Just as the red-haired knight was about to be devoured by the "Abyssal Maw,"

  the two mages simultaneously received a mental command from the BOSS!

  They almost instantly clenched their teeth and began activating that... pre-prepared trump card!

  At that moment, only one thought filled their minds:

  —Thankfully, we were prepared!

  If they were only now made to create that trump card from scratch... there would be no time at all!

  Because at this very moment, they barely had a moment to breathe!

  The music of Xianzi.Lin and San Niang’s zither had already filled the entire battlefield.

  killing intent like a storm, Sound Blades like torrential rain, and mental attacks were everywhere!

  Every second, their brains felt as if they were being thrown into a furnace, their CPUs had already overheated!

  Not a metaphor—their CPUs were literally "burning red"!

  The veins on their foreheads were bulging, their lips were bleeding from being bitten, and their mental frequency was erratic;

  even their stances began to wobble slightly—yet they didn't stop!

  —They had to find a gap!

  —They had to withstand the pressure!

  Even if it was just 0.1% of their remaining calculation capacity, even if it was just a 0.001-second window of focus!

  They had to carve out a crack on this hellish battlefield—a crack leading to a miracle!

  In the midst of this hellish mental battle—

  One of the mages roared, forcing a single word through gritted teeth:

  "—Activate!!"

  —Boom!!!

  In the next instant, an almost imperceptible spatial ripple quietly exploded in the void!

  Like a star igniting, the explosion point, no larger than a pinprick, instantly sent millions of mental threads swirling!

  A lightning-fast stream of mental data shot out from the foreheads of the two mages;

  it transformed into a dazzling, thunderous energy flow, instantly piercing through the entire battlefield!

  Whoosh!!!

  The current danced like a lightning serpent, cutting through dust, fire, and storms, turning and leaping, precisely connecting like fiber optics—

  —BOSS!

  In that moment, the BOSS’s pupils constricted sharply!

  His mental domain unfolded like a tactical hub, as if the entire battlefield had become his "processor core"!

  Complex runes detonated and computed within his mind!

  Magic models, spatial structures—every calculation completed in an instant!

  The current didn’t stop but, using him as a hub, exploded outward again!

  —Black-haired Knight!

  Crack!!

  His pupils contracted sharply, as if a flood of energy had surged into his soul—his mental power exploded into a storm in an instant!

  —Blonde-haired Knight!

  Boom!!

  A circle of electric arcs exploded from his body, as though struck by the thunder god’s touch!

  —Red-haired Knight!

  Boom—!

  His battle energy surged violently, as if someone had ignited a sun within his chest!

  At the same time, strange spatial fluctuations emerged from the three of them—

  —They had successfully connected to the processing core!

  In that moment, the magic flows, soul frequencies, and transcendent energies of the entire battlefield—all compressed into a single command chain!

  Two mages → BOSS → three knights!

  System connection complete, transmission stable!

  In that instant, the world fell eerily silent, every sound vanished!

  It was as though an invisible hand pressed the entire world into a vacuum, drawing out all sound, air pressure, and even light—everything was sucked away!

  Then, immediately—

  "Whoosh!!!!"

  Three figures, as if torn by dimensional blades, suddenly shot out from the rifts in space!

  They were not "moving"—

  But were being yanked directly from one end of the world to the other!

  Afterimages exploded, and the air was split, leaving a narrow, rift-like tear!

  And at the end of that rending sound—

  "Boom!!!!"

  Five steps away!

  The earth erupted with a deafening roar!

  The three knights' figures crashed to the ground like thunder, landing with a resounding impact around the leader!

  The triangular battle formation—instantly—formed!

  The black-haired knight stood at the forefront, his sword sharp and wild, his gaze like a blade!

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  The blonde-haired knight, enveloped in lightning, his aura like a storm breaking the clouds and rain!

  The red-haired knight stood with fire at his back, his battle energy burning like a falling star breaking through the sky!

  The three knights' battle energy blazed furiously, their shields unfolded in layers, and the flames of their souls soared into the air like a vortex!

  At this moment, they were no longer three weary individuals—

  But three divine blades, piercing through space itself!

  Their target was singular—

  The man standing at the center of them!

  And in the very next moment, as the battle formation took shape—

  [Spatial Restraint]—descended!!

  It wasn't a skill released by any one person; it felt more like the will of the entire space itself.

  This will, in that instant, descended without warning—

  Boom————!!!!

  The entire space seemed to be paused by some supernatural will!

  The air trembled with a sound like twisting metal!

  Within a three-meter radius of the leader—

  The space suddenly collapsed, spun, and closed, transforming into a solidified transparent crystal sphere!

  It wasn’t a magical force field, nor an internal energy suppression.

  —It was a seal, a prison cage created from the very "essence of space" itself!

  Inside the crystal sphere—

  The leader slightly moved his finger—but was unable to budge.

  He attempted to guide his thoughts, to channel his internal energy—but it was as if he were being dragged through a quagmire, unable to move forward!

  He tried to "think" of a way to break free—but found his thoughts jammed like gears, and even his mental processes had become sluggish!

  The world outside still moved, the wind still blew, the fire still burned, and the enemy's murderous intent closed in!

  But he, it was as if he had been torn from the very timeline itself!

  Like a giant dragon trapped in amber, eyes wide open, silently roaring, helpless to strike;

  —he could only watch, unable to move!

  Of course, the leader had long anticipated this moment—

  —and he was already prepared!

  —But it would take time to break free from the restraint!

  And [Spatial Restraint] was never meant to completely seal him!

  Its true purpose was to buy time for the upcoming chain of skills!

  —Boom!!!

  The ground collapsed, flames surged into the sky, and scorching battle energy chains shot out from the cracks;

  Like burning steel whips, they carried intense heat and explosive shockwaves, immediately wrapping around the leader’s limbs, waist, and back!

  "Crack, crack, crack!!!"

  The chains grew violently, each segment as hot as magma, roaring with a metallic screech, forcefully locking him in place!

  And then, a thunderous roar echoed through the sky!

  "Rumble——!!!"

  Blue magical chains, like a thunderstorm, crashed down, their seals flashing, lightning crackling!

  They dropped straight from the clouds, twisting, intertwining, and pressing down, enveloping his entire body!

  The red chains bound his body, the blue chains oppressed his soul, and the heavens and earth closed in, layers upon layers of entanglement!

  The leader suddenly trembled, his muscles snapping like steel cables, his whole body tightening to the limit.

  His veins bulged, and the next second—

  A shockwave erupted violently from his chest, as if the brutal energy compressed within him was suddenly unleashed in an instant!

  “Boom!!!”

  The scorched earth beneath his feet burst apart, the shockwave cleaving through the ground with unstoppable force.

  Dust erupted, and debris flew everywhere, shaking the battlefield instantly!

  The red and blue interwoven chains were forcefully snapped in several places,

  The sound of metal cracking filled the air as energy fragments exploded into a ring of fiery red and deep blue ripples, scattering in all directions,

  Like burning stars, cutting through the battlefield!

  But he didn’t have time to catch his breath—

  “Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—!!”

  New chains suddenly shot out from the void like shadows,

  Twisting like wild serpents, they opened their mouths and latched onto his limbs and spine!

  Every time he broke free, his muscles trembled violently;

  Every time he snapped a chain, a new one wound tighter and deeper into his bones!

  He shattered one, and ten more surged toward him like a tidal wave;

  The feeling was no longer about breaking free—

  It was about fighting against the entire world!

  Flames rose around him, thunder erupted from deep within his body,

  The chains surged like a tsunami, distorting the space and causing a constant, deafening roar!

  The whole battlefield seemed to tremble along with it, and even breathing became difficult!

  Elo's gaze was fixed tightly on the struggling core—

  A "calamity" sealed by the heavens and earth was furiously tearing at its chains, as if ready to tear the entire world apart at any moment!

  According to the original plan, by now—the BOSS should have struck.

  It should have come out of the shadows, delivering a heart-piercing blow, a thunderous kill!

  But now, he remained still.

  He could "see" the leader struggling;

  But that struggle—was not the true limit!

  It wasn’t a struggle of being trapped, but rather—the pull of a fishing line!

  The bait was this seemingly trapped "man";

  And the fish was—himself!

  A cold gleam flashed in the BOSS's eyes.

  He no longer hoped that this magic circle could truly suppress the opponent.

  What he wanted was time!

  Just a little longer—

  The Priest would be able to break free from the suppression of [Buddha's Palm] and formally join the battlefield!

  Thus, as the core processor of the entire magic circle,

  the BOSS decisively issued the command in the same instant:

  —Tactical program, update!

  —Magic circle logic, reconfigure!

  Energy across the battlefield rapidly redistributed:

  The [Restraint-type] magic's proportion increased by 20%;

  The [Interference-type] module was enhanced, cutting off the enemy's access to spatial disturbances;

  Even the execution parameters of [Spatial Restraint] were precisely fine-tuned,

  —The flow of time, once again slowed!

  All of this was completed within 0.01 seconds.

  Elo fixed his gaze firmly on the core of the battlefield—

  The construction, activation, coordination, and self-iteration of that series of spells

  moved like a high-level civilization’s war machine, operating silently and at high speed.

  The corner of his eye twitched, and his mind instantly caught up, leaving only one thought:

  ——This guy is actually a mage too?!

  —Knight, Priest, Mage?!

  —A master of all three?!

  —Are you the main character of some damn novel?!

  At this moment—

  The leader finally understood.

  The fishing pond had no fish left to bite.

  —He was done acting.

  To keep acting now would only be a waste of time.

  His violet eyes suddenly snapped open!

  "Voom—!!"

  Two beams of light erupted instantly;

  Like the thunder of the heavens tearing through the void, expanding from the depths of his eyes and sweeping across the surroundings!

  It wasn’t light—

  But a manifested mental pressure, slashing through the fabric of space like a blade!

  In the next instant, he saw through—

  The entire operating logic of the chain mechanism!

  "Crack, crack, crack—!!"

  He moved!

  His arms spread wide, his chest expanded, and his muscles erupted like steel cables!

  The red battle energy chains, entangled around his wrists, shoulders, and chest, were violently tightened by his strength—

  Then, they snapped!

  But the chains' suppression didn’t end!

  In the next instant, from deep within the earth, dozens of red chains shot up like blood serpents, lunging toward him with great force!

  And from the vortex in the clouds, blue chains, like the thunder god's whip, descended from the sky, aiming to seal his soul and sever his consciousness!

  —This is the adaptive lockdown activated by the spatial-level magic mechanism;

  As long as you remain within the range, the lockdown will never stop!

  In response—

  The leader lifted his foot and stomped down hard!

  "Boom——!!!"

  The ground collapsed with a deafening roar, instantly creating a two-meter-deep explosion pit!

  The blood-red chains, about to surge up from the earth’s core,

  were directly shattered by the violent shockwave, bursting apart into scattered red light fragments!

  He sank slightly at the knees, his spine twisting like a writhing dragon,

  and his whole body erupted with a violent shock—the chains snapped!

  "Crack—crack, crack!!!"

  At the same time, above in the heavens, the lightning chains roared downward once more!

  He violently swung his head,

  and a beam of violet light shot out like a sky-splitting electric arc!

  "Zzzz——!!!"

  The blue magical chains were "directly severed" in midair by that glance!

  The energy reversed, instantly exploding into a storm of light particles, like a shattered galaxy falling apart!

  At this moment, he was no longer just fighting with his body,

  but was—slashing at the very space itself!

  However—

  This power was still far from enough!

  "Boom, boom, boom——!!!"

  In the next second, the heavens and earth shook once more!

  More chains surged like a tidal wave, violently rushing toward him!

  Crimson chains burst from all directions,

  while blue lightning chains fell from the clouds, roaring like thunder gods, shaking the heavens and earth!

  The entire world seemed to open up into a massive killing net,

  aiming to shred, pin, and completely erase this unyielding figure!

  Yet the leader—still stood tall within it,

  letting the thousands of chains howl, the thunder roar, and with an invincible stance, he crushed everything!

  He stood like an immovable iron tower in the center of the storm,

  his fury burning in his bones, shockwaves ringing in his chest,

  and with each breath, he tore the chains apart like a mountain collapsing or a tsunami crashing!

  At this moment, he was not just resisting,

  but using his will and strength to directly crush the suppression logic of the entire space itself!