Dark green shadows, like venomous snakes that had scented a crack, instantly spread along the fine fissures.

Immediately after, more cracks surfaced across the dome, spreading like a spiderweb.

The originally milky-white and sacred dome was split apart into shattered fragments by these dark green tendrils.

The light orb of the Pixie King trembled violently, the bright spot at its center dimming considerably and the offensive pressure of the silvery-white light threads weakened noticeably.

Meanwhile, the shadow of the Calamity Goshimt took advantage of the cracks, transforming into countless tiny ink-black drifting lights that seeped in through the fissures in the dome.

Like poisonous moths filling the sky, they slowly descended toward the interior of the hall.

The sacred milky-white halo and the dark green tendrils intertwined and collided in the air.

Some pixies that panicked and lost their way crashed into those Calamity shadows and were instantly drained dry, leaving behind only a few grains of light dust that scattered away.

The originally illusory and tranquil Pixie Hall was gradually filled with the color of despair.

Realizing that the situation had already become extremely urgent, Rane knew that if he did not risk his life now, then once Calamity Goshimt fully infiltrated, he would not even have the chance to struggle.

He decisively slid his right hand down from gripping Rita’s wrist and forcefully covered her left hand, interlocking their fingers tightly.

‘Little sis, this is a life-or-death round, I’m counting on you!’

“You!? What are you doing?”

Rane’s sudden action caused Rita to stiffen on the spot, the completely unanticipated contact making her pupils shrink slightly.

This kind of finger-interlocking intimate posture had already crossed the boundary of what was normal between siblings, abrupt enough to leave her at a loss.

From her fingertips came the warmth and strength of Rane’s palm, carrying a kind of force that did not allow refusal.

This made Rita, who was used to being treated gently, instinctively feel a bit of resistance, her brows knitting slightly.

She subconsciously tried to pull her hand back, her fingers straining, but Rane only held her tighter.

That force carried a do-or-die resolve, causing the shock and disgust in Rita’s heart to intertwine together, eventually turning into a muffled snort pressed in her throat, the look in her eyes toward Rane gaining a hint of coldness.

At the same time, confusion surged into Rita’s heart like a tide.

After hearing that sound just now, this guy’s expression had turned extremely ugly, staring at the calm dome yet looking as if he were facing a great enemy.

It felt so strange.

She wondered if this beast in human skin was trying to take advantage of her at a moment like this.

But the chaos among the pixies inside the Pixie Hall reminded her that maybe something really had happened here, something she could not see.

Rita temporarily forgot to struggle free.

She just stared blankly at Rane’s tense side profile, trying to find an answer in his eyes, but only saw a resolute heaviness.

‘Is the world he sees different from the one I see?’

All of a sudden, Rita seemed to understand something.

At this moment, she heard Rane’s voice, carrying the same do-or-die resolve, “Rita, listen to me. I don’t have time to explain exactly what’s happening here. You haven’t signed a contract with a pixie yet, so you can’t see what’s happening in the spirit realm.

In short, the situation is extremely critical. You only need to understand one thing. There is a creature called a Calamity, an existence whose strength far exceeds your imagination. The Calamity is attacking the Pixie Hall. The Pixie King is intercepting it, but he won’t be able to hold on for long. Now the Calamity’s power has already seeped in and is slaughtering the pixies. We need to find a way to protect these pixies and provide support to the Pixie King.”

Rane spoke very quickly and Rita simply could not grasp the situation.

“If things are really as critical as you say, what can the two of us even do? I’ve only just awakened my magic source and your magic source seems to have fallen dormant too. What use are we? Besides, what does any of this have to do with you not letting go of my hand?”

Just as Rita said, because of a hereditary illness, Rane’s constitution was extremely weak.

As soon as he used the magic source in his body, he would cough up large amounts of blood, his entire body wracked with unbearable pain.

Therefore, in the ten years since being adopted by Claude, he had almost never used his magic source.

Not using a magic source for long periods would also cause it to fall dormant.

Rane was exactly such a case.

But Rane had no intention of forcing himself to use his magic source.

“Shut up! I don’t have time to answer your questions. Now, do exactly as I say!!”

Rane raised his free left hand, grabbed Kaka from above his head and fiercely threw her toward the center of the chaotic group of pixies.

“Kaka, gather all of them together. Don’t touch those shadow tentacles!”

Kaka’s expression changed drastically.

“Damn it! Those tentacles all have over 40 combat power. How could I possibly be their opponent?”

In his panic, Kaka didn’t even have time to say the new catchphrase he had just come up with.

“I didn’t tell you to risk your life. I’m telling you to shout those brainless pixies awake and gather them by my side. I can protect them!”

‘What can a 10-point wild dog even protect?’

Kaka muttered inwardly.

But she also knew that this was a moment of life and death.

If there was anyone to blame, it was her own poor judgment of character, wasting a perfect chance to escape and ending up having to fight desperately now.

She couldn’t really just watch the pixie clan be wiped out, could she?

The boss also looked like he was about to reach his limit.

Divine Attendant Kaka had turned into Wild Dog Kaka.

So what else could she do now?

Treat a dead horse as if it were alive, then.

After throwing Kaka out, Rane did not slow down at all.

He pulled Rita along and ran toward the jade platform at the center of the hall, speaking as he ran, “Listen, Rita! Fully stimulate the magic source inside your body. Drain all the magic power you’ve accumulated over these sixteen years in one go!”

Hearing this outrageous demand, Rita was so angry she almost laughed.

“Do you have any common sense? Without a magic staff, if I unleash all my magic power, that’s a death sentence. At least give me a casting medium!”

“I did!”

Rane’s tone was firm, his grip on Rita’s hand tightening even more.

“I am your casting medium. Transfer all of your magic power to me. I’ll cast the spell for you!”

Only then did Rita understand why Rane had been gripping her hand in that finger-interlocking way.

‘He actually intends to treat himself as a casting medium!?’

“Are you crazy? You’ll die doing this, don’t you know that?”

This idea was far too insane for Rita to understand.

Because of the incident involving the attack on Miriya, Rita was extremely hostile toward the current Rane.

But she had never once thought of truly putting Rane to death.

Things like ‘go die’ or ‘I’ll kill you’ were nothing more than words spoken in anger.

Ten years of living together, even raising a dog would build feelings.

What’s more, in those ten years Rane had never bullied her.

He was just relatively cold in attitude, that was all.

“I won’t die! As long as the magic sources inside our bodies resonate, I won’t die!”

Magic resonance was a special state in the game.

It required two people to have complete trust and understanding of each other.

Put simply, it required the affection level between the two to reach the maximum.

In this state, the two people in magic resonance would have their magic levels doubled.

They could also freely use each other’s magic.

Obviously, Rita also knew about magic resonance.

The corner of her mouth twitched.

“Magic resonance? Me and you? Are you serious?”