Chapter 3059 Top Gear (Part 1)

Chapter 3059 Top Gear (Part 1)

Lith kept Twilight Storm going until he ran out of stolen elemental energy. He could see with the Eyes that the Tower Spell had failed to deal much damage. Now that Argantyr had gone deep underground enough, only the darkness component of Twilight Storm still worked.

'I could dig him out by force, but the juice isn't worth the squeeze.' Lith thought.

'Agreed.' Solus nodded. 'There's no point prolonging this fight any longer. We are now certain that the Engine turns us into dimensional mages and we have put Gravity Magic, Silverwing's spells, and the various floors' capabilities in combat to the test.

'The Factory and the Workshop work better than I expected and so did Yurial's Guard.'

'I only wish that idiot was here with us now.' Lith sighed at the memory of his late friend. 'I would slap him in the face with a sheaf of papers that says: arrays are not useless.'

While the lost city took cover, Lith and Solus prepared their best spell. The various pieces of Menadion's Set they owned and the different floors of the tower worked together to give birth to their most ambitious project ever.

Ragnarök was sealed inside Double Edge that in turn was coated with the tower version of the Fury, making the three weapons into one big enough to fit the Prime Engine.

The gigantic sword traced sharp lines in the air, drawing long strings of runes on its passage. With each movement, the magic circle conjured by Ragnarök grew in complexity and power. Updated from n0velb(i)n.c(o)/m

The Mouth, the Firing Range, and the Heart helped conjure the array-spell hybrid while the Hands, the Mirror Hall, and the weapons stored in the Armory amplified it.

The Eyes collected the data about the hybrid weapon in the Library and the Workshop and the Factory used the information to alter the stone blade. Runes were added and discarded with each second.

The pattern of the magic crystals embossed on the blade changed as soon as a position capable of better amplifying the mana flow was found.

The exhaust ports on the back of the Prime Engine flared up, releasing the excess world energy that not even Menadion's tower could muster. The Engine split the world energy into its elemental components and mixed it with its master's life force to generate Spirit Magic.

'There is no seventh wing because it would be useless!' Solus replied. 'Spirit Magic is the element of life. You can't have too much just like you can't be too healthy or have too much life force.

'Think about it. It's the same that happened when Sylpha's Saefel armor synchronized with the six great academies in their Knight form. She became the Emerald Knight because it was the only element the Queen could channel without limit or risk for her safety.'

'Mom knew it. She helped build the academies and used that knowledge for her tower. She designed it so that when casting a Tower Blade Spell, the excess Spirit Magic would nurture the tower and further increase its capabilities. Look at the energy output readings!'

The power of Extinction kept growing with every second Argantyr spent hiding underground. The Engine tapped more into the mana geyser until it reached the limits of its emerald form.

The six exhaust flames stabilized into full wings and except for the lack of extra eyes, the Engine now looked to the three white cores who were spectating the phenomenon like an emerald-skinned Balor.

'Wait a second!' Lith pondered. 'Doesn't this mean your mother was close to evolving herself, just like Vastor? Somehow, Menadion must have discovered the truth behind the failure of Tyrants and Balors.

'They strived to reach the seventh eye when they had no need for it, wasting their time and potential. Evolved humans need six eyes to handle the natural elements and use their body as a receptacle for Spirit Magic.'

'By my Mom!' Solus said, and this time it was both an exclamation and a praise to Menadion's genius. 'You are right. Think about it. It explains why Glemos married a human woman to give birth to Morok.

'He needed a clean slate to steer the Tyrant's evolution in the right direction and Morok's emerald scales and energy wings are proof of it. One is a makeshift substitute for the seventh eye while the other is identical to the Engine's wings.'

'Should we tell this to him?' Lith asked. 'Also, Ryla and Garrik could benefit from this. Vastor too should know, but we can't fully-'

'Hold that thought! Argantyr is coming out.' Solus cut Lith short and pushed their focus in the final step of the Tower Blade spell.

Argantyr emerged from his shelter with his energy reserves partially restored and a Tower Spirit spell in each hand.