The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

To this end, the professors also temporarily taught some magic to dispel illusions, and the athletes took advantage of the break time to practice these new spells diligently.

However, when the game resumed, their hour-long discussion proved completely useless.

Except for the match without Hogwarts, in which Durmstrang narrowly defeated Ifamoni, Hogwarts used the same opening for the other two matches.

A final flash of light, and then everything was completely under Hogwarts' control.

The Stop and Reveal spells were ineffective, since this was not conventional magic, and conventional stop and reveal spells were naturally useless.

The spell to dispel illusions is even more meaningless.

Because although it is indeed an illusion, it is not the same as an illusion in the conventional sense of the wizarding world.

This deviation is created using the principle of light refraction. It is a "natural phenomenon" controlled by magic. As long as the wizards cannot understand the principle, they cannot find the magic that manipulates light, and naturally they will have no way to break this magic.

The second Hogwarts senior student who went on stage didn't perform as spectacularly as Philip, but he still managed to create four identical figures of himself on stage.

Each figure was performing the same action, and the other party knew that three of them must be illusions. However, the problem was that the modified light magic was also affected by sound interference, making it almost impossible to determine the true location by sight and hearing alone.

Unless you have extremely strong perception like Ryze.

However, those with a talent for divination are generally learning divination from teachers. In this duel, there may be a few diviners in the adult group, but there are indeed no such contestants in the junior group.

With all spells unable to interfere with the light magic, the opponent couldn't distinguish between the real object and the phantom, and could only randomly cast spells into the air like a headless fly.

In less than five minutes, Hogwarts seized an opening and ended the battle with a precise Disarm Charm.

Like Philip, after winning, he deliberately made a pale face and was helped off the stage by his companions to continue to give other schools the same impression.

So all their attention was focused on Ryze, who was the last to appear.

"The opponent is just a first-year student. Even if his magic power is comparable to that of a sixth-year student, he is still young. Beam magic, illusion magic, and that ancient magic are not low-level spells. Even if he has mastered them all, his body and energy cannot last long. As long as we persevere, we still have a better chance of winning."

Chapter 208: Reiz's One-Man Stage

When Ryze stepped onto the dueling ring, the atmosphere in the stands was already extremely tense.

His opponent was a sixth-grade student from Beauxbatons named Julian.

Unlike the previous competitors, Julian appeared to be more composed.

As Beauxbatons' last hope, he carefully observed Reese's every move during the examination, and even asked Reese a question before the match started.

“I noticed you during your very first match.”

"Since the start of this duel tournament, you've been using the Radiant Light Charm as your opening move, and your teammates all started with it today too... If I'm not mistaken, that illusion spell is probably related to that Radiant Light Charm you used at the beginning, right?"

“Although others may not have noticed, I have noticed that every time after the Intense Light Charm, the light on the dueling ring undergoes some subtle changes, and then slowly returns to its original state after it ends. This happened in the first two matches at your Hogwarts.”

Ryze raised an eyebrow slightly, not surprised that the other party had seen through part of the truth.

The powerful light spell is indeed quite conspicuous, so it's not surprising that some of it would be analyzed.

He simply replied, "So, have you found a way to crack it?"

Julian remained silent.

He did indeed figure out the key to the problem, but he really didn't know where to start with the Illumination Charm.

The reason why the Illumination Charm has hundreds of derivative spells is because this spell is so common. It is basically the first spell that all wizards need to master after entering school, and they can easily adjust the lighting effect of this spell according to their own needs.

While most of these spells can be stopped directly with the anti-Illumination spell Nox, there are also many Illumination spells that cannot be stopped with this standard spell.

It's not easy to figure out the counter-spell for this new spell in just one hour.

"I will win this duel," Julian finally said, before stepping back to the other side of the dueling ring.

As soon as the referee announced the start of the match, Ryze cast the Intense Light spell at top speed.

Julian didn't use any offensive spells. Instead, he quickly waved his wand, erecting three thick ice walls in front of him and simultaneously casting a powerful armor spell on himself.

He was like a turtle retreating into its shell, determined to exhaust Ryze's physical and magical energy.

According to the professors at Beauxbatons, a first-year student could not sustain such a wide range of visual distraction magic for very long.

Even the ultimate Flash of Light, when he was prepared to defend with all his might, could only last for ten seconds under the protection of layers of ice walls.

Obviously, that beam of magic can only last for a few seconds, and it is absolutely impossible for it to last that long.

Next, he just needs to stay in his own territory and try to break the opponent's magic little by little.

Even if we can't completely crack the code, as long as we can slightly delay the pace of the game, that would be great.

Faced with Julian's almost shameless "turtle tactics," the audience below the stage erupted in cheers.

Over the years of dueling tournaments, the tortoise tactic has naturally been used by many people, but it is generally used against difficult opponents in order to buy time and look for an opportunity.

As for the spectators below the stage, it was a chaotic scene of one side attacking and the other defending, looking for opportunities. Naturally, it wasn't as exciting as a magical duel.

But the professors at Beauxbatons looked satisfied.

In their view, as long as they can win, it doesn't matter whether the process is aesthetically pleasing.

Julian hid behind the thick ice wall, his wand always pointing forward.

He was prepared to reinforce the ice wall as soon as Ryze cast the Ultimate Flash Charm and use the reflection from the ice to disrupt the other's vision.

However, after seeing the other party's attitude, Ryze did not rush to attack, but continued to stabilize the light that was already under his control.

"Then I'll give a brief demonstration."

He gracefully waved his wand, and with his movement, the lighting on the dueling ring suddenly changed.

The originally evenly distributed light began to intertwine in the air, forming beams of light visible to the naked eye, much like stage lighting in a theater.

Then, Ryze casually flicked out a red spark.

The spell was cast entirely to the side, but amidst the shouts of the onlookers, the spark drew a strange Z-shape in mid-air before heading towards Julian's side.

Despite being prepared, Julian couldn't help but reinforce his defenses on the side as the spell approached him.

However, the spark dissipated somewhat abruptly before it touched his armored spell.

Immediately afterwards, a soft "snap" sound came from the ice wall in front of him, indicating that the spell had not come from the side at all.

"Was that spell just now also an illusion?" Although Julian was prepared after watching the first match, he was still a little shocked to see the elusive spell in person.

Ryze smiled, while his wand danced incessantly.

In an instant, a dazzling light and shadow show unfolded on the dueling stage.

Ryze continuously unleashed various basic spells: the Stunning Spell, the Disarming Spell, the Barrier Spell...

He even created several illusory clones. Although the clones moved in the same way, the spells emitted from their wands appeared in different colors through the manipulation of light magic, giving the impression that multiple different spells were being released at the same time.

Under the influence of light magic, these spells flew erratically in the air, making it impossible to determine their landing point, much to the dismay of the spectators.

"My God, he's playing with light!" K, who was watching the scene, discovered the secret of this magic by observing the situation on the dueling platform.

Professors from other schools also whispered among themselves, their expressions grave.

Under Ryze's performance, they could naturally see the trick, but it was precisely because they could see that Ryze was manipulating light, yet could not understand the principle behind it, that they felt the terrifying nature of this magic.

How exactly did Ryze and his team create so many illusions using light?

Professor Flitwick was also very excited watching the performance on stage.

Although the Hogwarts Duels Club has only one magic spell, among the students, only Rhett Butler, who is extremely sensitive to light, can wield it to this extent.

This duel has now become Ryze's personal stage!

Chapter 209: Field Magic

The stands buzzed with discussion. Even in the wizarding world, Ryze's magic was considered dazzling. To see such a performance in the junior division's dueling tournament, even knowing it might all be fake, was a real treat for the eyes.

However, for those professional professors, after their initial amazement upon seeing Reese's performance, their expressions quickly turned thoughtful.

"Although the spell's effects are powerful... it's still an illusion at the end of the day, and somewhat flashy but impractical," a professor at Beauxbatons' seat commented in a low voice.

Even his tightly furrowed brows relaxed considerably.

“It is indeed genius that Hogwarts was able to develop such magic, combining the Illusion Charm and the Illumination Charm to form a new illusion spell, and even concealing the trajectory of the spell. But an illusion is still just an illusion.”

Under Julian's tight defense, this simple illusion, besides providing visual enjoyment for the audience, also puts more psychological pressure on the opponent.

They've been discussing this for a long time these past few days, including during that one-hour break just now, they debated for a long time about Hogwarts' tactics in this duel. They all felt that Hogwarts had been using psychological warfare against their opponents from other schools throughout the tournament.

The Ultimate Flash Charm isn't actually that scary, but because the players were under too much pressure, they couldn't unleash their full potential when facing the Hogwarts players, and ultimately lost.

In the first two games at Hogwarts today, their opponents ultimately lost their composure first, which is why they revealed their weaknesses.

The battle on the dueling stage now seems to be entirely Ryze's solo performance, but how long can such a dazzling show last?

They all felt that such a wide-ranging visual interference spell required a high level of willpower and mental strength from the caster, and a first-year student simply couldn't endure it for long.

"As long as Julian doesn't make any mistakes, can withstand the pressure from Ryze, and hold his ground, the game will be over when the opponent is exhausted."

Julian himself thought so too.

He was indeed under a lot of pressure at this moment. Although most of the magic that Ryze displayed was an illusion, it was indeed breaking through his defenses little by little.

His attention remained highly focused throughout.

After all, he didn't know from which direction or angle Ryze's spell would come from, so he could only cast a protective spell on his entire body.

This state actually puts considerable pressure on his mental state, which is why the tortoise tactic is not commonly used under normal circumstances.

However, compared to the complicated mindset of these people, the students at Hogwarts seemed much more relaxed.

Because people from other schools don't know that after being improved by several professors, light magic actually doesn't consume much mental energy.

Changing the lighting conditions in the room is essentially a variation of the normal Illumination Charm. The energy consumption is no different from that of a normal Illumination Charm, and the main part of the process is still distorting the light.

However, in this respect, apart from one's own talent and manipulation of magic, it actually depends more on the spellcaster's own understanding of light.

The more you understand light, the easier it is to manipulate it.

In this respect, Ryze has a natural advantage.

He was gifted in light magic and was naturally adept at manipulating light.

Having received compulsory education and attended university in his previous life, he is naturally quick-witted in this life, and now he also possesses the rune talent of a scientific madman with such a fast thinking speed.

Therefore, Ryze knew very well how to control light with minimal effort to achieve the desired effect.

Those seemingly cool magical effects actually consume less energy than the regular spells he uses.

“Those guys probably don’t know why Rhys is performing like this on stage; they just think he’s wasting his energy,” the Hogwarts student couldn’t help but smile as he observed the reactions of the contestants and professors from other schools.

“Yes, if Ryze hadn’t mentioned this magic idea to us before and completed a prototype before the duel tournament started, we probably wouldn’t have been able to figure out what Ryze is up to now.”

Another student chuckled and nodded.

Their eyes were fixed on the dueling ring.

To ordinary wizards, those wandering beams of light were simply dazzling, a performance by Rizz.

But to the Hogwarts students who knew the inside story, every ray of light that Rhett emitted now left a faint trace of magic on the dueling ring.

This was also a concept of "arena magic" that Ryze proposed during discussions at the Duel Club.

During their months of research, they learned that light is a magical thing, possessing both wave and particle characteristics, and therefore they had to take time to learn from Muggles' understanding of the physical phenomenon of light.

In their research on light waves, they developed light magic that could twist light to create illusions and found the secret to casting spells without leaving a trace.

However, in another aspect, their research and development has not lagged behind.

Although they are not yet able to precisely control the light particles, they have found a way to continuously gather them with magic. Once this magic is complete, they will be able to launch attacks from anywhere within the area.

It can be said that this magic was developed entirely for the dueling tournament stage, since in most cases, it can only be fully effective in a relatively enclosed space like the dueling stage.

However, since this magic is only in its initial form and needs a relatively long period of accumulation to produce a qualitative change, before the duel tournament, everyone thought that this magic would be unlikely to appear in the tournament until its casting speed was increased.

But I didn't expect the students at Beauxbatons to give me this opportunity.

So when he saw his opponent adopt a defensive stance, Ryze on the dueling platform began to perform while secretly building up his power.

Ryze has now been performing in the dueling ring for almost five minutes.

In the accelerated thinking state brought on by the scientific madman, his brain rapidly calculated the concentration of light particles in every corner of the field.

This large-scale magic spell, which had just reached its initial stage, was indeed consuming more energy and magic power for him, so he was beginning to look somewhat tired.

"However, this level should be enough," Ryze thought to himself, as he stopped his performance.

"It's about time to show some real stuff."

Chapter 210: Different Intense Light Spells