The Great Mage Returns After 4000 Years (Web Novel KR)
The Great Mage Returns After 4000 Years (Web Novel KR) - Season 2 Chapter 365

Editors: Ana_Banana, Sei

鈥淵ou got here pretty quick.鈥?/p>

Peran looked over his shoulder.

Standing there was Hector surrounded by a group of maids.

鈥淚 got lucky. She fully understood how serious the situation was. Thanks to that, our conversation was able to progress quickly.鈥?/p>

鈥淵ou鈥檙e being too humble. It wouldn鈥檛 have been possible without your eloquence and ability to think on your feet. If I had gone instead, I wouldn鈥檛 have been able to convince her in such a short time.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Persuade.

A bitter smile spread across Peran鈥檚 lips.

He hadn鈥檛 done anything noble enough to be described as such.

As soon as he stepped out of the portal to the Ispania Mountains, he鈥檇 shouted at the top of his voice.

鈥淒iablo brought Lucid back to life! We need your help! Please help us!鈥?/p>

He hadn鈥檛 even been certain about the information.

Of course, he knew that the undead he鈥檇 seen had Deukid in its hands, and its skill with the sword should be comparable to or higher than Snow, but he wasn鈥檛 sure if it was Lucid or not.

In other words, it was a gamble.

In all honesty, he didn鈥檛 have any idea what Anastasia, who had appeared after a while, thought.

This was because her cold gaze and emotionless expression hadn鈥檛 changed from the start.

It seemed that she believed Peran鈥檚 words, but right before he used Warp again, she spoke.

鈥業f you are lying, I will separate your flesh from your bones.鈥?/p>

鈥淭o be honest, the hardest part was getting out of the city without Diablo noticing. If he had noticed, he would have interfered with the spell.鈥?/p>

However, despite the tension, Peran was able to successfully leave Yuterdam without any hindrance. He鈥檇 thought he鈥檇 just been lucky, but that wasn鈥檛 actually the case.

鈥淔rom the start, Diablo was more focused on Lady Iris鈥?power than the movement of mana.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€ndeed.鈥?/p>

Hector gave a slow nod.

His gaze turned from Anastasia, who was currently locked in combat with Lucid, to Asilla, who had rolled to the side like a piece of junk.

With a deep sigh, he said.

鈥淢y angels, may I ask you to retrieve her?鈥?/p>

鈥淲e will obey Master鈥檚 orders.鈥?/p>

The maids politely bowed their heads to Hector before going to collect Asilla, who had been disassembled in a miserable manner. Seeing this unbearable scene, Peran couldn鈥檛 help but say.

鈥溾€s she still alive?鈥?/p>

鈥淎silla鈥檚 core is in her brain. As long as her core is intact, her body parts can be replaced at any time鈥?Well. In a way, this state is worse than dying for her. It鈥檚 fortunate that she鈥檚 still alive. Asilla did a great job.鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Hearing those words, Peran couldn鈥檛 help but feel that the relationship between Asilla and Hector wasn鈥檛 as simple as it seemed.

He was curious, but now was not the time for that.

Peran鈥檚 gaze turned to the city.

* * *

Anastasia was not in this city. No. She wasn鈥檛 even anywhere close to here. She was one of the few that Diablo kept a close eye on, so he was certain of that.

This meant that someone had brought her here.

[I made a mistake.]

Diablo murmured.

[I was too focused on Iris. Warp is a fairly high level spell, but I didn鈥檛 notice it.]

A Wizard who had not joined him. At the same time, an Archmage capable of warping back and forth in a short enough span of time that he didn鈥檛 notice.

At this point, there was only one such person that Diablo was aware of.

[Peran Jun.]

Things were definitely becoming annoying. Diablo admitted this fact without hesitation.

It was regrettable that he hadn鈥檛 managed to kill Iris with his surprise attack. If he鈥檇 killed her, then he could have treated Anastasia, who had appeared here, as a bonus.

[Anastasia.]

Diablo slowly opened his mouth.

[I don鈥檛 intend to fight you. What I want from them has nothing to do with you, and if you let me get it, I will leave without causing any more trouble.]

鈥淵ou seem to be mistaken about something. From the moment you transformed Lucid into an undead, there was no longer any chance for a conversation between us.鈥?/p>

A laugh involuntarily rolled out at those words.

When Anastasia glared at him, Diablo spoke again.

[Pardon me. I was just a bit confused by your words. Seeing someone express anger over me reviving someone from 4,000 years ago is quite humorous.]

The tone of Diablo, who laughed out loud for a while, suddenly changed.

[But what鈥檚 even funnier is the fact that you called the Sword King your friend. Battle Golem Anastasia, have you still not understood your identity? You are not Schweiser.]

鈥淪hut up.鈥?/p>

Diablo had touched Anastasia鈥檚 reverse scale.

No, instead of touching it, it was more like he stabbed it with a knife.

Her turquoise eyes rippled with rage.

Her small fists clenched with a frightening sound and she began to stride towards Diablo as though she intended to smash his white bones.

But after she took a few steps, the sound of an explosion was heard from the rubble of a building in the distance. As the dust cleared, Lucid鈥檚 armour was revealed once again.

There wasn鈥檛 even a single scratch on the pitch black armour.

A wave of death energy rippled out from his body. Anastasia鈥檚 expression hardened.

鈥楬e鈥檚 coming.鈥?/p>

She was forced to turn her attention from Diablo to Lucid.

The black knight, who was more than a few metres away, narrowed the distance in an instant.

There was no sound, and even his presence became faint. So the only thing she could rely on was her eyes.

She could track his movements. So it was possible for her to respond.

Anastasia crossed her arms before covering them in a thick layer of mana. And in the same instant, Lucid struck with Deukid.

Clang!

There was a loud sound similar to colliding metal.

Anastasia sank. Neither her knees nor her back were bent. She was still standing straight.

However, Lucid鈥檚 strength was so ridiculous that he forced her into the ground.

鈥榃hat鈥?this power鈥︹€?/p>

She did all she could to withstand it.

Anastasia鈥檚 arms trembled as if they would collapse. She had to find some way to counterattack or get out of that position, but she didn鈥檛 have the chance.

Lucid pressed his sword down with one hand.

鈥楾his isn鈥檛 Lucid鈥檚 fighting style.鈥?/p>

His style consisted of sword techniques and sword skills. This way of swinging his sword around like a club was something that a sane Lucid would never do.

鈥er muscles were gradually approaching their limit.

If she continued to endure this, her entire body would be crushed like a tomato.

鈥樷€, too, didn鈥檛 spend the last 10 years in vain.鈥?/p>

Suddenly, Anastasia clenched her teeth. Two tentacles sprouted out of her back. In truth, they were more like metal tails than tentacles.

Clack!

The tentacles wrapped tightly around Deukid and began pushing it away with great force.

At last, Lucid鈥檚 momentum was broken. Without any hesitation, he withdrew his sword and took a few steps.

During this time, Anastasia retrieved a blue gem from her bag, stuck it into her mouth, and clenched her teeth. (TL: Isn鈥檛 she naked?)

Crunch.

This was a solid gem, but it was no match for the teeth of Anastasia, a golem. She chewed the gem like a piece of candy before swallowing it.

Slowly, an icy colour began swirling around her iris.

鈥淗up.鈥?/p>

After taking a deep breath.

[Ahhh!]

She shot a storm of ice out of her mouth.

The powerful storm ripped through the surroundings as it rushed towards her opponent. She knew that his armour鈥檚 defence was formidable, but she was certain that this would cause some damage.

That was the moment Anastasia was waiting for.

Lucid, who quietly watched as the ice storm approached him, suddenly stabbed Deukid into the ground.

Fwoosh!

At that same time, black fog began to seep out from the ground. It was like the fog was alive. The fog seemed to move on its own, gathering together and forming a semi-circle that enveloped Lucid.

Pak pak pak!

At last, the approaching ice storm slammed into the black fog. But like heavy rain hitting a rock, there was only a loud sound; it failed to break through.

鈥楾hat was an ice storm created with the finest aquamarine.鈥?/p>

And yet, it was still not enough to break through Lucid鈥檚 defen鈥?/p>

Anastasia cut her thought short as she threw herself back. This was because she caught sight of bone spears pouring down from the sky like arrows.

Puk puk puk!

The bone spears pierced the spot she鈥檇 just been standing in. Immediately after, the dirt began to take a purple hue before melting directly.

Those bone spears didn鈥檛 just have simple physical power. With that kind of corrosive ability, her body would have melted like a candle if she hadn鈥檛 noticed them in time.

Piht鈥?/p>

Another attack followed that one. A beam of dark red light.

The moment she saw this attack, her spine went cold.

This single dark red beam of light was far more dangerous that Lucid鈥檚 hand to hand attacks and those bones spears combined.

Anastasia quickly turned her head to avoid it, but she was too slow, allowing the beam to brush past her cheek.

鈥楳y body鈥︹€?/p>

It couldn鈥檛 move.

Her entire body creaked as if it was straining under great pressure.

Anastasia immediately understood the reason.

鈥楧iablo鈥?has he finally crossed over the threshold of true 9 stars?鈥?/p>

Absolute line.

Absolute, a power which was higher than mana, had struck Anastasia鈥檚 body.

This caused the mana in her body, which was constantly circulating, to freeze.

It was like having the blood in your body stop moving. Of course, if such a thing happened to a human, they would die in seconds, but, fortunately, Anastasia was a golem.

鈥楴o. This isn鈥檛 fortunate at all!鈥?/p>

In front of Lucid, not to mention tens of seconds, even a 1 second opening was lethal.

Boom!

She saw him charge toward her with explosive momentum. Every step he took shook the ground beneath them.

In the blink of an eye, Lucid appeared in front of her, Deukid outstretched. It was a simple stab, but the power behind it was unimaginable.

It was a stab that should be dodged at all costs, even if it was at the expense of her mana.

Just before the blade pierced her throat, Anastasia鈥檚 vision went black.

Taht!

And when the darkness lifted, she was looking at an entirely different scene.

鈥淎h鈥?鈥?/p>

What just happened?

鈥淵ou let your guard down, Anastasia.鈥?/p>

The moment she heard that voice, Anastasia understood the situation.

鈥溾€ris.鈥?/p>

Without her realising, Iris had appeared behind her.

She鈥檇 teleported her with her power.

鈥o be rescued by this woman.

It didn鈥檛 leave a pleasant aftertaste so it was not easy to thank her.

Anastasia opened and closed her mouth a few times before finally turning to look at Lucid.

鈥溾€o you know who that guy is?鈥?/p>

鈥淭he Sword King Lucid. The most noble and reliable shield that always protected us.鈥?/p>

鈥淗e has now become the sword that threatens our lives.鈥?/p>

Iris chuckled at those words.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 a different feeling. It makes me a bit sad.鈥?/p>

She probably didn鈥檛 actually find it funny since her expression remained solemn, so she probably said that as a way to lighten the mood.

Anastasia also joined in.

鈥淲ho鈥檚 missing?鈥?/p>

鈥淲e don鈥檛 have anyone else to talk about old memories with, do we?鈥?/p>

鈥淗mph. I鈥檓 not sure. That beast might also be alive somewhere.鈥?/p>

At that moment, an unexpected voice interfered with their conversation.

[You鈥檙e wrong.]

It was the dry, cracked voice that literally belonged to a dead person.

But Iris and Anastasia could only make horrified expressions as they turned to look at him.

鈥淟ucid?鈥?/p>

鈥淵ou鈥?were you conscious鈥斺€?/p>

[You are all wrong about one thing.]

Lucid interrupted them in a calm voice.

鈥溾€e were wrong about something?鈥?/p>

鈥淲hat do you mean by that?鈥?/p>

[It鈥檚 not just one person that should be here.]

鈥淚sn鈥檛 it only Kasajin?鈥?/p>

鈥淲hat the hell are you talking about? No. More than that, are you still acting like a servant of that undead despite having an ego?鈥?/p>

[鈥

Lucid raised his sword once again. It was as if to answer them with his attitude.

鈥s though he was saying that conversation was no longer necessary.

He had always been a guy like that.

A stubborn, noble man with strict convictions.

Iris and Anastasia bit their lips at the same time.

* * *

鈥armth.

That was the first sensation Lukas felt upon waking up.

His mind was a mess. Two things, the memories of Kasajin and his last memories, jumbled together in his head, giving him a headache.

Lukas slowly untangled the mess.

鈥樷€t鈥檚 warm.鈥?/p>

Soft and warm. It was to the extent that he didn鈥檛 want to move. He just wanted to stay like this.

But he couldn鈥檛. Knowing this, Lukas forcibly opened his eyes and woke up.

At that moment, he felt a familiar sensation, like a blanket wrapped around him.

But after moving slightly and blinking a few times, he realised what was wrapped around him.

It was not a blanket, but a giant Phoenix wrapped around his body.

鈥溾€ix.鈥?/p>

The Phoenix, Nix, lowered her head to look at Lukas.

鈥he flames of the Phoenix race were mysterious.

It was literally the greatest threat to those they were hostile towards, but for those they accepted, it was as warm as a hearth. In addition, it had the effect of regenerating and healing injuries.

Nix was probably the only reason he was still alive after taking that cut to the back.

鈥淭hanks.鈥?/p>

Nix鈥檚 feathers ruffled slightly, but she avoided making eye contact.

But he now understood.

It wasn鈥檛 because she hated him.

Lukas got up from the bed of feathers.

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

And immediately felt vertigo.

Although his wound had healed, his blood hadn鈥檛 been replenished. So, in a way, he was still injured.

It didn鈥檛 feel like there had been many days recently when he hadn鈥檛 been injured.

鈥溾€on鈥檛 go.鈥?/p>

He looked back.

Nix, who had returned to her human form, was looking at him with a complicated expression.

鈥淵ou are very hurt.鈥?/p>

鈥淚 know.鈥?/p>

鈥淵ou won鈥檛 be much help if you go there.鈥?/p>

鈥淭hat might be true.鈥?/p>

鈥淚t鈥檚 safer here.鈥?/p>

鈥淵ou鈥檙e right.鈥?/p>

Lukas didn鈥檛 deny anything Nix said.

The more Nix spoke, the more confident she was that this man wouldn鈥檛 listen to her.

鈥溾€f you go this time, you might really die.鈥?/p>

After a while, Lukas looked away from Nix. Then he started walking.

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Nix clenched her fists as she looked at his back.

鈥淗uff. Huff鈥︹€?/p>

Before he could even go far, Lukas was already out of breath. He felt dizzy and nauseous, but he held it in because he felt like he would collapse if he allowed himself to vomit.

For a moment, he couldn鈥檛 help but wonder.

Had he ever been so physically and mentally exhausted?

He felt like this was much harder than when he fought the Demigods in the past when he lived as 鈥楩rey Blake鈥? and when he was saving universes.

鈥淗uhu.鈥?/p>

Somehow, a chuckle managed to escape his lips.

This was because Kasajin鈥檚 words popped into his mind at that moment.

Right. He was right. Perhaps he really was a masochist.

Tuk.

After taking a few more steps, he tripped over a stone and fell onto his face.

He wasn鈥檛 sure if he鈥檇 eaten any dirt or not, but there was a bad taste in his mouth.

For some reason, this reminded him of the night with heavy rain back at the Westroad Academy.

He鈥檇 fallen then too. And he鈥檇 wanted to just give up on everything,

鈥樷€t鈥檚 much better now.鈥?/p>

As he had this thought, Lukas forced himself to his feet.

It was at this moment that something caught his eye.

It was black box. A smooth box made out of some kind of material that he couldn鈥檛 identify. It hadn鈥檛 been there before鈥?but he thought that it might have fallen out of his pocket. Was it because he just fell?

But that thought still made him suspicious. Lukas didn鈥檛 remember having a box like this.

Nevertheless, after a while, those thoughts faded.

鈥溾€︹€?/p>

Lukas鈥?expression changed as he observed the box.