"Pa-thump..."
The door was thrown open violently, the sound particularly jarring in the silent space.
A figure burst into the mysterious room at the same time.
Imu's figure moved instantly, her slender fingers trembling slightly, a destructive force gathering in her palm almost instantaneously.
That power seemed to condense the darkness of space, a chill like that of an abyss sweeping out.
However, when she saw who it was, her movements stopped abruptly.
Topman Warcury was kneeling on the ground in a panic, his forehead pressed against the cold stone slab, his body trembling slightly with fear.
He lowered his head, not daring to look directly into Imu's eyes, his voice trembling, "Spare me, Lord Imu! Please forgive my intrusion into your forbidden area."
"Please have mercy......"
A flash of cold light flashed in Imu's eyes as she raised her chin slightly, coldly gazing at Topman Warcury's prostrate figure.
She withdrew the power in her hand and asked indifferently, "I thought I gave the order that no one was to disturb me. Are you incapable of understanding human speech?"
Her voice was like frost falling from the sky, causing Topman to shudder involuntarily as it landed in his ears.
He quickly kowtowed even lower, explaining incoherently, "Lord Imu, it's... it's because I saw someone coming here, and I was worried about disturbing you, so I came."
"It's mainly because things are too chaotic outside right now... I was flustered and lost my mind, and that's why I barged in on you."
"I am willing to accept punishment. Please, seeing that I am still of some use, spare my life."
"......"
Imu frowned slightly. Although she had withdrawn her attack stance, that overbearing sense of oppression still filled the air.
Her gaze seemed to pierce through Topman as she asked coldly, "What's the situation?"
Topman groveled on the ground, his voice filled with intense fear, "The pirates... they are fighting with the Holy Land guards, but the situation is very bad. Other pirates have also broken into the depths of Pangaea Castle... We were also overwhelmed by the chaos."
"Jin'an has now fled the Holy Land. We failed to achieve our goal."
"Please forgive us......"
"Pirates... Jin'an... variables..." Imu murmured softly, a hint of contemplation in her voice.
Her gaze turned to the machine that was running, and after a moment of silence, she said coldly, "You Five Elders are truly incompetent to the extreme, losing control so quickly."
Her gaze returned to Topman, and she said coldly, "Do you know that if you had rashly barged in and disturbed my plans, even if you are one of the Five Elders, it wouldn't have saved your life!"
Topman Warcury was instantly drenched in cold sweat, and the bone-chilling cold made it almost impossible for him to speak.
He swallowed hard and said in a trembling voice, "Yes... it is my dereliction of duty. Please punish me, Lord Imu."
Imu didn't look at him again, her cold gaze shifting away as she said faintly, "Get out. I've already told you, I won't take action personally. You can resolve the disturbances outside yourselves."
"And..."
Her tone suddenly became stern, "If anything like this happens again, you won't have to live to see me again."
Topman Warcury was greatly relieved. He kowtowed and thanked her repeatedly before hurrying out. The sound of the door closing again sounded heavy and oppressive in the silent room.
Imu stood in front of the machine, her eyes slightly narrowed, a cold smile curling on her lips, "Jin'an... it seems this play is more interesting than I expected."
Her hand gently brushed the surface of the machine, as if feeling the violent energy. Then, her gaze pierced through the darkness, as if looking towards a certain direction in Pangaea Castle, a hint of secret anticipation in her indifference.
After Topman Warcury left, silence returned to the room.
Imu stood beside the machine, her eyes slightly narrowed, a ripple of unease rising in her heart.
At the moment Topman barged in, she clearly felt a strange aura, as if a gaze was watching her from the shadows.
But that aura only flashed for a moment, disappearing quickly with Topman's arrival.
Her fingertips tapped lightly on the machine's metal casing, her cold gaze sweeping around the dim room, slowly withdrawing her gaze only after confirming there were no other abnormalities.
However, she did not completely relax her vigilance.
This place should have been a forbidden area that no one could easily enter. If there were other beings approaching, it would mean the enemy was bolder and more dangerous than she had imagined.
"Perhaps it's just my imagination..." she muttered to herself, but a glimmer of vigilance flashed in her deep eyes.
She still kept a close watch, secretly forming a hand seal, quietly arranging a layer of invisible barrier around her.
Although she could not detect the specific location of any threats, she would not let go of any possibilities.
And in the void somewhere in the room, Jin'an clung to the edge of space, the rhythm of his heart as steady as ever.
But a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, with a hint of appreciation.
"To actually notice... it seems this Lord Imu is indeed not simple." His voice was so low it was almost inaudible, as if dissolving into the slight tremors of the air.
Jin'an's figure was hidden in the folds of space, his aura restrained to the extreme, like a wisp of thin mist scattered by the wind.
Before Topman barged in, he had intentionally leaked a trace of weak aura, testing Imu's reaction.
But the result surprised him to find that Imu had actually noticed it in an instant.
That kind of keen perception, and the rapid reaction to danger, was definitely not something ordinary enemies possessed.
"It seems this guy can't be underestimated." Jin'an thought to himself, and at the same time became more vigilant.
Imu was not only a behind-the-scenes figure who wielded great power, but her own strength and keen perception were clearly extraordinary.
He tilted his head slightly, his gaze passing through the cracks in the void, landing on the huge machine that was running.
The energy fluctuations surrounding the machine carried a strange power, as if tearing space from some deeper level.
A trace of curiosity and doubt arose in Jin'an's heart—what exactly was Imu planning?
Just as he was about to continue observing, the energy fluctuations in the room suddenly changed, and Imu seemed to be alerted, once again gathering a powerful aura.
Jin'an smiled slightly, silently taking a step back, completely concealing his presence.
"Now is not the time to startle the snake..." he murmured softly, then his figure disappeared like mist in the void.
The only thing Imu's barrier touched was a trace of unfathomable silence.
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