It was a disappointing talent in many ways, but now that it was gone, there was no reason to worry about it anymore.
In fact, wouldn’t it be more troublesome if it showed up again?
“The third ability is a bit less threatening. It’s magic control. It’s the ability to ban all magical techniques in the area.”
There could be no worse hell for mages than that.
Everything except physical attacks, weapons, or powers unrelated to magic would be blocked.
“Just so you know, not only magic but also magical tools, magical stones, scrolls, etc., all magic-related stuff would be nullified.”
Floating ships and movement scrolls would all be blocked too, making things very annoying.
To travel around the Deoen continent, which is wider than Eurasia, at least one physical means of transportation should be secured.
[W-What?!]
[How will mages cope then?]
[Mage extinction LOL]
[Hahahaha]
[Mages are doomed]
[Guess we gotta catch angels…]
[Magic tower, unite!!!!]
[Wait, seriously?]
[We’re in deep trouble…]
[So, can demon race handle magic or what?]
“Something like that. Using magic against demons is nonsense to begin with.”
The demon race is like the gods of magic, so casting spells in front of them is pretty much a suicide mission.
No matter how sophisticated or incredible the magic is, it would seem like child’s play to the demon race.
Of course, magic isn’t completely ineffective against them, but Silence particularly struggled with it.
“But it’s not ineffective against the undead, so at least until Silence shows up, we should be able to do pretty well. If demons appear, it would be more efficient for the priests to deal with the angels.”
“Magic works well against angels.”
Lasty nodded, saying that.
Even the strongest fabric or demon race has its weaknesses, just that the higher the tier, the less noticeable they are.
“Anyway. I think that’s enough about Silence’s abilities. There’s more detail, but…”
That’s really complicated.
Given the long time that’s passed, it wouldn’t be good to make too firm a conclusion.
“If you know these three things, you’ll be able to deal with things to some extent. Of course, the best option would be to handle it before setting foot on the Deoen continent, though.”
At least aiming to deal with Silence within the demon realm would minimize damage and allow for a cleaner cleanup, but the demon realm is the territory of the demon race.
No matter how weakened the Top-Class Demon might be, I couldn’t help but think it would be impossible to catch him in the ‘Demon Realm.’
‘Guess I’ll have to brace for some damage.’
[Hmmm…]
[The Akuma is really strong!]
[Lol]
[I’ll mention it in class.]
[Seems like Mages should really go towards Angels.]
[Whoa, whoa, whoa!]
[If it’s Lily, capturing him is totally doable.]
[But isn’t Lily planning to catch Angels?]
[Aren’t you planning to kill Angels?]
“Of course, I’ll catch Angels. If I can stop Demons too, I will.”
My primary target is the Celestial Race, but I never said I wouldn’t catch Demons.
First, I plan to deal with the Undead that are expected to swarm right after the new year, then once the situation is safe, I’ll go after the Celestial Race.
Right now, Demons seem to be the main threat, but the Celestials will definitely have some tricks up their sleeves.
“Oh, and for those who chose the Black Badge, come to the Academy, and I’ll enhance it for you. You’ll draw numbers and wait in the main waiting room, and I’ll call you in.”
“I won’t be taking too many.”
Lasty said that as she tossed the Life Vessel into the Flow of Blood.
Breaking the Life Vessel leads to the annihilation of the Soul, so it wasn’t wise to have it out carelessly like that.
I guess the person involved is probably extremely restless, right?
[Oh!]
[Ooooh!]
[So lucky! Lol]
[Is the Progenitor going to enhance it?]
[Big Progenitor!]
[Choosing Black is such a steal, lol!]
[Wow]
[Big Lasty!]
[What about the White one?]
[The White Badge is Lily.]
White?
“Hm. White…”
If it’s a White Badge, aren’t those the folks who boldly declare they’re on the ‘Angels’ side while fighting Demons, claiming not to touch Angels?
Of course, just choosing the badge doesn’t mean they truly align with that side, but it felt a bit off that their priority is the Celestial Race rather than the Demon Race.
I already explained how bad the Celestials are.
“White… White… Well. I mean, I guess I have to…”
Should I even do it?
[Lily?]
[Lol]
[Hmmm, Lily…]
[Ah, lol, why would those who don’t fight Angels want enhancements?]
[For real, lol]
[So true]
[Lolololololol]
[Wow]
[Cut, cut, cut for the White Badge folks!!!]
[Seriously, who told you to choose White?]
[Oh come on!]
“But you promised.”
[Huh?]
Snickers.
“I’m just kidding. I have to enhance the White ones too.”
A promise is a promise, and just because they choose White doesn’t mean they’ll become buddies with Angels.
If they get stronger, we might be able to deal with the Demons quickly and face the Celestials together.
If I get stronger, I might be able to take care of the Demons quickly and then deal with the Celestials together.
“However, as I mentioned, I’ll only enhance those who helped us.”
Almost 70-80% of the Deoen users have badges, but I can’t enhance all of them, can I?
The badge enhancement would primarily go to those who helped a lot of users get badges and to the members of the Alliance.
Of course, I wouldn’t enhance just anyone with the black ones either.
Still, although there were minor complaints in the Chat Window about making the enhancement ratio the same for black and white, it soon quieted down.
After all, I’m the one doing the enhancing, and I’m not charging any fees; it’s practically charity work.
To put it bluntly…
[Should have chosen black if you didn’t like it, lol]
[For real, lol]
“Well.”
That’s right.
■
After finishing the explanation, I did a few PVP matches before logging off.
Since I’m at the very top, it’s hard to find matches, and even if I win, my points don’t really go up, so I’ve been stuck in place for almost a month or two.
But after exactly four consecutive wins, my ranking finally changed to 5th place.
Now, there are only a few people above me.
The number one is still the distant Sword Saint with an unfathomable score (just how much did he exploit in the past to get that score?).
Following him are the solidly second-ranked Leo and the leader of the Angel Guild, Michael (who hasn’t been seen in months), along with the Necromancer Crack holding that spot.
Originally, Chuka Chip was in 4th place, but with Candy Star almost fully transferring her main account, her ranking dropped significantly.
‘Even Pro is nearly half-retired at this point… Did he just drop out?’
I thought about just watching the finals like last year, but… the championship team from last year, CO, which is Chuka Chip’s team, suffered a major disaster by dropping out in the playoffs.
In the end, two completely unfamiliar teams made it to the finals, and neither Yena nor I were particularly interested in watching.
Besides, Candy Star didn’t seem to care much either.
‘Above all…’
A mistake that reveals your face is enough for one lifetime.
Returning to Lasty’s lab, I saw her spinning around while fiddling with something.
In her hand was a card, and it depicted a Joker soaked in blood with a red color.
Her bizarre Blood Magic was palpable beyond just the System.
Zing─!
As I snatched the flying card, Lasty said with a straight face, “It’s an interesting item. Quite surprisingly so.”
“A bit surprising.”
“Is Lasty really that impressive?”
“Yeah. Amazing.”
Lasty gracefully descends from the air.
“With just this kind of material and the amount of power, you can summon a ‘higher’ existence.”
“…I was right to be concerned.”
“If we hadn’t blocked it, it could have been a disaster.”
As expected, that Joker Card can summon the top-tier angels, even demons.
However, the highest-tier can’t be forcibly summoned; if they were willing, they could come over.
If we hadn’t blocked it, a true calamity could have occurred.
It’s somewhat absurd to think that one user’s skill could destroy the world, but thankfully, this card is the only one of its kind.
In other words, as long as I have this card, the original master, the magician, cannot summon or create Joker Cards.
“I can’t dismantle the power itself, so for now, I’ve prevented the summoning of ‘top-tier’ beings. Even if you use it, nothing to worry about will happen.”
“What about summoning specific life forms?”
“I think I can narrow the ‘scope.’ Fixing it is currently difficult.”
According to Lasty’s explanation, the system embedded in the card rivaled the powers of top-tier angels and demons.
For Lasty, who is still only knocking at the threshold of the highest tier, it’s quite a challenge.
Lasty gazed at the flowing blood around her.
“…It’s difficult.”
“It’s no easy path. Take your time to challenge it.”
“How long? Three thousand years? Five thousand years?”
“……”
It seems her sense of time has become quite strange after living for so long.
Lasty is strong.
Transformed through the demons’ experiments, she has lived for a long time, accumulating power, knowledge, and wisdom.
She’s gained the ‘qualification’ to challenge the wall of the highest tier, but crossing it is another matter.
And that challenge was particularly harder for Lasty.
“How was it for you, sister?”
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