The Undying Magician - Book 5 - Chapter 52
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The Frontlines of the War on the Abandoned Continents
Year 2851 | Month 8 | Day 23
Adalwolf stares straight at the Class A magician general on his knees in front of him. The general leading the Collective Kingdom’s forces.
And yet, the news the general just told him has Adalwolf feeling more than a little irritated.
“They ran,” the Healer General mutters from his place flying next to Adalwolf as they both stare at the enemy general. “Two Class S magicians ran away from the war? You really expect me to believe this?”
“It’s true!” the general of the Collective Kingdoms exclaims while lifting his head. “Both of them ran away the moment they realized the war was a lost cause!”
Adalwolf watches the general grimace at his own words. Which clearly admit that even the general believes the Collective Kingdoms are finished.
But he mostly just feels irritated now that the option to win the war through killing the Class S leader of the Collective Kingdoms is no longer on the board. Meaning he’ll either have to negotiate a surrender from them, or he’ll just have to wipe them out entirely.
And since wiping them out entirely would look bad to the other continents that are currently paying attention for no other reason than Nathan’s trial, he can only negotiate a surrender from them.
I’m sure those Class S magicians have already fled to the other continents now that the abandoned continent is no longer abandoned as well, so it would be incredibly difficult to find them.
Adalwolf sighs at that thought. Or he would if he could.
Sometimes he genuinely misses having a face and human body that can express dissatisfaction.
He turns to the Healer General and states, “Begin negotiations for their surrender.” Then he turns around and begins to fly away without even waiting for the man’s response. All while pulling out his terminal to watch the live broadcast of the final trial for Nathan to become a Tower Master.
And what he finds is rather surprising.
“We have our first death amongst the trial takers for the final trial!!!” Crimson shouts, his voice echoing from the terminal. And despite it just being through a terminal, Adalwolf still feels a chill run down his bones from the man’s voice. Because the man is terrifying, even to Adalwolf. “Aritonia, the Cursed Magician, has fallen to Richard! And through this he’s revealed the hidden secret of the trial! That’s right! Killing another trial taker will give you all of their points! Just how long will it take before the next one falls?!”
I’m surprised one of them was willing to risk the mana exhaustion to go all out now, but it makes some sense if it’s the anti-matter magician doing it at least. The point stealing system isn’t particularly surprising though.
Adalwolf continues watching the screen while occasionally glancing at Crimson. Out of caution more than anything else.
He can feel it right down to his bones after all.
That if he were to meet Crimson, and if Crimson were to have a reason to kill him, Adalwolf wouldn’t be seeing another day. Even with his death mana.
All someone needs to do to kill Adalwolf is to drain him completely of mana. He’s not like Nathan, who can’t die at all regardless of his mana.
And someone like Crimson, who is several times stronger than Adalwolf in mana capacity alone, much less experience and technique?
Crimson could wipe the floor with Adalwolf and Adalwolf is very much aware of that. Even without meeting the man in person.
Adalwolf has never particularly been the paranoid type, but when it comes to Crimson, he just can’t help it.
He’s never even heard of someone who can so easily kill him before.
Just the thought of a magician being able to walk up and easily kill him terrifies him more than anything else.
Maybe he’s grown afraid of death after believing he couldn’t die for so long. Or maybe it’s just instinctive.
Regardless, Adalwolf is very thankful that Crimson seems to be so interested in Nathan. Because it likely means he won’t become an enemy.
Especially since a blood magic magician can live for eternity as well. Even if it is easily possible for him to die.
He just won’t age.
Adalwolf once again wishes he could sigh as he turns his focus fully onto his student and unwillingly-adopted son. Who is currently running around with the crown, claiming as many points as he can while the other two fight it out between each other.
Right now, the only way one of them can win is to kill the other and manage to claim the crown for long enough. Because right now they don’t stand a chance to get the crown for a longer period of time than Nathan can claim it. The gap is too wide, and he is too strongly built towards this particular trial.
The King of the Fallen continues watching while flying off in the direction of his treant. Seeing Nathan actually end up just sitting off to the side when he realizes the two other magicians aren’t even going after him and are instead fighting each other.
Turning the broadcast into one of the reflect magician fighting against the anti-matter magician.
And while it would normally be a difficult matchup for the reflect magician when she is currently reflecting enhancement affinity, it isn’t anywhere near as difficult thanks to the anti-matter magician’s current severe lack of mana. Which isn’t even considering the damage he must’ve done to his body by using stored mana.
I wonder why he’s pushing himself this far to win? Is it pride? Or something more?
Either way, Adalwolf doesn’t care so long as Nathan wins the trial. And based on how it’s going, there’s a high chance he will win.
So he just sits back when he arrives in his lab and watches the broadcast while beginning his experiments.
