The source of the disaster had succumbed!
In the middle of the nutrient processing plant, a shrine of the Hallowed Abyss Temple rested on a large platform.
The dark fog that burst out of the shrine receded bit by bit. Soon enough, the shrine produced no more darkness, giving everyone the hope that the anomaly that had engulfed Ulimo Citadel and its surroundings no longer threatened the Larkinsons, pirates and everyone trapped inside its dark embrace.
Ketis, who had managed to defeat a mutated monstrosity that was powerful enough to rampage through several infantry companies, had become absolutely drained.
Wary of the large hole in the floor that led straight down into one of the dangerous vats of the plant, she summoned up the last of her strength to drag her body a healthy distance away.
Eventually, her overstrained muscles could no longer keep her upright. She fell onto her butt and became dazed.
