I Am A Wizard Who Can Travel Between Earth And The Other World-Chapter 25 - 27 Suspicious Figures (Part 2)

Gin approached the warehouses with measured steps.

The right and central warehouses each had five people inside, tidying up after the chaos. The left warehouse, where the portal was located, housed twenty individuals also busy with cleanup. It was clear: they had come to take control of the portal.

"How unnecessarily complicated."

Even if he cleared them all out, this portal would be unusable in the long term. Gin sighed inwardly as he advanced toward the left warehouse, drawing thin threads of mana from his core. His plan was already forming.

Using his domain expansion, he continued absorbing information—tracking their positions, current states, and even overhearing their conversations.

It was clear they thought the situation was under control. None of them had reloaded their crossbows, a clear sign of carelessness.

Gin decided his first target would be the man carrying the portal detection tool. Whatever happened, he needed to secure that artifact.

This portal was too remote to be of practical use.

If its existence became known to their organization, it would soon fall under strict control, like the portals managed by Young Corporation.

As his first spell circle was completed, he began crafting a second.

By the time the second spell circle was finished, Gin stood at the entrance of the left warehouse. He activated the first spell.

Shhhaaahh...

A rush of water flowed from the circle, spreading across the floor in an instant.

It wasn't deep—just enough to cover their feet—but it was impossible for the ability users inside not to notice.

"What the—? Water?" someone muttered, staring at the ground in confusion.

The second spell activated.

CRRACK!

The water climbed their legs like living vines, freezing solid as it ascended.

The ice was so dense that their movements were completely immobilized.

Though startled, the group quickly adapted, displaying remarkable composure.

They began reloading their crossbows, straining against the ice in an attempt to regain their footing.

"If the situation becomes untenable, retreat through the portal! Survival is the priority!" the leader barked, his voice commanding.

Amid the chaos, Gin moved closer to the leader. The dim lighting of the warehouse provided some visibility, thanks to the faint illumination from the ceiling fixtures.

The distortion surrounding Gin caught the attention of one of the ability users.

"Captain! Someone's next to you!" the man shouted.

The leader, now on high alert, turned swiftly, his fist swinging toward Gin.

Whoosh!

The punch hit nothing but air—Gin had already retreated, leaving only an empty space where he had stood.

Realizing his hand felt lighter, the leader shouted angrily, "He's got the detector! What are you waiting for? Shoot!"

But before they could fire, Gin's next spell activated.

CRACK-CRACK-CRACK!

Dozens of bolts of lightning erupted from where he had been standing, snaking across the floor like living serpents.

Ssshhhhh!

The electrified water vaporized into hot steam, and the warehouse floor became a sea of raw, crackling energy.

The bolts surged up their bodies, electrocuting them with devastating intensity.

One by one, they collapsed, their charred forms falling lifelessly to the ground.

The leader, however, remained untouched.

Not a single spark reached him.

He gritted his teeth as he watched his subordinates fall, gripping his loaded crossbow tightly while scanning his surroundings.

The ice had melted, freeing him, but he was too far from the portal to reach it immediately.

Still, he kept it in his sights, ready to flee at a moment's notice.

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If I concentrate, I can find him," the leader thought.

Focusing intently, he spotted a faint distortion in the background.

Without hesitation, he fired his crossbow in that direction and sprinted toward the portal.

Thwack!

The sound of the bolt striking something echoed, but the leader didn't stop to confirm.

He ran, his urgency pushing him to the brink of desperation.

As he neared the portal, relief surged through him—only to be replaced by sheer agony.

WHAM!

It felt like he had slammed into an unyielding wall. The force of the impact sent him flying backward at a speed faster than he had been running.

THUD-THUD-THUD!

His body tumbled across the ground, skidding to a halt as he struggled to regain his senses. But before he could collect himself, another powerful force slammed into him.

WHAM!

The sound of something striking the ground was the last thing he remembered before everything went dark.

With the left warehouse secured, Gin turned his attention to the other two.

Each housed only five people, making them trivial to eliminate with minor spells.

As he methodically cleaned up, a strange sense of detachment washed over him.

"I just killed all these people... yet I feel nothing."

He paused, questioning himself.

Was this who he had always been? A byproduct of being a mage? Or was this indifference a result of his time in the Shadow Realm?

The question gnawed at him.

If something external had tampered with his mind to make him this way, it wasn't something he could ignore.

After some thought, Gin decided to dispose of the bodies by tossing them into the portal. However, they simply passed through and fell on the other side.

It seemed the portal was designed to allow only living ability users to traverse it.

With the leader unconscious, Gin moved him to a corner and began sealing his mana flow.

Using mana "nails," he blocked the natural pathways through which mana flowed within the man's body. Though temporary, this would prevent him from using his abilities for a time.

As a final measure, Gin poured a surge of cold mana onto the leader's head.

The man jolted awake as if his brain had been doused in freezing water.

The man blinked his eyes open, staring blankly ahead as his vision struggled to focus. Something felt off—like a haze clouded his perception.

It took a moment, but he realized the source of the disturbance: the cloaked figure standing before him.

"You... Do you think you'll walk away unscathed after pulling something like this?"

Gin smirked faintly. "Do you even know who I am?"

The team leader fell silent.

The truth was, he had no idea. He was aware that more people on Earth were beginning to use abilities, even outside the Shadow Realm. But no one—absolutely no one—could wield such overwhelming power as this man.

In just one encounter, the leader had witnessed four distinct abilities. Five, if he counted the cloaking skill. Could a single individual truly command such a wide range of powers?

The answer was clear to him: It's not just one person.

He glared at the blurred figure of Gin, his unyielding gaze speaking volumes despite the distortion that obscured him.