I’m not Goblin Slayer Chapter 029

The first step of the joint training naturally began with Gauss.

Everyone else’s eyes converged on him simultaneously.

“The magic I’m demonstrating now is Mage Hand.”

“Mage Hand!”

Gauss’s thoughts flowed, and the activation of Mage Hand was already quite.

As magic entwined and took shape in front of him, an invisible magical hand appeared.

Aside from the cleric Daphne, the others couldn’t specifically perceive the changes in the energy flow in front of Gauss.

But they could vaguely sense that after Gauss called out the name of the spell, there indeed seemed to be an indescribable strangeness.

Perhaps it was the so-called sixth sense.

Since the others couldn’t see the Mage Hand, Gauss could only control it to pick up a rapier and wave it a few times in the air, demonstrating the effect of the Mage Hand to them.

“It feels very weak,” Doiel, as a swordsman, said subconsciously without much thought.

His evaluation was based entirely on the intensity of his usual sword swings.

Naturally, he felt this strike was soft and powerless.

The expressions of the others varied.

Only Levin’s eyes lit up when he saw the Mage Hand.

“No, no, it’s a very powerful spell,” he couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

Hearing a completely different evaluation from his own, Doiel cast a surprised look at Levin.

“It can help us detect traps, and it can also remotely trigger the traps and mechanisms Meiva sets. Oh, by the way, Gauss, how strong is your Mage Hand?”

“About ten pounds.”

“A bit small, but it’s enough. It can also have an interfering effect in combat.” Levin pondered, stroking his chin.

“Can it stick to powder?”

“It should be able to,” Gauss hadn’t tried it specifically and wasn’t entirely sure.

Controlling the Mage Hand to come in front of him, he bent down, grabbed a handful of soil and dust, and carefully sprinkled it onto the Mage Hand.

A thin layer of dust quickly covered the Mage Hand. Although Gauss felt he could shake them off at any time, they did indeed adhere.

“It really is a hand!” The taciturn archer Oliver, seeing the hand manifest in the air, also curiously leaned in for a closer look.

Although they had more or less encountered magic before, opportunities for close observation were still rare.

“That’s great!” Levin clapped his hands suddenly.

“Meiva, you should share some of your special poison powder with Gauss later.”

The others also understood Levin’s meaning.

One by one, they showed expressions of sudden realization.

If it was poison powder + Mage Hand, even if it would become visible as a result, as long as it was controlled properly, applying or sprinkling it on vulnerable parts of monsters, such as their eyes, could immediately cause negative damage and control effects, at least reducing their combat effectiveness.

Against some monsters with insufficient defense, a ten-pound force would even be enough for a poisoned dagger to break through the enemy’s defense.

“We can then think about specific ways to cooperate with Gauss based on the effects of the Mage Hand.”

Although it was an auxiliary ability with limited direct combat power, if fully developed and supported by the team’s cover, it could also play a very strong role.

Doiel and the others looked at Gauss with noticeably more enthusiasm.

Even Doiel, who most believed in the supremacy of strength and had always been indifferent to strange and bizarre magic, had to admit that compared to straightforward warriors, mages sometimes seemed even more terrifying.

At least he absolutely didn’t want to be blinded by suddenly scattered poison powder from the sky or a hidden dagger stabbed from behind during combat.

As for being on guard, who could pay attention to so much during a fight?

As he thought, he couldn’t help but look at Gauss with a hint of awe.

Mages were indeed insidious and terrifying individuals.

“Alright, Gauss’s skill demonstration is over, next it’s…” Levin was about to continue when he noticed Gauss beside him, hesitating to speak.

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, Captain Levin, I wanted to say that I also possess another magic.”

“?”

“Another one?”

The others, who had already prepared to warm up, all looked at him in unison, their eyes holding an indescribable meaning.

Generally speaking, quasi-professionals like them, due to limited energy, time, and resources, mostly chose to specialize in one skill.

Occasionally, some people might temporarily learn an additional skill to enhance their combat power.

But most of them were warrior-type professions.

Would a mage also learn an additional magic spell?

Like the team’s medical cleric Daphne, she only mastered one 0-level cantrip, Stabilize.

Its ability was to stabilize the injuries of a wounded living being, preventing them from worsening, after which she could perform further treatment with medical tools.

The specific effectiveness of Stabilize depended on the caster’s skill level.

It was said that when cast by a high-level cleric, even if the injured person was on the verge of death, clinging to their last breath, with the Grim Reaper about to swing his scythe, their life state could be immediately stabilized.

Gauss nodded.

He would also need to use Magic Missile in combat later to improve his proficiency.

If he didn’t demonstrate it now and then used it later, wouldn’t it just be more awkward?

Just as the others subconsciously thought that Gauss’s next magic would also be an auxiliary spell similar to Mage Hand.

Gauss spoke.

“The second magic I’ve mastered is called Magic Missile.”

“Magic Missile…”

“Magic Missile?”

Everyone simultaneously silently repeated the name of the spell in their minds.

The next moment, before they could ponder it further.

“Magic Missile!”

Gauss activated his magic.

A cerulean orb of light condensed in the air in front of Gauss.

Having reached Lv 2 proficiency, he no longer needed to clench his hand to control it.

The flow of air seemed to change due to the appearance of this orb.

The wind began to surge slowly.

“Be careful to step back a bit, the power might be a little strong.”

Gauss reminded the other team members, who were already a bit lost in thought, and after confirming they had pulled back to a safe distance.

His consciousness locked onto the target of the spell – a clear patch of ground in the distance.

Then, the next moment, Magic Missile launched!

“Boom!”

As his thoughts flashed, it began to accelerate continuously, reaching its maximum speed in the blink of an eye.

This extreme speed directly caused the Magic Missile to pull a brilliant beam of light through the air.

And at the end of the light beam, the moment it reached the distant ground.

A heavy explosion roared.

“Thud!”

Like a heavy object crashing heavily into the ground.

Clods of earth and soil particles splattered.

Dust was kicked up by the explosion, and even the ground beneath their feet subtly trembled.

When the dust settled.

A crater one meter in diameter clearly appeared on the ground.

“So strong!!” Doiel and the others awoke as if from a dream, all swallowing a gulp of saliva.

Their expressions when looking at Gauss finally changed completely.

They hadn’t expected that a “mage” Captain Levin had casually pulled from the Adventurer’s Guild could possess such power.

The power of this spell was too fierce!

It didn’t seem like something bottom-tier adventurers who hadn’t entered the professional stage could master!

The missile just now had only crashed into the ground and caused such great destruction; what if it had hit them?

They would probably be instantly dead or crippled, and at such a high speed, it would be difficult to dodge?

They stared at the crater, unable to help but feel a secret trepidation.