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"Clang—!"
A blinding light flared from the enormous magic circle, illuminating the entire space in an instant.
Though that light was not as dazzling as the Light of Salvation from the divine blade, its scale was immense.
Under its radiance, everyone, including Noah, instinctively raised a hand before their faces, shielding themselves from the painfully bright glare.
Then, the light shining from the magic circle transformed into an ominous black hue, blocking out all surrounding illumination and plunging heaven and earth into darkness without a trace of light.
In that instant, Noah sensed it.
From within the magic circle flickering with black light, a surge of dark emotional fluctuations spread outward.
What kind of emotional fluctuations were they?
—Pain.
—Resentment.
—Hatred.
—Curses.
It was as though every negative emotion in the world had appeared at that moment, becoming invisible waves that continuously poured forth from the magic circle.
Noah's extraordinary senses caused him to be affected by those terrifying negative emotions dozens, even hundreds of times more intensely, making his heart suddenly constrict.
Had Noah not possessed such firm willpower and a remarkably resilient mind, he would likely have already collapsed beneath the terrifying negative emotions amplified dozens or hundreds of times.
Although the others did not possess Noah's sensory abilities, each of them grew equally grave.
"W-What's going on?" Kuroka's delicate body began to tremble.
"A very strange aura is appearing. What is that aura?"
Mihou, who could also use Senjutsu, seemed to have sensed it as well. An unprecedentedly ugly