Chapter 27 (1/2)

Emperor of Steel Kangchan 30590K 2022-07-24

Chapter 27: The Magi Crystals 5

“Kuehh! Go away! Ahh!”

Luke jumped off the floor and shook his fists wildly.

At that moment, the magi that had been moving around his body disappeared like it was getting evaporated.

Soon, his pupils returned to normal. His nails and fangs returned to normal as well. The terrible pain and the trembling had resided.

“Keuk! It almost got my heart!”

There wasn’t any devil or demon toxic in the magi crystals.

The things he just witnessed were the inner wickedness of his mind and heart.

If Luke’s soul hadn’t been a very hardworking warlock then in his battle against the devils, he would be encroached.

“We succeeded somehow.”

His body seemed to be a little better than before.

His muscles seemed to be full of strength, and his breathing seemed to be full; it was enough to make him run around all day. As his metabolism became active, his whole body overflowed.

‘And above all…’

Luke smiled faintly.

The acceleration of his heart changed to a familiar rate.

‘The Black Circle got restored.’

The magi crystal not only strengthened his body, but it also placed the foundation for using dark magic.

“Wah, the circle’s level should be in the 3rd circle.”

For the purpose of demonstrating it to himself, Luke used Dark Flame—an offensive dark magic.

He accelerated his dark magic and implemented the same technique he learned in the past. A flash of purple fireworks rose from his hands.

Luke opened his eyes wide.

“Huh? Why is it purple? Its flames should be black.”

In the end, the state of the black circle seemed to be a little strange. Its waves began to feel strangely different from before.

When compared to music, the Black Circle of Saymon in the past was like a lonely solo note, but currently, it was like a choir with several chords.

“Is it because of the filtered magi?”

He tried out other dark magics of the 3rd circle to see if there were any other problems, but there seemed to be nothing wrong. Only the color and the waves were oddly different.

There was also another strange thing.

He could hardly feel the remnants of the magi that should occur in the process of manifesting the dark magic.

If that was the case, then he didn’t need to hide the presence of magi.

“This is a little weird, but it will be easier this way.”

Luke decided to take the changes positively and cleared up the messy underground lab.

‘However, the curve wave on this body is still the same.’

The curse was fairly secretive and yet persistent.

Despite accepting the magi crystals, the curse still remained unchanged.

‘Unlike general magic, dark magic is rather subordinate. The strong aren’t affected by the operations of a weak spell.’

This meant that the one who cursed the blood of Rakan was not around the 3rd circle magic.

No, Rakan wasn’t the kind of person who could just be struck by any kind of warlock. His opponent must have been an ultimate 9th circle warlock that could be compared to the level of Saymon.

‘But, was there a warlock in that time who was equivalent to me?’

There must have been numerous things hidden in that world, but Luke knew for sure that there were no wizards that achieved the 9th circle within the white wizards.

Whatever had happened, thanks to the magi crystals, he turned into a 3rd circle.

However, that level wasn’t enough if he wanted to flush out his grudges.

In order to fight against the Veritas Magic Tower, who had a very high influence on the entire Empire and the continent, he should at least be in possession of the same abilities he had in the past.

“I know both the theory and the actions to reach each of the circles, so there won’t be any problem in growing into the 9th circle. But to reach the 9th circle of the black circle, I will need to wait since it will take time to collect the magi…”

His body was still very young, yet he couldn’t be optimistic about the future.

Maybe it was because of the curse, and there were quite a few descendants of Rakan who had died very young.

In particular, the body of a human being was surprisingly weak, and if a small abnormality occurs in the heart or the brain, it could lead to death.