The silence that followed the fall of the Sovereign of the Corrupted Web was unlike any post-battle experience the Astralis group had faced up to that point.
In that deep chamber of the Cave of Whispers, the air still vibrated with the echo of the burst of golden light, but the sound was now replaced by the heavy breathing of the guild members, who were finally able to relax, and by the metallic clang of armor being loosened to make it even easier for each of them to breathe.
The surrounding scene also showed just how intense the battle had been there, with broken stalactites scattered across the floor, deep gouges etched into the walls, and the creature's toxic venom evaporating into smoke.
Alice was sitting against a stone column, examining the cracks in her boxer's gauntlets with visible exhaustion, but her eyes sparkled.
