The moment the sphere of white flames struck the ground, it burst.
A silent wave expanded outward in every direction.
All defensive formations and protective seals surrounding the city were neutralized instantly. They did not shatter or collapse—there was simply no resistance left within them. The power of Quietus did not destroy.
It stopped.
There was no explosion. No screams. No visible devastation.
Every Blutlinie—and everything else within the city—was frozen.
Bodies halted mid-movement. Weapons hung motionless in the air. Even dust and drifting embers were suspended in absolute stillness.
No one escaped.
Those who might have possessed the power to flee the advancing white flames had already been present at the battlefield above the Ocean of the Blood Sun.
Cain's eyes were calm as he hovered above the silent city.
He had just condemned an entire population.
