The Genius Magician Hides His Swordsmanship - Chapter 28

Chapter 28. What Happened during the Test (3)

The students looked up at the sky with their mouths open, and their faces covered with colorful lights.

‘Holy shit….!’

It was a situation where there was no choice but to curse. What was reflected in the children’s eyes was magic pouring down from the sky.

Fire, water, lightning. The elements were raining down from the sky. It wasn’t meteors, but a dozen spells falling down at once. If a meteor had broken into pieces, this is what it would look like.

“It’s a surprise attack!”

When I was active as Adonis, these kinds of attacks would be simple to deal with, but it’s hell for us now.

“Aaaagh!”

“Help me!”

“Professor!”

In an instant, the outdoor training ground turned into an abyss. While the professors were recovering from the attacks. The students were in a panic.

“Guys! Gather in one place and don’t scatter!”

“Don’t leave the training ground!”

Fortunately, the young professors were alert. They must have been surprised as well, but they were skilled wizards.

“Don’t worry too much! There’s a defense magic circle here!”

Aloy hurriedly activated the magic circle on one side of the square.
Whoa!
Then, the barrier from the magic circle covered the entire training ground.

‘Ah, was there defense magic?’

This must have been the reason the professors remained calm. Fortunately, the series of attack magic were blocked by the barrier in an instant. Since it was a barrier set up directly by the magic tower, it would not be possible to break it without some kind of special magic.

‘Now all we have to do is ask the Magic Tower for support.’

As if reading my mind, Aloy calmly injected mana into the necklace he was wearing. It was an artifact that could send emergency signals with magic.

‘He’s sly, but he’s smart at times like this.’

If the high-level wizards of the tower come running, we can end the situation without casualties. It was all thanks to Aloy’s quick assessment of the situation.

‘Did they say the centrifugal society……?’

It was only then that I started to wonder about the people who caused this terror.

[You mean the terrorist group Andrei talked about before?]

‘Yeah. They really are fearless to be messing with the people of the Magic Tower in las.’

They still hadn’t left. When the dust created by the magic cleared, 10 people with masks covering their faces appeared.

‘Black masks……’

They had black masks on with white circles in the middle.

‘Is that their symbol?’

The children were still trembling at the sight, but my eyes were locked onto them.

‘…What is that?’

There were people who caught my attention at a glance. They were two people holding swords.

[Are they knights?]

It was understandable that the profession of knight still remained. Just because the dantian is gone doesn’t mean the profession is gone.

Private mercenaries or family-affiliated knights were still in existence. Of course, I didn’t have the same status as in the past, but it’s a role that usually requires effort or chores that wizards avoid. However, in the house of Delemar, I was different.

‘But I don’t think they’re at the level of being treated as knights.’

The two swordsmen outside the barrier looked quite capable with the sword.

[They’ve learned swordsmanship.]

They couldn’t fool our eyes, since we are able to judge their skills just by looking at the way they held their swords.

‘There’s something about them.’

Around the time when I was in a strange sense of deja vu. A voice was heard from far away.

“Hey Ian, are you okay?”

It was Drew, he was lying flat.

‘Yeah. Don’t worry too much. The professors handled it well, and the support from the Magic Tower will come soon.’

“If that barrier is broken, won’t we all die?”

‘I guess so.’

“Heheuk!”

‘But the barrier won’t break.’

One of the basics in battle is to take advantage of the opponent’s carelessness and kill them in one blow. The first attack should be the strongest attack. However, those guys weren’t able to annihilate us with the first attack. Judging by the power of their magic, it was only about a 6-star level.

‘They’ll never be able to break the barrier with their current level.’

It was a barrier built by high-ranking wizards of the magic tower. Those below their level won’t be able to break through.

“Oh, really? Ian, how are you so calm.”

Only then did Drew raise his head and look around.

‘Yeah, well. It’s because I trust our professors.’

To be precise, I believed in the professors who set up the barrier and the high-ranking wizards who would soon arrive here. I didn’t even need to explain that.

‘Young professors alone won’t be able to compete with them.’

Eight 6-star wizards, and two unidentified knights. The five young professors weren’t enough to stop them. When the situation stabilized to some extent, one of the young professors stepped up.

“Do you really think you guys can attack us and escape? By now, the magic tower should be on their way with support to catch you guys! There’s no use in running away now.”

Trusting his judgment, he moved closer to them.

‘There’s no need to be provocative.’

Then, one of the centrifugal members took a step forward.

“Escape? That sounds funny. We have no plans of escaping. There is no fear with a new future at hand.”

A man’s voice came out through the black mask.

“……And when the barrier is lifted, don’t worry, I’ll skin you myself.”

His gloomy voice frightened the children. A voice filled with killing intent must have been unfamiliar to children who grew up well in their family. (venom or killing intent)

‘What?’

His voice hardened my expression. But I wasn’t intimidated with his killing intent like the other kids.

‘That guy just now……’

The masked man’s words made me nervous.

‘Did he just say the barrier will be lifted?’

He didn’t talk about breaking the barrier, but disabling it, I felt a chill down my spine upon hearing it.

[There’s no way. I guess that he’s just saying It. It’s much more difficult to disable a barrier than to destroy it.]

As Oberon said, in order to disable a barrier from the outside, you must have more magic than the person that installed it.

‘I’m probably overreacting……’

Given the circumstances, I was wary of everything. But soon I realized the reason for my wariness.

‘What is this?’

Someone stepped on top of the defensive magic circle inside the barrier. The one who was in charge of basic fire magic classes, and the young wizard who led us here. Midran who was an associate professor.

“B*st*rds from the Magic Tower! I’ll get rid of all your cubs”

His body began to swell with a cry.

‘That crazy guy!’

I recognized the appearance. It was a self-destruction magic that terrorists used often a thousand years ago.

‘We have to stop it!’

The biggest drawback of using a magic circle is that the effect disappears when the magic circle disappears. If Midran blows up, it’s obvious that the magic circle would also be affected.

“Midran! What are you doing?!”

In a hurry, another professor next to him tried to cast magic.

“For one!”

Midran, who shouted so, exploded.
Booooom!
The barrier rapidly disappeared, and a member of the centrifugal members began to chant magic.

‘He was planning this all along!’

All I could think of was that Midran hid his affiliation with the terrorists and entered the magic tower.

“Argh!”

At that moment, a desperate scream rang out. It was from the young professor standing near the end of the barrier that taunted them. Dozens of stab wounds remained on his fallen body.

“I said I would kill you with my own hands.”

As soon as the barrier disappeared, a man in the black mask fired wind magic.

‘Sigh.’

This situation makes even I, who has been through a lot of situations, sigh.

‘Would the support from the magic tower arrive sooner, or will everyone here die first?’

[Probably the latter… .]

I couldn’t think of a way out of this situation.

‘I can’t die here.’

I thought to myself, maybe I should use the necklace the Delemar family gave me.

“Listen, everyone.”

It was Aloy’s voice. His voice was heard with the use of voice amplification magic.

“In times like these, you must not panic. We must learn how they move. Learn how they use their magic. That’s what you’re going to do now.”

It was only natural that the children could not come to their senses at his stupid words. Because all kinds of magic were already overflowing at the fingertips of the enemies. It was not the kind of fear that a magic tower’s freshmen could overcome.

“Don’t think about anything else. That’s all you have to do.”

Keeping an eye on the terrorists, Aloy continued to speak.

“It’s up to us to keep you safe.”

With those last words, Aloy rushed forward.

Aloy is only a 5 star level. Even if we waged an all-out war with them like this, there was no chance of victory. I’d rather buy time with defensive magic. It was a much better decision to wait for the magic tower’s support.

[Is that guy in a panic, too?]

But Aloy’s voice, which echoed next, was still confident,

“My fellow professors, please cast defensive magic on the kids!”
“Associate Professor Alroy! What are you trying to do?!”

Each of his hands had different kinds of magic.

Casting both fire and earth attributes at the same time, Aloy stepped forward and stretched out his hand toward the front.

“That garbage from the tower is talkative!”

The enemy’s attack magic was already rushing towards Aloy.
Flash!
Aloy’s flame ran down the ground. It was a giant flame moving forward. As if the ground was a sea of fire, a huge tsunami of lava was shot at the group of terrorists.

‘Fire and earth…?’

I couldn’t help but be astonished at the magic that Aloy had casted. The magic he just casted was at least 7-stars.

‘Aloy. You’ve been hiding your power.’

Aloy hiding his true powers wasn’t important at that moment. Rather, I was grateful for it.

‘We might be able to survive this.’

A 7-star wizard and the rest of the professors had a decent shot now.

“Professors! Hurry up and use defensive magic!”

Aloy’s voice hurriedly rose. Most of the magic casted by the Centrifugal Society was swallowed up by Aloy’s magic.

The terrorists attacked relentlessly, a lightning bolt was shot towards the children.

Only then did the rest of the professors, who had been completely stunned, came to their senses.
Whoa!
A shield against the attack was stacked in two layers and unfolded.

“Yes! As Professor Aloy said, we will protect you!”

The professors, who had regained hope, unleashed a shield in unison.
Haaa!
The lightning bolt gnawed away the shield violently. However, it could not pierce both layers of overlapping shields.

While Aloy attacked, the rest of the professors protected the children.

“Wow, the professors are so cool!”

Only then did the children’s eyes light up with hope. The wailing and despondent children all looked at the situation with hope.

‘But where are they?’

However, another feeling of uneasiness struck, the two knights were nowhere to be seen.

At that moment, a scream was heard from behind. It was the voice of other children.

“Ugh! Ian! Watch your back!”

Drew shouted while pointing behind me.

[Holy……!]

When I turned my head, there was a fast moving silhouette.
Whoo!
A knight wearing a black mask was brandishing a longsword at me.