An Unexpected Discovery (Three Chapters in One)

The only thing in the entire temple untouched by blood was a sphere glowing with red light. This was the Mandatory Sphere, placed on a rack engraved with a magic array.

Legend had it that the Mandatory Sphere was indestructible. Curious, Abel did not first take out Klim's Will. Instead, he swung the "Steel" sword in his hand heavily at the Mandatory Sphere.

With a clang, he felt a powerful rebound through the "Steel" sword in his hand. When he looked at the Mandatory Sphere again, it was completely undamaged, just as it had been before.

However, when Abel had struck the Mandatory Sphere just now, he seemed to have seen a rune pattern flash once.

To explore its secrets, he activated the World Stone Fragment's Dynamic Vision and the Dataized Perspective Ability, then once again swung the "Steel" sword in his right hand heavily at the Mandatory Sphere.

This time, everything before his eyes moved slowly. When the "Steel" sword struck the Mandatory Sphere, a rune pattern formed on its surface, then turned into a white light that wrapped around the entire Mandatory Sphere.

The Mandatory Sphere remained completely undamaged. Abel stepped forward and examined it carefully, discovering that it was merely made of crystal, not any special material.

The "Steel" sword in his hand, however, was a Word of Power sword made from refined iron. Even if he struck ordinary steel with it, it could leave a mark.

"Could that rune have blocked my attack?" Abel murmured.

Because he had activated the World Stone Fragment's Dynamic Vision and the Dataized Perspective Ability when he attacked, the complete image of that rune now surfaced in his mind.

The rune's complexity surpassed every rune Abel had ever encountered. Without the World Stone Fragment's ability, he would never have been able