Chapter 64: Spell Machine Gun!

Chapter 64: The Spell Machine Gun!

The bonus from the Flame Elemental Body extraordinary trait was brutal: fire spell power doubled, casting time halved.

There was no need for over-exploration.

Levi focused primarily on discovering the improvements brought by the Mana Mastery extraordinary trait.

"An increase in mana mastery means stronger control over my spells."

A small fiery serpent floated in his palm, shaped by his hand from a Minor Fireball spell.

"With better control, the maximum charge limit increases, but limited by the spell model of zero-tier spells, a tenfold charge is already the limit for Minor Fireball."

The small fiery serpent shifted back into a fireball, expanding rapidly under the catalyst of mana.

Once its diameter expanded to half a meter, it reached its absolute limit.

A tenfold charge of Minor Fireball reached the pinnacle of zero-tier spells.

Before awakening the Mana Mastery extraordinary trait, charging a Minor Fireball past sevenfold would cause it to destabilize and self-detonate.

Now, even at a tenfold charge, Levi felt everything was under his control, completely unaffected by the excess mana.

"The self-detonating fireball is entirely a thing of the past." Levi smiled.

A tenfold-charged Minor Fireball was slightly stronger than a proficient-level Fireball, though its casting time was longer.

This was mainly due to the charging time.

The Flame Elemental Body halved casting time, but it only applied to normal casting, not the charging duration.

For normal casting, a Minor Fireball took only 0.3 seconds, while the maximum charge time took five seconds.

Fortunately, the Flame Elemental Body's amplification of fire spell power remained unaffected.

A tenfold-charged Minor Fireball unleashed a true power comparable to the simultaneous explosion of twenty regular minor fireballs.

It was even stronger than the power of a proficient-level Fireball.

An entry-level Fireball's power was roughly equivalent to a fivefold-charged Minor Fireball.

A proficient-level Fireball increased the base power by about 1.5 times, not quite reaching twofold.

Bang!

A pit two meters wide blasted into the ground.

Having experienced the changes to the Minor Fireball spell, Levi systematically tested his other spells under the influence of the Mana Mastery extraordinary trait.

For the Invisible Armor spell, by utilizing the charging technique to thicken the armor, its defensive power increased roughly twofold.

It was slightly weaker than a first-tier Magic Shield, but it was already enough to block attacks from first-tier spells.

Invisible Armor was not well-suited for charging, so its maximum charge limit was low.

For the Ice Arrow spell, Levi easily executed Guze's triple-shot technique, and could even manage five or six consecutive shots.

Forcing a single-shot spell to become a rapid-fire spell.

Levi’s mind stirred; he had almost forgotten the Chain Fireball spell.

He raised his hand and cast Chain Fireball.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Fireballs shot continuously from his palm until his mana was completely drained.

Looking at the ruined scene before him, Levi was filled with pleasant surprise.

He had never expected that he would actually achieve the vision Rota once imagined.

The key to accomplishing this was the Mana Mastery extraordinary trait.

At this moment, Levi truly realized the vast chasm created by an extraordinary trait.

Capabilities that ordinary people racked their brains just to barely master.

For a professional possessing the corresponding extraordinary trait, it was simpler than breathing.

Levi took a deep breath; just two extraordinary traits had multiplied his strength several times over.

It was hard to imagine how powerful high-tier extraordinaries with multiple extraordinary traits must be.

The compounding and catalytic effects between extraordinary traits would provide a terrifyingly immense amplification.

With only the Flame Elemental Body or Mana Mastery as a single trait.

Levi's strength would still improve significantly.

But it would be absolutely impossible to make Fireball unleash power comparable to the second-tier Flame Serpent spell.

This also made Levi realize the critical importance of choosing future extraordinary traits as they awakened.

They had best complement his existing Flame Elemental Body and Mana Mastery traits.

Pulling back his scattered thoughts, Levi focused on the present.

With a thought, the room restored itself to its original state, and his mana completely refilled.

"Shadow Tentacle!"

A thick shadow tentacle extended from the darkness.

Expending extra mana, more shadow tentacles stretched out from the shadows.

A single-target control spell transformed into a crowd-control spell. Levi smiled; excellent!

Unfortunately, the Shadow Tentacle spell belonged to the shadow element, so it could not benefit from the Flame Elemental Body's amplification.

Its power remained unchanged, only its controllability was enhanced.

Exiting the dream.

Levi meditated to cultivate his mana.

Late into the night, after most people had fallen asleep, he entered the dream world once more.

Standing at the doorway, he took a deep breath, "Tonight's goal is to kill a second-tier Nightmare!"

Levi wanted to test his true strength.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Boom!

Tonight's dream world was exceptionally lively, with flaming meteors raining down across the sky.

Those were the catapult stones feared by the citizens of Hansha City.

In the dream world, the catapult stones became even more terrifying, like meteors cascading from the heavens.

From time to time, a rain of arrows poured down from the sky.

Half of Hansha City burned in flames, thick smoke billowed everywhere, and the figures of Nightmare Orcs were everywhere.

Levi stepped out the door and saw that the hallway wall had been smashed apart by a flaming meteor, offering a direct view of the street outside through the gap.

Crackle!

Lying in the ruins, the flaming meteor still burned with an unquenchable fire.

The entire house burned slowly in flames, black smoke pouring into the corridors.

Li Wei waved his hand, and the fire died; the smoke dispersed.

He had no intention of returning only to find the door gone.

As Li Wei wielded the power of dreams, nearby nightmares quickly sensed him.

At first, they hesitated, mistaking him for one of their own.

But upon detecting the scent of humanity on him, they realized he was a delicious prey.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Four or five nightmares rose into the air and lunged toward him.

Now that Li Wei revealed his ability to command dream energy, the nightmares abandoned concealment and revealed their true forms.

"Perfect timing!"

A smirk curled Li Wei’s lips as he raised his staff.

"Chain Fireball!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Fireballs launched one after another from the tip of his staff.

Under Li Wei’s powerful control, each fireball locked unerringly onto its target.

They arced through the air, striking nightmares attempting to dodge.

When the first fireball struck a nightmare, staggering it and freezing its form—

the second, third, and fourth fireballs followed without mercy.

Until the nightmare’s core shattered.

In an instant, all surrounding nightmares attacking Li Wei lay destroyed.

Before others could arrive, Li Wei vanished into invisibility.

"The nightmares have grown stronger overall—more mid-tier and high-tier ones at the first rank."

Walking down the street, he glanced up at the sky.

Nightmares danced in the air above, transforming into whatever their prey feared most once they found a victim.

"Ahh! Help me!"

Li Wei turned his head and saw several familiar figures.

Phesia, Jonah, Lanya, and Lisa were fleeing in desperation.

A boar-headed nightmare over three meters tall was hunting them down.

It was a second-rank nightmare.

Boom!

The boar creature’s chain hammer crashed down, crushing Jonah into pulp, sending the remaining three sprinting forward in even greater terror.

Jonah’s zero-rank magic shield hadn’t even activated.

Against a second-rank nightmare’s strike, it shattered instantly.

(End of Chapter)