Alchemist In The Apocalypse: Rise Of A Legend!

[Ace POV],

As I wandered through the woods in the dark, the only sound I could hear was the crunching of leaves underfoot.

Fortunately, I didn't have to look very far for a place where I could test the explosives in my hand.

One reason I didn't want the area where there were plants or wood is that they are flammable, and I also didn't want to deal with the stress of having to put out the flames because they weren't started by my fire element.

In case I had something resembling the explosives in my possession to test again, I also wanted to find a place where I could return.

The location I ultimately chose was a little ways away from the mansion, but it was the best location for me to conduct any type of explosive test. The open area I discovered was tucked away in a mountain range far from the bronze door and contained nothing but rocks. Since rocks are not flammable, there was nothing else here for me to harm or destroy besides the surroundings.

Although I have not yet seen the power of the explosives, the information I received from them by the primordial Chris told me their explosion caused by them should not be too small, so all these steps I took to find a suitable location were not without a purpose.

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[Low Rare Grade Runic Explosive],

A magic explosive solution container that is engraved with a rune to increase the damage caused and is created by an advanced alchemist.

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[Rare Grade Runic Explosive],

A magic explosive solution container that is engraved with a rune to increase the damage caused and is created by an advanced alchemist.

Due to the material the rune is engraved on, the explosion caused from this explosive is more powerful.

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This is the knowledge I had regarding the two explosives in my possession thanks to the primordial chronicle.

Apart from grades, they essentially had the same name since the Primordial Chronicle didn't distinguish between them and classified them as explosives. Their information was the only thing that differentiated them.

It makes sense that the explosive with the explode rune engraved on it would have more information than the other two given that I knew the material used to create the explode rune would have an impact on how well it performed.

Perhaps the additional information was irrelevant to those who were only interested in using the item, but for me as the creator since I knew more about them, it was different.

For one thing, though, the primordial chronicle has led me to partially confirm that the gem is a really good conductor for magic craft through the information it gave since it said the attack would be more potent.

As I considered these things, I scanned the surroundings, which were mostly made up of rock, and chose a large clearing not far from me.

The clearing had about 50 metres of space all around, so I thought it would be a good place to test the explosion of the Runic explosives in my hand.

The explosive with the ignite rune engraved on it was going to be the first one I tested. The activation procedure was simple since all I had to do was inject a small amount of my mana into the gem that the rune was engraved on to cause the rune to activate and ignite flame. Due to the metals I used, I calculated that it would take 3 to 5 seconds before the flames started by the rune could access the solution inside the container and burn a portion of the metal container. This is what I marked as the activation time.

As I considered this, I set the metallic ball—which was also a container—with the explode rune engraved on it down next to me. I then took the other explosive in my hands and injected a small amount of mana into the gem on it, which immediately set the metallic ball on fire. Perhaps because I possessed the fire element, the flames didn't hurt, but that wasn't the point.

The point is that the metallic container was on fire and contained an explosive solution, so I threw it to the clearing in front of me without hesitation the moment it caught fire, and the explosive exploded exactly three seconds later.

BOOM!!!!!!!

The explosion made a fairly loud noise that forced me to cover my ears with my hands as the light it produced briefly illuminated the surroundings before dissipating.

Only after everything had calmed down did I move a little closer to the area the explosion had affected in order to inspect it. When I did, I discovered a deep hole with a five-radius diameter, and smoke was still coming out of it to demonstrate how intense the fire from the explosion must have been.

According to the knowledge in my head, Low magic explosives typically have a smaller magical charge and less destructive force than high magic explosives. Their damage radius is generally limited to a few meters, usually around 5-10 meters, depending on the type and quantity of explosive used.

The situation in front of me was exactly as I had imagined it, but despite the low Rare Grade Runic Explosive's damage being described as "limited," based on what I had just seen, I could already calculate that if I were to throw it directly at a level 30 to 33 monster that wasn't prepared, it would not be difficult to take at least 20% to 30% of their health, and if the monster was ready to tank the explosion, the damage would still take at least 10% of its health.

It should be noted that only one explosive of its kind was responsible for this damage. Consider what would happen if four were thrown at the monster at once.

Either the monster was going to die, or it was going to live, but with a few broken bones. It was going to be miserable in the end, regardless.

Overall, I was pleased with the low rare grade runic explosive's performance, so it was time to look into the other one that was supposed to deal more damage.

For this, I had to change locations since I could not use that spot again. It wasn't that I couldn't use it; rather, I didn't want to test the last explosive in the previously destroyed area in case I made a mistake.

I wanted to make sure that my judgement was sound so that it wouldn't interfere with my future plans.

I kept this in mind as I walked around the mountain range in search of another location that would work.