Chapter 93-1: - Maizen Tyren (2)
With the sudden appearance of the dark mage, the students started to retreat hesitantly.
Despite receiving education to face dark mages, there were hardly any students in the first year with practicalbat experience.
Moreover, the opponent was a dark mage estimated to be at least level 5 or 6. And to make matters worse, it was a fallen dark mage who used to teach them.
"Professor, why...?"
When a student trembled and asked, Maizen smiled faintly.
"... Do I still look like a professor to you? It''s truly a regrettable perception."
Maizen slowly scanned the students with a prating gaze.
They were still young and weak, but in a few decades, or even a few years, they would surpass his own achievements and possess talent to rise higher.
Does that make sense?
*''How much effort did I put in...?''*
He, too, polished his magic skills, studied, and trained every day.
However, despite his efforts, the ultimate achievement he could reach in terms of talent was around the ss 4.
He aimed for higher grounds. He wanted to be someone superior and surpass everyone with a stronger power.
That was why Maizen reluctantly chose the path of alchemy, as there were clear limits to magic.
He hoped to excel as an alchemist by solving the Delta Augmentation Form he was most confident in.
But even his talent in alchemy was mediocre at best.
It was fortunate in a way.
Maizen had a natural talent for the art of ttery, which reached a high level and it could ingratiate him with those of high status and cater to the whims of those in power.
So, Maizen managed to be a professor at Ste Academy based more on his connections than his skills.
Nheless, he considered himself a decent alchemist.
He had written quite remarkable papers, participated in significant research, and had be a professor at Ste, after all.
With his proficiency in both magic and alchemy, he had established himself as an authority in academia.
Now, wouldn''t it be okay for him to aim even higher?
That thought shattered into pieces shortly after entering Ste.
Eisel Morph, who showcased alchemy skills superior to his own, and Baek Yu-Seol, who had exceptional ideas; not to mention Alterisha, who always surpassed him in everything.
He couldn''t understand.
Why did they have to be better?
He had thought that he had studied diligently enough.
Why should he fall behind those younger individuals?
That sense of inferiority...
That jealousy.
All emotions converge into one.
He had be the current Maizen Tyren.
"Ha...."
Now it was okay.
In front of him, geniuses with the qualities of archmages were gathered.
There was no need to envy that talent anymore.
Wasnt it just a matter of taking it away and making it his own?
Sss
"Ugh!"
"Kugh...!"
The dark magic emanating from Maizen gradually consumed this space in ck.
Perhaps soon, all the beings present here will be tainted by dark magic, which made Edna lick her dry lips with her tongue.
"We must stop this."
For a week, the space here would be sealed by an imprable barrier, which meant that no one could escape.
During that week, Maizen would leisurely hunt down Ste''s students.
That would be recorded as the most terrible ughter in Ste''s history, never to be repeated.
The most prominent talents in the world would be massacred here. Then, the future of this world would truly be filled with darkness.
Coincidentally, many key figures were gathered here.
Eisel, Mayuseong, Hong Bi-Yeon, and Baek Yu-Seol who was probably wandering around the fourthyer by now.
It was a pity that he was not there.
But there was nothing Maizen could do. He couldnt always hope for the presence of key figures
"Princess...!"
"Please escape! We''ll hold them off!"
"Ahh..."
Hong Bi-Yeon looked at her faction members with tired eyes.
There were faction members who were pale and couldn''t do anything; some were already nning to escape and protect themselves, while some stood in front, deploying shields, iming to protect her.
She looked at Arshuang, who was unconscious on the ground.
*For my sake*
Until just now, she was on the verge of being consumed by dark magic, but in return, shepletely became her own person after being rescued.
Furthermore, it seemed that other faction members around her were influenced by seeing her transformation andpletely sided with her.
She had to take advantage of this opportunity.
There was nowhere to run anyway.
They would die.
So, she had to y the role of a brave leader who wouldn''t retreat from this ce.
She clenched her staff and stood up, pushing past the faction members and stepping forward.
"No, we fight. If we retreat, we''ll eventually be hunted down one by one."
"P-Princess..."
"I''ll fight at the forefront."
Even the faction members who were terrified by her words forced themselves to stand up, swallowing their saliva.
Most of the students here were her subordinates, so with her words, the battle formation was quickly established.
When Mayuseong, Eisel, and Edna joined forces with Hong Bi-Yeon, Maizen smirked confidently.
"If you had quietly given up and surrendered your mana, you could have lived the rest of your life as an ordinary person, but instead, you choose death willingly."
Saying that, he raised his right hand high. A dark mage didnt need a staff, as they drew energy from the realm.
The casting of magic.
As soon as she confirmed it, Edna shouted, "Block it!"
**Thud!**
At the same time, Mayuseong leaped using Hyper Jump and swiftly descended upon Maizen, striking him with a spear made of a massive rock.
**Boom...!**
However, a crimson shield was generated and blocked the attack, causing the spear to disappear in an instant.
Mayuseong didn''t stop there and conjured dozens of pirs of mes from the ground, which enveloped Maizens body, then he struck a rock barrier behind him, blocking his path of retreat.
Immediately after, from the sky, a giant mass of mes descended.
Hong Bi-Yeons patented move, Fire Beam.
** Kwaang!!!**
The shield formed by ss 5 magic was instantly shattered like spiderwebs, and when Eisels lightning struck, it waspletely destroyed.
"What...!"
Maizens pupils shook in surprise. It was the price he paid for underestimating the abilities of geniuses blessed with magic.
"Ugh!"
Eventually, when Edna unleashed a massive beam of light, Maizen''s body, which had grown to nearly 3 meters in size, retreated backward from the impact.
It wasn''t difficult to hit him in that state.
The faction members of Hong Bi-Yeon, who had finished their casting, also activated their magic and began attacking Maizen.
Up to this point, it seemed to be going smoothly.
But Edna knew that wasn''t the case.
Maizen hadn''t attacked yet. It wasn''t that he couldn''t, but rather that he chose not to.
To prepare for a powerful strike.
To test their strength.
Despite unleashing so much magic, Maizens casting continued without interruption.
"No... I can''t stop it."
Edna gritted her teeth and shouted.
"Everyone, brace for impact!"
The students who were already frightened by Maizens casting halted their attacks and deployed their shields together.
Shield magic, in its original form, involvedbining multiple small shield fragments to maintain a stronger defense.
Shields deployed by different magescked cohesion, but when so many ss 2 mages deployed their shields simultaneously, it provided a reasonably effective defense.
A massive and blue magic circle appeared in front. Earth-attribute mages lifted the ground to create a defensive barrier, and Edna unfolded a shining shield specialized in dark magic protection.
And in an instant, they all shattered.
Not even a sound could be heard.
They only saw the massive dark mes shoot in their direction before their vision blurred.
"Kkuhh...!"
Despite trying to absorb the impact as much as possible, the students scattered in all directions, tumbling and falling.
Edna, too, grimaced and clutched her aching back, as it seemed to have suffered severe strain from colliding with a rock while flying backward.
"Ge... darn it..."