Super Magician: The Magic Network Collapsed Again at the Start

Chapter 58 What the Hell
That was purely accidental. Anser didn't know enough about transformation magic and used too much force.

The core of the transformation technique is to replace physical strength with spellcasting attributes. After transforming, his claws become his natural weapons, and each attack is equivalent to a warrior with 19 points of strength delivering a full-force blow. His power is beyond doubt.

Ragnar, who was ahead, was also secretly alarmed. She had just noticed that this person had strong basic skills. His climbing and stealth were quite impressive, clearly indicating that he had received professional training. He just lacked close combat experience, but the fact that he could easily pluck a person's head off was truly frightening.

'Could it be that warlock from earlier in the day?'

At that moment, a scream came from ahead.

"Enemy attack——"

Screams shattered the night's tranquility, and chaos erupted on the ship. Cabins opened, lights came on, and figures filled the air.

"storm!"

Ragnar paused, no longer hiding, and charged forward, knocking two crew members off the ship with a single impact.

'waste.'

Anser felt a pang of regret. He glanced around, then quickly cast a Sprint and Jump spell on himself instead of rushing up.

The Conch's ship shape resembles an early galleon, with two stern decks. The stern is difficult to climb, and Ragnar's teammates are mostly located in the middle and rear of the ship.

The group was quite powerful, and when they encountered the panicked crew members running out, they practically blocked the door and killed them, taking them down in just a few strikes.

One of them wielded a rapier, his movements as nimble as a banquet dancer, his body shimmering with faint magical light.

No wonder only four people dared to board the ship.

Anser didn't look closely and headed straight for the stern tower.

A crew member bumped into him and instinctively swung his longsword.

Anser strode forward and swung his claws. With a clang, the longsword broke into several pieces. The claws continued their momentum, slicing across the opponent's head. Half of the face and skull disappeared, leaving jagged cuts that revealed the white and reddish brain matter.

'Stimulate! '

Melee combat feels completely different from ranged spellcasting; it's more exciting and thrilling, and every collision gets your blood pumping. It's an addictive feeling.

He ran a few steps, leaped two or three meters into the air, jumped onto the stern deck, and with a swing of his claws, disemboweled the two musketeers.

Blood splattered, soaking him completely, and the arrogant smile on his face terrified the other gunmen, who retreated in fear.

Unaware of what was happening, Anser charged forward again, only to be caught off guard by a whoosh of wind behind him. His muscles tensed, and as he twisted his waist, he swung his claws, but his body reacted too slowly.

The transformation technique only enhances his attack power, but it does not change his mobility or agility.

"clang--"

An invisible force field shield precisely blocked the attack. The shield shattered instantly, and the cold light struck again, very close in time.

But even with this obstruction, Anser's claws had already arrived. His lower body didn't move, but he twisted his shoulder, swung his right claw back, and blindly struck behind him. Suddenly, a white-gold light shone on his claw.

Clang! The claw encountered some resistance, but its momentum did not diminish. With a hiss, liquid splattered, leaving the palm warm and sticky.

"Ah—" A suppressed cry of pain came from behind.

[...The captain of the Conch Shell was hit, taking 6 points of slash damage and 11 points of radiance damage. His current health is 26/43...]

Anser turned around, and a short figure stood a few meters behind him, dressed in black leather armor, wielding two short swords. A foot-long gash was torn in the leather armor on his chest, and blood was flowing out uncontrollably.

"call--"

As the man retreated, he took a deep breath, and a faint aura emanated from his body. His wound immediately stopped bleeding and scabbed over, and his complexion became slightly rosier.

"You're not Ragnar!" Lamas felt a chill run down his spine, filled with lingering fear.

As soon as he came out, he saw a burly figure carrying a giant axe. He wanted to take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, but who would have thought that the other party would strike back with a claw attack with "infinite strength" and the Holy Slash!
If I hadn't reacted quickly and taken a step back, I might have knocked out several of his ribs.

It was both the Holy Slash and claws, and it even had magical aura around it. He was confused; what on earth was this thing?

Anser didn't reply to him. This man could recover his breath, yet he wielded two short swords, making his fighting style a bit strange.

The die spun slightly, revealing the target information:
[Captain of the Conch Ship, Human, Level 4 Rogue (Assassin), Level 2 Warrior]

'The main character is here.' He grinned and charged forward again.

Lamas felt a chill run down his spine and chose to avoid direct confrontation, focusing instead on dodging.

The two men clashed for several seconds, and his gaze grew increasingly strange.

'That's it?!' Anser was also a little embarrassed. He felt like he had been played. The other party reacted too quickly, had exquisite footwork, and was experienced in close combat. He couldn't even touch the hem of the other party's clothes.

Lamas' eyes flashed with murderous intent, wanting to end this "farce," but a flash of silvery mist made his opponent disappear into thin air, and the next moment he appeared on the top of the sterncastle a few meters away.

Without hesitation, he pushed off with both legs and shot out. The space was narrow, and he was confident that his opponent would not be able to cast a second spell.

Anser looked down at him, his magical power surging, his expression calm, even as the other man leaped onto the stern tower in a few steps, even as the short sword rapidly magnified in his eyes.

""

"Innate Magic" + "Super Magic: Instant Spell" + "Immobilize Humanoids"!
A magical fluctuation, barely perceptible to the naked eye, descended in an instant. The short man's body stiffened, and veins bulged in his eyes, but it was to no avail.

With a thud, the man fell to the ground at Anser's feet, his face hitting the deck.

[...The captain of the Conch was hit, and the spell saving failed.]

Without hesitation, Anser gently stroked the magic storage ring, his wand almost touching the back of the man's head, unleashing a scorching ray at extremely close range.

"Bang bang bang!"

With a chilling thud, three beams of fire exploded in succession on the back of the man's head. There was no blood, but the charred wounds emitted acrid black smoke, forcing Anser to hold his breath.

[...The captain of the Conch Shell was hit, taking 37 points of fire damage (critical hit), current health 1/43...]

'They're still alive?'

However, before the combat log popped up, the second spell had already been activated, and after a brief pause, the scorching ray erupted again.

The short man suddenly rolled away, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow. Three beams of fire grazed his head and face as they landed on the deck, burning three black holes with glowing red edges.

Anser took a step back, wary of his dying counterattack.

The man's eyes were unfocused; he had acted purely on his survival instinct. He staggered a few steps, raised his hand to release a firework into the air, and then collapsed onto the deck again.

Anser frowned, did not approach, and fired a magic missile from a distance.

"Bang bang bang."

[...The captain of the Conch Ship was hit, taking 11 points of force field damage. This was a fatal blow, resulting in the target's death. The captain gained 560 combat experience.]

'A distress signal?'

Anser breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought the other party had some trump card. If the sure thing had slipped away, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Fortunately, the result was not bad. The opponent did not have any magical items to resist spell damage, and a scorching ray aimed directly at his face severely injured him.

That's how battles between professionals are. Unless it's a chase, there's almost no situation where a battle lasts for tens of minutes; life and death can be decided in tens of seconds.

Because everyone is fragile and lacks room for error, a small mistake can lead to a huge difference.

Fortunately, he possessed the Shadow Step and super magic; otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to escape the assassin's close-range pursuit, at which point the initiative would have been lost.

　supplement:
　　1. Damage Type
　　Strong acids: corrosive liquids, digestive enzymes

　　Blunt impact: blunt object, pressure, drop

　　Cold: icy water, cold wind
　　Flame: Intense heat, unbearable high temperature

　　Force Field: Pure magical energy
　　Lightning: High voltage electricity
　　Dark Eclipse: Stealing the energy of life
　　Piercing: fangs, piercing
　　Toxins: toxic gases, snake venom
　　Mind: The energy that destroys the mind
　　Radiance: Divine energy, intense radiation

　　Slash: claws, cutting tools
　　Thunder: A sound powerful enough to create a shockwave.

　　2. Magic and Science

　　When discussing attack damage, the dialectic between magic and science is always encountered.

　　For example, in real life, a severe blow to the back of the head, neck, or heart is almost always fatal.

　　However, D&D has professions and magic, magical spells, feats and various magical items, so it cannot completely incorporate real-world logic.

　　For example, the third-circle spell Resurrection can be mastered by level 5 casters (priests, druids, paladins, rangers, etc.), which resurrects a recently dead creature with 1 point of health, but cannot restore lost body parts.

　　What is its principle? It should be "to restore fatal damage and activate the life force", but it cannot reach the point of limb regeneration.

　　There is also a fourth-circle spell that prevents death, which can be obtained through various means: priests, paladins, warlocks (rune spells, moon spells), magicians, mechanics, etc. When the target's health drops to 0 for the first time, the target's health will be reduced to 1 instead.

　　This is even harder to understand (after all, I'm just a warlock). It seems to only protect against excessive (lethal, instant death) damage, but it doesn't change the serious injury. It seems useless, but death and life are not the same concept.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)