At this moment, the entire interior of Hyjal was completely silent.

The floating nothingness swept across the air, enveloping the entire dark space in deathly silence.

Upon hearing these words, Aurelion's body, which had been trembling slightly, suddenly stiffened, and her eyes widened.

To treat as...an enemy?

Aurelion had never thought of it that way.

Even though Viktor rejected her time and time again.

Even on that day in Shulbon, when he unleashed supernatural magic on her, leaving her weak and powerless,

Aurelion still only saw it as a result of angering Victor.

Essentially, she still regarded Viktor as her mentor.

She was the person who was closest to her after her father's death.

But Viktor's actions had already shown her that this idea was wrong.

Now, standing there stunned, Aurelian looked around, her gaze sweeping across the dark space.

Looking at the mages behind him, their faces were filled with fear, their eyes were vacant, and their lips were pale.

They were like walking corpses trapped in despair, having completely lost their vitality at this moment.

A monster like Victor, just by standing there, was enough to completely shatter the psychological defenses of countless people.

At that moment, Aurelion seemed to understand something.

Indeed, in the public eye, Victor has now become a monster poised to destroy the world.

His ambition to use divine power to rule the entire world is now blatantly obvious.

Aurelion, who stands on the side of humanity, has clearly taken a stand against Viktor.

Victor already sees her as an enemy, while she herself is still confused and unable to determine the true nature of their relationship.

She was a student,

They became adversaries.

boom--!!!

A deafening roar suddenly erupted in this void, the muffled sound of the explosion echoing throughout the world.

The chaotic fluctuations swept across the entire space, and even the land protected by the barrier erected by Aurelion suffered extremely violent impacts.

The mages who were standing on that floating rock suddenly staggered and swayed precariously.

Many of them had already gone weak in the knees and collapsed to the ground.

Even Aurelion was not spared from the impact of the explosion.

Despite her trembling body, Aurelion managed to steady herself.

My previously dazed mind was suddenly awakened by a sense of urgent crisis.

At the same time, Viktor slowly spoke:

"You only have three minutes."

Upon hearing this, everyone's attention once again focused on Viktor.

They witnessed a sudden, violent surge of dark energy around Victor, as if an unruly vortex was stirring around him.

Many people present felt a sense of oppression, as if the power just released by the Dark Mage had been completely taken over by him.

The next second, the energy rapidly detached from Viktor.

It quickly condensed in the air into a sheet of sharp, floating blades, which then rapidly spread outwards.

The space inside Hyjal was ripped open by these dark blades, leaving countless tiny cracks.

These cracks were neat and sharp, and light from beyond the darkness flowed along them.

It cast a faint glow over the entire city of Hyjal.

As time passed, the flow of these lights became faster and faster, eventually becoming intricate and complex, appearing incredibly chaotic and frenzied.

To everyone else, it seemed that Victor intended to completely sever Endymion's zeroth and first layers.

Let Hyjal become independent and free itself from Endymion's control.

As this scene unfolded, more and more mages stared wide-eyed, their eyes filled with despair and astonishment.

However, Victor simply continued speaking to Aurelion:

"In three minutes, Hyjal will fall from the sky."

"If you can't stop me in these three minutes, or can't find any opportunity."

"So……"

Finally, Endymion will fall due to the loss of Hyjal's energy.

So the key is how Aurelion manages to stop Viktor within those three minutes.

Can……

Aurelius stood quietly in place, her gaze fixed on Victor in front of her, her eyes filled with conflict and tension.

It's easier said than done to consider Viktor an enemy.

However, even setting aside Aurelion's complex feelings for Victor...

With Viktor's overwhelming power, which could almost overshadow the entire world, Aurelion didn't know how to deal with him.

What a joke! If she could really defeat Viktor, wouldn't she have taken him back to the palace and locked him in a dark room long ago?

So, how can she stop Victor?

Aureliano Buendía was extremely anxious, her brows furrowed, and she was filled with unbearable worry.

Suddenly, however, Heim Horn, who had been lying on the ground, 'struggled' to raise his head and, as if giving a prompt, loudly proclaimed:

"We cannot let the Dark Archmage escape! We must keep him here!"

"This is the only way to protect Endymion from falling!"

The words had barely left her lips when a sharp tearing sound shattered the silence, sweeping past Aurelion.

The wind howled like knives, scattering her loose silver hair in all directions, and a clear, rustling sound echoed in her ears.

boom--!

A dull thud came from behind Aurelion, shaking her to her core and throwing her into a jumble of thoughts.

Aurelion knew perfectly well that Victor's attack must have landed on Senator Heim.

She stared in shock, her eyes wide.

Watching Victor casually raise his hand, he instantly unleashed a powerful spell from thin air.

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