"Which means that everything that has happened here was just the opening move in a much larger game. And we're already several steps behind."
The weight of Pavilion Master Hyeon Ryu's words settled over the destroyed Supreme Chamber like dust after a storm. Jinmu helped the weakened Grandmaster steady himself against a section of wall that had survived the explosion, his mind already racing through the implications of what they had discovered.
An unorthodox alliance. Formal coordination between sects that have been enemies for generations. Do Giseon didn't just betray the Mugang Martial Pavilion, he helped orchestrate something that could reshape the entire martial world.
"We need to move quickly," Jinmu said, his enhanced senses detecting the approach of multiple groups throughout the pavilion complex. "My copies should have completed their missions by now, but there will be cleanup operations that require direct supervision."
