The air was filled with magnetic field fluctuations, spreading across the earth like an expanding ecological network.
From the city walls to the nearby forest, countless vegetation began to awaken, giving birth to fine roots. Those withered branches and leaves regained vitality, and a mesh of plants constructed with ancient laws and pure order rippled in intricate complexity yet exceptional resilience.
This is the "Root Cage"—a large-scale forbidden formation formed by the fusion of life essence and the rhythm of laws, silently growing and expanding from underground, encapsulating the corruption spores within, entangling them endlessly and gradually stripping away their freedom of movement.
Reina led the members of the Watchers and the Priest Corps in assisting to set up the ritual defense array, each face carrying weariness but also brimming with hope.
