Night, Ravenclaw Tower, Silas's dormitory
Silas had just finished his evening practice. The golden light of the Seraphim Shield slowly faded from his hand. He brought up the skill tree interface and saw that the icon for "Seraphim Shield" had changed into an energy-filled max-level state.
"Right, System," he asked inwardly, "my Seraphim Shield is already at LV5. What does the next tier unlock? It should be an even stronger defensive spell, right?"
[ Ding! The host's diligence is commendable! ] The system's voice carried a hint of cheerfulness. [ Successfully unlocked the fourth-tier spell of the Vishanti Origin: Energy Shaping branch—Ekron's Form! ]
As the system introduced it, a brand-new icon lit up above the Seraphim Shield on the skill tree. Rather than a sturdier shield, the icon depicted several overlapping humanoid outlines, both solid and illusory, posed in different combat stances!
"Ekron's Form?" Silas froze for a moment, then his eyes widened. "Wait! Is it the one I know? The spell Doctor Strange used against Thanos on Titan—the one that creates a whole bunch of phantom duplicates to distract the enemy?"
[ Bingo! That very cool top-tier duplication spell that leaves enemies dizzy and disoriented! ] The system's tone was full of certainty.
Silas's expression shifted from anticipation to immense confusion and speechlessness. "Tell me, what does this thing have to do with the Seraphim Shield?! One is the ultimate single-target defense, and the other creates illusionary duplicates. They have nothing to do with each other! Energy shaping? Shaping a bunch of fake people? Where's the logic in that?!"
He felt that the system's skill tree arrangement was utterly unreasonable.
[ Host! Calm down! ] the system explained in a tone that said, "You're still too young." [ Look, brother, broaden your horizons! What does the Seraphim Shield