Unlike before, the attacks unleashed by the Absolute Defense Magic protecting this city were on an entirely different level.
The pressure alone made it clear that this was no ordinary defensive system.
Ethan immediately suspected that the city guarded by this magic belonged to an S-rank guild, one of the strongest factions within the Redemption Sword Alliance.
That assumption alone explained everything. The intensity of the mana fluctuations, the density of the rune structure, and the sheer scale of the attack patterns were far beyond what they had faced the previous night.
To be safe, Ethan decided not to rely solely on speed and flexibility.
He switched his weapon.
The Tempest Reaver vanished, replaced by the Bloodblade Ashura. The moment Ethan's fingers wrapped around its hilt, a drastic transformation occurred.
A deep crimson aura erupted from his body, spreading outward like waves of blood-red light. His presence became heavier, more oppressive.
