Their division of labor was clear and very reasonable.
Kola and Erin had no objections and each spread out.
Xu Jingming and Lin Qianxue landed at the rear of the team.
Golden and blue lightning flickered faintly around the two of them, ready to strike at any moment.
Ronan took a deep breath, and a faint red halo of Flame Origin rose around him.
He slowly descended to the edge of the basin and cautiously approached the raised area at the center.
One step, two steps, three steps...
Just as he stepped about a thousand meters into the basin, a sudden change erupted!
"Buzz—!!!"
The entire ground of the basin shook violently!
Countless dark-red Runes lit up from those honeycomb-like holes.
In an instant, they wove together into a vast web of light that covered the entire basin!
The light web rose into the air, turning into a hemispherical dark-red barrier that completely sealed off the basin!
"Not good! It's a trap!" Kola's expression changed drastically as he shouted sharply.
Erin's face changed as well.
The silver battle armor around her shone brilliantly, and a longbow condensed from ice was already in her hand.
"Brother Ronan!" Kola looked toward Ronan ahead.
But Ronan's once-cautious back suddenly stopped, and he slowly turned around.
The warm, hearty smile on his face had long since vanished.
In its place was an eerie expression, a mix of numbness and coldness.
"Brother Ronan? You..."
A strong sense of unease rose in Kola's heart.
"I'm sorry, Kola, Erin."
Ronan spoke, his voice so flat it held not the slightest ripple. "And Brother Su Chen as well. None of you can leave."
"What do you mean?!"
Erin had already drawn her bowstring to the full, an ice arrow locked onto Ronan, her voice cold.
"What I mean