“…h.e.l.lfire of Death uses too much MP, so I won’t use that…so what’s a powerful spell that won’t break the barrier…?”

I said as I searched through the spells I had .

And then…I found something called ‘h.e.l.lfire of Obliteration . ’

Apparently, it was like h.e.l.lfire of Death, only with a smaller area of effect and less power .

Well, the book had said that it was quite a bit weaker, so it should be fine .

“…h.e.l.lfire of Obliteration . ”

In an instant, the area within the barrier erupted into flames .

As there were multiple barriers, everything outside of it was protected . Still, we could feel the heat .

And the barrier was also creaking, which made me worried that it would break .

‘Ahhh!’

‘It’s burning!’

‘Do-don’t you think you are doing too much!? I’ve never seen this magic before…but I bet it could defeat a dragon!?’

The slimes were all shocked by the sudden burst of flames .

…Yes . To be honest, I had expected ‘much weaker than h.e.l.lfire of Death’ to be at a lower level than this .

h.e.l.lfire of Death really had been insane…

“Ah, sorry . I’ve never used this before . So I didn’t know . ”

‘You didn’t know? And yet it’s this powerful!?’

“Because I read it in a book . But it uses a lot of MP, so I would rather not have to do it again . ”

So saying, I looked at my status .

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Job: Tamer, Sage

Skills: Taming, Light Magic, Shadow Magic, Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Thunder Magic, Wind Magic, Time-s.p.a.ce Magic, Special Magic, Great Magic, Familiar Magic, Support Magic, Altering Magic, Ultra Combat Arts .

Attributes: None

HP: 312/312

MP: -15/1820

Abnormality: Overuse of magic

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My MP had gone below 0 a little .

But my HP was fine, so this amount of MP use did not damage my body at least .

According to the Dryad, your MP going below 0 was very abnormal .

“…Well, I doubt I will need to unleash it again…?”

As we talked, the smoke faded away .

The ground within the barrier was red hot and all the rocks that had been there had been melted .  

And yet, within that situation—the magic stone alone was unharmed .

“Are you serious…”

‘With so much strong curses inside, they must act as a barrier…”

In any case, it seemed safe to say that fire magic wouldn’t work .

But I felt like I could still use MP, so I decided to use other magic .

“Uh, magic good for destroying…”

Using magic inside of the barrier seemed like a good way of hurting yourself, so I wanted something I could use at a distance .

And since the magic stone was strong…I should use something that could crush it physically .

That was what I thought while searching, and then I found something perfect .

“Magic Stone Crusher . ”

This time, it was nothing flashy that affected the barrier, like h.e.l.lfire of Obliteration .

There was just a sharp noise and the rocks and ground around the magic stone shattered .

But–

“It still won’t break . ”

‘The surrounding rocks were turned into powder, so it should be strong enough… I think it really is the curses that are blocking it…”

So the curses really were the problem .

“…Now that I think of it, why don’t we just get rid of the curses instead of breaking it?”

‘That would be easy if they were weak curses… But I never heard of lifting a curse that was this strong… I think it would still be easier to smash it!’

I see .

While it seemed like the most natural solution, there had been a reason that no one had suggested it .

“But I don’t think the barrier will hold if I use magic that is stronger than ‘h.e.l.lfire of Obliteration’… Will it at least get a little weaker if I try lifting the curse?”

I asked as I looked through my list of spells .

And then I found ‘Curse Break,’ ‘Curse Break Strong,’ and ‘Curse Break Extreme . ’

There were also other ones, but these seemed like the safest bet .

“Uh…it seems like I can’t use them unless I get closer . ”

And so I used water magic to cool off the barrier before going inside .

Then I put my hand as close to the stone as I could without touching it .

I wasn’t sure which of the spells to use…and so I decided to start with the weakest one and work my way up .

“Curse Break . ”

And then…the black magic stone slowly started to turn white .

‘Huh? It’s working!?’

The Dryad shouted out in surprise .

And then cracks started to appear on the white stone—and then the thing shattered .

“It looks like it can be destroyed after all . ”

I said . Then I moved to deactivate the barrier .

But–in that instant, the Dryad shouted .

‘Yuji! Watch out! There’s something strange happening with the fragments!’