Mages are basically a class known for their incredibly high attack power and destructive ability.
The reason for this is tied to the casting of magic. The so-called mage, when using magic, has a very long “casting time.”
Once the casting of magic begins, they enter a “mental concentration” state, consuming stamina and mana while unleashing power that’s on a completely different level compared to other classes’ skills.
Therefore, mages are somewhat forced to rely on battle support.
Considering that they need to concentrate their minds to use magic, adjusting the trajectory of their magical attacks or understanding the opponent’s attack positions and movement directions is nearly impossible.
The mage in front of Lily is no exception.
From the red staff in the mage’s hand, mana begins to flow.
To use magic, the mage focuses their mind, leaving the task of gauging the opponent’s position, the flow of attacks, and any additional elements to their battle support.
The essence of fire erupted onto the battlefield.
[Ugh, the battle support is disgusting lol]
[It’s impossible for a mage to fight without battle support, right? lol]
[Even pros struggle with multi-casting as a mage]
[For real, if you’re calculating all that while fighting, your head’s gonna explode lol]
[Either nerf the battle support or nerf the mage, one or the other has to happen]
[For real lol]
[How will Lily counter this?]
[But why are they giving the mage time? Attack quickly!]
[Just attack already, let’s go go go go go!]
With her speed and power, Lily chose to observe the magic instead of attacking her opponent right away.
It was her first time seeing this magic.
Compared to the magic used by the demon race known as the divine beings or the holy magic used by the celestial race, this magic was definitely of a lower level.
However, compared to the “human” magic she had experienced, it was quite sophisticated.
While curiously observing, after about five seconds of casting time, the fire mage exhaled and looked at Lily.
“Thank you for waiting, but you still don’t seem to understand.”
“…?”
Letting a mage take time is incredibly dangerous.
‘Fire Field’
Whoosh.
The spirit of fire engulfed the battlefield, and the temperature began to rise dramatically.
Stamina and health gradually dwindled away.
As if that wasn’t enough, the fire mana, swirling around the battlefield, began to coalesce into orbs and fly towards Lily.
Five fireballs.
Lily hesitated to deflect it with her spear.
‘There’s not much mana left.’
It’s too inefficient for the current body to deflect magic mana with holy energy like before.
If I recklessly counter, it’ll only backfire on me.
‘I’ll dodge.’
“…!”
Lily dodged the fireball flying at her at high speed.
Two orbs skimmed over her head, while the remaining three orbs veered wildly between her spear and arm.
As the fireballs all missed with an anticlimactic whiff, the mage, though flustered, calmly prepared the next technique.
No mental focus is needed.
After five long seconds of casting time, the fire field dominated the battlefield, and all the mage had to do now was draw in the mana from that field.
Using the flow of mana and battle support, the mage muttered a small incantation while dodging in the direction where an attack seemed likely.
“Homing Fire Arrow.”
Wham!
The slightly distorted surface of the formerly reddish wall spat out two fire arrows.
Lily dodged those once more.
However, in a ridiculous manner, the missed arrows spun around and targeted Lily again.
[Crazy homing, huh?]
[At least it seems like a second shot.]
[Why is it still unrated?]
[Seriously, mages are such OP characters.]
[LOL]
[Why isn’t there a mage nerf? Why isn’t there a mage nerf? Why isn’t there a mage nerf? Why isn’t there a mage nerf?]
[But shouldn’t they not have been allowed to use fire field in the first place? LOL Giving five seconds was the real problem.]
[For real, using fire field basically wipes out the casting time.]
[Lily dodges really well though.]
[Lily is being too careless.]
Homing arrows.
An attack I’m familiar with.
It’ll be hard to keep dodging.
She tilted her spear diagonally.
Then, she infused it with the spirit of wind and slashed it forward at high speed.
Boom! The arrow she launched, accompanied by a fierce gust of fiery wind, struck the wall and exploded.
“What, what was that!”
In reflex to the sudden explosion, the mage cast ‘Fire Shield.’
Every spell from the fire field boasts excellent performance and fast casting speed, but none have that level of destructive power.
The explosion earlier was on par with the ultimate technique she can currently use.
And that one takes about two seconds of casting time.
He said.
Amidst the explosion, Lily, who had quickly approached from behind, smashed the shield.
“P-p-fire shield!”
Whoooosh! Ka-chow!
The shield was created and immediately shattered.
The mage, sweating coldly, continued to create shields while retreating.
Surely, being inside the fire field would impose speed reductions and various penalties, yet Lily smashed the shield as if none of that mattered, like a demon.
“Ugh!”
Blood dripped from the mage’s nose while creating the tenth shield.
Mana backlash.
She had overused her magic.
No matter how much mana she pulled from the fire field, there were limits.
The fire field was merely a medium to help focus the mind, not an all-powerful realm where one could cast magic freely.
Even if that were the case, it certainly was not at this level.
The mage, just moments away from death, saw the green spearhead piercing through the red shield along with blue eyes.
Lily was smiling.
[Blue WIN!]
■
[Wow]
[Wow]
[Oh]
[Did they win this? LOL]
[The mage Lily losing her position was pretty significant, huh?]
[For real LOL]
[Crazy LOL she beat a mage who used Fire Field]
[HHAHAHAHAHAHAH]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[If she hadn’t spammed shields at the end and poured all her attacks, would it have been a tie?]
[So cool]
[Winning even while using Fire Field, what even is this;;;]
[If she hadn’t used the shield, she would’ve been pierced by the spear long ago LOL]
[For real LOL she lost the moment she allowed the attack range]
[But it really seemed like the mage was close to winning, though, that was close]
[If she could both use a shield and attack, then she shouldn’t be at that level in the first place]
The mage vanished into green particles, and I returned to the lobby from the arena.
As before, after a match, my stamina was somewhat restored.
Maybe I could manage another two or three matches.
“She seems skilled.”
In the end, although she panicked and spammed magic, her understanding of magic and casting speed were both very high.
If a mage of her level had been summoned somewhere, she might have held a significant position.
Perhaps a royal mage or the master of a small magic tower.
[?]
[LOL]
“Battle Support.”
Right. That exists.
It’s a system that helps even ordinary people to easily engage in combat, and I remember that about 40% of pros were using it?
“I’m curious, just how convenient is battle support?”
[It’s super convenient.]
[Just think of it as automatic.]
[Automatic evasion, target correction, attack prediction, etc., there’s quite a bit.]
[Want to give it a try?]
[Some pros drop to almost ordinary levels if they don’t use battle support, you know?]
[Honestly, pros shouldn’t be using battle support, haha.]
[For real, if they’re not ‘pros’ and using it, that’s just relying on equipment and team, lol.]
[Honestly, battle support should be removed, for real, can you use machine power in a fighting game? LOL.]
[Lily didn’t use battle support, did she?]
“That’s right. She didn’t.”
Since I captured the wild boar alive, the tutorial just skipped.
When I asked Yena before, she said that the tutorial had way more than what I went through.
Most of the tutorial is about getting used to battle support.
Hmm… It definitely sounds convenient.
If evasion, correction, and prediction are automatic, that reduces the things you have to think about, allowing more focus on attacks.
However, since it’s literally ‘support,’ the fact that the patterns are monotonous will definitely be a major drawback.
If you often spar with someone who uses battle support, you’ll easily read its patterns.
After that, I ended up doing four more matches and finished my placement, earning 500 Gold Points.
Of course, I won all four matches.
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