Chapter 978: Chapter 750: The Enigmatic Grand Arcana (Part 2)
It can be said that no magician or magic guide can easily cast strategic-level or above magic like Reiger.
If this situation were exposed on the Akasha continent, then Reiger would most likely become a thorn in the heart of every nation.
Yet the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] being prepared to be unleashed by the Polluted Immortal Spirit is even more troublesome to initiate than ordinary strategic-level magic; not only does it require gathering six immortal spirits, but also sacrificing their lives. If magic power isn’t sufficient, it won’t work, and the chant is so long that it’s maddening. Its harsh activation conditions are unique even on the Akasha continent.
However, in this world, excluding the omnipotent divine power of the gods, this [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] could already be considered the most powerful force, indeed possessing an intimidating deterrent.
Reiger then gave everyone a precise explanation from his perspective.
"Currently, the enemy has absorbed the magic power of the remnants of the dark faction and the colorful creatures within the artificial labyrinth, but has yet to gather enough magic power required to activate the secret technique, thus even if they complete their chant, they cannot execute the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles]."
"Under such circumstances, the six immortal spirit avatars are probably trying desperately to absorb magic power, which is why the green flesh attacks anyone approaching after emerging from the artificial labyrinth."
"As long as no one carelessly approaches the green flesh and gets devoured by it, the six immortal spirit avatars can only draw magic from the atmosphere, and this way of drawing magic is very inefficient."
"In summary, we do not need to worry too much about the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] for now."
"Because we still have time."
There’s still time!
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"So, Reiger kid, in your view, how long do the enemies need to complete that so-called [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] grand secret technique?"
Grace asked this question.
"Before I came back, I sensed the rate at which the six immortal spirit avatars are absorbing magic power." Reiger replied confidently: "Conservatively estimated, the enemy needs at least two more days to gather enough magic power. If I interfere, this time might even be extended several times or even tenfold."
Upon hearing this, Revilia, who had been listening to Reiger’s explanation, couldn’t help but ask.
"Can you interfere with the grand secret technique of the immortal spirits?"
When asking this question, Revilia still felt somewhat incredulous.
As the city’s most powerful magic guide, her understanding of magic can be said to far exceed that of ordinary people.
But she not only didn’t understand the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles], but also couldn’t articulate it like Reiger, which already made Revilia admire Reiger’s current magical knowledge, and now Reiger claimed he could interfere with such a city-destroying grand secret technique. This further surprised Revilia.
At the very least, she certainly couldn’t manage it.
Unfortunately, Reiger had long since become different.
"If asked whether I can do it, my answer is yes," Reiger declared decisively: "But I can only interfere, not prevent."
This was also the part that surprised Reiger.
Upon learning that the enemy was preparing to activate the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles], Reiger was actually ready to stop it.
He possesses [Magic Disassembly], magic that can nullify the enemy’s magic, and [Sanctified Wheel Mirror], the ultimate counterattack technique that can reflect enemy magic, so stopping [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] should theoretically be possible.
However, after actual trials, Reiger found that he underestimated the grand secret technique of the immortal spirits.
First, he couldn’t nullify the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] that was in the middle of being cast.
Because [Magic Disassembly] can only nullify magic that doesn’t exceed the caster’s own capability, and [Immortal Spirit Six Circles], as a strategic-level magic, is already very close to Reiger’s own magical capability limits, so Reiger cannot use [Magic Disassembly] to nullify it.
Moreover, the ultimate counterattack technique [Sanctified Wheel Mirror] cannot reflect strategic-level magic with too large a range, it can at most reflect tactical-level and below magic, as strategic-level magic exceeds the magic mirror’s absorption specifications.
The same goes for other magic, they all failed to be unleashed in the end.
Thus, Reiger recalled that the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles], which he criticized for its demanding activation conditions, actually had a troublesome trait — once activated, unless all six immortal spirits were defeated, its activation couldn’t be nullified.
The immortal spirit avatars, however, were already linked by the circle of the grand secret technique, even if one of them was defeated, that avatar would quickly regenerate.
Given this, if Reiger wanted to completely prevent the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] from being activated, only two methods were left.
One: Use the same level of magic to clash while the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] is being activated.
Two: Launch a strategic-level magic step ahead before the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] activation, to eliminate all six immortal spirit avatars within the artificial labyrinth at once.
But either of these methods would ultimately destroy, even directly erase, Orario.
If done so, the enemy might laugh oneself awake in one’s dreams.
"Stopping them cannot be done, after all this is a grand secret technique capable of killing a being on the level of the One-eyed Black Dragon. That dragon was the monster that the combined forces of Lv.8 Zeus Clan and Lv.9 Hera Clan ultimately lost against — I’m only Lv.8 now, so it’s pretty normal to be unable to prevent a great magic that can kill that dragon."
"But, preventing it is a no-go, interference is another matter."
"With my ability now, interfering with a strategic-level magic is quite easy."
Thinking this, Reiger left a word to his companions.
"I will find a time to return to Daedalus Street to hinder the [Immortal Spirit Six Circles] activation, granting everyone as much time as possible."
"Everyone just needs to prepare adequately before then."
"Prepare to re-raid the artificial labyrinth Knossos, to eliminate the six immortal spirit avatars and foil Enyo’s plan."
With Reiger providing such an assurance, everyone exchanged glances and finally nodded in agreement.
"Re-raiding the artificial labyrinth Knossos, this is something that must be done no matter what."
Finn addressed everyone.
"Since Reiger has a way to interfere with the great secret of the immortal spirits, let’s temporarily leave that to him."
"Until then, I will do my best to perfect the strategy for the next raid of the artificial labyrinth."
"This is no longer just the matter of the Loki Familia, we need cooperation from all faction allies in Orario."
The enemy is the artificial labyrinth Knossos transformed into the flesh city, which Loki Familia alone can’t even open a path to, let alone reach the 10th layer where the immortal spirit avatars are located.
Therefore, they need personnel, lots of personnel.
Moreover, the six immortal spirit avatars must also be dealt with simultaneously, which even the Loki Familia finds challenging to handle just one, not to mention splitting forces to tackle all six, the difficulty is extraordinarily high.
Additionally, the city destroyer (Enyo) is also secretly making moves, and they haven’t even seen its entity yet, making vigilance a necessity.
Enyo is too mysterious.
Ignoring it and leaving it unchecked would end disastrously.
"How specifically to proceed, I will inform everyone after discussing with Loki, Grace, and Revilia."
"During this period, everyone must also pay attention to resting well and maintaining good condition to be ready to move at any moment."
"During this time, you might be dispatched for the next attack on the artificial labyrinth at any moment."
"So, prepare well, rest well, and don’t collapse."
After giving such instructions, Finn dismissed the group.
Everyone stood up, leaving the office one by one, leaving only Finn, Revilia, and Grace to continue discussing various matters.
Seeing this scene, Reiger couldn’t help but think to himself.
"If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll have to give it my all."
Thinking this, Reiger left the office.