Chapter 878 - 855: Spells Ineffective
(Too tired, I’ll correct the typos tomorrow morning, everyone can read this again at noon tomorrow)
The one who suddenly intervened in the battle was none other than Medusa, who had numerous encounters with Lancelot and his party. Those bizarre figures with grayish-white skin were the petrified flesh golems they had seen before. The petrifying gaze, exclusive to the serpent-haired witch, is an extraordinarily powerful innate spell ability. As long as both parties make direct eye contact, it immediately begins to take effect, turning the living person into a statue, including all the equipment they carry.
However, this ability also has clear limitations. Firstly, direct eye contact must occur for it to be effective; seeing other parts of Medusa’s body won’t cause any harm. Therefore, unless ambushed, experienced adventurers can avoid Medusa’s gaze to prevent petrification. Another limitation is that petrification isn’t immediate; it can take tens of seconds or even minutes to be fully complete (although Medusa doesn’t need to keep staring at the target during this time). Before it fully takes effect, spells like high-level Restoration Art can interrupt the process, which is exactly what Baroness Giselle Endier is trying to do now.
In fact, the noblewoman is wearing a precious spell-storing ring on her finger, which contains a high-level Restoration Art. She brought the ring to her lips and softly uttered the activation phrase:
"My love, protect me."
Nothing happened.
The baroness, who had been quite composed, suddenly changed her expression. She immediately repeated the same action, but still, nothing happened, causing her emotions to collapse suddenly.
"Peyton Derrick!!!" She angrily took off the ring and threw it to the ground forcefully, "How dare you deceive me!"
Despite being extremely angry, the baroness immediately began to cast another spell, intending to leave this chaotic battlefield and go to a place where she felt safe to deal with the petrification effect spreading on her body. Something odd happened once again; her spell failed to take effect, like someone trying to ignite a pile of soaked straw, unable to create a spark no matter how hard they tried.