Genius Wizard Takes Medicine - Chapter 779



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Genius Wizard Who Eats Medicine Chapter 779

ghost tour (5)

Seina Naidri, a church priestess found in the belly of a demon beast.

An unexpected situation in which she, who had been praying with her eyes closed as if she were dead, started talking to Lennok.

[…] … !!!]

Startled, Darby rolled backwards inside her robe, but Lennok watched her with a cold gaze.

Lennok grinned, not even trying to hide his half-hidden face under the hood.

“I don’t know what’s the point of a dead person imitating the living.”

“… … .”

“It already looks hopeless, so why are you still holding on to that body?”

It is not at the level where life activities have stopped, but the inside is damaged to the extent that it is impossible to revive at all.

I don’t know what kind of monster it was, but it was confirmed that there was no spark of life left in the body.

That’s why Lennok knew there was no need to pick up what he had said.

Right now, the priestess is not in a situation where she can see Lennok with her own eyes, or hear and perceive his presence.

A spirituality so powerful that even Lennok could not have guessed its level.

It must have been closer to recognizing and talking to Lennok with the unique inspiration given to priestesses of the church.

The reason why he imitated his physical body with his already dead body was probably in case Lennok couldn’t hear the spirituality of the priestess.

“You can hear me even if I speak spiritually, so if you have something to say, say it.”

said Lennok, bringing his hands to his face at the same time.

At the point of facing the priestess, it was decided what kind of status to step forward.

Lennok, wearing an obsidian mask in an instant under the robe that covered his face, laughed at the priestess.

“Looking at my memories from before, I might be able to listen to your will for a while.”

[…] … .]

The moment he heard Lennok’s reply, openly stating that he knew the priestess, the atmosphere felt by the priestess changed completely.

It was as if he had finally fully recognized Lennok’s existence and had changed his attitude.

[I thought that he had a rare eye for seeing the essence, so I wondered what kind of noble he was… … .]

At that moment, a whitish spiritual body rose above the corpse of the priestess and faced Lennok.

The spirit body, which had the same appearance as when he was alive, respectfully put his hands together and slightly bowed his head towards Lennok.

oh oh… … !!

It seems that a sense of coercion befitting a priest of the church emanates from his calm demeanor.

body that has already died.

The priestess raised her will in an instant to the point that it was bizarre to pull out such a sign even after her life had ended.

[I thought it was someone I had met once at the end of the well. Greetings late. You must have been a master of pandemonium.]

The voice of the priestess changed into a complex moment, but Lennok ignored it and examined the state of the spiritual body.

‘Your memory and mind are finer than I thought. Above all, the state of preservation of the soul is too good.’

What makes up human memory and spirit is a miracle that is possible because the body and soul are compatible.

It is difficult to function properly even if only one of the two pillars that support the self and identity collapses.

In most cases, the memory is blurred, the language is forgotten, and the level is reduced to the point where communication is impossible.

Superhumans who have built up a hierarchy can survive for a relatively long time, but in most cases, even that cannot last long unless special measures are taken.

“I heard that you are at war with the Federation, but looking at it now, the outcome seems obvious.”

Lennok was cynical.

“To think that a priestess who should have been protected by the church’s main church is dying in a remote area like this… … The work of the fanatics is really pitiful.”

At the point where he decided to wear Victor’s mask, there would be no reason to limit his words and actions.

It is obvious how messy the inside of the church is when a priestess died in a swamp like this and even her body was not properly recovered.

In such a state, will it be possible to get a meaningful result by engaging in an all-out war against a super-large magician group of the size of the federation?

It is said that there are many special forces called apostles, but the odds of winning cannot be determined when the leader himself is absent.

While Lennok pondered the authority to use the portal sent by the head of the federation, the priestess answered calmly.

[You. You know the school well, but you don’t know its true nature.]

“I don’t even really want to know.”

[The position of the priestess can be replaced at any time. Even the supernormal abilities I possess are nothing more than the grace I personally received from him… … If she doesn’t deserve it, she’ll disappear anytime and she’s nothing but words.]

Even after hearing the blatant ridicule, the priestess did not waver in the slightest.

[Even without me, there will be no problems with the strength and status of the church. The crusade with the Alliance, as you know, is only a matter of already determined results.]

“… … .”

[Within half a year, the temple will be over and the first gate will be under the management of the main school.]

For a moment, a chilly aura seemed to whisper around Lennok.

A firm answer that the outcome of the war with the Federation was fixed.

Fanaticism, bizarrely certain of victory.

It was not at first glance different from the high-ranking members of the Church that Lennok had dealt with, but… … .

Lennok knew that, but threw a cold sneer through the mask.

“But for the time being, there won’t be any new apostles born. Isn’t it?”

[…] … .]

Lennok laughed at the priestess who was silent for the first time.

“At the point where the special forces that your church boasts cannot continue to be put into the frontlines, will the war really proceed as they say… … I’m curious.”

The Church is a group with indescribably powerful and bizarre potential, but the Order Federation is also not easy when it comes to its history and roots.

All of the large organizations that make up a corner of the current central front are just a group of madmen whose purpose and means are bizarrely twisted.

If people who are crazy about both magic and faith collide, it is unlikely that either side will gain a one-sided advantage.

The priestess, who had been silently listening to Lenok’s words, slowly tilted her head.

The spiritual body staring at the obsidian mask with an expressionless face whispered.

[As expected, I should have made you an apostle at the end of the well then… … .]

“… … .”

[There were many cases where the intentions were reached but the strength was lacking, but it is regrettable that nobles with such aptitude are extremely rare.]

“It’s such a useless word to leave as a will.”

A flattering compliment that you don’t want to hear at all, that Lennok has a good talent for being an apostle.

The priestess put her hands together as if praying and said to Lennok, who neatly abandoned her lingering feelings and looked away.

[Before my soul gives up its will, I would like to ask you one favor.]

“You didn’t mean to make me an apostle again?”

Despite Lennok’s cynicism, the priestess persisted in opening her mouth.

[Could you retrieve my body and hand it over to the church?]

“… … You want me to carry your body?”

While Lennok questioned, the priestess calmly replied.

[Because the death I faced was so gruesome, my soul cannot leave the body. At this rate, my soul will collapse along with my body.]

“… … .”

[The death of the body is deplorable, but I still have work to do. If you lead my body to the church, I will definitely pay you in the name of the Pope.]

“You’ve found the wrong person to ask.”

Lennok replied coldly.

“I am not a mortician. Why should I be responsible for your death?”

[…] … .]

“Does this mean that you are asking for your body to be transferred?”

The priestess did not immediately respond to Lennok’s beckoning gesture.

It was because ominous thoughts were rapidly flowing out of the corpse of the priestess whose box was opened.

Aaaah!!

The sticky moss everywhere rots and becomes brittle, and the ground under the locker turns black.

thud!!

When I close the door of the storage box and wrap the magician around it and seal it, the ominous idea disappears.

Lennok, who was looking at the locker with a cold expression, asked the priestess.

“Who the hell did he die to, so he changed like that as soon as his soul came out?”

The fraud that has now exploded in the priestess is not her own.

With the feet of the power left by the strong man who almost certainly killed the priestess.

Until now, the priestess herself had suppressed the scam, but it must have been released right after the spirit body came out to talk.

Not only did he kill the priestess of the church, but his thoughts were ominous and intimidating enough to engrave the reverberation of that power into his body.

If even Lennok was the owner of this thought that he had never seen before, he would surely be a monster who would have left a name in the history of the continent.

[Worldly grudges and conflicts are fleeting. Destiny and bad ties are only a momentary bridle.]

But instead of answering, the priestess looked at Lennok’s hand hidden between her robes and said,

[Even though it looks like this, it still retains many supernormal abilities. It can be helpful to you in any form.]

“It’s the help of a fanatic who couldn’t take care of himself… … .”

Even though Lennok laughed at the priestess’ words, instead of immediately rejecting them, he was deep in thought.

It was because he knew that the priestess herself had something to gain from the fact that she had said that she would listen to her will.

The power and authority of a priestess.

What does it mean that it is still available.

Overwhelming revelation ability borrowed the power of monsters swimming in the open sea.

The authority of the priest to summon the incarnations of the end of the world whose source is unknown and perform a ritual.

Didn’t he confirm his true value while dealing with priestess Izel Naidri and the 10 apostles Amrita at the Far East branch of the church?

Either way, if it can be used as a spirit state, it has the potential to help Lennok with what he’s trying to do.

Regardless of what the priestess went through and what kind of death she faced, her detached attitude didn’t bother her that much.

But the biggest reason Lennok is thinking about the bride’s proposal at this point is.

It was because he wondered if this meeting itself was the arrangement the religious leader had talked about.

“… … .”

An old video left on Baritz’s network.

The last message he left after confronting the memory of the leader during the procession in the papal castle.

Considering what Lennok was trying to do, he said there was a chance he would meet one of his failures sooner or later.

‘I don’t know what the failed work is exactly… … .’

If the word “failure” that the cult leader had mentioned meant the failure of the priestess Seina Naidri.

If even this meeting was foreseen and given by the religious leader, there is a possibility that even the process could serve as a means to understand him.

And here, while getting what Lennok wanted, there was only one way to withhold the priestess’ offer.

After thinking, Lennok shook his head slowly.

“… … No, I refuse to lead your body to the church. No matter how you think about it, it’s just a waste of time.”

[Is that so.]

Looking at the priestess calmly agreeing to the decision, Lennok touched the mask.

“However, there is a way to help keep your soul from getting trapped in your body and rotting away.”

[…] … yes?]

Ignoring the priestess’ question, Lennok rolled up the sleeves of his robe and held out his hand.

The moment he took off his gloves and manipulated the guide’s ring to activate it, a whitish spiritual body emerged and confronted the priestess’s spiritual body head-on.

[This… … .]

Facing the spiritual body of the guide, the priestess immediately recognized its true value and her expression changed.

[It’s a spiritual body that affects the same soul. Even more so, the power of old age… … .]

“I will use this object to keep your soul inside this ring. It can temporarily prevent your soul from collapsing into one with your body.”

[…] … .]

The priestess, who belatedly realized the meaning of Lennok’s proposal, kept her mouth shut.

Do you mean that instead of retrieving and transporting both the body and soul of the priestess, he intends to retrieve only the soul and carry it around for a while?

[…] … All right.]

However, even after understanding Lennok’s intentions, the priestess immediately nodded.

As Lennok said, if the time dragged on like this, it was because the priestess herself’s soul wasn’t in such good condition that it would be ruined.

Even the brief respite he suggested was a necessary measure for the priestess.

“good.”

Lennok nodded and winked at the guide’s ghost, but the guide didn’t budge.

Instead, I just stared at the priestess’ spiritual body and slowly moved away from it.

[…] … ?]

Leaving the priestess confused, the spirit of the guide pointed to Lennok’s ring.

It was a strange movement, as if it was trying to move away a little instead of directly devouring the spiritual body.

keying… … !!

At that moment, I feel the soul of the priestess being slowly pulled into the ring.

It was as if the soul had been taken directly into its own hands and forcibly placed under Lennok’s own existence.

The peculiar thing is that this sense of incongruity, which should be unfamiliar, feels perfectly comfortable on the contrary.

The priestess must have felt it as well, staring at Lennok’s masked face with a strange expression.

[You are much more fit for doctrine than I thought. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this level of fulfillment… … .]

“… … Stop talking nonsense.”

Lennok replied annoyedly, but his thoughts were on the strange behavior of the guide’s ghost.

Why did the guide take the action of giving up a seat in the ring instead of consuming the priestess’ spiritual body and guiding it?

The reason for that might lie in the essence of the soul of a priestess rather than a guide.

While Lennok remembered that fact, the priestess put her hands together and prayed.

[It’s a pity. Your destiny too. Even believers who changed their names. Even if we were standing in different places, we could have been the same.]

“I killed the believers who risked their lives to protect you, don’t you feel any emotion?”

[Because they have also done similar things against apostates.]

Despite Lennok’s cynicism, the priestess responded calmly.

[It’s just that the ending that was supposed to come has come. It’s a fate that all of my followers and I had to accept at some point.]

“… … .”

death of believers and death of oneself.

Do they think that this is what they, who serve the doctrine of the gods, should endure?

While Lennok shut his mouth at the strange rationality that seems to be understandable even though he is far away from ordinary human beings.

Before I knew it, the soul of the priestess was completely settled inside the ring and began to shine.

keying… … !!

Two lights hovering over the clear, pure white jewels engraved on the ring.

One is the ghost of the guide that Lennok used as an alter ego of Evan, and the other is the soul of the priestess Seina Naidri.

The peculiar thing is that Seina’s soul appears to rotate around following the guide’s ghost inside the ring.

Lennok, who was curious inside that the existence of a soul could be visually confirmed like this, belatedly tightened the ring and said,

“I have work to do, so I can’t give your soul to the Church right away.”

[…] … .]

“As long as you are in the ring, you will not be able to see or hear the situation outside unless I call you. Wait until I finish my work.”

Even if it’s the soul of a dead priestess, there’s no need to show what Lennok intends to do in Yorta.

As Lennok thought so and was about to put the priestess’s soul to sleep inside the ring, Seina asked.

[If so, can you tell me how long it will take?]

“I will answer you after crossing the headlane river. It’s been so long, I don’t know when it’ll arrive-”

[You.]

At that moment, the priestess interrupted Lennok with a look of surprise.

[Could it be that the destination through this swamp was Yorta?]

“Are there any problems?”

[It’s not like that, but… … .]

The priestess replied with a puzzled expression.

[The destination I was heading to with the priests was-]

“… … !!!”

At that moment, a huge shadow fell over Lennok’s head from the other side of the swamp.

A faint pangong sound brushed my ears.

An agglomeration of powerful magic power that rushes into the sensory realm in an instant.

Immediately after Lennok recognized it and suddenly raised his gaze, something like a huge beast landed on Lennok’s head at great speed.

Aaaaaaaaaa!!!

The impact of overwhelming mass as it falls to the ground.

In the aftermath, the ground rocked like waves, and all the moss that was spread all over the swamp was plowed up.

Doo doo doo!!!

The damp ground could not withstand the force and was gently crushed, and a storage box just hidden under the crack soared into the sky.

The moment Lennok, who had slipped while holding the magician and slipped away from the first attack, knelt down on one knee and looked up at it.

“found.”

snap!!

Something that had just fallen grabbed the storage box floating in the air with one hand.

[Hoo-wook, whoo-wook!!]

It was a gigantic monster in the shape of a Minotaur that snorted violently.

A terrifying figure carrying a hammer the size of a house on one shoulder, red eyes shining and snorting vigorously.

Lennok murmured, confirming the heinous appearance that he couldn’t control and started killing himself.

“… … Apostle?”

The special force of the Guido Church, the incarnation of the end swimming in the open sea.

Unlike the monster that Lennok killed at the lakeside earlier, it is the presence of an apostle that was properly completed by receiving the power of a foreign god.

[Whoops… … !!]

Another voice echoed from above the shoulder of the monster, who could not control his excitement and snorted wildly.

“So, didn’t I warn you to be careful when crossing the central front?”

“… … .”

“Jinwa is completely insane, and there is no intelligent body that can avoid that anger. I wonder if the priestess is overconfident in her own abilities.”

An indescribable tone. A strange voice that creaked in a damp swamp.

Something resembling a sticky octopus leg tentacle clung to the apostle’s shoulder and made a noise.

“Thanks to you, I want you to be considerate of our position as we have to travel around the Eastern Swamp to find you. What kind of ridiculous thing is this?”

Jinwa. central wire. looking for a bridesmaid

Lennok tilted his head toward the tentacles that were uttering incomprehensible words other than that they were talking to Seyna Nydri.

“What nonsense have you been muttering to yourself since earlier?”

“Ah, I’m not talking about non-believers, so listen carefully.”

said the tentacles wagging.

“It’s just a mistake that came about because the circumstances on this side are so urgent that we can’t afford to cover our ears.”

thud!!

At the same time the tentacle said that, the bull-headed monster took a powerful step forward.

A terrible thought that could not burn brightly, as if the head of the person facing it would melt.

This is no longer an emotion that can be emitted with a normal intellect.

A blindness close to madness that cannot be expelled unless something in the brain is damaged and goes mad. An apostle who has gone mad.

It’s also quite a monster.

‘Did you come after recognizing the fraud that was leaked from this side?’

It’s probably not a coincidence that the Apostle showed up so late right after Lennok had just retrieved his soul.

It is reasonable to assume that after opening the storage box and recognizing the fraud in the priestess’s body, the other side belatedly pursued it.

Lennok himself, who retrieved and collected the soul of the priestess, and the church’s apostle who visited such a priestess.

And the appearance of a grotesque tentacle talking instead of an apostle.

The moment Lennok glanced down at the ring, a priestess’ voice rang out from beyond.

[You. I will speak directly with Kamrodal.]

“Camrodal?”

When Lennok inadvertently asked, the tentacle hanging from the apostle’s shoulder responded.

“hmm? It wouldn’t be a grand enough name to tell an apostate. Who are you to know me?”

“… … .”

Immediately after realizing that the tentacle’s name was Kamrodal, Lennok kept his mouth shut.

The priestess explained.

[The eighth apostle of the church, and the one who is controlling the crazy apostle.]

Guido Church special force. Among them, a single-digit apostle who is the most elite.

The priestess was saying that the 8 apostles Kamrodal had arrived at this place.