HUMMMMMMM...
A massive wave of pure, concentrated energy exploded outward from the guardian. The air in the chamber grew five times heavier.
"Ahhhhh!" a Martial Palace disciple screamed as the pressure slammed into his back, forcing his chest flat against the stone. The bones in his ribcage creaked under the invisible weight.
Evelyn let out a choked gasp, her face turning purple as she struggled to draw a single breath of air.
"It's... it's over..." Liang choked out, his vision turning black at the edges. "We are... going to die here..."
But in the center of this absolute, crushing gravity, Gabriel stood perfectly still.
The invisible wave of energy washed over his body, but the moment it touched his skin, the faint, geometric runes of the [Hex Lock of the Ancestors] beneath his pores glowed. The siphoning force was neutralized, flowing around him like water around a smooth stone.
And then, instead of drawing back, Gabriel's eyes flared beneath his mask.
