Chapter 363 – Wizard’s Great Work #3

Origin Magic Origin.
It was the ultimate skill of the archmages who implemented and controlled ether. I thought it would simply explain the theory of origin magic and move on, but Lawrence decided to demonstrate the magic in front of me.

“You’re talking too much, so you don’t feel it. Wouldn’t you like to see firsthand what it’s like to wield enough energy to create a world?”
“Of course I want to see you!”
“I understand your curiosity. That’s why I brought you out of the city on purpose to demonstrate magic. I’ll demonstrate everything from start to finish, so watch it.”
“Okay. But what do you mean by demonstrating from the beginning? Are you saying you’re going to show me the process of using prayer magic in detail?”
“I’ll show you everything from origin magic, from general-purpose magic to rune magic, and even great magic. In order to properly tell you the dangers of origin magic, you need to show all of the previous levels of magic.”

Are you saying that you want to show all the genealogy of magic that goes from general-purpose magic to rune magic and great magic? I don’t really need general-purpose magic or rune magic, but observing Lawrence’s great magic is beneficial to me.

‘You’re showing me great magic? Great. It’s an opportunity to replicate.’

According to rumors circulating in the world of magic, Lawrence’s great magic boasts the strongest power among all existing great magic. If you are an old wizard like Lawrence, the information on the great magic you are learning will inevitably be leaked out. I had heard of Lawrence’s great magic.

[Meteor Strike]

Did you say it was the great magic of dropping a huge meteorite from the sky?

Meteor, the romance of magicians, was realized by this old man with great magic. Learning prayer magic was important, but he couldn’t miss the opportunity to duplicate Lawrence’s great magic.

“It can be dangerous, so put a barrier on yourself in advance.”
“How dangerous is it…? First of all, Meteor will fall, so you have to be careful.”

As Lawrence ordered, I put on a magic barrier.
Lawrence also put a barrier on himself and then began to demonstrate his magic.

“Blaze.”

The moment he recited the starter word, a blazing flame sprang up around Lawrence. Blaze is a fire-type magic that belongs to the upper level among general-purpose magic. With flames all over him, Lawrence opened his mouth.

“First of all, this is a general-purpose magic. It can be said that it was developed for ordinary wizards who cannot use rune magic.

Lawrence then cast rune magic.

“Kenaz.”

As he recited Kenaz, which means fire, a huge new flame erupted around Lawrence. It was a huge flame that was incomparably larger than the flame created by general-purpose magic.

Roaring!

“And, this is rune magic that goes beyond general-purpose magic. Only those who understand runes and are chosen by the quarter staff can use it.”

Kenaz’s fire had such a tremendous amount of heat that it crossed the realm of burning. The ground was melting because of the heat from the fire. Lawrence, who was actually using magic, had a nonchalant expression. It means that you have perfect control over the magic flame.

‘I understand why you told me to use a barrier. If I had stayed still, my body would have melted.’

Is this the archmage’s rune magic!
Rune magic alone was enough firepower to annihilate second-rate superhumans as a group. However, Lawrence’s magic demonstration did not end there.

After showing general-purpose magic and rune magic, wouldn’t it be great magic next?
I saw Lawrence’s great magic, which I had only heard about through rumors.

A spell of great magic flowed from the burning flame.

“Crimson Sphere, fall to the ground bearing the scare!”

[Meteor Strike]!

It is a great magic that creates and crashes huge meteorites. The moment the incantation finished, I saw a bright red glowing sphere in the far sky. The red sphere was crashing toward the ground at breakneck speed, so we could see what it was.

‘Is that Meteor?’

A giant roaring meteorite!
That was the identity of the red sphere. It was so huge that it was enough to cover the school grounds.

“Wow…”

I never thought I would see Meteor right in front of me while I was still alive.
Now I was feeling the reason why dinosaurs went extinct with my whole body.

It was when I was staring at a meteorite falling toward the ground.
At some point, I realized that the angle at which the meteorite fell was strange.

“Hey, boss over there?”
“What?”
“Why are meteorites falling over our heads? Am I wrong?”

You can find out if you calculate the angle well.
The place where the meteorite fell was absurdly where Lawrence and I were.
A meteorite the size of a playground is falling right on my head!

What did I see wrong?
There’s no way that a nobleman like an archmage would choose the wrong place to drop a meteorite, right?
Maybe we can divert it and send it crashing far away.
Are you thinking of doing a suicide show with Meteor?

Lawrence answered my question with a grin.

“I’m not mistaken. At this rate, that magical meteorite will fall on your head and me. If we stay still, we will all go to the underworld.”
“What, what?!”

Meteor was really falling for us.
The moment the archmage certified that I was going to the underworld, a scream came out of my mouth.

“Ahhh…”

You’re going to get hit by a meteorite and search for it together?

Ceeeee haircut!
It’s a ridiculous meteorite ending!

“Kiyaaaaa!!!!”

Luke, die!
He was a candidate for a great wizard with a bright future, but he died after being hit by a meteorite!

I never thought that I would end up in a place like this.
If I were to be listed in the history books of another world after death, there would be a strange explanation.
There really exists a great man who suddenly died after being hit by a meteorite.

Still, I’ll have to struggle before I die.
I decided to somehow escape from here with [Space Leap] Magic.

“Thurisaz…”
“Luke! Stop leaping into space! The meteorites are falling, but there is no need to run away. All of this is a process to explain the power of prayer magic to you.”
“Yes? Stop?”
“Yes!”

As I was about to quickly open the wormhole and escape, Lawrence stopped me.
A meteorite is falling from the sky, but Lawrence doesn’t seem to have any intention of running away.

“Am I really safe?”
“I’ll destroy that meteorite with prayer magic. I used Meteor with the intention of destroying it from the beginning. Could it be that I was crazy and thought of committing suicide with you?”
“I suddenly thought the boss was senile!”
“Heh heh, you’re a young man without words. Now I’ll show you the final step in the magic tree.”

There is no time for leisurely conversation.
The meteorite, still burning, was crashing toward the ground at a furious speed.

In an extremely urgent situation, Lawrence showed what prayer magic is.

“O primordial chaos, the source of power that created the beginning and the end! I will borrow your power!”

A tremendous amount of mana gushed out of Lawrence’s body as he recited the spell.

“Kuuuuu…!”

Archmage Lawrence did everything in her power to use prayer magic. She was pushing her magic power to the limit while screaming until the thready veins sprouted from her face.

Lawrence’s magic coefficient is 7,000!
It was an extraordinary amount of mana befitting the name of a great wizard.

The moment he unreservedly released the 7,000 mana factor, unbelievable phenomena began to occur around him.

“Haha!”

The ground cracked as if an earthquake had occurred.
A gust of wind arose and swept everywhere.

The surroundings were being devastated by the release of pure mana energy!
If I hadn’t been wearing a barrier all over my body, I would have been hurt.

Lawrence roared loudly as she discharged her mana with all her might.

“Luke! This is the process of implementing ether! Utilizing all 26 runes to restore mana in the form of ether! Using the power of the runes, the energy is reversed!”

At some point, the mana emitted from Lawrence’s body began to change. The color of her mana was dyed black, and she was so turbid that she could not analyze her nature.

Unlike pure mana, chaotic energy was born.
It is an aura of chaos that holds power beyond imagination.

“Is that ether?”
“This is ether! The primordial chaos!”

Primordial chaos.
Lawrence now embodied part of the energy that created the world.

Wrapped around her body with ether flowing like a wave, Lawrence raised her quarterstaff. The tip of the quarter staff pointed to a meteorite falling from the sky.

“Destroy!”

The ether wrapped around Lawrence surged towards the meteorite.
It is as if a pitch-black figure is opening its mouth wide and swallowing a meteorite.

It’s not just an analogy.
Rising into the sky, Ethel literally swallowed the huge meteorite.
The meteorite that fell with terrifying momentum failed to drop a single fragment to the ground.

Because it collided with ether and was completely destroyed.

“Ooh, the meteorite is gone!”

It’s hard to believe what I saw with my own eyes!
Meteor, who has the power of the great magic rank, disappears?
The power of prayer magic was different from other magic!

“This is the origin magic.”

Lawrence was still wearing ether all over her body.
It means that there is energy that remains even after the meteorite is destroyed.

“I’m sorry I devastated the surroundings. It’s impossible even for an archmage to master this technique perfectly.”