Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 91 - 87: High-level Rune Gemstones

Chapter 91: Chapter 87: High-level Rune Gemstones

If before Herb faced Sunan with a sense of superiority as a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice facing a Level 2 one, now he had completely restrained his inner disdain.

He vaguely realized that Sunan was not an ordinary Level 2 Wizard Apprentice.

The opponent’s strength was much stronger than he expected.

Suppressing the greed in his heart, Herb began to focus on dealing with Sunan. Accompanied by strange chanting, one Tier Two Magic after another launched consecutively.

The dazzling brilliance of magic instantaneously filled the entire courtyard.

Although Herb had not yet mastered silent spellcasting and instant spellcasting, he had already grasped segmented spellcasting.

This is a spellcasting technique similar to using demonized items, allowing prepared spells to be quickly released in a short and concise manner, requiring only a fraction of the incantation.

It’s equivalent to a neutered version of silent spellcasting.

And it is a necessary prerequisite skill to master silent spellcasting.

Segmented spellcasting requires extremely high spiritual power, which basically only a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice can master.

And Wizard Apprentices who have mastered segmented spellcasting can cast spells two to three times faster than before.

At this moment, Sunan had the illusion of facing a magical storm.

If it weren’t for the powerful defense of the Ring of Extreme Protection, he would have long been riddled with holes.

“A single Tier Two Spell already knocked nearly 100 points off the Ring of Extreme Protection’s defense. With a defense of 1000 points, it can only withstand eleven Tier Two Spells at most, a swift victory is necessary.”

“It seems I can only rely on that.”

Sunan took a deep breath, flipped his wrist, and between his index and middle fingers appeared a dazzling rune gemstone.

The next second, he flung the rune gemstone out.

Herb saw this, but paid it no heed.

Sunan had previously thrown out several rune gemstones, and their power was about the same as Energy Runes. He didn’t even need to activate protective magical items, using Energy Runes alone was enough to block them.

Seeing Sunan using the same trick again, Herb paid it no mind, glanced at it, and continued to release magic.

But in the next moment, he was horrified to see that gemstone suddenly explode in mid-air, transforming into a thunderbolt as thick as a water barrel, crashing down with a roar!

The terrifying force instantly enveloped Herb’s entire body, sending a chill straight up his spine.

In fear, Herb had to interrupt his spell, enduring the severe pain brought by spiritual backlash, and immediately released Energy Runes.

Boom!

In the blinding lightning, the necklace around Herb’s neck and the ring on his left index finger suddenly gleamed, and then quickly dimmed.

The protection from the two magical items was shredded almost instantly!

Then, three layers of Earth Energy Runes, which only held up for the blink of an eye, were torn apart!

Lightning then swept across his whole body, snaking around Herb like electric serpents, the intense pain forcing him to let out a horrific scream!

Fortunately, being a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice, his spirit was exceptionally resilient. Herb grit his teeth against the pain, mobilizing energy particles, dispersing the lightning in an instant.

A green light immediately followed, spreading all over his body, as plant energy particles surged in, quickly healing his wounds.

Healing as he was, Herb gazed in shock at Sunan.

What on earth was that gemstone just now?

Why did it have such terrifying power?

At this moment, Sunan had already pulled out a second rune gemstone and flung it out.

Upon learning there were Wizard Apprentices behind Marquis Golden Rock, he had already considered synthesizing rune gemstones as trump cards.

These high-level rune gemstones were the result of his actions.

Each one composed of eighteen rune gemstones, their power twenty to thirty times that of ordinary rune gemstones!

It wasn’t that Sunan didn’t want to use more rune gemstones to synthesize, but eighteen was already the limit.

Any more, and the synthesized high-level rune gemstones would be beyond his control, and using them would end up harming himself.

Just like a three-year-old child holding a gun, unable to bear the recoil of the firearm.

Whoosh!

The rune gemstone transformed in mid-air into a blazing wave, surging towards Herb like a tsunami.

Herb’s face changed, his figure retreating rapidly, while mobilizing energy particles to block it and casting magic.

[Elemental Protection]!

A faint light emerged from his palm, spreading across his body the next second.

Just after casting the magic, Herb was engulfed by the rushing wave.

As the name suggests, [Elemental Protection] can reduce the various elemental damages to the caster.

Even so, Herb, who charged out from the wave, was still considerably injured, with more charred wounds on his body, appearing extremely disheveled, losing all previous composure.

“Damn it!”

Herb’s face contorted with anger.

As a proud Level 3 Wizard Apprentice, he was beaten into such a miserable state by a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice. If word got out, he would be mocked to death.

The key was, he had just made a bold declaration to let Sunan taste death, but now he was the one being cornered, utterly comical.

“I will definitely kill you!”

In a furious roar, Herb’s thin body suddenly swelled as if inflated.

In the blink of an eye, Herb’s height swelled to over three meters, covered in thick black fur, his limbs becoming unusually burly and robust, exaggerated muscles full of explosive power, making him look intimidating at a glance.

Aside from retaining human-like facial features and the ability to walk upright, Herb now resembled a gigantic bear.

“Transformation Skill?”

“No, that’s not right, Transformation Skill is a Tier Four Magic, a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice can’t possibly master it.”