To everyone's surprise, the imagined scene of an explosion destroying the city never occurred.
The sphere of light that landed on the ground instead spread rapidly in all directions, like flames igniting the center of a sheet of paper. It formed a dazzling white halo that continued to diffuse and spread.
Those swept over by the spreading light suffered not the slightest injury. Reassured, they stopped fleeing and instead halted curiously to watch the miraculous change unfolding before them.
The halo ignored every obstacle and building, spreading outward from its center like a virus. Nothing within sight escaped it.
At that moment, everyone discovered that the ground, walls, and armor crawled over by the halo were covered in dense writing. This included themselves—whether helmets, armor, long blades, or spike hammers, all were covered in tightly packed text.
Like shallow grooves carved by a blade edge, the lines stood in neat rows, radiating outward.
"This... these are the inscriptions from 'Path of the Warrior' and 'Complete Explanation of Runes'! There are also some strange Spherical Patterns!"
"It really is! I've read those two books—the contents are identical!"
"Could that person from before really have been Passerby? The 'Silver-Armored Rune Master'?"
"It must have been him!"
"This is simply a miracle. How did he do it?"
"Do you even need to ask? Of course he did it with Runes!"
"Runes..."
"Runes can actually achieve something on this level! This is incredible!"
"That's right. I'm filled with curiosity about Runes now. As long as one masters Runes, can one soar freely through the skies like Passerby?"
"Not only that, I'm afraid Ferocious Beasts in the wilderness will never be able to do anything to us again!"
"Indeed. Those two books were previously listed as banned books, and I found it such a pity!"