Chapter 233: The Forbidden Giant Transformation Spell of the Wizard Academy
The attack from the magic cannon continually forced me to leave the area around the Wizard Tower, despite the shield it upheld.
Compared to those bizarre and unpredictable magic effects and curses, I was more concerned about this shield upheld by the Wizard Tower. Rather than being a shield, it felt more like a one-sided barrier.
A shield that is supposed to provide protection must interfere with its own attacks, which results in the protected side also being affected by its protective spells.
Thus, shields generally have many ways to circumvent such limitations. For example, there are spells that do not provide full coverage, allowing a corner of the casting to be exposed; or triggering shields that activate to provide protection immediately after being struck by an attack from a specific direction.
The energy shield I used is based on a principle similar to the second type.
Now, I was witnessing a third type, a one-sided protection that surely involved high-end attack recognition.
Perhaps I had been feeling my protective means were lacking before; now I was particularly focused on various protective measures.
Can you imagine keeping the enemy at bay while still being able to strike them?
It’s simply a caster’s dream technique.
Unfortunately, this was not the time to explore such methods, but I couldn’t help but exclaim that the wizards’ bizarre and marvelous techniques could yield effects even more miraculous than spellbooks.
I wondered if there was such a spellbook in the Witch Academy; if there was, I would want one, even if it was just a basic consumption spellbook, I would find ways to make it strong.
There’s no help for it; such a form of protective magic has a solid foundation, making it worth my effort.
However, I couldn’t dwell on these unrelated matters.
“Now let me see just how resilient the shield of your Wizard Tower really is!”
When I reached the position of their shield, the responsible wizard apprentice was sweating nervously. There was only one of them, and using such overwhelming firepower for suppression was proving ineffective and excessively wasteful.
The primary function of the Wizard Tower was to handle situations of being besieged by multiple attackers; that was what it excelled at.
“Do you really think you can break through the shield all by yourself? It’s a pipe dream!”
Although the wizard apprentices spoke as if casually, their hands did not stop moving. Any attackable spell was being hurled my way.
I also did not hold back; the newly mastered point-gathering fireball spell was directly directed at the shield.
Suddenly, a tremendous impact rippled across the massive shield, the fluctuating energy from the shield created visible ripples that I could see in the shocked expressions of their eyes.
But only I knew that the previous strike hadn’t inflicted any devastating damage; the shield absorbed the concentrated damage thanks to its massive volume, dispersing it in waves of energy.
“Tch… I thought it was some remarkable technique, but you still can’t break the shield?”
“Do you really hold such a belief?”
I smiled as I looked at them; if they only saw the surface of that strike without recognizing the implications behind it, then I could only say I had overestimated the folks at the Wizard Academy.
They were worse than the students from the Holy Angel Academy and Aphhemia Academy; I didn’t see a shred of the qualities that should have belonged to elite students from top-tier academies.
Just that one strike achieved this level; then how might you deal with my dual technique of “Floating” + “Point Gathering”?
Though I had never attempted it before, it didn’t mean I couldn’t do it; I just needed the time.
This also meant that even without Tan Han, I could break this shield if given the time.
Yet these wizard apprentices were still mocking me for being unable to break their shield with a single spell.
The one that should be laughing is me; there will always be ignorant fools who inadvertently hit my funny bone.
I realized now how Tan Han, even without using the high-consumption spellbook, managed to break the shield with so many people together—very simply, just reach the damage threshold to break it, plain and straightforward.
It seems I overestimated them; indeed, the more others spoke of it as mysterious, only firsthand attempts reveal how flimsy the enemy truly is.
As such, my originally flamboyant assault plan was modified; it had genuinely turned into me launching the assault. In any case, Tan Han would observe the timing to execute a strong attack. The crucial aspect was timing—who says my actions wouldn’t create the opportunities she needed?
Thus, without hesitation, I actively applied spells and entered a state of “battle perception.”
“Continue attacking her! Everyone else, be on guard for any ambush!” With Lusen’s command, the few wizard apprentices began to act.
However, they thought they could temporarily relax, only for it to mark the start of their anxiety.
I no longer limited my evasion to the ground under fire suppression; instead, I flew on my broom to evade from multiple angles, applying pressure on them while also searching for the optimal point to break their shield.
With the emergence of several floating energy manipulation spells, the so-called fire suppression began to reverse at that moment. With my continuous attempts, my application of floating and point gathering was becoming increasingly refined.
The so-called floating cannon was becoming a true laser floating cannon.
“You fools, aren’t you going to stop her? Her techniques are getting stronger! If the opposing attack continues to rise, it will reach the critical threshold of the shield!”
“Do you think this is some monster-hunting upgrade game? This is an exchange match; what gives her the right to keep escalating?”
“But the facts show that her attack power keeps rising steadily. Are you doubting me?”
“I’m not doubting you; I have a better visual of the shield’s condition than you.”
“Then I’ll deactivate the shield and use the exotic thunder giant magic directly.”
“Are you crazy? The use of such grand magic is limited—you don’t think it’s a waste to use it on this one person, do you? Moreover, the deterrence effect of such means is far greater than its combat effectiveness; what if the other side has a countermeasure…”
Lusen whispered angrily at the exchange wizard, knowing even if he was very upset, he instinctively realized such matters shouldn’t be disclosed, so he lowered his voice.
“Then I will remove the shield, and you all can engage her directly? You must understand that the active deactivation of the Wizard Tower’s shield and passive breaking are two different concepts. Last time it was passively broken, the shield generator of the Wizard Tower was damaged. Do you know what that means? This time, even a little witch could shake our shield!”
At this moment, team leader Lusen was arguing with the busy wizard apprentices inside the Wizard Tower.
Although, as team leader, Lusen had little authority, this was a tense moment, and both sides were quite restrained.
“No way, this witch coming here is far too unreasonable. If the shield barrier is deactivated, can you guarantee there won’t be others ambushing us?” Lusen remained adamant against deactivating the shield.
“There are no suspicious moving heat sources detected around the Witch’s surroundings; the detection range is sufficiently covered. Even if there truly are enemies ambushing, we have enough time to prepare and reactivate the shield.”
“Moving heat sources… moving heat sources! Is that thing reliable? You’re willing to gamble our lives on this? Do you know the consequences of a mistake? The witch in front of you just took down those floating islands of bird people! And she hasn’t even used that terrifying ability before—you understand?”
“Then she must be at her last gasp now; her stamina and magic power have been greatly exhausted. Even if the restorative potions are effective, they’re not omnipotent. If you can’t handle such a witch, after this exchange match, you will lose everything at the Wizard Academy.”
Hearing such words, Lusen didn’t doubt the truth of the opposing claims. Even though he would return after the situation had already been set, the Wizard Academy wouldn’t evaluate his performance during the exchange match; however, that guy’s instructor absolutely held the power to ruin him… the Wizard Academy is a cruel place.
He had witnessed the dark means of the Wizard Academy, so he understood he had no choice at this moment.
“At the Wizard Tower, I’ve also prepared a witch medicine for you. If you truly can’t resist, use this. Don’t be afraid; here is the witch’s dream world, you won’t be harmed.”
“You said all this just for that?”
Lusen returned to the Wizard Tower to find the so-called witch medicine, but after a powerless inquiry, silence followed.
This was one of the spellcasting materials used for the Forbidden Giant Transformation Spell.
More importantly, this transformation was “irreversible,” and during the process, one would continuously lose rationality; at this moment, the apprentice could not withstand the force of the “giant” transformation whether physically or mentally.
However, before he lost consciousness, his combat strength would undoubtedly be significantly enhanced.
Lusen took the witch medicine to comfort himself; it’s fine, just commit s*icide at the last moment… everything will revert after d*ath, it’s only a life lost, the score no longer mattered to him at this point.
What mattered was his attitude; he had to show that this was not merely his incompetence leading to this outcome, he would minimize the academy’s negative evaluation of him.
Even resorting to such means, he could be considered to have “done his best.”
Then he resolutely left.
At this moment, my magical attacks were becoming increasingly fierce, and I could tell that the shield was nearly done for.
Tan Han, observing from a distance, was also the same; she needed a suitable opportunity to break the Wizard Tower’s shield, but it seemed she wouldn’t need to take action now.
Tan Han noted that the shield had shown some difference compared to our last engagement, and she had formed some hypotheses in her mind, but for now, it no longer mattered.
After this, the Wizard Tower would fall; the shattering of their shield meant that their next use of it would be weakened—things like that no longer held significance.
“Witch! To force me to this point, you can be proud!”
At that moment, the words of the wizard team leader caught my attention; although I didn’t understand why he had broken through to return now and was making such threats, I had a rough idea that he was about to unleash a big move.
“Let me put an end to your immortal legend!” Lusen hissed, swallowing the witch medicine in one gulp. He then began to digest the witch medicine using the power of magic and completed the so-called Forbidden Giant Transformation.
“What is this…”
At that moment, as I watched him consume the unknown substance, I had no idea what it was; I only knew that after he drank it, a surge of power stirred violently within him.
Soon, his body underwent a visibly grotesque transformation, his muscles writhing as if countless demons were violently trying to burst forth from his body. To put it in the words of those Holy Angels, there was a “dirty” power rampaging within him.
What was even more critical was that despite this anomaly, this wizard was still alive!
In that moment, I gained a new understanding of a wizard’s vitality.
However, I did not comprehend this guy’s mutation at that moment.
In just a short while, his body expanded to several meters in height, and the wizard academy uniform was torn apart by his massive form.
“This is the taboo of magical power; come feel the strength of a giant!”
Lusen’s voice had grown deep and frenzied, losing the characteristic rationality and madness of a wizard from before.
At this time, I felt he should enroll in the Fallen Academy or the Inferior Demon Academy instead; could magic still achieve this extent?
It resembled a transformation spell, but I estimated that this guy’s method was irreversible, as it was not a mere spell effect, but a direct manipulation of the body.
Then, I watched in shock as he charged towards me.
I was astonished not by his charge, but by the sudden removal of the shield barrier!
Goodness, he just made it easy for me; Tan Han really didn’t need to step in.
In the next moment, I flew into the air on my broom to evade, watching the heavy behemoth below as I prepared to enjoy the sight of him getting frustrated trying to reach me. But he crouched down, gathering strength, and leaped up suddenly with a height resembling a leap; my pupils shook as he aimed for my position.
“What…” I suddenly let out a voice of disbelief, you jumped up from that height in the air?
What terrifying physical prowess!
The joy of seeing the shield vanish completely disappeared at that moment.
But I also made an urgent response.
The exploding fireball spell only caused a small wound and shock to him, but in the next moment, his body healed from the wound just like that.
Seeing this, I instinctively swallowed, how is it that everyone is so enhanced these days… they all enjoy going berserk, huh?
Even the floating spells targeting the shield seemed like merely “scratching” him at this moment.
His terrifying healing ability was undoubtedly his most terrifying defense; the flesh and bl**d erupted from the spell attacks was remolded as if it were mere rubber.
At this moment, “flesh and bl**d” no longer resembled muscle cells or bl**d that transported nutrients; rather, it appeared as “material” for repairing the body.
It shattered the most basic biological common sense, transforming life into a monster shaped by flesh and bl**d.
Even I found myself feeling troubled; this was completely different pressure compared to the monstrous holy light source brought by Achir. The former was a terrifying-type suppression pertaining to overwhelming force, while this was suppression reliant on recovery capability—an infinitely healing flesh monster, just imagining it made one’s bl**d run cold.
Moreover, through Spirit Vision, I had yet to find anything comparable to break the transformation spell’s core.
Perhaps it was that I hadn’t grasped the essence of this so-called magic or that this had completely transcended the realm of spells, otherwise, it wouldn’t be referred to as “forbidden.”
“This is power! Witch, how arrogant can you be! Where is that composure you had before? I can see fear in your face! You witches are doomed!”
“You are the ones who are doomed…”
At this moment, I surprisingly calmed down, facing this guy who could only be described as a monster. I felt unmoved.
It’s not that I lacked means to handle him; however, the cost would be too high, exceeding the level that “high-consumption spellbooks” could manage—this required more powerful spells.
Fire Rain Domain; utilizing the Fire Rain Domain, I could conduct firepower suppression from all angles. With fire element resonance, at that moment it could no longer be called suppression; it was termed incineration.
Since you recover so well, let’s burn you to ash and see how you recover.
After all, having reached this extent, material annihilation had come close to being untenable; utilizing the Fire Rain Domain spell was because I needed vast energy to counterbalance that outburst of extraordinary power within him.
That power granted him such terrifying combat strength; only time could tell when he would be completely exhausted. Thus, the best method was to neutralize and offset him.
But it turned out that this would no longer be necessary.
I gazed at the snowflake that fell upon my finger…
In the next moment, a gigantic figure appeared in the sky, wielding a terrifying icy spear accompanied by numerous ice spikes, directly penetrating Lusen’s massive body.
An incredibly frigid aura carrying the dreadful scent of ancient ice instantly turned the vicinity of the Wizard Tower into a realm of ice and snow.
Lusen’s giant transformed form was pierced by this strike, his enormous body instantly frozen by the ancient ice; even then, one could still see the shock and madness in Lusen’s expression as he froze.
“Just in time, let’s work together to break the Wizard Tower!” I called out loudly to Tan Han, giving her a signal of good teamwork.
Naturally, this shout was also meant for those wizard apprentices to hear.
