Whether it is ancient magic or modern spells, they will inevitably follow the relevant rules of regular runes. The only difference between the two is that ancient magic is based on a single complete rune, while modern magic is a combination of multiple broken runes.

In terms of the difficulty of understanding, the former obviously requires a very full sense and study in order to make it work as it should be in the case of precise control of the magic to construct the runes.

It can be said that every stroke of the rule rune represents the close connection between the flow of magic and the laws of nature, and it is impossible to make mistakes.

For the latter, however, modern wizards can easily cast spells with fixed effects simply by following the results of their predecessors' research and with the help of spells, movements, and imaginations that have been streamlined over time.

As a result, the need to sense magic is gone, the need to interpret the rules of all things is gone, and even the talent for manipulating the flow of magic has been reduced to the minimum of "not a squib".

Therefore, Maca actually understands Helbo's thoughts very well, and he has always believed that the fighting power of wizards is declining with the passage of time.

However, Maca also believes that fighting strength is not everything.

In fact, compared to the superficial weakness of combat effectiveness, wizards' control of magic and rules is actually improving.

For example, the "Curse of Death", the first of the three unforgivable curses, almost no one in ancient times has ever really solved the mystery of the "death rule", let alone actually used it in magic.

But not to mention the entanglement of good and evil, at least one of the ancestors who invented the Avada Curse made the wizards actually hold the death rule rune in their hands!

When Maca unleashed the miserable green beam in the form of a silent spell behind Helbo's back, Helbo was completely stunned. It's just that at that moment, he had his back to Maca, so Maca was unable to witness Helbo's true expression directly.

"Death!"

The Requisition Spell was fast and not slow, but Helbo dodged it in some kind of teleportation at the first time.

One of the flaws of modern spells is that most spells that are powerful, or capable of exerting a powerful effect, are basically only embodied in the form of magical beams.

This is due to the fact that the original inventors did not fully understand the main rules.

“…… Death Rules! It's really the rule of death! ”

Helbo, who had reappeared in another place, looked at the location of the green beam just now, and his eyes widened in amazement, even though the Curse had long since disappeared in a flash.

Yes, he used to take advantage of the situation to push back Maca every time he avoided an attack from Maca, but this time he finally stopped moving.

Maca knew that at this moment, Helbo was obviously surprised by the mutilated death rune contained in the Death Curse.

"Is this magic today?"

Helbo stared at the path of the Curse, or rather, the slight fluctuations of magic that remained on the track. In his senses, the power of the mystery was like a miracle.

"I thought that no one would ever be able to touch the truth of death again, except for Kern back then......" his thin palms trembled slightly outside his sleeves, silently confiding the excitement in his heart, "Everyone is constantly struggling to avoid death, how many people can have enough strength to turn their hands back to death?" ”

As he spoke, Helbo suddenly looked up at Maca, who was standing on a cane.

"Tell me, young man—who was the man who invented that magic?"

At the moment, Maca also stopped her previous continuous attack, and was quietly watching Helbo at this time. He knew that it would not be rewarding to sneak up on Helmo again at this time, because the other party had even dodged the Fortune Curse raid with great vigour.

When Helmo asked, he just shook his head casually.

"I'd love to get to know you if I could!" He said lightly, "But unfortunately, there is no mention of it in any of the information I have consulted, and this has long been an unsolved mystery." ”

"What a disappointing answer."

Helbo frowned, and stroked the white whisker on his chin, as if he was sorting out some thoughts. Maca, on the other hand, stood still, as if waiting for something.

It's just that it's obviously not appropriate to just stand like this, he just paused for a moment, and then suddenly continued to speak.

"Helmo, the Kern you just mentioned...... Who is it? Maca asked, seemingly casually, "Could it be that he once studied the rules of death?" ”

Helbo, who was thinking, glanced at him, but for some reason, he didn't refuse to answer.

"It's not 'him,'" Helmo said casually, "it's 'her'—Kern was a witch of unprecedented talent, who understood the rules of the soul much more than I did, and was a woman who was terrifyingly strong. But at the beginning, everyone didn't expect that after studying the soul rules to a certain extent, she would really stretch out her hand to the brink of death......"

"After that, she disappeared without warning for a while, and many knowledgeable wizards thought she should have gone to the 'edge of death and the present'." He said slowly, "For more than ten years, no one has seen any trace of her activities in the world. ”

"Until more than a decade later, the day she reappeared in front of everyone—"

At this point, Haile chuckled a few times, and his eyes were a little more complicated.

"And guess what?" He said, "The haughty but beautiful witch Kern has returned, but with her comes the complete decay of half of her body and soul—death is beyond the reach of man, and even the thought of trying to touch it is the greatest taboo!" ”

"Since then, I swear never to go near death! Unless one day, I can control it in absolute safety! ”

Maca nodded abruptly.

"So you invented the Horcrux?"

"That's right," Helmo smiled rather subtly, "what, do you want to learn?" ”

But Maca only shrugged her shoulders, because the way Horcruxes were made was no secret to him.

"I don't want my temperament to change because of the incompleteness of my soul," he said incredibly naturally, "and as for the greed of you to take the souls of others to replenish yourself, it would be a terrible choice." ”

"Oh?"

Helbo narrowed his eyes, and then slapped his hands again, and the appreciation was overflowing.

"I didn't expect you to surprise me again and again," he said, nodding, "but that's why, young man...... I don't want to miss out on your sturdy soul that is favored by this world! ”

At the same time as he said this, Maca was forced to rush forward as fast as she could. Because in the next second, a large area of flames instantly erupted from behind him, rolling towards him like ocean waves.

"Don't think my magic is just that-"

Probably the things that need to be thought about have come to an end for the time being, and Helbo is no longer stagnant. But after he summoned the entire surging flame wave, he waved his hand again, and then the sea of flames actually made waves again!

Maca seemed to sense something, and suddenly glanced back.

I only saw that in the tsunami-like waves of flames, beast shapes and human figures were rapidly condensing.

There were different types of beasts, some that still existed today, and some that he had never seen before. Even those vague figures have different physiognomy and body shapes, and even tall giants are among them.

"Is this an enhanced version of the Fire Curse?"

Helbo's magic has many similarities with the Flame Charm, which can conjure a large number of flame beasts, so it's no wonder that Maca can't help but complain in an emergency.

But he also knew that the magic behind him was more than a star and a half more powerful than the Fire Curse. Not only are those flames frighteningly hot, but even the beast shapes and human figures formed by the flames are also endowed with true souls!

Maca slammed her staff behind her as she slammed it forward, and the cold caused by the cooling rules was instantly spilled out in pieces.

However, the flames that had not yet condensed had been neutralized a lot, but most of those that had already formed were scattered and dodged.

For the time being, Maca couldn't tell how much intelligence those large and small flame monsters had, but they weren't ordinary shapeshifters, there was no doubt about it.

"Ancient Summoning!"

Such a thought flashed in his mind—now was not the time to think about it.

Maca was running wildly, chased by the flame monsters, and it was clearly not a long-term solution to protect herself.

Because among those humans and beasts, there are many who can fly, and even those who cannot fly because of the characteristics of the species in which the soul was alive are as light as a feather in the body of fire.

Even if those guys can't match the speed of Maca, the difference in numbers and endurance alone is enough to make up for it, and it is only a matter of time before Maca is surrounded by land and air.

But Maca was still running wildly, and the cold snap was looming around him, but no matter how he looked at it, it was in vain.

It didn't take long for his dodge space to shrink noticeably - quite a few of the faster flame figures had begun to close in from other directions!

"Young man, don't struggle......" Helbo said as he looked at the periphery, the almost kind smile on his face particularly piercing, "In order to thank you for showing me the skill of using the rules of death, I will let you feel the mystery of death for yourself!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, a green light appeared from his palm, illuminating his old countenance.