As soon as the light from the mirror fell on Ash.
He made his move.
With a single thought, he willed his first anchor to break. The mana stored inside the Earth Elemental Sword instantly went berserk, surging wildly, yet the sword itself did not shatter.
At the same time, space mana appeared around Ash from nowhere, thick and violent, wrapping around his body.
His figure vanished from where he stood within a second.
In the very next instant, he reappeared beside the mirror, right in front of the Earth Elemental Sword.
His hands blurred as he grabbed the mirror without hesitation. Almost at the same moment, he willed the second anchor, the one he had placed outside the throne room in the far corner of this region, to break as well.
At the same time, he threw a space ring onto the surface of the throne.
His hands and thoughts worked in a seamless coordination, without any mistake.
Within a second, mana surged around Ash again, but this time he did not vanish.
