"Ethan, can you give us a heads-up on what the hell's inside this Void Realm?" Chris asked, worry in his voice. "You came back looking like roadkill. We're freaking out over here."
Ethan grumbled, clearly in a foul mood. "Tch... a bunch of sneaky bastards ambushed me. Good thing I had Teleportation or I'd be dead."
"Wait—sneaky bastards? You mean people or mutant beasts?"
"Mutant beasts. But not the kind we've ever seen before. They're definitely not from Earth," Ethan said gravely.
"Don't tell me... aliens?!" Everyone's eyes widened.
"Most likely. The Void Realm isn't part of Earth to begin with—running into alien creatures makes total sense."
Chris sucked in a breath. "Then, boss... what kind of power levels were those sneaky bastards operating at?"
"Four Tier 9s. One Tier 10," Ethan said, voice tight.
"!!"
"You're kidding, right?!" one of them gasped.
"Do I look like I'm joking? Why the hell else would I look like I crawled out of a blender?"
