Who Put You Up to This?

Flare!

I conjured Samadhi Fire (三昧眞火), lighting up the surroundings.

Since it was a skill rather than magic, it consumed far less mana. And if I reduced its power so it only illuminated my surroundings instead of burning something to ashes, even less.

‘He must think I’m crazy or stupid.’

Lighting a fire alone in the dark was basically securing my own sight while helpfully advertising my location to the target.

It would look like a stupid move, throwing away the advantage of darkness myself.

‘Well, he wouldn’t be wrong.’

But the darkness had never given me an advantage in the first place. If only he was benefiting from it, I was better off without it.

Besides, by laying out bait like this, I could predict the path he’d take as he charged at it like a moth to a flame.

‘And…’...