Meilyr finally understood the depths of the chasm separating Thaumaturges from mere Occultists.
Mental resilience, physical strength, and Mana volume aside, their most apparent—and unfair—advantage lay in their High Thaumaturgy, the pinnacle of magecraft that only they could grasp.
The sole reason he and the other Occultists had survived its onslaught was because it had never been aimed at them in the first place. No, even if they weren't the main targets, in any other situation, they would have undoubtedly succumbed.
Fortunately, the wafting aftermath of the Thaumaturge's terrible spell had broken against Lady Tsuji's time-frozen barrier, then was further dissipated by Sept's teacher through her Sorceries.
