[: Daniel's POV :]
After killing whatever servant the Black Dragon Sovereign had sent, I lifted my gaze to the sky, only to be met with the sight of a full-scale war.
Gates hovered above the clouds, their rifts pulsing with sinister energy as invaders poured out like swarms of insects.
The instructors, academy elites, and armies I didn't even know existed were already clashing against them in midair, steel and mana scattering across the battlefield.
The students, dragged out of their Zones by an instructor's emergency command, stood frozen behind me.
Their faces were pale, eyes wide with fear, despair, and uncertainty.
Some trembled.
Some cried quietly.
Most simply looked lost.
Fendrick stepped closer, gripping his trembling spear.
"Daniel… what should we do now?"
His voice cracked, revealing the helplessness he always tried so hard to hide.
My eyes lowered to Mika, who remained wrapped inside her glowing cocoon of pure essence.
