Chapter 88
The day before the expedition.
I successfully hardened the Liquid Gold into a metallic consistency. It took three weeks to get to this point. Today was the day to learn my ultimate skill.
Swish!
When I sliced the firewood with the hardened Liquid Gold, Hetherson ran his hand over the cut surface.
“Nice and clean. With this, even with your tiny mana pool, you should be able to scratch a knight with aura.”
Aura is vulnerable to mana. If a knight wants to defend against a spell cast with a power level of 5, they need 10 units of aura. According to the professor, this is because aura, being a corrupted form of mana, causes a resonance effect. It’s a complicated topic.
“I’ve passed.”
“Don’t get cocky. Even so, knights are the toughest opponents for mages.”
Even if magic works well, a knight is still a knight. They can slice through magic with their overwhelming physical abilities or simply dodge. Allowing a knight to close the distance spells certain death for a mage.