"No matter how you look at it, it's impossible for Conservation to have limitless mana …"
I started explaining my analysis of Conservation's abilities in a nonsensical manner. However, the other mages all listened quite seriously to me.
First of all, theoretically speaking, limitless mana was the equivalent of creating "something" from "nothing". That was the Creator Goddess's completely unreasonable power level.
But from a different standpoint, if Conservation truly had limitless mana, she could simply cast an infinite number of forbidden spells to wipe out the entire Chaos Abyss. Why would she go through so much trouble?
Just thinking about it made me think of countless tactics that could wipe out all existences. For example, she could create an infinite number of artificial bone giants. Even if she couldn't create enough bone giants to instantly kill a SemiGod, she could still overwhelm everything with an infinite number of bone giants.
"… Considering the fact that she hadn't reached Main God level yet before we fought, perhaps she received a revelation from me during our fight. That time, I defeated her by using a sealed space and creating the law of 'Energy Conservation' so that all the energy she stole would return to her body …"
During our thirtieth fight, we increased the intensity of our attacks, forcing her to constantly summon cannon fodder and use powerful magic to save herself. Through Marguerite's records, we were able to calculate Conservation's mana output with a simple magic wave chart. This confirmed that there was a fixed upper limit to Conservation's total mana output.
"Should I say that as expected of a Main God level mage? This number is truly ridiculous, but it's still acceptable."
This upper limit was approximately twelve times that of the pure mage Marguerite, who had the highest mana output among us. (Eliza was a demon, so her mana output wasn't that high). This was also Conservation's maximum mana output. That was the total amount of cannon fodder and attack spells she could control at any one time. No matter how much we forced her afterwards, she never exceeded this limit.
"… Since there's a limit, it can't possibly be a true upper limit. In that case, there are only two possibilities. The first is that her mana is recovering at an incredibly high rate, almost limitless …"
If that was really the case, it would actually be no different from truly having unlimited mana. However, the probability of this happening was far too low. Recovering mana had always been the biggest headache for mages. It was already common knowledge among mages that the physical body needed rest and meditation in order to recover mana. Recovering mana was even faster than using mana, which was somewhat unacceptable.
And so, on the thirty-first exchange, Marguerite cast Mana Shackle, Harloys cast Dullness Curse, and Eliza cast Mana Burn. These were all spells that had special effects on mages and affected their mana regeneration.
Five minutes after the thirty-first duel, Conservation still hadn't gotten rid of her debuffs. She was still using the same amount of mana as before. Her mana regeneration ability had been reduced, which didn't affect her ability to use mana at all. In that case, Conservation would no longer have the option of having an incredibly strong mana regeneration ability.
I heaved a sigh of relief when I reached this conclusion …
"… The second possibility is that she's constantly maintaining a state of 'conservation' around herself. No matter how much mana she uses up, that mana will always return to her physical body as the spell disappears …"
Although this didn't seem any different, as if she still had unlimited mana, as long as I knew the theory behind this, I would naturally be able to use a countermeasure.
"… For the thirty-third duel, let's fight somewhere else. I need to test something …"
We left the city and found a desolate location.
This duel ended even faster. I only managed to come into contact with some of her undead creations, and then teleported them out of the world of Hades!
Even though I had purposely chosen a SemiGod rank Undead creature, under our combined attacks, it was only able to last a minute or so. Furthermore, this SemiGod rank Undead creature was no longer in the same world as its master, yet it was still able to self-destruct its magic.
Next up was the thirty-fourth duel. This duel ended just as quickly. We only managed to determine Conservation's maximum mana output before retreating.
"How was it?"
"Her maximum mana output decreased by about 1/17. This is the first time she's ever lowered her mana output. Your guess was correct. She used a special method to return all the mana she used up to her maximum mana output."
I nodded in satisfaction. At this point, Conservation's greatest trump card had been revealed. Perhaps we still didn't know how she did it, but now we knew how to deal with her.
For the thirty-fifth duel, we managed to bring out eight gigantic undead beasts. Conservation's maximum mana output decreased by 1/7.
For the thirty-ninth duel, Conservation only had two-thirds of her mana output left. She stopped summoning undead creatures. Since she lacked cannon fodder, we closed in on her, and Adam cut off one of her right hands.
Starting from the forty-second duel, she began to furiously toss out all sorts of forbidden spells and high-level magic. Meanwhile, I began attempting to transfer my "magic" out of this world as an item.
During the 47th match, I succeeded in my attempt to transfer Conservation's mana to me under Adam's and the others' protection. Although the success rate of transferring Conservation's mana to me wasn't very high — only about 15% — every time I successfully transferred Conservation's mana to me, her mana pool would instantly decrease.
For the fiftieth duel, after practicing many times, my transfer success rate was now over 30%. The wasteland that we had chosen to teleport to was now nothing more than rubble from all sorts of offensive spells.
For the fifty-third duel, Conservation's total mana output was less than 1/5 of her peak. It seemed that victory was right before us. We had defeated a Main God without using any mana output. It seemed that we were about to make history.
For the fifty-fifth duel, Conservation suddenly tossed out a brown crown magic spell. All of us failed to block it. Adam, who had blocked the attack for me, was instantly killed. If it wasn't for the fact that he had enough HP to survive in time, he would likely have died … It seemed that we had become numb to Conservation's performance. She still had an ace up her sleeve to turn the tables. But next time, we would be even more careful and not give her any chances.
In order to allow Adam to recover, we rested for an entire day before the fifty-sixth duel. This gave Conservation a chance to take a breather.
For the fifty-sixth duel, Conservation definitely hadn't recovered more than 1/10 of her mana. Our inference was further confirmed. Conservation's mana recovery abilities weren't particularly strong. Her limitless mana relied on her ability to rapidly recover mana that she used up.
For the sixtieth duel, Conservation's total mana output was now even lower than Marguerite's. She made a fatal mistake, and Adam successfully took revenge on her. She was now nailed to her throne.
However, she unhesitatingly used her mana to self-destruct. She silently looked at us, intending to take us down with her. And so, we directly teleported out of this duel. She seemed to have stopped.
For the sixty-first duel, Conservation's mana output had already dropped to the level of a SemiGod. She was soon forced to her limits. She was stabbed in the waist, and chose to self-destruct yet again.
For the sixty-second duel, Conservation prepared to self-destruct right at the start of the duel. Was she using her actions to express her determination to "choose death"?
For the sixty-seventh duel, Conservation's soul core suffered permanent damage due to her self-destruct. It seemed that she was already beginning to drop in power level. Her mana output was now so low that it didn't even need to be calculated.
For the sixty-eighth duel, I told her right from the start that with her current mana output, even if she self-destructed, she wouldn't be able to fatally wound us. That would be nothing more than a meaningless death, the most shameful form of suicide.
I told her that for an undead mage, death wouldn't be the end. As long as she died, I would use a soul-searching spell to extract all the secrets of her soul.
For the seventy-second duel, Conservation no longer had any mana left. When I approached her, she actually jumped up from the ground like a wild dog and bit me. She even left teeth marks on my arm. And so, I found a doghouse to store her in, and even prepared a dog leash for her.
In the end, I didn't fight more than one hundred duels. In Yongye City's magical prison, I obtained a Main God level Undead Emperor who had used up all of her mana. I was considering connecting her to my mage tower's mana source and using countless tubes to absorb every last bit of her mana. Perhaps soon, this mobile city would have a mana source that would never be used up.
While I was humming a pub song as I cleaned up the battlefield, there were people discussing this in low voices behind me.
"He actually managed to take down a Main God without any losses? That's Roland's fighting style …"
"Yes, that's Roland, Roland Yongye, the merciless and highly effective strategist of the battlefield."
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