The barrier that Aether created had the only ability to push back the energy outside once it was deployed and then maintain its form, never allowing any foreign energy to seep inside.
That's all!
So if the energy was created within the barrier, then it would be impossible to block. Sure, he could just turn off the barrier and activate it again to push the energy away but…
Those bizarre, unnatural trees were producing it endlessly, almost like they breathed it out the way they breathed oxygen. The glittering particles of Mother's energy spilled from the swaying leaves, drifting lazily into the air.
Those trees had sprouted ever since the empires were connected. And it wasn't just a few—there were countless of them scattered across the lands of the empires.
And now those cursed things were still inside the barrier…
Sshhh~
The leaves rustled gently as the shimmering white particles spread like mist through the air. The people who stood near the tree—
