Wearing the charm made from ninety-nine frost crystals, Aiden gradually felt the burning heat inside his body calm down.
Cheryl's cool, beautiful face was close to his. A light breeze moved through the passage, stirring the edges of their clothes and bringing a brief moment of peace before the battle.
But before that quiet moment could last, a sharp alarm suddenly sounded above Celestial Imperial City.
Wooooo!!!
The harsh alarm was like a heavy hammer, instantly shattering the city's calm.
"Damn it. What happened?!"
Cheryl's expression changed at once. She quickly turned toward the hall entrance.
Aiden's double-pupiled eyes narrowed. His body flashed, and he vanished in a streak of lightning.
Outside Celestial Imperial City, the clear sky had turned into something like a dark-red cloth torn apart by brute force.
A massive crack opened across the sky. Thick black smoke poured down like a waterfall, carrying the sharp smell of sulfur.
