The resistance networks' sophisticated coordination capabilities demanded immediate tactical response, but Lucas's enhanced surveillance systems detected anomalous energy signatures approaching the Night Cathedral from directions that transcended normal dimensional boundaries. These weren't emanations from the underground networks or ancient entities stirring beneath continental foundations—the approaching power carried resonances that suggested origins from entirely different reality layers within the Global Lord system.
Lucas stiffened, eyes narrowing sharply. "We have an intruder—something powerful, operating outside normal boundaries."
