“We have Magicroft against Dokuji Chio! Dokuji was automatically forwarded toward the semi-finals after his opponents surrendered in a row! Is this a rigged match?! Or is it something else!?”Currently, the tournament of the annual Moonblight Mixed Magic Arts were almost reaching its final stage. With the last match of the semi-finals coming up, Magi was finally up against the last contestant that had yet to even fight in the brackets after being automatically put into the semi-finalists. Despite his connection to the mayor, it was not a rig nor a privilege that Dokuji had that enabled him to reach it instantly. It was simply how the tournament had gone for the past years. Dokuji was considered a semi-finalist automatically as he was left undefeated for the past years. As they both appeared in the arena, Dokuji stood on the other side, leaning into a cane that he had always had. All the moments of preparation came to this moment for Magi. There was no chance he would lose to som
“––I am your demise, snake.”Like a distant sound, Magi’s voice reverberated in the arena. It reached everyone as if he was just as close to them as he was to Dokuji, catching their attention entirely as they were silenced.His voice felt rather different, and along with it was a cold intimidation that reached the masses. “Big words, however, do you have the strength to back it up?” Dokuji readies himself, dashing forward once more to clash with the now new form Magi had taken.Dokuji had a gist that this could be a certain magic provided by the machine that converts Elemental Magics into a Unique one, however, it was impossible to generate two types of magic with one elemental magic as he already had Portal Magic. It didn’t add up. Perhaps there was more than that, making it all the more a mystery that he needs to know. “Unwise to challenge me.” Magi replied, ignoring the question as he saw Dokuji move forward, his eyes able to keep up with Dokuji now.Like earlier, Dokuji attempt
“Infinity Shift, Integration.”With his power now integrated into his Grant, Glazier, Magi would now be able to use it with the power of his ability.Although it should have been impossible to change it, for Magi's Grant, it was relatively easy due to it only being but a gun with an empty core after Magi couldn't constantly supply it with Ice Magic.“Enough of this! I will make it so you won't have to walk!”Dokuji lunged in, disappearing as soon as his feet left the ground. Magi could sense that Dokuji was close but with him moving faster than the wind can react, Magi couldn't pinpoint where he would appear. So to know, he would fire his pistol on the ground, opening the first and sealed portal, firing the next upwards as the sealed portal below him opens up the same time as he opened the other.Dokuji's attack came right after, missing as Magi reappears above him, launching a punch that delivered a constant velocity as they now began to fall indefinitely. "Keh! You–"Dokuji cursed
As the tournament of the Mixed Magic Arts concluded, the Res Trackers were ousted due to their affiliation with Magi.The tournament had concluded with Red as the winner, and without a fight, they lost against them once again.News about Magi's arrest had begun to circulate. The Cold Mercenary was now taken in custody, locked away at the high-level underground prison of Moonblight. Kira and the others knew they couldn't appeal otherwise now that Magi was in their hands along with the people's ire. With the heat focused on them, there was nothing they can do but wait it out."Cian's missing and Magi has been captured. This is the worse that could happen!" Kira shouted as she slammed her fist into the desk, breaking it down into two."Just what the hell happened?!" She ground her molars, frustrated at what had happened. It had been two days until that day. "Even though we didn't know that much of Magi's past, there was something that stopped us from doing so, to think that it was th
11 years ago, Magi and Cian were only normal orphans. However, that wasn't the whole truth. The moment that they were kept inside the orphanage, was also the start of their cultivation as future mercenaries.Magi, who showed all kinda talents in both intelligence and power became the first one to lure the eyes of that one single person, Shanti.Shanti, who was still young at the time, however, has the same look and smile, as if he never ages. He was interested in Magi's capabilities as a mercenary, but not only that, he had begun to claim him as his property.He would throw hardships in Magi's way. Be it accidents, or sudden raise in food prices and even the man who bumped into Teresa was someone Shanti had hired to do that.It was all made just to see Magi's almost expressionless face make a despaired expression.But that was not enough. He wanted to get close to him, see how he can break him, and finally see the weeping that Magi never showed anyone.Then, it came to him. An idea.
"What the hell... what the hell!"Standing atop the highest building in Moonblight, Cian screamed out his frustration, looking into the distance.Remembering those times when he had practically lived in luxury, getting almost everything he wanted, only to know that it came from the act of killing innocents.Cian believed that Magi had only taken missions that led them to eliminate condemned criminals in Newyark.However, it was not the case."That was all fucking hit fees."It was why he left the digitalizer. He immediately realized that what they'd led up until now was a life made from the blood of others, and Cian couldn't help but be disgusted by it.Even if Magi was his brother, this feeling in his chest, felt like a betrayal."––AGH!"Cia conjured fires in his arm, throwing it into the sky as it exploded along with his tantrum. He couldn't keep it all to himself.Soon enough, the sentient guards from below would start to detect his activities, seeing it as an act of terrorism as t
"It seems like you came back sooner." Greeting them warmly, Sumire spoke. They looked down at Violet and Sabrine as they arrived with the army of sentries."It must have been hard to go around the city without being noticed, not to mention with an army.""Not particularly. All we needed was to go through the sewerage." Violet responded as one sentry stepped up, seemingly wet.Sumire's eyes scrunched, seemingly disgusted upon hearing that. However, she would disregard that as she sighed. "Anyways, welcome to our base in Moonblight. It's not as big as the one at the Outskirts, but this is where we base ourselves in Moonblight. I'll have your other sentries... go somewhere.""..."With the rest of the sentries following another personnel, they were led to another place.Despite Sumire's humility, before them was an oval-like building that looked like an industrial organization's office. It was in District B, where most of the organized company buildings resided."How did you even get t
"I see. Alright. That's fine. It's fine..."Lowering the phone slowly, Kira sighed after the phone call. She would do it again as she turned to look into the window."What did Teresa say?"Saeko asked Kira after that call, seeing as how the conversation went, it seems like it was not good."She said that Cian is nowhere to be found nor Sabrine and Violet. They completely separated themselves from us."Kira lowered her head, holding her face with her two hands.She felt disappointed and frustrated at the same time, losing someone who was just as talented was a waste, not to mention that they were friends.She had thought that Magi had trusted her when he began to open up to her, but it seems like he hasn't opened up completely to her after all."Tsk. What am I doing wrong here?" She asked herself."You did nothing wrong, Kira. It's just that those two needs to deal with their problems. But I wish that they didn't have to involve us in it. Now, look at us."Vincent scoffed, his arms cro
Chapter 161 "Go back to Newyark after this is done, huh? I suppose I'm being treated like a Deux Ex Machina."Whispering above the roofs of the building, Magi kept himself hidden from the eyes of those who were below him. The Brainless were everywhere as few of them survived, moving towards the office as a battle ensued right outside it, wrecking the place open.However, in his position, he could also see Cian, trapped in a barrier with Mia. It looked like it was because of their technology, however, that wasn't something that they would normally do. "An evil man like me cannot be the hero of this day."Cian fired his pistol, his bullet breaking the barrier instantly before Cian could attempt to stab himself with his bare hands. Cian was startled at first as Magi observed him, but his eyes immediately went in his direction, looking up with a look of gratitude. Even after all this, Cian was still nonchalant with his actions. He still cannot believe that they were twins in blood.T
Chapter 160: "Watch out!"Barely keeping up with Dokuji's speed, Sumire and the others couldn't get closer to force him into a close combat battle as they tried to dodge his attacks.His ranged attacks were too powerful for them to normally dodge as each slash would alter the terrain and create such a large breeze."I can't use my Blood Shackles on him. If anything else, I could use it if he was his normal size!"As Michael stood behind Kalina and Saeko, he was being protected by the ladies.It was far-fetched for a man like him to be useless right now, but he had to admit that he can't do the physical feats they can do right now. As he is now, he'll be a burden if he tried to help them."Tsk. We gotta close the gap somehow. Two people aren't enough to stop him."Sumire's assessment of the situation was right as all of them nodded in agreement. Sumire, Saeko, and Kalina might be able to stop him even by a moment if they worked together, however, that meant leaving Michael to his o
Chapter 159 "Tch!"Flying around, Sumire carried Saeko around as they tried to dodge the debris that Dokuji began to throw, firing and destroying the small ones, but dodging the hopelessly large ones.Sumire couldn't move all that well with someone on her back, and just as she thought Saeko could be the only one that could disable Dokuji, his transformation made it far harder."This is getting out of hand! If we spend too much time here, we'll lure the other Brainless in!"As they looked around, their battle was beginning to attract the other Brainleas that survived their battles, gathering up near them as they slowly walked up them.Their men had been slowly wiped out by the others. However."Boss!"As a voice called them from below, three surging arrows would whistle out as it splits the wind, hitting the other Brainless right into their eyes as they fall, defeated with one arrow each. Their heads were impaled through the eye. This was but an easy fit for someone capable of contr
"R-Red?!"Before her, was the almost disgusting sight of Red whose body was half rotten. On his back, there was a tube that seemed to be suctioning something out of his neck, delivering it to a machine that seemed to produce material on a tube.It was a purple substance that dripped down into a tube that glowed, and as far as Kurumi knew about it, this could be the substance that that Brainless runs with as their blood. "Kekeke... You aren't supposed to be here...""—?!"From behind, a voice suddenly spoke, laughing silently as he lurked within the dark corner of the basement.His eyes glowed green and each of his steps sounded metallic as it stomped into the concrete floor.Kurumi had her guard up, her magic flowing in the environment as she was ready to cast magic."Sniff... Sniff... That's a sweet smell. Do you mind if I...?"Just as the crazed man stepped out of the shadows, he began to suck in air with his mouth, and just as he did, Kurumi felt like her magic was being sucked i
Chapter 157 "Just where the heck are they all coming from?!"Amidst their travel towards the red light, Michael and his mercenary companions encountered yet another group of Brainless.They've been seeing almost countless numbers of Brainless inside the city, and if they were to be released and known to the public, his image was good as gone. Rather, his image was already gone when the whole attack began. As the mayor of this city, he shouldn't have let those criminals fool him in the first place."Tch. Mayor! Go ahead, I'll have my team take care of this! You are to assist the Boss!"The leader of the mercenary group would wield their Grants, taking on the three Brainless with his other companions. He pointed in the direction where the red light originated, urging him to rush."Alright!"Michael nodded in response, following through with their suggestions.Their group of twenty became reduced as similar encounters would happen, leaving Michael with the last three mercenaries that
"Heh. What's wrong? You're making a sad face when you're winning. Are you pitying me?!"Looking at the skies, Violet stood there with a sad expression. Her expression kept quiet for a moment as if grieving someone."Oi! Face me when I'm talking to you—"Unsheathing her blade, Violet had already taken two steps past her. It was all too fast. Violet was just a few meters in front of Asa earlier, but now, she was walking past her, stopping before long.But only then she realized that something happened as Violet sheathed her blade away."GUAAAAAGH!"Her right arm fell off, rolling down as a lifeless limb. No blood came out, but only immense pain came with it as she saw the organic parts that were the inner parts of her limb. "You won't die even if I cut your limbs. This blade severs the limb but prevents the blood from going out of the wound. It was a blade for surgical operations, yet perhaps, for Gods."Asa rolled on the ground as she held her severed arm, crying out as it turned
"That's everyone.""Yep—. Pretty much."Dusting away his hands, Vincent would respond to Kira as they wiped the floor with the enemies. With Kira using her abilities more proficiently with range, Vincent didn't have to constantly teleport in and out, treating Kira as some kind of explosive whenever she attacks. "Let's go."After all that, they entered the backdoor, and just as they thought that things were going smoothly, the corridor was blocked by Sentient Guards."Oh no," Vincent muttered.There were five of them and with both Kira and Vincent blacklisted, they all fired on sight.With less than enough space to dodge, Vincent quickly held Kira by the shoulder and blinked past them."Run!"Both of them ran deeper into the corridor and took a turn, hoping that it would be the way to the office.The Sentient Guards dashed to follow them, but as soon as they took the turn as well, the two were already out of sight, proceeding to clear the corridors."..."Vincent and Kira were able t
Chapter 154 "You're not going out alive."Standing before Cian, Violet, and Mia was Asa Narasu. She was the only remaining enemy and with her absorbing the blood of the Brainlesses as her weapons, she might as well be the final boss of this fight. "That's stupidly overpowered!"Cian muttered to himself observing Asa wield that kind of power.The blood around her flossed and encircled her in a sphere and if any of them were to be caught in it, their powers would be disabled. "Oh? That's troublesome. I might have to put this one away."Although, as Narash had the Blood Shackles on, the flames that were enveloping her hands and the Gravity Magic that made her afloat became weaker, seemingly reacting to the Blood Shackles' ability to disrupt magic itself. They all knew that it was an ability that made a mage a normal person if they made contact with it, however, seeing Asa have trouble using it with other abilities meant that it wasn't built to be along with another.It made Cian thi
"Hup...!"Jumping out of a portal, Magi would end up on another roof again, avoiding confrontation with the others as he helped them from a distance. He was able to get an array of weapons from the helicopter before it exploded such as a pistol and an automatic firearm which was a type he never had used before. He knew weak weapons like this wouldn't work against wouldn't work on Brainless, but he had something that most of the people in the fight don't have. He had deadeye accuracy, and when it comes to the Brainless's weakness, it was the eyes.There was one problem, however. "This is troublesome..."As he aimed down on the surface, there was still a thick cloud of smoke coming out of almost everywhere. He could barely see Cian as he had his back against a building, facing three Brainless that were running after him. Considering the air and the distance, Magi estimated that the bullet would travel less than a second and hit the Brainless, but if he misses, the distance between