Only in the blink of an eye, Annan had closed in on Bernadino.
As he swung his sword, the sky around them seemed to suddenly brighten.
That was undoubtedly an illusion.
When Annan was less than five meters away from Bernadino, he suddenly felt an unprecedented massive resistance.
With the momentum carrying him forward two steps, the invisible resistance grew increasingly strong.
It was as if he had been swallowed by transparent glue.
Annan felt an extremely strong sense of pressure on his chest—his body became completely stiff in an instant, and even breathing became very difficult.
His movements became abnormally slow… Annan could even feel his right arm's bones making a crunching, breaking sound.
Annan realized—this seemed to be some sort of strong defensive barrier, or perhaps a personal restraint and imprisonment.
It wasn't the style of the Disabling School's spells... it was more like that of the Decree School or the Idol School.
But in the next moment, Annan noticed.