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[LFTAW] Chapter 300: Tier Magic
🕑 Added 2024-10-23 01:29:56 +0000 UTCRiezel didn't know that even after he left, the people from the Great Tomb of Nazarick were still considering how to deal with him.
At this moment, he was going over last night's haul, calculating the magic he had obtained from Momonga.
Under his subtle guidance, Momonga had revealed quite a bit of information about Tier Magic and even demonstrated each one right in front of him, one by one.
Thanks to that, he was able to learn them, achieving part of his goal for this dimensional travel.
As for why only 'part', it was because the protagonist, Momonga, was far too cautious, causing Riezel to fail in tricking him into revealing all the magic in his possession.
For example, when it came to necromancy magic, which was Momonga's specialty, Riezel hadn't learned a single one.
Maybe Momonga was worried about exposing his undead identity, or maybe he just wanted to keep his best magic hidden so no one could fully grasp his true abilities—either way, the magic he shared with Riezel didn't include necromancy.
Naturally, this was a big deal.
Momonga had amazing necromancy magic that could summon powerful undead, turn the dead into servants, or even cause instant death, yet Riezel missed out on all of it.
Aside from necromancy magic, there was also resurrection magic, which Riezel considered kind of overpowered, but unfortunately, Momonga hadn't even mentioned resurrection magic, let alone demonstrated it.
Moreover, Momonga had clearly tried hard not to seem clueless in front of Riezel, fearing Riezel might figure out that he wasn't originally from this world.
As a result, Momonga deliberately controlled how much information he shared, causing Riezel to manage to steal only ninety-nine magic spells from him.
Regardless, just these ninety-nine magic spells alone still made Riezel feel like he had scored big.
"Fly."
Riezel, walking across the empty plains, suddenly cast magic.
In an instant, his whole body was enveloped in a faint blue glow of magical energy, lifting him into the air.
'Hmm, so this is what it really feels like to fly in the sky...'
Riezel soared higher, causing the wind to rush past his body, filling him with an unusual sense of ease.
He couldn't help but feel a little amazed, as he had never flown freely like this before.
As far as he remembered, the only time he had ever been at high altitudes was when he used his inhuman jumping ability to leap into the air.
However, that wasn't really considered flying.
Meanwhile, although he could still get a brief moment of flight when he used Ariel, it was just low-altitude gliding at best, not true flight.
Only now was he truly flying, free and unrestricted.
Needless to say, this was the kind of miracle only magic could create.
As Riezel ascended into the sky, he stretched out his hand again.
"Create Greater Item."
What Riezel used this time was a magic spell that allowed the caster to create magic items, similar to how Momonga created his full-body armor.
Being able to create magic items made this magic far superior to the Structure System Magic that he usually used.
As the magic activated, a sword soon formed in his hand, looking almost identical to Hermit, except it lacked the divine spirit-like pattern and the red, crack-like markings.
Gripping the sword, Riezel weighed it in his hand.
'In terms of sharpness and durability alone, it should rival Second-Class Equipment, right?'
Yes, Riezel had finally managed to create a weapon that could rival the Special Equipment in the world of Danmachi by using only magic.
With the magic that allowed him to create magic items, the sword he forged was no longer just an ordinary iron sword but had become a masterpiece capable of competing with Special Equipment.
However, the sword created directly through this method, while it might have the sharpness and durability of Second-Class Equipment, lacked the special effects of genuine Special Equipment.
Some Special Equipment came with special abilities, after all.
For example, Fool, as First-Class Equipment, not only had the Durandal attribute, meaning it would never break, but it also had a weight-reducing effect—clearly not just about sharpness and performance.
Hermit was the same, with the Durandal attribute and highly concentrated sun energy that formed intense heat, it could easily melt steel and cut through stone—abilities that ordinary weapons just didn't have.
Meanwhile, the sword Riezel made with 'Create Greater Item' only had the performance to rival Special Equipment, but it lacked those special abilities.
'Still, it's way better than the ordinary swords I usually make, right?'
Riezel was already quite satisfied.
He had long felt that the ordinary swords he casually created with the Structure System Magic were too unreliable and fragile, especially when using Thunder Breathing—a small mistake and a too-powerful sword form could easily break them.
Nonetheless, when facing ordinary opponents, since they didn't deserve for him to pull out something as powerful as First-Class Equipment like Hermit or Fool, he had no choice but to make do with what he had.
However, since he could now easily create a sword with quality rivaling Second-Class Equipment, a weapon of this class was more than enough against ordinary opponents.
Back when Hermit hadn't been upgraded to a Nichirin Sword, its power had actually been slightly below that of Second-Class Equipment, which meant it was worse than the sword he had just created using Create Greater Item.
Done with the sword, Riezel then created a scabbard, sheathed the sword, and hung it directly on his waist.
Until he encountered a worthy opponent, this sword would be his main weapon, something he could carry with him at all times.
After finishing with the weapon, Riezel began testing the next magic he found useful.
"Dimensional Move."
Riezel's figure suddenly disappeared from where he stood and reappeared in an instant at another location.
What he used was clearly teleportation magic.
In short, it was magic that allowed instant teleportation, possibly space magic.
"Cool..." Riezel muttered to himself in delight. "Teleportation... this kind of magic in the hands of close-range combatants is practically divine magic..."
He then continued testing the teleportation magic in midair, vanishing one moment and reappearing the next.
If his enemies saw this, it would undoubtedly be terrifying.
"Even though it's good and useful, it's too bad it's just the lowest-tier teleportation magic and the range isn't long enough..." Riezel muttered with regret, shaking his head lightly. "Otherwise, I could use it to travel."
Indeed, while 'Dimensional Move' was quite a useful teleportation magic, it was, after all, only 3rd-Tier Magic. Not only was the teleportation distance limited, but it could also be obstructed by barriers or even buildings.
If it were 'Greater Teleportation', the distance would be much farther, and the chance of teleportation failure would be greatly reduced.
Meanwhile, the highest-tier teleportation magic, known as 'Gate', had no distance limitation, and the chance of failure was zero. Even more amazing, this magic could easily teleport one from one side of the Earth to the other in just a second.
Unfortunately, neither Greater Teleportation nor Gate had been demonstrated by Momonga.
He could only say this protagonist was really too cautious, revealing only magic that wouldn't put him at too much risk.
Fortunately, he could still obtain some particularly powerful and terrifying high-tier magic from Momonga.
For example, the next magic he was about to try.
"Reality Slash."
Riezel casually waved his hand toward the space beside him, and in an instant, a terrifying scene unfolded.
Whoosh!
With just a bare hand, Riezel unleashed an invisible blade of light, slicing through the space around him.
Yes.
He had cut through space—it wasn't a figure of speech, but literal.
He had literally sliced open the space itself, and the space, like neatly cut glass, became distorted.
In YGGDRASIL, if a player held the strongest job class for a warrior, known as 'World Champion', they could learn an ultimate special skill rated as super-legendary, called 'Dimensional Slash'.
'Reality Slash' was actually a degraded version of 'Dimensional Slash', a 10th-Tier Magic capable of slicing through space and, even among 10th-Tier Magic, possessing top-tier destructive power.
Facing a slash that could easily cut through space, no defense was effective.
By having this magic, Riezel had essentially maxed out his defense-breaking ability.
'Maybe I can study this further...'
Riezel looked at the sliced space, deep in thought.
'If I could achieve this with my swordsmanship, I might be able to fully understand and use Dimensional Slash.'
If he could really achieve it, he figured that his swordsmanship might officially enter the realm beyond human limitations, reaching a realm that could be called divine.
It was undoubtedly difficult.
Out of ten swordsmen, nine would think Riezel was crazy for having such an idea, and the remaining one would think they were the crazy ones.
However—
'Isn't that what makes it fun?'
A slight grin tugged at Riezel's lips.
Challenging things were always the most interesting to him.
Moreover, it had always been his motto, which was why he was so passionate about adventure and so obsessed with seeking thrills.
Recreating Dimensional Slash with his swordsmanship, such an outlandish idea, now seemed less like a far-fetched thought with Reality Slash as a reference.
'I'll make this my homework from now on.'
Decided, Riezel then descended and tested out various magic spells he had learned from Momonga, one by one.
As he tested them, he eventually noticed a significant advantage of Tier Magic.
'Tier Magic has an unparalleled speed in activation.'
It was simply because the majority of Tier Magic, especially from 1st Tier to 10th Tier, could be considered chantless.
They had no long chants or complex conditions for use, and as long as there was enough magical energy, one could cast them simply by saying their name. Furthermore, the activation time was nearly zero, which could even be rightfully called instant-cast magic.
'In contrast, Super-Tier Magic seems to take time to cast, and the complexity of releasing it is on par with Tactical-Class and Strategic-Class Magic.'
Considering this, 10th-Tier Magic was perhaps more useful in combat than Super-Tier Magic, much like Combat-Class Magic was more useful in combat than Tactical-Class and Strategic-Class Magic on the Akasha Continent.
Riezel pondered this matter as he continued testing Tier Magic until he noticed an anomaly.
"Hmm?"
