The silence left by Halmu's single strike was more terrifying than the previous noise. Hundreds of defenders had been neutralized in a blink, leaving a massive, smoking void in the center of the Meridian Line.
Storm, Kane, Seraphina, and Rhys were momentarily isolated, staring across the fresh carnage at the man with the colossal, toothed sword.
"What… what in the hell was that?" Rhys choked out, his axe dropping slightly, the savage red aura around it sputtering in disbelief.
"That was a clean cut through reinforced Aura," Storm's voice was low, his composure unwavering, but his steely eyes narrowed to dangerous slits.
"What is he?" Seraphina asked, shocked.
"Don't know. Even I... I can't gauge his class." Storm said, sending a wave of shocked gasps.
His revolvers clicked almost silently as he checked their cylinders. "He didn't just break the ward; he annihilated the energy itself. New target, focus fire! Kane, protect the flank!"
