He stared at the Jester for a while. Noticing that most of the attention was going to him, he nodded his head, preparing himself to do a big one that would attract all the attention to himself.
However, there are things he must do first.
He felt his Magic Circuits burn with intensity as he cast Reinforcement Magecraft on himself.
He ran straight through the massive horde of zombies in front of him, throwing caution to the wind. He performed several martial arts moves towards the zombies. Ending the ones surrounding him in quick succession.
All the moves that were ingrained in him. All the techniques he has mastered over the years.
It was like second nature to him at this point.
Like a fish in water.
It wasn't that he was overtly strong. He noticed that fact. It was that he had achieved the pinnacle of strength that a modern man could, perhaps, slightly more.
He clenched his fists. Massive amounts of Od circulated in his body. Yet he could still feel he could dish out more than what he was capable of.
[Don't, Ritsuka... Your body has not had much prana for long. You need to get used to it gradually. It won't be long, but it won't be short either. I think you should use this time to temper your body. Although your circuits are of top quality, you also have not performed magecraft in years. The discrepancy of quality between your previous one and your current one is as wide as heaven and earth.]
Alaya's voice resounded inside his head.
He nodded his head.
He then stared at the massive horde attracted by the sounds of fighting.
He thoughtfully looked at the stones scattered all around.
He started picking them up and inscribing them with runes.
Then, after inscribing them, he started tossing them away.
Ignoring the horde in front of him.
He then stared at the walls of the alleyways and used the blood of the enemies to inscribe magic circles and runes all over the place.
He covered a wide area as fast as he could.
After that, he saw the massive horde still chasing him, although they were only shambling.
He broke into one of the fancy-looking houses and saw several ready-made weapons.
"It seems this is what he meant by means of survival."
Yet he completely ignored the weapons. Instead of picking up, he slowly ran his fingers along the weapons.
"Trace on."
He murmured.
A flash of mana enveloped the weapons. Blue Veins appeared from the fingers he used to trace the weapons.
He then picked up a giant speaker inside the luxurious house.
He looked at the massive horde outside the house and smiled. He climbed on top of the roof.
Jester looked at his actions, completely bewildered. Failing to understand his motives.
He then placed the speakers on the roof and gently placed his hand on top of them.
He planned to use the most basic of the magecraft he knew to attract attention and increase the rate of survival of the others.
So he planned on using Spiritron Hacking and Code Casts.
Spiritron Hacking, a new form of magecraft, where mages (called Spiritron Hackers or Wizards) use their souls/consciousness (Spiritrons) to manipulate the digital world essentially hacking cyberspace using spiritual energy, akin to using magic in a digital realm.
It was a type of magecraft created in an era where mystery had completely vanished, and Prana is almost non-existent. So they can only use Code Casts in a fully digital realm filled with Spiritron particles like the Mooncell on the moon.
But who's to say it can't be used here, where, instead of spiritron he could use mana akin to the age of gods in place of spiritrons to be able to simulate spiritrons or use mana instead as a better alternative.
Code Casts, on the other hand, are a type of magecraft spell of the digital world. Programming technology. It's like using a preset of code to be activated at any given time. A Wizard writes and compiles the program code in advance, and activates it by passing magical energy through it.
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Blue strings of light shot forth from the Radio extending towards the scattered rocks and magic circles all over the town,
He said as he connected the speakers to the external network of runes and magic circles he spread all over the place.
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"For Stability"
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"For the Journey"
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"For Flow."
Several runes floated in front of him, bathed in orange light.
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A loud static boomed as the radio came to life.
He directly used Projection Magecraft to produce a source of electricity and grinned widely towards the jester.
"This game of yours. I will break it apart. I will shatter the despair you enforced upon everyone."
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His voice boomed as the speaker amplified his voice transmitting all over the town.
Roars of the zombie horde attracted by the unbearable noise ignored everything else and made their way towards him.
Jester immediately frowned.
"What are you trying to say human? A mere level 1 like you?
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Then a beat of silence followed as Ritsuka tried to remember the Song Arcuied liked to hum a lot.
It was a song called Super Affection.
Then, after another few seconds of complete silence.
Notes of music echoed all over the place.
kimi to (hai) issho ga ichiban (iei)~
suki yotte motto gyutto ne!
kimi wo (hai) atarashii basho e to (iei)~
hippattecchau ruranra! shite?~
honto (hai) isshoni itai na (iei)~
jama saretakunainda mon~
kimi ni (hai) himitsu no basho de wa (iei)~
harikicchau yo~
ruranra? ruranra! da yo~
Ritsuka looked proud as he grinned towards the Jester, showcasing the genius of Madness Enhancement EX+++
The jester, on the other hand, had his puppet-like mouth opened wide as he stared dumbly towards Ritsuka.
He could only helplessly watch as the zombies rushed towards his general direction.
[Author's Notes: Okay, first of all. I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to Code Casting and Spiritron Hacking, as the Games didn't delve into that topic in depth on the EXTRA timeline. I will be using my understanding of it. Although I know Most of the Code Cast can only be used on the Mooncell, I think there may be some Magus who use it, albeit rare. Like Sion. So if anyone's got a better understanding of these topics, feel free to correct me on this. I shall adjust the story accordingly. ]