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2024-10-29 19:42:56While Ash and Louis's party were busy dealing with the two groups of men belonging to the organisation, Ian was almost done deciphering the spell.
He had his eyes closed and was concentrating on the flow of mana that he was sending inside the barrier flowing like streams.
And soon, they all connected like a giant maze. Ian sighed in relief and opened his eyes.
"I'm done."
"Is it over?"
Bela, Ash's mother, asked from under the shades. Ian nodded his head in response.
It had taken him even less that ten minutes to decipher a spell of that level. He was actually feeling proud of himself.
But sadly, all he had with him were genius, peerless kids and teenagers and a out of the question Demon Queen. Meaning, he had no one to admire him for the marvelous achievement he had just achieved.
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