109 Unique Magic

A 1st-circle spell can be countered by a 2nd-circle spell, and a 2nd-circle spell can be countered by a 3rd-circle spell.

Then if a 10th-circle spell existed, what could counter it?

‘It cannot be countered’ is the answer.

Since the limit contained within this dimension was the 10th circle, the prevailing theoretical opinion was that a 10th-circle spell would assimilate with the world and continue forever.

But can something that cannot be countered still be called magic?

It would no longer be appropriate to call it magic. It would have to be called a phenomenon, or the world itself.

Whether WOA had borrowed the concept knowingly or not was unclear, but in WOA, there was a classification called an unblockable move.

It referred to attacks with extremely long startup times that could not be defended against once cast unless they were dodged.

Of course, not every unblockable move was a fatal attack, but when an unblockable move was combined with an instant-death attack, its power was horrific.

Giselle Phoenix’s instant-death attack, ‘Avatar’s Descent.’...