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"Bzzzz—!"
When Noah opened his eyes again, a piercing tremor like the shriek produced by violently rubbing air together immediately drilled into his ears, making his eardrums ache.
The anomaly made Noah's heart tighten. He hurriedly opened his eyes, only to be stunned.
In the pure white world, feathers glowing with soft white light spun wildly back and forth around him, as though they had suffered some severe stimulus.
Above the pure white world, beyond the dazzling barrier, crimson shadows like Grim Reapers seemed to have erupted into a frenzy. They gathered together in dense swarms and continuously bombarded the barrier from above.
"Boom—boom—boom—!"
Amid thunderous roars, the dazzling barrier endured impact after impact, shaking violently.
The scene was like a massive crimson wave crashing against a hazy, radiant beach, surging forward as though it intended to wash the beach away and relentlessly slamming into the dazzling barrier.
Noah's expression changed at once.
But before Noah could make any move, two small, slender hands pressed down on his shoulders.
"Don't be rash, little Noah. It's not time for you to act yet." Gaia looked up at the sky, her childish face drawn tight.
"Besides, with your current strength, even if you rushed up there, you'd only be walking into certain death."
"There's no need to worry." Alaya also watched the scene overhead as she spoke.
"They only sensed that the barrier is about to fail, so they concentrated their strength to break through the only line of defense before time runs out. Given the current situation, it should still be able to hold out for a while."
"Is that so?" Noah spoke with both relief and guilt in his voice.
"Sorry, it's all because of