CHAPTER 991: CHAPTER 990: TOWER OF HEAVEN DELEGATION (PART 2)

Stealth attack?

Seeing this scene, the girls were all taken aback, but immediately a series of Magic Radiance erupted from their bodies. At this moment, these girls who had just looked like college students planning a picnic finally revealed their side as the core elite force of the Tower of Heaven and the Magitech Nation.

In less than a second, they completed a transformation from defenseless young women into fully armed mobile fortresses.

However, at this moment, that figure had already arrived in front of Iona, swinging a sword.

"Swish———"

The hexagonal Klein Field instantaneously unfolded, blocking the assailant’s first strike. This evidently took the attacker by surprise, even Colette on the side raised an eyebrow with curiosity.

Yet in the next moment, Iona suddenly swung her hand, and then everyone saw a giant cylindrical object abruptly emerging beside her, roaring as it rushed towards the assailant.

The assailant never expected the opponent to have this capability. Although they quickly chose to retreat at the same moment Iona made her move, they were still a step too late. The giant cannon barrel collided directly against the attacker, then continued forward, pinning them against the nearby mountain wall.

Iona took a few steps forward, raising her head to look at the attacker pinned by the cannon barrel against the wall. The attacker wore pitch black tight clothing, with a mask on their face, and a dagger in their hand. Seeing Iona approach, the attacker gave a cold chuckle. Then raised his hand......

"Boom!!"

Intense laser burst suddenly emerged from the cannon, instantly engulfing the attacker. In the blink of an eye, the brilliant flash enveloped everything, turning the surroundings pure white. When the radiance faded, nothing remained on the mountain wall except for a large hole.

"Hiss......"

Seeing this scene, the girls couldn’t help but inhale sharply. They could sense how terrifying the energy torrent from that attack was. The power of just this one strike was comparable to the Shaping Type’s Eighth Level Magic — Solar Flame Technique!

And this was merely a casual strike from the girl in front of them!

What kind of creatures dwell within the Heavenly Dao Palace!

"Please board the ship, prepare to depart."

However, Iona simply remarked lightly, as if she had merely swatted a mosquito, then allowed everyone to enter the spaceship. Soon after, the metal spaceship took off again, quickly becoming invisible, heading towards the Heavenly Dao Palace.

"So impressive......"

Not until Iona left did the girls standing there recover, gathering together to whisper among themselves.

"Do you know what kind of attack method she used earlier? It looked like a kind of summoning, I sensed spatial fluctuations......"

"It should be some kind of teleportation......but why was there no sign? Logically, wouldn’t there be spatial coordinate fluctuations during teleportation?"

"I’m more interested in that beam, its power surpasses even the Solar Flame Burst, yet I couldn’t sense any active Magic Element. What form does that beam truly exist in, and how was it emitted?"

"I’m more curious about how she discovered there was someone there, I mean, I did perform Invisibility Detection, yet failed to notice anyone following us!"

Though they were beautiful and youthful girls, they were also mages. At this moment, their curiosity as mages instantly surpassed their previous nervousness and gathered them into a lively discussion.

Witnessing this scene, Colette nodded with satisfaction, her mouth slightly curved into a smile. This was the nature of mages, even if they presented themselves as naive and romantic with a girlish heart, they never relinquished their path of exploration, a trait that was essential for mages.

However, that girl just now......

Reflecting on the scene where the attacker’s strike was blocked, Colette frowned. These kids were still too young, not noticing the critical point. Colette was sure the assailant was well-prepared, their weapon possibly designed specifically for breaking magic defenses, perhaps even for nullifying all sorts of supernatural powers.

Colette lived so long, having seen countless assassination attempts targeting mages. In truth, if her hypothesis was correct, then that mysterious assassin could indeed have succeeded with a single strike.

But, he failed.

The reason for failure, Colette clearly saw.

At the moment the assassin made a move, Colette noticed the space in front of Iona, suddenly reorganized in a very special, never-before-seen manner. This directly caused the assassin’s attack to be "diverted" into space, thus rendering it ineffective!

This was a model entirely different from the current mage space theories!

A concept so exquisite, yet seemingly paradoxical in form!

How intriguing......

Thinking of this, Colette couldn’t help but lick her lips. She had lived for fifteen hundred years, as a being already had a long life. Now, the only motivation for her to continue was her pursuit of this world, knowledge, and mysteries. Precisely for this reason, she volunteered to be "Captain", leading this delegation to the Heavenly Dao Palace, to find the secrets she hoped to study.

It seems her choice was right.

Even before setting foot on the land of the Heavenly Dao Palace, Colette had already found what she wanted to see, a completely unfamiliar yet supremely exquisite, endless fascinating space model.

And this metal warship......

Colette reached out, placing her hand on the wall before her, unexpectedly cold, but without any vibration, very stable. Colette could feel a vast amount of energy running smoothly within this warship, constructed entirely differently from the Magic Power she was familiar with.

A completely different civilization......

Completely unfamiliar knowledge......

This was her desire, the only drive for Colette to continue living. This world held countless secrets, though for her, many were no longer secret.

And this was merely the beginning......

Thinking of this, Colette’s mouth slightly curled upward, revealing a smile.

It appears coming here was indeed the right choice.

What wonders might be waiting for her within the Heavenly Dao Palace?

At this moment, Colette could hardly wait any longer.