Rumble.
Robin stopped breathing—his lungs locking, his body frozen as if the air itself had vanished from the world around him.
The Shadow Swords and the imperial guards surrounding him noticed nothing at all—no ripple, no pressure, no warning sign of any kind.
Holak, Latania, Drake, and the rest of the guards who were locked in brutal combat with the space beasts at that very moment noticed nothing either—no tremor, no shift, no unseen presence creeping closer.
Only Robin saw it.
And only Althera felt it.
"...?"
Althera's wide eyes opened to their fullest, her pupils trembling as her entire body instantly shifted into a full combat state—muscles tightening, energy surging—when she sensed the aura of that thing approaching the gate…
An adult space beast.
Not even a Behemoth could kill an adult void beast. Even if a Behemoth and all his offspring joined forces against one, the absolute best they could ever achieve would be forcing it to retreat.
