Chapter 124 - Magic Circle: Black Hole

Chapter 124: Magic Circle: Black Hole

Those black dots were oddly similar to Aya's magic circle.

She could only use those once awakened, and its power was outstanding enough to amaze Bei and Yuna!

That power also had sucked Cerber's body in. Once Aya had summoned more of those, Cerber's body ripped apart, and he died in the worst way possible, which was adequate to his sins.

Minato faced a similar test.

No, he was sure that this was the same power!

'Should I let those suck me in and see what happens? No, that's not how I should do it... This power wants to kill me... I must tame it before it kills me,' Minato corrected his train of thought mid-way.

As those powers became a little too troublesome, Minato racked his brain, thinking about his whole life. He believed that this whole test didn't appear without any deep reason. And as he kept thinking hard, Minato's eyes flashed with understanding!

"I've already seen this magic circle. I saw the full potential of this magic... And how it just sucks everything into nothingness! Yes, I have the same magic circle!" Minato shouted, arching his back and looking up.

He lifted his hand and drew, [Kill].

That unique magic circle started fighting back against one black hole. Of course, it was just one magic circle against many black objects. Therefore, Minato smiled widely, and he drew many more [Kill] magic circles.

He drew and drew, testing his limits.

Minato grew surprised after just a few seconds. His drawing was fast, so he scattered many magic circles. However, he went past his limit and kept writing them crazily. It was as if his skill didn't require any mana.

'No... I am coming closer to the truth... That's why I am getting more proficient, and it's easier to draw and spread my technique,' Minato whispered.

Of course, writing alone wouldn't help him. Minato glanced at his floating magic circles, then a smile bloomed on his face.

They were fighting against black holes as equals!

Soon, pressure disappeared from his body, and Minato stood with his back straight and head high.

"Magic Circle: Black Hole..." Minato whispered.

At that moment, the whole Saram Hall became silent. Just for a second, however. In the next second, all black holes disappeared into one, then Minato's body exploded with mana as if Saram Hall rewarded him for his enlightenment.

[We did it! We have connected our power to the universe!]

That voice naturally belonged to the lady that Minato knew from the Overlord Pillar. He smiled unconsciously, then relished the new boost of strength as his feat brought tremendous changes to his body.

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Minato's reward didn't just come from the Saram Hall.

Of course, the hall paid an astonishing price to bless the Overlord, but those, who had participated in the test, had also been left powerless without any hint of mana!

They suddenly lost their strength and just dropped onto the ground.

Mount Tagram had many visitors from prestigious families all over the medium world. Some of them had been during the test exactly when Minato stepped in.

Them, losing strength like that, meant that dire consequences were on the way, let alone the whole Saram Hall losing its mana.

That mana couldn't be replaced easily.

Many representatives had gathered around the hall. One of them checked the Saram Hall's origin and its core, which was so depleted that cracks had been spreading continuously over it.

It could crumble at any point.

"Absurd... Utterly despicable! How could someone treat us this way? What have we done to get such treatment? Who? Who was it?!" One of the Reverend raised his voice.

It boomed across the whole Mount Tagram, calling onlookers and people who had been living in this place for some time.

From the peak, additional few figures descended.

One of them was Georgia, the red-haired angel. With her eyes wide and flashy, she swept through the manaless Saram Hall. She found familiar mana swirling around a peculiar individual.

'I am happy?' Georgia asked herself while deeply looking at Minato.

Due to many events going behind the scenes, Georgia and the angels were in a bad mood. She hid it behind her holy appearance, but a genuine smile lingered on the angel's pretty face.

The cause was Minato, and she couldn't help but recall the familiar feelings from him.

Minato then noticed Georgia.

He turned toward her and smiled.

Knowing his past, Minato inferred that he must have had a good relationship with the angels and that they were possibly part of his strength.

He decided to pursue this matter later on.

For now, the Reverend, who had spoken loudly, aimed his eyes at him.

Minato knew that the clash was inevitable.

"What have we done to you?" The Reverend asked.

Minato sighed, "Nothing. I just passed the test, and your Saram Hall rewarded me."

It was a lie as Minato's black hole magic circle was the cause. He knew about it and its new effects, but Minato couldn't give anything back to the Saram Hall.

His future enemy was just too strong, and Minato wouldn't part with anything or anyone from his world.

That was why he could only lie.

The Reverend and others saw through that lie.

"You are just avaricious vile," The Reverend declared.

His strength surged, and powerful whirlwinds gathered around him. Similarly, all other reverends and prestigious figures, including their bodyguards and families, let out their powers at Minato.

Many unique powers gathered all around him, yet Minato stood with a bright smile.

He lifted his hand, "Magic Circle: Black Rose."

In a smooth and swift movement, he drew his usual [Kill] magic circle. However, a bright mana circle swathed that eastern sign. Its golden embrace flashed with runes from the past, and those would leave Bei speechless.

"W-What kind of magic circle is it?!" The Reverend stood speechless as his whirlwinds disappeared within the black hole's jaws.

The black hole also ate his mana, leaving him empty.

His heart sank, and he stared at Minato, as if he was seeing a monster.

"I left a little mana within you. You will be able to start practicing again in due time. For now, step aside, or I will end your lives," Minato said in the Overlord tone.

He didn't want to kill them, but he also wouldn't let those people bother him. Using this as a chance to get more power boots, Minato planted fear within those reverend people, then glanced toward Wercia.

Since she was his dual cultivation partner, Saram Hall's event didn't touch her.

Minato nodded, then beckoned Georgia to come closer, "I want to speak with you. Descend for me, Georgia."

"..."

Georgia's body moved on its own.

Holy rays followed her fall as she was also left untouched.

As she stood before him, Minato smiled and returned back to his house in Mount Tagram's province.

This time, he returned with two beauties.