Magician in Type-Moon

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Latio stared at the mural without moving.

It was as if it were staring at a mortal enemy, with eyes that seemed ready to devour someone.

"...Sefer solved the puzzle."

she said softly.

"Then, Latio must also untie it."

"Hey, Miss Latour, shouldn't finding the path to the deepest part be the priority in this matter? Is it really okay to waste so much time here?"

Quart, also an alchemist from the Atlas Institute, came over as well.

"Don't call me Miss."

Ripples spread across the surface of the arm guard.

The arm guards, made of bone, began to transform, as if expressing her inner feelings.

"Exoskeleton, think in parallel with numbers three, four, and five to achieve synchronization. Simultaneously, high-speed thinking is activated."

As Latio spoke, the arm guards began to unfold horizontally.

The soft lines extending from there multiplied dozens of times. Each one made contact with the mural and began to vibrate slightly.

It was as if they were playing the piano.

"Exoskeleton, mode. Original sound".

Her fingers tapped on an invisible keyboard.

Each time a finger touched the ground, the soft thread would vibrate, altering the sound of the vibration—sometimes light, sometimes heavy—filling the entire ancient laboratory with this sound.

A blind pianist, as if playing in a crystal palace.

Just then, another unusual situation occurred.

Ptolemy flapped his wings and flew up, looking at the entrance and saying.

"They are the guards."

Everyone quickly looked towards the entrance.

He quickly understood Ptolemy's words.

Over there, numerous dark figures rushed towards this side.

"It's the Guardians' army, surging this way!"

There were more than just one or two watchmen emerging from the shadows.

There must be at least a dozen.

The number of guards could be twice the estimated amount.

Such a massive weight is approaching, yet we haven't noticed it at all; this must be due to the technology of the Atlas Institute.

They didn't just crush the crystals that were supposed to be protected along the way.

At first, there were other guardians who intended to stop them, but in the end, even those guardians were absorbed into the group and began to destroy the crystal together.

When the guardians touched the crystal, it immediately turned into powder and scattered into the air.

"What's going on?" someone asked, puzzled.

But Matou Ike had already figured it out.

He had learned about this as a creature user.

One type of locust undergoes phase variation depending on population density, which can even alter the size of the individual locust and its aggressiveness.

This thing, composed of biological and mechanical elements, appears to possess the same technology.

Moreover, in such a confined terrain, Matouchi could not possibly use the mysterious technique he had just used to punish the 'false king's army'.

Because it will affect other people.

And these crystal dust particles in the air...

Matou Ike frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping over the shimmering dust that filled the air.

Throughout his journey, he relied on the power of "Taizu Long. Typhon"—the destructive fire capable of turning everything to ashes.

This is the most efficient method for dealing with materialized biological weapons. However, the current environment does not seem suitable for continuing to use such a strategy.

Flames + dust + enclosed room.

This is common sense; even ordinary people can understand the potential consequences of combining these three elements.

Dust explosion.

Furthermore, these dust particles contain magical properties, and the consequences of an explosion would be unimaginable.

This trap seemed particularly deliberate, even tailor-made for him.

Matou Ike's eyes were unreadable, and he murmured:

"Does the Great Library itself possess the ability to learn and adapt, or is there some other entity manipulating it from behind the scenes?"

"Latio, retreat from here for now—"

Her father gave the order.

But the bone-based hand guard remained in contact with the painting, and she didn't move an inch.

“Lady Latour!” Quarte began to call out.

but...

"Latio..."

The low groans soon turned into roars.

"Latio cannot leave until he understands Cipher!"

This is the first time we've seen Latio show his emotional side.

Matou Ike glanced at her, clicked his tongue, and turned to say:

"Then you can continue. Leave things here to me."

The footsteps finally became like thunder.

It was a heavy rumbling sound, as if it were coming from inside my stomach.

Large-scale magic tricks cannot be used here, and even magic tricks that can generate heat are not allowed.

This is undoubtedly the biggest limitation for magicians.

Moreover, it is a restriction method that is completely different from that of Fu Hai Lin.

While Matouchi was still pondering a solution, Medea had already taken decisive action.

She summoned the wind.

The air in the restricted area began to move rapidly, and a strong wind stirred up the pervasive dust, attempting to completely expel these potential dangers from the room.

This was the best solution to the current situation, and the dust did indeed flow towards the outlet with the airflow.

However, just as everyone was beginning to relax—

Several shadows blocked the only passage.

The guardians appeared at the exit, acting swiftly and decisively, densely packed together to form an almost impenetrable human wall.

Their bodies were as if made of steel, seamlessly blocking all possibilities of access to the outside world.

"It's quite intelligent."

Matou Ike sneered, shifting his gaze from the dense wall of guardians to the dust still churning in the wind, his tone laced with sarcasm.

"However, since they didn't directly detonate the dust, they probably didn't want to destroy this place either."

Medea's gaze narrowed slightly, as if she had thought of something, and she spoke in a low voice.

Matou Ike nodded in agreement. Then, he shifted his gaze to her, a hint of inquiry in his eyes: "Can a barrier be set up here?"

Medea pondered for a moment:

“It’s not impossible, but the spiritual veins in this place are clearly biased towards their side. A barrier set up in a short time can only protect them for a short while at most, and it can’t stop an explosion of that scale at all.”

“Keeping them separated is enough, but try not to let the magic leak out. I suspect that this powder will react directly when it comes into contact with magic,” Matou Ike replied.

"Understood." Medea then began to construct the barrier.

Although Matou Ike's requirements are very strict, what magician can completely control their magical power so that it doesn't leak out when performing magic?

But it doesn't matter, the top five magicians of the Age of Gods are confident they can do it.

At this moment, the guards who had seemed a little distance away just moments before had already rushed in front of the group.

Due to the limitation of not being able to communicate with the Great Source (which would cause magic to leak out), everyone had no choice but to extract the essence within their bodies and then unanimously used enhancement magic.

This is magic that is completely attached to the human body, preventing the magic from leaking out.

But asking a magician to fight these monsters hand-to-hand is obviously asking too much.

Only Matou Ike and Rogue are capable of contributing their strength in this battle.

"Using material attacks would inevitably produce sparks..."

Latti's father, Rogge, held the bone spear he had pulled from his body, looking somewhat hesitant.

"Then don't hit their exoskeletons. You've already dissected those guards who were taken down before, right? You should know their weaknesses. Try to kill them with one blow. You can do that, right?"

Matou Ike responded calmly.

Rogge paused for a moment, then took a deep breath and nodded.

The next moment, Matou Ike's body began to change.

Before the horrified gazes of the crowd, his body slowly disintegrated, transforming into countless transparent, segmented worms.

These worms wriggled as if they were alive, weaving together in the air to form a shadow, spreading an ominous aura.

"hunger."

"die."