novelhk Chapter 474 Magical Reform
Chapter 474 Magical Reform
Chapter 474 Magical Reform (18)
He casually handed Diana a potion, and Rune lay down on the ground with her.
"What is this?" Diana took the glass bottle and examined the strange potion inside more closely.
"It's a potion to relieve fatigue, but it tastes awful and isn't a quick fix. It won't do much for your current exhaustion," Rune explained.
There are many magic potion recipes for beauty enhancement and physical strengthening, and some even taste quite good. However, magic potions for relieving fatigue and restoring energy require essential herbs such as ginseng, astragalus, and codonopsis, so they are bound to taste unpleasant.
Upon hearing Rune's explanation, Wonder Woman immediately downed her drink in one gulp, and then the expression on her face changed slightly.
"It's so bitter!"
It's good that it's bitter; good medicine tastes bitter.
Wonder Woman quickly regained her footing. Even without potions, her divine and Amazonian bloodline allowed her to rapidly recover her strength. If it weren't for the excessive power of the runes, Wonder Woman could have sustained herself in battle for more than three days.
"Come on, I'll take you to Olympus!"
In the DC Universe, Mount Olympus does not refer to a mountain range on Earth, but rather to a magnificent, mysterious, and powerful secondary dimension.
It floats in the clouds, bathed in eternal golden light. Even the air here is full of magic; taking a breath is enough to make you feel incredibly invigorated.
At the summit stands a magnificent palace complex, a structure that defies engineering principles; any ordinary designer would exclaim that it is impossible upon seeing it.
Diana noticed the admiration on Rune's face and explained softly, "This is the masterpiece of Hephaestus, the god of fire. He used divine metal, gold, marble, and other materials to create this huge and magnificent building."
Rune nodded thoughtfully. He had always thought that this fire god was just a blacksmith, but he never expected that he was a master craftsman.
"If I have the chance, I will go and learn forging and other skills from this Vulcan."
His goal was, of course, to repair the Ultimate Eraser, a weapon that had once been one of Rune's trump cards, but for him now, the damaged Ultimate Eraser was somewhat useless.
"I suggest you abandon this idea, Rune." Diana shook her head. "This god's research into forging is far more in-depth than you imagine. There's no way you can learn forging while also mastering magic."
This was actually advice that Diana heard from her mother when she was a child.
When Diana was told that she possessed great magical talent and a perfect physique, her mother needed her to make a choice between them. This is how Hippolyta advised her when Diana said she wanted to be both a mage and a warrior.
The martial culture of Paradise Island itself ultimately led Diana to choose to become a warrior.
But in countless parallel worlds, there will certainly be one or two Dianas who choose to become a sorceress.
Upon hearing this, Rune nodded thoughtfully. He was indeed finding it increasingly difficult to balance the relationships between a mage, alchemist, and warrior.
Of these three identities, the warrior is Rune's weakest link. He originally thought that as long as he was strong enough, durable enough, and had good reflexes, he could defeat the other warriors. However, his battle with Diana made Rune deeply realize the importance of skill.
Beast Sense at most lets him know which creatures or objects are dangerous, and lets Rune know whether the next attack will be fatal, but it has no countermeasure against joint locks, which restrict movement but are not lethal.
He could certainly break free from joint locks using shapeshifting, but runes couldn't always cast spells without hindrance.
Finally, when they reached the halfway point of the mountain, Rune made up his mind.
He decided to simply cultivate a good relationship with Hephaestus, rather than directly taking him as his teacher.
Just as Rune's attention returned, a strange god emerged from the mountain path. He had two horns on his forehead, was covered in hair, had a lower body like a goat, and a cunning expression on his face.
The shocking scene made Rune feel nauseous, especially since the god exuded a strange, fishy smell that made him physically uncomfortable.
Even more terrifying, he was playing a panpipe-like instrument while singing, and the lyrics both belittled Rune and professed his love to Wonder Woman.
"Is he Pan?" Rune asked, suppressing his nausea, after a moment's recollection.
Wonder Woman was also very embarrassed, and she nodded with a troubled expression.
Pan is the son of Hermes, and Diana is theoretically Hermes' sister. By seniority, Pan should call her aunt. However, in reality, Pan is older than Wonder Woman.
However, for the Greek gods, promiscuity was not a sin, which is why Pan was able to so boldly try to pursue Wonder Woman.
In mythology, Pan was a licentious god, and now it seems that at least the books are right.
"You don't mind if I kill him, do you?"
"Of course not."
Upon hearing Wonder Woman's response, Rune couldn't hold back any longer. He used his magic to draw the sacred sword of Vishanti and slashed Pan directly. The bastard even tried to incite fear in Rune, but in the end, he was indeed chopped into mincemeat by Rune.
After killing Pan, Rune and Diana ran for a long time before finally getting rid of the extremely strong smell. The roses lining the road played a crucial role in this.
"No wonder I haven't seen any nymphs along the way," Rune finally dared to take a deep breath, and Diana deeply agreed with what he said.
Rune didn’t even ask whether Pan’s death would anger the entire Olympian pantheon.
Leaving aside the fact that this sorcerer's power is enough to destroy the entire Olympus, in the DC universe, gods are immortal. Physical death at most means that they will return to the Pantheon, not that they are truly dead.
However, when Rune finally met Hera, the current ruler of the Olympian pantheon, Pan's father Hermes made a special trip over and stood beside Hera, looking at him with a gloomy expression.
Hermes is not only a speedster, but he can also use the Speed Force. Coupled with his god-like stats and low morality, he is much more troublesome than the future Flash.
"Hera, I'm here to negotiate."
Before Wonder Woman could speak, Rune took a step forward and said loudly.
"Oh? What conditions do you want to discuss with me?" Hera asked expressionlessly. Her observations of humankind were basically limited to beautiful creatures, because she knew that Zeus would come after them sooner or later.
As for why it was "them" and not "them"—because Zeus didn't care about gender—he didn't even care about species!
But Hera is the goddess of marriage and fertility, and whether out of personal feelings or divine duty, she would never tolerate her husband's infidelity. After all, if even the goddess of marriage has such an unhappy marriage, is there anyone in the world who can find happiness in marriage?
Coincidentally, Rune was one of the people Hera was observing, and the strength this mage displayed allowed Hera to sit here and communicate with him calmly.
"I want to build a magical shield on Earth to restrict gods and demons from freely entering and leaving." Rune stated bluntly. Hera's eyes lit up, but her words left Rune puzzled. "Really?"
Huh? This doesn't sound like a rejection.
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