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Chapter 389 The Problem with the Magic Array

"Aren't you going to stop me?"

Phib's face was full of anger. He stared wide-eyed at Meros not far away, as if he were about to breathe fire.

Meros, however, remained unusually calm. He stood there quietly, watching Fei Bo's every move without any expression.

"Don't you know what will happen once this magic circle is activated? Why are you still unmoved?"

Fee's barely contained anger was completely ignited by Meros's indifference. He raised his voice and roared, almost screaming.

Meros's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, but that smile contained an unfathomable meaning.

"Of course I know the power of this magic array, but I also understand its operating mechanism better than you do. I can tell you definitively that once this magic array starts operating, it's like a wild horse that has broken free of its reins; it's impossible to stop it."

He said it slowly and deliberately.

Fei Bo's eyes widened even more as he stared at Meros in disbelief, his lips trembling as if he wanted to say something but was momentarily speechless.

Are you wondering how I know so much about this magic array?

Meros seemed to see through Fei Bo's thoughts, and he continued.

"The reason is simple: I developed this magic array."

Before Phoebus could answer, Meros continued speaking to himself.

After speaking, Melos crossed his arms, looking confident, his gaze fixed on Philip, as if observing his reaction.

"You must have been quite young back then, which is why you didn't know."

Meros raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile that was neither a smile nor a frown.

"Let me tell you how I ascended to the highest throne."

His voice was deep and magnetic as he slowly recounted his past experiences.

"You don't really think I became king just because of my bloodline and talent, do you?"

“My father had more than thirty heirs back then.”

A hint of mockery flashed in Meros's eyes.

"Honestly, he was a great father. He truly loved all of us equally... well, maybe he just loved us."

He paused, as if recalling that distant past, and then continued.

Meros's tone was somewhat hesitant, as if he wasn't entirely certain about the statement.

"At the very least, he treated us all the same and gave us all the material things we deserved."

Meros's voice gradually became calm, as if he were narrating something perfectly ordinary.

However, what followed struck Fei Bo's heart like a heavy hammer.

"Then, when we were all just old enough to remember things, he told us that only one person could get the throne. And only the person who gets the throne can live."

"So, I survived."

Meros spoke slowly, each word sounding as if carefully considered.

His last words were as soft as a whisper, yet they carried an unspeakable heaviness.

"Before that fierce battle for the throne was over, we were all like ants hiding in the shadows, unknown and ignored. Yet, we were instilled with all the knowledge and skills that members of the royal family should learn."

"And this mysterious magic circle is what I painstakingly researched and developed as I was about to come of age. At that time, in the crucial moment of the final competition, I resolutely activated this magic circle, offering everyone around me as sacrifices. Immediately afterwards, I mercilessly attacked and killed all my brothers and sisters who were competing with me for the throne."

As Meros recounted this story, a strange smile gradually appeared on his previously calm face. This smile, as he spoke, grew increasingly manic, as if he had lost his mind.

By the end, the smile on Meros's face had become so twisted that it was chilling; just one glance was enough to send a shiver down one's spine.

"!!!"

This chilling smile and what Meros said struck like a bolt from the blue, completely stunning Phibow, who was in the midst of collapse and desperately trying to accelerate the magic circle.

He stared wide-eyed at Meros with disbelief, his lips slightly parted as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he only let out a surprised exclamation.

The current Meros was vastly different from the image he remembered, which filled him with doubt and made him unsure of what to do. However, this feeling did not stem from fear, but rather from the fact that his understanding of Meros seemed incomplete.

"Heh," a cold smile crept across Meros's lips.

"I must say, you must have modified this magic array yourself, right? To be fair, you did a really good job, but unfortunately—there's a crucial flaw—"

As he spoke, he effortlessly dodged the numerous traps and mechanisms that Fei Bo had laid out around him, while simultaneously wielding his long sword with a sudden swift motion.

With a swift movement, Meros brought down his blade, which pierced the energy node in front of him like lightning.

In an instant, a crisp "crack" was heard, and the protective shield that had been tightly wrapped around the energy node shattered into countless tiny fragments, just like fragile glass.

In contrast, Lin Xiyue exerted tremendous effort to destroy the protective shield from a distance.

"Look, your protective shield is too fragile! It's practically defenseless."

"Meros said with a mocking expression, while the tip of his knife lightly lifted the jellyfish corpse as if dancing,"

The jellyfish were mercilessly killed by the overflowing blades the moment Meros pierced the protective shield, utterly powerless to resist.

After picking up the jellyfish carcass, Meros lifted it into the air as if it were a work of art, then slowly turned around so that Fibonacci could clearly see the poor jellyfish carcass.

"And another thing, the design of your magic circle nodes is terrible! Some nodes are completely redundant, like the one just now."

Meros's words revealed a hint of disdain; he even pointed to the ground, gesturing for Phoebe to look.

Upon hearing Meros's words, Philip felt a sudden tightness in his chest and instinctively looked in the direction Meros was pointing.

How could this be? Whether it's what Meros said, that he invented this magic circle, or that the magic circle I modified has these problems, I find it hard to believe!

He stared wide-eyed, his face full of suspicion, pondering to himself.

He went to great lengths to modify this magic array. Countless days and nights, he immersed himself in calculations and experiments, repeatedly scrutinizing every detail and leaving no flaw unchecked. He conducted countless small-scale experiments to ensure the magic array was perfect.

However, now Meros has only glanced at it casually, and without even seeing the whole picture of the magic circle, he has so rashly concluded that there is a problem with his magic circle.

This is utter nonsense! No one would easily believe such a claim.

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