Chapter 193 - 192- The past he forgot(1)
Once the golem was out of the way, Adrian pushed forward through the long, silent gallery.
His body ached, and his steps were heavy—but he wasn’t finished yet. He was tired, yes, but not on the verge of collapse.
And strangely enough, he could feel his mana rising.
His breathing had steadied, and the pressure on his chest was slowly fading. He hadn’t checked, but he could tell—his capacity had grown. This time, he had lasted more than ten seconds using body strengthening. That might not sound like much to others, but to him, it was real progress.
His thoughts wandered as he walked.
He still didn’t fully understand the true nature of mana or how independent casting worked.
Armaments—these magical weapons—were a double-edged sword. They allowed people to use spells, but also limited them. The very fact that one needed a weapon to channel magic was a limitation in itself.
For example, armament users could rarely cast large-area spells. Wide-range attacks or defenses require too much manipulation. And when your spell was tied to a blade, staff, or batons, it just couldn’t match the scale of true, free-form magic.
Threading—adding magical connections between a user and their weapon—was a step closer to pure magic, a way to push beyond the weapon’s normal limits. But even then, no matter how skilled the user, there was a wall.
Because in the end, the weapon was still just a tool.
And there wasn’t a single known material in the world that could withstand repeated large-scale spells without breaking.