[Let's work harder!Hold on for a while, and the entire city's defense system can be activated!]

Skassar and his "little friends" have been conducting magic for several hours in a row, but the actual situation is still not very optimistic - it stands to reason that the emergency defense mechanism set up hundreds of years ago should not be "in disrepair", but the reality is indeed different from what Skarsa imagined. ●⌒，

[Boss, this is the fifth time you have said this......]

The age of all the Lori mages has decreased, and even their personalities have been affected quite a short period of time, but it doesn't mean that their IQ has also declined. Now that the city's underground magic veins are abnormal, these things can't hide from their eyes - but what if they do?

Skarsa wasn't trying to hide anything from them, everyone understood that the chief mage was just saying this in the hope of giving himself and others a little more encouragement.

[It's okay, everyone can still hold on!With the rotation mechanism, basically it can keep up with the speed of mana consumption at present......]

The Lori mages, who were originally in charge of guarding, are now also forced to participate in the queue for the delivery of mana, replacing the most expensive colleague in the area they are responsible for. As for the original mission...... can only be reluctantly handed over to the comrade-in-arms who is pranayama.

[Boss, the defense mechanism you mentioned shouldn't really be damaged, right?]

【...... I'm sorry. 】

The facts are in front of us, and even if Skarsa doesn't want to admit it, there is no way. Under the joint efforts of a group of mages who can almost be said to be the highest level. If the defense mechanism Skassar had been working properly, it should have been activated two hours ago. But this is not the case at all. Their great good magic was infused into it, like water seeping into the sand. It didn't work at all......

No, it's not completely ineffective, at least, with their efforts, these great magicians have completely penetrated the city's leylines with their own magic. However, as soon as they stopped, the flow of the leylines that were barely activated at the moment would stop - that sounded a bit like a shark, didn't it?

It is said that sharks that live in the deep sea lack the swim bladder of fish. You can't float in the water, you can only swim constantly to generate buoyancy and ensure that you don't sink.

And now, these loli mages are almost like those sharks that need to swim constantly. Fortunately, these Lori mages all have the class of great magicians, and the condensation and compression of their own magic power are quite high, not to mention the high quality of their magic power, and the efficiency of returning magic is much higher than that of ordinary people. This is the only way to withstand such consumption.

If it were an ordinary law, he would have been squeezed out of the human body a long time ago......

However, even in the case of the continuous and uninterrupted infusion of magic by such a group of oversized Dharma Niang, the leylines of this city are still like a sponge that cannot absorb water, no matter how you think about it, something is wrong!

[How long can you hold on?]

[I'm fine for an hour!]

[Weak chicken!I can still hold out for two hours!]

[They are all weak! I still use the unit of "hours" to calculate - my mother, I can still last a day without any problem!]

【...... I can fight for another ten years......]

[!Is this unit of time jumping too fast!?]

......

Listening to the voices of these little girls, Skarsa could only grit his teeth and hold on—an hour? No kidding. Even if it's her, it's estimated that she will only be able to last so long. And those Lori mages whose strength is not as good as her can't reach this limit no matter how much they think about it...... This group of people. All of them are slapping their swollen faces and becoming fat.

They couldn't interrupt the process.

As the rift in the sky widened, the imperial capital was shrouded in its shadow. It has gradually begun to be eroded by the dark forces. If we can't suppress these increasingly intense and severe erosions, it won't be long. The city will be completely destroyed.

After the Dharma Niang activated the leylines below the imperial capital, they were able to effectively resist and restrain this erosion effect. If the original defense mechanism was still functioning, then now they no longer need to continue to instill magic, and the whole defense mechanism will work spontaneously...... But now, for some reason, that defense mechanism can't work, and it can only be artificially bridged by these Lori Niang.

And even though their strength is very strong, what they are doing now is a mechanical repetitive work that has nothing to do with technology, but just tests the personal magic power of the school, even if it is the great magicians of the Mage Association, there will be a time when the magic power will be drained.

After all, all of them present are human beings, and when it comes to mana reserves, there is a limit to it.

- Why haven't the others come back yet? ...... Didn't you encounter some unexpected situation?

Skarsa was very worried about the current situation of the members of the Guild who had left the imperial capital.

Before, they were transferred away by the mysterious snake that suddenly appeared because of curiosity, so it stands to reason that now that there is a big problem in the imperial capital, they should give up that curiosity and rush back here anyway, right? You know, although these people are not usually very reliable, but Skarsa knows very well that they still know which is more important at a critical time. 、

Scamsa had a bad feeling in his heart.

Not only are there concerns about the current situation of the members of the association, but the predicament they are facing now clearly indicates that some unplanned variables are brewing. Right now, Skasa doesn't have the time to explore the underlying reasons for this, and Skasa can't find a reason to give up the task at hand until something happens on her side.

Skasa, who has stronger mental power than others, has found that under the invasion of dark forces, many people in the city have deteriorated and mutated. If they drop the chain and let the erosion of the dark forces form a counterattack, the consequences will be unimaginable.

[The original defense mechanism.] And there was no damage...... Then why is it ......]

Skarsa couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Others may not know, but Skarsa was involved in the insurance mechanism of zuò in the first place. I didn't notice any glitches in the current defense mechanism. She had already explored it carefully, and the defense mechanism was no different from what she remembered. It stands to reason that it can be started normally.

What could have gone wrong?

[There is no barrier, the transmission of magic is very smooth, and after the actual circulation penetrates, it does play a role in blocking the invasion of darkness, that is, it is not functionally invalid...... So, where the problem occurred, is it because of the 'bottom leakage'?

The magic that was entered in, for some reason, was "lost".

Skasa and the other Dharma Ladies also probed carefully. It's not a matter of mana being devoured or taken away or absorbed, but it's a pure natural drain...... I don't know for what reason, the leylines of the imperial capital can't retain any of the magic stored in it.

[Boss!...... Have you ever felt a strange feeling?]

Suddenly, a Fa Niang interrupted Skassa's train of thought, and it sounded like a little panicked?

[What's the situation?]

[It's like ...... ......Oops! Something is trying to trick me!] The voice of the Dharma Niang who first discovered the problem suddenly became shocked and frightened, "Everyone must be careful! There seems to be a guy buried deep in the ground-who is going to knock me out! I suddenly have an urge to release the mental impact on you! Whoever is closest to me, don't hesitate to come quickly!]

In this network of magic and spiritual power. What is the effect of releasing a mental shock?

It's very simple - there will be a large number of people who are affected and fall into a deep coma, and the person who performs the spiritual shock is more likely to be directly hit by the spiritual power of the past instinctively counterattacked by everyone until the soul is shattered.

I can't hold back the urge anymore. If no one does anything, it's just me-]

The mother's voice stopped abruptly.

[I've knocked her unconscious, and when I passed, it was as if something had disappeared from her body in a flash...... In a word. Let's stop what we're doing. 】

It was Skasa who did it, as she rushed to the side of the lady who had happened to her. When she knocked him unconscious as she commanded, Skarsa was sure. On the body of the other party's young girl, there must be something inconspicuous and black that slipped away! Because when Skarsa stunned the other party, the complexion on Fa Niang's face was very pale, and Skasa knew at a glance that this was a state of weakness caused by possession by something.

[Boss, what's going on?]

[Everyone be careful, some "unclean" things have appeared, stop activating the leylines, I suspect that this thing may be connected to the leylines now......]

[Possibly...... It's a little late......]

The answer Skasa received instantly made her not calm.

Because everyone is a young girl, just listening to the voice, Skasa can hardly tell the identity of the daughters, and she doesn't know which side has the problem at the moment, but there is one thing without doubt - these young girls Lori will not joke at this time and on this occasion!

[Something is indeed trying to invade my consciousness!] A wave of unsettled, wave after wave, and soon another Dharma Niang seemed to have a problem, [I am ...... What are you thinking...... Attention, everyone! The enemy seems to be a strange guy who can make people self-destructive, and I now have the feeling of trying that forbidden god magic on the street......]

[Don't be dead, ahh

The goddess was not able to answer Skasa, for her quick-eyed companions had already rushed over and struck her on the head a few times.

【...... How many people have been recruited?]

After a bit of tossing, Skasa felt like his team was going a third of the way all at once. Then the answer she got did confirm this suspicion - a full third of the Dharma Niang had been attacked by a mysterious enemy. All of them are strikingly consistent in their situation, that is, they can't control their thoughts and want to die.

Do you tremble when the Fa Ye dies?

Unlike other classes, Death is a powerful and effective AOE attack that usually affects a lot of people. causing a series of chain reactions...... The mages present are all very high-level magicians, and even one of them will cause very strict consequences. Now it's good, everyone is lining up to die one by one?

Skarsa feels that this could be better than the current situation. It may be even more destructive.

Now Skasa didn't care about what would become of the whole city without the suppression of the leylines, and she hurriedly called on the remaining Dharma Niang who had not yet been abnormal, and lifted those companions who had been knocked unconscious, and gathered together.

"Which bastard did this?"

Skasa's heart is burning right now - if it weren't for the danger of a humanoid nuclear bomb in every Pharaoh present, she would never have stopped activating the leylines now. Without the suppression of the leylines, the number of inhabitants who died in this turmoil today may multiply several times...... But if you don't control these Dharma Niang who have obviously been affected. The consequences may be even stricter.

It's no wonder Skasa was so annoyed.

As a more upright time-traveler, Skarsa still values human life, at least, she can't tolerate innocent civilians killing people. But now, she is forced to give up on protecting these innocent people from killing......

"The 'symptoms' are the same for all people - the obvious tendency to self-destruct can even override the conscious individual consciousness and prompt the body to do it. It doesn't quite look like the handiwork of the guy down there that's sealed. It gives me the feeling that this is not a targeted manipulation of the souls, but the culprit who attacked them. That's the only way to make them change!"

Since they can already make it difficult for these great magicians with rich and powerful means to resist such mental manipulation methods, then it is not difficult to further control them, right? Alert them?

Skarsa didn't understand this - in fact, if the target of the attack was not these powerful and soulful mothers, but someone else...... Basically, no one will notice the change. Even if it was mild-mannered one minute ago, it became hideous a minute later. They themselves will think that this is a logical thing to do.

But crucially, she wasn't mistaken.

"What is there that can make people so self-destructive?"

All the Dharma Niangs fell silent at the same time. After a few moments, everyone looked up in almost no particular order. From the pupils of the people around them, they saw each other's surprise and shock.

This also includes Skasa.

"Could it be...... The legendary 'woe'!?"

"It seems that this is the only possibility!"

The Dharma Niangs were obviously shocked by this conclusion - for even they had never seen with their own eyes the catastrophe that had ravaged the whole world and almost brought it to the brink of destruction. A long time ago, there were enemies of destruction that were sealed and defeated by the ancient elves, and these mages are only known in the classics.

[It's going to be that kind of thing......]

Skasa also felt extremely troubled - this feeling was more powerless than facing the dark consciousness formed by the darkness of the human heart.

There is no way, compared to the guy who successfully sealed it up with a group of like-minded friends back then, "Calamity", this world-destroying calamity with a great reputation, is undoubtedly not above the same level of deterrence. Even if he knows that the guy sealed under the imperial capital is not good at stubble, but in the end, this guy can only destroy a few races at most, but he can't cause fundamental damage to the entire world.

But "woe" is different.

The ability to "lure" human beings into self-destructive tendencies can no longer be said to act on the soul, because if it were only that, it would not be possible to take away the control of the bodies of these great magicians so lightly. If they are able to realize that something is wrong with them, it means that the soul has not fallen.

But they did it anyway.

[Directly attacking the essence of the deposit, it is not so much "seduction" and "control zhì"...... In fact, this is simply a domineering "guidance"! Is that kind of legend true?

Legend has it that "calamity" can not only cause living things to be destroyed, but also lifeless rocks, rivers, lakes, and mountains will become part of their destruction because of their interference. Skasa had some doubts about its authenticity in the past, after all, it would be terrible if it were...... However, now what happened to these Dharma Niangs is not admitted.

So, how did the ancestors of those elves defeat this thing in the first place?

It is said that the gods of the elven clan were promoted to the kingdom of God because they defeated the seal "calamity" - but even so, the twin gods of the elves were left alone.

...... Genie?

"By the way, where is Lilou's elf now!?"

Skasa was anxious, and remembered that there is still a guardian of the elf clan in the imperial capital! Skasa also knows more or less the meaning of the guardian to the elf clan and their status, the elven holy canon, this prop is much more terrifying than most artifacts, it is said that it is the bridge between the elf god and the nether, and its power is an extension of the elf god himself.

If it's that elf, as a guardian, you should be more experienced with things like "woe" than you and others, right?

"Without further ado, hurry up and ......"

Before Skassar could finish speaking, there was a sudden and startling change in the crack in the sky.

“...... Well, it seems to be late. (To be continued......)