Chapter 71: Drawing An Array... Surprising The Instructor...
Failure.
Although he had successfully sealed the array, Kranos realized that some of the mana circuits were transmitting insufficient mana. As a result, the array couldn’t fully activate.
"It seems I’ll have to perfect my mana circuits first."
He immediately came up with a solution. With that thought, Kranos began refining the circuits he had drawn. At first, it was extremely difficult—the flaws were nearly invisible. However, using the foundational principles of arrays and formations, he gradually began to understand where the problems lay.
Once he felt confident in his mastery, he took a deep breath to calm his mind, picked up the array pen, and began redrawing the formation on fresh array paper. His fingers moved with precision, tracing elegant arcs on the surface. Having already succeeded once in crafting a defensive array, the process now flowed smoothly.
After completing the array, he infused it with mana. The lines began to glow with a soft brown light, and in an instant, a shield formed before him. Kranos’s eyes lit up. In the blink of an eye, he had manifested a defense shield in his palm.
He waved his hand slightly, testing its movement and flexibility. The shield followed his motion, stable and responsive. Still, Kranos estimated its strength cautiously. He knew his mana lines weren’t yet perfect—they were just barely enough to support the array’s activation.
With a thought, Eternal Hunger appeared in his grasp. He glanced at the shield, and with barely a fraction of his strength, struck it.
Crack...
The shield fractured instantly, web-like cracks spreading across its surface before it shattered entirely. The fragments shimmered for a brief moment before dissolving into an afterglow of brown light.
"It should be between mid-grade and high-grade Rank One," Kranos estimated silently. "But that’s just a guess. Even my casual strike isn’t something a typical Rank One array could endure."