"The slab is either the energy core or one of the critical structural supports of these ruins; forcibly removing it has indeed triggered a chain reaction." This thought flashed through Duke's mind.
He had sensed it before, but hadn't anticipated such a violent and rapid collapse.
Surveying his surroundings, Duke decided to immediately assume his dark form and escape into the shadow space.
After advancing to Level 1 Crystalized Mage, entering the dark form no longer required relying on the Shadow Cloak to access the shadow space.
Duke surrounded himself with yellow sand to obscure others' vision, then transitioned into his dark form.
Once in dark form, his entire aura instantly turned ethereal and void, as if blending into the swirling dust, flickering shadows, and deep crevices and shadows caused by structural damage.
