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Chapter 100: 100

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Flash!

The bright light faded.

I slowly looked around.

What I saw was a burning fortress and military camp.

A massive fortress made of sturdy stone buildings.

And the vast military camp spread out behind it.

Both were engulfed in roaring flames.

I muttered quietly.

“Floor 37 is the ‘Military Base’ floor.”

It was, quite literally, a military base from a fantasy world.

Floor 37 was a burning fortress that defended the Empire's capital.

Hyeji, standing beside me, spoke softly.

“It’s on fire? I guess Floor 37 didn’t inherit your anomaly, Jiho.”

“Who knows? Just because there are flames doesn’t necessarily mean there’s no anomaly.”

Anyway, the military base I was here to farm was on fire.

I should put out the fire first, right?

“It’s time for the Extreme Lunatic Hell firefighting helicopter!”

I immediately started putting out the fire.

In other words, I used air manipulation magic.

And extinguished the fire consuming this enormous military base!

-Fssss...

A weak vacuum formed, snuffing out the flames as smoke rose into the air.

The blaze died down in an instant.

I murmured.

“No matter how large this military base is, it’s not quite the size of a city, so I can extinguish it.”

“Um... This military base is huge, but you put out every fire at once. Haven’t you grown much stronger than before?”

“That’s me.”

Now that I had climbed to Tower Floor 37, I had become far stronger than before.

My spiritual senses had expanded tremendously, and the mana reservoir in my heart had grown enough to hold the equivalent of three thousand Fireballs.

Now, within the Tower, I could claim everything within a one-kilometer radius as my territory.

That was the ability of this body, growing stronger by the day.

After putting out the fire, I slowly looked around.

Then I saw them in the distance.

“What?! Why did the fire suddenly go out?”

“Could those troublesome bastards have done something? Those... Apostles, or whatever they call themselves. Didn’t we fight them for quite a while before coming here?”

“Those lunatics who claim to have met a Prophet?”

“It really must be the end times. Black Mages who deny the world are believing in gods and Prophets.”

“The Empire must be nearing its end.”

Black Mages were gathered together in one corner of the military base.

But they weren’t the Black Mages I knew.

They weren’t wearing ordinary black robes. Their robes were covered in intricate red patterns.

I immediately identified them.

‘So those are War Black Mages.’

War Black Mages!

As the name suggested, they were Black Mages who excelled in warfare.

They possessed far greater combat power than ordinary Black Mages and specialized in killing large groups of enemies...

I muttered quietly.

“The moment ‘War’ gets attached to a name, they become far stronger than ordinary bastards.”

Why, even in games, weren’t enemies with “War” in their names depicted as stronger?

Like War Mages.

Or Warchief Garrosh Heavensmile.

They were far stronger and cooler than ordinary mobs!

These guys definitely possessed more combat power than regular Black Mages.

‘But they’re still nothing more than magic shuttles for me.’

No matter how powerful War Black Mages were, they couldn’t stop this Extreme Lunatic Hell Holy Hunter.

Step. Step.

I stomped toward them.

They reacted immediately.

“What is that?”

“Was there still a soldier left?”

“Let’s deal with that one first.”

They spotted me and raised their staffs.

They looked ready to attack at once.

-Thud!

I struck the ground with my staff and shouted.

“Begone! You dare point your staffs at the Extreme Lunatic Hell Heaven Prophet! How dare you! Such insolence!”

“What the hell is he talking about?”

“He’s insane.”

“Now, look at me! I have a magic!”

I showed them my holy power.

Magic crackled in my right hand.

Black magic rumbled in my left.

Divine magic sparkled around my body.

I wielded magic, black magic, and even divine magic.

It was proof that I was a Prophet!

For some reason, though, they didn’t believe that I was a Prophet.

“So he’s the fraud calling himself a Prophet.”

“I don’t know what kind of magic tool he used, but... it was quite a convincing trick, you swindler.”

“But it isn’t enough to deceive people like us, hardened by war.”

“Do you think we’d start believing in gods now?”

That was right.

They were Black Mages who had survived on the battlefield.

They ranked among the upper echelons of Black Mages.

And Black Mages were people who fundamentally denied reality!

These War Black Mages before me stood even higher among their kind.

Their denial of gods and reality ran deeper than most, so it seemed they couldn’t believe I was a Prophet.

What a shame.

“No, my hypnosis app isn’t working! How can there be such blasphemous bastards!”

“Jiho, I guess you couldn’t fool the Black Mages this time?”

“Blasphemy! This is blasphemy!”

My plan to put a Prophet hypnosis app on the Black Mages and make them work for me had failed!

What a pity!

I couldn’t forgive them!

“You dare refuse to follow this body, the Extreme Lunatic Hell Heaven Holy Divine Sacred Blessed Prophet... Pay for that sin with your deaths!”

“Subdue that fraud. If we cut off his limbs and throw him to those Apostle bastards, he’ll come to his senses.”

“Everyone die except the one who’ll teach me magic!”

Then I cast a spell.

The first was Air Bullet.

I aimed my staff at their foreheads and fired!

-Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

But the Air Bullets I fired were blocked by a translucent force field and bounced away harmlessly.

I was shocked.

“What? My Air Bullets were blocked?! Tch... Is that an AT Shield?!”

“...Be careful! That bastard just cast magic without chanting!”

“Without chanting?! Could he really be Fifth Circle...?”

“Check the defensive magic!”

“Spread out immediately! We need to target him from every direction!”

“Call the Ghouls!”

I was shocked that my Air Bullet magic had been blocked, while the Black Mages panicked over my chantless magic.

We were both surprised by each other.

Then...

-Kraaaah!

-Kieee!

-Kraaaaaah!

Thududududud!

Screams and footsteps rang out from every part of the burned and collapsed military camp.

Ghouls began rushing in from every direction.

After seeing my power and becoming wary, they had called in the Ghouls scattered throughout the area!

Thousands of Ghouls charged at me from all sides.

But I wasn’t the kind of person who would lose to a mere numbers game.

“What a pathetic trick.”

I created around a hundred Fireballs and threw them in every direction.

-Kaboom!

-Boom!

-Boomboomboomboomboom!

Countless explosions erupted all around us.

Scarlet flames and powerful shock waves crashed into the buildings and Ghouls.

Boom! Boom! Boomboomboom!

Rumble...!

The half-burned ruins were caught in the explosions and scattered through the air.

The Ghouls hiding between the buildings were ripped apart and blown to pieces.

Explosions and bloody mist ravaged the area.

Countless fragments and pieces of rubble rose high into the sky.

“What...?!”

“Magic that powerful without chanting?!”

“Good heavens...!”

The Black Mages cried out in shock as I wiped out the Ghouls in an instant.

The Fireball bombardment temporarily stopped the Ghouls rushing in from every direction.

This was my chance to snipe them.

“Keep the target in the center, then flip the switch.”

If Air Bullet magic didn’t work...

Railgun would be enough, right?

I fired Railgun.

-Kaboom!

-Splat!

A flash of light flared, and a blue trail streaked through the air.

It pierced through the head of a Black Mage standing far away.

A translucent force field had appeared for a moment...

But the Railgun projectile cleanly penetrated it, blowing apart the Black Mage’s head.

I recited quietly.

“Heh heh... Air Bullet magic is the weakest of all my magic. To block something as insignificant as Air Bullet and become so proud. How laughable...!”

“Jiho, I can’t really hear what the Black Mages are saying from here, but... I don’t think they looked particularly proud.”

I ignored Hyeji’s words and continued firing Railgun.

-Kaboom!

-Kaboom!

-Kaboom!

-Kaboom!

Every time flashes lit up and blue trails cut through the air...

Splat! Crack! Thump!

The War Black Mages’ heads burst open, and they collapsed one after another.

No matter how much defensive magic they wore, they were no match for me.

Of course, they didn’t just helplessly take it.

“Damn it! What kind of monster is that bastard?! How can he cast such powerful magic without chanting...!”

“Keep calling the Ghouls! Keep him occupied!”

“Fire Magic Bullet!”

“What about the Curse magic?!”

They used offensive spells, including Magic Bullet, and hurled Curse magic at me.

They counterattacked.

Of course, their attacks didn’t work on me.

-Krakrakrakrak!

The Magic Bullet they fired bounced harmlessly off my Water-Protective Aura.

-Fssss...

The Curse magic that occasionally flew toward me also melted away the instant it reached my soul.

Their scattered attacks couldn’t hurt me in the slightest.

“Good heavens...!”

“Curse magic doesn’t work, and he can deflect Magic Bullet too?!”

“Is that bastard a monster?!”

The Black Mages were stunned.

I muttered quietly.

“Begone! A monster?! I am the Extreme Lunatic Hell Heaven Holy Divine Sacred Blessed Prophet. I am not some monster!”

“He’s an insane monster! We can’t do anything against him with our power!”

“...Joint Magic! Prepare Joint Magic!”

Had they finally realized they were at a disadvantage?

The War Black Mages finally began preparing Joint Magic, magic meant for warfare.

They acknowledged me as an overwhelmingly powerful opponent and finally brought out their ultimate move!

My eyes lit up.

‘At last, I’m seeing Joint Magic.’

The war magic I wanted was that Joint Magic.

I had entered Floor 37 specifically to obtain the Black Mages’ Joint Magic.

According to the HunterNet guide, once they became certain their opponent was powerful, they prepared Joint Magic.

Dozens of War Black Mages joined their power together to prepare an offensive spell of incredible strength!

It took a long time to prepare, but it was an immensely powerful area-of-effect attack.

It supposedly possessed enough power to literally erase part of the terrain...

Joint Magic wielded as war magic by War Black Mages!

If I learned that spell, I could use it well later, right?

“War Black Mages. Hurry and show this Prophet your war magic!”

“Ommm...”

The Black Mages began chanting.

I examined the structure of their Joint Magic.

Was this magic 2.0?

It was a fairly complex, diverse, organic structure built in three dimensions.

Its arrangement was more complicated than any magic I possessed.

Learning it would help me in many ways.

As I watched their magical structure...

“That’s a pretty cool arrangement. As expected of War Black Mages, it’s a fairly neat mana arrangement. But it’s still lacking in a few places. This body will improve it a little.”

I copied their magic.

I modified and supplemented the Black Mages’ arrangement in real time as I arranged the Blue Motes!

‘A structure where three-dimensional cylinders overlap repeatedly before converging on one point, with countless diamond-shaped patterns carved across the surface... Is this compression, diffusion, and directional guidance? It looks easy enough to modify in various ways.’

The cylinders aimed toward the target.

Overall, it was an arrangement that resembled a long cannon barrel, with countless diamond patterns carved across its surface.

I muttered quietly.

“Still, this thing eats a ridiculous amount of mana. Why does copying it alone require mana equal to a hundred Fireballs?”

Well, it was magic cast by dozens of Black Mages combining their power.

Naturally, it would consume that much mana.

A hundred Fireballs was around one-third of the firepower of my tactical Fireball.

Could this thing really produce that much power?

It was pretty impressive.

Of course, I had no intention of being satisfied with firepower equivalent to only a hundred Fireballs.

‘Should I try burning mana equal to around a thousand Fireballs? That should be pretty strong.’

My mana reservoir currently held the equivalent of roughly three thousand Fireballs.

It was a monstrous amount of mana, enough to drop ten tactical Fireballs.

So even if I poured mana equal to a thousand Fireballs into this newly acquired spell...

I would only use one-third of my mana.

I could try it without any burden.

I began strengthening the magic by pouring in a huge amount of mana.

But...

Had I put in too much mana?

-Hummmmmm...!

The air vibrated.

Blue mana radiance flooded the area.

The surrounding mana reacted to the mana I had drawn out and began resonating.

Blue light rippled everywhere.

“W-What?! Jiho! What is this light...?!”

“It’s the light of mana. You can see it too, Hyeji?”

“It’s such a dreamy and gorgeous light... Wait, this is really mana?! Really?!”

Hyeji gasped in wonder as she looked at the blue light rippling around us.

Because I had gathered so much mana, even an ordinary person like Hyeji could see the blue light of mana!

It seemed that if a wizard wielded enough mana, even ordinary people could observe it with their naked eyes.

I would have to remember that.

As I prepared my magic...

“N-No...! Such an enormous amount of mana?!”

“It’s impossible! A human can’t contain that much mana in their body! How can a person handle that much mana...?!”

“Could he really have been a Prophet...?”

The Black Mages cried out in shock as they watched the spell I had prepared.

Their faces turned pale.

Then, at that very moment...

I cast the spell.

-Flash!

A brilliant light covered my entire field of vision.

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