The soldiers stood atop the rooftop as they aimed their weapons toward the swirling portal.
The portal had remained stable for nearly twenty minutes.
Since their commanders had entered the portal to survey the unknown terrain, the responsibility of guarding the gateway now rested entirely on their shoulders.
Ssshhhh~
The soft distortion abruptly transformed into a violent tremor. The entire portal twisted as crimson lightning crackled across its edges.
Before anyone could process what was happening...
KYYYRRRRRAAA!!!
CHOMP!!
A colossal cursed wyvern burst out of the portal like a cannonball. Its skeletal jaws, overflowing with molten lava instead of flesh, snapped shut around the nearest line of soldiers.
For a single heartbeat, everyone froze.
Then instinct returned.
"OPEN FIRE!!"
Blue-red particle beams erupted across the rooftop as dozens of beams discharged simultaneously.
BOOM!!
BOOM!!
BOOM!!
