Passerby Villain In A Wizard World

As soon as Ian realized that the portal in the air had stopped closing, he already understood that some entity in the Abyss had already found this place.

Although it seemed too far as evident from its influence being so low here.

Whether it was related to Aurora, the dark wizard behind Lyra, or even Ignysyl, Ian didn't know. But he knew that, according to the system, it was best not to let whatever was behind this gate come through.

So, he immediately called Ignysyl with his bond, as he wasn't good at playing with space, although he could sense it.

"It stopped, haha... it stopped closing..."

However, Ron, who already thought he lost his chance for his promotion, saw that the gate in the air had suddenly stopped closing, causing him to be delighted.

His heart pounded in excitement as he clenched his trembling fists, eyes fixed on the ominous black void beyond the portal.

Suddenly, the atmosphere turned eerily heavy, a thick miasma spilling forth like venom seeping into the air.@@novelbin@@

"I knew it. My incantation worked. You cannot stop it."

He seemed quite delirious and not of sane mind which Ian attributed to the book he was using.

However, in Ron's opinion, his Blood Sealed ritual might have been completed, as he could already see a dark horn becoming visible from the gate, followed by a piercing screech that could shake the soul.

The horn was jagged as if made from layers of obsidian, each crack pulsating with a dim red glow.

A deep growl echoed from the depths of the portal, reverberating through the air, making the very fabric of space tremble.

"Okay, can you stop being so noisy? Go sleep for now."

Ian was speechless at this old man, ignoring his existence completely and getting excited for no reason.

It wasn't that the demon was summoned by his incantation, but rather that it seemed scared of something and was trying to enter this world to escape whatever entity was about to come from behind.

The fear radiating from the demon was unnatural, its massive claws digging into the edges of the portal, straining against the closing gap as if it were trying to escape a worse fate that was about to befall him.

"Thud!"

As Ian struck Ron's head heavily while also using the mental attack, Ron fainted sprawled on the ground unconscious.

'Unfortunately, killing you isn't suitable yet, otherwise' Ian thought.

At first, he really thought of killing this guy regardless, but now that a situation like this had suddenly occurred, he couldn't afford to distract himself anymore, although he was quite curious about what would happen if he really violated the pact in front of that entity from the Abyss, whose pressure he could already feel.

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As soon as Ron's figure dropped to the ground, Ignysyl suddenly appeared in front of Ian, completely ignoring Carl's supposed array just as Ian had.

He seemed quite agitated as his wings flapped lightly, his fiery eyes glowing with intelligence and caution.

"Don't ask. Just close that portal with everything you have. Can't you feel it?"

Ian pointed at the demon gate, where half the body of a demon was already outside the portal.

Both Ian and Ignysyl now could see the demon which had an elongated skull-like head, with hollow, soulless eye sockets filled with swirling darkness.

Its jagged fangs, sharp as razors, gnashed together in frustration, while its skin was an eerie mix of rough stone and pulsating veins that radiated a crimson glow.

Although it looked as scary as it was portrayed in a tale, from the expression on its face, it was easy to see that it was scared shitless.

"H-Hooman! Help me... get out of this portal, and I will give you anything you want."

Feeling that the gate was too small for its figure to pass through, the demon looked at Ron's figure on the ground and called out. Its deep, guttural voice carried an unnatural echo as if spoken from multiple dimensions at once.

Apparently, since it couldn't see Ian or Ignysyl, it thought Ron was bowing to him in respect.

So, he asked him to use the incantation to let him pass through the demon gate, as he could already feel some terrifying entity nearing his location.

While asking for help, its massive arms flailed slightly, its jagged claws scraping against the edges of the portal, desperate to squeeze through.

Unfortunately for it though, Ron wasn't actually bowing but was unconscious due to Ian's mind attack and a heavy blow to his head.

"Damn, it is a Maleficent. No wonder I felt something familiar within that girl before."

Ignysyl also felt the pressure and the darkness pouring out of the portal and immediately understood what that entity was.

But since there was no time, he immediately lifted his small wings and teleported himself directly below the portal while absorbing mana from thousands of miles away.

"Drak'toruun."

Once again, Ignysyl chanted in the dragon language, using his Dimensional Mastery to its full extent, intending to close the gate that had stopped working.

And with his chanting, the very air began to crackle with unstable energy, and a sudden gust of wind howled through the area, making the surrounding space distort slightly.

"What... No! Hooman, help me! Don't let it close!"

And the spell did seemed to work, as the demon that was half-stuck in the portal began to cry out when the door, which had stopped midway, began to move again, albeit slowly.

Its jagged claws scraped desperately against the closing gap, its panicked wails growing more desperate as the energy of the portal intensified, constricting its form.

"Agh..."

Poor demon.

The one he was calling—Ron—was already unconscious and couldn't help even if he really wanted to.

As for Ian and Ignysyl, they cared even less.

So, the demon that was supposed to arrive in this land to spread terror was now stuck between this world and the Abyss, squeezed between the sharp jaws of the portal that was closing ever so slightly.

"NO!"

"Click!"

It could already feel its bones being crushed by the closing portal.

It couldn't understand why the powerful entity was toying with him by closing the gate while he was only halfway through.

Since it couldn't see Ignysyl, who was protected by his Rule of Fire, he assumed the powerful entity behind him was playing with him, making him suffer.

In desperation, it let out a distorted, pain-filled screech, causing tremors to shake the area as its strength began to wane.

"Thul'Zaraath Ekzoras."

It seemed Ignysyl was having a hard time closing the gate, as he once again recited another spell in the dragon language, intending to forcefully close the portal.

'It's already near.'

Ian didn't know how vast the Abyss was or how far away the entity that was trying to influence the portal was.

But his acute perception was already warning him frantically of the impending danger as if urging him to flee. However, Ian knew it was already too late.

"Swish!"

"Boom!"

"NO! Oh, Lord, I'm merely a low-level being before you. Please show mercy!"

Just as Ian was closing the portal slowly but steadily, a violent impact suddenly tore through the fabric of space, as if something was slamming into this place with immense force, causing the demon stuck in the gate to cry out loudly.

Poor fellow. He must be the only demon in this world who could appear so miserable in his own summoning.

No wonder he was mentioned as an ingredient for improving the realm in that book.

Truly a poor fellow.

In a panic, he was even using human language to ask for forgiveness from an Abyssal Entity.

"Agh... Shit... Hey, my Rule is already failing me. Do something! If I am spotted by Maleficent, it might become even more dangerous."

Unfortunately, the demon wasn't the only one affected by the impact, as even Ignysyl found it very difficult to perform his spell and close the portal.

More importantly, he began to feel his Rule being nullified slowly by the ghastly presence emanating from the portal.

'It seems I have no choice but to try that form.'

Ian didn't know what Maleficent was, but from the deathly cries and the howls of ghosts leaking through the portal, spreading endless eeriness outside, he could guess.

In fact, from the outside, the entire Silver Gull already looked like a ghost ship.

Fortunately, all the apprentices had gone inside their rooms in time, though nobody knew if their mental state was still intact.

'Hope it won't affect me like that translucent state after using this form.' Ian thought bitterly.

His Life Core had five streaks: Blue, Green, Red, Black, and Translucent.

He had already used the Blue and Translucent ones. While the blue was mild, the translucent one was not, as he had almost lost himself while using it before.

This time, however, he was going to use the Black streak, intending to see its effects. Otherwise, he really didn't know how he could help Ignysyl.

'If we weren't at sea, it would be better to run away.'

Ian thought and quickly gave an order to his incorporeal Life Core in his mind as soon as Ignysyl asked for his help.

Since the system said it was a race against time, they must be able to stop it as long as they were careful and fast.

"Swish!"

As soon as Ian gave the order, the regularly pulsing Life Core in his mind rotated slightly just like before, and this time it stopped at the black streak facing the cocoon.

"Boom!"