Chapter 189: It's definitely a give-and-take
The emergence of the Zero Mountain.
The catastrophic damage was expected to return everything humanity had built up to zero. Scholars from around the world put their heads together over the setting of the Zero Mountain.
There are dragons living at the top?
This nonsense will appear on Earth?!
Why did Cosmo create such an unrealistic mountain?!
If it appears from the sea!
As the mountain rose high, there would be huge waves on the sea level.
What was the destructive power of the earthquake and tsunami that would occur?
This was not a problem limited to a few specific countries.
No country can act as a breakwater in the face of a tsunami like this. Literally, every country and every civilization will be covered by the sea!
The despairing news also reached the leaders around the world.
How to minimize the damage?
No one could answer the question.
It couldnt be helped.
Even before the cataclysm.
Human science had developed at an alarming rate.
But wasnt it directed toward destruction?
So they couldnt complain about not having an answer.
Indeed.
Up until that point, humanity had overlooked.
A completely different concept from science.
The fact that the [magic] of another world existed in the reality.
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The capital of South Korea, Seoul.
News about the Mage Tower began to spread around the world.
The lobby of the Mage Tower.
Yoon Jongjin made an urgent call to somewhere.
The recipient was, of course, PD Hyun Yongseok.
Sunbae, I told you Id definitely make it up to you, didnt I?
I am so busy, but what are you talking about all of a sudden?
No, Im talking about Hoyeol-ssis flower garden incident!!
Today Arcana.
The main camera director had a prediction.
When covering Hoyeols flower garden story, his predictions turned out wrong and it was revealed to everyone. Even if the sight of Hoyeol tending to his flower garden became a hot topic among viewers.
The person who actually recognized the possibility was writer Kim, who had accompanied him at that time.
He would make up for that mistake.
He just took a camera with him.
Yoon Jongjin was waiting in the lobby of the Mage Tower as if he was hiding.
Remaining still here for a few days was worth it.
He continued speaking meaningfully.
Ill send you a screen. Edit it yourself and use it.
Click
Yoon Jongjin said so and hung up the phone.
Hyun Yongseok frowned.
Even so, the broadcasting station was paralyzed.
Im an idiot for being excited by Zero Mountain even if only for a moment.
No matter how scary occupational diseases were.
He couldnt believe he thought of the broadcasting material first, rather than the destruction of the Earth.
Of course, even if he said he was worried.
There was nothing a station producer could do in the face of a natural disaster.
Anyway, his occupational disease was back again.
Lets see what the fuss was about.
Click
He clicked to finish it.
Soon, Yoon Jongjins camera angle came up live.
Hyun Yongseoks pupils widened when he checked it.
W-What?
On the stairs of the bizarre Mage Tower.
Weirdly many mages were coming down.
Unlike in the past, Mage Tower had begun its activities outside.
However, it was still limited.
Those who appeared outside were only a few people, including Marcelo.
But now.
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Led by the chief mage, Marcelo.
Twenty senior mages, all followed him.
After that, a march of hundreds of skilled and apprentice mages continued.
As if that wasnt shocking enough.
Soon, Yoon Jongjins camera angle zoomed on someone.
A woman with a gentle appearance, closer to old age than middle age.
She was wearing a robe with exceptionally colorful decorations and patterns.
Just by looking at her clothes, he could tell her status.
Hyun Yongseok murmured.
Is she the elder mage?
The elder mage who was called the demigod?
What it meant was simple.
Except for the Tower Master, all the mages of the Mage Tower were coming out to the world. This was a sight never seen before even in the days when Arcana was just a game!
For what reason
He suddenly thought of a possibility.
Indeed.
At this moment, there was only one reason for them to move.
Zero Mountain..!
Hyun Yongseok asked himself.
Is it just because of that one reason?
As the producer of Today Arcana.
Hyun Yongseok possessed Arcana knowledge suited for his position.
He also knew very well what kind of group the mages were in Arcana.
Mages are arrogant.
To be honest, they had the right to be arrogant.
Unlike other classes that require level-appropriate equipment, for mages, the [mana] flowing through their body was both a weapon and armor.
The Mage Tower is the pinnacle of those mages
Furthermore, stagnant water rot.
The Mage Tower hadnt interacted with the outside world so far.
So their current behavior was unbelievable.
But Hyun Yongseok made a quick decision.
Whatever it is, a scoop is a scoop.
Without hesitation, he began preparing for Today Arcanas special broadcast.
Hyun Yongseoks judgment was exactly right.
Channel VBC.
Today Arcanas special.
Marcelo opened his mouth on the screen.
Now that we have been saved, we will save you.
The Mage Tower had been saved?
What is he talking about?
Out of billions of people.
There was only one person who immediately understood what he meant.
That one person, Hoyeol, stared at the screen.
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These were words that I, Grandfel, had always lived by.
There is a give and take in everything.
Marcelo.
After I said something like that.
He took it seriously!
Even if he didnt do that, I was already wondering if I should return to the Mage Tower. Well, as soon as the update came up, there was quite an uproar.
Zero Mountain suddenly appears.
A massive natural disaster would follow in the aftermath of its emergence.
Humanity would be destroyed not by monsters but by natural disasters.
The experts in the news spoke about it so seriously.
By the way, I didnt even send telepathy.
I didnt expect Marcelo to move first.
To be honest, I was a little moved by the Mage Tower
Procedures must be followed.
Youre still shameless even if you feel touched, Grandfel.
Since I had submitted a leave of absence, it was normal for them to handle it on their own.
But despite my remarks.
I adjusted my clothes.
Even if I was a parachute, I was also a member of the Mage Tower.
I looked out the window at the elixir field.
Excessive moisture can cause the roots to rot.
Dont compare a mega-tsunami to the water in a watering can, Grandfel.
In any case, I couldnt sit idly by in the face of such natural disasters.
Besides, after a trial comes a reward.
Moreover, this wasnt just any other area, this was the [Zero Mountain].
Dragons lived at the top.
In fact, until the last half of the Arcana Continent system.
It was an area that could be a stage for activities.
After reaching level 500.
I took the experience points accumulated in the Qirnberg Machine Tower
I raised 95 levels.
Thanks to this, I didnt feel the increased experience point requirement.
Naturally, it was impossible to raise the level by only clearing the ruptures.
But what if what you had was not a rupture that disappeared when you clear it, but a hunting ground with endless monsters?
It may ease the worries about experience points.
Just as long as I could safely pass through the overly noisy updates.
If you were to ask me whether I was confident that I could prevent a natural disaster on the level of destruction of the world, of course, I would say that I was confident.
Lee Hoyeol, who used to protect himself behind the Mage Tower, was no longer there.
Why?
I had skipped the intermediate step.
So now I had a circle in my heart.
[Current achievements reached: Circle (1,000% increase in all magic manifestations)].
If the attribute had affinity, magic had manifestation power.
I wanted to check the power of the circle.
There was no time to hesitate.
When I raised my mana. it definitely felt different than usual.
Goo
Was this the power of the circle?
A high-level magic, portal, appeared directly in the air.
Even Marcelo had to put effort into the interference process of the portal magic.
I never thought it would manifest so quickly.
It was so quick that you could say it came out straight away.
It was a remarkable growth.
As always.
I, Grandfel, was as unfazed as usual.
This is my first time going against the providence of nature.
I just recited and moved my steps.
I will not hold back my power to defy providence.
Really.
Come at me, nature.
You, seriously!
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The location of the Zero Mountain had been specified.
Pacific Ocean.
Humanity was in trouble.
Expert Baek, should we be happy about this?
Still, I can tell you, we have avoided the worst.
My opinion is a little different.
What do you mean, Expert Hwang?
It was impossible to get through without any damage. If it had been created somewhere on the continent, the entire area would have been devastated, but humanity could have minimized the damage. But this!
Huh, do you mean that we have to make a sacrifice for the greater good?
Right.
Although it might sound cold to someone.
That was the truth.
Dont you all know? This is not a damage that could disappear by sharing it!
But now no matter what they did, nothing would change.
Zero Mountain was created in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
The entire human race was faced with a situation where they would have to bear the aftermath of its creation. The threat of hundreds of meters of tsunami, something that could only be seen in disaster movies, was becoming a reality.
Everything had become a predetermined fact.
At that moment.
I-Im sorry to interrupt. Its a breaking news!!!
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There was news coming from the studio.
The anchor hurriedly continued.
There is news that all mages in the Mage Tower have begun their activities outside. According to the AAU, this is unprecedented even before the Cataclysm. More detailed information can be found on the site!!
The Mage Tower was starting to move.
Chief, senior, skilled, apprentice, and even an elder mage.
The entire Mage Tower moved beyond the portal.
With one word left.
Now that we have been saved, we will save you.
The mages of the Mage Tower were filmed.
Helicopters flew to film Zero Mountain.
From the angle of the camera.
Crack!
The Zero Mountain rose with a roar.
With such a size and creation speed, it was safe to say that a new continent was being created in real-time.
At the same time, the rolling waves were also something that had only been seen in CG in disaster movies.
Sss!
But it wasnt the Zero Mountain that the camera was pointing at.
It was directed to the mages of the Mage Tower floating in the sky.
Senior Mage of Fire Magic, Bensch, shrugged his shoulder.
Science is inefficient. Isnt that right, Senior Banglet?
Whir
To be able to fly in the sky.
They had to board that noisy machine.
Senior Mage of Pure Magic, Banglet, answered awkwardly.
I guess it all has its pros and cons.
Pros and cons, you said. Senior Banglet, what do you see magic as right now? There is nothing in this world as great as magic. Well, like now. They cant even calm down those rough waves.
Thats Its not my opinion, its what Chied Lee Hoyeol said. Everything has pros and cons. The search for [oddity] began with that recognition.
Gasp.
When did Hoyeol say something like that without him knowing?
No way.
Was it when he curled up and dozed off after getting nagged by Senior Matis at the roundtable conference?
As Bensch was flustered, Banglet asked.
Could it be that you dont agree with what Chief Lee Hoyeol said?
N-No! How could that be?
Goo
Bensch hurriedly raised his mana.
I was so focused on this manifestation that the words just came out of my mouth for a moment. Unless its magic for burning, I am so clumsy. Haha You know how I feel, right, Senior Banglet?
The magic swept across the Pacific Ocean.
It didnt take a complicated interference process to calm down the sea.
The mages of the Mage Tower were called the chosen ones.
Their vast mana easily controlled the waves.
E-Even after seeing it, this sight is hard to believe!
That sight was spread around the world live.
Like a lie.
No, like magic.
The waves that almost dragged humanity to its destruction began to subside.
The elder mage, Yugwid, smiled.
This kind of cooperation is new to me, Marcelo.
Thank you for joining us.
Its also new to feel dissatisfied when people say thank you.
Oh.
Its a joke. A joke.
Yugwid looked at the slowly emerging Zero Mountain.
Indeed, it was a huge mountain that could move the entire Mage Tower.
In that top nest
Its starting to smell like an old ill-fated relationship.
The winner of the Great Dragon-Demon War, the dragons, was crouching.
It was because of them that the entire Mage Tower moved.
The dragons were asleep in their nest.
If any of them woke up due to the commotion
A real disaster will come.
That unfortunate incident was why everyone exited the tower.
Yugwid looked closely at the Zero Mountain.
Soon, she noticed an unusual smell.
Chief Marcelo.
The loser of the Great Dragon-Demon War, Mage Tower.
The Mage Tower had learned its lesson.
No one should wake the dragon from its slumber.
In order to not forget the lesson.
The magic circles were manifested at the edge of the peak.
One of them was destroyed.
What it meant was simple.
It seems theres a variable.
Who had destroyed it, they wouldnt be able to find out right now.
Just by looking at Zero Mountain, you could see how vast it was.
There was an even deeper abyss called the Hundred Thousand Caves.
So, naturally, the purpose that needed to be prioritized was.
I will focus on restoring the magic circle.
The restoration of the destroyed magic circle.
The founder of the theory of magic, Marcelo.
Although Yugwid knew his abilities better than anyone else.
She knew it wouldnt be easy.
Wasnt the Great Dragon-Demon War a thing of the distant past?
Even if he understood the structure of the ancient magic circle, the process of exploration, interference, and manifestation was a different matter. Yugwid murmured quietly.
Those winged lizards wont be very patient.
But Yudwid had also overlooked it.
Someone who was as impatient as a dragon.
Such a person existed in the Mage Tower.
Suddenly, she heard a voice from behind.
Everyone has worked hard.
!!!
I will also return to the chiefs duties from now on.
Fluttering silver hair.
A consistent appearance.
The consistent voice continued.
Ill take charge of the restoration of the magic circle.
And.
C-Chief Lee Hoyeol?!
A consistent attitude.
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What did the magic circle being ancient have to do with anything?
Reversal magic.
One shot was all it took to restore it to its original state.
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