Knight and Wand

Chapter 114 Magic Elements
Feeling the sudden strength in my spirit, it seemed that the physical and mental fatigue were slightly relieved.

Close your eyes, and you will see a unique vortex surging in the uncontrolled movement of magic activated by the boiling heart.

Leon was not in a hurry to immerse himself in this strange state. He lowered his sword and quickly stepped forward to check on Zabron's condition: "Can you still stand up? Are you injured?"

Zabron propped himself up on the ground, took off his helmet, and let out a long breath in fear. Thanks to his timely reaction and the movement of his arms, he did not try to withstand the force head-on, and let the shield that was knocked back hit his chest armor, thus avoiding an injury to his arm.

He smiled bitterly and shook his head, sighing, "I'm fine, sir, your strength suddenly seems frightening."

"It's good that you're not hurt." Leon stretched out his hand and pulled the staggering soldier up from the ground, then turned back and told the guards: "Today's special training ends here, you can go back to the camp and rest."

After dismissing the warriors, Leon turned and walked to Olivia and Corvis who were standing beside him.

"Did you see that just now? My sword didn't touch the shield at all." He patted the blade of the sword, just in case it was an illusion, and confirmed with the two people watching the fight.

Olivia raised her hand in confusion and waved it: "Zabron was suddenly knocked into the air by you. Is this also magic?"

"I don't know. It felt like my body suddenly extended out." Leon shook his head. He couldn't figure out what happened just now. Laura didn't mention that this would happen. She just said that this kind of training method would allow him to sense magic as soon as possible.

So, does the feeling of power in my body right now mean that I have successfully sensed it?

"My Lord, can you repeat it again?" Corvis asked, touching his chin. He was not trying to sense his surroundings just now.

"I'll try my best."

Leon nodded, stepped aside a few steps, and put some distance between himself and the two of them.

Corvis then stretched out his hand, chanted a spell and drew a seal, drew a circle with his fingertips towards Leon, and examined the signs in front of him through the released light curtain.

Leon prepared himself, silently raising his sword, remembering his previous feelings.

This time, the feeling of unintentional release due to fatigue just now was clearer.

The indescribable vortex in the body, with the conscious pull, suddenly rolled up the magic elements that were restlessly boiling under the influence of the Neti card.

All the muscles in my body suddenly tensed up, and an inexplicable force seemed uncontrollable.

My brain seemed to be suddenly stretched and there was a slight pain, and I could feel the chaotic energy surging in my body.

In panic, Leon gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, concentrating his mind to guide the uncontrollable vortex, and swung the sword forward with all his strength, pulling it towards the empty space with no one around!

Boom——

An invisible force without a target roared and tore through the air in front of it like a tornado.

A fan-shaped air pressure instantly spread out from the front end of the slash, lifting up a large area of ​​grass on the pasture.

The mud and stones were blown into the air by the heavy blow, and then fell back to the grass with a clatter due to gravity.

Olivia and Corvis quickly took a few steps back and were almost covered in splashing mud.

Startled by the sudden deafening roar, the guards who had not walked far turned around and looked over, stunned.

Leon just felt his whole body relax.

Then came a feeling of exhaustion.

The boiling state of magic energy that could have lasted for a while was rapidly fading away.

But looking at the grass in front of him, within five or six meters, there were criss-crossing grooves as if it had been plowed hard.

Leon was shocked.

Is this self-inflicted?
It was much more horrifying than the unintentional act that had just knocked Zabron away.

If the opponent had been hit like this, even with the protection of a shield and heavy armor, he would have been seriously injured, or even killed by the shock of the impact.

Taking a deep breath, he gradually felt the effect of the Boiling Heart dissipate. Leon was glad that he had only released it instinctively before and had not intentionally launched such a full-strength attack.

He let out a breath, stood with his sword in hand, and looked at Corvis again: "How is it? Does this count as... driving the magic power?"

"I did observe just now that the magic element in your body has been converted into magic power and released with the help of the material form of the sword," Corvis was very puzzled.

As a spellcaster who had received formal training, he knew very well how incredible it was to release magic power to create such an effect without the help of rituals and relying only on pure mental guidance.

It's not completely impossible, but to achieve such an effect purely by energy release, in theory, at least countless times more energy than what we have now is required.

But it was obvious that there was far less magical power in his lord's body.

Without a decent spell to restrain and shape the energy, not to mention the natural magic, even the restless chaotic magic, once it leaves the material form, should also dissipate rapidly and uncontrollably.

How can such an attack effect, which is like a completed attack magic, be created?

"Such high conversion efficiency and directionality. My Lord, did Miss Laura teach you any special ancient magic?" Corvis asked in confusion.

"Spell?"

Leon rubbed his temple. He didn't even understand the introductory magic book written and translated by Laura, so how could he know any spells?

But anyway, due to sudden exhaustion, today's perception training had to end early.

After returning to the mansion, they took off their armor and wiped off the sweat on their bodies, then Leon and Corvis began to flip through the magic book together.

He studied the above concepts and theories for a while, not quite understanding them, but still couldn't figure out the principle behind the effect of his attack.

But at least one thing is certain.

At this moment, it seemed as if blood was flowing in his body, or as if his pulse was beating, a faint surge that could not be described specifically. This was undoubtedly the feeling that the magic element brought to him.

Hard work pays off, and after going through so much life-and-death torture, he was finally able to guide this power pumping from the source of life.

After two days of rest in great joy, Leon and the others had almost recovered their energy.

He pulled his companions together and rushed to the backyard impatiently to practice the magic power they had just mastered.

Following Corvis' instructions, Leon somewhat awkwardly drew the magic element in his body, poured it into the Boiling Heart, and activated the Neti card in his hand.

Consciousness transforms the cards into pure energy and directs the magic spell toward itself.

An exceptionally full sense of power boils over in an instant.

At the moment of success, Leon did not maintain the casting state for long, but immediately released the maintained spell.

The heat all over his body dissipated, and his boiling heart turned into light particles, which followed the guidance and turned into crystal cards again, flying back to his fingers.

It was not enough for Leon to open his eyes and stare at the Neti card in his hand, he had to continue the training intensified.

Although he is able to drive magic elements, the spellcasting effect of the Neti card can only be maintained on one object at present, either himself or someone else.

In comparison, Corvis's magic power can sustain four targets, including himself.

It seems that it is most efficient to continue to give the card to the other party for use for the time being.

While thinking, Leon looked down at the blade in his hand, measuring the power that could be converted from the daily magic in his body.

He had tried it before. Without the boost from the Boiling Heart, he would not be able to deliver a magical strike as powerful as the one he made the day before yesterday.

Not to mention the amazingly powerful fan-shaped sword pressure that day that covered a range of five meters. Without the Neti card buff, under normal circumstances, he could only extend his magic power to a radius of about thirty centimeters from the output end of the sword tip.

No matter how much more there is, with the current amount of magic, it will be difficult to condense effective killing power.

However, it cannot compare to the range of the increased power after frenzy.

But this move is still very useful in combat.

After all, this level of magic power is invisible to ordinary people, and it is difficult for non-casters to detect this extra invisible magical power.

What's more, it's not just the sword. Although he doesn't understand why he can maintain the condensed state of magic power stably, this current state at least allows him to use the power in his body relatively freely.

Leona sheathed his sword, raised his hand and clenched his fist, holding his breath, and swung his sword at the wooden stake beside him.

The extended magical turbulence quickly passed through the surface of the thick wooden pile.

With a crackling sound, wood chips flew everywhere and a crack as thick as a finger was torn out.

Leon bent his right arm and punched out again.

The solid wooden stake was dented, wooden splinters flew out, and it shook back and forth continuously.

After retracting his right hand which did not hurt at all, Leon finally understood why the warriors in this world, especially those Knights of Martial Arts, possessed the powerful strength of the average warrior king.

According to the knowledge in Laura's introductory magic book, magic element is an indispensable energy for almost all creatures in this world to survive, whether they are humans, ants, or even giant beasts like griffins and ursine bears, all of them possess this original power of life.

Compared with ordinary creatures, spellcasters with spiritual talents can more effectively drive magic elements to absorb the "natural magic" or "chaos magic" in the outside world that fills all things, allowing several different special energies to convert into each other in order to achieve a variety of magical reactions.

But it is not impossible for ordinary people to utilize this power.

Martial artists who are well-nourished, well-developed, and have been exercising diligently for many years can also activate their inherent life magic through long-term training and stimulation.

Martial artists who focus on squeezing out their own potential, although unable to consciously, efficiently convert magic essence into magic power for actual magical applications.

But their strong vitality is enough to allow their physical strength and toughness to gradually grow to a level far beyond that of ordinary people.

Of course, there is a more special situation.

Leon held the Neti card and looked at Olivia who was standing beside him with expectant eyes.

"Are you ready?" he asked the girl.

"Yeah!" Olivia nodded nervously, clenched her fists, and looked forward to the magical spell falling upon her.

Leon then had an idea.

He activated the card in his hand again, and directed his attention clearly towards the blonde girl in front of him.

The Noble Phantasm card turned into light particles and dissipated into nothingness, and the effect of the magic spell went straight to Olivia.

However, he never got to see his lover become the ultimate MAX super-evolved swordsman.

Invisible energy trembled in the void, and the effect of magic was instantly disturbed and eliminated in the chaos.

The numerous magic light particles condensed into cards again and flew back into Leon's palm.

".It seems to have no effect?"

Olivia looked at the magic card in Leon's hand in confusion.

"As expected." Leon sighed. This result was not unexpected: "Your body is probably immune to most magical reactions, whether harmful or beneficial."

The body of the girl in front of him, according to Miss Lola's brief explanation that night and his own understanding, was probably the state when the magic element in a martial artist's body reached a certain extreme level.

According to the concepts detailed in the magic book, excessive concentration and activity of magic energy are enough to prevent most spells constructed by magic from taking shape.

It was like a precise magical movement reaction collided with a thick and chaotic disturbance field.

This is also the basic principle behind the anti-magic abilities of the Yanyang Guards themselves and the anti-magic steel used to make their armor.

Leon suddenly felt a little regretful that he didn't bring the girl to help when he rescued Ms. Elena.

If she was there at the time, she would probably be able to withstand the magic of Master Atias and chop them to pieces alive.

In order to defeat Olivia, those pure magic attack spells that could easily kill many knights were useless, and the magic barrier was probably no different from a layer of air in front of the girl.

In the eyes of the spellcaster, the Muggle warriors, relying on their numbers and their real swords and guns, posed a greater threat to the girl.

Having successfully completed the initial magic perception training, Leon still did not slack off.

Especially under the boiling heart, he saw how powerful the attack he could launch would be when he had a larger amount of magic in the future.

He would not be satisfied with the current situation, where the magic strike was only a few dozen centimeters long and short.

Just when Leon began to consider whether to take the time to go to the city in the forest to discuss with Miss Lola a training method that would be more suitable for him, an important letter from Farolis put his plan on hold.

It was learned that Baron Elliver had withdrawn from the front line of Mamor County and returned to his territory, and would arrive in Selva soon.

Leon asked the servants to clean up the big house in the village, hang up the flag of thorn flowers, and decorate the spacious meeting hall.

It was different from the suddenness and unexpectedness when he accidentally obtained the status of a lower-level knight.

Leon, who learned the news in advance, made standard preparations in his own territory.

The ceremony of conferring the title of Knight of the Banner is not just about presenting the flag and taking the oath.

There are also necessary celebrations after the ceremony.

Such a grand ceremony not only means that he will become the only square-flag knight in the entire Thorn Flower family.

It also means that he is almost on the road to becoming a "Baron".

Of course, the promises in the letter are still far away at the moment. With the current identity of Baron Farolis, it is naturally impossible for him to be canonized as another baron.

But Leon had already known Feng Jun's next ambition from the other party's sincerity.

Leon turned his eyes away from the night outside the window and looked at the map on the table.

The geography on this parchment map, which he bought at a high price, was not very detailed, but it roughly depicted a few locations that he needed to know.

Includes the southeastern part of the Nightmare Forest, "Glade County" located in the territory of Kantardar.

and the most important city in Glade County, "Archesburg."

If Elifer wants to get the title of "Earl of Glade" from his king in the future.

That city was his target that he had to take at all costs.

As long as Earlliver had secured the actual occupation and control of the main passes of Glade County, he would not be afraid of subsequent negotiations with King Orland.

While thinking, Leon pointed at Achesburg and headed eastward across the border of Kantadar until he landed at the Holy Land City of Rolandar.
Miss Lola has helped me so wholeheartedly, so the promise I made to her must be fulfilled as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)