Nadia nodded, relieved after hearing Orion's reassurance.
"I will lead the way to where the others are waiting," Nadia said with a nod. She turned and exited the underground grand hall, with Orion and a few guards following her toward the ocean bed.
Within twenty minutes, they arrived.
Nadia and Orion stood atop the walls of the fortress, looking down at the multitude of nymphs who had decided to remain and battle the Harbingers.
Gathered on the broad plain within the massive forest of petrified trees beneath the ocean were armed nymphs clad in suits of armour, numbering up to hundreds of thousands and lined up in an orderly manner. Their gazes were sharp, their expressions hardened.
The atmosphere around them was eerily cold, carrying a lingering scent of death. With a single glance, it was clear they were battle-hardened warriors who had faced countless brushes with death.
