Leon was slightly surprised, "Goodness, that's really amazing."
Claudia shrugged, "Primordial magic is always a mysterious existence. The 'Soul Judgement' your wife uses is the overpowered of the overpowered. These two are already considered pretty good."
Leon blinked, lowered his head, and looked at the scroll in his hand, "Now you've got me wanting to practice too..."
But Claudia stretched out her index finger and poked Leon in the chest.
"You can't. You transplanted the Silver Dragon King's heart-protecting dragon scale. You can't accumulate magic power normally. And to condense primordial magic, you must rely on a huge amount of ordinary magic power. Just relying on what's stored in your dragon markings, the loss outweighs the gain."
"So in real combat, you'd better keep using your old tricks. They're not outdated anyway, right?"
Leon nodded and sighed, "I know that in my head, but having such powerful strength and yet not being able to try practicing it, I can't help feeling a bit disappointed."
Hearing this, Claudia arched her pretty brows, "If you really want to come into contact with something different, I actually do have something more suitable for you."
Leon's eyes instantly lit up, "What is it?"
"Hmph, brat, you're really greedy, aren't you?"
"Senior, since you gave me two already, giving one more doesn't really make a difference."
"Don't waste words with me, I'll give it to you."
"Thank you, Senior!"
"Don't be so quick to thank me. In just ten minutes you already owe me two big favors. Better start thinking about what you'll do the next time I make things hard for you~"
Leon looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, 'So the dragon kings' common trait wasn't just a sharp tongue, but also being black-bellied.'
———
Claudia led Leon over to another bookshelf.
Compared to the place where the primordial scrolls were kept, this shelf had far fewer books, just a few scattered here and there.
"Also primordial magic?", Leon asked.
Claudia shook her head, "I already said, your current body isn't suitable for primordial magic. It's not worth it. What I want to give you... is this."
As she spoke, Claudia reached out, took down an ancient book from the shelf, then turned and handed it to Leon.
Leon accepted it with both hands and looked down.
The cover of the ancient book was very plain, a black binding, with a simple title stamped in gold.
"Super Sense?"
Leon scratched his temple and flipped through the book back and forth. But apart from the title, he couldn't find any other information on the binding. There wasn't even a mark of what type of magic it was.
Even something like The Nine Hells Gate had "body arts" marked on its cover.
But this one didn't.
"Is it some kind of detection magic?", Leon asked.
Back in the Dragon-Slaying Academy, all of them, as future dragon-slaying soldiers, had to learn some detection magic.
Even though there was a special investigation corps, having a bit of detection skill could still be useful on the battlefield.
But Leon had never really improved in that kind of support-type magic.
When meeting enemies, just pushing them down directly was enough. By the time you were detecting, General Leon was already sitting on a dragon king's corpse drinking tea.
"It's not detection magic," Claudia said, "Strictly speaking, 'Super Sense' belongs to body arts."
Leon froze slightly, his tone carrying a bit of disappointment, "Body arts again..."
He felt a little let down because Leon was no longer in that former state of being "short, weak, and powerless."
Now, with two dragon markings, the magic power he stored was even greater than at his peak. That was already enough for him to rampage freely in any battle.
And body art like The Nine Hells Gate just gave him another option in combat.
In fact, if his magic reserves were sufficient, he could completely rely on his world-destroying lightning magic to dominate the field.
Not to mention The Nine Hells Gate put a huge burden on the body.
In the Empire battle, Leon had opened the Ninth Gate at the end. If it hadn't been for Rossweisse transplanting the heart-protecting dragon scale into him, his heart would probably have been blasted to pieces by the recoil.
"Don't be disappointed yet."
Claudia smiled faintly, "'Super Sense,' even though categorized as body art, doesn't just enhance physical strength."
Leon raised his brows, "Oh? Senior, tell me in detail."
"I'll ask you, Leon. In a normal battle, when the enemy strikes, your eyes see it first, then the signal passes through the optic nerve to the brain, then the brain reacts, and finally gives your body the order, to block or to dodge, right?"
Leon thought for a moment, then nodded, "That's right."
"The quicker someone reacts, the more they can make the right decision in a critical moment, and thus choose the optimal counter."
Claudia continued, "And you're already good at this. While having overwhelming offensive magic, your real-time analysis of the battlefield is also excellent, always choosing the right move for the moment."
"But—", The moment the word "but" came out, Leon immediately focused all his attention to listen.
"You will get tired."
Leon blinked, "Get tired?"
"Yes. Even though your abilities are strong, stamina still has limits. Not just you, no living being on Samael Continent has infinite stamina."
"The longer the battle drags, the more exhausted your body will become, and your reaction speed will drop."
"And 'Super Sense' was a secret technique created by the predecessors to overcome this very point."
Leon slowly inhaled and exhaled, "So 'Super Sense' can help me surpass my stamina limit?"
"How boring would that be? I wouldn't give you such a boring scroll."
The beautiful woman smiled confidently, "'Super Sense' will let your body enter a whole new realm." [T/N: You know what else has the same effect? Meth...]
"A whole new realm?"
"Ever had this experience? While eating, you accidentally hit the edge of the table and knocked a cup over. The cup falls, but before your brain even has time to think, your body already reacts, and your hand shoots out to catch it before it breaks."
Leon recalled for a moment, then replied, "I have."
"Mm. Then 'Super Sense' is about turning that 'accident' into a skill for battle." [T/N: Macro or Spidey Sense]
After giving the example, Claudia began formally explaining the effect of Super Sense.
"As your training deepens, all your senses will become sharper. Once you fully master Super Sense, then when facing a sudden enemy strike, your body won't need your brain to give commands. It will automatically dodge."
Leon blinked, "R-really that powerful?"
Compared to those mysterious primordial magics, the effect of Super Sense didn't sound very impressive at first.
But the key was, who used it.
If some weakling used it, even dodging an enemy's strike wouldn't change the fight.
But if Leon used it...
Imagine this: an enemy carefully plans a sneak attack, thinking success is certain, only for Leon to casually dodge it.
If you can't even land one hit on Leon, then you're in for real suffering~
So the scene would basically be like this:
General Leon walks into a trap.
General Leon is unaware.
General Leon is already doomed.
General Leon prepares to die.
General Leon gives his victory speech.
Enemy: 666, what an amazing guy, I'm done.
"Mm. But training Super Sense is very hard, much harder than Nine Hells Gate. The only advantage is, once you master it, it becomes like muscle memory. You don't even need to use it deliberately."
"You know, Senior, the one thing I'm not afraid of is hardship."
That was true.
Leon had reached his current level not only by talent, but also by his hellish training and his master's giant hammer.
So for a skill like Super Sense, he had the determination to learn it.
"But why do you say Super Sense suits me so well, Senior?"
"A reckless brute with maxed-out evasion, just thinking about it is terrifying, isn't it?"
"Got it. Senior, you're saying I'm a brute."
"Yes, you're really smart."
"Then I'm a brute with brains."
Claudia smiled knowingly, "Alright, you've gained quite a lot of benefits from me again. Think about how you'll repay me later."
"I won't forget, Senior."
The beautiful woman nodded, "Let's go, let's check on your master and mistress."
"Okay."
The two left the library.
Leon carried three scrolls in his arms.
Two in his left hand were for Old Con: Flamebound and Heartfire. In his right hand was the one he would learn himself: Super Sense.
If it weren't for General Leon being too embarrassed, he would've asked for another plug-in for his wife too.
'Ah, what can you do? I, Leon Casmodeous, am just born too shy to trouble others;'
'All thanks to my superb personal character and moral bottom line;'
'Who shows up at relatives' houses and takes things while eating at their table?'
'That'd be disgraceful!'
As he secretly praised himself, he overheard Claudia speaking to a sea dragon maid ahead.
"Stella, go to the herb room and bring me a stalk of Ghost Lotus Grass."
"Yes, Princess."
'Ghost Lotus Grass?'
Leon froze for a moment, unconsciously swallowing. A certain past memory suddenly leapt into his mind.
He knew it.
When Constantine mentioned Ghost Lotus Grass to him, he felt he must have heard that name before somewhere.
Turned out, back when his master's heart had been gravely injured by the Dagger Trio, they came to Claudia for help, and she used Ghost Lotus Grass to treat him.
At that time Claudia had even asked Leon to fetch the herb from her medicine box.
Leon pressed his lips together.
'Hiss~'
'Now that you mention it, although I have superb personal character and moral bottom lines...'
'The thing about bottom lines is, they're flexible!'
"Um... Senior?"
"Mm?"
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