Surviving as a Mage in a Magic Academy - Chapter 531

Chapter 531

"Wh-what? What's going on?"

"The artifact is operating? Wardanaz. Did you activate it?"

Yi-Han frowned and answered.

"No. It activated on its own."

"What? That's impossible. An artifact activating on its own. What kind of idiot made it like that?"

Salko spoke as if it was hard to believe.

Safety that only activated when the caster wanted was the basics of the basics for artifacts.

An artifact that activated on its own without being wanted was not called an artifact. It was usually called a trap.

"The seniors."

"..."

"..."

The students were speechless with absurdity.

Are they really seniors?

"No... This is absurd."

"Yeah. Salko. I'm also at a loss for words."

Yi-Han sighed as he looked at the realm gate artifact that was flickering as if it was burning.

It was hard to believe, but the seniors who made this didn't care about safety at all.

Originally, to operate an artifact, a clear chant and movement were required.

However, the seniors had completely omitted all of that in order to squeeze out even a little bit of efficiency.

They had completed it in a simple and crude way that forcibly absorbed mana the moment one set foot in the vicinity of the artifact and operated it.

This was a simple and crude method, to put it nicely, but it was a very dangerous method.

The seniors could immediately back away if they felt it was dangerous since they had designed it and had a lot of experience, but juniors with little experience could collapse from mana exhaustion with a single mistake.

At the very least, when graduating, shouldn't they have added more safety devices for the sake of the juniors?

'Are all seniors just bastards?'

"No. Wardanaz. The one I'm calling absurd is you.”

"?"

Yi-Han looked at Salko as if asking what he was talking about.

"Why didn't you notice while the artifact was absorbing this much mana?"

"...You might not notice either if you were the one who read the journal. You bastard."

Yi-Han grumbled at the attitude of his mean friend who didn't let the mistake pass.

Of course, the students who were listening to the enchantment magic lecture didn't agree with Yi-Han's words.

'What is he saying when he can feel even the faint flow of mana from a few meters away...'

Woong. Woong. Wooooong-

The realm gate artifact continued to emit a huge roar while flickering.

The light gradually became stronger and sparks flew in the air, but the realm gate artifact continued to operate without stopping.

"Wardanaz. Are you sure it's okay? Why is it doing this? The artifact is operating, but...?"

"It seems like it has just started."

Even after absorbing the enormous mana that could shake this area, the realm gate artifact had only just started operating.

To properly form a gate, it had to absorb dozens of times more mana than it had just absorbed.

Realizing the structure of the artifact that was greedily absorbing mana, Yi-Han gestured to his friends.

"Don't come close. If the area that absorbs mana expands unnecessarily, you guys will also suffer from mana exhaustion."

"Wardanaz..."

"What. It's natural to worry about this much."

Yi-Han spoke in a warm voice to his friends who seemed touched.

Since he had overworked his friends a bit earlier, he needed to show a little concern now.

"No. Aren't you coming out...?"

"..."

The friends were whispering and looking at Yi-Han.

They were whispering whether it was right to leave Wardanaz alone now, no matter how much mana he had.

No matter how they looked at it, the amount of mana the artifact was demanding was too abnormal.

If that enormous amount of mana earlier was just to activate it, then how much mana would be needed to properly form a gate?

"I'm fine."

"Usually when someone says that, they're not fine."

Gainando muttered.

There were rarely any good outcomes when Gainando said, "I'm fine!"

"You bastard, don't say ominous things!"

"You're talking nonsense!"

The Blue Dragon Tower students fiercely hit Gainando's back.

'I'm worried about something else.'

Yi-Han wasn't actually worried about the mana being absorbed like a waterfall.

If he had felt the suffering of mana exhaustion, he was going to get out right away, but his body was very fine. It was embarrassing enough for his friends to worry.

What Yi-Han was worried about was the durability of this artifact.

It was an artifact that had been completed by removing all kinds of functions for efficiency and performance.

"..."

"Th-thank goodness. It didn't break down."

The students treated the dimensional gate artifact as preciously and dearly as a final exam paper.

"Wardanaz. When are you going to activate it again?"

"...Do you guys even know where it's connected to?"

Yi-Han was dumbfounded by the eyes of his friends who were trying to go in recklessly without even knowing where it led.

But the friends also had their own logic.

"Who cares where it is? Anywhere would be better than Einroguard."

"..."

Yi-Han was momentarily at a loss for words.

That...

Is that so?

"Wait a moment. I'll read the journal again."

Yi-Han, who had stopped reading earlier due to the forced mana charging, stretched out his staff and brought the journal.

'Where did they connect it to?'

Yi-Han's face suddenly hardened as if he had encountered a basilisk while rummaging through the journal.

Yonaire looked at the journal curiously.

'Why is Yi-Han acting like that?'

[The crazy skull won't even imagine where we are targeting. Haha. If it's completed, your villa in the city will be ours! After scraping up all the treasures to the bottom, we'll set it on fire!]

"..."

"..."

Yi-Han let out a deep sigh.

Why did it have to be this damn place of all places?

'The seniors are not helpful in life.'

"Yi-Han. We're still going, right?"

"Wardanaz. Think of it as a good thing. If it's the principal's external villa, it will be empty!"

"Quiet. Everyone close your eyes."

Yi-Han tapped the floor with his staff, making his friends shut their mouths.

Gainando tried to open his eyes slightly but got hit.

"Now. As you know, this realm gate artifact may be able to operate a few more times. We should use it with the thought of gaining the maximum benefit each time... I'd like to hear your honest opinions."

There were some students whose eyes had turned red from wanting to go out now, but Yi-Han was cold.

If they entered the skull principal's villa by mistake, there was no telling what kind of situation they would face.

Although he could pretend to be tough and act strong in front of his friends, not everyone would feel the same way.

Yi-Han didn't want to forcibly take friends who didn't want to go.

"Anyone who wants to go through the realm gate and go outside, even if the destination is the principal's villa?"

Slowly, all the students raised their hands.

"..."

Yi-Han was dumbfounded.

'No, these guys...'

Aren't you too accustomed to Einroguard?

***

"It was a really tough day."

"Everyone worked hard."

Yi-Han and his friends walked out yawning.

Having stayed up all night fighting, by the time they walked out of the main building, dawn was already breaking.

"Wardanaz. We're going together on the weekend."

"Yeah."

"Wardanaz. We must go together on the weekend. You can't leave us behind."

"Yeah."

"Wardanaz. On the weekend... Ack! Ack!"

Yi-Han swung his staff and chased away the White Tiger Tower students.

They had made a promise to gather again this weekend and try again, but they kept being annoyingly clingy.

"There are no morning lectures, right? Let's all go in and rest a bit."

"I feel like I can't sleep thinking about going out on the weekend."

"Certainly. The principal's villa won't be easy."

Yi-Han nodded and said.

"So I have one thing in mind."

"Oh. What is it?"

The friends were curious about what Yi-Han had thought of.

What kind of secret plan had he come up with?

"The divination potion will be completed soon, so if we drink that..."

"No!"

"Don't do that!"

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