Her words fell like thunder.
The SSS-rankers froze, their faces twisting in disbelief as portal after portal ripped open across the battlefield.
Some were only A-rank, many were S-rank, but scattered among them… were monsters whose strength nearly brushed SSS-rank itself.
The ground quaked beneath their sheer numbers, black banners rising in the night air.
"…Impossible. That many S-level awakeners?!" The Elven Emperor's jaw tightened, his hand curling into a fist.
"This.... this is not a fucking fight anymore. This is a damned invasion!" The Dwarf King stomped his boot, glaring.
The Beast King's fur bristled, his golden eyes flicking nervously across the endless portals.
"…We'll be torn apart. Even we can't hold them all back!"
"…We... we're finished," The violet flame woman spoke, taking a step back in horror.
Fear began to creep through them, no matter how proud they stood.
Christina, however, clenched her staff tighter, her teeth grinding so hard her jaw ached.
