Training-Addicted Mage In A Progression Fantasy-Chapter 54: Merchant Convoy Escort (5)

-It's a human mage.

Kito transmitted the information through their mental link.

-Are they attacking us?

-Yes.

Based on Kito’s intel, Leon immediately took to the air.

The identity of the attacking mages was clear.Those who had been covertly driving monsters were now charging in openly?

There could be only one explanation.They intended a massacre.

Rising into the air, Leon called out to Erika.

“Mages are attacking.”

Using basic psychokinesis, Leon opened the door of the chariot where Medriga was resting.

“Prepare for battle.”

Medriga, who had been sleeping, sat up abruptly.

“Y-Yes, sir!”

The Trading Company’s chariot, which had been traversing a wide plain, came to a halt.

It was solely due to Leon’s urgent movements.They were oblivious to the mages surrounding them.

If we’re attacked like this, it’ll be a bloodbath.

He wasn’t concerned for himself.He was thinking of the innocent adventurers and merchants.

Leon cast his scanning magic far and wide.Though still distant, ten mages were approaching, split into two groups of five from the front and rear.Ten mages were more than enough to decimate the adventurers.

-Kito.

-I understand.

Kito immediately grasped Leon’s intention.

-It seems the main force is in front. Go to the rear. You should be able to handle that on your own.

Kito’s body, hovering above Leon’s head, was enveloped in light.

A massive shadow fell over the Trading Company’s chariot.

“W-What is that...?”

The adventurers stared in awe at the enormous monster floating above them.Kito immediately flew towards the front.

“Medriga, Erika.”“Yes.”“Yes.”“Please protect these people as best you can.”

Medriga glanced at Erika.Erika suddenly bent down and removed an accessory from her ankle.

Her true realm was revealed.

“Hup.”

Medriga immediately bowed his head.

Leon briefly entered the chariot and retrieved dozens of armored golems from the Magic Orb.

It was a precaution against unforeseen circumstances.There might be mages that Leon hadn’t detected.

Having only mastered 1-star of the Secret of Creation, he could directly control just 10 golems, but there was no limit to issuing simple commands.

Armored golems began pouring out of the chariot.

“What on earth is happening...?”“It’s Theo’s order, so just follow it.”

At Medriga’s words, the confusion among the adventurers and merchants subsided somewhat.

Fifty golems surrounded the chariot.

Thanks to Kito’s early warning, the enemy hadn’t had time to prepare a first strike.

Leon retrieved his Golden Wings and equipped them on his back.Then he accelerated towards the rear.

In Leon’s direction, five mages were flying in.They wore dark clothing but lacked the eerie aura of Black Mages.It seemed they dressed that way merely to conceal their identities.

Among the five rear mages, there was one whose realm Leon couldn’t discern.Three were apprentice-level, and one was at the intermediate arcane realm.

Leon took out the long-unused Wooden Sword from his spatial pocket and enlarged it.

“Split.”

He increased the number of enlarged Wooden Swords to five and positioned them before each mage.Now Leon could link all five basic magic techniques of the Moonlight Scattering Sword.

When swords five times their height blocked their path, the five mages halted.

One of them stepped forward.It was the one whose realm Leon couldn’t discern.

“Are you blocking our path?”“There’s a Trading Company’s chariot in the direction you’re heading.”

The man seemed to grasp the situation and smirked.He realized his mistake in assuming they were only dealing with a single intermediate arcane mage.

“Are you a Mage hired by Erika? Or a pawn of Sigrinel?”“I’m an adventurer guarding the Trading Company.”“...An adventurer? Well, I suppose that’s possible.”

He clearly didn’t believe it.Leon frowned at the frustrating situation.From what he heard, it seemed they were indeed after Erika.

“Are you planning to kill everyone?”“You’re blocking the way because you know, aren’t you?”

For Leon, this was truly an irritating predicament.A situation where he had to inevitably intervene to protect lives.

If these were truly Empire Mages coming to kill Erika, would Leon end up on bad terms with the Imperial Family by getting involved?While Leon could understand Erika’s circumstances, he didn’t want to get entangled in their affairs.

There was one way out.

I just need to take care of them all.

If he dealt with them without leaving anyone, there’d be no way to know Leon had clashed with the Imperial Mages.

As long as Erika doesn’t go around talking about it...

Leon’s expression hardened at the complex situation.

“Luna.”

Moonlight Magic Power infused the five Wooden Swords.The completed technique’s attribute was light.There was a reason he only wanted to deal with those of high talent.

Magic Power gushed out in chunks.

Leon didn’t stop there and injected more Magic Power.The magic grew stronger as he poured in Magic Power that scattered moonlight.

“Be careful!”

The intermediate Arcane Mage who recognized this immediately raised his Staff.

“Burn to death!”

As he tapped the air with his Staff, the surrounding atmosphere vibrated.Then the air split, and a liquid as hot as lava flowed out through the gap.

Multi-Attribute Magic?

The lava didn’t flow to the ground but moved according to the Mage’s will, enveloping the area around him.

The heat was intense enough to reach Leon, who was at a distance.

Then the lava clumped together and suddenly shot towards Leon.Leon, who dodged upwards using acceleration, wiped away the sweat that had formed from the intense heat.

Before more flows out...

“Blade.”

The five Wooden Swords infused with moonlight Magic Power swung simultaneously.

Five swords sliced through the air towards the Mage.

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Bang-

They each blocked the swords with defensive magic.

Even though it was linked magic, it was still Basic Magic, so Mages with a higher Realm than Leon could block it.

However, the defensive magic deployed by the Apprentice Mages was useless.Three Apprentice Mages were swept away in an instant.

The unexpected one was the intermediate Arcane Mage.

Is his Magic Power quality higher?

Even though it was Basic Magic, he was blocking magic that Leon had poured chunks of Magic Power into, at the same intermediate Arcane Realm.Even though he should have been disturbed by the Wooden Swords’ ability.It meant his Magic Power quality surpassed Leon’s.

‘It would be fine if I could unleash 9 spells at once...’

The problem was whether the Advanced Arcane Mage would allow that.

While Leon felt a bit troubled,The Mage with the highest Realm also felt a sense of crisis as his opponent used unusual Magic.He realized his mistake in thinking he was only facing a single Intermediate Arcane Mage.

A mage of this caliber... in these backwaters?

He swiftly retrieved a net from his Spatial Pocket and hurled it.

“Imprisonment!”

As he called out the activation word, the net expanded to blanket the sky and hurtled towards Leon’s head.

Leon promptly used a Blink Scroll to evade the net’s threat.

Though he escaped its range, the mage, having read the flow of Magic Power, shouted as if he’d been anticipating this moment.

“Crush!”

The instant he yelled, the space where Leon materialized warped, and an intense pressure bore down as if the very air was being distorted.

“Muddie.”

Leon summoned the turtle, which had evolved from a mole into a higher-tier Summoned Creature.The moment the massive turtle appeared, sturdy earth pillars shot up around Leon.

Crack-

The earth pillars barely withstood the invisible force twisting and compressing the space.

Not Mystic... Advanced Arcane?

Trusting his Guardian Robe to shield him, Leon felt more at ease upon judging that the opponent’s Magic wasn’t Mystic grade.

Due to the disparity in Realm, the earth pillars crumbled immediately after enduring one attack, but that fleeting moment proved crucial.In that brief window, Leon swiftly escaped the Magic’s range.

He then swung the five Wooden Swords towards the Advanced Arcane Mage.

“Protect!”

The Mage deployed an even more potent defensive Magic to counter the Wooden Swords’ assault.However, as the five Wooden Swords repeatedly struck the barrier, his expression gradually contorted.Each time the Wooden Swords touched the barrier, it disrupted the calculations like static interference, hampering the Magic’s focus.

Maintaining the Magic proved challenging, regardless of its power.

“Damn it.”

Eventually, he shattered the defensive Magic and hastily dodged.

Meanwhile, the Intermediate Arcane Mage appeared to be preparing Arcane Magic as Mana began to seethe around him.

I need to disrupt him.

Despite being at the same Intermediate Arcane Realm, Leon couldn’t allow him to cast Arcane Magic unimpeded.

“Fall!”

Leon unleashed a Thunderbolt towards that Mage.The mage canceled his Arcane Magic and hastily incanted defensive Magic to block the Thunderbolt.At his level, he couldn’t yet simultaneously incant Arcane Magic.

The disruption succeeded, but...

His Magic Power quality definitely surpasses mine.

In that brief moment, Magic from the Advanced Arcane Mage came hurtling towards Leon.He once again utilized the Golden Wings’ acceleration to evade the Magic.

“Let’s see how long you can keep this up!”

No matter what, how long could an Intermediate Arcane Mage fend off an Advanced Mage’s attacks?Magic Power wasn’t infinite.The same applied to Scrolls.

“Sir Ullrich!”

The Advanced Arcane Mage called Ullrich nodded and clasped his hands together.It made sense for him to keep Leon in check while Fabian prepared Arcane Magic.If Fabian attempted to disrupt Leon, he could be taken down at any moment.

“Crush!”

Invisible forces from all directions converged on Leon’s position.

Leon used his final burst of acceleration to escape that spot, then employed the Wooden Swords to prevent Ullrich from casting Magic in quick succession.

The exchange of evasion and disruption persisted.It defied common sense that an Intermediate Arcane Mage could trade blows like this with Advanced Arcane Mage Ullrich, but the goal of disruption was sufficiently achieved.

While Fabian was more comfortably preparing Arcane Magic, Leon retrieved something from his Spatial Pocket and flung it towards him.

A Gargoyle...?

The ivory-skinned Gargoyle opened its maw towards him.A Magic Circle materialized before its mouth, and instantly a Wind Blade surged towards him.Once again, he canceled the Arcane Magic and deployed defensive Magic.

“Are you some noble young master or what!”

The means of disruption seemed inexhaustible.Golden Wings, Golem, Wooden Swords with peculiar abilities, Scrolls.And an array of unusual Magic types.These were resources typically possessed only by heirs of the Empire’s wealthiest Magic families.

Fabian observed the boy facing Ullrich, noting his composed expression.That calm demeanor betrayed no signs of urgency.

You’re implying there’s even more up your sleeve?