Anya

The dizziness from the cross-plane transmission had not yet fully faded. Benjamin and Viola had only just set foot on solid ground, and before they could even make out their surroundings, a foul gale accompanied by a piercing howl came crashing down upon them!

"Hmm?!"

"Watch out!"

Both were battle-hardened veterans; though startled, neither panicked.

Almost the instant he sensed danger, Benjamin pressed two fingers together like a sword, sending an incomparably condensed spatial distortion field upward like an invisible barrier.

Viola was even faster. She did not even look up, merely casually sweeping a hand overhead. A shockwave containing the power of her unique laws struck first despite being launched later!

Boom!!

A colossal meteor over five meters in diameter, wrapped in scorching flames and earth elemental power, was struck simultaneously by both forces less than ten meters above their heads. It instantly exploded into countless flying fragments and sparks, like a brief meteor shower.

Only then did the two have a chance to survey their surroundings.

They found themselves inside a structure resembling a laboratory or observation station, but a savage hole had already been smashed through its dome.

Through that opening, they could see that outside was not the tranquil, peaceful sky they had expected, but a chaotic battlefield crisscrossed by energy beams and flashing with explosions.

Fortunately, the Protective Array engraved around the laboratory seemed to still be operating tenaciously, emitting a steady glow of energy.

Even if they had failed to react to that meteor just now, it would most likely have been deflected or blocked by this protective force field.

"What the hell is going on?!" Viola's delicate brows shot up. She exchanged a glance with Benjamin, and both of them flashed forward at once, flying out through the hole in the dome and