Patrick's expression did not change in the slightest as he watched the Arcane Barrage hurtle toward him. When the other blue dragons saw Malygos use an arcane skill, it seemed to disprove Patrick's earlier conjecture.
"A trifling trick." Arcane energy gathered once more, and the Discs of Norgannon formed of pure energy appeared again, blocking the entire Arcane Barrage.
Naturally, Patrick had no fear of this attack. The energy that made up the Arcane Barrage contained no blessing from the Titans, nor even any power of laws. Only its sheer quantity was somewhat intimidating.
After learning the truth about Ellen, Patrick had been reducing his dependence on Elune as much as possible. He no longer even relied on Elune to store vast amounts of arcane energy, fighting with his own strength alone. As attacks from the King of Magic, Malygos's efforts were far too elementary. If this truly was all Malygos could do, he should have stepped down as Spellweaver long ago and let someone more capable take his place.
"Then, to verify my point, could you activate the facilities here?" Patrick said pointedly. "I'm unfamiliar with the situation in the Eye of Eternity, but you blue dragons all live here. I believe we'll soon find out whether what I said is true."
Seeing Malygos's attack blocked so easily, the other blue dragons seemed to waver. They all turned back, staring blankly at Malygos with wide eyes.
"You're very clever. I never expected a mortal like you to see through my disguise." Malygos opened his great maw and laughed. "Join me. This world will ultimately be destroyed. Only by joining me will you have any chance of survival."
With Malygos's frank admission, all the blue dragons instantly turned against him, looking at him in apparent disbelief. The awkward predicament Saragoss,