The Crazy Mage Reincarnated into a Fallen Family

Chapter 154: Monster

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Chapter 154: Monster

Rumble rumble rumble—

The ceiling shook violently as if it was about to collapse.

"What the...?"

Suppressing my surprise, I instinctively launched a kick at the solar plexus of the guy in front of me.

Thwack—!

With a series of thud thud thud— sounds in the narrow passage, the guys collapsed like dominoes. They scrambled back up in confusion and started running back towards the entrance.

I also ran out, striking the back of the head of the guy in front of me.

Thwack—! Thwack—!

"Move it, faster!"

I couldn't get crushed to death here.

As I ran, hitting the back of the head of those in front of me, I soon arrived back at the entrance.

Fortunately, the tremors in the ceiling gradually subsided and then stopped.

I took a deep breath and replayed the events in my mind.

First, I had launched a fireball high into the sky to show off my skills.

Then, I activated the incantation for Wind Expansion to spread the fires.

Up to this point, everything had gone according to plan.

The problem was...

The ceiling suddenly started shaking as if it was about to collapse, something I hadn't anticipated.

'What happened?'

Even the cleaners looked dumbfounded and disoriented.

No one knew what was going on.

Some of them even seemed to think I was responsible for this.

Observing their reactions, I quickly changed my approach and glared at them.

"See? You should have paid up when you had the chance. I'll give you 10 seconds. If you don't bring the money, I'll bring the whole ceiling down."

I'm the type of person who can turn even unexpected situations to my advantage.

As expected, starting with the Kalma Group leader who had been running away while getting hit by me, everyone quickly ran back and offered three gold coins each. My threat had worked perfectly.

Meanwhile, I looked at the two guys standing blankly on the other side and said,

"Do you want to be crushed to death?"

The two Sahwa Party members stared at me intently.

"You did this?"

They were a suspicious bunch.

"Yes, I did. I'll give you just 5 more seconds. 5, 4, 3..."

One of the Sahwa Party members shouted towards the Kalma Group,

"You believe this guy? You pathetic fools are truly low-level."

"2, 1..."

The Kalma Group leader hurriedly looked at me.

"Stop! If you collapse the ceiling, we'll all die! We haven't paid!"

I nodded and replied,

"You have a point."

The two Sahwa Party members looked at me in disbelief.

"Do you think the Sahwa Party is a joke?"

"Of course not. I respect the Sahwa Party. That's why you need to bring six gold coins."

"What?"

"And the 5 seconds are up."

I propelled myself forward with a burst of wind pressure, gliding like a phantom with my enhanced movement technique.

At the same time, I manifested a Fire Spear in each hand and hurled them at the two.

"...A mage? You dare!"

The moment I sensed Mana fluctuations from their bodies and the Fire Spears dissipated, I flew at them like lightning and shot my slingshot at the left guy's temple.

Thwack—! Thud—!

The guy on the left collapsed.

As the remaining one abruptly turned his head to look at his fallen comrade, I gathered wind pressure in my fist and slammed it into his jaw.

Crack—! Thud—!

"You guys lack basic skills."

I started rummaging through the pockets of the two unconscious men.

By the time I had emptied their pockets of gold coins and stashed them in my own, I felt eyes on me.

I looked around for a moment and said,

"You guys stay here."

The Kalma Group leader nodded and gathered his subordinates, settling them in a corner of the cavity.

"We won't move an inch. We promise."

"I believe you. Stay right there."

Even though I was speaking informally, no one objected. They truly believed I could bring this place down.

"See you later then. I'm going ahead."

I entered the passage and slowly made my way forward.

The deeper I went, the darker it became, and after a few minutes, I was enveloped in pitch-black darkness.

I couldn't see an inch in front of me.

Normally, I would have manifested a fireball to illuminate my surroundings, but not this time.

Sometimes, you have to adapt to situations like this.

Peace of mind.

I walked slowly through the darkness, cultivating my senses as I

"Gah!"

A moment later, I saw a group of people running frantically towards me, accompanied by the sound of pounding footsteps.

Tatatatatatata—

Two guys were running at the front.

They were the Sahwa Party members I had knocked unconscious earlier.

They hurled curses at me as they passed by, running towards the other side.

A short distance behind them, the group I had seen earlier came running.

Their faces were pale with fear.

The man at the front, running with a broken blade, shouted at me as he saw me standing in the passage.

"Don't just stand there, run!"

I looked behind the group.

Rumble rumble rumble—

The ceiling shook violently, and a deafening roar echoed.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaa!"

Not three times larger.

This one was at least five times larger than the monsters I had seen before, with two front teeth as sharp as a saber-toothed tiger's.

Blades were embedded in its hide, and blood was flowing out, but its ferocity only seemed to intensify.

Behind it, dozens of smaller monsters followed.

Rumble rumble rumble—

The intensity of the tremors was unusual, suggesting they had been clustered together.

I stepped forward.

As I watched the ferocious monster charging towards me, I couldn't help but laugh.

"Are you crazy? That's a red variant! Run!"

The man with the broken blade grabbed me a few times and shouted,

"Damn it, I said run! I'm not responsible for you anymore!"

The entire group quickly passed me.

Even then, I stood alone, facing the monster and laughing.

How could I not laugh?

"Kyaaaaaaaaaa!"

When I felt the chilling breath of countless monsters up close.

Whiiiing—

I opened four circles of my heart.

"Melting Purification Water."

4th Circle, Fire Hand.

With fires blazing around both hands, I looked into the eyes of the approaching monster.

"Found you."

Its sharp front teeth flew towards my neck.

Crack—

I instantly grabbed its front teeth with my flaming hands.

Sizzle—

I felt its breath and its gaze right in front of me.

"You, you're the one, aren't you?"

"Kyaaaaaaaaaa!"

Thick smoke billowed from its black eyes.

"Nice to meet you, monster."

Multiple magic manifestations.

4th Circle Wind Attribute Magic, Wide Barrier.

4th Circle Wind Attribute Magic, Wind Press.

The monster faltered.

A vast, wide barrier formed in the air, circular in shape.

It was large enough to cover the entire visible ceiling.

As soon as I touched the flaming hand to the barrier, the fires instantly spread.

Whoosh—

The entire ceiling was engulfed in fires.

Then, the air in the upper level compressed, becoming suffocating.

Fwooosh—

With a roaring sound, the blazing barrier in the air compressed and crashed down to the ground.

"Kyaaaaaaaaaa!"

"Kyaaaaa!"

The entire horde of monsters, crushed beneath the burning barrier, was engulfed in fires and burned.

The tremendous light generated by the aftermath caused the fleeing men to stop and look back.

"...!"

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