Chapter 369: 356 World’s Strongest Level
At this moment, other than Lakyus, Tia, and Tina—who had not seen the fight between Reiger and Brian—everyone else finally began to understand why Reiger’s swordsmanship was so strong, yet he was still a Magic Singer skilled in magic.
"To think the third-tier ’Fireball’ could produce such power, with this kind of ability, not pursuing magic would be a sheer waste."
The question was, why could the third-tier ’Fireball’ exhibit such power?
Even if ’Fireball’ was an area-of-effect magic, this level of power definitely wasn’t that simple as a third-tier magic, right?
At the very least, it had to be a fifth-tier, or even a sixth-tier area-of-effect magic to exhibit such might.
The sixth tier, that was already in the realm of legendary magic; looking around all the surrounding countries, there was only one person capable of using magic of this level, while other Chanters could at most use up to the fifth tier, including Lakyus, who had stepped into the Heroic Domain, and Ivey, an individual surpassing human common sense.
Yet Reiger was able to unleash a third-tier ’Fireball’ with a power comparable to a sixth-tier area-of-effect magic; why was this?
"Could it be an inborn talent?"
This thought arose in many minds.
——— "Inborn Talent."
This was something that did not exist in ’YGGDRASIL’; just like martial arts, it was a special ability unique to the native beings of this world.
An inborn talent was akin to a naturally accompanying special skill, which appeared with a certain probability among the native beings of this world.
For example, among humans, approximately one in every two hundred people possessed an inborn talent, hence, inborn talents were not considered rare in this world, and their numbers were not few; even in an obscure village with only a hundred people, inborn talents would emerge from time to time.
However, while inborn talents were not rare, there was a distinction between strong and weak ones, as well as between useful and useless ones.
For instance, some people might have an inborn talent, but their ability might be something like being "able to guess tomorrow’s weather with a 70% success rate," which would be essentially useless.
Inborn talents were inherent to one’s birth, they could not be chosen or changed at will, thus, there were always those who, despite possessing an inborn talent, could only continue their lives as ordinary civilians, or even farm in the countryside, unable to change their fate with this talent.
Even if someone was born with a strong type of inborn talent, whether this ability could be put to good use was an unknown.
To give the simplest example, someone had an inborn talent that could enhance magical power, but they themselves possessed no talent or aptitude for learning magic, unable to become a Magic Singer; what should they do then?
The answer is—nothing.
If one’s own talents could not bring out the effects of the inborn talent, then it might as well be wasted, with no place to make use of it.
Therefore, while there were many with inborn talents, only a very small portion of people could make good use of them.
Among those present, several were inherently talented themselves.
Lakyus, Ivey, and even Brian all possessed inborn talents, especially Ivey, whose talent was incredibly strong and even changed her entire life.
However, Ivey’s talent was now in a state where it could not be utilized well, and Lakyus’s inborn talent was also the type with low presence in daily life, with Brian not even aware of his inborn talent; from this, one could see how rare it was to effectively use an inborn talent.
In the eyes of everyone present, Reiger’s situation could either be like those powerful otherworldly races, possessing racial abilities or special skills that could enhance magic, or perhaps an inborn talent that could significantly boost the power of a specific magic spell.
Since humans did not have racial abilities and humans with special skills were exceedingly rare, upon seeing Reiger’s situation, the first thought that came to everyone’s mind was the possibility of an inborn talent.
Reiger possessed some kind of inborn talent that significantly enhanced a specific magic’s power or even elevated the tier of a specific type of magic.
This was the speculation that arose from everyone who saw the alleyway blasted into blackened char by the ’Fireball’ and the numerous magical beasts that were stunned by its power, leaving their emotions unsettled for a long time.
Reiger, unaware of everyone’s thoughts, saw that the magical beasts had collectively halted in their tracks. Far from intending to stop, he intensified his attack as though he wanted to settle the battle in one fell swoop.
"[Triple Enhancement of Magic•The Strongest Fireball]."
Accompanied by such a chant, three gigantic fireballs rapidly swelled into form in front of Reiger’s outstretched fingertips.
Upon closer inspection, these three fireballs were even larger than the previous ones, large enough to dwarf a small one-story building.
Thanks to this, the intense firelight completely lit up the entire alleyway, and even rose from this area, bright enough for civilians in other parts of the royal capital to easily notice.
Those present were simultaneously bathed in the firelight, their bodies aglow with a ruddy hue as they experienced the high temperatures gradually climbing around them, their faces stiffening.
In their minds, there was only one thought.
"It seems this obstacle can be easily overcome."
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Just as everyone had imagined, the battle ended with ease the moment Reiger showed a slight hint of his true capability.