The descent from the Sovereign's Peak took exactly thirty-six grueling hours.
With the terrestrial anchor completely assimilated into Ren's vascular system, the massive, suffocating atmospheric pressure of the mountain range was entirely gone. The brutal, localized mana-storms ceased. The jagged, winding cliff trails were no longer patrolled by colossal, high-tier leviathans. The entire alpine ecosystem had been violently, fundamentally sterilized by the massive void walking down the slopes.
Ren marched with flawless, mechanical efficiency.
