Inside the cottage, the Mortal King's eyes suddenly flashed with lightning. He abruptly raised his head and looked toward Locke and Witch Shally in the corner of the cottage. "Who are you?"
The next moment, he lifted the Thunder Greatsword and hacked it toward Locke and Witch Shally.
The First Ring Crystallization-level King's Greatsword was wrapped in terrifying lightning, but before it could approach Locke, he stopped it with one finger.
The Mortal King's pupils contracted slightly. "Are you a wizard? How could a wizard possibly possess such power?"
Locke frowned.
He used the Archaeology Spell Model [Historical Projection] to record every aspect of his confrontation with the Mortal King.
Witch Shally looked at Locke curiously and asked, "What do you think?"
Locke shook his head slightly. "He's merely a user of power, not its true master. He knows what it is but not why. Even though that iron sphere granted him First Ring Crystallization-level Magic Pressure, that's all there is to it."
"The main reason they were able to kill those liches was that the Kingdom Domain suppressed the power of necromancy."
"Besides, Otto should be a Botany wizard. His Kingdom Domain possesses extraordinarily powerful vitality. Likewise, this so-called King's Greatsword... should be more than simply an alchemical masterpiece."
Under the terrified gaze of the Mortal King, Locke's finger touched the core at the hilt of the greatsword in his hand—the mysterious iron sphere.
The next moment, a bolt of spell lightning knocked Locke's finger away.
An Innate Magic Eye appeared on Locke's forehead, capturing the minute spirituality that was rapidly changing. As an excellent Potion Master, Locke frowned when he detected traces of Potions within it.
The Mortal King's subordinates inside the cottage all charged at Locke and Witch Shally with weapons in hand.
"Release our king!"
"Wizard!