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Aska felt an immediate sense of relief when the song ceased, but his expression quickly darkened as his gaze locked onto the dragon. Before he could act, a voice—one only he could hear—whispered in his mind:

"There's no need to tangle with the dragon. This battle is already lost."

Without hesitation, Aska heeded the warning. He didn't bother issuing an order to his remaining zealots. Instead, he activated his newly acquired power, accessing the other world as his figure flickered and vanished from sight.

Ceruleanor, having decimated Aska's forces, did not immediately depart. He understood the delicate balance of intervention—his role was to aid, not to decide the conflict outright. Though the battlefield had been mostly cleared, a few scattered zealots still remained, and more were beginning to pour out from the other world. Their numbers had dwindled significantly, but the battle was far from over.