NOVPUBPharmacist Lugayard shook his head.
Gaiat fell silent for a moment, his gaze shifting towards the transparent glass surface of the round table, directly above the Restricted Area beneath the Divine Descendant Hall.
He knew that Lugayard was referring to the object he had brought back.
It was currently bound by the chains of the Restricted Area, surrounded by Anti-Magic Steel Columns on a solitary stone platform, a black magic cube that stood erect.
Covered with Curse Marks, the chains glowing with a red breathing luster entwined like serpents, tightly locking this hexahedron.
"As the battle continued, I was uncertain if he would become stronger, so I banished him into the ’Phantom Realm.’"
After a moment, the Third Military God Tangle Agate Gaiat spoke, his voice grave.
The battle just outside the eastern borders of the Arolan Kingdom was neither particularly difficult nor smooth.
With Simon Luo’s appearance, Philip, constantly healed and swapping injuries with Loren, the battle fell into a deadly cycle. Loren could only be forced to deplete his life and mana, unable to inflict effective damage or escape.
"Was he that strong?"
Yunmu Lugayard, the Fifth Military God, asked.
According to intelligence, there was no reason for Great Priest Loren’s strength to force Gaiat to use his last resort.
"At the beginning when I clashed with him, I was confident he wasn’t as strong as me, but by the end, he had almost caught up to me."
Gaiat shook his head, seemingly recalling that battle.
He had never before encountered someone like Loren, who was born for battle and grew stronger as it progressed.
Although still a good distance from the power of the Second Military God of the Obsidian Throne.
Yet, Loren’s increasing strength made it difficult for Gaiat to estimate. If Loren had managed to find an opening from either the Seventh Army God Philip or the Eleventh Military God Simon Luo and successfully escaped, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
The three of them were not seriously injured, but the more they fought, the more uncertain they felt. To ensure the mission’s absolute success, Gaiat opted to use his ultimate technique on Loren, sealing him instead of fighting to the death.
In this "Phantom Realm," there’s only an endless void and an exit that never reaches reality.
"According to the Empire’s spies, Loren also possesses a multiple-use Immune Field ability. The last time he utilized it was the night of the Demon Race incident in Floral City Pariel in the Poseen Kingdom. He seemed to be on the verge of death but never used this spell, which unnerved the commander."
Gaiat said, his expression solemn.
In the end, they were also unclear about what attribute Loren was most proficient in.
Ultimately, from the post-battle analysis, choosing to seal Loren was the correct decision; otherwise, Philip and Simon Luo likely wouldn’t have returned unscathed.
"Whether used sooner or later, as long as the Great Seal Spell is unleashed, it eliminates a major hidden danger. It’s a pity it wasn’t used on the Speaker of the Western Hub Zone."
Lugayard paused, then grinned.
Of course, successfully using this forced sealing skill wasn’t easy.
It could only be linked if the enemy were severely injured and put into a forced control state.
Originally, it was an ancient sealing skill used by Sealers to seal the Immortal Blood Clan, recorded in the Holy Moon Goddess Temple, and required the Wolf Sage’s blessed item as a medium in order to be cast without a cost; otherwise, the caster would suffer a deadly backlash.
Being hit by this spell wasn’t much different from death. Even if the caster died, it would not be undone.
To be safe, Gaiat still brought the "Phantom Realm" Gate back to the capital, Brilda.
Although it would be safer to gather enough power to actively release the "Phantom Realm" and have the Military Gods surround and kill Great Priest Loren.
But if this task were to be executed, it would probably be best to gather more Military Gods to ensure that they could kill him without injury and not give him any chance of escape.
Given the current battle situation at the front, it does not support all Military Gods spending time and energy dealing with Loren, who is not much different from being dead in prison.
"Are you certain Loren is completely sealed within this barrier?"
Lugayard looked towards the dark sealing magic cube, asking Gaiat.
It wasn’t that he doubted Gaiat, but currently inside the Empire, there were indeed some discordant notes, and anyone could potentially become a traitor.
And the less likely someone is to betray the Empire, the more catastrophic the damage once they do.
If someone leaked information about Loren being sealed deep within Brilda, those rebels might do everything in their power to rescue Loren.
Such an enemy’s combat power was undoubtedly a disaster.
Allowing the rebels to continue to develop might turn anyplace into an ant’s nest that could trigger a collapse, and even the emerging Church groups had gradually caught the attention of His Majesty Saint Baldo Hoffman, who personally ordered the Imperial Military Staff and the Empire’s Special Operations Department to investigate.
"Hmph, Loren is definitely in there, no doubt,"
Gaiat coldly interrupted, proudly declaring,
"Unless I willingly release it, or a stronger Sealer than me comes to break the spell, this seal will never be undone."
