"We can't fight him head-on.
He's too strong for us to handle.
Let's stick to our plan and set up the Unstoppable Beast Array,"
the governing god of the beast race roared.
"Got it."
The other governing gods agreed immediately.
Out of options, they didn't want to charge at Humphrey and risk being eaten.
Immediately, the twenty-one governing gods stepped back and formed a straight line.
Billions of small array flags appeared in front of each of them.
Each one was filled with a shocking amount of energy.
Made of rare materials, each was equivalent to a top divine magic treasure.
All at once, they began moving their hands.
Shoop! Shoop! Shoop!
The array flags rose and floated in the void.
In the meanwhile, the thirty original chaotic laws that had come from the depths of the headquarters of
the Novel Court transformed into thirty massive light columns of different colors.
They shielded the void, making it almost impossible to see things around.
Then all the chaotic magic treasures suspended above the headquarters of the Novel Court began
spinning.
Next,
the governing gods combined all of it,
creating a huge array.
This array was powerful and it had only begun taking shape.
Mysterious runes were carved on the outside, containing many secrets of space and time.
The light coming off of it caused many creatures to feel light-headed.
'It must be a very advanced array because
I can't perceive inside it with my spiritual sense.
It's crazy that there's still arrays I don't know about,'
Austin thought as he stared curiously at the array.
'An Unstoppable Beast Array! That sounds like it comes from the beast race.
They shouldn't be underestimated.'
When he saw the array,
Humphrey paused in his tracks.
Obviously, Humphrey recognized how much more complicated this array would be.
But he chose to keep moving.
He was convinced that he was the most powerful being in the Sea of Chaos,
and nothing could be a threat to him.
He approached the Unstoppable Beast Array at an impressive speed.
"It's just an array. It can't hold me back," Humphrey said.
His voice rumbled the void and
every step the giant beast took
shook the void vigorously.
"Get the array up and running!"
the governing god of the beast race instructed in a booming voice.
With a yell, all the governing gods began to activate the Unstoppable Beast Array.
In a few seconds,
the array charged at the beast.
The giant beast threw its head back and growled.
It then charged at the array.
Boom!
The giant beast collided with the magic array.
There was no loud noise like everyone had expected.
Instead, the magic array grew bigger and enveloped the beast.
Suddenly, the giant beast was gone.
"Ha-ha! Humphrey, we tricked you.
The Unstoppable Beast Array is a trapping array.
Even though you are much stronger than us, it can still capture you,"
the governing god of the beast race said triumphantly.
"Did we really trap him?"
The other governing gods were slower to realize what had happened.
The Unstoppable Beast Array was provided by the beast race.
According to the governing god of the beast race, it could hold Humphrey and buy them more time to
think about how to deal with him.
However, none of them were sure whether the magic array was powerful enough.
They watched it like a hawk.
Just as they were beginning to feel relieved,
the magic array began shaking vigorously.
Boom! Boom!
Boom!
Deafening roars of anger then came from the magic array.
They could see that Humphrey was trying to make his escape.
"Will Humphrey get out of the array?"
a governing god asked.
"Don't worry, everyone.
Our magic array is very tricky.
It will be hard for him to get out,"
the governing god of the beast race explained.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The magic array was constantly shaking and Humphrey casting energy at the walls could be heard.
Everyone fixed their eyes on the magic array, feeling nervous.
'If the magic array fails,
Humphrey will go ballistic and slaughter everyone,' they thought to themselves worriedly.
"Rest assured.
Even though Humphrey struggles, he will still be stranded in there.
After a while, he will give up,"
the governing god of the beast race said when he saw the worry on their faces.
"How long can it hold him for?"
a governing god asked.
"About two months.
That means we need to find a way to eliminate Humphrey within that time.
Otherwise, a fight is inevitable once he breaks free,"
the governing god of the beast race replied.
"That's not very long!"
The other governing gods' hearts grew heavier.
"Yes. We need to think fast,"
the governing god of the beast race replied as he nodded at them.
"Also, we need to stay here to keep the magic array working,"
the governing god of the beast race added.
"All right, then.
We don't have any other choice."
They agreed but their worries weren't lessened.
'This magic array won't last long.
If we can't figure out how to kill Humphrey within two months,
there will be another battle and we will lose,' they thought to themselves.
So the twenty-one governing gods sat around the magic array with their legs crossed and continued to
make gestures with their hands, keeping the array active.
Since the array was high-grade, it needed lots of energy to stay in working order.
Therefore, the governing gods couldn't leave.
"What should we do?
Master Humphrey is stuck."
Humphrey's slaves had been standing there the whole time, watching.
They followed Humphrey here to attack the headquarters of the Novel Court,
but now he was caught and none of them knew what to do.
None of them came to his rescue.
After all, there were twenty-one governing gods guarding the array. If they tried to save Humphrey, the
governing gods would kill them.
At about this time, one of the superior elders of the Novel Court noticed that Humphrey's army was still
there.
"Hey!
What are they still doing here? They make me so mad!" he yelled, clenching his fists.
After all, they were also here to attack the headquarters of the Novel Court.
"Go to hell!"
the superior elder of the Novel Court roared.
He released a terrifying energy and
in a blink of an eye,
the members of Humphrey's army started to explode.
"Let's retreat!"
In a stampede, they scrambled to get out of there.
'I should go back too,'
Austin thought, shaking his head.
He hadn't expected this turn of events.
The invincible Humphrey was stuck in a magic array but
in two months, he might escape.
So Humphrey was still a ticking bomb to the Sea of Chaos.
They had to come up with a plan to stop him from rising to power again.
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