At the Planar Rift, the cold wind still cut like knives, but the spatial fluctuations around it had clearly stabilized considerably.
Emerald-green magical radiance flowed around Isolde's fingertips as she slowly withdrew her hand from the last rune node on the ground.
The intricate lines of the magic array glimmered faintly beneath her feet, then vanished into the ice and snow, leaving behind only a lingering trace of mana.
"Done."
Isolde let out a soft breath, and the white mist instantly condensed into ice crystals in the frigid air.
The array had been completed. At least until the next mana tide cycle, this rift would not suddenly close or spiral out of control.
She shook the frost from her clothes and was just about to tell Chen Yu when Little Card suddenly beat her wings, turned her head eastward, and flew back toward East Swamp without hesitation.
Isolde's heart tightened, and she immediately looked toward Chen Yu, who was sprawled across Pei Qi's broad back.
The round blob of green jelly trembled slightly. Its little eyes, which had been shut the entire time, slowly opened. His consciousness had clearly just returned.
"Did something urgent happen in the territory?" Isolde asked with concern.
Pei Qi also sensed the change in atmosphere. She uneasily pawed at the ground and snorted out two streams of white vapor mixed with ice chips.
Chen Yu's gelatinous body swayed, and his voice rang directly in Isolde's mind. "An uninvited guest came to the territory. A Vampire calling himself Casimir says he represents The Gloomy Lands and wants peace talks."
"Casimir?"
Isolde frowned slightly. With an elf's exceptional memory, she quickly retrieved the relevant information from her store of knowledge.
"He seems to be a viscount with quite a reputation in The Gloomy Lands, known for... well,