While Ethan and his group were being confronted by three powerful B Rank beasts, the entire gate was also experiencing the effects of Phase Two.
The floating islands trembled.
Not gently, but with a deep, bone-rattling vibration that seemed to ripple through the very fabric of the gate itself. It was as if something vast and unseen had shifted its weight, and the entire world had responded in kind.
Kaela grinned.
A wide, feral smile split across her face as violet energy flickered to life around her body like wild lightning.
"I was getting bored in this place anyway."
Moments earlier, the system notification had echoed across the gate, cold and absolute in its declaration. For most, the voice alone was enough to send a chill down their spines.
For Kaela, it was an invitation.
