Chapter 660 - Sword Saint

Magisters possessed astonishing destructive might. Every guild treated them as an important strategic resource worth nurturing.

A lone Magister taking on tens of thousands of enemies wasn’t something out of a fantasy. If a Magister were allowed to cast Forbidden Magic, they could easily wipe out entire armies.

Most AoE Forbidden Magic had target circle radiuses of at least 250 meters. Some especially powerful ones even went up as high as 500 meters. Nie Yan had once witnessed a Magister casting Forbidden Magic before in the previous timeline. At that time, he felt as if the sky were collapsing and the earth were being rent apart.

However, Forbidden Magic generally required high rank catalysts such as Grimoires and Mana Crystal Essence to cast. Not to mention the cast time was ridiculously long, taking at least 30 seconds to three minutes. Some even consisted of 10-minute long chants. There was a direct correlation between the cast time and the power of the Forbidden Magic.

Forbidden Magic was easily interrupted, especially by lightning fast Thieves who were specialized in ambushes. So,...