Chapter 54
Chapter 54
Whооооooооооsh!!!
Fwоoooооsh!!!!
The Firеball Khаn lаunсhеd flеw tоward Zenоs with such forсе it seеmеd сарablе of inсinerating thе еntirе сity district.
“Whаt… what in thе…!!”
Oooооom…!!!!
Wheeeееeeeeeееe!!!
If one were hit bу thе ‘Curse оf Deаth’ mаgiс hе used, they would еither die instаntlу оr at the vеrу lеast havе their mind shattеred, becoming а wrеck.
But hоw оn eаrth could thаt guy be standing thеre реrfectly fine?
Mоreоvеr, thе enоrmous Firebаll hе lаunched сontаinеd а trulу immеnse аmоunt оf Mаnа.
‘Don’t tell me this guy’s level… is higher than mine…? For a Mage in a Frontier city like this…?!’
He never even considered the possibility that a Mage who hadn’t even gone through a Magic Tower could be stronger than him.
He poured all his Mana into creating a barrier, but it was insufficient.
“Gyaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!”
Zenos was swallowed whole by the Fireball, letting out a bone-chilling scream.
“H-heek…!!”
Bist panicked and fled for his life.
Because the range of the Fireball Khan used was so vast, the merchants and citizens nearby were also screaming and running away.
Fwoosh fwoosh fwoosh….
Even now, due to the aftermath, flames were still raging widely across the ground.
Swoosh.
[The Scroll’s effect disappears.]
Just as the Scroll’s duration seemed to end, a message appeared before his eyes, and the overflowing Mana in Khan’s body vanished in an instant.
Simultaneously, the flames burning around him also died down.
“Everyone! I am Byutek, a Knight of Kilpheon! There was a brief commotion while subduing the Mage threatening the city, so there’s no need to be alarmed!”
Indeed, perhaps because Byutek grew up in a Swordsmanship House and had even been part of a Knight Order, the power in his voice was extraordinary.
Even though it was a hastily fabricated statement to calm the trembling citizens, they stopped fleeing and began offering words of gratitude toward Khan and Byutek.
“Th-thank you…!”
“Sir Mage, you saved our city!”
“Thank you so much!”
Perhaps because the aftermath of the Fireball Khan unleashed was so great, the Knights from the city’s Guard Unit also came running toward Khan, and Sharin explained the whole situation on his behalf.
“Hmm, so that’s what happened. I will report this incident to the Mayor immediately.”
“Ah, yes. Thank you for your hard work!”
After Sharin politely bid farewell to the Guard Unit, she subtly turned her head and glanced toward where Khan was standing.
‘That was truly an incredible magic!’
The magic Khan just used was truly like the magic used by Mages one only hears about in legends.
And the most surprising thing wasn’t the fire magic Khan used.
‘I heard that Mages from the Green Magic Tower are usually skilled at mental-type magic. That person named Zenos definitely used a powerful mental-type magic at the end, strong enough to kill Master…’
Sharin had quite high Mana Affinity.
Because her talent for Mana was that exceptional, she could see with her own two eyes the enormous amount of Mana that emanated from his body just before he died.
His magic was probably blocked by something Khan used.
The utterly shocked expression on Zenos’s face the moment he was engulfed by the massive flames was still unforgettable.
‘He’s truly an amazing person…’
Sharin felt that if she continued receiving teachings from Khan, she too might one day reach that level.
A powerhouse who could nonchalantly block a strong Mage’s signature magic.
She quickly ran toward Khan, who was approaching Zenos’s corpse, and shouted.
“Master! I’ll help you clean up the corpse!”
“I’m retrieving the items he had.”
“Oh? Then I can help too!”
“…Do as you please.”
Khan looked at Sharin with a slightly dumbfounded expression.
‘Is she already unfazed by seeing a corpse?’
Mages known to the world are typically famous for having cold personalities and being heartless and tearless.
‘That’s definitely… According to the <Geo Arc> setting, the more Mana one has, the more emotions fade away, right? I think that was it.’
Was it because of that influence on Sharin too?
Now she was even offering to help clean up the corpse while smiling.
‘First, let’s check quickly.’
Ever since the moment he defeated Zenos, Khan had wanted to quickly check the items he possessed.
‘Starting with this.’
The first thing that caught his eye on the completely charred corpse was the Spatial Pocket attached to his waist.
[Spatial Pocket]
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Item Rank: Epic
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Level Restriction: 1
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Item Description: Can store many items in Subspace.
After checking the Spatial Pocket’s description, Khan smiled inwardly.
An Epic Rank Spatial Pocket, one rank higher than Normal or Rare, should be able to hold quite a lot of items.
As a test, Khan put the Staff he was holding in his other hand directly into the Spatial Pocket.
Swoosh.
The long Staff disappeared as if sucked into the small Spatial Pocket.
“Wow…! So this is the Spatial Pocket I’ve only heard about!”
Sharin also looked at it curiously, as if seeing a Spatial Pocket for the first time.
Khan stored the Spatial Pocket and continued checking the items Zenos had.
The ring on his hand and the necklace around his neck, now reduced to ashes, remained intact without melting in the fire.
‘Better Artifacts than I thought.’
The ring and necklace he was wearing were both Artifacts containing special power.
[Special Mana Ring]
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Item Rank: Rare
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Level Restriction: 1
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Mana Capacity Increase: +20
[Special Mana Necklace]
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Item Rank: Rare
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Level Restriction: 1
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Mana Capacity Increase: +20
Although their rank was Rare, they were Artifacts with Mana Capacity Increase options, so Khan inwardly cheered again this time.
Besides that, the Spatial Pocket contained numerous miscellaneous items, but among them, only one thing was necessary for Khan.
Swoosh.
“Wow, these are all Scrolls?!”
“Yes, Scrolls like the one I just used.”
“Really? You paid a fortune for this!”
“That’s right.”
The Scrolls inside Zenos’s Spatial Pocket were all Intermediate Mana Increase Scrolls.
The total count was six.
Items related to Mana Capacity Increase were extremely hard to obtain, so acquiring Scrolls like this was a tremendous gain.
Then, he felt Sharin’s peculiar gaze from beside him.
Khan handed two Scrolls to Sharin and spoke.
“You keep these normally and use them in emergencies.”
“Huh…? You’re really giving these to me?!”
“Yes. Though even if you use them, you probably won’t see as great an effect as I did.”
“Thank you!”
Indeed, for a Mage with high Mana Capacity like Sharin, using a Mana Increase Scroll would only yield a very minor effect.
‘Mana Increase Scrolls are probably only good for Mages like me who have low Mana Capacity but can use high-rank magic.’
Of course, such Mages are probably few and far between, even if you searched the entire Kingdom of Sinsiniel… no, the entire world.
After that, Khan also gave the decent-looking Dagger and unnecessary items he found in the Spatial Pocket to Byutek.
“Kuh… Thank you! Since Sir Khan gave it to me, I will treasure it as a family heirloom!”
“Heirloom, my foot. I took it from this guy, so use it roughly and discard it.”
“No! Even so, how could I do that with something Sir Khan gave me…”
Leaving the noisy Byutek behind, Khan headed toward the mansion with Sharin.
“Sir Khan! Let’s go together!”
The chattering Byutek also quickly chased after Khan and Sharin.
* * *
“Huff… Huff…”
Bist, who had fled completely outside the city.
Having used even Mana to flee for his life, Bist’s entire body was drenched in sweat.
“That crazy bastard…! He really killed him? And Zenos in one shot…?!”
Bist couldn’t believe the fact that his Seonbae from the Magic Tower, Zenos, was killed by Khan in one go.
“I need to go to the Green Magic Tower quickly… and inform the Seonbaes of this!”
Zenos was a Mage with considerable standing in the Green Magic Tower.
Compared to other Mages of the Green Magic Tower, his magic skill was slightly lacking, but his research achievements were quite outstanding.
Thud thud thud thud!!
After catching his breath for a moment, Bist started running again.
Right now, he wanted to flee as far away from Selenad as possible.
‘That bastard, he definitely looked at me like he wanted to kill me…!’
He couldn’t forget Khan’s icy, piercing gaze.
If he showed even a moment of leisure, it felt like that guy would appear before him and kill him at any moment.
‘Forget revenge, if I want to survive from now on… I must definitely kill him.’
Bist planned to go to the Green Magic Tower immediately, deliver this news, and then ask the Tower’s Mages to kill Khan by any means necessary.
Bist’s steps gradually quickened.
* * *
Upon returning to the mansion, Khan’s party encountered Selenad’s Mayor Kail and dozens of Knights standing at the entrance.
“Sir Khan, are you alright?”
“Yes.”
“I heard the news. That Mage named Zenos tried to kill Sir Khan… I’m truly sorry!”
“What do you have to be sorry for? But why are the Knights gathered?”
“Ah! They are Knights gathered to search for Bist. I heard he fled!”
“I see. If you find him, capture him alive and bring him before me.”
“Understood!”
He wanted to find the fleeing Bist and kill him immediately, but Khan had no Tracking Magic to pursue him, nor did he have the Stamina left to chase him.
Khan entrusted the search for him to Selenad’s Knights, then went inside the mansion to wash up and rest.
All preparations for tomorrow’s Cerberus Subjugation were complete, so now it was best to recover Mana and Stamina while getting sufficient rest.
About five hours passed, and when it became pitch dark night.
A Knight visited the mansion where Khan was staying.
“My apologies. It seems Bist has fled outside the city entirely…! No matter how much we searched, we couldn’t find him…”
“Ah, it’s fine, go back.”
“Yes…! The Mayor also asked me to convey his deepest apologies!”
“Alright.”
After sending the Knight away and closing the mansion door, Khan smiled.
“If by chance he comes looking for me again next time, he’ll probably bring others along too.”
An ordinary person would worry about him coming again, but strangely, Khan seemed pleased as a smile appeared.
‘Then… I’ll be able to get some more decent Artifacts.’
Khan lay down on the bed, thinking such thoughts inwardly.
He hoped that guy would appear before him again, having turned into a golden Goblin.
Of course, by that time, Khan would have become incomparably stronger than he is now.
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Looking forward to Khan becoming strong