Aldric stood atop the city wall, stopping beside the battlements as he looked down at the slowly churning grayish-white mist outside the wall.
The mist clung to the surface of the light barrier, constantly roiling beyond the walls as it slowly surged upward, trying to climb over the top of the barrier.
He silently watched the mist, his gaze following its flow as he identified its source and confirmed its boundaries.
A moment later, Aldric sighed.
What an extravagant move!
The mist had come from all directions, centered on Alchemy Main City and completely surrounding the entire city.
Yet it had not spread outward into the outside world. It was only wreaking havoc within this area.
Clearly, this was the work of an array.
A sneaky bastard. Only rats lacking confidence in their own strength would resort to such lowly tactics.
With that thought, Aldric's confidence rose another notch.
Very well. Let me use thunderous means to destroy this rat.
He turned to the alchemists stationed there and explained,
"This mist is formed from the power of chaos. It is consuming and breaking down the foundation of the alchemy array, gradually wearing away its rune structure."
"If the mist remains, it will accelerate the disappearance of the array patterns until they are completely erased."
Only then did the alchemists inside the wall realize what was happening, though they continued channeling energy with their hands.
Aldric did not immediately turn around and leave the wall to catch that rat. Instead, he considered how to deal with the mist.
Eliminating the enemy was certainly important, but Alchemy Main City was just as important. It was the power center of this world and the main base of countless factions.
It could be said that this main city was the world's "brain," its most