Hiss-!
Light so blinding it almost scorched their eyes burst from the cracks covering the Dark Giant's body. Those cracks resembled seals breaking free of their shackles, tearing apart the colossal creature's last fragile balance.
Blazing white and pitch-black light intertwined in a violent radiance that churned through the air, as though its power would tear space itself apart.
Violent energy tremors swept across the battlefield. The ground shook, the air warped, and even the distant mountains rocked fiercely.
The Neo Marines held their breath as they watched the heart of the storm within the giant. They felt the crushing pressure that threatened to destroy everything, yet not one of them stepped back.
"Did we... win?"
Someone spoke in a trembling voice, unable to fully believe their own words.
They watched the Dark Giant swell, seemingly on the verge of bursting. He was like a deep-sea bomb about to detonate, his internal energy already out of control. His entire body trembled and twisted, every inch of his skin bleeding searing light and pitch-black fissures.
He seemed unable to take another step or unleash another attack, an empty shell that could explode into ashes at any moment.
The expressions of several powerful Neo Marines shifted. Some of the tension gripping their hearts eased, but they still dared not relax completely.
Their eyes were filled with confusion and uncertainty. Did this count as victory?
The Dark Giant's end seemed to have come too quickly, too unrealistically.
Amid the frozen silence, Jin An slowly stepped forward, his gaze sharp as a blade and fixed firmly on the storm's heart.
As light and shadow crossed, the energy did not tear his figure apart. Instead, he seemed steadier than ever.
"...Something's wrong."
He spoke quietly, his brows tightly furrowed and a trace of caution in