Reincarnated as a Genius Prodigy of a Prestigious Family - Chapter 372

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Reincarnated as a Legendary Talent Genius of a Noble Family Episode 372

270. Where Are the Limits

The desert is a hot and cold place.

What I mean is that during the day, the sun blazes as if it would burn your flesh alive, and at night, a cold that freezes your entire body sets in.

Of course, there are different types of deserts, but the characteristics of this virtual desert environment created by Professor Cross are exactly like that.

And there are magical beasts that live only in the desert, as well as water-scarce environments and sandstorms that blow frequently.

“I wonder if this will make that fellow suffer a bit?”

Professor Cross was filled with anticipation.

This is magic he developed with great effort, the ‘Mana Training Area.’

Anyone who steps foot in this mana training area will feel everything as if it were real.

It’s something with a different principle from Arabella’s ‘Illusion Generator.’

Unlike the portable generator that can be easily carried, this requires installation in a fixed location and painstaking effort to construct the environment.

“Very promising indeed.”

Professor Cross muttered as he closed the Teleport Gate that Dane had just entered.

Then he snapped his fingers and projected an image with mana into the void.

Soon after, Dane’s figure appeared.

The sight of him looking around was quite entertaining to watch.

“Now… I wonder how long he’ll last?”

The condition Professor Cross set for an ‘A Plus’ is simple.

Survive inside for more than 4 hours.

Of course, he wouldn’t just leave him alone.

Magical beasts created by the ‘Mana Training Area’ would attack relentlessly, and sandstorms and day-night cycles would change periodically.

Simply put, it’s an absurd magic.

It’s magic that only Professor Cross, that is, Saul Hanston, could create.

Therefore, Professor Cross was confident.

No matter how skilled Dane was, he would last at most one or two hours inside there with just his bare body.

He was naturally prepared to pull him out if it became dangerous.

“Good.”

Professor Cross moved the projected mana image in front of himself and settled into his armchair.

Then he leisurely prepared cookies and tea.

The scene of magical beasts swarming in the mana image.

“Hehehe.”

It was just when Professor Cross chuckled and placed the prepared cookies and tea on the table.

“…What?”

Clearly, the magical beasts had been swarming.

But those magical beasts were now…

Gone.

“Is it a magic error?”

That couldn’t be.

The settings are perfect.

He had even set the magical beasts to at least 4th grade.

Since they’re illusions anyway, they don’t cause actual physical damage.

But why?

“Don’t tell me.”

That means…

Did that fellow Dane sweep away all the magical beasts in one go?

Thud.

The cookie he had just picked up fell back onto the plate.

It’s cold.

And then it immediately becomes hot.

On top of that, there’s even a sandstorm approaching in the heat.

“Well made.”

“Kyirk!”

Even to Karnas, who is a dragon, this environment seems much more sophisticated than expected.

Of course, if I concentrate my sensing ability, there are quite a few awkward parts, but that’s something only someone like me would notice.

“Mini Golem, what do you think?”

[It’s not as good as the ‘Temporary Materialization’ magic that existed in Arcana, but it’s decent enough to be comparable. It’s a well-made environment.]

Since Mini Golem’s assessment is like this, I can’t help but acknowledge Professor Cross.

He’s not called Saul Hanston for nothing.

And there are even magical beasts swarming in.

Of course, I just knocked them all down.

Whether it’s a limitation of illusions or programming, the moment I defeated them, they all disappeared without leaving a single corpse.

“Nice environment.”

If Professor Cross is okay with it, this would be a perfect environment for various training.

It might be good to learn this magic too.

[Dane, it seems magical beasts are swarming from the east.]

At Mini Golem’s notification, I drew up mana and held it in both hands.

The condition is bare-handed.

Karnas and Mini Golem followed along, but these two don’t participate in combat anyway.

And since I don’t have a sword, I have no choice but to sweep them away using only magic.

Of course, it’s not a difficult task.

“Kruuuuuu!”

“Kwaaaaah!”

It’s been a while since I’ve seen those magical beasts.

Including giant magical beasts I haven’t directly summoned, dozens of magical beasts were gathered together and charging toward me.

Quite an overwhelming sight.

If it were the old me, I would have definitely felt that way.

No, more than that, does it make sense to have a test where you face dozens of such magical beasts?

Just blocking one wave of magical beasts would be ridiculously high in difficulty.

[By the way, this seems like a test that even skilled mages from Arcana wouldn’t find easy. If the mages of Arcana had seen just this, they would have thought, ‘The level of our descendants is incredible.’]

Mini Golem is exactly right.

Those dozens of magical beasts charging over there.

It feels like the difficulty has increased even more than the first wave.

After thinking for a moment, I arranged the mana I had drawn up in a net formation.

Using mana materialization.

“This should work as a barrier.”

I then maintained the materialized mana net while creating several mana bullets in the air with one hand.

This is also mana materialization.

And after slightly adjusting the mana rearrangement to maintain them in the air, finally…

Mana Spear.

This isn’t magic used with materialized mana, but magic I frequently use.

“Good.”

That completes the preparation.

I stared blankly at the magical beasts charging without knowing anything, then waved my hand.

And the moment the magical beasts touched the mana net-

Bang, boom!

The mana net exploded and compressed mana scattered in all directions, after which the first ten magical beasts that had charged disappeared without a trace.

That’s a literal expression.

Because it really did quietly disappear as if it had never existed in the first place.

“Krwaaaaak!”

“Uuuuuu!”

Good. That takes care of ten of them.

Next is the mana bullet filled with compressed mana.

Kwang!

The five mana bullets that flew out exploded among the monsters, causing a powerful blast, and thanks to that, a large sandstorm blew toward me.

Of course, I didn’t care and launched the remaining mana spears through the wind—

Thud, thud thud thud!

I cleanly finished off the pack of charging monsters.

After dusting off my hands, I checked my remaining mana and got a rough estimate.

“I should be fine for another day.”

Of course, that’s assuming I use mana efficiently.

Even for me, if monsters keep coming at this rate, I won’t be able to hold out for long.

[A whole day is nothing? Dane, just how much mana do you have?]

“That’s one thing, but the efficiency was good too.”

[Any mage from Arcana who saw you would have been amazed.]

“Kirik!”

While the Mini Golem and Karnas thankfully encouraged me, I looked at the approaching sandstorm.

Now.

If I survive that intact, it should be smooth sailing even when I go to the Western Desert.

“Karnas, get inside.”

“Kirik!”

[Dane, what about me?]

“There’s no place to put you.”

[…So I just have to endure the sand like this?]

“You’re not real anyway. And I tied you on tight.”

[How did I end up hanging from such a human’s waist…]

“What did you say? I couldn’t hear you well.”

[Ah, it’s nothing.]

Amidst the Mini Golem’s cute rebellion, I pulled up my hood and raised my mask.

Whiiiiiing!

The approaching sandstorm.

Maintaining balance is a secondary problem—this is an environment where you absolutely can’t open your eyes without goggles.

So I solved it simply.

“This works well.”

By projecting materialized mana around me to create a windbreak.

This comfortable feeling, as if I’m inside the eye of a storm.

Should I describe it as the feeling of looking out the window from inside a cozy house while a massive storm rages outside?

No matter how I look at it, mana is almost omnipotent.

Not only can it defend against physical force like this, but it can also be thrown with explosive power like before.

And countless other applications beyond that.

I was able to learn this because I possessed ancient magic power, but that’s precisely why I can use it so efficiently.

“I have no intention of revealing this to academia.”

Even if I did reveal it, everyone would only learn the theory and wouldn’t have the capacity to actually implement it.

So I should enjoy this privilege to the fullest.

In a good way.

Since it’s come to this, I might as well train in this area.

“…”

How much time had passed?

It was hard to gauge from just the cookies on the plate and the teacup.

The cookies hadn’t decreased by even one, and the tea hadn’t been touched at all.

Professor Cross’s gaze was focused solely on the projected mana image.

On Dane, who had just endured the fourth monster wave, three sandstorms, and ten cycles of day and night.

“What the hell is that fellow doing?”

Professor Cross had originally configured the environment with ‘enduring’ in mind.

There were many options.

Running away appropriately, or delaying time.

Or there was also the method of using terrain features to hold out.

Those monsters are quite realistic, but their field of vision is narrower than expected.

After all, implementing them like real creatures still has many limitations.

Therefore, Professor Cross had expected Dane to identify and utilize the weaknesses of this still crude space…

“He’s sweeping them all away?”

It was deplorable.

If I had known this would happen, I would have rather done magic sparring.

That would have been easier to measure.

I’m on the verge of tears.

How did I prepare all that?

“How on earth can he be so comfortable?”

If ordinary mages were put in there, they’d probably be crying within 30 minutes.

Begging to be let out.

The swarming monsters, the blowing sandstorms, the rapidly changing day and night cycles.

Of course, the opponent is Dane Sogress.

A fellow with more outstanding talent than any prodigy he had ever seen.

So the comparison isn’t appropriate, but still, isn’t this a bit too much?

To think he’s strolling through a sandstorm with such a comfortable expression.

“Wait.”

Now that I look at it, his clothes and hair aren’t even fluttering.

It’s as if he’s standing alone and proudly on a windless plain.

“Huh.”

Professor Cross realized that Dane had surrounded himself with a mana barrier.

And it was a mana barrier using the mana materialization he had taught him.

If it were ordinary magic, it would quickly break under the physical force of the sandstorm, or be difficult to maintain for long.

Even walking around while maintaining it would be difficult.

Since he has to move his body while maintaining the magic.

Materialization goes without saying…

“I wonder if the Emperor knows this fact.”

Isn’t this a human weapon at this point?

An absurd level of military power.

Given Dane Sogress’s personality, he’s not the type to go on a killing spree with this power…

But it would be dangerous for the Emperor to clearly grasp just how strong Dane Sogress is.

In that regard, it was very fortunate that Dane was a ‘Sogress.’

Since it’s a family the Emperor can’t mess with carelessly.

“There’s nothing more to see.”

At this point, Professor Cross actually felt at ease.

There was no reason to be anxious.

Because no matter how he set things up, that fellow would figure out a way through.

Even if he created more adverse conditions, he didn’t think Dane couldn’t overcome them.

Professor Cross settled back into his armchair, just as he had done initially.

Wondering just how far that fellow’s limits might extend.

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