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Chapter 24: Lanchi's Peculiar Abilities
Chapter 24: Lanchi's Peculiar Abilities
"Very well."
Firat's expression remained impassive, but the veins on his forehead twitched slightly.
He nodded slowly.
Firat wasn't sure if this young man was genuinely ignorant or deliberately provoking him, but it didn't matter.
He could easily make him disappear.
High above, Examiner Firat slowly opened his palms, each slight movement of his fingers resembling an unquestionable and unchangeable rule.
In that instant, his eyes deepened like the starry sky, and the powerful magic around him converged, preparing for a grand opening ceremony.
As Firat's lips moved gently, he chanted a string of obscure incantations, and the surrounding air began to heat up sharply, filled with a violent fiery aura.
An invisible wave of magical energy swept across the grassland, howling and whipping up waves.
In that fleeting moment, the green grass beneath his feet began to wither and smoke, as if overwhelmed by Firat's scorching magic.
Even without the use of magic cards, Firat's own mastery of spells was more than enough to easily take out both of them.
However...
Underestimating an enemy weaker than oneself was not a wise move.
Firat knew this well.
The only chance for a lower-tiered player to turn the tables against a higher-tiered opponent was through 'special mechanics'.
For instance, a high-damage reflection ability could easily turn the tables on even a high-tiered player.
Before coming here, no matter what intelligence resources Firat had at his disposal, he hadn't found any record of Lanchi's actual combat experience.
It was as clean as a blank sheet of paper.
Adding to that, Lanchi's train of thought often seemed rather unusual, which put Firat on guard.
That was why he had been reluctant to attack Lanchi from the start—a large part of his hesitation stemmed from the worry of triggering some sort of reflection ability or special magic card.
If only he could persuade Lanchi to back down with words.
But since this young man was determined to stir up trouble, there were plenty of ways to deal with him.
For example, he could give this young man named Lanchi a memorable death experience, letting him suffer a slow and painful death in the flames.
Additionally, Firat was quite certain that this young lady of the ducal house would rather die than admit defeat.
In this artificial shadow world where death was but a temporary state, once he got rid of the wildcard, Lanchi, he would have all the time in the world to deal with her unilaterally.
On the grassland below, far from where Firat hovered.
As the searing heat drew near, and Firat finally made his move, a flicker of realization passed through Hyberrian's eyes.
"Firat is probably on guard against your reflection abilities, but we can't hold out for long against his third-tier magic either!"
Hyberrian whispered urgently.
She had realized that the spell Firat was currently chanting was not a fifth-tier offensive area-of-effect spell.
Instead, it was a third-tier sustained area-of-effect spell with lower damage!
"Don't worry, I told you I'm a function-specialized White Mage," Lanchi replied, a magic card already in his hand.
He had already prepared a countermeasure when Firat began his incantation.
This magic card, created based on the principles of Talia's demonic toxins, would finally see use.
...
In the conference room.
Even though most of the teachers didn't expect much suspense in the outcome of this exam.
They were now fixated on the unfolding battle with bated breath.
"Is this Lanchi fellow finally making his move?"
The teachers had long been curious about what kind of role Lanchi would play.
White Mages, due to their spell structure comprising over 70% healing magic, were often function-specialized healers.
The remaining few spell slots would provide various forms of assistance to their team.
If one's spell structure was function-specialized, they would typically not be classified as a White Mage during job recognition but would instead be categorized into other support roles based on their spell proportions.
The teachers only knew that Lanchi had a plethora of healing spells on him, but they did not understand what kind of school of magic he practiced or what cards he had besides healing spells.
"Even if he has a spell with a strong control effect, he can only interrupt Firat's spellcasting once."
"And at his tier, he most likely won't be able to affect Firat at all."
The teachers watched intently, their eyes fixed on the magic screen as they discussed the unfolding battle.
Usually, the harder the control effect, the harder it is to inflict. For example, it would be impossible for Lanchi, a mere second-tier practitioner, to inflict a hard control effect like Stun or Freeze on a fifth-tier opponent like Firat.
The only soft control effect that might interrupt Firat's spellcasting was Silence.
However, any Silence spell cast by Lanchi on Firat would only last an instant before being automatically dispelled.
On the projection, the battle continued to rage on the screen.
The teachers knew that this was likely the decisive moment that would determine the outcome of the fight.
If Lanchi and his partner could weather this storm, there would be room for further maneuvers.
But if they had no countermeasures, it would all be over!
"Spirit of the Flame, hidden in the veins of the earth, unleash the fury of molten lava..."
Just as Examiner Firat was about to cast his spell in the ancient human magic language, his chanting abruptly stopped.
His cold gaze shifted, and he saw Lanchi holding a magic card that emanated a purple mist.
Evidently, Lanchi had used this Purple Rare spell card to interrupt his incantation.
Firat's expression remained cold and unmoved.
..."
"He's indeed using a silence spell," one of the veteran professors watching from the conference room remarked.
"It can interrupt Firat, but it's just a temporary solution."
Even a second-tier Purple Rare card would only be able to silence a fifth-tier opponent like Firat for an instant before being automatically dispelled.
Moreover, spells that inflicted silence often had long cooldowns.
Firat would be able to cast his spell again soon, and the outcome would remain unchanged!
Just as the teachers were about to lose interest, time ticked by.
One second.
Two seconds.
Five seconds passed!
Firat still couldn't utter a sound!
Even Lanchi remained unflustered, casually standing at a distance with his hands on his hips, watching the examiner above like an unconcerned bystander.
"????"
"How is he able to maintain silence for so long?"
"What kind of card can inflict such a powerful silence effect? It's impossible!"
It was inconceivable that a single Purple Rare second-tier spell card could exert such control over a fifth-tier opponent like Firat, defying the very laws of magic!
Not only was Firat shocked, but even the teachers observing from the backend in the conference room finally grasped the severity of the situation.
An exclamation of surprise escaped their lips as they finally saw the card's attributes successfully identified and displayed on the terminal's backend!
On the projected image of the magic screen...
"Ugh!!!"
Firat wanted to question Lanchi, but all that escaped his mouth were strange, incoherent sounds.
In that moment, he understood.
The reason he couldn't continue his incantation was due to the peculiar spell card Lanchi had used to interrupt him!
It wasn't a Silence spell at all...
But a Mute spell!
Friendly Exchange
Category: Spell Card
Grade: Purple Rare
Attributes: Curse/Poison
Tier: 2
Effect: Inflict mild curse and poison damage on the enemy's throat, applying the "Mute" status: Their throat feels like it's being scraped by a knife, rendering them unable to produce any sound. Cooldown: 15 seconds.
Note: You have violated the user agreement and have been permanently muted.
(End of Chapter)
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