Now isn't the right time.

Following the woman's gaze, Astrid saw a silver-haired girl in the projection holding a knight's sword.

The girl frowned as she carefully lifted a cowhide bag from the ground with the tip of her blade.

The source of the dark aura was the bones inside the cowhide bag.

The dark energy surged up the knight's sword toward Astrid's arm but was swiftly severed by Elise's sharp mental energy.

From this third-person perspective, Astrid noticed that all the other bone bags were also leaking dark gas, though their purpose wasn't to attack.

Instead, the gas diffused into a lighter mist, spreading gradually.

When the dark fog grew dense enough, the figures within it became untraceable by the enchantment.

By the time the fog dissipated, they seemed to have vanished from the world without a trace.

"...Is the dark mist the main force behind the enchantment?" Astrid asked softly.