The black-armored man became surprised when confronted with the maelstrom of Mana Stream. He raised his weapon toward the light, and his party members followed suit.

“W... what the hell is this!”

A scream suddenly rang out. The researcher was still clutching at his two money bags, but now, his face was turning blue.

“Magical energy poisoning?”

“Hadn’t he said that he'd be fine because of the magical energy suppressor?”

Confusion ran rampant within the Connectors' hearts. The researcher was getting worse and worse. His skin was beyond being blue and was starting to turn purplish black.

“Ggoo-ahhhhhhhhhhh!”

The researcher felt as if ants were crawling and chewing through his veins and arteries. 

He started to scratch at his body with his fingernails. His hands turned bloody from his own blood.

“L... look at him…!”

The white-robed woman turned pale as she pointed toward the researcher.

[This device blocks the magical energy of the labyrinth, but I have no idea how it’ll function within a Mana Stream. That's why we have to be very careful.]

McGregor’s warning flashed through the researcher’s brain. However, he was in too much pain. His mind turned blank as the pain ate away at his consciousness.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh...