My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 1458

The array patterns that make up the formation were incredibly difficult to decipher, much like the illusionary array before them. Everything here was a fabrication of the array pattern, including the space they were in.

Yet, for those trapped within it, everything was as if real. If one died within the formation, they died for real, making deciphering the array pattern the only way to break free from it.

Nash studied the first page intently. Gifted with the Third Eye, which granted him a photographic memory and exceptional learning abilities, he usually retained information easily. However, this time, he found himself forgetting the shapes of the array patterns as soon as he looked away.

With a slight furrow of his brows, he fixed his dark eyes on the first array pattern and stared at it intently.

Suddenly, a booming sound erupted in his mind. The array pattern emitted a golden light and began to float in mid-air. Nash watched as it shifted and changed shape. Unable to see the array pattern, Tatiana mistakenly thought Nash was staring at her face and blushed slightly.

She wondered if the scoundrel was thinking lecherous things again. She lowered her eyes and asked softly, "Nash, why are you staring at me like that?"

Nash remained silent for a long while.

Tatiana only then noticed that Nash's eyes were bloodshot and that there was a fine sheen of sweat on his forehead. "Is he comprehending the array patterns?" she wondered with awe.

Tatiana covered her delicate lips with her small, fair hand, afraid that even the slightest sound might disturb Nash.

The tome contained 120,000 array patterns. Only those with a deep understanding of array patterns could comprehend them. She was born into a family of array experts and possessed an innate talent for array patterns.

Array patterns could not be memorized through rote learning. Instead, one had to comprehend their deeper meanings.

In her family, her talent was unparalleled, but even she needed three full days to understand the first array she encountered. Yet, Nash managed to do so in less than a minute. Just what kind of talent did he possess?

After her initial shock came delight. If Nash could comprehend a thousand of the 120,000 arrays, he would be considered a modern array expert. If he could comprehend 3,000, he would be a master. And if he could comprehend 10,000, he would be recognized as an array grandmaster.