Time rewound slightly.
The apartment lobby.
In the dense fog, a figure slowly condensed out of the gray-white mist, as if he had been hiding within it all along and only now quietly took shape.
After landing, the figure stood in the center of the lobby, straightened the long robe he wore, then looked back at the battlefield behind him.
In the dense fog, flames, collisions, and furious roars rose and fell one after another.
—His people had actually been held back.
Zane watched for roughly three seconds before withdrawing his gaze.
He had not split his forces, choosing instead to launch an all-out assault with everyone.
He had thought they would be able to crush their way through in the shortest time possible, but the combat power of the Nine Provinces players was somewhat stronger than he had expected.
Not only that, the other side also happened to have a talent-skill domain that countered his—
The moment that boy with the little ponytail and especially awful voice released his domain, he immediately realized something was wrong. The effect of Abyssal Sea Sinking Fog had been suppressed by more than half.
Things could not go on like that.
When he noticed that the battlefield had fallen into a stalemate, he immediately changed his plan.
On one hand, he created illusions within the domain to give the false impression that he was still outside maintaining it. On the other, he quietly seeped into the apartment along with the fog.
After all, the Nine Provinces players' real combat experience was stronger than he had expected, and his side was fighting in the enemy's home base. Delay would only breed trouble. He could not allow the battle to remain deadlocked like this.
Unfortunately—
His talent skill level still was not high enough. The