The chaos at the Star Pool Ruins had already lasted two days and two nights.
As time passed, not only had the chaos within the Star Pool Ruins shown no signs of subsiding, but the barrier sustaining the ruins had also begun to grow weaker and weaker.
Of the three observation pavilions within the Star Pool Ruins, two had already lost their light.
If the lamplight of the last observation pavilion was also swallowed by the mist, it would mean that the Wall of Condensed Light barrier would be completely shattered.
"How much longer can it hold?" Rhein asked. He stood outside the barrier, the flickering arcs of light from the Wall of Condensed Light reflecting across his face, making the gravity in his expression clear amid the shifting light and shadow.
"Granny sent word that Minavaro has grown larger again. The rate at which the chaotic mist around it is wearing away the barrier has already exceeded the energy Granny is feeding into it. According to calculations..." Wallace listened to the data relayed into his ear, his face turning slightly pale. "The Wall of Condensed Light can hold for, at most... two more hours."
The other wizards nearby all looked grim upon hearing that the barrier had only two hours left. Once the Wall of Condensed Light shattered, the most terrifying creatures inside would be fully unleashed.
Before this, they had not known what monsters were being suppressed within the ruins. But after two days of battle, they had come to understand profoundly just how terrifying those monsters were.
Especially that tentacled monster called Minavaro. It had been spreading an affliction of madness like an epidemic, and its transmission rate was terrifyingly high. Even hearing its mutterings could drive apprentices mad. If one became tainted by the mist within