Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 264: Activation Spell
Amid the shattered metal door and raging flames, Nemesis and Moreno stepped into the fortress gate.

A cold, dark blizzard surrounded them. Even though there was nothing there, Nemesis could sense the presence of some living creature.

It's everywhere.

"Could this be..." Nemesis had a doubtful look on his face, because his guess was too crazy. Even from the perspective of a scroll dragon, the existence he guessed was extremely rare in the multiverse.

The blizzard seemed to have intelligence. It was angry at the provocation of the intruder. The swirling ice storm instantly accelerated, raging wildly at everything around it.

Countless sharp ice spikes as crystal clear as black gems appeared in the void. They were like soldiers obeying Blizzard's orders, aiming at Nemesis.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Driven by the blizzard, the ice spikes shot towards Nemesis from all directions like a dense rain of arrows. These ice spikes flashed with cold light and made sharp whistling sounds, as if they were going to pierce him.

Nemesis lowered his eyes and closed them, and his magic power suddenly surged out like a tide, transforming into a huge oval ice-blue shield.

Sixth-ring protective spell——[Instant Cold-proof Orb]!
Endless ice spikes were like dense feathers, crashing into the magic ball at an extremely high explosive speed. The ice spikes kept hitting the shield, making crisp sounds and splashing countless ice chips, but they could not break through the protection of the shield.

The black blizzard seemed to be even more enraged by this scene. A faint roar sounded in the sky, and round after round of ice spikes were generated in the air, launching attacks continuously, vowing to wipe out the arrogant intruder.

Nemesis laughed. It was just as he thought. If it was really a normal monster, how could it not see that the [Anti-Cold Orb] had absolute defense against ice-attribute attacks? It would be impossible for it to do such useless work.

Moreover, up to now, blizzard attacks have been launched for nearly twenty rounds, and the intensity of each attack is comparable to the seventh-ring spell [Blizzard].

It was hard for him to imagine any other spellcaster, other than himself, having so many eighth-ring spell slots to waste.

Even if one possesses the supernatural power to release [Blizzard] at will, he would not do such a futile act when he knows it is impossible.

This can only mean that the source of this attack was spontaneously triggered by this black blizzard.

"【Activation Spell】?" Nemesis murmured softly with his eyes narrowed, his heart like a raging storm.

The activation effect is a very special magical effect.

The operating rules of this magic are very similar to the [Tsukumogami] in traditional Japanese culture.

Although Fusangjin is called a god, it is actually a spirit or ghost, which is transformed from an old object that has been around for hundreds of years.

Inanimate objects such as chairs, brooms, wooden beds, iron pots, etc. suddenly came to life and turned into legendary monsters.

The same is true for the activation effect.

Powerful mages who are proficient in this art are keen on bringing all kinds of inanimate things to life.

Weapons, armor, daily necessities, books, and even magical items, once [activated] by a wizard, have life and awaken their intelligence.

Unfortunately, spells that utilize the activation effect are extremely rare, and it is difficult to find any clues related to them in the mortal world. Even the memory inheritance of the scroll dragon only records its existence.

Many wizards have tried to study the activation effect in the hope of activating their own spellbooks or magic items, giving these equipment their own combat capabilities.

But most of them failed.

It should be clear that animating the intelligence in magic items and artifacts is not the same thing. Magic items, or even artifacts, only have a spirit that can think.

But this spirit is not an independent living creature.

A divine weapon that possesses intelligence cannot control its direction and movement based on its own thoughts. This is the best evidence that the intelligence in a divine weapon is merely a subsidiary.

But animate life is different.

Once a magic item is activated, it truly becomes a "person" who can act independently and has an independent personality.

It can go anywhere based on its own thoughts, activate the abilities of magic items at any time based on its own thoughts, and can even actively draw magic power from the magic network to restore its own usage times.

This is the difference between the activation effect and the artifact intelligence.

With such a powerful effect, the activation effect is naturally the most difficult part of the arcane. Although its ability may not be as strong as the two crown jewels of the transformation spell, [Time Stop] or [Full Transfiguration], it is far more difficult than the former two.

Even though it is so profound, there is even more obscure knowledge above it, which may only exist in legends - [Activation Spell].

Perhaps only the most talented and imaginative wizard could come up with such a terrible idea.

Isn't the ultimate goal of animating magic items or spell books to allow them to use their spell powers themselves?
But all kinds of magic in the world are inseparable from a basic element.

That's the mantra.

What would happen if a wizard animated a short spell and gave it life?

It's simple, the magical power created by the spell has life in reality.

The life formed by these spells often has an appearance that is closely related to its original power, and surprisingly, most of the [Animation Spells] are keen on killing people and creating disasters.

In the memory inheritance of the Volume Dragon, there were rare records of this phenomenon.

It is said that in many world-class catastrophic wars, elemental changes that affect the crystal wall system often create intelligent [activation spells].

Once these spells come to life, they refuse to disappear from the world. They wantonly grab the magic power in the magic network, provide themselves with unlimited power and life, and constantly kill all visible creatures.

The animated form of the fourth-level evocation spell Cone of Frost - an animated spell called Frost Mist - lurks in foggy areas, hunting with its frost mist.

The activated form of the second-level Shaping Spell [Flash Dust] and the third-level spell [Fireball] - called [Flash Flame], will fly extremely slowly on the ground, and at the first sight of life, it will explode into a fireball that emits dazzling light and devours the enemy. It will then return to its original form, and repeat over and over again.

There are also [Activation Spells] that activate various spells such as [Blasphemy], [Holy Words], and even divine spells, each with its own unique form and ability.

All [Activation Spells] have one characteristic, which is the ability to use the original spell without restriction.

For example, [Flash Flame] can explode into a fireball that is fused with [Flash Dust] again and again, and then return to its original form.

The activated [Blasphemy] is like a slime monster. Any creature that touches any part of its body will be affected by [Blasphemy] and invaded by extremely evil power, polluting the flesh and blood and corroding the body.

(End of this chapter)