It was like a leaky house encountering continuous rain through the night, which quite described the current situation.
Ivan cursed under his breath and flew into mid-air, quickly rubbing the ring on his index finger, and a massive light shield instantly enveloped the entire Ghost Ship.
Boom——
The white light ray collided with the light shield, and after a tremendous noise, the ray was diffused, but there were cracks appearing on the light shield.
This was only an intermediate-ranked Alchemy defense artifact. If it covered just one person, it would be able to withstand many attacks. But now, as Ivan had to protect the entire Ghost Ship, it would likely shatter after one more attack.
Just as Ivan had this thought, the second ray struck the light shield.
The light shield not only shattered on impact but the tremendous recoil also made the Ghost Ship tremble violently. Several apprentices were thrown out.
For those who were already injured, it was adding insult to injury.
Even Falga in the control room was battered and bruised, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Falga staggered to his feet, looking out from the control room, he saw Cerberus’s huge pupils gathering white light once again!
Ivan’s voice came just in time, “We might need to prepare to abandon the ship.”
Hearing this, a surge of fear struck Falga’s heart. Could the Ghost Ship really fall today?
While the apprentices were in despair and fear, the white light in Cerberus’s pupils slowly dissipated.
Moreover, Cerberus seemed to undergo a change of heart, as the violence in its crimson eyes gradually vanished. At the same time, it slowly turned around and drifted towards the distant depths of the night.
In an instant, the massive figure had disappeared.
This anticlimactic scene left Falga momentarily stunned.
What happened? Why did Cerberus leave just like that?
All the apprentices were filled with this same question.
While they were puzzled, Ivan suddenly addressed someone in a certain direction, “Thank you, Wizard Pat, for your help.”
Wizard Pat? Falga hesitated for a moment, then followed Ivan’s gaze, but to where Cerberus had previously been, there was now a tall figure standing.
That figure was surrounded by rings of misty illusions.
A complex emotion flickered in Falga’s eyes; this so-called “Wizard Pat” was none other than—
Angel.
Falga then remembered the claim that Cerberus’s resistance to illusion techniques was much lower than that of other attributes. Being from the Illusion Series, perhaps it was Angel who had used an illusion technique to confuse Cerberus, which was why Cerberus had departed?
As Falga pondered, Wizard Ivan and Angel had already started conversing in mid-air.
What they talked about, Falga did not know.
But watching Angel converse fluidly with Wizard Ivan, and seeing Ivan’s face express unprecedented delight, made the proud piece of Falga’s heart reserved for not acknowledging Angel gradually diminish.
Before, Falga had been in a state of disbelief about Angel’s promotion.
Only now did he finally come to a clear realization.
Even if Cerberus had low resistance to illusions, fooling it was not something an apprentice could accomplish. Angel had done it with ease, and from the looks of it, quite effortlessly, proving one thing: his powers really had changed from what they once were.
Reality is often so cruel.
When an immense gap in power hierarchy emerges, no amount of defiance can withstand the crushing disappointment of reality.
The little pride Falga held in his heart was truly crumbled at that moment.
Whether this was good or bad for him, only time would tell.
But at least for now, Falga’s heart was heavy.