still be able to say it’s fun if you die?”
Just then, Yura appeared beside Leo, speaking with a murderous tone.
“How dare you create a chimera with a mythical beast?”
WHOOSH-!
As Yura raised her spiritual energy, a massive summoning circle appeared on the ground.
Seeing the giant summoning circle that covered the surrounding area, the beast sorcerer hurriedly summoned his next beast.
“Come out, Cyclops.”
ROAR-!
A one-eyed, giant beast appeared.
This fearsome beast giant, about 4 meters tall, was one of the monsters that instilled fear on the front lines of Tartarus.
“Hahaha! I don’t know what you’ll summon, but my Cyclops will be no joke, Professor Yura! What mythical beast did you summon?”
Zzzt.
A single mouse poked its face out of the summoning circle.
[You drew such a big summoning circle just to summon a mouse?]
Kirian said with an incredulous expression, but Leo immediately recognized the mouse’s true identity.
“Predator Mouse.”
It was the most heinous mythical beast Leo knew of.
“Oh? As expected, a top student of the Summoning Department! You recognized it right away?”
“I’m not in the Summoning Department.”
“You little brat!”
Yura put Leo in a headlock.
Zzzt- Zzzt- Squeak squeak squeak-!
An immense number of Predator Mice began to be summoned at a terrifying speed.
“Devour them until not even a bone is left!”
At Yura’s command, the Predator Mice began to charge towards the Cyclops.
ROOOOAR-!
The Cyclops, classified as one of the most terrifying beasts, let out a scream.
The Predator Mice began to voraciously devour the Cyclops’s flesh.
“Grrr!”
The overwhelming number of Predator Mice eventually climbed onto the Cyclops’s head and attacked the beast sorcerer.
The beast sorcerer hurriedly pulled out a teleportation scroll from his pocket.
“Not so fast.”
Ulta assumed a javelin-throwing stance.
Crackle-!
Pegasus’s lightning swirled around his hand.
WHOOSH-!
“KYAAA!”
The lightning spear pierced the beast sorcerer.
Despite his scream, the beast sorcerer managed to tear the scroll.
“Did I miss?”
Ulta clicked his tongue and flew towards Leo and Yura.
The Cyclops’s summoning was also canceled, and the Predator Mice, their target gone, returned to their original locations at Yura’s command.
“So.”
Yura glared at Leo.
“You brat! Why did you come into a restricted area?”
She had posted notices stating that anywhere on the island was fine, but the restricted areas were off-limits.
“Because of Fiora.”
“Fiora?”
Yura glared at the phoenix perched on Leo’s head.
“Peep.”
“How can you be so small and brave! Alright! If Fiora wanted it, there’s nothing I can do!”
Seeing Yura forgive him so easily, Ulta spoke in a colder voice than before.
“Professor Yura. To forgive a student who broke school rules for such a reason.”
Ulta looked at Leo with cold eyes.
“Don’t be ashamed of trying to escape the situation by selling your summoned beast, Leo Flob.”
Unlike before, Ulta, as a fifth-year student, showed his full dignity.
“Tell the truth. What was the reason for breaking school rules?”
At his words, Leo sighed and added a lie to the truth.
“Fiora really wanted to eat the magic stones.”
“You broke school rules for such a reason?”
“Yes.”
In reality, Fiora had eaten all the magic stones in two days.
Ulta placed a hand on Leo’s shoulder with a dignified expression and said.
“Leo, you truly cherish your summoned beast. This senior is moved. Yes. If it’s for your summoned beast, what does school rules matter? I will forgive you specially this time.”
Seeing Ulta forgive him while giving him a thumbs-up, Leo let out a hollow laugh.
[Leo.]
‘Why.’
[Are all Lumern summoners just idiots?]
Kirian, who had been hiding, asked in a serious voice.
Leo, recalling the students of the Summoning Department, wore a pitying expression at his question.
‘Still, they are the most respected professor and senior.’
“Well, let’s stop the jokes for now.”
Yura crossed her arms.
“Leo, what was the beast sorcerer doing here?”
Seeing Yura’s sudden change in demeanor, Leo spoke seriously.
“He was after the magic stones.”
“Magic stones? He invaded Lumern just for that?”
While magic stones were valuable, there was no more foolish act than invading Lumern just to steal magic stones.
Leo said seriously.
“I think he intended to contaminate the magic stones.”
“Contaminate the magic stones?”
“Yes. Assuming the mythical beasts would eat them.”
“……!”
At Leo’s words, Yura’s face hardened.
“Come to think of it, that bastard! He created a chimera using mythical beasts!”
Mythical beasts that eat magic stones contaminated with dark magic will die or degenerate into beasts.
“This is a more serious problem than I thought.”
If the mythical beasts in the Forest of Mythical Beasts ate the contaminated magic stones, a grave situation would arise.
This was also where the summoned beasts of Lumern’s summoners resided.
If something went wrong, they could lose significant power.
“I need to go see the principal. Ulta! Watch the kids until I get back!”
Yura summoned her Black Wyvern and flew away quickly.
Leo narrowed his eyes as he looked at the spot where the beast sorcerer had come from.
‘If that guy from earlier was a traitor within Lumern.’
Recalling the beast sorcerer’s strength from earlier, Leo narrowed his eyes.
‘The probability of him being a professor rather than a student is high.’
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