Li Wen doesn't know what other people think, but from her perspective, all the changes since Poe Derien's appearance are filled with some kind of ominous meaning.
The most obvious point is that even though Kourt and Derien have started fighting, and the entire Sunken City has been turned upside down by their battle, everyone present... no matter they are players or natives from other worlds, whether they are extraordinary people or ordinary people, there are no casualties. This is really incredible.
Others may not have had this experience, but for Li Wen, who followed Strategy Group and faced all kinds of saints and Demigods in his previous life, the so-called high-level extraordinary beings have no reason to be powerful. Perhaps just by appearing in front of them, one thought will determine life or death.
Even if they are dead and only Remnant Soul is left, even if they run out of oil and die at any time, they are still unimaginably powerful existences in stage seven. Isn't it ridiculous that the outcome between them needs to be decided by these extraordinary beings with the highest Stage Three?
Moria's eyes stayed for a moment on Li Wen's face that was shrouded in the shadow of the hood. The other party's tone was not a simple question, but a kind of calmness that was almost a statement, and he had seen through a certain essence.
"What does Miss Mephisto mean?" He lowered his voice, slashed out the long sword in his hand, and knocked away a flying bone fragment.
Li Wen didn't answer immediately, her eyes quickly scanned the entire square. The battle between Poe Drian and Kourt has completely turned this area into a mythical purgatory. The awakened city has turned into a torrent of boulders, colliding crazily with the endless army of the dead. However, in this destructive scene, there is a strange order.
Whether it's a collapsed building or a cracked ground, they all seem to have invisible boundaries, always stopping just a few steps away from the "intruders" like them. Although the escaping magic power and death energy were violent, they never really affected any of the spectators. This was not like an out-of-control fight, but more like a carefully arranged chess game, and they were the chess pieces that were forcibly thrown onto the chessboard.
"So far, not a single person has died." Li Wen's voice came clearly to Moria's ears through the chaotic roar, "We are like fragile objects that have been deliberately protected. Whether Kourt or Poe Drion, they tell completely opposite stories. The only thing they have in common is that they are trying to pull us into their camp. What they need is not help, but a stance."
"Standing point?" Moria's brows furrowed deeper. He vaguely grasped something, but the layer of window paper could not be pierced.
"They need us alive, they need us to 'witness' all this." Li Wen's tone was firm, "Witness their hatred, witness their power, and witness this battle that has lasted for hundreds of years. Our existence itself is part of this battle. This is not a simple revenge or a fight, but a... ritual."
ritual.
This word was like a bolt of lightning, splitting the fog in Moria's mind. He instantly thought of the rituals recorded in ancient books that required specific "witnesses" to complete. Those rituals were often related to the theft of rules, concepts, and even divinity, and the souls and wills of the "witnesses" were the indispensable catalysts for the rituals. Li Wen imitated the ancient saint and completed the promotion of Path of Light Chasing with Moria as a witness.
At this moment of their conversation, the "aftermath" of the war became more and more violent. Kourt fabricated more skeletal beasts, and they crashed into the edge of the square with their huge bodies, while Poe Derrien controlled the earth and raised huge stone walls, blocking all possible escape routes.
The originally open square, intentionally or unintentionally shaped by the "battle" between the two, turned into a shrinking cage with nowhere to escape.
The ground beneath his feet was collapsing in an orderly manner. With Spade K's sharp eyes, he found a gap between a newly raised stone wall and the collapsed building on the east side, leaving only a gap for one person to pass through. He rushed towards that direction without hesitation.
However, as soon as he ran a few steps, a huge skeletal beast was "just" hit by the stone spear controlled by Poe Drion. The huge body collapsed, accurately blocking the only gap. The splash of bone fragments and smoke forced Spade K to retreat in embarrassment.
"Damn it!" He spat out a mouthful of muddy spit, his expression extremely ugly.
Similar scenes were staged simultaneously in every corner of the square. Edgar tried to lead Investigation Squad to break out to the rear, but the ground behind them suddenly opened a bottomless ravine, forcing them to retreat to where they were. Fu Qingyan and others also tried to find bunkers, but found that all seemingly safe corners around them were destroyed by the aftermath of the battle in the next moment.
Everyone was like a flock of sheep driven by invisible sheepdogs, involuntarily forced to retreat towards the only intact area in the center of the square.
Panic began to spread, but in this area completely controlled by magic and death, any resistance seemed so feeble.
When the last person was forced to the center of the square, the devastating battle came to an abrupt end.
The surging earth waves subsided, and the charging skeleton army turned into powder on the ground. Even the continuously pouring sea water above the head seemed to be forcibly solidified by some kind of force at this moment.
A heart-stopping silence enveloped the entire place.
Kourt and Poe Drian no longer attack each other. They stand on the left and right at both ends of the square, facing each other from a distance. It didn't feel like a life-and-death enemy, but more like two chess players who were about to complete the last move.
Immediately afterwards, under everyone's bewildered eyes, the only intact ground beneath their feet began to glow faintly.
At first, there were just a few tiny, crack-like rays of light, but soon, these rays of light spread and intertwined at an astonishing speed, outlining complex and mysterious patterns. Countless concentric rings of different sizes were interlocked, with ancient runes flowing and flashing among them. Finally, an extremely huge Ritual Array covering the entire central area of the square appeared completely in the dark undersea space.
And everyone in the square, or every group of people with similar characteristics, was horrified to find that they happened to be trapped in an independent node on the magic circle.
Victoria and Investigation Squad of Edgar were trapped on a "crown"-shaped node, with golden runes slowly flowing under their feet.
Moria stands alone on a node that exudes pure Radiance. The light is holy and warm, but it also carries an irresistible binding force.
Players such as Spade K, joker, and Fu Qingyan team were trapped together by a more chaotic and complex force. The runes under their feet were erratic, treacherous, and full of disorder and chaos.
As for Li Wen, she stood alone in the most special position, or in other words, there was nothing under her feet. Under Witch State, she was flying out of thin air without any restraint.