Magic Academy's Genius Blinker - Chapter 94
Chapter 94
Maizen Tiren (2)
At the sudden appearance of a Dark Mage, the students began to slowly back away. Although they had been trained to face Dark Mages, very few of the first-year students had any real combat experience.
Moreover, the opponent was estimated to be at least a 5 to 6-risk level Dark Mage. Even worse… it was a professor who had taught them, now fallen to the dark side.
“P-Professor, why…”
When a student asked, trembling, Maizen faintly smiled.
“…Do I still look like a professor to you? Such a lamentable view.”
Maizen scanned the students with her darkened eyes.
They were still young and weak but.
In a few decades… or even a few years, these children with great talent would easily surpass her achievements and rise above.
Did that make sense?
‘How hard have I worked…’
She too had practiced magic daily, studied, and trained.
Despite that, she hit the wall called the limit of talent, and her final achievement was as a 4th class mage.
She wanted to look higher. She wanted to be someone everyone looked up to and to stand at the top with stronger power.
So Maizen had no choice but to choose the path of an alchemist.
The limits with magic were clear.
Instead, she hoped to excel as an alchemist by training her skills in the material realm to the extreme.
However, even her talent in alchemy was mediocre.
It was perhaps fortunate.
Maizen’s ability to curry favor with those in power, to flatter and cling to influential people, was almost divine.
That’s how Maizen managed to secure a position as a professor at Stella Academy through connections rather than skill.
Even so, she considered herself a fairly competent alchemist. She had written some significant papers, participated in notable research, and had become a professor at Stella Academy after all.
She thought it was time to aim higher, having some proficiency in magic and being an authority in alchemy.
…That thought was shattered shortly after entering Stella.
Aiselle Morf, who demonstrated superior alchemy.
Baek Yu-seol, who had superior ideas.
And Alterisha, who always surpassed her in every way.
She couldn’t understand.
Why should those who learned later be better than her?
She thought she had studied hard enough.
Why should she lag behind these young ones?
That inferiority.
That jealousy.
All those emotions combined.
Created the current Maizen Tiren.
“Sigh…”
It’s okay now.
In front of her were gathered geniuses with the qualities of grand magicians.
She no longer needed to envy their talents.
Wasn’t it just a matter of taking it and making it her own?
“Ugh!”
The Dark Mana emanating from Maizen slowly began to contaminate the entire space with darkness.
Soon, all the Divine Beasts here would be corrupted by Dark Mana, Flame thought, licking her dry lips.
“…We have to stop her.”
For a week, this space would be sealed by a barrier impassable by any magic. In other words, no one could escape.
During that week, Maizen would leisurely hunt Stella’s students. That would be recorded as the most horrific massacre in Stella’s history.
If the most promising talents in the world were all killed here, the future of this world would be filled with darkness.
Fortunately, several key characters were gathered here.
Aiselle, Ma Yuseong, Hong Bi-yeon.
It was unfortunate that Haewonryang, who was hospitalized, and Jeremie, whose whereabouts were unknown, and Baek Yu-seol, who was likely wandering the 4th layer, were not here…
But it couldn’t be helped. We couldn’t always have all the key characters together.
“Princess…”
“Run away quickly! We’ll hold her off!”
“Ahhh…”
Hong Bi-yeon looked at her faction members one by one with calm eyes.
Some were too frightened to do anything, some were already running away to save themselves, and others were blocking her with shields, saying they’d protect her.
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She looked at Arshuane, who was unconscious on the ground.
‘For me…’
Until just moments ago, she had been on the verge of being corrupted by Dark Mana, but in exchange for saving her, she had become completely loyal. The other faction members, seeing that, also seemed to have completely switched over to her side.
She had to use this opportunity.
There was nowhere to run. They would die. Therefore, she had to act as a courageous leader who wouldn’t back down here.
Gripping her staff, she stood up and pushed her faction members aside, stepping forward.
“No, we fight. Running away will just get us hunted one by one.”
“P-Princess…”
“I will fight at the front.”
Her words made her terrified faction members swallow hard and forcibly rise to their feet. Most of the students here were under her command, so they quickly formed a battle stance at her words.
When Ma Yuseong, Aiselle, and Flame joined her side, Maizen grinned wickedly.
“If you surrender quietly and give up your mana, you might survive as ordinary people for the rest of your lives… but you choose death.”
Saying that, she raised her right hand high. Dark Mages don’t need staffs.
They borrow energy from another realm.
Swoosh-swoosh!!
Magic casting.
Upon seeing that, Flame shouted.
“Block it!”
At the same time, Ma Yuseong had already used Power Jump, reaching Maizen’s head in an instant and striking down with a giant rock spike.
Thump…!
However, a dark red shield formed, blocking it, and the spike disappeared instantly. Ma Yuseong didn’t stop there; he summoned dozens of pillars of fire from the ground, enveloping Maizen’s body, and erected a rock wall behind her to prevent her retreat.
Immediately after.
A massive chunk of fire fell from the sky.
Hong Bi-yeon’s signature move, concentrated firepower.
…Bang!!!
The shield, made with 5th class magic, instantly cracked like a spider web, and when Aiselle’s lightning struck it, it shattered completely.
“What…”
Maizen’s pupils shook in confusion. She had underestimated the skill of these geniuses blessed by magic.
“Huff!”
When Flame fired a massive beam of light, Maizen’s body was pushed back. Her body, nearly 3 meters tall, made targeting easy.
Other faction members, having finished casting, also began attacking Maizen with their magic.
Up to this point… it seemed smooth.
However, Flame knew it wasn’t.
So far, Maizen hadn’t attacked. It wasn’t that she couldn’t, she just didn’t.
To prepare a powerful blow.
To test her strength.
Even with all this magic being cast, Maizen’s casting hadn’t stopped.
‘No… we can’t stop her.’
Flame bit her lip and shouted.
“Everyone, brace for impact!”
The students, already scared by Maizen’s casting, stopped their attacks and deployed their shields together.
Shield magic is designed to overlay multiple small shield pieces, maintaining stronger durability.
Although shields deployed by different mages lack cohesion, the combined shields of this many 2nd class mages formed a rather decent defense.
A large, blue magic circle was deployed in front, earth mages elevated the ground to create a barrier, and Flame deployed a shield of light specialized in repelling Dark Mana.
…And.
All of it shattered in an instant.
There wasn’t even a sound.
She only saw a massive black flame heading their way.
“Ugh…!”
Even though they tried to absorb the shock, the students were scattered in all directions, collapsing everywhere.
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Flame also rolled on the ground, clutching her aching back. She had hit a rock while flying backward, severely injuring her back.
“Damn it…”
Forcibly applying healing magic to her back, she wobbled up and gripped her staff tightly. Students lay around her, but Maizen was still unmoved, leisurely standing.
“Hmm, this is quite useful. I didn’t expect you to block it. Indeed, our first-year cadets are extraordinary?”
She smiled as if truly pleased.
“…I’m very happy thinking about absorbing that talent.”
Step
With just one step, Maizen advanced.
Some students forced themselves up with their staffs. Surprisingly, even in this situation, they were filled with the will to resist, knowing the enemy was still in front of them.
“Haha… truly, no matter how young, Stella is still Stella.”
One by one, the cadets stood up, drawing mana with their exhausted bodies. Maizen slowly scanned them and then frowned deeply.
“…What are these kids so desperate for?”
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Flame quickly checked Ma Yuseong’s location. His uniform was tattered, but he seemed relatively okay.
No. He was more than okay.
His body was slowly sparking, not with the usual blue and red mixed mana, but with pure black mana.
Ma Yuseong was about to use his unique trait, [Dark Mana Domination].
But the condition for that was quite stringent—it required fully releasing [Dark Mana Restraint].
With Ma Yuseong’s current state, it was a difficult task. Furthermore, once he released Dark Mana, he could never attend Stella again.
Knowing this, releasing it meant… dealing with the current situation was more critical than the academy.
But at that moment.
Boom! Maizen approached Ma Yuseong in a flash.
“Damn it…!”
Ma Yuseong stopped the release and retreated, erecting a rock wall in front.
Crash!!
But Maizen Tiren pierced through the 3rd class wall effortlessly. Ma Yuseong desperately used Power Jump to dodge into the air, but Maizen quickly followed.
With no choice, Ma Yuseong exploded fire in the air, using the rebound to fling himself to the ground, but he suffered considerable impact.
Bang-bang-bang!!
Maizen tried to strike Ma Yuseong immediately, but the students, barely regaining their senses, fired magic to stop her.
While Ma Yuseong quickly tried to distance himself, Maizen deployed a shield and relentlessly pursued him.
‘She noticed something…’
Dark Mana Domination could affect even higher-level Dark Mages.
Maizen, knowing this, was forcing herself to chase Ma Yuseong to prevent him from deploying Dark Mana.
“You damn woman!”
Flame summoned a whip of light to restrain Maizen’s body. The speed slowed slightly, but it wasn’t very effective. Maizen tore through it and continued advancing.
Meanwhile, magic struck Maizen.
However.
Although Maizen was being attacked… she was a Dark Mage with over 5-risk level power.
Against her, Ma Yuseong was skillfully blocking or dodging attacks, even counterattacking when he had the chance.
Rocks surged, lightning struck, and walls of fire blocked Maizen’s view.
In other words, Ma Yuseong was excellently ‘tanking’ Maizen.
‘He’s more amazing than I thought.’
No matter how skilled Ma Yuseong was, standing against a 5-risk Dark Mage without unleashing his full power was impressive.
Though Ma Yuseong couldn’t release his trait, the situation wasn’t bad.
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Ma Yuseong was fulfilling his role as a Knight admirably.
While Maizen was focused on Ma Yuseong’s trait and fighting him one-on-one, the students cast their strongest magic.
Typically, they couldn’t use these in a critical situation, but thanks to Ma Yuseong’s excellent tanking, casting was quickly completed.
Boom, crash!!
As various elemental magic was unleashed simultaneously.
In the corner, Aiselle, who had been quietly chanting, completed her magic.
“Crystal Flower.”
Her ultimate magic, developed with Baek Yu-seol.
It displayed the effect of 4th class magic momentarily, but it left her exhausted and was reserved for desperate situations…
This was such a situation.
Crack…!!
A massive ice flower bloomed.
“Shatter.”
It scattered into tiny petals, piercing through Maizen’s body.
Ice bullets that could penetrate steel and freeze to the bone.
In addition.
“…Devour.”
A massive wave of fire suddenly engulfed the world.
It was a magic Hong Bi-yeon developed after pushing herself to the limit, inspired by Aiselle’s magic during the mock monster battle.
‘Wave of Fire.’
The massive wave, without burning nature, targeted only its intended victim.
Boom…!
It sounded more like a bomb than flames, accompanied by what seemed like Maizen’s scream.
Not stopping there, Flame also exerted her maximum magic.
“Blackness, melt away.”
A golden door appeared in the air, spinning.
Clunk! The door opened.
Light poured out.
It looked like a simple light with no effect… but it was a white purification magic lethal to dark mana.
Flames erupted, ice shattered, and beams of light shot down.
The genius girls, not caring for their own safety, burnt all their mana to create the greatest magic, a beautiful artwork.
With such a combination of magic, surely they could significantly damage Maizen Tiren…
…Clang!!
‘Huh?’
Flame felt her heart stop momentarily, clutching her chest, falling to her knees, and vomiting blood.
“Ugh, cough…”
All her mana had evaporated.
Magic Rebound.
A phenomenon occurring when magic is forcibly dispelled or canceled.
Experiencing such pain for the first time, tears streamed down her face.
“Cough, ugh…”
She wasn’t the only one.
Hong Bi-yeon, Aiselle, and other students also had their magic canceled, lying on the ground, unable to move.
Some even vomited blood and fainted, seemingly unable to continue fighting.
‘Damn…’
Barely holding onto consciousness, Flame gritted her teeth and forced her trembling legs to stand.
Dizzy.
The world wobbled, her body begged for sleep, but she couldn’t.
If she slept now.
She would lose everything.
Her life and the future of this world.
She couldn’t… couldn’t…
Gripping her staff, Flame raised her head.
…Her eyes filled with despair.
Fwoosh…!!
A magic circle formed at Maizen’s fingertips, spinning.
It was… the same black flame that had required the combined effort of all students to barely block before.
“Haha… truly, amazing. At barely ten years old, such magic…”
Maizen smiled wickedly, then hardened her expression and raised the flame.
“…I really can’t wait to take it from you.”
The black flame had grown even larger.
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Estimated level, 6th class.
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Even if everyone was in perfect condition, they couldn’t block it…
The sky turned black. Like the future.
Trying to squeeze out magic, she felt nothing in her body.
‘Ah… damn it…’
Flame looked around.
Ma Yuseong, struggling to stand after being blown away by Maizen’s magic.
Aiselle and Hong Bi-yeon, also supporting themselves with their staffs, forcing their bodies up, like her.
Other students, unconscious and motionless.
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…Everyone would die.
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Those who would change the world’s future, all here.
Despairing and lamenting.
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If this was fate.
Nothing could be done.
Flame watched Maizen’s black flame flying towards her with resignation.
[The special function of the item ‘Marekan’s Pendant’ is activated.]
[Marekan Shield]
[It blocks any magic below 6th class once unconditionally.]
Immediately.
In front, a large, complex-circuited shield deployed.
…Boom!!
The black flame completely disappeared.
‘Ah…’
In that instant.
Flame saw.
Smaller and thinner than other boys… but feeling broader and more reliable, the back of a certain boy.
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‘So damn late…’
With that, Flame closed her eyes.
Relieved… even smiling.
End of Chapter
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