Dark clouds coiled outside, and a low rumble of thunder resonated.
Accompanied by a strike of lightning, the mighty Guardian, shrouded in a layer of electric light, charged forward on a Gryphon.
He asked Shafiya, the Grand Adjudicator waiting outside the house, in a deep voice, "Your Excellency Shafiya... have I arrived too late?"
"A bit,"
Yawning indifferently, Shafiya said, "But it's not a big deal. Just wait outside; there's no more room inside."
In her view, three Transcendents of the same level with a home-field advantage, ganging up on a nearly dying fifth-level Transcendent who was not fighting on his home ground, simply couldn't pose a problem.
She had made a special trip just because Meg lacked the ability for high-speed movement.
Both the Guardian and Master Yanis possessed the ability to arrive instantly at the scene. Although immensely powerful, Meg, like the Grand Justice, lacked the mystical skills to rapidly reach the battlefield.
