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Chapter 51 - Change of Heart (1)

—So this is that ancient artifact...

The ring was snatched by the Evil Society's Djinn. Now that it was in their hands, the chances of Yun Seung-Ah or Kim Suho taking it back were grim.

I had no other choice. Even if I had to attract the Djinns' attention, I had to make my move.

I compressed a portion of Aether around my hand, weaving it into a wire.

As Aether changed its form according to its owner's will, it was both with and without form at the same time.

The only problem was that the wire wasn't long. In fact, it was short enough to fit in one hand. But when I threw this 'Aether wire', it would elongate accordingly.

That said, the wire was still unlikely to reach the castle. Although 'throwing' was included in the scope of Master Sharpshooter, I didn't have the strength to fuel the throw.

Thankfully, I could use Stigma's magic power to make up for what my physical body lacked.

I concentrated magic power on my right arm. The two streaks of Stigma I had radiated an intense light. There was no need to go easy. I poured 80% of my remaining magic power and converted it into kinetic energy.

My strength remained the same. Stigma's magic power only amplified the kinetic energy. It didn't increase my physical ability. Thus, I didn't know how powerful my throw would be. I only knew that it would be more powerful than Kim Horak.

"Huap!"

I threw the wire with a spirited shout.

My target was Homer's Ring, which was being held by the Djinn.

In an instant, the short dagger-length wire elongated immensely, moving like it was alive and snatching its target. Immediately afterward, I pulled the wire back.

Whoosh—

The wire shot back in the blink of an eye and fell into my hand.

As expected of an ancient artifact, there wasn't even a scratch on the ring.

"Nice shot."

At first, I smiled in satisfaction, but my smile quickly disappeared.

It was because of the wire's unexpected destructive power.

To make the wire reach the castle, I had no choice but to throw it in an arc. Because of it, the wire didn't only snatch the ring. During the process, it severed a portion of the castle's walls, and on its way back, it swept through the floor, slicing apart the foundational base of the castle.

As a result, part of the castle's second floor crumbled down.

I watched the unexpected scenery in a daze.

Although I didn't intend for this to happen, my heart immediately dropped a beat. I hoped no one was hurt by my carelessness.

However, I didn't have time to worry about others.

The Evil Society's Djinn was looking at me directly. It was extremely unlikely that he could see through my mask, but I knew I had to leave as quickly as possible.

I began to run using the escape route I prepared beforehand.

"OY!"

When I was hurriedly plowing through tall grass, someone shot down from the sky in front of me. It was a Djinn who looked like a Caucasian man. Blocking the path in front me, he glared with killing intent.

"You see this, right?"

He tapped on his waist, where a bladeless hilt of a dagger was hanging.

I knew what it was – a magic sword.