Passerby Villain In A Wizard World

'Let me show you my chain spell.'

Ian smirked a little forcefully as he already saw the two Golems in front looking at his position after he fired the spell. Their ruby-like eyes made up of unknown material glowed faintly as if locking his position.

Apparently, the Golem that had used the Shockwave earlier had already found his position through some strange vibrations. And his use of a spell was already a dead giveaway.

'Tch... it seems they are connected somehow.'

Ian thought as he looked at the other Golems that too began to shift toward him through the steam that was already beginning to subside.

"Whiss!"

'Here comes another one.'

As Ian had anticipated, the Golem whose eyes were glowing earlier directly fired another concentrated beam at the corner where he was.

However, this time Ian wasn't going to dodge but instead began to pour a significant amount of Mana into the Runeheart Stone while simultaneously chanting another spell with the staff in his hand.

While he was doing this, his previous Fireball seeds were still floating near the dozens of Golems, although they looked inconspicuous due to their tiny size.

"Boom!"

It didn't take long for that powerful beam of flame to strike his position, causing everything around to be destroyed and pulverized just like before.

However, the walls of the corridor remained intact due to the engraved complex runic patterns.

Fortunately, Ian was ready and had already prepared for the attack with his Runeheart Stone, which directly blocked the beam, saving him from injury.

The shimmering barrier that sprang forth when his life was in danger was able to stop even such an extremely condensed beam.

Truly, this fragment of a demon's heart was a good defensive artifact, at least Ian thought so.

However, although the damage was mitigated, the momentum was not, as Ian was still shot straight up by the devastating blow, slamming into the wall.

"Inferno Burst!"

But that much time was enough, as Ian finally completed his First Ring Spell, Inferno Burst. Even with a second-class apprentice's level of mental power, he felt tired after using it.

"Click!"

However, it was all worth it, as, with Ian's shout, the crystal at the top of the staff glowed like fire, drawing in a massive amount of mana from every corner of the corridor.

Unlike when he tested this spell in the training room devoid of mana, this time he had enough mana to serve as a catalyst for his First Ring Spell.

So, the spell now felt alive after it had been so long since Ian learned it. Truly, a mana-filled environment is different.

"Whizz!"

Once the spell was fired, the fireball seeds that were levitating around each Golem due to Ian's mental power began to shake as if infused with extreme power.

Ian didn't directly use the spell but instead used it in conjunction with the Fireball Seeds that were connected to him by his mental power.

He had already realized that he could shift the spell initiation in the area of his mental coverage; although consumption was higher.

So, what he was aiming for wasn't an AOE attack with a large-range effect but a targeted explosion for each Golem. After all, these structures were inert, and their cores needed to be destroyed along with their bodies for them to truly die.

'I can't control them anymore.'

Ian thought bitterly, finding it hard to control the fiery seeds due to their intense shaking.

However, being able to use the First Ring Spell Inferno Burst within Zero Ring Spell Fireball Seeds was an achievement in itself.

'Then, let's end this, shall we?'

Ian thought while pouring whatever remaining mana he had into the Runeheart Stone. Then he shouted loudly, although he didn't need to,

"Explosion!"

"Click!"

"Boom!"

With his command, suddenly, a cacophony of explosions echoed in the narrow corridor near each Golem, catching them completely off guard. It was like fireworks exploding continuously, but the magnitude was far too great.

This was an explosion after Ian divided and stuffed the First Ring Spell Inferno Burst into the Fireball Seeds, causing a massive display of power that could destroy everything in its path.

Although this chain spell devised by Ian wasn't as beautiful as the Ember Wake chain spell displayed by Ethos, it was still powerful enough to dismember the Golems and their inner cores, especially since they were so close to the fiery seeds.

The broken stones, metals, other Golem parts, and devastation around the corridor were living evidence of Ian's power.

Although it seemed to take a long time, everything from Ian being thrown into the air to him using the Inferno Burst Spell happened within a few seconds.

So, fortunately, Ian was outside the range of the explosion since he was still in mid-air when the explosion happened.

"Ugh... Cough... Cough... Damn! That was awesome!"

Ian dropped to the ground, using the Feather Fall spell with just a little mana he had left.

Looking at the devastated area around him with broken parts of the Golems that had been surrounding him just moments earlier, Ian was filled with pride.

'Explosion is man's romance, isn't it?' he thought with a smile.

No matter what, the First Ring Spell was the First Ring Spell, even if it was nerfed due to his low realm, the power was astonishing. Even it exceeded Ian's expectations as he never accounted for the change in place.

However, although his attack was successful, Ian didn't lower his guard but took out a few more mana infusion pills and stuffed them into his mouth.

He hadn't forgotten that this was a test—an unequal test, to be exact—clearly intending for his failure.

He didn't know if the test would end if he was injured or in danger of life, but he didn't like this partial treatment one bit.

<Test of Strength: Passed!>

<Test of Wisdom: Passed!>

But before Ian could check if all the Golems were dead from the explosion, he heard the neutral voice from the inheritance hall again, announcing that he had passed two tests in a row.