am-books Chapter 183 : Chapter 183
Chapter 183 : Chapter 183
After climbing to the stage of the 9th circle more smoothly and quickly than anyone else with innate talent and taking the position of Master of the Mage Tower.Auguste felt frustrated all along.
Because at some point, he realized that no matter how hard he tried, he could not step on the stage of the 10th circle.
‘Damn it, why….’
The stage fate allowed Auguste was exactly the 9th circle.
For Auguste, whose progress had never been blocked even once, this reality was too shocking.
‘There must be a way! Surely a way!’
Auguste denied reality and began to search for a way to reach the stage of the 10th circle.
While doing so, he coincidentally discovered a secret space in the Sage's Room, which only the Master of the Mage Tower could use.
It happened when he was reading every book placed in the Sage's Room as soon as he could lay his hands on them to find a way somehow.
Deureureuk. Kung.
When he lifted a book in the most cornered place of the bookshelf, the wall where a painting hung opened horizontally, revealing a deep hole.
Like that, Auguste, who entered the secret space, could realize three important facts.
The first was that the person who created this space was Yusupa, the greatest Master of the Mage Tower in history evaluated to have dramatically developed the Penitudo Mage Tower, and the only 10th-circle mage in history.
The second was that Yusupa had conducted research on immortality here by even touching the forbidden black magic books but failed in the end, so he preserved his corpse from rotting in hopes that someone would revive him.
The third was that Yusupa might have known a way to break through the limits of talent.
Among these, what Auguste paid attention to was the third fact.
If Yusupa really knew this way, he himself could become a 10th-circle mage.
‘!’
It wasn't even just himself.
It was possible for the majority of mages, who had to remain as mediocre mages due to poor talent, to recover miraculously through this method.
That meant the Penitudo Mage Tower could greet an unprecedented golden age, even more so than when Yusupa was the Master of the Mage Tower.
But unfortunately, Yusupa did not leave this method entirely.
The fact that the back pages of the book titled
Yusupa had even written the following sentence at the end of the book.
[If you want to know this method, revive me.]
It was a passage showing how strong a will for resurrection Yusupa harbored.
And Auguste made up his mind to willingly respond to this will.
Because he thought this was the only way for him to step on the stage of the 10th circle and lead the golden age of the Penitudo Mage Tower.
Like that, Auguste began research to revive Yusupa.
And fortunately, he was able to figure out the method of reviving the dead among the black magic books left by Yusupa.
The problem was that Resurrection of the Dead was a 10th-circle magic.
For that reason, Auguste additionally needed a method to cast 10th-circle magic temporarily.
So he plunged into research again, and finally, he was able to figure out that sacrificing 100,000 lives as offerings would suffice.
That was the reason why Auguste occupied the capital and captured all the people right now.
***
“Kukuku. Originally, the goal was to occupy the capital when the Empire's strength drained to some extent while fighting you guys, but things worked out better than I thought. It is all thanks to you guys fighting quite well.”
Auguste explained as if happy even after causing a nonsensical bloodbath.
It was disgusting to listen to the story any further.
After all, he spoke as if there was a tremendous great cause, but it was nothing more than committing mass slaughter for the benefit of himself and the mage tower.
Because of that, Albrecht drew his sword to make Auguste shut his mouth.
“Noisy.”
And simultaneously with muttering like this, Leon and Malena rushed toward Auguste as if they had been waiting.
Because they used secret techniques, their rushing speed was tremendous.
Not only this, but the power contained in their swords also transcended imagination.
However,
Kang! Kang!
The two's attacks could not pierce the defensive magic Auguste unfolded.
Even trying to use powerful secret techniques like Black Blood Slash or Night Destruction Strike, the result was the same.
“Kukuku. Is this merely it? As expected, things called knights are nothing special.”
Auguste provoked the two people, but Leon and Malena were not shaken.
Because they didn't think their attacks would work on a 9th-circle mage in the first place.
Furthermore, it wasn't just them fighting Auguste in this place.
Albrecht was with them.
Like that, when Albrecht swung his sword, suddenly Auguste's defensive magic broke with a clang sound.
The reason was nothing else.
Because Albrecht used the Dark Extreme Formation, a secret technique that silently drove away darkness with a sword without sound or shape to cut the enemy in two with one stroke.
Like this, the Dark Extreme Formation was a secret technique almost similar to the Heart Sword.
However, if there was a difference, in the case of the Heart Sword, even the motion of swinging the sword wasn't necessary, and the power was stronger.
But there was no reason to go so far as to use the Heart Sword to deal with Auguste.
Because,
“Haaap!”
“This is the end!”
Simultaneously with the defensive magic breaking, Leon and Malena rushed in like this.
Kang! Kang!
A stream of blood flowed from the corner of Auguste's mouth, who narrowly cast defensive magic once again and barely blocked the two people's attacks.
“…You use interesting techniques.”
However, Auguste looked as if he hadn't lost his leisure yet.
Once again, the mountain of corpses squirmed, and Yusupa's corpse inside the glass coffin regained vitality one more time.
Only then did Albrecht narrow his brows and unfold the Dark Extreme Formation toward the glass coffin, but it was useless.
Because Auguste appeared using Blink and neutralized that attack with defensive magic.
Kang! Jjaeng-geu-rang!
Leon and Malena also realized what they had to attack and approached the glass coffin, but their attacks were also blocked by Auguste using Blink.
Kang! Kang!
Even if he couldn't catch up with the movements with Blink, it didn't matter.
If he used a little more mana, he could unfold defensive magic separately on the glass coffin too.
Kang! Kang! Kang! Kang!
Eventually, Leon, Malena, and Albrecht's attacks were blocked every time.
In the meantime, the mountain of corpses squirmed at a slightly faster speed, and later it did so once every second.
And eventually,
Kkul-leong-kkul-leong-kkul-leong….
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woong! Pa-a-a-a-a-a-at!
Tremendous energy gathered in one place and exploded.
Like that, bright light filled the underground.
The light faded, and finally, cracks began to form on the glass coffin with a crackling sound.
“Ohhh!”
At the same time, Auguste's face was drenched in delight.
Seureureuk.
Like that, Yusupa opening his eyes.
Yusupa's gaze headed beyond the glass coffin.
Jjaeng-geu-rang! Peoeong!
At the same time, the glass coffin broke, and Yusupa, swept down to the floor along with blood water, slowly raised his body.
Then opened his mouth.
“…Finally, I have returned.”
***
For a truly dead person to come back to life.
It was when everyone was lost for words at the shocking scene.
“A disciple of the mage tower greets the Senior!”
Auguste prostrated toward Yusupa and raised his voice.
Yusupa's gaze naturally headed toward Auguste.
“Is it you? The one who revived me?”
“That is correct, Senior!”
“You are a fellow whose progress is blocked at the 9th circle. You must have shed quite a lot of blood to revive me.”
“What big deal would that be! It is all nothing more than a trivial process for the great cause!”
“That is true.”
Yusupa was also a type of person not much different from Auguste.
For that reason, hearing Auguste's story, he immediately nodded his head.
It didn't even end here.
“So I'm saying, there is one thing I want to ask of you.”
“Ohhh! What is it, Senior! Just say the word! I will achieve everything for you!”
Seeming satisfied with Auguste's reaction, Yusupa scrunched up his wrinkled face and smiled.
That appearance felt very eerie and hideous, but Auguste's thoughts were different.
‘Soon I can step on the stage of the 10th circle. So what big deal is a thing like this.’
But the request that finally came out of Yusupa's mouth was something transcending Auguste's imagination.
“Give me your life. For my youth.”
“…Pardon?”
“Compared to the youth of a 10th-circle mage, what is so important about the life of a 9th-circle mage or something.”
“Bu, but….”
“Well, I didn't bring it up to ask for permission anyway.”
Yusupa raised his hand toward Auguste.
Then suddenly, the mana inside Auguste's body began to be sucked toward Yusupa.
Auguste tried to unfold defensive magic to stop this, but it was useless.
Because as Yusupa raised his other hand, Auguste's body bent in a grotesque direction.
“Kkeuaaaaaak!”
Auguste's desperate scream filled the underground.
But Yusupa sucked in mana without resting, and finally began to absorb even Auguste's vitality.
Accordingly, Yusupa's wrinkle-covered skin changed elastically.
But it was then.
Seogeok!
Suddenly, Auguste's head fell.
At the same time, the mana and vitality being sucked into Yusupa also snapped off, tuk.
Yusupa, not yet completely free from the appearance of an old man, frowned and turned his head.
In that spot, Albrecht was standing holding the sword he had just swung.
“Impudent fellow! How dare you hinder this body from regaining youth!”
As soon as Yusupa finished speaking, he spread ferocious mana around.
It was so ferocious that Leon and Malena's knees buckled on their own.
But Albrecht wore a smile on his lips even amidst the aura storm.
Then opened his mouth toward Yusupa.
“You, you haven't completely regained your strength.”