“It’s indeed... very strange. No, wait, why was I just thinking about how to deal with the upcoming battle, and I didn’t notice this obvious issue?”
Felina’s expression became quite ugly, and the captain standing beside her didn’t look any better.
Being one of the [Four Wings of the Feathered Emperor], Sigrid naturally wouldn’t have a poor strategic perspective. After Violet’s reminder, it seemed that she, who was affected in some way, immediately realized that something was amiss.
Right, why didn’t they react to such an obvious distress signal? There were no responses from the surrounding floating islands or the patrolling mobile units?
Everyone fell into silence, and then subconsciously turned their gaze to the innocent-looking priestess. After all, she was the only one who noticed this anomaly earlier, and perhaps she had some clues.
Violet certainly had some clues.
The surrounding area of this island was covered by a not-so-obvious psychic barrier, somewhat similar to abilities like SP, but it felt different. It was challenging for her to pinpoint exactly what it was.
At this moment, Xiao Guang, who had always been silent and reserved in front of outsiders, unexpectedly spoke up.
“There’s a strange smell, coming up from below. Master, there should be something troublesome on this island.”
“Hmm?”
Violet turned around in surprise. This was the first time since they arrived in this world that Xiao Guang described something as “troublesome.”
It couldn’t be that Abyssal Worm rampaging in the forest. Although it looked big, it was about the same level of intensity as that Leviathan’s offspring. It definitely didn’t reach the point where it would give even a pure-blooded dragon a hard time.
“How troublesome is it? Can you confront it head-on?”
The little dragon girl tilted her head and thought for a moment.
“I can’t be sure until I’ve personally fought against it, but... at least it shouldn’t be weaker than Lucas.”
Lucas was the special celestial guardian of the priestess. It was a level 80 summon, meaning the creature Xiao Guang sensed was probably even higher in level than that?
Just as she was about to continue, at this very moment, a strange fluctuation spread from below!
“Wow!”
“My, my wings!”
“Captain!”
In a series of urgent cries, all the winged warriors brought by Sigrid, including herself, suddenly had their wings stiffened, uncontrollably falling downward!
Even the several clouds carrying skilled individuals from the kingdom, the Sky Falcons, panicked with alarmed cries, and their bodies swayed violently, about to follow the fate of their predecessors.
“Lady Violet!”
While Leila and Rene were also struggling with their wings in the air, they seemed to have some resistance. Violet quickly reacted, immediately activating the protective light, including the falcons, in a protective aura.
However, to her surprise, the usually invincible Holy Light barrier seemed to have no effect against this peculiar influence. It was as if there was no energy eroding it, but the winged individuals and magical beasts themselves had suddenly forgotten how to fly.
“Master! This is psychic power!”
The little dragon girl leaped from the falcon’s back, not caring about being clumsy. She spread her dragon wings wide and grabbed the back of the necks of the two winged sisters with one hand each, preventing them from falling from the sky.
Apparently, although this force was strange, it wasn’t insurmountable for Xiao Guang.
Her words immediately awakened the priestess, who was hesitating about whether to use a stronger skill or not.
Psychic power... no, is it really the power of the soul?
With this thought, Violet also understood and immediately, just like before, opened a vast spiritual network by controlling SP. However, this time, she didn’t spread it to a distant place but attached it to the barrier of the “Protection of Light,” creating another invisible layer of protection.
“Wow! We were about to fall, about to fall, Lady Violet!! Huh? It stopped swaying?”
A certain panicking holy knight, who had been thinking about how to land safely, saw the sudden opening of the soul barrier by the priestess. The swaying of all the falcons instantly slowed down, and they lowly chirped, stabilizing their bodies again.
Violet breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that this method is indeed effective, and it’s fortunate that she had practiced it before. Although she thought that with the strength of the people present, even if they fell from a hundred meters, it wouldn’t cause any major problems as long as they handled it properly, at most, they would suffer some minor injuries. However, these Sky Falcons probably wouldn’t survive such a fall, and it would be quite troublesome to deal with when they returned.
At this moment, the dragon girl returned to the falcon’s back with her two important companions.
“Master, the scent has weakened! That jerk is escaping!”
“Hmm?”
The black-haired girl frowned slightly. Under normal circumstances, she would undoubtedly go after the escaping figure. Even if she couldn’t catch them, she needed to figure out who or what it was.
However, the lingering uncertainty about who caused the psychic interference and her limited proficiency in using the Soul Barrier made her hesitate. If Violet immediately left, the falcons might once again plummet to the ground.
Sending the little dragon to track down the opponent made her a bit uneasy as well. After all, this opponent seemed different from the usual ones, and Violet felt a subtle sense of unease.
For instance, just now, if Violet hadn’t practiced the application of SP in advance, she might have been forced to use a higher-level skill.
Although the dragon girl referred to it as an escape, the priestess suspected that it might not be that simple.
The other party left without any direct contact with us, most likely voluntarily rather than being scared off or forced to retreat. It seems more like a calm withdrawal after achieving certain goals.
Abyssal Beast... was this thing related to the abyss?
In the abyss, there were unexpectedly strong individuals. How did the other party come here? Abyssal creatures shouldn’t face strong rejection from the world here, right?
Although there was curiosity and confusion, for now, let’s handle the situation on Omo Island first. This sudden event is filled with strangeness, and we should be able to find some clues.
“Well, let’s land on the island. Gride and the others have all fallen down, and we don’t know their current situation. We should quickly confirm it, right?”
Saying this, the priestess turned her inquiring gaze towards the knight beside her, as she was the leader of the joint kingdom team.
Thanks to Violet’s timely protection, Felina and the other kingdom elites riding on other sky hawks were unharmed, just with slightly pale faces.
After all, falling directly from a hundred meters high is not a fun experience.
“Yeah, I’m a bit worried too. There are probably many abyssal beasts below, and that abyssal worm...”
“Let’s go then. Find a suitable landing spot first.”
Guiding several sky falcons to gradually lower their altitude, soon the group found a relatively open area in the forest below with relatively low trees.
Although the Sky falcons were not as massive as those colossal magical beasts, with a length of over ten meters each, it was still challenging to land directly in this kind of forest. After descending to a certain distance, everyone jumped down, and the Sky falcons, not proficient in combat, waited until the mental disturbance gradually dissipated before returning to the sky.
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Considering that abyssal beasts might also be capable of flying, Felina left several Earth-tier strong individuals to guard the Sky falcons, replacing the winged warriors who, like dumplings, had all fallen down before.