touchnovel Chapter 1102: Chapter 1101: Swapping Information
Chapter 1102: Chapter 1101: Swapping Information
Chapter 1102: Chapter 1101: Swapping Information
"That's... about as good as I think I'll get it before we have the ability to actually test it out with the right materials and some other variables; it's pretty good isn't it~?"
Anput gave me a nod as she shook her hand vigorously, trying to get some feeling back into it as she gradually heated her skin up and melted away the frost that was trying to creep its way up her arm and deal even more damage than it had, though as I got closer and began to redirect it she had a better time healing herself.
"It's an interesting spell, that's for certain. It doesn't exactly deal that much damage, but like you said... this explosion of compressed, 'frozen' air in a small space nearby someone's limbs would most definitely make it harder to accurately and properly cast a spell or make use of an enchanted item."
The spell itself was a simple one, like Anput had said; it was just a blast of extremely cold air in a small area that would go off after the mana inside of it overloaded the circuit, which was however long you wanted it to be.
Using it as a landmine of sorts was entirely possible, but the main idea for it was to toss it like a shuriken and have it activate beside someone's hand, or at the very least near their arm so that the frost might find its way down towards the extremities to begin doing its job; either way, I had managed to quickly create that spell and had it ready to be ingrained into a physical medium for future use.
"Good, that means it did its job well. Now, the other idea had been to try and amplify it with something else, be it elemental metals or gemstones right? I think that would make a noticeable difference, don't you?"
"Probably, thought I think you would need to find the right materials for it to be worth a damn. The small amount of power you can extract from those elemental metals wouldn't be enough to really warrant the effort, and the gemstones is definitely a frivolous endeavor. Maybe if you amplified the effects with another enchantment it would work better..?"
Swinging my legs forwards and gently smacking them against the bed frame when they came back to me, I ignored how Anput oriented herself in a way that my feet glided just past her face as she found herself a 'comfortable' spot to sit and watch the 'show', instead spending my time mulling over her suggestion.
"Perhaps a priming disc of some kind to make that blast of cold air all the more 'damaging'? It could be pretty simple too, like an explosion of water that soaks the target and makes the chill all the more noticeable, especially if they aren't cloaked entirely in mana? But that's still-"
When my leg swung out again Anput reached for it and grabbed ahold of my calf, forcing me to look down at her as she pressed her cheek to the bare skin and stare into those heated obsidian orbs as she asked "How about we focus on something else for right now, Kat~? Particularly..."
The Sultana nodded and waved over a Death Jackal as she began to whisper something to them, letting Lady Kio speak for her as the petite Dogkin answered "Right on the money there, brat. What started as just a visit to cleanse the world of some Nua Fiend filth turned into something much more vexing when a bunch of those pricks showed up."
"Yes indeed, and we'll be seeing more of them from now on Mother. Over in Bascra we discovered their plot; the reason they targeted the scholarly city was to find the research books on mana swapping, specifically on a large scale."
Anput didn't even need to continue for Lady Kio to let out a growl and rub her temples, the older Dogkin baring her fangs as she stared at the board closely and alleviated the headache that was beginning to form as she growled "I should've had those damn books burnt or locked inside a high security vault beneath the sands... Gods be damned!"
Flicking her finger forwards, she pushed a piece forwards with her mana and barked "Hera! Go get the others and bring them here. We need to start combing over the desert and locating the rest of these Fiends one by one; they're walking batteries waiting to power these dumbasses
idiocy."
"Tell everyone this is of the utmost importance; everything else is to be halted for now."
The Sultana's added remark made the Death Jackal nod and disappear as soon as she was able to, emptying the room again and making the deep growl coming from beside me all the more
noticeable.
"Well, this is one of the things I really didn't think was going to happen when I heard the Fiends were back. Pricks... They can't leave well enough alone. That Nua Fiend we burnt to a crisp was in the process of being convinced to join the Fingers, so it would seem they plan on gathering an unprecedented amount of Fiends for this idea of theirs..."
Moving another piece, Lady Kio glanced at her wife before letting out a sigh as she leaned back into the couch, not saying anything else as she instead roped one of the opposing pieces and crushed it, venting some of her frustrations on the board... and achieving little in the
process.