The Berserker’s Second Playthrough in the Game - Chapter 131



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Episode 131 five pillars (8)

‘The lamp that burns the pitch black’.

The effect of this holy relic, given to Kadim by Hendark, the ‘Star that Pierces Truth’, was to temporarily eliminate the ‘magic’ in the surrounding area.

This relic was originally made to be used as a decisive weapon in battles against demons. In fact, on its first use, it achieved the feat of almost completely neutralizing a high-level demon by completely burning away all of its lingering magical energy.

But when Hendark saw that, he thought of this hypothesis.

Today’s wizards use ‘mana’, a mixture of magical energy, as a power source for magic. If so, wouldn’t it be possible to neutralize wizards by erasing the magic energy in ‘mana’ with this relic?

It was a good assumption, but it was nothing more than a half-confidence. He chose this without hesitation as a gift to someone who would uncover the secrets of the Magic Tower. And now, Hendark’s assumption has become reality and has been thoroughly proven.

A barbarian holding a lantern mercilessly brought death to wizards who had lost their magic and mana.

Wow – Wow!

“Ugh!”

As I brought my fist down, the crown of my head fell apart.

The trained hands of the barbarians were more powerful than a hammer. On the other hand, the magicians who could not use magic were weak and weaker than goblins. No matter how many there were, they were no match for them.

Kadim first smashed the skulls of those who tried to run through the main gate. Then came those who resisted with their fists, those who crawled tremblingly, and those who collapsed in despair… … He smoothly smashed the heads of all the wizards, leaving only one, the one wearing red robes, in his wake.

But Kadim’s face wasn’t as bright as before.

“… … “Something is strange.”

“… … .”

“Didn’t the elders wear black robes? But why isn’t there a guy like that here?”

“… … .”

“Answer me. “Where has this guy named Oklamud gone?”

The red-robed high-ranking mage let out a listless sneer.

“Heh, heh heh… … That’s too bad. The elder isn’t here right now. He must have left because he had some business to attend to… … .”

“… … .”

A deep furrow formed between Kadim’s eyebrows.

The ‘Lamp that Burns Darkness’, although effective, was not something that could be used permanently. Hendark advised that it would break after two uses, so only use it when absolutely necessary.

‘So I was planning to use it once to wipe out all these guys, and save it for an emergency… … but I ended up losing the biggest fish.’

By then, the lamp had run out of time and went out.

Then, ‘mana’ began to fill up again in the magic stone embedded in the wizard’s heart.

The high wizard’s eyes widened. It was a sudden but unmissable opportunity. He muttered a spell as quickly as a tick.

“[Kerunagrunmolbagdusdecrisio… … .]”

But Kadim did not let down his guard.

“[Rumos]… … Keuk! Keuuuu… … .”

Ttuduk… … .

A grip that extends faster than a spell. A dangerous cracking sound came from the cervical spine, and a pitiful moan escaped from the corner of the mouth. The wizard’s complexion quickly turned red like a rotten apple that had fallen to the ground.

Just before he was out of breath, Kadim loosened his grip a little.

“If you try to fool me one more time, I’ll break your balls.”

“Kek, keheek, keheeh…” … .”

“Just answer what I ask. “Where did that elder go?”

A look of defeat appeared on the wizard’s face.

Even when Mana returned, nothing changed. If a spell is blocked, most wizards cannot use magic. The savage’s strong grip was pressing against his neck, like a fastener pulling a lever.

However, the wizard, like a high-ranking wizard, did not give up and found a solution.

“Kehek, keheeeeee… … .”

A wizard who pretends to move his limbs and quickly draws a magic circle to relieve fatigue.

As I breathed in mana, an invisible force appeared. The ‘pillar of fire’ stored in the display case broke through the glass and flew in this direction.

Pachang – !

The ‘pillars’ are both keys to secret passages and magical tools engraved with powerful magic. If you get your hands on them and infuse them with mana, you will be able to cast powerful magic without having to use spells.

But there was one thing the wizard overlooked.

No matter how fast you pull that thing, it can’t be faster than the hand that is immediately grabbing your neck.

Powduk – !

Without hesitation, Kadim snapped the wizard’s neck.

The neck broke more easily than a reed stalk. The pillar of fire fell to the ground, and the wizard could no longer make any foolish moves.

“… … .”

Kadim clicked his tongue and sat up.

The cleanup is over, but since the only survivor has been killed, the whereabouts of the guy named Oklamud are unknown. Still, since this is his base, if we wait, he might come to us someday… … .

The question was whether Oklamud could be suppressed as smoothly as it is now when he arrives.

It would be simple to reuse the ‘Lantern that Burns Darkness’, but that wasn’t possible. The lantern only had one more use left. I didn’t know what would happen next, so it was a waste to use up all my magician wide-area annihilation skills just to catch that one guy.

But if I were to confront him bare-handed, I was concerned that the elder might use flame magic. After all, I had already finished using the ‘Hydra Tattoo’ today. If I were to summon the power of the first turn or Atala’s divine power, the aftereffects would be excessively large…

“… … .”

At the end of the long struggle, Kadim made a decision.

For now, let’s just retrieve the ‘pillars’ and leave here.

I picked up the burning staff on the floor and the glowing staff on the stand. I crossed the extinguished torches and returned to the main gate. I left without a second thought, without even a glance at the corpses strewn about.

Darkness and silence suddenly descending on a closed space.

The wizards, who were excited in anticipation of a new era, were suddenly counterattacked by barbarians and lost all of their ‘pillars’ and lives.

*

1 seat in the Magic Tower Elders’ Council, ‘Heat Wave of Darkness’ Oklamud had a strong hatred for barbarians.

There was no special occasion or event. Sometimes there is no reason for some hatred and hatred. It’s just that as he spent his entire life in Vestana, he naturally developed a hatred for barbarians, and that feeling gradually strengthened as he only saw the negative side of barbarians, until he eventually came to the point where he hated barbarians more than anything else in the world.

But today, the priorities of that long-standing hatred that had remained unchanged for nearly 70 years were being shaken.

Because of the meeting that took place in the chairman’s office just now.

‘Hmm… … I will never hand over my ‘Pillar of Water’ to Elder Oklamud, not this. I will have sufficient conversations with other elders and come up with the best result that will satisfy everyone. Well, that’s what I’m saying, hahaha… … .’

Oklamud seemed to have come to loathe disgustingly fat politicians more than savages from that point on.

“Oh my, you fat bastard, worse than a dog or a pig! “When I called you, you spoke as if you would give it to me, but when I got there, you just washed your mouth and asked me to look at your liver.”

Negotiations to receive the ‘Pillar of Water’ from the Chairman of the Council of Councilors failed. Because the chairman was not satisfied with the price offered by Oklamud. It was a very different attitude from the first time, when he said that a small compensation would be enough. All the way back to the Magic Tower, Oklamud couldn’t control his anger and was furious.

However, the chairman could not be intimidated.

The position of Chairman of the Vestana Council of Councilors is a position that is ridiculed by everyone. If you ask for a change in the bill, you change it, and if you ask for a budget, you give it away, so it’s no different from the magic tower’s livestock… … . However, even the high-ranking elders of the Magic Tower could not harm him in his presence.

That’s right, because that livestock has a talent for calling out to its owner.

The chairman had a magical tool that could summon the ‘Matapju’ in front of his eyes.

“… … Damn it, damn it, damn it!!”

If the chairman had used that in a fit of anger, it would have been a huge disaster. No matter how much Oklamud was aiming for the position of the Magic Tower Lord, he didn’t have the confidence to face ‘that monster’ right away. At the very least, he would have to perfectly master the ancient great magic to be able to be a match for it…

“Whoo, whoo, whoo…” … .”

Still, the situation wasn’t that bad.

The chairman also seemed to be hoping for a generational change in magic towers. I guess I’m sick of being tied to a leash by that guy. If you coax them by promising them better treatment, they will eventually give you a ‘pillar of water’ here.

Besides, the ‘Pillar of Earth’ and the ‘Pillar of Steel’ were already as good as those I had acquired. Who said they had fallen into the hands of some barbarian? With the raiding party consisting of elite battle mages, that uncivilized barbarian would have been reduced to ashes long ago.

It won’t be long until I stand at the top of this tower. I shouldn’t have been swayed by my emotions and made a mistake. Oklamud managed to control his excitement. Huh, I took a deep breath and entered the magic tower.

But the real thing couldn’t help but make me excited.

“Okay, Elder! This is serious! The ‘pillars’ stored on the 6th and 68th floors… … the ‘pillars’, the ‘pillars’… … .”

“Almost all of our wizards, no, there are intruders in the secret space… … .”

“He’s dead! Everyone, everyone is dead, Elder! Even Servan died… … .”

“What are you guys… … What on earth are you talking about… … .”

I pushed aside the rambling subordinate wizards and hurriedly went to the secret space on the 68th floor. And then I finally encountered Oklamud.

Corpses with their bones shattered and their brains spilling out in a mess, the dizzying scent of blood rising, and an empty cabinet.

“Oh, my God… … .”

“Wook, wow… … .”

“… … .”

A fierce blue color appeared in the elder’s eyes as he looked at his scorched base.

However, perhaps because my excitement had exceeded my limit and my nerves were broken, my mind became calm. Turning his back on his agitated subordinates, he calmly observes the scenery. Soon he found his best disciple, Servan, in the rear.

At least Servan’s head remained intact. For some reason, his clothes were taken off, and his neck was broken and he died.

However, Oklamud was an elder who had mastered the incomprehensible mysteries. If he had just died, he could temporarily defy the laws of life.

“[Keruna, Grun, Tarferan, Quirein, En, Pelcannon, Apentashioak]. Wandering dead, accept the ‘Engle Flame of Resurrection’ and tie up your unfinished foolishness… … .”

Slurp – !

As the chanting ended, a sticky flame appeared on my fingertips. As I push it into the heart, the corpse blinks its eyelids frantically.

– Ugh, ugh, ugh… … .

A bizarre moan flowed from his bluish lips. Oklamud asked, pressing the shoulder of the trembling corpse.

“Answer me, Servan. “Who made you like this?”

– Geugeuk, geugeuk… … Okay, jaang, jaangrooooo, niieim… … . Geugeuk, ieeee, gegegegege, how gegege, it happened… … .

“… … I briefly brought you back to life with the ‘ember of resurrection’. Just leave a few words and you will be able to rest again. “There is no time, so answer quickly.”

– Ggggg, loooooooo… … . Aaaah, nooooo, nooooo, jujujujujuju, die, die, die, die… … dadada, again, I don’t want to die… … .

“Shut up and answer me!! We need to know who the culprit is so we can get the pillar back!! Tell me quickly before I throw the body as fish food, you fucking idiot!!”

– Geuggeuk, yaaaa, yaaaaamaaaaan, geugeuk, yaamaniiiniiiiiik, geugeuk, pheuuuuuu… … .

The sound of the flame going out, the cold body froze again as if it had never moved.

The pronunciation was as dirty as rags, but he clearly understood the last word. After all, it was the thing he hated most in the world. Oklamud’s face twisted like a demon’s.

“… … Everyone, keep quiet about what happened here.”

“… … .”

“I will personally, with my own hands, burn the culprit of this incident to death… … .”

For the first time, there was a reason for the age-old hatred towards barbarians.

*

Elder Coltran, and Acting Battle Mage Commander Asillus.

The two wizards were completely speechless.

“… … .”

I couldn’t believe it even though I saw it clearly with my own eyes. Did the author learn illusion magic somewhere? That would be absurd, but this was equally absurd. For a long time, he had a dull expression on his face as if he had lost his brain.

When there was no response no matter how long he waited, Kadim shouted again as if he was displeased.

“Can’t you hear me? I’ve gathered four pillars. Now I want you to figure out how to get the last one.”

The wizards’ gaze turned blankly towards the miracle savage.

But an elder was an elder. Coltran’s eyes suddenly regained focus. He fumbled with the staffs on the table for a moment, then let out an exclamation of wonder.

“Huh, huh… … Those are really pillars. I can’t believe it… … . What kind of magic did you use, Khadim? It didn’t even take you a few days, you collected almost all of the ‘five pillars’ in just two days… … .”

“… … .”

“Haha, no matter how much time I gave the wizards under me, they couldn’t even collect one… … .”

The soft eyes suddenly narrowed and turned to look at the wizard sitting next to him. As if pricked by the look in her eyes, Asilus trembled with a prick and changed the subject to her question.

“Well, how did you really get all this together? The ‘Pillar of Light’ and the ‘Pillar of Fire’ must have been in Elder Oklamud’s hands… … . There’s no way he would have given this away so easily, what kind of deal did he make?”

It wasn’t a deal.

“I went to find his base and killed all his subordinates and robbed them. Unfortunately, I couldn’t kill that guy named Oklamud because he was away.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“……what?”

After a while of coming to their senses, the two wizards once again had a dull expression on their faces as if they had lost their brains.