CHAPTER 55: 055 TEN KINDS OF MAGIC

During this period, Reiger, though nearly forsaking sleep and food in his exploration of the underground city, had not forgotten that he possessed the magic of the "Omnipotent."

Having learned Ais’s "Wind Spirit Swift Walk" and Rephia’s "Arc-shaped Beam," Reiger had, based on practicality and various considerations, learned many spells from others.

There’s no need to go into detail about Rephia. As Reiger’s teammate and companion in the underground city for over a month, aside from the overlapping "Elf Ring," Reiger unsurprisingly learned her last type of magic.

As the strongest Magic Guide of the region, Revilia possessed nine kinds of magic. Naturally, Reiger did not miss out on learning from her, humbly seeking guidance when she was available, and ultimately learning five types of her spells.

Besides that, Reiger also learned a powerful spell from Finn, which could serve as a trump card in adversities to turn the tables.

With these spells, along with "Wind Spirit Swift Walk" and "Arc-shaped Beam" that he had previously learned, Reiger now possessed nine kinds of magic, just like Revilia.

This was the reason why Reiger was able to meet the learning conditions for "Magic Guide."

As proof of being a high-tier Magic Guide, this developmental capability was not so easily triggered. It generally remained a patent of purely defensive Magic Guides; average adventurers who could use only one or two kinds of magic in combat could not trigger "Magic Guide" at all.

Like Ais, whose wind-augmented magic had exceptional effects, she still could not unlock the developmental capability of "Magic Guide."

The same went for the other clan members, who merely used magic as a secondary means in combat, not as the main approach, almost making it impossible to trigger "Magic Guide."

Reiger had also only triggered it after rising to Lv.4, leveraging an impressive quantity of spells and usage rate, gaining a magical specialized auxiliary ability that could enhance the power, effects, and range of magic and others, indeed making it seem omnipotent.

However, at this moment, Reiger was not using any of the nine types of magic he had previously learned but a spell he had fortuitously learned more recently.

"Chase relentlessly, O Sun of space, all flee from thee."

"Bloom, Armor of the Laurel Tree."

Standing on the array, Reiger chanted the short magical incantation.

"Lamu."

As the name of the spell was chanted, a deep green film appeared on everyone present, enveloping everyone there.

Ais and Theona, the first to rush out, were the first to feel the change.

Their speed suddenly surged significantly, especially for Ais, who was already as fast as a gust of wind; her traces were now invisible and in the blink of an eye, she appeared in front of a black rhinoceros, startling it into halting its charge and leaving Ais wide-eyed and at a loss.

Meanwhile, Theona, without a second thought, directly attacked another black rhinoceros in front of her.

"Hey ya!"

Amid a spirited cry, Theona, with her petite physique, swung the massive dual blades in an incredulously fast vertical slash, cleaving the rhinoceros in front of her in two.

The proud tough skin of the black rhinoceros, faced with the first-rate armed, fast-as-a-flash vertical slash, was as fragile as paper, easily torn apart.

"Wow, that was fast!"

Even Theona seemed surprised herself.

And the amazed cry of the Amazon girl just awakened the puzzled Ais.

"Pft!"

With a flash of the silver sabre, a cold arc of light slashed through the huge body of the black rhinoceros, splitting it in two.

Ais also easily delivered an incredibly fast slash, easily tearing through the tough skin of the black rhinoceros.

While Ais’s Sword of Despair was a first-rate weapon, capable of tearing the black rhinoceros’s tough skin, the significant increase in speed under the cover of the deep green film also played an important role in boosting the attack.

"What is this...?"

The situation with Ais and Theona amazed Theone, who had just drawn her recurve blade.

"Defensive magic?"

Rephia finally reacted, uttering reflexively upon seeing this scene.

Only then did Reiger’s voice ring out.

"Limited time, act quickly!"

A concise command made everyone shake off their surprise without any hesitation, launching a fierce attack on the group of black rhinoceroses.

"Rephia!"

Reiger called out to the only elf girl who stayed by his side instead of rushing out.

"Yes!"

Rephia’s grip on the magic wand suddenly tightened, and she took a deep breath.

During the more than a month of exploring the underground city as Reiger’s teammate, Rephia had also grown.

The determination made that day in the reception room had propelled Rephia’s continuous efforts over the month.

Now, it was time for her to show her results.

"Proud warrior, shooters of the forest."

Rephia slowly closed her eyes, as if the fierce monsters and savage roars in front of her did not exist at all, even as if the battles of her companions had disappeared, chanting the magical incantation with an ethereal voice.

"Raiders pressing forward, pick up your bows."

"Respond to the calls of your brethren, string the arrows, light the flames, lights of the forest."

"Command you to release arrows, fire arrows of the elves."

"Descend like rain, burn the barbarians."

This was the last of the three types of magic that Rephia had awakened.

It was not a single-shot attack magic like the Arc Shaped Beam, nor was it a Summoning Magic like the Elf Ring; instead, it was a pure area-of-effect annihilation magic famous for its destructive power and attack range.

"Simultaneous Fire Spear."

As the Array expanded from under Rephia’s feet, she raised the magic wand in her hand, allowing Magic Power to transform into a flaming red brilliance that soared into the sky.

The next second, the flaming red brilliance transformed into countless fire rains, descending from mid-air.

"Boom boom boom boom boom—!"

Explosion after explosion.

Bursts of explosions, one after another, appeared the moment the fire rain hit the ground.

The underground city was immediately illuminated by the firelight, and the ground was shaken by continuous bombings, enveloping numerous black rhinos in the fire rain, hitting them directly and drawing them into the flames.

In an instant, a vast sea of fire appeared, causing the underground city to crackle and pop with heat.

This was Rephia’s flame attribute wide area annihilation magic, which was also why she was considered to have fire power comparable to Lv.5.

Under the flames of this magic, the black rhinos, which could only be breached with first-grade weaponry, were defenseless and were roasted into charcoal in the sea of fire, falling continuously with wails and screams.

It was merely a Lv.3 magic, but it incinerated swathes of deep-layer monsters that even Lv.5s would find troublesome, such was Rephia’s firepower.

With her exceptional "Magic Power" and skills assistance, this Lv.3 elven girl was capable of incinerating a large group of monsters across two levels like this.

Therefore, as long as Rephia could chant and release her magic stably, she would be stronger than the average Lv.5.

In the past, due to her mental immaturity, Rephia was unable to release her magic stably.

But now, this flaw had gradually improved through continuous adjustment with Reiger.

"It’s so hot!"

"Ahhh!"

"Hmm....."

Theone, Theona, and Ais quickly left the sea of fire, the deep green phosphorescence on their bodies gradually fading.

"I’m so sorry!"

Only then did Rephia open her eyes and, realizing she had almost affected Ais and the others, immediately panicked.

"Don’t worry; they’re fine."

Reiger, as if he had anticipated this, reassured Rephia.

The magic he had cast was not only able to enhance others’ speed but was also exceptional in defense.

It was a protective magic he had unexpectedly learned from someone else, with effects that greatly enhanced "Durability" and "Agility."

The effectiveness of the magic was proportional to the caster’s "Magic Power"; the more exceptional the caster’s "Magic Power," the stronger the effect of the magic.

This type of magic, landing in the hands of Reiger with "Magic Power" that had risen to S rank in his recent consecutive three upgrades, had surprisingly good effects.

Further amplified by "Magic Guide," the defensive magic cast by Reiger had impressive durability enhancement effects, even though it was a secondary enhancement.

Thanks to this, it was estimated that Ais and the others would not have been severely injured even if they had been directly hit by the Simultaneous Fire Spear; mere proximity wouldn’t hurt them at all.

This was a type of magic mentioned in the original work, and Reiger also remembered the detailed effects of this magic, so as long as someone performed it in front of him and Reiger personally witnessed it, it was easy for him to memorize it with "Omnipotence."

Reiger had naturally learned this magic a short while ago when his family was preparing for an expedition, and he accidentally saw its user in the middle levels of the underground city.

Thus, Reiger naturally acquired this magic and possessed a tenth type of magic that even the Nine Demon Princesses did not have.

Of course, no one knew about this.

"What kind of magic is this?"

Theona and Theone came back, looking at their disappearing phosphorescence and staring at Reiger in complete amazement.

Ais also looked at Reiger, her eyes filled with curiosity.

There was no way around it; the magic was just too powerful. Although it was not as extraordinarily enhancing as "Wind Spirit Swift Walk," it was still impressive, making Ais feel as if her strength had increased significantly.

"Just a magic I learned by chance."

Reiger did not explain too clearly.

Because he saw, attracted by the noise here, monsters seemed to be approaching.

"Let’s leave this place, no need to linger in battle."

Reiger put away the Array, saying so to everyone.

Although they were very curious, they could only suppress their curiosity and quickly follow Reiger’s lead.

Before long, monsters appeared, roaring and lingering at the edge of the sea of fire.

The sea of fire burned slowly here, as if it would never extinguish, dispelling the darkness.