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Chapter 27: Crisis

(Yue(♀))

A person entered the Dungeon, feeling that the atmosphere was somewhat dim.

Fortunately, I have the skill of Ignition, and my magical power is sufficient, so I don't even need torches. I walked forward with empty hands, with three large fireballs above my head.

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Ignition LV 5

—Continuously consumes a maximum of "Skill Level × Fire Magic Level × Magical Control Level" magical power to ignite flames and manipulate them, with a manipulation range not exceeding one's own radius of "Skill Level + Magical Control Level + Fire Magic Level" meters.

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I can consume up to 150 magical power per second to use Ignition for illumination.

Of course, I don't waste that much; for illumination, one magical power per second is enough.

In case of emergencies – that is, if I am accidentally ambushed – the three fireballs above can also serve as an emergency measure if I can react in time.

With the effect of my skill "All Laws," I should be able to handle even the weakest monsters in this Level I dungeon with just a single blow, right?

So, with such preparations, I entered this Level I underground dungeon.

By the way, in addition to this, all students were given a teleportation stone as an item to equip. In case of a life-threatening situation, they can activate the teleportation stone to return directly to the entrance of the Dungeon – although that also means giving up the exam.

The teleportation stone is a disposable item, handcrafted by the school's headmaster, and it costs a thousand cradles each.

For students of the Royal Intermediate Academy like us, it's all included in the tuition fees – but students like me and Raphaël who have full tuition waivers don't need to worry about that.

Not only do Raphaël and I receive a teleportation stone for exams like this, we were actually given an advanced teleportation stone when we enrolled. As long as we don't leave this continent, we can teleport back to the Royal Intermediate Academy directly in case of danger.

And we can restock on them – that's the privilege of honor students.

That's how life is.

– As I idly entertained these scattered thoughts, I became alert and stopped in my tracks when I felt something unusual in my field of vision.

A monster had finally appeared.

A light blue slime was crawling towards me on the path ahead.

"It's actually quite cute."

Although I had seen pictures of slimes in school textbooks, at the time, I thought they were carefully selected from slimes for the sake of not scaring children.

But now, slimes indeed seemed quite cute.

Their semi-translucent elliptical bodies were a pale blue color, and a blue-purple magic stone floated in their central position.

There were no visible facial features, and overall, they didn't seem sticky – they might even be quite elastic?

In any case, my first impression of the slime was just like what I had seen in the textbooks – it seemed pretty cute.

Thinking that, I launched a fireball directly at it.

With a "boom," the slime was blown away, leaving only a magic stone behind – sorry, I even blew up the magic stone.

Thanks to the fact that the Dungeon's environment is indestructible, this attack might have caused significant damage otherwise.

Of course, it's precisely because the environment of the Dungeon is indestructible that I think it's the best place to test my own strength.

With the skill "All Laws," any of my magic can exhibit 1000% effectiveness. Even if it's just low-level magic, I usually don't dare to use it at full power.

So, coming to this Dungeon today, the exam and everything else don't matter at all. I must thoroughly showcase all my magic.

Water Aggregation, Earth Solidification, and Cyclone have effects similar to Ignition, but they manipulate different magical attributes.

"Fireball," "Wind Blade," "Water Spike," and "Earth Bullet" are all straightforward single-target attack magic. However, they consume twice as much magical power as basic magic like Ignition.

For example, let's take a look at the skill assessment for "Fireball"...

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Fireball LV 5

—Consumes a maximum of "Skill Level × Fire Magic Level × Magical Control Level × 2" magical power to compress and condense magical power into a fireball and launch it towards the target. The maximum attack range is one's own radius multiplied by "Skill Level + Magical Control Level + Fire Magic Level × 2" meters.

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When it comes to attack magic, the more magical power you consume, the stronger the magic's effect – that's common knowledge.

At the same time, the individual attribute "INT" also affects the power and effect of a magic spell – that's also common knowledge.

In general, the power of a magic spell depends on how much magical power is consumed and the value of the INT attribute. That's common knowledge.

Although this common knowledge isn't absolute.

But for now, I haven't encountered any super abnormal magic that goes beyond common knowledge.

Anyway, I used all the magic I knew one by one on the slimes I encountered, gradually increasing the magical power used, and testing the limits of my current abilities. I was having a great time at that moment.

After all, in ordinary times, I don't have the opportunity to use magic so recklessly.

—At this moment, I was blissfully unaware that a major incident had occurred at the entrance of the Dungeon.

"What's going on?!"

A teacher leading the way at the entrance of the Dungeon pounded on it with both hands, and soon, he stepped aside, allowing another leading teacher to use an attacking magic.

After the attack, the faint blue membrane that sealed the entrance to the Dungeon remained intact.

"Is it a barrier?! Why is there a barrier in the Dungeon?!"

"Damn it! Hey, This is Gedia! Spatial teleportation has been blocked!! The students are in danger!"

"When was this barrier set up? Damn it! What are you guards of the Dungeon eating?! You let someone set up this kind of barrier right under your noses?!"

"Who's the target? Is it Yue(♀)? Which country is responsible for this?! This is no different than instigating a war!"

"Quick, contact the headmaster! Notify Duke Li Lin and Lady Lannister! The headmaster should be at the school, right? Hurry, get him here! Hurry! If something happens to Yue(♀), we can't bear the responsibility!"

—At this time, I (Yue(♀)) was still unaware that a crisis from the shadows was gradually approaching.