NOTICE: Many of the novels have been removed because they might cause violations, which we were not aware of earlier.
#127. The Great Nation (3)
There was one thing that the arrogant man who thought he could see through everything did not know.
‘The opponent doesn’t know about the existence of the jewel.’
The jewel floated up to the rooftop after all the enemy servants had been eliminated.
That one ignorance.
The boy thought that it would be the decisive factor in determining victory or defeat.
Of course, the downsides of mana generated from jewels were clear.
It requires a high degree of concentration to control, you cannot move from your seat, and there is a limit to how much you can handle at one time.
‘The maximum output is fixed.’
Just like a thin hose has a limit to how much water it can spray at one time.
But now that the confrontation has taken on the character of a war of attrition, such limitations are no longer a big problem.
Woooo …
First, both the opponent and yourself are stuck in one place and do not move.
Because I was also using mana below the maximum output of the jewel.
The enemy’s mana is limited.
On the other hand, the mana of the jewel is infinite.
“… … .”
If it goes to a war of attrition, the outcome is almost certain.
Of course, there is a possibility that the opponent may increase their mana output to an extreme level.
… but Ray judged that the possibility of that was slim.
It is predicted with a very high probability that the current situation will be maintained.
‘If my predictions are not wrong.’
It’s certain that the man will be the first to run out of mana.
Unlike jewels, the mana of rings is finite.
Woooo …
However, the infinite mana of the jewel was not the real key to winning or losing a battle.
‘Infinity is fiction.’
Even if resources are infinite, there is a limit to the physical strength to use them.
Because using mana causes mental fatigue to accumulate.
Manaden in the air.
Manaden of refined rings.
This was the reason why the boy could not literally draw infinitely from the mana in the air.
‘But the jewel’s mana is different.’
No matter how much I used it, I never felt mental fatigue.
Not even a little bit, not at all, not at all.
If the conditions are met, it is possible to use it continuously for a lifetime.
The infinite power of the jewel’s mana was not a fiction.
That was the true strength of the jewel’s mana, as the boy thought.
Also, it was a real factor that led to victory in the match.
[Tsk tsk!]
The blue mana body, unable to withstand the crack, exploded and disappeared.
The blue mana stream that continued behind Manache collided directly with the yellow mana bundle.
[Kwaaaaang──!]
The stems and bundles instantly intensified their output and took the form of rays of light.
The man slowly turned his ray-emitting hand towards the boy.
The boy followed suit.
Jiiyik─ Jiiyik─
The boy and man’s feet began to move backwards little by little due to the recoil from the collision of the beams.
In the clashing rays, yellow and blue mana shards flew in all directions like sparks.
Woof!
It was formed by randomly combining with elements in the atmosphere.
Crackle──!
An eerie mass of electricity.
Guuuung──!
A mass of pressure that is invisible but has obvious physical force.
Kwajijik! Kwaang!
It destroyed everything around it.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
The lights were flickering like crazy.
The pillars collapsed and the walls cracked.
There was a vibration that made it seem like the entire building was collapsing.
───.
───.
Still, neither the boy nor the man backed down.
We just looked at each other.
Crackle! Crackle!
——————
faqwiki.xyz
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
The floor screamed, unable to withstand the magical impact.
The crack formed a wide area surrounding the two people’s standing position, creating a temporary area of influence.
Tsk tsk─!
Clap your hands.
Guuuung──!
The floor collapsed.
Even as their bodies floated into the air with the fall, the boy and the man did not take their eyes off each other.
In a moment, in slowed time.
─I will kill you.
The shape of a man’s mouth moving.
The boy did not respond.
Just focus on maintaining the light while maintaining the posture of your falling body.
It was also quickly confirmed that the man’s arrogance had not diminished one bit.
Boom!
The 10th floor, which had fallen by a hair’s breadth, shattered into pieces.
Amidst the flying debris.
Just before my feet, floating in the air, touch the floor on the 9th floor.
Woof.
The boy stopped activating the jewel.
I turned my concentration to the mana of the ring.
The red mana that ran through his entire body strengthened his muscles and also made his skin hard like metal.
Again, time accelerates at the same time.
Kuuung──!!
The boy’s landing made a loud noise that shook the building.
The boy who immediately reactivated the jewel stretched his arm forward.
[Kwaaaaang──!]
The yellow light beam that shot out met the blue light that was advancing rapidly.
The man was in good condition.
Unlike this, it was possible to use multiple magic spells simultaneously while maintaining the beam.
I turned my gaze and examined the amount of mana remaining in the man’s ring.
The fourth ring on the top floor.
It’s already more than half empty.
In a way, it was natural.
The current mana output is by no means low.
“… … .”
The boy thought.
If it were me, I would have poured out all my remaining mana at once.
Then, you will be able to end the fight without giving your opponent any room to maneuver.
“I told you not to laugh!”
But the man didn’t do that.
“You ugly thing! Get down before me! Cry and tremble!”
He was just swearing with a terrible murderous intent.
Still within the prediction range.
But the boy did not forget to maintain high tension throughout his body.
Because variables can occur at any time.
The battle continued.
Crackle──!
Guuuung──!
Shards of mana flew like sparks.
What happened upstairs was repeated without any changes.
Kwajik!
Kwajik!
Kwaaang!
A broken, chipped, and crumbling interior.
My ears were ringing and my arms were tingling.
Debris and debris fell on his head and shoulders, but he did not use any strengthening magic.
He was able to hold on, and avoided fatal injuries by turning his head and catching the relatively large falling object with his shoulder.
Didn’t stop the light from shining
And again.
Damn!
Falling floor.
The boy uses the ring’s mana to change the direction of his mind.
Kwaang─!
Kuung─!
It was only the moment of landing.
Kwaang─!
Kuung─!
8th floor.
As the clashing rays fly, the collapse of the floor accelerates.
Kwaang─!
Kuung─!
7th floor.
The height at which the boy and man were seated decreased in an instant.
Kwaang─!
Kuung─!
6th floor.
The man’s mana is being depleted faster than expected.
Ray noticed.
The reason the building shook was not just because of the collision of light beams.
Kwaang─!
Kuung─!
5th floor.
I glanced away.
Behind the man’s back.
I looked out the broken window.
All that was visible was a gloomy shade of blue, as if a giant sheet of colored paper were covering the window.
Kwaang─!
Kuung─!
4th floor.
As I focused my attention, I could feel something enveloping the entire building.
Kwaang─!
Kuung─!
3rd floor.
It was a giant mana grip that shook the entire building.
…is it to cause me to feel uneasy?
Kwaang─!
Kuung─!
2nd floor.
“I say despair! I say despair! I say fear me!”
Not being able to feel emotions.
Is it a blessing or a curse?
It was a hot topic that could be debated for a lifetime, but it was clear that it was currently working as a huge strength for the boy.
“Realize! Your weakness! Your helplessness!”
The man wanted the boy to be consumed by primal emotions like no other.
Kwaang─!
Kuung─!
Because the boy never did that.
Finally, the first floor.
A cloud of dust rose where the boy and the man had fallen.
Are you out of mana?
The yellow light, which had been getting thinner and thinner, suddenly disappeared into the air.
The man trembled with uncontrollable joy and increased the output of the light.
“Kuuuuuu! Look! In the end, this is all you can endure─”
The man’s laughter did not last long.
Because the light that was racing to pounce on its prey began to fade before it could advance any further in front of the boy’s face.
The moment the blue light disappeared.
Phagectic───!
An eerie current shot out from the boy’s raised arm.
“Kuaaaah!”
The high-voltage electric shock that hit the defenseless target spread out and shook through the man’s entire body.
“Coolook!”
The wounded man fell to his knees, vomiting a handful of blood.
I tried to raise my body somehow using strengthening magic, but it was no use.
The boy’s pure white eyes.
There wasn’t even a single bit of mana left in the man’s ring reflected there.
“Cough! This is…! This is ridiculous…! This bug…! Cough…! How on earth…! How…!”
While the emotions that had been banished to the man’s vessel returned, Ray checked the condition of his body.
My right arm, which had endured the fierce rush of mana, was sore, and my shoulder, which had withstood the falling objects, was sore, but overall, there were no major problems.
Above all, the ring’s mana remained almost intact.
“You’re definitely a 2nd circle…! Knock knock…! There’s no way you have any mana left…! There’s no way you can stand still like that…!”
“Who said that?”
Ray interrupted.
“I have only 2 circles of mana.”
At those words, the man’s body instantly froze like stone.
Soon, he realized something and his eyes began to fill with shock.
“That’s ridiculous…! What the heck is that…! What the heck is that…!”
It was the detection of the presence of an activated gem within Ray’s body.
Crackle! Crackle!
As if to prove the man’s senses, a brilliant yellow current enveloped Ray’s entire body.
A bright light rose up, and sparks struck the teeth, turning objects into black ash upon contact.
“There were plenty of opportunities to pull Seung-gi to your side. If I had come to my senses, I would have realized long ago that my mana was not limited to the 2nd circle.”
Kuung!
A man who was struggling to get up fell to the ground with a loud crash, hitting his knee.
“If you had gone all out, I would have had to adjust my strategy. But you didn’t. You deliberately stalled for time to match the opponent’s strength. Just like you did when you harassed the supporters, you tried to elicit the desired response from the opponent.”
Kuung!
The man still couldn’t get up.
The impact of the fall caused my upper body to fall forward, and I tried to brace myself by placing both arms on the floor.
A cold voice fell upon the man’s head.
“You should have finished it when you could. You made the same mistake on the rooftop.”
The white king that had been lying on the ground nearby flew into the air.
It landed right in front of the face of the man who was combing his hair.
widely.
“You lost, again.”
At that moment, the man’s arrogance, which had been dull for a moment, swelled up as if it were exploding.
“How dare you─! How dare you─! Don’t look down on me─! With eyes like that─! Don’t look at me─! You lowly insect aaaa …
He swore as if he was having a fit, but it meant nothing more than that.
Instead, he just vomited more blood and gasped for breath.
“Whether you admit defeat or not, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that you now have to answer my questions well. I’m the one who won the bet.”
Ray’s gaze was indifferent.
The voice was also dry.
But in the bowl, various emotions were actively moving.
Thrill, excitement, excitement.
The loud emotions that arose from the fierce battle.
Those yellow mana clusters continued to exist intact, avoiding destruction thanks to the anticipation of the loot they would soon obtain.
Ray pulled away.
“Doctor, Rainbow, the organization you belong to called Murkred.”
“Don’t keep your mouth shut──!”
“Tell me everything you know.”
“How dare you! Don’t order me around with that inferior mouth of yours─!”
“… … .”
Ray looked down at the man struggling.
It was of course interesting to see the colorful emotions fluctuating.
However, it was difficult to avoid any disruption in information extraction.
Wow──!
Ray blew the table away with his psychic power.
If you give them pain, they will become quiet.
He raised his arm, created a chilling bundle of electricity in front of his palm, and fired it without hesitation toward the man’s chest.
Shh …
“Cough! You inferior brat─! You insect─! How dare you─! How dare you──!”
The moment before a hit.
The space between the current bundle and my chest rippled.
Support position.
The air split apart as if torn by a knife.
In an instant, the gaping gap in space swallowed up the bundle of electricity.
Jiik.
Likewise, it disappeared in an instant.
and.
Kwaaaaang───!
It reappeared far away and spat out what it had swallowed.
The piled up debris and building rubble were shattered, raising a cloud of dust and wind.
widely.
Between a boy and a man.
Someone appeared from the air as a gust of wind passed by and stepped onto the floor.
That was a person known to all parties involved in the conflict.
Also, he was a person I would never have expected to appear at this time.
The man’s emotions, which had been fluctuating like crazy, stopped at this moment.
White Ghost Mask.
A black cloth wrapped around the body.
The boy’s and the man’s lips opened at the same time.
“Curiosa?”
“Shannon?”