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At the third recorded location~
A powerful force of spatial suction suddenly appeared. Before the metal lion head Narus could react, it was sucked inside.
"Three minutes, and there were sixty-eight Nodes in all. There might be a few more, of course, but it looks like luck was on my side!"
Er Dongsheng stroked the World Stone on his chest and smiled.
He had placed an energy portal leading into the World Stone at every location Narus had moved to. The moment Narus returned to any of those coordinates, it would be sucked into the World Stone.
"Hmph. In there, you're on my turf!"
"Time and Space, seal!"
At a thought from Er Dongsheng, the space inside the World Stone was sealed tight.
Narus sat inside like a puppet, utterly motionless.
Confusion filled its enormous lion eyes. It seemed unable to understand why it had suddenly appeared there.
I'll deal with it when I get back. There's no rush.
Er Dongsheng shook his head. Only then did he turn his attention to his surroundings.
The enormous Mutant Furnace had tilted askew. Thin streams of dark-red magma seeped through the crack Er Dongsheng had struck into it.
The strange vision of gears had vanished, and the uncanny sense of foreboding around him seemed to have faded considerably.
"You lot..." Er Dongsheng stood with his hands behind his back, looking toward Lilith and the others where they sheltered nearby. He paused.
"There's nothing more for you to do here. In that case—"
Boom!
Er Dongsheng thrust out his left hand. An enormous Space-Time Rift appeared, and his power