Lumos Spell Deduction—Were the Dead Really Blameless?!

As Charle let out a low roar in his mind, the Infinite Evolution System he called Deep Blue responded in a cold, mechanical voice.

"Please specify the direction of the deduction."

Charle answered decisively in his mind.

"Lethality."

"Deduce the Lumos spell in a more lethal direction!"

Deep Blue responded at once.

"Consuming one thousand Deduction Points. Beginning the first deduction of the Lumos spell."

The next moment, Charle felt slightly dizzy.

The Lumos spell he had only just learned immediately began undergoing deduction within the system at an astonishing speed.

Every second of deduction was equivalent to the uninterrupted practice and contemplation of an ordinary person over many long years.

In just a few seconds, Charle felt as though he had cast the Lumos spell a hundred thousand, even a million times. Its incantation and wand movements had practically merged into his instincts.

He could even boast that, when it came to the Lumos spell, no one's casting gesture was more precise than his!

But if the system's abilities were limited to that, it could not possibly be called the Infinite Evolution System.

After refining the Lumos spell until it was practically instinctive, the system began further deductions based on it.

A flood of new knowledge poured into Charle's mind.

One new direction for the spell after another was deduced within the system.

The Lumos spell could only emit gentle light, illuminating a small area.

So how could the Lumos spell be developed in a more lethal direction?

Naturally, increasing the intensity of the light was a viable path.

After a brief moment, Deep Blue, which had begun deducing along that direction, gave its answer.

"The first deduction of the Lumos spell is complete. The Lumos spell has been deduced into a more lethal spell—Flash Spell."

"Flash Spell: A burst of intense white light erupts from the tip of the Wand. Flesh-and-blood creatures that witness the white light will enter a brief state of blindness. Even after the blindness ends, lingering afterimages, dizziness, and other effects will persist for a long time."

Along with Deep Blue's prompt, the Flash Spell derived from the Lumos spell also became instinctive to Charle, as if he had used it countless times before.

Charle frowned slightly.

Compared with the Lumos spell, the Flash Spell did indeed possess some lethality.

But that lethality was far too weak. It could merely block an enemy's vision, much like a flashbang, and could not directly inflict damage.

As a support-type spell, it was fairly good.

But as for lethality, forget it.

Still, Deep Blue's true strength lay in its ability to deduce a piece of knowledge almost infinitely. Charle still had more than nine thousand Deduction Points on hand, so he could completely go for another round of deduction.

"Deep Blue, continue the deduction. Keep increasing its lethality!"

This time, Deep Blue issued another prompt.

"Consuming five thousand Deduction Points. Beginning the Second Deduction based on the Flash Spell."

The emergence of the Flash Spell proved that increasing the Lumos spell's light intensity was indeed an effective direction.

However, intense light over a broad area could only harm the eyes.

And if the enemy closed their eyes or wore sunglasses, even that little bit of harm would become negligible.

Then, could the intense light be concentrated?

If the light were gathered into a single beam, with its energy focused on one point, its lethality should undergo a qualitative leap.

Following this direction, Deep Blue continued its deduction.

More and more knowledge flooded into Charle's mind.

It was as if, in some parallel world, Charle had spent decades conducting Flash Spell experiments twenty-four hours a day without interruption, focused solely on making its light and energy ever more concentrated.

While Charle kept his eyes shut and absorbed this knowledge, Dak, who was waiting to witness the Sublimation Potion's effects as Charle had claimed, showed impatience and anxiety in his eyes.

"You little brat, are you stalling for time?"

"Waiting for your Muggle so-called police, or for Aurors from our Wizarding World to save you?"

"I'm telling you, if you dare fool me—if you dare deceive me about the Sublimation Potion—I guarantee you'll get a proper taste of the Cruciatus Curse. I have a hundred methods even more terrifying than the Cruciatus Curse to deal with you. Do you understand?!"

At that moment, Charle abruptly opened his eyes as Deep Blue's prompt rang out in his mind.

"The Second Deduction of the Lumos spell is complete. Based on the Flash Spell, the Laser Spell has been deduced."

"Laser Spell: Imitates the principles of lasers in the Muggle world, constraining and concentrating the intense light emitted by the Flash Spell to synchronize its frequency, thereby reducing the dissipation of light energy."

"A laser concentrated at a single point can rapidly raise the temperature of that area. With sustained heating, it can even melt through and sever steel."

"A third deduction will require 10,000 Deduction Points. Current points: 4,396. Please acquire more Deduction Points."

When he heard that prompt, a glimmer lit up Charle's eyes, while irrepressible killing intent churned in his heart.

The Laser Spell was vastly more lethal than the Flash Spell. It was now a purely offensive spell.

As for the power of lasers, he had heard in his previous life that lasers could be used to cut and process steel.

Beyond that, there was the famous laser corridor scene in Resident Evil, where razor-sharp lasers could effortlessly slice human bodies apart.

If he cast the Laser Spell at Dak while the dark wizard was caught off guard, perhaps he could kill him on the spot!

Charle tightened his grip on his Wand and spoke to Dak.

"I had no intention of stalling. The feeling of Sublimation was simply too wondrous, so I took a moment to adjust."

"Didn't you want to see what changes would occur when a spell was cast after Sublimation?"

"Then watch closely."

Charle immediately swung his Wand. With killing intent surging in his heart, the Laser Spell, which had become almost instinctive, was about to be unleashed.

But in an instant, Charle noticed that Dak was also gripping his Wand tightly.

The old wizard was truly insane, but he was by no means foolish enough to lower his guard around Charle.

As his thoughts raced, Charle changed the gesture he had been preparing to use for the Laser Spell.

A burst of intense light erupted from Charle's Wand, bathing the area before them in the basement in blinding white.

And at the very instant Charle cast his spell, an invisible barrier had already risen before the old wizard Dak. It was the Shield Charm, capable of blocking the vast majority of spells!

At the sight, Charle felt a surge of relief. Cold sweat nearly soaked through his back.

Good thing he had reacted quickly and had not actually used the lethal Laser Spell on Dak. Otherwise, it would definitely have been blocked by the Shield Charm.

If that had happened, Charle's fate would have been hard to predict.

At that moment, Dak, the old wizard who had been struck by the Flash Spell, burst into frenzied laughter beneath the Shield Charm's protection.

"A Lumos spell can have such an effect in the hands of a little brat who has never studied magic for even a day? Sublimation—it must be the Sublimation Potion taking effect!"

"Haha! It worked! After improving the Sublimation Potion so many times, I'm really going to succeed!"

Charle watched Dak, who was overwhelmed with excitement and shedding tears and snot, his gaze flickering slightly.

To kill Dak, the Laser Spell's lethality was not enough. He needed to continue deducing the Lumos spell.

One more deduction, two more, even three or four—eventually, its power would reach a point where even Dak's Shield Charm could not withstand it!

But to do that, he would need a great many Deduction Points.

At present, the item Charle had encountered that could provide the most Deduction Points in a short time was the Sublimation Potion Dak had produced.

Thus, after thinking for a moment, Charle spoke to the still-delighted Dak.

"You're wrong. You've taken the wrong path."

"If you continue down this line of thought, you'll never create a true Sublimation Potion!"

The instant those words left his mouth, Dak's wild laughter stopped abruptly.

He opened his bloodshot eyes, making no attempt to conceal the cold and crazed expression on his face.

A flicker of green light appeared at the tip of his Wand. Carrying overwhelming killing intent, it aimed directly at Charle.

"You're teaching me how to make a Sublimation Potion?"

"Do you know how much effort I've put into improving the Sublimation Potion? How many experiments I've conducted?"

"And you dare say I've taken the wrong path?"

"How dare you?!"

The terror of life and death in the balance spread through Charle's heart.

Charle gritted his teeth and shouted.

"Improve it? Why improve it?"

Dak froze for a moment.

"Because everyone who drank the Sublimation Potion died, so the Sublimation Potion needs to be improved, to make its effects gentler..."

Before he could finish, Charle said faintly.

"Do you think everyone is qualified for Sublimation?"

"After drinking the Sublimation Potion, they died. Why must that mean the Sublimation Potion was the problem? Why can't the problem be with the dead?"

"It only proves that they were not qualified for Sublimation. You were not wrong. The Sublimation Potion was not wrong. This world is what's wrong!"

"Think about it. How was your first version of the potion born? A mad flash of inspiration, a genius idea—as if ancient beings were whispering in your ear, passing the inspiration for this potion into your mind."

"Why not believe in Their revelation?"

"Why make the potion gentler?"

"Can Sublimation be carried out peacefully? You're too conservative, Dak. You need to be more radical, more extreme."

"Crank it up! Push the potion's effects to the limit! Make the magic of the Sublimation Potion explode outright! Only then can you welcome the most glorious Sublimation!"