The Villain's Story

Chapter 656: [656] Metallic, Shadowy, dark, gravitational spatial cubic extra Glacial Meteor!

Disregarding the endless array of shapes he could make the meteor assume, Alan had to consider a crucial question: would the chosen shape survive the descent, or would it disintegrate into a barrage of fragmented rocks before striking the ground?

The meteor spell, by its very nature, was versatile. It excelled at area damage, raining destruction over wide swaths of land, yet it also had potential for precise, focused attacks. While not its primary strength, the latter use was far from ineffective. Still, to truly refine the spell, Alan knew he needed to address its weaknesses. He wasnʼt just taking an asteroid out from space now, after all.

One way to do so, he reasoned, was by incorporating the element of metal, Like Azmakul had spoken about. Though engineering wasnʼt his forte, it didnʼt seem overly complex to form a rigid metallic framework around the meteor. The added structure could ensure it remained intact during its barreling descent. He could ask the others later for help in making it tougher. ʼWould it work, though?ʼ

He wasnʼt certain. He didnʼt know much about it. He would just have to experiment...

The thought crossed his mind to go further, to make the entire meteor out of metal. The idea was tempting, but he dismissed it with a shrug.

ʼIʼll save that for later...ʼ

There was no urgency, after all. Azmakul had assured him there were no time constraints, so experimentation could take precedence over perfection. For now, he wanted to enjoy the process. He was on a vacation, after all.

Despite how treacherous it may be, it was still a damn vacation! Alan sighed.

Before layering in any additional elements, he resolved to test whether his meteor would even remain a meteor by the time it struck. The simplest shape-a sphere-seemed fine for now, though reinforcing it wouldnʼt hurt.

He opened his palm and focused. The mana in his body surged in response to his will, weaving itself into a hollow, metallic sphere. Around this core, he layered earth-fluid like molten clay -until it solidified into the desired shape.

The end result was a dense, palm-sized meteor. Heavy and cold to the touch, it exuded an aura of power. Alan tilted his head, examining his creation with satisfaction.

ʼNot bad for a smaller version of it.ʼ

How did he do it? It was simple, really. He followed Azmakulʼs advice.

Think it, and it shall be done! He was a dragon, after all!

He didnʼt have to worry about mana consumption, or efficiency, after all... Being a dragon with infinite mana had its advantages!

Grinning, Alan tossed the small meteor between his hands, getting a feel for its weight. But he wasnʼt done. To make the comparison clear, he conjured a second sphere, this one made purely of earth, with no metal reinforcement.

To test it, he simply threw the spheres at one another with as much of force as he could muster. He wasnʼt weak by any means, even a small ball like this would kill most abominations back on earth if he hurled them with all his strength.

The moment of impact was decisive. The ball with the metallic core held its shape, deflecting shards of earth as they crumbled and scattered. The weaker sphere, lacking any internal reinforcement, disintegrated on contact.

Alan watched the results, his grin widening. The experiment was a success. His reinforced meteor design worked. But now, with his confidence growing, he couldnʼt help but wonder what the full-scale version would look like in action.

He would test this new meteor against his former spell, Glacial meteor. Whoever won that bout would be the spell he would begin to spam on his enemies, simple as that.

He didnʼt have to worry about mana consumption, or efficiency, after all...

How would he make the two meteors collide against one another with equal force? Gravity magic, or a portal, would do the trick.

Alan stepped back, and formed an actual meteor in the air this time, the one with a metallic core. It had no added reinforcements. He expected it to heat up a little, but perhaps that was too much to ask for on Lanekia out of all people.

The frost mana in the air combined with the meteor without even being given a command... and automatically made the meteor into a glacial meteor.

”That... I should have expected that.”

He should have, really. The mana here was so dense... of course it was going to do something! Alan stepped back, and watched the strengthened Glacial meteor collide with the pillar. Waiting a while after the initial impact, which was accompanied by thundering noise and snow being flung all over, he dismissed his mana, and the structure turned to light and disappeared.

The pillar was relatively okay, the damage was more to the surroundings, but Alan knew the new spell was greater in power than the ordinary glacial meteor.

Mulling over it a while, Alan took a deep breath and created another reinforced meteor in the sky. This time, he kept it suspended in the air.

Casting Glacial collapse over it, he used even more immense amounts of mana to make sure there was no air resistance, and to accelerate the fall. He manifested little spheres of rock all around the area, making them act as conduits for the gravity field.

He didnʼt have to worry about mana consumption, or efficiency, after all...

As the world took on a heavy purple tone, Alan concentrated and used the Shadow Walker, and Dark Destitute as well on the surface of the meteor, as well as he could with his limited knowledge. Frost walker wouldnʼt be helpful here, so he didnʼt use it.

When all was said and done, he took a deep breath and muttered.

”Here goes nothing...!”

It was difficult keeping the meteor in the air, so he let go, and watched the process unfold. It hurled towards the ground at frightening speeds, and Alan promptly ran away as a whistling sound assaulted his ears.

The frost mana in the surroundings was being ripped apart, and as Alan continued to gain distance, he heard the fall.

And it was deadly, just by the sound of it.