Book 3, Chapter 42

Glory(4)

Guardian of Life was an exceptionally powerful rune, a unique hybrid with multiple effects. A little bit of enhancement and it would be grade 3! Even in its current state, it surpassed many standard runes of that level!

The crowd had been holding their breaths all this while, but they couldn’t do so anymore. Every breath of theirs grew increasingly rough, many beginning to think of tactics that could use Guardian of Life.

And yet, Richard didn’t give them much time to think before he unveiled his fifth rune of the day.

There was another rune! Everyone below the stage was about to go mad. The third rune was Vitality, and the fourth was Guardian of Life. What could the fifth one be?

“Traverse the Wilderness. A custom grade 2 rune with average carrying requirements. It grants the user a small bonus to defence and movement speed. It also improves one’s ability to pass through complicated terrain, and can be used on both rune knights and mounts…” Richard’s voice was still as calm as ever.

The number of spectators...