Chapter 466: 431 ’Autonomous Guardian Core
With the level Reiger had attained and the accumulated "Magic Power" values, the strength of the fire attribute magic he released was absolutely staggering.
Having the "Sun Wheel Pioneer" that doubled the power of fire attribute magic, along with the amplification of developmental abilities "Magic Guidance" and "Magic Chanting", and topped with Maximum Enhance effect, even if it was just a third-ranked "Fireball" magic, a single blast could easily bring down a building of more than ten stories high, let alone a giant of five meters tall.
Therefore, when three huge "Fireballs" consecutively struck the giant that had fallen, the giant’s cries of rage were completely replaced by the thunderous explosions, causing flames to surge like waves, engulfing the area within tens of meters entirely.
The raging flames transformed into a sea of fire that kept spreading unstoppably, its destructive power astonishing.
"You bastard...!"
Revin jumped out from the sea of fire, his body adorned with streaks of flames, giving him a disheveled appearance, which made him look at Reiger with a particularly unfriendly gaze.
Nevertheless, Revin was still very surprised by the power of the magic that Reiger had released.
Although Revin had already seen Reiger’s magical proficiency when he instantaneously wiped out a large group of magical beast insects with the "Banshee Scream," it was only when Reiger demonstrated the power of his practiced magic this directly that Revin truly understood how strong his magic was.
"If he had used magic when he was dueling with me..."
Revin couldn’t help thinking about this possibility, his mood suddenly became very heavy.
Reiger paid no attention to Revin, his gaze fixed on the sea of fire before him.
The transparent luster of the translucent world flickered in Reiger’s eyes, allowing him to clearly understand the status of the giant.
"Didn’t manage to take it down?"
As he murmured this, as if to confirm what Reiger had said, the giant burst out from the sea of fire.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh—!"
The roaring sound wave blew the flames around him, and the giant, covered in charred black, furiously charged towards Reiger.
"Radiant Green Body."
Reiger did not choose to dodge immediately; instead, he still activated the defensive magic that could nullify a single blunt attribute attack, and then he tapped his toes lightly, wrapping his body outline with the glowing light of "Magic Flight," flying backward.
"Triple Enhancement Maximum Enhance·Fireball."
During the backward flight, Reiger continued releasing "Fireball" magic, allowing the tips of his extended fingers to gather huge clusters of flames, firing one after another, hitting the charging giant.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"......
Instantly, the successive "Fireballs" continuously bombarded the charging giant, causing it to howl in pain and become even more furiously tough against the explosions of flames, launching an even more ferocious pursuit of Reiger.
Facing the berserk giant, Reiger remained very calm, flying backward while maintaining a distance from the giant, continually launching "Fireballs" for ranged attacks.
To anyone who saw it, the scene would immediately recall a term—kite flying.
The roaring giant relentlessly pursued Reiger, but never managed to shorten the distance between them, enabling Reiger to maintain his flight, retreating while continuously engaging with "Fireball" for long-range attacks.
With Reiger’s relentless bombardment, the scorched areas on the giant’s body continued to multiply, making the giant increasingly furious, its roars more savage.
"Fall!"
Just then, Revin charged forward.
He raised the Sword of the Resister, the dark light on his body transforming into a tangible force that clung to the blade of the great sword, causing the faint halo on the sword to intensify.
Empowered by the dark sword technique, the Sword of the Resister erupted in power and Revin fiercely hacked it into the giant’s foot.
"Puchi!"
Amid the tearing sound of flesh, the Sword of the Resister cleanly severed the giant’s leg, sending it flying to the side.
This Ancient Secret Treasure was indeed formidable, not only could it cut through iron as if it were mud, but it also had a defense-breaking effect, and with the enhancement from the dark sword technique, even the giant, which had withstood Reiger’s repeated "Fireball" bombardments, could not stop it—it had its leg chopped off just like that.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
The giant’s agonized screams echoed through the cave, followed by a thunderous crash as it fell.
"Shua!"
Reiger immediately activated a chant-less teleportation spell and instantly moved above the giant’s head, extending a hand that rotated with a red magic array towards the giant below him.
"Maximum Enhance·Crimson Nova."
This was among the highest-ranked fire magic in the arsenal of rank-based magic, a ninth-tier attack spell.
Although there were tenth-tier spells that could also inflict fire damage, those spells either required a special class to perform or needed certain conditions to achieve maximum damage, hence, despite being a ninth-tier spell, Crimson Nova was regarded as one of the highest-tier fire magic spells.
In rank-based magic, this was the most powerful fire attribute spell that Reiger could use, second only to the super-tier spells. Thus, the power it expressed in Reiger’s hands was maximal.
Thereupon, a surge of Red Lotus Karma Fire suddenly erupted on the giant’s body, completely enveloping it.
The Red Lotus Karma Fire soared into the sky, forming a pillar of fire, instantly raising the temperature of the entire cave, burning through the floor and the ceiling, causing the cave to tremble slightly.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
The giant let out the loudest scream since it appeared, its massive body writhing and struggling within the Red Lotus Karma Fire, even rolling and scrambling on the ground, but the flames still clung to its body, continuously scorching it, causing its body to gradually disintegrate.
"This magic..."
Revin landed on the ground nearby, watching the scene unfold with a pang in his heart.
As a seasoned warrior schooled in countless battles, Revin intuitively felt that, although this spell didn’t have the broad attack range of the "Fireball," in terms of sheer power, it was probably more terrifying than many Tactical Level Magic spells he had seen before.
That was indeed the case.
Crimson Nova was a single-target attack spell, so unlike "Fireball," it did not ignite a sea of flames in an instant.
However, its power was enough to hurl a mere third-tier "Fireball" miles away, and even steel would melt into molten iron within a very short time.
This magic, having its power doubled by the "Sunwheel’s Innovator" and maximized with the additions of "Magic Guiding" and "Magic Chanting", if not considering the attack range but only the attack damage, it was definitely stronger than most of the Tactical Level Magic, and it might even rival a Strategy Level Magic.
In such a situation, even though the giant’s immense body could withstand numerous direct hits from "Fireball", it absolutely could not withstand a single "Crimson Nova".
At that moment, the giant lost its complete form in the Red Lotus Karma Fire, whether it was its limbs, torso, or head, everything was reduced to ashes in the blazing fire.
It was then that Reiger descended from mid-air, watching the giant engulfed in flames as the transparent gloss of the world flickered again.
This time, the giant finally could not endure, and under the burning flames, the scream that could turn into sound waves and shatter the air eventually disappeared.
Its enormous body was scorched away, and even the stone spear in its hand was not spared, both turning into ashes in the roaring flames.
In the end, the only thing that could maintain its form in the Red Lotus Karma Fire was one thing.
That was the crystal originally located within the space inside the giant’s body.
"Swoosh!"
The radiant crystal suddenly burst out from the flames, turning into a streak of light that flew towards the distance.
"What is that?"
Revin noticed this scene and froze there.
Having been observing the giant through the transparent world, Reiger immediately responded.
"[High-Level Teleportation]."
Without hesitation, Reiger activated a teleportation magic and teleported in front of the crystal that had turned into a streak of light, extending his hand towards the direction from which the crystal was shooting towards.
"Snap!"
In a crisp sound, Reiger grabbed the crystal, allowing the streak of light to reveal its true form in his palm.
"Buzz!"
The crystal instantly trembled as if struggling, the intensity of the vibrations so great that Reiger almost couldn’t hold onto it.
"Gosh, this crystal still possesses such power?"
Reiger raised an eyebrow and pondered for a while before his hand holding the crystal emitted a crimson wave.
"————"
Instantly, the crystal stopped vibrating.
It seemed to sense danger, knowing that if it continued to struggle, the outcome might not be favorable, so it became completely still.
Well-behaved.jpg.
Reiger read such an image from this crystal.
This situation made Reiger’s eyebrows twitch again.
At that moment, Reiger thought about a magical artifact in the Overlord world that he had encountered once—the Treasure Bead of Death.
Yes, the same intelligent tool that Reiger had destroyed.
Could it be... that this crystal, like the Treasure Bead of Death, also possessed its own consciousness?
Reiger fell into deep thought and subsequently activated a magic spell for identifying items.
"[High-Level Item Identification]."
The next second, a message flooded into Reiger’s mind.
"What happened?" Revin came up to Reiger and asked, looking at the crystal in his hand, "What is this?"
This question, if it had been asked just a moment ago, Reiger would not have been able to answer it.
But now, he had learned the true nature of this object from the results of the magic identification.
"Autonomous Guard Core..."
Reiger murmured softly.
"What?"
Revin was startled again.
Reiger did not explain, but instead thought for a moment and suddenly released his hand.
"Swoosh!"
The crystal immediately came to life, rapidly flying away.
"Wait..."
Revin instinctively wanted to stop it but was interrupted by Reiger’s actions.
Reiger had already followed, leaving the place.
"Tsk..."
Revin clicked his tongue, and finding no other option, he had to follow.
The two quickly left the site, chasing after the crystal and disappearing into the cave.