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Chapter 392 Race

As Melos spoke, he suddenly reached out and pointed in the air, and the previously static magic circle diagram suddenly came to life.

It seemed to come alive, and began to slowly rotate, with the originally chaotic dots moving along with it, as if they were performing a mysterious dance.

As Meros's fingertip fell, the lines around the already lit energy nodes seemed to come alive and began to light up slowly.

These lines seem to be formed by countless tiny energy streams converging, meandering and swirling around the nodes, gradually outlining a completely new pattern.

The pattern was initially somewhat blurry, but as the lines continued to extend and intertwine, its outline became clearer and clearer, and what was finally revealed to Fei Bo was a mysterious pattern.

"This is the most crucial node used to extract energy, and it's what you changed."

Meros's voice echoed in the quiet space as he spoke casually, his gaze fixed on the pattern on the magic circle.

Then, as if casually waving his hand, several more energy nodes were instantly extinguished by his destruction.

However, this seemingly casual action caused a subtle change to the original pattern on the magic circle.

"You should have changed these few things so that your true form can descend. Energy is also extracted and then poured into these, right?"

Meros's words were like a sharp sword, piercing the somewhat silent atmosphere. As his voice fell, the patterns on the magic circle underwent another astonishing change.

Suddenly, the previously extinguished energy nodes lit up again, intertwining with the previous patterns to form a completely different set of patterns.

The two sets of patterns operate independently on the magic circle, but they converge and merge at certain nodes, making the entire magic circle look increasingly complex and mysterious.

"Yes, so I think there's no problem with my change of formation; at most, it's just a waste of some energy."

Fibo looked at Meros, a hint of confidence and pride flashing in his eyes.

He thought to himself that even Meros could not deny the ingenious modifications he had made to the formation.

However, Meros's expression was unusually serious.

"Yes, that's why I said you made some good changes."

He stared intently at Philip and spoke slowly.

Upon hearing this, Phoebe's smile widened even more; he felt he had gained Meros's approval.

"However, look here, this array line."

However, Meros changed the subject and continued.

His finger pointed to a spot within the magic circle, and his thin gaze followed.

"If there is an excess of energy here, the entire energy output will be interrupted. This will lead to a serious consequence: the time it takes to summon your main body will be greatly shortened."

Meros continued to explain.

Fei Bo's expression instantly turned serious; he began to realize that he might have overlooked this crucial detail.

Just then, Meros reached the location of the array line he had mentioned.

His movements were swift and decisive. With a light flick of his knife, the array line that Fei Bo considered the most important was severed in an instant.

The entire process was unusually quiet, without the slightest sound, but Fei Bo could feel an invisible force being severed in an instant.

He stared in astonishment at Meros, only to see that the entire circle around the severed array line had darkened, as if it had lost its life.

"you!!"

A faint voice rang out the instant Meros severed the magic array, filled with shock and disbelief.

He stared wide-eyed at Meros, as if he couldn't comprehend what was happening before his eyes.

In that instant, Fei Bo clearly felt that the flow of energy was being obstructed.

The energy that was originally flowing smoothly suddenly became stagnant, as if it had been blocked by something.

This feeling was particularly pronounced for Fei Bo, because he was at the center of the entire magic circle and was one with it.

Although severing the magic circle will not immediately stop it from operating, due to Fei Bo's special location, even the slightest change in the magic circle is magnified countless times and becomes incredibly clear.

It's like someone suddenly splashing a drop of black ink onto a piece of pristine white paper. Although the impact of this drop of ink isn't significant, it feels very abrupt and uncomfortable, and it looks extremely unpleasant.

"How was it? Did you feel it?"

Looking at Phibos's face, which had turned completely black, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly, and he almost laughed out loud.

His voice carried a hint of amusement, as if he were quite pleased with his actions.

Fei Bo's face first darkened, then quickly changed color again.

"I believe you, you truly are the king I admire! But why would you restrict the development of my race for the sake of some livestock? We are one race!"

He glared at Meros and said through gritted teeth.

His voice was filled with incomprehension and resentment; he was utterly bewildered and disappointed by Meros's actions.

He simply couldn't understand it, no matter how hard he tried, why Meros would be so genuinely concerned for humanity.

This is like someone falling in love with a giant fried chicken leg and vowing to spend their life with it, which seems utterly absurd to me!

He simply couldn't accept this, especially since Meros was the king he had always admired.

When Philip first learned of this, he felt his beliefs crumble instantly.

This also explains why, over the years, he has relentlessly broken all agreements related to humanity, even going so far as to personally descend upon MapleStar.

"Race? It seems you only regained your memories after I came to power."

After hearing Phib's words, Meros did not refute them or say anything more, but strangely uttered this sentence.

"What exactly do you mean by that?!"

Philip was quite surprised by Meros's reaction. He didn't understand what the other person meant, so he pressed for an answer.

"Because, although we are called a different race by humans, we are not actually of the same race. Do you really think that all different races belong to the same race?"

Meros looked at Phibos as if he were looking at a child who didn't yet understand, and his words revealed a sense of helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Fei Bo was stunned, as if struck by lightning.

His eyes widened in astonishment, as if he couldn't comprehend what Meros was saying at all.

This was a completely new concept for him, something he had never even considered.

However, about 80% of its thin body had already been integrated into the magic circle, leaving only its lonely head sticking out.

His clone was almost finished with its mission, but Meros's words completely threw him into disarray.

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