The violent release of electricity created a localized magnetic storm, and magic amplified that magnetic storm dozens or even hundreds of times. Thousands of bats formed a gigantic, super-powerful electromagnet in the air. The magnetic field generated by their rotation swept through the entire temple corridor like countless invisible arrows. In that instant, everyone felt a powerful wave of dizziness assail them.
The intense magnetic field even caused large patches of strange blackness to appear in the corridor. They were signs that space itself had been distorted.
As the magnetic field and electrical current swept through the area, fine sparks erupted from the bodies of the stone soldiers. Then, trembling, they collapsed one after another. The heavy statues hitting the ground caused the entire pyramid to shake. Hao Ren narrowed his eyes and struggled to make out the situation outside amid the chaotic electromagnetic storm. He vaguely saw the surfaces of the fallen stone soldiers grow dim, their runes and lines gradually going dark. This should have been a sign that they had completely "shut down."
Meanwhile, some faint, translucent shadows emerged from inside the stone soldiers. One end of each was connected to the statue's "heart," while the other stretched into nothingness. Under the sweep of the electromagnetic field, the shadows quickly withdrew from the corridor like the tentacles of some invisible creature.
Hao Ren blinked, unsure whether what he had just seen was an illusion.
The electromagnetic storm lasted only a few minutes before finally subsiding. All that remained were the stone guards, still trembling incessantly, and a Husky spirit whose fur had been blown into a static-charged mess.
Lily, her silver hair standing on end, pounced onto Vivian. Her half-black, half-white tail stood furiously upright behind her. "Did that Oster guy happen to tell you that magnetism