Mystic Calling：Stone of Glory-Chapter 815: Something the System Couldn’t Read

Ethan's movements faltered—for the first time.

A sharp alert blared in his mind.

[WARNING] 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

[Non-organic structure detected]

[Target classification: Pure Mechanical Entity]

[Energy Core: Blood-red + Gold Composite Drive]

The next line of data made his pupils contract sharply.

[Level Assessment: Tier 28 (Peak)]

This wasn't just a "formidable enemy." That label didn't even come close.

Across the entirety of Emerald Castle, not a single member could take this thing head-on.

Ethan took a step back.

Not out of fear—out of calculation.

"Auri. Idra," he said, voice low and steady.

Two familiar auras surged toward him instantly.

A heartbeat later, they merged into his body without hesitation.

BOOM—!

Power detonated inside him.

His aura surged past its former limits in an instant, like something shattered and reforged, reignited from the core.

Across from him, the mechanical entity moved.

A blinding bolt of lightning lit up deep within its chest cavity.

But this wasn't ordinary thunder—it was destruction incarnate, compressed to the edge of physical law, nearly rule-bound in its precision.

It stepped forward.

Space itself tore open in its wake.

Ethan didn't retreat.

All restrictions on his Powered Combat Armor dropped. Energy output maxed out.

Behind him, a massive energy sphere began to form, swirling with raw, violent force.

"—RRAAH!"

As he hurled the sphere, a low, eerie hum rippled through the air.

At the same time, the mechanical entity let out a metallic roar, like grinding steel.

Lightning surged in front of it, condensing into a massive energy core of its own—ready to meet Ethan's attack head-on.

BOOM!!!!!

The two forces collided midair with brutal impact.

The shockwave blasted outward like an invisible tsunami, fracturing space in concentric ripples.

Both were thrown back, stabilizing themselves midair.

Ethan's breathing grew heavy—for the first time.

Not from energy drain.

But from that brief clash.

The power radiating from the mechanical entity wasn't just thunder.

It was Death-Aligned.

Not the kind that kills you outright.

The kind that makes your very existence start to unravel.

Even from that single exchange, Ethan could feel it—clear as day.

His energy flow had slowed. Deep in his flesh, something strange was eating away at him.

It wasn't pain.

It was the creeping sense that something fundamental was being erased.

His soul recoiled instinctively.

If he kept trading blows head-on—

It wouldn't just be his body that got worn down. His entire power foundation could be corroded.

He pulled back fast, rising higher into the sky.

Power surged through him again, forming a thick, stable energy barrier around his body.

HUMMMM—

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE—

At the same time, he forced open the system's scan interface.

But the results made his heart sink.

Every data field was blank—just rows of question marks.

Attributes, structure, energy type—nothing.

That only meant two things.

Either the enemy's power exceeded the system's current analysis threshold.

Or—

Its power didn't belong to any definable category at all.

In the split second Ethan processed that—

The mechanical giant was already closing in again.

That Death-Aligned Power surged toward him like a black tide, ready to consume everything in its path.

Ethan's hand shot up on instinct.

An Energy Disc formed in his palm, and he hurled it with full force.

But the next second—

CRACK!

The disc, sharp enough to slice through space itself, was torn clean in half the moment it touched the enemy's power.

"What?!"

Ethan's eyes narrowed, heart lurching. He shot backward fast.

Too late.

That eerie death energy slammed into his barrier.

A harsh, unsettling hum spread across the shield's surface.

His mind felt like it was being yanked in a dozen directions at once by cold, invisible hands. His consciousness wavered.

Then—

Something deep inside him stirred.

Not rage.

Not destruction.

But something higher.

Stable. Ordered.

A force unlike anything else, awakened in silence and spread outward like an unbreakable boundary.

The Death-Aligned Power shattered the instant it touched it—disintegrating, unraveling, every trace of corruption forcibly wiped clean.

…

Ethan steadied himself with a gasp, chest heaving.

For a moment there, he'd thought his mind was about to be erased.

But now, the death aura was gone—completely.

And he knew exactly what had just happened.

"Fairy God…" he muttered under his breath.

That power hadn't come from him.

It wasn't a system boost, either.

It was Auri's. A force that shouldn't even exist within the bounds of mortal rules.

Only something that pure, that transcendent, could crush Death-Aligned Power in a direct clash.

Ethan took a few steps back, forcing the surging energy inside him back under control.

Then he raised both hands.

He compressed and refined the power of Auri and Idra, drawing it inward, shaping it.

They hadn't fully manifested. What they gave him wasn't their complete divine authority.

Just raw energy, elevated tier, and a temporary lift on his limits.

That glimpse of true Fairy God power—

It had only flared for a moment.

A miracle. One that couldn't be replicated or sustained.

Ethan drew a deep breath.

And then—

He unleashed again.

High above, a massive Energy Disc began to form. Its outline was steadier than before, its edges razor-sharp, almost dangerous to look at.

He didn't hesitate.

He threw it.

HUMMMM—!

The disc tore through the sky.

This time, it didn't get shredded.

The Death-Aligned Power was forced back, and the disc's energy slammed into the mechanical giant's shoulder armor.

The sound of metal cracking rang out, sharp and clear.

"It works," Ethan muttered, eyes narrowing.

He didn't give it a second to recover.

More sword energy condensed, forming disc after disc, each one slamming down like a spinning blade from the heavens.

The mechanical entity was still terrifying.

But its movements had slowed.

It couldn't dodge.

It had no choice but to take the hits.

Armor peeled away.

Joints twisted out of place.

Parts broke off and rained down like shrapnel.

As the machine tried to stabilize its structure—

Ethan was already in front of it.

He raised his hand, fingers spread wide, and pressed his palm against the cold metal of its head.

"It's over."

The moment the words left his mouth, every ounce of power he could summon detonated at once.

BOOM—!!!

Cracks spiderwebbed across the mechanical body, a death net forming in an instant.

And then—

The entire giant exploded midair.

Steel, energy, and debris came crashing down like a storm.

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