chapter 23
22. Arrest
When the limit is lifted, pure mana begins to seep from the body.
[Open Circle: Limit Release] – The limit of mana circle is released. From now on, you can use [Cancel] to neutralize the opponent’s magic. If the limit release continues for a long time, it enters the burnout state.
– [SSS] Cancel: Forcibly cancels the magic used by the opponent. Magic that cannot be cast by the user cannot be canceled. ※ Instead of mana, mental power is consumed. When your stamina falls below a certain level, you enter a burnout state.
– Burnout: Mana use is temporarily prohibited. Your overall stats will drop temporarily.
Cancel is a fraud skill that allows you to forcibly dismantle a spell that is limited to the magic you can use. This is a magic that can only be used when the limit is released through circle opening.
‘I tried not to use this because it could cause burnout if used incorrectly…’
Since the servile opening has unbelievable power of course, there is a risk that if used incorrectly, the mana use itself will be completely blocked for a certain period of time, and the stats may drop temporarily. In a situation where you do not know what will happen when, where, even if it is temporary, it is a great risk that you cannot use mana and your stats will drop. In addition, even if it is not simply a burnout phenomenon, I try not to use it as much as I can because it puts a burden on my body.
But now, Seol Eun-ah may die because of me. Now wasn’t the time to get wet.
I reached out towards Baek Ju-seok’s [S] Hellfire.
-Changrang
At that moment, a sound as if a glass bottle was breaking was heard, and the magic was shattered.
“uh?…”
Baek Ju-seok looked at his shattered magic with a stupid expression.
‘I have to finish it quickly. Because I can’t keep this state going.’
– Huong
I quickly teleported to Baek Ju-suk.
“I… get out of here!”
Baek Ju-seok used [S] Blizzard.
– woo woo woo woo
A storm raging in an instant.
– pike
But that spell was soon broken.
“Don’t… that’s ridiculous… that… don’t lie. Magic cancellation…”
Baek Ju-seok continued to grind his magic.
Hellfire, Lightning Storm, Cannon, and other miscellaneous magics,
-Changrang
But all the magic I can use. Therefore, they were magic that could be eliminated by cancellation.
-Job
-Job
-Job
I walked in front of Baek Joo-suk.
‘If I kill this guy here, things might get complicated later on for nothing.’
Baek Ju-suk must be punished through a reasonable process through the Magic Investigation Agency. No matter how crazy Baek Joo-suk is, he is the president of a prestigious academy. It would be absurd for me to kill in front of everyone.
‘Still, it must be painful.’
I put my hand on Baek Tin’s body and began to absorb it.
– Whoo
The magic and mana surrounding the white tin began to be sucked in in an instant.
“Ugh… what are you doing…”
– pike
Baek Ju-seok was in pain and tried to use magic to get rid of it, but I canceled them all.
“Release”
When I raised my hand toward the sky and released it, the magic and mana drawn from the white tin were instantly released into the air, and then disappeared.
“absorption”
“Release”
After that, the same process was repeated several times.
“Uh-uh… that… stop… my… please…”
At some point, the mana that had been wrapped around Baek Joo-suk’s body was almost drawn out, and his body became noticeably emaciated.
I whispered into Baek Joo-suk’s ear so that no one could hear it.
“Now that Maggi is all gone, I should have come back to my senses. Now, you know better than anyone what’s going to happen in the future, don’t you? You know well that if you work like this, you can’t solve it with your personal network, right?”
Then, Baek Ju-seok answered with a painful expression.
“Yeah… didn’t you use Meteor just like me? You will not escape punishment either.”
“No. Am I just trying to stop you? I’ve already filmed the whole process using video recording artifacts. Do you think I was just trying to defend myself, rather to save people?”
– Quickly
Baek Joo-seok sharpened his teeth and looked at me. Blood was flowing in his eyes as a result of the side effect of using excessive magic.
“Surely… I will kill you. I will repay you for this disgrace. don’t be happy Someday I will…”
-Paang
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Mana was released and it was smashed towards Baekju’s head.
-dump
He may not have died, but Baek Ju-seok, who suffered great damage, collapsed on the spot.
“Lord… No, Masked Instructor!”
Seol Eun-ah, who was behind me, ran towards me. Her face was wet with tears.
“Why the hell did you do such an unreasonable thing! Don’t you know how dangerous it is to be engulfed in magic? He really was about to die.”
“It was Seol Eun-ah who almost died. Don’t do that in the future. It was going to be really bad. And in the end, I won, so it all went well.”
“It is, but…”
Seol Eun-ah put her hand to my face without speaking. And with a serious expression, he shouted to those around him.
“People who can use recovery magic gather here right now!”
Barak, Barak, Barak, Barak, Barak, Barak, Barak, the reaction of her screaming was strange, so when I touched my face with her hand, it was covered in blood.
Due to the recoil using the circle opening, mana was shaken all over the body. As a result, blood began to flow from his eyes, nose, and mouth.
– woo woo woo woo
At Seol Eun-ah’s command, her guild wizards, who had gathered in an instant, all unfolded recovery magic towards me.
She came close to me and whispered.
“What the hell kind of magic did you use to make it perfect… Did it have something to do with getting rid of Baek Tin’s magic earlier?…”
I nodded and spoke.
“It’s a technique that has a lot of recoil, so it’s actually a miracle that it took only this much damage.”
I just opened the circle for a really short time, but my whole body was in so much pain, and the blood continued to flow. My head feels dizzy, and I feel like I’m going to vomit on its own.
I looked all over my body one by one.
‘Fortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any damage to the body’
If it’s this much damage, a full day’s rest will be enough for you. Luckily, there was no physical damage, but no burnout.
– fast
Seol Eun-ah, what was so upset about her, bit her lip tightly and muttered with a gloomy expression.
“I… then and now I only get help… I thought I was pretty strong… still…”
There was nothing I could say to comfort her, so I was watching her quietly and saw Hyena Jang running from a distance.
“Masked Teacher! Are you okay?!”
She looked at my face and screamed.
“it’s okay? can you breathe Can you see ahead?”
Hyena Jang looks at my body here and there and looks at me worriedly.
‘I don’t think we were that close, but it’s a strange feeling.’
Actually, Eun-ah Seol saved my life, so even so, Hye-na Jang was just like a business partner to me, so I didn’t think she’d worry too much about me.
“Tell me something! Are you okay?”
However, seeing him screaming and worrying like that, I got a strange feeling.
‘Well, it seems that he has a lot of affection in the first place.’
I thought so and talked to Hyena Jang.
“it’s okay. Rather than that, are you broadcasting live now? If this is being broadcast live, I don’t think it’s a joke on the number of viewers.”
Hyena Jang shouted in an angry voice.
“Is the number of viewers important now? I turned off the broadcast early, and only filmed the evidence video in case misunderstandings arise later. Masked instructors should not be unfairly punished.”
‘Um… I filmed it separately, but I don’t need to say it.’
“thank you.”
At the moment when Hyena Jang was about to say something more. Men in black robes came rushing in.
“Preserve the scene and secure suspects.”
Their robes had the words NPS written on them.
‘It’s from the NPS.’
NPS. An agency that directly responds to all crime scenes that occur in Korea. Comprised of numerous teams, they perform similar roles to homicide cops on Earth.
A high-ranking man walked over to me, pulled out his ID and showed it to me.
“hello. This is Kim Eun-chan, the NPS Team 1 team leader. According to reports, I heard that the teacher was involved in this case. The key suspect is President Baek Ju-suk, who is lying there, and the second suspect is you. As a suspect, you are obliged to reveal your identity, and if you do not comply with our instructions…”
At that time, Seol Eun-ah, who was next to me, hurriedly explained.
“Oh… no! He was just protecting people from Baek Joo-suk’s runaway!”
He frowned and spoke coldly.
“Does the evidence exist? We judge only by the evidence.”
At that time, Hye-na Jang hurriedly showed Eun-chan Kim the magic tools she had filmed.
“Check this nonsense… for manipulation.”
As he instructed, the investigator next to him took out a large artifact and finished checking that there were no magically tampered parts.
After that, Eun-chan Kim bowed her head and apologized.
“sorry. In the end, the teacher prevented a number of casualties from occurring. Could you please reveal your identity? We will talk to the state, and we will make sure that we are fully compensated.”
Of course I declined.
“it’s okay. I don’t really want to reveal my identity.”
He had a troubled expression on his face, but I firmly refused.
“I can’t help it… Thanks again. Then we will arrest the suspect Baek Ju-suk.”
– Clap
Wearing the mana-sealing shackles, I watched Baek Ju-suk being arrested with the Academy students, numerous onlookers, and reporters.
– whistle
When I turned my head, the guild leader of Baal arrived late after receiving a request for support. And many guilds, magicians of the tower, and even Shin Yura, the master of the tower, were looking at me all at once in the field.
-Job
-Job
-Job
Shin Yu-ra, who is walking slowly towards me. She spoke to me with a cold expression.
“You, what the hell are you?”