50: Chapter 0050 Wind Kiss

Li Size's movements were precise, like a machine: his left hand supported the black demonic iron, and his right hand swung the hammer, striking exactly where the Pay-to-Win - [Analysis] marker indicated.

When the sorcery hammer descended, the runes on its head would light up, converting his Mental Energy into sorcery shockwaves that permeated the metal.

The gun barrel gradually took shape, covered in fine spiral grooves that would allow the bullet to spin more stably inside, increasing its range by 20%.

He touched the barrel and could feel the Demonic Energy flowing within, like a snake ready to strike.

[Focus Mechanical Alchemy - Forging, Create Cylinder]

Mechanical Alchemy proficiency +1, Forging proficiency +1.

The cylinder was the core of the revolver, so Li Size was exceptionally careful when making it.

He used a sorcery chisel to meticulously polish the cylinder, ensuring every bullet could align perfectly with the barrel.

He then reinforced the cylinder's axle with the 'Sturdiness' Alchemy Rune, so that even after firing thousands of rounds consecutively, it would never jam.

When the cylinder was finished, he spun it in his hand, hearing only a 'hiss' sound...

As the cylinder rotated, it stirred up a wisp of wind—the 'invisible lubricant' created by the 'Greasy' rune culture.

Next came carving the runes.

Li Size selected the two most suitable ones:

"Hurricane"

This rune came from the 'Storm Codex' of an ancient wind sorcerer. It resembled a cyan vortex, and when carved onto the hammer, it faintly revealed a subtle whistling sound of wind.

The instant the firing pin struck the hammer, the rune would incite the surrounding wind elements, transforming into a small storm with an energy level of 1.5 Demonic Energy, violently pushing the hammer like countless invisible fists.

The firearm's chamber structure acted as a 'storm funnel,' compressing and amplifying this force, ultimately boosting the wind energy's explosive level to 2.0.

It was like stuffing a storm into the chamber, every shot accompanied by a whistle that 'tore the air.'

Li Size touched the rune on the hammer and could feel the wind flowing over his fingertips, as if saying: 'I am ready. Let us go kill something.'

"Greasy"

This was an obscure rune recorded in books.

The rune looked like flowing asphalt, bearing a dark green fluorescence. When carved onto the cylinder axle, it exuded a faint scent of moss.

Its effect was marvelous:

Normally, it formed a layer of 'magical grease' on the parts' surfaces, allowing the cylinder to rotate without any friction, increasing the reloading speed by 30%.

However, upon encountering high temperatures (like the scorching heat of the barrel or an enemy's fire-attribute attack), this grease would instantly ignite, turning into a faint green flame whose energy level soared from 1.0 to 1.5.

Even more formidable, this flame would not easily extinguish; it would stick to the enemy's skin and burn, unable to be put out even by sorcery water.

For a novice Apprentice, this was truly a 'Divine Artifact for screwing people over.'

After carving the runes, Li Size assembled all the parts.

His movements were slow, as if piecing together a work of art:

Screwing the barrel into the frame, mounting the cylinder onto the axle, snapping the cylinder cover shut...

Every step had to be perfectly seamless, because even the slightest deviation would cause the rune's power to leak.

[Focus Mechanical Alchemy - Assembly, Completed Sorcery revolver (Beginner)]

Mechanical Alchemy proficiency +3, Firearm Manufacturing proficiency +2.

This is your first true 'witchcraft firearm.'

With a frame made of black demonic iron, carved with 'Hurricane' and 'Greasy' runes, its maximum energy level reached 5.75, with an actual output level of 4.56.

Its burst power was 30% higher than a normal silver lightning, and its reloading speed was 25% faster.

According to Li Size's calculations based on Mechanical Alchemy theory:

This final wind-colored revolver, using ordinary bullets, could achieve damage levels of 2.5 to 2.7.

Li Size named the first revolver he made for himself: 'winds kiss.'

Like a kiss of the wind, unpredictable!

It had reached the peak level of Zero Ring elementary skill.

Don't think that 2.5 to 2.7 damage level is low; the initial energy level of a low-tier Zero-Ring Sorcery Fire Arrow was only 2 Demonic Energy.

But how many Fire Arrows could an elementary sorcerer cast?

Li Size calculated that this revolver could be used continuously for 200 shots before needing several hours to recharge for continued use.

And that was using ordinary bullets—what about specially made sorcery bullets?

As for sorcery bullets being expensive?

Li Size intended to use the method of burning money, utilizing sorcery bullets combined with firearms, to achieve the striking power of an intermediate level while still being a beginner Wizard Apprentice.

Pay-to-Win, after all!

If you're going to Pay-to-Win, go all the way!

So, after a moment of thought, he continued to delve into Mechanical Alchemy research, preparing to forge a batch of exceptionally powerful bullets adaptable to various situations.

For instance, against very fast enemies, the warhead could be imbued with area-of-effect damage.

Against enemies with high physical defense, the warhead's penetration ability could be enhanced.

Against enemies with strong defense against a specific attribute, bullets using the opposite attribute damage could be employed.

Guiding the situation according to circumstances—this was the greatest characteristic of witchcraft firearms.

Li Size finally conducted experiments and combined the five runes he had learned to prepare six types of bullets to handle different situations.

Li Size's Laboratory was enveloped in a light purple mist of Demonic Energy, with molten black demonic iron simmering in a bronze crucible, tiny electric arcs flickering on the liquid surface.

This was the first step in fusing metal with mysterious power.

Wearing gloves embedded with moonstone, his fingertips faintly glowing blue, he was using a rune pen to carve runes onto the surface of the cooled warheads.

Wherever the pen tip passed, the metal texture rippled, as if responding to some ancient summons.

The raw material for the 'Radiance' rune bullet was Sunstone soaked in morning dew for seven days; when ground into powder, it emitted a golden-red mist.

Li Size mixed the powder into the molten black demonic iron and poured it into the warhead mold.

When the metal solidified, he used his Mental Energy to drive the pen tip, carving complex sun patterns onto the warhead surface.

Every stroke had to follow the crystal grains of the Sunstone, like outlining the morning sun.

The moment the carving finished, the warhead emitted faint light, as if trapping the first ray of morning sunlight within the metal.

When this bullet was fired, the Demonic Energy of the winds kiss would resonate with the rune, transforming into a pure light stream, carrying an additional 1.15 Demonic Energy of light-attribute damage.

When striking the undead, one could see their bodies dissolving like snow melting in the sun, their Souls emitting sharp mental screams in the burning.

That was the instinctive slaughter of light against darkness; even the skeletal remains of negative energy creatures would turn to ash in the light stream.

The warhead for the scattershot was a hollow structure encased in black demonic iron, filled with powder ground from Fire Lizard scales, mixed with sulfur and the juice of Devil Fire Grass.

The Fire Lizard scales came from caves deep within volcanoes; each scale carried residual heat, emitting a pungent sulfur smell when ground.

Li Size loaded the powder into the black demonic iron shell and sealed it with wax.

This explosive material did not require an open flame; it activated upon impact.

The instant the bullet hit the target, the mithril shell would crack, and the Fire Lizard powder would instantly erupt into high-temperature flames, forming a fireball with a half-meter diameter.

The tongues of flame licked at the enemy's evasion paths as if they had life, trapping targets flailing around inside.

Even spirits as fast as the swift wind would emit piercing screams inside the fireball, their wings burned black, rendering them unable to fly again.

The core of the armor-piercing round was the 'Sharpness' rune.

Before carving the rune, Li Size would coat the warhead surface with a layer of Magic Monster blood.

Blood from an unknown Magic Monster, when poured into molten meteorite iron, would cause red ripples, dyeing the metal dark red.

When the warhead cooled, he used the rune pen to carve along the metal grain; every stroke had to be continuous, like drawing eyebrows on an infant.

The carved runes would absorb the Magic Monster's power, turning into dark gold patterns.

When the bullet hit the target, the rune would release Demonic Energy with extremely strong cutting power, like an invisible knife, tearing open a gap in the enemy's physical defense layer.

When combined with the Demonic Energy of the winds kiss, this special bullet achieved damage levels up to 4.7, penetrating directly into the defensive gap.

Against enemies wearing heavy armor or using Stone Skin, it was like hot butter slicing through butter.

Even refined steel armor would deform under this damage, and the flesh inside would be churned into mincemeat.

The warhead for the Incendiary Round was forged from high-temperature resistant metal refined from volcanic rock; before carving the 'Scorching' rune, it had to be soaked in the magma of a volcano for three days and three nights.

The magma's high temperature would form a layer of charred oxide on the metal surface, perfectly locking in the rune's power.

Li Size used his Mental Energy to control the pen tip, carving flame patterns onto the oxide layer.

Every stroke had to avoid the direction of the magma flow, like drawing cracks on a volcano.

When the bullet was fired, the rune activated, causing the warhead's temperature to soar to 1200 degrees, the metal shell glowing red-hot, like a small, flying volcano.

Upon hitting the target, the scorching rune would explode, releasing a high-temperature stream of fire that made the enemy's skin sizzle.

Even ordinary people with low sorcery resistance would instantly lose the ability to move under this damage, their bones even being roasted brittle.

The core of the Stun Grenade was the feather of a Thunder Bird; the gray barbs had blue stripes and felt like charged needles to the touch.

Li Size ground the feathers into powder, mixed them with silver powder, and loaded them into the hollow warhead, sealing it with black demonic iron.

When carving the 'Stun' rune, he could feel the powder moving, as if something was struggling inside.

Those were fragments of the Thunder Bird's Soul, still retaining a bit of electrical power.

Upon impact, the Soul fragments would activate, releasing a blue electromagnetic pulse.

This pulse caused no physical damage but directly assaulted the enemy's brain.

It made their vision blurry, their ears filled with buzzing sounds, and they couldn't even stand steadily.

Even high-level Wizard Apprentices would briefly lose consciousness under this pulse, granting Li Size a chance for a fatal attack.

Li Size made ten of each type of rune bullet, storing them in a wooden box carved with vine patterns.