Return of the Legendary Runesmith-Chapter 46 - 45- Preparing

"Haah~" Adrian heaved a long sigh as he rested the book on the ground and took a moment to collect his thoughts.

[Because of the stress, the host’s comprehensibility has significantly dropped.]

The system informed something that he already knew.

He was reading about the Third Thread, utilizing all his free time for reading since the System had given him the challenge to finish mastering the third Thread in a month to gain the feature of cross-dimension group chat. That’s why Adrian was putting in more effort than usual.

However, the incident that happened last night has left him concerned.

Adrian didn’t have much information on Moret from the novel he read in his last life, that’s why he could have never guessed that the man was working for some shady people and was aiming to frame Adrian.

But why? What did Adrian do to them that Moret risked his job and life? Naturally, it couldn’t be about the exchange Adrian had with Moret during the gathering. After all, the theft was done after deliberate planning and with the help of several capable people.

’I have a feeling that they are the same people who would be stealing the armaments on the third day.’ Munrow—the ex-Warden who is working with a few cultists. He was humiliated and sentenced to imprisonment because he slaughtered tens of cloaked figures by declaring them as cultists.

They kept begging and crying, but he didn’t stop—frenzied to fulfill his duty.

However, it was later revealed that they were just a few students who were playing a stage act and were caught in the wrong place.

It was later exposed that it wasn’t the madness for his duty that forced Munrow to make the decision...rather, he just simply craved murder. He loved to just hear the screams of dying people, regardless of whether they were guilty or not.

And now, he wished to create his own world where he would be king and no one could defy his words...well, the usual third-grade villain’s fantasy.

’If they are involved in this and they are targeting me...I need to remain prepared.’

Adrian’s gaze sharpened as he got up from the ground and looked at the axe he brought along.

Torn between spear and sword, he chose a middle path. Something he loves to swing around.

He built it in the workshop using the mithril Ariana gifted him and using the strongest wood for the handle. Although it wasn’t the strongest choice for a weapon, it would be helpful for a short battle.

Adrian picked up the axe and his runic pencil. frёeωebɳovel.com

’My first Second-grade weapon would be dedicated to myself...’ His fingers moved expertly on the weapon, drawing the rune for the water element and tying the string with enough force to make the mana resonate with Adrian’s soul.

[+10 EXP for showing great mastery!]

Ignoring the system, he went ahead and stripped off his clothes, standing completely naked in the time chamber.

’System, mirror.’

A body-sized mirror appeared on the wall, allowing Adrian to look at himself and all seven mana points.

Forehead, chin, neck, chest, stomach, ankle, and toe.

Adrian continued to draw the rune, drawing two symbols to connect the seven points to his weapon.

The mana point connection prevents excessive wastage of mana during chanting, so Adrian won’t run out of fuel easily.

A well second-grade weapon decreases the wastage by half, but with Adrian’s runes, only one-tenth would be used.

With practiced ease, he drew the Threads from the mana points and connected them with the ancient letter on the axe’s blade.

It took him only a few minutes, and in the meantime, the system continued to reward him,

[+5 EXP for successful creation of runes.]

[+10 EXP for great synchronization of the threads.]

[+10 EXP for...]

Adrian remained focused on his work until he made sure that all the runes were well connected with his mana pores.

Once he made sure that he had done an acceptable job, he heaved a sigh.

’I guess it’s ready.’

[Ding!]

[+100 EXP for forging a perfect Second-grade armament.]

Adrian smiled proudly as he put on his pants and asked the system, ’Open the skill book.’

The System showed him the possible skills he could use with his current armament and abilities.

There were four tiers available, starting from Tier Six—which contained basic spells like Water Orbs, Water Splash, and Water Bubbles.

Adrian’s eyes went to the third tier as he asked the system, "Can I really use these spells?"

[If chanted right, then yes.]

There are two methods of chanting a spell using your armament—speak the spell, which is embarrassing, or perform a short dance or ritual, which has less chance of failure, but then again, it is embarrassing as well.

But since Adrian was all alone, he chose the second option.

Choosing the spell, he learned the ritual before taking the stance.

Adrian spun the axe once in his hand, the blade catching the light like a flash of silver.

He stomped his right foot, then his left—each step thudding like thunder on the earth.

Raising the axe above his head, he drew a slow circle in the air,

Then dropped to one knee, slamming the axe butt to the ground.

A ripple of blue light shimmered around him.

He rose smoothly, turning once on the spot as if flowing with an unseen current.

With a sharp breath, he swept the axe down in front of him like drawing a wave—

And whispered the final word:

"Water Dragon."

What appeared before Adrian, shocked him.

The whole place was wrecked by the spell, and Adrian had to take cover before he could have gotten swallowed by his own creation.

While hiding behind the bookshelf, he looked at the furious dragon which was clawing the floor and roaring like a true beast; Adrian couldn’t help but mutter under his breath, ’Wasn’t Water element the weakest?’

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A/N:- Spell Index-> Water Dragon:50!MP(Without second thread), 5 MP(with the second thread).

Thanks for reading.