Genius Wizard Takes Medicine Chapter 24

“They want heavy cover the moment the breach starts.”

The best way to suppress the Scavengers aiming from the windows—

Lenoch found the answer almost instantly and pushed his will into the overflowing mana.

Crackle!

Blue electricity sparked and glowed between the fingers of both his outstretched hands.

The lightning gathered there looked ready to leap from his palms at any second.

Lenoch guided it with mana, twisting its form so it could jump from one target to the next.

Zap, zap, zap, zap!

The electricity shot from his hands and split apart in midair like dozens of chains, spreading in every direction.

**[Chain Lightning]**

The branching currents spread out from a set relay point and swept over the Scavengers leaning out of the windows like a wave.

“Gaaah!”

“What the— Aaaagh!”

The Scavengers struck directly by the lightning spell rolled their eyes back and screamed in pain.

With a single spell, Lenoch’s overwhelming firepower swept across the building’s facade and instantly neutralized the gunmen at the windows.

“What the hell was that?!”

Weian, who saw Lenoch’s unbelievable spell while running, shouted in excitement.

The other mercenaries also picked up their pace, their morale rising at once.

They had realized that Lenoch was a wizard several levels above anyone they had hired before.

With the wizard’s fire support successfully clearing the way, the mercenary group began breaching the building as planned.

The third squad, made up of sturdy close-combat fighters, smashed through the front entrance.

The first squad, armed with light weapons, leapt straight toward the second floor.

The agile second squad used the first squad’s wall-climbing as support and quickly headed for the rooftop.

Seeing this, Dray joined the third squad and helped force open the entrance.

When momentum was on your side, hesitation was fatal.

The Scavengers’ defenses had been torn open by Lenoch’s lightning spell.

The mercenaries did not miss that opportunity.

They drove straight into the broken formation with full force.

Ratatatatata!

Ike and another giant raised massive shields and absorbed the gunfire from the front.

At the same time, a man with a greatsword charged into the enemy lines, throwing the Scavengers into even greater confusion.

Dray also pushed forward with a gun in one hand and a sword in the other, cutting down Scavengers as he advanced.

“Gah!”

“Stand your ground, damn it!”

“If they take the roof, this whole operation is finished!”

The Scavengers had the advantage in numbers, but they could not handle the mercenaries crashing through their ranks.

Panic spread through them in an instant.

Most of them were still reeling from the aftereffects of **[Chain Lightning]**, which Lenoch had cast right before the breach, and they could not regain their senses.

A few tried to hold their positions, but most ignored the orders and backed away helplessly.

“Tch… this is bad.”

The man commanding the Scavengers on the first floor gritted his teeth and turned his gaze toward the mercenaries.

If he wanted to reverse the situation, he needed to land one decisive blow and deal heavy damage to the mercenary force.

The real core of this assault was not the vanguard violently pushing into the building.

It was the thin, frail-looking lightning wizard who had opened the battle and was now holding the entire offensive together.

If he could cut open that exposed neck and draw blood, he could overturn the battle.

After making that quick judgment, the man moved quietly, slipping away from the mercenaries’ attention.

He could handle mana to some degree.

And if he committed everything to one sudden charge, he knew it would not be easy for the mercenaries to stop him.

All he needed was one opening.

The moment the mercenaries became drunk on their own momentum, broke formation, and left the wizard exposed—

That would be enough.

‘Now!’

Ike, who was holding the massive shield, shifted just slightly.

At the same time, Dray stepped forward and pulled the trigger.

The man threw himself forward with all his strength.

Guided by sharp instincts, he pierced through the mercenaries’ formation and closed the distance in an instant.

Even Dray, startled by the sudden move, quickly leapt back.

But he was already too late.

The bowie knife in the man’s left hand flashed as it curved precisely toward the wizard’s throat.

Bang!

A sudden gunshot rang out.

The charging man was blown backward.

He did not even have time to scream.

His upper body had been pierced by the impact, and he collapsed, twitching violently without even managing to close his eyes.

Dray, who had been turning back toward Lenoch, stared down at the corpse in a daze.

“He went into shock.”

Lenoch muttered quietly.

At some point, a revolver had appeared in his hand.

The instant the man charged at him, Lenoch had drawn the revolver with lightning speed, aimed at the man’s shoulder, and pulled the trigger.

[Targeting Correction]

[Firing Acceleration]

[Impact Enhancement]

In that brief instant, Lenoch had woven three shooting-support spells into the shot.

The shell struck the charging man with merciless speed.

Lenoch’s gaze lingered for a moment on the grotesquely sprawled corpse.

But the rationality of a wizard completely suppressed any emotional disturbance.

The magical mental fortitude that made Lenoch’s thoughts cold and logical in everyday life became even sharper in combat.

Lenoch spun the revolver once, letting smoke drift from the muzzle, then glanced at Dray.

“Keep moving. I can cover myself.”

“Got it.”

Dray answered without argument, turned around, and adjusted his grip on his weapon.

Still, the shooting skill Lenoch had shown in that split second remained in his mind.

The shot itself was not special.

But the speed and precision with which Lenoch had drawn the revolver from his pocket and placed his finger on the trigger were difficult even for Dray to imitate.

“So famous wizards these days are good with guns too…?”

Unaware that Lenoch had used shooting-support magic, Dray sighed, worrying that the value of wizards might rise even higher, and quickly finished clearing the first floor.

After the man who had been leading the group tried to assassinate Lenoch and was instantly countered and killed, the Scavengers rapidly fell apart.

The mercenaries swept through them with ease.

“Kidel, it’s me. First floor is clear. What’s happening upstairs?”

Once a job began, it had to be finished properly.

Dray and the mercenaries confirmed the deaths of the fallen Scavengers while contacting the first squad that had gone up to the second floor.

[We’re locked in a standoff. If you come up, boss, we should be able to clean up the second floor soon.]

“I’m heading up now. Match your timing with us.”

After saying that, Dray immediately crouched low and approached the stairs with the third squad.

Taking the elevator to the second floor would be suicide.

Even with the difference in height, breaking through by the stairs was the smarter choice.

Lenoch briefly considered using a probing spell.

But the other mercenaries were already climbing the stairs cautiously without his help.

At this range, mana users could strengthen their senses and detect nearby presences on their own.

Unlike the noisy first floor, the second floor was eerily quiet.

A desolate office stretched out before them.

Desks and partitions filled the area, turning the place into a maze of cover.

It seemed the first squad that had infiltrated the second floor and the Scavengers were still locked in a standoff, tangled together among the partitions.

Only the sound of something scraping against the floor and the loose wind blowing through the broken windows could be heard.

Pshuk!

A muffled sound rang out, as if a gunshot had been suppressed.

Someone collapsed.

Immediately after, a figure rose from behind a partition.

It was Kidel.

“We’re done here.”

At Kidel’s words, the other members of the first squad began revealing themselves one by one.

“Looks like we didn’t even need to step in.”

“That’s not true. Once they heard the third squad coming up, their attention slipped. Knowing the first floor had fallen made them panic.”

Kidel spoke calmly as she reloaded her rifle.

She did not seem to have much mana, but the way she handled her rifle was incredibly precise and fast.

After swapping the magazine and finishing the reload, Kidel urged Dray forward.

“Let’s hurry. The second squad is probably barely holding the rooftop.”

Following her words, the mercenary group immediately advanced to the third floor and swept through the remaining Scavengers in one push.

The Scavengers had sent a large portion of their forces to stop the mercenaries breaking in through the first and second floors, leaving themselves exposed.

On the other hand, the mercenaries who had split up to attack both floors at once now regrouped, causing their strength to rise sharply.

The wizard who should have helped defend the third floor had also been neutralized by Lenoch.

That loss was fatal for the Scavengers.

With the third squad taking the lead and the first squad providing fire support from behind, the Scavengers, who had little more than firearms to rely on, were crushed helplessly.

Standing before the stairs leading to the rooftop, Ike muttered,

“This is going smoother than I thought.”

“At this rate, we’ll finish earlier than planned.”

They were eliminating the Scavengers much faster than expected.

If things continued like this, they might be able to wrap everything up before the Scavengers’ reinforcements arrived.

“Think we can squeeze some extra pay out of those consulting guys?”

“Don’t get ahead of yourself. We still need to back up the company’s data and clear out every last piece of trash squatting in this dump.”

“Still, with this pace, we should be done before nightfall.”

As the mercenaries talked, they kept sneaking glances at Lenoch, who was silently following from the rear.

They knew very well that without the lightning spell Lenoch had cast before the breach, the operation would never have gone this smoothly.

At that moment, at least twenty Scavengers had been aiming their guns at them from the windows.

By choosing the right spell at the perfect moment, Lenoch had single-handedly taken out nearly ten percent of the enemy force.

After witnessing the true power of a skilled wizard, it was only natural that the mercenaries began looking at Lenoch more favorably.

Even Kidel, who had snapped at Lenoch earlier for smoking, subtly brought it up to Dray.

“Boss, can’t we somehow bring him in as our exclusive wizard?”

“…We don’t have that kind of money.”

“Then stop wasting money on useless rookies and invest in him instead. He looks like he can do the work of four people on his own.”

“……”

“If we had a wizard like him with us, our jobs would get easier, we’d earn more, and Grimgald’s name would spread much faster…”

“We’re not the only ones thinking that.”

Kidel puffed out her cheeks, but she did not argue any further.

She also believed Lenoch’s magical ability was outstanding compared to the other wizards she had met.

More importantly, his personality was calm enough to make him easy to work with.

A wizard who was both powerful and easy to cooperate with would naturally receive offers from every direction.

There would be no shortage of groups lining up to hire him.

“He’s a wizard Jenny personally recommended. If the personnel office itself is backing him, there’s no way we can afford him.”

Coveting a gem you could never possess was nothing but foolishness.

Lenoch, meanwhile, was seriously considering whether to take another puff of his cigarette, even though he had already smoked one.

Of course, no one knew what the future might bring.

Still, for now, it was better not to leave behind any regrets.

Thinking that, Dray wiped the blood from his sword and raised his communicator.

He intended to contact the second squad holding out on the rooftop and move there immediately.

“Weian, do you copy? You probably heard it over comms already, but we’ve cleared the third floor and wiped out the remaining forces. We’re heading to the rooftop now. Can you match our timing?”

Dray spoke lightly, but the voice that returned through the communicator made his expression harden.

[…Boss?]

Weian’s voice was faint, as if the signal might cut off at any moment.

Something had clearly happened.

He did not even seem to understand what Dray had just said.

Seeing Dray’s face change, the mercenaries immediately stopped chatting, grabbed their equipment, and rushed toward the rooftop.

Something had gone wrong.

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