Chapter 19 (1/2)

-A New Power and a Lively Night-

Several hours had pa.s.sed after the first battle with the forest wolves. We had now gone around and destroyed several packs that were spread throughout the forest, and because the sun was now starting to set, we decided to head back for Fhiraldo. As I moved my tired feet onward, Daniela taught me various things about combat. About using swords, how to swing a short sword, how to throw them. How to fight enemies that moved on four legs, what to do when you are surrounded. And also, how to use magic.

“To start, what should I do if I wanted to use magic in an attack?”

“Ahh…indeed. It would be pointless if it did not hit your opponent.”

“Right. So, it has to shoot outward.”

It wasn’t hard for me to use magic to create ice or water and lower the temperature in a room, because I understood how it worked.

I mainly used the moisture in the atmosphere for my magic, but apparently, most magicians here were converting their magical energy into water molecules to create water or ice. But that would eat through your energy a lot faster. In other words, my method was economical.

However, there was no point in creating lots of ice just because it was economical. It’s not an attack until it hits your opponent in the face.

“Create ice with magic and hurl it into the enemy. That would be the basic ice magic attack.”

“What about freezing them solid?”

“Hehe. I wouldn’t be surprised if you’re able to do it almost immediately, but…”

“The basics first, right?”

“Exactly.”

She nodded. And so I used my magic just as she said.

“Mmmm…”

I gather the moisture from the air to a s.p.a.ce in front of my outstretched finger. The small tip sucks in all of the heat. There is a cracking sound as clear ice begins to form. I apply magical energy and maintain its height. There is a thick tree trunk ahead of me that I target…

“Okay…go!”

All the energy collected in my fingertip bursts as it fires. In a blink, the ice bullet had vanished. Then I heard the sound of wook shattering. Apparently, I had hit it. I’ve never actually fired a gun, but I did play quite a few games. It wasn’t hard to just imagine it.