Noland Lee flew forward a short distance, and no tentacles or corrupted soldiers caused trouble for him anymore.
He initially thought it was because Shubick found it unprofitable to fight him, but later discovered it was because the Alchemy Sage in the alchemy ship had clashed with the Tribal Leader of Shubick Descendants.
In the far distance, an alchemy ship, the Tribal Leader of Shubick Descendants, and a throng of busy black tentacles amidst a vast array of broken black shards appeared.
The alchemy ship appeared intact inside the Pollution Zone. As its controller, the Alchemy Sage never left the ship's control room.
When entering the Pollution Zone, the "Spatial Transfer" failed to separate the Alchemy Sage and his ship.
As an alchemy creation designed specifically for war, it moved with unparalleled speed, reaching the Ceremony Site far faster than Noland Lee.
The Ceremony Site was the second thing he saw in the distance.