Genius Magician Who Eats Medicine Episode 541
Closed Area (3)
Lennok and the others immediately turned on the transmitter and conveyed what they had learned so far to Keegan.
[Are you saying that the exposure to magic particles is a side effect of the abnormal phenomenon inside the area…? … .]
Keegan’s answer seemed quite shocked.
[Certainly, there was no reply even though I constantly inquired about the radiation exposure phenomenon. I thought it was to cover up the events that happened inside the area… … .]
“Not wrong, Grimes.”
With his hands behind his back, innocently looked around and said.
“It is true that the exposure phenomenon itself occurs in the process of space-time gap. In order to explain the cause, District 25 would have had to disclose the space-time research itself.”
[…] … I know that Azlan-nim has served as a senator several times.]
“We don’t know what specifically happened in District 25 and what kind of aftermath is still haunting this city.”
Claude laughed.
“But I knew that there was a problem that I personally had to solve, and that the clue was in this.”
[…] … .]
The white eyes of innocence shone coldly.
“There is no other reason for participating in this operation. If not, wouldn’t there be a reason to go out and recruit other team members?”
“You only knew there was a clue, but you didn’t recognize the specific cause.”
Innocent nodded at Illya’s words.
“With unrefined, incomplete knowledge and advice, it will be worse than not having it.”
“The problem is that what we just learned could potentially force us to change the goals of the operation itself.”
Lennok said while holding his cane, looking at the display case that had been separated by time.
“Entering a power plant and stopping the radiation exposure and stopping the gap between space and time are two different things.”
“Hmm, it’s definitely not a problem that can be solved by repairing the coolant or fuel rods.”
Felix, too, agreed with Lennok’s words.
As long as the radiation exposure phenomenon is occurring through the gap of space and time, it is impossible to achieve the goal of this operation unless the cause is eventually resolved.
The problem is that only monsters that transcend the hierarchy can directly touch the concept of space and time.
Even with the exception of Lennok, who realized how to directly interfere with space, the possibility of solving this problem would be greatly reduced unless he had reached level 8 and was innocent.
“Should we consider it fortunate that we are not in a situation where we cannot use our hands at all?”
“If we withdraw from here now, we never know when we will be able to enter the closed area again.”
said Felix.
“It’s not too late to find the area where the power plant is located and enter the interior to check the situation before making a decision.”
“I checked the satellite photos delivered in advance several times, but I can’t see any terrain similar to that around here.”
“You mean you have to go deeper into the area to find the location of the power plant.”
“As before, it would be better to split the direction into four directions and move.”
Innocence, who watched the conversation between the two, also added an opinion.
“As long as it is not known how long the exposure inside the area will have an effect, it is necessary to explore a wide range as quickly as possible.”
“….”
Of course, Lennok has no intention of giving up this operation just because his goals have changed now.
The closed area is one of the prohibited areas where the traces of the black consumer project remain the most.
If even the city council gave up on touching it and isolated it, there is a high chance that the secret Lennok wants will remain intact.
The aftermath of the project that led to the destruction of the central city of Arsnova.
Lennok had to keep moving in order to see the secret himself and come up with a better answer.
“Is half okay? If moving alone is a burden, it would be better to have one of us with you… … .”
“No, Claude Azlan is right.”
Lennok answered and raised his wand.
“As before, it is reasonable to spread out in all directions and search the widest possible range. There is no reason to spend a lot of time unnecessarily.”
“I heard that you are not feeling well. If you try to act alone and overdo it… … .”
“It’s the same idea, half. It’s different from the time of evacuation. You never know what awaits inside the closed area.”
Felix agreed in a heavy voice.
“I don’t think we should play alone anymore with the only one among us who can play a rearguard role.”
“….”
“I will be with you. Will everyone be okay?”
Illya immediately nodded at Felix’s words.
“Even in Cybrid Eco, I tend to take on missions that allow solo operations. There is no problem with me.”
He is an Ascendant capable of not only handling five super-vibrating spears freely, but also possessing powerful mobility.
A special agent specializing in hit-and-run guerrilla warfare as well as getting out of most situations with his own body.
Rather, it is a style that unleashes its strengths when moving alone rather than with someone else.
Innocence, who had been quietly listening to the conversation between the three, spoke in a slightly sad tone.
“It seems that it has already been decided that I will move alone.”
“…Mr Azlan. Isn’t that obvious?”
“Sad. Still, no one cares about me, the eldest among them… … .”
“I’m sorry, but who cares about the level 8 superhuman-”
“Well, there won’t be any big problems as you can still communicate with the manager through the transmitter.”
In response to Illya’s shocking reply, Innocence cleared his throat and slightly averted his gaze.
“Let’s proceed with the search until we find a terrain similar to the satellite image of the power plant.”
“If you go too far into the zone, you may lose contact, but what do you do in that case?”
“We will inform you in advance whether to enter or not at the point right before contact is lost, and then take action.”
Lennok replied.
“It would take too long to report every time communication was lost. It would be better to leave it to your own discretion.”
“I agree.”
“What if you encounter survivors in the closed area?”
Silence passed.
“I don’t think there’s any need to set guidelines here since we can’t decide whether the survivors are enemies or allies.”
Gnook, who had his hands behind his back while holding the spear, spoke.
His grinning smile was unusually white.
“In the same way, wouldn’t it be better to move according to the situation on the site?”
“I am not wrong, but….”
“Then let’s start right away.”
Finally, after sharing the current location through the transmitters of four people, each carries the necessary equipment and moves.
In front of the abandoned mart, only cracks distorted through the gap of time were leaking faint noise.
“….”
Lennok caught a glimpse of Innocence’s receding back and immediately followed Felix.
* * *
Lennok and Felix went straight into the west main street crossroads.
Given that there was an abandoned mart nearby, it is natural that living areas and facilities were located nearby.
It is not difficult to find traces if you use the two people’s mana detection.
Abandoned for decades, in the middle of a cold street built with dust and ashes.
As a side effect of the radiation exposure occurring in all directions, buildings on the street were damaged as if they were about to collapse at any moment.
The scene where even the asphalt on the road you step on is blown away by strong winds and crumbles.
Felix, carrying the coming battle hammer, looked around blankly before opening his mouth.
“Look half way. A person is dead.”
“….”
The appearance of the corpse was impressive enough to be identified immediately without Felix specifying and telling the story.
It is a miserable figure with only bone fragments remaining, as if it was left halfway trapped in the gap of time and space.
However, one living leg that still survives prevents the body from completely reducing to dust.
A strange landscape where life and death coexist, skipping decades of time.
Felix asked.
“…Do you think there will be survivors?”
“no.”
Lennok replied.
“If there are survivors, they’ve all been out of the closed area for a long time. The manager himself should know better.”
Upon hearing that answer, Felix, who was silent for a moment, spoke.
“also…. You thought the Director was a survivor of District 25, too.”
“It would be even more strange if, after seeing this phenomenon, you can’t think of the Administrator.”
gap between space and time. And the face of Keegan Grimes, where the face of a young man and an old man coexisted.
Rather, it would be even more suspicious if other team members had not yet thought of connecting the two elements.
“Is this operation itself made up of people from the closed area…? … . It’s heartbreaking.”
Felix immediately came to his senses and began actively exploring his surroundings.
“…Once you enter the area, you can see evidence that the space-time gap has become stronger. Look over there.”
Between the old and weathered buildings on the street, you start to see a lot more buildings and walls that shine exceptionally like new.
Landscapes that have almost stopped moving from time decades ago.
Such scenes, which were only occasionally seen outside the district, are now clearly beginning to increase their frequency and scope.
A botanical garden vividly preserved in a corner of a ruined street.
A TV screen working fine outside the old and collapsed display case.
Landscapes that have not yet lost their color and time appear more strongly as they head into the street.
“…You have arrived.”
The scenery of a clean downtown area, shining brightly as if it had just been built and left unattended, spread out in front of the two of them.
A contradiction in contrast between the ruins and the splendid downtown scene with blurry border lines.
From here on, no matter what, we cannot avoid the gap of time and space. At least to the point where you have to give up your exploration if you don’t go directly into the separated area.
Felix straightened the hammer nervously.
“What happens when time fully enters the realm of dissociation?”
“There won’t be any big problems right away.”
Lennok replied.
“Because a superman who has completed the seven hierarchies has a strong resistance to changes in the external environment. Although we cannot interfere with time and space, we are not easily swayed by changes.”
Is that why all the team members of this operation were made up of people with abilities above the rank level?
“But you have to be careful if you stay in a separated space for a long time. In the process of returning to the original time, if the magical energy in the body cannot withstand the rapid change and begins to be exposed to radiation… … .”
“good. I understand. I guess I don’t have to say any more.”
Saying that, Felix signaled Keegan to enter through the transmitter and started walking.
“Then let’s go.”
Chiyiying!!
Tinnitus is heard in my ears as if countless crystals are colliding and falling, and the scenery around me slowly changes completely.
After passing through the ruins that were cold and chilly somewhere, the inside of the gap space where time was frozen was not warm enough to be muggy.
It’s not just the weather, it’s the feeling that the heat of the person who actually existed in this space still lingers.
Chik-
[Did Margaret enter the gap space?]
Immediately at the innocent voice, Felix lifted the pager.
“Yes, Mr. Azlan. We are still in touch.”
[Please contact me in advance as it seems difficult to reach you from now on.]
“….”
[I tried to contact Illya in advance, but it seems that they have already reached a deep area, so be careful.]
Innocent said in a slow voice.
[Probably, if the transmitter works normally, Manager Grimes will be able to receive our personal screens at different times, but it will be difficult to communicate with each other.
] I guess.”
[In fact, it should be considered unlikely.]
Claude continued.
[Last check, but as soon as you locate the power plant, return to the contact point. If no others have returned along the way, re-entry in the direction the team went. I’ll repeat the process for as long as my stamina allows. Will it be okay?]
“Of course.”
[Good. Well then, I wish you luck.]
Ttuk-
Lennok, who had been listening to the conversation with his eyes on Felix, opened his mouth.
“Ilya is moving faster than I thought. Considering her prudent personality, it was unexpected.”
No answer.
“….”
pat!!
Sensing a bit of horror at that fact, Lennok jerked his head.
Felix, who had been receiving calls from Lennok’s side until just now, was nowhere to be seen.
No, even if I use magic detection, I can’t catch any signs or reactions, as if I evaporated on the spot.
“This….”
Was it Lennok or something happened to Felix?
If I were to question the possibility, it would be the latter without the ability to designate a target, but Lennok thought it was neither.
If you tried your hand at the moment when the two completely entered the separated space, it would be normal if there was no room for the innocence to arrive.
There was a high possibility that this situation itself had nothing to do with anyone’s intentions or thoughts.
Thinking so, Lennok casually walked with a cane and slowly strolled through the colorful downtown streets of the closed district.
‘There is no need to worry about radiation exposure inside the gap space. The problem is rather the location of the power plant.’
A warm landscape that is not too bright.
However, the terrible silence in which no sound can be heard between them only adds to the sense of incongruity.
The silence is so quiet that it is deafeningly deafening.
Lennox’s eyes went cold.
‘It’s a coincidence, but it’s not a coincidence. If the gap between time and space goes beyond a specific area and affects the event that occurred at the time… … .’
At that moment, the sound of quiet footsteps echoed behind Lennok’s back.
that buck
The sound of shoes and the sound of treading on the ground with a soft cloth that is not bare feet.
It wasn’t Felix, Ilya, or Claude.
A sign that is completely different from them, yet gives Lennok a familiar sense of deja vu.
Before Lennok could even turn his back, a stern tone fell like a shout.
“Slowly turn your back and reveal your affiliation and name.”
“….”
“You are a person whose participation in the war has not been confirmed in this situation. If we can’t guarantee his identity, we have no choice but to regard him as an enemy and attack him right here.”
A voice you’ve never heard before.
A magical pattern that remains in the memory.
Not a survivor of the closed area. Someone Lennox must have known.
But Lennok could not easily turn his back on a sensation that, although he felt it for sure, never approached it with certainty.
It’s not because Lennok’s acquaintances are living and roaming around in the closed area.
It wasn’t because Lennok had unknowingly turned against him.
The voice that Lennok was hearing right now, the momentum rising from his body, and the life reaction left in his memory. all those clues.
Because it belonged to someone who should never have been.
“Can’t you hear me?”
His voice grew hard and cold over the motionless Lennok.
“Give me time to count to three. If you don’t make a decision within that time….”
“….”
“I, Parden McQueen, have no choice but to take responsibility and expunge you from this spot.”
It was there.
Lennok couldn’t hold it in any longer and looked away.
Standing on the other side of the bleak street was the figure of an old monk wearing an old robe.
He has a strange appearance with unknown tattoos on his bronze skin while holding a long yellow dharma scepter in one hand.
However, the mana that flowed from his body and the unique stoic atmosphere were of an opponent that Lennok could never forget.
Parden McQueen, the first boss of the cartel.
An apostate monk from Stania Monastery, he came down to the world following Oliveira Lone Maze and became her right-hand man.
In the end, he betrayed her and died directly at the hands of Lennok, a 7th-level Aspect Class magician.
The opponent that Lennok first developed the magnetic domain and brought him to the end.
The dead, who must have died and turned into a heap of ashes, stood right here as if it were natural.
With a strong and lively figure that seems to have been younger for decades.
