Ch.70Decisive Battle (5)

[What is that?]

[Red Tower emergency!!!!!!!]

[What’s happening? Please explain…]

The Aether Tower forum was burning with activity in real time.

This was because the flow of the match was going completely differently from what they had expected.

The compatibility between the Red Tower Master and the Black Tower Master clearly favored the Red Tower Master.

Even if one reached the level of magic mastery required to become a Tower Master and could find ways to overcome certain weaknesses, how could anyone counter the Red Tower Master’s flame magic that completely incinerates all magic used by the Black Tower Master?

No one thought there was a way.

However,

[“Black Flame” is activatedLMFAO LMFAO ]

[Battle of the world’s strongest (Black Flame, Hellfire).jpg]

Black Tower Master’s Black Flame level is seriously real?

This is a battle between the world’s strongest…

Comments

– I couldn’t even imagine this for real…

ㄴ What’s going on? How is the Black Tower Master handling flames…?

ㄴㄴ They say it only looks like fire on the outside?

ㄴㄴㄴ ?

– The more surprising fact is that this is all magic the Black Tower Master has been researching to defeat the Red Tower Master…

ㄴ Red Tower Master and Black Tower Master… hmm…

ㄴㄴ Ah shit

ㄴㄴ Die

ㄴㄴ (punch con)

[That Black Flame isn’t fire]

(GIF of Black Tower Master casting Black Flame for the first time)

They say it’s a new magic based on “erosion,” one of the properties of magical energy, which is one form of magical power existing in the magical realm

It only looks like flames on the outside, but it’s actually a plasma form with the properties of magical energy…

Comments

– What on earth did you create, Black Tower Master!!!

ㄴ He’s opened a new era of black magic…

ㄴㄴ That’s so coollol Let’s have a drink~

ㄴㄴㄴ It’s not just cool, it’s not even losing to Hellfire? Is this for real?

– Sounds like a name that would make a dragon appear on your right arm…

ㄴ Kuk… The Black Flame Dragon in my right arm…

ㄴㄴ You’re gay…

ㄴㄴㄴ Black Tower Master… please summon the Black Flame Dragon… please…

– So awesome… This is what magic should beㅇㅇ

ㄴ For real… All the black magic used until now seems fake…

He had opened a new horizon for black magic.

Most people were evaluating it that way.

Their words were surprisingly almost correct.

Swoooosh

“This is…”

Ignius broke into a cold sweat.

The reason was unbelievable.

‘It’s trying to… devour my Hellfire?!’

The Black Flame rising from the Black Tower Master was trying to devour the massive Hellfire he had unleashed.

Unlike the Hellfire that emitted a ferocious aura, the Black Flame was merely rising in place like a black heat haze, but the magical power contained in the principles of Hellfire was being infected and stained by the Black Flame.

In other words, this Black Flame magic was comparable to the Hellfire that he had created through endless research.

“Kuk…”

Ignius twisted his lips.

This was the first time he had used this much magical power since facing Midir.

The Black Flame was devouring his Hellfire, beyond just burning with Hellfire, and the magical power contained in both flames was canceling each other out and disappearing on the spot.

That wasn’t all.

‘This guy… is spreading black mist widely around…’

It was basically an auxiliary magic commonly used by black mages to scatter light and reduce the effects on shadow magic, but something was different now.

While dodging the Black Flame that was being fired randomly as a deterrent, Ignius pondered how to break through the Black Flame.

However…

‘There’s no way to break it?’

With the same amount of magical power, he was far behind the Black Flame.

It meant that the Black Flame was more complete than the Hellfire he had developed.

He wanted to erase it through reverse calculation, but he couldn’t even guess how it was made.

Of course, that was natural.

Ignius had never seen magical energy before.

“Is this the time to be complacent?”

As the Black Tower Master said this and swung his arm, a black shadow covered in Black Flame shot along the floor toward Ignius, who had been looking up at the mist.

Reacting to this, Ignius drew up his magical power.

It would be dangerous if he touched that.

That much was certain.

Swoosh!

Without hesitation, Ignius used Blink to distance himself from the Black Tower Master.

However…

“You seem to have rested too long, Ignius.”

A magic circle appeared on the right arm of the Black Tower Master, who knew Ignius would already be creating distance.

Double Casting.

Ignius, who had roughly grasped the magic circle in an instant, looked up.

Then,

‘This is dangerous…!’

Seeing the mist that suddenly covered the sky, Ignius’s eyes flashed.

There was no time to think.

Ignius hurriedly spread Hellfire like an umbrella above his head to block it.

Black Flame rose from the black raindrops that brushed his collar, but the Hellfire covering Ignius’s body smothered the Black Flame.

Black rain fell from the mist covering the arena.

Small black flames flickered from the rain that had spread across the floor.

Seeing the black rain that caused Black Flame, Ignius broke into a cold sweat.

‘If I had been hit by that…’

Of course, this wasn’t a fight to the death but merely a duel, yet Ignius was certain that the moment he was hit by that, he would be writhing in pain unable to do anything.

Given some time, he could shake off the Black Flame that would erode his body, but his opponent was a great mage like himself.

The moment he showed even a slight opening, he would be done for.

‘Ha… Me, getting beaten?’

Ignius gritted his teeth.

The only one who should defeat him was Midir.

He couldn’t show himself being helplessly beaten in the first match of the tournament.

“You must have underestimated me quite a bit…”

Ignius muttered as he spread his hand.

Following Ignius’s movement, powerful magical energy began to swirl inside the arena.

Even if I can’t show an overwhelmingly victorious appearance, I can’t show myself being pushed back.

Ignius made his decision.

“Pelles.”

At Ignius’s call, the Black Tower Master, Pelles, looked up at him.

“You’re the first to make me use this magic.”

“Not including Midir?”

“That woman is an exception. And it’s not that magic. I was originally going to use that. But…”

Ignius smiled.

“It wouldn’t be bad to show it to you first.”

A Transcendent with the same power as Eterna.

Ignius had guessed it.

He too wanted to break through the wall, which was why he had to throw everything he had at Midir.

So…

“I’ll end this with proper courtesy.”

Magical power far greater than what Pelles could compare to swirled in the sky.

Pelles broke into a cold sweat at this.

Even among great mages, there are levels.

As the most outstanding mage of that era in that field takes the position of Tower Master, it’s not impossible for a black mage greater than Ignius to appear.

But for now, Pelles was clearly inferior to Ignius in every aspect.

It was only because of the Black Flame, newly researched over many years, that he had been able to bring the match this far.

“The Red Tower is the Magic Tower with the strongest firepower.”

Ignius twisted the corner of his mouth.

“I thought after facing Midir. A mere meteor magic is insufficient to face that woman. So I wondered, what is the strongest thing in this world? I pondered and pondered.”

“This is why I didn’t want to participate in the match.”

Pelles closed his eyes as if sensing the future.

He was attempting all the resistance he could.

He tried to harm Ignius with Black Flame, but with the absolute difference in magical power, it was impossible to push back the Hellfire.

He couldn’t even stop the casting.

All he could do was wait for Ignius to finish his magic.

The magical power gradually took form.

From red flames, the light that gradually rose with the heat changed moment by moment, and eventually condensed and condensed into a pure white mass.

It was like…

“A star?”

What Ignius created above his hand was a small star existing on earth.

At Pelles’s question, Ignius smiled broadly.

“Correct.”

Creating a small star in his hand.

This was magic that only Ignius, with his overwhelming magical power, could use.

Pelles, who realized what new magic Ignius had researched and created, wore a dejected expression.

“Well, this is truly monstrous.”

“Farewell, Pelles. You commoner born in the same era as me.”

Ignius muttered quietly as he dropped the small, pure white droplet.

Through the droplet falling to the floor by the pull of gravity, Ignius’s voice penetrated Pelles’s ears.

“Supernova.”

The final explosion.

The moment it touched the ground, a distortion of space and a pure white light burst forth with a powerful explosion that didn’t even allow sound to escape, and the magical hologram showing the inside of the space stopped broadcasting.

“…”

The arena was enveloped in silence.