Chapter 377 – I Hate Fire (4)

The fire magic improvement class in the igneous rock cave continued a little further after that.

“… Can I make it like this?”

“Make it a little more like covering the whole fist. I made it halfway, so I don’t want to get hurt. For reference, how to increase the compressive strength of cold magic…”

Even though it was magic, which was not his field of specialization, thanks to Cha Yu-ri, who taught him wholeheartedly, the process of improving his explosive fist continued quite smoothly after that.

The new magic that granted the right to explode on top of the ice glove went into actual combat testing right away.

– Kwaaang!

‘Guuuuu… !’

As soon as he used Cha Yu-ri’s advice and used his improved Explosion Fist, the obsidian golem showed a distinctly different reaction from before.

It was showing a completely different power than the previous explosive fist, perhaps thanks to the bold focus on firepower while giving up stability.

Although it seemed to be a success to increase the power of magic while maintaining the existing form of magic in its own way.

‘Guuuuu… !’

However, since it had not yet reached the level of the 3rd circle magic, the power itself was not that strong.

Depending on the situation, it might be able to show enough power against a C-class fire monster, but its firepower was a little weak against a B-class monster.

Of course, even excluding that, it was already at this level, so it was an incomparable magic from the beginning.

… In fact, if you follow the principle, it was like pouring the same amount of power used to fly a fireball farther into your fist and using it, so the power itself would inevitably increase.

Of course, even if only the power itself was forcibly increased, the usability did not seem to be able to escape the level of a fist of fire.

Besides, if you look at the efficiency of the 3rd circle magic itself, it was still a bit lacking.

-Passeuk!

“Keugh!”

Pieces of ice gloves shattered helplessly with the explosion and fell to the floor.

As a temporary armor, it was clearly lacking in its ability to protect the hands.

In addition, due to the aftermath of the sudden collapse, I couldn’t fully protect the impact of the explosive fist, so my right hand had to suffer bitterly every time it happened.

The cycle of using three stages of spells, including ice gloves, explosive fists, and recovery, had been repeating for a while.

“… You’d better stop using the explosive power. If you do it wrong, it will only hurt you more.”

“Actually, I’ve been feeling that way for a while now.”

Although it was successful in increasing its power enough to deal with monsters, this magic was still bad magic in that the user’s risk also increased at the same time whenever the power was increased.

Plus the fact that you have to use a different enchantment called Addition to Ice Gloves each time you use it.

It was too much magic to prepare in many ways as a means of quickly responding to nearby monsters, so it seemed appropriate to let go of the Explosion Fist at this point.

“I’m sorry, Seongcheol.”

“Yes… ?”

“I thought I could use it somehow if I protected my fists with your cold magic, but the results weren’t very good.”

“What is there to be sorry for, Cha Yu-ri? Rather, I’m sorry for making you pay attention to such trivial magic. It was a poorly designed magic from the beginning, so there is nothing to worry about.”

“…”

Cha Yu-ri, who had just been talking so hard like a fish out of water, went somewhere and this time she looked depressed again.

It was probably because he didn’t think it was helpful to me, so he made me worry.

Although, of course, I already felt enough gratitude for pointing out the fundamental problem with Explosive Fist and making it look magical.

In the first place, the very idea of ​​applying magic to a fist and using it was a foolish act.

I tried using fists for weapons with a similar idea as when I used ice spears to enchant tree branches with cold enchantment, but there is no way that enchanting the human body is not dangerous.

Wouldn’t it be better to give it to a weapon that is strong enough to withstand flames…

“… Uh?”

“… What are you doing?”

“Wait a minute, I have something to try.”

A new idea suddenly popped into my head, and I immediately took out the mithril greatsword from my subspace pocket.

Using the method Cha Yu-ri taught me earlier, I gave the weapon an improved Explosion Right.

First of all, I coated it with cold magic so that parts like the handle, excluding the blade, would not be damaged.

By applying fire magic to the Mithril Greatsword in the same way as when using Explosive Fist.

-Fury!

As a result, the blade of the greatsword in my hand began to burn with red flames.

At a glance, it was burning so beautifully that one could recognize that it was a weapon enchanted with elemental magic.

“… This is it.”

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure if it would work or not until I tried it.

As I said before, the reason why the method of enchanting weapons had not been studied until now was a big safety issue.

First of all, hunters who use weapons and hunters who use magic are basically separated, so it was quite difficult to enchant weapons at the timing each other wanted.

The second problem was that it was difficult to limit the range even if the timing of enchanting somehow succeeded.

Even if it’s just this great sword I’m holding right now, it wouldn’t be strange if the flames of the flame magic spread to the handle.

If it had not been for the idea of ​​the ice gloves Cha Yu-ri mentioned, it would have been difficult to come up with the idea of ​​protecting the handle with other magic.

If other hunters were to use it in real combat, it would definitely be a magic with many difficulties.

Even if one wizard could use fire magic and cold magic, in the end, the sum of at least two hunters would have to match.

Besides, you can only use it once at the beginning of the battle, and in the middle of the battle, you will be busy focusing on your own battle, rather than enchanting your weapon.

However, it was possible if I could use both swordsmanship and magic, and especially fire magic and cold magic.

In addition, he was using a mithril greatsword that was not damaged by moderate heat.

In other words, it is possible to use endowment magic that adds only the attribute attack of fire magic while maintaining the existing hardness and sharpness.

It was also a method that I could grant and use whenever I wanted, whether at the beginning or in the middle of a battle.

It was the moment when the explosive magic, which was not even a way to use it, was reborn as a flame sword.

“Look at this, Mr. Cha Yu-ri! It’s a flaming sword, a flaming sword!”

“…”

Cha Yu-ri looked at the mithril greatsword burning in my hand with a bewildered expression.

She probably couldn’t even think of a way to use it this way.

Even though Cha Yu-ri is a great wizard, her knowledge, anyway, was centered on her knowledge of magic.

As for enchanting melee weapons like swords, you probably haven’t tried research.

In other words, it was also the result that only me, who could use both sword and magic, could attempt it.

“… That’s great.”

“Yes?!”

“But rather than making a fuss, why don’t you try it first? You don’t know if it’s really a way to amplify the power of your great sword, or if it’s a cool looking sword.”

“… That is also true.”

It may seem careless, like pouring cold water on it, but as Cha Yu-ri said, it was already a little hasty to like it.

It was only after using it that one would know whether this really was a flame sword with real combat potential or a mithril greatsword that only looked plausible on the surface.

I thought to check the power of this sword first, so I grabbed the flaming greatsword and rushed to the nearest monster.

After wielding it for about 30 minutes, I was able to draw conclusions about this flame sword right away.

… That this magic is quite useful.

Of course, it was still a bit disappointing to say that it was a proper magic.

Every time the sword is swung, the flame magic attached to the Mithril Greatsword flies away and its power weakens, and the role of flame is only an assistant, and in the end, the main body, the Mithril Greatsword, takes up most of the power.

It was a bit premature to mention the real combat potential of this flaming sword right now. It was an area that needed to be improved little by little in the future.

… Still, at this level, there is no doubt that it is a much more usable and improved form compared to the original Explosive Fist.

Although there were only two elements left from the original magic, ‘fire attribute’ and ‘melee attack’, it was also a magic that had only those two things from the beginning.

It would not be embarrassing to show it in front of Hwayoung-senpai if she made up for her flaws a little by practicing enchanting right before cutting so that the power of the flame would not weaken.

I immediately thanked Cha Yu-ri for helping me come up with the idea.

“Thank you, Cha Yu-ri. Thanks to Cha Yu-ri, I was able to think of ways to improve my explosive fist.”

“… All I did was tell you to put frost magic around your fists.”

“But thanks to that advice, I was able to come up with a way to enchant the greatsword with fire magic, and above all, I was able to apply the idea of ​​extracting the most important concepts and turning them into new magic thanks to Cha Yu-ri.”

“… Well, if you think so, you think so.”

She was answering calmly as if it was nothing special, but she had a strangely happy tone coming out of her voice.

I was also smiling spontaneously at the voice that seemed to have released her emotions before I knew it.

… But, I still don’t know what it really was.