American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 470 Magical Reform (XIV)

A black portal opened, and a young man stepped out. He stood calmly before nearly a third of the mages in the current magical world.

"So, you're the conservatives?"

Illaoi, to Faust's left, shouted, "Of course! But who are you to speak like that? Where are Doctor Fate, Constantine, and Zatanna?"

"Who am I?" Rune laughed, but there was no smile in his eyes. "I am the person you all hate, I am the one who drove this reform of the magical world—I heard you want to kill me?"

His smile turned dangerous.

But Faust was no pushover either. He simply waved his hand, and a dark torrent, gathering a portion of the power of all the mages behind him, roared and charged toward Rune like a world-destroying beast breaking free from its restraints.

Under this terrifying power, even space itself is distorting, the dimensional structure is groaning under the strain, and a terrifying roar is constantly emanating from within the beam of light.

This is one of Faust's methods: he bewitched this group of conservatives, twisting their magic into a single entity, so that Faust himself could easily use this magic without worrying about the conflict between different kinds of magic.

These magical powers are like hemp ropes, separated by a membrane, but not essentially fused together, so they coexist peacefully.

However, when Faust releases it, the membrane that separates the different magical powers will also disappear, and the different magical powers inside will also conflict with each other.

However, with Faust around, at least it can be ensured that most of this magic will directly affect the runes.

However, the instant that destructive energy beam was emitted, a dense red light flashed in front of Rune.

The beam of red light expanded instantly, transforming into countless intricate, crisscrossing red threads. These threads, composed of pure magic, formed a vast net under Rune's will.

In the Marvel Universe, almost everyone, from Doctor Strange to Kamar-Taj's magic apprentices, knows this offensive spell without a fixed name. However, no one has ever summoned so many magical whips and formed a defensive barrier like Rune.

But the results were surprisingly good.

When that dark torrent, powerful enough to obliterate a comet, crashed into this seemingly fragile red network, it came to an abrupt halt, like a wave hitting a reef.

There was no deafening explosion, only a grating sizzling sound. This was the magic being restrained, broken down, and devoured by the rune's even more powerful magic, and that strange sizzling sound was the sound of the magic being annihilated.

Rune's magical manipulation abilities were tested by the black hole, and the process of neutralizing the attack was extremely ruthless and efficient, which contrasted sharply with Faust's chaotic attack.

Many mages were stunned by this scene, and Faust, who had been wearing a gloomy smile and thought victory was assured, now had his expression replaced by astonishment and disbelief. "What?"

But what surprised Faust was not just Rune's powerful spells, but also his spellcasting system.

Many mages may not realize the difference between Rune's spellcasting system and their own, but Faust can.

Just like gasoline cars and electric cars, they may look similar, but people familiar with cars can tell the difference between them at a glance.

Before this, Faust thought that this so-called reform of the magical world was nothing more than Doctor Fate's attempt to redefine magic and take control of the magical world, with Rune merely being used as a pawn. But now—

Something seems off!

"Who are you?!" Faust demanded sharply, his eyes wide open, clearly very wary of Rune.

"Didn't I already say that?" Rune looked at the man indifferently, his voice very calm, "I am the one who has been pushing for reform in the magical world."

Many people were unwilling to believe before that Rune was the one who drove the reforms in the magic system, but now that they have seen his power, some people believe it.

Illaoi was the first to question, "How could you kill so many innocent mages just to promote a new spellcasting system?"

But Rune was too lazy to explain to these people.

If even Constantine, who had been with him for many years, was unwilling to believe him, how could he possibly believe this group of mages he had never met?

This is obviously impossible.

Therefore, Rune's response was simply to raise his arm slightly, and the space in front of him shattered and reformed like a broken mirror, then transformed into a huge, uneven glass artwork.

With a gentle push of his palm, the enormous artwork moved forward at an astonishing speed, passing through all the mages present in the blink of an eye.

Then, the group of mages witnessed a magnificent performance: countless enormous mirror-dimensional fragments, their edges shimmering with sparks of energy, appeared out of thin air, refracting and piecing together to instantly form an infinitely extending, self-replicating labyrinth.

The labyrinth seemed to be alive, with mirrors constantly moving and flipping, trying to separate the mages. Suddenly, the mages behind Faust began to scream in terror.

Whether in the Marvel Universe or the DC Universe, a sorcerer capable of constructing a temporary space is by no means an unknown figure.

Mages are rare in the universe, and most people have never witnessed such a scene.

So they began to try to attack the mirrors, but—how could rune magic be so simple?

Countless attacks struck the mirror, but they were like stones sinking into the sea, not even a ripple was made, as if their magic had been swallowed up.

And indeed, the mages' attack was ultimately crushed, turning into pure magic that entered Rune's body.

"Don't panic!" Faust roared, trying to calm the group of mages. "Don't test them with small-scale spells. Combine the power of several mages and destroy those mirrors directly!"

Several mages immediately joined forces, summoning towering flames and lightning in an attempt to break through this strange space with elemental magic. However, Rune simply snapped his fingers, and the elemental spells became obedient as if they were being held in place by an invisible hand.

Then, they were crushed and reshaped, and under the desperate gaze of countless mages, they actually transformed back into countless beasts burning with flames or flashing with lightning, charging towards themselves.

The attacks by the conservative mages ultimately became their own death warrant.

In the past, Rune might have tried to persuade them to surrender, after all, this group of conservative mages made up nearly a third of the total number of mages in the entire DC universe, which was a force to be reckoned with. But after Naboo's betrayal, Rune realized something.

There are always some despicable people who judge others by their own petty standards.

Providing them with a new spellcasting system is essentially saving their lives from the clutches of the Upside-Downs, while those unwilling to accept the new system will die sooner or later anyway. Therefore—

It's better to die by your own hand than to hand the enemy over to someone else, right?

Beasts formed from elements pounced and slashed everywhere, rampaging through the ranks of mages. The mirror space itself was constantly rotating, and mages were occasionally separated from the group or even crushed. And all of this was caused by just one person.

A ruthless glint flashed in Faust's eyes.

If conventional elemental magic doesn't work on you, what about attacks targeting the soul?