It felt so good to be close to the witch!

Leaving aside the space within the sealing array that had been completely occupied by the red light, the eight giant metal pillars that constituted the sealing array alone made the three of them's hearts race.

A solid metal pillar with a diameter of one meter and a height of nearly twenty meters has an unimaginable weight.

Even the strongest of the three, the Gold-Three Armored Knight, who had entered the "Transcendental Form" state and exerted all his strength, could probably only make the metal pillar sway slightly.

He simply couldn't imagine how those eight massive, heavy metal pillars could have been transported to the bottom of this star lake.

"walk into."

Suppressing his shock, the golden-armored knight beckoned two pale-gold-armored knights forward and led them to the entrance of the mysterious sealing array.

Looking at the raging red magical energy turbulence within the sealing array, one of the light gold-armored knights subconsciously swallowed hard: "My lord, how do we get in?"

The golden-armored knight remained calm. A ring on his finger flashed, and a black broken dagger appeared in his hand: "Of course, you helped me get in."

As the black broken dagger appeared, an indescribable chill instantly engulfed the minds of the two pale gold-armored knights.

Sticky black mud spread from the black broken dagger, writhing as if it were alive, covering the bodies of the two pale gold armored knights and causing them to lose control of their bodies.

"Class A...forbidden...item..."

A strained and trembling voice came from the mouth of a knight in pale gold armor. His eyes became incredibly venomous as he struggled and resisted, but under the influence of the writhing black mud, his eyes eventually dimmed, and his skin visibly withered and shrank.

"Lord Denham, that good-for-nothing, failed. Without the blood sacrifice of thousands of his subjects, opening the seal entrance will naturally require other sacrifices."

"What do you think is the purpose of bringing you two here?"

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Chapter 86 Shanika's Loss of Control

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The sticky black mud writhed, causing the bodies of the two pale gold-armored knights to gradually wither. Their blood and flesh essence flowed into the black broken dagger along with the mud, causing the surface of the dagger to constantly flash with an eerie red light.

Soon, the two Gold One-Star knights in pale gold armor had their essence absorbed by the black broken dagger, their bodies turning into fine black ash, which was swept away by the lake water and vanished without a trace.

The semi-fluid black mud lost its "absorption target" and began to shrink back. At this moment, a scarlet eye appeared on the black broken dagger that was now covered with red light.

It winked at the golden-armored knight holding the black broken dagger, and in the next instant, a strong sense of dizziness surged into the golden-armored knight's heart.

"boom!"

The pendant around the golden-armored knight's neck shattered, releasing a milky-white glow. Under the influence of the light, the dizziness in his brain began to subside.

With a wary glance at the broken black dagger in his hand, the golden-armored knight, knowing that time was precious, did not waste any time and stepped into the mysterious sealing array.

The raging red magical turbulence tore through the golden-armored knight's battle aura shield in just a few seconds. At that moment, a suction force was generated from the black broken dagger, rapidly absorbing the raging magical power surging from the surrounding area.

The surging, violent magical power reached a strange balance with the absorption rate of the black broken dagger, creating a peculiar zone of no magic around the golden-armored knight.

Upon reaching the deep red crevice in the center of the mysterious sealing array, the golden-armored knight's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He raised the black broken dagger in his hand, its blade covered with vein-like veins due to absorbing a large amount of red, violent magic power, and thrust it out forcefully.

"Crack!"

The tip of the black dagger touched the deep red crevice, and for a moment, the entire Star Lake froze.

next second.

"Boom--!"

A deafening roar erupted, and the waters of Star Lake began to backflow amidst the surging, magical torrent.

If you look down from outside Xinghu Lake, you will see a spectacular scene:

In the center of the vast Xinghu Lake, water columns shot into the sky, exploding hundreds of meters into the air and forming large swaths of rain.

After the water column disappeared, a waterless cavity with a radius of ten meters appeared in the center of Xinghu Lake.

The Ice Witch Ais stood atop a large tree hundreds of meters outside Star Lake, watching everything unfold before her, her heart trembling with indescribable shock.

What appears to be a waterless void to ordinary people is, in her eyes, clearly a magical pillar rising from the bottom of Star Lake. This magical pillar blocks the flow of water, thus creating the miraculous sight of no water.

Such immense magic surpasses hers by more than a hundred times!

What exactly is sealed within the mysterious sealing array beneath Star Lake?

If such a terrifying sealing array is only meant to seal a magical item, then just how terrifying must that magical item be?

If what was sealed was not a magical item, but something else, what kind of disaster would Blackrock Territory suffer if this terrible thing broke free?

Just thinking about it is chilling.

The thoughts of the Ice Witch Ais were exactly what Roy was worrying about at that moment, in the Blackrock Lord's mansion, a few kilometers away in a hidden place.

Through the Shadow Raven's downward gaze, he could clearly see the changes in Star Lake.

The violent magic startled the Shadow Raven, who dared not approach, and thus had no way of knowing the current situation at the bottom of the waterless cave in the center of Star Lake.

In previous years, Xinghu Lake had never undergone such drastic changes during the Fengrang Festival.

The current state clearly indicates that the mysterious sealing array beneath Star Lake has been destroyed...

Sure enough, the Second Prince had a way to break the mysterious sealing array and enter the crimson rift.

Roy felt heavy-hearted.

According to the Ice Witch Ais's previous investigation, the deep red crack on the mysterious sealing array at the bottom of Star Lake is in a magical state of "visible but untouchable". Even though its size increases as it approaches the Harvest Festival, it only proves that the magical concentration of Star Lake water will reach its maximum on the day of the Harvest Festival. It cannot be determined that the deep red crack will become "touchable" on the day of the Harvest Festival.

Even now, knowing that the Second Prince's people have likely already entered the Crimson Rift, Roy doesn't have any good solutions.

The existence of Golden Peak, Crimson Sword Callus, rendered many of his original plans futile.

Rather than risking the Ice Witch Ais's intervention, it's better to wait and see.

The dramatic changes at Xinghu gave him a very bad feeling.

"Miss Shanika, what's wrong with you?"

Suddenly, a hurried sound reached Roy's ears.

That was the anxious cry of the Shadow Witch Lilia.

Roy's expression changed, and he quickly turned to look.

The healing witch Shanica, who had been standing behind him, now had empty, lifeless eyes. Deep within her pupils, a crimson light appeared, and the constantly flashing red light emanated from her body, giving off an extremely unstable feeling.

"Shanika!"

Roy shouted, trying to awaken the healing witch Shanica.

But his actions were completely meaningless.

The eyes of the healing witch Shanica remained empty. She lifted her foot and walked towards the half-real, half-illusory portal.

"Sister Shanika!"

"Miss Shanika!"

Vivian, the Witch of Light, and Elena, the Witch of Illusion, also noticed the abnormality of Shanica, the Healing Witch, and called out anxiously.

“Roy, Shanika looks like she’s being controlled by something.”

"Illusion Witch Elena said quickly. In a flash, she appeared to the side and in front of Healing Witch Shanica. Her eyes were fixed on Shanica's eyes, and invisible ripples spread out. In less than half a second, Elena groaned, her face turned pale, and blood spilled from the corner of her mouth: "No, the thing that controls her is very powerful. My talent is useless!"

“莉莉娅！”

Just as the healing witch Shanica was about to step out of the spatial portal, Roy immediately shouted.

Things happened too suddenly. Although we don’t know why Shanika was being controlled, letting her go out is definitely not a good choice. Since we can’t wake her up from the “controlled” state, we might as well restrain her first and then find a way to wake her up later.

The moment Roy's voice fell, the Shadow Witch Lilia made her move.

A magical wall constructed of shadow power blocked the path between the healing witch Shanica and the portal. At the same time, Lilia appeared behind Shanica, her pale hand forming a chop with her fingers, aiming for the back of Shanica's neck.

This attack would knock her unconscious on the spot, even if the healing witch Shanica's physique was comparable to silver.

Just as Lilia's chop was about to touch Shanika's nape, an accident occurred.

Suddenly, the unstable red light on the surface of the Healing Witch Shanika's body burst forth. Under the impact of the powerful magic, not only was the Shadow Witch Lilia's hand repelled and her body forced backward, but Roy, the Light Witch Vivian, and the Illusion Witch Elena, who were not far away, were also affected by the red shockwave.

The shockwave was about to reach Roy, and given its intensity, Roy would be severely injured from the impact.

Without a second thought, the Shadow Witch Lilia instinctively merged into the shadows, instantly appearing in front of Roy and erecting a shadow barrier to protect him.

"boom!"

As the red shockwave passed, all the furniture in the hidden place was reduced to pieces.

When the red light subsided, the hidden place, now a scene of utter devastation, was devoid of the healing witch Shanika.

"Cough cough..."

The dust kicked up made Roy cough twice. He stared at the empty, secluded place, his face looking extremely grim.

"Brother Roy!"

"Lord Roy, are you alright?"

The Phantom Witch Elena and the Light Witch Vivian rushed to Roy's side and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Roy was unharmed under the protection of the Shadow Witch Lilia.

The incident happened so suddenly that the two weaker individuals had no time to react.

"Lilia, mobilize A2 and have it search for Shanika's whereabouts immediately."

Taking a deep breath, Roy forced himself to calm down and said.

Looking at the open portal to the Hidden Land, he knew that if the Hidden Land were completely closed, the unknown entity might not be able to control Shanika. However, if the Hidden Land were completely closed, Lilia would also be unable to contact the three Shadow Ravens and form a black-and-white projection.

All I can say is that the lack of intelligence was enormous!

Who is controlling Shanika, and what is their purpose in controlling her?

These are all unknowns.

But no matter what, the most important thing now is to bring Shanika back.

"Yes!" Without hesitation, the Shadow Witch Lilia immediately conveyed the order to Shadow Raven A'er through the contract in response to Roy's command.

"found it!"

About ten seconds later, the Shadow Witch Lilia shouted.

Roy's expression froze, and he quickly looked at the black and white projection presented by A-Er's vision.