"Yes."
"[Primordial Blood] is writhing toward the Courtyard. At this rate, sooner or later, it'll get close to the Abode."
Elsa's expression changed drastically beside him.
If it had only been [Primordial Blood], that would have been manageable. At worst, everyone could retreat to the Abode and close the Rift.
But the [Worms] were here too!
They had just forcibly scared off the [Blood Lord], who had refused to leave despite suffering so much.
If they were allowed into the Lord's Abode...
Maeve's voice sounded somewhat panicked too:
"I'll try right now! I'll think of something!"
As she spoke, she used her Spirituality to activate [Shadow of the Lunar Eclipse], trying to control the immense mass of [Primordial Blood].
But she soon shouted in despair, "No! I can't control it!"
"I could control [Primordial Blood] before because it was afraid I would hurt it."
"But now, it has completely descended into madness and ignores all pain and damage!"
Elsa drew a deep breath:
"My Lord, I think we should close the passage. We can't put the Abode at risk for the Expedition Army!"
"It'll be trouble if the [Worms] get into the Abode!"
Indeed, these creatures could neither be seen nor sensed.
Only Elsa had a vague sense of them.
If they burrowed into the Abode, there would truly be no way to find them.
But... this would also interrupt Phoenix's work on drawing the Ritual.
At that thought, Elliot went over specifically to take a look.
When Elsa had burst Moonheart apart, Phoenix's Ritual had still needed roughly several days of work. Over the past few days, while Elliot had been collecting Corpse Cards, most of it had been completed.
But finishing the Ritual would still take the better part of a day.
That sounded fairly quick, but at