Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong Chapter 2671: 1468: Mutation and Collapse_2
Previously on Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong...
“What’s happening here…”
Loris’s lion-like eyes had barely widened in shock when he, along with Thomas and the others nearby, vanished in an instant, leaving behind only the warped space gradually settling back into place.
Not long afterward, the bizarre vanishing act spread like falling dominoes. The warriors who had halted moments earlier remained oblivious to the cause before they too blinked out of existence from their spots, turning the previously imposing formation into a hollow shell.
“Human Sovereign, this is a spatial disruption spell!”
Ellie reacted quickest, soaring over to Leo Ray as she explained: “Think of the space we occupy as a finished jigsaw puzzle—the enemy has just mixed up all the pieces, shuffling the generals positioned on them accordingly!”
“So they didn’t vanish; they’ve been scattered randomly to other locations?”
Leo Ray grasped it right away, a chill breaking out across his skin.
Our forces had pushed this far thanks to Ellie and the rest pinpointing nearby spatial hazards with their detection spells.
Now, with our troops dispersed throughout the Giant City, the outcome was clear: a single misstep could trigger a deadly snare.
“That’s right, Your Majesty…”
Ellie’s explanation cut off abruptly as she flickered away right in front of Leo Ray, whisked off to parts unknown.
In the meantime, Leo Ray’s companions—Yonir, Grey Elder, Frank, Elder Bing, Sina, his followers, and the Tier 6 powerhouses from the Broken Valley Alliance—all faded from sight one by one, leaving his immediate area completely deserted.
The instant after, a peculiar, unstoppable wind surged up from under Leo Ray’s boots, and the all-too-familiar sensation of teleportation washed over him.
Yet this time, Leo Ray had no interest in savoring the fleeting thrill of floating. Once his footing steadied, he discovered he stood isolated in a bizarre pocket dimension.
Surveying the area, it resembled a crystalline wonderland, blanketed in crystals of all shapes and sizes—not just on the walls, but dangling from the ceiling and paving the floor, enough to dazzle and disorient anyone who entered.
Every crystal mirrored fragments of the Forest White Giant City’s interior, though none linked up. On certain surfaces, Leo Ray spotted some of his own forces looking lost and confused.
Clearly, not just those reflections—Leo Ray himself treaded carefully across the shimmering crystal floor, sweat beading on his brow.
With each press of his combat boots against the glassy terrain, waves rippled out like disturbances on water, leaving his exact position a mystery.
“My Lord, we’re in a spatial rift!”
Xiao Jing’s lithe form materialized, giving Leo Ray a solemn nod.
“Does that mean we’re stuck between actual space and the Void, not in the main realm?”
Leo Ray creased his forehead, questioning her without delay.
“Precisely, My Lord—landing here by random teleport is uncommon, yet it does happen.”
Xiao Jing positioned herself protectively ahead of Leo Ray, replying: “The foes are pulling out all stops with this devious tactic!”
“No time for that now. As they say, in war, anything goes; what matters is figuring out how to return to normal space.”
After his mental communication attempt flopped, Leo Ray turned to Xiao Jing: “Can you get us out?”
Leo Ray knew well that Xiao Jing’s stealth arts and shadow shifts relied on slipping into these rifts, proving she held some edge over Space specialists.
“My Lord, let me attempt it!”
Xiao Jing shut her eyes in concentration, her aura rippling outward and warping the odd surroundings.
It didn’t take long for the distortion to smooth out, but Xiao Jing panted heavily, her bosom rising and falling rapidly.
“My Lord, their power overwhelms us. Even this accidental barrier blocks me from piercing through.”
Moments later, Xiao Jing lifted her luminous gaze, shaking her head regretfully at Leo Ray: “I’m sorry, My Lord; I failed to assist you.”
“No worries, we’ll find another approach.”
Leo Ray gently stroked Xiao Jing’s hair, shifting his attention back to the environment.
During her spellcasting focus, Leo Ray had tested various Teleportation Scrolls, all without success.
After a brief scan, Leo Ray signaled to Xiao Jing: “These barriers might be denser in spots. Let’s search for weaker sections nearby.”
Saying so, Leo Ray guided Xiao Jing onward into the rift’s interior.
They hadn’t traveled much when a sharp crack echoed from behind, like fragile glass splintering.
Alarmed, Leo Ray glanced back to witness the rear crystal barrier fracturing steadily, portions dissolving into mist and exposing the pitch-black Void beyond.
From the emerging Void tear, ferocious winds howled in, battering Leo Ray and Xiao Jing fiercely.
Furthermore, Leo Ray sensed a mighty pull yanking at him, as if gripped by an unseen colossal fist, hauling him toward the breach.
“This is bad, My Lord—the rift is starting to crumble!”
Xiao Jing’s surprise turned to alarm as she cried out: “If that Void swallows us, the wild spatial energies will tear us apart!”
“Hurry, into my embrace!”
Leo Ray tucked the now-[Stone of God]-transformed Xiao Jing into his satchel and bolted in the opposite direction.
The pull was immense, capable of snatching a Tier 5 dragon in a flash, but as a dual Tier 6 powerhouse, Leo Ray mustered enough might to fight it off.
As he sprinted away, the crumbling crystal barrier widened like a crumbling path, disintegrating swiftly in his wake with heart-pounding peril.
“Xiao Jing, with the barriers so fragile now, can you reopen the path to real space before the Void catches us?”
Purple glows flared around Leo Ray at maximum output as he raced ahead, linking mentally with the Stone Spirit nestled close.
“My Lord, I can reopen it, but the rift’s breakdown is accelerating; I won’t complete the incantation in time!”
Xiao Jing’s tense reply rang back: “Unless My Lord widens the gap between us and it! If not, the Void will engulf us mid-spell!”
“Got it—I’ll push as hard as I can!”
Leo Ray gritted his teeth, downing multiple speed-enhancing Magic Medicines to surge faster.
Still, as the rift crumbled quicker, the Void’s tug intensified, slowing Leo Ray’s pace rather than boosting it.
It felt like myriad phantom grips latched onto his frame—limbs, torso, throat—dragging him inexorably into the abyss, breath-stealing in its grip.
Even channeling the Power of Divine Grace, Leo Ray could scarcely keep moving, while the collapse pressed on without mercy.
Leo Ray sensed the very ground he’d just traversed shattering beneath, merging into the Void in an instant, courting a fatal plunge.
As Leo Ray pressed on with clenched jaws, the static crystal expanse abruptly revealed an unforeseen spectacle.