A Man Like None Other

"What do you mean?" The old man frowned.

"What do you think?" Jared grinned.

Crack! A crisp sound resonated, and cracks started to form on the shield. Everyone stared in disbelief. The seemingly impenetrable shield had indeed been shattered!

Initially, they had thought all hope was lost. They had been relentlessly striking the shield for what seemed like an eternity, leaving everyone utterly exhausted. Now, with the elderly man regaining his senses, it appeared that there was no escape for any of them. Yet, astonishingly, the barrier began to display cracks.

"Don't just stand there! Keep pounding!" Cameron urged, and the group redoubled their efforts, pushing themselves to their absolute limits. Cracking sounds echoed through the air as the fissures on the shield widened further and further.

core and gather so many people to break it. If I don't kill you today, it'd be quite embarrassing for me." "I told you, you can't kill me... With

deafening boom, the shield. shattered as Jared crashed through it. The others promptly followed suit and fled the area. The elderly man, confined by the altar's boundary,

this place would greatly diminish his power. Even if he managed to catch up to Jared

others were still trapped in the illusion array, he furiously waved his hand, instantly dispelling the illusion.

on?"

after them! Bring them back, and you'll be

assured. With that,

you big time. If it weren't for you, we'd be done for in there," Beau expressed his gratitude once they had

that was a trap!" "What kind of treasure trove was

realizing it was a trap, seeing through that elderly man, and assisting them in absorbing the strange power of the ice soul fragment, they would still be like