Traditional spellcasting required words, gestures, and material components.
But Source Power Kid, which was essentially a Spell Storing Ring, needed none of those.
Like a copied scroll, it only needed its own charge activated to release the spell stored inside it in advance.
[Burning Hand]—flames poured from the palm of the red Ragdoll in a fan-shaped burst, continuously scorching Tang Qi, who was cocooned in Water Grass.
The intense heat evaporated the moisture in the vegetation, then flames climbed the Water Grass like fire serpents, leaving blackened marks on its dark green stalks.
Wrapped in the damp Water Grass, Tang Qi's skin was unharmed at first.
By the time he felt his skin burning, the blazing fire had already withered the Water Grass. He broke free with ease, snapping off several leaves.
But Tang Qi knew it wasn't over yet.
He needed to get out of the Silence Spell's range as quickly as possible, in case his opponent used the same trick again—or cast a second Silence Spell while he was running.
He couldn't give the Lizardman shaman a chance to react.
But Misty Step was the one spell that required a verbal component. He couldn't use magic to escape quickly.
All he could do was call Yiwu through the Concentric Ring. The two people wearing the rings could sense each other's location and thoughts.
That meant Yiwu, who shared a telepathic bond with Tang Qi, was the only person in this silent environment who could quickly understand his intentions without hearing his voice.
The instant Tang Qi broke free, a pitch-black Gravity Orb was already held between Yiwu's lips, hurtling toward him.
Yiwu had done her best to control the force of her breath, so the surging repulsion wouldn't rupture Tang Qi's internal organs.
But even after he was