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Night had fallen, but there was no time to waste.
The sorcerers may have already succeeded in hunting the dragon and obtained the magic bead.
If so, they had to seize it before they used the magic power in the wrong place.
Only then could the altar of Sylphir be restored.
Minhyuk left the search for survivors to General Tarman and climbed onto the back of Chun-sam alone.
Flutter-flutter-
Chun-sam soared powerfully into the sky.
Minhyuk recalled the location of the magic tower that the wandering wizard had told him about.
First, they had to head due north from the Sylphir fortress.
“Chun-sam, fly north.”
“North!”
Chun-sam could tell the direction even without a compass.
It wasn’t magic, but a sense unique to birds.
Wheeeng-
As they headed north, a strong headwind blew.
However, Chun-sam, who was resistant to wind, maintained his flying speed.
Minhyuk looked down.
It was a frozen land.
The area north of Sylphir had been a snowfield for thousands of years.
However, due to the recent outbreak of permafrost, it had become an even more extreme (frigid) land.
Flutter-flutter-
After flying for a long time, a lake began to appear.
Moonlight reflected off the ice floes of the frozen lake, making it glow.
‘I heard there’s a stone statue where the lake ends.’
As they crossed the vast lake, a huge stone statue appeared.
The statue seemed to be over 100 meters tall.
It was in the shape of a man wearing a helmet and holding a spear.
“Chun-sam, turn northwest.”
“Northwest!”
It was said that if you moved northwest from the statue, you would find the magic tower.
Flutter-flutter-
They flew for about an hour more.
And finally, a tower that stood tall on the permafrost appeared.
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There was a huge altar in front of the entrance to the magic tower.
A group of people were gathered around the altar.
They were the sorcerers of Sylphir.
They had not yet been able to enter the magic tower.
A special ritual was required to open the entrance to the magic tower.
The ancient book said that the entrance to the magic tower would open if living humans were offered as burnt offerings.
However, it was not written exactly how many lives had to be offered.
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Bound hand and foot, the figures placed upon the altar whimpered.
They were the last survivors of Sylphir.
After their sanctuary had been eradicated, they’d struggled to survive, only to be captured by the warlocks.
“Please···spare us···”
The survivors pleaded.
The warlocks looked upon them, cruel laughter spilling from their lips.
To them, human life was of little value.
It was but a small sacrifice to achieve their goals.
“There are 35 of them, will it be enough to burn?”
“We’ll just have to burn them and see.”
“There can’t be a shortage···.”
“If you’re so worried, you can burn with them.”
“Shall I?”
Tee-hee-hee-
The warlocks joked about human lives, their voices laced with mirth.
Yet in the depths of their hearts, a few held a shred of conscience.
The survivors’ desperate pleas left a foul taste in their mouths.
Their solution was simple.
They gagged the survivors, silencing their voices.
Mmm-Mmm-
The survivors groaned behind their gags.
“I just wish this would end quickly··· When are we starting?”
“Wait. Master Heron will tell us when it’s time.”
Standing far from the altar, one gazed up at the sky.
It was Heron, the leader of the warlocks.
He observed the constellations, awaiting the moment to begin the ritual.
Emotion swelled within him, a sense of triumph.
‘My dream is finally coming true!’
For the past 100 years, he had waited for this day.
Heron was a man of many secrets.
One of them was his age.
He was 130 years old this year.
For the first 30 years of his life, he had lived under the name Charles, given to him by his parents.
Charles the swindler.
As a child, his dream had been to become a magician.
“Run away!”
Half of the sorcerers began to run away.
Heron shouted at them.
“Don’t run away, you cowards! There is no wizard!”
Heron’s words fell on deaf ears as the fleeing figures continued their escape.
The sorcerers who remained brandished their weapons.
Heron activated the magical weapons nearby.
There were various gigantic magical weapons, including some with wings.
Flap, flap-
The magical weapon in the shape of an eagle soared into the sky.
And it flew swiftly toward Minhyuk.
Pow-
Minhyuk pulled out a Gatling gun from his inventory.
In preparation for aerial combat, he had created a joint to mount the gun on Cheonsam’s saddle.
A multi-joint joint that allowed the gun to be aimed in any direction.
Clank-
After mounting the gun on the joint, he aimed it in the direction of the flying magical weapon.
Rattle-
The muzzle of the gun erupted in flames.
Under the Gatling gun’s incredible firepower, the magical weapon flying toward him was riddled with holes and crashed.
However, it recovered with automatic repair and flew up again.
Rattle-
Minhyuk riddled it with holes once more.
It crashed, then flew up, repeating the cycle until its magic power was finally depleted.
The other magical weapons could not attack Minhyuk.
This was because Cheonsam was flying extremely high.
However, the Gatling gun had a long range, so Minhyuk could attack the magical weapons on the ground.
Rattle-
Rattle-
Minhyuk poured bullets on them.
The magical weapons could do nothing but take it.
‘This is fun.’
It was exciting to shoot from the sky.
It was like shooting at tanks from a helicopter.
Rattle-
Minhyuk fired his gun without hesitation.
The sorcerers watching the scene were horrified.
“The wizard didn’t disappear! He was somewhere making an even stronger magical weapon!”
Realizing that they were no match for him, the sorcerers began to flee.
But they were quickly captured by Asdel soldiers.
Minhyuk had already deployed the soldiers near the magic tower using Gaon.
The sorcerers who had escaped earlier were also captured by the soldiers.
Rattle-
Minhyuk’s shooting continued.
And finally, all the magic weapons were destroyed.
Heron murmured with a frozen expression.
“This is ridiculous... Mages aren’t supposed to exist...”
He was soon surrounded by Asdel soldiers.
Hmm-
Heron sighed deeply and took something out of his arms.
Then the soldiers shouted at him, pointing their guns at him.
“Don’t move!”
Chichich-
Heron tore the magic scroll.
Bang-
Bang-Bang-
The soldiers opened fire.
However, Heron had already disappeared like smoke.
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Minhyuk decided to execute all the wizards immediately.
Because of them, Silphir was destroyed and hundreds of thousands of people died.
What they did could never be forgiven.
Minhyuk rescued the survivors who were tied on the altar and put the wizards in their place instead.
“Execute them.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
Whoosh-
The soldiers set fire to the altar.
Flames soared high.
Kyaaak-
Dozens of wizards screamed.
The flames soared higher and the screams grew louder.
Some time passed,
The screams of the wizards began to diminish.
They were losing their lives one by one.
Finally, when the screams completely disappeared,
Pop-
A bright light burst out from the magic diagram engraved on the altar.
At the same time, the entrance to the Demon’s Tower opened.