I Became a Genius Magician at the Academy Chapter 127

127. The Curse of the Transformed

127. The Curse of the Transformed

The former president’s head had a very strange shape.

From under its copper-plated neck, long tentacles protrude and thrash about.

His face was distorted in vivid pain.

“Wow, shit… .”

A groan escaped me.

Even its ugly appearance is secondary.

“Why are there items from the Occult Department wandering around the Academy?”

I came to my senses at the cold voice that seemed to be in dissonance with the compassionate smile on Lee Ji-ah’s face.

I noticed that powerful space magic was being deployed around the head of the former president.

There was a magician there, struggling to dig into the gap in the wide open space.

“And why is there magic in that thing?”

“No, that’s….”

“Could you please explain?”

The angry gaze of Lee Ji-ah that I encountered for the first time.

I sighed at the continued questioning.

What on earth does a bald head with magic sealed in it have to do with shame?

[Answer: I think it’s probably because of the five elements of shame.]

‘If it’s the five elements, then that’s it.’

Loss of income, property damage.

Ominous, misfortune and misfortune.

Loss of real objects, things.

Injury, bodily injury.

Insulation, severance of ties.

“… … .”

As I listed the meanings like this, I felt like I vaguely understood them.

‘So, among the private objects in the Academy… is this the one that satisfies all five elements?’

[Answer. That is very likely. Even the head of the former president was sealed by the Master. If it had become entangled with the curse that flowed in like dregs, it would have been altered in some way by the erosion and contamination phenomenon.]

I looked away from the head.

Passing by the caring smile of President Lee Ji-ah, I took in the clearly visible outdoor parking lot of the academy and the schoolyard behind it.

A hazy black smoke-like thing was captured moving around like a ghost.

‘Is that curse one of those types?’

[Answer: Only by analyzing it with magic power can we know exactly what kind of curse it is.]

He spoke to Lee Ji-ah, who was waiting for an answer.

“I’ll explain after I resolve this situation. Is that okay?”

“… … .”

The smile disappears from Lee Ji-ah.

I stared at her silently, her face serious, and I looked at her without saying a word.

Soon, a smile appears on Ezia’s face again.

“I also know how to prioritize. I will do as Mr. Park Jin-woo says.”

“I’m telling you this out of concern, but I would like to tell you that this situation was caused by an ‘external attack’ with absolutely no intention on my part. The same goes for what you’re holding in your hand right now.”

“I will believe you.”

Lee Ji-ah nodded coolly.

Then he turned his body towards the space he had just emerged from.

But instead of going in, he raised his head and looked up at the dark sky.

“Do you see that?”

A sky without a single star.

But it wasn’t the night sky, it was a mass of curses spreading across the skies above the Academy.

“yes.”

“Right now, it’s quite burdensome just to block and maintain the entire space that it’s in. The professors are trying hard, but isn’t the curse something so unique?”

“That’s right. It’s hard to even recognize it with your eyes… .”

It is a very rare curse that reaches the level of murder.

Even if it’s just a piece of dregs, no matter how much of a professor you are, it’s not easy to shake it off.

Above all, the academy students are not gathered together in one place.

Private laboratories, research centers, training grounds, fitness centers, public shooting ranges, and each department’s buildings.

‘Because they are spread all over the land… .’

Even two professors wouldn’t be enough to take care of each and every one of them.

‘This is a race against time.’

Although Lee Ji-ah had gathered and trapped the entirety of the curse, it was uncertain how long her magical power and mental power would last.

“Just focus on holding on as long as you can. I’ll take care of the rest. Just leave it to me!”

“… … .”

I said it as cheerfully as I could.

Lee Ji-ah didn’t answer.

When I looked at him with a puzzled look, he closed his eyes and sighed as if he was sad.

“Mr. President?”

“Mr. Park Jin-woo. You are… .”

She trailed off and bit her lower lip.

“… I have to leave it up to you again. You’re only twenty years old, a student at our academy.”

Those were words typical of Lee Ji-ah.

He snickered and spoke as lightly as possible.

“And he’s a superhuman.”

“… … .”

Lee Ji-ah nodded.

“Okay, please, Mr. Park Jin-woo.”

“yep.”

Lee Ji-ah disappears into space like that.

I stared at his back quietly and then turned around.

Escort team members were seen waiting for orders.

“Is the spit still here?”

“They said they’d come right away once they got approval to deploy… but there’s been no news yet.”

“hmm….”

weird.

Hyun Jun-pyo is the head of the Security Department and a superintendent of police, so he has considerable power.

Even if an order to dispatch like this were handled as a preemptive measure and then reported, no one would say anything.

And yet, there is still no news of departure… .

“Are you saying that they are blocking it from higher up than the security chief?”

“They are probably using us as an excuse to postpone their deployment.”

“Is that guy’s jurisdiction-related rant again? Anyway, there’s nothing I like about it.”

“ha ha ha….”

Hyun Jun-pyo can’t easily move out of the spit because Chang-ha, the person of interest who has been chased for years, is there.

This is even more so now that we know that Chang-ha had planned to escape secretly.

‘The person in charge of the religious order, perhaps Han Dong-sook, was watching directly. If that’s true, then it means that Chang-ha still has that much value… .’

Han Dong-sook even came to Spit and secretly took a peek.

In that case, maybe Chang-ha has something that can be Han Dong-sook’s weakness, or maybe he is that kind of person.

It’s hard to make a hasty conclusion since he’s never appeared in La Focal before.

‘Anyway, I guess we can’t expect Spit’s help.’

Seeing that he was pressuring Han Dong-sook not to go out, I thought that maybe this guy also knew about the murder curse that had been placed on me.

“… … .”

No, it’s not.

Han Dong-sook has no deep interest in witchcraft.

Because the limitations are clear.

I’ll prepare something else with the capacity to help out there.

‘I don’t know much about curses, but I do know that something is happening?’

Through whom?

‘Through Hyun-ga or Nam-gung-ga.’

Chang-ha said that he was only contributing strength.

But even if he is a bishop, is it possible for him to send such a curse by himself?

Even if you were willing to risk your life, honestly, the scale was just too big.

Now that I’ve seen it in person, I know for sure.

Chang Ha-han doesn’t have the power to pile up such a curse.

‘Who is it? Who could have been involved in this?’

[Answer. The condition is that the opponent must have a very close relationship with the curse. Or, it requires the accumulation of energy through a large-scale sacrifice. Master.]

Even if it was a religious sect, it would not have committed human sacrifice on a large scale just to catch me.

Because the cost-effectiveness is seriously lacking.

In that case, the number of cases is narrowed down to one.

‘No matter how effective the insulation is, if the curse was lifted because of the Academy and not me…’

One who has the closest relationship with the religious order and is skilled in curses as he is dark.

Three years later, the being is completely unsealed by the religious order and bursts out into the world… .

‘That’s it.’

At that moment, a system window appears before your eyes.

Some of the powerful curses of the Shadow have been unleashed upon the world.

Riding on the chain of fate that extends only to you.

Don’t let your guard down.

It doesn’t have a clear will yet.

▶Estimated Clear Difficulty

: Second Sphere

▶Estimated detailed difficulty

: 6. Potestates

▶Current contamination rate

: 9.37%

* Currently, there are many powerful named characters, which is slowing down the progress of the episode. (Difficulty level reduced)

* When some named characters are incapacitated, the detailed difficulty and clear difficulty may change.

* The location where this episode takes place is [Guardian Academy]! If the contamination rate due to erosion contamination exceeds 30%, this episode will be recorded as a failure.

The two difficulty levels are prefixed with ‘estimate’.

This means that the difficulty level can increase or decrease at any time depending on my actions.

‘Even the difficulty of clearing it is estimated…’

I calmed my mind.

Because I know from experience that you should never panic in times like this.

First of all, you have to prioritize.

‘First, rescue comes first.’

We have no choice but to postpone the resolution of the facility or incident.

If we try to solve the curse first, something might happen to the kids at the scene… .

‘It’ll be okay since Lee Ji-ah is still helping me.’

I tried sending texts all the way here, but no one read them.

No, it would be more accurate to say that I didn’t read it.

That means the situation is urgent.

After making up my mind, I looked back at the special forces personnel waiting for orders.

“It’s hard to expect support. My sister said she’s on the move, but the situation is urgent right now. I can’t wait for her to come.”

“What should I do?”

He spoke calmly at the shadow’s urging.

“That thing the president was holding in his hand earlier, there are actually a few more… ”

Since Lee Ji-ah personally stepped forward and caught one of them, it would be right to assume that they were all released.

“… They will be running rampant throughout the school. Take care of them all and gather the cursed ones to the training grounds.”

“Can we leave now?”

“no.”

He shook his head.

Curses with the characteristics of shame are rampant on campus.

If you enter without permission and are cursed with a level of evil, you will be in big trouble.

“I will draw you a talisman.”

“charm…?”

The shadow said, slightly surprised.

A branch of spiritualism that studies powerful psychic abilities using certain materials.

However, now, because the curse itself is unpopular, it is almost extinct and there are almost none left.

I was surprised when he said he would draw it on the spot.

“It won’t be difficult. The principle is no different from circuitry anyway.”

“It won’t be difficult… .”

The shadow laughed vainly.

“Only a wise man would think of magic circuits and talismans as being on the same level.”

“Isn’t it time you got used to it now?”

“No matter how many times I experience it, it’s always new. To this extent, the word ‘versatile’ is an understatement.”

“I do have an onion-like charm.”

– Damn.

After making a small blade with “Bingbaek”, he placed it on his left index finger.

This is because I couldn’t get a light injection here right away.

Then the shadow reaches out.

“Please do it with my blood.”

“Will you stay here and continue to provide blood? You should be directing the scene.”

“…then.”

The shadow looked back quietly.

Then, two people jumped out without hesitation.

They were the ones who went with me to see Changha earlier.

“I will stay and act as an escort.”

“I feel better when I think about donating blood.”

The shadow looks at me as if asking how I am.

I couldn’t help but nod.

‘Anyway, it will recover quickly thanks to the effect of Wardanaz’s Botan.’

Since they came this far, there was no reason not to use it.

I immediately took out a large amount of paper from the subspace.

‘It would be much more effective to use specially made hanji, but I don’t have the materials. It’s an unpopular department, so you won’t be able to find them even if you go to the Department of Necrophilia.’

It would be safe to say that most of the knowledge that was useless in war was lost.

It can be said that it is barely surviving as a type of folk belief.

Or maybe it was completely cut off during the Great War.

‘So you have to write it in a way that is as effective as possible.’

I thought about the curse I learned about today.

Talismans and witchcraft have a relationship similar to that of pure magic and magical circuitry.

In other words, if you know about curses, you can also know about talismans.

– Gulp.

An agent holds out his hand, bleeding, as if he had been wounded.

He dabbed some blood on the paper.

‘The curse spread here is, if anything, a disgrace. So… .’

[Answer: Retrieve information about talismans.]

The pain continues, as if my head is going to burst.

I gritted my teeth and endured it, scribbling on the paper with one stroke of a pen.

[Shameless Death and Eradication]

The only thing that can be blocked by the talisman level is the maximum level of evil.

Even though the principle is similar, it is not magic, so even if you magically solve the structure of the Mangshinsalso Myeolbu as much as possible, you cannot create it to the level where it can cover up killing.

‘But I did my best.’

Most curses will disappear as soon as you approach them.

After finishing the last part of the talisman with the urgent order, he activated it with magic power.

A faint light emanated from the tired letters.

He held it out to the shadows.

“Keep in mind, if the talisman starts to burn, it has lost its effectiveness and you should run away immediately.”

“You sounded a bit like a shaman just now.”

“I’m a shaman who hasn’t even received a divine gift. I wonder if I’ll end up killing people like this.”

The grinning shadow handed the talisman to the agent waiting beside him.

“We need to assess the situation first. Starting with the training grounds, which are our official shelters.”

The agent nodded, put the talisman carefully in his front pocket, and ran into the gloomy interior of the academy.

As I watched the back of his head disappear in an instant, I wet my left hand with the blood the agent had squeezed out.

‘Akasha.’

[Answer: Start body synchronization.]

Soon, his bright red, wet left hand quickly ran across the paper.

A small commotion passed through the Special Forces agents as they saw the amulets being stamped out as if by a factory machine.

* * *

A great commotion broke out among the Academy students who were enjoying their freedom after class.

It was because bald heads and busts were walking around the school using black-tinted tentacles as legs.

Of course, as it was an academy that trained superhumans, no one ran away.

Even those in non-combatant departments such as the Department of Healing and other departments kept their positions.

Thanks to that….

– Boom! Kookookung-

“Get out! It collapsed over there!”

“Damn it, keep the chain of command! Did you throw away what you learned in class?”

“Shields- Put them up! Let’s defend them till the end!”

Despite the huge change that occurred, the students suffered no major damage.

Although it was a close call, several people banded together and formed a formation to fight against the bald monster.

A small number of people who fled from all over to avoid the monsters joined together to form one huge team.

And at the center of it all were them.

“Get out of the way!”

Leah screamed and swung her fists.

Those who had been holding out in front were startled and retreated.

Between them, a cold magical force took the form of a giant ice crystal.

– Kwaaang-!

An ice crystal containing a huge mass smashed into the former president’s head.

The tentacles sprouting from the skull below its neck twitched wildly and pounded at the ice crystals.

One of the onlookers snorted.

“There’s no way the magic cast by that ice monster can be easily broken….”

– Damn it…!

“… Is there anything?”

“What are you just staring at! Why don’t you attack quickly?”

Those who had been blankly watching the sharp voice began to move hurriedly.

Then, the head of the icebreaker stretched out its eight tentacles like spider legs and held them back.

The students flinched in fear as the sharp blades at the tips of the tentacles swung menacingly.

“You little bastards…!”

Leah turned her head away, gritting her teeth in frustration.

On one side, Baek Eun-seol was engaging in a duel with a wooden statue of the former president, while on the other side, Luna was leading a group like herself and fighting a bust.

Tsk, I clicked my tongue.

“Where the hell are the other kids and what are they doing!”

Leah unleashed her cold magic power, venting her anger on her invisible ‘teammates’ in needless impatience.

The ice rink that stretched out across the floor in an instant made contact with the tentacles of the skull.

– Keww!

– Bang! Bang! Bang!

A head waving its tentacles against Leah’s magical powers that are trying to freeze it.

The ice crystals had not yet formed in the violent protest, but the movement had become noticeably slower.

At that moment, the fourth-year student leading the line shouted.

“Now! Charge-!”

“Dolgyeogeok-!”

Shadows suddenly leap out between those holding shields.

They were warriors holding melee weapons such as swords, spears, and axes.

They each swung their weapons to cut off the tentacles.

– Crunch! Crunch! Crunch-!

The tentacles of the statues are each made from their own original materials.

If it’s a plaster statue, the tentacles are made of plaster, and if it’s a bronze statue, the tentacles are made of copper.

That’s why every time they swung their weapons, shards of rock would fly around.

– Kiiiii-! Kiiiii-!

Although the tantrums of the skull gradually became more severe, the movements remained dull.

Those who gained courage began to cling more actively.

And finally,

– Boom!

– Boom- Boom- Boom-!

One by one, the tentacles that stretched out like spider legs were destroyed.

The former president’s face is distorted as if it were a real person.

The student who had been diligently cutting flinched at the sight of that vivid expression of pain.

“What is this, so real…?”

– Phew!

“…uh?”

The student lowered his head.

It was clearly destroyed and fell off.

A single plaster tentacle leg was piercing through his stomach.

“…ugh….”

Then, a burning pain runs through my entire body.

“-AAAAAHHH!”

“Send them away! Quickly!”

“I broke this, so how does it move!”

“Shield! Shield!”

The battlefield instantly turned into chaos.

Students who had been maintaining order before now panic and start moving around haphazardly.

Leah, who was catching her breath at that pitiful behavior, closed her eyes tightly.

“… It’s like X, f*ck.”

I never really felt it because I only hung out with my teammates or special forces.

Now that we’ve experienced this together, I understand.

How highly skilled they are.

And Jinwoo Park, who leads them while also showing off unrivaled skills, is just how much of a monster he is.

“f*ck, get out of the way!”

Leah stood in front, roughly pushing away those who were blocking her view as they stepped back.

It stretched out its arms towards the tentacles that were moving on their own and trying to connect with the destroyed area.

It unleashed the magic of the bitter cold.

“Who is doing as they please…!”

– Tsk tsk tsk!

A storm of magical power that sweeps through the space as if taking over the place.

It instantly freezes the head and tentacles.

“… Did you tell me to move?”

At the same time, a white frost formed on the hems of the students’ clothes.

– … … .

A head that opens its mouth like a goldfish and then freezes.

Leah, who had been watching with bated breath, straightened her posture.

I shook off the frost that was clinging to my body.

“I should have done this a long time ago.”

I held myself back for fear of getting other kids involved, but I ended up just wasting time.

Leah, who was glaring at those who were retreating in fear to escape the cold, clicked her tongue and turned her head to where Luna was.

Luna, who had just sensed a tremendous storm of magical power, was looking this way.

“Wait. Go and freeze everything now… .”

“Careful!”

Luna spoke urgently and gestured.

A startled Leah quickly turned around.

He reached out his hand towards the skull.

“huh?”

“…what?”

All I could see were students looking back and forth between themselves and their heads with blank expressions.

The skull is still frozen, motionless as if dead.

Leah looked back at Luna with a frown.

“What? There’s nothing.”

“No! No! There’s definitely black smoke coming from that direction…!”

That was when.

-Suddenly.

The sound of ice breaking rang out… .

– Boom! Kuung-!

The block of ice that had been weighing down his head split apart and rolled across the floor.

Leah shook her head with a soft sigh.

He captures that hideous face in his red eyes.

“Yeah. I thought it would end easily….”

– Keuhehehe!

The giggling head with a distorted face raises its body, pressing down on the ground with its newly sprouted tentacles.

With black smoke billowing from both eyes, and the wounds covering his face healing… .

“… Even if you die, you will come back to life, right? Then I will freeze you completely so you cannot come back to life.”

A bitter cold magic power emerged from Leah’s entire body, a product of jealousy that could freeze everything in the world.

He reached out his hand toward the laughing face.

fantasy,