Legacy of Nameless Alchemist (2)

The mud golem moved and started chasing Ivo. As if it had been programmed like that, the monster attacked Ivo fiercely. The hand made of mud hit the ground and destroyed the surrounding soil.

Ivo continued to run. After taking a sufficient distance, he turned his body and looked at the mud monster in front of him. The mana inside the crystal was released into the open air, even though he couldn't see it, Ivo was sure that the magic energy inside this crystal had been released into the air.

3 flares lit up and shot towards the mud monster.

3 wind blades were shot towards the mud monster's hands.

10 water bullets were shot right at the mud monster's head.

Ivo calmly and casually used low-level magic as easily as drinking water. He repeated the same attack several times and forced the mud monster to stay in place and defend.

If he used his mana capacity, the magic energy he had would run out after shooting 5 water bullets on the first attack. That was how low his magic energy was right now.

The magic chain formed so quickly and attacked the mud monster without the slightest pause. When the 3 flares were fired, the wind sword had already flown into the monster's hand. By the time the wind sword had successfully hit the monster, the monster's head had already been showered by 10 bullets that were shot towards its head.

Ivo directly changed the magical energy released by the mana crystal in his hand into the form he wanted and ignored the Casting process itself.

Even as he did this… he didn't seem too happy.

"The process is quite slow. No, too slow. Maybe I can increase the intensity a little?"

"There shouldn't be a problem."

"So… what magic should I use?"

Hmm… there's actually no problem with continuously bombarding the monster like this. Although the magic I'm releasing is low-level, if this goes on for a whole day, this mud monster will eventually be destroyed.

This was the strategy he used to fight this mud monster. As long as Ivo kept his distance and there were no problems with the tempo of his attacks, this mud monster wouldn't be able to move from its spot.

"Let's try another magic. Maybe this magic isn't so bad."

Between the three magic attacks that he continuously launched, a ball of light and a ball made of darkness were formed. Ivo shot the ball of light and darkness towards the chest of the mud monster and made it fall to the ground.

The wind blade that he had formed earlier was changed into a ball shape. The same thing happened with the magic that Ivo formed so easily.

While taking advantage of the gap between these golem monsters, Ivo continued his attacks while continuing to change the form of the magic he used.

Sometimes a ball, sometimes a blade, sometimes a spear, and sometimes in the natural form of the element.

Fire blazed and burned the body of the mud monster, the wind made the fire blaze even more and increased the effect of the fire that burned the monster's body. When water magic hit the monster, the fire would go out and produce a large amount of steam that increased the temperature in this place and produced smoke.

Magic that had the elements of light and darkness were only used as additional. Like a layer of cream on a cake that was used to beautify it.

[Various forms of magic have been perfectly released by the host. The magic codex has been added to the skill.]

"Tsk, annoying."

Ivo ignored the information panel that appeared in front of him while not holding back the magic he was using.

"Let's see, is there any difference. Maybe I can release magic other than elemental magic?" Ivo muttered with a smile.

The mud monster that Ivo bombarded with seemingly endless low-level magic caught a glimpse of that smile.

Whether it was due to the influence of the magic or because Ivo was smiling, its red eyes trembled slightly.

***

After 6 hours, Ivo finally stopped his magic.

The mud monster was completely destroyed, leaving only a magic crystal that had shattered into pieces.

"That was pretty fast. It's a shame that it died too soon." Ivo shook his head while regretting the mud monster's death.

The monster was a pretty good training ground for releasing magic. As long as he kept his distance, and with the right combination of magic, the mud monster he was facing wouldn't cause much of a problem.

"Even so, it seems like I've really gotten a little dull. If it was in the past, I could release a barrage of low-level magic without any problems. Luckily this monster is just a mud golem without the ability to process the environmental conditions around it."

Ivo looked at the remains of the destroyed mud golem. This monster was actually not something that beginners could fight. No, Ivo could be sure that as long as the player did not reach the third awakening and form a specialization in magic, fighting this mud golem with these trash stats would be impossible.

Even those who were experienced would have a hard time fighting this golem because of the limited amount of mana capacity in the body.

But he wasn't just an ordinary player. When many people stopped playing Destiny after 5 years, Ivo was among the players who remained.

5 years may not seem like a short time. But in the game, it was a very long time. And in that long time, Ivo learned a lot of things related to magic.

One of them was displayed on the information panel in front of him.

[Parallel Mana Processing has been added as a skill.]

[Parallel Mana Processing

Description: A form of mana processing that is close to perfection. A form of magic that has theoretically never been completed for countless years. Those who understand how this ability works are very close to the perfect form of magic where mana is not limited to the body alone.

Utilizing the mana in nature and converting it directly into magic, depending on the amount of mana processed, the brain will be burned to ashes without a trace if not utilized properly.

This is an ability that can turn the world of magic upside down if someone spreads it.]

Ivo closed the screen and took a short breath. This ability, he spent a lot of time to collect all the records of those who researched it and all the knowledge was spread all over the world. He even had to cross continents and collaborate with various people whose names he had forgotten.

Even with all that, there were many failures and many people died as subjects of the experiment. He even had to burn down a city because the effect of this ability was to forcibly mutate those who could not control the magic energy in nature.

"Using the magic energy inside mana crystals is only a small part of the ability of parallel mana processing. What is terrifying about this is, the mana that can be controlled in nature will be in harmony with the mana in the body."

Ivo was very confident that he could directly utilize the mana around him, but with such a low level of mana sense, he would only seek his own death if he did this.

"But unfortunately, that monster died too quickly."

Ivo looked towards the door that appeared behind the wall. There, a white humanoid shape stood in front of the door. The creature had no face or facial features. Its body shape resembled a human but it was so empty.

"..." the humanoid form stared at Ivo for a few moments without saying anything before disappearing.

Ivo ignored the phenomenon and opened the door in front of him. The first thing he saw was a grave with a tombstone on top. This time the tombstone had an inscription on it.

Nameless alchemist.

A magician who gave up on his research.

Anyone who managed to enter here, it means that Veibel saw you as worthy.

Honestly, what I have is nothing special. I am just a foolish alchemist who is not worthy of being remembered. A man who is not worthy of being loved. Someone who gave up on his dreams. So, there is no need to care about the name of someone like me, right?

Take what you want from this place. You deserve it.

May death await us at the end of all this life.

An unnamed alchemist. (732-854)

Ivo read the tombstone silently. He had read this inscription many times. But this time, he could feel the loneliness written on this tombstone.

No wonder I can't remember who the person buried here is. Since he never gave his name, I don't know who he is either.

Ivo opened his mouth and kissed a sentence. "Thank you."

"Thank you for the start you gave me."

Ivo took out an old book that was a magic tool. This was a special magic tool used to preserve what was contained within. Even after hundreds or thousands of years, everything in this book would still exist.

The theory of parallel mana processing.

He had read this book thousands of times in the past. An unfinished book where the Magicians who researched it considered it to be something impossible to do.

This book was also the beginning of how Ivo perfected the research he did even when he started over. Even when he didn't create the Magician character, he still collected various similar researches and perfected them.

And now, Ivo looked back at the beginning where he started everything.

Here, a person lay in his grave, giving up on his dream of researching something impossible. He accepted death by letting go of his obsession and asking Veibel not to be remembered and known by people or even the person who inherited this knowledge.

His heir, the person who came after completing this theory even after many repetitions. Starting over after death and collecting various similar researches.

Experimenting with various geniuses in this world, and returning to this place after mastering it.

Something that this Alchemist started, was completed by his heir.

Ivo looked at the grave and slowly closed his eyes.

"May you rest in peace. And once again, thank you."