At present, Stella was undoubtedly making the fastest progress. The white-haired girl carried [Frostmourne] on her back and wore the Lucky Holy Bell the Hermits had lent Shade at her waist. By some unknown method, she had made the ice-blue [Ice and Snow] Ring of Fate float at the center of her Destiny Ring. After continuous, intense spellcasting, her brass-colored Destiny Ring was now almost turning ice blue.
The six-ring girl's combat strength had now effectively reached the high-ring level. Megan and Flora, who had just rushed up from the foot of the mountain, guarded her as she continued forward.
As for the Witches in the summit area, they were Thirteenth Order Vanessa and Twelfth Order Galina. Though Dorothy and Leisha had also been sent here by Luvia, the two held hands without joining the battle. Instead, they stood at the entrance to the Path of Atonement, where yellow sand continuously surged forth, doing everything they could to analyze the current spatial conditions inside the ruins.
If they could directly locate the "Upper Spring" inside the ruins from their current position, then once Stella joined them, she could be sent straight to the finish.
"Stop!"
The Tree Staff slammed heavily into the ground. Wherever green radiance spread, every enemy froze in time. Even though these monsters possessed Fate and had a certain degree of Time Resistance, the few seconds of suspension were enough for the Ring Arcanists' Thaumaturgy to cover them.
Emilia stood at the very center of the summit platform, assisted in her spellcasting by two high-ring elven guards and a Twelfth Ring Bronze Dragon lady from Dragon Island.
Emilia served as the core of the battlefield, preventing any monsters from truly breaking through the summit's defenses. Those who truly possessed Thirteenth Ring strength were each facing their own