The dark golden bell, the Chaos Clock, suddenly expanded its golden light, enveloping the three with an ethereal glow.
The ominous blood-red beam shot from the stone tablet struck the Chaos Clock but was instantly repelled, harmlessly bouncing away.
Yet the Chaos Clock remained perfectly still, unshaken.
This was the true power of the artifact!
Ethan slipped the Chaos Clock back into his storage ring once the stone tablet fell silent again.
"Wow! What kind of spiritual weapon is this clock of yours? It's incredibly powerful!" Cecilia Emberveil's eyes sparkled with admiration.
"That's a bunch of nonsense you speak," Ethan said dismissively.
He raised his hand and promptly sealed Cecilia Emberveil's mouth.
In an instant, her attempts to open her mouth were thwarted as if stitched shut by invisible threads.
She twitched and fidgeted anxiously but could not utter a single word.
Even Chrome Silkrain's patience wore thin.
