Boom...
Above the mountains, gale-force winds howled as endless dark clouds churned without pause, brewing bolts of lightning that raced between the sky and the cloud layers. They suddenly flared bright, illuminating the palaces atop the mountain amid deafening thunder.
Dozens of towering Giants had gathered on the platform of Storm Temple.
At their head stood Titan Elder Solim.
The Giants had long since grown accustomed to the sight in the sky. Every one of them craned their necks in anticipation, waiting for some sign from the Teleportation Array.
Boom!
Suddenly, another tremendous roar came from the sky. It was even louder than any bolt of lightning, vast and distant, and sounded quite unlike thunder. The Giants immediately noticed it and looked up.
Then they witnessed something none of them had ever seen in their lives.
From within the churning dark clouds, a colossal object burst forth. It resembled a dagger enlarged billions of times, silver-gray all over—a Steel Fortress forged entirely from metal. It was even larger than the greatest Forge Temple in Storm Temple!
The dark clouds were pushed aside like seawater by the Steel Fortress. Countless bolts of lightning struck it, revealing a layer of transparent Force Field that left it completely unharmed.
"Above Annum!"
The Giants' expressions changed in unison as they cried out in alarm, "What is that thing?"
Elder Solim's expression also shifted slightly. He had always been monitoring developments on the Material Plane, especially collecting information about Rayne, and regularly communicating with Athina. Naturally, he knew of the Star Destroyer and had heard about it countless times.
Although he had heard about it many times and knew that the Star Destroyer was extremely powerful, Elder Solim was still shaken when he saw it with his own eyes!
The Star Destroyer flew out of