Sixth Ring Wizard

Chapter 24 Fighting for Life

"Deep Blue, how long will it take him to partially petrify and cast Fireball?"

Partial petrification: 1.9 seconds.

Fireball: 2.5 seconds.

Herag was calculating something in his mind. Just as he had observed, spells cast through enchanted objects were slower, while his own spells would be faster.

A map appeared in his field of vision, an overhead view of the crater provided by Deep Blue.

The red-haired boy didn't make any rash moves, nor did he dare to approach Herag easily.

Herag dared not show himself easily, after all, the power of the fireball was too great, and he needed to be careful.

Helag crouched low and circled around to the side of the mound, using the overhead view to ensure he remained in the other's blind spot.

The red-haired boy had keen senses and noticed Hellagur's change in position. The ring on his hand flashed a faint green light, ready to attack at any moment.

As Herag drew closer to the red-haired boy, he estimated that the position was about right, nocked three arrows on his steel bow, and then darted out to fire them rapidly.

As the three arrows flew out, he threw the steel bow aside, drew his longsword, and charged forward.

The red-haired man's pupils contracted slightly as he dodged to the side, simultaneously releasing a petrification effect that petrified his chest area.

An arrow landed where he had been standing, another fell to the side, and yet another struck him in the chest.

Herag seized the opportunity and quickly closed in, the cold glint of his longsword already reflected on the red-haired man's face.

The red-haired man's right hand ring emitted a burst of green light, and a fireball floated in front of him. At this moment, he and Hellagur were only a few meters apart.

After the fireball was launched, Herag neither dodged nor avoided it. His speed not only did not decrease, but he even accelerated and rushed forward, holding his longsword in front of him.

boom!

The fireball struck Hrag's longsword with a tremendous explosion, sending sparks flying everywhere.

"You're asking for it!" the red-haired man sneered at Herag's behavior.

A figure burst out of the sparks at incredible speed, his hair was on fire, most of his clothes were burned off, and he had burns on his shoulders and arms.

But Herag seemed completely oblivious, and charged toward the redhead with his sword.

The redhead looked astonished, and at the same time, a sense of fear rose in his heart.

Just as he was about to cast part of the petrification spell, he found the world in front of him spinning rapidly, and finally he saw his own headless corpse, and his consciousness fell into a deep sleep.

Herag continued to strike the corpse's vital areas a few more times before sitting down heavily on the ground and taking out his pocket watch.

The white light shone again, and the burns on Hrag's body healed rapidly, leaving only some obvious scars.

"Remaining mana: 40%"

He had decided from the beginning to fight with his life on the line; if he held back, he might be outmaneuvered and killed by this redhead.

Redhead was clearly not prepared to fight to the death. By the time Hellagur charged out, having withstood the fireball, he had no time to react.

Wizard apprentices are human too; they die just like anyone else if their heads are chopped off.

Herag pulled the ring off the corpse. Like the pocket watch, holding the ring allowed information to flow into his mind.

"Solo's Fireball Ring: Enchanted with the level 0 spell Small Fireball."

Besides the ring, Herag also found dozens of gold coins and a book in the red-haired man's backpack.

Level 0 Spells: Detailed Explanation of Some Petrification Spells

Herag found nothing of value, so he took the ring in his hand and channeled some magic into it.

A fireball was quickly cast and then struck the corpse on the ground.

"Remaining mana: 5%"

After using the small fireball technique, he only had 5% of his magic left, and his brain felt extremely tired, as if he hadn't slept for a day and a night.

Herag found some dry wood nearby, added more firewood to the burning corpse, and then left.

He could deduce from the red-haired man's words that the red-haired man had a teacher, and Herag didn't want to punish the younger one and then the older one, so he disposed of the body and ran away.

On his way back on horseback, he encountered a caravan. The raggedly dressed Helag spent ten copper coins to buy a new set of clothes.

His robust physique attracted the attention of many women in the caravan, and some even lifted the carriage curtain to invite him to come up and have some fun.

Herag smiled and declined, then changed his clothes, kicked his horse in the belly, and galloped back to Swan City.

When he returned to the courtyard, he was alone at home; Melissa should have been at the academy at that time.

He took out the meteorite grass, washed it, and according to the records in the Starry Sky Meditation Method, it needed to be decocted and taken.

One plant of meteorite grass can be boiled in water about three times, after which the effect becomes very weak.

This is the only one found in such a large crater, and it was obtained by Hrag at great personal risk.

Boil water and decoct for oral administration.

The water boiled with meteorite grass turned a deep green and had a rather pungent smell, making one wonder if it was even drinkable.

Herag picked up the kettle, poured himself a glass, and took a sip after it cooled slightly.

The taste was indescribable, extremely disgusting.

Herag frowned, swallowed it, and then began to meditate.

Stargazing meditation does not have to be practiced at night. Simply observing the stars is enough. It is only necessary to practice at night when looking for new stars to observe.

The effects of the meteorite grass were very noticeable; the stars in my mind solidified much faster.

Based on this progress, Herag estimated that the meditation speed after consuming Meteorite Grass would be five to six times faster.

"The difference in meditation speed between having resources and not having resources is too great." After finishing his meditation, Herag opened his eyes and picked up the book "Level Zero Spells: Partial Explanation of Petrification".

This is the only spellbook the red-haired guy has, and Hellagur estimates that this is the only spell he knows.

He opened the book and read it carefully; part of the petrification technique originated from a basilisk.

If a person makes eye contact with this basilisk, they will be petrified. Some wizards have dissected the basilisk to study the principle of petrification.

Based on the principles discovered through research, this petrification technique was developed.

Partial petrification can temporarily petrify parts of the body, enhancing defense and attack power without causing negative effects on the user.

To learn a spell, one must first construct a spell model. The learner needs to solidify the spell model in their mind before they can use the spell at will.

Some petrification spells are level zero spells, which can be learned by first-class wizard apprentices.

The spell model wasn't particularly complex, but it was still somewhat complicated for Horag, who was encountering spell models for the first time.

The spell model contains the flow and operation of magic, with numerous parameters and corresponding spell formulas.

The more advanced the spell, the more parameters its spell model has, the more formulas it has, and the greater the amount of calculation required.

Herag was not afraid of these difficulties: "I will definitely walk the path of a wizard to the end. I have dealt with such complicated subjects in my previous life. How can a mere level zero spell be difficult for me?"

"Deep Blue, analyze the Petrify spell (part of the level 0 spell) and construct its spell model!"

"The mission has been recorded. The estimated time remaining is 25 minutes, and the estimated mana consumption is 34.7%."

(End of this chapter)