Descent (2)

As Ms. Franton passed the castle, she sensed Green watching her and met his gaze. She gave him a friendly smile, but did not slow down, sweeping past Wilson Castle and rapidly closing in on City Hall.

By then, at least twenty or thirty figures had gathered around the pillar of light soaring into the sky above City Hall. Some hovered in midair, while others stood on nearby rooftops, making no attempt to conceal their powerful auras. Even the weakest among them was a Formal Rank Transcendent.

Watching from afar, Green felt that the many Transcendents surrounding the pillar were hunters who had lain in wait for a long time, waiting for this moment to begin their encirclement. Their prey was the pillar of light—or rather, the Void Yin Spirit that would descend through it.

At that moment, understanding suddenly dawned on Green. Perhaps this summoning of the Void Yin Spirit had been a long-planned "pig slaughter" all along. The Void Yin Spirit had never had a chance of descending into the world. These people clearly intended to carve up the vast reserves of psychic energy required for its arrival!

Meanwhile, the figures in the distance had already begun to move, attacking the pillar of light in perfect unison.

Magic missiles! Thunderbolts! Vast arcs of sword light...

They unleashed every means at their disposal. Powerful attacks slammed into the thick pillar of light, making it shudder again and again amid thunderous crashes.

Every shudder sent great quantities of luminous fragments spraying out and raining down. These were all compressed psychic energy of an extremely high energy level, and the moment they scattered, the people nearby scrambled to collect them...

In an instant, the sky over Landon City became a blacksmith's forge. Booming crashes rang out without pause as attacks rose