Shockwaves spread outward from Vamina as magic circles began layering over each other, one atop another, forming an intricate pattern that started swallowing the entire space.
The air trembled.
The floor groaned.
Even Arthur's expression shifted.
His eyes narrowed.
"…What now?" he muttered, genuinely surprised by the sudden, overwhelming distortion in the air.
Then—
Everything changed.
Space itself rippled.
The walls wavered like reflections on disturbed water.
Arthur felt the shift in mana immediately.
Through his talent, Crown of Sorcery, he could see the structure of the spell more clearly than anyone else.
'Teleportation magic… on a massive scale,' he realized.
But even with that insight—
He still couldn't pinpoint where it was going to teleport them all.
His eyes followed the flow of mana.
He saw it.
The magic circles were drawing in energy from everyone present in the auction hall.
Not just from the mages—
From everyone.
