"Uh, wait, haven't we overlooked a problem?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lorelei and Haim Horn both turned around and focused their attention on Ryan Kent, who had realized his blind spot.
Then, he continued:
"I really can't hear the magic engine continuing to operate anymore."
He has spent almost his entire life dealing with magic engines and is exceptionally sensitive to their sounds.
In reality, Endymion's fall was more like his engine being blasted at maximum power and crashing into the ground.
However, thanks to Gwen and Aurelion's intervention, along with the appearance of the elves, the other mages were able to awaken in time.
This caused the magical impact that covered the sky to pierce through the entire firmament.
With Gwen's devastating sword strike, Endymion's magic engine may have been completely destroyed.
The good news is that Endymion is no longer being propelled towards the ground by the magic engine.
But the bad news is also quite obvious.
"Endymion can no longer float."
Ryan Kent suddenly realized the crisis, and his eyes turned serious.
Meanwhile, the other mages who heard Ryan Kent's words also changed their expressions drastically, realizing the seriousness of the problem.
Endymion's ability to float is entirely due to its magic engine.
Enveloped in dense magical energy, the magic engine allows Endymion's magic to circulate on its own.
Self-sufficiency supports this massive island's suspension in the air.
Once the magic engine is lost, even if Endymion has a lot of magic inside, it will not be able to support its levitation.
The principle behind this is simple, much like the relationship between a mage and magic.
Without mages, magic is just pure energy with no real function.
Only a mage can transform magic into magic and produce wondrous effects.
The Magic Engine, in essence, is a mage capable of automating a single task.
It can autonomously utilize the magic contained within Endymion, converting it into power to support the cyclical flight of the mage capital.
This is why Endymion can use the power of the Wood Calamity to float in the air.
The Wood Calamity is certainly not so kind as to share its energy with others.
So to put it simply, the magic engine has been using the energy of the Wood Calamity to maintain its operation.
But now that Endymion has lost his magic engine, what will become of him?
"Endymion has lost its support, which means it will eventually fall."
This fall was different from the previous ones.
Previously, the archmage controlled the magic engine to crash into the ground.
This time, it was because the floating island lost control and fell freely.
In fact, the ending is the same.
Unless the magic engine is destroyed, Endymion will continue to accelerate and crash into the earth.
Destroy the magic engine, and Endymion will freefall and crash into the earth.
While seemingly stopping Endymion's accelerated charge, it actually freed Endymion from his restraints.
Most importantly, the destruction of Endymion's magic engine seemed to unexpectedly give them a glimmer of hope.
That is, to make people feel that they can gradually control Endymion and keep him floating in the sky through his immense magic.
Subsequently, countless mages withdrew their magic.
Let Endymion descend slowly and harmlessly until he lands safely in a deserted place.
However, this seemingly most promising solution...
But what is the reality?
This was nothing more than a trap set by Loki, an absolutely open conspiracy.
If the impact of Endymion is ignored, Endymion will fall to the ground, and the entire world will perish.
If Endymion's impact is stopped, the magic engine will inevitably be destroyed.
They must use their magic to keep Endymion floating in the sky.
Moreover, each of them needs to precisely control the force to ensure that the magic power transmitted by each person is sufficiently balanced.
Because they must ensure that Endymion does not deviate from the intended landing point, and that a stable descent speed is maintained throughout the process.
If anyone's magic fluctuates, it could cause the island's descent rate to change drastically.
It could even cause Endymion to tilt.
But the problem is...
How could thousands of monks possibly be of one mind?
Even if they could unify their thinking and make so many mages act as one, magical power would still be a huge problem.
Among the members of the Mage Council present, third-tier mages were the majority, while fourth-tier mages were few.
Only their councilors reached the fifth rank.
Just by relying on these mages to resist Endymion's forced levitation, they had almost exhausted all their magic power.
Such a rate of mana consumption would be insufficient even to move Endymion down one meter from the sky.
Most importantly, if someone suddenly stops supplying magic, the consequences will be unimaginable.
If more magic power isn't available to fill the gap in time,
Endymion's fall will accelerate further, becoming even more uncontrollable.
At this moment,
The shattered mage capital floating in the sky, the place that once represented all the mages' proud dreams.
Now, it has become a guillotine hanging above the heads of their mages.
No matter how hard they tried, they could only watch as the guillotine slowly brought down its blade until it severed their necks.
They were caught in a dilemma.
Heim Horn's face was ashen as he looked at Endymion, which now seemed serene high above, and alarm bells rang in his mind.
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