The Monster Legion
Magic Missiles seemed to have some kind of target-tracking mechanism loaded into them. Although he fired many at once, each one still found its intended target with pinpoint accuracy.
That sounded difficult, and in practice, it was no simple feat.
Moreover, achieving this effect required more than simply mastering the Magic Missile spell. It called for a complex and precise combination of factors.
First and foremost, there was perception.
Before casting the spell, Gauss had to spread his attention across multiple targets, then focus that divided attention on each specific target—there could be dozens of them.
And the process had to be continuous. The targets Gauss needed to kill were living monsters, not stationary practice dummies. He had to gather information about their movements in real time, even up to the very second before casting.
All that complex information then flowed into his mind, forming a visual network. He had to judge each target's speed and direction, then predict where the Magic Missiles would ultimately hit.
Next came the casting itself, which also had its own intricacies.
At present, the mana required for a single Magic Missile was a mere drop in the bucket for Gauss. Still, out of a habit of striving for perfection, he adjusted each missile's output according to the target's strength.
Every azure missile that filled the sky was therefore imbued with considerable effort and thought.
This wasn't simply a matter of overwhelming his enemies with brute force.
He didn't know whether any other Spellcaster could refine this spell to the degree he had, but he doubted it. At the very least, Spellcasters of his level—or even several levels above him—couldn't do it. As for true archmages and legendary mages, he had no idea.
Of course, even if such powerful figures could manage