Chapter 372 - 322: Pre-Amplification

Chapter 372: Chapter 322: Pre-Amplification

Zelir’s brows furrowed slightly.

He had to split his focus, controlling two streams of Magic Power at once.

He had to make the Magic Power simultaneously trace out vastly different Techniques on Rune Circuits of different layers.

They had to be like mirror images, maintaining perfectly synchronized construction progress and channeling streams of Magic Power with identical strength.

Only then could a flawless fusion be achieved at the point of convergence.

And ultimately trigger an extraordinarily massive explosion!

If any single link in the chain went wrong...

For instance, if the timing of the convergence wasn’t perfectly synchronized, or the strength of the two Magic Power streams was imbalanced.

It would all lead to the failure of the Spell Structure.

"OOMMM..."

In that moment, time seemed to stretch on infinitely.

Within the vast sea of Zelir’s consciousness, only the two interweaving beams of light remained.

The tracing of the Technique was nearing its end. The two layers of Rune Circuits were like rivers rushing toward the sea, about to reach their confluence.

The white light at the tip of the Night Peace Staff flared brilliantly in an instant!

The moment the Rune Circuits intertwined, the Magic Power Strength almost instantly reached its peak.

There was no gradual process of building from weak to strong.

The explosive force was immense!

Zelir’s eyes snapped open as he selected a large boulder not far away as his target.

From the tip of the Night Peace Staff, a white light flashed!

At the same time, ten meters away on the surface of the massive rock, an equally dazzling ball of white light materialized out of thin air.

It exploded with a roar!

"BANG!"

Rock fragments flew everywhere. A fist-sized crater was blasted into the boulder’s surface.

After a brief delay, the white light flashed again, blasting out another small crater.

"BANG...!"

’The scene was a bit like setting off cheap firecrackers as a kid.’

’You light two at the same time, but they never go off together.’

’Is... this barely considered a success?’

Zelir sensed it for a moment and shook his head slightly.

’No, it should be considered a failure.’

He glanced at the damage on the boulder’s surface. At best, it was equivalent to the power of two Arcane Missiles.

But his own Mana had dropped by more than 10%.

The Magic Power consumed was completely disproportionate to the damage dealt.

Without a doubt, it was an incredibly inefficient Casting.

’What went wrong...’

Zelir sat down cross-legged, calmed his mind, and thought for a while, carefully reviewing the casting process.

He quickly found the crux of the problem.

The root cause lay in the final fusion and detonation phase.

When the two Rune Circuits intertwined, the Magic Power streams he was controlling had failed to advance with perfect synchronization.

A minute error had occurred; one had finished tracing just before the other.

This minuscule time difference might have been inconsequential for other types of Magic.

But for a spell like Instant Flash Ball, which pursued the ultimate in instantaneous explosions, it was a huge problem.

Failure to release at the exact same moment prevented the two energies from colliding and compressing, which in turn prevented the chain reaction that would generate an exponential increase in power.

The final effect was, naturally, greatly diminished.

It resulted in that comical scene just now, like a firecracker that goes off twice.

Having figured this out, Zelir got up from the ground and decided to try again.

The Spell Structure was traced anew, the streams of Magic Power advancing steadily.

"BANG... BANG!"

Again, two balls of light exploded one after the other, blasting two small craters into the rock’s surface. ℯℯ𝘭.

"Tch..."

Zelir’s mouth twitched in annoyance.

’Come on... I even managed to pull off a Level Four Multi-layered Spell Structure Magic like the Flame Thunder Spear.’

’How could I mess up on a Level Three Multi-layered Technique Structure Magic!’

’Dammit...!’

’No.’

’This isn’t working...’

’I need to calm down.’

’The more impatient I get, the harder it will be to succeed.’

’Clear my mind of distracting thoughts.’

*Hoo...*

Zelir took a deep breath, calming his emotions.

’My mind is like still water, without a single ripple.’

’Being too anxious will only lower my Magic Manipulation Level even more.’

’Empty your mind. Be like water.’

He entered another Shallow Meditation.

After readjusting his state of mind, Zelir clenched his fist, full of confidence.

’It’s just a small synchronization problem. I just need to focus.’

’This time, I’ll definitely succeed!’

Instant Flash Ball, begin charging!

"BANG... BANG!"

As it turned out, the effects of Magic did not bend to one’s will.

If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work.

When he saw the sixth crater appear on the boulder’s surface, Zelir’s resolve couldn’t help but shatter a little.

’The Intelligence Attribute requirement for this is way too high.’

He sat on the ground and let out a deep sigh.

Every time he tried to control the Magic Power streams in the two Rune Circuits and advance them steadily, he felt a sense of powerlessness.

It was like the uncontrollable tremor in your hands when you’re trying to thread a needle.

That trembling would cause the progress of one of the Rune Circuits to speed up slightly, leading to the failure of the entire spell.

’In the end, it’s because my Intelligence Attribute isn’t high enough...’

’If my Magic Manipulation Level were a little higher, I could suppress that tremor.’

Zelir casually pulled up a blade of grass and chewed on it.

’But then again... after I was promoted to Junior Mage, I spent most of my attribute points on Spirit.’

’That did solve a lot of my Mana issues, but the corresponding lack of Magic Manipulation Level is now showing.’

’Just having Power isn’t enough; my technique needs to keep up.’

’How do I solve this...’

’Do I have to wait until the next time I enter a ruin to kill monsters and level up before I can make up for the deficiency in my Intelligence Attribute...’

The blade of grass in his mouth slowly released a bitter taste.

A cool breeze swept across the meadow, bringing with it a "RUSTLE," and even the leaves overhead swayed in response.

In this tranquil atmosphere, a flash of inspiration struck Zelir’s mind.

An idea suddenly popped into his head.

’That’s right...!’

’The last time I cast an incomplete Flame Thunder Spear in the Underground Tomb, I did it with the boost from an Overclocking Potion.’