(Meanwhile, forty kilometers away from the Ascension Site, Anderson Silva's POV)
*BOOM*
*BOOM*
*Tremble*
The distant earth kept shaking in rhythmic pulses, each one rolling beneath Anderson Silva's boots like a buried heartbeat, as faint ripples of dust rose every time another surge of Leo's aura burst outward from the direction of the Ascension Site.
Anderson stood atop a shattered ridge, his greatsword resting against his shoulder, as he kept watch over the corrupted plains with an unblinking gaze.
He refused to let a single creature draw even a step closer to the site, for Chaosbringer had been very clear in his instructions that Leo's breakthrough site required absolute protection.
However, while he had come here confident in his strength, the truth was that the past thirty minutes had shaken him in ways he never expected.
*Thrum*
*THRUM*
