"Benito, did you encounter that kind of ghost thing over there?"
"Iâm sure that ghost thing is undead! It can penetrate the demon statue and enter my control room! Oh my god! What should we do?" Ald, clearly in a great fright, stammered in the special channel.
"Stay calm, Ald, there arenât many of them. As a Third Level Crystalized Wizard, it shouldnât be too difficult for you to handle." Rebeccaâs crisp voice came through.
"Not many? Seven or eight souls just rushed into the control room at once, and you tell me there arenât many?" Ald screamed.
"I canât take it! I have to run!"
"Only by exiting this rain curtain can we survive!" At this moment, he no longer cared about maintaining his composure in front of the girl he fancied.
Saying this, Ald controlled the Ajax Magic Statue with a broken arm and quickly ran toward the outskirts.
But it wasnât long before he screamed again:
"How is it possible! I canât get out!"
"Itâs over! We seem to be trapped and canât get out! Rebecca, Benito, you two, hurry up and help me!"
"Donât move around, Ald, havenât you noticed? You just ran around, and now the number of souls surrounding you is significantly more than Benito and me." Rebecca said with a tone of iron not turning into steel.
"I feel like you agitating this fog seems to attract the attention of the souls!" Benitoâs calm voice also came through the special channel.
"What! Itâs actually like this!" Ald cursed.
"But now there are at least dozens of souls entangled around me... if I donât move, these souls will rush into the control room..."
"What should I do? What should I do?"
"Damn it, you guys quickly think of a way!"
Ald was somewhat desperate!
If he doesnât move, dozens of souls of varying strength rush into the control room, even if he is a wizard in the early stage of crystallization, he is likely not to be able to resist.
Because the control room is too small to dodge, you can only withstand it.
But if he continues to move, it will attract more souls, and after a while, the number of souls will grow to a terribly large number, and then, there will definitely be souls rushing into the control room during the movement...
At this moment, he is facing an extremely difficult situation!
...
Outside the rain curtain, in the sky, some distance away.
A group of advanced generals on the Federation Giant Airship watched the large gray-black clouds shrouding the center of the battlefield.
At first, most people thought this was a natural phenomenon.
But after two or three minutes, many people noticed something unusual.
Furthermore, when several wizard apprentices responsible for communication couldnât contact Sword Saint Terrio and Rebecca inside the rain curtain, everyone became completely certain of this point.
"This cloud is mysterious in its arrival!"
"Did you notice how this cloud formed?"
"No, I was just focusing on our sideâs battle with the âIce Sea Giant Demonâ Gazrian."
"Me too..."
Several advanced generals began discussing in a low voice.
Because only by figuring out how this cloud came could they find out who released this cloud and thus curb it at the source.
"Report! The small reconnaissance airship lost contact after entering the rain curtain." A messenger reported.
This made Vice Chairman Bertrandâs eyebrows furrow again.
Including him, no one present expected this, with victory in sight, to have such a sudden change.
"Have you still not found out the origin of this cloud?" Bertrand said deeply.
This kind of enemy, who is it?
Where is it?
Being completely unknown left the decision-makers extremely uncomfortable.
"Report, it seems... just a moment ago, I saw the cloud floating over from the direction of the Fadil Mountains." A lookout-gestured officer said nervously.
Everyone present was an advanced general, usually, he wouldnât have the qualification to speak.
However, just moments ago, he indeed unintentionally saw the cloud drifting over from the Fadil Mountains.
He remembered the speed at which the cloud floated was very bizarre, seemingly slow yet fast, as if in the blink of an eye.
The crowd followed his pointing direction to look.
"Huh? Isnât that the direction where âIce Sea Giant Demonâ Gazrian initially escaped?"
"Is it possible thereâs some secret over there?"
"Vice Chairman, shall I go?" The previously prominent young officer volunteered.
"Good! Mobilize two medium-sized airships to accompany you and quickly investigate the situation." Vice Chairman Bertrand nodded after a momentâs thought.
Regardless of whether thereâs a situation, investigating will reveal it.
Moreover, there are no other clues now that could trace the origin of this mysterious cloud.
...
Meanwhile.
On the small hilltop in the Fadil Mountains.
The black-robed girlâs originally solidified figure was now gradually fading, seemingly due to the significant consumption of the move just executed.
And at this moment, within the witch array, the Sea God Sect followers, who had slit their wrists, all appeared ghastly pale, without a trace of blood.
The others also looked listless.
Clearly, opening this witch array wasnât without its cost.
The black-robed girl stared at the distant clouds and rain curtain, seemingly able to see through it, observing the interior.
"This red-clad Dragonâs offspring, although not bad in strength, is still somewhat lacking to break through the domainâs blockade."
"..."
"As for that annoying human boy... still far from it!" The black-robed girlâs sparkling eyes briefly rested on Rein, seemingly recalling some unpleasant memories, she snorted coldly.
"The one capable of breaking through the domain should only be Gazrian."
"However, if it attempts to do so, it will weaken again a lot. Including it in my ranks will be much easier."
"But if it doesnât break through the domain, then it will gradually be weakened like the human elites by my Nether Sea domain."
"Just that these believers wonât be able to support for much longer... itâs really too weak..." The Nether Sea Goddess Hela incarnated as a black-robed girl glanced at the entire group of believers supporting the witch arrayâs operation, revealing a disdainful look.
"It wonât be long, in a little while, it should be almost there."
...
Inside the rain curtain.
Rein had already casually killed three groups of souls, and he also felt a peculiar chill, seemingly pervasive, trickling into his body.
Unlike Gazrianâs kind of cold.
This chill, had a bit of a damp, humid feel.
"The power of witchcraft has been affected, decreased by less than half."
"The surrounding metal element energy particles donât seem to have changed much, this decline seems to be in spiritual power and physical aspects."
"Is it the domainâs influence?" Rein appeared thoughtful.
In his recent battles, he had again deployed the Metal Morphing Spell, immediately sensing some subtle changes.
"This has only been less than ten minutes, if this situation continues, I fear the bodyâs condition will worsen, like... the feeling of the body being corroded..."
Rein quickly realized the troublesome aspect of the issue.
Currently, he couldnât get out nor contact anyone else.
After a moment of rapid movement, Rein discovered the number of souls had greatly increased.
Thus, Rein returned to his original spot.
And this location was just over a hundred meters from Gazrian.
Not sure if it was due to the significant consumption from isolating Gazrian, Rein could vaguely see the massive form of âIce Sea Giant Demonâ Gazrian just ahead, not moving much.
Large pieces of ice crystal splattered around from it.
Yet Rein did not feel the energy fluctuation from it.
"Does this domain also have the effect of isolating energy fluctuations?"
"Indeed, if it couldnât isolate, we could quickly find each other." Rein nodded slightly, thinking silently.
"If that is the case, then doesnât it mean..."
"This domain not only has numerous souls but also gradually weakens those within it, coupled with a strong isolating effect... truly remarkable."
"However, this seems to also provide me a... environment to release Fourth Level Dawn Killing Move unscrupulously."
"Completely without fear of being discovered by others."
Rein looked toward the direction of Ice Sea Giant Demon again, a sharp gleam in his eyes.
...