"Boom!"
As the scroll tore open, a massive thundercloud gathered overhead in an instant. Countless bolts of lightning struck down from it, blasting everyone within range except the man in black.
"A Magic Scroll," Vivian said.
Mu You heard her clearly. She had said Magic Scroll, not spell scroll, and there was a huge difference between the two.
Tearing open a spell scroll merely allowed someone to learn the spell inside. A Magic Scroll, on the other hand, stored magic that had already been cast, allowing it to be used directly simply by tearing the scroll open.
With a scroll like this, even a newcomer could unleash powerful magic at any time. It was somewhat like a Secret Art Card, except it was single-use and vanished once used.
For precisely that reason, magic specifically stored in scrolls was generally quite powerful.
"Then what magic is this?" Mu You asked hurriedly.
"A forbidden spell, Lightning Storm."
"A forbidden spell?"
Mu You's eyelid twitched. These High-Level Players really were wealthy. Even something they casually pulled out was on the level of a forbidden spell.
"Then should we take cover so we don't get caught in it?"
"Relax. Even a forbidden spell depends on who's using it. A mere level-twelve fellow couldn't supply enough magic power to unleash much of its strength, even with a forbidden spell in hand. Dealing with those people over there is already his limit," Vivian said casually.
And things were indeed just as she said.
Once the thundercloud covered the area around that group, it could spread no farther.
Within the thundercloud's range, however, the area had already become a living hell, with countless bolts of lightning striking down out of thin air.
The man leading the Illuminati members had sensed something wrong the moment Gao Ziming took