Certainly, Theo had run out of tricks to use against Veronica. However, Alfred’s Magic Missile, aka Magic Bullet, could penetrate 6th Circle defenses. Veronica had decided to only use 4th Circle magic, so she didn’t have the means to prevent Magic Bullet.

Well, it won’t be that easy. 

However, Theodore didn’t relax for a second. Even Alfred, who had reduced numerous knights and magicians to corpses, had rarely faced a master level combatant. According to the records, he’d been defeated by Blue Tower Master Blundell, who had been at the 7th Circle at the time.

In other words, even Magic Bullet’s utility against a master level magician wasn’t absolute.

“... Stop and raise the index finger,” Theo muttered as he looked at his index finger.

In order to recreate Magic Bullet’s full force, he had to train his fingers. Theo’s body had radically increased in strength after receiving some of Lee Yoonsung’s abilities, but unlike Alfred, Theo was only reasonably confident of using Magic Bullet consistently at medium range....