"Buzzz—"
The instant the two came into contact, a brief yet incomparably piercing hum of magic rang out.
The fierce clash between Dimensional Cut and the Force Field Shield caused widespread spatial instability around the point of impact. The former's attack rating was far higher, but it had been stored for millions of years, and its user was not a true Legendary. Thus, while its power surpassed the Ninth Rank Limit, it had not reached true Legendary-level strength.
Yet, supported by a continuous influx of magic, the shield forcibly maintained a brief moment of relative stalemate.
But as time passed, the shield's defenses ultimately could not withstand the power of Dimensional Cut.
Crack—
With a crisp sound, part of the barrier shattered like a thin membrane. Dimensional Cut instantly pierced through it and, due to the angle of the attack, emerged directly from the other side of the barrier.
But to everyone's surprise, the barrier did not vanish completely after being damaged. Instead, only two circular holes had been punched straight through it.
Moreover, the two holes were slowly repairing themselves!
Seeing this, Vice Principal Hughes and the other Ninth Rank Professional hesitated no longer and immediately prepared to enter and rescue them.
However, just as they reached the breach, a terrifying, enormous white-gold Mana Pillar shot out from within it, instantly striking the two before they could evade.
It was an attack from a Defense High Tower inside the city. Once its mana source had been reconnected, the previously half-disabled autonomous defensive array resumed operation.
On one side of the protective barrier, Hughes and the other man reappeared in somewhat disheveled states. Judging by the weakened auras around them, both had been injured by the sudden attack.
"The interior space of the ruins is extremely stable. Teleportation is impossible.