"Where are they?" one of the sages demanded, his eyes scanning the crater.
The others jumped to join him, all of them confused when they didn't see anyone.
"Did they teleport somewhere and continue fighting?" another sage suggested, brow furrowed in thought.
"No, that's impossible," came the quick reply.
"We already activated Eryx's defense runes. If there was a high concentration of energy, the alarm would've gone off."
Just as they were filled with confusion, the ground trembled.
The sages could feel it—the core runes that had protected this place for so many years were shutting down.
It meant that something bad happened to Julius.
CRACK!
A loud fragile sound echoed from above, drawing the attention of everyone in the city.
They pointed to the sky, which was cracking, and light began to seep through until it completely collapsed, revealing the sun and the blue sky.
