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The Spell Technique known as "Explosion" has its greatest advantage in power, with the high-energy conversion of Magic Power capable of easily blasting through an opponent's Magical Barrier of the same level.

At the same time, its biggest drawbacks are its range and stability. It can only be initiated from the caster as the center, and it's nearly impossible to extend the activation time. Once the Favo Rune structure for an Explosion spell is constructed, it will collapse on its own even without being activated.

As a result, the "Explosion" Spell Technique became somewhat unpopular, as its cost-effectiveness as an offensive method is exceedingly low—requiring one to be at a very close distance to the enemy and to cast several layers of Magical Barrier on oneself to come out unscathed. Even calling it "humorous" seems restrained.

The most common use for this Spell Technique is for Magical Girls who are convinced they cannot defeat Remnant Beasts to use it in a mutual destruction, ready to sacrifice greatly just to deal a fatal blow to the Remnant Beasts. Because of this, most Magical Girls find it hard to look favorable when talking about this Spell Technique.

However, a considerable number of Magical Girls who abide by the principle "might is right" persistently improved on the original "Explosion" Spell Technique, seeking to remedy its inherent flaws. Their efforts led to the creation of more advanced spells, expanding the "Explosion" Spell Technique into a genuine category of Spell Techniques, and thus establishing the whole series of Explosion spell schools.

Of course, none of this concerned Xia Liang at the moment.

She was learning the Explosion spell not out of interest, nor was she intending to perish with her enemies, but because she needed to create a unique combination technique of her own.

Combining Explosion spells with Diversion to compensate for the lack of offensive capability in Diversion and the shortcomings of the Explosion spells themselves, this was the advice Emerald Sparrow gave to Xia Liang.

Although the advice came purely from Emerald Sparrow's speculation and had not undergone any real testing, Xia Liang chose to believe it, and in just a few days, she had completed its prototype.

And now, it was this newly formed combination technique's first public showcase.

The demand of using Spell Techniques while maintaining her magical outfit, especially one as Magic Power-consuming as "Explosion," made Xia Liang feel as though the Magic Power in her body was being drained in an instant, and she was overwhelmed with a strong sensation of powerlessness.

But the arrow was on the string, and she had to send it. Once the spell had been activated, she had no ability to terminate it. Your next journey awaits at My Virtual Library Empire

"Is this really okay? Should we prepare to intervene?" Outside the arena, Emerald Sparrow once again turned to Asou Haruka, "If she executes this move, even if your teammate can withstand it, the nearby residents will still complain to us."

"...Let's use a barrier to protect the area a bit."

Asou Haruka, who had been feigning composure until then, finally spoke, "This technique is interesting. Did you invent it?"

"I could only be credited with proposing the concept."

Emerald Sparrow shook her head, "Until this child truly realized it, I wasn't certain it would succeed."

"The destructive power that can be felt just from the flow of Magic Power—if she could master this move, the assessment would probably be no problem," praised Asou Haruka. "Impressive. It doesn't feel at all like she has only been a Magical Girl for half a year. Everything about her is too well-executed."

"Giving such praise to our team member here? What about that girl called Shygrass?"

Emerald Sparrow gave her another sidelong glance, "This kind of power is not something that an average Leaf-level can handle, it will be stronger than the usual Explosion spell. Aren't you worried about her safety?"

"Safety... huh?"

Muttering this word highlighted by Emerald Sparrow, Asou Haruka slowly curled the corners of her mouth, and then, finally, turned her head to look at Emerald Sparrow, "Sister, do you know what rank Shygrass achieved when she got her White Card certification at the beginning of this year?"

"Combat examination?"

These words slightly stirred Emerald Sparrow's memories.

In her recollection, she too had only taken the qualification certification examination once—the White Card certification she passed as a newcomer; and because of insufficient development of her own abilities at the time, she only managed to pass with a medium score.

If she, at that time, were to handle Xia Liang's current combination move, it's likely she wouldn't be able to do it, her own magical outfit wouldn't withstand such power. The best strategy would have been to dodge after discerning the opponent's intent to attack.

Asou Haruka obviously knew this too, and considering her own results were a bit lower than Emerald Sparrow's back in the day, mentioning this benchmark now probably wasn't without reason.

—"Judging by your expression, you've realized that the kid ranked very high, third place."

That was Asou Haruka's answer.

As she spoke, the battle inside the arena officially reached its climax.@@novelbin@@

"I hope the effects aren't too exaggerated…"

Gazing at the vibrant Jinzhi-colored Magic Power glow before her eyes, Xia Liang couldn't help but swallow and, with force, she pushed the completely activated Favo Rune from her hands.

The Jinzhi light instantly pierced through the lined-up Diversion, illuminating the entire mirrored trajectory at a speed hard for the naked eye to discern, and blasted towards where Shygrass stood.

During this process, Shygrass just held her Magic Wand, quietly watching in place.