Talent-Swallowing Magician Chapter 256

Episode 256

decisive battle

“【Bloom】.”

It was a doppelganger.

A type of alter ego created temporarily based on genetic factors recorded in blood.

It was also a technique that Chepeshu, who was called the Lord of Blood, used as his specialty along with the Dead Giant.

“It’s here too, what should I do?”

“No, it’s here?”

“Hehe. “Is it here too?”

A place where Batu’s eyes cannot reach. However, his sharpened senses did not miss the sight of two spear blades stabbing deeply from the blind spot behind him.

Two new doppelgängers are created and are targeting the back.

A laugh full of mischief.

That got on Batu’s nerves.

“What a useless thing!”

Batu thought Elric was making fun of him, so he turned his body sharply to the side and deflected all of their attacks.

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A sword wind laden with aura arose with fierce force and the ground exploded.

A pillar of sand rising several meters high rose up.

The doppelganger would be destroyed at any moment if exposed to the aura mixed in, so the four Elrics hastily retreated.

“Even if one guy grows into four guys.”

As if he didn’t want to miss Elric, Batu kicked the ground hard and ran towards him.

“If we kill them all, there will be one real one among them!”

Fuuuuong-

It looks like a bull is about to charge. The closest doppelganger urgently tried to stop Batuu, but could not hold out for long and had to be thrown away as he turned into a blood clot.

Boom, boom, boom!

Batuu turned and ran to find the next Elric.

Every time I hit the ground hard with my foot, the earth shook loudly. The sight of Batu, drenched in the blood and flesh of his doppelganger, was already no different from that of a demon.

『That guy. The dragon’s eyes were completely opened.』

Mephisto, who was watching the fight, narrowed his eyes.

Currently, Mephisto is digesting the magical energy left behind by Lapis and Lazuli.

Because of that, it was difficult to intervene in any significant way, but I was still observing the battle in detail.

The fight between two humans who swallowed dragon blood was a topic that even he, the Great Demon King, could not help but find interesting.

And the conclusion reached was that Batu’s condition was unusual, as it had been a long time since he swallowed dragon’s blood.

In particular, the two crazy eyes were a problem.

Who hasn’t?

The eyes are the mirror that reflects the person.

In fact, Batu was like that.

Long, vertically slit red pupils, like those of a reptile.

It was a dragon eye.

『At that point, it would be difficult to call him a human anymore.』

Opening the dragon’s eye means that the mutation caused by dragon blood is almost at its end.

『But that doesn’t mean we have completely escaped the human category… I’m going to become a monster.』

Mutation means a type of mutation.

If it escapes the limitations of the species, it will evolve.

Otherwise, collapse was inevitable.

『Besides, that.』

That wasn’t the only problem.

『Didn’t you also drink the devil’s blood?』

No sooner had Mephisto finished speaking.

Kwaaaaang!

Following the second, the third doppelganger was destroyed, and now only one Elric, the original Elric, remains.

Batu, drenched in the blood of his doppelgänger, was exuding such terrifying power that he could no longer be considered human.

His magical power seemed to be boiling, to the point where steam could be seen blowing over his body.

but.

Elric, who was left with only his body, flicked his fingers without any sign of embarrassment, as if he was aiming for such a scene.

“【Explode】.”

Another of Chepeş’s long-term magic was activated.

Corpse explosion.

The flesh and blood of the doppelganger that Batu was covering exploded all at once.

Kwaaaaang!

Quack, quack, quack!

Crumble, rumble, rumble-

There were several explosions so massive that they seemed like they could easily blow up an average building.

Batu’s barracks, which barely had any form remaining, was completely blown away.

As the axis of the earth shook violently several times, the surrounding mountain peoples could not help but be horrified.

“Master Batu!”

“Warchief… ! You cowards, how dare you attack our warchief!”

To those who considered magic to be a treacherous hex, Elric could only be seen as dishonoring the warchief, so he shouted loudly.

However, as if the Guardians could never interfere with Elric’s fight, they held their position ironically and continued to push them out.

As the imperial army arrived from outside, everything was in a state of confusion.

In such a situation, even Batu was tied up, and proper response was impossible due to lack of command and control.

Crumbling!

However, explosions still struck the place where Batuu was located several times.

No matter how great a superhuman he was, I wondered if he would be able to survive there.

[wow. Isn’t this really effective?]

“There’s no need to throw away a doppelganger created by squeezing out a significant amount of blood to the point of causing anemia.”

Despite Elric’s admiration, Chepeshu remained indifferent.

Having dealt with blood and death for a long time, he was not the type to express his emotions out loud, unlike his close friend Damir.

“Besides, you also have dragon blood mixed in.”

Elric nodded as if he understood.

Certainly, Dragon Blood was like a cheat in many ways.

It awakens the body and even creates talents that did not exist before. It forges the senses and opens the sixth sense. That alone was a change that could be said to be enormous.

In such a situation, what if there was magic using Elric’s blood mixed with dragon’s blood?

Naturally, the power was so great that it could not even be compared to a regular ‘corpse explosion’.

“But as Mephistopheles said.”

However, Chepeshu and Elric seemed to think that the match would not end like this.

“Maybe it’s because he drank the devil’s blood, but he doesn’t take it easy.”

No sooner had those words ended.

Whihwihwihwi… !

A gust of wind seemed to soar into the air, and soon the figure of Batu appeared through a cloud of dust.

Jerk.

Jerk.

However, Batuu’s appearance was slightly different from before.

Although the overall silhouette itself was clearly human.

Blue-black scales rose from the chest, covering half of the face, and a dragon-like horn protruded from one temple, standing upright.

Moreover, the wings and tail sticking out through the tattered hem of the jacket were hanging down and dragging on the floor.

Can that really be called a human being?

Half man, half dragon.

Batu was in such an awkward state that he could no longer be called a human or a dragon.

“It seems that the mutation has now led to a change in the species. Mutation. Plus a mystery?”

In addition, Batu had another characteristic.

Tsutsutsu-

Black energy surrounding him.

It was Magi.

* * *

-Don’t you want to kill that thing?

A voice sounded in Batu’s ears.

A voice as sweet as the devil’s whispers.

-Then what on earth are you finding so difficult? You already have the power, right? I crave it more. You just have to crave more, right?

Batu was able to instinctively recognize the identity of that voice.

Azazel.

The Great Demon King that Grigori serves.

The being that no longer appeared after the Grigori collapsed was trying to do something useless to him.

It seemed like the guy had woken up because of the lazuli blood he had drunk a while ago.

So Batu wanted to tell her to get away from him right away.

but.

For some reason, the words didn’t come out of my mouth.

-It looks like you don’t like me. Tell the truth. The only thing I don’t particularly like is this situation where we have to hold hands with humans. But I think we can provide enough of what each other needs.

Azazel’s voice very cleverly tickled Batuu’s heart.

-The dragon that your tribe has revered for a long time betrayed you rather than protecting you. He gave the same amount of dragon blood to Elric Mervinger, even though he knew full well that it was a path that put your tribe in danger.

Batu knew well that the reason the guardian dragon gave him dragon blood was actually to find Elric, the object of the prophecy.

However, even though Batu had discovered Elric Mervinger, he never reported this fact to the Guardian Dragon and kept it quiet.

It was because he thought that this power given to him could be taken away.

Although we had finally been able to fulfill our clan’s secret wish, we could not destroy it again.

More than anything.

It was the clan that had served the guardian dragon for a long time, not the Mervingers!

Therefore, it was the family, not Mervinger, that was eligible to obtain dragon blood.

No, I brainwashed myself.

Azazel cleverly delved into Batu’s psychology.

-What was the priestess like? I thought she was on the same side as you. In fact, didn’t she also play a big part in starting this difficult journey for you? But how was it? Did she always take your side?

stop.

Batu wanted to shout that for a moment.

I didn’t want to hear the words about Sarnai from the mouth of an extremely ugly demon.

-But at some point, the priestess stopped taking your side… She even sent Elric Mervinger, whom she had left to kill… .

[shut up.]

Batu growled.

[What do you think you know when you talk nonsense about Sarnai?]

All I can say about her is me.

Batu wanted to say that.

Azazel couldn’t help but be quite surprised.

I thought he was just a strong, stupid person who was easy to deal with. He never thought he could go against his own words.

Most mortals have their souls possessed just by hearing it, but eventually lose their minds and become puppets.

Apparently, Batu was on a different level from ordinary people.

Well, he must have been able to push Elric, who had humiliated him, to this point.

But in the end, humans are humans.

Azazel only smiled more sinisterly.

-Anyway, isn’t it the same in the end that you are the only one who can protect your tribe and people?

Batu’s boiling emotions cooled down again.

-So what’s wrong with craving a little more power? If you are defeated like this, you will have to return to your miserable life. No, you might have to live an even more miserable life as a slave. Can you handle that?

Due to Azazel’s whispering, Batuu had to take out the memories he had buried in a corner of his mind, memories he wanted to forget, one by one.

Slave hunters pushed deep into the mountainous area to rescue slaves.

The remnants of the defeated soldiers set fire to the village and looted the people.

The imperial army did not treat them like humans but treated them like animals just because their culture was different from theirs… .

The unfair damage that the family had suffered due to the oppression and violence of the empire and its people so far passed by from the corner of my eyes.

-But there isn’t much time left for you now. Because you know it well, you endure and endure even though you continue to feel thirsty.

Azazel didn’t miss the way Batu’s eyes sank deeply.

-then.

This is how I prepare a new vessel. In fact, he might be much better than most demon lords.

While thinking like that, Azazel blurted out one last word.

-How about burning the last one in a very flashy way?

Wizard who swallowed talent