The suffocating aura that greeted them the instant they emerged from the portal made them all tense up.
It wasn't just the sensation of being in the presence of powerful individuals—it was as if the very air itself had been infused with concentrated energy that pressed down on them from all directions.
"This is..." Leo started, but found himself unable to complete the sentence, his legs trembling as he struggled to stand up straight.
The sensation was unlike anything he'd ever experienced—worse than even his first near-death experience in combat.
Brok and Mara, on the other hand, simultaneously crashed to the ground on their knees, breaking both the ground and their knees upon collision.
"Oh, come on!" Brok struggled to voice out his complaint, his voice barely above a whisper.
"First we get teleported without the right to speak like luggage, then we watch superhuman martial arts demonstrations, and now the air itself is trying to crush us!"