Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 899

"Didn't they just say the barrier won't last?"

Someone among the crowd murmured, "Man, we should've just captured her. Didn't the voice say it'll let us all go if we did…"

"That's right. We could've left while she found her way out."

Those words quickly piqued many's curiosity, and they once again turned their attention to Shannon.

By then, Clara was enraged. She stood before Shannon and lashed out at them, shouting, "Who said that? Step forward now! How on earth did you manage to say something like that? Remind me whose barrier you're standing in now!

"If it's as useless as you say, why don't you guys get out now? Shannon doesn't owe you guys anything!"

Scott and his friends defended Shannon as well. "Exactly! Why make her the bad guy when she's the one protecting you guys? Why does she deserve to stay while the rest of you get to leave?"

The players were so embarrassed that they dared not utter a word. Still, a minority was dissatisfied and softly refuted, "If she's protecting us, what difference does it make if we all head out? Without us here, we can save her some energy. What's not good about it?"

Scott was ready to explode, rolling his sleeves and looking ready to start a fight. However, Shannon stepped forward at that moment. "He's right."

She arrived before the person who spoke earlier. Even without Scott and his friends' protection, she bravely walked among the players. Despite that, nobody dared to touch her.

Some were impulsive enough to want to act on it but were too embarrassed to do so. After all, as Clara had said, they were still in Shannon's barrier.

Shannon had no plan of arguing with him. She withdrew her arm and walked away. "Since everyone has been trapped in the same place, I will not abandon any of you. With that said, my condition is that all of you must stay put."

Staying out of her way was the best thing they could do when they couldn't be of help. Her action earlier was meant to put an end to any of their misguided thoughts.

By then, the players within the barrier became ashamed of themselves. Skylar ignored the players and continued coming up with a solution with Shannon.

She glanced at the evil spirits outside, their eyes full of intent to strike, and said flatly, "Since the talismans don't work, we'll use physical force."

She reached into her bag and pulled out a black hazelwood sword, engraved with sigils, its energy faint but unmistakable. "Let's clear out all the evil spirits here. I'd like to see if the realm's owner would still want to keep us in here by then."