Just as Cain was considering the best use of his time, sharp cracking sounds began to echo across the crystalline landscape.
Both he and the Demon King turned toward the source at once.
The massive crystalline structure that housed the gate to the Red King's Sacred Dimension had begun to crack. Thin fractures spread across its surface like veins, multiplying at an alarming speed as the entire structure started to compress inward.
Cain's eyes narrowed.
Before either of them could make a move, the enormous construct imploded.
There was no explosion, no burst of energy, and no warning. The structure simply folded into itself, collapsing with absolute silence until nothing remained. Even the residual aura of the Sacred Dimension disappeared, leaving behind only empty space.
Cain stared at the place where the gateway had once stood.
