The four beams of blue light met in the sky above the city, creating a spectacle that captured everyone's attention.
At the convergence point, a sphere formed.
Where the sphere was, energy began expanding like a luminous spider web, smaller rays extending in perfect geometric patterns while covering an ever-growing area.
"Must be the new barrier," Mei observed the phenomenon with scientific intensity. "The one God mentioned we'd have to feed with a million points per deposit."
But something in the way the light sphere pulsed, in how it seemed almost... alive, made Elio feel a knot in his stomach. That sixth sense that had saved his life so many times screamed that something wasn't right.
"We should return to the city," he began, but Kriz interrupted him with a laugh.
"Come on, boss! Where's your adventurous spirit?" Brok nodded, supporting his friend. "God was exaggerating about the fire Artromus. We didn't even have to try!"
