Darian was about to break through the White Blood army's defenses all by himself… an army that, counting the ones chasing from behind and the ones waiting ahead, numbered in the millions?
There were hundreds of beings with nine circles, and countless others with eight, coming from every direction. That kind of formation could kill anyone.
When they heard his command, everyone froze — except for Niara, who happily ordered the retreat, then stood back to watch the show with a smile on her face. Everyone pulled back to the Ring of Life, took their positions, and kept their eyes locked on Darian.
When Darian was less than a kilometer from the exit, the world's light suddenly seemed to die out.
He was wrapped in a black mass that spread in all directions, as if it were painting over the world itself.
An absurd amount of dark power burst out all at once. But that wasn't all — everyone felt something else awakening along with it.
