The words rang through the chamber like a death knell.
Everyone's breath hitched. A cold, paralyzing dread gripped their hearts as the deep, amused voice echoed through their minds.
Unfortunately, since the portal was opened up facing the relic core so that it can be easily tossed in and taken away, they weren't able to see who, or what, was behind Aura.
Moreover, since whoever had spoken was behind Aura they couldn't use her perspective to see who the newcomer was either.
Last they had checked, there wasn't anybody behind Aura…she was supposed to be the only living thing in that room—aside from the suspected Demigod-level Abyssal creature in the coffin.
The sudden realization hit like a sledgehammer.
Had it woken up?
Benji's hands trembled, his focus on maintaining the spatial channel wavering for the first time. If that thing had truly awakened, their entire plan was finished before it had even begun.
