Surprising Even Breathing

43 – Criteria for being special

Even wizards have different opinions on whether the magic wall is really necessary.

The original intention of installing the wall was to protect the mage tower.

During the Continental War, wizards drew a magic circle around the Mage Tower and built defensive artifacts to prevent monsters from entering.

However, as time passed, the Mage Tower became increasingly safe. The allied forces, centered on the Empire, had the upper hand against the demon king’s army, and thanks to the hero’s party’s performance, the demon king’s army was gradually being pushed back to the depths of the demon’s realm in the east.

The Mage Tower located in the northeastern part of the continent was no longer invaded.

It was around that time that I discovered the new effect of the magic wall.

When the prospect that there would be no more enemy attacks followed, and the wizards were trying to clear the artifacts that had been piled up around the mage tower.

A high-ranking wizard belonging to the Magic Association discovered a new effect of the magic wall.

If you fix this magic circle a little, you can push those who lack magic to the outside.

At first, he simply activated the magic circle out of curiosity.

Those who lacked magic were pushed out of the three-layered wall, and the wizards who satisfied their curiosity decided to stop the experiment.

However, another mage located in the deepest part of the mage tower presents a different opinion.

‘Can’t we just let this go? Wouldn’t it be right for those who lack magic to stay outside the Mage Tower?’

‘Heh heh, what kind of nonsense is that?’

‘What is the Mage Tower? Isn’t it the sacred place of wizards where all the magic in the world is kept? It’s only right that no one can come in.’

The wizards of the Magic Association, who laughed, soon realized that that was a valid argument.

Living in the Mage Tower itself was the pride of the wizards.

Is it really possible for anyone to set foot in the mage’s holy ground?

‘It should have been like this from the beginning. Fools who don’t even know magic shouldn’t even think about entering from outside, and those who have learned a little magic or can learn it should be in the middle, and only those who have truly learned magic should be able to enter here.’

‘The one who has awakened magic.’

‘Umm.’

The high-ranking wizards who were not pushed back by the magic wall and remained in the mage tower thought while stroking their beards.

After all, magic is developed by high-ranking wizards, research is led by high-ranking wizards, the magic literature in the tower is interpreted by them, and the magic circle that defends the tower is made by them. Is it really necessary for other people to enter the tower?

It was right that the Mage Tower would be a space for high-ranking wizards.

‘But wouldn’t that leave us isolated in here? If only high wizards could enter the tower, who would want to visit it? Also, the number of high mages is too small. The mage tower was where beginner and intermediate level mages developed their skills to become high-ranking mages.

Someone prudent offered a counterargument.

‘Ugh! Who would want to visit the Magic Tower? Are you saying you know the majesty of our mage tower? All magic is gathered here, so the visitors will never end. If you look around right now, there are people everywhere looking for wizards and magic tools.’

A man full of pride for the Mage Tower clicked his tongue.

‘And the mage tower is what elementary and intermediate wizards develop their skills. Are you saying that knowing the truth? Aren’t most of our high-ranking wizards receiving apprentices and raising them as successors? They can’t learn anything if we don’t teach them! Rather, I want to climb over the wall and enter the Mage Tower, so I’ll be motivated to learn more magic!’

‘Who does the cleaning and other chores?’

‘I’ll make a separate entry permit for the Mage Tower for them. It’s that much magic, can’t we develop it right away?’

Thus, the Mage Tower became a sanctuary for a small number of high-ranking wizards.

‘Lord of the Magic Tower, are you crazy? What if the magic tower is blocked? Why are you building this wall!’

When Flora, a disciple of the Mage Tower, heard the news, she visited her teacher, the Master of the Mage Tower, and argued.

‘Heh heh, when I thought about it, wouldn’t it be dignified as a person who uses magic to distinguish people with a wall? The Mage Tower is a space for those who have awakened to magic.’

‘What do you mean by that? Are you senile? Is your brain broken after you’ve been shutting yourself in the Magic Tower and doing research?’

‘Flora, you talk too much. It was all a decision for the Mage Tower and the wizards.’

‘Don’t say anything strange! Break down the wall quickly!’

Flora, who had a conflict with the owner of the Magic Tower, was expelled from the Magic Association.

*

The reason for the existence of the magic wall.

The wizards who came to stop me couldn’t answer properly.

They were the wizards who were in charge of the magic checkpoints in the elementary and intermediate levels and patrolling these places.

This corresponds to a beginner or intermediate level wizard, not a high level wizard.

For those who couldn’t enter the Magic Tower because they were pushed by the magic wall separating the intermediate and advanced classes, there was no reason for the wall to exist at all.

“It is the decision of the Magic Association.”

It was only to the extent that the high-ranking mages made it so.

I don’t see any sign of genuinely trying to stop me.

They probably don’t like this wall either.

How can they look pretty when they are against a wall that pushes them away because they lack magical power?

I was thinking about how to destroy the entire wall while shaking the magic net.

Rather than severing these closely intertwined magical powers, I felt like I could pull them down and knock down all the walls at once.

“Demesis! But before you destroy it, the tower’s magic circle will activate and attack you! Dangerous!”

The wizards gathered around them continued to warn.

“Are you worried about me? Is this dangerous?”

I looked around at them and said.

If you conveyed the words of concern to me, the heart is happy, and it is nice to hear that it is dangerous.

“Oh no!”

They looked at my eyes and refrained from mentioning that it was dangerous.

If it’s dangerous, the attacking magic tower is dangerous, and I wouldn’t be dangerous like this.

“Everyone get out of the way. If I use my strength, all the magical energy around me will shake and I might be swept away and die. Also, if the Magic Tower’s magic circle attacks me, you might get hit as well.”

I bit people who were near me.

People who didn’t want to stop me from trying to break down the wall, and who didn’t want to be swept away by the shockwave after sticking with me, who was scared just by standing next to me, ran away.

Hoo-wook.

I took a deep breath and pulled the magic net.

The more you concentrate, the more clearly you see the arrangement and structure of your magical energy.

The magic wall could be temporarily collapsed if it was possible to apply the necessary amount of force to the exact spot.

I took off my mana control cloak and bracelet and vomited the dragon heart’s mana toward the point of the mana net that I was holding onto.

woo woo woo-

The high-density mana that spurted out like breath spread out in all directions through the connection of the net through the mana control using my psychokinesis.

Kwadeudeuk, fast deuk.

The net-like structure of magical power created by the magic wall was all covered with the magic power I exuded, making it hard and taut.

Hoo-wook.

I pull on a part of the net I was holding on to.

I felt the strength to resist being pulled.

The power that the magic wall endures.

With this, I succeeded in holding all three layers of walls in my hands with the magical power connected to the net.

*

Now you just have to pull the magic net and pull out all the walls.

I released the magic of the dragon heart in my heart.

I filled my arms with magic power and pulled the net I was holding in my hands.

Koo goong, coo goo goong!

The magic walls that were piled wide like a castle wall swayed like molars about to be pulled out.

Because of its size, even the ground was vibrating as if an earthquake had occurred.

“Whoa!”

“Sah, save me!”

People near the magic tower screamed.

Distinct lines of magic formed densely around the tower, and all the magic walls were shaking at once.

The ground was shaking as if a huge collapse was about to happen, so it was only natural that they didn’t know what to do.

But according to my calculations, they take no damage.

I will only pull on the walls and bring them all down.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

The high-ranking wizards protruding through the windows of the Mage Tower were flying around riding staffs.

When a large-scale magical phenomenon occurred and an unusual atmosphere was detected, such as shaking the ground, he finally came out of the Magic Tower to grasp the situation.

But I had no intention of talking to them.

First of all, I have to break down these walls that tried to block me and talk about it.

Nothing like this can protect you.

Neither the purpose nor the justification for establishing the magic wall made sense.

I will prove it by pulling these out.

“Hey, stop it! If you touch the magic wall anymore, the Magic Tower’s automatic defense magic circle will activate!”

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The high-ranking wizards who are afraid of me and are floating nearby leaving only warnings.

I ignored them and gave more strength to the net holding them.

“Ahh! Avoid everyone!”

The magic circles surrounding the magic tower were shining and responding to my power.

A circular magic pattern is drawn on the ground with me as the center, and my current location is specified.

Magical energy gathered around the mage tower that stretched high like a pillar while dividing the field of view vertically.

Weing, weing, weing-

It emits a sound that sounds like an alarm, and the mana gathers into one point.

Magical power that gradually increases in size as it rotates along the circumference of the mage tower.

No one invoked magic or touched the magic circle, but magic was automatically created to ward off intruders.

Whip, whine, whine, whine.

The magical power created by the magic tower rotated and gathered into a round shape.

Riding the flow of magical power, he was gradually inserted into the turret launcher installed on the outer wall of the magic tower.

The turret launcher turned its gun on me, following the location-specific magic patterns engraved around me, and fired the magic I had created earlier.

… … !

The projectile was faster than the speed of sound, so I couldn’t hear the gunshot.

I stood there and tried the magic of the magic tower.

Still, the clothes shouldn’t be destroyed, so I changed the shape of the defensive artifacts and tattoos that were engraved on my body and made them like shields to protect me.

aaang-

This defensive item is also legendary.

As for me, I was mainly using it to absorb my mana, but in fact, it was basically a top-of-the-line item specialized in defense.

It’s not that the emperor didn’t give anything or anything as a gift.

The shield I created as an item consumed most of my mana, but in the end I succeeded in blocking the magic tower’s attack safely.

I inspected the large craters carved around me.

The surrounding terrain was shattered by the magic explosion.

but i’m fine

I stopped the magic tower’s attack, so I concentrated on what I was doing.

As if holding on to a cloud while exercising, I pulled the magic wall that was held in the net with all my might.

Bud deuk, fast deuk!

Kugung, Kwagwagwagwagwang!

The magic wall was collapsing one after another from near to far.

The part connected to the net is torn apart, and the wall with its center destroyed loses its balance and scatters mana as if pouring out stones.

Kwagwagwagwagwagwang!

The wall collapsed without missing a single one. Because I had spread my magic so meticulously, all three layers of the wall were completely destroyed to the point where I couldn’t leave any shape.

Woo woo woo woo-

He released the magical power he was holding in his hand and allowed him to fly into the air.

The large-scale magical phenomenon lost its flow and quickly volatilized.

The ground shook, the tower’s defense magic was activated, and all the walls collapsed. The air around the tower became calm.

“What, what have you done?”

As I waited for the situation to calm down for a while, the high-ranking wizards rode their wands and flew around me and landed on the ground.

Among them, a wizard who seems to be the representative approaches me and asks.

The circle pattern engraved on the robe indicates the rank of the wizard.

He had the most circles.

The highest authority in the Mage Tower, and the head of the Magic Association, which says that only wizards of famous schools among countless magic schools can participate, the Mage Master.

I looked at the master of the mage tower of the present age.

Since the mage tower master hasn’t changed in 40 years, his achievements are even recorded in the history books.

“Archmage Elderric. The representative in charge of the current Tower of Knowledge, also known as the Master of the Magic Tower.”

I didn’t know that I would have to destroy the wall to see this man.

There were many things to talk about with him, such as why he destroyed the wall, what was the purpose of coming to the Mage Tower, how to deal with this situation, etc., but I asked him this first.

“Aren’t you afraid of me?”

It wasn’t about arguing.

Whether the opponent became an assassin, a magician, a dean, a sword master, or an emperor, I am most curious about this.

Because to me, a person who is not afraid of me meets the standard of being special.