Chapter 5701 The Awakening
- A claw the size of a thunderhead—each talon forged from living runes—plunged downward toward Jared. Space itself buckled around the blow, contracting inwards as though the entire floor meant to grind the intruders into dust.
- "Together!" Jared shouted.
- He understood there could be no retreat; only by defeating the polluted spirit could they reach the tower heart and free everyone trapped within.