The three of them were silent for a long time before Lourain said, "I was so scared. I thought we would lose. I even
started to feel like this stage was just to confuse us, that there is no way to pass at all!"
Jack had thought so as well at one point. The same weapons, the same techniques, and the same person. It was the
most equal of opponents. In that situation, they did not know how to pass at all.
Marth coughed and said, "I guess I was overthinking. We thought the fake clone used everything we knew, but that
was not the case. We just needed to use our strongest technique..."
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtLourain nodded. When they were at their wit's end, they had managed to find a new lease on life.
Jack shook his head, disagreeing with Marth, "It's not like that. If all of us had used all our power during the wood
attribute killing array, then this stage would be completely impossible to pass!"
When Jack said that, the two of them looked at Jack in confusion, clearly not understanding.
Jack took a deep breath before he continued, "Lourain, you practically used all your strength during the wood-killing
array. I think you never used your strongest technique because you haven't mastered it fully."
Jack had been looking when Lourain used the sixth stance. He could clearly feel that the energy in the strike was
not too stable. There seemed to be many imperfections. It was obvious that Lourain was just barely able to use it.
Lourain nodded, admitting to it. Jack continued, "So, you could have failed to use it. Then, the sixth stance is not
really your strongest attack. The clone did not know it not because it's your strongest attack, but because you've
never used it.
"No matter how amazing the Seven Deaths Array is, there's no way it can just enter our minds and look through our
memories. It would be too absurd if it could. I don't think it can at all. It managed to replicate our techniques
because we used them before. I doubt it can replicate anything we never used before. That's the way to get past
the water-killing array."
The two of them finally understood it after Jack's explanation. So that was the case! In truth, only that would explain
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmeverything upon closer thought. Earlier, they had just been too shocked by the array to think about it.
Jack was right. No matter how amazing the Seven Deaths Array was, there was no way it could peer into their
minds to extract their knowledge. Even if it could replicate their techniques, it could only replicate those they had
used before.
Thinking about that, the two of them could not help but sigh. The challenges were getting harder and harder.
Thankfully, Jack had held back before this. Otherwise, they would not have been able to pass.
Lourain pursed his lips and said, "This is just too hard. It's just the third array. There are still four after this. I wonder
how hard the later ones will be..."
Jack did not answer that question. Jack merely sat down and started to rest. He had spent quite a lot of his strength
in that big battle. Things would only get harder, so he needed to make sure he was in the best state to deal with the
later challenges.