Only three suns, two moons, and one star remained above Tisney's head. He seemed unable to withstand such a blow. The depletion of his origin force and his repeated failures appeared to have driven his expression into madness.
However, a cold hand suddenly seized the back of his neck, and countless strands of wet black hair coiled around his body from behind.
The bone-chilling sensation and the fear erupting in his heart doused him like a basin of water, instantly calming him down.
Although Sadako immediately dragged him back into the well, this time he felt no anger or disgust. Instead, he gave Sadako a slightly grateful look before sealing her away...
Afterward, he cast a powerful calming spell on himself. He immediately put on the look of a sage and quickly sorted out his disordered Law power.
He had been in super-high-speed operation mode just now. In that state, his intelligence became terrifyingly powerful. But being clever was one thing, and being calm was another. When everything went smoothly, it was fine, but once he encountered a setback, he could easily fall into a state of obsession.
Many Grand Alchemists suffered from this problem. When they encountered an unsolvable issue, they would activate super-speed operation mode and often wrestle with that problem for more than ten days. In the end, they would only realize they needed rest after their bodies became utterly exhausted or their energy ran out and forced them out of the mode.
Most alchemists, however, took pride in this and considered it professional dedication.
Of course, even so, they did not advocate being so obsessive during battle, especially when they knew almost nothing about their enemy.
Fortunately, Sadako had interrupted his obsession.
"Who exactly are you?" Tisney asked after sorting out his Law power for a