Chapter 91

Каldur, Оrdin, аnd Balех wеrе сonfident theу сould kill evеry single реrsоn in frоnt оf thеm right now.

But fоr some rеаson, Каldur kерt fеeling unеasу about thе mаn stаnding аlone in thе baсk.

It was when Kаldur’s gаze was fixed оn Кhan.

Tap.

Thud. Тhud.

Тhe man who had beеn grаting on his nervеs was slоwlу wаlking tоward him, wasn’t he?

“Kаldur, what the hеll’s thе рroblem? Нuh? Lеt’s just kill thеse bastаrds quickly аnd go torment Eddу.”

“Nо, wait a mоmеnt.”

Bаlex urgеd Kaldur from thе side, but Каldur felt like that would be а bad idеа.

Тhe strаnge atmоsрhеre emаnating frоm thаt gаunt mаn.

It fеlt like Каldur’s instinсts werе sсreaming that this man should not be provoked.

Just then, Byutek, who was barely supporting his body using his greatsword as a staff, shouted.

“Hahahahaha!! You’re all dead men! How dare you do this to me, the right hand of the legendary Archmage Sir Khan?! Hah! You’re done for now!”

“Byutek oppa… why are you being like this, so childish? I’m going crazy, really…. And no matter how much he’s our Master, those mages….”

Sharin, who was supporting Byutek beside him, trailed off.

From her perspective, the mages before her were by no means easy opponents.

‘Looking at it… they might even be stronger than Master.’

Of course, if each of those mages fought Khan one-on-one, it seemed Khan would win.

But if those three rushed him all at once, she had a feeling that even her Master Khan couldn’t win with 100% certainty.

‘All three of them have tremendous mana….’

If Sharin knew it, Khan must know it too.

Thud. Thud.

Meanwhile, as Khan walked toward Kaldur, he had already sorted out how to deal with these guys.

Seeing that they weren’t attacking him immediately, it seemed like it could somehow be resolved through conversation.

However.

“Byutek, shut your mouth.”

“Ah, yes…! S-sorry!”

The hope that it could somehow be resolved through conversation was utterly crushed by Byutek.

‘No, but seeing the guy who looks like the leader eyeing me suspiciously… there’s still a possibility.’

If escape was impossible, there was also the method of fighting and defeating them.

But that method was far too inefficient, and the probability of victory, from Khan’s view, was about 1%.

Since it was a completely disadvantageous gamble with his life on the line, resolving it through conversation was the best option whenever possible.

Thud. Thud.

Tap.

Khan, having arrived within arm’s reach of Kaldur, Ordin, and Balex, slowly opened his mouth.

“I am a mage called Khan. The guy who collapsed after being hit by your magic just now is Byutek, who assists me. The girl next to him is my disciple, a child named Sharin.”

“I am a mage of Lexar’s Gang called Kaldur. Your knight and disciple ignored our warning.”

He thought they were all twisted mages, but surprisingly, conversation seemed possible.

‘Surprisingly, conversation is going quite well? They even know how to exchange introductions. At this level, if I handle it well, I might be able to smooth it over as if nothing happened?’

But Khan only thought that for a very brief moment.

Smirk….

“So I plan to kill them.”

“…Is that really necessary?”

Kaldur looked at Khan with a sinister smile as he spoke.

Until just now, he had considered Khan a person of concern, but seeing him up close, he could tell for sure.

‘He’s weak. He’s just a brat.’

The moment Kaldur first saw Khan, he felt a sense of incongruity because he couldn’t sense any mana from him at all.

Even ordinary people have a tiny bit of mana, but from Khan, he couldn’t sense any mana whatsoever.

‘It seems I must have misjudged because he was a bit far away.’

Originally, due to the ‘Sage’s Heart’, it was impossible for other mages to gauge Khan’s mana.

But the moment the ‘Sage’s Heart’ activated on its own, separate from Khan’s will just now, an extremely faint amount of mana spread throughout Khan’s body.

The very faint mana remaining in his body was now clearly visible in Kaldur’s sight.

“Hey, Kaldur. Why on earth are you telling us to wait? Huh? And now you suddenly say you’ll kill them? What do you want us to do?”

“Kkhuk… Sorry. There was something that bothered me for a moment… It seems I was mistaken. Just kill them all!”

“Okay!”

“Hahaha! Let’s kill this idiot bastard standing right in front of us first!”

The atmosphere changed completely in an instant.

‘Damn it.’

Khan cursed inwardly and drew up his mana.

Vwoom…!

Blue mana bloomed around his body.

“Oh… what? This guy was really a mage? I thought it was a lie for sure?”

“Pfft! But his mana… is this for real? Hahaha! He’s just at a moron’s level, isn’t he?”

Ordin and Balex sneered and shouted.

From their perspective, the mana blooming from Khan’s body was at a kindergarten level.

‘If I take advantage of their carelessness… I should be able to kill at least one somehow. And after killing one….’

Khan tried to think of a way to somehow defeat these bastards, but no matter how much he racked his brain, only one method came to mind.

Even that was an uncertain, perfect gamble, so he had planned to resolve it through conversation if possible, but now that things had come to this, it was do or die.

‘To avoid being killed, I must kill first.’

For Khan’s gamble to work, he first had to somehow take down one of them.

‘Pour out all my mana from the start!’

Vwoom…! Vwoom!!

Vwoooooom…!!!!

The total amount of mana Khan possessed was 1540.

‘If I use all my mana, I should definitely be able to take down at least one somehow.’

The Rank 1 Hidden Skill he possessed.

Normally, in a situation like this, it would be standard to use a Rank 2 skill, not a Rank 1 Hidden Skill.

But for Khan, the story changes because among the Hidden Skills, he has ‘Wind Cutter’, which shows tremendous performance.

Flick.

Khan stretched his hand forward and used the skill.

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

The mana required to use ‘Wind Cutter’ once was a mere 10.

Moreover, thanks to the ‘Sage’s Heart’, Khan had no skill cooldown and could use it with Chantless Casting.

A moment like now, when the bastards were off guard, was the most advantageous situation for Khan.

Khan didn’t stop at once and continued to use the skill.

Just like when he attacked the Mana Measuring Device last time.

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

[Skill ‘Wind Cutter’ has been used.]

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Countless messages appeared before Khan’s eyes.

Simultaneously, countless blades of blue mana flew toward Ordin, who was standing on the far left.

“Th-that bastard……!!”

Ordin’s eyes widened in shock as he hurriedly drew up his mana in panic.

Vwoom…!!!!!!

Vwoooooom…!!!!!!

Blue mana bloomed all over Ordin’s body, forming a blue mana barrier.

It was an extremely brief moment, about 0.3 seconds, but seeing him react this quickly, he was indeed a considerable powerhouse, just as Khan had anticipated.

However.

‘It’s already too late.’

This was not a ‘Wind Cutter’ that could be blocked by a mere mana barrier of that level.

‘The power of 150 Wind Cutters used at once cannot be blocked by a hastily made mana shield.’

Sssch—

Sssshwaaaaaaak!!!

Fwooooshaaaaaaak!!!!

The mana barrier Ordin hastily deployed shattered lightly, and his neck was severed along with it.

Thud.

His face fell to the ground, and blood spurted like a fountain from the severed neck.

It was an event that unfolded in an instant, taking less than even a second.

“O… Ordin!!”

“You bastard!! I’ll kill you!!!”

As Ordin died instantly, Kaldur and Balex immediately drew up their mana and shouted at Khan.

“Sharin, now!”

“Yes!”

Khan had anticipated this would happen, so he had given Sharin a heads-up a little earlier.

To be precise, he had signaled to Sharin with a hand gesture as he walked toward the bastards.

‘I told her to roughly prepare for a fight, and it seems she understood well.’

Sharin was still a mage with many shortcomings in skill, but her mana alone was truly exceptional.

Thus, if given time, she could wield quite powerful magic.

Vwooom…!!!!!

A mana sphere of enormous size appeared at the tip of Sharin’s staff as she finished her incantation.

‘Energy Bolt’, a Rank 1 skill Khan had once pretended to teach in the carriage.

No, looking closely, it was ‘Over Bolt’, a magic far superior to Energy Bolt.

Bzzzzzzzzzzzt!!!!!

Sssshwaaaaaaaak!!!!!!

A gigantic lightning sphere, large enough to overturn everything around, flew toward Kaldur and Balex.

“What’s with that girl!”

“She knows how to use ‘Over Bolt’? Crazy…! She wasn’t a brat?!”

Vwoom…!!

Vwoom…!!

Flick. Flick.

Kaldur and Balex had to block the ‘Over Bolt’ first, so they used defensive magic.

Thanks to that, Khan, who had bought a little time, hurriedly withdrew from the battlefield.

To be precise, he pulled his body back and quickly checked the messages that had appeared before his eyes.

‘Phew… what a relief.’

He thought he might die a dog’s death like this, but fortunately, Khan’s prediction had been correct.

To be precise, Khan’s gamble had succeeded.

Smirk.

Khan pushed the messages aside and immediately opened his status window first.

◈ LV.39

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 150/1640

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Skills: (10★)Sage’s Heart, (8★)Growth Acceleration, (1★)Arrow, (1★)Barrier, (2★)Fire Boom, (2★)Fireball, (2★)Mirror Defense, (2★)Mana Enhancement, (1★)Wind Cutter

The last time Khan checked his status window, his level was only 29.

And he had been struggling desperately to somehow reach level 30, but now his level had risen by 10 at once.