Chapter 322 - 39: An Astounding Combat Method: Hypersonic Strike

Chapter 322: Chapter 39: An Astounding Combat Method: Hypersonic Strike

But this only suppressed it temporarily.

From experience, the body would try to regenerate again in about a day.

But Mo Ning clearly wouldn’t just stand by. This monster would likely be cut to pieces by tonight.

Flower offered a timely summary. "Mr. Mo Ning’s tactic for hunting the Giant is a new combat method with immense practical value."

Anya nodded, her beautiful eyes still filled with shock. "It truly is impressive."

Having been at the academy for five months, she could roughly grasp the intricacies of this tactic:

First, he used the Triangular Wing’s high-speed dive to give the attack a powerful initial velocity.

Second, he used a Level Zero Witchcraft to violently throw the weapon, adding to the speed from the Triangular Wing and increasing it further.

Third, the thrown weapon was itself a Witchcraft Item, which already possessed incredible speed of its own.

The streak of red light shown on the Tracking Mirror was the most direct and convincing proof.

These three speeds, stacked together, created this astonishingly powerful aerial assault.

It not only shattered the Steel Rock Giant’s tough Rock Armor with ease but also directly blew its head to bits.

Reina asked curiously, "What Witchcraft did Mo Ning use just now?"

Flower answered at once. "Mr. Mo Ning used the most common Level Zero Witchcraft: Throwing Technique."

Describing this Witchcraft as "most common" was no exaggeration. It only required a Spiritual Strength of 1.5.

Compared to the Trick known as Throwing, this Witchcraft’s maximum range was far greater, enough to hurl a ping-pong-ball-sized iron ball over a kilometer away.

Of course, guaranteeing accuracy at that distance was difficult.

Precisely because it had no special features other than its long range, not many Apprentices were willing to learn the Throwing Technique.

The Dazed Girl was a bit stunned as she listened.

’Killing a Steel Rock Giant with the Throwing Technique? If anyone heard about this, they probably wouldn’t believe it, would they?’

’To kill such a powerful monster so easily with the most common form of Witchcraft... is this the power of a genius?’

Anya followed up with another question. "What was the weapon Mo Ning threw?"

Flower explained in detail.

"This is the Gale Bursting Flame Cone, which Mr. Mo Ning made himself using his knowledge of Magic Pattern Study."

"Its structure is divided into two sections. The first uses a Gale Magic Pattern Group, and the cone’s tip is made of a Spiritual Metal with extremely high hardness, giving it a powerful armor-piercing effect."

"The second section is loaded with Blast Flame Solvent and triggered on a delay by two Magic Patterns."

"Once the Blast Flame Cone strikes a target at high speed, the Magic Patterns sense the violent vibration and ignite the Blast Flame Solvent."

"Mr. Mo Ning optimized the Magic Pattern Group and also designed the cone’s shape to match it, increasing the Blast Flame Cone’s speed by 12%."

"This design philosophy is fascinating. I find it quite inspiring."

The Artificial Soul was undeniably worldly and knowledgeable. For even her to call it "quite inspiring" showed that this was truly an extraordinary design.

In fact, this "aerodynamic" design was a blind spot overlooked by most Wizards.

Wizards were accustomed to using Witchcraft, stubbornly believing it could solve any problem. If it couldn’t, then the Witchcraft simply wasn’t powerful enough.

Anya was deeply moved as well.

As far as she recalled, Mo Ning had only started learning about Magic Pattern Study a little over a month ago.

In such a short time, an ordinary Apprentice would have only scratched the surface, not even reaching the point of entry.

And yet, Mo Ning had already mastered the fundamentals of Magic Pattern Study and put them into practice, designing a Witchcraft Item capable of killing a Steel Rock Giant.

Flower concluded, "The total value of all the Spiritual Materials Mr. Mo Ning used was less than 20 Black Tower Points, yet he achieved such a glorious victory. This is a remarkable feat."

The two girls nodded in unison.

The Spiritual Materials harvested from a single Giant corpse were worth at least 600 Black Tower Points. That was a thirty-fold return on investment—an incredibly profitable venture.

The Artificial Soul didn’t forget to point out the drawbacks, either.

"The only shame is that the Gale Bursting Flame Cone is as fast as a thunderbolt, which makes it extremely difficult to control. An ordinary Apprentice could never guarantee its accuracy."

She sighed regretfully. "Otherwise, this high-altitude assault tactic would be immensely valuable and would greatly enhance the academy’s strength."

Reina chimed in, "A target moving at such extreme speeds is beyond the limits of one’s Spiritual Power. Controlling it would indeed be incredibly difficult."

’The Dazed Girl even suspected that not even an Official Wizard could control a target moving at such extreme speeds.’

’The only way would be to ensure perfect accuracy at the very moment of release, but that would be just as difficult.’

’The slightest air current could throw the weapon off course.’

Anya’s red lips curved into a smile. "Mo Ning always manages to do what others can’t."

As the loyal young maid spoke, her pretty face beamed with vicarious pride.

The Noble Lady had once heard Auntie Nasha mention that some Female Apprentices at the academy would actively attach themselves to powerful male Apprentices, without even hoping for anything in return.

At the time, Anya had found this difficult to understand. Now, however, she felt a powerful sense of resonance.

’When you witness that young man soaring through the sky on his Triangular Wing, striking down the Giant with a thunderous blow like a god delivering divine punishment, it’s truly hard not to be utterly captivated.’

’No, to be more precise—it was an admiration that reached the very depths of her soul.’

"All right!"

Flower’s gentle voice pulled Anya from the vortex of her infatuation.

"Mr. Mo Ning will be back soon. We need to help process the spoils. I’m sure it will be a bountiful harvest."

With those words, the Tracking Mirror dissolved into water vapor and vanished.

Suddenly unable to see the young man’s figure, the Noble Lady felt a pang of wistfulness.

*****

「On the other side.」

The instant Mo Ning launched the Gale Bursting Flame Cone, he immediately maneuvered the Triangular Wing into a ninety-degree turn, entering a state of level flight to decelerate.

As his previous dive had approached the speed of sound, this maneuver would normally have produced extreme g-forces that an ordinary Apprentice’s body could never withstand.

But the Triangular Wing’s other Magic Pattern Group activated instantly, absorbing most of the g-force and converting it into a violent gust of wind.

WHOOSH—

The powerful wind blasted the Triangular Wing from below, further slowing its descent.

In moments, his flight speed dropped from over 300 meters per second to less than 30.

Sitting in the cockpit, Mo Ning glanced at the ground below with his Insightful Secret Eye.

In the valley three hundred meters below, the Steel Rock Giant’s head had been blown apart, and blazing Magic Flames were preventing the monster’s regeneration.

Despite having killed a Steel Rock Giant—a creature whose power was comparable to a Third Level Apprentice—in a single strike, his expression remained perfectly calm.

Because everything had gone exactly as he had predicted.

The Triangular Wing provided a base speed of nearly Mach 1. The Throwing Technique added a Mach 2 bonus, and the Blast Flame Cone’s Magic Patterns stacked another Mach 2 on top of that.

Added together, the result was a terrifying Mach 5.

This was a genuine—hypersonic attack!!

Months ago, when Mo Ning first took to the sky in The Aviator—a gift from Wizard Hede—he had already conceived of this powerful assault tactic.

After months of hard work, he had finally turned that concept into reality.

Soon, the Triangular Wing’s altitude dropped to less than a hundred meters.

Mo Ning manipulated the Magic Pattern Core, activating the folding command at the opportune moment. The metal feathers rapidly retracted, and the frame folded back into his pack.

He quietly cast the Trick, Floating, his body becoming a wisp of cloud as he slowly drifted down beside the Giant.

THUMP—

His Sheepskin Boots landed on the soft earth, leaving two imprints.

"It stinks!"

Mo Ning frowned and decisively cast a Trick to block the stench.

The powerful body odor emanating from the Giant could absolutely be classified as a biological weapon.

Against enemies with a keen sense of smell, this was undoubtedly a huge advantage.

Mo Ning gazed at the motionless Giant, a sense of astonishment finally welling up within him, mingled with immense pride. ’I actually killed a monster this big?’

Giants were creatures that habitually crawled around hunched over, but they stood over four meters tall, giving them an incredibly intimidating presence.

Even lying prostrate on the ground, the Rock Armor on its back was ninety centimeters high—nearly half the height of a person.