Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

130. Crack (2)

130. Crack (2)

I left Heochaewon and headed towards the Magic God’s House.

“crazy….”

The streets were still burning and many buildings were collapsing.

“Did you catch the beast of the apocalypse? A lot of people must have died… Phew.”

A giant beast the size of a building was falling.

After the cooperation of numerous heroes and noble families, it seemed that they had succeeded in capturing the guy.

“The monsters are coming.”

“… How many?”

“There are over a hundred of them. I think it would be better to avoid them to conserve power.”

I nodded after hearing the bodyguard’s opinion.

In a situation like now, listening carefully to their opinions is the only way to increase your chances of survival.

“The destination is Madoucheonga. We have to get there somehow.”

“… Are you talking about the Magic Heaven?”

“Yes. I would like to go back to Shinga, but it would be too much just dealing with the monsters there. The only places I have the energy for now are Seonggeomminga and Madocheonga… The closest place to here is Cheongga.”

Seonggeommin-ga and Madocheon-ga.

The reason why Cheon-ga was chosen as a refuge was simply because it was close.

“The destination is the Black Tower.”

A huge tower with a total of 77 floors.

Its height surpasses that of the L Building, one of Seoul’s symbols, and its exterior is protected by all kinds of magic.

‘… It’s strange that all the buildings are collapsing while that one stands tall.’

It would not be an exaggeration to say that most of the tall buildings, except for the Black Magic Tower in the Magic Heaven, were destroyed or collapsed.

Cracks tend to occur more frequently in larger populations, so it’s not surprising that Seoul ended up like this.

‘By the way, what is this…?’

I was looking at the wooden tablet that the one called Shinui Iljeom had given me. He said there was something special about it, and I wondered what it was.

***

“Third and fourth rows. Fire your magic cannons.”

“Third column, fire!”

“Fourth column, fire!”

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The wizards of the Black Tower were lined up and intercepting the flying monsters outside the tower.

The tower was protected by the high-level barrier magic of the Madou Heavenly Family, the Heavenly Scale, but that was no reason to leave the monsters alone.

Pubberbubung-!

A blue bomb made of magical power swept away the monsters outside with a loud noise.

“Cease interception. I will use Ifrit’s wrath.”

The members of the Magic Heavenly Family are innately gifted with the ability to use magical power. And they have adopted and developed the Western magical power usage system called ‘magic’.

And Ifrit’s wrath is a magic that requires a great connection, and is activated based on the magic power of flames.

As Cheon So-hye, the head of the Magic Heavenly Family and the sub-chief of the Black Tower, gave the order, the magicians waiting in the center brought the essence of fire.

“I, Cheon So-hye, wish that the Great Spirit of Flame descend upon me.”

As she recited the spell, sparks rose from the essence of fire.

The essence of fire is a spirit stone that contains spirits.

If you recite the promised spell, the spirit will appear. Cheon So-hye planned to use this to perform spirit magic.

“connection.”

In a short sentence, the magicians in the center of the 7th floor began to share their magical powers toward Cheon So-hye.

“Ugh… .”

The magic was overflowing.

Cheon So-hye frowned as she saw the magical power overflowing from her body.

She tried with all her might to maintain her sanity, and soon the flames from the essence of fire enveloped Cheon So-hye.

At the same time, the massive amount of mana she possessed began to rapidly deplete.

Cheon So-hye’s appearance, engulfed in flames, was completely different from before.

His black eyes were dyed red, and his hair turned into flames.

“…I will use Ifrit’s wrath immediately. Everyone, stand back.”

After taking a moment to relax, Cheon So-hye spoke to the people while breathing slowly.

‘There are too many monsters… We have to eliminate them all at once, even if it means using force.’

Cheon So-hye was planning to incinerate all the monsters on the 7th floor, where she was, and above.

“Spirit. Become immersed in the path of magic.”

However, if we attack like this now, it will only be like imitating the attacks of the direct descendants of the Jeokryungju family. The power will be stronger, but it will only be that much.

Cheon So-hye went further and dyed the flame spirit from the essence of fire with the color of magic.

A task that requires advanced skill and concentration to completely take over the spirit’s magical circuits and dye them with one’s own color.

Cheon So-hye went ahead with it without hesitation.

As such, the blue magical power that burst out from her body gradually consumed the flame spirit.

Her eyes began to change from red to blue again, and soon she was enveloped in a blue flame.

With this, we are ready to unleash Ifrit’s wrath through the Great Connection.

“「 Ifrit’s Wrath 」”

Her words became a spell and the flames began to move. The blue flame took shape and became the blue flame giant, penetrating the magic tower and heading outside.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh-

The monsters that came into contact with the Blue Flame Giant instantly turned black and fell to the ground.

“「Explosion.」”

At Cheon So-hye’s command, the Cheongyeon Giant clenched his fist and swung it into the air.

Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwang!

The world outside was bathed in blue flames.

***

It was almost time to arrive at the Black Tower, the base of the Magic Heavenly Family.

I felt an ominous wave, and then blue flames floated into the air, taking the shape of a person.

“…?”

And then the explosion happened.

Kwakwakwakwang!

“Avoid!”

“crazy!”

Blue flames fell towards me.

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“… I knew you’d lose.”

Fortunately, he didn’t die.

I looked around and saw no one was injured.

The bodyguards were surprised to see that there were no traces of fire as they examined his body.

“Spirit Flame?”

The sacred spirit’s flame that burns only the desired target. If not for that, there would be no casualties.

“…Did you use Ifrit’s wrath?”

I muttered to myself that I was surprised for no reason, then stood in front of the Black Tower with the bodyguards.

Then, a woman walked out from there.

“… Did you notice that? The only people who have seen Ifrit’s wrath firsthand are the people of the family. Did you just infer it from the characteristics? Hmm. Well, I guess it doesn’t matter. That’s not the point.”

She looked at me, tilting her head questioningly.

She was wearing a cone-shaped hat and a robe draped over her body, and was observing me with narrowed eyes.

“… Cheon So-hye.”

“You recognized me right away even though it was our first meeting. Are you Han Seong-jin?”

He was the head of the Magic Heavenly Family and was believed to be the person who had just fired the blue flame.

“If I don’t recognize you, I will be stripped of my title as the Black Tower’s Vice-Captain. By the way, it was dangerous just now. If I hadn’t conveyed my will to Yeom at the end, half of the people here would have died.”

“Haha, thank you.”

I smiled at her and thanked her. It was unpleasant to have been caught in her attack, but it was my fault for approaching her in this battle situation.

This level of discernment was something that had to be done naturally.

“First of all. This place is dangerous, so please come inside the barrier. And all those who are hiding there. Of course, you should disable your hiding and come in, right?”

Cheon So-hye said, pointing at each person with her finger.

“Even though it’s a split shadow, it’s amazing that it has this level of ability.”

The Cheon So-hye in front of her was not her true self.

An illusion realized through magic. In other words, it was fake. Her thought patterns are exactly the same as Cheon So-hye’s, and she shares knowledge and memories with her in real time, but her level of power is less than 1/10 of hers.

“Please leave the compliments aside. By the way, did you come here to rely on me?”

I nodded to Cheon So-hye’s question.

The power of the Magic Heavenly Family was essential to me right now. I could have gotten through this situation on my own, but I needed their help when I thought about the future.

“If we have this many people, how much power will we have? If you protect me, I will also provide you with some of the artifacts and scrolls I have.”

Artifacts and scrolls are items that you will use in earnest from the latter half of the Apocalypse onwards, but if you stay in Cheon Ga, it seems like it would be okay to use some of them now.

“Okay. I’ll take you inside the tower. Come in, Representative Han.”