The Mage Will Master Magic Efficiently In His Second Life Chapter 162.2

In the town, the black fog and mud that had filled the place earlier had more or less subsided, which made it easier to move about.

Perhaps due to the gigantic Zell compressing itself, the mud and fog which seeped into the town were reduced.

Shirushu, where are you!

I-In the shopping street!

Shirushus voice was audible for a mont but quickly broke off.

For telepathy, a certain level of focus is required. She was probably in a battle so intense that she couldnt maintain that level of focus.

The shopping street, huh? In any case, I should head there imdiate-

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S-sluurpp Cra-ck!

There was the sound of bones being crushed and the sucking of at juices.

I was about to change directions and run away when sothing caught my eye. There was a monster eating a man.

The upper half of the mans body had already been eaten, and the black monster was straddled across it. The monster had a pair of small wings and a horn, and had a human-like form.

Gii

Having discovered my presence, the black monster paused mid-al and slowly turned to look at . Its eyes were bright red and its mouth opened wide, splitting its face open from ear to ear.

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Level 100

Magic Power

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Good grief, yet another new species? For the ti being, guess Ill call it the Dark Imp.

Moreover, there are several of these around. I can feel strong magic scattered around this area.

I have neither the ti nor magic to spare against a single opponent. In that case I guess Ill use that?

I cast Ti Square, followed by Red Ball, Blue Ball and White Ball while ti was stopped, forming the triple fusion spell, Vanishing Ball.

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With one hit of the released spell, the Dark Imp vanished.

No, to be exact, it blew up rather than vanished.

The Dark Imp broke into pieces as small as beans, which glistened as they disappeared into the void.

The combined magic of the two conflicting systems, Red and Blue, results in a powerful explosion.

With the addition of the Soul type of magic, which conflicts with the other four magic systems, an even stronger shock wave was created.

Gyaaaa!?

Phew!

Another Dark Imp charged at , but again I blew it far away with Vanishing Ball.

Hey hey, you sure fly well, dont you?

Vanishing Ball is only effective on small monsters, and it has low damage. There are limited ways to use the spell, but once you pinpoint the right way, it becos useful.

Well then, Shirushu is waiting. I should et up with her soon

Wait up, Zeph!

As I was about to run off, Oaks appeared before .

Its you, huh.

We t at a good ti, didnt we! Its safer for the two of us to fight together here, dont you think?

Hm.

That reminds , this guy previously ntioned that he had defeated a Dark Zell, right?

Well, its true that in this situation, help from anyone or anything would be welcod. If we fought together, it may be more efficient I guess?

Got it, co with .

Oh! Thats great!

Oaks slapped my back with a big grin on his face, while I cast Scout Scope on him.

Oaks Grambell

Level 25

Magic Level

Red: 0/0

Blue: 0/0

Green: 0/0

Sky: 0/0

Soul: 0/0

Magic Power

0/0

Level 25 Setting aside his zero magic power, does this guy really have the ability to defeat a Dark Zell?

The Dark Zell is tough, but its attacks are not that strong. At this level, would it have been possible to drive away the Dark Zell so long as you have ti?

Well, ones fighting ability isnt in proportion to his level anyway. This pattern is more striking in vanguards like Lydia and Shirushu, but sohow Im still uneasy about it.

I cast a doubtful glance at Oaks, but he simply smiled back innocently.

In the worst case, I guess I could use him as a at shield?

While I was considering that, Oaks and I headed towards the shopping street.

Haa Haa!

Hey Oaks, your breathing is ragged.

I Im fine! Theres no need for worry!

Oaks was gasping for air as he caught up to with great difficulty.

Seriously though, is he going to be fine? If he cant keep up with , Im going to leave him behind.

Vanishing ball!

Gii!?

With a great impact, the Dark Imp was blasted off into the sky and vanished.

There are so many of them Agh!?

I winced as a sharp pain assaulted my right arm.

Vanishing Ball is a magic spell that blasts away the opponent with a strong force. For its power to be fully displayed, the spell needs to be invoked at point-blank range. Consequently, in that instant of impact, the recoil on the hand is exceptionally great.

Due to the repeated Vanishing Balls, my right arm had been feeling numb since earlier, and I was starting to lose feeling in it.

It would be fine to use my artificial arm to cast the spell, but Im unable to perform such fine control using the prosthetic yet At this rate, my right arm is going to beco useless.

Haa haa Youre good Zeph!

Co on, lets get going.

As I faced forward and was about to continue running towards the shopping street, sothing shone at the edge of my field of view.

Mm!?

It was the light from powerful magic.

At once, I cast White Wall Square.

Imdiately after the white, magic walls appeared, a terrible storm ravaged the area.

Is this Black Zero?

The walls ford from White Wall Square creaked unsteadily.

Even these walls, ford from a quadra-fusion spell, stand little chance against the Sky systems strongest magic.

Little by little, fissures appeared and streaked across the wall with cracking sounds, and fragnts of the wall fell to the ground and disappeared.

Damn it, I dont think it will last long.

Oaks, get down.

Eh? What..?

His words were cut off by a loud cracking sound as a rift appeared across the wall.

It was a fatal crack, so much that the barrier could no longer stay standing.

The mont when the wall split open, I placed my artificial left arm before us and desperately cast a spell.

Let it be a shield!

With my spell, the prosthetic arm opened up wide and beca like a shield.

The prosthetic, made of magic tal, was able to change its shape if you strongly willed it to.

That was what Lydia had briefed on, but this was the first ti I used it in an actual battle.

I stooped down and got on my belly to hide behind the shield and prepare for the impending impact.

The bullets of stone from Black Zero pumled on the shield ford from my prosthetic, creating tallic sounds which grated on my ears.

Oaks grabbed onto my legs and seed to be holding on for dear life, trying not to get blown away.

After a while, the force of Black Zero gradually weakened.

It seems like we held out sohow However, as expected, this was way too tough on us.

Even though White Wall Square had mitigated the initial blow, the prosthetic which had to bear the rest of Black Zero was badly beaten up.

I stood back up and willed the prosthetic to return to the form of an arm, but it was stuck in its shield form and I cant seem to change it back. Umm, Lydia would probably get mad at later.

While I was checking if the prosthetic was functional, Oaks let out a cry from the ground.

Z-Zeph! Look at that!

I looked at where Oaks was pointing and saw a black shadow appear inside an abandoned building.

Its hard to tell from a distance, but the shadow looked to be slightly taller than .

There were two horns on its head, and it held a trident in one hand. On its black body were bat-like wings and a long tail. It looked like the adult form of the Dark Imp from earlier.

For the ti being, lets just call it a Dark Demon?

Shuuuu!

Dark Demon

Level 166

Magic Power

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Good grief, a big shot just had to appear during this busy ti.

Having a magic power of 6 million is nothing special, but considering the power of that earlier spell, this guy is probably a magician type.

Although it is not common, so monsters are good at magic. Those monsters usually have low magic power but can control extrely powerful magic.

That being said, its still the first ti Ive seen a monster that can use the Zero type spell.

Ukuku!

The Dark Demon smirked as it spread its wings widely and rushed in my direction.

Then, it raised its right arm and let loose a Black Bullet.

Compressed air bullets rained down on us.

Before I realized it, Oaks had run away and was hiding behind a distant rock.

That guy sure is good at escaping, huh. Well, if hes that far away, I guess he wont get entangled in this.

Using my prosthetic that was stuck in its shield form, I blocked the wind bullets that were unleashed on , while I moved further away from Oaks.

Hey Didnt that guy attack us with Black Zero earlier!?

Monsters that can use magic usually dont use their own magic power. Instead, they use the mana from the land.

It appears that this black monster is no exception, even though it looks like it ca from another world. It could imdiately attack with another spell right after it consud all its magic power with Black Zero.

In other words, it effectively has limitless magic power and can release any attack, for as many tis as it desires, be it Black Zero or any other spell.

Shaaaaa!

Amid the air bullets, the Dark Demon readied its trident and launched an attack.

A dual attack using magic and his spear. The prosthetic is still holding up, but at the sa ti, it was being shaved off and warped.

This If I damage it any further, Lydia will get angry, wont she!

While avoiding the monsters attacks, I shot a Vanishing Ball.

Ouch!?

Right after I blew the Dark Demon away, an intense pain shot up my right arm.

It felt like the pain was now full-blown. There was a dull, throbbing pain, and I couldnt feel my arm when I tried to move it.

Furthermore even though I had just blown the Dark Demon away with Vanishing Ball, it was already hovering in the skies with its black wings spread out wide, looking down at from above.

As expected, against an opponent of this size, Vanishing Ball isnt able to knock it back far enough.

Its troubleso, but were going to have to take it down.

Hey Oaks.

W-what is it?

Be glad. Its ti for the secret weapon to take the stage.

What do you an?

Without concern for the fear written on Oaks face, I continued.

You dont have to do too much, just stand in front to defend from the attacks. Ill be counting on you alright, Sir Holy Knight? I dont mind even if you defeat it in the anti.

Heh, hehe! I-I-I-In that case, dont worry, l-l-leave it to !

Oaks replied with a shaky voice and a tight-lipped smile.

In all honesty, hes not exactly reliable, but hes still better than nothing Probably.

While still feeling uneasy with my impromptu partner, I glared at the Dark Demon.

The Dark Demon in the air flapped its wings and glided towards us.

It moved at a considerable speed, but there was still so distance between us.

I downed a mana restoration potion and stepped behind Oaks.

Turn back, turn back! Damn it, its not working!

I tried to command the prosthetic to turn back into its original form, but besides the sounds of tal grinding against tal, there was no sign of it turning back.

With the pain in my right hand, I wont be able to wield the Great Divine Sword Ainbelle either I guess well just have to accept our fates.