The Crystallized Bomb was a powerful offensive weapon of the Ancient War Machine, and its explosive force was terrifying. The violent blast echoed far through Erwo Forest.
Even Guardian Knight Anton, who was outside Golden Castle, sensed a trace of the explosion's shock wave coming from the direction he had arrived from.
"That's where the Large Teleportation Array is!" he thought, startled.
At this moment, he no longer wanted to break through Golden Castle's defenses. Master Bennett, Saintess Lorraine—under Golden Castle's formidable defenses, defeating them was nothing but wishful thinking.
Once the Large Teleportation Array was destroyed, he would be stranded on the Central Continent.
The Wizard Guild had probably already learned of his situation. He had estimated that he had one hour of safety, and he had thought that capturing Master Bennett within an hour would be no difficult task.
His heart fell into turmoil. The stronger one became, the less one wanted to die.
He was not one of those low-level knights who believed death meant returning to the gods' kingdom. After reaching the Legendary rank, he had learned some things related to the gods.
If he died, his soul might truly be able to return to the gods' embrace. But there was an even greater possibility that the gods would use it to enhance another talented Holy Knight, allowing that person to advance to the Legendary rank more quickly.
Just as Guardian Knight Anton's attention wavered, Abel also sensed the distant disturbance. At the same time, he noticed that Guardian Knight Anton had been affected when he sensed the disturbance in the distance.
"Array Spirit, order Spirits One through Ten to activate their restraining power simultaneously!" Abel ordered solemnly.
At his command, Array Spirit responded. The ten War Fortresses in the air simultaneously activated their built-in restraining