Chapter 597 - 591. Empty Husk
It happened so suddenly, as if it came out of nowhere. A loud crackling sound shook the whole dungeon like a thrown jar. The ground cracked and trees were pulled out from the roots. The palace rubble and loose boulders flew around like heavy-weight confetti, and the combination of everything created a deafening sound that almost ruptured their eardrums.
In a whirlwind of events, Zein felt his shoulders grabbed and someone enveloped him in a protective hug as he was flung back. Their body flew across the dungeon at a speed that left no chance to think properly, and only stopped after they crashed against an invisible wall.
"Ugh--"
It was a force enough to break some bones and incur internal injuries, but Zein felt surprisingly alright. Except for some dizziness, he didn’t feel anything broken or wrong with his body. When he opened his eyes after rolling on the ground, Senan was hovering above him.
"Young Master!" the middle-aged man grasped his head and looked at him with fierce concern. "Young Master, are you alright?!"
"I’m fine," Zein pushed himself off the ground and managed his breath. It was clear that he managed to get unscathed thanks to his guard. "What about you?"
He looked at Senan, but thankfully, aside from getting all messy and dirty, Zein couldn’t see any blood. A shimmering mana shield still flickering above them, although the physical shield in Senan’s back had cracked all over. It was one of the best shields made from the collaboration between Iron Shield of Mortix, so the damage greatly reflected how devastating the explosion was.
"Don’t worry about me, Young Master," Senan said while helping Zein stand up. "We were quite far from the core of the blast."
Which means Agni, who was slightly further, should be alright, since the Spirit Queen would have made a strong barrier around them. But...
"The others?" Zein turned around worriedly. If the force was this great for them, then it would be even greater for the espers in the center of that explosion, wouldn’t it?
The blue eyes darted around the devastated landscape, and caught the view of a large black orb made of hard scale, with a shimmering layer of mana barrier outside. From the scattering mana around the barrier, it seemed like there were at least two destroyed layers before that. Zein turned his head in another direction, and saw Agni trying to stand up with the Spirit Queen pulling on his hair.