Within the towering spires of Fangoria's royal castle, chaos had erupted like wildfire.
The heavy stone walls trembled under the relentless assault of Hybrids. They surged at the castle from every direction, their numbers seemingly endless. Some slipped easily through the defensive lines, forcing the royal knights into a desperate scramble. Clashing steel, battle cries, and the blood-chilling shrieks of the Hybrids echoed through the corridors.
Inside the grand hall, the students of Sancta Vedelia's Elite Academy huddled together—but not out of fear. These weren't ordinary teenagers. They had fought in the Utopian War. They had seen horrors most people couldn't imagine. And yet, despite their hardened resolve, a knot of tension wound tighter in every chest. Nervous glances were exchanged. Fingers clenched over sword hilts or ready to summon mana circles. The last time a Behemoth attacked, it ended quite badly after all.
