So I'm a Snake, Who Cares?

Chapter 296 The Outcome of the Match (1)

'I feel like I'm going to die.'

Obern muttered internally.

He gathered all the magical power he possessed.

"Ingens, Sphaera Flammae..."

Obern could create basic fireballs without incantation.

But the reason he deliberately used his staff while chanting complex incantations was to create the largest fireball he could make.

And so he did.

The fireball grew.

Originally, a fist-sized fireball is the most basic size.

It gradually grew to the size of a human head.

Then grew to the diameter of a wagon wheel. Finally, a fireball larger than Obern's height was completed.

Blazing heat.

Gasps of admiration erupted from the watching students.

"Wow, what an enormous fireball."

"Can we even call that a fireball anymore..."

The massive fireball had an overwhelming presence.

But the Chancellor who had to break through it just smiled.

"What a waste of magical power? You won't be able to do anything else after draining your magic like that."

Those with knowledge of magic would find it puzzling.

No matter how much you inflate a fireball's output, it's still a fireball.

While it might be good for quickly striking common soldiers on the battlefield, a fireball for a slow head-on confrontation now?

In reality, the Chancellor could probably extinguish this huge fireball with just a finger flick.

"Such an arrogant gnome."

However, by our side.

We have Great Archmage Pelerian.

'Old man! Since when could you use magic!'

"Not long ago."

'Why did you keep it secret? Are you playing around?'

"..."

To me, it was extremely suspicious.

Perhaps he was planning to use magic to escape from me when the time came?

Pelerian, who had been hesitating, suddenly burst out in anger.

"You fool! Isn't it enough that I'm telling you now!"

'Well, that's true but...'

That was what I was curious about.

While everyone knows Pelerian is crafty, to reveal so readily that he regained his magic.

And under the pretext of helping Obern at that.

They say when usually crafty people suddenly become honest, it's time for them to die. I was genuinely worried about Pelerian.

'Come to think of it, he's already dead...'

"What nonsense! You hurry and chant Thunder Spirit."

'Thunder Spirit?'

"Yes, summon lightning I say. Even if I can handle magic, my own magical power is infinitely close to 0. I need to utilize your and this human's magical power."

Thunder Spirit isn't magic.

But in terms of using lightning power, it has effects similar to magic.

However, there's a problem.

'Won't it be obvious it's not magic? And the Chancellor might recognize...'

"Trust me."

Pelerian saying that looked very reliable.

"Call down lightning, at your maximum output."

'Alright. Hup!'

"Are you joking!"

Before I could even use Thunder Spirit, Pelerian exploded in anger.

"I said show me your best!"

How scary.

I got intimidated for a moment.

However, if he says that much, showing my best would be the natural thing to do.

?Using Majesty to enhance 'Crown of Connection lv1'?

Maximizing the staff's magic amplification effect.

?Using Majesty to enhance 'Crown of Overcome lv2'?

?Using Crown of Overcome lv2 to surpass Thunder Spirit lv3's limit?

?Thunder Spirit lv3 temporarily becomes Thunder Spirit lv6?

Magic.

Pouring it all in.

Feeling like I'll turn to mush with just my skin remaining.

Rumble-

Thunder rolled in the clear sky.

Even the students, and even the Chancellor looked up at the sky.

Though there were no clouds, sparks crackled in the air.

Some students' hair stood on end.

I reflexively gulped.

Lightning that even my electric resistance couldn't handle was about to strike.

Please, Pelerian do well.

And

The moment lightning struck.

Pelerian's form seemed to become slightly blurry.

Lightning's speed far surpasses the speed of sound.

Crackle-boom!

No matter how good my reflexes are, I could only observe the lightning after it had already struck.

And I saw it.

Instead of striking me, the lightning wrapped around Obern's fireball.

Must be the work of Pelerian's proudly extended finger.

'Tell the human to let go! Release the fireball!'

'B-but they say it will explode... oh whatever!'

Obern squeezed his eyes shut and released control of the fireball.

Sure enough, the fireball writhed as if about to explode.

Screams came from among the children.

But our Pelerian.

"Watch, snake. I stepped forward to show you."

He now had both hands spread.

He was clearly controlling the fireball wrapped in electricity.

Mysteriously, neither the Thunder Spirit's lightning nor the fireball's flames disappeared, but intertwined with each other.

"This is a path you too must eventually take."

And that intertwining grew faster and faster. As if they were fusing together.

"Fusion of elemental magic. Forced synthesis."

Ah, I think I've seen this in Na*uto.

"Combining the properties of lightning and flame."

It's the Wind Release: Rasenshuriken!

"Lightning Flame!"

And the lightning and flames intertwined to form the shape of a dragon.

It opened its mouth wide and flew toward the Chancellor.

Crackle-boom!

Making a sound like tearing through the air as it moved.

Chancellor Balanyar smiled while breaking into a cold sweat.

"Are you planning to kill everyone here?"

He took out his staff and formed barrier shields.

Tremendous magical power surged.

"Hmph, acting dramatic when it's not even something you can't block."

The clearly more transparent Pelerian snorted.

And the barrier shields kept increasing in number.

One layer, two layers, four layers, eight layers, sixteen layers, thirty-two layers...

Eventually hundreds of shield layers.

Crash-bang!

Were instantly shattered and torn apart.

But the dragon made of lightning flame was also torn apart as it got caught in those barriers.

"Need to block the explosion too."

Heaven Defier's magic was especially famous for being vicious.

When the dragon's form scattered, the concentrated magical power tried to explode all at once.

The shocked Balanyar stepped forward himself.

He gathered magical power in both hands and staff to suppress the explosion.

Crackle-sizzle-

Sparks flashed in his hair and smoke rose from his hands.

Finally he barely managed to scatter all the flames and lightning.

"Haa, haha..."

The Chancellor was in quite a state.