Carla stood at the edge of the cliff, watching the dragon-guarded entrance from afar. The mountain wind clawed through her cloak and chilled her bones at the thoight if facing thise monsters, but her mind was sharper than ever.
She knew one thing. marching straight up to dragons was suicide.
So she turned her gaze slightly. Not far from this hidden draconic portal was another path into the Beyond the Veil.
one owned by the Boar Zodiac family. Unlike the dragons, the Boar clan did not rely on pride to guard their gate. Their fortress was built into the side of the mountain itself—thick black iron walls, barricades layered with runes, rotating watchtowers, ballistae armed with spirit crystals, and soldiers in full armor.
As far as Carla could see, the entire fort was tightly sealed.
Even this would normally be a nightmare to infiltrate.
But Chiron had taught her one thing—never waste effort when precision can do the work of an army.
And so, she had waited.
