Drug-Eating Genius Mage

Genius Magician Who Takes Medicine, Chapter 800

Incarnation Ceremony (2)

Lennok was immediately guided by Kraya and headed for the fortress gate where the Yongbyon ceremony was to take place.

He paid for all the paperwork, customs, and ceremonial offerings in turn, and entered through the gate.

A vast gymnasium located outside the fortress. It must be a space normally used to train garrison troops.

Tadadak!!

At the end of the rugged field where the sandstorm blew, there was a high platform with a full view of the gymnasium.

A situation where you can see a large number of participants who have arrived in advance from all sides and are waiting for the ceremony.

About 10 people are paying attention to each other and measuring their skills.

Everyone gathered here must have a keen ear for information inside Yorta, enough to participate in the ceremony at Yongbyon.

Cheeky!!

As soon as I crossed the gate and entered the large gymnasium, I felt the blatant gazes around me.

Since he entered Yorta, he hadn’t hidden his appearance, so it wouldn’t be strange that there were people recognizing Lennok.

Lennok ignored those gazes, looked around, and sat down on a box on the wall of the gymnasium without a word.

The monk who had been walking ahead noticed Lennok belatedly and turned around in bewilderment.

“What are you doing there?”

“Wait.”

“You haven’t even heard what the Yongbyon ceremony demands. You have to stand in front of the podium…”

“No, judging by the atmosphere, I can roughly understand it.”

“…already?”

Instead of replying, Lenok lightly brushed his foot across the dirt floor he was stepping on.

Lennok said as he gazed at the dusty ground at the gymnasium.

“The ground at the gymnasium is uneven and overly irregular. What does this mean?”

Looking at the monk with his mouth shut, Lennok replied as if he hadn’t expected it.

“So many people have been here for several days that there is no time to properly manage it.”

“Wait a minute, that means…”

“The ceremony started a few days ago, so we’re late guests.”

“…”

While the monk looked around with a blank expression, Lennok looked back at the gymnasium and smiled.

“I wonder if the participants were divided into grades and recruited in advance. It wouldn’t be strange if the locals took precedence over the ceremony.”

The reason why Kraya misunderstood the schedule of the command meeting.

Isn’t it because the information disclosed to outsiders is completely controlled in the fortress of the ghost dragon?

Evidence that this fort, which seems somewhat free on the outside, operates under very thorough and systematic rules.

It fits exactly with the rumor that Yao Xun, the ghost dragon, takes procedures and conventions very seriously.

“that….”

As the monk realized the meaning of the words and stuttered, the sounds around him disappeared and his eyes focused on the podium.

It’s because someone who walked out of the fort stood on the podium holding several sheets of paper.

A helpless old man stood on the podium, looking at the people gathered in the gymnasium.

[All gathered. Are the applicants who participated in this ceremony correct?]

“…”

No one answered that, but the old man didn’t seem very interested either.

The old man muttered as he left the microphone and turned over some papers he was holding.

[Okay then, let’s start the test now. As long as you pass the standards, you will be able to receive the minimum qualifications…]

“What is that standard?”

A man with a stern look, standing at the front of the gymnasium, asked.

“If the details of the test have not been disclosed yet, shouldn’t it be explained quickly?”

[hmm….]

The man exhaled fiercely, grinning at the other contestants standing behind him.

“Don’t hesitate and start. Because I am ready now.”

“…”

From people fiddling with equipment in an unpleasant way to contestants spitting at men.

Rather, the man shook his head slowly as if he was happy with the atmosphere and enjoyed the booing.

[There are some standards that the ghost dragon has set for mortals.]

The old man who was watching the scene from the top of the podium corrected his glasses and said.

[Fortunately, it’s not difficult at all for an outsider like you, so everyone should be able to pass it easily…]

drooling!!

At the same time, a large cart was pulled out from the side of the old man.

Dozens of small glass bottles were stacked haphazardly inside the old wagon.

[Eat one of these, and if you walk into the fort, you will pass the first test.]

The old man held up a glass bottle and pointed to one of the small pills in it.

[It’s something that can satisfy the minimum qualifications to participate in the ceremony… After entering the fortress, follow the waiting knights sequentially- uh.]

Before the old man could say anything, the man in the lead pulled out a glass bottle from the cart.

Without listening to a proper explanation, the man who took out the pill and poured it into his mouth smiled and turned his back.

“Do you want to do it quickly? Why do I keep getting so much rest over this simple thing, this… is…”

coo!!

The man’s body collapsed on the spot, and soon the head fell powerlessly to the ground.

“Geek… geg guk…”

The figure wriggling while drooling and not being able to speak properly.

However, his consciousness seems to be intact, and he hurriedly looks at the old man, rolling his eyes here and there.

“…”

The appearance of the participants holding their breath as if surprised while watching such a man’s ugliness from behind.

Apart from his arrogant words and actions, did the man who was so confident just ate one pill and went away?

Only then did the old man sigh and begin to explain.

[Contained in this is a very powerful paralytic drug called Hedorah’s Stone Medicine… It is a poison that makes ordinary humans stop their cardiopulmonary function immediately after taking it, rendering even superhumans unable to move.]

“…paralytics? You want me to take a paralyzing drug?”

[I’ve said it many times, but the conditions to pass the test are simple.]

The old man looked back at the participants with a cold gaze and said.

His voice, which had no power before he knew it, had changed to a fairly clear tone.

[Take a paralytic and walk into the fort. If that’s the case, the first test will pass.]

* * *

After taking the first paralysis drug, the man who collapsed was displayed proudly next to the cart,

The old man handed out paralytic medicine from the cart to other participants.

[Iza did not fully listen to his prior explanation and took the medicine first, so he will have to try again after the medicine wears off.]

“…”

Participants glanced at the man who was drooling and rolling his eyes, holding paralytic pills and turning around.

The guards guarding the gate to the fort’s main castle were watching such participants with keen eyes.

They’ll probably retaliate right away if you try to walk past the door without taking the numbing pills.

“To take paralytics and walk directly into the fort…”

Kraya, who was fiddling with the numbing drug with a troubled expression, muttered.

“It looks like they’re looking for someone who can move even after receiving the full effect of the medicine.”

“…”

Lennok didn’t say anything either, but he agreed with the monk’s sentiment.

Taking such a deadly drug without any preparation is itself risk taking and surrendering oneself to the effect of the drug.

Do you mean to walk through the door somehow with a body so stiff that even the salivary glands can’t control it?

asked Lennok, who had taken out a numbing drug and rolled it in his hand.

“Do you know anything about Hedorah’s potion?”

“Ugh. Hedorah is a very famous surgeon on this continent, and this is the drug she devised for her superhuman operation.”

Kraya answered.

“When performing surgery on a magic user, there are times when it is not appropriate to anesthetize the senses. But if there is no anesthesia, the operation will not work properly because of the pain.”

“…This is a medicine made to make the patient unable to move while feeling pain.”

It was only then that Lennok understood how powerful this numbing potion could be.

surgeon. If it is enough to keep your senses awake and paralyze you during an operation to cut flesh and bones, it is a fatal drug that can lead to death even with the slightest misuse.

If it was created for the purpose of superhuman treatment in the first place, quite a few magical users would not be able to escape its influence.

“Fortunately, there are no proposals for the use of mana or main force.”

Saying that, Kraya carefully poured her numbing pills into my mouth.

The monk said as he rolled a stone-hard, bitter-tasting pill under his tongue.

“After taking the paralytic, use your talent to move your body and pass the test… that’s the only way. That seems to be what the other side wants.”

“…”

Originally, mana is the power that rotates in the body and is realized by manipulating it with innate senses and intuition.

It is impossible to properly manipulate the mana in the body when most of the body’s functions are paralyzed.

But even so, Lennok guessed that it was precisely that ability that this test wanted to judge.

‘It means to see the skill of handling him regardless of his physical condition. After all, this is…’

Dualization of body and mind.

A test to see if it can be objectively manipulated even after being one step away from its essence.

After all, it wasn’t just a test, it was part of the basic process to learn the Incarnation Spell.

Thinking so, Lenok raised his mana by concentrating his mind on the numbing potion he held in his hand.

Keying…!!

‘It’s not an ordinary pill after all.’

Although it takes the form of medicine, it is deeply imbued with a very strong intention.

Traces of a compulsory designation order close to materialization of intention. Paralyzing the body must also have amplified the effect to the limit by mixing the medicinal effect with willpower.

If so, you can avoid the risk with targeted resistance.

Convinced of that, Lenok poured the numbing drug into his mouth without hesitation, then leaned back against the box he was sitting in with his eyes closed.

“…Whoa, really.”

Seeing Lennok drooping down, Kraya also gnashed her teeth and chewed and swallowed the numbing pill.

Enemy!

As she was distracted by the intense bitterness, Kraya realized that she was sinking her face into the dirt.

Chiiing-!!

A tingling tinnitus rings in my ears, and my whole body twitches and trembles as I lose strength.

The dirt floor was swept away while he was hammering to move somehow.

Beyond the slanted gaze, I could see other participants taking the numbing pill and rolling around.

It was only then that Kraya realized that the soil on the floor of the gymnasium was so unevenly pitted.

As Lennok said, it must be because the participants who came before them took paralytic drugs and rolled around the gym for days.

Upon realizing this, Kra Yagai clenched his teeth and raised his strength, but his complexion turned pale from the feeling of great exhaustion.

‘T, wrong…’

Apart from the fact that the main force responds to Kraya’s will, the body does not respond.

It came back as a real recoil, and it ran rampant as if tore apart Kraya’s body.

If you forcefully raise his power like this, the blood vessels in his body will be seriously damaged.

The other participants struggled as if they felt it too, and stopped moving with a pale complexion.

The participant who took the medicine and the participant who watched the situation without taking it hesitated without finding a way.

Among those who had fallen, someone suddenly stood up.

“…!!”

The sorcerer wearing the shadow robe staggered and slowly regained his balance.

As if relearning how to walk, the figure of finding balance and balance in an instant while pacing around.

The other participants scattered everywhere stared at Lennok, forgetting even his situation.

“…”

“…Kuh!”

I groan and tremble as if I am indignant, but let alone keep myself healthy, even handling magic is difficult.

It was difficult to even dare to make eye contact with the masked magician who staggered to his feet.

While the other contestants whipped himself, Lennok had already balanced himself and started to take steps.

that buck!

The monk’s eyes widened as he checked the hem of his robe that was being swept under his feet.

Lenok, who slowly crossed the collapsed gymnasium, stood in front of the old man in an instant.

[…]

The figure of an old man looking up at the obsidian mask in surprise.

Lenok looked at the old man and tilted his head without saying anything.

[…I think I already said it.]

The old man smiled and gestured.

[You don’t have to come back to me… The soldiers of the fortress will be happy to open the door.]

If you can move your body and walk even after taking paralytic drugs, there is no reason to walk to the old man again.

All you have to do is walk through the fortress gate and pass all the remaining tests. It would be a waste of time at best to approach the old man and ask for confirmation.

But even though Lennok knew this, he stared blankly at the old man without saying anything.

I lifted his stiff hand and clamped it between his slowly hardened chin.

“…iced coffee.”

The moment I kneaded his neck and chin, checked the position of his tongue, and connected the vocal cords and tongue with magic thread.

Lenok vibrated his vocal cords directly, letting out his faint whispers.

“In the memorial tower, in the requiem… I’ve seen it, you know…”

A faint voice that no one would hear except the old man standing on the podium.

But it didn’t take long for the old man’s expression to harden after hearing those words.

“With the incarnation technique, the constructed… incarnation.”

[…]

“…Yao Xun for the ghost. I came to see you.”

Lennok, who artificially controlled the vibration of his vocal cords in an instant to improve his voice, said.

“I have a favor to ask of you. Shall we put off the exam and talk for a while?”

[…hmm.]

At that moment, the embarrassed old man’s face turned cold in an instant.

The eyes of an old man scattering inorganic glare, feeling a sense of incongruity beyond human beings.

At the same time, the hazy barrier of fog surrounding Lennok and the old man in an instant blocked the line of sight.

Kwaaaa!!!

Beyond the wind of the raging fog, the eyes of a dragon of unfathomable size flashed.

[I was keeping an eye on him because I thought he was talented, but I didn’t expect to hear an answer like this.]

An infinitely cold voice flowed from the old man’s mouth as he stared at Lennok in silence.

[This is a guy with a wider knowledge base than I thought. Did you see through my essence through this crude spiritual body?]

“…”

I once checked what it feels like to be incarnated at the peak while fighting Mangwi at the memorial tower.

Through that experience, Lennok was able to recognize that the old man was a similar being.

In this ghost dragon fortress, there must be only one person who has mastered the incarnation ceremony to the limit.

The owner of the fortress and the watcher of requiem.

Yao Xun, the ghost dragon, was sending his fire body to face his participants face-to-face.

[If you knew about me, you would know how much I value the natural order.]

said the old man, glaringly glaring at Lennok.

[Do you believe that the request against my heart is worth it?]

Yao Xun, the ghost dragon, has a personality that values procedures and customs to the extent that rumors about him spread widely.

So it would be against the flow for Lennok to call him now, ignoring the set test.

It wouldn’t be strange if this kind of approach seemed hasty to Lennok, who had to find the inverse gate of infinity.

But even so, Lennok had the confidence to convince the ghost dragon at this point.

“I know why he conceived the test this way. It’s probably to see if you have the aptitude for incarnation manipulation.”

[…]

“It’s part of the assumed talent that breathes in my lineage.”

Saying so, Lennok released the magician attached to his body and showed it to him.

Charreureuk!!

A solid line of silver that flowed innumerably under the shadow robe. A strange look formed in the eyes of the old man who confirmed the appearance.

[Hoo…]

The reason why Lennok was the first to get up and walk even after taking numbing drugs.

It wasn’t just because Lennok resisted paralytic drugs through targeted resistance, or because he had resistance to drugs.

After pouring the medicinal effect of the paralyzing drug into his body, Lenok pulled out his magician and manipulated my own body like a doll.

When close combat with powerful superhumans is unavoidable, Lennok has often used a trick and technique that reaches the pinnacle of manipulative techniques.

It was the first time he had completely paralyzed his body like this, but it wasn’t difficult at all to get the hang of it and move it.

And the incarnation of the ghost dragon standing in front of him must have noticed Lenoch’s feelings as well.

At the same time, you know that the tests we’ve arranged earlier don’t mean anything to Lennok.

‘The transmission of the incarnation technique is also a tradition, but the first step is to confirm the existence of the inverse gate at the point of meeting the ghost dragon.’

While Lennok thought so and quickly organized what he had to say,

[I see… I’ve already qualified, so please let me check the results quickly?]

The old man muttered as he looked back at the fallen participants with his arms crossed.

[That’s not the wrong word. It would be unreasonable to treat you like the other people who have fallen here.]

“…”

Was it because he had already satisfied the meaning of the conversation with Lennok?

In those eyes, it seemed that he had already lost all interest in the other participants.

[good night. If you have eyes that see through the essence, getting caught up in the process is also against the law.]

“It’s good that the story is fast.”

Considering that the atmosphere outside the fort was quite liberal, Lennok thought that Yao Xun might not be very closed-minded.

Aside from valuing rules and customs, he must be a being with his own convictions when looking at his attitude in governing his territory.

If you are from an ancient species in Kundara, there is a good chance that you are a being with high self-esteem due to your birth and existence.

Lennock therefore assumed that if he could convince the standard, he would achieve better results than expected.

It would take a considerable amount of time to enter the fort, take the tests one by one, and learn the customs to face the ghost dragon.

However, what the incarnation of Yao Xun said next was far from Lennok’s expectations.

[Then let’s start the process of summoning your incarnation right here.]

“…what?”

Ignoring Lennok’s somewhat belated retort, Yao Xun began raising his spiritual powers on the spot.

The sky over the fortress is covered in a hazy mist and becomes cloudy, and a mysterious cry resounds like a dragon’s cry.

Kururureung!!

Participants whose whole body is paralyzed are trembling, feeling the threat of death, not even knowing what is going on.

The moment when Lennok also tried to widen the distance by manipulating his body, which had been hardened by paralysis, into a magician.

Yao Xun’s fire body approached in an instant, and he stretched out his hand toward Lenok’s chest.

chin!

[Incarnation is the embodiment of another self.]

The eyes of the old man, caught in a storm of intense aura, shook the arena greatly.

[This is a feat of creating a new self through physical and mental resistance, and it is a delicate and complicated task to observe the expression of the unconscious.]

“Wait a minute, a request that skipped the procedure is-”

I was going to ask about the inversion of injustice, but did Yao Xun understand it as the transmission of incarnation magic?

The moment Lennok was looking back at where the gap in the conversation had started.

[Call the unwanted creation and the unwanted creation from this place.]

The ghost dragon’s breath pounded hard against Lennok’s stomach.

Faaaaang!!

The echo of the ego to forcibly construct and summon the incarnation.

A series of processes to forcibly repel the body and spirit to build a new incarnation that originally did not exist in Lennok.

Originally, there would be no such thing as being suspicious of others, but I hesitated at the unexpected suggestion of handing down the magic formula.

Would it be right to reject the offer even now and bring up the story of the reverse gate first?

Or would it be right to dispel all delusion about the incarnation technique and move on?

Lennok, who was worried, soon recovered the spirit body of the priestess, raised her spirit, and began to build her own incarnation.

Following the flow of the ghost dragon’s will, the body and spirit rebel against the law.

I think I understand why Yao Xun is so obsessed with procedures and order.

In order to deal with incarnation spells that go against the law, shouldn’t he have a better understanding of the law than anyone else?

The moment Lennok thought so, raised his will without hesitation and raised it above the image.

“…!!”

Ugh support!!

A white halo rose above Lennok’s head, dazzling the depths of the fog’s veil.

A pale white light that was completely different from the golden glow of Ouroboros or the kaleidoscope.

The moment when Yao Xun and Lenok sensed their unusual presence and raised their eyes at the same time.

Kwaaaaang!!!

The pure white gauntlet exploded from the inside of the halo, and pressed down on Yao Xun’s incarnation.