Lu Yuan whipped around.
The next moment, a barrier condensed by Time Bestower fell over Adrian.
[Sanity: -40...146/140]
Almost simultaneously, he exchanged for defense once more.
[Your maximum Sanity -40. Since your Sanity Anchor has been locked, deduction failed.] [Sanity: +50...196/140]
The expenditure in that instant brought Lu Yuan's Sanity to 196/140, but at the same time, an immense sensation of being stripped away surged from the depths of his mind.
The once-steady River of Sanity now churned relentlessly. The enormous amount of Sanity that had appeared out of nowhere made this already narrow "river" seem on the verge of collapse.
At the same time, the blessing on Lu Yuan's body shattered with a bang, and the golden light that had surrounded him instantly faded.
Then Gray-White Text appeared.
[You are being watched by an unknown source.] [Your blessing has been withdrawn.]
Lu Yuan froze for a moment, then immediately realized he could hold on for five seconds at most.
Behind Adrian, that figure had already rushed over, reaching straight for the Archbishop's back. Yet the hand had only extended halfway when Lu Yuan's Stasis locked it firmly in place.
Margaret had already met it head-on. Water coiled around her body as she threw a punch, forcing the thing back in an instant.
At the same time, she seemed to have found something interesting.
"Finally, I've been waiting for this."
As Margaret spoke, the surrounding air grew increasingly dry.
Moisture began to swirl around Margaret's body.
The vapor was mixed with vivid red, like blood, along with wisps of mist carrying green spores. The water she could draw upon had long since been contaminated.
But Margaret did not care in the slightest. Her Transcendence attributes were there for all to see; these