Chapter 546: The Mystery of Godstones

Anna's turn was completely separate from everyone else.

It wasn't until everyone was thoroughly familiar with the entire hunting process that it was her turn to practice the God's Will Rune.

Although Iffy had no idea what kind of ability the "God's Will Rune" was, the witches present seemed very excited, as if they were very interested in the upcoming exercise.

Could it be that they also rarely saw Anna take action?

Iffy became even more curious.

She saw Anna slowly walk to the center of the lawn, holding a strange piece of metal in her hand.

She herself didn't look like a combat witch. Her calm eyes were like clear, flawless lake water, and her every move showed that she had never fought to the death with anyone.

The piece of metal was also puzzling to Iffy. It was flat and thin, only the size of a palm, and it was inlaid with sparkling gems. It didn't look like a weapon at all.

"Release the balloons," Agatha waved towards the Maze Forest. After a while, several colorful spheres jumped out of the treetops and rose into the sky.

"Go! Shoot them down!" she shouted.

Wait... this is too far, Iffy thought in surprise. The grassland was at least half a mile away from the edge of the forest. If Anna couldn't fly, how would she hit these rising things? Could she also cross the limit of her ability and project her magic effect into the sky above the forest?

Anna nodded, raised the piece of metal in her hand, and pointed it directly at the balloons.

Then Iffy saw an incredible scene—

The four gems emitted dazzling light at the same time, and the metal piece turned golden in an instant. Thunder rumbled in the clear sky, and streamers of light fell from the clouds, like a new sun was gathering above the sky.

Her ability can actually evoke celestial phenomena!?

Before she could exclaim in surprise, a dazzling golden light burst out from Anna's hand and pounced straight towards the balloons. The streamers in the sky were also mobilized. For a time, it was as if countless thunderbolts were striking down, violently sweeping over the target along the trajectory of the golden light, like a divine punishment descended by a god! Deafening roars exploded in Iffy's ears, buzzing in her brain, and she couldn't fully recover until the light disappeared.

What an amazing ability this is!

Looking at the empty space above the forest, Iffy's body trembled slightly uncontrollably. I'm afraid that even if all the combat witches of the Bloodfang Society were added together, they couldn't stop this heavenly punishment-like strike. Did she rely on her own ability, or did she rely on that piece of metal to do this?

In the face of this power, Hedy. Morgan's proclaimed beast power was no different from the sheep in her mouth.

Iffy suddenly remembered His Majesty Roland's introduction.

Is this... the power of a high-level witch?

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Roland also witnessed the entire process of the God's Will Rune being cast for the first time.

After the light shot out, it was as if it had left an invisible beacon on the path, and all the golden thunder that followed fell on this beacon. The location of the first lightning strike was at the edge of the forest. Obviously, it was controlled by the activator of the rune, and it would scatter when approaching the enemy.

In addition, the light was not static. It was only as thick as an arm when it shot out from the rune, but it would soon expand, eventually turning into a fan shape. The final affected area was about fifty meters, which was a devastating weapon in the era of cold weapons.

"Those electric lights... are they all made of magic?" He looked at Nightingale.

"I think... probably," the latter hesitated.

"Probably?"

"In the mist, I can indeed see magic surging wildly, but..." she showed a confused expression, "it's a different color from any magic before."

"What color is it?"

"Black, or rather... a color without light," Nightingale frowned, "like the void formed by the God's Punishment Stone."

Roland was stunned. The power of the golden rune was actually a lightless black in the mist world? In other words, their magical characteristics were the same, or at least similar? He vaguely realized something, and coupled with the relationship between Godstones and Magic Stones, a bold guess was about to emerge.

After returning to the castle office, he called Agatha over.

"How many times have you researched the God's Will Rune?"

"Not many. I've told you all the conclusions I've reached. After all, only the Chief can drive this kind of rune, and their magic is the key to swaying the battle. Naturally, it's impossible to squander it on testing at will," she said strangely, "What's wrong? Did you find something unusual?"

"I remember you said that it can penetrate the defense of the God's Punishment Stone, right?"

Agatha nodded, "Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. It should be related to the quality of the Godstone itself."

"Have you not observed the magic characteristics of the God's Will Rune?" Roland said in a low voice, "In the mist, the magic lightning caused by the rune has the same luster as the Godstone."

"No... of course we have done that. Recording magic characteristics is a must-have project, but the Balanced Magic Stone used for monitoring will lose its function at the same time as the rune is released. The Chief can't visit the Exploration Society every day, so this item is recorded as golden when viewed with the naked eye." She blinked, "Wait a minute, are you saying it has the same luster as the Godstone's interference field?"

"That's right," Roland said slowly, "I have a guess that the God's Punishment Stone is not a void that prohibits magic, but contains magic of extremely high intensity. The intensity is so high that it affects the operation of the surrounding magic, which causes the ability to be unable to be used normally. This is also why the God's Will Rune causes the Balanced Magic Stone to malfunction—within the range it affects, it forms an interference area like the God's Punishment Stone, so the Magic Stone naturally cannot work."

"But the students in charge of magic observation on site clearly said—" Agatha paused suddenly.

"Her observation was blocked by the intense light emitted by the God's Will Rune, like a shadow covered by light," he said bluntly, "But only magic has color in Nightingale's mist world. Even if you look directly at the sun, you won't be affected in any way. This is why you didn't discover it."

Observing magic as a branch ability is limited by the witch's own visual level. Different conclusions will be obtained whether observing during the day or at night. Sylvie can fully prove this. With her Magic Eye, she can detect magic fluctuations several kilometers away, which is far beyond Nightingale in terms of detection distance.

Therefore, the Exploration Society trusts the results measured by the Balanced Magic Stone more—it has nothing to do with the ability user, it has nothing to do with the surrounding environment, and the display of magic is more accurate, similar to observation in a mist state. Only when the Magic Stone cannot function, will the Exploration Society adopt the observer's conclusions.

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