Chapter 202 (1/2)
Chapter 202: The Invincible Magic Puppet (Part 2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Underground Palace.
After walking for around 150 feet, they saw a body on the ground which had its arms severed.
“It’s Morestern.” Vance whispered.
Celine quickly squatted down to observe the injuries on the Voodoo Magician’s body. After glacing up and down, she could not help but gasp, “What fast attacking speed!”
From the shape and depth of the wound on Morestern’s forehead, Celine, who was a swordsman, could accurately determine the terrifying attacking speed of the magic puppet. It was a level that she could only hope to reach.
Meanwhile, Vance and Link were observing the magic traces left on the scene.
Vance pinched the piles of white dust on the ground and cooed, “This old guy seemed to have cast a Corrosive Nova spell before he died. From the residual magic fluctuations, this spell was released extremely quickly. I estimate the total casting time to be only around 0.2 seconds. The Dark Arbiter is really a powerful wand.”
Link pointed to a set of footprints on the side and said, “This small footprint was probably left by the magic puppet.”
Vance looked over and nodded. “That’s right. Nana’s image is that of a 17-year-old girl…Don’t think of it that way! The only reason why I used this image was to bewitch the opponents!”
Link shrugged his shoulders and decided not to comment on that decision. He continued to observe the traces on the ground. After a few minutes, he said, “After the magic puppet killed Morestern, she left immediately. After around half a minute, Dorians appeared again. He came right over here…This should be the place where the wand was. He picked it up and left.”
Link then switched an angle to view the traces as he continued, “From the footprints on the ground, there were two outbursts of power. The first one was here, where the puppet moved horizontally for three feet, and her attack was dodged; one Elemental Disintegration spell was released. She then started fighting back.”
Link spoke as though he had witnessed the battle scene first hand, explaining along the way. Link then walked up beside Morestern’s body. He saw a white gelatinous substance and dabbed his finger in it. After taking a sniff, he continued, “When the magic puppet retaliated, Morestern was just about to release the Cobweb spell. Vance, how fast do you reckon Morestern actually needs to cast this spell?”
Vance knew that Link was estimating the power of the magic puppet and was hence willing to cooperate. He observed the white substance and said, “I have seen him cast this spell once. He was extremely fast. This level of completion should have taken less than 0.1 seconds.”
“Less than 0.1 seconds? That is too vague. I need it to be more specific,” Link pressed.
Vance thought back on what he saw and reported an accurate number, “0.08 seconds should be about right.”
Link then measured the distance between the two outbursts of power and frowned. He then said, “The distance between the two footprints is 150 feet. If the magic puppet had attacked while Morestern was casting the spell, her speed could be estimated to be at a terrifying 2000 feet per second. Vance, you were totally right, this magic puppet has evolved greatly.”
Celine was horrified, “If we consider the starting step and the landing action, her top speed would be much greater than 2000 feet per second. This is insane!”
This outburst of energy was comparable to a short distance teleportation spell.
Vance gave a bitter smile and said, “Nana seems to have exceeded my expectations. What do we do now?”
Vance was not confident in going against such fast reaction and attacking speed. He would be courting death! Not to mention how embarrassing it actually was to be defeated at the hands of his own creation.
Celine turned to look at Link.
Link stayed silent. From the current data they had, he quickly calculated the power limit of the magic puppet. After around three minutes, he said, “It will be a bit tough, but we still stand a chance. For example, when traveling at such a high speed, she will not be able to change directions. This can be seen from the battle traces.”
To change directions while traveling at 2000 feet per second would generate a huge centripetal force that would put great pressure on the magic puppet’s body. Even if her body were hardy enough to withstand such pressure, the ground beneath her feet wouldn’t be able to provide enough friction to make the direction change. This was not merely dependent on the power of the magic puppet, but also the environmental restrictions.
He looked at Celine and said, “Give me the bracelet; I have to make some alterations to this spell.”
The bracelet contained a Level-5 Crimson Edelweiss spell. As the creator of this spell, Link naturally had a good understanding of this spell. He was extremely clear that this spell also contained a magic inflection point which would last around 0.06 seconds. This was sufficient time for the magic puppet to deliver a fatal blow. In order to ensure Celine’s safety, he had to compress the duration of the magic inflection point to within 0.01 seconds.
Celine handed her defensive bracelet over to Link. Link then sat down on a piece of rubble and took out the best material he had brought with him, the Fire Star Thorium, before he started to replace the ordinary Thorium in the bracelet with this high-quality material. The process was extremely fast and could be done with a simple replacement spell. It merely took ten minutes. Following which, Link used a Higgs Field spell to carefully repair the tiny flaws in the bracelet. As time was tight previously, he did not polish this bracelet to his usual standards. He originally thought that no one in the world would be able to take advantage of such minor flaws. However, now that this puppet had appeared, he would have to defend against it.
The entire bracelet had around five flaws. Although they were all inconspicuous alone, their effects would stack and render the eventual Crimson Edelweiss spell imperfect. Ordinary people would not be able to feel any difference between the two. However, a strong Magician would be able to tell simply from the magic fluctuations that was emanating from the bracelet.
After Link completely refined the bracelet, Vance, who was observing the whole time, could not help but applaud, “This bracelet is beautiful!”
Link smiled and put the bracelet on Celine’s wrist. The previous bracelet he gave Celine was around the same quality as the Dragon’s bracelet he gave Eleanor. However, the quality of the bracelet now was much higher than that.
“Now, I do not have to worry about the magic puppet breaking through the magic inflection point,” Link mentioned as he held Celine’s smooth and soft hands. Link did not wish to let go of it as he caressed it gently.
Celine merely smiled and did not pull her hand back.
Link then turned towards Vance while holding her hand. “Instant spellcasting requires complete focus. There can be no distractions in your heart nor any fluctuations in mood. Only then can flawless spells be released.”
“I’ll do my best.”
Vance rubbed his smooth skull and suddenly lacked confidence. It was simply enough for a thousand-year-old monster like himself to feel no distractions in his heart. However, for one to have no fluctuations in mood…As long as one was still alive, that would be almost impossible to do during combat! This request was fundamentally anti-human!
Now that the preparations had been done, the success of their mission would depend entirely on their reaction on the spot.