Chapter 344: Herald of Change
Outside the car, the world revealed itself as chaos incarnate.
At the crater’s edge, Riven and Rae were locked in a brutal dance with the towering masked man. Explosions lit the air with deafening shockwaves, each impact cracking the street and rattling buildings. Rae’s unstable aura clashed against the man’s detonations. Beside her, Riven’s constructs strained to hold ground.
But they weren’t the only ones fighting.
The masked man had not come alone. Continuously, more robed figures had descended. Spells flared, blades whistled, and every strike carved casualties into the heart of the city.
Runewoven’s team fought desperately and valiantly. They didn’t quite know what was going on, but it didn’t take much brainpower to summarize that the masked guys casting explosions inside the part of the city that was full of citizens had to stop.
The few Awakened Association guards tasked with protecting the entrance to the dungeon were already bloodied. They sported high levels, but the number of enemies was overwhelming. They were being overrun.
At the same time, civilians screamed in the distance, fleeing into alleyways as fire overcame storefronts and buildings collapsed. Still, even through all the chaos, the invaders pressed forward, increasing their numbers while lunging at their enemies.
Kaiden barely had time to register the hellscape before a shadow fell over him. One of the masked assailants was already upon him, blade raised high, the edge glimmering with dark enchantment. Instinct took over.
His arm rose, and the Blood Monarch’s Gauntlet glowed a brilliant crimson as he willed it into being.
*SHRRK!*
A shield of hardened blood burst out, intercepting the descending blade. Sparks showered as steel screeched against living crimson, the force rattling his bones.
Kaiden gritted his teeth, muscles straining under the weight of the attack.