Chapter 505 : Ocean Envoy - Anna
Chapter 505: Ocean Envoy - Anna
"Whoo——"
As Janna swiftly recited the ritual chants, the Soul Essence in her hand blossomed with a silvery-white brilliance.
Immediately after, the array condensed, and phenomena began to stir. Accompanied by a continuous surge of azure light emanating from the Contract Array before her, a deep-sea vortex—symbolizing the Ocean Phenomenon—gradually formed around Janna.
"After all this time, you finally remembered to summon me again."
Hearing the ethereal voice echo beside her ears, Janna—whose soul power had been greatly depleted and was feeling faint—could not help but reveal a small, relieved smile.
Her fair skin, deep-blue long hair, and lower body adorned with a magnificent sapphire tail—no matter how many times Janna had seen her, she could never help but be awed by the beauty of the Deep-Sea Mermaid.
"Hmm？"
The mermaid Anna, who had intended to tease Janna a few more times, furrowed her brows the moment she sensed Janna’s fragile and weakened soul energy.
"Your current condition is terrible. You should rest right away———"
However, before the Deep-Sea Mermaid Anna could finish her words, a telepathic request for a mission resonated directly in her mind.
"So, you’re inside a 【Black Hole】 right now, are you——"
Since all their communication took place through spiritual consciousness, it took but an instant for Anna to fully grasp Janna’s situation, and to understand why Janna had summoned her to this collapsing 【Water Elemental Plane】.
"Don’t worry. Your two friends will be fine."
Splash——From the summoning to the mental exchange, nearly a full minute had passed. After understanding Janna’s request, Anna transformed into a streak of waterlight and swiftly swam toward the surface.
"Let’s hope there’s still time—"
Watching Anna’s departing figure, Janna’s vision gradually blurred.
Even with the assistance of Soul Essence, her soul power had already fallen below the warning threshold due to the prolonged summoning of multiple Contracted Creatures.
To avoid damaging her soul, Janna had already dismissed all her summoned entities—except for the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon and Deep-Sea Mermaid—back to the Spirit Realm, all while continuously drawing upon the Soul Power stored within the Soul Essence to replenish herself.
At the same time, she deliberately allowed her spiritual consciousness to enter a state of shallow meditation, while the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon guarded her side.
"Huff—"
The cold wind howled; snow and frost filled the air.
Within the 【Frozen Domain】, the flames surrounding Louisto-Tulan had already dimmed by more than half, leaving him on the brink of collapse.
Yet, despite his body nearing its limit, Louisto-Tulan refused to give in. Deep within his heart, he still believed in Janna, stubbornly driving the last of his flames to resist the freezing cold that engulfed him.
Compared to his earlier offensive stance, the severely weakened Louisto-Tulan could now only defend passively against the Apprentice of the Two-Headed Dragon, Awn, unable to counterattack.
"Not bad. To last this long within my 【Domain】—I’ll admit, that’s impressive."
Up until now, a full minute had passed since Awn had invoked the simulated power of the 【Law Consciousness Cluster】 to manifest his own Law Domain.
During that minute, Louisto-Tulan’s tenacious will—bordering on reckless defiance—had earned Awn a faint sense of respect.
Still, the immense spiritual consumption from maintaining the Law Domain left Awn with no energy to “sympathize” with his opponent.
After all, within the 【Black Hole】—a place filled with resources that could drive any Wizard Apprentice insane—there was no room for sentiment.
"Time’s up. This game of cat and mouse ends now."
Watching Louisto-Tulan dart frantically around within the 【Frozen Domain】, the impatient Apprentice of the Two-Headed Dragon, Awn, revealed a cruel glint in his eyes.
"Die."
With those lightly spoken words, a surge of frigid air, fiercer than before, erupted forth—like countless serpents hungry for prey—lunging wildly toward Louisto-Tulan.
Seeing this, Louisto-Tulan, whose spiritual energy was nearly exhausted, felt a wave of despair rise in his heart.
"Looks like… this time, I really have to give up—"
Facing the oncoming flood of frost and death, Louisto-Tulan, knowing he no longer had any chance of victory, silently tightened his grip around the 【Reversal Crystal】.
"Rumble———"
Just as Louisto-Tulan was about to crush the 【Reversal Crystal】, a massive impact thundered from beyond the 【Frozen Domain】.
"An enemy attack？"
Sensing his domain being struck by a terrifying external force, Awn’s confident expression froze. Forcing himself to remain calm, he turned toward the direction of the impact.
"Damn it, don’t tell me the 【Plane】 has started collapsing early?"
Boom——
Before Awn could think further, another impact—louder and fiercer than before—shattered his painstakingly constructed 【Frozen Domain】 into fragments, dispersing it completely.
"What’s going on here—"
At the same time, a similar event occurred within Tarlina’s 【Toxic Domain】.
After driving Hela-Helheim back into a corner with a myriad of poisonous elements, Tarlina, whose spiritual power was mostly drained, decided to finish the fight decisively.
But before she could make her move, a thunderous explosion roared outside her domain, instantly disrupting her plan.
"A formal wizard’s power？How could one appear here？"
Before Tarlina could investigate, another deafening blast rang out—and this time, her 【Toxic Domain】 dissipated like fog scattered by the wind.
"Damn it！"
For both Tarlina and Awn, having their domains forcibly destroyed was a devastating blow.
Beyond the severe drain on their soul power, the backlash from the Sea of Souls itself was enough to leave them both reeling.
Yet, more terrifying than that pain was the overwhelming might of the unknown force that had struck them.
"Splash——"
The winds howled and the waves surged.
Compared to the calm ocean they had first entered upon arriving in the 【Water Elemental Plane】, the sea now was a living nightmare.
It was as if a slumbering giant beast had suddenly awakened. The monstrous waves and the oppressive, storm-laden clouds above seemed almost tangible as they swept toward Tarlina and Awn.