A mage who can't attack

There are three types of magic: offensive, medical, and auxiliary. Based on these three types of magic, mages are divided into three categories. In large - scale group army operations, a clear positioning is particularly crucial. In elite squad operations, these three types of magic also form the cornerstone of a qualified squad.

Wang Yi reviewed all the information about the magic crystals in his hand and found that for all offensive - type magic, there was a note indicating that they could not be absorbed. Reasonably speculating, he had no chance with offensive - type magic.

"Damn it!" Wang Yi felt depressed.

Actually, there was nothing wrong with being a medical or auxiliary mage. However, generally, medical or auxiliary mages would have a few offensive - type magic spells for emergencies. Obviously, Wang Yi didn't have such an opportunity.

"I tried to stop you, but at that time, you said you were no longer who you used to be. From then on, you would be an amazing all - system mage. You just needed to lie low for a few days and then have a magnificent comeback journey..." Suddenly, the words Qi Xiaohao said during their conversation on the road popped up in Wang Yi's mind.

"All - system mage... Could it be that the system actually belonged to the original body? The original body could absorb offensive, medical, and auxiliary magic, but now the original body has gone somewhere, and I've transmigrated here to inherit it. That's why the system won't let me absorb offensive - type magic?" Wang Yi pondered secretly. This could also explain why this lousy system didn't even have a newbie tutorial.

It was so frustrating! Why did this system discriminate?

"Forget it. Whatever is meant to be mine will be mine; whatever isn't, won't be." Since he couldn't change it, Wang Yi stopped dwelling on it. He decided to absorb all the magic that he could first. Whether it was medical or auxiliary magic, as long as he could get it, it was a gain. He wouldn't be picky.

As two more magic crystals turned dull, Wang Yi absorbed the Healing Spell of the low - level Ghost Vine Flower. He also merged and absorbed the Dust - Rising Spell and the Earth Shield Spell of the low - level Earth Lizard. Coupled with the Illumination Spell of the low - level Bright Dog, Wang Yi now was a proper mage with four magic spells.

After absorbing three magic crystals in a short time, Wang Yi felt like he had overeaten. He felt as if he was about to vomit magic. After retching twice, Wang Yi started to consume his magic power and test his newly - acquired magic.

"Dust - Flying Spell." Wang Yi softly shouted.

Actually, whether to pronounce the name of the magic spell didn't have a decisive impact on whether the magic could be successfully cast. Shouting out the name while casting the magic was just to help oneself concentrate, similar to morning reading. In the early stage when one was not yet proficient in casting magic, shouting out the name could indeed be more efficient.

Wang Yi's internal magic power surged. Then he saw countless tiny yellow sand particles fluttering across the bed, hitting the glass continuously with a soft "crackling" sound, and finally falling to the ground and piling up in the corner.

When Wang Yi used the Dust - Flying Spell, it was a bit like a shabby, miniature version of a sandstorm SE. Its effect was not much different from grabbing a handful of yellow sand and throwing it out. Its power was even weaker than directly throwing lime.

Wang Yi shook his head and continued to test the next magic.

"Earth Shield Spell." A palm - sized yellowish - brown round shield materialized in front of Wang Yi.

He gently tapped the earth shield and felt that it was quite sturdy. So he ran to the kitchen on the first floor, picked up a kitchen knife, and slashed at the earth shield with all his might.

The kitchen knife hit the yellowish - brown round shield, making a dull sound. A mark was cut on the surface of the shield, but it wasn't very deep. And as Wang Yi continued to release his magic power, the knife mark on the shield slowly repaired itself.

"The sturdiness is okay, but it consumes a lot of magic power. And the size of this shield is just too small," Wang Yi was very dissatisfied with the size of the earth shield.

To test its limit, Wang Yi held two knives and launched a flurry of attacks on the shield with the Whirling Blade Technique. Then he continuously used his magic power to repair the shield. After about a minute, Wang Yi's internal magic power was finally exhausted.

After the earth shield dissipated, Wang Yi's face turned pale, and his body swayed slightly. He quickly supported himself against the cabinet beside him.

"I didn't expect that running out of magic power would be so uncomfortable. It feels like my body has been emptied, making me... so weak. It's strange. I shouldn't be so weak that I can't handle a few slashes. Could Qi Xiaohao be kidding me? When he used his Fireball Spell, he didn't seem as weak as me. Could he have still had some magic power left? But it doesn't make sense for him to hold back from me," Wang Yi thought. Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided not to think about it anymore. After stabilizing his condition for a while, he dragged his tired body, holding the kitchen knife, and returned to his bedroom on the second floor.

After a moment of hesitation, Wang Yi didn't choose to lie on the bed to rest. He casually placed the kitchen knife on the computer desk and sat down on the swivel chair, quietly absorbing the external magic power to recover.

After about an hour, Wang Yi's internal magic power was filled up again. He still had the Healing Spell left to test. The Healing Spell was a medical - type magic. Wang Yi planned to cut himself with a knife first and then use the spell to treat the wound.

Wang Yi picked up the kitchen knife, rolled up his sleeve, and hesitantly gestured at his wrist.

"What if I cut an artery here? Can an ordinary - grade Healing Spell stop the bleeding? If I end up in the hospital in the middle of the night, that would be a big joke."

He had just jumped off a building during the day, and if he cut his wrist at night, no one would believe that he didn't want to die.

Wang Yi also thought about just cutting a small wound on his fingertip, but if the wound was too small, he might not be able to test the limit of the Healing Spell's effect.

"Damn it. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. I'll do it." After some hesitation, Wang Yi finally chose a suitable spot on his left forearm. Then, he gritted his teeth, and the kitchen knife slid across his skin.

A wound more than ten centimeters long appeared, and blood gushed out immediately, quickly staining half of his forearm red and dripping onto the ground.

"Healing Spell." Wang Yi endured the pain, put the kitchen knife aside, and concentrated on casting the magic. Due to the interference of the pain, Wang Yi only managed to successfully cast the Healing Spell on his second attempt.

A glistening green light covered the wound on Wang Yi's left arm. A tingling and numb feeling emerged. The blood flowing from the wound first slowed down at a visible speed until it finally stopped completely, and the wound turned into a scab. The process lasted about a minute.

He cast the Healing Spell three or four more times. To avoid running out of magic power and feeling weak again, Wang Yi stopped. At this time, the wound had turned into a scar, similar to what a normal wound would look like after healing for about a month. He believed that after using the Healing Spell a few more times, the scar would fade a lot. As for whether the scar could be completely removed in the end, Wang Yi didn't care.

"Magic is really amazing." The experience of using the Healing Spell was more intuitive and powerful for Wang Yi than the other magic spells. This was just an ordinary - grade medical magic. He wondered how powerful those rare, mysterious, or even legendary - grade medical magic spells could be. A legendary - grade medical magic spell might even be able to bring the dead back to life. Wang Yi remembered that Bai Yu had said that the Zhang Witch was a high - level medical mage. No wonder she could easily save his life.

After absorbing three magic crystals and learning four ordinary magic spells, Wang Yi was basically sure that this inexplicable and socially - awkward system could allow him to absorb the magic contained in the magic crystals with 100% success rate - except for offensive magic. Although he didn't know why, for now, it was just the rule.

"God will provide for the blind sparrow. Since I can't learn offensive magic, I'll just be a skilled magic doctor in the future. It's also a good choice to do some things that go against my ancestors," Wang Yi comforted himself.

Being a healer was so much fun. One could just stay at the back and cast healing spells. Moreover, being able to learn the specified magic with 100% success rate was already a great blessing. Other mages didn't know how many magic crystals they had to use to absorb magic, and a magic crystal often contained more than one magic spell. To absorb the magic they wanted, they had to rely on luck. He should be content.

Humph, those so - called earth - shattering offensive magic spells were just a bit more flashy. They were useless. It didn't matter that he couldn't learn them. In fact, Wang Yi really cared!

There were still six magic crystals left in his hand, all of which were either unabsorbable or already absorbed. According to the information Wang Yi found online, the price of a low - level magic crystal ranged from one thousand to thirty thousand, and the specific price depended on which low - level monster it came from. After all, even among low - level monsters, the magic they possessed was different. The value of an ordinary - grade magic spell and a rare - grade magic spell couldn't be the same. Even among rare - grade magic spells, there were differences in power, effect, and acquisition difficulty. Therefore, the price of magic crystals naturally fluctuated accordingly.

These remaining six magic crystals gave Wang Yi a little bit of confidence. After all, he was so poor that he only had a house left. If necessary, he could sell the magic crystals to make a living. Anyway, he couldn't absorb the magic in them. As for using magic crystals to restore magic power, Wang Yi wasn't that extravagant. A low - level Fire - Horned Rhinoceros magic crystal was worth about eighteen thousand, and it could only restore his magic power a few times!

At this time, Wang Yi noticed the locked small wooden box again. After some hesitation, he decided to open the small wooden box. After all, it was his thing now.

The lock on the small wooden box was an old - fashioned padlock, which was more of a deterrent to gentlemen than to villains. It was easy to open even without a key. Wang Yi rummaged around and found two screwdrivers. He inserted them into the lock and pried it open.

After opening the wooden box, he found a fiery - red magic crystal inside. It was much larger than a low - level magic crystal, about the size of a billiard ball. And upon closer inspection, he could see constantly surging fire clouds inside the magic crystal, which was very beautiful.

Wang Yi marveled and picked up the magic crystal. As expected, the system provided an explanation.

Fugitive Flame [Mysterious]: Gather flames around the body to increase one's own speed (temporarily unabsorbable).

Fiendish Cloud [Mysterious]: Summon a fiendish cloud in the sky to enhance the power of fire and lightning magic (temporarily unabsorbable).

Fire Rain [Mysterious]: Make fire rain fall from the fiendish cloud, burning everything within the range except oneself (unabsorbable).

Flame Prison [Mysterious]: Release a fiery prison to trap the enemy and inflict fire damage (unabsorbable).

Thunder Summoning [Mysterious]: Summon thunder from the fiendish cloud to attack and impose a paralysis state (unabsorbable).

Auspicious Cloud [Mysterious]: Summon an auspicious cloud under the feet to take off (temporarily unabsorbable).

Evil Exorcism [Mysterious] [Exclusive]: Remove negative abnormal states (temporarily unabsorbable).

Demon Elimination [Mysterious] [Exclusive] [Passive]: Increase mental resistance (temporarily unabsorbable).

Flame King [Legendary] [Exclusive] [Passive] [Characteristic]: Immune to fire magic damage below the legendary grade, greatly reduce fire magic damage of the legendary grade, and slightly reduce fire magic damage above the legendary grade (can be absorbed).

Wang Yi's eyes widened instantly.

What were these magic spells?

Wang Yi stared blankly, shocked in his heart. Having been used to the two or three ordinary or rare - grade magic spells contained in low - level magic crystals, suddenly seeing a magic crystal that contained a full nine magic spells, with the lowest being of the mysterious grade and including a legendary - grade one, made Wang Yi's heart pound.

Especially the last legendary - grade magic spell - Flame King!

Immunity to fire magic damage below the legendary grade, a significant reduction in damage from legendary - grade fire magic, and a slight reduction in damage from above - legendary - grade fire magic. Although it could only provide immunity to fire damage in magic, it was still an unimaginable defensive magic. The most important thing was that it was [Passive], which meant that this magic didn't need to be actively cast, and it didn't consume any magic power. It would always be in effect, whether one was eating, sleeping, chatting, or fighting!

Wang Yi had read many posts discussing the ranking of magic spells on the forum, but he had never seen such an outrageous magic spell. The most crucial thing was the clear indication of "can be absorbed" behind it.

The information Wang Yi found introduced that human mages couldn't learn magic across grades. This was common knowledge in the magic world. Since low - level monsters only had ordinary and rare - grade magic spells, low - level mages could only absorb ordinary and rare - grade magic spells. Middle - level mages could absorb rare and mysterious - grade magic spells, and so on.

Of course, the magic crystals of middle - level monsters obviously contained more rare - grade magic spells. Human mages could absorb the rare - grade magic spells in middle - level magic crystals, but the success rate was much lower than absorbing rare - grade magic spells from low - level magic crystals. As for mysterious - grade magic spells, it was absolutely impossible. Normally, mages who had mysterious - grade magic spells were at least middle - level mages, and legendary - grade magic spells were the exclusive domain of high - level mages.

Even with the support of the system, which allowed Wang Yi to absorb specific magic spells at will, he couldn't bypass this rule. Because the five auxiliary - type magic spells of the mysterious grade in this magic crystal were all marked as temporarily unabsorbable. It should be that Wang Yi could only absorb them smoothly after becoming a middle - level mage.

However, the Flame King, which was clearly a legendary - grade magic spell, was marked with "can be absorbed".

"Could it be because of this [Characteristic]?" After the shock, Wang Yi calmed down and analyzed carefully.

The Flame King had four tags: [Legendary], [Exclusive], [Passive], and [Characteristic]. The first [Legendary] represented the grade of the magic spell, and the third [Passive] represented the type of the magic spell, which were easy to understand. Although he didn't know what [Exclusive] and [Characteristic] meant, by using the process of elimination, the Exorcism and Demon Elimination, which also had the [Exclusive] tag, were still marked as temporarily unabsorbable.

Obviously, [Characteristic] should be the reason why Wang Yi could absorb the Flame King across grades.

After thinking for a while, Wang Yi opened the web page and started searching again. However, after searching for about an hour and browsing various forums, he didn't find any information about exclusive magic, characteristic magic, or even passive magic.

"Is it because of confidentiality that the information isn't publicly available on the Internet, or has no mage ever successfully absorbed this kind of magic before?"

Wang Yi thought the latter possibility was more likely. After all, no matter how well the confidentiality work was done, there should still be some clues.

Holding the magic crystal tightly in his hand, Wang Yi's face alternated between anger and calm.

Should he absorb it?

***Download NovelToon to enjoy a better reading experience!***