A Sentient City

Chapter 685: A Sentient City

Mages were probably the group that loved feints and misdirection most.

In battles involving mages, especially one-on-one arena duels, the "spell names" they shouted were basically unrelated to the actual "incantations."

Plenty of people shouted "Fireball" while actually casting Gaseous Form on themselves to escape.

There were certainly idiots in this world who honestly called out the names of their moves, sparing their enemies even the need to identify the spell. They just usually did not live very long.

But a powerhouse like Zhao Xu—if he wanted to thrust his sword, then he truly would thrust the sword in his hand.

Yet in that instant, he first quickened the First-ring Spell, Precise Strike!

Zhao Xu's Metamagic Mastery ability had utterly shattered the entire metamagic system.

Yet there was still one flaw that was difficult to make up for: this "ability" required more time than normal.

So he could not use Metamagic Mastery to activate the Metamagic: Quicken Spell Feat and truly cast a spell instantly.

Most of the time, he relied on the Greater Metamagic Spell Rod in his hand.

But for a First-ring Spell like Precise Strike, Zhao Xu was confident enough to cast it successfully with a Fourth Circle Spell Slot.

This was one of the rare occasions when he honestly used a high-circle Spell Slot to apply metamagic to a low-circle spell.

In an instant, an imperceptible depth flashed through Zhao Xu's eyes, and he immediately gained astonishingly sharp insight.

It let him see the perfect moment to attack.

For these six seconds, his attacks gained a +20 insight bonus!

The offensive advantage brought by Precise Strike was even one of the foundations for gish warriors, though the post-casting attack window was too short to sustain a full-round attack.

Thus, before it