Wizard: Become stronger by drawing cards from the potions variety show

Chapter 685 Super Magic Specialization
Noah also tried various different fighting styles and magic combinations, and after trying them all, he found that he was still more suited to fast attacks.

That is, my initial thought process.

His talent can be put to great use when executing fast breaks.

Complete the suppression and seize the initiative.

My first instinct is that this is the best strategy for Noah.

Even opponents of normal difficulty possess the ability to instantly cast some spells, but after Noah executes the correct and efficient preemptive strategy, he can only hold out for a little longer.

After getting used to the difficulty level by playing against opponents in the early stages, opponents on normal difficulty pose little threat to Noah.

A clean and decisive five-game winning streak led to the advancement to the next level.

This time, the opponent in the promotion stage is an arcanist who is more focused on control. His mastery of magic is more refined, and even though they are the same type of magic, he uses them in countless ways.

While both are magical missiles, some are more focused, concentrating on tearing through barriers, while others are more substantial, designed for better control.

Mind magic, in the hands of arcanists, has become even more versatile.

In a battle between two people, the key is to gain the upper hand and control the situation, aiming to force the opponent into their rhythm.

Many times, just when Noah had the upper hand, his opponent would use magic to disrupt and regain it, or use targeted destructive magic to force Noah to give up his advantage and switch to defense.

During this confrontation, Noah also realized the key to the stalemate between the two sides.

My advantage lies in my reaction time and my stronger and more intuitive conceptual perception, which allows me to strike back after the opponent has cast a spell.

The opponent's advantage lies in their well-developed magic combination.

We've been engaged in intense combat for over ten minutes now. Although my opponent's reactions aren't as good as mine, they always have different magic options depending on the situation.

The spells cast now often interact with spells cast later, which is why the opponent can regain the initiative.

However, as they became more familiar with their opponent's fighting style, victory gradually shifted towards Noah.

Ultimately, when Noah anticipated that his opponent would use an offensive to suppress him and expand his advantage, attempting to regain the initiative, he did not dodge or defend as he had done before, but instead took the attack head-on.

Following the impact of the attack, they drifted backward.

At the same time, with the little magic power left in his body, he began to try to guide the surrounding elements to attach to the wound and alleviate the damage.

Before even landing, I heard the system notification that "the battle was won".

Passed on Normal difficulty.

Moreover, the current score has soared to 90 points.

It was only 10 points away from a perfect score.

We're very close.

The reward for this promotion is a complete magical insight. According to the description, it can help wizards to adaptively adjust selected spells in a pre-selected direction, making the spells more suitable for themselves.

Noah hesitated for a moment, but still chose to react quickly.

With the help of his talent, this magic has undergone a qualitative transformation. His current fighting style is based on rapid reaction.

Moreover, compared to the adjustment of other magic, quick reaction is related to one's own patterns, and there is no way to optimize it. One can only wait until one has a deeper understanding of the patterns before one can do so. Now that there is such a reward, one might as well use it directly to quickly improve combat power and prepare for the battles to come.

Noah, having fully grasped the essence of magic, gained a completely different understanding of his talent and its application in magic.

These insights were like a mirror, allowing Noah to see the magic of quick reactions from a novel perspective.

The original principle of magic for rapid reaction is to enhance perception and stimulate specific brain regions with magic to accelerate reaction and achieve a faster reaction speed than normal.

But Noah was different. His original talent gave him a completely different perception of the flow of time, and his body developed a perfect regulatory system through the frequent slowing down and speeding up of time.

Therefore, during the rapid reaction spell casting, the original mechanism of the magic stimulates the neural regulation, naturally triggering the time regulation inherent in the original talent.

Noah's rapid reaction, based on the original foundation, has begun to merge with the rules of time. His perception and reading have been accelerated, and everything around him naturally seems to slow down. Within the same reaction time, Noah's reaction mechanism is faster.

This is a natural influencing effect born of talent; the uniqueness of the body twists magic into a way of expression more suitable for oneself. However, this combination is preliminary and quite unnatural.

With the blessing of magical inspiration, Noah could see that the originally simple magical framework of quick reactions had been made complex and bloated by his own talent.

This is an inevitable process of integration that aims to follow the established rules.

However, Quick Response is a basic spell. Its magical mechanism is not complicated, its framework is relatively simple, and it has an effect, but it is not obvious. It is a buff spell that adds icing on the cake.

Noah felt there was nothing he could do about the magic and believed that he could only begin to modify it once his understanding of the laws had deepened. This was because the current laws had already filled the limited framework, leaving no gaps.

Simply adding things is no longer effective; in fact, it can even hinder the desired results. What's needed now is subtraction, optimizing patterns, and concise expression.

This is a normal approach to magic optimization.

However, in the current state, the original framework of magic has been dismantled, and only the various magical principles being instilled are connected and appear in the mind.

Quick Response is a universal magic, and for the sake of universality, the frame is a normal tetrahedral frame, in which the effective part is located at the top, and the three parts at the bottom are for adjustment, enhancement and stabilization.

As long as you maintain the functionality of these nodes, you can try switching to a different framework.

such as……

The Ouroboros frame is universally applicable to time magic.

Based on this magical framework, one's own rules can be better utilized, and the space can be expanded because the ouroboros structure overlaps in multiple layers, providing more directions for expansion.

Rapid reaction is necessary for strengthening and locating the neural part, but it is limited by low-level magic, so it stops at the neural part. If you want to modify it, you can extend it from the neural part to the mind. In this way, you can trigger the corresponding dense nerve groups in a targeted manner based on mental tendencies, which is not as rigid as the original strengthening.

Noah had countless ideas in his mind, and sparks of brilliant thoughts collided constantly in his mind.

Any idea he has, if he puts his mind to it, will have countless ways to be realized.

Continue thinking in one direction, solve problems when you encounter them, review the overall picture, see the shortcomings again, and continue thinking.

The knowledge instilled in their minds was now all interconnected.

When Noah broke through all the obstacles and came to his senses, he found that his quick reaction had been adjusted. Just then, the help provided by the promotion was exhausted, and his extremely active state of mind slowly subsided.

Noah was still savoring the moment, and sighed softly, "What a thoroughly enjoyable thought process."

What appeared in Noah's mind was a special kind of magic.

Noah's Clarity Reaction: Nothing around you can escape your perception, and nothing can outpace your reaction. When the Clarity Reaction is fully activated, it will suppress the reactions of wizards within its range. (Primary Magic Effect Limited to: Time Regulation. Advanced Magic Effect Limited to: Noah)

He advanced directly from rudimentary magic to advanced magic. Noah nodded in satisfaction.

The insights I gained just now were not only about this magic, but also about how to apply my own principles.

Previously, when dealing with potion reactions, he could use his talent to influence the speed of the materials' reaction. Now, with Noah's understanding of the patterns, he can apply that to himself.

Instantaneous spells are no longer useful, but high-level spells that originally required hand gestures and chanting can have their preparation time greatly reduced during the duration of the Transparent Reaction.

Noah used to hate fighting. Why do wizards like fighting? They'll start a fight at the drop of a hat. Whether Noah accepts it or not, he has to deal with fighting every day. Of course, the little Noahs can only fight with their fists and feet, occasionally with some bursts of primal magic due to strong emotions.

But now, Noah understands a little. He realizes his shortcomings in battle, strives to become a stronger version of himself, and accelerates his enlightenment.

After Noah finished comprehending the secrets, a notification sound from the potion support system suddenly rang out. Noah opened the panel and looked at the contents.

[The assessment has been passed.]

Please select your next training direction:

1. Combat training (difficult)

2. Teamwork (simple)

Hmm? Can we choose other training programs now?
It turned out to be the case.

Is this stage of training only considered complete once the general standard is met...?

In other words, under normal circumstances, a wizard training program should end when all subjects meet the general standard.

Well, we can continue with the current combat training, even though there are still difficulties and nightmares ahead.

Noah did not hesitate and directly chose to continue with the difficult level of combat training. After all, training opportunities are rare, and based on previous experience, each training session brought about a qualitative change.

Even if you fail, you should at least see what the training content is, what changes your competitors might make, and what you can learn from them.

[Difficulty Increased: Hard.]

The first training test component is: combat.

[In Hard Mode, your original skill slots will remain. Your opponents will also have skill slots and possess certain metamagic feats.]

Super Magic Specialty?

Noah knew about the supermagic feats; in a strict sense, silent spellcasting and instant spellcasting are supermagic feats.

Of course, there are other things such as spell enhancement, spell upgrade, and so on.

Acquiring super magic feats is not easy; most personal conditions need to be met, and diligent training is required to have a chance to learn them.

While Noah was still pondering, his opponent had already appeared.

While still faceless, this wizard now wields a staff with a gem inlaid at the top.

As soon as he appeared, the opposing wizard immediately used Flash to retreat.

Noah followed suit.

Although I don't know why the other person wanted to pull us apart, I have to stop them from doing what they want to do.

Noah had just gotten close.

Rings of fire suddenly lit up from the ground, attempting to push Noah away. Noah raised his hand, and a straight shadow passed through the flames. The next moment, his figure passed over the rings of fire and advanced from the shadows.

The extended shadow was abruptly cut off by a beam of arcane light.

The cut was smooth, and Noah's figure was forced to leap out of the shadows, or more accurately, squeezed out.

As soon as he appeared, bluish-green frost spots gathered around him.

The moment Noah moved, the frost that had gathered exploded. The icy blades were blocked by the barrier, but layer upon layer of slowing and freezing effects covered Noah.

Noah's body was frozen into ice, turning into an ice sculpture from the inside out, before shattering and falling to the ground.

As soon as Noah's figure appeared from the fragments, a blood-red rope was wrapped around his wrist, trying to tighten and wrap around him like an octopus tentacle, before being cleanly severed.

A large amount of blood gushed out from the fracture.

Even though it was severed, the remaining tentacles were still drawing out large amounts of blood.

The extracted blood was black, clearly indicating it had been contaminated by magic.

Noah used magic to break the red rope on his wrist, and the next moment he flashed to the side.

Bang bang bang.

One after another, massive stone pillars rose and pressed down from the ground; the speed of the magic far exceeded the speed at which Noah could escape with his swift steps.

Noah spread his arms, and the massive explosion blasted the stone pillars on both sides apart.

huh... huh...

He looked up and saw the other person slowly retreating, having already increased the distance from the initial 100 meters to 200 meters, maintaining a very long distance.

The opponent's spellcasting was not fast, but the rhythm was excellent.

To close the distance between the two, one must confront the fact that the other is unaware of magic. Magic is not instantaneous, but even if it is discovered, facing multiple spells at the same time, one can only choose the least harmful option, and thus will be affected by the other's magic.

It consumes a lot of magic, but the most important thing is distance.

The distance wasn't shortened, and the time wasted in the confrontation was used by the opponent to maintain a very large distance.

The opponent's spells are mostly not projectile-based; the trigger points are all around the user, which reduces reaction time.

Noah leaped up, bent down, and spread his arms wide. A burst of intense magic exploded outwards, blasting apart the large swarm of writhing thorns that sprouted from beneath him.

His figure froze in mid-air, then darted around like a swallow, dodging the multiple rays that followed from the sky.

"The opponent's super magic feats should be spell amplification and spell enhancement, as can be seen from the Frost Trap just now."

The standard turret kite strategy, which Noah has encountered before, exists in both simple and ordinary forms, but having spell range extension makes a world of difference.

Having spell range means a safer distance, a longer attack range, the ability to attack the opponent while the opponent cannot attack you with the same spell, and even spell power reduction when you leave the casting range.

(End of this chapter)