Chapter 1180: Self-Destruct Attack, Force Field Matrix

If it were an ordinary person, he might not have noticed such a minute, subconscious movement, but Xia Duo is not an ordinary person.

Xia Duo once took the form of the Drow Assassin "Brandon" in the 【Projection Plane: Underdark】 and even deeply experienced "Brandon's" memories spanning hundreds of years.

He has a thorough understanding of every little detail regarding Drow assassins; it could be said that his level of understanding of Drow assassins already exceeds that of the vast majority of creatures other than the Drow themselves!

Even if it were just a subtle, tiny movement, he could detect abnormalities from it, similar to "gait analysis" on Earth.

Of course, the existence currently mixed in among the Eaerlann Elves suspected of being a Drow assassin might also have learned some kind of Drow technique, or perhaps received some special training, which would account for such behavior.

It does not prove that he is definitely a Drow!

But Xia Duo would not consider the other party to be pure and flawless and act as if he hadn't seen it; the characteristics of a Drow assassin are in themselves a major point of suspicion.

Just like at a subway station on Earth, if a bearded man wearing a turban suddenly dropped a package and ran, would one ignore such an obvious characteristic just because it might be a prank?

Obviously not!

However, such matters do not require Xia Duo to step forward himself; he sent a Sending to inform his convenient teacher of his discovery, and almost the instant he sent the message, he received a reply from Iolum—

"Understood!"

Logically speaking, Xia Duo should have been happy, but in fact, he was not.

Just as he received Iolum's reply and was preparing to see how Iolum or the Seven Towers would handle this matter, a major incident suddenly occurred within the Arena—

It had nothing to do with the dueling platform, but rather in the spectator stands; more accurately, it was at the location where that group of Eaerlann Elves was situated!

That existence suspected of being a Drow assassin suddenly looked up toward the direction where Xia Duo was, and precisely locked onto Xia Duo's gaze. The one person and one "Elf" exchanged a look, and after that "Elf" gave a cruel smile, he immediately stood up and shouted:

"Revenge!"

Then he leaped toward the location of the Cormanthor Elves not far from them. If it were only this, then it could not be called a "major incident" by Xia Duo!

At most, it would be a small interlude.

Almost at the moment that "Elf" leaped up, the Magic Net nearby surged wildly, and when he reached the highest point, his entire body exploded with a boom.

The sky full of flesh and blood drenched a large area of Elves and humans nearby, and amidst the rain of flesh and blood from that "Elf," a tall, sturdy creature quickly emerged from the void.

As soon as it solidified, it crushed the skull of an Elf nearby who had been stunned by the rain of flesh and blood with one hand, and immediately began a frenzied slaughter of those around it.

Only at this moment did the audience in the venue seem to react, screaming and shouting frantically.

And the Elves and humans near the area where the incident occurred were even more crazily trying to escape, but how many Elite Mages and High Mages who had mastered Teleportation Spells could there be?

Even if there were, in such a chaotic situation, how much chance of successful Spellcasting was there?

Witnessing all this, Xia Duo was also shocked by the scene before his eyes. He had originally thought that the Drow assassin might just want to assassinate some Elf, Dwarf, or human with an important identity, but he hadn't expected such a massive event to be stirred up.

That tall creature resembled a Lizardman, but was far more robust than a Lizardman, completely lacking a neck, with a large head growing directly on its body.

Furthermore, it had no Lizardman tail, and its entire body was covered in scales; judging from its appearance alone, it was more intimidating than a Lizardman.

And judging from the fact that it crushed an Elf's head with one grab, its strength was truly astonishingly great!

Of course, to Xia Duo, this guy was more like a small-sized "Godzilla" without a tail.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Xia Duo frowned and looked toward the main seating area; the Great Arcanists had not yet taken action. What were they waiting for? Could there still be some other incident?

……

At the same time, Iolum, who was in the secondary seat of the main area, also frowned deeply. He hadn't truly taken Xia Duo's earlier Sending seriously, thinking it was just a Drow assassin at most, which could be investigated after the fact.

But everything happening now was far beyond his expectations, and it truly slapped all the Great Arcanists and High Mages present in the face.

However, with the Seven Towers Great Arcanist present, Iolum did not take action immediately, but instead shared the information he received from Xia Duo with the others.

Lander was the first Great Arcanist to take action, but he did not directly save the Elves and humans currently suffering, nor did he control the tall creature that was slaughtering wantonly.

Instead, he controlled the Micro-Mythallar within the Arena, sealing the Arena off, as one Force Barrier after another divided the spectator stands within the Arena into countless small areas.

If that monster wanted to continue its slaughter, it would have to break through the Force Barriers one by one to have a chance.

Subsequently, he used Spellcasting to spread his voice throughout the chaotic Arena: "Remain calm, the Seventon Council is clearing the scene, everyone stay where you are, do not move!"

This voice was not just a voice; it also carried subtle mental spell effects. Xia Duo, holding the Pioneer Scepter, keenly detected this point.

However, in such a situation, if mental spells were not used to soothe people's hearts, perhaps the losses caused by the chaos would be even greater than those from the monster's slaughter.

Seeing the Great Arcanist take action at this moment, Xia Duo did not immediately call Niya to leave, but sat quietly in his original seat.

A Force Wall separated Niya and him; in fact, everyone had been separated. He tried it simply and found that the strength of this force field was not small, and it was not easy to break into.

At the same time, this Force Wall did not restrict teleportation; if it were truly necessary, he could still leave at any time.

……

After Lander took action, the two High Mages from Eaerlann and Cormanthor could no longer sit still. The ones most severely harmed by the Drow were the Elves of their two nations; it would be inexcusable for them not to take action.

At the same time, several other Great Arcanists also took action; some were responsible for controlling the monster, some for saving people (Elves), and some for searching for Drow assassins who might appear again.

Almost instantly, the scene of the monster's rampage was effectively controlled. That monster was restricted within a specially made force field cage, struggling desperately but unable to break free in the slightest.

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that today's matter would end here, a rain of flesh and blood erupted once again in the spectator stands.

Of course, with the restriction of the Force Walls, this time the rain of flesh and blood did not scatter everywhere, but was limited to one seating area.

The one that self-destructed this time was an "Illefarn Elf," and after the self-destruction, a tall monster similar in shape to the previous one appeared on the spot.

Only, as soon as it appeared, there were no direct targets to kill nearby, so it turned to destroying the surrounding Force Walls instead.