"Everyone, stay on high alert! Don't overlook even the slightest disturbance!"
"Adjutant, send a team inside to investigate!"
The general took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the unease in his heart before loudly issuing his orders.
"Yes!"
At the uniform response, everyone's expressions turned stern as they stared intently at the secret realm portal before them, where the disturbance was growing increasingly intense. The general's adjutant also assembled a team of elites, who prepared to enter the secret realm portal in full gear.
"Crack...!"
Before the soldiers standing before the vortex could enter the secret realm, however, a crisp cracking sound suddenly rang out beside their ears.
"What was that?"
The adjutant's raised foot froze midair. Confusion appeared in his eyes as he instinctively began scanning the surrounding area.
"Captain, am I seeing things? Why do I feel like there's an extra crack over there?"
As the adjutant instinctively looked around, a soldier beside him suddenly widened his eyes. He tilted his head up and stared at the sky in disbelief, as though he had seen something utterly horrifying. His face was filled with terror.
At those words, the adjutant immediately looked up along the soldier's line of sight. The massive vortex before them was churning violently, and a faint crack had suddenly appeared in its center. Though the crack was small, it was clearly visible.
"What is going on?!"
The adjutant's pupils abruptly constricted, and disbelief appeared on his face. Though he had no idea what was happening, he realized that something terrifying had likely occurred inside the secret realm.
An unknown crack appearing on a secret realm portal was something that had never happened since secret realms emerged on Blue Star.
"Crack...!"
Seeing another crack appear, along with a sliver of terrifying aura that made his heart palpitate