When Lucien activated his monocle, before he could try to contact Mr. Gaston again, he suddenly sensed a great magic power and subconsciously cast Maskelyne's Star. The crystal ball that Lucien had just picked up from the floor rose to the air again above his head, surrounded by twelve shining light spheres.

Charlie was slower than Lucien, but not by much. The giant palm made of force covered him again.

Susan, however, was completely lost. Without Sandra's protection, she had no idea what she could do, but only watched the electric sparks in front of Sandra's chest fighting against the cluster of black smoke. Very quickly, the black smoke was driven away from Sandra.

As soon as the black smoke left Sandra's body, the several metal pieces on the floor in front of Sandra turned burned black.

"The thing's still around!!" Sandra's voice was sharp with fear, "I almost got controlled by it!"

The collar of her magic robe had partly burst from some kind of great power, and a deformed amul