"Activate it."
The machine responded immediately. The chamber shook as ancient locks disengaged and the Leviathan's engines growled awake for the first time in ages. The floor split apart as the massive structure descended into the subterranean rails, glowing red as heat built through its plating.
The moment it disappeared into the under-earth network, the entire bunker felt different—heavier, deeper, as though something powerful had been unleashed beneath the crust.
Above ground, the effects came fast.
The top guilds pushing the front lines reacted first. Blood Reaver Legion had been forming tight formations, shields raised, inching toward the main bunker gates. Their advance came to a sudden stop when a tremor rolled through the field.
The ground under them sank by several meters, and the entire group staggered as their formation collapsed into a large, uneven pit. Tanks slid sideways and infantry struggled to climb out, turning their advance into scattered chaos.
