Even if they followed Lee Shin-Woo’s instructions, there was still a problem. They couldn’t get through the thorn wall. That was why they had stopped here in the first place.

"I have an idea," said Kratia.

During their conversation, Lee Shin-Woo had thought of a few ways to get through the wall 'with his party', but Kratia's eyes were sparkling; he decided to hear her out first.

"I analyzed the thorn wall and found that the ore would temporarily focus its defense and durability to where it was attacked, nullifying the damage.

"...Wait. That's ridiculous."

Darkness signified a link, and this property was used to piece the ore together. The secret behind the thorn wall's formidable defense lay in gathering ore which possessed similar characteristics before assimilating and overlapping them together.

"Now that you mention it... That is indeed the power of darkness. I understand now. A mage’s deductive ability is quite surprising."

"This is basic for a mage. Prince is still below average."

"Keuk."

Lee Shin-Woo already knew all that, of course. His peak darkness mastery wasn't just for show. If Lee Shin-Woo were alone, he could've just forced his way through the wall.

"Then why is it...