Chapter 280 – 280: Learned the Skill: Verbal Poison

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Roa’s tactics shifted.

While still employing toe movements and body twists coordinated with chanting to unleash various magical attacks, the types remained diverse as ever, relentlessly assaulting Haru nearby.

However, the frequency had changed—if described numerically, it decreased from roughly twenty magic bombardments per second to about nineteen.

This freed-up moment, saved from one attack, was used by Roa to chant a seemingly meaningless incantation. As the chant continued, a faint, peculiar fluctuation slowly emanated from Roa, spreading into the atmosphere.

As the chanting persisted, the fluctuation seemed poised to expand, but Roa forcefully constrained it with his own control, suppressing the ripple to an extremely small range, confining it just outside his body.

Large beads of sweat continuously dripped from Roa’s forehead; evidently, restraining this force was no easy task for him.

His crimson serpent pupils stared intently at Haru, who was nonchalantly neutralizing the magical attacks. Confirming the opponent hadn’t noticed his subtle actions, Roa inwardly breathed a huge sigh of relief, redirecting his focus to the incantation.

After Roa’s gaze shifted away, the corners of Haru’s mouth lifted slightly. He watched Roa with amusement, as if looking at some kind of naive money-scattering child—which, in fact, was precisely the case.

Every time Haru annihilated one of Roa’s magical attacks, the structure, usage method, and effect of that attack would naturally surface in his mind.

Roa, continuously probing Haru’s weaknesses with various magical attacks, attempting to break through that damn Magic Resistance, would never have guessed that he was actually pouring out his own magical skills for Haru to absorb, turning them into Haru’s own foundation.

Even if Roa’s magical knowledge was vast—within just a few minutes of combat—he had already deployed every spell he knew at least once. Consequently, attacks that Haru had already deduced began appearing amidst the magical barrage.

However, Haru maintained his previous expression. Having long noticed Roa’s subtle actions, he watched with keen interest as Roa chanted the unknown incantation. Roa’s extremely cautious behavior already proved the power of the magic he was about to unleash.

If it weren’t a grand magic capable of turning the tide, Roa wouldn’t be so careful.

Therefore, Haru eagerly anticipated the structure, effect, and power of this magic.

As for worrying about Roa turning the tables? Roa, bound by multiple hidden contracts, his very body was a creation of Haru’s—what right did he have to turn the tables?

If Haru hadn’t laid those hidden traps, he certainly wouldn’t be casually acting as Roa’s target; a sneak attack to eliminate Roa would have been possible.

Ultimately, Haru cherished his life. He had no desire to put himself in danger unnecessarily after his initial God-slaying.

Under Roa’s desperate maintenance and Haru’s intentional cooperation, Roa finally completed his greatest trump card.

Unlike villains who blabber about their moves—unless a technique had specific requirements—no one would be foolish enough to explain their ultimate move to the enemy. Roa directly activated the grand ritual he had completed.

The surrounding ruin-like scenery slowly distorted. Following this was a brilliant sea of flowers—lilies, peonies, roses, carnations—an ocean of myriad flowers gathered together appeared within Haru’s field of vision.

“A Bounded Field?” Haru looked astonished at the brilliant sea of flowers before him. He hadn’t expected Roa’s trump card to be a Reality Marble—a manifestation of one’s inner world—just like the King of Conquerors, Iskandar.

This type of magecraft, imbued with strong personal style, held the least research value for Haru. However, honestly, for the people of the Nasuverse, this grand ritual, closest to True Magic, indeed qualified as a ultimate trump card.

Suddenly, Haru’s pupils contracted slightly. He saw, within the sea of flowers, the figure of Arcueid, smiling as she looked at the flowers before her.

Through perception, Haru understood it was just an illusion. However, a Bounded Field was a secret art where one’s inner landscape eroded reality. This scene should be a sight Roa witnessed in his first life—Arcueid in some sea of flowers back then.

As for why the first life—because the smiling Arcueid before him was in her perfect form with waist-length hair.

However, this was just Haru’s momentary thought.

In reality, after the Bounded Field appeared, Haru looked teasingly at Roa, hundreds of meters away, preparing his large-scale magic. “Heh, using a Bounded Field to show love? For a cold-blooded Magus like you to do something so romantic!”

Roa’s mouth twitched slightly, continuing to maintain his chanting posture. His Bounded Field: Overload—possessed the ability to add the “Number of the Beast – Square” effect to all his magecraft.

Simply put, it multiplied the effect of his magecraft—a comprehensive multiplication ability. For a Magus like him, focused on various types of magecraft, this Bounded Field was like adding wings to a tiger.

“Unfortunately, every time you showed this Bounded Field to Arcueid, didn’t she just coldly smash it to pieces?” Haru ignored Roa, who was preparing his large-scale magic, and cheerfully plucked a lily before him.

Roa expressionlessly continued chanting, only his speech speed suddenly increased sharply. Clearly, his inner state was not as calm as his appearance suggested.

“…Suddenly got an idea.” Haru looked at the lily before him, slightly stunned, as if thinking of something. A wicked smile lifted the corners of his mouth.

“What would happen if I told you Arcueid gave me head this afternoon?!”

Roa abruptly froze. Looking at Haru’s wicked expression, his pupils massively contracted.

Ptooie—!

Overly agitated emotions made Roa unable to even suppress his own magical power, causing the unfinished grand magic to directly backlash onto him. Dark blood spurted from his mouth, the foul-smelling blood polluting this extremely beautiful garden.

However, at this moment, Roa paid no attention to these things. His crimson serpent pupils became even redder due to congestion. Veins bulged on Roa’s face as he roared fiercely.

“Go to hell!!!!!”

Complex magical sigils instantly covered Roa’s entire body. Disregarding the consumption of magical power, even forcefully extracting the life force of this body, Roa activated his magecraft with full power.

Lightning, light, ice, wind, fire—various types of magical attacks expanded under the effect of the Bounded Field. Magic attacks the size of basketballs swelled to the size of wagon wheels.

Roa, going all out, even performing beyond his limits, his body bleeding profusely, hurled hundreds of magical attacks straight towards Haru within seconds.

“Effect: Outstanding. Roa’s spirit has collapsed. Congratulations to me for acquiring the Talk no jutsu skill.”

Haru grinned, looking at Roa, who seemed like his beautiful world had been shattered, his face filled with collapse and despair, revealing a smile full of malice.

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