Bab 85: First clue

"Arav, close the door." After ordering Arav to close the door, Alex raised his hand. Instantly twenty glowing lights materialised behind him, spinning in a circular formation. 

Each light point was a fire spell which contained one per cent of Alex's mana. It was a modified fireball spell that Alex concocted to enhance its power.

Fireball spell was a basic spell that any apprentice mage could use. It was a weak spell that would use about ten per cent of an apprentice mage's mana reserve. However, for Alex who was comparable to a master mage, it only took one per cent of his mana to form it. 

To enhance the spell's effectiveness, Alex compressed the fireball, which was as big as a football to the size of a paintball. It shone brightly from behind him, threatening to destroy anything that stood in his path.

Not realising this, the lackeys of the burly man ran towards Alex.