Chapter 188

Chapter 188

“Julius!”

Kaichen hurriedly called Julius and Chushinik and asked them to begin searching the area.

Perhaps they were wrong about the cause of the incident. It wasn’t a simple plan to steal relief supplies for the stranded Northerners in order to make Julius lose his popularity… There was something else to be gained from it.

A strange energy that he hadn’t felt before emerged from a formation of rocks rising strangely around the fortress walls. Kaichen ran towards it without hesitation. Kaichen quickly brushed the snow off.

He had been reckless, just because his magic was cut off. How could he not notice it?

In the distance, Julius looked like he realized the same thing, and there was a loud sound of swearing.

‘Acrab might’ve been an experiment.’ Kaichen remembered what he said to Dalia. back then, he wasn’t aware of the magnitude of his words.

The first magic circle they saw was on the rock.The magic circle engraved with ominous purple magic was familiar. It was the foreign energy he felt back at the hideout when he confronted Antares in Acrab to save the kidnapped Dalia. The same energy shielded their hideout from outside magic for a whole day. The magic stone made it possible. It was exactly the same.

‘There’s a magician capable of this…?’

Kaichen hadn’t even heard of it. Among those that belonged to the tower, there weren’t any wizards who took the path of black magic with such outstanding abilities.

When he discovered it, the purple magic gave off a disgusting smell. It was a terrible, unbearable stench. Kwang! In a nearby distance, there was the sound of Julius’ sword smashing rocks. Kaichen similarly drew the sword he had on his waist and cut the rock open. After searching, they found a total of five rocks engraved with similar magical circles near the walls of Hoiore.

Woong-

When the last rock was broken, there was a wild, cold wind. There was no point in covering his nose and mouth with his robes because the smell was too strong. It was the worst kind of black magic he had experienced in his entire life.

Standing still, Kaichen subconsciously clenched his fist, torn between frustration and bewilderment. Magic was overflowing them. He clenched his teeth as he felt the fullness of his magical energy flow freely, as if released from oppression.

“What the… who…. My sister had someone with this kind of power…?”

Julius’ voice trembled a little. Chusinik, who knew nothing about magic, only looked puzzled, but Julius felt the same way as Kaichen. A magic circle that disabled the use of magic. There was nothing worse than that for a wizard.

For a month they were helpless. Just because he couldn’t use or move his magic, he had no choice but to send his loved one to a terrible place. Only because of the five rocks.

“…….”

At that moment, the land of Hoiore vibrated violently. Kaichen suppressed his rising anger and quickly moved to the entrance. Unsurprisingly, it was shaking violently as if time magic was about to break.

Julius was beside him. “You’ve done it!” he said, but Kaichen frowned in reply.

‘It’s not enough.’

Kaichen reached into the air with clenched fists and pulled out his wand. He touched the castle gate with his palm. In his mind was the memory of Dalia, smiling in ecstasy every time she saw the rose petals fluttering around. The golden magic began to explode around Hoiore through the palm of his hand.

Dalia’s magic was comparable to his. No, the concentration of her magic was several times thicker, so it was considered more than his. However, Dalia’s magic, unlike ordinary wizards, changed drastically according to her mind. Her magic became unstable when her mind was shaken.

It should’ve been natural since magic required concentration. Over the past two years, Dalia had shown magic without any disruption. It meant that her mind was somehow stable during this time, but now it felt restless.

Instantly, he knew Dalia was having a hard time.

“Kaichen! You crazy bastard!”

Julius’ cry could be heard from behind him, but Kaichen didn’t waste any time. The petals flew wildly like a snowstorm as his mana poured out; he didn’t stop.

Changrang- Finally, there was a sound of magic breaking.

“Keuk!”

Kaichen felt a shock so great that it took his breath away. It was because he drew out too much mana in a short period of time. He frowned and wiped his running nose.

“Did you become crazy to the point of killing yourself?”

Julus rushed towards Kaichen and blew his mana onto him before taking out a handkerchief to wipe his friend’s face mercilessly. Annoyed, Kaichen shoved Julius away and wiped his blood off as he spoke.

“Take care of yourself.”

Leaving Julius, who still had his arms stretched out, Kaichen quickly moved to the place where he felt Dalia’s mana.

Movement magic was his specialty. He could go wherever he could feel magic, and if he knew the coordinates, there wasn’t a place on the continent that he couldn’t go to. And when it came to her, the stronger it became.