The entire province looked as though it had been picked up by an invisible hand. This time, however, the specks of light rolled into a torrential snowball over the land. Space was still distorted, folded, and crushed—and the torrent of radiance was also shattered in the process—but things within range of the light weren’t completely destroyed.

That snowball bounced around repeatedly within the distorted space. It would shrink considerably with each jump, but the space around its point of contact would also recover.

This proved that the attack from the City of Eimer was being neutralized. The energy and laws required to activate this defense were astronomical, but it gave everyone some peace of mind to know that the attack could be blocked.

No one knew what would be left behind in the province after the calamity. That torrent of light couldn’t withstand a single attack from the City of Eimer, but it proved that the incomprehensible strength could be broken.

On a tower in Serene Pass.

Lin Wu said calmly, “The Little Lady fired a scattered defensive assault this time around. It should be able to defend against the floating city’s attack if it’s in full defense mode. Judging from the intensity...