Amber "jumped" into the crack.

It was a rift in the vast flow of time—something that ordinary people couldn't feel, not even other warlocks. However, the First Lawyer's special ability to sense this is the case.

Time is the basic element that keeps the world running, and according to a common metaphor, time is a long river, omnipresent, and it flows in one direction. However, with other worlds and the Aether Sea itself as a reference, the Warlocks had long known that the passage of time was not uniform.

To describe it, it is that time in a world will "break" or "accelerate". You spend three days in another world (or simply in the Sea of Aether) and when you return to your own world, you will find that it is likely that three days have not passed. It can be longer than three days, or it may be shorter than three days. To exaggerate it, it can be only half a second, or thirty years have passed.

Of course, whether it is breaking or accelerating, this kind of thing cannot be felt by the creatures who live in this world and are affected by the long river of time in this world. There must be a reference to compare to know. Even if time is broken, it has no practical meaning for most creatures compared to the effect of "time standstill" in other worlds.

The only exception is the First Lawyer.

Warlocks have become one of the giants of the Aether Sea due to their ability to interfere with fate. That near-insight into the essence of all things makes them awe of any civilization in the Aether Sea. But in fact, among the warlocks there is a power above that—the highest power that influences time and space. It is the kind of power that is commonly referred to as the magic of the first law.

Legend has it that the First Lawrcher even possessed the supreme power to make the entire world stand still in time.

Of course, legends are legends. In fact, the First Lawyer's possession of this power—if they did, they would be truly invincible. Because obviously, if you have the ability to stand still in the whole world, you can really do whatever you want. The commanders of the three armies can be captured at hand, and if they stop for a longer time, thousands of troops can be wiped out with a snap of their fingers. If you can really use this ability as you like, let alone destroy an army alone, even if it is to destroy an empire, a race, or a civilization, it is not an outrageous thing. Compared to this power, any other supernatural force seemed so weak and weak.

Anyone with a basic notion of magic can see that this is not possible - because it means that the First Warlock has the power to fight against the flow of time in an entire world. It's not a single person who takes on an army, but a whole world alone!

However, the First Lawyer's power is similar to this—different in nature, but slightly similar in effect—to sense the disconnect of time and enter into it.

It's not a power that can be unleashed anytime and anywhere, because in the final analysis, it's because there is a gap, or a fault, in the flow of time in the world, and then the warlock can hide in it. And this fault is a natural phenomenon. The First Lawrcher can't push it to appear, nor can he stop it from disappearing. He could only take advantage of that.

But that's enough.

In just an instant, the world came to a standstill.

To describe it, it means that the whole world stands still, as if a movie or video has been paused. Fragments of semi-biomass flying in the sky, warlocks unleashing their magic in the distance, and remnants of enemies around them who were about to take advantage of the gap. Everything stopped.

There is a fragment of a former single-player fortress on the side. Because it was affected by the magic power, it was flying out into the oblique stab. But at this moment, it is like an anti-gravity machine, suspended in mid-air in an unnatural attitude.

No, it's not anti-gravity. Because even gravity-defying machinery, including vehicles, one-man flying devices, and even behemoths like floating fortresses, cannot appear to be absolutely stationary, without the slightest shaking.

"Here it is...... Really...... As I expected......" Kecha Goat exclaimed. "I see...... I know more about the magic of the first law. This situation ...... How long can this last, little warlock?"

"It didn't last long. Amber replied. Kecha Goat's speculation was correct. Magic has an effect on the basic structure of the world, so if a large amount of magic is gathered together (such as in their current situation), it is easy to have a time gap.

This is the real core of this deal between Kecha Goyat and Amber. In other words, the real value of amber is neither to help Kecha Koat, who cannot see the flow of mana, to observe the magic, nor to help operate the puppet when Kecha Koat uses supernatural abilities, but in this respect, the unique ability of the First Lawyer.

Because the First Lawyer, not only can he enter the time fault himself, but he can also carry his belongings and even carry others.

With a very slow movement, Kecha Goat carefully touched the suspended piece of metal, and then tried to "break" it. The deformed object, which could not be seen in its original form, was obviously just an ordinary part, an inconspicuous part of a one-man fortress, not heavy in itself, let alone suspended in the air at the moment, as if it only needed a light touch to hold it in his hand. But at this moment, it seems to have infinite power in the darkness that fixes him. Although the power of Kecha Goyat was originally enough to knead the entire metal directly into plasticine, it had no effect at all at the moment.

"Sure enough...... Although the structure of space-time is already quite fragile partially, if we talk about the whole...... It's still very solid. That's why a warlock can cause space-time to disintegrate, but in the end, such a catastrophe can be quelled naturally without any additional strength......" Kecha Goat said in a tone that seemed to be talking to himself. "There are signs of destruction, but to say the end of the world is too far away. ”

"But," his voice changed. "If you don't control it, but instead squander your magic power even harder, it will ring the bell of the end of the world. I can feel it...... At this level, it is only a matter of time before you can recover by simply leaving it alone. But if we continue like this, if we cross a certain line, we will enter the point of no return to the destruction of the world...... And this boundary is not far away. At that time, it will not be able to recover naturally, and special repair techniques must be used, otherwise the structure of the world will only tend to disintegrate more and more. ”

"Little Warlock, it's a shame you've found me. Kecha Goyat said suddenly. "It's not that I'm boasting, but I believe that even if you're the First Lawman, within the confines of the Aether Sea, it's extremely difficult to find an existence with as deep knowledge and technology as I do. However, this is not the time. He turned his attention away from the immobile piece of metal. "Let's find out where our old friend is hiding!"

He ran, easily bypassing the layers of invisible and unobservable magic from the squint. With plenty of reaction time and careful observation, it is not particularly difficult to avoid them. Of course, even if you don't get around, even if you hit it head-on, it's not a big deal. The two sides are already in a different time stream, and they cannot interfere with each other. After all, those magic can only interfere with the things that affect the flow of time they are in, and there is nothing magic can do about the existence beyond that.

Kecha Goat easily searched the entire lineup of the Stygian Legion, but was surprised to find that he found nothing.

His goal is not here.

No, it can't be a temporary departure. To say that his old friend snuck away because the war was not going well, he was completely convinced. But to say that he runs away when the winner is not scored (especially if his side still seems to have a strong advantage), then Kecha Goyat doesn't believe it. This doesn't follow the logic of the Stygian's behavior. All the Stygian Warlocks have similar cunning, but also similar ferocity.

So there is only one conclusion in the end, that is, the old friend did not come to the scene at all, and he just admitted his mistake.

……

“…… Therefore, it only takes simple logical reasoning to know the strength of the 'trump card' of Kecha Goyat that we are currently facing. Severed Finger faced the female corps leader in front of him with a disapproving attitude. This woman is indeed perceptive, fortunately, only perceptive, not intelligent.

He used to deploy troops without the other party's knowledge. Of course, this is his power, the right to be the head and commander-in-chief. But on the other hand, it is also a legitimate right for the other party to raise questions. He also had to give a plausible explanation in front of the other subordinates, and he could also convince the woman in private. However, the former is less difficult than the latter.

"Now that we've penetrated into the sphere of influence of Kecha Goat, dividing our forces is a big no-no!" said the Legion Commander. Her attitude was clear, either the whole army would be pressed or a small army would be left behind. That's the right choice. On the other hand, if the war situation is unfavorable, the severed finger will be fully responsible for it. This "full responsibility" means losing command of the army and letting her take command.

Anyone could tell that the Legion Commander was clearly quite conservative about the raid. If she takes over the command, it means that even if the battle continues, she will choose a cautious combat strategy. This completely violates the original intent of the severed finger.

“…… Kecha Goyat is not enough to deal with us. No, he's not even enough to deal with some of us. In fact, if he had that level of combat power, he wouldn't have taken the scouts on our periphery by surprise, but would have taken us by surprise. You must know that if we take advantage of our defenselessness and rush in and kill a lot, the damage will be much greater. When our army is attacked, it reacts immediately and throws itself into battle...... It's probably about one-fifth. He said in a confident tone. The severed finger has already mastered the way of control, and this confidence makes others not question why such an unreliable figure as "one in five" is reached. "That means he doesn't rate himself as more than one-fifth as powerful as we are, so I'm sure he's killing the scouts on the periphery to invite me. ”

He couldn't help but laugh. Many years later, Kecha Goat's ideas are still so easy to grasp.