Two months ago, after much training, Reve attained his [Prime Mode]. That was when he had suddenly stopped growing due to the limits of his race.
Back then, he spent a month training yet he received no results for it. Nothing worked, even the life and death situations that Circe put him through failed tremendously.
There he was…...on one night, looking at the starless night. He wondered if that was his fate…... if he was the same as them. A starless entity,
Something about that thought irked him. He had been training for a long time now. He had to at least have something to show for it.
During this heavy pondering, Reve evoked something deep in him. It was a desire. A desire to be stronger. A desire to be perfect.
His yearning for more activated a hidden key in his body. When unlocked, this key would reveal the true nature of a being. This was the [Prime Mode].
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After having transformed, Reve thought to himself, 'I will need to finish this right now. I can only maintain this state for half an hour.'
"What were the benefits of his [Prime mode]?" One would ask.
However, if they thought back to the other name of the mode called [Limit Breaker], they would fully grasp its conceptual meaning.
[Prime Mode] broke all the original limits, both physical and mental. His normal spells would be stronger. His speed would be faster. His mana reserve would be lengthier.
In this form, Reve flexed his fist and simply vanished from his location. He later appeared next to the lizard just as it was about to kill the masked man.
Reve shot a mana blast at the lizard. It blasted the lizard with superb momentum.
Reve then looked at the masked man, "Hey, can you hear me?"
Since the masked man was in the beast continent, Reve assumed he was fluent in Troran.
However, the man just kept looking at him, not responding one bit.
"I take it that you can hear me, good," smiled Reve.
He didn't give the masked man a moment to retort, "Do you have something that can kill the lizard?"
The man kept his soundless visage, but Reve thought it was an affirmative sign. He didn't how he could do it, but he had a feeling that that was how the masked man lived. He communicated with his expressions.
Despite his face hidden behind a man, Reve could still read them.
His face scrunched, 'That being said. He is most likely a teenager by human standards. His height is short and his body is quite lean. I have little information on him. Why did he appear here? Who is he? Hmmm, this will be sought out later, For now,.....'
Noticing the lizard was heading towards them, Reve hurried, "I will stall as much as I can. Prepare the move that can kill it!"
He flashed by and intercepted the lizard with a normal mana blast while raising his right hand upwards to cast a spell.
'[Ice Fantasy]!'
Two magic circles coiled around him and rose to the sky. Once more, they challenged the sun that scorched the land. They created a sphere from which a small blue plant grew out from.
When the flower blossomed like a summer flower, the atmosphere became harsh. Ice droplets could be seen appearing out of nowhere.
They glinted with brilliant light and the surrounding became hazy. It was like Reve was in the northern region, known to have the harshest cold.
It was truly an ice fantasy!
Crystalline ice spears shot out from the flower, aiming at the lizard. Each of the spears was calculated appropriately. They all served a higher goal which was to slay the beast.
The lizard responded with his flame arrows. They were stronger than they were before.
It suddenly became a clash between two great skills. This time, the [Ice Fantasy] was not lesser. In fact, it was significantly dominating.
Nothing could melt the sharp ice spears that kept hitting the lizard but it seemed like after transforming, the lizard's magic immunity had greatly increased.
'Heh, this is not a problem. I will continue experimenting on it,' smirked Reve.
Since his purpose was to stall, he was free to choose how he would achieve that. Being a mage, he wouldn't give up on a free opportunity to test the limits of the lizard's magic immunity.
Meanwhile, the tables had turned and the lizard was on the defensive. It continued dodging the ice spears that rained down it vengefully.
Out of nowhere, a magic circle appeared on the ground the moment he stepped on it. A great rush of ice particles rushed out in a terrifying manner.
Swiftly, the lizard dodged but another magic circle appeared beneath it.
This was the benefit of Reve's [Prime Mode]. He was unbounded, but it had a time limit sadly.
Thinking of something interesting, Reve's lips curled. He was going to reach his total limit in this form.
Just when the lizard thought all it needed to be careful of was the [Frozen Gate] and [Ice Fantasy]. A large tree smashed into it, breaking its calculated movements.
Before it could stand up, a magic circle appeared underneath it and unleashed hell on it. From then on, it got attacked by a barrage of attacks.
Even Reve pitied it as he wouldn't want to be on the opposite ends of his skills. They terrified him more than the lizard.
Just as he was about to play more, he sensed a disturbance in the energy flow behind him.
'Heh, it is starting now. Quite rude!'
Reve cast his last magic spell. Four thick white plants, the width of a fat human, rose from the ground and held each limb of the lizard.
They trapped him as if he was being crucified on a cross. The lizard was left defenseless. That was when it happened.....
Reve turned back to see the masked man holding a bow. He pulled at a golden arrow with what was possibly his greatest strength.
In less than a second, a golden streak coursed the air. It blitzed. Mimicking the speed of thunder.
In an instant, a hole appeared in the head of the lizard and its body began to break down. Even Reve's white plants broke down.
'This is an artifact! A real one!' remarked an amazed Reve.
He watched as the lizard dismembered into tiny pieces. It only then did he gain an increasing fear for the masked man!