Meanwhile, the battle on the secondary front continued alongside the main fight.
"Ahhh—!"
Knuckle shouted as he flailed his fists wildly, no longer aiming at the nearby "Little Nautiluses."
He had been forced to put on the "Dark Crown," and the "Twisted Vortex" had taken him away too!
Morel's water and mist arrived a step too late to save his disciple from suddenly disappearing!
Furious, he unleashed his anger on several of the nearest "Little Nautiluses."
They were clearly all killable, yet their "Pressure Invasion" could easily pierce their mental defenses!
That made three people.
Worse, anyone who put on the "Dark Crown" would further worsen the mental instability of those nearby.
It was just like a row of dominoes falling—the situation would only get worse!
Even the densest person should have figured it out by now, let alone Ging, who had realized what was happening.
He shouted to everyone.
"Once the 'Pressure' reaches its threshold, the 'Dark Crown' is forced onto you. And once you put on the 'Dark Crown,' the 'Twisted Vortex' will come for you!"
"'The torment of the Dark Crown'—this has happened to Gelman countless times. We have to use Gelman's method to deal with it too!"
"The 'Twisted Vortex' is a new problem. We have to avoid it!"
"Either take out the 'Little Nautiluses' in front of you and stop their 'Pressure Invasion,' or steel your mind when you cross the threshold!"
"If you get a 'Silver White Halo' instead of a 'Dark Crown,' then you probably won't be dragged away by the 'Twisted Vortex,' and you'll even get an all-around boost!"
Biscuit, Morel, and Shizuku all understood what Ging meant, after all, Gelman had already set a precedent.
But it was easier said than done. How were they supposed to pull it off?
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