Chapter 294: Separated by the Formation (1/2)

Inspecting every wall closely, it's not made from solidified Energy. That Formation they activated probably has the effect of creating a labyrinth or a dungeon at the same time as sending the intruders onto different parts of the Zone.

If I think of it like this then it's possible that right at this moment, each of them is fighting alone, somewhere beyond this wall I am currently caged in…

To test its durability, I tried hitting the wall with a regular punch. It's a regular punch of someone who's approaching 200 in Strength Stat alone.

From where I punched it, my fist got embedded halfway in and the spiderweb-like cracks extended up to 20 meters around it.

It could be broken through but I don't know how thick they made it to be. Either way, that's already one thing to be glad about. Also, they probably didn't know that I got stuck here.

The layout of this Zone was memorized by me since it's simple enough without anything hindering our visions earlier.

If I go straight from where I am currently in by breaking down a hole for myself to pass through, I will eventually reach the Portal and the three devices.

But will they let me do that though? The possibility of being noticed after breaking down a hole is almost certain. This is a part of a Formation after all, and there's someone monitoring it.

Ah… I'm wasting time overthinking here. My first priority isn't the Portal. It's the safety of my girls.

Then… let's go out and look for them for now.

Having decided that, I took out the Willful Sword and charged it up with both the Swordforce and my Flux Energy.

As the sword got drunk with the two types of Energy, the Dark Aura which it absorbed from the Dark Elf Transcendent as well as the Lightning Dragon was unleashed by it.

This sword is continuously growing and it doesn't really have a limit on what it can absorb. It might even be stronger than the Regenium Sword that my Metagen wields. Just that… it's somehow picky. The Dark Energy it absorbed from the other Transcendents was only used to strengthen the Dark Aura to let it become on par with the Lightning Dragon. However, I am still not clear on how that Dark Aura will be used. For now, I'm still using it as something like another enhancement for the Willful Sword, giving it a higher destructive power.

Well, enough about that.

I put the Metagen back to its compressed state first before walking towards the northern wall.

With the sword already charged since earlier, I stabbed the tip in front of me.

ROAR!

Though it looks like a casual stab, the Lightning Dragon which covered itself with the Dark Aura roared thunderously as it charged towards the wall and drilled through the point where the Sword was stabbed.

As the sound of crumbling rocks filled the enclosed space, I started to hear the sounds of footsteps approaching my location from three different directions.

”What happened?! What was that sound?!”

”Someone broke a wall!”

”Huh? Aren't the intruders caught by the Formation? They should be scattered and separated already.”

”This… This is the entrance. Did someone enter after them? How can we be attacked here? Are the scouts not doing their jobs?”

”Stop asking questions. Go and check it! You! Report this to the Leader.”

Soon enough, their voices could be heard as they stopped right before the hole I made. Judging from their conversations, my earlier guess is right. I got stuck at the same place due to the activation of the Nullification Zone but the others were transported somewhere. As I spread out my senses, the newcomers were all Mortal Ranks and none of them were even at Rank 5 Mortal. Looks like those capable enough to last against a Transcendent were all sent to face one.