Nicolas, tired and injured, had lost his eyes and was unable to see Neo. All he sensed was a terrifyingly titanic aura from the sky pressing down on the world.
It was as if the heavens themselves were angry.
The Protector of the Zone 9 roared. As soon as the dimensional barrier was broken, Tartarus strengthened the Protector to the limit.
The Protector was about to dash towards Neo when suddenly Neo shifted his head.
The Protector felt it.
Neo was looking at him.
Cold fear seeped into the Protector's heart. His body refused to move and attack Neo.
Sweat poured down his body as he lowered his head.
Then finally, Neo turned back his attention to Vlad and the Protector could breathe again.
Neo floated down to the surface.
"Can you guys leave this Layer?" he asked Tyr and Nicolas as he healed them to their peak condition.
"We can't. The Sacred Treasure Olivia had was destroyed when she was killed," Nicolas answered.
Neo nodded.
