It was mayhem.
Mundane guards were either shooting at each other or activating their enchanted artifacts.
Meanwhile, the Awakened had already deployed their Origin Cards.
This underground bunker was built to withstand attacks from low-level Spirit Beasts. Its reinforced walls were durable enough to contain the chaos of Awakened combat.
And so, in less than five minutes, the floor was already littered with corpses. Half of the people were dead.
"Your Eminence, watch out!"
A guard jumped in front of Bowden and took a bullet to his chest. He gasped painfully and collapsed to the ground, dead.
Bowden cursed under his breath, but before he could react, another guard stepped in front of him.
This one was Awakened.
Without hesitation, he raised a hand, and an energy barrier shimmered into existence, shielding the High Priest from the oncoming hail of bullets.
