Make me leave the team? My beast girl and I can win easily.

"Starfield Battlefield", the sacred ground of the Naga "Deep Shadow Tribe".

In the plaza in front of the altar, the bound deep-sea behemoth appeared somewhat listless after the teleportation array was activated last time.

Its enormous head drooped, its eyes half-closed, with only occasional twitches indicating that it was still alive.

Beside the behemoth, High Priest Kano was sitting cross-legged, hovering half a foot off the ground, his dark red blood patterns slowly writhing.

It seems to be sensing the status of the "Black Sea" team that has crossed the border through some mysterious connection.

According to the information provided by those human lackeys, the other side was just a small team of all level 30 members.

With the strength of the "Black Sea" team, even if the opponent is a so-called "prodigy," they should be able to capture him easily.

The mission will be completed soon, and we can return via the teleportation array.

But at this moment, a period of time has passed, and there is still no response from the other end of the teleportation array.

A barely perceptible doubt flickered in Kano's mind.

Could it be... that something has happened?

Just as it was about to activate the secret technique again, attempting to strengthen the connection—

"Buzz!"

The blood-red teleportation array inside the deep-sea behemoth's mouth suddenly trembled violently!

Immediately afterward, to Kano's astonishment, the teleportation array completely vanished, leaving not even a ripple of energy behind!

For the first time, an expression of disbelief and horror appeared on Cano's face!

The "Black Sea" team hasn't even returned yet, and the teleportation array has already disappeared?!

This means that the other end of the teleportation link is the "Black Sea" squad.

Their life force had completely severed its connection with the teleportation array!

As a result, the teleportation array lost its "anchor point," became unsustainable, and collapsed on its own.

"How is this possible?!" Cano's dry lips trembled, emitting a hoarse hiss.

These five powerful Naga warriors are all level 40!

They are battle-hardened, equipped with sophisticated weapons, and possess powerful blood curses!

Even in battles of the same level as the "Starfield Battlefield", they are a force to be reckoned with!

Their opponents were merely a level 30 human squad!

No matter how talented someone is, the difference in level and racial talent is still there!

How could this happen!

Unless... those human lackeys' intelligence is wrong!

The enemy has set an ambush, specifically to kill our clan's prodigies!

"Damn... cunning humans!"

Kano's face contorted with wrinkles, revealing an expression of extreme anger.

It realized it had been tricked!

They were tricked by a trap deliberately hidden by those seemingly compliant humans!

"Unforgivable!"

"We must find out the truth!" A fierce glint flashed in Kano's eyes.

It cannot allow the "Black Sea" team to die without knowing why!

It wanted to see with its own eyes what Kaz and the others had encountered before they died!

The dark red blood patterns on its body instantly came to life, bursting out with dazzling light!

A surge of powerful energy, imbued with the aura of bloodline, erupted from its withered body.

At the same time, a flash of light appeared in its hand, revealing a thick, ancient magic book.

Kano opened the spellbook, stretched out his withered finger, dipped it into a little of the dark green blood seeping from his chest, and quickly sketched a complex and sinister rune.

"With my blood, I trace back to the source of our shared origins..."

"Transcending the void, glimpsing the shadow of cause and effect..."

"Rewind Spell - Activate!"

Accompanied by a deep, ancient incantation, the rune drawn with blood suddenly lit up!

An invisible force, following the blood ties among the Naga people, moved towards the direction where Kaz finally perished.

Overcoming the barriers of space, we traced back to the past!

Cano's cloudy eyes were covered by a grayish-white light.

Its "vision" begins to reconstruct the scene that Katz "saw" in the final moments of his life.

At first, the image was blurry, filled with violent energy fluctuations and a strange sense of humiliation.

It seems that Katz is extremely angry because he felt he was being played.

Gradually, some clearer images began to emerge.

A huge, abandoned factory, surrounded by desolation.

Then, four humans appeared on the screen.

They were sitting in a row on a huge, collapsed wooden stake.

Cano: ?

In the picture, the four humans are in a very relaxed posture.

They seemed to be eating something, with relaxed smiles on their faces, chatting and laughing with each other.

Kano's mind was a little slow to process what was happening.

That's not right!

According to intelligence, aren't human squads also composed of 5 people?

Why are there only 4 here?

Even if these four humans are the target of the "Black Sea" team this time.

Where are the Kokaz?

How could they possibly let their target sit there so leisurely and eat?

Shouldn't the last thing Kars saw before he died be a fierce battle?

Why is it such a...incongruous scene?

Just as Cano was filled with doubt and confusion, trying to trace back to earlier scenes—

In the scene, the blonde girl with golden eyes who had been sitting quietly suddenly turned her head without warning!

Her gaze seemed to pierce through the barriers of time and magic, indifferently looking at Kano who was casting the "Rewind Spell"!

Those golden eyes appeared incredibly deep in the "flashback" scene!

The moment my eyes met those eyes—

Kano felt his consciousness being suddenly pulled out of the "rewind" passage by an unimaginable, immense force!

It was directly "pulled" to a place, a vast void unlike anything it had ever imagined!

There is no up, down, left, or right here; there is no concept of time or space; only endless darkness and silence.

And... in the deepest part of the void, there exists a colossal being beyond all comprehension!

Its sheer size and grandeur made Kano feel so insignificant, not even a speck of dust!

That was an absolute crushing on the level of life existence!

It's the difference between an ant gazing at the stars and a mayfly peering into the universe!

Kano's soul is screaming madly, and the prophetic spells are issuing frantic warnings!

An overwhelming sense of crisis instantly overwhelmed it!

escape!

We must immediately sever all contact and escape back!

However, it was too late.

Just as it was trying to forcibly sever all connections with the "Rewind Spell" and retract its consciousness back to its body—

It "saw" that countless gray-white eyes opened simultaneously around the colossal being deep in the void!

Every eye coldly locked onto its wavy consciousness that had intruded into the "forbidden zone".

Countless gray hands, made of pure chaotic energy, reached out from those eyes and grabbed at Kano's wisp of consciousness!

"No--!!!"

Cano let out a desperate roar in his heart.

It exerted all its strength, frantically activating the magic book and all its life-saving secrets.

But it was completely useless!

Those large gray hands, ignoring all distance and obstacles, closed in an instant.

He gripped Cano's fragile consciousness tightly!

"Snap... Pfft!"

It felt as if something had been crushed at the level of the soul.

……

At the sacred square of the "Deep Shadow Tribe".

Time seemed to have passed in the blink of an eye.

The blinding light emanating from Kano, who had been hovering in the air, suddenly went out.

Its withered body, like a puppet with its strings cut, fell straight down from its suspended state.

With a "thud," it hit the cold, hard plaza ground, making a dull thud.

Then, it remained motionless.

It lay there on the ground, its eyes vacant, like a sculpture.

A few seconds later—

"puff!"

"Pfft! Pfft..."

Thick, fresh blood gushed out wildly from Kano's seven orifices!

Beneath it, a pool of blood had formed, emitting a pungent, foul stench.

The magic book in its hand, which contained powerful magic, also made a "crack" sound as it could no longer bear the weight.

The pages flipped wildly without any wind, then cracked and disintegrated inch by inch.

It turned into countless fragments that shimmered with a faint light.

It fell softly, mixing with the green blood on the ground.

It felt as if it had been completely torn apart from the inside by a pair of invisible giant hands.

After a while, some Naga warriors patrolling nearby noticed the strong smell of blood in the air and came over to investigate.

All the Naga were stunned when they saw this.

The powerful and enigmatic High Priest Kano held an unparalleled position of authority within the tribe.

At this moment, he was completely lifeless, his death a tragic sight.

"High Priest!!"

"What's going on?!"

"Enemy attack?!"

"Immediately issue a warning! Notify the clan leader and all elders!!"

The entire tribe was instantly plunged into panic and chaos.