[Level Four — 2:05 PM]
The first Herald attacked before the team finished entering.
Not a chaotic attack — a coordinated one.
Three Heralds from the right flank simultaneously with the first from the front, cutting off the entrance angle so the team couldn't retreat to Level Three without fighting.
An entrance trap.
They had prepared it.
"Formation," said Alex.
The team was already repositioning.
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The Heralds on Level Four were different from the five on the road.
Not in level — in knowledge.
The first one who reached Grim didn't attack directly.
He activated something — a small device, black crystal — and Grim's energy fluctuated.
[Grim HP: 3,360 → 3,360/3,360] — no physical damage.
But Grim stopped.
**"Interference."** His voice carried something different.
**"On the Harvest. It's cut off."**
"Can you fight?"
**"Yes. But the Harvest is blocked within a three-meter radius of that device."**
Alex processed quickly.
The Heralds knew how to block the Harvest.
