The moment the Undead Lich King detected something amiss, Jacob had completely vanished, and it wasn't just some teleportation or spatial movement since the former could've easily detected something like that.
But he couldn't because Jacob's entire presence simply disappeared, leaving no aura or soul fluctuation, as if he had turned into nothingness.
Even when the Undead Lich King released its monstrous soul sense, he found absolutely nothing.
A trace of unease surfaced within him, but he quickly dismissed that ridiculous notion and thought of the most appropriate reason.
'Did he escape?'
But the moment that thought emerged, the Undead Lich King suddenly felt something impossible, something no existence besides his master had ever made him feel before…
A true sense of impending death!
The Undead Lich King's soul-fire violently contracted, and without hesitation, he thrust forward his hand, and in that instant, a ghostly staff appeared in his grip!
