In a wide room on the upper floors of the Association building, Cedric Blackthorne sat comfortably, his chair turned toward the open window that offered a view of the chaos unfolding in the distance. But his sight didn't stop at what was visible to the naked eye.
He saw far more than what appeared on the surface.
And there, beyond the various B-rank Beast Lords already present on the field, he caught the outline of something larger. Something more powerful. Enough to make his eyes narrow and his expression settle into something serious.
He rose slowly from his chair, his mind processing countless pieces of information per second.
He could tell this was only the beginning. Those five Beast Lords, already far too many, were merely the start.
Something far more terrifying was making its way toward the city, something that simple awakened couldn't handle. Something that even elites would struggle with, at least those who hadn't surpassed B-rank.
