The bright halo activated as before, and a dazzling light emanated from Linde, causing Astaire to involuntarily close his eyes.
Then a tremendous force surged into Aster's limbs and bones.
"What...what kind of power is this?"
The knight's sword in Aster's hand also glowed, as if a layer of flame was attached to it.
After feeling the power surging within his body, this power that did not belong to him now moved within him with ease, and Astaire felt incredibly powerful.
"Give it a try, feel this power, and see if you can control it."
Aster first swung his knight's sword through the air several times, the sound of the blade cutting through the air echoing continuously.
The flames on the sword left a sharp sword light in the air, as if they were about to shatter the surrounding air.
Then he planted his sword in the ground and began to move with incredible speed. Astaire, who already had a significant advantage in speed, was now as elusive as a ghost.
Even Linde could only barely keep up with Astaire's current speed with his eyes when he activated his active vision.
How are you feeling?
Lind was a little envious as he watched Astaire experiment with his newfound power.
Does the area-of-effect of this aura also apply to me?
Linde, who was indoors just now, did not try to cast the aura on himself. He only tried the smaller version of the aura briefly. The smaller version of the aura did not have any effect. Apart from being able to create crystal skeletons, it was just a free enchantment.
After adding allies to himself, Linde felt the power flowing into his limbs and bones. With the activation of the smallest version of the Activation Aura, Linde felt that he was now terrifyingly strong.
After discussing it with Astaire, Lind came to a conclusion.
Once the aura is activated, this effect will be applied to all friendly units in Lind's subconscious, whether they are people or objects.
Its greatest advantage is the enhancement of the human body; within a time limit, it can enhance an individual's strength by about 50%.
The only downside is the duration and cooldown time.
Linde then recruited several soldiers from the military camp. After conducting experiments, they discovered that the aura effect was not diluted by the increase in the number of people, a fact that Linde greatly appreciated.
"Summary: A powerful area-of-effect finishing move, suitable for use on open battlefields where large-scale destructive weapons are not required."
Linde nodded. This bright halo finally had a different use. He had almost used it as a decorative light effect to endlessly produce crystal skeletons.
If war breaks out in the future, this halo will be much more useful.
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The yellow sand swirled like a torrential downpour, and in this apocalyptic scene, an orc caravan slowly made its way through the vast desert.
The swirling yellow sand did not deter them from their advance; the group continued to move forward in one direction.
This is Nazila's team; they've been out of the deep sand area for two days now.
"If the sand whales could only move in deep sand areas, they would have already traversed this desert long ago."
Nazla has traveled a long, long way from Linde's territory, from lush grasslands to desolate Gobi Desert to endless yellow sand.
They are expected to leave the desert today and arrive at Zelkora, the largest city on the border of the Orc Kingdom.
Zelkola, a city known as the "throat of the desert".
It is built in a narrow canyon landscape, where the violent winds all year round have turned the surrounding Gobi Desert into a howling mess, and you can often hear the howling of the mountains and the wind.
People were not afraid; instead, they built high walls around the valley because there was a rare spring in the desert.
This spring has nourished countless souls who have emerged from the desert. To protect this clear spring and to conquer this terrible desert, people built a city here.
This place is both a desert city and an oasis city.
This is: Zelcora.
Soon, the yellow sand that filled the sky was blown back by the wind, revealing the magnificent city to everyone.
In the towering Gobi Mountains, there is a huge rift valley, but this rift valley has been sealed off by a massive and thick city wall. People outside the city can vaguely see a green hue spreading out from the city and climbing up the surrounding Gobi Mountains.
"This is Zelcora..."
Not much time had passed since Nazla last passed through here, and the group entered the city with ease.
The people in the city were all talking about it after recognizing Nazira's flag and funeral attire.
"Hey, isn't that the one that was all over the news before?"
"Huh? Which one?"
"That fox-person royal who died in human territory..."
Shh...don't let anyone hear us.
The whispers of the people did not escape Nazira's ears. At this moment, Nazira, dressed in civilian clothes, smiled.
It seems that his dear sister has already spread the news of his death outside, making it known to almost everyone.
Under the arrangement of Nazla's subordinates, the caravan quickly found an inn that specifically catered to caravans.
Before everyone could even settle in, a fully armed orc army came knocking on their door.
"So you are Princess Nazla's caravan? Call your manager out here!"
The soldiers who arrived here were very polite and immediately asked to see the leader of the caravan.
The middle-aged female fox spirit under Nazira's command stepped forward and said:
"My lord, it is indeed your servant."
The soldier glanced at her, confirmed that the person before him was not Nazla, then looked around the crowd and said:
"It's just a routine check, don't panic."
After thoroughly searching the inn, the soldiers quickly left.
Anyone with eyes can see that they've come to confirm whether Nazira is alive or dead.
Unfortunately, his superiors weren't very strong enough to force him to open the coffin and examine the body. He could only leave sheepishly after asking around among the caravan members.
Soon, all sorts of forces arrived one after another, offering superficial concern but secretly keeping a close eye on every single person in the caravan.
Fortunately, Nazla had special disguise tools that could change her original fur color; otherwise, she might have been discovered.
As night fell, everyone in the caravan went to sleep, leaving only a coffin in the backyard.
One by one, furtive figures arrived, all seemingly with the same goal: the coffin.
Several groups of people got into a fierce fight over this, which only stopped when someone lost their life.
The groups seemed to have reached some kind of verbal agreement, each sending one person to work together to pry open the coffin and examine the body inside.
Inside the coffin was a female orc servant who died accidentally on the day of the assassination. After some cruel modifications, she looked exactly like Nazra.
After all... some necessary sacrifices are unavoidable.
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