Fire magic is truly too dangerous. Logan Bennett now genuinely admires the fire mages of this world—this is practically playing with fire and getting burned!

Putting aside his thoughts, he continued experimenting.

This time, Logan Bennett made some more modifications to the damaged scroll, patching up the spots where the high-temperature air had previously leaked.

“Extend the hand of mana, spin at high speed—wow, it’s spinning so fast, I feel dizzy, even more thrilling than a roller coaster... The temperature is rising, steady! Steady... Boom~~”

Logan Bennett’s neck was blown off.

“Again!”

“Extend the mana tentacle... Damn—boom~~~~~”

“Again!”

“Boom~”

“Again!”

“Boom~”

……

By the 87th time Logan Bennett was cooked, all the damaged parts of the scroll had been completely repaired and were now usable.

This was absolutely not the result of intelligence or cleverness, but rather the outcome of Logan Bennett’s repeated experimental failures, costing him 87 virtual lives. Any normal person, using Logan Bennett’s clumsy method, could achieve similar results.

“Eighty-eighth time!”

Logan Bennett took a deep breath, focused his mind, and began methodically channeling mana into the scroll.

“Mana enters the scroll, forms a vortex, mana starts transforming into flame, temperature is soaring... Release!”

‘Whoosh~’

The scroll instantly shattered into countless points of light, which immediately recondensed into a mass of dark red light, forming a high-temperature gas sphere over a meter in diameter.

Even from half a meter away, Logan Bennett could feel the heat wave rushing at him, his hair curling from the heat.

The high-temperature gas sphere paused in the air, then shot off in a certain direction.

“Wait, no, that’s the wrong direction—why is it coming at me! Oh no!”

“Whoooooooooooosh—”

Logan Bennett felt his entire body enveloped by a surge of high-temperature gas. His clothes instantly caught fire, his skin burned with a searing pain, and in the next moment, he lost all sensation. At the same time, a large amount of hot gas rushed through his nose into his lungs, roasting his nasal cavity, trachea, and lungs.

In short, the destructive power was quite impressive.

“Restore.”

Everything was as good as new.

Logan Bennett clicked his tongue in amazement: ‘Dark red high-temperature gas—this must be seven or eight hundred degrees. If this fire mist could envelop Rebecca Bennett’s body, he’d be in serious trouble!’

“But, can it really envelop the opponent?” Logan Bennett had no confidence at all.

Afterward, he conducted several dozen more successful experiments, finally getting a clear understanding of the spell scroll’s characteristics.

“Casting time isn’t fast—the quickest is 2.8 seconds.”

“The temperature is very high, the destructive power is decent, but the high-temperature gas sphere moves slowly. Its trajectory is fixed, so if the opponent is even a little agile, they can definitely dodge it.”

“Also, the scroll’s manipulation of mana is just too wild—there’s vibration, there’s spinning. To stay clear-headed during casting, you’d need physical qualities even better than a pilot’s.”

“All these flaws can be overcome with enough practice. The most practical problem is: in reality, how am I supposed to get a scroll?”

After thinking it over, Logan Bennett realized that even if he mastered the method of making this scroll, with Fiona Carter’s caution and suspicion, there was absolutely no way he could get his hands on a usable spell scroll in the real world.

Because Fiona Carter knows every material in the enchantment room inside out, and checks them daily. Any change in the enchantment room would never escape his notice.

Three years ago, Logan Bennett had tried to make a move, but was discovered that very night and was nearly beaten to death by Fiona Carter!

Not to mention, he had no idea how to actually make a scroll.

After some deep thought, Logan Bennett let out a long sigh.

“So, there’s only one way left.”

That is, without relying on a spell scroll, to use mana to simulate the pale red patterns on the scroll and cast the spell directly—just like he did with Levitation, Anti-Rust, and Sharpening.

Anyway, this is the mental laboratory, and there’s still plenty of time. He could experiment without any worries.

“Also, although the power of this fire spell is considerable, it has a ton of flaws and isn’t suitable for use in intense combat. I need to find a way to improve it. But how?”

Logan Bennett sat cross-legged on the soft sand, propping his chin with one hand, lost in thought.

“Known formula: mana × (vibration + rotation) = flame. If I want to improve it, I should start with the formula—maybe higher-frequency vibration, larger-scale and faster mana rotation... Then, maybe what comes out won’t be a high-temperature gas sphere, but an explosive fireball, like a high-explosive grenade... or maybe even a rocket. That would be awesome.”

“Hmm~ Just thinking about it is exciting. Let’s do it!”

With his direction set, Logan Bennett continued to grind away in the mental laboratory.

From time to time, violent explosions would ring out in the lab, and quite frequently too—just like firecrackers during New Year’s.

Chapter 010: The Cunning Wolf

On the west side of White Stone Castle, there’s a half-collapsed low wall. Behind the wall is a wild apple bush about half a person tall, with lush branches and leaves. The spot is secluded—a great place to hide someone.