The Sage that the Sword Saint is Obsessed With

36 – 9. The Witch’s Curse (9)

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In the world of dreams.

In this place, Aurora gains powers that are close to omnipotence.

She controls her dreams with absolute freedom.

With a single gesture, she can create a dragon, and with a single step, she can cause an earthquake.

Anything that has appeared in her dreams, even once, can be summoned or used like magic.

So, in this place, she can boldly call herself a god.

However…

Who is this sorcerer, challenging the gods on equal footing?

“Kwaaah!!”

The dragon with two heads screamed so loudly that eardrums seemed to shatter.

The dragon’s two necks were tied up like a knot.

-Thud!!

The dragon, writhing in agony, could not even exhale a breath before convulsing below the ground.

The dragon’s body shattered like an egg.

Rubies scattered in place of blood.

“To use Yomdong too….”

Just the systems the sorcerer has shown so far exceed nine.

And they are not similar systems; they are completely different.

If you were to describe it in one word, it’s a scam.

The 10th-level sorcerer, also known as the Grand Sorcerer, refers to someone who can use 10th-level magic, not someone who can proficiently use all magic. Even the greatest witch among the three Grand Sorcerers, Sephyros, is limited to six systems. Of course, this is based on the standard of 7th-level or higher advanced magic.

But this man, I don’t know how many different high-level magics he’s been using.

“Is that natural?”

Since Yomdong magic falls under spatial magic, it’s not that unusual.

Still.

It felt excessive.

“Is it over now?”

Evan flicked his mana.

Around him, dozens of corpses lay scattered.

To subdue him, it wasn’t just the dragon that he summoned.

Undead, demons, and ancient plant monsters—everything that, once released into the city, could turn an entire city into ruins—lay dead at his hands.

“How many branches of magic do you use?”

Evan pondered for a moment.

“Well…”

And then he spoke.

“All of them.”

The magic he studied in the sage’s library could be used in its entirety.

With that, he could proudly claim to be capable of using a considerable range of magic. Except for spells recorded in undiscovered grimoires or his own creations, such as the illusionary magic of the Aurora Dreamrealm, Evan could wield them all.

Among them, his most specialized expertise lay in spatial magic.

It seemed his affinity for spatial magic was greatly influenced by studying under the sage, whose expertise lay in spatial magic.

“Shall we wrap it up?”

Evan glanced around.

“I think we’ve done enough.”

Thanks to Aurora, he could test several spells at once. Although there were still heaps of magic he wanted to try, using advanced magic in succession had started to deplete his mana.

If only he had brought some mana potions, he could have tested a bit more, but it was a missed opportunity.

Aurora hesitated.

She deliberated between two choices.

One was to flee.

It was a choice that diminished the witch’s prestige, but she had a gut feeling that persisting in confronting the man would only lead to death in the end.

Running away seemed like the best option.

On the other hand, the alternative was a desire to possess the man at all costs.

As a witch exploring magical arts, that magician was quite appealing.

Although she hadn’t adorned him with flattering descriptions, she liked that his face resembled that of a venerable man.

If they joined forces, she was sure they could enjoy pleasant times together until his demise.

The problem was how to obtain the magician.

No method was apparent.

It was a reckless greed.

She wasn’t a witch lacking in discernment to that extent.

“Do you think we can escape?”

Evan said,

Amidst his tousled blonde hair, his blue eyes gleamed with innocence.

“If you were thinking of running away, you should have done so earlier.”

“What are you talking about?”

“See for yourself.”

Aurora looked at Evan with confusion before attempting to release the barrier in order to leave.

“…Huh?”

It wouldn’t release.

Entry was impossible as the barrier had been completely sealed by another magician.

“This kind of magic is unprecedented. He must have created it himself.”

Evan brushed his bangs aside and pressed the furrowed space between his eyebrows.

The blue glow that had been shining like it was self-illuminated slowly dimmed.

“I might not be able to fully analyze the barrier, but I can break the seal.”

“…What?”

“Don’t worry too much. I’ll send you outside.”

Evan extended his arm, flexing his fingers as if stretching.

“As a corpse.”

Although he found it intriguing as a magician to see someone with their own magic, there were matters to attend to.

That witch had a role within the Demon King’s army, or even if not, just the fact that she managed dungeons in the demon realm was reason enough to eliminate her.

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In fact, her dungeon had caused harm to many people.

“Choose. Will it be a clean death or a dirty one?”

He hadn’t expected to be trapped in the world he had created.

This meant he couldn’t escape.

Could he face that man head-on?

Perhaps if he caused a massive explosion, it might be possible.

No, he was mistaken.

Being able to use a black hole meant he could absorb an explosion that could harm himself.

In this situation, he had no choice but to buy time and consume his opponent’s energy through attrition.

Unless it is a divine being, any existence has a limit to mana.

Casting high-level magic like that would consume a large amount of mana.

Clearly, it would eventually run out.

-Kugugugu! Clang!

The ground on which Evan stood folded like a book.

Taking advantage of that gap, Aurora escaped into the forest.

The forest twisted and writhed like a living being, blocking Aurora’s escape route.

Buy some time.

When they exhaust all their mana over there, it will be the opportunity for a counterattack.

A silvery light flashed before their eyes.

“——!!”

Their left arm was severed.

Their thin arm hung on a tree like a branch.

They didn’t even have time to feel the pain.

Aurora stared blankly at the clean cross section.

What just happened?

At that moment, the bushes rustled, and a woman dressed in black approached.

A woman with long black hair cascading down to her hips.

In her hand, she held a single sword.

A blue blade.

A faint light flowed around it.

“…How did you wake up?”

It was undoubtedly the woman who had fallen into eternal rest.

Once you fall into eternal rest, you cannot wake up.

Only a mage like Aurora can release them.

In Evan’s case, he avoided falling into it, but the woman had definitely been caught by the magic.

“How did you wake up?”

An emotionless, cold voice.

That chill stimulated Aurora’s instinctive senses.

“…I knew it was a dream.”

It is impossible to realize that it is a dream.

Everyone has been like this until now.

No one who realized that it was a dream under the eternal rest ever opened their eyes.

“I was so happy. I was unbelievably happy.”

Sadness emanates from the voice.

“I had my doubts since then… as expected, it is as expected.”

The wind blew.

Black hair scattered in the air.

Between the swaying bangs like curtains, the terrifying eyes of a vulture were filled with eerie vitality.

Leven let out a sigh and laughed.

“A filthy woman like me can’t be so clean, right?”

A gust of wind blew.

With just one blink of an eye, Leben suddenly appeared right in front of her.

Aurora waved her remaining arm and the forest moved.

Branches and roots moved like tentacles, attacking Leben.

She had a moment of realization of death, but if her opponent was a detective, Aurora would have an easy time against her.

In close combat, the detective had the advantage.

But this is the world inside a dream.

Magic can be used instantly without the need to build a magic circle.

Close combat is not a problem either.

Preparing to flee again, Aurora restored her severed left arm.

Just like that, her left arm grew back as if it had always been there.

A flash of light came from behind.

The silver sword exploded, bursting in all directions and tearing apart the tentacles.

She didn’t give them a chance to attack.

Aurora attacked Leben in a different way.

Hundreds of magic missiles poured down like a shower.

Leben ran.

She leapt lightly over the wriggling obstacles or rolled to avoid them, deflecting and evading the magic missiles falling from the sky.

And in an instant, she approached Aurora.

The blade plunged deep into the nape of the neck.

A chilling cold swept through the nape of the neck.

“Where…!”

The ground cracked and erupted.

A pillar of fire engulfed Leuen.

What on earth is this?

Even the wizard makes no sense, and now the inspector shows movements that defy reason.

The pillar of fire subsided.

“…”

Leuen stood unharmed.

The moment he sensed the pillar of fire rising from below, he stepped back to avoid the attack. Nevertheless, he couldn’t completely avoid it, and the ends of his hair were slightly singed.

Leuen ran his fingers through the ends of his hair.

Rough.

Even though he diligently cared for his hair every night, applying fragrant oils to keep it fragrant and soft, it felt rough now.

Leuen gazed silently at the aurora.

“…One more reason to kill.”

The blade that shimmered in blue turned black.

It transformed from an ordinary black sword.

There was not a single trace of the aura surrounding it.

Complacency.

Leuen swung the sword lightly.

The black line of the blade sliced through space.

A sword strike that cut through even the barrier.

The waist of the aurora above was severed.

-Kwaaah!!

Half of the bisected space exploded and flew away.