An eye appeared at the tip of the Rat-Tail Whip, belonging to a vicious-looking Big Black Rat.
The rat opened its jaws wide and swallowed the Civilization Fragment.
With a crack, the invisible barrier vanished.
The whip snapped back, the Civilization Fragment in its grasp.
Yu Yuan had no time to put it in the Rabbit Ring. He activated [Shadow Step] and vanished.
At the very moment he disappeared, black energy engulfed the spot where he had stood.
A surge of mental force, unmistakably violent and furious, flashed through the black energy.
Black energy covered the entire sky, forming a vast, dark millstone.
Suffocating pressure crushed the area, driving the ground down several meters.
Wisps of black energy chased Yu Yuan like wandering ghosts.
But Yu Yuan was already back on Miemie's back.
"Miemie, run!"
Miemie bounded away at full speed, hooves pounding and tail swaying.
With every step, [Hoofprint Spring] gave off a pale green glow that purified the oncoming black energy.
From high above,
it would have been clear
that Miemie was not heading toward Green Forest City. They were heading toward Terra Continent...
Yu Yuan glanced back at the black energy pursuing them, his eyes thoughtful.
Then his eyes lit up.
He immediately opened the Virtual Light Screen—the Book of Fate.
Several Information Cards he had saved for a long time appeared on it.
He had never had a chance to use them before. Now was the perfect moment.
His gaze settled on one card: [Information Card—Tactics].
—[Information Card—Tactics] activated.
—Tactic [Redirect the Calamity] activated. Targets: Mechanical Vanguard Society, Eden.
—Execute!
The card dissolved in his hand.
The [Redirect the Calamity] icon on the Virtual Light Screen began flashing.
Its effect was already taking hold.
"I don't know why that thing showed up here, but I can't