Chapter 1343 First Magic Combat
[A Few Months Later]
"Huu..."
Neron felt his muscles tense up as his gaze focused on the only thing standing in his line of sight—the only thing that currently mattered to him.
About a dozen meters from him was a Golem. It didn't look particularly fancy or anything, but Neron knew full well that it was capable.
The Golem was made out of Earth, but even that was constructed with none other than Mordred's Magic within the space they were in.
In essence, the Golem was simply an extension of that Magic.
"Tell me when you're ready." A voice echoed from behind Neron—one he knew belonged to his father.
Right now, Mordred was watching him... waiting to see the result of his few months of training.
Neron could feel saliva form at the back of his throat. Over the weeks—which soon became months—he had learned a lot from this man.
Slowly, a certain desire had formed within him.
'I don't want to let him down!'
Neron, above all else, desired to prove his strength to his father/master.
'If I do that, we'll have to spend more time together!'
A small grin appeared on his face as he felt his heart race in excitement.
The tension within his body was soon gone, replaced by a simmering heat that rose from the depths of his Mana Core.
"I'm ready." Neron finally spoke out.
He didn't know what face Mordred was making behind him, but Neron thought he heard a slight chuckle.
"Very well..." novelbin
The moment he said this, the Earth Golem whirred to life.
Its earthen body was about two meters tall—slightly bigger than a full-grown adult.
For the six-year-old Neron, though, it might have as well been a giant.
"... Begin!"
~BOOOM!~
The moment Mordred said this, the earth beneath the Golem cracked as it swiftly launched itself at Neron.
It sliced through the wind like an unstoppable projectile, and within the blink of an eye, its massive arm attempted to crush Neron where he stood.
Fortunately, the kid was nimbler.
~WHOOSH!~
Thankfully, it worked.
'Now that it's stunned, this is my chance!'
Neron's body glowed with even brighter hues of blue as he sprinted towards the recoiling Golem.
Earth Golems had vast arrays of abilities, but none of those mattered if they couldn't hit.
Besides, even if it had a homing attack, with Neron already closing the distance between them, he wasn't too worried.
Most importantly, he had a split-second window to counterattack.
'I'd be a fool if I didn't utilize it well!'
Neron's lips murmured a Spell as he approached the Earth Golem, who was already preparing another attack.
There were quite a few Spells Neron could cast on the fly like this; especially considering their compatibility with the kind of opponent he was facing.
However, since he had already displayed his tactical abilities, Neron decided to forego all the 'smart' options.
Instead, he would simply utilize brute force.
"[Fireball:Burst]"
Fire Spells were every effective on Earth-Based Golems, and Neron knew that very well.
However, he cast the Spell for one reason and one reason alone.
'Hope you're watching, old man!' Neron grinned internally.
The burst of flames appeared right in front of Neron, swiftly conversing to form a massive ball.
~WHOOOSH!~
In an explosive rush, it darted towards the Earth Golem before the thing could complete its follow-up attack.
As earlier iterated, Fire Spells weren't advisable against Earth Golems. Earth was a naturally strong element, and it required an equally strong—blunt or piercing—attack to properly do damage.
Lightning would have been a nice choice—or even Earth Magic as well.
But... when it came to overwhelming power, no one cared about which was compatible with what.
The only thing that mattered was results.
In essence... which one was stronger.
~BOOOOOOOMMM!~
The intense explosion that swallowed the Earth Golem, sending its multiple body parts into several corners of the field, was enough to give the answer.
"I win." Neron smiled as he watched his flames engulf everything that surrounded his foe.
In the end, things like compatibility or tactics didn't matter to someone like Neron.
He was just naturally stronger.
