Chapter 181

Тhе hоlе graduallу ехраnded until it reaсhеd a diamеter of аbоut fiftу mеtеrs.

“Тhis can’t bе… To bе аble tо usе а widе-аreа magiс of that sсаlе…!!”

“It’s inсredible… Тhis time, Sir Вinsen might actuаllу get hit…?”

Binsen and Веllua stared at Sharin’s mаgiс with wide eyes and ехclaimеd in astоnishmеnt.

“Shаrin, whаt is this ominous magic…! Аt this rate, еvеn wе might get cаught uр in it. Whаt should we dо, Hyungnim…?!”

“Сalm down, Byutеk. If thе situation bесomеs dangerоus, the safetу manаgеrs will intervene.”

“Can thе manаgеrs blоck this? Нoo…”

“Тhеу have tо. If theу саn’t, еvеryоnе hеre will diе.”

“N-nо, you’re joking, right, Hyungnim? You can block it, can’t you?”

“……”

Khan ultimately couldn’t answer Byutek’s question.

‘That magic… if my guess is correct, it’s Dragon Meteor. How on earth can Sharin use it?’

Dragon Meteor.

This was a Skill that only a very small number of exceptionally talented Mages among Mages could use.

It was a Skill that could be acquired through three specific Talents obtained by choosing the Mage Class in <Geo Arc>, and the acquisition conditions were quite demanding.

‘Dragon Meteor… a 6th-grade Skill, but its power is immense, almost comparable to an 8th-grade Skill. Sharin, how on earth did you learn this?’

Khan tried to recall if he had ever taught Sharin magic separately or given her a Magic Tome, but he had no such memory.

‘The only Magic Tomes I gave Sharin were basic ones that could be bought at any ordinary shop… There’s no way she could learn to use Dragon Meteor just by reading those.’

Dragon Meteor was an overpowered Skill that even Khan couldn’t obtain.

Of course, Dragon Meteor had the drawback of a long Casting time, but its immense power more than compensated for that weakness.

‘If the magic Sharin is using is indeed Dragon Meteor, then it’s impossible to block, no matter how strong Dramos is.’

A large Dragon slowly emerged from the fifty-meter-diameter hole in the sky.

The Dragon, cloaked in red Mana, opened its eyes wide and flew toward Dramos at an incredible speed.

As Sharin stretched her hand toward Dramos, the red Dragon’s speed increased even further.

“This… I might really die. I might not be able to keep my promise to that Disciple of mine.”

Looking at the red Dragon flying toward him, Dramos wore a serious expression and gripped his sword hilt with both hands.

As he steadied his breathing and took his stance, Mana explosively burst forth from Dramos’s body as well.

Simultaneously, Dramos’s body, which had resembled that of an old man, instantly transformed into a muscular form.

From his sword, an Aura Sword of a staggering thirty meters in length was being formed.

The Aura Sword was large enough to slice through the red Dragon in one blow.

“Come!”

Dramos swung the thirty-meter-long Aura Sword with both hands, putting his all into it.

In an instant, as Dramos leaped into the air and swung the Aura Sword, his body pierced through the red Dragon.

He succeeded in slicing through the Dragon Meteor Sharin had launched.

The Dragon Meteor, completely defeated by Dramos, gradually lost its Mana and disappeared.

“Huff, huff… If only… I hadn’t made a mistake…”

Sharin, perhaps having poured all her Mana into it, couldn’t even finish her sentence and collapsed on the spot.

Even though the match ended with Sharin’s collapse, no one in the Arena spoke a word.

It was more accurate to say that too many incredible things had happened in an instant, leaving everyone speechless.

At that moment.

[Skill ‘Space-Time Leap’ has been used.]

Khan appeared in front of the fallen Sharin and checked her condition.

‘Her condition is perfectly fine. She just collapsed from exhaustion.’

He couldn’t sense any of Sharin’s seemingly infinite Mana.

It seemed she had used an excessive amount of Mana by casting a powerful magic like Dragon Meteor.

‘But saying she made a mistake at the end… Does that mean she made a mistake because it was her first time using Dragon Meteor?’

Through this opportunity, Khan was once again painfully reminded of just how much of a genius Sharin truly was.

It was laughable to deny it when she had reached a level where she could learn and use Dragon Meteor, a Skill he could never obtain, entirely on her own.

“Hoo, I feel like I’ve aged ten years. You’re Lord Khan, correct? Your Disciple achieved tremendous growth even in that recent battle. You’re truly blessed to have such a genius as your Disciple, kkulkul.”

“……Only the Finals remain now.”

“Kkulkul, this old man’s Stamina is already depleted… I wonder if I can defeat you.”

Dramos’s words were probably sincere.

Seeing his body tremble slightly, it was clear he had exerted his full strength to block that attack.

‘Age is something you can’t hide, after all. Still, it’s fortunate he says his strength is drained. This increases my chances of winning.’

Dramos, who had been looking at Khan, threw another remark at him.

“But what trick did you use to teleport here from the participant Waiting Area?”

“You’ll find out during the Finals.”

“Kkulkul… Ah, you cold-hearted fellow. To think the person my Disciple serves is this rude.”

“……”

As Khan and Dramos faced each other, Bellua appeared in the Arena.

“I’ll provide treatment quickly! It seems she used too much Mana, so just a little Mana infusion should do the trick.”

“Then treat her quickly.”

“Huh? What are you talking about? You’re Sharin’s Master, aren’t you?”

“……?”

“If you send just a tiny amount of Mana through her dantian, she’ll probably recover her Mana right away. So please do it yourself. As her Master, you should know her Mana circuits well, right?”

“……Understood.”

In truth, Khan didn’t know Sharin’s Mana circuits in detail.

No, to be precise, he didn’t know Sharin’s Mana circuits well.

‘The Mana circuits in Sharin’s dantian are too complex for me to properly understand… But for now, I’ll try sending just a tiny amount of Mana, roughly directing it.’

When one enters a state of Mana depletion, the Mana Recovery rate becomes significantly slower until external Mana flows into the body.

That’s likely why Bellua told Khan to infuse Mana directly.

‘I roughly checked Sharin’s Mana circuits when creating the Circle before… So I should be able to send Mana through them.’

Thinking this, Khan approached the fallen Sharin and took her hand.

Taking a deep breath, Khan carefully drew up his Mana.

The blue Mana rising from Khan’s hand very slowly entered Sharin’s Mana circuits.

At that moment, Khan suddenly began to feel an enormous surge of Mana within his body.

Simultaneously, a message appeared before his eyes.

[Powerful Mana has entered the User’s body.]

[A portion of the Mana slumbering within the User’s heart awakens.]

Khan first let go of Sharin’s hand and stopped sending Mana.

“Wh-what?! Why are you doing this all of a sudden! Infuse the Mana right now!”

“You, what are you doing now? Are you planning to attack or something?!”

As immense Mana began to rise from Khan’s body, Bellua and Dramos, each gripping their Staff and sword, shouted at him.

Khan urgently used every ounce of his strength to suppress the Mana exploding from his heart and spoke in a calm voice.

“Ah, I just failed to control my strength. Don’t worry.”

“……Th-that makes sense? A Mage of your caliber, what kind of… No, wait. Before that, how much Mana do you have to be unable to control your own Mana?”

“Kkulkkul… The Finals are going to be interesting. I’ll take my leave now. I need to rest as much as possible before the Finals.”

Though Bellua and Dramos spoke in surprised voices, Khan gave no response.

Since Sharin’s complexion had also improved, Khan quickly picked her up and returned to the participant Waiting Area.

‘Hoo… I really thought I was going to lose it.’

Placing his hand on his chest, Khan barely managed to calm the throbbing heart pain.

‘If it weren’t for the Sage’s Heart, I would have collapsed on the spot.’

The moment the message appeared before his eyes and Mana seemed to explode forth, he felt an excruciating pain as if his heart would burst.

Nevertheless, thanks to the Sage’s Heart, Khan could keep his expression unchanged and pretend nothing was wrong.

‘While sending my Mana to Sharin, Sharin’s Mana entered my body, causing the Mana in my heart to awaken, right?’

In the game, there were cases where obtaining Mana from a User with a Mana-related Talent could result in a significant increase in Mana.

Khan concluded that this situation was similar to what he was thinking.

‘Anyway, it’s fortunate that my Mana suddenly increased so much right before the Finals.’

Dramos’s strength was drained, and thanks to Sharin, the Mana slumbering in his heart suddenly awakened as well.

Thanks to this, his Mana Capacity greatly increased, perfectly completing his preparations for the Finals.

‘Should I check how much my Mana has increased first?’

Khan immediately opened his Status Window.

The moment he confirmed the increased Mana, Khan couldn’t help but inwardly gasp.