"Ah!"
A scream brought the Beyonders in the hall back to their senses. Their long, peaceful lives in Backlund had made it impossible for them to imagine that an enemy would openly march into their stronghold.
"Order!"
Hobart planted his cane into the floor. The Order Wood swiftly began to grow, covering the entire hall beneath its canopy.
The canopy continued growing, shattering through the glass and spreading its cover across dozens of meters.
Hobart charged forward and killed another person.
That Sequence 6 finally reacted. "I came, I saw, I recorded!"
A phantom book slowly flipping through its pages appeared in his eyes. "Imprison!"
A transparent, amber-like wall formed around Hobart, imprisoning him where he stood.
This Sequence 6 "Recorder" was Boris, Alva's assistant. He shouted, "Don't panic! He's alone!"
Hobart deliberately did not break free of the Imprison immediately, hoping they would surround him under their leader's command.
Once everyone had gathered around him, an illusory black barrier appeared around Hobart, shattering the ability Boris had used to Imprison him.
He threw out the Stone of Loss of Control he had prepared long ago. "Loss of Control!"
This time, Hobart threw the Stone of Loss of Control not far from himself. That allowed him to encompass all his enemies while remaining unaffected by it under the protection of the Order Crystal.
The Sequence 9s almost all lost control on the spot. Half of the Sequence 8s lost control as well, while the other half stood there desperately resisting it.
The three Sequence 7s had gone pale. Their attacks were disrupted, and they no longer dared use their Extraordinary Abilities.
Boris retreated several steps. He could only barely continue using his Extraordinary Abilities.
Hobart sighed inwardly. *So area attacks were the proper way to use the Stone of Loss