The applause didn't come from anyone beside Charles.
It meant that someone had invaded silently and even Insight had no reaction.
What frightened Charles even more was that he found everyone around him frozen: Taoles, Philedrica, Dobin, Yellow Bear, The Spotted Deer Gwen, and The Wind Wolf Bankroft, along with all the Westwind Knights and the militia of Silver Pigeon Fort were all like wax statues, their expressions vivid but stiff, even the wind had disappeared.
For a moment, Charles wanted to summon the Evil God and die together with this mysterious and terrifying enemy.
With a click, Charles loaded the six Magic-Breaking Bombshell Bullets into the magazine of the Hurkweil Silver Rhino Mk-10 and began to look for the enemy.
An elegant lady, approximately in her forties or fifties, descended from midair, step by step. She exuded a noble and luxurious demeanor, but her clothes clearly indicated her identity; she was not a noblewoman but a female butler.
