Victory and Purpose

As the Stone Hare struck, an old crack in the weathered rock along the mountainside suddenly trembled slightly, letting out a soft "crack."

The other Gray Feathered Eagle, having narrowly escaped disaster, swiftly glided over the forests and stream valleys below, returning to its nest.

A small herd of Black Water Hippopotamuses was migrating through the stream valley.

Watching the Gray Feathered Eagle fly overhead, they snorted in displeasure. The Third Rank Black Water Hippopotamus leader raised its head and roared, gathering the power of water elements in the sky to form a torrential downpour.

Washed by the heavy rain, the cliff collapsed amid a deafening rumble. The tremendous commotion instantly drew the attention of a small Mercenary Group nearby, as well as a Fifth Rank Mountain Tyrant Bear whose territory lay in the vicinity.

Before long, the two parties discovered each other and began a fierce battle. During the clash, the Mountain Tyrant Bear fully activated its innate spell, violently shaking the earth and triggering a localized earthquake.

Deep underground, an Ancient Ruins whose defensive system had long since lost its energy was affected by the quake, splitting open with a massive crack.

The crack ran through the ruins' warehouse and the teleportation Magic Array below. A cut Magic Crystal slid down the fissure and landed directly in the center of the teleportation array.

The array was activated by the Magic Crystal, but because some of its Runes had been damaged, its effect underwent an unknown change. In a canyon forest within the Flying Dragon Mountain Range in the distant northern Federation, it opened an unstable void rift.

By coincidence, a terrifying Space Turbulence storm erupted in the spacetime region near the rift and violently spewed out from it.

But as the Space Turbulence swept through, the seemingly ordinary