Re: Love & Magic

“Relic…I also have a Relic, but it’s about traveling. Sigh~.”

“I have a relic known as String of Bound Fate. It can bind two people or creatures for ten seconds and if one suffers injuries, the other one also suffers injuries. Same with death. If one dies, the other one also dies. I wanted to use it on this serpent and was waiting for a weaker magic beast to arrive here so I can bind them both.”

“Oh, so if we kill that weaker magic beast, the bigger one dies as well? What the fuck, that is op.”

“Yes. I can only use it for a total of two times and have used it once so one use is left.”

“I had a defensive relic but wouldn’t have made it in time to save you,” said the 3rd class magician middle-aged man to Zevien as he apologized. “Sorry.”

“Let’s go. We have to get them safely to the bunker,” Zevien plainly spoke as he dug out the beast core from the 2nd-grade serpent. He was rich, so he didn’t need to sell this 2nd-grade magic beast’s beast core for money, but he could use this powerful beast core for other things like custom ordering a gemstone or something else, so he kept it.

Nobody objected to him taking the beast core and moving towards the group. They finally reached the bunker and got everyone there safely.

Zevien looked at mother Helena and the kids before nodding and leaving the underground bunker. He didn’t talk to them much and was leading them with other civilians since he was in his Alucard identity right now.

The kids didn’t know it was their big brother Zevien but mother Helena knew, so she looked at him with worry as Zevien left the bunker.

…

After coming out of the underground bunker, the middle-aged man 3rd class magician asked if anyone knew about the situation at the core of this disaster.

“I know,” Zevien nodded with a somber expression. He told them about the portal and that magic beasts were coming from them. “We have to go there and check the situation. City lord should have asked for help so more 1st class magicians must be arriving here but we have to help as many people as possible on the way.”

“But there will be more magic beasts in that area, no?” A 4th class magician asked in fear.

“Military should have arrived there by now, so let’s go and aid everyone!” the 3rd class magician middle-aged man said as he flew up, “stop wasting time here and start moving. If you are scared, then you know the consequences. Prepare to lose connection with your magic labyrinth if you don’t have the guts to face danger!”

Zevien nodded as he also flew up. It would be fine if people were classless magicians. But if 5th class and higher magicians couldn’t act upon their consciousness at a crucial time and feel scared to do something, then their own fear and lack of conviction might cut off their connection to their magic labyrinth and halt their path of magic.

“Just help other people who are still trying to evacuate if you don’t want to be at the center of this disaster,” Zevien said before flying up and moving towards the giant gate.

*Roar!!!*

As Zevien neared the center, he saw military and other magicians killing the beasts outside a giant barrier conjured by City Lord Ray.

“Hmm?” Zevien was surprised by the Iridite Lion fighting against the giant vulture as they clashed in the air while a vigorous old man with a black beard and two katanas in his hands was attacking the portal. But his situation was not good. His head was oozing out blood and his body had multiple wounds because of that giant Rhino-like beast.

‘Why is he focusing on attacking the portal?’ Zevien frowned but suddenly, he saw a giant cow-sized mosquito flying towards him with a large stinger at its mouth.

“Alucard! Move!”

Zevien looked at his life side and saw a man pointing his finger towards the mosquito. In front of his finger was a giant plasma orb crackling with violet lightning, ready to shoot anytime.

‘Shit!’ Zevien cursed before quickly flying back.

*Zrraapp!*

The plasma orb hit the 3rd-grade mosquito beast and caused a large explosion that destroyed it.

‘I have to tell city lord Ray that the old man inside doesn’t need to focus on the portal and just finish off that rhino-like beast first!’ Zevien thought as he flew towards City Lord Ray floating in the sky while maintaining the barrier.

Tarto told him there were only three 1st-grade magic beasts and other 2nd-grade and lower magic beasts. They didn’t need to fear more 1st-grade magic beasts coming out of the portal!

As Zevien was two hundred meters away from city lord Ray floating, he shouted while imbuing mana in his voice, “city lord Ray! Tell the senior inside that he doesn’t need to focus on destroying the portal! Just kill the magic beasts!”

A nearby 2nd-class magician frowned, “what are you saying?! More magic beasts are coming from the portal!”

“Yes, but they are all lower than 1st-grade beasts! No more 1st-grade beasts will come so just kill that rhino-like beast and vulture! He doesn’t need to sacrifice his life to destroy that portal!” Zevien shouted as veins in his throat became visible.

City Lord Ray turned his head to Zevien and Zevien also looked at him solemnly before nodding.

‘First that message and now this kid! Sigh, fuck it. I also can’t let Shuma sacrifice his life!’ City Lord Ray thought before he relayed the same thing to Shuma who was attacking the portal when given chance while barely defending against big attacks of that giant Rhino-like magic beast with a giant horn and boney giant ears that crackled with green lightning along with its body. It was the most powerful out of the three 1st grade magic beasts.

City Lord Ray decided to believe Zevien because of his own assumptions. He was constantly observing the portal since he put up the barrier and saw that only 4th and 5th-grade magic beasts were coming out every few seconds lately.

He also saw the portal flickering slightly and guessed it would disappear soon by running out of the energy to maintain itself.