Redberry.
Level 83. Ranked 107 in the ranked battles.
Her profession is Flame Wizard, one of the tech trees of a Mage.
Fire-wielding Mages are so common that they make up 70% of all Mages, but Redberry is a “one-of-a-kind” user among those common folks.
With overwhelming firepower and combination attacks using multi-casting compared to other Mages.
Even though she doesn’t directly cast, the skills set by the system are also her strength.
On a usual day, she would be rampaging, showcasing her full power, but…
“Evan…”
The opponent possesses absurd abilities capable of soloing even World Bosses.
Not a Spearman, not a Warrior using blunt weapons, not a Swordsman, nor a Mage.
Or maybe, all of them might be true.
Lily was versatile enough to handle all that.
Redberry and Lily faced each other.
Blue particles enveloped them.
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I participated in the battle without any weapons.
There are two reasons for this: One is that Karabus’s hammer and the spear imbued with the Spirit of Darkness were both destroyed by a Copycat.
I asked Yena about a blacksmith that can make repairs, but besides the handle, everything else was gone.
Seeing the condition of the weapon, the Blacksmith even suggested it would be better to get a new one.
Of course.
Who would repair a weapon that only has a handle left?
It’s obviously better to get a new one.
But knowing the beings contained within, I asked them to repair it, even if it meant attaching new materials.
After all, those were not sealed in the ‘weapon itself’.
“Do you not have a weapon?”
“They’re all broken. But don’t worry, I’ll take it seriously.”
“……”
The second reason.
‘Not having a weapon is enough.’
[Lily’s body is a weapon, lol]
[3rd tier Lily, whether it’s a spear or hammer, lololol]
[If she’s got a weapon too, that’s a balance break]
[But still, her level isn’t to be underestimated]
[Lily will just punch them to death]
[Whoa]
The Blue Plain is an impressive place.
If you set a custom mode, you can set maps or special conditions separately.
Sizzle.
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[Running custom battle mode.]
[Combat style – Single round, Stats adjustment, Equipment adjustment.]
“Huh?”
“Oh ho…”
In PVP battlefields, balance adjustments are always made for equal-level fights among users.
Especially ‘high rankers’ who can carve through massive boulders and win against over a hundred opponents are strong enough to break the balance.
The ‘High Rankers’ who can achieve victory against their opponents are strong enough to break the balance.
To prevent unnecessary excessive abilities in battles and prevent pointless defeats, they’ve reduced the stats and equipment levels to a certain point, even if the balance between each other is equal.
Redberry was one of those who was “reduced,” but she couldn’t help but feel flustered.
Her abilities were in a state of ‘not reduced at all.’
In fact, it seemed like her mana pool had increased compared to before.
It gives her chills.
Being in this state means that her opponent has abilities far beyond her original stats.
“It wasn’t even like this when I fought Leo in the ranked battle…”
“Hmm…”
Lily felt something strange too.
“I expected this, though.”
Recently, she had been thinking that the stats and equipment adjustments in battles were gradually decreasing.
Originally, the battles were conducted in a way that gave her an advantage while imposing a penalty on her opponent.
But during ranked battles, her own specs were actually reduced.
Still, her opponent did receive some adjustments, but…
“20%…?”
Right now, she was at about 20% of her original level.
Just by embodying the divine, it was reduced from about 20% to nearly 80%, a fourfold decrease.
Instead of being weaker, her opponent became even stronger.
A smile crept across her face.
“This is fun. You had a reason for challenging me, didn’t you?”
“…That’s really not the case.”
“Shall we get started?”
Swoosh. The countdown began.
Redberry clenched her teeth and prepared to cast her spell.
The first reason why Mages are considered overpowered.
[Why are you chanting even before the start lol]
[Mage nerf point]
[Mage skill – chanting while counting down]
[Hahahahahaha]
[Info) It’s concentration, not chanting]
[Chanting time doesn’t count; no mage bias pls]
[Still, it’s overpowered lol]
Mages can concentrate even before the start.
Of course, other classes could prepare too, but the class that has the most explosive attacks after ‘preparation’ is definitely the Mage.
As the countdown hit zero, the chanting began immediately.
Since I was taking this seriously, I ran straight in and swung my fist.
“Illusion of Fire!”
Before I knew it, my fist struck only a poor illusion of fire.
And just like that, the Illusion of Fire exploded.
Enveloped in flames.
“…Did that work?”
[Oh]
[Level-up, don’t say that]
[Are you really using a resurrection spell lol]
[Resurrection spell lol]
[Did it vanish?!]
The chat window showed no signs of worrying about me at all.
“Didn’t do it.”
Of course, I thought that Lily, who had already defeated the World Boss, would not fall for a skill with a casting time of less than 1 second.
“Ring of Fire!”
And the same went for Redberry.
Flame. The rings of fire still wrapped my body in flames.
Not stopping there, a prison of fire descended from the sky, trapping me.
I focused on them one by one.
“Multi-casting. At least four… The main spell is in preparation but is severely delayed due to control spells. This should be the best, I suppose.”
It’s insufficient.
Multi-casting is an extremely difficult magic.
Even students on the verge of graduating from the academy can barely manage 3 or maybe 4.
Even then, the casting time sharply increases, and the power can’t be properly calculated, as it varies from one to another.
In that regard, Redberry’s skill was quite impressive.
Her casting time was excellent compared to the students, and her power didn’t fall behind.
However.
“If it was her own spell.”
Using a comfortable shortcut created by the system, rather than casting it herself.
The power and casting time are decent, but they can’t go beyond that.
The abilities granted by the system are strong but have clear limits.
The only way to advance is to learn a new method or gain a new ability created by the system, not through shortcuts.
“Still, if it’s this much…”
At least if I can match the casting speed normally.
If I could just move a little more actively.
“I have a lot to learn.”
Maybe being a ‘Grand Mage’ isn’t an impossible realm.
■
I successfully trapped them.
Using the effect of the title ‘Fire Mage’ which reduces fire magic casting time and ‘Fire Mirage’ to evade attacks and simultaneously blind my opponent.
Then, I used the connection between ‘Ring of Fire’ and ‘Fire Prison’ to restrain the opponent and awaited the casting of my ultimate, ‘Judgment of Fire.’
Mages are powerful, but their casting time is annoyingly long.
Moreover, the requirement to chant spells is a downside, yet because of the sheer firepower, this downside isn’t very prominent.
Redberry somewhat mitigated this downside when it came to fire magic, but ‘Judgment of Fire’ had a casting time that was too long to be compensated for.
Cooldown of 6 hours, casting time of 10 seconds.
The strongest ultimate that became the main focus of the Hidden Quest.
The casting time increased due to multi-casting, and while the power was slightly reduced, there was still a chance.
“At least it should deal some damage…!”
Boom!
Terrifying flames surged behind her.
A massive judgment taking shape like fire.
It descended upon the trapped enemy.
Crash.
“Huh?”
Vanished without a trace.
The ring of fire disappears. The prison of fire disappears.
Everything made of fire cracks, and through the gaps, someone carrying a pure white bird on their shoulder is seen.
Not just someone. It’s Lilyda.
Yet, even though it’s Lily, she feels so unfamiliar that ‘someone’ seems appropriate.
Her snowy white hand caresses the bird.
“I should probably teach you how to block the dispel.”
“Uh, how?”
“Magic is a double-edged sword. It can invoke miracles in the world, but those miracles apply to everyone.”
In other words.
“Like this.”
The pure white bird flies up and opens its mouth wide!
Flames visible from deep within its throat.
To others, it would just look like flames, but in Redberry’s eyes, it was different.
I mean, that…
“The Judgment of Fire?!”
A Judgment of Fire much stronger than what Redberry had used burned everything away.
■
[Wow]
[It just swallows everything lol]
[Is it a skill copy upper version?]
[Is it stored now?]
[Level has gone insane]
[Level, get it together]
[Hahahahaha]
[I’d lose my mind too, I worked so hard to use my ultimate, and then it was nullified, but they used it in one second lol]
[Redberry, don’t cry, you just lost the match]
[Lily is amazing]
[She could totally operate as a mage without any issues]
[For real lol]
[Why use a spear and hammer? Just use magic to ‘annihilate’ and that’s it haha]
[It’s not the age of barbarians anymore, it’s the age of magic lol]
[But still, Lily can’t part with her spear]
After the match, Redberry sat there dazed like someone with a blank mind.
She must have been prepared, but the result was so shocking.
In a way, it was expected.
‘They’re still just raw gems.’
Yena and Redberry, both still with endless potential for growth.
Moreover, they don’t die and don’t feel pain beyond their limits.
They have the perfect conditions to continue their ascetic practices and training.
I held out a condensed stone to her as she sat there blankly.
“Come to the lecture hall in three days. I’ll be waiting.”
“…Can I really do it?”
A ranker died without being able to do anything?
“Of course. If you’re willing to risk death, there’s nothing you can’t do.”
By the way, this is based on experience.
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