The entrance was hidden.
Beneath the training grounds.
A sealed chamber long abandoned.
Now—
Open.
The air inside was cold.
Ancient.
Heavy with something unfamiliar.
Kael stepped forward first.
Elara beside him.
Liora behind.
Dren and a few selected disciples followed at a distance.
No one spoke.
The deeper they went—
The stronger the pressure became.
[System Alert]
[Unknown Energy Detected]
[High Value Target Zone]
Kael's eyes sharpened.
Good.
This was what he wanted.
Power.
Not scraps.
Not leftovers.
But something real.
The passage opened into a vast underground hall.
Ruins.
Collapsed pillars.
Strange symbols carved into the walls.
At the center—
A structure.
Intact.
Untouched.
Elara stopped.
"…There it is."
Kael stepped forward slowly.
Every instinct alert.
Something was wrong.
Too quiet.
Too still.
Then—
A sound.
Low.
Deep.
Breathing.
The ground trembled slightly.
Cracks spread across the floor.
The structure—
Shifted.
"No…" one of the disciples whispered.
From within the ruin—
Something moved.
A massive figure began to rise.
Stone cracked.
Dust fell.
And then—
Eyes opened.
Glowing.
Ancient.
Watching.
[Boss Entity Detected]
[Threat Level: Extreme]
Silence.
Then—
Kael smiled.
Finally.
"Now this," he said softly,
"is worth it."