The Truth of Magic

Chapter 198

198 a spell battle

After casting a series of spells just now, Zhao Xu had been so busy choosing which spells to use that he didn’t even have time to think.

if he had not done a similar simulation in the final scroll space and learned all kinds of advanced spells, he would not have been able to cast the spell.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to arrange the corresponding spells so smoothly.

The pit fiend’s spell resistance was as high as level 32.

And the book of ten thousand spells that Zhao Xu was using was only a level 20 spellcaster.

this meant that he only had a 45% success rate in casting spells that required spell resistance on the pit fiend.

so zhao xu had to consider many things.

The moment he decided to become a mage, many things could not be solved by rushing over.

Otherwise, he would have been like a warrior in the past. He would have gone up and cut him down regardless of what he did.

As for not being able to break through the opponent’s defense?

there was nothing he could do about it, he could only chop it.

a mage’s abundance of spells also meant a sharp increase in the number of calculations to be done.

this was especially true when he had the book of ten thousand spells and could decide on his own spells.

zhao xu wasn’t able to think through all the steps in just a few seconds and then achieve the best results.

so zhao xu’s plan was to survive for now and then look for a chance to break through.

The most serious problem was that Zhao Xu’s book of ten thousand spells had a limited duration.

that was why he didn’t dare to release the rainbow ball without saying anything.

otherwise, when the pit fiend saw zhao xu’s turtle shell that was immune to both magic and physical attacks, it would have immediately used an advanced teleportation spell to escape.

Then Zhao Xu felt really awkward.

it wasn’t like zhao xu didn’t have any means of controlling teleportation spells. for example, the level 4 spell dimensional anchor could make it so that the target couldn’t teleport, but this spell had to hit the target and also penetrate the spell’s resistance, so the success rate was too low.

the other eighth-circle spell, ” dimension lock, ” could prevent teleportation in an area, but because the area covered by the spell was limited, it could only cover a seven-meter radius. as long as the pit fiend ran to a corner, it could escape freely. even within the range, the other party also had a 55% chance of resisting the spell and successfully teleporting.

because of this, zhao xu had intentionally put up spells like ‘high magic immunity’,’ elemental immunity’, and ‘mind barrier’ so that he could give the pit fiend a surprise. at the very least, he would be able to waste one of the pit fiend’s chances to cast a spell.

By this time, the time that Zhao Xu’s ” advanced dexterity burst ” spell had given him was already running out.

even though he had an entire round’s worth of time, if zhao xu didn’t have any instant cast spells, he would still only be able to cast one standard action spell in each round, just like when time stop was in effect.

Zhao Xu hadn’t cast any immunity spells on himself just now, so when this round of slow motion was over, he would be stunned.

but when zhao xu apologized, he already had a plan in mind. he unhurriedly cast the spell that he had arranged for lux to transform into-

The eighth-circle sorcerer spell, arcane fusion!

zhao xu immediately remembered all the spell slots in his mind and they started to become sticky as if they were all connected to each other.

the biggest effect of arcane spell fusion was that after it was cast, it could bring out two prepared spells in the mind. the only restriction was that one could not exceed level seven and the other could not exceed level four.

it was equivalent to him using a standard action to cast two spells.

this spell was also one of the unique skills of warlocks.

At this moment, the book of ten thousand spells also wanted to flip through the pages and simultaneously load the spells into Zhao Xu’s mind.

under the effect of the arcane spell fusion, the new spell was automatically released without his control.

Paladin 4-circle divine spell-martyr’s pity!

Suddenly, Zhao Xu’s character stats refreshed and many of the values became immunity!

this spell made zhao xu immune to many of the negative effects, including the aftereffects of high-level rapid explosion, such as dizziness, shock, and psychological pressure.

he added another layer of shackles to the demon’s spell-like abilities.

And Zhao Xu also realized that he had missed one step in optimization!

in the third and fourth round of time stop.

in fact, he could have used the level 8 spell ” arcane fusion ” to automatically release a combination of level 7 elemental immunity and level 4 other spells, instead of just casting one elemental immunity alone.

this way, martyr’s pity didn’t have to take up the precious opportunity that he had won with advanced rapid explosion.

But Zhao Xu didn’t have the time to regret this.

The book of ten thousand spells had already flipped to the next page under the stimulation of the spell-casting, and Zhao Xu was just about to give Lux new instructions.

this time, he chose the level 7 spell ” exile. ”

This spell was an upgraded version of the “expel” spell in Zhao Xu’s original protective staff. It was so strong that he could take out items that the target hated, which would increase the success rate of him penetrating the opponent’s spell resistance and also increase the difficulty of spell immunity.

It was similar to the movies on earth where people used glutinous rice to drive away zombies.

For example, the sacred emblem on Zhao Xu’s body and the demon-slaying books in his backpack could all be used to help him, and they could be stacked together, which was enough to give him quite a high success rate.

just as zhao xu was about to make this choice ...

suddenly, his heart skipped a beat.

He immediately canceled the choice and changed to the Level 4 spell “reduced spell resistance “!

a green beam of light flew straight at the pit fiend, and as if struck by an electric arc, it jumped on its red scales and then sank into its body.

[adventurer zhongxia cast “spell resistance reduction” on the pit fiend. The opponent’s immunity failed. The spell took effect, and the opponent’s spell resistance was reduced by 15 levels.]

zhao xu’s status bar suddenly displayed this message, which meant that the spell he had changed at the last minute had taken effect.

the pit fiend’s spell resistance had been reduced by 15 levels, leaving it at level 17.

This meant that Zhao Xu’s spells had a 100% chance of breaking through the opponent’s resistance for the next 20 minutes.

zhao xu had changed his spell in a hurry because he had almost forgotten about it.

He needed to keep it a secret!

When he stopped time, he didn’t smash out four gates between worlds in a row and call over the four blazing sky god servants because he was afraid that they would see his divine weapon.

If that was the case, how could he possibly banish the pit fiend back to the city?

the other party had just witnessed him transforming into the book of ten thousand spells.

Otherwise, the story of this Level-3 human mage having the book of ten thousand spells would spread in hell tomorrow.

Once the big shots of the infernal realm heard of this, they would know that the person who had been prophesied by Yegger the first time had appeared.

that was why zhao xu changed his target spell at the last moment. at the same time, he suddenly remembered this level 4 spell that could lower his spell resistance.

this spell could reduce the opponent’s spell resistance by one level for every level the caster was at, with the maximum being level 15.

It wasn’t obvious at low levels, but when the spellcaster reached level 15, the effect was obvious.

Basically, when an ordinary creature was hit by this move, their magic resistance would be reduced to paper.

At the same time, although this spell also required an exemption check, the spell itself was special, and the exemption difficulty would be stacked with the spellcaster’s level. The upper limit was also level 15, so it was basically close to the level of guaranteed success.

Just like that, when Zhao Xu successfully cast the spell, this round was also coming to an end.

[ adventurer zhongxia,’mercy of the martyr’ has been activated. Immune to the after-effects of ‘greater swiftness burst’ for a full round of dizziness. The spell has been locked and can not be released again. ]

Time returned to normal.

the pit fiend’s movements instantly connected with zhao xu’s, and it charged towards him ferociously.

it noticed that there was something strange about its body, but it had no idea what spells zhao xu had cast when he was in time stop and when he had used swift burst.

when the pit fiend was just six meters away from zhao xu, it started roaring at him, and a dark green liquid started spurting out of its mouth.

However, it secretly took the opportunity to release its ‘spiritual energy of fear’.

a pit fiend only needed a split second to release its divine light. it was impossible to guard against.

More importantly, Zhao Xu had thought that the other party was going to charge at him, so he had been preparing to cast a spell that could fight in close combat.

Who knew that the demon’s forward charge was only to close the distance between the two to six meters, just in time to fall into the range of the divine aura of fear?

under the radiation of the ‘spiritual energy of terror’, if one did not pass the exemption, they would fall into a state of fear and be unable to take care of themselves, just like when they encountered the dragon’s might.

the pit fiend couldn’t help but smile savagely as he admired the man’s terrified expression.

[adventurer zhongxia, your mind barrier spell is in effect. you are now immune to the effect of fear reiki, which has the same name as the fear spell.]

At this moment, Zhao Xu was also chuckling as he looked at the “demon” in front of him, and he had a look of understanding on his face.

when the pit fiend saw that zhao xu wasn’t going to do anything, he didn’t let up either.

after all, it was only a level 3 spell.

it continued to observe old zhao xu. he was dressed in a robe, alone, and without any armor, so it just followed its original battle plan.

it opened its mouth full of fangs and said in the ancient purgatory language, ” command: intimidate!

zhao xu had always thought that these types of spiritual spells were very cool.

for example, the level nine spell ‘command: death’ could kill the opponent on the spot.

it was one thing whether it was good or not, but the main thing was that after it was used, there were no complicated movements. it was just a simple command, and it was extremely cool.

And at this moment, Zhao Xu was also feeling the pressure that the intimidating spell was putting on him.

The spell’s effects started to attack Zhao Xu’s entire body as the sound waves reached him.

[adventurer zhongxia’s “advanced spell immunity” is in effect, ignoring the effect of “law intimidation “.]

[adventurer zhongxia’s mercy of the martyr is effective. immune to intimidating effect of command.]

Two news articles appeared in Zhao Xu’s system page.

But it didn’t matter anymore.

By now, Zhao Xu had already passed the cooldown period for casting spells and was back in the next round.

This time, when he faced a pit fiend with its spell resistance reduced to nothing, it could be said that his spells were 100% accurate.

“Master, if you kill it with the same kind talisman, you will drop a key item.” Suddenly, lacus reminded him.

After Zhao Xu heard this, he had originally wanted to use a high-level skill, but he immediately changed his strategy.

Arcane fusion!

he once again compressed his movements and pulled out two identical spells-

The Level 4 spell, Hammer of Justice!

Two force-field hammers made of magic energy flew towards the pit fiend.

the hammer of justice!

It was the only spell in Arthur that did not have a maximum damage limit!