Chapter 879: Elf Rearguard, Trace-less Barrier

Upon hearing Princess Xiya say that the Mythallar was complete, a joyful smile appeared on Badijiaer's face for a moment, but before he could say anything, his expression suddenly changed drastically.

It was not just Badijiaer; on the hill, Princess Xiya, who had just finished the Mythallar, as well as Huo En who was guarding nearby, and even Hadelaien who had returned to the camp, all had their expressions change drastically.

Centered on those twenty-plus nodes of the original Elven Mythallar, the Magic Net began to experience a sustained riot, and the intensity was growing higher, with a trend of spreading to the entire Plane.

"To think Jielinisi left behind such a complication, truly hateful!"

Even in front of Princess Xiya, Badijiaer could not hide the anger in his heart and immediately cursed aloud; from Netherese to Elvish, all sorts of unpleasant vocabulary spilled from his mouth like raindrops.

Xiya frowned; in truth, she herself was full of resentment toward Jielinisi. Seeing that the Mythallar was already complete, only for this kind of complication to suddenly occur, anyone would have anger pent up inside.

However, the two sides were, after all, belonging to opposing factions; did the enemy need to give advance notice of what methods they would use? One could only blame oneself for failing to discover it in advance. Right now, the most important thing was not anger, but to make amends as quickly as possible.

Thinking this, Xiya immediately communicated with the completed Mythallar, the 【Trace-less Barrier】, and reopened the nodes that the Mythallar had already closed.

Subsequently, she unfurled her Arcane Fire, linking the outer open Magic Net Strings to the Mythallar nodes. Afterward, an invisible influence spread instantly through these nodes to the entire range of the Mythallar, which was to say, the entire Green Field Plane.

While stabilizing the Mythallar, Xiya squeezed out a sliver of attention and said to Huo En and Badijiaer:

"Hurry and take people to the Mythallar nodes Jielinisi set up previously to repair the Magic Net; you are no longer needed here!"

"Understood!"

After hearing this, Huo En did not hesitate in the slightest and left immediately, while Badijiaer, after cursing one last sentence, also seemed to have calmed down.

But he did not leave immediately; instead, while casting warning and Protection magic around this hill, he asked Princess Xiya:

"Are you really alright here? I am worried whether Jielinisi might have left behind some other traps!"

"I am really alright!"

Seeing that Badijiaer still would not leave, Xiya felt anxious, but she still patiently explained, "It was my oversight earlier; I should have checked beforehand. Even if those Mythallar nodes were destroyed, their influence on the Magic Net has not completely disappeared; they can still be utilized by the Elves!"

"Hurry over there. Even if you cannot completely repair the Magic Net at those nodes, you must at least stabilize it, otherwise I will be completely restricted here!"

Upon hearing this, Badijiaer caught the other layer of meaning in Xiya's words—

If they could not stabilize the Magic Net environment at the Elven Mythallar nodes within a short time, Xiya might have to give up here; she could not restrict herself to the Green Field Plane, restricted to this nameless hill.

Once Xiya gave up, it would likely mean the collapse of the 【Trace-less Barrier】, which would in turn trigger a Magic Net riot across the entire Green Field Plane, and even the deathly silence that follows such a riot.

Although there would not be much damage to the Plane itself, the initial investment in the 【Trace-less Barrier】, and even the costs of later repairing the Magic Net and rebuilding the Mythallar, would be an incomparably huge figure.

In other words, if they could not stabilize the Magic Net at the Elven Mythallar nodes, even if this Plane still belonged to Gustav Tower and still belonged to Netheril, it would be unusable for a very long time.

Which was roughly equivalent to losing it.

After understanding this point, Badijiaer no longer wasted any time and immediately teleported away.

And over at the camp, Xia Duo, who had just been freed from the tense atmosphere of battle, was chatting softly and slowly with Niya while maintaining a Mind Link state.

Suddenly, a series of alarm sounds from outside the temporary residence interrupted their intimacy, and immediately after, Xia Duo received a Sending from Archmage Fusitemu:

"Emergency mission, all Arcanists come to the plaza!"

The Seven Towers knew of Xia Duo's identity as an Arcanist, but Archmage Fusitemu's Sending was not specifically directed at him; it was a Sending similar to a full-frequency broadcast, almost without any restrictions.

This was easy to judge from the received message.

Besides him, Niya also received it. The two looked at each other, their eyes revealing a trace of confusion and worry.

"Let's go over and take a look first!"

"Mm!"

Soon, the two walked out of the residence. As soon as they arrived outside, Xia Duo immediately looked toward the south. Just now, inside the room, the layers of overlapping Protection and warning magic had created a relatively calm Magic Net environment.

And this comfortable, stable, private environment had, to a certain extent, made his Perception of the external Magic Net environment somewhat dull.

Now that he had walked outside, Xia Duo clearly noticed that the Magic Net environment in multiple directions to the south of the camp was exhibiting signs of abnormal activity.

To other High Mages, perhaps they could not see anything special about these directions.

But to Xia Duo, who had previously constructed a status map of the Green Field Plane through shared information while in a Mind Link with other High Mages, these directions were very sensitive!

They were clearly the directions of those twenty-plus Elven Mythallar nodes!

Being able to affect the Magic Net environment here from so far away, showing a state of obvious abnormal activity, meant that at the locations of the nodes, a riot was very likely occurring!

On the way to the plaza, Xia Duo met Angelin and four other Arcanists. After a brief conversation, everyone had a certain guess about this so-called emergency mission.

From the temporary residence to the Portal was only a distance of a hundred meters or so. As for the plaza, in fact, once one left the several rows of simple stone buildings where the temporary residence was located and walked a few more steps, it counted as entering the plaza.

At this time, Great Arcanist Hadelaien was standing expressionlessly at the edge of the plaza waiting for everyone. Only when Xia Duo and the others arrived did his expression loosen slightly:

"To put the mission situation simply, the Elves destroyed their unfinished Mythallar before leaving, causing damage to the Magic Net. The source is at those twenty-plus Mythallar nodes. Now I need you to accompany me to those locations to repair the Magic Net."

After speaking, Hadelaien did not wait for everyone to answer and directly ordered: "Move closer, I am going to teleport!"

Upon hearing teleport, Xia Duo's heart skipped a beat. Although he did not know what the situation was with the unfinished Mythallar being destroyed here in the Green Field Plane, there was a Mythallar Ruins outside the Tower of Time.

In an environment where the Magic Net was rioting, let alone teleporting, even walking normally could lead to accidents.

Even with a Great Arcanist accompanying them, it was not necessarily Insurance. However, since no one else said anything, Xia Duo could not act special. He could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that no unexpected situations would occur!