Chapter 280: [Bonus chapter]Defence Shield

Forming ancient runes using one's own magic power was the most basic type of formation, and witches would often use catalysts to strengthen their spells. 

Divine blood was one of the strongest and rarest ingredients as the catalyst, as it was most effective when freshly harvested from the body, and divine beasts were uncommon and difficult to capture.

'But I can't risk taking the Queen's blood. At least, not now.'

The greed in Rosetta's eyes faded. 

'If I do so, it will weaken her and use up her lifespan. She won't be of any use if she becomes crippled. Also, since she is a witch, then it compromises the purity of her divine blood. I can't be sure how it will affect my spells. 

'I need to first check her blood in an experiment. Fortunately, I have a sufficient sample from what I collected yesterday during the oath of blood. Even so, I prefer to have her by my side as a powerful tool rather than using her like Myra.