Especially in terms of basic defense and basic attack, a path completely different from that of traditional mages was taken.

Then...

Dozens of explosions sounded in quick succession.

The Little Swan, standing still, instantly fired over a dozen magical streams from the light clusters around her, pushing back a medium-sized magical beast.

But it retreated only a few steps before realizing something was amiss.

A silent figure stood at the path of its retreat without it knowing when he arrived there.

Seeing a leaf on his shoulder, it seemed he had been there for a long time.

Before the magical beast's brain could react.

A flash of light swept past.

The head of the magical beast fell to the ground on the spot.

The Little Swan looked at Louis's calm gaze and suddenly felt, "This kid is terrifyingly formidable."

However, while taking a deep breath, she also breathed a sigh of relief.

She wasn't bad herself.

Indeed.

Louis had already unlocked the habitual state of high-speed blood circulation.

Compared to the breathing technique, which further squeezes one's own strength, blood circulation is an operation the body conducts autonomously.

He merely accelerated this phenomenon, which is different from forcibly creating a new operating system within the body.

Furthermore, breathing is a strange behavior.

Don't believe it? Try it yourself.

When you are unaware you are relying on the body's instinctual breathing, your body automatically breathes.

But once you become aware of your breathing rhythm and consciously begin to control it, it's challenging to revert to instinctual breathing.

Especially the more you think about letting the body instinctively handle breathing, the harder it is to break free from this state.

This situation persists until you completely divert your attention to another area.

So, like Jino's breathing technique that directly adjusts the breathing frequency permanently, it is actually quite difficult to achieve.

This is not something that can be accomplished just by learning.

It requires a change to bodily instincts.

Little Swan was somewhat enlightened as well.

She never expected that in such a short time, she would develop the Combat Mage's basic skills of [Magic Arrow X] and [Magic Barrier] to this extent.

Due to the limitation of spell slots, some powerful spells often enter a long cooldown period after use.

One could say that the title of mages being "glass cannons" stems from this.

When the spell slot has not yet recovered, mages' close combat abilities indeed see a significant drop.

If it were someone like Olivia who received traditional training, that would be another story.

Saint Louis Academy's teachings never lacked in training mages to fight using a magic staff.

You assume I am fragile, then you will experience what is called "the malice of human nature."

The sudden strike of the staff can directly prompt you to hum "Lift Your Veil".

But it's not enough, far from enough.

Combat Mages do not allow themselves to experience such situations.

They are more extreme.

So-called Combat Mages must relentlessly fight from start to finish, like magical monstrosities.

Thus, Tunisia's famous [Magic Arrow X] and [Magic Barrier] emerged.

Utilizing magic staffs or books, through enchantment techniques + mechanized mindset, they create a temporary false mental model with long-lasting duration.

The sole purpose of this mental model is to continually extract the Source Mana that pervades the air and earth.

This kind of mana, having not undergone the body's purification, cannot be used as regular spell mana.

Magic Arrays also use Source Mana, but they specifically purify the mixed portions of Source Mana via specific arrays to serve as energy for the Magic Array.

But such issues aren't a problem for [Magic Arrow X] and [Magic Barrier].

So-called [Magic Arrow X] allows mages to bypass spell slots, use the false mental model to manipulate Source Mana with Spiritual Power, form, and launch it directly.

—Strictly speaking, it's merely shaping mana and shooting it out.

This represents a partial magical characteristic of a normal attack.

In Tunisia's Combat Mage circle, the current highest record is said to be [Magic Arrow 399].

The mage who achieved this record is a now-deceased legend.

Most of the time, that legendary mage wouldn't even use spells below the 5th tier.

Right off the bat, he would unleash a set of Magic Arrow 399.

Immediate bursts of 399 mana streams would erupt around his body.

Honestly, it's quite intimidating.

Though a single Magic Arrow is only equivalent to a warrior's single hammer blow, depending on their sheer quantity, they can overwhelm a foe like ants devouring an elephant.

Of course, just firing Magic Arrows isn't enough, naturally, there are supporting techniques for tracing and intercepting Magic Arrows.

Magic Barrier goes without saying.

It's said that the most extreme Combat Mages even temporarily mobilize vast amounts of Source Mana to create barriers only when the enemy attacks.

Compared to maintaining a constant Magic Barrier, temporarily maximizing it is more extreme.

Because there's no pressure to maintain it, its defense is more than three times a normal Magic Barrier's strength.

But the downside is obvious.

If responses are slow, opponents can seize upon the barrier's formation gap, delivering a fatal blow on the spot.

Due to playing in such extreme circumstances, most Combat Mages spend a lifetime honing their skills with Magic Arrow X and Magic Barrier.

Plus, the changes brought by magical enhancements to their physique allowed the blows Little Swan unleashed in close combat to earn Louis's attention.

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