ushernet Chapter 48: The Magic Competition (2)
Chapter 48: The Magic Competition (2)
Chapter 48: The Magic Competition (2)
"The Expert Competition?!" Aidan Hamil couldn't help but be taken aback.
Impossible. Expert level means a competition for at minimum 4th class users. Is this kid saying that he's reached the ranks of a sorcerer?
It was truly unbelievable. While Aidan wasn't entirely sure about Mikhail, he had seen Karyl’s combat skills firsthand when he killed Curan in the lawless port. It was a flawless display of swordsmanship, an absolute victory achieved through sheer skill.
Could it be that he's a Sword Master at such a young age? That's absurd.
Not just among the current five Sword Masters, but even Chrome, known to be the greatest among those who walk the path of the sword throughout history, only reached that level at the age of fifteen.
There's never been such a case in the history of the continent.
Aidan’s throat went dry. If Karyl’s claim was true... It would be a momentous event that would shatter all existing records.
"There's no need to be so surprised. I haven't yet reached the level of a sorcerer with my mana points."
Aidan, caught off guard by his own expression, asked in confusion, "...What?"
He had been carrying out his duties at his own pace until now, but for some reason, he kept getting flustered in front of Karyl. He tried to hide his true feelings, but it was already too late.
Karyl lightly patted Aidan’s shoulder and said, "Please take care of him while I’m away. I have some matters to attend to. I’ll be back soon."
"G-Got it."
There's still plenty of worth to squeeze out of you. Please try a bit harder. Karyl showed a faint smile as he looked at Aidan.
***
Karyl left the city and ventured deep into its interior until he found himself on the outskirts of Azor.
Hmm, this should be far enough. He thought to himself, surveying his surroundings. Not a trace of human presence could be found.
Considering that most sorcerers live in Azor, the only people who would come to a forest like this are probably those gathering firewood for the castle, he reasoned, nodding to himself amidst the dense trees.
Although he could deceive Bargo Sira to participate in the Expert competition thanks to the mana gained from the Dragon's Heart, he still had only two mana veins opened in his body, technically making him a mere 1st class.
The only spells I can use are the support and basic 1st class spells that I learned in Einheri.
He had only purchased the grimoires because of Mikhail. I can't learn magic in the normal way. Unlike ordinary people who accumulate mana by opening their mana veins, my process is the reverse.
Nevertheless, there was a specific reason as to why he wanted to participate in the Expert competition—to gain the Eligibility to participate in the Master competition.
Only those who would reach 4th class and ascend to the ranks of sorcerers were granted the minimum qualifications to participate in the Master competition.
Under his current circumstances, finding a way to open more mana veins was impossible for him.
However, winning the Expert competition is a different matter. If I can outperform the sorcerers and prove my abilities in practice, I can participate in the Master competition without any further assessments.
That was his goal. Rêạd new chapters at novelhall.com
The first-generation magic created by the Council of Seven Elders, Karyl reminisced. Before this place turns to ruins, I must obtain those three spells.
In his past life, no one had been able to wield that magic.
In the ruins of Azor, where the monster corpses piled upon each other to form mountains, Narh Di Maug spoke with a bitter smile.
"This still exists, huh? Astonishing. I thought that Kaye Aesir was joking 250 years ago."
"What did he say?"
Karyl’s expression turned ambiguous as he recalled the answer he discovered within the memories of the Red Dragon, Riseria.
"Classifying magic by levels is foolish. If you pour 5th class mana into a 1st class spell, can you still call it 1st class?"
Kaye Aesir’s words echoed in his mind. And what if you could stack the power of not just Class 5, but Class 6, Class 7?
"Ignition," Karyl muttered, causing the flame in his palm to emit a red light as if it were on the verge of exploding at any moment.
Whoosh!
The spells that Kaye Aesir had demonstrated played back in his memory.
"Heat," Karyl recited in sequence.
"Gah?!" But then, just before he could start the final phase of “Combustion”, a searing pain coursed through him.
Simultaneously, the jewel in the mouth of the snake on the Bracelet of Greed glimmered. The bracelet on his wrist absorbed the condensed mana.
"Phew..." As the mana flowed into the bracelet, the pain disappeared, but so did the flame he had was in the middle of casting.
Hmmm, if I try to cast more mana than the limit of the two mana veins I've opened, the bracelet activates to stabilize it. The Bracelet of Greed calmed his surging mana but also served as an obstacle preventing him from exceeding his limits.
This is the issue I need to resolve.
He attempted to cast a spell once more.
"Flame Finger." A small flame flickered at the tip of his finger.
"Ice Finger." He extended his other hand, focusing his mana once again. A tremor ran through his hand, as small ice crystals formed.
As expected... Karyl nodded.
If it was impossible for him to concentrate on a single element, then perhaps casting two types of element magic simultaneously, pushing them close to their limits, would be the answer.
"Phew..." The act of casting two types of element magic at once was enough to cause a tremendous stir in the world of magic.
"Ignition." Five flames erupted, growing explosively.
"Freeze." Simultaneously, he summoned the opposing elemental magic.
"Heat." Karyl clenched his hand. This time, the previously unstable flames stabilized, as if soothed by the power of the opposing element.
It worked! His palms turned red-hot as if scorched by fire.
"Cold." White steam rose from the hand casting “Cold”, as if the two elements were battling within his body.
I can do this. Karyl couldn't help but cheer inwardly at the sight before him.
It was his attempt to surpass his own limits, utilizing the elemental mana he possessed.
Why would a swordsman like him focus on a competition that centered solely around fighting with mana? It wasn’t simply because it was a power he hadn’t acquired in his previous life.
If the Council of Seven Elders were truly dragons, it makes sense that humans couldn’t learn the magic they left behind, Karyl mused, watching the white steam rising from his palm.
If the first-generation magic is dragon magic... Then no one on the continent can wield two types of elemental magic simultaneously.
But that's not all. Having consumed the heart of a dragon and undergone a transformation, Karyl possessed elemental magic that transcended the boundaries of the human realm. Though still at a basic level, he could wield all five of the existing elemental magics. His mana was, in essence, dragon mana.
Hence, only I can learn the first-generation magic. Karyl's eyes gleamed with anticipation.