"Title [Rat Hunter], effect: Bane. When fighting Giant Rats and Ratmen, damage dealt by attacks is increased by an additional 10%."
With the activation of the new title he had just acquired, an invisible force seemed to flow into Gauss's attacks, adding an extra edge as they struck the rat-like creatures before him!
Watching the Black Tide churn and rapidly dissolve in the flames, leaving behind a field of charred remains and a few scattered black dots fleeing in disarray, Gauss felt a little relieved.
The little rats only looked terrifying because of their numbers. They were still just cannon fodder, no match for magical flames.
Only the Giant Rats, with their tenacious vitality, remained a threat.
"Squeak—!!!"
Several Giant Rats closest to them fixed their small, scarlet eyes firmly on Gauss.
Though Giant Rats had poor eyesight, the dazzling flashes of fire at the tip of Gauss's staff whenever he cast Fire Bolt were impossible to miss.
Growling like enraged hounds, they nimbly dodged or leaped over the flames left on the ground and charged fiercely at the two of them!
"Whoosh!"
Gauss calmly fired another Fire Bolt, accurately setting alight a Giant Rat at the front of the charge. It rolled to the ground, wailing.
Another Giant Rat was down.
But he frowned.
He had only just learned Fire Bolt, and his proficiency wasn't high enough for the spell to come out smoothly. On top of that, predicting his targets' movements took time.
Against such fast targets, he really had to bring out his best weapon!
"Magic Missile."
Azure Blue magical energy surged and gathered at the tip of his staff!
Gauss fixed his gaze on the Giant Rats charging rapidly toward him.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—!"
Three Magic Missiles, each trailing a bright streak of light, ripped through