Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong Chapter 2722: 1495: Exploration and Sudden Change

“What happened?”

Right at the gateway to these enigmatic and crumbling ancient ruins, Leo Ray's body stiffened immediately upon catching Moli's abrupt and anxious exclamation.

“I faintly detected a massive surge of spatial energy, as if it's silently gathering strength!”

Her tone remained laced with worry as Moli urged Leo Ray and the rest to pull back, adding, “This place feels off—terribly off!”

“What? A massive surge of spatial energy?”

Those words prompted every fighter in our ranks to clutch their weapons with white-knuckled grips, their eyes darting warily across the surroundings, braced for some beast to burst from the darkness or a shattered pillar at any moment.

Remember, we'd barely escaped the clutches of that witch demon's deadly domain, particularly since that fiend excelled in mind tricks and spatial manipulation, soaking us all in cold perspiration.

Despite pushing deep into the Bone Hall where most of the present fighters had cornered that creature to its last desperate throes thanks to Leo Ray's leadership, its enormous form and horrifying visage lingered sharply in their thoughts, haunting them like a perpetual bad dream.

So, the mention of spatial energy ripples stirred fresh memories of the intense clash they'd just survived.

“Is there maybe another demon lurking around here?”

Broy had already called forth his four damaged Tier 6 Alchemical Golems, his features twisted in apprehension.

Given the string of brutal fights lately, those Alchemy Puppets obviously hadn't been fixed up completely yet.

“No, this is way scarier than anything you could picture!”

Moli's words quivered as she continued, “Next to this force, that demon's nothing more than a bug!”

Once she'd said that, Moli's complexion drained of color, hitting her with the realization that against such overwhelming spatial might, every bit of her spatial magic proved useless, locked away entirely.

“What?!”

Moli's revelation sparked even deeper shock among us, and following Leo Ray's orders, the entire group hastily withdrew toward their entry point.

In the midst of the bunch, Leo Ray alone held onto a steady demeanor, without letting panic take hold.

Even a demon at demigod tier amounted to less than a speck before this; it had to be a Deity pulling the strings.

“Is the guiding voice messing with us once more? Another Lord Arena about to unfold?”

Leo Ray pondered, creasing his forehead just a touch.

Yet in that instant, the team halted abruptly, confronted by an unseen barrier that had sealed their retreat path solid, halting them dead.

“A space barrier? I've never encountered one so refined and unbreakable—it's seamless, impossible to breach!”

Shock laced Moli's words with a edge of fear as she declared, “Looks like we're fully enclosed in here.”

“Was it ‘Corrosion’?”

Old Nick teetered on the verge of collapse but propped himself up with his Magic Wand, forcing some composure.

At the same time, the other combatants in our group wore similar strained looks, staying vigilant in their assigned spots without a moment's slack.

Still, a heavy wave of dread began to creep through the assembly unnoticed.

“Human boy… Your Majesty, what's our move?”

Moli drew in a steadying breath, composing herself before turning her gaze back to Leo Ray.

“With the exit blocked, pushing forward is our only option.”

Leo Ray shifted his stare toward the ruins' inner shadows, giving the others a firm nod. “No traces of ‘Corrosion’ show up here, and no demon aura either, so we can set those aside for now.”

His assurance lightened the team's confusion and tension a fraction, drawing nods of support from the rest.

“Lord, does this remind you of the lost fleet affair?”

A deep, deferential rumble broke the air as Minotaur General Bruno—another of Leo Ray's conquered allies—placed a fist to his chest in respect, clearly recalling the Lord Arena ordeal.

“Yes, if my guess holds, a Deity's behind the curtain on this one.”

Leo Ray dipped his head in confirmation of Bruno's insight.

“A Deity?!”

The term hit Kara, Calvin, and Old Nick like thunder, leaving their gazes stretched wide in disbelief.

They never imagined their ruler had tangled with a Deity! But ever since the Blankness Era, Deities had vanished ages ago—why resurface now?

Did this Deity stick around in secret, or lurks some buried mystery? Either way, their liege truly stands unparalleled!

Catching the shift in their faces, Leo Ray offered a helpless grin.

On the prompting voice's link to a Deity, he'd shared that only with Lord Arena veterans, Human Clan rulers, and his closest followers, so Kara and the like remained in the dark, naturally.

Naturally, another figure in the crowd shared that stunned reaction: Moli herself.

“Your Majesty of the Humans, how exactly do you sense a Deity's hand in this? Any other brushes with a Deity beyond Divine Revelation?”

Moli's eyes bulged as the barrier faded from her immediate worries, prompting her to press for answers right away.

Truth be told, not even her Forest Elves lineage had tales of Deity encounters, and with the Stone of God tallying up over time, Divine Revelation itself had gone silent for hundreds of years.