Volume 2: Magic Tower Chapter 74: Restoring Fireball Technique

  I looked around and saw that the space was not small, but it was still not enough for casting magic. I hesitated for a moment before saying: "There are many magics that are not suitable for casting in such a narrow place. If we cast magic here, this place will collapse." I clearly felt that Natre's soul seemed to laugh, his voice echoing in the tomb: "Do you know why my wife could imprison me here? Although I am in a spiritual state, my ability to communicate with elements has not been lost. If your magic can blast the tomb, I would have been able to get out long ago. Don't worry about casting, just aim at the blue light at the door. You can rest assured that nothing will happen. Just forget about range magic, the interior of the tomb can't withstand it. Don't shatter my body too."

  I nodded, and the magical elements gathered around me cheerfully. The fireball technique, this most basic magic took shape in my hands, and the compressed fire element emitted a white radiance. A fireball flew out of my hand with a sharp whistle, "Boom" it hit the blue light screen at the door, the blue light flickered slightly, and my fireball disappeared without a trace.

  "Nantes' voice rang out again: 'You have a great magical talent, even in my day, your talent would be considered very good. Unfortunately, your teacher seems to be too weak and doesn't know how to teach you properly. Your fireball technique is quite stiff, but fortunately, you're a clever person who knows how to add your own understanding and flexibility when things don't feel right. Not bad at all.'"

  I bowed to Nante's soul and said, "Respected Nante, the one who taught me magic is the great magician Ankala. He is the person I respect the most. Please do not belittle him in your words. Otherwise, I would rather stop learning magic. For one day he was my teacher, he will always be my teacher. You are the same."

  I thought my words would make Nante extremely angry, but Nante's reaction was beyond my expectation. He said in an appreciative tone: "Good, I like your attitude. Teaching a student who knows how to be grateful makes me feel more at ease. I know you won't go back on your word. I'll pay attention from now on. Let's start with this fireball technique of yours."

  Seeing me nodding my head and making a serious listening expression, Nante said: "Actually, the fireball technique in our era is not like yours. Think about it, a compressed fireball technique directly attacks the enemy, why can the enemy avoid it?"

  "After some thought, I said: 'After the fireball technique is released, the speed is actually not as fast as the arrow's speed. If the enemy is far away, it should be very likely to avoid it. Although the fireball has great power after being hit, it is only suitable for close range combat where the enemy cannot avoid it and the spell takes effect. However, magic has a preparation time, whether it's mental or verbal incantation, plus hand gestures and guidance, an enemy will notice during the process of casting a fireball technique by a magician and pull away from the magician.'"

  "Nantes said:" Well, how can we make up for this shortcoming?""

  I shook my head and said, "Unless you can cast the fireball spell without an incantation or hand gesture, instantaneously, but that's probably impossible. Any magic requires preparation, otherwise how can you gather magical elements and guide them to form a fireball?"

  Nante said, "What you're saying is correct, but why don't you consider making the fireball spin? A spinning fireball can greatly increase flight speed and change its trajectory. I don't know why the current Fireball Technique has become like this or which magician omitted such an important part of it, but what I know about the Fireball Technique is that it's supposed to be like this." Nante then began demonstrating the Fireball Technique.

  A dark red glow gathered in front of my eyes, I could feel the flame element rotating and gathering towards a central point. As the rotation speed got faster and faster, the red glow became brighter and more dazzling. Finally, in a white glow, a spinning fireball emitting a dazzling light streaked across an arc and rushed towards the blue glow.

  I hadn't even reacted yet, and the fireball had already collided with the blue light. After hitting the light, the fireball didn't disappear like mine did, but instead spun around like a drill bit trying to break through the blue glow. The force of the fireball pushed the blue light inward, causing it to cave in. It rotated violently, dragging the entire blue screen into a huge hole. After a while, the fireball's energy was depleted, and with a loud bang, it exploded, causing the blue light to fluctuate wildly before returning to its original state.

  I stared blankly, and enviously said: "So this is what a real fireball technique looks like, it's indeed very powerful... If someone were to be hit by such a fireball, my goodness, before the fireball even starts burning, they'd already be blown away with a huge hole from the spinning force of the fireball!"

  "Nantes said with a smile, 'This is just an elementary magic, the wonderful part is yet to come. I will correct your magic one by one until you fully grasp it. After mastering elemental magic, I'll start teaching you spatial magic, which is the ultimate magic among all. A good magician must know spatial magic. Creatures like giant dragons are immune to elemental magic, but spatial magic is their nemesis. A magician who has never killed a dragon is not a good one. If a magician encounters an enemy that is immune to magic or too fast, they would be completely helpless and should have gone extinct already.'"

  I listened to Nante's words and only then did I realize that magic was such a terrifying thing in ancient times. A primary-level magic, once it had restored its true appearance, had a power that even surpassed the intermediate-level magic I knew of, and even reached the level of advanced magic. This is really too shocking for me.

  Nantes' voice echoed in my ears once again: "From the way you gather magical elements, it seems like you've followed the Elves to learn magic?"

  I nodded and said: "Yes, I lived in a village of elves for a while, and just came out recently."

  "Nanter said, 'The Elves place more emphasis on communication and exchange with the elements. Their magic is relatively gentle, but they can gather magical elements much faster than humans, and their casting requirements are also much lower. That's why many intermediate Elf mages can easily cast high-level magic. You'll benefit greatly from learning this, and later when you learn spatial magic, it will be half as difficult as it would be for a normal person. So, let's get started! Time is still pressing, but I'm confident now that you won't disappoint me.'"