Whoosh!
The bright yellow, armor-covered wings on the Flame Archangel's back fully spread, and the flame sword in his hand radiated a scorching aura.
It even caused the room's temperature to rise slightly.
"Woof."
The little Evil Spirit Hound seemed to sense the powerful aura emanating from the Flame Archangel and immediately tucked his neck, hiding behind Nolan's legs.
Looking at the newly summoned third-tier angel, Nolan couldn't help but size him up.
"Faith-based magic is quite interesting, indeed."
Recalling the casting process, he realized that there was no need to believe in any fixed object.
Because during the meditation process just now, Nolan had imagined himself in his mind. Since the spellcasters in this world could believe in the Six Great Gods, why couldn't he believe in himself? After all, he was also a player.
Then!
He inexplicably sensed an invisible ball of magic power.
To confirm it.
Nolan then imagined the appearance of angels from various works in his previous life, and again he sensed the presence of that invisible ball of magic power.
As for what this ball of magic power was?
Nolan felt it was more like magic energy that inherently existed in this world, and then he summoned the Flame Archangel.
The process in between was somewhat ineffable.
If he had to describe it…
Nolan lowered his head in thought.
It was like transmitting his thoughts into it, and then reacting with this ball of magic power.
No!
It was a bit like a "judgment."
But what was being judged, Nolan couldn't confirm. This process should have been completed in an instant.
Looking at the Flame Archangel hovering in mid-air.
Nolan subtly sensed him; with just a thought, he could easily control him. Without issuing commands, the summoned creature would prioritize protecting the caster.
Such a summoned creature was perfect for him, who intended to masquerade as a magic caster and not expose his close-combat abilities.
"My current stacked Faith-based spellcasting level has reached 40. I should be able to master sixth-tier (36-42) magic."
This thought flashed through Nolan's mind, and he closed his eyes, meditating again.
Currently, the convertible Faith-based professions he had reached four—Genius 10Lv (Priest, Priestess, Forest Priest, Cleric)!
With the experience from just now.
This time, Nolan quickly entered the state, and fluctuations of magic power emerged from his body's surface.
But the next moment, this magic power fluctuation suddenly dissipated!
Nolan opened his eyes in confusion, revealing a surprised, astonished expression: "How could this be? It failed?"
He closed his eyes again.
The result was still the same!
After several consecutive attempts, Nolan found that he simply couldn't summon a fourth-tier angel.
"So that's it!"
"I understand." Nolan reopened his eyes, a hint of realization in his gaze.
When he had just summoned the third-tier angel, the feeling of "judgment" wasn't strong, but now, the continuous failures in summoning a fourth-tier angel.
Made Nolan clearly feel this "judgment"!
To summon an angel, one must first master the "Angel Summoning" spell, which is the first judgment—passed.
Next is the caster's level.
His Faith-based caster level was naturally sufficient—second judgment passed!
The problem appeared in the third judgment!
Nolan wanted to summon a fourth-tier angel, with a level between (22-28).
But the problem was, Nolan's level was only 21. It was impossible to summon a monster with a higher level than himself, meaning his player level was insufficient.
"Fourth-tier · Angel Summoning" failed!
This so-called "judgment."
Was actually Nolan's way of understanding it better, using in-game terminology to describe it.
People from the other world wouldn't encounter this situation because there wouldn't be a situation where a spellcaster's level, like Nolan's, would be higher than their player level.
"For people from the other world, mastering higher-level magic is a process of learning, which means a process of increasing their own profession level."
"And I can activate 'Third-tier · Angel Summoning' because I already mastered 'Second-tier · Angel Summoning,' and I used a higher spellcaster level to drive it, thus succeeding in the summon."
"Heh."
Nolan let out a strange chuckle, "Is this the magic system of the Faith-based in this world?"
The ball of magic power he sensed should be the natural energy of the world.
The fundamental way Faith-based magic casters activate magic should be by combining their own magic power with the energy in the natural world to cast spells.
The so-called "faith" is to make the caster's own body more closely align with a certain aspect of energy in the natural world?
Nolan speculated this in his mind.
But he wasn't too sure, after all, in the game, this was just background lore, and in the other world, he hadn't communicated with any magic casters of that system.
However.
Through this personal experience just now, Nolan had a clearer understanding of the Faith-based magic system.
Bang—
Suddenly.
A slight magical vibration sounded, bringing Nolan back to his senses.
He saw.
The Guardian Angel summoned by the magic scroll began to dissipate into points of light.
Nolan was startled and quickly picked up the pocket watch on the table to check the time.
"A little over 29 minutes, so half an hour."
"This amount of time should be enough to sustain a normal battle."
Nolan silently calculated the time in his mind and looked up at the Flame Archangel he had created.
So far, there were no signs of him dissipating.
If not destroyed, the angels he summoned himself should last longer.
"Let's test his strength."
Nolan reached out and grabbed into the empty air, taking out the "Silencer" short staff.
Magic activation!
An invisible magic barrier rapidly spread, enveloping the entire room.
The rooms in the inn were originally prepared for adventurer teams; besides the bed and a small wooden table, there wasn't much furniture, so it was naturally quite spacious.
"Attack me."
Nolan gave the command to the Flame Archangel.
Whoosh!
The previously motionless Flame Archangel's red visor on his head armor flashed with a red light, and his bright yellow wings on his back flapped.
Whoosh!
The Flame Archangel rushed over at an extremely fast speed, and the flaming blade in his hand quickly slashed down.
Nolan squatted down, dodging the swift sword strike, while simultaneously pushing off the ground with his back foot, quickly creating distance.
"Speed is average, similar to an adult Evil Spirit Hound."
Nolan evaluated expressionlessly, his wrist twisting, and an iron sword appeared in his hand, which he swung to block in front of him.
Almost simultaneously!
Bang!
The Flame Archangel's figure closed in, and the flame sword collided with the iron sword, emitting intense sparks.
Creak, creak!
The point of impact between the iron sword in his hand and the flame sword produced a harsh sound.
Nolan drew his arm closer to his chest, his legs slightly bent, his eyes, however, lit up: "Good strength."
He glanced at the opponent's flame sword.
It should contain both fire and holy attributes of magic, giving it an advantage against undead creatures, but against non-undead, the fire attribute damage would be greater.
"Then, it's my turn."
Nolan tightened his grip on the iron sword slightly, and his leg suddenly kicked out, forcefully striking the Flame Archangel's chest.