Chapter 21: Time to visit the dungeon
This meant that much of his potential would be lost if he did not build a solid foundation first.
However...
Mind, knowledge, and control.
These were the hidden strengths that adventurers often overlooked due to their overreliance on the status granted by Falna.
"Is that so?"
Meteria hesitated slightly.
She felt that Sion's words made a lot of sense, but something still felt off.
In reality, this hesitation was just a misconception, because for the people of this world, Falna was everything.
It was so convenient that they believed Falna can achieve wonders.
Sion's view, however, was the exact opposite.
Falna was merely a catalyst, not the core of mortal strength.
"Don't overthink it."
Sion rubbed her head and said, "We haven't fallen behind in either our physical training or magic research during this time."
"Don't think that I sacrificed a lot of my precious time. In fact, this is a win-win situation if you look at it from a different perspective."
"I didn't sacrifice anything, nor was there any need for me to sacrifice..."
"Because I know that if I sacrificed something for you, you'd be heartbroken."
Hearing Sion's words, Meteria finally felt relieved.
Just like the story Sion had told her, when Jonathan and Dio both sank into the sea, Erina was the one who suffered the most.
If Erina had not been pregnant, she would have definitely followed Jonathan by committing suicide.
To loved ones, sacrifice is the greatest harm of all.
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
The news of the Hera Familia's return to Orario spread, and Meteria left the church to return to the Hera Familia estate.
During this week, Meteria prepared a set of rookie equipment for him, as well as several potions necessary for exploring the floors.
Despite her concerns, Meteria did not stop Sion.
The upper floors of the dungeon near the surface generally did not spawn strong monsters, so there were no major safety issues.
However, her feelings of worry were unavoidable.
Sion was heading into the dungeon for the first time and he mainly wanted to train his magic.
His Mind capacity and magic control had grown to the point that they were now sufficient for him to make a round trip through the upper floors.
During this time, he had been continuously developing and mastering his current spells.
Over this period, even Meteria had learned to cast the Vacuum Bullet.
Soon enough, Sion discovered a new direction for his magic.
Sealing magic.
The transformation of magic was not limited to offensive spells like Magic Bullets and Vacuum Bullets.
These were just the basic and medium tier applications. In fact, there were far more fundamental changes to explore.
Thinking deeply along these lines, Sion discovered a new form of magic while practicing his spells.
At first, Sion had defined magic as a tangible energy similar to waves, but later he realized he had drawn that conclusion too early.
The definition was not wrong, but rather incomplete.
Just as gases are made up of tiny particles like molecules or atoms, Mind could also manifest in the form of particles.
By converging mind in the form of particles, more powerful Magic Bullets could be compressed, enabling a stronger attack through a highly efficient method.
Furthermore, this particulate form of magic was much better suited for generating a state of magical effect.
When these particles converged on the body and triggered magical phenomena, they could achieve physical enhancement effects similar to Nen in Hunter x Hunter.
While it could not permanently enhance his physical abilities for the time being, it could significantly boost his attack power.
Furthermore, by casting spells through these particles and triggering supernatural phenomena, he could form an invisible hand that allowed for levitation.
Levitation itself was a bit difficult, but that was just a matter of time.
He believed he'd be able to master it sooner or later.
For now, keeping an item suspended in the air was no longer a problem.
This technique could be used to disarm opponents, trip enemies by binding them, or even replicate the sword techniques of many anime characters.
Having completed this step, Sion's thoughts flowed like a spring, and a professional scientific term came to mind.
Wave particle duality.
In 1905, Einstein proposed the quantum interpretation of the photoelectric effect, leading people to realize that light possesses both wave and particle properties.
In 1924, de Broglie proposed the matter wave hypothesis, suggesting that, like light, all matter possesses wave particle duality.
According to this hypothesis, electrons also exhibit wave phenomena such as interference and diffraction, which was later confirmed by electron diffraction experiments.
In 2015, scientists successfully captured a photograph showing that light simultaneously exhibits both wave and particle duality.
Because all matter exhibits wave particle duality, Sion applied this theory using his magic to generate a shockwave.
After undergoing a qualitative change, he managed to develop a magic similar to Alfia's.
At this point, he had mastered several spells: Magic Bullet, Vacuum Bullet, Attack Enhancement, Levitation, Shockwave, and Sonar Detection.
Although not yet fully developed, his combat power had already surpassed that of an ordinary level 1 adventurer.
Te only remaining question was how much of that power he could reliably unleash in actual fight.
"It's time to visit the dungeon."
He tidied up his equipment.
The waist pouch he carried contained potions and had enough empty space to store magic stones.
Having memorized the map of floors 1 through 18, Sion gathered his things and set off.
Sion entered the dungeon through the passage beneath Babel.
The shimmering light illuminated his path.
The countless tunnels leading forward, along with the monsters being birthed directly from itself.
Interesting...
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