Chapter 277

Chapter 277

Chapter 277

Yi-Han was disappointed.

'Damn. Impenetrable as a fortress.'

It wasn't all that surprising, though. The imperial bureaucrats were known for their integrity and uprightness, so they were unlikely to be swayed by such personal connections.

Still, he had thought that since they were from the same tower, there might be some way to get through, but

"If I were to work in the government, what position do you think would suit me?" Yi-Han asked bluntly, unable to give up.

Normally, he wouldn't have gone this far, but that's how much he wanted it.

Of course, Eunrad Lee made a face as if he had heard the most absurd joke in the world. Seeing his expression, Yi-Han quickly changed his words.

"It was a joke."

"Haha. I thought so."

Yi-Han clicked his tongue inwardly.

To think he would be this upright and incorruptible. No wonder he was dispatched to Einroguard.

"Anyway, student Wardanaz... thank you for kindly agreeing to the consultation today."

"No, it was something I had to do."

"As your senior, I'm cautiously worried that you might be carrying too much of a burden on your shoulders, student Wardanaz."

Yi-Han's face brightened.

"But I have no intention of stopping you, so don't worry. Isn't hardship a blessing and a gift for those with talent?"

Yi-Han's face darkened.

'As expected of a graduate, he can naturally say such crazy things.'

While Eunrad Lee was worrying about the shock the Emperor and the imperial bureaucrats would receive, there were people sweating bullets elsewhere.

The adventurer Kilvedek wiped the sweat from his brow with his sleeve and looked at his companion.

"How is it?"

"I think it's still a bit lacking."

"Don't bullshit me! This is enough! I didn't prepare this much even when I went to hunt a rampaging cave troll!"

"Don't get angry. I'm not doing this because I want to either. You know that crazy mage won't be satisfied with this."

"..."

Kilvedek shut his mouth.

Even if they were adventurers who had never seen each other's faces before, there were cases where they quickly became close when they got involved in a dangerous mission together.

That was exactly the case for Kilvedek now.

The situation of being caught and dragged here while trying to scam a mage from Einroguard!

-If we had known he was a mage from Einroguard, we obviously wouldn't have tried to scam him!-

Kilvedek and the other adventurers wailed like that, but it was already too late.

The lunatic mage asked the adventurers who had used trickery whether they would help with his work or receive proper punishment according to imperial law

And the adventurers naturally said, "We will help with the work!"

The so-called proper punishment according to imperial law meant nothing to high-ranking mages.

If they had chosen the latter, they could have been buried alive in secret.

-What the hell is he trying to make us do?-

-I heard the grounds of Einroguard are vast, so maybe we'll have to gather ingredients?-

-Maybe we'll have to conquer a dungeon-

-Nonsense. Why would a mage belonging to Einroguard call adventurers like us?-

-Th-then?-

-Human experimentation... Maybe he wants to do human experimentation?-

The captured adventurers trembled in fear.

But fortunately, the situation unfolded differently from their expectations.

-Work together.-

-Pardon?-

-Assuming there is one intruder, work together to subdue them.-

-...!-

It wasn't about collecting ingredients, conquering a dungeon, or offering their bodies for magic.

The lunatic mage wanted the adventurers to work together to subdue one intruder.

-We can do that much right now!-

-I know my reputation isn't that great, but I'm someone who has solved dozens of requests in the west!-

-I see. Let's test it out.-

And the lunatic mage effortlessly neutralized their joint attack without blinking an eye and beat the adventurers to a pulp.

-Again. Prepare properly this time.-

-Ugh... Ugh... Ughhh-

The lunatic mage beat up the adventurers, made them prepare again, beat them up again, and made them prepare again.

No pleas, excuses, persuasion, or bribery worked.

He was truly the embodiment of the lunatic mage that adventurers feared.

There was a saying among adventurers, "Don't get involved with mages."

Suddenly feeling a gaze, he looked to the side and saw adventurers observing him through the window of the underground workshop.

Yi-Han hardened his face.

'As expected of adventurers.'

The experience accumulated by adventurers was not something to be taken lightly. They were already closely observing Yi-Han's capabilities.

If he accidentally exposed his magic here, he would be immediately countered.

'I don't know if it will work, but...'

"Professor. I'm so scared."

"?"

"Can I really defeat the adventurers inside?"

"Perhaps you have a headache?"

Professor Boladi expressed his bewilderment briefly and simply.

The adventurers who heard the student's frightened and anxious voice from outside the window became troubled.

They wondered if it was really okay to attack like this.

"We're not falling into a conspiracy, are we?"

"What kind of conspiracy?"

"Maybe he wanted to kill a disobedient disciple but didn't want to get his hands dirty, so he called us."

"..."

Hearing that, it sounded plausible. The adventurers fell into silence.

That loosened vigilance gave Yi-Han precious time.

Bang!

Yi-Han immediately kicked open the door to the underground workshop. Arrows flew in from inside.

Thud, thud-

The arrows stuck into the water shield that Yi-Han had set up in advance. Having pre-cast various enhancement spells, including , Yi-Han knew without looking.

"...Light!"

Instead of entering, Yi-Han intensely released mana towards the inside of the underground workshop and cast the spell.

A bright sphere of light reminiscent of the burning sun rose inside the underground workshop.

"Light, light, light...!"

Normally, there was no need to invest this much mana in a mere 1st Circle spell.

Mana was a limited resource, and distributing that resource was also part of a mage's skill.

However, Yi-Han ignored such calculations and poured light into the workshop. Although there was a light source, the adventurers who had become accustomed to the darkness had their vision temporarily obscured.

"Rise, skeleton warriors! Heat, distort the air!"

Yi-Han threw bone fragments and summoned skeleton warriors. They couldn't move properly yet, but they were sufficiently threatening to the adventurers who didn't know that fact.

"Undead! Dark magic!"

"Prepare!"

Even in that chaos, there was no excess in the adventurers' movements, and their coordination didn't break. Yi-Han couldn't help but admire them.

'I thought they were scammers, but it seems they have real skills. Well, if they didn't have skills, they wouldn't have dared to scam an Einroguard professor.'

Inside the underground workshop, bright enough to not see ahead.

The summoned skeleton warriors, under the influence of illusion magic, felt like more than a dozen.

Nevertheless, the adventurers accurately swung their weapons and brought down the skeleton warriors.

That's how much bloody practice they had done inside this underground workshop.

"I-I got it!"

Kilvedek was surprised even after he brought down a skeleton warrior.

"Bones, seize the enemy!"

Yi-Han immediately went for the next attack.

From the beginning, the purpose of detonating the light and sending skeleton warriors inside was not to attack but to draw attention.

It was enough that the enemies couldn't pour out what they had prepared onto Yi-Han.

Using the bones of the shattered skeleton warriors, Yi-Han recklessly fired bone magic.

"Bones, seize the enemy!"

With a nerve-grating sound, bone fragments gathered from all directions, creating restraints.

The remaining adventurers dodged to blind spots invisible from the entrance and shouted,

"It wasn't a young student!!!"

"Hold on! If he uses magic like that, he can't last long! Exhaustion will come soon!"

"Ugh...!"

An unlucky adventurer was hit by the barrage of bone magic and collapsed.

The other adventurers endured tenaciously. It was thanks to the lunatic mage's ordeal that had made them grow.

'The end is coming soon!'

'Even a mage's mana isn't infinite...'

...But why is it taking so long?

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