Chapter 93

Uwооng…!!!!

Кhаn drew up thе оvеrflоwing Мana within his bodу.

“Тhat, that bаstard…!”

“Hоw dоеs thаt guу hаve such Мana…!”

Каldur and Ваlех.

Тhe twо of thеm were in nо роsitiоn to worrу abоut Sharin.

Uwoong…!!!

Тhе blue Mana rising frоm thе man named Khan.

In truth, it wаsn’t а visually impressive аmоunt of Mаna.

‘Nо, in а wау, you could еven saу thаt’s nоt much Mаnа еither, but… why dоes it feеl so unsettling…!’

And right now, thе situаtion was оvеrwhelminglу advantаgeous for Кaldur’s grоuр.

In fact, if they wantеd to, thеу сould kill thеse guys right nоw.

Тhаt femalе magе аnd rооkiе knight must know thаt tоо.

‘What оn еarth is he relying on in that rookie-looking mage…!’

Even checking him again, nothing particularly impressive seemed apparent.

“Balex, don’t get needlessly scared. Look carefully! The Mana you feel from that guy, if you look closely, is nothing special. It’s not even half of half of our Mana.”

“What, really? I got scared for nothing. Phew.”

At Kaldur’s words, Balex also looked closely at Khan’s figure again and confirmed the amount of Mana was less than he thought.

Although Khan had drunk the Talent Blooming Potion and gained two thousand Mana at once, to them, two thousand Mana wasn’t that high a level.

The strange unease they felt from Khan was likely all due to the Rank 10 Hidden Skill, ‘Sage’s Heart’.

However, Kaldur’s group was overlooking one thing.

Uuuuwoong…!!!!!

Fwoooosh!!!!

Suddenly, a massive flame formed from the Staff of Dawn Khan was holding.

[Used Skill ‘Fireball’.]

[Used Skill ‘Fireball’.]

Fwoooooosh!!!!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!!

A moment later, the flame Khan created instantly swelled in size, becoming a Flame Sphere over 10 meters in diameter.

And not just one, but two.

“With that level of Mana, how on earth is he using magic of this caliber…?!”

“And that guy, he definitely didn’t chant any incantation, right?”

Using magic like ‘Fireball’ with Chantless Casting greatly surprised Kaldur and Balex.

But they couldn’t afford to just stand there surprised.

“First, prepare to attack quickly!”

“Okay!”

Uwoong…!!

Uwoong…!!

Kaldur and Balex simultaneously prepared their magic.

The time it took for them to use their magic was roughly 4 seconds.

Khan intended to exploit that gap.

“Slow. That’s your limit.”

The limit of mages.

This was precisely why mages couldn’t match knights in one-on-one combat.

Without separate magic attack scrolls or magic defense scrolls, mages don’t even have time to use magic, putting them at a disadvantage in close combat.

‘If I didn’t have ‘Sage’s Heart’… I would have ended up like that too.’

If he didn’t have ‘Sage’s Heart’ from the start, he wouldn’t have progressed the Main Quest this quickly either.

Fwoosh!!

Khan, while having created two Fireballs, used one more skill.

[Used Skill ‘Wind Cutter’.]

[Used Skill ‘Wind Cutter’.]

Then, the 10-meter diameter Fireballs above Khan’s head transformed into the shape of giant blades.

Simultaneously, they flew towards Kaldur’s group at an incredible speed.

Swaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!

Swaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!

The speed was so tremendous it was hard to believe it was magic cast by a rookie mage.

“F-first, the defense scroll!”

Kaldur shouted as he used a defensive magic scroll.

Tzzzzziiik!!!

Tearing the scroll, the defensive magic contained within manifested.

Uuuuwoong…!!!

The defensive magic scroll Kaldur used was none other than the formidable 4th-grade defensive magic ‘Wind Shield’.

‘Wind Shield’ was a powerful defensive magic capable of blocking all Slash Type magic.

Tzzzzziiik!!!

Balex also tore a scroll immediately after.

Instantly, two ‘Wind Shields’ formed before their eyes.

“Prepare the attack magic again!”

“I was planning to anyway. That guy, he’s really a monster. To be able to use all magic with Chantless Casting until now….”

The two mages, who had been full of bravado just moments ago, were now thoroughly tense.

“It has a Flame Attribute attached, but it should be able to block something like ‘Wind Cutter’, right?”

“More than enough. ‘Wind Shield’ is originally a 4th-grade magic. It’s a million times fortunate we had it as an emergency item.”

Kaldur felt slightly relieved as he drew up his Mana.

He was planning to prepare the next offensive magic and properly hit Khan, who was standing leisurely far away.

However.

Kwaaaaaaaang!!!!!

Before they knew it, Khan’s ‘Fireball Wind Cutter’ collided with the ‘Wind Shield’ Kaldur’s group had raised.

Kwa-jijijijijijijik!!!!

‘Wind Shield’, which blocks all Slash Type magic.

Therefore, the moment Khan’s ‘Fireball Wind Cutter’ touched it, the Mana of the ‘Wind Cutter’ began to gradually disappear.

“See! I told you this would be more than enough to block it! Is the magic ready yet?!”

“Ready!”

Kaldur and Balex, who had just finished quickly chanting the incantation and preparing the next attack magic, were about to use their magic immediately.

But at that moment.

Sssik.

The last thing they saw before dying was the smile of the man named Khan standing far away.

That bastard’s annoying smile with only one corner of his mouth slightly raised.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaang!!!!

Pwoooooooooosh!!!!!

[Used Skill ‘Fire Boom’.]

“Wow, Master is really… amazing as always!”

“Kehahahaha!!! As expected of Sir Khan!!! At this level, I’d believe it even if you said it was the realm of an Archmage!!”

As a huge explosion occurred, smoke billowed out in all directions.

‘I was a bit surprised they suddenly used ‘Wind Shield’… but it’s fortunate I had ‘Fire Boom’.’

Wind Shield was a top-tier 4th-grade defensive magic capable of blocking all slash attacks.

Even though it was a 4th-grade skill, Wind Shield could block Slash Type magic of higher grades as well.

However, it had one drawback: it was quite vulnerable to attacks of other types.

Even a 2nd-grade magic would pierce the barrier.

“Hoo, it’s still tiring though….”

Khan opened his Status Window to check his remaining Mana.

◈ LV.39

◈ Khan (Lee Huseong)

◈ Mana: 50/3640

◈ Talent: Magic

◈ Skills: (10★)Sage’s Heart, (8★)Growth Acceleration, (1★)Arrow, (1★)Barrier, (2★)Fire Boom, (2★)Fireball, (2★)Mirror Defense, (2★)Mana Enhancement, (1★)Wind Cutter, (3★)Dragon’s Breath

Even though he had absorbed 2,000 Mana from the Mana Pill inside his body after drinking the Talent Blooming Potion, using skills consecutively left him in this state.

‘I absorbed a lot of Mana… but it’s still far from enough.’

He thought he’d have some breathing room now, but using Mana-intensive skills like ‘Fire Boom’ or ‘Fireball’ melted his Mana away in an instant.

‘Still, the immediate gains should be substantial for now.’

There was still one more resource left to become stronger immediately.

Since his Mana had increased, he could create one more Circle in his heart, which originally only had one… no, if done well, he could create two at once and instantly become a 3rd Circle mage.

The more rings a mage had in their heart, the more their Mana increased and Mana efficiency improved, so creating more rings in the heart was essential for a mage.

‘Of course, this isn’t as easy as it sounds… but somehow, I feel like it’ll be easy for me.’

Of course, creating a Circle, i.e., a ring of Mana in the heart, required basic Mana.

As far as Khan remembered, creating a 3rd Circle required a minimum of three thousand Mana.

Of course, that’s the minimum required Mana; to become a 3rd Circle mage, you basically needed around five thousand Mana.

But Khan was born with the heart important for a mage.

‘Since I have the Rank 10 Hidden Skill ‘Sage’s Heart’, I should be able to create it without feeling much pain either.’

Khan had seen his Character clutching its chest in agony when creating Circles in the game.

Tap tap tap tap tap.

Tap tap tap tap.

While Khan was lost in thought, Byutek and Sharin came running towards him.

“Hahahaha!! Sir Khan! Are you hurt anywhere?! As expected of Sir Khan!!!”

“Byutek, stop calling me Sir Khan, Sir Khan all the time. It’s annoying, just call me Hyungnim.”

“R-really?!! Does that mean you finally acknowledge me as your younger brother?!! Keuk…! I, Byutek…! From now on, as your younger brother, I will strive even harder to catch up to even the tip of your toes, Hyungnim…!”

“Don’t overdo it.”

Actually, it had been bothering him that Byutek kept calling him ‘Sir Khan’.

It happened because he initially gave him a one-syllable name, but it was hard to pronounce and didn’t sound great either?

“Not at all! In this battle too, I wasn’t of much use, was I…. I will strive even harder from now on!”

“Well, do as you please. It’s true that you are lacking.”

“Yes!”

Then, Sharin, standing next to Byutek with her eyes sparkling brightly, shouted.

“Master!! That was truly unbelievable magic! How on earth can you cast magic like that one after another without any incantation?! Huh?! If I stay by your side, I’ll become like that too, right?!”

“Hmm… Sharin, with your Talent, you could become an even more outstanding mage than me.”

Since Sharin would actually reach the realm of an Archmage later, it wasn’t a lie.

“Hehe, thank you for saying that even if it’s just to be nice! I’ll try harder too!”

“Good. And the magic you used earlier was very good.”

“Right! I was a bit surprised after using it too. It was the first time I used that much Mana all at once in actual combat.”

If Sharin hadn’t bought time earlier, it would have been impossible to even drink the Talent Blooming Potion.

In a way, Sharin was the number one contributor to this battle.

Just as Khan was about to say something to Sharin while looking at her approvingly…

Thud. Thud.

“Um… S-Sir Knight Byutek? And Lady Sharin?”

Eddy, who had been watching the battle from inside the shop.

He cautiously walked towards Byutek and Sharin with a frightened expression and opened his mouth.