It did not take long for the energy within the spires to reach its peak.
Rivers of power surged through the massive structures, connecting them to the formations hidden within the heart of the Ouroboros Stronghold. Countless runes illuminated simultaneously, forming a vast network that spread across the land like veins carrying blood through a living body.
Then, under the shocked and distressed gazes of the Curse Eaters, the impossible happened.
The domain of the Ouroboros Stronghold—the territory whose laws granted the warriors of the Alliance a home-field advantage within the Fallen Empyrean World—began to expand.
The transformation was visible to the naked eye.
Golden barriers spread outward.
The oppressive laws of the Fallen Empyrean World were gradually pushed back.
The influence of the stronghold extended farther and farther, swallowing territory that had once belonged exclusively to the Curse Eaters.
"Dammit!"
"How is that even possible?!"
