Holden frowned.
"Energy?"
"Cultivation energy. Life energy. Everything that living things naturally produce."
The sound of more files opening came through the earpiece.
"The Overseer has been using the Abyssal Incursion to weaken the boundary between our world and the Higher Realms. The rifts allow energy to be drawn out of our Realm."
Holden's expression darkened.
Maeve continued.
"The monsters, the Miasma, the corruption spreading across the continent. None of it was random. It was all part of the process."
"Explain."
"The corruption weakens the land and the living things inside it. The rifts then channel the released energy toward the Overseer's Realm."
She paused.
"It's like they're draining our world."
Holden looked toward the laboratory windows.
Beyond the black glass walls of the Spire, the corrupted wasteland stretched for miles.
He remembered the ruined towns.
The destroyed fortresses.
