Kismet shrugged without saying anything and obediently stood in the center of the Magic Array.
Thor gave everything one last check. After confirming that Kismet hadn't tampered with anything, he took out a Magic Crystal and placed it inside the Auxiliary Array that supplied the energy.
At the same time, a long, slender, black tendril shaped like a horizontal Vine extended from the back of his neck.
It encircled the Auxiliary Array and the central Magic Array, slowly growing and spreading until it enclosed the arrays, Kismet, and Thor.
Xiao Zao drew a circle on the ground, then kept growing upward, intertwining and climbing until it formed a black Protective Shield.
Looking at the starlight filtering through the gaps in the Vines overhead, Kismet asked, "Are you worried someone might ambush us? Or are you worried other people will see your Magic Array?"
Thor had already reached his position. He raised his hands slightly and brought them together in front of his chest. "The light from this Witchcraft is a little conspicuous, but it works quickly. Having Xiao Zao conceal us is also meant to buy us some time."
Thor still hadn't established a good relationship with the local forces, so he decided to be cautious in case outsiders suddenly showed up and instinctively disrupted his Magic Array.
As soon as Thor finished speaking, the Rune in the Magic Array beneath his feet lit up one by one, spreading like sparks from a prairie fire.
Kismet, standing at the other end of the Magic Array, stared without blinking at the shifting pattern beneath his feet and the flow of Magic Power within it.
This power was far too unusual. He had never seen anything like it, and didn't even know how Thor had mastered it.
Kismet had been monitoring Thor's