CHAPTER 203 — THE PRICE OF A SHIELD (PART I)
The city had fallen into silence.Not because the people had stopped running.Not because the sirens had stopped screaming.But because every eye had turned toward the sky.Above the skyline—
The Jade Dragon hovered.Six kilometers of ancient destruction suspended over glass towers and highways that looked fragile beneath its shadow.The emerald glow gathering inside the dragon's throat painted the clouds green.People in the streets froze.Drivers abandoned cars.
Children clung to their parents.Phones trembled in shaking hands as the creature above them grew brighter and brighter.Across the city—Emergency broadcasts blared through every speaker system."Evacuate immediately!"
"Take shelter!""Move away from open areas!"But there was nowhere to run.Not fast enough.The dragon's chest expanded.
