Magic Academy's Genius Blinker - Chapter 150

Chapter 150

Magic Survival (2)
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In the end, the game had started.

“Ah…”

Seeing Baek Yu-seol, who was standing far away, teleport to the stage and disappear, Anella felt her body go limp.

The guards who had been stopping her from entering frowned deeply.

“Student, if you keep this up, we won’t be able to let you go. You need to leave now.”

“…Yes.”

It was already too late.

Once the game started, the participants were moved to a completely isolated space, making it impossible to convey any messages.

In the past, when Magic Survival was held, supporters had secretly informed participants or interfered with magic, causing Eltemon Eltrine to take the extreme measure of isolating the space entirely.
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The stage, made entirely of fiction, was considered safer because participants couldn’t harm each other with their attacks, so Eltemon’s choice was deemed correct…

‘Stupid mages.’

To think they couldn’t even notice the infiltration of a Dark Mage, what was so great about them? A 9-class mage? They could go throw away their credentials.

Grinding her teeth, Anella turned around. She had to somehow inform others about this, but who would believe her?

Even if someone did believe her, stopping the game would require Eltemon Eltrine’s intervention…

Would the Principal of Stella move because of a mere exchange student’s story?

That would be preposterous.

‘Moreover… it wouldn’t be easy to stop the game.’

To pull students out of the isolated space would take considerable casting time.

So, she had to inform others as quickly as possible, but was there any way?

As Anella pondered with a dark expression, someone quickly approached her.

“Hey, let me talk to you for a second.”

“Huh?”

She turned her head to see a young girl who looked like a middle schooler.

Her face was so cute and pretty that Anella was momentarily stunned.
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“What are you spacing out for? You were desperately looking for Baek Yu-seol earlier… What’s your purpose?”

Anella instinctively checked the girl’s name tag.

‘Flame.’

She looked familiar, and it turned out she was a famous figure.

Staring at Anella’s face, Flame looked at her two pigtails and name tag, then hardened her expression.

‘Anella…?’

It was a name she had heard before but couldn’t quite remember.

Flame had stored all the details of the original novel in her head thanks to her excellent memory, so recalling something took a bit of time.

‘Oh, right.’

But she remembered quickly.

Flame soon recalled that Anella was a character in the original novel who intervened to break up Aiselle and Ma Yuseong.

She was a one-time extra character, but Flame, who supported Ma Yuseong and Aiselle’s coupling, remembered all the villains who tried to interfere.

‘I thought she was a Dark Mage, so why is she here…?’

While Flame was briefly pondering, Anella grabbed her by the shoulders.

“You’re close to Baek Yu-seol, right? I heard the rumors. You used to be his girlfriend.”

“Oh, uh, yes… I guess?”

Only then could Anella put on a bright expression. Flame, being a special student, would certainly have some influence within Stella.

“Help me, Baek Yu-seol might be in danger.”

Anella, feeling like she was grasping at straws, sought help from the much younger human mage.

Whoosh…!

A cold wind blew.

It felt like the scent of grass.

When I opened my eyes, a green horizon filled my vision.

A vast meadow.

Tall weeds that reached my waist obstructed my view.

The sky darkened slightly, and when I looked up, clouds were briefly passing over the sun.

A space more real than reality.

However, this place was just a virtual reality of the Stella Dome, not real.

“Ugh.”

I took a deep breath and first checked the ‘map.’
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In the survival game, participants could see their positions on the map in real-time. If an enemy with a tracking spell or a special event occurred, it would be marked on the map, so frequent checks were necessary.

‘Starting at the very edge, huh.’

The basic rules of Magic Survival were similar to the battle royales enjoyed on Earth.

The barrier gradually shrunk from the edges in a circular shape, limiting the game area, and if exposed to the barrier for too long, life points would gradually evaporate.

If life points dropped to zero due to battles or exposure to the barrier, it was considered a death, and the participant would be eliminated and expelled from the game.

In other words, participants had to keep moving according to the shrinking game area, but in a battle royale, it was advantageous to position oneself near the center of the game area.

Of course… the problem was not knowing where the final game area would shrink to.

‘In a battle royale, surviving to the end is the key.’

On Earth, I enjoyed playing such games, often dropping into densely populated urban areas for fierce battles and getting eliminated quickly.

But that couldn’t be done in a real competition. I had to be as strategic as possible, avoiding conflicts with others. Meanwhile, obtaining special ‘artifacts’ scattered around the stage would be beneficial.

In Magic Survival, participants could only wear the most basic staff and a light robe, so artifact farming was essential for proper combat.

In my case… since I couldn’t use the Terivon Sword, I needed to obtain a very special artifact.

Fortunately, with my glasses, I could identify the artifact supply routes for this game.

[If you landed at the northeastern edge, oh no! Tough luck.]

…Great.
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Of all places, I landed in the hardest area to farm artifacts.

[But don’t worry. Even if you pick up trash artifacts, something good might come out.]

After checking the strategy guide, I headed south following the compass.

In the distance, I saw a small village. According to the setting, it was an abandoned village with no inhabitants, but I had to be cautious of running into other enemies.

‘I need to farm quickly and move to the center.’

The most important thing now was to resolve this situation that suddenly turned into a main episode.

The main villain of this episode was a Dark Mage disguised as a participant, who could inflict real damage even in this virtual space.

[The name of the Dark Mage is… Berankal.]

[He respawns in the southwestern mountains, so if you’re nearby, it’s a good idea to find and duel him immediately.]

Since I was in the northeastern part, the distance was too far. By the time I got there, Berankal would have equipped himself with artifacts, making it likely that I would lose the battle.

[If you respawn far from Berankal… head toward the central urban area.]

[Berankal enjoys hunting down enemies in densely populated urban areas right after a battle, when they’re vulnerable.]

[While his combat ability itself is poor, he has enough power to silence an enemy with one strike, so be careful.]

“Sigh…”

Even after reading the strategy guide thoroughly, I could only sigh.

The distance was far, and my combat power was almost nonexistent without a magic sword, so I urgently needed to obtain essential items.

[If you spawn far from Berankal, unfortunately, you can’t prevent casualties.]

[However, there is a way to disrupt and lure Berankal as quickly as possible.]
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[First, obtain the artifact ‘Scanning Field.’]

[Second, implement the ‘Lü Bu Meta’ strategy.]

A word I hated deeply appeared.

Named after the general Lü Bu from the late Han Dynasty of China, this strategy involved rushing to populated areas and defeating everyone indiscriminately.

This was completely opposite to my original strategy of ‘surviving quietly’ for the win, and it significantly reduced the chances of winning the game.

Because.

When I achieved a kill, my location would be revealed to all participants for one minute.

Killing an enemy directly rewarded points and allowed me to loot artifacts, but the penalty was enormous.

And I had to repeat this to lure the Dark Mage.

“Sigh…”

It felt overwhelming.

* * *

Southwestern stage.

Amidst the green trees that grew so tall they blocked the sky.

Stomp!

Berankal trampled the girl lying in front of him.

“Ah, it hurts…”

The girl, dressed in the uniform of the prestigious Deichelli High School, reached out pathetically but couldn’t touch anything.

“Deichelli is nothing special.”

He sneered.
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She had let her guard down, thinking it was just a ‘game’ in a virtual space.

Her strategy was excellent. She planned to take some hits and sacrifice a bit of her life points to prepare a stronger attack.

But she couldn’t have expected this.

That the attack she took would cause real pain.

‘Why…’

She couldn’t understand why she felt pain. The dark-red flames clinging to her body paralyzed her thoughts.

Whoosh!

“Ahhh!”

“Hahaha.”

This is fun.
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So much fun.

There was nothing more enjoyable than thoroughly crushing and destroying a student from a prestigious school who was supposedly better than him.

Even if he let her live, the trauma would prevent her from ever participating in magic battles again.

No, it would be cleaner and better to kill her.

Because it’s more fun that way.

Once decided, he acted immediately.

Berankal brought his finger to the girl’s head. He thought burning her from the head down wouldn’t be a bad idea.

At that moment.
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Flash…!

“What?”

A flood of light from the sky illuminated the entire mountain ridge. Having studied ‘survival artifacts’ beforehand, he immediately recognized what it was.

“A Scanning Field…?”

There were only about five in each game, making them hard to obtain, but they were cheating items that could scan designated fields.

The downside was that one minute after scanning, the location of the targets would be revealed, and not only the user but everyone in this stage could see the scanned target’s location.

‘Damn it!’

He didn’t know why someone suddenly used a Scanning Field here, but he had to leave within a minute.

If the girl died abnormally and was eliminated, it would expose him as someone who could actually kill in this stage.

Not yet.

If the participants became aware of his existence, all firepower would be focused on him.

Bam!

Berankal sprinted quickly to get out of the scanning range, realizing he couldn’t finish off the girl. He had no choice.

‘Damn it…’

The Scanning Field had messed things up from the start.

‘I don’t know who used it… but don’t get eliminated and wait.’

He vowed to burn them alive.

With that resolve, Berankal disappeared.
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Flash!

One minute later, the Scanning Field illuminated the mountain ridge but captured nothing.

Only a mysterious, motionless girl was detected.

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