"Bitch! All you do is attack from the shadows!" Narcissa shouted.

Her anger boiled over as she directed her guards to attack in the direction Blanche had appeared.

Blanche fought as she fell back, seeming to be driven deeper into the valley. In reality, she was leading Narcissa and the others straight into the heart of the formation, right into the trap she had set.

Just as Narcissa's frustration peaked and she was ready to use her strongest divine artifacts to break through the formation, something unexpected happened.

Several beams of light suddenly appeared along the cliffs on both sides of the valley. Moments later, five figures streaked downward, landing in a part of the formation where the mist was thinner. They had subtly surrounded Narcissa and her three guards.

All five were dressed in white, their sleeves decorated with faint cloud patterns. There were three men and two women, all in the mid to late-stage Adept realm. Leading them was a middle-aged woman whose presence w