Another system panel appeared immediately after the last.
[Temporary Rest Period: 10 Minutes]
[Protective Barrier Activating...]
A low humming sound spread across the ruined courtyard while golden light expanded outward from the broken pillars surrounding the battlefield. The barrier rose rapidly around the circular arena before sealing completely overhead.
Several people instinctively looked upward.
The golden barrier now covered the entire courtyard. Faint runes moved slowly across its surface while black mist outside the walls slammed harmlessly against it before dispersing.
Another notification appeared.
[No hostile entities may enter.]
[Participants may not leave the resting zone until timer completion.]
For the first time since entering the realm, the nonstop pressure disappeared completely. No more footsteps echoed nearby and no more arrows flew through the air.
