Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 556 Strength and Weakness, One Horizontal and One Vertical

Regardless, ranged combat has its advantages when fighting in melee.

Besides, witchcraft is so cool.

Earth, water, fire, wind, thunder, lightning... What kind of thing is a knight who can only fight at close range?
It is precisely because of this dismissive attitude that many apprentices are prone to carelessness and die at the hands of official knights.

Bevin now has somewhat similar thoughts.

Yaro thought to himself: No wonder the Owl Academy has a special course called 'Defense Knight'.

Thinking of this, Yaro suddenly asked:

"Bevin, what do you think is strong, and what is weak?"

Bevin paused slightly, not quite understanding why his teacher had suddenly asked that question, and honestly shook his head.

"do not know."

Yaro got up and walked to the open space to the side, then turned back and said:
"The so-called strength and weakness are just a horizontal and a vertical line!"

Bevin was puzzled: "A horizontal line and a vertical line?"

"That's right!"

Then Yaro raised his left hand, and a fireball suddenly ignited in his palm. He said arrogantly, "This is a wizard."

Then he paused, took another step, and his whole body split in two!
In the same spot, there still stands the 'Yaro Wizard' holding a fireball.

Yaro, who had just come out, suddenly changed his expression!
The first step is to stand your short hair up, dilate your pupils, and give a sharp look.

The second step is rapid breathing, sudden paleness, and muscle tension.

The third step involves rising onto one's tiptoes, with veins bulging all over the body, the posture light yet powerful, exuding a sense of caution and alertness.

Even though Bevan knew that Professor Yaro was giving a demonstration, he couldn't help but feel nervous. He subconsciously looked around and felt as if some kind of monster was lurking nearby.

Yaro turned around and stood facing 'Yaro the Wizard'.

Even though the two looked exactly alike and were dressed identically, Bevin sensed a distinct difference.

One of them was a haughty wizard, who was casting a spell.

One of them was a reckless melee warrior, eager to make a move.

"Alright!"

Yaro let out a low growl, his voice high and powerful.

Bevin unconsciously held his breath.

laugh!
With a sharp, crackling sound, 'Warrior' Yaro suddenly stepped forward, bent his upper body, and threw a punch at the same time!

"what!"

At the very moment of that shout, a burst of rapid and viscous high-temperature molten lava erupted from the spot where the fist struck, instantly igniting 'Wizard Yaro'!
boom--!
The explosion then rang out.

The high-temperature molten lava poured all the absorbed fist force onto 'Wizard Yaro', flames erupted, and 'Wizard Yaro' was sent flying backward without any resistance.

It then crashed into the wall, bounced off the ground, rolled a few times, and was quickly reduced to ashes as it was consumed by the flames.

The entire movement was fluid, clean, and efficient!

Bevin was in turmoil.

So strong, so violent, so cool!
"call--!"

Yaro let out a long breath, stopped the 'Gate of Hell' technique, and then turned around and said:
"One horizontal line, one vertical line; one alive, one dead! The living are strong, the dead are weak!"

"Whether the enemy is a wizard or a knight, the core of the battle is to protect yourself and kill your opponent!"

Seeing that the fire was gradually subsiding and showed no signs of spreading to other areas, Yaro turned around and went back.

Clenching his fist and pulling back his strength, he punched Bevin's chest.

"Remember this! Magic is merely a tool; the core is people!"

Bevin's eyes gleamed with a strange light as he straightened his body to withstand the blow, and shouted, "Yes, I remember! Magic is a tool; the core is man!"

Yaro nodded in satisfaction, then expanded on the explanation:
"As long as you kill the enemy's body, no matter how powerful their magic is, it's useless..."

For example, a formal wizard, like Alice, from the Owl Wizarding Academy, was killed. She simply died.

"Combat is about avoiding the enemy's fatal attacks and striking their vital points with your own!"

"You might not understand if I just explain it to you like this. Let's do a simulated battle."

As Yaro spoke, he led Bevin to the desk, picked up a piece of white paper, and drew a dividing line in the middle.

"This side is you, this side is the enemy."

"Now, suppose you and your enemy both have ten units of magic."

Both sides have three options: attack, defend, and move.

"Attack and defense, equal amounts of magic will cancel each other out."

"Movement can also dodge magic attacks of equal value."

What would you choose?

Just then, a hurried sound came from outside the door. Yaro immediately recognized it as the footsteps of the assistant butler, Bard.

Clearly, the sound of Yaro's attack had alerted him.

"I'll assume it's the enemy and write it down first."

As he spoke, Yaro wrote a few strokes, then folded the paper and weighed it down with a book from the side.

"Think about it carefully first, I'll go deal with Bard."

"Good teacher."

Bevan nodded in agreement, then looked at the papers on the table and fell into deep thought.

Driven by youthful vigor, Bevin's first thought was to add all ten parts of his magic power to his attack.

I'll blast it first and then talk about it!

Any potential problems? No potential problems!
If your opponent doesn't choose to cancel out ten equal portions of magic, you lose immediately!

Even with equal amounts of magic, it's just a draw!

When Arowana returned and saw the choice Bevan had written down, he burst out laughing:
"Your choice is quite extreme."

Bevan asked confidently, "Teacher, can I see your answers now?"

"Sure, see for yourself."

Yaro smiled and turned his head, indicating that he would drive himself.

Bevin opened the paper and saw that it read 'Ten Magic Movements'.

Ten parts magic attack, ten parts magic movement—a draw.

Bevin looked up and smiled wryly, "Teacher, with your arrangement, no matter what I choose, it's a draw!"

Yaro pointed to the line of words Bevan had just written and corrected him, "I should say that in this game, no matter how you arrange things, I will not lose."

"But this is just a game, and too many details have been cut off, including the details that might be encountered in real combat."

"In reality, high-speed movement is inherently lethal."

“You use ten times your strength to attack, and I use ten times my strength to move. I can easily dodge your attack and then easily cleave your body open with a long sword.”

Bevan pondered, "Teacher, the human body is so heavy, the magic power consumed to move a human body must far exceed the magic power consumed to move a small object, right? If the enemy uses magic power to move a small object, then even if all the magic power is consumed in moving it, wouldn't it still be impossible to dodge?"

Bevin's question is somewhat like the analogy of a crossbow and bullets.

Aro asked, "Do you know the trick called 'Defense Against Arrows'?"

Bevan nodded: "You told me that these are classic magic tricks that even intermediate apprentices can learn."

"Yes, it's a classic, but the price to exchange for it is also very expensive. I haven't mastered it either, but I have looked up the effect principle of 'Defense Arrow'."

Yaro continued, "The solution to 'defending against arrows' is to create three layers of deflecting magic around the body, adding a deflecting force to the incoming arrows, thus 'deflecting a thousand pounds with one effort'."

(End of this chapter)