Chapter 300: 300 "Tier Magic
Reiger was unaware that after his departure, the people of the Nasalik Underground Tomb were still plotting against him.
He was counting the gains from the previous night, tallying the magic he had acquired from Momonga.
Under his deliberate guidance, Momonga indeed revealed a considerable amount of information about tiered magic and even demonstrated each in front of him.
Thanks to this, Reiger managed to learn those spells, thus achieving part of his goal for this visit.
The reason it was only a part was that the protagonist Momonga was exceedingly cautious, and Reiger had not been able to trick him into revealing all 718 types of magic.
Not to mention the necromancy that Momonga specialized in, Reiger hadn’t managed to learn a single spell.
Perhaps out of concern for exposing his undead identity, or maybe to conceal his most proud skills and prevent others from fully grasping his strength, the magic Momonga revealed to Reiger did not include his most adept, necromancy.
It should be noted that among the necromancy spells Momonga controlled, there were spells to summon powerful undead, spells to turn the dead into servants, and even terrifying magic that could cause instant death. Alas, they all slipped through Reiger’s fingers, unattainable.
There was also the rather cheating Resurrection Magic that Momonga did not even mention, let alone show him.
Moreover, Momonga, not daring to seem too ignorant in front of Reiger for fear of his non-worldly origins being discovered, consciously controlled the amount of information he wanted to obtain, resulting in Reiger only managing to learn ninety-nine spells from him.
Nevertheless, even these ninety-nine spells made Reiger feel that his trip had been quite fruitful.
"’Fly’."
As Reiger walked across the grasslands, he suddenly activated a spell.
In an instant, his entire being was enveloped in a pale blue magical light, and he floated towards the sky.
"Is this what it truly feels like to fly in the sky?"
While soaring into the higher altitude, Reiger relished the strong wind brushing against his body, a rare sense of contentment flooding his heart.
He simply had never flown so freely in the sky before.
The only times he could utilize high altitude were when he propelled himself with non-human leaping force, which hardly counted as flying.
Even when he used "Wind Spirit Swift Walk", it only gave him a brief ability to fly at low altitudes, and it was more like gliding than flying.
Only at this moment was Reiger truly flying, in the most unrestricted sense.
Such was the miracle that only magic could create.
As Reiger ascended higher, he stretched out his hand.
"’Advanced Artefact Creation’."
This was a spell that could create magical items.
The full suit of armor that Momonga wore was created with this spell.
Being able to create magical items, this spell alone was much more powerful than the structural magic Reiger typically used.
Following the casting of the spell, a knife materialized in Reiger’s hand.
It was a knife very similar in appearance to the Hermit’s, except that it lacked the divine patterns and the red filigree.
Reiger weighed the knife in his hand.
"Just in terms of sharpness and durability, it should be comparable to a second-tier weapon, right?"
Indeed, Reiger could finally produce weapons with magic that could compare with special armaments.
With the ability to create magical items, the knife Reiger made was no longer just mere iron, but could rival magic weapons and special armaments in craftsmanship.
However, a knife directly created in this way may have the sharpness and durability of a second-tier weapon, but it lacked the special effects of magic weapons.
In magic weapons and special armaments, some possess unique abilities.
For example, the Fool, a first-tier special armament, has the indestructible property, never breaking and also has an effect that reduces its weight—qualities that go beyond mere sharpness and performance.
The Hermit has the same indestructible property, plus concentrated Solar Energy forming intense heat, capable of melting steel and cutting through stone with ease—abilities ordinary weapons lack.
The knife Reiger created with "’Advanced Artefact Creation’" only rivaled magic weapons and special armaments in performance, lacking their enchant-like special effects.
"Even so, it’s much better than the ordinary blades I usually create on a whim, right?"
Reiger was already quite satisfied.
He had long found the mundane blades produced by structural magic to be ill-fitting, easily damaged during instances like using Breath of Thunder, and too fragile.
Yet, against ordinary opponents, they didn’t merit Reiger using weapons equivalent to first-tier special armaments like the Hermit or the Fool.
With no better option, Reiger had made do.
Now it was different. Being able to casually produce a knife with performance comparable to a second-tier weapon was more than enough for regular opponents.
Back in the day, before the Hermit was modified, it was slightly less powerful than a second-tier weapon.
There and then, Reiger created a sheath, stowed the knife into it, and hung it on his waist.
Unless he encountered a worthy opponent, this knife would serve as his primary weapon to carry at all times.
Having completed these tasks, Reiger moved on to experiment with another spell he found very practical.
"’Dimensional Movement’."
Reiger’s figure vanished from his original spot and instantly reappeared at another location.
This was teleportation magic.
In a nutshell, it’s a type of magic that seems to belong to the spatial series, capable of instantaneously teleporting a person.
"Amazing," Reiger murmured to himself with delight, "Instant teleportation, this kind of magic in the hands of a close-combat specialist is simply a divine evasion technique."
Reiger then began to experiment with teleportation magic in midair, disappearing in one moment and appearing in the next.
To Reiger’s enemies, the spectacle would have been absolutely terrifying.
"It’s a pity that ’Dimensional Movement’ is only the most basic teleportation magic, with a teleportation range that’s not long enough, otherwise it could even be used for travel."
Although ’Dimensional Movement’ is a teleportation magic capable of instant movement, it is only third-tier magic, hence the teleportation distance is limited and can be obstructed by barriers or even buildings.
If it were ’Advanced Teleportation,’ the distance would be considerably longer, and the chances of teleportation failure would reduce significantly.
The highest tier of teleportation magic, ’Teleportation Gate,’ is unlimited in distance and has a zero failure rate. It can teleport from one end of the Earth to the other.
However, whether it’s ’Teleportation Gate’ or ’Advanced Teleportation,’ Momonga did not bring them out, which is rather unfortunate.
It can only be said that the protagonist of the original work is really too cautious, choosing to reveal only the kinds of magic that would be least likely to have a significant impact on him.
Of course, Reiger has also obtained some especially powerful and terrifying high-tier magic.
Like the magic coming up next.
"’Now Sever’."
Reiger swung his hand towards the space beside him.
At that moment, a terrifying scene unfolded.
"Puchi!"
In front of everyone’s eyes, Reiger swung his empty hand, creating an invisible blade of light that sliced through the space beside him.
Indeed.
He cleaved through space.
It’s not a metaphor, but a literal slicing open of space itself, making it appear skewed like neatly cut glass.
In ’YGGDRASIL,’ if one possessed the strongest warrior class ’World Champion,’ then at the highest level one would learn a super dreadnought class final specialty skill—’Dimensional Slash.’
This move, ’Now Sever,’ is an inferior version of ’Dimensional Slash,’ a tenth-tier magic capable of slicing through space and among tenth-tier magics, it is one of the top in terms of lethality and destructive power.
Against this magic slash that can cut through space, no matter what defense is employed, it would be ineffective.
With this move, Reiger could say that he had maxed out his ability to breach defenses.
"Perhaps it could be studied."
Reiger looked at the space that had been sliced open and fell into thought.
"If I could execute this move with sword techniques, perhaps I could develop the original ’Dimensional Slash.’
If he could actually accomplish it, Reiger estimated that his swordsmanship might officially enter the realm of the inhuman, reaching what is known as a divine technique.
This was undoubtedly difficult, and even out of ten swordsmen, nine upon hearing Reiger’s idea would think he was crazy, with the remaining one thinking they were the crazy ones.
But...
"Isn’t that very interesting?"
The corners of Reiger’s mouth curled up slightly.
The most interesting things are those that are challenging.
This has always been Reiger’s motto.
That’s why he is so passionate about adventure and so keen on seeking thrills.
The fanciful idea of reproducing ’Dimensional Slash’ with sword techniques, with ’Now Sever’ as a reference, might no longer be just a wild notion.
"I’ll make it a research project for the future."
Deciding this, Reiger continued to fly downward while casting various magics he had learned, testing each in turn.
After such experimentation, Reiger perceived another huge advantage of rank-based magic.
"Rank-based magics have an unparalleled advantage in activation time."
Because all rank-based magics are chantless magics.
They have no lengthy incantations and no complicated conditions for use. As long as one has sufficient Magic Power, they can be activated at the mention of the magic’s name.
Their activation time is almost zero, and they could definitely be considered quick-cast or instant magics.
Even the highest tier, the tenth-tier magic, is the same.
"In contrast, super-tier magic seems to require time to cast, and the hassle of releasing it compares with tactical level magic and strategic level magic."
This results in the fact that tenth-tier magic might be more useful in battle than super-tier magic, similar to the tactical level magic and strategic level magic of the Akashic continent.
As Reiger contemplated this, he continued experimenting with magic.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Reiger noticed something strange.