"We can't get out?" Archmage Orphalian froze. "What do you mean?"
Another Great Mage, the one farthest from Archmage Orphalian, reached out and flicked the empty air before him. Arcs of electricity flashing with strange colors appeared out of nowhere and rapidly spread, covering dozens of square meters in midair in an instant.
Archmage Orphalian's expression changed. "An anti-magic field? Wasn't this supposed to be blocking the way to Mero City? How did it end up behind us?"
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom-
Another series of violent explosions rang out as Archmage Laduka blocked another wave of attacks from the Xinfei Merchant Guild's Mana Airships.
"Whew... Orphalian, I checked again just now. While we were focused on those Mana Airships, this anti-magic field changed its boundaries. Now it surrounds us on every side. It looks like those people from the Xinfei Merchant Guild planned this all along and used this trap to lure us in," Archmage Laduka said, slightly out of breath.
"How is that possible? An Anti-Magic Domain Array takes a long time to set up. It would be impressive enough if those people from the Xinfei Merchant Guild could protect Mero City. How could they change its boundaries at will in the middle of a battle, in so little time, and even enclose all of us so precisely?" Archmage Orphalian shouted in disbelief.
"But that's what happened." With a grim expression, Archmage Laduka flew a little higher and extended a finger. Mana glimmered at its tip as he jabbed it upward.
The seemingly ordinary empty air reacted to Archmage Laduka's finger like a calm pool struck by a huge rock. Countless arcs of electricity, wreathed in strangely colored light, appeared in the air and darted wildly in every direction, filling the entire sky within moments.
Looking up,