The Great Mage Returns after 4000 Years Chapter 123 When to Crouch (3)

Translator: Seven

Editors: Ana_Banana, Yahiko

After returning to his room, Frey immediately drew Asuras summoning circle.

This was so he could summon him at a moments notice.

Then, he immediately began to pay close attention to his surroundings.

No one had followed him, and there was no one revealing any hostile intentions towards him.

Frey frowned.

Why did she let me go?

Leyrin had definitely noticed the divine power hidden within his body.

He had no doubt about that.

Nevertheless, she didnt attack him but instead sent Frey back upstairs.

Her reaction didnt make any sense.

There was no trace of hostility at all.

She hadnt even sent someone to follow him.

Is it because she can kill me at any time?

No.

That wasnt it.

That wasnt the feeling he had gotten from her reaction.

But could there be any other reason?

Frey replayed his memory of the scene.

Leyrin was surprised to find Indras divine power in my body.

That was understandable.

But then she panicked.

Why did she panic?

With Leyrins power, she shouldve been able to overpower him easily.

It would be even easier for her to kill him.

Even if he had reached 8 stars, it was still impossible for him to win in a head to head clash with an Apocalypse.

Did she see my stage?

Had Leyrin realised that he was also an 8 star Wizard?

No, that wasnt possible either.

Even if he didnt know much about divine power, he knew that it was impossible for Leyrin to have sensed the mana he was concealing.

That was not it either.

Frey kept thinking.

Questions popped up one after another.

All of his previous assumptions were wrong. This meant that he had taken the wrong step from the start.

Frey closed his eyes.

Since he couldnt reach a conclusion, he needed to change his approach.

He diverted all his energy to thinking.

A drop of sweat rolled down Freys face.

If he had the brain of a normal person, this sort of repetitive thinking would have already burnt it out by now.

Since his previous assumptions were incorrect, he relentlessly calculated and narrowed down the possibilities.

After an unknown period of time, there was only one thought left in Freys mind.

What if it wasnt that she didnt want to take action but that she couldnt take action?

Avatar.

He opened his eyes.

It was an avatar, not Leyrins true body.

A being who only had a small portion of the main bodys power.

It was strong enough to wipe out tens of strong fighters, but it was not strong enough to defeat the current him.

In general, there were only two reasons why a Demigod would use an avatar. When it was trying to hide its power and when it could not move its main body.

Frey believed it was the latter.

It would make the most sense if the Leyrin he had met was just an avatar, not her main body, and it would also mean that her main body was unable to move at that moment.

After all, she was either weakened or had limited strength.

He couldnt be sure, but Frey believed it had something to do with the other Apocalypses who were fatally injured.

She wasnt confident.

She wasnt confident that she could perfectly deal with Frey in her current state.

That was why she sent him back.

She was trying to buy time by pretending she didnt notice.

Hmm.

That last part was particularly important.

Leyrin wanted to buy time.

He didnt know why, but that fact was obvious.

If so, it meant Frey had to move faster.

I have to completely revise my plan.

Frey left his room.

Before long, the entire Blake family would be overturned.

Probably by his own hands.

Before that, there was a man whose position he had to confirm.

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The Livindak Mountains.

Located near the Silkid Desert, it was one of the most rugged alpine regions on the continent.

Even monsters, known to be able to survive even the harshest of conditions were nowhere to be seen as this place consisted mostly of barren, rocky mountains where vertical cliffs of dizzying heights were endless.

It was a barren land where not even weeds grew.

Atop the mesa(1) on Mount Roxeo, there were transcendent beings.

Kooo.

Not one but four. A skeleton, a ball of flame and a scorpion.

The one thing they shared in common was their enormous size that seemed to surpass imagination.

And standing in the center of these huge beings was one whose body was devoid of any common features.

White light constantly flowed from this featureless figure and illuminated the surroundings.

Lord.

And the three Demigods who had been severely injured by Riki.

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The white light that was exuded from Lords body was slowly being absorbed by the other three.

He was sharing his divine power.

An ability that only Lord had among all the Demigods.

Riki.

The power of the sword.

In this world, there was nothing that couldnt be cut by a sword wielded by him.

This was clear by the fact that he had even been able to cut the barrier Lord had created.

If it wasnt for Lords help, these three would have already died painful deaths.

It was then.

Leyrin appeared beside Lord.

She solemnly watched this scene of divine power being transferred.

if it wasnt for this, I wouldnt have had to use my avatar.

There was only a small amount of divine power left in her body at that moment because Lord had extracted most of it and infused it into the bodies of the other three.

If Leyrin had been at full power, then it would have been a simple task to capture Frey, who shed found in the family, and extract information.

But it couldnt be helped.

After all, she couldnt just ignore her siblings who were on the verge of death.

Lord.

[Leyrin, whats the matter?]

When she heard his words, Leyrin couldnt help but sigh.

Theres a problem.

[Those words arent pleasant to hear.]

Especially in the current situation.

[Tell me.]

An enemy appeared in my lab.

[An enemy?]

A man with Indras lightning energy. No other details are known, but he is currently a threat.

[Indras lightning.]

Indra was one of their kind who had died already.

In fact, Riki had killed him while he was hibernating due to his Apostles death.

Lords eyes appeared.

[He is connected to Riki.]

Thats right.

[Dont kill him. Capture him.]

that would be best, but its not as easy as it sounds.

Leyrins grumbling was natural.

The opponents strength was unknown, and she was currently in the weakest state shed been in in centuries.

It was impossible to make a move hastily.

If I were to leave this place

This was truly an absurd situation that shed never experienced, even in her thousands of years of life.

She couldnt make a move.

Lord was also aware of Leyrins current crisis

He spoke calmly.

[I will send some of the others.]

Leyrins eyes lit up.

How many will you send?

[There are three of our kind near the Kastkau Empire. I will send them.]

Three Demigods.

That way, even if the man with Indras lightning could overpower a single Demigod, he would still be captured.

Thats more than enough. How long will it take them to get there?

[None of them know how to use Space-Time movement, so it will take about three days.]

three days.

Leyrins expression darkened once again.

This was because even three days felt like an eternity for her at that point.

After all, this wasnt a situation that she could stall by running away.

The Blake family residence was the place where the research on Illuminium was steadily progressing.

If it was destroyed now, it would cause a huge disruption to the mass production of the Illuminium when they were currently only a few steps away from continental domination.

In addition, her own Apostle, Leita, was there.

Is he aware that Leita is my Apostle?

She wasnt sure, but the chances were very high.

When Leyrin had grabbed Freys arm in the basement and he realised that she had sensed the lightning in his body, the first place he looked was towards Leita.

She was certain that if she made a move at that moment, he would have immediately killed Leita.

Did he find out from Rikis Apostle?

She thought about the masked man who had been standing behind Riki during the meeting not long ago.

No, now that she thought about it.

Lord himself had gone to kill that man.

After he returned, Lord hadnt said anything, but Leyrin didnt believe that a single Apostle would be able to escape from Lord.

Moreover, Demigods powers could not be replicated.

Except for Lord, there were no Demigods who could use two powers.

The same was true for Apostles.

That said, it was possible that Frey had learned of Leitas identity through his own independent investigation.

It was also possible that he was taking a gamble by aiming at Leita.

Then is he the one Riki left just in case something happened?

So he gave him Indras crystal.

Leyrin clicked her tongue.

Indras main body was dead.

This meant that the lightning power in that mans body was no longer borrowed power, but it had instead become his own power.

Only

With time and opportunity, it was possible for his power to go beyond the limits of Apostles.

And because he was a member of the Blake family, he also had the ability to use mana.

This is difficult.

Leyrin never thought that a creature born from her own actions could make her feel such a way.

It wouldnt be easy to endure the next three days.

(Note:

1. A mesa is an isolated, flat-topped elevation, ridge or hill, which is bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain.)