I Became A Third-Rate Villain In The Hero Academy [On Hold]

Chapter 64: Treasure (4)

Inside the shattered hidden chamber, a large crystal--a mana stone--stood as expected.

The crystal, as big as an orc's head and about one and a half times larger than a human head, glowed and hummed.

"Wow."

Even for those on the team with weaker eyesight, the powerful glow was clear.

Aisha turned to me, worried.

"Theo, what's this?"

"It's the source of the area's odd magic."

It wasn't just any item.

I checked its details and discovered it was rare-grade item.

It's worth about half a year's salary for most knights.

"..."

I had only five uses of [Magic Nullification] left.

Even if I boosted it with the [Amplification Orb], only the strength would increase, not the number of times I could use it.

I'd need to use it four times on my teammates, leaving only one use.

I could nullify the large crystal's magic, then take some pieces, but it was too big to carry without a backpack.

It seemed best to break it and take a fragment as proof.

"I'm going to break it."

Even though it was valuable, it had to go.

"Okay."

"Got it."

Noctar and Ralph prepared their weapons.

"But Theo, should we really destroy this? It seems valuable."

Ralph looked at me hesitantly.

"I agree, it's valuable. But if we don't, the magic won't stop. Break it."

"Alright."

With a swing of his weapon, Ralph struck the mana stone.

Crash─!

This was the starting point.

Crack─!

Thud─!

Ralph, Noctar, and Travis all attacked the crystal.

Soon, the clear light pouring out of the crystal ceased.

I stashed a few shards of the crystal in my pocket.

"Uh, I still can't see."

Noctar rubbed his eyes and thumped his head.

"Of course. The magic has stopped, but the magic currently affecting us will last until it's supposed to end."

"This is annoying. Got any solutions, Theo?"

"Sure do."

I laid my hand on Noctar's shoulder and used [Magic Nullification].

"Oh wow, I can see. This is amazing."

"Ralph, you did well. We would've wasted a lot of time without you. I forced you to use one of your trump cards. Now I'll also show my own."

Like I did with Noctar, I used [Magic Nullification] on Ralph.

Ralph looked at me with an incredulous expression.

"···The technique you used on me during the practical evaluation."

"Yes, that's it."

"Is it okay to show such a secret?"