Flames churned over his left hand, and icy resolve filled his eyes.
When the flames reached their peak, Qin Ran hurled them straight ahead, just as he had before.
Inside the gap, the next wave of Evil Spirits collided head-on with the fireball.
Under the scorching flames of the Powerful level, the Evil Spirits offered no resistance and were once again reduced to ash.
Soul Crystals fell one after another.
But Qin Ran never shifted his gaze.
He stared fixedly at the gap.
A thick malice lurked there.
Whatever it was had done everything it could to conceal itself, but Qin Ran still caught sight of a dark silhouette.
It was different from the mass of negative energy, colder and darker still.
As though it had noticed Qin Ran watching, the malice rapidly faded.
As the malice vanished, the tide of Evil Spirits retreated with it.
It truly was like a receding tide.
The mass of negative energy healed over once more, making the gap disappear completely.
O'Hara and Eisind, who were rushing toward him, were stunned.
Neither had ever imagined the tide of Evil Spirits would retreat like this.
Both had been prepared for a bitter battle.
"2567?"
O'Hara immediately noticed the grave look on Qin Ran's face.
"These Evil Spirits are being controlled by... something!"
The word "someone" had been on the tip of his tongue, but Qin Ran simply couldn't bring himself to say it.
After all, something that could control this many Evil Spirits and seemingly cooperate with the mass of negative energy hardly looked human to Qin Ran.
At the very least, an ordinary human wouldn't give off an aura colder and darker than the mass of negative energy itself.
"Controlled?"
O'Hara frowned.
As one of the Sanctuary's grand deacons, O'Hara certainly had extensive knowledge