The Master of Language - T.M.L Chapter 46 (Part 1):

Merlin bared his snow-white teeth.

“How dare you!”

As he waved his right hand, countless feathers shot out from his sleeve. Each one contained enough firepower to easily burn a person.

Bang! Kaboom!

In an instant, the swarm of beetles turned to ashes by the burning feathers, and the bomb dust beetles among them exploded before even reaching Merlin.

At that moment, the floor, walls, and ceiling surrounding Merlin began to writhe and distort.

Swish! Swish!

As if tearing through the air, the sound of wings filled the space, and tens of thousands of beetles flew towards Merlin.

He laughed as if it were ridiculous, then suddenly narrowed his eyes. Despite the flame surrounding him, those two eyes gleamed with a cold light.

Whoosh!

The flame enveloping his body burst out explosively. All types of approaching beetles couldn’t get near him.

Those without fire resistance burned on their way, and even those with it ended up with their limbs or heads charred, unable to function properly.

The attack of countless beetles couldn’t inflict any damage on Merlin.

But one thing was certain: they blocked his ears and eyes.

Shiiik.

In the noisy and dark world of beetles, the sound of something rushing in echoed.

Merlin’s eyes moved first. He quickly turned his head to look in that direction and stretched out his right hand.

“Where do you think you’re going!”

Another flame erupted from his right hand.

It soon completely engulfed the skeleton that was rushing towards him.

Merlin’s eyes widened.

“A skeleton?”

At that moment, taking advantage of the gap, some of the beetle swarms managed to get close to Merlin’s body.

The bomb dust beetles at the center of the swarm simultaneously raised their tails and pressed them against Merlin’s torso.

The explosions were multiple.

Bang! Kaboom!

Unable to open his eyes due to the explosion right in front of him, Merlin staggered back a few steps, struggling to keep his balance.

Three skeletons clung to his back. Each skeleton held a sharp icicle.

Three sharp icicles pierced Merlin’s body. But they melted away the instant they touched his body.

Merlin, with his face contorted, caused a massive explosion.

Kaboom-!

The skeletons flew back and crashed into the wall, and all the beetles were caught in the explosion, leaving not even ashes behind.

The furniture and decorations in the mansion, protected by magic, all burst apart. Moreover, even the marble floor was completely shattered.

As Merlin stood up, the wings covering his body spread wide to the left and right.

There wasn’t a single wound on his body.

“Hahaha. Skeletons? So you’ve mastered death magic!”

Merlin began to stride forward once again.

[What should we do, Master? He seems unaffected.]

“It’s alright. Let’s keep buying time.”

The insects flew in again, and the skeletons soon got up and rushed at Merlin.

Merlin, with a hardened expression, shot flames in all directions.

Insects burned up, and skeletons exploded. But they endlessly rushed at Merlin, restraining him.

Thanks to this, Merlin couldn’t climb up to the second floor for quite a long time.

When he finally stepped on the last stair leading to the second floor, he smiled cynically.

“Seems like you can’t pull any more tricks.”

But at that moment, two skeletons quickly crawled along the floor and grabbed Merlin’s feet.

Merlin immediately sent out flames, but the skeletons fulfilled their duty before being completely incinerated.

“Ugh, uugh!”

Merlin’s body teetered, then fell backwards, rolling down the stairs.

The beetles gathered again, and the skeletons hid among them.

Merlin, who had rolled to the front door, regained his posture and stood up, then looked at the stairs and gritted his teeth.

“You little bastard! Let’s see how long you can keep this up!”

He covered his entire body in flames and advanced towards the stairs again.

After doing this several times, the number of beetles had significantly decreased, and there were no intact skeletons left.

But it was just a delay tactic.

Merlin shouted as he reached the second floor.

“Ran! Before I burn you, I’ll rip off all your limbs and tear out your guts!”

He started walking relentlessly in one direction.

There were no more insects or skeletons left to stop him.

Merlin walked almost running and mercilessly kicked the tightly closed door.

Bang-!

Powerful flames struck the door, and it burst open backwards.

Fabre, kneeling in the center of the room, and Merlin’s eyes met.

Merlin’s momentum, which seemed ready to charge in at any moment, disappeared in an instant.

Merlin’s eyes were still fixed on Fabre, but his face had hardened, and his feet had stopped at the doorway.

“This room… is it your castle?”

Fabre just glared at him without saying a word.

Beetles gathered around Fabre. Unlike the beetles on the stairs, each of these contained magical power.

Merlin snorted.

“I see. You tried to excite me and push me into this room in one go. You must have racked your brains, you impertinent bastards.”

Merlin clasped his hands together. A red light began to flow between his hands. Soon, the light turned yellow and flickered with flames.

In that state, he knelt on the floor and placed both hands on the fallen door on the floor.

He closed his eyes and read a spell in a small voice.

Shaaek-!

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