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Chapter 19
The Last Mana
The fights of those who wield swords are intuitive and equal.
That was the reason the profession of gladiator could still exist in Serdes.
Because they are intuitive, they are simple, and because they are simple, they are visible.
That was why watching the mental warfare unfolding within those situations was quite entertaining.
But the world of mages was the complete opposite of the sword.
W̊ е̊ b̆ñ_о vе̇ l Еnũ m̈ а
It was a world that was abstract, with clear gaps existing.
The problem was that the differences between circles stood out far too obviously.
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Just going up a single circle tilted the win rate to over 95%—that was the unfairly honest world of mages.
However, the remaining 5% of irregulars also existed as a matter of course.
An overwhelming talent that could negate ten years of accumulation in a single day.
The Ferda Valdrova that Vernel Marquis was watching right now was precisely such a figure.
Е̃n̊ũm̄ á
'Magic Intercept?'
A technique of taking the magic the opponent manifested, or fired, into one's own will and returning it in reverse.
In fights between mages, it was the most difficult thing rarely seen.
'Only mages who have reached at least 5th Circle use that technique... don't they?'
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Only mages with a high understanding of magic and mastery in handling mana—5th Circle Master Mages—used it, and so it had been.
But Ferda was 2nd Circle, a level he himself could ignore.
Ё n umа . і̀ d̈
'No, I did hear that theoretically, even 2nd Circle is possible.'
2nd Circle, Spell Blower.
The name given because one formally begins to use spells; it becomes possible to weave magic through the thread called mana.
However, that magic is crude, weak in power, and low in precision—a stage disparaged to the point of saying one unravels spells.
'So theory is just theory, after all.'
Things that exist only in theory are a dime a dozen in the magic world.
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'But he's doing Magic Intercept? Really?'
It was a possible thing.
But a thing no one had ever pulled off.
If that was Magic Intercept, then Vernel was witnessing a new history in the history of mages right now.
* * *
Ferda's assessment after attempting Magic Intercept for the first time since returning to the past was this.
W̆ ê b n̆ о̆v ė l̆ Е n ù m̆ ӑ
'As expected, it's a simple matter, just as I thought.'
If a Mana Walker masters the point, a Spell Blower is the line.
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Creating a plane through that line—that is, the stage where weaving magic becomes possible.
'The only thing I know how to use is Magic Shot.'
I forgot the magic used at 2nd Circle when I became an Archmage, and even now I haven't particularly learned it.
'But that is everything soon enough.'
Ĕṅ ü m̊а̇ ..і̌d
It's simple, but the magic most needed in the current situation.
Pure mana alone was already sufficient, without transforming mana into elements.
At least, against monsters.
'I've captured monsters alive countless times.'
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Back when he collaborated with the demon follower, Tessalos, what he demanded was capturing monsters alive.
Killing was simple, but capturing alive was difficult.
W̆еbṅ о̃v̈е̄ l En u m ӑ_
While sharing knowledge with Tessalos, they shared the characteristics of monsters together.
'That's how I eventually found out.'
The simplest conclusion.
If humans are continuously exposed to broken mana, those humans break or die.
Conversely, for the tumor-like monsters that swallow broken mana, pure mana was rather poison.
Ferda was injecting that poison into the heart.
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The mana emission disappears, and as they are poisoned, the super regeneration and overwhelming power the monsters possessed stop momentarily.
Simply put, it was like wedging a piece of wood between constantly turning gears.
'It'll break eventually, but I can apply the brakes for a moment.'
Ferda threw the first sphere toward the bear monster's face.
He fired in a high arc so the direction it flew from couldn't be known, dropping it precisely on the crown of its head.
Kwang!
Е n u m̂a. ĩ d
A situation where an ordinary person's head would have turned to mush right now.
-Kueo-eong!
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But the bear monster lifted its head, letting out a roar.
The guy was in a state where his durability had become even harder due to mana poisoning.
Its head was dented, but it wasn't meaningful damage.
Ferda instructed Vernel.
W̊ е̄ b n̂õ v.e̊ ĺ Е_n̈ ů m ǎ
"Prepare a big one."
"Yes!"
While Vernel crafted a large sphere, Ferda immediately prepared the second sphere to fire.
This time, too, a high arc.
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Not a high arc dropping from above, but one curving widely from the side.
Kwang!
Е́n̄ u m̌ ӓ .id̈
The bear monster's head swayed greatly.
-Kueo-eong!
The properly enraged bear monster let out a roar.
It fidgeted its front paws to search for the enemy.
Ferda didn't miss that moment.
Four spheres were crafted on Ferda's fingers.
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"Now."
Vernel threw it into Ferda's firing line, and Ferda snatched that sphere.
Along with the four spheres floating on his fingers, he fired them in a straight line toward the bear monster's chest.
Kwang!
One mana shot explodes in midair.
That pushing force adds weight, and the four spheres move even faster.
Е̌ n̄ ǔ m а
The three small spheres Ferda created rotate in a spiral shape and hit the chest first.
Kwa-gwang!
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Three explosions occurred in succession.
From the continuous explosions, the chest's hide tore, and flesh was exposed.
And the large sphere Vernel made touched the flesh.
'Deeply.'
En ù m̆ а̃_. і ḋ
The accelerated force and rotational power dig into the inside of the flesh.
'Even deeper.'
And finally, it explodes.
Kwa-ang!!
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A huge explosion swallowed the bear monster's body whole.
"Heup!"
È n̄ǔm̆â
Vernel let out an unsightly voice, startled.
'Did my mana sphere have this much explosive power?'
He knew it was the sphere he threw that exploded.
Explosive power that Vernel could never have produced even once if he had fired it.
The 2nd Circle mage Ferda was handling it very easily, as if it were his own.
Ferda's eyes gaze beyond the dust cloud.
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'Show yourself.'
The view clears and the target reveals itself again.
As expected, the bear monster's body was not intact.
Black hide peeled away, and dark purple flesh was ravaged.
Internal organs and bones inside were fully exposed.
Ferda's eyes captured the heart.
Е̇n̆ù ṁа_
'It's still beating.'
The source of all vitality was that heart.
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The heart was pumping vigorously.
Every time it throbbed greatly, the bear monster's flesh was also gradually recovering.
'It's properly equipped with super regeneration, too.'
Not just durability, but recovery surpassing other monsters.
W e.b̃ n_ȯ v е̂l Е̌ ǹu m а_
'A quick decisive battle is needed.'
The guy was in a defenseless state, unable to move even a finger.
If he becomes able to move again, it leads to Ferda's defeat.
'I'll have to go rough.'
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Ferda, having finished his judgment, created spheres on his fingers and shouted at Vernel.
"Vernel! Throw them as fast as you make spheres!"
Ё nŭmа. і̇ d̀
"Yep!"
Ferda poured a fierce offensive toward the heart.
-Geuk. Geuk.
The bear's body, hit directly in the heart, flinched and exhaled breath.
Ferda's spheres hit the heart, and the closing flesh was forcibly torn open repeatedly.
Whether Ferda's mana runs out first, or the bear's regeneration stops first.
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It was a situation like a tug-of-war over a single hole.
'Since the volume is large, it's certainly not working properly.'
Victory couldn't be guaranteed.
If I were a 5th Circle mage, I could really handle it easily, but with the mana amount of 2nd and 3rd Circle, I can't get a feel for it.
Ferda was in a difficult situation.
* * *
Е̊ n̊ ū m̈а̌
'I feel sick.'
Vernel felt like he might vomit.
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His mind was hazy, as if he'd been smelling thick oil continuously.
The sensation of mana draining away was clouding his mind and breaking his concentration.
'Since becoming a scholar, have I ever used this much mana?'
No.
Ẁ ӗb ń о v̊е̌ l̂ Ĕ n̈ u̇ m а̇
A scholar needed the power to immerse only in what was necessary, and needed to focus entirely on that power.
That was why Vernel always maintained more than half his body's mana.
Ferda poured a fierce offensive, and matching that tempo, Vernel was pulling out mana continuously.
His mana was now about 20% left.
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If he crafted about 3 more spheres, he'd be depleted.
That question turned toward Ferda as well.
Eńûmа̌.ĭ d̊
'The Regent must have used a lot of mana too, so how is he still using magic?'
Even at a glance, he had thrown more spheres than Vernel himself.
Vernel raised his head and looked at Ferda.
His eyes went wide.
'N-nosebleed!'
The meaning of a mage using magic getting a nosebleed was simple.
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'Overload!'
An abnormal phenomenon that appears when pouring one's spirit into one place.
It appears when using power far beyond one's capacity.
'If he does that, mana burning out will come...!'
In the worst case, the most dangerous situation where one becomes a cripple unable to perform magic calculations for life.
'He came without even a staff, so as expected....'
E̊n̂ u m̀ а̊ .і̃ d
A mage's staff plays a supporting role in forming mana.
Ferda was calculating everything purely with his head, without such a supporting role.
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Overload coming was the natural course.
If he's bleeding from the nose to that degree, he had to be stopped immediately.
"Vernel."
Ferda called his name in a calm voice.
Е̇n̈ um̄â
"Y-yes?"
"Focus."
Vernel's confusion vanished at that voice.
'Right, calm down. If a guy with a Blue Circle isn't calm, how can I be?'
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It was a truly ridiculous sight.
Ferda with a Red Circle is calm, and Vernel with a Blue Circle is flustered.
Ѐň ũ m а́.i d̃
'I really... had no resolve at all.'
Vernel thought.
As much as I couldn't let go of the project, had I resolved to lay down my life?
'No. I didn't.'
I just thought research was enough.
That I'd research using monsters someone else saved and bring peace.
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Ferda was risking his life for Vernel's research.
Even risking burning out, which ruins a mage's life.
'I have to walk too...!'
Vernel confronted his own cowering figure.
And using that figure as a foothold, he leaped greatly.
"Geu-eu-euk!"
W е̃ bn̈о̊ v̄ е̂ l̊ Е ńum̄ а
Vernel squeezed out his mana.
Converting his life force into mana.
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"Regent-nim!"
He let out a brave roar unimaginable from the Vernel who had no confidence.
"Please accept my final mana!!"
A large sphere flew toward Ferda.
Еn um̂.a .і̃d
"Thanks."
Ferda made that mana sphere his own too and threw it at the bear monster.
Kwa-ang!
An explosion roared from inside the monster.
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The monster's movement and regeneration completely ceased.
'The heart?'
Е̂ ǹum̆ а̀_
If the heart bursts, it's all for nothing.
Ferda focused and observed the chest.
'It's beating.'
The guy had barely enough breath left.
The brakes were applied to the super regeneration ability.
"Now! Cut the tendons and bind it!"
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Arwen and his subordinates charged and attacked the bear monster.
As easy as placing a spoon on a fully set table.
Thus, without a single sacrifice, they captured the monster alive.
During that time, Ferda checked Vernel's condition.
"Are you okay?"
Ferda asked.
E ńùṁа .і d̂
Vernel was flowing nosebleed continuously and convulsing.
Mana burning out had come.
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It must be pain like his organs were tearing, yet he was smiling.
"Haha... h-how was it, my, my sincerity?"
Ferda answered coldly.
"You did a stupid thing. Risking your life like that."
Еň u̇ ṁ.а̇
"The, the Regent does it, so how could I...."
Not do it?
He couldn't even say those words and fainted just like that.
Ferda carefully laid him down.
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"Are you alright, Regent-nim?"
"The monster binding?"
W еb̊ n̄ о vе́l̀ Èn̄ ŭm̀а
"Yes. The monster's condition is... good. We'll transport it to the castle as is."
"Good. Before that, let's do the urgent thing first. Is there a mage in the territory?"
"Yes. There is."
Ferda pointed to the young man at his feet and said.
"Take this stupid guy and please request a mana injection. Since our castle is far, I'll ask you all."
Arwen placed a hand on his chest and nodded.
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"Understood. But does the Regent-nim not need emergency treatment?"
"What do you mean?"
Arwen pointed to his own nose and said.
"You have a nosebleed."
"Nosebleed?"
Ferda wiped his own nose.
Wе̃b nӧv̄è l. Е̂.nŭm̊ á
Cold, dried blood came off now.
"I see."
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Even Ferda, who had been focusing, didn't know.
Arwen took out a handkerchief from his bosom and handed it over.
"I heard that if you use magic excessively, you get a nosebleed. If you're dizzy, shouldn't you prioritize treatment first?"
"Ah, it's fine."
Е̊ n u mа̃ .і̇d̀
Ferda wiped his nose with the handkerchief.
After patting it a few times, the nosebleed stopped immediately.
"I may be reckless, but I'm not someone who fights throwing away my body stupidly."
I'll use it when I must risk danger, but I never bet my life.
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In reality, he had enough leeway to create about 3 more mana spheres.
"Just, a mana explosion happened and a pebble flew into my face, and it seems that hit my nose."
Е́ n̆umа̂ ..і̄ d̄
So Ferda could only feel that Vernel, who threw himself away even to the point of overload, was simply pathetic.
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