Within the chaotic mist, Aldric extended his right hand, a silver-white glow lighting at his fingertips as he tried to illuminate everything around him.
Yet the instant that light left his fingertips, it began to fade, as though something were absorbing its color and clarity from the edges.
In the end, the light vanished completely.
Aldric could sense the power within that glow being continuously depleted, slowly stripped away by the power of chaos.
He withdrew his hand and considered several possible responses.
First, store and seal the power of chaos.
If it could be sealed, this vast quantity of chaotic power would make exceptionally valuable research material.
But chaotic power differed from other forms of energy. It had no fixed form, and any container it touched would be dissolved or assimilated. He had no suitable vessel at hand.
Second, open a spatial passage and divert the mist elsewhere.
But the energy field here had already been contaminated by chaotic power. The spatial structure was unstable, making it impossible to form a spatial passage.
Third, destroy this array and release the layer of mist, reducing the concentration of chaotic power until it dispersed completely.
But releasing it would inevitably affect the surrounding area, perhaps even the entire world.
Troublesome. Very troublesome...
At last, Aldric seemed to reach a decision and continued forward through the mist.
Like releasing floodwaters, he planned to first destroy the arrays in several nonessential areas, slowly releasing the chaotic power and minimizing the losses.
As for the residents of those places, they could only pray for their own survival.
As he continued onward, the mist grew thicker and thicker.
The gray-white mist around Aldric sought to erode this intruder, but upon touching the surface of his body, it was blocked by a thin silver-white membrane of