The Hub lit up over the gathering ground the moment the Chainbreaker crossed back into the pocket world.
[War Event Complete: Conquest of Thurmugin Ocean]
[1st Place Reward: All members of Ananta Regalon Kingdom elevated to Tier-35 lifeform.]
Four hundred people felt it at once.
It hit like a held breath finally let go. Power that had been sitting just out of reach for months settled into every soul on that ground, quiet and total, and for a moment nobody spoke at all.
Silvester flexed his hand and stared at it like it belonged to someone else. "That's new," he said.
"That's Tier-35," Natalia said, grinning despite herself. "Feels different than I expected."
Big D stood at the center of it all, arms crossed, and let out a long breath through his nose. "Feels earned," he said. "That's what it feels like."
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It was worth remembering, in a moment like this, exactly who made up that four hundred.
