After everything that had just unfolded across the gate, a strange stillness settled over the battlefield. Kaela's ultimate attack had shaken the entire gate, while the effects of Elara's minutes later had been much more subtle, but no less terrifying.
One unleashed all the energy their body could muster in a single strike; the other unleashed it in a wave of pure devastation. But both attacks had managed to take down an A Rank Beast, which was all that mattered.
Now, the gate felt eerily quiet.
This wasn't peace or relief; it was something heavier.
It was the kind of silence that came after chaos, where the air itself seemed to hesitate, as if even the world needed a moment to process what had just happened.
Then a domineering voice resounded throughout the endless void.
{Phase Two has now been completed, despite some hiding away from their designated foes.}
The message hung there, blunt and almost mocking.
