Chapter 279 – 3 Circle Magic (3)

Contrary to what senior Hwayoung said that it might take a long time, her grade re-examination was done in an instant.

As long as her break period was long, it seemed that she hadn’t returned to the level of her prime as an S-class hunter, but even taking that into consideration, the size and scale of the flame magic she could handle was considerable.

A “Flame Burst” That surrounds a wide area with wide-area flame magic and melts the entire area with high heat.

And the ‘crater’ that caused the explosion leaving a huge crater almost as if a meteorite had fallen was more than enough to guarantee her skills.

“… Show me more? I think I can still use ‘Volcanic Ash’ or ‘Fire Phoenix’.”

“Oh, no… Enough of this…”

Through this process, senior Hwayoung immediately returned as an active hunter with the Hunter Autonomous Association’s A+ level hunter card.

“Enough now. It’s over sooner than I thought.”

“Yeah, that’s right…”

“… Why are you standing so far away?”

Standing far away from her and witnessing her senior’s magic with her guild staff, the overbearing aura I felt from her was tremendous.

Cha Yu-ri was an A-class hunter, but her power is this much different, even though she is barely the difference between A-class and A+-class.

Of course, as a half-elf, Hwayoung-senpai has more magic power compared to normal humans, so she can use large-scale magic much more, so she must have come out with a difference.

Even considering that, the difference in power between her pure magic cannot be denied.

Compared to her swordsmanship teacher, Eunyoung noona, and my growth rate, it felt like only her goal was getting higher and higher.

“Let’s go in. I think we should check how great the 3-circle magic you created is.”

“… Yes.”

With the feeling of a young child who couldn’t finish all the overdue homework, she entered the dungeon to test her homework with senior Hwa-young.

Please, I hope my magic will come to her castle.

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「Class C Dungeon, Ruins of Flame」

As soon as I entered the C-class dungeon in the volcanic area, the heat seeped into my body.

There is a common myth in fantasy novels that a terrain like a volcano is a terrain with very dangerous monsters.

Is it because a monster capable of surviving in a harsh and barren place like a volcanic terrain is naturally associated with being that strong and dangerous?

To begin with, the story is half right and half wrong.

First of all, large monsters cannot live in rough and barren places like volcanic terrain. Because there is not enough nutrients to grow the body.

Occasionally, in some volcanic zones, a magic spring bursts out from under the volcano and becomes a habitat for high-ranking spirits or dragons, but that is only a small number of cases.

At least, it was a story that did not apply to the ‘ruins of flame’ that Hwayoung and I visited.

Of course, apart from those things, the possibility of a monster strong enough to withstand this volcanic area was not zero, but a monster with strong power also meant that there was no need to run away from other enemies.

If so, it would be common to live in an area with plenty of food and resources without having to move to a volcanic area where it is difficult to live.

Of course, this is just the ‘general’ ecology of the dungeons that have been revealed so far, and exceptions could have arisen at any time, but so far, the general rule has been shared.

In the first place, it was a fact that it was revealed a long time ago that the dungeons connected through the gate were ‘one planet’ excluding Earth.

Of course, other than that, there were still many questions and riddles about this dungeon and gate.

The story is long, but to sum it up, it’s just a story that it’s not strange that the volcanic zone is only a C-class dungeon.

In particular, all the traps in the ruins had already been disarmed by the senior hunters, and the level of the monsters was only about the flame lizard or the flame spirit.

… However, I can only sense a strange malice from senior Hwayoung, who dared to choose this place as a testing ground for my homework test.

“Do you have one here?”

“Yeah, if it’s here, even if your magic goes wrong, it won’t cause a fire somewhere.”

“… Yes, it must be.”

The problem was that, assuming that I was using fire magic, I was doubtful that there would be any monsters that would work properly.

“It sounds like you’re worried about something right now, but it probably won’t work. As long as what you made is a proper 3rd circle magic.”

At the same time as he said that, senior Hwayoung brandished a smoking pipe he took out of his coat pocket at the flame lizards that were approaching us.

A small stream of magical power leaked from the tip of her smoking pipe, starting with the first monster, and then bursting all the other flame lizards in a row.

Even though he had used large-scale wide-area magic twice a while ago, he was using Chain Flame leisurely.

The evaluation of him as a shady teacher secretly studying his pupil’s semen behind the scenes returned to normal.

“Roughly like this, if it’s a circle 3 level fire magic, even fire property monsters can be dealt with.”

“… Yes.”

“Of course, this would only be a limited story if what you created was proper ‘3rd circle magic’. You know what I mean?”

That’s what he meant when he said he would suffer if he made halfway magic.

I answered her question with a nod.

“If there are no staff, can I borrow this?”

“It’s okay. I’m still a little more used to writing with my bare hands.”

“Okay then.”

Saying that, the senior puts the smoke pipe he had been wielding in place of his cane back into the front pocket of his gown.

After turning her gaze away from her, she immediately saw a group of fire spirits approaching us from in front of her.

“Formalized magic is only up to circle 1 fire magic, no physical means of attack. Restoration, Blessing, Potion, all use prohibited. And you can use any number of 3-circle magic you created yourself. If you made several things, you can use several things.”

“… What about the self-strengthening ability or healing ability that is a side effect of the awakening ability?”

“It doesn’t matter. Even if you don’t want to use it in the first place, isn’t it maintained by itself?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“If you feel like you’re going to die because you’re having such a hard time, talk to me. But I know that because he won’t help me unless I tell him right before he dies. If you catch 50, it’s over.”

“… Yes.”

“Start.”

Circle 1 fire magic won’t do any meaningful damage to them, so it’s practically the same as telling them to kill 50 C-class fire attribute monsters only with the circle 3 magic I made.

Thinking of her as a teacher who emphasized Spartan education as much as Eun-young’s older sister, she prepared magic for the group of approaching flame spirits.

The first concept she used was ‘mana release’, the foundation of all magic.

Feeling the sensation of a colorless mass of magical energy being released from her hand, she immediately uses ‘Ignite’ to create a tangible magic spark.

After that, it’s ‘mana release’ again. With the feeling of broadly covering the entire flame that has already been created.

And this time, through ‘vaporization’, the air was quickly cooled and condensed, and ice cubes began to wrap around the flames.

As a result, an unstable sphere of ice was created with fire magic burning inside.

“Oh…”

Watching me create a magic mixture of fire magic and cold magic, senior Hwayoung spat out a low exclamation behind his back.

Two concepts remain. And there are only two concepts to use in an attack.

After using ‘Compression’ to reduce the sphere of fire magic and cold magic to the limit, he immediately threw it into the center of the group of flame spirits with ‘Acceleration’.

‘…’

‘… , …’

The moment when the attention of the spirits, who had been making sounds of crackling flames and blazing flames, was focused on the ice sphere.

My magic exploded from the center of the flame spirits with a loud explosion.

It could not withstand the pressure caused by the expansion caused by the flame magic inside and burst into pieces.

As a result, the flame spirit whose body is broken and pierced by the ice fragments that fly out at a tremendous speed.

It was the result of 3-circle magic using exactly 6 concepts.

“How about it, is it practical?”

“The idea is fine. Considering the idea of ​​using both fire magic and cold magic together, it was definitely quite brainy.”

In this part, the sandstone sentinel cooperative hunting with Cha Yu-ri was very helpful. In particular, it reminded me of the fact that new magic with much stronger power can be used if other types of magic are used together.

Then, I tried it thinking about using the concept of fire magic and cold magic together in one magic, and the result fits perfectly as it is now.

Perhaps senior Hwayoung thought about this and gave me the task of making a 3rd circle magic. She already knew that I could use both fire and ice magic.

It was a clear hint that she told me to prepare ‘3-circle magic’ instead of ‘3-circle fire magic’.

In the first place, it was safe to say that the really practical and powerful 3-circle fire magic had already been formulated.

The concept of an awakened person in this world did not arise overnight. Unless it’s a massive magic of 5th or higher, the 3rd circle magic, which consists of only 6 steps, must have been formalized regardless of the type.

However, it is only a story limited to a ‘single series’. There were still infinite research directions for the 3rd circle magic of the ‘double system’, which could only be used by a double awakener. Not just fire and cold, but all other magical fields.

That’s why I can also create practical 3-circle magic like this. It wasn’t that difficult once you know how to do it.

Ice burst grenade. It’s called Ulpatan.

The feeling was all the more new in that it was a magic I created myself, so I could call it whatever I wanted.

“Master.”

‘Essilla? Why?’

“Ulpatan is a bit… No, it’s nothing, master.”

Why.

What’s up with Ulpatan?